[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19921-19940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9827]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No. ACYF-HS 93600-953]
Administration on Children, Youth and Families and Public and
Indian Housing Comprehensive Early Childhood Demonstration Projects;
Grants Availability
AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), ACF,
DHHS.
ACTION: Announcement of the availability of financial assistance to
establish or increase the availability of comprehensive child
development services in or near Public or Indian Housing developments.
This announcement does not allow funds to be used for child care
services in Section 8 programs.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this solicitation is to increase the
availability of comprehensive child development services for residents
of Public and Indian Housing developments so that parents or guardians
of children aged 0-13 can seek, retain or train for employment. Grant
funds will be made available to: (1) Non-profit child care providers;
(2) Head Start grantees; and (3) Resident Management Corporations
(RMCs) and Resident Councils (RCs). These grants are for a 17-month
period and are not renewable. Consortia consisting of a non-profit
child care provider, a Head Start grantee and a RMC or RC are
encouraged to develop projects with one of the consortia members filing
the application. The applicant must have a plan for continuing the
comprehensive child development services with Federal, State, local or
other child care funds after the 17-month grant period is over.
DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is June 20, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications to: ACYF/HUD Comprehensive Early
Childhood Demonstration, Ellsworth Associates, Inc., 3030 Clarendon
Blvd., Suite 240, Arlington, Virginia 22201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The ACYF Operations Center, Technical
Assistance Team at 1-800-351-2293 will answer questions regarding
application requirements or refer you to the appropriate contact person
in ACYF for programmatic questions.
REQUEST FOR POSTCARD: If you plan to submit an application, please send
a postcard with the following information: the name, address, and
telephone number of the contact person; the name of the organization;
and indicate if you are a non-profit child care provider, Head Start
grantee, or a RC/RMC, within two (2) weeks of the receipt of this
announcement to: ACYF/HUD Comprehensive Early Childhood Demonstration,
Ellsworth Associates, Inc., 3030 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 240, Arlington,
Virginia 22201.
This information will be used to determine the number of expert
reviewers needed in the application review process.
Contents of this Announcement
Part I. General Information
A. Background
B. Program Purpose
C. Statutory Authorities
D. Funding
Part II. Eligible Applicants
A. Non-Profit Child Care Providers
B. Head Start Grantees
C. Resident Management Corporations and Resident Councils
Part III. Use of Grant Funds
Part IV. Technical Proposal
A. Project Summary
B. Program Narrative
Part V. Evaluation Criteria
Part VI. Required Documentation
A. Profile Information
B. Required Documentation
Part VII. Application Process
A. Required Forms and Signatures
B. Application Submission
C. Checklist for a Complete Application
D. Receipt of Applications
E. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
F. Executive Order 12372--Notification Process
G. The Selection Process
H. Award of Grants
I. Effective Date of Awards
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Part I. General Information
A. Background
This announcement solicits applications from non-profit child care
providers, Head Start grantees, and Resident Management Corporations or
Resident Councils to establish or expand comprehensive child
development programs in or near Public or Indian Housing developments.
The competitive grants solicited in this [[Page 19922]] announcement
are made available through the Public Housing Early Childhood
Development Demonstration Program of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD). Under an interagency agreement between the
Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), $14 million in FY 1995 funds for this program have been
transferred to the DHHS/ACF Administration on Children, Youth and
Families (ACYF) to administer the grant program.
Within ACYF there are Federal programs which provide early
childhood services to low-income children. Head Start is a family-
focused, comprehensive, community-based program to promote the
development and well-being of young children. The AFDC/JOBS Child Care
and Transitional Child Care (TCC) programs help families move from
welfare to work, while the At-Risk Child Care Grant (ARCC) and the
Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) enable low-income
working families to remain economically self-sufficient. The CCDBG
program helps states provide, expand and improve child care services
for children and families. The Dependent Care and Development Grants
provide funds to States for the start-up of school age child care
services, child care resources and referrals.
Resident Management Corporations are resident groups that are
incorporated for the purpose of entering into a contract to manage one
or more activities of a Housing authority or an Indian Housing
Authority. A Resident Management Corporation must meet the requirements
of 24 CFR 964.120.
A Resident Council consists of persons who live in public housing
and meet the requirements of 24 CFR Part 964.115 in order to be able to
receive funds for resident council activities, and stipends for
officers for their related costs for volunteer work in public housing.
B. Program Purpose
The HUD/ACYF partnership was developed to assist in the
establishment or expansion of comprehensive child development services
through projects located in or near Public or Indian Housing
developments so that low-income parents or guardians of infants,
toddlers, preschool or school-aged children may seek, maintain or train
for employment. The grant funds will establish quality programs marked
by facilities planned for use as child care centers, high staff to
child ratios, staff with education and training specific to child care,
administrators with education, experience and training which will
promote quality programming, staff compensation commensurate with
qualifications and adequate to employ and retain staff. It is likely
that the successful applicant will provide the early childhood
education services and nutrition services directly and link with the
community providers to assure that the child's medical, dental, mental
health needs are met.
The Comprehensive Early Childhood Demonstration projects are
developed to establish quality comprehensive child development services
through consortia or partnerships among experienced non-profit child
care providers, Head Start grantees and RMCs/RCs in or near Public or
Indian Housing developments. The comprehensive child development
services are being made available so that parents or guardians of
children ages birth to thirteen can seek, retain or train for
employment by: (1) Establishing one or more full-day or part-day
comprehensive child care centers or a cluster of family child care
homes (five home minimum); or (2) expanding current part-day centers to
provide more hours of services per day or per year. The service
schedule is designed to be responsive to the needs of the parents or
guardians whose work or job training requires child care services for
their children.
