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Part V





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Office of Community Services



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Request for Applications Under the Office of Community Services' FY 
1994 Demonstration Partnership Program; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Community Services
[Program Announcement No. OCS-94-03]

 
Request for Applications Under the Office of Community Services' 
FY 1994 Demonstration Partnership Program

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families (ACF), DHHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for 
applications under the Office of Community Services' Demonstration 
Partnership Program (DPP).

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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS) announces that, based 
on availability of funds, applications will be accepted for grants 
pursuant to the Secretary's authority under Section 408(a) as amended 
(Pub. L. 99-425), of the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986. 
This program announcement follows the previous announcement published 
May 5, 1994 (59 FR 86 pp. 23209 et seq.) of a special set-aside of up 
to two million dollars ($2,000,000) of Fiscal Year 1994 DPP funds for 
Technical Assistance/Planning in connection with strategic planning for 
Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities (of which approximately $1.2 
million has been disbursed) and deals with the remaining FY 1994 DPP 
funds of up to approximately six million dollars ($6,000,000). This 
program announcement consists of eight parts.
    Part I covers information on the legislative authority, describes 
the Departmental goals, defines terms used in the program announcement 
and describes the purposes of the program.
    Part II describes the types of projects that will be considered for 
funding.
    Part III provides details on application requirements including 
project elements, definition of eligible applicants, availability of 
funds, prohibition on the use of funds, project periods and budget 
periods, the amount of matching funds applicants are required to 
commit, limitations on administrative costs, and program beneficiaries, 
partnership agreement, sub-contracting, third-party evaluation and 
maintenance of effort.
    Part IV provides application review criteria for the four 
identified program priority categories.
    Part V provides information on application procedures including the 
availability of forms, where to submit an application, and criteria for 
initial screening of applications.
    Part VI provides instructions for completing an application.
    Part VII details the contents of the application and receipt 
process and Part VIII details post-award requirements.

CLOSING DATES: The closing date for submission of applications is 
August 8, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Community Services, 
Administration for Children and Families Attn: Demonstration 
Partnership Program, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Fifth Floor, 
Washington, D. C. 20447, (202) 401-9233.
    This Announcement is accessible on the OCS Electronic Bulletin 
Board for downloading through your computer modem by calling 1-800-627-
8886. For assistance in accessing the Bulletin Board, a Guide to 
Accessing and Downloading is available from Ms. Minnie Landry at (202) 
401-5309.

Table Of Contents

Part I--Preamble
    A. Legislative Authority
    B. Departmental Goals
    C. Definitions of Terms
    D. Purpose
Part II--Program Priority Areas
    A. General Demonstration Projects 1.0
    B. Replication Projects 2.0
    C. Renewal Projects 3.0
    D. Special Populations Set-Aside 4.0
Part III--Application Requirements
    A. Project Elements
    B. Background Information
    1. Eligible applicants
    2. Availability of Funds and Grant Amounts
    3. Prohibition on the Use of Funds
    4. Project Periods and Budget Periods
    5. Matching Funds
    6. Program Beneficiaries
    7. Partnership Agreement
    8. Sub-Contracting or Delegating Projects
    9. Third-Party Evaluation
    10. Maintenance of Effort
Part IV. Application Review Criteria
    A. Review and Assessment of Applications in Priority Areas 1.0, 
2.0, and 4.0
    B. Review and Assessment of Applications for Renewal Projects 
only, Priority Area 3.0
Part V. Application Procedures
    A. Availability of Forms
    B. Application Submission
    C. Intergovernmental Review
    D. Application Consideration
    E. Criteria for Screening Applications
Part VI. Instructions for Completing Applications
    A. SF-424--Application for Federal Assistance
    B. SF-424A--Budget Information--Non-Construction
    C. SF-424B--Assurances--Non-Construction
Part VII. Contents of Application and Receipt Process
    A. Contents of Application
    B. Acknowledgement of Receipt
Part VIII. Post-Award Information and Reporting Requirements

Part I--Preamble

A. Legislative Authority

    Section 408 of the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986, as 
amended (Pub. L. 99-425), entitled Demonstration Partnership Agreements 
Addressing the Needs of the Poor, authorizes the Secretary to make 
grants to eligible entities in order to stimulate the development of 
new approaches to provide for greater self-sufficiency of the poor and 
for the development and implementation of new and innovative approaches 
to deal with particularly critical needs or problems of the poor which 
are common to a number of communities.

B. Departmental Themes:

    The Department has identified themes which guide the Department of 
Health and Human Services' priorities and budget choices, as well as 
the way the Department is run and how its services are delivered. These 
are 1) preventing future problems which require identifying and 
supporting early interventions; 2) fostering independence among the 
people we serve which means developing strategies to ensure that 
welfare recipients and other targeted populations have the means to 
become as self-sufficient as possible; and 3) improving services to 
customers through modern management approaches which means ensuring 
that services and programs are as efficient and effective as possible.

C. Definitions of Terms

    For purposes of this program announcement, the following 
definitions apply:

--Budget Period: The term ``budget period'' refers to the interval of 
time (usually 12 months) into which a multi-year period of assistance 
(project period) is divided for budgetary and funding purposes.
--Case Management: For purposes of this announcement, case management 
includes but is not limited to: assessment of the client's needs, 
development of a holistic, comprehensive service plan, and delivery of 
the most efficient and effective mix of services and support in the 
implementation of that plan.
--Eligible entity: Any organization which is officially designated as a 
community action agency or a community action program under Section 
673(1) of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Act, and meets all 
the requirements under Section 675(c)(3) of the CSBG Act. All 
``eligible entities'' are current recipients of Community Services 
Block Grant funds, including Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker programs 
which received CSBG funding in the previous fiscal year (FY 1993).

    In those cases where ``eligible entity'' status is unclear, final 
determination will be made by OCS/ACF.

--Family: For purposes of this announcement, family includes the 
definition of nuclear family, as well as the inclusion of household 
members and/or the extended family.
--Hypothesis: An assumption made in order to test its validity. It 
should assert a relationship between an intervention and an outcome on 
a target population. For example, there will be a significant increase 
in the proportion of (target population) making progress toward self-
sufficiency (outcome) who receive and/or participate in (intervention) 
as compared to those who do not. The outcome must be measurable.
--Innovative project: One that departs from or significantly modifies 
past program practices and tests a new approach(es).
--Intervention: Any planned activity within a project that is intended 
to produce changes in the target population or the environment, and can 
be formally evaluated.
--Outcome evaluation: An assessment of measured results designed to 
provide a valid determination of the net effects attributable to the 
intervention. An outcome evaluation will produce and interpret findings 
related to whether the intervention produced desirable changes and its 
potential for replicability. It should answer the question, ``Did this 
program work?''
--Partnership: A formal negotiated arrangement between an eligible 
entity and another organization (or organizations) that provides for 
substantive collaborative policy and service provision roles for each 
of the partners in the planning and conduct of the project, the results 
of which should be better integration of resources and services 
delivery at the community level.
--Process evaluation: Descriptive information that is gathered on the 
development and implementation of a program/intervention that may serve 
as a document for replicating the program elsewhere. The evaluation 
should also identify problems that occurred and how they were dealt 
with and recommend improved means of future implementation. It should 
answer the question: ``How was the program carried out?'' In concert 
with the outcome evaluation, it should also help explain, ``Why did 
this program work/not work?''
--Project period: The term ``project period'' refers to the total time 
for which a project is approved for support, including any extensions.
--Self-sufficiency: A condition where an individual or family, by 
reason of employment, does not need and is not eligible for, public 
assistance.

D. Purpose

    The purposes of this program are: (1) to stimulate eligible 
entities to develop new approaches to provide for greater self-
sufficiency of the poor; (2) to test and evaluate the new approaches; 
(3) to disseminate project results and evaluation findings so that 
successful approaches can be replicated; and (4) to strengthen the 
ability of eligible entities through the creation and/or strengthening 
of community partnerships to integrate, coordinate, and redirect 
activities to promote maximum self-sufficiency among the poor.

Part II: Program Priority Areas

Priority Area 1.0  General Demonstration Projects: (Up to approximately 
$2 million)

    All applications submitted under this category must focus on 
developing new and innovative ways of promoting individual and family 
self-sufficiency among the poor within the context of the communities 
in which they live. The applicant will be expected to propose solutions 
that show promise of increasing self-sufficiency and that depart from 
or modify conventional approaches used by eligible entities. At a 
minimum, every individual should achieve an economic self-sufficiency 
goal appropriate to the age group. For adult populations (18 years of 
age or more) that goal should include a job which will allow 
individuals to provide for basic needs with the potential for career 
development that will lead to self-sufficiency within a reasonable 
period of time, enrollment in an educational program which will lead to 
such a job, or interim goals on the ladder to self-sufficiency. OCS 
understands that there are many rungs on that ladder, many of which 
relate to the cohesiveness, resources, stability and socio-economic 
infrastructure of the community, and which include, for example, safe, 
affordable housing and the stabilization of living situations, adequate 
child care, medical care, transportation, an emotional support network, 
and skills and resourcefulness required to access needed support and 
entitlement services.
    OCS is interested in demonstrations that test the targeting of 
services to special groups that will also improve the community in 
which they live. Applications should include partnerships with 
organizations which are providers of services within the community and 
one of the goals of the partnerships should be a developing shift of 
focus within these organizations from maintenance to the transformation 
of their clientele, and a growing recognition of the value of their 
services as investments in their clients' communities.
    The proposed interventions should be multi-dimensional. They may 
address both individual and family progress toward greater socio-
economic and psychological self-sufficiency; involve two or more 
generations as both providers and beneficiaries of services; and should 
address neighborhood conditions and community and institutional change.
    In the spirit of ``local initiative'' OCS looks forward to 
innovative proposals that grow out of the experience of eligible 
entities and the needs of their clientele and communities, and that 
will make the fruits of local creativity available broadly to others 
seeking solutions to similar problems.
    At the same time, OCS is particularly interested in receiving a 
number of applications which address environmental justice and 
sustainable community development in ways which will offer the poor 
opportunities for long term career development as well as improving the 
supportive economic infrastructure and facilities of the community.
    Environmental Justice and Sustainable Community Development are 
terms that have come into common usage only recently, with the growing 
realization that low income and minority people and communities have 
long suffered inequitable and life and health-threatening environmental 
degradation. A 1987 report by the Commission for Racial Justice of the 
United Church of Christ, Toxic Waste and Race in the United States, 
concluded that race has been a factor in the locating of commercial 
hazardous waste facilities in the United States, and that the clean-up 
of uncontrolled toxic waste sites in Black and Hispanic communities 
should be given the highest possible priority. The findings of this 
report were confirmed by the Environmental Protection Agency in its own 
study: Environmental Equity: Reducing Risks For All Communities, Vols. 
I and II, U.S.EPA, June 1992. A study by the National Law Journal 
published in 1992 included among many of its findings that over the 
last ten years EPA fines against polluters, on average for all types of 
cases, were 54 percent lower in poor neighborhoods than in wealthy 
communities; and in the case of violators of RCRA, (the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act), which is the law that governs hazardous 
waste sites, violators in minority communities were fined on average 
one-fifth the amounts of violators in white areas. EPA's Office of 
Environmental Justice reports that as a result of both these studies 
the agency is currently carrying out a comprehensive demographic study, 
based on 1990 census data, of EPA enforcement and toxic waste sites.
    On a related and equally critical front, a Public Health Service 
Report to the Congress in 1988 stated that 55 percent of Black children 
below the poverty level have toxic levels of lead in their blood whose 
permanent effects include reduced intellectual function, aggressive 
behavior, hearing loss and growth impairment. Since that time the 
Centers for Disease Control have significantly lowered the threshold 
for the blood-lead levels that it considers toxic. See: Preventing Lead 
Poisoning in Young Children, A Statement By The Centers For Disease 
Control--October 1991, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
Public Health Service.
    While the environmental consciousness of many civil rights leaders 
is thus being raised, many low income and minority persons and 
communities still see environmental concerns and laws aimed at 
protecting the environment as roadblocks to their economic advancement, 
keeping needed jobs out of their communities or causing businesses to 
move or retrench because of the perceived high costs of practices and 
safeguards which are required as measures to protect the environment. 
What they often have not understood is the degree to which they are 
being subjected to life--and health-threatening conditions such as 
illegal dumping of toxics, indiscriminate use of pesticides, or homes 
laden with asbestos, lead, and Radon, and that these very conditions 
cause physical and mental deterioration of residents and the breakdown 
of community infrastructure. For low income and minority communities 
are often contaminated to the point that it presents a serious barrier 
to economic revitalization. For example, EPA's Office of Solid Waste 
and Emergency Response (OSWER) reports that Cleveland Tomorrow, that 
city's forward looking Chamber of Commerce, has after extended study 
concluded that the ``economic rebirth'' of Cleveland will never happen 
until the clean-up of contaminated sites in that city has been 
accomplished.
    By the same token, there is a growing realization that long term 
survival on the planet will only be possible if we develop a 
sustainable economy which husbands resources and eliminates waste. The 
President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) was established 
by President Clinton and charged with a mandate to develop specific 
policy recommendations for a national strategy for sustainable 
development that can be implemented by the public and private sectors.
    The Council has written: ``* * * sustainable development means a 
program of domestic economic and political reform that * * * yields 
broad-based economic progress accomplished in a manner that protects 
and restores the quality of the natural environment, improves the 
quality of life for individuals and broadens the prospects for future 
generations. It means, in other words, maintaining economic growth 
while producing the absolute minimum of pollution, repairing the 
environmental damages of the past, using far fewer non-renewable 
resources, producing much less waste, and extending the opportunity to 
live in a pleasant and healthy environment to the whole population.''
    The Council's Sustainable Communities Task Force suggests that: 
``General principles of community sustainability include social equity, 
racial justice, population stabilization, improved quality of life, 
participation of stakeholders invested in the outcome, elimination of 
waste, reduced consumption, encouragement of local self-reliance, 
recognition of local ecosystem assets and limitations, urban 
rehabilitation and clean-up, and improved public health.''
    For the purposes of this Announcement, programs falling within the 
rubric of Environmental Justice and Sustainable Community Development 
might include community-based job development around lead abatement in 
low-income dwellings, toxic clean-up of communities, holistic ``livable 
house'' treatment of low-income dwellings which would combine lead 
abatement with weatherization and the mitigation of other hazards such 
as asbestos or radon, installation and maintenance of alternative and 
renewable energy technologies in the homes of the poor, recycling, new 
and non-traditional uses of agricultural crops and products, urban 
pesticide programs designed to reduce the use of toxic pesticides in 
low income urban communities through Integrated Pest Management and 
similar techniques, or the launching of enterprises involving new and 
non-polluting manufacturing or other commercial methodologies which can 
provide needed goods and services in ways which are consistent with 
sustainable community development.
    Applications which include job and career development dependent on 
the securing of contracts for services or successful marketing of goods 
and/or services must include assurance that such contracts will be 
forthcoming or assurance based on market surveys or other means that 
sufficient markets for the proposed goods or services exist to promise 
a reasonable expectation of project success. Where the development and 
management of business ventures are involved in the proposed work plan, 
applicant must provide evidence that such activities will be under the 
direction of a person or persons having documented business experience.
    Applicants seeking to identify additional resources and/or persons 
within their communities who can provide guidance and expertise in the 
areas of environmental justice and sustainable community development 
may wish to contact one of the following offices for information and 
assistance:

