[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 72 (Friday, April 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19120-19149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8374]




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Part II

Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families


Environmental Protection Agency
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Request for Applications Under the Environmental Protection Agency's 
Toxic Substances Control Act; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families
[Program announcement no. 95-06)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


Request for Applications Under the Environmental Protection 
Agency's Toxic Substances Control Act and the Office of Community 
Services' Fiscal Year 1995 Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals 
Program (Demonstration Projects) and the Discretionary Grants Program

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and 
Families, (ACF), DHHS; Office of Prevention Pesticides, and Toxic 
Substances Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for 
applications under the Environmental Protection Agency's Toxic 
Substances Control Act and the Office of Community Services' FY 1995 
Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals Program and the Urban and 
Rural Community Economic Development Discretionary Grants Program.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community 
Services (OCS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are 
announcing, with this Notice, the availability of FY 1995 grant funds 
for a pilot program to develop joint projects between public agencies 
and non-profit organizations to form partnerships in the demonstration 
of innovative community-based ventures and to reduce the 
disproportionate exposure of disadvantaged communities to lead 
poisoning in their environment and to provide job and career 
opportunities to low-income residents of these communities. These funds 
are being provided as a result of the planning work of a Federal 
Project Task Force, consisting of officials of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Labor, convened to 
explore opportunities for joint lead poisoning prevention and 
environmental justice programming. EPA and ACF/OCS expect the grantees 
to use these funds and other available resources to plan and coordinate 
a range of training, business enterprise development, education, and 
hazard abatement activities so as to reduce significantly the 
deleterious health effects of lead poisoning in their low-income urban 
and rural communities and to create new career and economic development 
opportunities for low-income residents of those communities.
    In order to underwrite these initiatives, the funding agencies 
intend to fund up to three (3) projects totaling approximately $3.0 
million. Each project will receive two grants totaling up to $1 
million. Up to $500,000 will be provided to the project by each of the 
two Federal agencies. EPA will award a grant of up to $500,000 to each 
of three (3) urban and/or rural public agency partners for training and 
education; OCS will award a grant of up to $500,000 to each of three 
(3) private non-profit agency partners for job creation and career 
development for low-income residents. The grants will be awarded by 
ACF/OCS under the authorities of the Family Support and Community 
Services Block Grant Acts and by EPA under the authority of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act.

CLOSING DATES: The closing date for submission of applications is May 
30, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Re: Lead Training and Education 
elements of the application:

James Boles, Chemical Management Division, Program Development Branch 
(7404), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20447 (202) 260-3969

    Contacts at Regional EPA Offices are listed under Part VIII, A, of 
this notice.
    Re: Enterprise Development, Job Creation, and Lead Abatement 
elements of the application:

Richard M. Saul, Director, Community Demonstration Programs Division, 
Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, 
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., 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--Background
Part II--Purpose
Part III--Legislative Authorities and Funding
Part IV--Eligible Applicants
    A. Public Agencies--EPA
    B. Non-Profit Organizations-ACF/OCS
Part V--Eligible Activities
    A. Public Agencies--EPA
    B. Non-Profit Organizations--ACF/OCS
Part VI--Project Planning/Application Requirements
    A. Project Planning
    1. Project Organization
    2. Project Design
    B. Application Requirements
    1. Project Periods and Budget Periods
    2. Cooperative Partnership Agreements
    3. Program Participants/Beneficiaries
    4. Prohibition and Restrictions on the Use of Funds
    5. Third-Party Project Evaluation
    6. Economic Development Strategy
    7. Maintenance of Effort
Part VII--Criteria for Review and Evaluation of Applications
    A. Environmental Protection Agency Criteria
    B. Administration for Children and Families/Office of Community 
Services Criteria
Part VIII--Application Procedures and Instructions
    A. Application Kit for EPA Federal Assistance to States /EPA 
Regional Lead Contacts
    B. Application Procedures for ACF/OCS Funding to Private Non-
Profit Partners
    1. Availability of Forms
    2. Application Submission
    3. Intergovernmental Review--ACF/OCS
    4. Criteria for Screening Applicants
    5. Contents of Application
    6. Acknowledgement of Receipt
    C. Instructions for Completing ACF/OCS Application Package
Part IX--Post Award Information and Reporting Requirements

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Part I--Background

    Lead poisoning is one of the worst environmental threats to 
children in the United States. Lead absorbed into the blood from such 
sources as gasoline additives, house paint, drinking water, and 
consumer products can and does have extremely damaging health 
consequences on children. As more and more has been learned about the 
adverse effects of lead poisoning, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Poisoning Prevention (CDC) have lowered the acceptable blood lead level 
three times in the past 20 years.
    Fortunately, lead poisoning is entirely preventable. As public 
officials have come to realize this, they have begun to address the 
problem of exposure to lead at its several sources. Leaded gasoline 
was, for many years, one of the major sources of lead absorbed into the 
blood, but government-mandated changes in gasoline composition have 
greatly reduced the amount of airborne lead. Initiatives such as this 
have already resulted in reduced blood lead levels. The major remaining 
source of lead in the environment is house paint, 
[[Page 19121]] especially types that were commonly used prior to 1978. 
Huge amounts of this peeling lead-based paint and paint dust exist in 
older homes throughout the country, especially among those inhabited by 
people without the financial means or ownership incentive to maintain 
and repair them adequately. Several studies show strong correlations 
between lead levels in the blood of inner city residents and the large 
numbers of dilapidated older houses and apartments in which lower 
income people frequently are concentrated. As an unhappy consequence, 
the very people who probably can least afford the impacts of lead 
poisoning--lower income children and families concentrated in poorer 
urban neighborhoods and rural communities--are the ones most at risk 
from this threat.
    Several Federal agencies have undertaken important initiatives to 
attack the problem of household exposure to lead and lead poisoning in 
poor, urban communities. The Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD) has authorized and funded several programs under 
Title X of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 
1992 designed to stimulate lead abatement activities in both public 
housing and privately-owned housing for lower income individuals and 
families. EPA has worked to ensure that its public educational efforts 
are effective in reaching these audiences and is searching for low cost 
methods of reducing risk. CDC has funded screening programs to measure 
lead levels in blood in both urban and rural communities which are 
judged to be at particularly high risk of lead exposure. ACF/OCS has 
supported, and participated in, a California public-private partnership 
to develop and implement a model for combining lead abatement with 
community-based weatherization programs.
    While these early lead abatement activities generally have attacked 
the problem of environmental lead from a public health perspective, a 
number of public officials with responsibilities for community and 
economic development have noted that such initiatives have the 
potential to create work and business opportunities for adults living 
in the very communities most severely afflicted with the problem. These 
officials have reasoned that individuals with practical knowledge of 
neighborhood conditions, a willingness to undergo necessary training, 
and a desire for gainful employment in community-based ventures have 
much to offer to those planning lead and other hazard abatement 
initiatives. They have also come to believe that community-based 
ventures involving such individuals may possess important advantages in 
assessing environmental hazards, building support for abatement 
services, and developing community capabilities over larger businesses 
based outside the impacted neighborhoods.
    As a consequence, providing a significant amount of funding to the 
economies of these neighborhoods has come to be seen as both a catalyst 
for the creation of, and a resource for the initial support of, a group 
of viable new community-based non-profit agencies and contracting 
businesses able to capitalize on hazard assessment, lead abatement, and 
post-abatement renovation work to create new labor-intensive jobs and 
build employment skills in their work force. These officials of 
Federal, state, tribal, and local governments have found strong 
interest, furthermore, on the part of community leadership in lead 
abatement-type initiatives and have engaged during recent months in 
considerable discussion and planning of collaborative enterprises such 
as the one envisioned with this announcement. As a result, the agencies 
funding this initiative have come to share a vision of numerous 
community-based partnerships throughout the country working together to 
educate, involve, and empower lower income communities to make their 
own neighborhoods free from lead poisoning and safe and healthy for 
their children.

Part II--Purpose

    The purpose of the grants to be funded under this announcement is 
to demonstrate the potential advantages that partnerships between 
community-based enterprises and state, local, or tribal governments 
have for making beneficial impacts, through lead abatement activities, 
on both the physical health and economic vitality of the low-income 
neighborhoods and citizens that they serve.
    Officials of both ACF/OCS and EPA expect the partners in the 
project to work together to organize resources and develop coordinated 
programs that are effective in removing lead-based paint from their 
neighborhoods, thereby improving residents' health, while developing 
new and/or expanded locally based housing contractor enterprises with 
the capacity for job creation, career development and growth. 
Successful applicants will utilize the funds and visibility of this 
initiative to create new public/private partnerships, strengthen skills 
and knowledge of community residents, create job opportunities and new 
business ventures, and impart fresh momentum to local efforts towards 
community revitalization.

Part III--Legislative Authorities and Funding Sources

    In order to accomplish these distinct but complementary goals, the 
funded public agency/non-profit partners must effectively integrate 
disparate elements into a single cohesive project. The applicants' 
projects must blend training support funding and program guidelines 
from the EPA with capacity-building funding and program guidelines from 
ACF/OCS in order to launch and implement their projects.

Legislative Authorities

    EPA is authorized by the Toxic Substances Control Act to make 
grants to States, Federally recognized Native American tribal 
governments, and local governmental bodies to support research, 
development and training activities capable of developing local 
capacity to successfully prevent lead poisoning.
    ACF/OCS authority for this joint initiative is contained in two 
legislative enactments--the Job Opportunities for Low-Income 
Individuals Program authorized under Section 505 of the Family Support 
Act of 1988, as amended, and the Office of Community Services' 
Discretionary Grants Program under section 681(a)(1) of the Community 
Services Block Grant Act of 1981, as amended.

Funding

    EPA's funding support is for community education and technical 
hazard abatement training provided through local public health 
agencies. ACF/OCS funding support is for the organization and/or 
expansion of community-based abatement enterprises and the resulting 
creation of new jobs with career potential for low-income employees in 
these enterprises or the development of their own businesses provided 
through local private non-profit organizations.
    Each funded project will receive two grants totalling up to $1 
Million, up to $500,000 from each agency. EPA will award a grant of up 
to $500,000 to a public agency partner for training and education; OCS 
will award a grant of up to $500,000 to a private non-profit agency 
partner for job creation and career development.
    EPA requires, furthermore, that applicants provide either evidence 
of a local contribution of 5% of the value of the EPA grant from State, 
Foundation or other Federal sources such as [[Page 19122]] Community 
Development Block Grant monies, in-kind services, or local cash or a 
written justification of its inability to raise such a match. ACF/OCS 
does not require a match for its grants but does encourage the 
applicant to review and describe ways by which it would plan to 
mobilize additional public and private resources to further the 
purposes of this announcement if it were to receive a grant. The funded 
community-based environmental lead abatement ventures are expected to 
add partners and obtain resources from other sources with complementary 
interests, when practical.