The phrase ``in or near'' is defined as located in the defined area
of the Public or Indian Housing development or within walking distance
of the housing development. This definition may be extended to allow
flexibility in the transportation of children (in the case of rural
communities and Indian Reservations) where the direct service area
extends beyond the immediate vicinity of the Public or Indian Housing
development.
Comprehensive child development services are defined as early
childhood education plus child medical, dental, mental health and
nutrition services with parental involvement.
Non-profit organization--Any non-profit organization submitting an
application must submit proof of its non-profit statue in its
application at the time of submission (see Checklist for Complete
Application-Part VI-Required Documentation). The non-profit agency can
accomplish this by providing a copy of the applicant's listing in the
Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt
organizations described in Section 501-(c)(3) of the IRS codes or by
providing a copy of the currently valid IRS tax exemption certificate,
or by providing a copy of the articles of incorporation bearing the
deal of the State in which the corporation or association is domiciled.
Homeless--Preference will be given to homeless children in the
vicinity when slots cannot be filled by children living in Public and
Indian Housing developments.
Funds awarded to non-profit child care providers and Head Start
grantees may be used to establish services or to expand current service
hours in one or more centers or to a cluster of family child care homes
(a minimum of five homes). The RMCs and RCs may also use these
demonstration funds to establish services or to expand current service
hours in one or more centers. RMCs/RCs will only be eligible to receive
funding for family child care services when they form a contractual
relationship with a non-profit child care organization or a Head Start
grantee which will directly provide the services.
Non-profit child care providers, Head Start grantees, RMCs or RCs
may establish a cooperative agreement, a delegate agreement or a
contract with another private non-profit agency for the direct
operation of some or all of their programs.
Grantees must: (1) Give priority to enrolling the children of
families who reside in a Public or Indian Housing development, are
employed, are seeking employment and/or are participating in training
that will lead to employment, and are in need of child care services;
(2) assure that the program director and program staff have received
appropriate training or have sound experience in early childhood
education and child development; (3) designate a staff person who will
provide linkages to the health care community; (4) designate a project
director who has demonstrated program management and linkages to the
community; (5) provide opportunities for the employment of residents
from the Public or Indian Housing development, especially elderly
residents; (6) involve the parents of the enrolled children as
classroom volunteers, members of a governing council or board, or as
volunteers assisting in other center functions; and (7) comply with all
applicable State, tribal and local laws, regulations, licensing, and
ordinances.
C. Statutory Authorities (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Number 93.600, Project Head Start)
1. 42 U.S.C. 801, et seq., The Head Start Act, as amended;
2. Pub. L. 100-242, Section 117, the Housing and Community
Development [[Page 19923]] Act of 1987, Public Housing Child Care
Demonstration Programs;
3. The Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. 1535;
4. Pub. L. 100-242 02, Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act;
5. Cranston Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;
6. Pub. L. 98-181, Section 222, The Housing and Urban Rural
Recovery Act of 1983, Public Housing Early Childhood Development
Program.
D. Funding
Funding for this grant program is made available through an
interagency transfer from HUD to ACYF of $14,000,000 in FY 1995.
Approximately $1,800,000 has been set aside for grants to RMCs and RCs.
The remainder of these funds, approximately $12,200,000, will be
awarded to non-profit child care providers and Head Start grantees.
Each applicant can apply for up to $200,000 per center or cluster
of family child care homes (five home minimum per cluster). The maximum
funding per applicant is $400,000. The grants may be used for both
startup costs and operations cost. Start up costs would include the
design, renovation and equipping of the child care facility. Operations
costs include the actual operation of the quality comprehensive child
care services. Grants will be funded for a period of 17 months.
These comprehensive child development projects may be funded in
full with Federal funds. There is no non-Federal matching requirement.
Applicants may not receive funds to support child care services at
sites that were funded either as part of the HUD Public Housing Early
Childhood Development Demonstration Program during fiscal years 1988,
1989, and 1990 or as part of the Head Start-HUD Child Care
Demonstration Projects in fiscal years 1991, 1992 and 1994. Previously
funded organizations may, however, apply to provide services at other
sites.
Part II. Eligible Applicants
Applicant eligibility for this competition is limited to three
types of organizations: (1) Non-profit child care providers; (2) Head
Start grantees; and (3) Resident Management Corporations or Resident
Councils. Consortia of organizations interested in high quality,
comprehensive services for children are encouraged to develop a joint
proposal with the understanding that only an eligible applicant of the
three types listed above may actually apply for the grant.
A. Non-Profit Child Care Providers
A non-profit child care provider is defined as a child care center,
preschool, early childhood development program, before- or after-school
program or similar entity which operates as a non-profit organization
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code.
In order to be eligible for a Comprehensive Early Childhood
Development Project grant, a non-profit child care provider must: (1)
Be in compliance with all applicable State and local child care
requirements; (2) be bonded; (3) demonstrate program management and
fiscal stability and responsibility; (4) demonstrate experience in or
capability of delivering high quality comprehensive child development
services for low-income children; (5) have had a child care license for
3 consecutive years; and (6) demonstrate the ability to create and
participate in community linkages for comprehensive services, including
child care funding beyond the 17 months of the grant.
B. Head Start Grantees
A Head Start grantee is one that is currently funded by the
Administration on Children and Families, to provide Head Start services
and whose services meet the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
Head Start is a national program providing comprehensive developmental
services primarily to preschool children of low-income families. To
help enrolled preschool children achieve their full potential, Head
Start programs provide comprehensive health, nutritional, educational,
social and other services. In addition, Head Start programs are
required to provide for the direct participation of parents of enrolled
preschool children in the development, conduct, and direction of local
programs. Head Start currently serves approximately 740,000 children
through a network of 1,405 grantees, including 125 Tribes and Tribal
organizations.
