[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24700-24732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11246]




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Part VI





Department of Health and Human Services





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Administration for Children and Families



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National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect and the Children's Bureau 
Discretionary Funds Program; Availability for Fiscal Year 1995 and 
Request for Applications; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect 
and the Children's Bureau Discretionary Funds Program; Availability of 
Funds and Request for Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the availability of funds and request for 
applications to conduct child abuse research or training projects as 
authorized by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, as amended 
and child welfare research, demonstration or training projects as 
authorized by Titles IV-B and E, of the Social Security Act, as 
amended.

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SUMMARY: The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN), and 
the Children's Bureau (CB), within the Administration on Children, 
Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and Families 
(ACF) announce the availability for Fiscal Year 1995 funding.
    Funds from NCCAN are for research on the causes, prevention, 
identification, treatment and cultural distinctions of child abuse and 
neglect; for research on appropriate, effective and culturally 
sensitive investigative, administrative and judicial procedures with 
respect to cases of child abuse; and for demonstration or service 
programs and projects designed to prevent, identify, and treat child 
abuse and neglect.
    Child Welfare Research and Demonstration funds provide financial 
support to State and local governments and other nonprofit 
institutions, agencies, and organizations engaged in research or 
demonstrations in the field of child welfare to study problems related 
to child welfare, foster care and related issues. Child Welfare 
Training provides discretionary grants to accredited public or other 
nonprofit institutions of higher learning to develop and improve 
educational and training programs and to assist child welfare agencies 
to upgrade skills and qualifications of staff.
    This announcement contains forms and instructions for submitting an 
application.

DATES: The closing date for submissions of applications is July 10, 
1995. Applications must be either received by or hand-delivered no 
later than the deadline date.

ADDRESSES: Mail applications to: FY 1995 NCCAN/CB Discretionary Funds 
Program, Department of Health and Human Services, ACF/Division of 
Discretionary Grants, 6th floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: NCCAN/CB-95-1, Alece Morgan, Acting.
    Hand deliver applications during the normal working hours of 8 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on or prior to the established 
closing date to: Administration for Children and Families, Division of 
Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor, ACF Guard Station, 901 D Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20047, Attn: NCCAN/CB-95-1, Alece Morgan, Acting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The ACYF Operations Center, Technical 
Assistance Team at 1-800-351-2293, is available to answer questions 
regarding application requirements and to refer you to the appropriate 
contact person in ACYF for programmatic questions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you are going to submit an application, 
send a post card with the following information: The name, address, and 
telephone number of the contact person; the name of the organization; 
and the priority area(s) in which you may submit an application, within 
two (2) weeks of the receipt of this announcement to: Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families, Operations Center, 3030 Clarendon Blvd., 
Suite 240, Arlington, VA 22201.
    This information will be used to determine the number of expert 
reviewers needed and to update the mailing list of persons to whom 
program announcements are sent.
    This program announcement consists of three parts. Part I provides 
information on NCCAN and the Children's Bureau; the statutory funding 
authorities applicable to this announcement; and general information on 
the application procedures.
    Part II describes the review process, additional requirements for 
NCCAN and Children's Bureau grant applicants, the criteria for the 
review and evaluation of applications, and the programmatic priorities 
under which applications are being solicited.
    Part III provides information and instructions for the development 
and submission of applications.
    The forms to be used for submitting an application follow Part III. 
Please copy as single-sided forms and use in submitting an application 
under this announcement. No additional application materials are 
available or needed to submit an application.
    Applicants should note that grants to be awarded under this program 
announcement are subject to the availability of funds.

Outline of Announcement

Part I. Introduction
    A. National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
    B. Children's Bureau, Child Welfare
Part II. The Review Process and Priority Areas
    A. Eligible Applicants
    B. Review Process and Funding Decisions
    C. Evaluation Criteria
    1. Criteria for Research Projects
    2. Criteria for Demonstration and Training Projects
    D. Available Funds
    E. Structure of Priority Area Descriptions
    F. Research, Demonstration and Training Priorities
    1. Child Abuse and Neglect Research and Training Priorities
    1.01R  National Data Archive for Child Abuse and Neglect
    1.02R  Consortium for Longitudinal Studies of Child Maltreatment 
Projects
    1.03T  Training and Technical Assistance for Community-Based 
Family Resource Programs
    2. Children's Bureau Child Welfare Research, Demonstration and 
Training Priorities
    2.01R  Assessing the Quality of Out-of-Home Care in the Child 
Welfare System
    2.02R  How Decisions to Change the Case Plan Goal Are Initiated
    2.03D  Involving Parents in Service Design
    2.04T  Foster Care Review Systems
    2.05T  Professional Education for Public Child Welfare 
Practitioners
    2.06T  The Child Welfare Fellows Program: Tenured Faculty 
Development
    2.07T  Innovative Training for Exemplary Practice
Part III. Instructions for the Development and Submission of 
Applications
    A. Required Notification of the State Single Point of Contact 
(NCCAN only)
    B. Deadline for Submission of Applications
    C. Instructions for Preparing the Application and Completing 
Application Forms
    1. SF424, page 1, Application Cover Sheet
    2. SF424A, Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs
    3. Project Summary Description
    4. Program Narrative Statement
    5. Assurances/Certifications
    D. Checklist for a Complete Application
    E. The Application Package