Part IV--Eligible Applicants

    Because of the dual authorities involved with this program 
announcement, eligible applicants for the grants will consist of local 
partnerships, of which each member must meet the eligibility criteria 
of the relevant funding agency:

A. Public Agencies--EPA

    Eligible applicants for purposes of the EPA funding under this 
notice include any State (including the District of Columbia, the U.S. 
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
possession of the United States), Federally recognized Native American 
Tribal government, or local government that has an active, health-based 
lead program. For the purposes of this notice, an active, health-based 
lead program is defined as health or environmental officials collecting 
and analyzing environmental lead data with the assistance of local 
health care providers.
    Private universities, private non-profit entities, private 
businesses, and individuals are not eligible for EPA funds. For 
convenience, the term ``State'' in this notice refers to all EPA 
eligible applicants.

B. Non-Profit Organizations--ACF/OCS

    Organizations eligible to apply for funding under this program are 
any non-profit organizations including community development 
corporations that are exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of paragraph (3) or (4) of 
Section 501(c) of such code and private non-profit community 
development corporations governed by a board consisting of residents of 
the community and business and civic leaders which has as a principal 
purpose planning, developing, or managing low-income housing or 
community development projects. At least one OCS grant under this 
Announcement will be made to a non-profit partner which is a private, 
non-profit community development corporation as defined above. 
Applicants must provide documentation of their tax exempt status. The 
applicant can accomplish this by providing a copy of the applicant's 
currently valid IRS tax exemption certificate. Failure to provide 
evidence of non-profit status will result in rejection of the 
application.
    Public entities and private non-profit organizations in urban and 
rural communities are eligible for funding under this environmental 
justice initiative. For purposes of this announcement, applicants will 
be considered urban if the target area is within a Metropolitan 
Statistical Area. All other applicants will be considered as rural. 
Applicants must provide data adequate for the reviewers to determine 
whether the project would be urban or rural.

Part V--Eligible Activities

    In order to accomplish both the health and economic development 
goals of this initiative, grantees will be authorized and encouraged to 
undertake a wide range of complementary programmatic activities. Both 
ACF/OCS and EPA officials envision a range of organizational 
partnership models that could be suitable for the programs initiated 
with this announcement. Each will have in common the eligibility of 
individual partners for the EPA and ACF/OCS enabling grants and a 
demonstrated commitment to successfully achieving the purpose of the 
program. Initial activity is likely to be concentrated on the 
organization of the project partnership and the development, in 
consultation with the targeted community, of a project implementation 
plan.
    As noted below, grants from EPA to the public partners for 
community education and worker training will be of two years duration, 
permitting the training and certification of several cycles of 
abatement workers. The ACF/OCS grants to the non-profit partners for 
job creation and support activities will be for an initial operational 
period of three years, to permit the continued provision of support 
services beyond the training period of the EPA grant, to assist low-
income workers to strengthen their underlying job skills and advance 
their career development.
    Public Agencies--EPA activities include:

--Assessing and prioritizing the nature and extent of the target 
community's environmental lead problems;
--Planning and conducting a hands-on lead-based paint abatement 
training program for community residents who wish to be employed in 
abatement project activity;
--Conducting (using community residents) a tailored lead poisoning 
education campaign for the targeted community;
--Outreach to other public and private parties with interests in hazard 
removal, housing rehabilitation, and community revitalization and 
leveraging resources that may complement those provided by EPA and ACF/
OCS;
--Monitoring abatement contractor performance in reducing the amount of 
lead-based paint in the target area, protecting the safety of abatement 
workers and area residents, and tracking project impacts in terms of 
job creation and health improvement.

    B. Non-Profit Organizations--ACF/OCS activities include:

--Jobs and/or business/self employment opportunities created under this 
program that will contribute to the goal of self-sufficiency. The 
employment opportunities should provide hourly wages that exceed the 
minimum wage and also provide benefits such as health insurance, 
transportation, child care, and career development opportunities;
--Projects that create new jobs and/or business opportunities for 
eligible program participants. Projects funded under this program must 
demonstrate how the proposed project will enhance the participants' 
ability and skills in their progress toward self-sufficiency;
--The creation of a significant number of new full-time permanent jobs 
through the expansion of a pre-identified business or new business 
development or by providing opportunities for self-employment to 
eligible participants. While projected employment in future years may 
be included in the application, it is essential that the focus of 
employment opportunities concentrate on new full-time, permanent jobs 
to be created during the duration of the grant project period and/or on 
the creation of new business development opportunities for low-income 
individuals;
--Providing assistance to prospective community-based abatement 
contractors in preparing project plans and--if necessary--working 
capital/financing proposals to support project activity; and
--Launching and overseeing a coordinated program to abate the 
community's lead hazards, utilizing the community-based resources 
identified and developed during the initial phases of the project.

    [[Page 19123]] In keeping with the Federal Government's 
environmental justice strategies, grantees are encouraged to undertake 
a variety of activities that have proven helpful to the development and 
strengthening of community-based hazard abatement and contracting 
firms. In particular, grantees should be prepared to initiate the 
technical training, help with the certification, business training, and 
assist with obtaining the bonding and insurance coverage that 
participating contractors are likely to need to participate fully in 
the economic activity stimulated by these grants.

Part VI--Project Planning/Application Requirements

A. Project Planning

    Successful applications for grants under this announcement shall 
describe the nature of the public agency and community-based non-profit 
partnerships. The individual private, non-profit partners should have 
had successful experience in job creation for low-income individuals 
and enterprise development, and project planning and management. While 
each of the partners will address its portion of the single joint 
application to the agency funding the project activities that it will 
undertake, the single combined application should clearly demonstrate 
how the members of the partnership will work together in the beginning 
stages of the project, and with selected abatement contractors or with 
individuals who wish to create new abatement businesses to accomplish 
key project milestones and impacts in a targeted community over the 
life of the project. The partners will show how the funds to be 
received--including funding resources other than those provided by ACF/
OCS and EPA--will be coordinated and used (1) to establish a joint 
project management capacity, (2) to contract with training and 
abatement specialists, (3) to conduct planned project activities, and 
(4) to direct and oversee project activity to a successful conclusion. 
While each partner will concentrate on explaining the elements of the 
project design and plan for which it is primarily responsible, it will 
also show how its investments in health education, abatement training, 
community-based business development/self-employment, and/or project-
related jobs will be integrated into continuing efforts to improve the 
health and economic vitality of the targeted community.
1. Project Organization
    ACF/OCS and EPA officials prescribe no particular model for the 
organization of a project partnership or for the design of its program. 
While the grant recipients must be qualifying public agencies or 
locally based non-profit entities, the abatement ventures themselves 
can take a variety of organizational forms, including but not limited 
to community-based non-profit ventures, for-profit contractors, 
subsidiaries of community development corporations, and worker-owned 
cooperatives. Irrespective of organizational form, applications will be 
assessed primarily in terms of the amount of lead abatement and 
enterprise development/job creation impact that the partners project 
and the likelihood that these desirable outcomes will be realized.
2. Project Design
    Because of the sponsoring agencies' emphasis on innovative 
proposals with significant potential value to both target communities 
and the community health and revitalization fields, applicants are 
advised to explain their project design and accompanying plans so that 
the logic of their project is clear.
    The purpose of this initiative is to demonstrate the capacity of 
community-based public/private partnerships for reducing the hazard of 
environmental lead while providing new jobs and income opportunities 
for community residents. Several of the most important outcomes 
associated with this purpose include--in addition to a significant 
verifiable reduction in the number of dwellings/buildings with lead-
based paint in the target community--established/strengthened community 
contractor businesses with the potential for viability, financial and 
management resources redirected into this lead hazard abatement field, 
and community residents knowledgeable about the techniques of lead 
abatement.
    It is important to note, that the outcomes and impacts of the 
environmental justice project depend upon effective joint planning and 
coordination among the members of the project partnership. As a 
consequence, project task planning by individual project partners must 
take place within the framework of the overall project design.
    While applicants may choose to use other project design models to 
represent the way that their project will work, they should ensure that 
the proposal makes it clear the way in which project management and 
contractors will use resources to produce results internal to the 
project which will, in turn, lead to beneficial impacts in the targeted 
community.