Sustainable Communities Task Force, President's Council on Sustainable 
Development, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 7456-MIB, Washington, D.C. 
20240, Contact: (Ask for Staff Liaison to Task Force) (202) 208-7411, 
Information on local and national organizations involved with 
Sustainable Community Development.
Rural Development Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, AG 
3202, Washington, D.C. 20250-3202, Contact: Beverly Gillot, Rural 
Development Specialist, (202) 690-2516, Information on RDA programs and 
resource persons at State level, and other USDA resources
Cooperative State Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade SW., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20250-2260, 
Contact: Dr. Dan Kugler, Deputy Administrator for Special Programs, 
(202) 401-6861, Information on New Uses and Markets for Agricultural 
Products, Sustainable Agriculture, and Aquaculture.
Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of HUD, 451 
7th Street SW., Room 7244, Washington, D.C. 20410, Contact: Andy 
Euston, Senior Urban Design and Energy Program Officer, (202) 708-1911, 
Information on Sustainable Community Development; referral to local and 
regional resources.
Office of Assistant to the Secretary for Labor Relations, Department of 
HUD, 451 7th Street SW., Room 7118, Washington, D.C. 20410, Contact: 
Richard S. Allan, Deputy Assistant to the Sect'y, (202) 708-0370, 
Information on training for lead abatement and toxic materials handling 
and disposal, and Project Step-Up.
Regional and State Planning Branch, Office of Policy Planning and 
Evaluation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20460, Contact: Deborah Martin, Branch Chief, (202) 260-
2729, Environmental planning and assistance in understanding and 
assessing environmental risks.
Office of Lead Paint Abatement and Poisoning Prevention, Department of 
HUD, 451 7th Street SW., Room B133, Washington, DC 20410, Contact: 
Dorothy Allen, (202) 755-1771, Information on funded lead abatement 
projects and resources and T/TA available.
Energy-Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Write: EREC, P.O. Box 3048, Merrifield, VA 22116, Call Toll-
Free: 1-800-523-2929, Publications, source lists, bibliographies; 
detailed technical responses on energy efficiency and renewables; 
business assistance, referrals to associations, labs, state energy 
offices, and special interest groups.

Priority Area 2.0  Replication Projects: (No less than $800,000)

    The Demonstration Partnership Program is required to spend at least 
10% but no more than 25% of its FY 1994 appropriation to make grants to 
replicate in additional geographic areas previously funded programs 
that have demonstrated a significant potential for dealing with 
particularly critical needs or problems of the poor that exist in a 
number of communities.
    For FY 1994, OCS will accomplish this by funding eligible entities 
to adapt the best practices models in the following program areas which 
have been shown to be effective in enhancing self-sufficiency:
    --Micro-Enterprise--a combination of capital, technical business 
assistance and oversight monitoring of loans, along with comprehensive 
case management and supportive services can provide low-income 
individuals with assistance in developing their own businesses as one 
path toward self-sufficiency and reduce their need for public 
assistance. Successful programs have had realistic expectations and 
have provided an appropriate range of services. Applications in this 
Priority Area should be based on the experiences and learning of past 
DPP projects in their project design, selection of staff, range of 
interventions and support services, and identification and surmounting 
of structural and programmatic barriers.
    At a minimum, interventions should include selective client 
recruitment, business training, business plan development, strong 
partnerships, multiple flexible loan sources, loan circles (or 
structures that provide similar on-going peer support), and marketing 
assistance. Mentoring programs are optional. Partnerships that include 
Community Development Financial Institutions are particularly 
encouraged. A critical support function for this program is 
comprehensive case management, which may include services such as 
counselling, family goal setting, training in communications and other 
basic skills, home management and child development. Programs in this 
category must show how case management services will be provided. 
Program design should include a continuing peer support structure which 
includes access to assistance in marketing, bookkeeping, and personal 
or family crisis intervention.
    FOR INFORMATION ON SUCCESSFUL MICRO-ENTERPRISE PROGRAMS, PLEASE 
CALL THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AT (202) 401-9233.

Priority Area 3.0  Renewal Projects (Up to approximately $600,000)

    The factors which contribute to unemployment and welfare dependency 
are complex. OCS recognizes that in seeking viable solutions to these 
problems time is required to:

--establish program operations and data collection procedures;
--test assumptions regarding the population;
--achieve client stability and build client resource infrastructures;
--pilot the program and revise the approach as needed in order for the 
program to have its intended effect.

    For these reasons, OCS has established a priority of renewal 
funding of programs that show strong process progress, and have 
reasonable evaluation designs and protocols in place, and show promise 
of yielding more useful results through extension of their operations.
    Eligible entities which have been conducting DPP projects whose 
initial approved Project Periods expire or have expired in calendar 
years 1993, 1994, or 1995 may apply for a renewal grant on a 
competitive basis.
    OCS is interested in renewing projects for which there is evidence 
that (1) the particular approach being tested is likely to yield 
important results if the project is operational for a longer period of 
time, (2) the additional documentation made possible by the renewal 
grant will result in a more valid and useful study and (3) the renewal 
grant will strengthen the partnership collaboration and will result in 
a better delivery and coordination of the continued services.
    The DPP legislation limits any grant made subsequent to the initial 
grant to 80 percent of the total amount of the grant previously 
received. Therefore, in keeping with the legislative requirements, only 
one renewal grant will be made for a particular project and funding 
will not exceed 80% of the total amount received for the original 
project period of up to thirty (30) months.
    Applications for renewal grants must contain the following 
components of the initial project: the same hypotheses and 
interventions, the same characteristics of the target population, the 
same partnerships and third-party evaluator. However, the renewal grant 
may expand the original treatment and comparison groups to increase the 
number of clients and to allow for attrition. Since applicants for 
renewal grants already have in place a valid third-party evaluation 
contract which was initially competed, the inclusion of such contracts 
are considered competitive and not sole source, (but will not have to 
be competed again).

Priority Area 4.0  Special Populations Set-Aside (up to $2 million)

    For Fiscal Year 1994, a set-aside fund of up to $2,000,000 will be 
included for Special Populations. Grants will be made to eligible 
entities for the purpose of demonstrating new and innovative approaches 
to increasing the self-sufficiency of disadvantaged youth, particularly 
among minority populations, between the ages of 10 and 25. Recognizing 
that self-sufficiency does not take place in isolation, all proposals 
submitted under this category must address 1) educational success for 
the identified target group, 2) community involvement, 3) leadership 
development, and 4) violence prevention.
    Applicants should identify and address any individual, community, 
and environmental barriers, particularly violence, which may hinder 
efforts by community organizations to help the target population become 
self-sufficient. OCS is particularly interested in partnerships that 
address violence as a response to conditions in the family and in the 
community. OCS encourages proposals that include linkages with existing 
nationwide or local organizations that have experience establishing 
programs that address violence as a community issue, and welcomes 
proposals that address the problems and needs of people who have been 
subjected to historical patterns of oppression. OCS feels that to 
assure the safety of all program participants and staff it is essential 
that programs be closely coordinated with local law enforcement 
agencies.
    Disadvantaged youth as the target population to be served should 
not be considered in isolation from the community in which they live 
and grow; and at a minimum, applicants should seek to involve partners 
that will make possible a comprehensive, holistic approach to family 
and community development, including such components as provision of 
adequate housing, vocational training, apprenticeship and employment 
opportunities, parenting, family mentoring, provision of daycare and 
transportation, and interventions in individual and group violence. It 
is particularly important that contacts and project activities be 
frequent and intense enough so that the day-to-day experiences of 
participating youth are affected. OCS would welcome proposals which 
seek to develop career opportunities for disadvantaged youth through 
job and career development in the areas of Environmental Justice and 
Sustainable Community Development discussed under Priority 1, above.
    Where projects propose to address populations 10 to 15 years old, 
applicants should consider the stages of youth development and aim to 
counter unhealthy and destructive influences on youths' lives. Projects 
should aim to enhance the sense of community among young community 
residents which will reduce their sense of isolation from the community 
and from society at large.
    OCS is interested in demonstrations that test the targeting of 
services to special groups and the neighborhoods in which they live, go 
to school, and work. Proposals should include partnerships with 
organizations which are providers of services within the community and 
one of the goals of the partnerships should be a developing shift of 
focus within these organizations from maintenance to the transformation 
of their clientele, and a growing recognition of the value of their 
services as investments in their clients' communities. In keeping with 
the Departmental theme of improving services to customers through 
modern management approaches, multimedia strategies which provide more 
efficient and effective delivery of services are welcomed.
    Applicants seeking guidance on program design, availability of 
resources, or the identification of persons or organizations in their 
communities that can provide additional guidance, support, and 
expertise in the areas of disadvantaged youth and violence prevention 
may wish to contact one of the following persons for information and 
assistance:

Clifton Mitchell, Chief, Special Projects Branch, Center for Substance 
Abuse Treatment, 5515 Security Lane, Rockwall II, 7th Floor, Rockville, 
MD 20852, (301) 443-6533
Warren W. Hewitt, Jr., Director, Division of Clinical Programs, Center 
for Substance Abuse Treatment, 55-5 Security Lane, Rockwall II, 7th 
Floor, Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 443-8160
Dr. Donald Vereen, M.D, M.P.H., Special Assistant to the Director, 
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Room 10-05, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-6480
Timothy Thornton, Associate Director for Youth Programs, Division of 
Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 
(NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, 
GA 30341, (404) 488-4646
Marilyn Silver, Information Specialist, Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, Department of 
Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20531, (202) 616-3551 
and Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse, 1-800-638-8736

Part III: Application Requirements

A. Project Elements

    All projects must:
    1. Involve new and innovative approaches and/or significant new 
combinations of resources, both of which should be identified in the 
partnership agreements;
    2. Include activities which can be incorporated into, or be closely 
coordinated with, eligible entities' ongoing programs;
    3. Be structured in a way that will, within the limits of the type 
of assistance or activities contemplated, most fully and effectively 
promote the purposes of the Community Services Block Grant Act as 
amended;
    4. Include plans for an independent, methodologically sound process 
and outcome evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities carried 
out with the grant;
    5. Clearly specify the intended target groups;
    6. Include partnership(s) between the applicant and one or more 
other organizations resulting in improved methods of assisting low-
income families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency (applicants 
are encouraged to collaborate with other eligible entities and State 
agencies with whom they have a history of successful joint endeavors);
    7. Have the potential for producing a measurable and major impact 
on the causes of poverty, be applicable to other localities with 
similar problems, and have the potential for replication by eligible 
entities; and
    8. Be conducted on a scale broad enough to permit a valid 
evaluation.

B. Background Information

    This part provides necessary background information for potential 
applicants. The specific information to be used in developing an 
application is contained in Part IV.

1. Eligible Applicants

    Eligible applicants are those ``eligible entities'' defined in Part 
I, Section C., Definitions of Terms, of this announcement and whose 
eligibility status and capability have been certified by the State 
Director of the Community Services Block Grant program. (See Part V, 
Section E.2 (a) for certification requirements.) Eligible entities 
submitting applications for renewal grants must have received a 
Demonstration Partnership Program grant in a prior fiscal year and 
which grant expired or will expire during the calendar years of 1993 or 
1994.

2. Availability of Funds

    The total appropriated amount for the FY 1994 Demonstration 
Partnership Program is $8,000,000, however a Set-Aside of up to 
$2,000,000 for Technical Assistance/Planning Grants for EZ/EC was 
issued under a separate Announcement. Approximately $6,000,000 is 
available to support approximately 20 new project grant awards, 
replication projects, and renewal projects for the priorities published 
in this Federal Register Program Announcement.
    The maximum Federal share is not to exceed $350,000 for the total 
project and budget period of up to thirty-six months, which includes a 
start-up period of up to six months, an operational period of twenty 
four months, and an evaluation period of six months at the conclusion 
of the project.
    (a) For all priority areas except renewal projects, grant requests 
will be considered for an amount up to $350,000 in OCS funds for the 
total budget/project period of up to thirty-six months.
    (b) For renewal projects under Priority Area 3.0, grant requests 
will be considered for an amount not to exceed 80% of the total amount 
received for the original Project Period of up to thirty (30) months. 
The project period for renewal grants may be up to thirty months, 
including a six month concluding evaluation period (no start-up period 
being required).

3. Prohibition on the Use of Funds

    The use of funds for the purchase, construction or improvement of 
real property is prohibited. This prohibition includes expenditures for 
weatherization and home repairs.

4. Project Periods and Budget Periods

(See Part I, C, Definitions)
    Project periods for Renewal grants will be for a minimum of 
eighteen months and a maximum of thirty months. Each project period 
will include a basic service period of twelve to twenty-four months 
plus a six month evaluation follow-up period. (This evaluation follow-
up may extend beyond the project period of the grant)
    Project periods for all other grants will be for a minimum of 30 
months and a maximum of 36 months (a 24 months operational period and 6 
months evaluation follow-up) plus a start-up period of up to 6 months. 
To insure funding stability throughout the project period, proposed 
projects must have sufficient non-OCS funds committed so that, combined 
with FY 94 OCS grant funds, grantees will have sufficient resources to 
complete their proposed projects.

5. Matching Funds

    An applicant is required to obtain commitment of at least one 
private or public sector dollar or equivalent in-kind contribution for 
each dollar of OCS funds awarded for all priority categories except the 
Special Populations. Thus, if an applicant is requesting $250,000 in 
OCS funds, at least $250,000 worth of additional resources must be 
committed to the project from private or public sector sources. Public 
sector resources that can be counted toward the minimum match include 
funds from State and local governments, and funds from various block 
grants allocated to the States by the Federal Government providing the 
authorizing legislation for these grants permits such use. (Note, for 
example, that CDBG funds may be counted as matching funds; CSBG funds 
may not.)
    Funds identified by the applicant as those to be counted toward the 
minimum match requirement may be in the form of grantee-incurred costs, 
cash, or third-party in-kind contributions fairly valued. OCS is 
recommending that at least 50% of the match be provided by the proposed 
partners through the delivery of specific services to the client 
population. Such funds must be definitely committed or contingent only 
upon receipt of an OCS grant, and must be applied to specific project 
activities within the OCS-approved project and used only for project 
purposes for the duration of the OCS grant. The firm commitment of the 
specific amounts of matching funds and/or the dollar value of third-
party in-kind contributions must be documented in the project 
application. Documentation of matching funds must be in the form of 
letters of commitment or intent to commit from the donor, contingent 
only upon receipt of OCS grant funds.
    If the match is to be used as a revolving loan fund, the funds must 
be cash, specifically set-aside for eligible low-income recipients of 
the project.
    Funds expended prior to the approved OCS starting date for a grant 
cannot be considered as matching funds.
    For Special Populations, Priority Area 4.0, OCS will fund 80% of 
the total cost of each project. Thus, if an applicant is requesting 
$200,000 in OCS funds, at least $50,000 in additional resources must be 
committed to the project from private or public sector sources 
(excepting those Federal funds which do not permit such use).

6. Program Beneficiaries

    Projects proposed for funding under this announcement must result 
in direct benefits to low-income persons whose incomes are up to 125% 
of the DHHS poverty income guidelines as defined in the most recent 
Annual Revision of Poverty Income Guidelines published by DHHS.
    Attachment A to this announcement is an excerpt from the guidelines 
currently in effect. Annual revisions of these guidelines are normally 
published in February or early March of each year. These revised 
guidelines may be obtained at public libraries, Congressional offices, 
or by writing the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government 
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
    No other government agency or privately defined poverty guidelines 
are applicable for the determination of low-income eligibility for this 
OCS program.

7. Partnership Agreement

    An applicant is required to include in the application a signed 
agreement which describes the role of the prospective partner(s) in the 
project and its implementation, and which includes a commitment or 
intent to commit resources from the prospective partner(s) contingent 
only upon receipt of OCS funds. [See Part III, Section B 6.]

8. Sub-Contracting or Delegating Projects

    An applicant will not be funded where the proposal is for a grantee 
to act as a straw-party, that is, to act as a mere conduit of funds to 
a third party without performing a substantive role itself. This 
prohibition does not bar subcontracting or subgranting for specific 
services or activities needed to conduct the project.

9. Third-Party Evaluation

    A third-party evaluation is required for each project under this 
program, and must be conducted by an independent evaluator, i.e., a 
person with recognized evaluation skills who is organizationally 
distinct from, and not under the control of, the applicant. It is 
important that each successful applicant have a third-party evaluator 
selected, procured and performing at the very latest by the time the 
work program of the project is begun, and if possible before that time 
so that he or she can participate in the final design of the program, 
in order to assure that data necessary for the evaluation will be 
collected and available. In addition to other relevant experience, the 
evaluator must have skills in evaluating social service delivery 
programs. Plans for selection and securing an evaluator should be 
included in the application narrative (See Review Criterion IV). 
Applicants may write or phone OCS to request a copy of the DPP 
Evaluation Guidebook which includes a Guide to Selecting a Third-Party 
Evaluator as well as discussions of the evaluation process and steps in 
developing an evaluation program.

10. Maintenance of Effort

    The activities funded under this program announcement must be in 
addition to, and not in substitution for, activities previously carried 
on without Federal assistance. Also, funds or other resources currently 
devoted to activities designed to meet the needs of the poor within a 
community, area, or State must not be reduced in order to provide the 
required matching contributions. When legislation for a particular 
block grant permits the use of its funds as match, the applicant must 
show that it has received a real increase in its block grant allotment 
and must certify that other anti-poverty programs will not be scaled 
back to provide the match required for this project. The applicant must 
also provide a current listing of all sources of funds and projects 
conducted in the applicant's current operating year. A signed 
certificate of Maintenance of Effort must be included with the 
application (see Appendix).

Part IV: Application Review Criteria

    Applications which pass the initial screening and pre-rating review 
(see Part V, section 5) will be assessed and scored by reviewers. Each 
reviewer will give a numerical score for each application reviewed. 
These numerical scores will be supported by explanatory statements on a 
formal rating form describing major strengths and major weaknesses 
under each applicable criterion published in this program announcement.
    The review process will use the following criteria coupled with the 
specific requirements contained in Part III. [Applicants should write 
their project narrative so that it is responsive to the review 
criteria, using the same sequential order.] It is most important for 
applicants to address each and every review criterion in their 
applications. Failure to do so can so reduce the score of an otherwise 
competitive application as to eliminate it from contention.

    (Note: The following review criteria reiterate the collection of 
information requirements contained in Part VI of this announcement. 
These requirements are approved under OMB Control Number 0970-0062).

A. CRITERIA FOR REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS IN PRIORITY AREAS 
1.0; 2.0; AND 4.0

Criterion I: Organizational History and Management Capability (Maximum: 
10 points)

--The application recites relevant experience and capability of 
applicant organization and key personnel in developing and operating 
projects which deal with the poverty problems to be addressed by the 
project, including experience in collaborative programming and 
operations which involve evaluations and data collection;
--the application includes resumes and/or position descriptions which 
demonstrate that the proposed project director, third-party evaluator, 
and other key staff are well-qualified with professional experience 
relevant to the successful implementation of the project. [Note: The 
evaluator must be available to the project at or before the beginning 
of the operational period, and in addition to other relevant 
experience, must have skills in evaluating social service delivery 
programs. Also: where the proposed project involves business or 
entrepreneurship activities, appropriate staff must have relevant 
business experience.]

Criterion II: Analysis of Need (Maximum: 15 points) (i) The poverty 
problem (0-10 points)

    The application includes a description of the geographic area and 
population to be served, including documentation of the incidence of 
poverty, unemployment rates, number and percentage of families 
receiving A.F.D.C. and other relevant indicators of problems to be 
addressed by the project such as school drop-out rates, teen pregnancy, 
housing conditions, vacancy rates in commercial property, access to 
transportation, or existence of superfund sites or other hazardous 
conditions inimical to economic growth and a healthy and prosperous 
community.

(ii) Innovation (0-5 points)

    Applicant evidences a thorough understanding of the causes of the 
problems to be addressed, and explains convincingly how the approach of 
the proposed project represents an innovative departure from past 
attempts to overcome or impact on the problem(s) described.

Criterion III: Project Design Maximum: 25 points) (i) The 
Hypothesis(es) (0-10 points)

    The hypothesis is significant, relevant, and can be reliably tested 
through the planned project implementation in order to determine 
validity, permitting measurement of the extent to which the target 
population has achieved greater self-sufficiency as a result of its 
involvement in the project.