C. Resident Management Corporations (RMCs)/Resident Councils (RCs)
Resident Management Corporations must meet the requirements of 24
CFR 964.120. Resident Councils must meet the requirements of 24 CFR
964.115. In order to be eligible for a Comprehensive Early Childhood
Development Project grant, a RC or RMC must: (1) Demonstrate program
and fiscal stability and responsibility; (2) demonstrate experience in
or capability of delivering good quality comprehensive services for
low-income children, either directly or through another agency; (3)
demonstrate the ability to create and participate in community linkages
for comprehensive services, including child care funding beyond the 17
months of the grant and (4) be a non-profit organization.
Part III. Use of Grant Funds
The grants are intended to cover allowable costs incurred in the
development and operation of a comprehensive child development program.
Allowable costs include planning costs, administration, leasing and/or
the purchase of equipment and/or vehicles, maintenance, minor or
routine repairs, security, utilities, furnishings, equipment and
supplies (including curriculum), insurance, bonding for the amount of
the grant, and staff salaries. Staffing patterns should assure that
there are sufficient staff for program direction, classroom services,
liaison for health services and support to parent involvement.
Additional personnel may be approved in the grant when they support the
purposes of the grant. Nutritional services funds may be budgeted for
start-up until funding from the Child and Adult Care Food Program (7
CFR Part 226) begins.
Grant funds may also be used for the cost of minor renovations.
Renovation costs may include the reconfiguration of space; installation
of bathrooms or kitchens; renovations necessary to achieve compliance
with physical accessibility standards for the disabled or renovations
required to meet State, Tribal or local licensing and building code
standards; landscaping; painting; and lighting. Costs associated with
lead-based paint abatement are not allowable since removal of lead-
based paint is funded through another HUD program. In addition, funds
may not be used for new construction of a facility.
Applicants should include in the budget funds for one program
person to attend a three day project conference in Washington, DC.
Part IV. Technical Proposal
This section addresses the technical proposal requirements focusing
on a description of the project and how the applicant proposes to carry
out the project.
A. Project Summary
The proposal must contain a one-page summary. This summary is to be
a separate document which includes the following information: (1)
Applicant name, address, contact person, telephone and FAX number; (2)
funding level; (3) consortium names and description of collaborative
approach if applicable; (4) a description of the Public or Indian
Housing development; (5) a description of the proposed program,
including goals and objectives, number and ages of children to be
[[Page 19924]] served, services to be offered, and expected outcomes or
benefits; and (6) a description of any other unusual commitments from
the community or foundations. The summaries of funded projects will be
combined into a compendium for public dissemination after grants have
been awarded.
B. Program Narrative
The narrative should be comprehensive and not exceed 40 double
spaced pages. Below is a guideline for the organization of your
narrative section so that each section includes all the program
requirements.
(1) Geographic Area
The narrative must describe the Public or Indian housing
development and surrounding geographic area to be served by the
proposed project. Applicants are expected to provide a sound rationale
for establishing a project in this location. This discussion should
include such factors as location, relevant population demographics,
available community services and resources, and distinguishing
community features.
(2) Objectives and Need for Assistance
The proposal must clearly document the need for a comprehensive
child development program. Applicants should discuss what services are
needed for infants, toddlers, preschool and school-aged children who
reside in or near a Public or Indian Housing development. The
application should explain how the services will help the parents or
guardians of these children to seek, retain or train for employment.
Applicants must provide a recent assessment of community needs.
This assessment must document sufficient numbers of eligible children
for the proposed project period and the needed hours of services for
each category or categories of children to be served.
Applicants must indicate in the narrative how families and children
will be identified, recruited and selected. The age group and the
number of children in each age group proposed for full-day or part-day
child care must be clearly specified. The application should also
explain how priority will be given to serving those children who reside
in the development, and how homeless children in the vicinity will be
served if a slot becomes available.
This demonstration is not intended to replace existing services.
Applicants should not propose to serve children of the same age as
those currently being served by an existing child care program in the
targeted Public or Indian Housing development, unless the applicant can
demonstrate by findings from the needs assessment that there is an
unfilled gap in services for children of that age. This prohibition
does not apply to applicants who propose to extend the hours of service
provided by a center or family child care homes already located in the
development.
The application must include a timeline indicating the major
milestones and the projected dates of accomplishment for each of the
milestones.
(3) Expected Benefits or Outcomes
The proposal must describe how the Public or Indian Housing
community is expected to benefit from the proposed comprehensive child
development program.
(4) Approach
Applicants are expected to describe their approach to the design
and implementation of a comprehensive child development program in
sufficient depth to demonstrate: (1) An understanding of the
developmental needs of children and how to enhance their growth and
well-being through comprehensive, developmentally appropriate
practices; (2) an understanding of and ability to resolve issues,
difficulties, and challenges; (3) sound professional experience and
expertise in the delivery of comprehensive, developmentally appropriate
services to children of each age group to be served; (4) the managerial
skills and experience to carry out the proposed project; and (5)
organizational capacity and fiscal responsibility.
The narrative must describe the goals and objectives of the
proposed project and how they will be achieved. This discussion should
include a description of the applicant's philosophy and programmatic
approach, as well as what specific types of services and activities are
envisioned. The narrative should also describe what measures will be
taken to ensure the health and safety of the children and staff
participating in the demonstration.