B. Application Requirements

1. Project Periods and Budget Periods
    This Environmental Justice Initiative is for a period of up to six 
years. The EPA grant will support community education and worker 
training for the first two years of the project; the ACF/OCS grant will 
support job creation and worker support services which will last one 
year beyond the training, with the possibility of continued tracking 
and support for a final three years as noted below.
    EPA: The Environmental Protection Agency will approve FY 1995 
grants for a project period of two (2) years and a budget period of two 
(2) years.
    ACF/OCS will approve FY 1995 grants for a project period of six (6) 
years and an initial budget period of 36-months, or three (3) years. 
The initial 36-month budget period will be considered the Operational 
Phase of the project, during which the Work Plan described in this 
announcement is to be carried out. The second 36 months, or three 
years, of the Project Period is to be considered a period of tracking 
workers in the newly created jobs, of providing them, as needed, with 
modest support and assistance, and of continuing Project evaluation. 
Applications for continuation grants funded under these awards beyond 
the 36 month budget period will be entertained in subsequent years on a 
non-competitive basis, in a modest amount commensurate with the reduced 
level of effort, and subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory 
progress of the grantee, and determination that this would be in the 
best interest of the government.
2. Cooperative Partnership Agreements
    Applicants should document their commitment through a Cooperative 
Partnership Agreement to work together to successfully achieve the 
purposes of this announcement. The agreement should be signed by the 
responsible executive officer of each partner and should include, as a 
minimum, a written description including organization charts and other 
graphical displays as appropriate of the roles and responsibilities of 
the officials in the partnering agencies who are responsible for the 
administration/management of the project.
    ACF/OCS--Cooperative Partnership Agreement with State IV-A Agency 
(JOBS Program).
    A signed written agreement, or letter of commitment to sign such an 
[[Page 19124]] agreement within six months of a grant award, between 
the ACF/OCS applicant and the local State IV-A agency (JOBS Program) 
must be submitted with the application in order to be reviewed and 
evaluated competitively. The agreement/letter must describe the 
cooperative relationship and include specific activities and/or 
responsibilities that each of the entities proposes to carry out over 
the course of the project period in support of the project. (See 
Attachment J for for a list of the State JOBS agencies)
3. Program Participants/Beneficiaries
    Projects proposed for funding under ACF/OCS must result in direct 
benefits to low-income people. Low-income people are those individuals 
eligible to receive AFDC under Part A of Title IV of the Social 
Security Act, or individuals whose income does not exceed 100% of the 
poverty line as defined in the most recent Annual Revisions of Poverty 
Income Guidelines published by DHHS.
    Attachment A to this announcement is an excerpt from the 1995 
Poverty Guidelines now in effect. Annual revisions of these guidelines 
are normally published in the Federal Register in February or early 
March of each year. Grantees will be required to apply the most recent 
guidelines throughout the project period. These revised guidelines also 
may be obtained at public libraries, Congressional offices, or by 
writing the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing 
Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. The revised guidelines are also 
accessible on the OCS Electronic Bulletin Board for downloading through 
your computer modem by calling 1-800-627-8886.
4. Prohibition and Restrictions on the Use of Funds
    The use of funds for new construction or the purchase of real 
property is prohibited. Costs incurred for rearrangement and alteration 
of facilities required specifically for the grant program are allowable 
when specifically approved by ACF/OCS in writing.
    If the applicant is proposing a project which will affect a 
property listed in, or eligible for inclusion in the National Register 
of Historic Places, it must identify this property in the narrative and 
explain how it has complied with the provisions of section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended. If there is any 
question as to whether the property is listed in or eligible for 
inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, the applicant 
should consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer. (See 
Attachment B: SF-424B, Item 13 for additional guidelines.) The 
applicant should contact OCS early in the development of its 
application for instructions regarding compliance with the Act and data 
required to be submitted to the Department of Health and Human 
Services. Failure to comply with the cited Act will result in the 
application being ineligible for funding consideration.
5. Third-Party Project Evaluation
    The sponsoring agencies (EPA and ACF/OCS) require that a plan for a 
methodologically sound independent evaluation of the project be 
included in the application. The evaluative activity to be undertaken 
should deal, at a minimum, with the performance of the grantees' 
management in implementing the project and other resources to produce 
planned outputs, an assessment of the activities carried out in 
creating new jobs and business opportunities, and with the 
effectiveness of the project design in realizing the outcomes and 
impacts sought. The evaluation plan should clearly reflect the project 
period, incorporating relatively early assessments of project activity 
and production, intermediate assessments of the efficiency and 
effectiveness of abatement activity, and later assessments of changes 
in blood lead levels and community-based enterprise vitality/viability.
    Applicants should consult with an independent third-party entity 
with credible program evaluation experience to help develop the 
evaluation design and to help prepare the evaluation section of their 
applications. Applicants should ensure, however, that the evaluation 
methodology presented is consistent with the logic of the project 
design. The evaluation methodology should include, but not be limited 
to, the key measures of performance and accomplishment set out 
elsewhere in the application. Project managers and evaluators should 
address the issues relating to project data collection and management, 
since most process and outcome measures will be used for both project 
management and the evaluation plan. Finally, applicants should express 
a firm commitment to support their third-party evaluators with project 
data, with management's interpretation of that data as needed, and with 
management and contractor time to participate in evaluative activities. 
The evaluators should include, in their final report, a 
characterization of the organizational and strategy model represented 
by the grantee team and of the replicability of these models in similar 
settings elsewhere.
6. Economic Development Strategy
    In accordance with the legislative reference cited in Part II, 
Section A, applicants must include in their proposal an explanation of 
how the proposed project is integrated with and supports a larger 
economic development strategy within the target community. Where 
appropriate, applicants should document how they were involved in the 
preparation and planned implementation of a comprehensive community-
based strategic plan to achieve both economic and human development in 
an integrated manner.
7. Maintenance of Effort
    The application must include an assurance that activities funded 
under this program announcement are in addition to, and not in 
substitution for, activities previously carried on without Federal 
assistance.

Part VII--Criteria for Review and Evaluation of Applications

    EPA and ACF/OCS will jointly review applications submitted for each 
of the combined projects proposed, with each agency's staff reviewing 
the portions of the joint application bearing on the suitability of the 
project partner to which it would provide grant funds. Grants will only 
be made, however, to project partnerships, each member of which fully 
meets the selection criteria employed by the agency providing its grant 
funding.
    The criteria to be used by the funding agencies to review and score 
applications are set forth below. The competitive review of proposals 
will be based on the degree to which: (1) each part of the application 
incorporates each of the review criterion and sub-criterion; (2) the 
applicants describe convincingly a project to reach the stated purpose 
of the grants; and (3) the applicants will test and evaluate such 
approaches so as to make possible replication of a successful project.

A. Environmental Protection Agency Criteria

Criterion I: Analysis of Need (Maximum: 10 Points)
    Applicants should demonstrate, in this section, their understanding 
of the extent and nature of both the environmental hazard problem and 
the underemployment and underdevelopment problems in the neighborhoods 
to be served.
    The State partner should primarily address the need for lead 
abatement activity from a demographic perspective--data about the size, 
age structure, ethnicity, and income [[Page 19125]] characteristics of 
the population in the target area should be assembled, using maps, 
along with such information about the community's health as is 
available.
Criterion II: Partnering Organizations' Capability for Project 
(Maximum: 10 Points)
    EPA is interested in assessing the capabilities that the members of 
the grantee project team bring to this initiative. EPA will ascertain 
whether the State has demonstrated, through prior experience with 
large, complex environmental and/or public health projects in 
disadvantaged communities, that it has the institutional capacity and 
staff knowledge to achieve project goals within the specified time 
frame. EPA will also review the qualifications and experience of the 
proposed project director or manager, looking for evidence of 
successful experience managing interdisciplinary projects involving 
public health, housing rehabilitation, and/or environmental management 
in actual neighborhood settings.
Criterion III: Project Design and Implementation plans (Maximum: 40 
Points)
(a) Project Design and Strategy (Maximum: 10 Points)
    The applicant should state clearly how its project will work to 
create the proposed community outcomes and impacts sought from this 
initiative. The applicant should identify the capacity--and condition-
type outcomes that they have established as their goals for the project 
and should explain their joint approach, or strategy, for realizing 
these outcomes. The State partner should identify the task elements of 
the project for which it will be responsible, associating them with 
specific outputs (deliverables, events, materials, and other produced 
results) important to achieving project goals. Jointly conducted 
activity and associated outputs should be identified and the approach 
selected for task accomplishment explained. In addition to introducing 
the intended results of the project and their relationship to one 
another, applicants should stipulate the key assumptions (factors 
outside management's control/influence) upon which the project strategy 
is based. Applicants should also identify and define the primary 
measures of performance and accomplishment that they will use for 
project monitoring and management.
    Workplan should also describe the nature of the training and 
abatement activity that will take place during project implementation. 
That description must use the following job titles and 
responsibilities:
    Inspector Technicians: Responsible for conducting inspection of 
target housing for lead-based paint; completing an inspection report; 
taking post-abatement soil and dust clearance samples.
    Inspector/Risk Assessor: Responsible for same as Inspector 
Technicians and conducting a risk assessment in target housing; 
completing a risk assessment report; interpreting the results of 
inspections and assessments; identifying hazard control strategies; 
conducting post-abatement clearance sampling and evaluating results.
    Workers: Responsible for conducting abatement activities in 
accordance with procedures and requirements of the pre-abatement plan.
    Supervisors: Responsible for ensuring that abatement activities are 
conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements; maintaining 
accessibility at all time during the performance of abatement 
activities; ensuring completion of abatement activities in accordance 
to regulations.
    Planners/Project Designers: Responsible for designing abatement 
projects; preparing a written pre-abatement plan for abatement 
projects.
    Please refer to your State certification standards (or contact EPA) 
for further information.
    This section need not be long in order to be effective. Several 
paragraphs of the sort suggested above, combined with suitable graphic 
display(s) where appropriate, should be sufficient to convey the logic 
of the proposed project.
(b) Project Partnerships and Cooperative Arrangements (Maximum: 5 
Points)
    A broad range of community networks and commitments, in addition to 
the applicants, will be required to accomplish the purposes of this 
initiative. Applicants should show proof they have established these 
working relationships, as evidenced by letters of understanding or 
other written commitments signed by responsible officials, with such 
additional partners as:

--Public and private agencies engaged in environmental health 
screening, testing, and education;
--Community development corporations, community action agencies, or 
other community-based non-profits with both a credible presence in, and 
leadership from, the targeted community;
--Technical resources for such tasks as abatement training, blood 
screening, environmental risk assessment, blood and lead data quality 
assurance, and large-scale survey design;
--Officials of such public agencies as the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Department of Labor, and the Small Business 
Administration and/or private corporations involved in property 
development and management who are willing to collaborate with and 
support the project in ways appropriate to their skills and resources.

    Applicants should show, in their proposal, that they have thought 
out the roles and responsibilities of the partners selected and have 
effectively integrated them into the project organization and 
management team.
(c) Project Organization and Management (Maximum: 10 Points)
    While the prior experience of the organizational partners is 
important to project success, the soundness of project organization and 
the capabilities of project management are frequently crucial. 
Applicants should identify the key leaders of the team and introduce 
and describe the director/manager or co-managers who will be 
responsible for day-to-day supervision of project resources. 
Applications should include resumes/CVs where appropriate, though 
applicants should note that relevant and successful experience may be 
more important than education and position titles in describing the 
capabilities of at least some of the project managers. They should 
further specify the relationship of the project manager(s) to the 
public officials and private executives who lead the partnering 
agencies. The applications should specify the levels of effort 
(percentage of time) that the project manager and other key officials 
will devote to the project. These level-of-effort factors should be 
correlated to the project expense budget, documenting this important 
resources-result relationship. Finally, the application should describe 
the roles and responsibilities of other key project personnel and show 
their places in the project organization.
(d) Project Implementation Plans (Maximum: 15 Points)
    With their relevant experience explained and the design, 
organization, and management of the project described, the applicant 
team should outline its plans for completing the key tasks and reaching 
important project milestones successfully. These workplans should 
primarily show how, and according to what schedule, the project 
managers from each of the [[Page 19126]] project partners expect to use 
funding and engage key resources to conduct the activity that leads to 
important project outputs for each of the major project elements.