(i-a) Additional Hypothesis Criterion for proposals under Priority Area 
4.0 (0-5 of the above 10 points under (i))

    The application includes demographic data such as income, age, 
ethnic origin, sex and marital and parent status of the target 
population, showing that the choice of target groups is relevant to the 
hypothesis; or includes a survey for the collection of such data as an 
early stage of the work program.

(ii) The Work Plan (0-15 points)

    The application includes a Work Plan which is both sound and 
feasible, covers all project activities, and is reasonably related to 
the capabilities and resources of the applicant and its partner(s). It 
clearly describes the implementation and conduct of the major 
activities (interventions) which relate to the stated hypothesis(es), 
including specific plans for conducting measurable activities in a 
quarterly time frame, identifying projected lengths of time for each 
proposed intervention and project milestone, and quarterly targets by 
which various tasks will be completed. Critical issues or potential 
problems that might impact negatively on the project are identified 
with an explanation of how project objectives will be attained 
notwithstanding any such potential problems.

(ii-a) Additional Work Plan Criterion for proposals under Priority Area 
IV (0-5 of the above 15 points under (ii))

    The proposed work plan includes methods of outreach to recruit 
adequate numbers in both participant and (where appropriate) control 
groups to permit reliable evaluation findings and for achieving 
significant impact in the community. [The proposal should identify a 
large enough group to allow for attrition and still result in 
participant and control groups of at least 60 to 75 members at the 
termination of the project.]

Criterion IV: Evaluation (0-15 points)

    The application includes an Evaluation Plan which:

--Includes a specific working definition of ``self-sufficiency'', 
consistent with the definition contained in Part I, that permits the 
measurement of incremental movement of individuals and families from 
dependency toward self-sufficiency;
--Provides for the completion of a process evaluation covering critical 
elements of project design and implementation, including partnerships 
and linkages to other community resources, and any changes in the 
original plan; identifies problems that occurred and how they were 
dealt with, and recommends improved means of future implementation; and
--Provides for the completion of an outcome evaluation which describes 
the basic project design and specific interventions, hypothesis(es) 
tested, procedures for data collection and maintenance of data 
integrity, outcome measures and analytical procedures, and identifies 
the factors which contributed to the success or failure of the project 
to achieve its stated goals, as the case may be, and what steps could 
be or were taken to reinforce or overcome them, as appropriate.

Criterion V: Partnerships (Maximum: 15 points)

--The application includes a copy of a partnership agreement which 
clearly states how the partnership arrangements relate to and 
adequately support the objectives of the proposed project; indicates 
the role of the primary partner(s) in the planning and implementation 
of the project; and provides that at least 50% of the match is provided 
by the partners through delivery of specific services or resources to 
the project and/or client population.
--The application includes supporting documentation that identifies the 
skills, services, and/or resources that the partners have committed to 
this project to fulfill the objectives of the partnership agreement.

Criterion VI: Significant and Beneficial Impact Maximum: 8 points)

--The proposed project is expected to produce permanent and measurable 
results that will reduce the incidence of poverty in the community and 
lead to greater self-sufficiency of the client population(s). Expected 
results are quantifiable in terms of the goals discussed for each of 
the priority areas which contribute to the socio-economic and 
psychological self-sufficiency of the client population;
--The application includes information that shows the ways in which the 
project will be incorporated into the community economic and/or service 
delivery infrastructure and shows how the implementation, if 
successful, will be self-sustaining and enhance integration, 
coordination and access to services and community facilities for the 
target population; and
--The project, if successful, will result in either or both of the 
following: continued provision of services after completion of the 
demonstration project without additional OCS or other Federal funds; 
and/or more efficient use of existing community and anti-poverty 
resources.

Criterion VII: Budget Appropriateness and Match (Maximum: 7 points)

--The applicant has provided sufficient detailed information for each 
budget category;
--Funds requested are commensurate with the level of effort necessary 
to accomplish the goals and objectives of the project; and
--The match resources are sufficient, necessary, reasonable and 
allocable to the proposed project.

Criterion VIII: Focused, Targeted Projects (Maximum: 5 Points)

    Due to the strong successes of carefully scoped, focused and 
targeted projects, favorable consideration will be given to applicants 
who do the following:

--Selectively identify their target populations, clearly identifying 
the characteristics and requirements of the population they will be 
serving, and the criteria for selecting both experimental and, if 
appropriate, control group members;
--Specify effective and realistic methods for recruiting members of the 
target population;
--Identify specific, targeted goals and objectives that are directly 
related to the proposed interventions;
--Select a set of specific interventions that are appropriate, 
necessary and sufficient to achieve the intended goals and objectives;
--Select a limited number of committed partners; and
--Demonstrate that a working relationship exists or has existed among 
proposed partners.

B. CRITERIA FOR REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL 
PROJECTS ONLY, PRIORITY AREA 3.0

Criterion I: Project Design and Proposed Work Plan (Maximum: 25 points)

--The application has briefly restated the key elements of the initial 
grant's approved work plan, including the hypothesis(es) and 
interventions, quarterly timelines of interventions, description of 
target population and comparison group, partnerships and the third-
party evaluator and evaluation plan. In describing the target group(s), 
applicant has included the number of participants and beneficiaries 
together with their major characteristics that are relevant to the 
hypothesis, as well as a similarly definitive description of the 
comparison group.
--The application includes a work plan for the renewal period, 
including quarterly timelines, which is sound and feasible, and 
reasonably related to the applicant's capabilities and project 
resources. If any changes are proposed, the applicant provides 
rationale and demonstrates that the proposed changes will enhance the 
original project and not distort it.

Criterion II: Preliminary Evaluation Results (Maximum 15 points)

    The application provides sufficient preliminary evidence of 
positive outcomes demonstrating that:

--The mix of interventions for the clients have already had an impact 
on their expected movement toward self-sufficiency. This has been 
documented in both qualitative and quantitative terms, such as income-
producing employment secured, wages earned, educational attainments, 
and stabilization of living conditions; and
--In-take procedures are adequate, including assessment, sample size, 
assignment to treatment and comparison groups, measurement instruments 
and data collection procedures on which preliminary analyses have been 
based.

Criterion III: Research Significance (Maximum 20 points)

--The applicant has demonstrated that a longer project operational 
period is needed to assure evaluation results that will have greater 
significance.
--The applicant has documented that the renewal of its project will 
result in more substantial progress toward self-sufficiency of the 
targeted client population.
--The applicant has demonstrated that a renewal of the grant will 
result in a more valid and useful study including what the anticipated 
contributions to policy, practice, theory and/or research will be.
--In those instances where there has been a gap in the provision of 
services to the treatment group since the expiration of the initial DPP 
grant, the applicant has provided convincing evidence demonstrating 
that neither the validity of the evaluation data nor the research 
design will be negatively affected thereby.

Criterion IV: Continuation of Third-Party Evaluation (Maximum: 15 
points)

--The evaluation plan addresses key issues of continuing the process 
evaluation covering the following elements: critical elements of 
program implementation and an implementation summary, partnerships, 
staffing, client outreach, case management and/or support services, 
policies and procedures identified for project implementation, program 
linkages to other community resources, and any changes from the 
original plan. The process evaluation should identify problems that 
occurred and how they were dealt with, and should, if appropriate, 
recommend improved means of future implementation.
--The applicant provides for the completion of the outcome evaluation 
which describes the basic design and interventions and specifies the 
hypotheses to be tested, sample size and selection, data collection 
procedures, outcome measures, data collection instruments, timing of 
measurements and analytical procedures. The outcome evaluation should 
identify the significant factors which contributed to the success or 
failure of the project to achieve its stated goals, as the case may be, 
and what steps could be or were taken to reinforce or overcome them, as 
appropriate. The outcomes evaluation report will yield findings, an 
interpretation of findings and identify major issues for replication.
--The applicant indicates how it will evaluate the impact of the longer 
service period on the treatment group.

Criterion V: Institutional and Community Integration Maximum: 15 
points)

--The applicant shows that there has been a continuing involvement 
among the partners and an increased coordination in service delivery as 
a result of its initial grant.
--The applicant demonstrates how the initial grant has had a positive 
impact toward strengthening community socio-economic infrastructure, 
and toward achieving greater access to community facilities and/or 
greater integration of available social service delivery systems.

Criterion VI: Budget Appropriateness and Match (Maximum 10 points)

--The applicant has provided sufficient detailed information in each 
budget category;
--Funds requested are commensurate with the level of effort necessary 
to accomplish the goals and objectives of the project; and
--The match resources are necessary and reasonable for the proposed 
project.

Part V--Application Procedures

A. Availability of Forms

    Attachments B, C, and D contain all of the standard forms necessary 
for the application for awards under this OCS program. These 
attachments and Parts VI and VII of this announcement contain all the 
instructions required for submittal of applications.
    Additional copies of the Federal Register containing this 
announcement are available at most local libraries and Congressional 
District Offices for reproduction. If copies are not available at these 
sources, they may be obtained by writing or telephoning the office 
listed under the section entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at 
the beginning of this announcement.

B. Application Submission

    The closing date for submission of applications is [Insert date 45 
days from date of publication in the Federal Register].
    1. Deadlines: Application shall be considered as meeting the 
deadline if they are either:
    a. Received on or before the deadline date at the ACF Office of 
Financial Management, Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor OFM/
DDG, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, or
    b. Sent on or before the deadline date and received by the granting 
agency in time for the independent review under DHHS GAM Chapter 1-62. 
(Applicants are cautioned to request a legibly dated U. S. Postal 
Service postmark or to obtain a legibly dated receipt from a commercial 
carrier or U. S. Postal Service. Private metered postmarks are not 
acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
    2. Applications submitted by other means. Applications which are 
not submitted in accordance with the above criteria shall be considered 
as meeting the deadline only if they are physically received before the 
close of business on or before the deadline date. Hand delivered 
applications will be accepted at the ACF Office of Financial 
Management, Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor OFM/DDG, 901 D 
Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. during the normal working hours of 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
    3. Late Applications: Applications which do not meet one of these 
criteria are considered late applications. The ACF Division of 
Discretionary Grants will notify each late applicant that its 
application will not be considered in this competition.
    4. Extension of Deadline. The ACF Office of Community Services may 
extend the deadline for all applicants because of acts of God such as 
floods, hurricanes, etc. or when there is a disruption of the mails. 
However, if the Office of Community Services does not extend the 
deadline for all applicants, it may not waive or extend the deadline 
for any applicant.
    One signed original application and four copies should be 
submitted.

C. Intergovernmental Review

    This program is covered under Executive Order 12372, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs'' and 45 CFR Part 100, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services 
Programs and Activities.'' Under the Order, States may design their own 
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance 
under covered programs.
    All States and Territories except Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, 
Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, 
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, American 
Samoa and Palau have elected to participate in the Executive Order 
process and have established Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) .
    Applicants from these eighteen jurisdictions need take no action 
regarding E.O. 12372. All other applicants should contact their SPOC as 
soon as possible to alert them of the prospective application and to 
receive any necessary instructions. Applicants must submit any required 
material to the SPOCs as soon as possible so that the program office 
can obtain and review SPOC comments as part of the award process. It is 
imperative that the applicant submit all required materials, if any, to 
the SPOC and indicate the date of this submittal (or the date of 
contact if no submittal is required) on the Standard Form 424, item 
16a.
    Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from the application 
deadline date to comment on proposed new or competing continuation 
awards. However, for this program announcement, the SPOC comment period 
has been reduced to thirty (30) days in order to ensure sufficient time 
for preparation and submission of applications and the making of timely 
awards. These comments are reviewed as part of the award process. 
Failure to notify the SPOC can result in a delay in grant award.
    SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine 
endorsements as official recommendations. Additionally, SPOCs are 
requested to differentiate clearly between mere advisory comments and 
those official State process recommendations which they intend to 
trigger the ``accommodate or explain'' rule under 45 CFR 100.10. It is 
helpful in tracking SPOC comments if the SPOC will clearly indicate the 
applicant organization as it appears on the application SF-424.
    When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they should be 
addressed to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration 
for Children and Families, Office of Financial Management, Division of 
Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20447. A list of the Single Points of Contact for each 
State and Territory is included at Appendix G of this announcement.