Part I--Introduction

A. National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect

    In 1974, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (the Act) 
established the NCCAN in the Department of Health and Human Services. 
It is located organizationally within the Administration on Children, 
Youth and [[Page 24701]] Families (ACYF) in the Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF).
    The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect conducts activities 
designed to assist and enhance national, State and community efforts to 
prevent, identify and treat child abuse and neglect. These activities 
include: Conducting research and demonstrations; supporting service 
improvement projects; gathering, analyzing and disseminating 
information through a national clearinghouse; and providing grants to 
eligible States for developing, strengthening and carrying out child 
abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs and programs 
relating to the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases. In 
addition, the legislatively mandated Advisory Board on Child Abuse and 
Neglect and the Inter-Agency Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect 
produce periodic reports regarding child abuse and neglect activities.
    The NCCAN portion of this announcement identifies two research 
priorities and one training priority for FY 1995. NCCAN solicits 
applications under the authority of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) as amended. The Act was most 
recently reauthorized through September 1995 and was further amended 
through the Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption, and Family 
Services Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-295, 5/28/92), the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Act Amendments of 1992, and Title IV of the Human 
Services Amendments of 1994.
    Due to the limited amount of discretionary funds available for this 
fiscal year, NCCAN is publishing its final priority areas for FY 1995 
only at this time. Pending reauthorization of the legislation at the 
end of this fiscal year, NCCAN will consider publication of other 
research and demonstration topics for FY 1996 in a subsequent 
announcement. The priority areas were developed in accordance with 
needs identified in a study done by the National Research Council in 
1993 (published by the National Academy of Sciences, supported by NCCAN 
grant 90-CA-1483). The two research priority areas chosen were selected 
after a review and analysis of comments received in response to a 
notice by NCCAN soliciting those comments. That notice was published on 
October 25, 1994 in the Federal Register (59 FR 53652). A 60-day period 
was provided to allow the public to comment on the proposed areas. 
NCCAN received 81 written responses from a variety of sources, 
including the following: The U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services Public Health Service/Indian Health Service; State and County 
Departments of Social Welfare, Health and Human Services; a State Child 
Death Review Board Administrator and a County Medical Examiner; a State 
Department of Corrections; a State Children's Trust Fund program; 
community-based prevention and treatment programs; hospitals and 
children's medical centers; health associations; community mental 
health centers and an agency specializing in services to children with 
disabilities; universities; the National Court Appointed Special 
Adovcates (CASA) Association, American Bar Association Center on 
Children and the Law, and local non-profit organizations; an Indian 
Business Council; corporations; a doctoral candidate and other 
individuals.
    The largest number of written responses came from universities, 
followed by State and County Departments of Social Welfare, Health and 
Human Services. The comments were generally supportive of the notice of 
proposed priorities including projects identified for continued 
funding, the four research and demonstration priorities, and the 
working groups and symposia topics. Specific comments were also 
submitted on the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect and 
the Consortium for Longitudinal Studies of Child Maltreatment, each of 
the four research and demonstration priority areas, work groups, 
symposia topics, and recommendations on additional priority areas.
    The largest group of written comments were in response to the two 
research priority areas on child abuse and neglect with a focus on the 
impact of community-based family support and family preservation 
programs on child abuse and neglect (37 responses) and model 
development for centers for excellence in research (25 responses). A 
number of written comments were also received in response to the two 
demonstration priorities on models on neglect (17 responses) and 
Guardian ad Litem model demonstration (11 responses). To the extent 
feasible, NCCAN is addressing the public comments in preparing both 
Fiscal Year 1995 and 1996 priority areas and work groups and symposia 
plans. Comments intended to further clarify and focus the priorities 
will be incorporated into the revised descriptions.
    In the case of the priority on model development for centers for 
excellence in research, a number of respondents questioned this 
approach and made other suggestions such as partnerships with other 
agencies. NCCAN intends to pursue these suggestions prior to the next 
announcement. Specific comments were also received in support of the 
graduate research and medical research fellowships which were included 
under this priority area.
    Other comments indicated the need to acknowledge the role that 
parental substance abuse may play in cases of child abuse and neglect 
and to support research and demonstration priorities on Shaken Baby 
Syndrome. NCCAN will, when appropriate, reiterate the need to focus on 
parental substance abuse as an issue and plans to provide several 
substance abuse-focused products for use by the field that will result 
from the experiences and findings of projects already funded through 
the Emergency Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Services program. 
NCCAN is considering plans to include Shaken Baby Syndrome in the 
future prevention symposium.
    A few comments were also received in support of the Hawaii Healthy 
Start model and the Healthy Families of America initiative for the 
prevention of child abuse and neglect. NCCAN is funding an evaluation 
of the Hawaii Healthy Start program and upon completion of the study 
will distribute the findings to the field.
    Several responses suggested reinstating the previously funded 
priority area on field initiated research on child abuse and neglect. 
NCCAN recognizes the importance of innovative research from the field 
and will take such comments into consideration when developing 
subsequent announcements.
    Information on prior research and demonstration projects supported 
by NCCAN as well as on other studies on child maltreatment are 
available through the Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect 
Information, P.O. Box 1182, Washington, DC 20013, (1-800-FYI-3366). The 
Clearinghouse is also a member of the Consortium of Clearinghouses and 
can provide information on the other Clearinghouses and Resource 
Centers referred to in this announcement.

B. Children's Bureau, Child Welfare

    The Children's Bureau plans, manages, coordinates and supports 
child welfare services programs. It administers the Foster Care and 
Adoption Assistance Program, the Child Welfare Services Program, the 
Independent Living Program, the Child Welfare Research, Demonstration 
and Training Program, the Adoption Opportunities Program, the Temporary 
[[Page 24702]] Child Care and Crisis Nurseries Program, the Abandoned 
Infants Assistance Program and the recently enacted Family Preservation 
and Family Support Program.
    The Children's Bureau's programs are designed to promote the 
welfare of all children, including those disabled, homeless, dependent, 
abused or neglected children and their families. The programs aid in 
preventing and remedying the neglect, abuse and exploitation of 
children. The programs also encourage the strengthening of the family 
unit to help prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their 
families, and reunify families, where possible, when separation has 
occurred.

Part II--The Review Process and Priority Areas

    This Part describes the screening and review processes, the 
criteria for the evaluation of applications, and the programmatic 
priorities under which applications are being solicited.

A. Eligible Applicants

    Before applications are reviewed, each application will be screened 
to determine whether the applicant organization is eligible as 
specified under the selected priority area. Applications from 
organizations which do not meet the eligibility requirements for the 
priority area will not be considered or reviewed in the competition, 
and the applicant will be so informed. In addition, inadequate 
preparation or omission of essential components of the application or 
failure to comply with format specifications as described in Part III C 
will result in the application being withdrawn from further 
consideration.
    Applications will be screened for categorical appropriateness. If 
applications are found to be inappropriate for the priority area in 
which they were submitted, applicants will be contacted for verbal 
approval of redirection to a more appropriate priority area. 
Redirection does not affect decision-making in the competitive process 
which follows the initial screening.
    Each priority area description contains information about the types 
of agencies and organizations which are eligible to apply under that 
priority area. Since eligibility varies among priority areas depending 
on statutory provisions, it is critical that applicants carefully 
consider the ``Eligible Applicants'' section under each specific 
priority area.
    Only agencies and organizations, not individuals, are eligible to 
apply under any of the priority areas. On all applications developed 
jointly by more than one agency or organization, the application must 
identify only one organization as the lead organization and official 
applicant. The lead organization must meet the criteria for an 
``Eligible Applicant''. The other participating agencies and 
organizations can be included as co-participants, subgrantees, or 
subcontractors.
    For-profit organizations are eligible to participate as subgrantees 
or subcontractors with eligible non-profit organizations under all of 
the priority areas.
    Any non-profit agency which has not previously received Federal 
support must submit proof of non-profit status with its grant 
application. The non-profit agency can accomplish this by: making 
reference to its listing in the most recent Internal Revenue Service 
list of tax-exempt organizations or by submitting a copy of its letter 
from the IRS under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3). The ACYF cannot fund a 
non-profit applicant without acceptable proof of its non-profit status.