    Some of the more important project elements or tasks for which 
implementation plans should be presented, either separately or in 
combination, include:

--Conducting an assessment of environmental lead hazards in the target 
community and a subsequent prioritization of lead hazards;
--Educating residents of the target community about lead hazards and 
protection from lead poisoning and involving them in the abatement 
project.
Criterion IV: Significant and Beneficial Impact (Maximum: 30 Points)
(a) Potential for Desirable (Significant and Beneficial) Impact 
(Maximum: 15 Points)
    EPA will review the application with an eye for the value that is 
likely to result from the grant. This value, or return on the Federal 
grant investment, primarily will be a function of:

--The amount of public health impact that is expected to result from 
the abatement activity in the target community and the likelihood, 
given the capability of the grantee project team and the soundness of 
their design and plans, that this impact will be realized;
--The amount of additional environment enhancing activity that is 
expected to be stimulated by project-related investment (Federal grants 
and other leveraged resources) and the likelihood, given the capability 
of the grantee project team and the soundness of their design and 
plans, that this impact will be realized;
--The informational and educational value to the public health that is 
likely to result from the project's implementation, given the 
innovativeness and soundness of the project design and the capability 
of the grantees.

    Applicants need not (but may) prepare a separate section in their 
application to demonstrate the potential for desirable impact of their 
project, as long as these elements of value are persuasively built in 
to their project design and plans.
(b) Commitment to Lead (Hazard) Abatement Mission (Maximum: 5 Points)
    With these grants, EPA seeks to stimulate a growing commitment to 
lead hazard abatement activity and the environmental justice mission 
throughout the public health and development communities. The public 
agency partner should seek to show the strength and level of their 
commitment to continuing work in this field, providing evidence of 
their relevant past work and describing their strategies for using this 
initiative as a vehicle for engaging in additional hazard abatement 
work to improve public health and stimulate economic activity and 
empowerment in low-income communities.
(c) Project Evaluation Plan (Maximum: 10 Points)
    Applicants should present, with their application, a project 
evaluation plan. The third-party evaluator selected for participation 
in the project should actively assist in the development of this plan 
but should not produce it independently of project management.
    Applicants should ensure that the plan submitted with their 
application covers both process and impact assessments of the project 
and is fully compatible with the project described elsewhere in the 
application. The types of results--produced (outputs), outcome, and 
impact--most important to the project team should be identified and 
defined with measures appropriate to the results. The plan should 
further identify the cause-effect relationships of most interest to the 
project team and how they will be studied during the evaluative 
process. Finally, the evaluation process and schedule should be 
described, with key phases, milestones, and reports identified.
Criterion V: Budget Presentation and Justification (Maximum: 10 Points)
    The applicant should summarize all of the financial resources--both 
Federal and other on-budget resources--that they expect to be able to 
use to carry out their project. This information should be presented in 
the budget forms required by EPA and should also be summarized and 
related to the project staff, contract, and material assets that will 
be used to conduct project activity.
    Applicants are encouraged to leverage other Federal and non-Federal 
resources for the project in addition to the 5% match EPA requires. The 
applicant should explain their project budget in the narrative of their 
application, seeking to parallel the description of their 
implementation plans with their analysis of the resources that they 
will use to fund them.

B. Administration for Children and Families/Office of Community 
Services Criteria

Criterion I: Analysis of Need (Maximum: 10 Points)
    Applicants should include a brief description of the geographic 
area and population to be served, indicating what the unemployment 
rates are and (to the extent practicable) the jobs available and skills 
necessary to fill those vacancies in such areas, and how the proposed 
businesses and subsequent jobs will impact on the nature and extent of 
the problem. Applicants should also include (with an identification of 
the source of the information) the number and percentage of individuals 
receiving AFDC, the number of low-income individuals and the total 
number of individuals which make up the population in the area where 
the project will operate.
    Applicants must include an analysis of the identified personal 
barriers to employment and greater self-sufficiency faced by the 
population to be targeted by the project. (These might include such 
problems as illiteracy, substance abuse, family violence, lack of 
skills training, health or medical problems, need for childcare, or 
poor self-image.) Application also includes an analysis of the 
identified community systemic barriers which the project will seek to 
overcome. These might include lack of jobs; lack of transportation; 
lack of suitable clothing or equipment; lack of markets; unavailability 
of financing, insurance or bonding; inadequate municipal services 
(water, sewage treatment, street lighting, trash collection, 
electricity, traffic control); high incidence of crime; inadequate 
health care; or environmental hazards like toxic dumpsites or leaking 
underground tanks.) If the jobs to be created by the proposed project 
are themselves designed to fill one or more of the needs so identified, 
this fact should be included in the discussion.
Criterion II: Partnering Organizations' Capability for Project 
(Maximum: 10 Points)
    ACF/OCS will assess the capabilities that the non-profit member of 
the partnership has in managing abatement-type and/or housing 
rehabilitation or weatherization projects in low-income disadvantaged 
communities and in building the capacity of small community-based 
enterprises to participate in such projects. Applicants should document 
such experience, citing references as appropriate, and relate it to the 
purposes of this initiative. They should relate their 
[[Page 19127]] experience, in particular, to the eligible activities 
identified above and to other key tasks identified in their project 
strategy.
Criterion III: Project Design and Implementation Plans (Maximum: 40 
Points)
(a) Project Design and Strategy (Maximum: 10 Points)
    The work plan and business plan(s), where appropriate, must be both 
sound and feasible. If the applicant is proposing to use project funds 
to provide technical and/or financial assistance for the establishment 
of an identified business, or to a third-party private employer to 
develop or expand a pre-identified business, the application must 
include a complete business plan. An application that does not include 
a business plan where one is appropriate may be disqualified and 
returned to the applicant.
    The project must be responsive to the needs and problems identified 
in the Analysis of Need and Problems to be Addressed.
    The work plan must describe the proposed project activities, or 
interventions, and explain how they are expected to result in outcomes 
which will meet the needs of the program participants and assist them 
to overcome the identified personal and systemic barriers to employment 
and self-sufficiency. In other words, what will the project staff do 
with the resources provided to the project and how will what they do 
(interventions) assist in the creation of employment and business 
opportunities for program participants in the face of the needs and 
problems that have been identified. The application should include a 
hypothesis or hypotheses that is(are) significant and include(s) the 
key interventions, and which permit(s) measurement of the extent to 
which the target population can achieve greater self-sufficiency as a 
result of its involvement in the project. The key interventions should 
include the types and sources of technical and financial assistance to 
be provided the participants, as well as any education, training, and 
support services and the problems or barriers they are designed to 
overcome. If the technical and/or financial assistance is to be 
provided to pre-identified businesses that will be expanded or 
franchised, written commitments from the businesses specifying their 
undertakings and levels of participation must be included with the 
application. The work program must set forth realistic quarterly time 
targets by which the various work tasks will be completed.
    Workplan should also describe the nature of the training and 
abatement activity that will take place during project implementation. 
That description must use the following job titles and 
responsibilities:
    Inspector Technicians: Responsible for conducting inspection of 
target housing for lead-based paint; completing an inspection report; 
taking post-abatement soil and dust clearance samples.
    Inspector/Risk Assessor: Responsible for same as Inspector 
Technicians and conducting a risk assessment in target housing; 
completing a risk assessment report; interpreting the results of 
inspections and assessments; identifying hazard control strategies; 
conducting post-abatement clearance sampling and evaluating results.
    Workers: Responsible for conducting abatement activities in 
accordance with procedures and requirements of the pre-abatement plan.
    Supervisors: Responsible for ensuring that abatement activities are 
conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements; maintaining 
accessibility at all time during the performance of abatement 
activities; ensuring completion of abatement activities in accordance 
to regulations.
    Planners/Project Designers: Responsible for designing abatement 
projects; preparing a written pre-abatement plan for abatement 
projects.
    Please refer to your State certification standards (or contact ACF/
OCS) for further information.
    The application identifies and defines critical issues or potential 
problems that might impact negatively on the project and explains how 
they can be overcome and the project objectives reasonably attained 
despite such potential problems.
    As noted above, a business plan is required whenever the applicant 
is proposing to establish a new, specific and identified business, or 
will be providing assistance to a private third-party private employer 
for the development or expansion of a pre-identified business. In these 
cases, the business plan is one of the major components that will be 
evaluated by OCS to determine the feasibility of a jobs creation 
project.
    Because the following guidelines were written to cover a variety of 
possibilities, rigid adherence to them is not possible nor even 
desirable for all projects. For example, a plan for a service business 
would not require a discussion of manufacturing nor product design.
    With this understanding, the business plan should be prepared in 
accordance with the following guidelines:
    1. The business and its industry. This section should describe the 
nature and history of the business and provide some background on its 
industry.
    a. The Business: as a legal entity; the general business category;
    b. Description and Discussion of Industry: Current status and 
prospects for the industry;
    2. Products and Services: This section deals with the following:
    a. Description: Describe in detail the products or services to be 
sold;
    b. Proprietary Position: Describe proprietary features, if any, of 
the product, e.g. patents, trade secrets;
    c. Potential: Features of the product or service that may give it 
an advantage over the competition;
    3. Market Research and Evaluation: This section should present 
sufficient information to show that the product or service has a 
substantial market and can achieve sales in the face of competition;
    a. Customers: Describe the actual and potential purchasers for the 
product or service by market segment.
    b. Market Size and Trends: State the size of the current total 
market for the product or service offered;
    c. Competition: An assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of 
competitive products and services;
    d. Estimated Market Share and Sales: Describe the characteristics 
of the product or service that will make it competitive in the current 
market;
    4. Marketing Plan: The marketing plan should detail the product, 
pricing, distribution, and promotion strategies that will be used to 
achieve the estimated market share and sales projections. The marketing 
plan must describe what is to be done, how it will be done and who will 
do it. The plan should address the following topics--Overall Marketing 
Strategy, Packaging, Service and Warranty, Pricing, Distribution and 
Promotion.
    5. Design and Development Plans: If the product, process or service 
of the proposed venture requires any design and development before it 
is ready to be placed on the market, the nature and extent and cost of 
this work should be fully discussed. The section should cover items 
such as Development Status and Tasks, Difficulties and Risks, Product 
Improvement and New Products, and Costs.
    6. Manufacturing and Operations Plan: A manufacturing and 
operations plan should describe the kind of facilities, plant location, 
space, capital equipment and labor force (part and/or full time and 
wage structure) that are [[Page 19128]] required to provide the 
company's product or service.
    7. Management Team: The management team is the key in starting and 
operating a successful business. The management team should be 
committed with a proper balance of technical, managerial and business 
skills, and experience in doing what is proposed. This section must 
include a description of: the key management personnel and their 
primary duties; compensation and/or ownership; the organizational 
structure; Board of Directors; management assistance and training 
needs; and supporting professional services.
    8. Overall Schedule: A schedule that shows the timing and 
interrelationships of the major events necessary to launch the venture 
and realize its objectives. Prepare, as part of this section, a month-
by-month schedule that shows the timing of such activities as product 
development, market planning, sales programs, and production and 
operations. Sufficient detail should be included to show the timing of 
the primary tasks required to accomplish each activity.
    9. Critical Risks and Assumptions: The development of a business 
has risks and problems and the Business Plan should contain some 
explicit assumptions about them. Accordingly, identify and discuss the 
critical assumptions in the Business Plan and the major problems that 
will have to be solved to develop the venture. This should include a 
description of the risks and critical assumptions relating to the 
industry, the venture, its personnel, the product's market appeal, and 
the timing and financing of the venture.
    10. Community Benefits: The proposed project must contribute to 
economic, community and human development within the project's target 
area.
    11. The Financial Plan: The Financial Plan is basic to the 
development of a Business Plan. Its purpose is to indicate the 
project's potential and the timetable for financial self-sufficiency. 
In developing the Financial Plan, the following exhibits must be 
prepared for the first three years of the business' operation:
    a. Profit and Loss Forecasts--quarterly for each year;
    b. Cash Flow Projections--quarterly for each year;
    c. Pro forma balance sheets--quarterly for each year;
    d. Initial sources of project funds;
    e. Initial uses of project funds; and
    f. Any future capital requirements and sources.