The proposal must explain how the new comprehensive services will
be implemented and carried out in a timely and efficient manner
throughout the 17 month project period and beyond. This includes, but
is not limited to, how eligible children and families will be
recruited, how the applicant will assure that the available classroom
space or family child care home meets required licensing standards, how
the child care center or family child care system will become
operational within a reasonable period of time, and how arrangements
will be made to continue services after the grant ends.
The proposal must contain a discussion of staff qualifications, how
qualified staff will be hired, and what opportunities will be available
for the employment of residents from the Public or Indian Housing
development, especially elderly residents. The proposal must contain a
description of the proposed staffing pattern, including job
descriptions of the Project Director and the lead Program Director.
Resumes should also be included if individuals have been identified.
Applicants should identify the positions and number per position of
proposed staff, their salary rates and employee benefits, the
proportion of their time to be committed to the project, the period of
time for which they will be employed, and the expected source of
funding after the Federal grant terminates. The proposal must include:
a timeline for beginning and completing each component of the strategy;
a description of how residents and parents are involved in the
program's planning and implementation; how comprehensive child
development services will be coordinated and complemented by current
supportive services.
(5) Consortium Members and Other Partners
We encourage a consortium of eligible applicants (a non-profit
child care provider, and/or a Head Start grantee, and/or a RMC/RC) to
design and/or carry out the proposed comprehensive child development
program together. The application must lay out a description of the
consortium members and their roles in the planning and operation of the
project. Where there is a consortium that results in subgrants or
delegate agency contracts for the provision of services, the applicant
should detail the nature of this contract in the application and
include the contract/agreement in the application. If grantee services
are being subgranted, a complete detailed budget of the subgrant should
be included. A consortium may be two or more organizations. Only one of
the eligible applicants may file the application. We encourage the RMCs
and RCs to work with a non-profit child care provider and/or a Head
Start grantee. The responsibility for the administration of the Federal
grant, compliance with terms and conditions of the grant and oversight
of the proper use of Federal funds will reside with the organizational
entity that is the recipient of the Federal grant.
Other partnerships, collaborations and agreements should be
described in [[Page 19925]] the application. The applicant should
include information on how the Public or Indian Housing Authority has
been included in the planning of the project and what contributions
(facilities, renovations and staff) it will be making to the project.
If the center or family child care home is to be located in a Public or
Indian Housing development, the applicant must reach an agreement with
the housing authority to provide, at nominal cost or no cost, suitable
facilities to the applicant. A letter of confirmation from the housing
authority must be included in the application, and a description of the
agreement between the applicant and the Public or Indian Housing
Authority should be in the narrative.
The proposal must include a plan for sustaining the comprehensive
child development program in or near the Public or Indian Housing
development after the 17 months ends. Applicants must explain in the
narrative how quality comprehensive child development services will
continue to be provided at a reasonable cost after the end of the
demonstration period.
Applications must give evidence of the collaborative effort
existing between the applicant and the parents, service agency
providers and other community members in the development and planning
of the application. The proposal should present specific plans to
obtain the financial support of others in the community for continuing
program operations. Applications must describe what other resources in
the community will help support the proposed child care program,
including existing commitments from other organizations in the
community. The application must describe the extent to which funds,
staff time, in-kind services, and other resources in the local
community, especially from local businesses, have been committed to the
demonstration effort during the planning period. Also, the plan for
their continued support during and after the 17 month grant period,
should be detailed in the application.
Applicants should include in their applications a list of financial
supporters and partners, including the name and address of the
organization, the name of its director, and telephone number. Letters
of commitment or support should not be included.
Part V. Evaluation Criteria
The following are the criteria which will be used to review and
evaluate the grant applications. Information provided throughout this
announcement will be used to review and evaluate applicants on the
following criteria.
1. Geographic Location (5 points)
The extent to which the application gives a precise location of the
project and area to be served by the proposed project and describes the
families to be served. Information provided in response to this
announcement Part IV(B)(1) will be used to review and evaluate
applicants on the above criterion.
2. Objectives and Need for Assistance (10 points)
The extent to which the application pinpoints any relevant
physical, economic, social, financial, institutional, or other problems
requiring a grant; demonstrates the need for assistance; states the
principal and subordinate objectives of the project; and provides
supporting documentation or other testimonies from concerned interests
other than the applicant.
Information provided in response to Part IV(B)(2) will be used to
review and evaluate the above criterion.
3. Expected Results or Benefits (5 Points)
The extent to which the application identifies results and benefits
to be derived.
Information provided in response to Part IV(B)(3) will be used to
review and evaluate the above criterion.
4. Approach (50 Points)
The extent to which the application outlines an acceptable plan of
action pertaining to the scope of the project; the timeline indicated
by the applicant for beginning and completing each component of the
strategy; details how the proposed work will be accomplished and lists
each organization, consultant, and other key individuals who will work
on the project, along with resumes of the project director and lead
program director and a short description of their responsibilities or
contribution to the applicant's work plan; descibes how comprehensive
child development services will be coordinated and complemented by the
current supportive services; and details a plan for employing residents
of the applicant's proposed service area.
Information provided in response to Part IV(B)(4) of this
announcement will be used to review and evaluate the above criterion.
5. Consortium Members and Other Partners (15 Points)
Applicants who demonstrate a consortium for the planning and
operation of the project may be awarded up to 10 points. The consortium
should include a non-profit child care provider, and/or a Head Start
grantee and/or a RC or RMC.
Other Partnerships--Up to five (5) points will be assigned to this
criteria for other special partnerships with the State or community who
are providing in-kind donations or volunteers.