D. Application Consideration of OCS Specific Requirements

    Applications which meet the screening requirements in Section E 
below will be reviewed competitively. Such applications will be 
referred to reviewers for a numerical score and explanatory comments 
based solely on responsiveness to the purposes outlined in Part I, 
Section D, the Priority Areas outlined in Part II, and the evaluation 
criteria set forth in Part IV of this announcement.
    Applications will be reviewed by persons outside of the OCS unit 
which will be directly responsible for management of the grant. The 
results of these reviews will assist the Director and OCS program staff 
in considering competing applications. Reviewers' scores will weigh 
heavily in funding decisions but will not be the only factors 
considered. Applications will be considered in rank order of the 
averaged scores. However, highly ranked applications are not guaranteed 
funding since other factors are taken into consideration, including: 
the timely and proper completion of projects funded with OCS funds 
granted in the last (5) years; comments of reviewers and government 
officials; staff evaluation and input; geographic distribution; 
previous program performance of applicants; compliance with grant terms 
under previous DHHS grants; audit reports; investigative reports; and 
applicant's progress in resolving any final audit disallowances on OCS 
or other Federal agency grants.
    OCS reserves the right to discuss applications with other Federal 
or non-Federal funding sources to determine the applicant's performance 
record.

E. Criteria for Screening Applications

1. Initial Screening
    All applicants will receive an acknowledgement with an assigned 
identification number. This number, along with any other identifying 
codes, must be referenced in all subsequent communications concerning 
the application. If an acknowledgement is not received within three 
weeks after the deadline date, please notify ACF by telephone at (202) 
401-9234.
    All applications that meet the published deadline for submission 
will be screened to determine completeness and conformity to the 
requirements of this announcement. Only those applications meeting the 
following requirements will be reviewed and evaluated competitively:
    a. The application must contain a Standard Form 424 ``Application 
for Federal Assistance'' (SF-424), a budget (SF-424A) and signed 
``Assurances'' (SF-424B) completed according to instructions published 
in Part VI and Attachments B, C and D of this program announcement.
    b. A project narrative must also accompany the standard forms. OCS 
requires that the narrative portion of the application be limited to 50 
pages, typewritten on one side of the paper only. Charts, exhibits, 
letters of support and cooperative agreements are not counted against 
this page limit. It is strongly recommended that you follow the format 
for the narrative in Part VII, A, 10.
    c. The SF-424 and the SF-424B must be signed by an official of the 
organization applying for the grant who has authority to obligate the 
organization legally.
    2. Pre-Rating Review
    Applications which pass the initial screening will be forwarded to 
OCS staff prior to the programmatic review to verify that the 
applications comply with this program announcement in the following 
areas:
    (a) Eligibility: Applicant is an ``eligible entity'' as defined in 
Part I, Section C. In order to establish eligibility, the application 
must contain a letter signed by the State Director of the Community 
Services Block Grant program certifying that the applicant is an 
``eligible entity'' as defined by this program announcement and that it 
has the capacity to operate the proposed project.
    Applicants must also be aware that the applicant's legal name as 
required on the SF-424 (Item 5) must match that listed as corresponding 
to the Employer Identification Number (Item 6).
    (b) Grant Amount: The amount of funds requested does not exceed 
$350,000 in OCS funds for general, replication or special populations 
projects. The amount requested for renewal projects must not exceed 80 
percent of the initial grant.
    (c) Matching Funds: The required match has been firmly committed in 
the form of letters of commitment or intent to commit a portion of the 
matching funds contingent only upon receipt of OCS funds by the donors 
which are included in the application.
    (d) Target Populations: The application clearly serves low-income 
participants and beneficiaries as defined in Part III, Section A. 6.
    (e) Partnership Agreements: A copy of the partnership agreement 
which states the partnership arrangements and/or contains a letter of 
commitment or intent to commit contingent only upon receipt of OCS 
funds from the prospective partner(s) is included.
    (f) Project Evaluation: A third-party project evaluation plan is 
included.
    (g) Replication Project (Priority Area 2) only: The proposed 
project will be operated in a geographic area other than that in which 
the project being replicated was carried out.
    An application may be disqualified from the competition and 
returned if it fails to conform to one or more of the above 
requirements.

Part VI--Instructions for Completing Applications

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control Number 
0970-0062.)
    The standard forms attached to this announcement shall be used when 
submitting applications for all funds under this announcement. It is 
suggested that you reproduce single-sided copies of the SF-424, SF-
424A, and SF-424B, and type your application on the copies. Please 
prepare your application in accordance with instructions provided on 
the forms as well as with the OCS specific instructions set forth 
below:

A. SF-424--Application for Federal Assistance

    Top of Page. Please enter the single priority area number under 
which the application is being submitted. An application should be 
submitted under only one priority area.
    Item 1. For the purposes of this announcement, all projects are 
considered Applications; there are no Pre-Applications. Also for the 
purposes of this announcement, there are no Construction projects.
    Item 2. Date Submitted and Applicant Identifier--Date application 
is submitted to ACF and applicant's own internal control number, if 
applicable.
    Item 3. Date Received by State--N/A.
    Item 4. Date Received by Federal Agency--Leave blank.
    Item 5 and 6. The legal name of the applicant must match that 
listed as corresponding to the Employer Identification Number. Where 
the applicant is a previous Department of Health and Human Services 
grantee, enter the Central Registry System Employee Identification 
Number (CRS/EIN) and the Payment Identifying Number, if one has been 
assigned, in the Block entitled Federal Identifier located at the top 
right hand corner of the form.
    Item 7. If the applicant is a non-profit corporation, enter N in 
the box and specify non-profit corporation in the space marked Other.
    Item 8. Type of Application--Please check the type of application.
    Item 9. Name of Federal Agency--Enter DHHS/ACF/OCS.
    Item 10. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for OCS 
programs covered under this announcement is 93.573. The title is 
Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards--Demonstration 
Partnership Program.
    Item 11. Descriptive Title of Applicant's Project--Enter the 
project title (a brief descriptive title). The following letter 
designations must be used:

General Projects: DP 
Replication Projects: DR
Renewal Projects: RD
Special Populations: DS

    Item 12. Areas Affected by Project--List only the larger unit or 
units affected, such as State, county or city.
    Item 13. Proposed Project--Enter the desirable starting date for 
the project (start of start-up) and the proposed completion date. 
Projects may not exceed the maximum duration specified: 30 months for 
Renewal Project Applications (including 6 months for evaluation) 36 
months for all other Applications (including up to 6 months start-up 
and 6 months for evaluation).
    Item 14. Congressional District of Applicant/Project--Enter the 
number of the Congressional District where the applicant's principal 
office is located and the number(s) of the Congressional district(s) 
where the project will be located.
    Item 15a-e. Estimated Funding: Enter the amounts requested or to be 
contributed by Federal and non-Federal sources for the total project 
period. Items b, c, d and e should reflect both cash and third-party, 
in-kind contributions for the total project period.
    Item 15f. N/A.
Item 15g. Enter the sum of Items 15a-15e.

B. SF-424A--Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs

    See Instructions accompanying this page as well as the instructions 
set forth below:
    In completing these sections, the Federal Funds budget entries will 
relate to the requested OCS Demonstration Partnership Program funds 
only, and Non-Federal will include mobilized funds from all other 
sources--applicant, state, and other. Federal funds other than those 
requested from the Demonstration Partnership Program should be included 
in Non-Federal entries.
    Sections A and D of SF-424A must contain entries for both Federal 
(OCS) and non-Federal (matching) funds for the entire project period. 
Section B contains entries for Federal (OCS) funds only.

Section A--Budget Summary

    Lines 1-4.
    Col. (a):
    Line 1--Enter OCS Demonstration Partnership Program: Col. (b):
    Line 1--Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number is 93.573.
    Col. (c) and (d): Not Applicable.
    Column (e)-(g).
    Line 1-4. Enter in columns (e), (f) and (g) the appropriate amounts 
needed to support the entire project period.
    Line 5--Enter the figures from Line 1 for all columns completed, 
(e), (f), and (g).

Section B--Budget Categories

    This Section should contain entries for OCS funds only. Please 
note: This information supersedes the instructions provided following 
the SF-424A.
    Enter in Column 1: the amounts covering the first 12 months of the 
project (including any start-up period).
    Enter in Column 2: the amounts covering the second twelve months of 
the project.
    Enter in Column 3: the amounts covering the third twelve months of 
the project (including the six-month evaluation period).
    Under Column (5) enter the total funds requested by the Object 
Class Categories of this section (6a-6j).
    Allocability of costs are governed by applicable cost principles 
set forth in 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92.
    Budget estimates for administrative costs (not to exceed 10 percent 
of the grant amount) must be supported by adequate detail for the 
grants officer to perform a cost analysis and review. Adequately 
detailed calculations for each object class are those which reflect 
estimation methods, quantities, unit costs, salaries, and other similar 
quantitative detail sufficient for the calculation to be duplicated. 
For any additional object class categories included under the object 
class Other, identify the additional object class(es) and provide 
supporting calculations.
    Supporting narratives and justifications are required for each 
budget category, with emphasis on unique/special initiatives, large 
dollar amounts; local, regional, or other travels, new positions, major 
equipment purchases and training programs as indicated below:
    Object Class Categories--Line 6: Enter the total amount of Federal 
funds required by the Object Class Categories of this section.
    Personnel--Line 6a. Enter the total costs of salaries and wages.

Justification

    Identify the principal investigator or project director, if known. 
Specify by title or name the percentage of time allocated the project, 
the individual annual salaries, and the cost to the project of the 
organization's staff who will be working on the project.
    Fringe Benefits-Line 6b: Enter the total costs of fringe benefits 
unless treated as part of an approved indirect cost rate which is 
entered on line 6j.

Justification

    Provide a breakdown of amounts and percentages that comprise fringe 
benefit costs, such as health insurance, FICA, retirement insurance, 
taxes, etc.
    Travel-Line 6c: Enter total costs of all travel by employees of the 
project. Do not enter costs for consultant's travel.

Justification

    Include the total number of traveler(s), total number of trips, 
destinations, number of days, transportation costs and subsistence 
allowances. Travel costs to attend two national workshops in 
Washington, D.C. by the project director should be included.
    Equipment-Line 6d: Enter the total costs of all non-expendable 
personal property to be acquired by the project. Non-expendable 
personal property means tangible personal property having a useful life 
of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per 
unit.

Justification

    Only equipment required to conduct the project may be purchased 
with Federal funds. The applicant organization or its subgrantees must 
not already have such equipment, or a reasonable facsimile, available 
for use in the project. The justification also must contain plans for 
future use or disposal of the equipment after the project ends.
    Supplies-Line 6e: Enter the total costs of all tangible personal 
property (supplies) other than that included on line 6d.

Justification

    Specify general categories of supplies and their costs.
    Contractual-Line 6f: Enter the total costs of all contracts, 
including the estimated cost of a third-party evaluation contract. 
Travel costs for the chief evaluator to attend two national workshops 
in Washington, D.C. should be included. OCS' experience with this 
program has shown that a quality evaluation contract can be purchased 
for 8%--10% of the OCS grant funds. [This percentage is a guide for the 
applicants' use in planning its request for procurement and should not 
be construed as a minimum nor maximum allowable amount.]

Justification

    Attach a list of contractors, indicating the names of the 
organizations, the purposes of the contracts, the estimated dollar 
amounts, and selection process of the awards as part of the budget 
justification. Also provide back-up documentation identifying the name 
of contractor, purpose of contract, and major cost elements.