Facilities

    If the rearrangement or alteration of facilities will be required 
in implementing the project, the applicant has described and justified 
such changes.
(b) Project Partnerships and Cooperative Arrangements (Maximum: 5 
Points)
    The cooperative partnership arrangements are fully described and 
clearly relate to the objectives of the proposed project. The 
cooperative partnership with the State IV-A agency must include one or 
more of the mandatory or optional components of the State's JOBS 
program.
    The application documents that the applicant will mobilize from 
public and/or private sources cash and/or third-party in-kind 
contributions. Applications that document that the value of such 
contributions will be at least equal to the OCS funds requested, and 
demonstrate that the cooperative partnership arrangements clearly 
relate to the objectives of the proposed project, will receive the 
maximum number of points for this criterion. Lesser contributions will 
be given consideration based upon the value documented.
    Applicants should note that partnership relationships are not 
created via service delivery contracts; partners should be responsible 
for substantive project components or activities to be carried out 
under the project design.
(c) Project Organization and Management (Maximum: 10 Points)
    The application should include documentation which briefly 
summarizes two similar projects undertaken by the applicant agency and 
the extent to which the stated and achieved performance targets, 
including permanent benefits to low-income populations, have been 
achieved. Application notes and justifies the priority that this 
project will have within the agency including the facilities and 
resources that it has available to carry out the project.
(d) Project Implementation Plans (Maximum: 15 Points)
    With their relevant experience explained and the design, 
organization, and management of the project described, the applicant 
team should outline its plans for completing the key tasks and reaching 
important project milestones successfully. These workplans should 
primarily show how, and according to what schedule, the project 
managers from each of the project partners expect to use funding and 
engage key resources to conduct the activity that leads to important 
project outputs for each of the major project elements.
    Some of the more important elements or tasks for which 
implementation plans should be presented, either separately or in 
combination, include:

--Identifying, screening, and selecting community-based contractors and 
other for-profit or nonprofit entities for abatement work and for 
training their management and employees in abatement techniques and 
safety;
--Recruiting, screening and training low-income and AFDC residents of 
the community in project activities in such a way as to build credible 
job skills in abatement-type work, housing rehabilitation, property 
improvement and management, and business management training; and
--Conducting lead abatement activities on community dwellings in such a 
way--effective targeting, cost-effective abatement techniques--as to 
maximize desired health and employment outcomes for the Federal 
resources being utilized.

    Applicants should focus, in their discussion of implementation 
plans on what major challenges are expected and how they will be 
overcome by the project team, key milestones and contingency plans if 
they are not met, and the like. Simple graphic displays (e.g., Gantt 
charts) may be useful for showing task schedules.
Criterion IV: Significant and Beneficial Impact (Maximum: 30 Points
(a) Potential for Significant and Beneficial Impact (Maximum: 10 
Points)
    ACF/OCS will review the applications with an eye for the value that 
is likely to result from their grants. This value, or return on the 
Federal grant investments, primarily will be a function of:
--The amount of public health impact that is expected to result from 
the abatement activity in the target community and the likelihood, 
given the capability of the grantee project team and the soundness of 
their design and plans, that this impact will be realized;
--The amount of additional community-based economic activity that is 
expected to be stimulated by project-related investment (Federal grants 
and other leveraged resources)--both for individuals and enterprises--
and the likelihood, given the capability of the grantee project team 
and the soundness of their design and plans, that this impact will be 
realized;
--The informational and educational value to both the public health and 
[[Page 19129]] the community and economic development fields that is 
likely to result from the project's implementation, given the 
innovativeness and soundness of the project design and the capability 
of the grantees;

    Applicants need not (but may) prepare a separate section in their 
application to demonstrate the potential for desirable impact of their 
project, as long as these elements of value are persuasively built in 
to their project design and plans.

ACF/OCS Quality of Jobs/Business Opportunities

    The proposed project is expected to produce permanent and 
measurable results that will reduce the incidence of poverty in the 
community. Expected results are quantifiable in terms of the creation 
of permanent, full-time jobs or business opportunities developed. In 
developing business opportunities and self-employment for AFDC 
recipients and low-income individuals the applicant proposes, at a 
minimum, to provide basic business planning and management concepts, 
and assistance in preparing a business plan and loan package.
(b) Commitment to Lead (Hazard) Abatement Mission (Maximum: 5 Points)
    The application documents that:

--The business opportunities to be developed for eligible participants 
will contribute significantly to their progress toward self-
sufficiency; and/or
--Jobs to be created for eligible participants will contribute 
significantly to their progress toward self-sufficiency; they provide, 
for example, wages that exceed the minimum wage, plus benefits such as 
health insurance, transportation, child care and career development 
opportunities.

Cost-per-Job

--During the project period the proposed project will create new, 
permanent jobs through business opportunities or non-traditional 
employment opportunities for low-income residents at a cost-per-job 
below $15,000 in OCS funds, (e.g. cost per job is calculated by 
dividing the total amount of grant funds requested ($420,000) divided 
by the number of jobs to be created (60) equals the cost-per-job 
($7,000)). If any other calculations are used, please include your 
methodology in this section.

    Note: Except in those instances where independent reviewers 
identify extenuating circumstances related to business development 
activities, the maximum number of points will be given only to those 
applicants proposing cost-per-job created estimates of $5,000 or 
less of OCS requested funds. Higher cost-per-job estimates will 
receive correspondingly fewer points.
(c) Project Evaluation Plan (Maximum: 10 Points)

The Evaluation Plan

--Includes a specific working definition of ``self-sufficiency'' 
(consistent with the broad definition contained in Part I) that permits 
the measurement of incremental progress of eligible individuals and 
their families from dependency toward self-sufficiency;
--Clearly defines the changes or benefits (outcomes) to be produced, 
the activities (interventions) that will produce the changes, and the 
measures of client progress toward self-sufficiency for which 
information will be collected (for example: increases in income, 
decreases in public assistance payments);
--Provides for the annual compilation of community-level data on the 
characteristics of the population in the project area, including 
percentage on public assistance, percentage below the poverty line, 
unemployment rate, business starts and failures, and major employers;
--Provides for the conduct of a continuing process evaluation. This 
should include the periodic assessment of the following: client 
characteristics, pertinent policies and procedures; staffing; 
cooperative partnerships with state and local agencies; use of other 
community resources; client outreach and recruitment; client service 
delivery; cost of services; and, level of technical and financial 
assistance to employers. The types of data and information, measures 
and indicators to be used for the process evaluation, as well as the 
methods and timeframe for collecting and analyzing the required data 
should be indicated;
--Provides for the completion of two interim evaluation reports and a 
final report. The final evaluation report will describe the program 
design and any changes from the original workplan, outreach and 
recruitment results, interventions, and accomplishments. The 
measurement instruments, data collection procedures, and analysis 
techniques should be discussed, and the report should yield conclusions 
as to how well the program works and why. It should also discuss the 
program's potential for replication in other communities; and
--Includes a realistic plan for disseminating the project findings to 
other interested organizations and public agencies.
(d) Community Empowerment Consideration (Maximum: 5 Points)
    Special consideration will be given to applicants who are located 
in areas which are characterized by poverty and other indicators of 
socio-economic distress such as a poverty rate of at least 20%, 
designation as an Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community, high levels 
of unemployment, and high levels of incidences of violence, gang 
activity, crime, or drug use. Applicants should document that they were 
involved in the preparation and planned implementation of a 
comprehensive community-based strategic plan to achieve both economic 
and human development in an integrated manner.
Criterion V: Budget Presentation and Justification (Maximum: 10 Points)
    ACF/OCS funds requested are commensurate with the level of effort 
necessary to accomplish the goals and objectives of the project.
    The application includes a detailed budget break-down for each of 
the budget categories in the SF-424A. The applicant presents a 
reasonable administrative cost if an indirect cost rate has not been 
negotiated with the cognizant Federal agency (See Part VI, Section B, 
Line 6j).
    The estimated cost to the government of the project also is 
reasonable in relation to the anticipated results.

Part VIII: Application Procedures and Instructions

A. Application Kit for EPA Federal Assistance To States (Public 
Partners)

    To obtain EPA's Application for Federal Assistance Kit, please 
write to: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Grants Operations 
Branch (3903F), Grants Administration Division, 401 M Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20460.