B. Review Process and Funding Decisions

    Applications within the page limitations as set forth in Part III 
section C, No. 4, will be reviewed and scored competitively against the 
published evaluation criteria (see Part II C of this announcement) by 
experts in the field, generally persons from outside the Federal 
government. The results of this review are the primary consideration in 
making funding decisions.
    The NCCAN, Children's Bureau and ACYF reserve the option of 
discussing applications with, or referring them to, other Federal or 
non-Federal funding sources when this is determined to be in the best 
interest of the Federal government or the applicant. The NCCAN, 
Children's Bureau or ACYF also may solicit comments from ACF Regional 
Office staff, other Federal agencies, interested foundations, national 
organizations, specialists, experts, States and the general public. 
These comments, along with those of the expert reviewers, will be 
considered by NCCAN, Children's Bureau and ACYF in making funding 
decisions.
    To the greatest extent possible, efforts will be made to ensure 
that funding decisions reflect an equitable distribution of assistance 
among the States and geographical regions of the country, rural and 
urban areas, and ethnic populations. In making these decisions, NCCAN, 
Children's Bureau and ACYF may also take into account the need to avoid 
unnecessary duplication of effort.

C. Evaluation Criteria

    There are two sets of evaluation criteria: Research applications 
will be evaluated against one set; demonstration and training 
applications will be evaluated against another set. A panel of at least 
three reviewers will evaluate each application to determine the 
strengths and weaknesses of each proposal in terms of the appropriate 
evaluation criteria listed below. They will also provide written 
comments and assign numerical scores for each application. The point 
value following each criterion heading indicates the maximum numerical 
score that each section may be given in the review process. These 
section scores will be summed for each application to yield a total 
evaluation score.
1. Criteria for Research Projects
    The following research priority areas will be evaluated against the 
following evaluation criteria:

1.01R National Data Archive for Child Abuse and Neglect
1.02R Consortium for Longitudinal Studies of Child Maltreatment 
Projects
2.01R Assessing the Quality of Out-of-Home Care in the Child Welfare 
System
2.02R How Decisions to Change the Case Plan Goal Are Initiated

    Competing applications will be evaluated according to the following 
criteria:

(a) Objectives (maximum of 5 points)

    The extent to which the application concisely states the specific 
objectives of the project and describes what the research project is 
intended to accomplish. Also, how well the research issue(s) are 
addressed, the specific theory driven question(s) are answered (if 
applicable), and the hypothesis(es) to be tested (if applicable) are 
formulated will be evaluated.

(b) Background and Significance (maximum of 19 points)

    The extent to which the application effectively discusses the 
current state of knowledge relative to the issue or area that is 
addressed, and provides a review of the literature, including previous 
work of the author(s) of the proposal. (A list of references must be 
included with the application.) The results of any pilot tests are 
described. The application indicates how the proposed research will 
build on the current knowledge base and contribute to policy, practice 
and future research. [[Page 24703]] 

(c) Approach (maximum of 51 points)

    The extent to which the application delineates how the terms used 
in the study will be defined and used, identifies variables and data 
sources, and discusses the selection, adaptation or development of 
instruments to be used, including information on reliability and 
validity. The extent to which application outlines the design features 
and the procedures for data collection, processing, analysis and 
interpretation. As applicable, it will include a sampling plan for the 
selection of site(s) and subjects. The sample sizes must be 
sufficiently large for both statistical power and significance.
    The extent to which the application describes the characteristics 
of the target population, and details recruitment procedures for the 
study subjects. It describes and addresses the rationale for the gender 
and ethnic composition and subject recruitment procedures of the 
proposed study sample. For intervention studies, the theory base, 
ecological setting, and level of intervention are described. The 
application discusses any potential difficulties in the proposed 
procedures, provides realistic estimates of attrition and discusses 
statistically appropriate ways of adjusting the sample.
    The extent to which the application reflects sensitivity to ethical 
issues that may arise, such as potential deception, delayed or 
diminished treatment for control groups placed on waiting lists, 
provision for treatment and removal from the project if a potentially 
dangerous behavior is exhibited, plans for stopping an intervention 
that proves harmful or unsuccessful, or lag in debriefing the subject. 
The extent to which the applicant addresses procedures for the 
protection of human subjects, confidentiality of data and consent 
procedures. A Protection of Human Subjects Assurance must be included 
with the application for research on child abuse and neglect, in 
addition to the other required assurances.
    The extent to which the application indicates that the data will be 
collected utilizing approaches, measures, and instruments that are 
culturally sensitive and/or presents thoughtful explanations for using 
those whose cultural sensitivity may not yet have been empirically 
determined.
    The extent to which the application indicates that the data will be 
analyzed utilizing approaches that are appropriate to the scientific 
objectives of the study and how the proposed analyses reflect 
appropriate examinations of gender and ethnic issues.
    The extent to which the application includes plans to prepare data 
sets according to sound data processing and documentation practices to 
ensure the potential of these data sets for subsequent use by other 
researchers. The application for NCCAN funds provides for these data 
sets to be made available at the conclusion of the project to the 
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect. Child welfare 
research participation in the Data Archive is optional. The extent to 
which the application indicates that the final report will be prepared 
in the suggested format that ensures its ease for dissemination and 
utilization and proposes strategies for dissemination of findings in a 
manner that will be of use to researchers and practitioners in the 
field.
    The extent to which the application outlines a sound and workable 
plan of action and details how the proposed work will be accomplished. 
The activities to be carried out are listed in chronological order, 
showing a reasonable schedule of accomplishments and target dates. The 
application includes an adequate staffing plan that lists key staff and 
consultants along with their responsibilities on the project, and that 
allocates a sufficient amount of time for each person to these 
activities. The application delineates how the research team will be 
assembled and the use of any advisory panels. It also lists each 
organization, agency, or other key groups that will work on the 
project, along with a description of their activities and training 
plans. The application indicates the ability to gain access to 
necessary information, data and clients. A sound administrative 
framework for maintaining quality control over the implementation and 
operation of the study is detailed. The author(s) of the application 
and his/her role in the proposed project is/are identified. The 
proposed project costs are reasonable, and the funds are appropriately 
allocated across component areas and are sufficient to accomplish the 
objectives.