    Note: Whenever the applicant/grantee intends to delegate part of 
the program to another agency, thus entering into an interagency 
agreement, the applicant/grantee must submit Sections A and B of 
this Form SF-424A, completed for each delegate agency by agency 
title, along with the required supporting information referenced in 
the applicable instructions. The total costs of all such agencies 
will be part of the amount shown on Line 6f. Provide draft Request 
for Proposal in accordance with 45 CFR Part 74, Appendix H. Free and 
open competition is encouraged for any procurement Activities 
planned using ACF grant funds. Prior approval is required when 
applicants anticipate evaluation procurements that will exceed 
$25,000 and are requesting an award without competition.

    The applicant's procurement procedures should outline the type of 
advertisement appropriate to the nature and anticipated value of the 
contract to be awarded. Advertisements are typically made in city, 
regional, and local newspapers; trade journals; and/or through 
announcements by professional associations.
    Construction-Line 6g: Construction costs are not permitted under 
the Demonstration Partnership Program.
    Other-Line 6h: Enter the total of all other costs. Such costs, 
where applicable, may include, but are not limited to, insurance, food, 
medical and dental costs (non-contractual), fees and travel paid 
directly to individual consultants, space and equipment rentals, 
printing and publication, computer use, training costs including 
tuition and stipends, training service costs including wage payments to 
individuals and supportive service payments, and staff development 
costs.
    Total Direct Charges-Line 6i. Show the total of Lines 6a through 
6h.
    Indirect Charges-Line 6j: Enter the total amount of indirect costs. 
This line generally should be used only when the applicant currently 
has an indirect cost rate approved by the Department of Health and 
Human Services or other Federal agencies. With the exception of local 
governments, applicants should enclose a copy of the current rate 
agreement if it was negotiated with a Federal agency other than the 
Department of Health and Human Services. If the applicant organization 
is renegotiating a rate, it should immediately upon notification that 
an award will be made, develop a tentative indirect cost rate proposal 
based on its most recently completed fiscal year in accordance with the 
principles set forth in the pertinent DHHS Guide for Establishing 
Indirect Cost Rates, and submit it to the appropriate DHHS Regional 
Office.
    It should be noted that when an indirect cost rate is requested, 
those costs included in the indirect cost pool should not also be 
charged as direct costs to the grant. The total amount shown in Section 
B, Column (5), Line 6k, should be the same as the amount shown in 
Section A, Line 5, Column (e).
    Totals-Line 6k: Enter total amounts of lines 6i and 6j.
    Program Income-Line 7: Enter the estimated amount of income, if 
any, expected to be generated from this project. Separately show 
expected program income generated from OCS support and income generated 
from other mobilized funds. Do not add or subtract this amount from the 
budget total. Show the nature and source of income in the program 
narrative statement.

Justification

    Describe the nature, source and anticipated use of program income 
in the Program Narrative Statement.
    Column 5: Carry totals from Column 1 to Column 5 for all line 
items.

Section C--Non-Federal Resources

    This section is to record the amounts of non-Federal resources that 
will be used to support the project. Non-Federal resources mean other 
than OCS funds for which the applicant is applying. Provide a brief 
explanation, on a separate sheet, showing the type of contribution, 
broken out by Object Class Category, (See Section Part VI, Section B. 
Item 6) and whether it is cash or third-party in-kind. The firm 
commitment of these required funds must be documented and submitted 
with the application in order to be given credit in the Partnerships' 
criterion.
    Except in unusual situations, this documentation must be in the 
form of letters of commitment or intent to commit contingent only upon 
receipt of OCS funds from the organization(s) and/or individuals from 
which funds will be received.

Justification

    Describe all non-Federal resources including third-party, cash and/
or in-kind contributions.
    Grant Program-Line 8. Grant Program.
    Column (a): Enter the project title.
    Column (b): Enter the amount of cash or donations to be made by the 
applicant.
    Column (c): Enter the State contribution.
    Column (d): Enter the amount of cash and third-party in-kind 
contributions to be made from all other sources.
    Column (e): Enter the total of columns (b), (c), and (d).
    Grant Program-Lines 9, 10, and 11 should be left blank.
    Grant Program-Line 12.
    Carry the total of each column of Line 8, (b) through (e). The 
amount in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Section A, Line 
5, column (f).

Section D--Forecasted Cash Needs

    Federal-Line 13. Enter the amount of Federal (OCS) cash needed for 
this grant, by quarter, during the first year.
    Non-Federal-Line 14. Enter the amount of cash from all other 
sources needed by quarter during the first year.
    Total-Line 15. Enter the total of Lines 13 and 14.

Section E--Budget Estimates of Federal Funds Needed for Balance of 
Project--Not Applicable

Section F--Other Budget Information

    Direct Charges-Line 21. Include a narrative justification for each 
Object Class Category required under Section B for the total project 
period. This narrative justification should be on a separate page and 
should immediately follow the SF-424A in the application package.
    Indirect Charges-Line 22. Enter the type of HHS or other Federal 
agency's approved indirect cost rate (provisional, predetermined, final 
or fixed) that will be in effect during the funding period, the 
estimated amount of the base to which the rate is applied and the total 
indirect expense. Also, enter the date the rate was approved and attach 
a copy of the rate agreement.
    Remarks-Line 23. Please provide any other explanations and/or 
continuation sheets required or deemed necessary to justify or explain 
the budget information.

C. SF-424B Assurances-Non-Construction

    All applicants must fill out, sign, date and return the Assurances 
(see Attachment B) with the application.

 Part VII--Contents of Application and Receipt Process

A. Contents of Application

    Each application submission should include a signed original and 
four additional copies of the application. Each application must 
include all of the following, in the order listed below:
    1. An Abstract of the proposal--very brief, on one page, not to 
exceed 250 words, which identifies the type of project, the target 
population, the partner(s), and the major elements of the work plan, 
and that would be suitable for use in an announcement that the 
application has been selected for a grant award;
    2. Table of Contents;
    3. A completed Standard Form 424 which has been signed by an 
official of the organization applying for the grant who has authority 
to obligate the organization legally; [Note: The original SF-424 must 
bear the original signature of the authorizing representative of the 
applicant organization]
    4. Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A);
    5. A narrative budget justification for each object class category 
required under Section B, SF-424A;
    6. Filled out, signed and dated Assurances--Non-Construction 
Programs (SF-424B), Attachment B;
    7. By signing and submitting the SF-424, the applicant is 
certifying that it will comply with the Federal requirements concerning 
the drug-free workplace and debarment regulations set forth in 
Attachments C and D.
    8. Restrictions on Lobbying--Certification for Contracts, Grants, 
Loans, and Cooperative Agreements: fill out, sign and date form found 
at Attachment F;
    9. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, SF-LLL: Fill out, sign and 
date form found at Attachment F, if appropriate;
    10. A project narrative that will include all of the following 
components according to the project type;

[Specific information/data required under each component is described 
in Part IV, Application Review Criteria.]

Applicable to Renewal Projects (Priority 3.0) Only

(a) Project Design
(b) Preliminary Evaluation Results (A copy of the preliminary 
evaluation results should be attached in appendices.)
(c) Research Significance
(d) Continuation of Third-Party Evaluation
(e) Institutional and Community Impact
(f) Budget Appropriateness

Applicable to All Other Projects (Priorities 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0)

(a) Organizational History and Management Capability
(b) Analysis of Need
(c) Project Design
(d) Third-Party Evaluation
(e) Partnerships
(f) Significant and Beneficial Impact
(g) Budget Appropriateness and Match and,
    11. Appendices, including Maintenance of Effort Certification (See 
Attachment H); letter signed by State CSBG Director; partnership 
agreements signed by the partners; statement regarding the date of 
incorporation; IRS letter on non-profit status, where applicable; 
Single Point of Contact comments, if applicable and available; resumes; 
Certification Regarding Lobbying; letters of match commitment or 
letters of intent; a current listing of all sources of funds and 
projects operated in the applicant's current operating year; and, for 
continuation projects only, the preliminary evaluation results of the 
original project.
    The total number of pages for the narrative portion of the 
application package must not exceed 50 pages, excluding Appendices. 
Pages should be numbered sequentially throughout the application 
package, excluding Appendices, beginning with the Proposal Abstract as 
Page #1. The application may also contain letters that show 
collaboration or substantive commitments to the project by 
organizations other than partners with committed match. Such letters 
are not part of the narrative and should be included in the Appendices. 
These letters are, therefore, not counted against the fifty-page limit.
    Applications must be uniform in composition since OCS may find it 
necessary to duplicate them for review purposes. Therefore, 
applications must be submitted on white 8\1/2\ x 11 inch paper only. 
They must not include colored, oversized or folded materials. Do not 
include organizational brochures or other promotional materials, 
slides, films, clips, etc. in the proposal. They will be discarded if 
included. The applications should be two-holed punched at the top 
center and fastened separately with a compressor slide paper fastener, 
or a binder clip. The submission of bound applications, or applications 
enclosed in binders is specifically discouraged.
    Attachment I provides a checklist to applicants in preparing a 
complete application package.

B. Acknowledgement of Receipt

    Applicants who meet the initial screening criteria outlined in Part 
V, Section E, 1, will receive an acknowledgement postcard with an 
assigned identification number. Applicants are requested to supply a 
self-addressed mailing label with their application which can be 
attached to this acknowledgement post-card. This number and the program 
priority area letter code must be referred to in all subsequent 
communication with OCS concerning the application. If an 
acknowledgement is not received within three weeks after the deadline 
date, please notify ACF by telephone at (202) 401-9234.

Part VIII--Post-Award Information and Reporting Requirements

    Following approval of the applications selected for funding, notice 
of project approval and authority to draw down project funds will be 
made in writing. The official award document is the Financial 
Assistance Award which provides the amount of Federal funds approved 
for use in the project, the project and budget periods for which 
support is provided, the terms and conditions of the award, the total 
project period for which support is contemplated, and the total 
required financial grantee participation.
    In addition to the General Conditions and Special Conditions (where 
the latter are warranted) which will be applicable to grants, grantees 
will be subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 74 or 92.
    Project directors and chief evaluators will be required to attend a 
national DPP evaluation workshop in Washington, D.C. which will be 
scheduled shortly after the effective date of the grant. They also will 
be required to attend, as presenters, a workshop on utilization and 
dissemination to be held after the end of the project period.
    Grantees will be required to submit quarterly progress and 
financial reports (SF 269) throughout the project period, as well as a 
final progress and financial report within 90 days of the termination 
of the project. An interim evaluation report, along with the written 
policies and procedures resulting from the process evaluation, will be 
due 30 days after the first twelve months of the project period and a 
final evaluation report will be due 90 days after the expiration of the 
grant. These reports will be submitted in accordance with instructions 
to be provided by OCS, and will be the basis for the dissemination 
effort to be conducted by the Office of Community Services.
    Grantees are subject to the audit requirements in 45 CFR Parts 74 
(non-governmental), 92 (governmental), OMB Circular A-133 and OMB 
Circular A-128.
    Section 1352 of Public Law 101-121, signed into law on October 23, 
1989, imposes new prohibitions and requirements for disclosure and 
certification related to lobbying on recipients of Federal contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements, and loans. It provides exemptions for 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Current and prospective 
recipients (and their subtier contractors and/or grantees) are 
prohibited from using Federal funds, other than profits from a Federal 
contract, for lobbying Congress or any Federal agency in connection 
with the award of a contract, grant, cooperative agreement or loan. In 
addition, for each award action in excess of $100,000 (or $150,000 for 
loans) the law requires recipients and their subtier contractors and/or 
subgrantees (1) to certify that they have neither used nor will use any 
appropriated funds for payment to lobbyists; (2) to disclose the name, 
address, payment details, and purpose of any agreements with lobbyists 
whom recipients or their subtier contractors or subgrantees will pay 
with profits or nonappropriated funds on or after December 22, 1989 and 
(3) to file quarterly up-dates about the use of lobbyists if material 
changes occur in their use. The law establishes civil penalties for 
noncompliance. See Attachment H for certification and disclosure forms 
to be submitted with the applications for this program.
    Attachment G indicates the regulations which apply to all 
applicants/grantees under the Demonstration Partnership Program.

    Dated: June 17, 1994.
Thornell Page,
Acting Director, Office of Community Services.