EPA Regional Lead Contacts

Region 1--Ann Carroll, US EPA, JFK Federal Building, Boston, MA 02203 
(617) 565-3411
Region 2--Louis Bevilacqua, US EPA, 2890 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ 
08837-3670, (908) 321-6671
Region 3--Gerallyn Valls, US EPA, 841 Chestnut Bldg., Philadelphia, PA 
19107, (215) 597-2450
Region 4--Connie Landers-Roberts, US EPA, 345 Courtland St., N.E., 
Atlanta, GA 30365, (404) 347-1033
Region 5--David Turpin, US EPA, 77 W. Jackson St., Chicago, IL 60604, 
(312) 886-6003 [[Page 19130]] 
Region 6--Jeff Robinson, US EPA, 12th Floor, Ste. 2000, 1445 Ross Ave., 
Dallas TX 75202, (214) 655-7577
Region 7--Mazzie Talley, US EPA, 726 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS 
66101, (913) 551-7518
Region 8--David Combs, US EPA, 999--18th St., Ste. 500, Denver, CO 
80202, (303) 293-1442
Region 9--Larry Biland, US EPA, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 
94105, (415) 744-1121
Region 10--Barbara Ross, US EPA, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, 
(206) 553-1985

B. Application Procedures for ACF/OCS Funding to Private Non-Profit 
Partners

1. Availability of Forms
    Attachments B contains all of the standard forms necessary for the 
application for awards under this OCS program. This attachment and 
Parts VI, VII and VIII of this announcement contain all of the 
instructions required for submittal of applications. These forms may be 
photocopied for submission of the application. Two signed original 
applications and three copies should be submitted. (Approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget under Control Number 0970-0062.)
    Copies of the Federal Register containing this announcement are 
available at most local libraries and Congressional District Offices 
for reproduction. The announcement also is accessible on the OCS 
Electronic Bulletin Board for downloading through your computer modem 
by calling 1-800-627-8886. 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 at the 
beginning of this announcement.
    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 and 
environmental tobacco smoke in Attachment K.
2. Application Submission
    The closing date for submission of the combined EPA/ACF-OCS 
applications is the date found under ``Closing Date'' at the beginning 
of this Announcement.
(a) 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. (Applicants are cautioned to 
request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark of 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.)
(b) 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 ACF Guard Station, 901 D Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. during 
the normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday.
(c) 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.
(d) Extension of Deadline
    ACF in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency may 
extend the deadline for all applicants due to disasters such as floods, 
hurricanes, etc. or when there is a disruption of the mails. However, 
if the Federal agencies do not extend the deadline for all applicants, 
they may not waive or extend the deadline for any applicant.
3. Intergovernmental Review--ACF/OCS
    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 
Program 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, Colorado, 
Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, 
Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, 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 nineteen jurisdictions need take no 
action regarding E.O. 12372. Applicants for projects to be administered 
by Federally-recognized Indian Tribes are also exempt from the 
requirements of E.O. 12372. Otherwise, applicants should contact their 
SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them of the prospective applications 
and 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 sixty (60) days from the 
application deadline to comment on proposed new or competing 
continuation awards.
    SPOCS are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine 
endorsements as official recommendations.
    Additionally, SPOCs are requested to clearly differentiate between 
mere advisory comments and those official State process recommendations 
which may trigger the ``accommodate or explain'' rule.
    When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they should be 
addressed to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration 
for Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor, 
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, DC. 20447. A list of the 
Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory is included as 
Attachment E of this announcement.
4. Criteria for Screening Applicants
(a) Initial Screening
    All timely applicants will receive an acknowledgement card with an 
assigned identification number. This number, along with any 
identification code, 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 
[[Page 19131]] announcement. Only those applications meeting the 
following requirements will be reviewed and evaluated competitively. 
Others will be returned to the applicants with a notation that they 
were unacceptable.
    (1) 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.
    (2) A project narrative must also accompany the standard forms. OCS 
requires that the narrative portion of the application be limited to 50 
pages, double-spaced, typewritten (type size no smaller than 12 pitch) 
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 VIII, B, 5.
    (3) 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.
    (4) Application must contain documentation of the applicant's tax 
exempt status.
(b) Pre-Rating Review
    Applications which pass the initial screening will be forwarded to 
reviewers and/or OCS staff prior to the programmatic review to verify 
that the applications comply with this Program Announcement in the 
following areas:
    (1) Eligibility: Applicant meets the eligibility requirements 
described in Part IV. Proof of non-profit status must be included in 
the Appendices to the Project Narrative. Any non-profit organization 
submitting an application must submit proof of its non-profit status in 
its application at the time of submission. The non-profit agency can 
accomplish this by providing a copy of the applicant's listing in the 
Internal Revenue's (IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt organizations 
described in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code or by providing a copy 
of the currently valid IRS tax exemption certificate. Failure to 
provide evidence of non-profit status will result in rejection of the 
application. 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).
    (2) Target Populations: The application clearly targets the 
specific outcomes and benefits of the project to low-income 
participants and beneficiaries as defined in Part VI, Section B.3., 
Program Participants/Beneficiaries.
    (3) Grant Amount: The amount of funds requested does not exceed the 
limits indicated in Part III.
    (4) Cooperative Partnership Agreement. The application contains a 
written agreement or letter of commitment that includes, at a minimum, 
the activities cited in Part VI,B,2. The agreement must be signed by an 
official of the State IV-A agency responsible for administering the 
JOBS program in the area to be served.
    (5) Third-Party Project Evaluation. A third-party project 
evaluation plan is included.
    (6) Business Plan. If a CDC or other non-profit partner proposes 
establishing a business or if the third-party private employer is part 
of the proposed project, a complete business plan is included in the 
application.
    An application will be disqualified from the competition and 
returned if it does not conform to all of the above requirements.
5. Contents of Application
    Each application submission should include two signed originals and 
three additional copies of the application. (Approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget under Control Number 0970-0062. Each application 
must include all of the following, in the order listed below:
    (a) 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;
    (b) Table of Contents;
    (c) 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];
    (d) Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A);
    (e) A narrative budget justification for each object class category 
required under Section B, SF-424A;
    (f) Filled out, signed and dated Assurances--Non-Construction 
Programs (SF-424B), Attachment B;
    (g) Attachment C and D, setting forth the Federal requirements 
concerning the drug-free workplace and debarment regulations with which 
the applicant is certifying that it will comply, by signing and 
submitting the SF-424.
    (h) Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke--Public Law 
103-227, Part C--Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also known as the Pro-
Children Act of 1994 (Act), requires that smoking not be permitted in 
any portion of any indoor facility owned or leased or contracted for by 
an entity and used routinely or regularly for the provision of health, 
day care, education, or library services to children under the age of 
18, if the services are funded by Federal programs either directly or 
through State or local governments, by Federal grant, contract, loan, 
or loan guarantee. The law does not apply to children's services 
provided in private residences, facilities funded solely by Medicare or 
Medicaid funds, and portions of facilities used for inpatient drug or 
alcohol treatment. Failure to comply with the provisions of the law may 
result in the imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up to $1000 per 
day and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance order on the 
responsibile entity.
    By signing and submitting this application the applicant/grantee 
certifies that it will comply with the requirements of the Act. The 
applicant/grantee further agrees that it will require the language of 
this certification be included in any subawards which contain 
provisions for children's services and that all subgrantees shall 
certify accordingly.
    (h) Restrictions on Lobbying--Certification for Contracts, Grants, 
Loans, and Cooperative Agreements: fill out, sign and date form found 
at Attachment F;
    (i) Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, SF-LLL: Fill out, sign and 
date form found at Attachment F, if appropriate;
    (j) A project narrative that will include all of the following 
components:

[Specific information/data required under each component is described 
in Part VII, Criteria for Review and Evaluation of Applications.]

(1) Analysis of Need
(2) Organizational History and Management Capability
(3) Project Design
(4) Project Partnerships and Cooperative Arrangements
(5) Project Organization and Management
(6) Project Implementation Plans
(7) Significant and Beneficial Impact
(8) Third Party Project Evaluation Plan
(9) Budget Appropriateness and Match and,
(10) Appendices, including Maintenance of Effort Certification; 
[[Page 19132]] partnership agreements signed by the partners; statement 
regarding the date of incorporation; IRS letter on non-profit status, 
where applicable; Business Plan, if 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

    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 it may be 
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-hole 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.
6. Acknowledgement of Receipt
    Applicants who meet the initial screening criteria outlined in Part 
VIII, Section E, 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 (JE) must be referred to in all subsequent 
communication 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.

C. Instructions for Completing ACF/OCS Application Package

[Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control Number 
0970-0062.]

    The standard forms attached to this announcement shall be used to 
apply for funds under this program announcement.
    It is suggested that you reproduce single-sided copies of the SF-
424 and SF-424A, 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 (JE) 
under which the application is being submitted.
    Item 1. For the purposes of this announcement, all projects are 
considered Applications; there are no Pre-Applications.
    Prepare your application in accordance with the standard 
instructions given in Attachments B and C corresponding to the forms, 
as well as the OCS specific instructions set forth below:
    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.
    Items 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. 
Proof of non-profit status, such as IRS determination, Articles of 
Incorporation, or By-laws, must be included as an appendix to the 
project narrative.
    Item 8. Type of Application--Please indicate the type of 
application.
    Item 9. Name of Federal Agency--Enter DHHS-ACF/OCS.
    Item 10. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers for OCS 
programs covered under this announcement are 93.647, the title is 
SOCIAL SERVICES RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION, and 93.570, the title is 
CSBG Discretionary Awards.
    Item 11. In addition to a brief descriptive title of the project, 
indicate the priority area for which funds are being requested. Use the 
following letter designation:
JE--OCS/EPA Environmental Justice Initiative
    Item 12. Areas Affected by Project--List only the largest unit or 
units affected, such as State, county or city.
    Item 13. Proposed Project--The ending date should be calculated 
based on a 72-month project period.
    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 of the Congressional district(s) where 
the project will be located.
    Item 15a. This amount should be no greater than the amount 
specified under Part III, Legislative Authorities and Funding.
    Item 15b-e. These items should reflect both cash and third-party, 
in-kind contributions for the budget period requested.
    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 form as well as the instructions 
set forth below:
    In completing these sections, the Federal Funds budget entries will 
relate to the requested OCS funds only, and Non-Federal will include 
mobilized funds from all other sources--applicant, state, local, and 
other. Federal funds other than requested OCS funding should be 
included in Non-Federal entries.
    Sections A B, C and D of SF-424A should reflect budget estimates 
for the first budget period (thirty-six months) of the project.

Section A--Budget Summary

    Lines 1-4.
    Col. (a):
    Line 1--Enter Social Services Research and Demonstration.
    Col. (b):
    Line 1--Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.647.
    Col. (c) and (d):
    Columns (c) and (d) are not relevant to this program and should not 
be completed.
    Column (e)--(g):
    For line 1, enter in columns (e), (f) and (g) the appropriate 
amounts needed [[Page 19133]] to support the first 36 months of the 
project (the operational phase of the program. (Maximum $500,000)
    Line 5--Enter the figures from Line 1 for all columns completed 
(e), (f), and (g).