(d) Staff Background and Organization's Experience (maximum of 25 
points)

    The extent to which the application describes the background, 
experience, training and qualifications of the key staff and 
consultants, including work on related research and similar projects. 
The extent to which it describes the personnel resources available for 
sampling, experimental design, statistical analysis and field work. Key 
personnel have a working knowledge of the proposed research and are 
geographically accessible. (The curriculum vitae for each key person 
must be included with the application.) The adequacy of the available 
facilities and organizational experience related to the tasks of the 
proposed project are detailed. (A two page organizational capability 
statement must be included with the application.) Any collaborative 
efforts with other organizations, including the nature of their 
contribution to the project, are described. (Letters of commitment for 
key staff and for collaborative efforts, where appropriate, must be 
included with the application.)
    The extent to which the application demonstrates the ability of the 
staff and organization to effectively and efficiently administer a 
project of the size, complexity and scope proposed. It further reflects 
the capacity to coordinate activities with other agencies for the 
successful accomplishment of project objectives. The application 
describes the relationship between this project and other work planned, 
anticipated or underway by the applicant with Federal assistance.
2. Criteria for Demonstration and Training Projects
    The following demonstration and training priority areas will be 
evaluated using the evaluation criteria below:

1.03T  Training and Technical Assistance for Community-Based Family 
Resource Programs
2.03D  Involving Parents in Service Design
2.04T  Foster Care Review Systems
2.05T  Professional Education for Public Child Welfare Practitioners
2.06T  The Child Welfare Fellows Program: Tenured Faculty Development
2.07T  Innovative Training for Exemplary Practice

    Competing applications will be evaluated according to the following 
criteria:

(a) Objectives and Need for Assistance (maximum of 20 points)

    The extent to which the application pinpoints any relevant 
physical, economic, social, financial, institutional or other problems 
requiring a solution; demonstrates the need for assistance; states the 
principal and subordinate objectives of the project; provides 
supporting documentation or other testimonies from concerned interests 
other than the applicant; and includes and/or footnotes relevant data 
based on the results of planning studies. The 
[[Page 24704]] application must identify the precise location of the 
project and area to be served by the proposed project. Maps and other 
graphic aids may be attached.

(b) Results or Benefits Expected (maximum of 20 points)

    The extent to which the application identifies the results and 
benefits to be derived, the extent to which they are consistent with 
the objectives of the proposal, and the extent to which the application 
indicates the anticipated contributions to policy, practice, theory 
and/or research. The extent to which the proposed project costs are 
reasonable in view of the expected results.

(c) Approach (maximum of 35 points)

    The extent to which the application outlines a sound and workable 
plan of action pertaining to the scope of the project, and details how 
the proposed work will be accomplished; cites factors which might 
accelerate or decelerate the work, giving acceptable reasons for taking 
this approach as opposed to others; describes and supports any unusual 
features of the project, such as design or technological innovations, 
reductions in cost or time, or extraordinary social and community 
involvements; and provides for projections of the accomplishments to be 
achieved. It lists the activities to be carried out in chronological 
order, showing a reasonable schedule of accomplishments and target 
dates.
    The extent to which, when applicable, the application identifies 
the kinds of data to be collected and maintained, and discusses the 
criteria to be used to evaluate the results and successes of the 
project. The extent to which the application describes the evaluation 
methodology that will be used to determine if the needs identified and 
discussed are being met and if the results and benefits identified are 
being achieved. The application also lists each organization, agency, 
consultant, or other key individuals or groups who will work on the 
project, along with a description of the activities and nature of their 
effort or contribution.

(d) Staff Background and Organization's Experience (maximum of 25 
points)

    The extent to which the application identifies the background of 
the project director/principal investigator and key project staff 
(including name, address, training, educational background and other 
qualifying experience) and the experience of the organization to 
demonstrate the applicant's ability to effectively and efficiently 
administer this project. The application describes the relationship 
between this project and other work planned, anticipated or underway by 
the applicant with Federal assistance.

D. Available Funds

    Under this announcement, approximately $1.4 million is available 
for new NCCAN grants for FY 1995. The size of the actual awards will 
vary. For the Children's Bureau, $3 million is available for FY 1995. 
Each priority area description includes information on the maximum 
Federal share of the project costs and the anticipated number of 
projects to be funded.
    The term ``budget period'' refers to the interval of time (usually 
12 months) into which a multi-year period of assistance (project 
period) is divided for budgetary and funding purposes. The term 
``project period'' refers to the total time a project is approved for 
support, including any extensions.
    Where appropriate, applicants may propose project periods which are 
shorter than the maximum periods specified in the various priority 
areas. Non-Federal share contributions may exceed the minimum amounts 
specified in the various priority areas when the applicant is able to 
do so.
    For multi-year projects, continued Federal funding beyond the first 
budget period is dependent upon proof of satisfactory performance and 
the availability of funds from future appropriations.

E. Structure of Priority Area Descriptions

    Each priority area description is composed of the following 
sections:
     Eligible Applicants: This section specifies the type of 
organization which is eligible to apply under the particular priority 
area. Specific restrictions are also noted, where applicable.
     Purpose: This section presents the basic focus and/or 
broad goal(s) of the priority area.
     Background Information: This section briefly discusses the 
legislative background as well as the current state-of-the-art and/or 
current state-of-practice that supports the need for the particular 
priority area activity. Relevant information on projects previously 
funded by ACYF, NCCAN, Children's Bureau and/or others, and State 
models are noted, where applicable. Some priority areas specify 
individuals to contact for more information.
     Requirements for Project Design: This section presents the 
basic set of issues that must be addressed in the application. 
Typically, they relate to project design, evaluation, and community 
involvement. This section also describes specific information on the 
proposed project. Project products, continuation of the project effort 
after the Federal support ceases, and dissemination/utilization 
activities, if appropriate, should also be addressed in this section. 
Applicants should note that non-responsiveness to the requirements will 
result in a low evaluation score by the panel of expert panel 
reviewers. Applicants should be certain they clearly identify the 
specific priority area under which they wish to have their applications 
considered, and tailor their applications accordingly.
     Project Duration: This section specifies the maximum 
allowable length of time for the project period; it refers to the 
amount of time for which Federal funding is available.
     Federal Share of Project Costs: This section specifies the 
maximum amount of Federal support for the project.
     Matching Requirement: This section specifies the minimum 
non-Federal contribution, where applicable, either through cash or in-
kind match, that is required in relation to the maximum Federal funds 
requested for the project.
     Anticipated Number of Projects To Be Funded: This section 
specifies the number of projects that ACYF anticipates it will fund in 
the priority area.
     CFDA Number: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 
is the number required on the SF 424, (item 10).