Information provided in response to Part IV(B)(5) will be used to
review and evaluate the above criterion.
6. Budget Appropriateness and Reasonableness (15 Points)
The extent to which the project's costs are reasonable and well
supported in the narrative in view of the activities to be carried out
and the anticipated outcomes.
Five of the 15 points available under this criterion will be
assigned based on the extent to which the applicant provides assurances
or firm commitments from community and/or business sources to continue
the project funding beyond the demonstration phase.
The extent to which the applicant's strategy is realistic, given
the amount of funding requested in relation to the overall strategy.
The extent to which the applicant provides a line-item budget for each
category of expenses to implement their strategy and describes the
financial and other resources (as applied for under this Announcement
and from other sources) that may reasonably be expected to be available
to carry out the program.
Part VI. Required Documentation
This section deals with the required documentation.
A. Profile Information
All applicants must provide the following profile information for
themselves and for each organization (consortium member non-profit
child care provider, Head Start Grantee, and RC or RMC) with which it
has a cooperative agreement or contract or delegate agency agreement
for the direct operation of the program services. This profile should
be no more than two pages (preferably one) for each organization and
should comply with the following structure. The information provided by
the applicant will be used to determine whether the applicant has the
basic organizational capacity to be considered for managing this grant.
Applicants whose profile information is incomplete or such the
organizational capacity is deemed inadequate to manage a grant of this
scope, will have their applications screened out by the Federal agency
without further review by the panel of experts. [[Page 19926]]
Non-Profit Child Care Provider
1. Name of non-profit child care provider, name of Director or CEO,
telephone number, street address, city, state, zip code.
2. Employer Identification Number.
3. The name of bond carrier, contact person and telephone number.
If the applicant is not currently bonded the applicant must provide the
name of the prospective bond carrier. Every grantee must be bonded to
receive the grant award and proof of bonding will be required prior to
award of grant funds. This cost of bonding up to the amount of the
grant is an allowable expense under this grant.
4. Name of PHA/IHA with which the applicant will be working
including: contact person and telephone number, street address, city,
state and zip code. (only applicable to the applicant).
5. State child care license (not provisional), date of issuance.
6. Documentation of any other professional accreditation and date
of issuance.
7. Date of last state or local child care monitoring visit; date of
last fire department monitoring visit.
8. List of recent Federal grants, Federal Project officer,
specifying what, if any, required the grantee to renovate a child care
facility.
Head Start Grantee
1. Name of grantee, name of Director or CEO, telephone number,
street address, city, state, zip code.
2. Employer Identification Number.
3. Name of PHA/IHA with which the applicant will be working
including: Contact person and telephone number, street address, city,
state and zip code. (only applicable to the applicant)
4. The date of the last Federal Head Start monitoring visit.
5. Documentation of any other professional accreditation and date
of issuance.
RC or RMC
1. Name of organization, name of contact person, telephone number,
street address, city, state and zip code.
2. Employer Identification Number.
3. The name of bond carrier, contact person and telephone number.
If the applicant is not currently bonded the applicant must provide the
name of the prospective bond carrier. Every grantee must be bonded to
receive the grant award and proof of bonding will be required prior to
award of grant funds. This cost of bonding up to the amount of the
grant is an allowable expense under this grant.
4. Date of last board election, names of all board members, titles,
and appointment dates, and appointment term.
5. Name of PHA/IHA, code, contact person and telephone number,
street address, city, state and zip code.
6. Name of Housing Development, number of units family units,
elderly units).
7. Name, address, contact person, telephone number of any other
child care facility that you operate.
8. Documentation of any other professional accreditation and date
of issuance.
9. List of Federal grants, Federal project officer, telephone
number; identify the grants, if any, which required the grantee to
renovate a child care facility.
B. Other Documents
In addition to the one or two page profile, all applicants must
include the information listed below for their organization and the
other consortium members with which they have subgrant or delegate
agency agreements for the operation of some or all of the program.
1. Proof of non-profit status.
2. A recent audit or a statement from a Certified Public
Accountant/Licensed Public Accountant certifying the applicant has an
accounting system with financial controls adequate to safeguard federal
funds, including a system for monitoring the disbursement and
reconciliation of funds, that there is a method where budget costs are
compared to actual costs, and interfund loans are not allowed.
3. A letter of commitment from the appropriate Public Housing
Authority (PHA) or Indian Housing Authority (IHA) (for applicants
only).
4. The job descriptions and resumes of key staff.
5. Copy of child care license.
Part VII. Application Process
A. Required Forms and Signatures
Applicants must submit all of the required forms and certifications
included at the end of this Announcement.
B. Application Submission
Applications must be prepared in accordance with the guidance
provided in this Announcement. Applications are restricted to no more
than 40 double-spaced pages of program narrative. This restriction does
not include the project summary, documentation required in Part VI
above and the forms which make up the SF 424. The application must be
paginated beginning with the SF 424 and in the order of the checklist
(Part VII, C). It must contain a table of contents listing each section
of the application with the respective pages identified. Each
application must be single-sided on 8\1/2\'' x 11'' paper. Applications
must contain only the information requested. Because each application
will be duplicated, do not use or include separate covers, binders,
clips, tabs, plastic inserts, maps, brochures, curriculum, videos, or
any other items that cannot be photocopied. Any extraneous information,
including curriculum documents, brochures, etc. will be removed from
your application. Applicants must submit three copies of the
application, including one with original signatures, and all forms and
required documentation. An application without a SF 424 or with an
unsigned SF 424 is considered incomplete and will not be eligible for
review.