Section B--Budget Categories

    Please Note: This information supersedes the instructions provided 
following SF-424A.
    Columns (1)--(5):
    Column 1: Enter the first budget period of 12 months.
    Column 2: Enter the second budget period of 12 months.
    Column 3: Enter the third budget period of 12 months.
    Column 4: Leave blank.
    Column 5: Enter the total requirements for Federal funds by the 
Object Class Categories of this section.
    Allocability of costs are governed by the cost principles set forth 
in OMB Circular A-122 and 45 CFR Part 74.
    Budget estimates for national administrative costs must be 
supported by adequate detail for the grants officer to perform a cost 
analysis and review. Adequately detailed calculations for each budget 
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.
    A detailed itemized budget with a separate budget justification for 
each major item should be included as indicated below:
    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. Do not include costs of consultants or personnel costs of 
delegate agencies or of specific project(s) or businesses to be 
financed by the applicant.
    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. Equipment means 
tangible, non-expendable personal property having a useful life of more 
than one year and an acquisition cost of $5000 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 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. An applicant may use its own definition of non-expendable 
personal property, provided that such a definition would at least 
include all tangible personal property as defined above. (See Line 21 
for additional requirements).
    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 (1) the estimated cost of the third-party evaluation 
contract; travel costs for the chief evaluator to attend two national 
workshops in Washington, D. C. should be included; (2) procurement 
contracts (except those which belong on other lines such as equipment, 
supplies, etc.) and (3) contracts with secondary recipient 
organizations including delegate agencies and specific project(s) or 
businesses to be financed by the applicant.
    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, 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. 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.

    (Note: Previous or past experience with contractor is not 
sufficient justification for sole source.)

    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. Not applicable.
    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 (noncontractual), 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-Lines 6i. Show the total of Lines 6a through 
6h.
    Indirect Charges-Line 6j. Enter the total amount of indirect costs. 
This line should be used only when the applicant currently has an 
indirect cost rate approved by the Department of Health and Human 
Services or another cognizant Federal agency. With the exception of 
local governments, applicants should enclose a copy of the current rate 
agreement if it was negotiated with a cognizant Federal agency other 
than the Department of Health and Human Services. If the applicant 
organization is in the process of initially developing or 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. Applicants 
awaiting approval of their indirect cost proposals may also request 
indirect costs. [[Page 19134]] 
    It should be noted that when an indirect cost rate is requested, 
those costs included in the indirect cost pool should not be also 
charged as direct costs to the grant.
    Totals-Line 6k. Enter the 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 those 
other than OCS funds. Therefore, mobilized funds from other Federal 
programs should be entered on these lines. Provide a brief listing of 
the non-Federal resources on a separate sheet and describe whether it 
is a grantee-incurred cost or a third-party in-kind contribution. The 
firm commitment of these resources must be documented and submitted 
with the application in order to be given credit in the Public-Private 
Partnerships criterion.
    Except in unusual situations, this documentation must be in the 
form of letters of commitment from the organization(s)/individuals from 
which funds will be received.
    Justification: Describe third-party, in-kind contributions, if 
included.
    Grant Program-Line 8.
    Column (a): Enter the project title.
    Column (b): Enter the amount of contributions to be made by the 
applicant to the project.
    Column (c): Enter the State contribution. If the applicant is a 
State agency, enter the non-Federal funds to be contributed by the 
State other than the applicant.
    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 12 month budget period.
    Non Federal-Line 14. Enter the amount of cash from all other 
sources needed by quarter during the first 12-month budget period.
    Totals-Line 15. Enter the total of Lines 13 and 14.

Section E--Budget Estimates of Federal Funds Needed for Balance of 
Project(s)

    For new 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).

Section F--Other Budget Information

    Direct Charges-Line 21. Use this space and continuation sheets as 
necessary to fully explain and justify the major items included in the 
budget categories shown in Section B. Include sufficient detail to 
facilitate determination of allowability, relevance to the project, and 
cost benefits. Particular attention must be given to the explanation of 
any requested direct cost budget item which requires explicit approval 
by the Federal agency. Budget items which require identification and 
justification shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
    A. Salary amounts and percentage of time worked for those key 
individuals who are identified in the project narrative;
    B. Any foreign travel;
    C. A list of all equipment and estimated cost of each item to be 
purchased wholly or in part with grant funds which meet the definition 
of nonexpendable personal property provided on Line 6d, Section B. Need 
for equipment must be supported in program narrative;
    D. Contractual: major items or groups of smaller items; and
    E. Other: group into major categories all costs for consultants, 
local transportation, space, rental, training allowances, staff 
training, computer equipment, etc. Provide a complete breakdown of all 
costs that make up this category.
    Indirect Charges-Line 22. Enter the type of HHS or other cognizant 
Federal agency 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. Provide any other explanations and 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 
with the application.

Part IX--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 period for which support 
is provided, the terms and conditions of the award, and the total 
project period for which support is contemplated.
    Project directors and chief evaluators will be required to attend 
two national evaluation workshops in Washington, D.C. A program 
development and evaluation workshop will be scheduled shortly after the 
effective date of the grant. They also will be required to attend, as 
presenters, the final evaluation workshop on utilization and 
dissemination to be held at the end of the project period.
    Grantees will be required to submit semi-annual progress and 
financial reports (SF-269) as well as a final progress and financial 
report within 90 days of the expiration of the grant. Interim 
evaluation reports, along with a written policies and procedures manual 
based on the findings of the process evaluation, will be due 30 days 
after the first twelve months, and the second interim evaluation 30 
days after the second twelve months, and a final evaluation report will 
be due 90 days after the expiration of the grant. This final report 
will cover 36 months of activities related to project participants. 
Reporting requirements for the remaining 36 months of the project 
period will be provided during the solicitation of applications.
    Grantees are subject to the audit requirements in 45 CFR Part 74 
(non-profit organization) and OMB Circular A-133.
    Section 319 of Public Law 101-121, signed into law on October 23, 
1989, imposes new prohibitions and requirements for disclosure and 
[[Page 19135]] certification related to lobbying on recipients of 
Federal contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and loans. It 
provides limited exemptions for Indian tribes and tribal organizations. 
Current and prospective recipients (and their subtier contractors and/
or grantees) are prohibited from using appropriated funds 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 submit a 
declaration setting forth whether payments to lobbyists have been or 
will be made out of non-appropriated funds and, if so, the name, 
address, payment details, and purpose of any agreements with such 
lobbyists whom recipients or their subtier contractors or subgrantees 
will pay with the non-appropriated funds and (3) to file quarterly up-
dates about the use of lobbyists if an event occurs that materially 
affects the accuracy of the information submitted by way of declaration 
and certification. The law establishes civil penalties for 
noncompliance and is effective with respect to contracts, grants, 
cooperative agreements and loans entered into or made on or after 
December 23, 1989. See Attachment F for certification and disclosure 
forms to be submitted with the applications for this program and the 
Discretionary Grants Program.
    Attachment G indicates the regulations which apply to all 
applicants/grantees under the Job Opportunities for Low-Income 
Individuals Program.

    Dated: March 29, 1995.
Donald Sykes,
Director, Office of Community Services.

    Dated: March 31, 1995.
Lynn R. Goldman,
Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic 
Substances.

                              Attachment A                              
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                                                                Poverty 
                     Size of family unit                       guideline
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1995 Poverty Income Guidelines for All States (Except Alaska and Hawaii)
                      and the District of Columbia                      
                                                                        
1............................................................     $7,470
2............................................................     10,030
3............................................................     12,590
4............................................................     15,150
5............................................................     17,710
6............................................................     20,270
7............................................................     22,830
8............................................................     25,390
                                                                        
For family units with more than 8 members, add $2,560 for each          
 additional member. (The same increment applies to smaller family sizes 
 also, as can be seen in the figures above.)                            
                                                                        
                  Poverty Income Guidelines for Alaska                  
                                                                        
1............................................................      9,340
2............................................................     12,540
3............................................................     15,740
4............................................................     18,940
5............................................................     22,140
6............................................................     25,340
7............................................................     28,540
8............................................................     31,740
                                                                        
For family units with more than 8 members, add $3,200 for each          
 additional member. (The same increment applies to smaller family sizes 
 also, as can be seen in figures above.)                                
                                                                        
                      Poverty Guidelines for Hawaii                     
                                                                        
1............................................................      8,610
2............................................................     11,550
3............................................................     14,490
4............................................................     17,430
5............................................................     20,370
6............................................................     23,310
7............................................................     26,250
8............................................................     29,190
                                                                        
For family units with more than 8 members, add $2,940 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 or 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 questions 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 on 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 where 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 the 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 the total for each of 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 
show 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 
[[Page 19141]] 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 non-
discrimination 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 Safe 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 or 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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Signature of authorized certifying official

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Title

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Applicant organization

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Date submitted

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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

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, N.W., 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, S.W., 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, [[Page 19145]] 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 and 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, #41 
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 required 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--DHHS Regulations Applying to All Applicants/Grantees 
Under the Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals and the 
Discretionary Grants Programs

    Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

Part 16--Department of Grant Appeals Process
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 from 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--Non-discrimination 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 
Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (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 (JO) should be in 
the lower right-hand corner of the page.
    3. A completed SF-424A, Budget Information--Non-Construction.
    4. A narrative budget justification for each object class 
category required under Section B, SF-424A;
    5. Filled out signed, and dated Assurances--Non-Construction 
Programs (SF-424B);
    6. The applicant should sign Attachments E and F. In so doing, 
the applicant is certifying that it will comply with the Federal 
requirements concerning the drug-free workplace and debarment 
regulations set forth in Attachments E.
    7. A signed copy of Certification Regarding Anti-Lobbying 
Activities.
    8. A completed Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, if applicable.
    9. A Executive Summary--not to exceed 300 words;
    10. A Project Narrative beginning with a Table of Contents that 
describes the project in the following order:

(i) Eligibility Confirmation
(ii) Organization Experience and Staff Responsibilities
(iii) Analysis of Need
(iv) Project Design/Work Program
(v) Business Plan (If appropriate)
(vi) Third-Party Evaluation
(vii) Cooperative Partnership Agreement
(viii) Budget Appropriateness and Reasonableness

    11. Appendices, including proof of non-profit status; proof that 
the organization is a community development corporation, if applying 
under the CDC Set-aside; a signed copy of the Cooperative 
Partnership Agreement or letter of commitment with State IV-A agency 
(JOBS Program); commitments from officials of businesses that will 
be expanded or from franchises, where applicable; Single Point of 
Contact comments, if applicable; Maintenance of Effort Certification 
and resumes.
    12. A self-addressed mailing label which can be affixed to a 
postcard to acknowledge receipt of application.

Attachment J--Department of Health and Human Services, Administration 
for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance, Washington, DC 
20447

Jobs Program Director

February 1994.