F. Research, Demonstration and Training Priorities

F.1. Child Abuse and Neglect Research and Training Priorities

1.01R  National Data Archive for Child Abuse and Neglect

    Eligible Applicants: Public or private nonprofit agencies, 
organizations, and institutions of higher learning.
    Purpose: To support a national data archive on child abuse and 
neglect to continue the processing and housing of high quality data 
sets and related activities that facilitate the use of archived data.
    Background Information: In this priority area, ACF seeks to ensure 
funding for one of the components of a research infrastructure 
identified as critical in the report of the Panel on Research on Child 
Abuse and Neglect of the National Research Council for the support of 
research on the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse 
and neglect. Since September 30, 1988, NCCAN has provided funding for 
the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect. The Archive is 
located at Cornell University, Family [[Page 24705]] Life Development 
Center, G20 MVR Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401 (telephone 607-255-
7794). This is a centralized facility for the acquisition, 
preservation, and dissemination of machine-readable data sets relevant 
to the study of child maltreatment. The Archive currently holds 19 data 
sets and has produced a document that has been widely disseminated to 
the field on ``The Preparation of Data Sets for Analysis and 
Dissemination: Technical Guidelines for Machine-Readable Data.'' Both 
information on the data sets and the manual can be obtained from the 
Archive.
    It is expected that the successful applicant will continue and 
build on these activities. While a major function is to process, house, 
and preserve quality data sets from studies on child abuse and neglect, 
an archive also plays a critical role in setting standards and 
establishing good practices for documentation of data sets. 
Establishing such procedures enables data to be more readily available 
and easily shared with other researchers and provides the additional 
capacity for further and secondary analysis.
    All investigators regardless of their funding sources are 
encouraged to house data sets with the National Data Archive. As of FY 
1994, all research grantees funded by NCCAN are required to prepare 
data sets according to sound data processing and documentation 
practices and to house these data sets with the National Data Archive 
at the conclusion of the projects. Archive staff are expected, 
therefore, to be available and provide technical support on data entry, 
processing, data analysis, and documentation. Plans should also include 
the housing of data sets from related national surveys such as those 
conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics of the 
Department, the national incidence studies, the National Child Abuse 
and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), and housing of the database on 
measures for use in child abuse and neglect.
    A centralized archive can facilitate collaboration among 
researchers for knowledge building and encourage new researchers to 
enter the field. An archive should also provide training and technical 
assistance opportunities for new researchers or postdoctoral candidates 
through the conduct of summer training institutes which bring a small 
number of researchers together to work on these data sets. Support for 
secondary analysis of various data sets in the archive can be provided 
through these training institutes as well as through small grants to 
researchers to work with these data sets. Support may be provided for 
graduate research or postdoctoral research fellows to work in residence 
with archive staff on research related to the holdings. Workshops and 
training sessions can also be held at major national conferences.
    Dissemination is a major function of an archive. This includes 
providing innovative tools such as CD-ROM and a range of ready-to-use 
formats that make archived data sets more easily accessible to the 
research community; publishing information on projects of the archive 
and new acquisitions; preparation of technical guidelines outlining 
data processing standards and user guides to archive holdings; and 
development and maintenance of electronic mail services to facilitate 
networking and information exchange among researchers in the field of 
child abuse and neglect, including their access to a database on 
measures appropriate for researchers in this field.
    Requirements for Project Design: In order to compete successfully 
under this priority area, the applicant should:
     Demonstrate an understanding of the issues and problems 
associated with a national data archive on child abuse and neglect.
     Demonstrate an awareness of current activities being 
undertaken on this component and how the approach being proposed would 
build on this work.
     Propose an approach that is comprehensive and reflects 
cultural sensitivity to the issues being addressed.
     Describe the approach that would be employed for the 
specific functions being addressed, including training and technical 
assistance, and demonstrate sufficient resources and the appropriate 
facilities to undertake the project.
     Demonstrate an ability to gain access to necessary 
information, data sets, and data bases, as applicable and plans for 
addressing any ethical issues that may arise in the use of these data 
sets.
     Describe strategies for the dissemination of the products 
that would be of use to other researchers and practitioners in the 
field.
     Provide all required assurances and certifications, 
including a Protection of Human Subjects Assurance as specified in the 
policy described on the HHS Form 596.
     Provide assurances that at least one key staff person will 
attend a three-day annual spring meeting in Washington, DC.
    Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 60 
months.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share of the 
project is not to exceed $250,000 per 12-month budget period.
    Matching Requirements: There is no matching requirement.
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
one project will be funded at the maximum funding level.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA): 93.670, Child 
Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Treatment.