C. Checklist for a Complete Application
The checklist below is for your use to ensure that your application
package has been properly prepared. Each application should include one
signed original and two additional copies of the following:
Section I: Technical Proposal--Project Description
--Standard Form 424, SF 424A, and SF 424A page 2, REV.4-88. Child Care
Providers and RC/RMCs must include the Employer Identification Number
on the SF 424; (If this information is not included, the application
will not be eligible for review.)
--Table of Contents;
--Project Summary--one page only;
--Project Narrative--maximum of 40 double spaced pages;
--Timeline (one or two sheets of paper); and
--Copies of contracts/delegate or cooperative agreements.
Section II: Required Documentation
--Profiles
--Proof of non-profit status from IRS
--Audit or statement
--Letter of commitment from PHA or IHA
--Job description and resume of project director; job description and
resume of lead program director
--Copy of child care license
Section III: Additional Forms/Certifications/Assurances
--A completed SPOC certification with the date of SPOC contact entered
in line 16, page 1 of the SF 424, REV.4-88);
--ASSURANCES--NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS (Signed)
--Certification Regarding Lobbying (signed)
[[Page 19927]] \1\Note.--Signature on the SF 424 indicates that it
will comply with the requirements in the certifications included in the
announcement:
--Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke (Attached)
--Certification Regarding Drug Free Workplace (Attached)
--Certification Regarding Lobbying (signed)
--Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other
Responsibility Matters--Primary Covered Transactions
--Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions
D. Receipt of Applications
1. Address
The application must be submitted to the following address: ACYF/
HUD Comprehensive Early Childhood Demonstration, Ellsworth Associates,
Inc., 3030 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 240, Arlington, Virginia 22201.
2. Deadlines
Applications shall be considered as meeting an announced deadline
if they are received on or before the deadline date at the receipt
point specified in this program announcement.
3. Late Applications
Applications which do not meet the criteria above are considered
late applications. ACF shall notify each late applicant that its
application will not be considered in the current competition.
4. Hand Delivered Applications
Hand delivered applications are accepted during the normal working
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on or before
the closing date at: ACYF/HUD Comprehensive Early Childhood
Demonstration, Ellsworth Associates, Inc., 3030 Clarendon Blvd., Suite
240, Arlington, Virginia 22201.
5. Extension of Deadline
The Administration for Children and Families may extend the
deadline for all applicants because of acts of God such as floods,
hurricanes, etc., or when there is a widespread disruption of the
mails. However, if the ACYF does not extend the deadline for all
applicants, it may not waive or extend the deadline for any applicant.
E. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law 96-511, the
Department is required to submit to OMB for review and approval any
reporting and recordkeeping requirements in regulations including
program announcements. This program announcement does not contain
information collection requirements beyond those approved for ACF grant
applications under OMB Control Number 0348-0043.
F. Executive Order 12372--Notification Process
This program is covered under Executive Order 12372,
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' and 45 CFR Part 100,
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services
Programs and Activities.'' Under Executive Order 12372, 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 Executive Order 12372. Applications for projects to
be administered by Federally-recognized Indian Tribes are exempt from
the requirements of Executive Order 12372. Otherwise, applicants should
contact their SPOC as soon as possible to alert them to the prospective
application and to receive any necessary instructions. Applicants must
submit any required material to the SPOC as early 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 date of contact if no submittal is required) on the SF 424, item
16a.
Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from the application
deadline date to comment on proposed new or competing continuation
awards. SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine
endorsements as official recommendations.
Additionally, SPOC's 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 they should be addressed to:
ACYF/HUD Early Childhood Demonstration, Ellsworth Associates, Inc.,
3030 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 240, Arlington, Virginia 22201.
ACF will notify the State of any application received which has no
indication that the State process has had an opportunity for review.
A list of SPOCs for each State and territory is included at the end
of this announcement.
G. The Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed by a panel of experts including
people knowledgeable in HUD and Public and Indian Housing programs,
child care, early childhood and child development, and Head Start.
Applicants who are eligible non-profit child care providers or Head
Start grantees will compete only against other Head Start grantees and
child care providers while applicants which are RCs/RMCs will compete
only against other RCs/RMCs. Discrete funds have been set aside for
each of the two areas of competition.
The results of the competitive review will be taken into
consideration by the Associate Commissioner (ACYF) of the Child Care
Bureau and of the Head Start Bureau, and the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Public and Indian Housing, who, in consultation with ACYF
Regional officials, will recommend projects to be funded. The
Commissioner of ACYF will make the final selection of the applicants to
be funded. Successful applications may be funded in whole or in part
depending on the relative need for services, applicant ranking,
geographic location and funds available.
The Commissioner may elect not to fund Head Start grantees who are
in high risk status as of the closing date of this Announcement or
those applicants that have management, fiscal, or other problems and
situations which make it unlikely that they would be able to provide
effective full-day child care services. The Commissioner may also elect
not to provide funding to applicants experiencing problems in providing
quality services.
Within the framework of a competitive grant review process,
consideration will be given to an equitable geographic distribution of
the grants between urban, tribal and rural areas.
H. Award of Grants
Successful applicants will be notified through the issuance of a
Financial Assistance Award which sets forth the [[Page 19928]] amount
of funds granted, the terms and conditions of the grant, the effective
date of the grant, the budget period for which support is given, and
the total project period for which support is provided.
I. Effective Date of Awards
It is anticipated that successful applications shall be funded by
September 30, 1995.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 93.600,
Project Head Start)
Dated: April 10, 1995.
Olivia A. Golden,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
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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 only the largest political entities affected
(e.g., State, counties, cities).