Alabama

Claire Ealy, Director, Office of Work and Training Services, Public 
Assistance Division, S. Gordon Persons Building, 50 Ripley Street, 
Montgomery, Alabama 36130, (205) 242-1950

Alaska

Charles Knittel, Work Programs Coordinator, Division of Public 
Assistance, Department of Health and Social Service, P.O. Box 
110640, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0640, (907) 465-3347

Arizona

Gretchen Evans, JOBS Program Director, Dept. of Economic Security, 
P.O. Box 6123, Site Code 8011, Phoenix, Arizona 85005, (602) 542-
6310

Arkansas

Ken Whitlock, Deputy Director, Project SUCCESS, Department of Human 
Services, P.O. Box 1437, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203, (501) 682-8375

California

Bruce Wagstaff, Chief, Employment and Immigrations Programs Branch, 
Department of Social Services, 744 P Street M/S 6-700, Sacramento, 
California 95814, (916) 657-2367

Colorado

Bob Henson, Director, Work Programs, Department of Social Services, 
1575 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-2643

Connecticut

Dawn Homer-Bouthiette, Planning Supervisor, Job Connection, 
Department of Social Services, 110 Bartholomew Avenue, Hartford, 
Connecticut 06106, (203) 566-7125

Delaware

Rebecca Varella, Chief Administrator, Employment and Training, 
Division of Social Services, P.O. Box 906, New Castle, Delaware 
19720, (302) 577-4451

District of Columbia

Shari Curtis, Chief, Bureau of Training and Employment, Department 
of Human Services, 33 N Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20001, (202) 
727-1293

Florida

Reggis Smith, Chief, Benefit Recovery and Special Programs, 
Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 1317 Winewood 
Boulevard, Bldg 6, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700, (904) 487-2966

Georgia

Sylvia Elam, Chief, Employment Services Unit, Division of Family and 
Children Services, Department of Human Resources, 2 Peachtree St., 
14th Floor, Room 402, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 657-3737

Guam

Diana Calvo, Social Services Supervisor, Department of Public Health 
and Social Services, P.O. Box 2816, Agana, Guam 96910, (011-671) 
734-7286

Hawaii

Garry Kemp, Special Assistant to the Director, Department of Human 
Services, P.O. Box 339, Honolulu, Hawaii 96809, (808) 586-
7054 [[Page 19148]] 

Idaho

Kathy James, Acting Bureau Chief, Bureau of Family Self Support, 
Department of Health and Welfare, 450 West State Street, Boise, 
Idaho 83720, (208) 334-5704

Illinois

Karan Maxson, Administrator, Division of Planning and Community 
Services, Department of Public Aid, 100 S. Grand, 2nd Floor, 
Springfield, Illinois 62762 (217) 785-3300

Indiana

Thomas Reel, Program Manager, IMPACT, Department of Public Welfare, 
402 W. Washington, W. 363, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, (317) 232-
2002

Iowa

Doug Howard, Coordinator, Employment and Training Programs, 
Department of Human Services, Fifth Floor, Hoover State Office 
Building, Des Moine, Iowa 50319, (515) 281-8629

Kansas

Phyllis Lewin, Director, Employment Preparation Services, Department 
of Social and Rehabilitation Services, 300 S.W. Oakley, West Hall, 
Topeka, Kansas 66606, (913) 296-4276

Kentucky

Sharon Perry, Assistant Director, Center for Program Development, 
Department of Social Insurance, Cabinet for Human Resources, 275 E. 
Main Street, Frankfurt, Kentucky 40621, (502) 564-3703

Louisiana

Howard Prejean, Assistant Secretary, Department of Social Services, 
Office of Eligibility Determination, P.O. Box 3776, Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana 70821, (504) 342-4953

Maine

Barbara Van Burgel, ASPIRE Coordinator, Bureau of Income 
Maintenance, Department of Human Services, Statehouse Station #11, 
32 Winthrop St., Augusta, Maine 04333, (207) 289-3106

Maryland

Charlene Gallion, Acting Executive Director, Office of Project 
Independence Management, Department of Human Services, Room 745, 311 
W. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, (410) 333-0837

Massachusetts

John Buonomo, Director, Massachusetts JOBS Program, Department of 
Public Welfare, 600 Washington St., Boston, Massachusetts 02111, 
(617) 348-5931

Michigan

Alex D. Hawkins, Director, Job Skills Development Group, Michigan 
Jobs Commission, 201 North Washington Square, Third floor, Victor 
Centre, Lansing, Michigan 48913, (517) 373-7382

Minnesota

Bonnie Baker, Supervisor, Program Development, Department of Human 
Services, 444 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155, (612) 296-
2499

Mississippi

Jean Temple, Director, JOBS Branch, Office of Children and Youth, 
Department of Human Services, 421 W. Pascagoula, Jackson, 
Mississippi 29302, (601) 359-4855

Missouri

Richard Koon, FUTURES Program Director, Income Maintenance, Division 
of Family Services, 72728 Plaza Drive, P.O. Box 88, Jefferson City, 
Missouri 65103, (314) 751-3124

Montana

Marylis Filipovich, Bureau Chief, Program and Policy, Department of 
Social and Rehabilitation Services, P.O. Box 4210, Helena, Montana 
59604, (406) 444-4540

Nebraska

Margaret Hall, Public Assistance Administrator, Public Assistance 
Division, Department of Social Services, 301 Centennial Mall South, 
P.O. Box 95026, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509, (402) 471-3121

Nevada

John Alexander, Employment and Training Coordinator, Nevada State 
Welfare Division, Capitol Complex, 2527 North Carson Street, Carson 
City, Nevada 89710, (702) 687-4143

New Hampshire

Arthur Chicaderis, JOBS Administrator, Employment Support Services, 
Office of Economic Services, Division of Human Services, Department 
of Health and Human Services, 6 Hazen Drive, Concord, New Hampshire 
03301-6521, (603) 271-4249

New Jersey

Marion E. Reitz, Director, Division of Family Development, 
Department of Human Services, CN 716, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, 
(609) 588-2401

New Mexico

Bill Dunbar, Acting Director, Income Support Division, Department of 
Human Services, P.O. Box 2348, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87500, (505) 
827-7252

New York

Jack Ryan, Director, Bureau of Employment Programs, Department of 
Social Services, 40 North Pearl Street, Albany, New York 12243, 
(518) 473-8744

North Carolina

Lucy Burgess, Chief, Employment Programs Section, Department of 
Human Resources, 325 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 
27611, (919) 733-2873

North Dakota

Gloria House, JOBS Coordinator, Director of Public Assistance, 
Department of Human Services, State Capitol, New Wing, 3rd Floor, 
Bismark, North Dakota 58505, (701) 224-4001

Ohio

Mary L. Harris, Deputy Director, Family Support and JOBS, Department 
of Human Services, State Office Tower, 31st Floor, 30 East Broad 
Street, Columbus, Ohio 43266-0423, (614) 466-3196

Oklahoma

Raymond Haddock, Division Administrator, Family Services Division, 
Department of Human Services, P.O. Box 25352, Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma 73125, (405) 521-3076

Oregon

Debbi White, JOBS Program Manager, Adult and Family Services 
Division, Human Resource Bldg., 2nd Floor, Salem, Oregon 97310-1013, 
(503) 945-6127

Pennsylvania

David Florey, Director, Bureau of Employment and Training Program, 
Department of Public Welfare, P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania 17105, (717) 787-8613

Puerto Rico

Migdalia Marrero, Special Asst. to Secretary, SOSEDF, Isla Grande, 
Building #10, P.O. Box 11398, Santurce, Puerto Rico 00910, (809) 
722-2863

Rhode Island

Sherry Campanelli, Associate Director, Community Services, 
Department of Human Services, 600 New London Avenue, Cranston, Rhode 
Island 02920, (401) 464-2423

South Carolina

Hiram Spain, Executive Assistant for Self-Sufficiency, Department of 
Social Services, P.O. Box 1520, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, 
(803) 737-5937

South Dakota

Julie Osnes, Administrator, Office of Family Independence, 
Department of Social Services, Richard F. Kneip Building, Pierre, 
South Dakota 57501, (605) 773-3493

Tennessee

Wanda Moore, Director of Program Services, Department of Human 
Services, 12th Floor, 400 Deadericks, Nashville, Tennessee 37219, 
(615) 741-6953

Texas

Irma Bermea, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human Services, Mail 
Code 521E, P.O. Box 2960, Austin, Texas 78769, (512) 450-3011

Utah

Helen Thatcher, Assistant Director, Office of Family Support, 
Department of Human Services, 120 North 200 West, Salt Lake City, 
Utah 84145-0500, (801) 538-8231

Vermont

Steve Gold, Director, REACH-UP Program, Department of Social 
Welfare, State Office Building, 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, 
Vermont 05676, (802) 241-2800

Virgin Islands

Ermin Boshulte, Director, Public Assistance Programs, Department of 
Human Services, [[Page 19149]] Financial Programs Division, Knud 
Hansen Complex--Building A, 1303 Hospital Ground, Charlotte Amalie, 
V.I. 00802, (809) 774-4673

Virginia

David Olds, Program Manager, Employment Services, Department of 
Social Services, 730 E. Broad St., 2nd Floor, Richmond, Virginia 
23219-1849, (804) 692-1229

Washington

Lee Todorovich, Acting Assistant Director, Division of Income 
Assistance, Department of Social and Health Services, P.O. Box 
45400, Olympia, Washington 98504-5400, (206) 438-8350

West Virginia

Sharon Paterno, Director, Division of Work and Training, Department 
of Health and Human Services, Building 6, State Office Complex, 
Charleston, West Virginia 25305, (304) 558-3186

Wisconsin

Jean Rogers, Administrator, Division of Economic Support, Department 
of Health and Social Services, P.O. Box 7935, 1 West Wilson Street, 
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7935, (608) 266-3035

Wyoming

Kirk McKinney, JOBS Coordinator, Self-Sufficiency Division, 
Department of Family Services, Hathaway Building, Rm 347, 2300 
Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0710, (307) 777-6849

Attachment K--Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke

    Public Law 103-227, Part C--Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also 
known as the Pro-Children Act 1994 (Act), requires that smoking not 
be permitted in any portion of any indoor routinely owned or leased 
or contracted for by an entity and used routinely or regularly for 
provision of health, day care, education, or library services to 
children under the age of 18, if the services are funded by Federal 
programs either directly or through State or local governments, by 
Federal grant, contract, loan, or loan guarantee. The law does not 
apply to children's services provided in private residences, 
facilities funded solely by Medicare or Medicaid funds, and portions 
of facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol treatment. Failure 
to comply with the provisions of the law may result in the 
imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up to $1000 per day and/or 
the imposition of an administrative compliance order on the 
responsible entity.
    By signing and submitting this application the applicant/grantee 
certifies that it will comply with the requirements of the Act. The 
applicant/grantee further agrees that it will require the language 
of this certification be included in any subawards which contain 
provisions for the children's services and that all subgrantees 
shall certify accordingly.

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