1.02R. Consortium for Longitudinal Studies of Child Maltreatment 
Projects

    Eligible Applicants: Currently funded Consortium for Longitudinal 
Studies of Child Maltreatment projects initially funded for 
implementation in 1990 and 1991.
    Purpose: To support a second implementation phase of the Consortium 
for Longitudinal Studies of Child Maltreatment for conducting and 
coordinating prospective studies of young children at risk of or who 
have already been maltreated. These studies are expected to contribute 
to the knowledge of the etiology and consequences and provide new 
insights into the prevention, identification and treatment of child 
maltreatment.
    Background Information: In FY 1989, the NCCAN funded two successful 
applicants in response to the priority area for the Consortium for 
Longitudinal Studies of Child Maltreatment. The University of North 
Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Juvenile Protective Association in 
Chicago received a planning grant award for the central grantee and 
satellite grantee respectively. This planning grant was for a year to 
collaborate to develop a feasible plan for a longitudinal study. This 
was successfully accomplished. As stated in the original announcement, 
upon completion of this planning year, a central grantee and up to 
three satellites would be funded for a five-year period and possibly 
longer pending statutory authority and the availability of funds. It 
went on to state that additional satellite projects may be funded in 
the future.
    In FY 1990 and FY 1991, NCCAN awarded five-year grants to the 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Juvenile Protective 
Association for the implementation of the Consortium for Longitudinal 
Studies of Child Maltreatment. The University of North Carolina 
received the award for the central grantee and for two satellite sites 
(in North Carolina and Seattle) and the Juvenile Protective Association 
received the award for a satellite grantee (in Chicago) thus 
implementing the proposed plan for the Consortium 
[[Page 24706]] coordinating center and three satellite sites.
    In FY 1990, the San Diego State University Foundation received a 
grant in response to the priority area on Psychological Impact of Child 
Maltreatment and by FY 1991 had signed an agreement to participate as a 
satellite site in the Consortium.
    In FY 1991, the University of Maryland at Baltimore received a 
grant in response to the priority area on Field Initiated Research for 
Child Abuse and Neglect and agreed as part of their application to 
coordinate with the Consortium for Longitudinal Studies. The University 
of Maryland at Baltimore also signed an agreement to participate as a 
satellite site in the Consortium.
    The Consortium currently consists of the coordinating center and 
five satellite sites. The collaborative effort is multi-disciplinary in 
the composition of its members and has taken the name of the LONGSCAN 
Consortium. In this priority area, NCCAN seeks to address the needs 
identified by the NRC report for collaborative studies in the 
longitudinal developmental framework and theory based longitudinal 
research to examine the antecedents and consequences of child abuse and 
neglect.
    LONGSCAN is a consortium of prospective studies designed to examine 
the life course of young children who are at risk of maltreatment or 
who have already been maltreated. The total projected sample size is 
about 1,500 children who are recruited at age four or younger. Baseline 
data is collected through child and primary caretaker interviews on all 
children in each of the studies at age four. Teacher assessments on 
each child are collected at subsequent follow-ups, after the child 
enters school. The studies use common data collection instruments and a 
common developmental perspective so that applied analyses of data as 
well as comparisons among sites and site-specific analyses can be 
accomplished. To date the specific common measurement batteries have 
been selected for ages four, six and eight. Tracking is carried out 
annually. Each site is responsible for selecting and maintaining a 
sample to follow at the designated data points for up to twenty years. 
The study duration of twenty years has been selected for conceptual 
reasons only and the actual duration of the effort will be contingent 
upon the availability of financial support.
    The Principal Investigators have signed and abide by a Governance 
Agreement that describes the operating structure of the Executive Board 
and seven Committees (Publication, Measures, Human Subjects, 
Communication, Field Procedures and Tracking, Data Handling and 
Analysis, Funding and Development) and policies related to ownership, 
local analysis and authorship. The Executive Board and Committees meet 
twice a year and use the Internet in between to discuss issues that 
arise and to reach agreement on the most appropriate procedures and 
actions to take.
    Samples of children for the five sites vary by their level of risk 
and exposure to maltreatment. The studies include children identified 
at birth as ``at risk'', children identified in pediatric clinics 
during their first year of life as ``at risk'', children reported to 
child protective services agencies, children in treatment because of 
their maltreatment, children who have been removed from their families 
and placed in foster care following their maltreatment. Each site is 
also collecting data in addition to the common measures. For example, 
one site has recruited children in their first year of life and has a 
special focus on use of videotaped observations of parent-child 
interactions as a means of assessing attachment and bonding. Two sites 
are obtaining information on the role of the fathers in caring for the 
children.
    During the first five years of implementation, the sites will have 
completed recruitment of their samples; collected site-specific data; 
selected, piloted and trained on administering measures for the age 
four and six year old follow-ups; three sites have been scheduled for 
the eight year old follow-up and training on use of the computer-
assisted interviewing system developed for age eight; developed 
procedures and conducted annual contact interviews with the samples; 
developed forms and conducted CPS record reviews.
    During the first five years of implementation, the coordinating 
center will have provided for coordination of measurement selection and 
development; production of instruments and operational manuals and 
training for site staff; development of the data entry system and 
training of site staff in entry and analysis; receipt and checks for 
the data; development and maintenance of datasets; and conducting 
analyses of pooled data.
    Three sites will have completed the baseline data collection on the 
four year olds. Consortium members have written papers and presented 
individually and on panels at various national professional 
conferences.
    NCCAN seeks to fund a second phase of the Consortium for 
Longitudinal Studies to enable a complete set of baseline measures at 
age four and a six year old follow-up for all children in the samples. 
There is a four year range in the ages of the children in the studies 
so that additionally at least three of the five sites will complete the 
age eight follow-up. It is also expected that the pre-adolescent common 
measurement battery will be developed and used in a twelve year old or 
younger follow-up in at least one of the sites. This will provide for 
data analyses and findings for baseline and one follow-up of the 
samples and preliminary analyses for the next developmental transition 
into early adolescence.
    Requirements for Project Design: In order to compete successfully 
under this priority area, the applicant should:
     Demonstrate an understanding of the issues and problems 
associated with being a coordinating center with satellite sites, or 
with being a satellite site, and participating in the Consortium for 
Longitudinal Studies of Child Maltreatment.
     Describe activities undertaken during the first 
implementation phase and how the approach being proposed for the second 
five-year effort would build on this work; describe the study 
samples(s) and how attrition of the study samples(s) will be addressed; 
explain how the issues of research definitions of child abuse and 
neglect have been and will be addressed.
     Propose an approach that is comprehensive and 
developmentally appropriate and reflects cultural sensitivity to the 
issues being addressed.
     Describe the approach that would be employed for the 
specific functions of a coordinating center with satellite sites, or of 
a satellite site, being addressed and demonstrate sufficient resources 
and the appropriate facilities for carrying out the project, as 
applicable.
     Demonstrate an ability to gain access to necessary 
information.
     Delineate data processing and documentation procedures, 
and indicate how aggregate or single site data analysis will be 
addressed by either the coordinating center or by satellite sites, as 
applicable.
     Describe plans for individual site data analyses for the 
satellite sites or plans for site-specific comparisons among sites and 
pooled data analyses, for the coordinating center.
     Describe plans for providing Consortium datasets to the 
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect in order to ensure the 
potential of these data sets for use by other researchers. A manual 
describing such practices, The Preparation of Data Sets for Analysis 
and Dissemination: Technical Standards for Machine-Readable Data, can 
be obtained free of [[Page 24707]] cost from the National Data Archive 
on Child Abuse and Neglect located at Cornell University, Family Life 
Development Center, G20 MVR Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401 
(telephone: 607-255-7794).
     Provide information on articles, papers and presentations 
on the projects to date as well as those planned; describe the 
strategies for the dissemination of the products, interim findings as 
appropriate and reports that would be of use to other researchers and 
practitioners in the field.
     Provide all required assurances and certification, 
including Protection of Human Subjects Assurances, as specified in the 
policy described on the HHS Form 596.
    Discuss how the issues of informed consent have been and will be 
addressed for the child, primary caregiver, teacher and record reviews; 
describe use of the Certificate of Confidentiality and how any legal 
and ethical issues that may arise will be addressed.
     Provide assurances that at least one key staff person 
would attend a three-day annual spring meeting of research grantees in 
Washington, DC; and plan for two meetings of the Consortium Executive 
Board and Committees with one meeting to be held in Washington, DC.
    Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 60 
months.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share of each 
of the three satellite sites is not to exceed $250,000 per 12-month 
budget period. The maximum Federal share of the coordinating center 
with satellite sites is $750,000 per 12-month budget period. Each 
project, including the satellite sites of the coordinating center, is 
expected to submit an individual application in response to this 
priority area. The coordinating center with satellite sites are to 
submit a combined budget, detailed for each project.
    Matching Requirements: There is no matching requirement.
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: We anticipate that a 
coordinating center and five satellite sites will be funded up to the 
maximum funding level.
    CFDA Number: 93.670, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and 
Treatment