13. Self-explanatory.
14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any
District(s) affected by the program or project.
15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first
funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable.
If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award,
indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the
amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are
included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program
funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item
15.
16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact
(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the
application is subject to the State intergovernmental review
process.
17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the
person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of
debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.
18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to
sign this application as official representative must be on file in
the applicant's office. (Certain Federal agencies may require that
this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)
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Instructions for the SF-424A
General Instructions
This form is designed so that application can be made for funds
from one or more grant programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to
any existing Federal grantor agency guidelines which prescribe how
and whether budgeted amounts should be separately shown for
different functions or activities within the program. For some
programs, grantor agencies may require budgets to be separately
shown by function or activity. For other programs, grantor agencies
may require a breakdown by function or activity. Sections A, B, C,
and D should include budget estimates for the whole project except
when applying for assistance which requires Federal authorization in
annual or other funding period increments. In the latter case,
Sections A, B, C, and D should provide the budget for the first
budget period (usually a year) and Section E should present the need
for Federal assistance in the subsequent budget periods. All
applications should contain a breakdown by the object class
categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.
Section A. Budget Summary
Lines 1-4, Columns (a) and (b)
For applications pertaining to a single Federal grant program
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring a
functional or activity breakdown, enter on Line 1 under Column (a)
the catalog program title and the catalog number in Column (b).
For applications pertaining to a single program requiring budget
amounts by multiple functions or activities, enter the name of each
activity or function on each line in Column (a), and enter the
catalog number in Column (b). For applications pertaining to
multiple programs where none of the programs require a breakdown by
function or activity, enter the catalog program title on each line
in Column (a) and the respective catalog number 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 when one form does not provide adequate space
for all breakdown of data required. However, when more than one
sheet is used, the first page should provide the summary totals by
programs.
Lines 1-4, Columns (c) Through (g)
For new applications, leave Columns (c) and (d) blank. For each
line entry in Columns (a) and (b), enter in Columns (e), (f), and
(g) the appropriate amounts of funds needed to support the project
for the first funding period (usually a year).
For continuing grant program applications, submit these forms
before the end of each funding period as required by the grantor
agency. Enter in Columns (c) and (d) the estimated amounts of funds
which will remain unobligated at the end of the grant funding period
only if the Federal grantor agency instructions provide for this.
Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter in columns (e) and (f)
the amounts of funds needed for the upcoming period. The amount(s)
in Column (g) should be the sum of amounts in Columns (e) and (f).
For supplemental grants and changes to existing grants, do not
use Columns (c) and (d). Enter in Column (e) the amount of the
increase or decrease of Federal funds and enter in Column (f) the
amount of the increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In Column
(g) enter the new total budgeted amount (Federal and non-Federal)
which includes the total previous authorized budgeted amounts plus
or minus, as appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns (e) and (f).
The amount(s) in Column (g) should not equal the sum of amounts in
Columns (e) and (f).
Line 5--Show the totals for all columns used.
Section B. Budget Categories
In the column headings (1) through (4), enter the titles of the
same programs, functions, and activities shown on Lines 1-4, Column
(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A,
provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program,
function or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds (both
Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.
Lines 6 a-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 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
shown in column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity
is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant
applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds
which will be needed to complete the program or project over the
succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not
be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to
funds for the current year of existing grants.
If more than four lines are needed to list the program titles,
submit additional schedules as necessary.
Line 20--Enter the total for each of the Columns (b)-(e). When
additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annotate
accordingly and show the overall totals on this line.
Section F. Other Budget Information
Line 21--Use this space to explain amounts for individual direct
object-class cost categories that may appear to be out of the
ordinary or to explain the details as required by the Federal
grantor agency.
Line 22--Enter the type of indirect rate (provisional,
predetermined, final or fixed) that will be in effect during the
funding period, the estimated amount of the base to which the rate
is applied, and the total indirect expense.
Line 23--Provide any other explanations or comments deemed
necessary.
Assurances--Non-Construction Programs
Note: Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your
project or program. If you have questions, please contact the
awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may
require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is
the case, you will be notified.
As the duly authorized representative of the applicant I certify
that the applicant:
1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance, and
the institutional, managerial and financial capability (including
funds sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project costs) to
ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project
described in this application.
2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the
United States, and if appropriate, the State, through any authorized
representative, access to and the right to examine all records,
books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will
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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 CFR 900, Subpart F).
6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b)
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C.
Secs. 1681-1683 and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on
the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794), which prohibits discrimination on
the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as
amended (42 U.S.C. Secs. 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination
on the basis of age;
(e) The Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-
255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of drug
abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616),
as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol
abuse or alcoholism; (g) Secs. 523 and 527 of the Public Health
Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290 dd-3 and 290 ee-3), as amended,
relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient
records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
Sec. 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination in the
sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) any other
nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under which
application for Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the
requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may
apply to the application.
7. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements
of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which
provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or
whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally
assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real
property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal
participation in purchases.
8. Will comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C.
Secs. 1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political activities
of employees whose principal employment activities are funded in
whole or in part with Federal funds.
9. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-
Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40
U.S.C. Sec. 276c and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 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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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 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 this 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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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 NW., Suite 500, Washington,
D.C. 20005, Telephone (202) 727-6551
Florida
Florida State Clearinghouse, Intergovernmental Affairs Policy, Unit,
Executive Office of the Governor, Office of Planning and Budgeting, The
Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001, Telephone (904) 488-8441
Georgia
Mr. Charles H. Badger, Administrator, Georgia State Clearinghouse, 254
Washington Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Telephone (404) 656-3855
Illinois
Steve Klokkenga, State Single Point of Contact, Office of the Governor,
107 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706, Telephone (217)
782-1671
Indiana
Jean S. Blackwell, Budget Director, State Budget Agency, 212 State
House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Telephone (317) 232-5610
Iowa
Mr. Steven R. McCann, Division of Community Progress, Iowa Department
of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309,
Telephone (515) 281-3725
Kentucky
Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor, Department of Local Government,
1024 Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Telephone (502)
564-2382
Maine
Ms. Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State House Station 38,
Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone (207) 289-3261
Maryland
Ms. Mary Abrams, Chief, Maryland State Clearinghouse, Department of
State Planning, 301 West Preston Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-
2365, Telephone (301) 225-4490
Massachusetts
Karen Arone, State Clearinghouse, Executive Office of Communities and
Development, 100 Cambridge Street, Room 1803, Boston, Massachusetts
02202, Telephone (617) 727-7001
Michigan
Richard S. Pastula, Director, Michigan Department of Commerce, Lansing,
Michigan 48909, Telephone (517) 373-7356
Mississippi
Ms. Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer, Office of Federal Grant
Management and Reporting, 301 West Pearl Street, Jackson, Mississippi
39203, Telephone (601) 960-2174
Missouri
Ms. Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Office of
Administration, P.O. Box 809, Room 430, Truman Building, Jefferson
City, Missouri 65102, Telephone (314) 751-4834
Nevada
Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex,
Carson City, Nevada 89710, Telephone (702) 687-4065, Attention: Ron
Sparks, Clearinghouse Coordinator
New Hampshire
Mr. Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire Office of State
Planning, Attn: Intergovernmental Review, Process/James E. Bieber, 2\1/
2\ Beacon Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, Telephone (603) 271-
2155
New Jersey
Gregory W. Adkins, Acting Director, Division of Community Resources,
N.J. Department of Community Affairs, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0803,
Telephone (609) 292-6613
Please direct correspondence and questions to: Andrew J. Jaskolka,
State Review Process, Division of Community Resources, CN 814, Room
609, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0803, Telephone (609) 292-9025
New Mexico
George Elliott, Deputy Director, State Budget Division, Room 190,
Bataan Memorial Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone (505)
827-3640, FAX (505) 827-3006
New York
New York State Clearinghouse, Division of the Budget, State Capitol,
Albany, New York 12224, Telephone (518) 474-1605
North Carolina
Mrs. Chrys Baggett, Director, Office of the Secretary of Admin., N.C.
State Clearinghouse, 116 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina
27603-8003, Telephone (919) 733-7232
North Dakota
N.D. Single Point of Contact, Office of Intergovernmental Assistance,
Office of Management and Budget, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck,
North Dakota 58505-0170, Telephone (701) 224-2094
Ohio
Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact, State/Federal Funds
Coordinator, State Clearinghouse, Office of Budget and Management, 30
East Broad Street, 34th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266-0411, Telephone
(614) 466-0698
Rhode Island
Mr. Daniel W. Varin, Associate Director, Statewide Planning Program,
Department of Administration, Division of Planning, 265 Melrose Street,
Providence, Rhode Island 02907, Telephone (401) 277-2656
Please direct correspondence and questions to: Review Coordinator,
Office of Strategic Planning
South Carolina
Omeagia Burgess, State Single Point of Contact, Grant Services, Office
of the Governor, 1205 Pendleton Street, Room 447, Columbia, South
Carolina 29201, Telephone (803) 734-0494 [[Page 19940]]
Tennessee
Mr. Charles Brown, State Single Point of Contact, State Planning
Office, 500 Charlotte Avenue, 309 John Sevier Building, Nashville,
Tennessee 37219, Telephone (615) 741-1676
Texas
Mr. Thomas Adams, Governor's Office of Budget and Planning, P.O. Box
12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone (512) 463-1778
Utah
Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and Budget, Attn: Carolyn
Wright, Room 116 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114, Telephone
(801) 538-1535
Vermont
Mr. Bernard D. Johnson, Assistant Director, Office of Policy Research &
Coordination, Pavilion Office Building, 109 State Street, Montpelier,
Vermont 05602, Telephone (802) 828-3326
West Virginia
Mr. Fred Cutlip, Director, Community Development Division, West
Virginia Development Office, Building #6, Room 553, Charleston, West
Virginia 25305,Telephone (304) 348-4010
Wisconsin
Mr. William C. Carey, Federal/State Relations, Wisconsin Department of
Administration, 101 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7864, Madison,
Wisconsin 53707, Telephone (608) 266-0267
Wyoming
Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact, Herschler Building, 4th
Floor, East Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002,Telephone (307) 777-7574
Guam
Mr. Michael J. Reidy, Director, Bureau of Budget and Management
Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, Guam 96910,
Telephone (671) 472-2285
Northern Mariana Islands
State Single Point of Contact, Planning and Budget Office, Office of
the Governor, Saipan, CM, Northern Mariana Islands 96950
Puerto Rico
Norma Burgos/Jose H. Caro, Chairman/Director, Puerto Rico Planning
Board, Minillas Government Center, P.O. Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto
Rico 00940-9985, Telephone (809) 727-4444
Virgin Islands
Jose L. George, Director, Office of Management and Budget, #41
Norregade Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas,
Virgin Islands 00802. Please direct correspondence to: Linda Clarke,
Telephone (809) 774-0750.
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 $1,000 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 the subawards which contain
provisions for children's services and that all subgrantees shall
certify accordingly.
[FR Doc. 95-9827 Filed 4-20-95; 8:45 am]
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