Attachment A

1994 Poverty Income Guidelines for All States (Except Alaska and Hawaii)
                      and the District of Columbia                      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Poverty  
                    Size of family unit                       guideline 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1..........................................................       $7,360
2..........................................................        9,840
3..........................................................       12,320
4..........................................................       14,800
5..........................................................       17,280
6..........................................................       19,760
7..........................................................       22,240
8..........................................................       24,720
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For family units with more than 8 members, add $2,480 for each 
additional member.

                  Poverty Income Guidelines for Alaska                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Poverty  
                    Size of family unit                       guideline 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1..........................................................       $9,200
2..........................................................       12,300
3..........................................................       15,400
4..........................................................       18,500
5..........................................................       21,600
6..........................................................       24,700
7..........................................................       27,800
8..........................................................       30,900
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For family units with more than 8 members, add $3,100 for each 
additional member.

                  Poverty Income Guidelines for Hawaii                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Poverty  
                    Size of family unit                       guideline 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1..........................................................       $8,470
2..........................................................       11,320
3..........................................................       14,170
4..........................................................       17,020
5..........................................................       19,870
6..........................................................       22,720
7..........................................................       25,570
8..........................................................       28,420
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For family units with more than 8 members, add $2,850 for each 
additional member. (The same increment applies to smaller family 
sizes also, as can be seen in the figures above.)

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Instructions for the SF 424

    This is a standard form used by applicants as a required 
facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal 
assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant 
certification that States which have established a review and 
comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have 
selected the program to be included in their process, have been 
given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.

Item and Entry

    1. Self-explanatory.
    2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if 
applicable) & applicant's control number (if applicable).
    3. State use only (if applicable).
    4. If this application is to continue or revise an existing 
award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new 
project, leave blank.
    5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary organizational unit 
which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of 
the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to 
contact on matters related to this application.
    6. Enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the 
Internal Revenue Service.
    7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.
    8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the 
space(s) provided:

--``New'' means a new assistance award.
--``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/
budget period for a project with a projected completion date.
--``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's 
financial obligation or contingent liability from an existing 
obligation.

    9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being 
requested with this application.
    10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and 
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
    11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project, if more than 
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a 
separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction of real property 
projects), attach a map showing project location. For 
preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary 
description of this project.
    12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g., 
State, counties, cities).
    13. Self-explanatory.
    14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any 
District(s) affected by the program or project.
    15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first 
funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind 
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable. 
If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award, 
indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the 
amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are 
included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program 
funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item 
15.
    16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact 
(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the 
application is subject to the State intergovernmental review 
process.
    17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the 
person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of 
debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.
    18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the 
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to 
sign this application as official representative must be on file in 
the applicant's office. (Certain Federal agencies may require that 
this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)

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Instructions for the SF-424A

General Instructions

    This form is designed so that application can be made for funds 
from one or more grant programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to 
any existing Federal grantor agency guidelines which prescribe how 
and whether budgeted amounts should be separately shown for 
different functions or activities within the program. For some 
programs, grantor agencies may require budgets to be separately 
shown by function or activity. For other programs, grantor agencies 
may require a breakdown by function or activity. Sections A, B, C, 
and D should include budget estimates for the whole project except 
when applying for assistance which requires Federal authorization in 
annual or other funding period increments. In the latter case, 
Sections A, B, C, and D should provide the budget for the first 
budget period (usually a year) and Section E should present the need 
for Federal assistance in the subsequent budget periods. All 
applications should contain a breakdown by the object class 
categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.

Section A. Budget Summary

Lines 1-4, Columns (a) and (b)

    For applications pertaining to a single Federal grant program 
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring a 
functional or activity breakdown, enter on Line 1 under Column (a) 
the catalog program title and the catalog number in Column (b).
    For applications pertaining to a single program requiring budget 
amounts by multiple functions or activities, enter the name of each 
activity or function on each line in Column (a), and enter the 
catalog number in Column (b). For applications pertaining to 
multiple programs where none of the programs require a breakdown by 
function or activity, enter the catalog program title on each line 
in Column (a) and the respective catalog number of each line in 
Column (b).
    For applications pertaining to multiple programs where one or 
more programs require a breakdown by function or activity, prepare a 
separate sheet for each program requiring the breakdown. Additional 
sheets should be used when one form does not provide adequate space 
for all breakdown of data required. However, when more than one 
sheet is used, the first page should provide the summary totals by 
programs.

Lines 1-4, Columns (c) through (g)

    For new applications, leave Columns (c) and (d) blank. For each 
line entry in Columns (a) and (b), enter in Columns (e), (f), and 
(g) the appropriate amounts of funds needed to support the project 
for the first funding period (usually a year).
    For continuing grant program applications, submit these forms 
before the end of each funding period as required by the grantor 
agency. Enter in Columns (c) and (d) the estimated amounts of funds 
which will remain unobligated at the end of the grant funding period 
only if the Federal grantor agency instructions provide for this. 
Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter in columns (e) and (f) 
the amounts of funds needed for the upcoming period. The amount(s) 
in Column (g) should be the sum of amounts in Columns (e) and (f).
    For supplemental grants and changes to existing grants, do not 
use Columns (c) and (d). Enter in Column (e) the amount of the 
increase or decrease of Federal funds and enter in Column (f) the 
amount of the increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In Column 
(g) enter the new total budgeted amount (Federal and non-Federal) 
which includes the total previous authorized budgeted amounts plus 
or minus, as appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns (e) and (f). 
The amount(s) in Column (g) should not equal the sum of amounts in 
Columns (e) and (f).
    Line 5--Show the totals for all columns used.

Section B. Budget Categories

    In the column headings (1) through (4), enter the titles of the 
same programs, functions, and activities shown on Lines 1-4, Column 
(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A, 
provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program, 
function or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds (both 
Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.
    Lines 6a-i--Show totals of Lines 6a to 6h in each column.
    Line 6j--Show the amount of indirect cost.
    Line 6k--Enter the total of amounts on Lines 6i and 6j. For all 
applications for new grants and continuation grants the total amount 
in column (5), Line 6k, should be the same as the total amount shown 
in Section A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental grants and 
changes to grants, the total amount of the increase or decrease as 
shown in Columns (1)-(4), Line 6k should be the same as the sum of 
the amounts in Section A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.
    Line 7--Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected 
to be generated from this project. Do not add or subtract this 
amount from the total project amount. Show under the program 
narrative statement the nature and source of income. The estimated 
amount of program income may be considered by the federal grantor 
agency in determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal-Resources

    Lines 8-11--Enter amounts of non-Federal resources that will be 
used on the grant. If in-kind contributions are included, provide a 
brief explanation on a separate sheet.

Column (a)--Enter the program titles identical to Column (a), 
Section A. A breakdown by function or activity is not necessary.
Column (b)--Enter the contribution to be made by the applicant.
Column (c)--Enter the amount of the State's cash and in-kind 
contribution if the applicant is not a State or State agency. 
Applicants which are a State or State agencies should leave this 
column blank.
Column (d)--Enter the amount of cash and in-kind contributions to be 
made from all other sources.
Column (e)--Enter totals of Columns (b), (c), and (d).

    Line 12--Enter totals for each Columns (b)-(e). The amount in 
Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Line 5, Column (f), 
Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

    Line 13--Enter the amount of cash needed by quarter from the 
grantor agency during the first year.
    Line 14--Enter the amount of cash from all other sources needed 
by quarter during the first year.
    Line 15--Enter the totals of amounts on Lines 13 and 14.

Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds Needed for Balance of the 
Project

    Lines 16-19--Enter in Column (a) the same grant program titles 
shown in Column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity 
is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant 
applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds 
which will be needed to complete the program or project over the 
succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not 
be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to 
funds for the current year of existing grants.
    If more than four lines are needed to list the program titles, 
submit additional schedules as necessary.
    Line 20--Enter the total for each of the Columns (b)-(e). When 
additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annotate 
accordingly and show the overall totals on this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

    Line 21--Use this space to explain amounts for individual direct 
object-class cost categories that may appear to be out of the 
ordinary or to explain the details as required by the Federal 
grantor agency.
    Line 22--Enter the type of indirect rate (provisional, 
predetermined, final or fixed) that will be in effect during the 
funding period, the estimated amount of the base to which the rate 
is applied, and the total indirect expense.
    Line 23--Provide any other explanations or comments deemed 
necessary.

Assurances--Non-Construction Programs

    Note: Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your 
project or program. If you have questions, please contact the 
awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may 
require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is 
the case, you will be notified.

    As the duly authorized representative of the applicant I certify 
that the applicant:
    1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance, and 
the institutional, managerial and financial capability (including 
funds sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project costs) to 
ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project 
described in this application.
    2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the 
United States, and if appropriate, the State, through any authorized 
representative, access to and the right to examine all records, 
books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish 
a proper accounting system in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting standards or agency directives.
    3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using 
their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the 
appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or 
personal gain.
    4. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable 
time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding agency.
    5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. Secs. 4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for 
merit systems for programs funded under one of the nineteen statutes 
or regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a 
Merit System of Personnel Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).
    6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to 
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits 
discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b) 
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 
Secs. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. Secs. 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination 
on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 
1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the 
basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and 
Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 
(P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the 
basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) Secs. 523 and 527 of the 
Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290 dd-3 and 290 ee-3), 
as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse 
patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination 
in the sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) any other 
nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under which 
application for Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the 
requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may 
apply to the application.
    7. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements 
of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which 
provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or 
whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally 
assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real 
property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal 
participation in purchases.
    8. Will comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. 
Secs. 1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political activities 
of employees whose principal employment activities are funded in 
whole or in part with Federal funds.
    9. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-
Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 
U.S.C. Sec. 276c and 18 U.S.C. Secs. 874), and the Contract Work 
Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 327-333), regarding 
labor standards for federally assisted construction subagreements.
    10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase 
requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood 
hazard area to participate in the program and to purchase flood 
insurance if the total cost of insurable construction and 
acquisition is $10,000 or more.
    11. Will comply with environmental standards which may be 
prescribed pursuant to the following: (a) institution of 
environmental quality control measures under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order 
(EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facilities pursuant to EO 
11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d) 
evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in accordance with EO 
11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the approved State 
management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act 
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. Secs. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of Federal 
actions to State (Clear Air) Implementation Plans under Section 
176(c) of the Clear Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 
et seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of drinking water 
under the State Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, (P.L. 93-
523); and (h) protection of endangered species under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended, (P.L. 93-205).
    12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 
U.S.C. Secs. 1271 et seq.) related to protecting components or 
potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
    13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with 
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of 
historic properties), and the Archaeological and Historic 
Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.).
    14. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of 
human subjects involved in research, development, and related 
activities supported by this award of assistance.
    15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 
(P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to the 
care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for 
research, teaching, or other activities supported by this award of 
assistance.
    16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention 
Act (42 U.S.C. Secs. 4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead 
based paint in construction of rehabilitation of residence 
structures.
    17. Will cause to be performed the required financial and 
compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984.
    18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other 
Federal laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing 
this program.
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Attachment D

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other 
Responsibility Matters--Primary Covered Transactions

    By signing and submitting this proposal, the applicant, defined 
as the primary participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part 76, 
certifies to the best of its knowledge and believe that it and its 
principals:
    (a) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for 
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered 
transactions by any Federal Department or agency;
    (b) have not within a 3-year period preceding this proposal been 
convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for 
commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with 
obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, 
State, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; 
violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of 
embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction 
of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
    (c) are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or 
civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or local) 
with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1) 
(b) of this certification; and
    (d) have not within a 3-year period preceding this application/
proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or 
local) terminated for cause or default.
    The inability of a person to provide the certification required 
above will not necessarily result in denial of participation in this 
covered transaction. If necessary, the prospective participant shall 
submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the certification. 
The certification or explanation will be considered in connection 
with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determination 
whether to enter into this transaction. However, failure of the 
prospective primary participant to furnish a certification or an 
explanation shall disqualify such person from participation in this 
transaction.
    The prospective primary participant agrees that by submitting 
this proposal, it will include the clause entitled ``Certification 
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary 
Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transaction.'' provided below without 
modification in all lower tier covered transactions and in all 
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions

(To Be Supplied to Lower Tier Participants)

    By signing and submitting this lower tier proposal, the 
prospective lower tier participant, as defined in 45 CFR Part 76, 
certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that it and its 
principals:
    (a) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for 
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from 
participation in this transaction by any federal department or 
agency.
    (b) where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to 
certify to any of the above, such prospective participant shall 
attach an explanation to this proposal.
    The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by 
submitting this proposal that it will include this clause entitled 
``certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and 
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions.'' without 
modification in all lower tier covered transactions and in all 
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

Attachment E--Executive Order 12372--State Single Points of Contact

Arizona

Mrs. Janice Dunn, Attn: Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central 
Avenue, 14th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone (602) 280-1315

Arkansas

Tracie L. Copeland, Manager, State Clearinghouse, Office of 
Intergovernmental Services, Department of Finance and 
Administration, P.O. Box 3278, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203, 
Telephone (501) 682-1074

California

Glenn Stober, Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning and Research, 
1400 Tenth Street, Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone (916) 
323-7480

Colorado

State Single Point of Contact, State Clearinghouse, Division of 
Local Government, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 520, Denver, Colorado 
80203, Telephone (303) 866-2156

Delaware

Ms. Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact, Executive 
Department, Thomas Collins Building, Dover, Delaware 19903, 
Telephone (302) 736-3326

District of Columbia

Rodney T. Hallman, State Single Point of Contact, Office of Grants 
Management and Development, 717 14th Street NW., Suite 500, 
Washington, D.C. 20005, Telephone (202) 727-6551

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse, Intergovernmental Affairs Policy Unit, 
Executive Office of the Governor, Office of Planning and Budgeting, 
The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001, Telephone (904) 488-
8441

Georgia

Mr. Charles H. Badger, Administrator, Georgia State Clearinghouse, 
254 Washington, Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Telephone (404) 
656-3855

Illinois

Steve Klokkenga, State Single Point of Contact, Office of the 
Governor, 107 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706, 
Telephone (217) 782-1671

Indiana

Jean S. Blackwell, Budget Director, State Budget Agency, 212 State 
House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Telephone (317) 232-5610

Iowa

Mr. Steven R. McCann, Division of Community Progress, Iowa 
Department of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des 
Moines, Iowa 50309, Telephone (515) 281-3725

Kentucky

Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor, Department of Local 
Government, 1024 Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, 
Telephone (502) 564-2382

Maine

Ms. Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State House Station #38, 
Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone (207) 289-3261

Maryland

Ms. Mary Abrams, Chief, Maryland State Clearinghouse, Department of 
State Planning, 301 West Preston Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-
2365, Telephone (301) 225-4490

Massachusetts

Karen Arone, State Clearinghouse, Executive Office of Communities 
and Development, 100 Cambridge Street, Room 1803, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02202, Telephone (617) 727-7001

Michigan

Richard S. Pastula, Director, Michigan Department of Commerce, 
Lansing, Michigan 48909, Telephone (517) 373-7356

Mississippi

Ms. Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer, Office of Federal Grant 
Management and Reporting, 301 West Pearl Street, Jackson, 
Mississippi 39203, Telephone (601) 960-2174

Missouri

Ms. Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Office of 
Administration, P.O. Box 809, Room 430, Truman Building, Jefferson 
City, Missouri 65102, Telephone (314) 751-4834

Nevada

Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex, 
Carson City, Nevada 89710, Telephone (702) 687-4065, Attention: Ron 
Sparks, Clearinghouse Coordinator

New Hampshire

Mr. Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire Office of State 
Planning, Attn: Intergovernmental Review, Process/James E. Bieber, 
2\1/2\ Beacon Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, Telephone (603) 
271-2155

New Jersey

Gregory W. Adkins, Acting Director, Division of Community Resources, 
N.J. Department of Community Affairs, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-
0803, Telephone (609) 292-6613
Please direct correspondence and questions to: Andrew J. Jaskolka, 
State Review Process, Division of Community Resources, CN 814, Room 
609, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0803, Telephone (609) 292-9025

New Mexico

George Elliott, Deputy Director, State Budget Division, Room 190, 
Bataan Memorial Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone 
(505) 827-3640, FAX (505) 827-3006

New York

New York State Clearinghouse, Division of the Budget, State Capitol, 
Albany, New York 12224, Telephone (518) 474-1605

North Carolina

Mrs. Chrys Baggett, Director, Office of the Secretary of Admin., 
N.C. State Clearinghouse, 116 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, North 
Carolina 27603-8003, Telephone (919) 733-7232

North Dakota

N.D. Single Point of Contact, Office of Intergovernmental 
Assistance, Office of Management and Budget, 600 East Boulevard 
Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0170, Telephone (701) 224-2094

Ohio

Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact, State/Federal Funds 
Coordinator, State Clearinghouse, Office of Budget and Management, 
30 East Broad Street, 34th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266-0411, 
Telephone (614) 466-0698

Rhode Island

Mr. Daniel W. Varin, Associate Director, Statewide Planning Program, 
Department of Administration, Division of Planning, 265 Melrose 
Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02907, Telephone (401) 277-2656, 
Please direct correspondence and questions to: Review Coordinator, 
Office of Strategic Planning

South Carolina

Omeagia Burgess, State Single Point of Contact, Grant Services, 
Office of the Governor, 1205 Pendleton Street, Room 477, Columbia, 
South Carolina 29201, Telephone (803) 734-0494

Tennessee

Mr. Charles Brown, State Single Point of Contact, State Planning 
Office, 500 Charlotte Avenue, 309 John Sevier Building, Nashville, 
Tennessee 37219, Telephone (615) 741-1676

Texas

Mr. Thomas Adams, Governor's Office of Budget and Planning, P.O. Box 
12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone (512) 463-1778

Utah

Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and Budget, Attn: 
Carolyn Wright, Room 116 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114, 
Telephone (801) 538-1535

Vermont

Mr. Bernard D. Johnson, Assistant Director, Office of Policy 
Research & Coordination, Pavilion Office Building, 109 State Street, 
Montpelier, Vermont 05602, Telephone (802) 828-3326

West Virginia

Mr. Fred Cutlip, Director, Community Development Division, West 
Virginia Development Office, Building #6, Room 553, Charleston, West 
Virginia 25305, Telephone (304) 348-4010

Wisconsin

Mr. William C. Carey, Federal/State Relations, Wisconsin Department 
of Administration, 101 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7864, Madison, 
Wisconsin 53707, Telephone (608) 266-0267

Wyoming

Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact, Herschler Building, 
4th Floor, East Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, Telephone (307) 777-
7574

Guam

Mr. Michael J. Reidy, Director, Bureau of Budget and Management 
Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, Guam 96910, 
Telephone (671) 472-2285

Northern Mariana Islands

State Single Point of Contact, Planning and Budget Office, Office of 
the Governor, Saipan, CM, Northern Mariana Islands 96950

Puerto Rico

Norma Burgos/Jose H. Caro, Chairman/Director, Puerto Rico Planning 
Board, Minillas Government Center, P.O. Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto 
Rico 00940-9985, Telephone (809) 727-4444

Virgin Islands

Jose L. George, Director, Office of Management and Budget, 3541 
Norregade Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas, 
Virgin Islands 00802, Please direct correspondence to: Linda Clarke, 
Telephone (809) 774-0750.

Attachment F.--Certification Regarding Lobbying

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements

    The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and 
belief, that:
    (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, 
by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or 
attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member 
of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a 
Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal 
contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal 
loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the 
extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any 
Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
    (2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been 
paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to 
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, 
an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of 
Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan or 
cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit 
Standard Form-LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in 
accordance with its instructions.
    (3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this 
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at 
all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under 
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients 
shall certify and disclose accordingly.
    This certification is a material representation of fact upon which 
reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. 
Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or 
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. 
Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be 
subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than 
$100,000 for each such failure.

State for Loan Guarantee and Loan Insurance

    The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and 
belief, that:
    If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for 
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any 
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an 
employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this commitment 
providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a loan, the 
undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL ``Disclosure 
Form to Report Lobbying,'' in accordance with its instructions.
    Submission of this statement is a prerequisite for making or 
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. 
Code. Any person who fails to file the require statement shall be 
subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than 
$100,000 for each such failure.
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Attachment G

    The following DHHS regulations apply to all applicants/grantees 
under the Demonstration Partnership Program, Special Set-Aside for 
Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community--Technical Assistance/Planning 
Grants:

Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

Part 16--Procedures of the Departmental Grant Appeals Board
Part 74--Administration of Grants (non-governmental)
Part 74--Administration of Grants (state and local governments and 
Indian Tribal affiliates):
    Sections 74.62(a)--Non-Federal Audits
    74.173--Hospitals
    74.174(b)--Other Nonprofit Organizations
    74.304--Final Decisions in Disputes
    74.710--Real Property, Equipment and Supplies
    74.715--General Program Income
Part 75--Informal Grant Appeal Procedures
Part 76--Debarment and Suspension form Eligibility for Financial 
Assistance
    Subpart F--Drug Free Workplace Requirements
Part 80--Non-discrimination Under Programs Receiving Federal Assistance 
through the Department of Health and Human Services
    Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Part 81--Practice and Procedures for Hearings Under Part 80 of this 
Title
Part 83--Nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in the admission of 
individuals to training programs
Part 84--Non-discrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs
Part 91--Non-discrimination on the Basis of Age in Health and Human 
Services Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
Part 92--Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements to States and Local Governments (Federal Register, March 11, 
1988)
Part 93--New Restrictions on Lobbying
Part 100--Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human 
Services Programs and Activities

Attachment H.--Certification Regarding Maintenance of Effort

    The undersigned certifies that:
    (1) activities funded under this program announcement are in 
addition to, and not in substitution for, activities previously carried 
on without Federal assistance.
    (2) funds or other resources currently devoted to activities 
designed to meet the needs of the poor within a community, area, or 
State have not been reduced in order to provide the required matching 
contributions.
    When legislation for a particular block grant permits the use of 
its funds as match, the applicant must show that it has received a real 
increase in its block grant allotment and must certify that other anti-
poverty programs will not be scaled back to provide the match required 
for this project.
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Attachment I.--Checklist for Use in Submitting OCS Grant 
Applications (Optional)

    The application should contain:
    1. Table of Contents
    2. A completed, signed SF-424, ``Application for Federal 
Assistance. The letter code for the priority area should be in the 
lower right-hand corner of the page.
    3. A completed SF-424A, ``Budget Information--Non-Construction''.
    4. A signed SF-424B, ``Assurances--Non-Construction''.
    5. A signed copy of ``Certification Regarding Anti-Lobbying 
Activities''.
    6. A completed Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, if applicable.
    7. A Project Narrative beginning with a Table of Contents that 
describes the project in the following order:

    (a) Eligibility Confirmation
    (b) Organizational Experience and Staff Responsibilities
    (c) Analysis of Need
    (d) Work Program
    (e) Third Party Evaluation

    8. A signed copy of the Cooperative Partnership Agreement or letter 
of intent.
    9. Appendices, including proof of non-profit status, Bylaws, 
Articles of Incorporation, SPOC comments self-addressed mailing label 
which can be affixed to a postcard to acknowledge receipt of 
application.
    The Project Narrative should not exceed a total of 50 pages. It 
should include one original and four identical copies, printed on white 
8\1/2\ by 11 inch paper, two-holed punched at the top center and 
fastened separately with a compressor slide paper fastener, such as an 
ACCO clip, or a binder clip. The submission of bound applications, 
enclosed in binders, is specifically discouraged.
    The applicant must be aware that in signing and submitting the 
application for this award, it is certifying that it will comply with 
the Federal requirements concerning the drug-free workplace and 
debarment regulations set forth in Attachments C and D.
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