1.03T. Training and Technical Assistance for Community-Based Family 
Resource Programs

    Eligible Applicants: Public or private nonprofit agencies, 
organizations, and institutions of higher learning. Collaborative 
efforts and interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged.
    Purpose: The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to provide 
financial support for training and technical assistance (T/TA) to 
promote the purposes of the Community-Based Family Resource Program 
(CBFRP). This T/TA is intended to build the capacity of States and 
CBFRP lead agency staff to: (1) Facilitate and assist efforts of State, 
local, Tribal, public and private agencies in the interdisciplinary, 
coordinated planning, development, and implementation of a continuum of 
child-centered, family-focused, neighborhood-based family support 
services--including the coordinated implementation and delivery of 
those services; and (2) encourage public and private partnerships in 
the establishment and expansion of family resource programs.
    Expected outcomes include State CBFRP lead agencies that have the 
capacity to conduct multi-disciplinary, integrated and coordinated: (1) 
Needs assessments, (2) policy development, (3) service delivery, and 
(4) program evaluations. This project is expected to train State 
agencies and facilitate effective interagency cooperation and 
collaboration that involves all stakeholders, including families, and 
promote public-private partnerships. This should be achieved through 
delivering on-site training, technical assistance, and consultation to 
all appropriate stakeholder groups. Training and technical assistance 
needs will be identified by State CBFRP lead agency staff in 
collaboration with ACYF Central and Regional Office personnel, and 
coordinated with other ongoing national training and technical 
assistance.
    Background: Title IV of the Human Services Amendments of 1994, 
signed into law on May 18, 1994, established a new Title II of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act entitled Community-Based 
Family Resource Programs. The purpose of the CBFRP is to assist States 
to develop and implement, or expand and enhance, a comprehensive, 
Statewide system of community-based family resource services through 
innovative funding mechanisms and collaboration with existing 
education, vocational rehabilitation, health, mental health, employment 
and training, child welfare, and other social services agencies within 
the State.
    Under the CBFRP, grants are to be made to States for the purposes 
of:
    (1) Establishing and expanding Statewide networks of community-
based family resource programs, including funds for the initial costs 
of providing specific family resource services, that ensure family 
involvement in the design and operation of family resource programs 
that are responsive to the unique and diverse strengths of children and 
families;
    (2) Promoting child abuse and neglect prevention activities;
    (3) Promoting the establishment and operation of State trust funds 
or other mechanisms for integrating child and family services funding 
streams in order to provide flexible funding for the development of 
community-based family resource programs;
    (4) Establishing or expanding community-based collaboration to 
foster the development of a continuum of preventive services for 
children and families which are family-centered and culturally 
competent;
    (5) Encouraging public and private partnerships in the 
establishment and expansion of family resource programs; and
    (6) Increasing and promoting interagency coordination among State 
agencies.
    In redefining its relationship with State, local, public and 
private agencies and organizations, the Federal government is forging 
new partnerships based on coordination, collaboration, cooperation, and 
communication. Subpart 2 of Title IV-B of the Social Security Act 
(1993), entitled Family Preservation and Support, and Title II of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (1994), authorizing the 
Community-Based Family Resource Programs, are two recent pieces of 
legislation that demonstrate this collaborative principle. Inherent in 
the implementation of both pieces of legislation is the necessity for 
Federal, State, local, public, and private agencies and organizations 
to participate together in the planning of programs and services.
    In light of the practical need to increase interagency and 
interdisciplinary coordinated planning, development and implementation, 
and to involve all stakeholders, including customers, in the process, 
State agencies may need to develop new skills. More expansive and more 
cooperative ways of thinking are necessary to maximize programmatic 
potential and achieve legislatively-mandated goals. The training and 
technical assistance required to change attitudes and create a climate 
for new partnerships at Federal, State and local levels is a 
significant challenge.
    NCCAN intends to support one training project through a Cooperative 
Agreement. (A Cooperative Agreement [[Page 24708]] is Federal financial 
aid in which substantial Federal involvement is anticipated. The 
respective responsibilities of Federal staff and project staff are 
negotiated prior to award.)
    Requirements for Project Design: Applicants must describe their 
capabilities, related experience, and their plans for building the 
capacity of Federal, State, and local public and private agencies to 
increase interagency and interdisciplinary coordination and 
collaboration in the development and implementation of a continuum of 
child-centered, family-focused, neighborhood-based family support 
services, and to involve all stakeholders, including customers, in the 
total process. This must include a plan for assisting States in the 
building of partnerships between State agencies and local public and 
private agencies including child welfare agencies, child protective 
services, education agencies and programs, and the broad array of 
health services. In order to successfully compete under this priority 
area, the application must:
     Provide documentation of the applicant's experience in 
providing training and technical assistance, in identifying T/TA needs 
and developing or participating in the development of a plan to meet 
those needs, and in recruiting, assigning, and deploying staff with 
appropriate experience in the delivery of T/TA. The application must 
also provide information about the applicant's expertise in designing 
training, developing training materials, and organizing and conducting 
training sessions.
     Provide documentation of the experience of the applicant 
in areas directly relevant to the purposes of this Training and 
Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement, including the applicant's 
capability, experience, and capacity-building strategies for increasing 
interagency and interdisciplinary coordination and collaboration 
between the State CBFRP lead agency and among all stakeholders, 
including families, at State and local levels. Include a description of 
staff with appropriate expertise who would provide training and 
technical assistance to the target recipients.
     Provide a training and technical assistance plan that will 
increase the capacity of State CBFRP lead agencies to promote 
communication, coordination, cooperation and collaboration among 
agencies within States and communities, and that will result in maximum 
utilization of existing resources, coordinated referral systems, 
standardized eligibility and intake procedures, and ease of access for 
customers and referring professionals.
     Provide a plan for promoting interagency collaboration and 
implementation of new procedures for blending funding streams, for 
collaborative long-range planning of family support services and 
service delivery options, and for management improvement strategies 
that facilitate interagency coordination (i.e., re-evaluating current 
case referral and intake procedures, establishing eligibility criteria 
that accommodate other-agency referrals that might otherwise cause 
duplication of programs, designing case management procedures that 
include interdisciplinary/interagency participation, and streamline 
record-keeping practices and accessibility without compromising client 
confidentiality).
     Provide a plan for assisting State CBFRP lead agencies to 
improve their cultural competence, including promoting the ability of 
all participating agencies to serve all families effectively, make 
culturally appropriate placements, recruit and employ minority staff, 
deliver culturally relevant support services, assess the factors 
contributing to the over-representation of minority families in need of 
support services, and develop strategies to improve outcomes for 
minority families and children.
     Provide a plan for identifying, documenting, and 
disseminating information about innovative and/or exemplary family 
support services, including innovative and well-coordinated interagency 
delivery systems.
     Demonstrate the capacity to articulate a child-focused, 
family-centered approach to the delivery of family support services, 
with linkages that reinforce and complement the State's Family 
Preservation and Family Support program, and with an emphasis that 
focuses on the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
     Describe a strategy for identifying, documenting and 
developing innovative and/or exemplary resources such as training 
curricula and manuals, especially in the area of interagency 
coordination and collaboration, and for assisting the Regional Offices 
in adapting such resources to meet specific needs in their States.
     Provide a plan for assisting State CBFRP lead agencies to 
develop outcome measures at the child, family, and program levels, and 
to engage in ongoing evaluation of the CBFRP with particular emphasis 
on customer input and satisfaction, and the efficacy of interagency 
efforts.
     Provide assurances that the project will coordinate and 
collaborate with the training and technical assistance providers funded 
by NCCAN and CB.
     Provide a timeline and budget for implementing this 
agreement, and include any proposed cost to agencies or customers if it 
is anticipated there might be reason to assess such costs.
     Agree to enter into a Cooperative Agreement which will 
require the grantee to submit to the National Center for Child Abuse 
and Neglect Federal Project Officer, for review and approval: 
Workplans, including as appropriate, meetings and other activities 
involving Federal staff in the HHS Central Office and Regional Offices; 
lists of topics to be covered in training and technical assistance; 
topics, times and places for conferences; selection and assignment of 
appropriate staff for the delivery of training or technical assistance; 
topics for any collection of original data; and draft reports, 
conference agendas and other materials prior to their finalization and 
dissemination by the grantee.
     All applications for this priority area are expected to 
have an evaluation component. It is recommended that approximately 10 
percent of the proposed budget be set aside for evaluation efforts. An 
external evaluator may be hired or an internal evaluation may be 
designed. As appropriate to the activities being proposed and project 
length, either a process or outcome evaluation may be designed. Goals 
and objectives should be stated in specific measurable form to document 
change, improvement, or effectiveness.
    Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 17 
months.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share of this 
project is not to exceed $400,000 for the 17-month budget period.
    Matching Requirements: Grantees must provide at least 25 percent of 
the total approved cost of the project. The total approved cost of the 
project is the sum of the ACF share and the non-Federal share. The non-
Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind contributions, although 
applicants are encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash 
contributions. Therefore, a project requesting $400,000 in Federal 
funds must include a match of at least $133,333 (25% total project 
cost).
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
one project will be funded under this announcement.
    CFDA Number: 93.670, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and 
Treatment [[Page 24709]] 

F.2  Children's Bureau Child Welfare Research, Demonstration and 
Training Priorities

2.01R.  Assessing The Quality of Out-Of-Home Care in the Child Welfare 
System.

    Eligible Applicants: Any State, public or nonprofit organization or 
agency, including institutions of higher education, State, local and 
community-based social services agencies, colleges and universities are 
encouraged to submit applications.
    Purpose: To conduct research which identifies the factors related 
to high quality foster family homes, including relative foster family 
homes, and/or non-treatment group homes for children in the child 
welfare system.
    Background Information: The numbers of children in out-of-home care 
in the child welfare system have increased each year since 1983, and 
particularly between 1988 and 1992. In 1993 it is estimated that almost 
440,000 children are under State care, primarily in foster family 
homes. Many foster family homes are licensed or certified by the State, 
but relative homes which are not receiving foster care funding from the 
State may not be certified or licensed. The licensing of group homes is 
variable depending on the auspices of the group home and on the State. 
Pre-service and on going training is usually provided to foster 
families but training is limited and uneven for group home staff.
    There is no system for evaluation of the quality of care provided 
in either foster family homes or non-treatment group homes so that it 
is not possible to relate the quality or content of the training to the 
quality of care provided by the foster family or group home. In 
addition, children served range in age from birth to age 18, and may 
evidence a very wide range of medical, physical, social, emotional and 
behavioral problems. Obviously, the needs of the children vary widely.
    Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully compete 
under this priority area, the application should:
     Describe and define the subgroup to be studied, e.g. age 
range, type of placement, other characteristics of interest, and 
justify this selection.
     Describe, based upon a review of the literature, how the 
project would fill a critical gap in information needed to improve 
policy, practice, and/or management in foster homes and/or non-
treatment group homes used by the child welfare system.
     Describe the overall research design that would be 
employed including sampling procedures; types of data to be collected; 
procedures for data collection; instruments and measurements to be 
utilized, adapted or developed, including assessments of their 
reliability and validity; and plans for data analysis. Where possible, 
standardized instruments should be used or adapted.
     Discuss the scientific merit of the design selected 
including its strengths and weaknesses as well as the identification of 
alternative designs which were considered but rejected and the reasons 
for rejecting them.
     Indicate the ability to gain access to necessary 
information, data, provider agencies and clients. Letters of commitment 
from all cooperating agencies should be included.
     Discuss the possible utilization of the findings, 
including the perspectives of responsible State agencies, provider 
agencies, monitoring and licensing systems and child advocacy groups. 
Describe plans to work with these or other appropriate groups to 
utilize the findings of this research and provide suggestions for next 
steps in program and research.
     Describe the reports that would be developed under the 
project, including the types of information that would be presented, 
and the steps, including submission for publication to a referred 
journal, that would be undertaken to disseminate and promote the 
utilization of project findings.
     Provide assurances that the principal investigator would 
attend a four day annual meeting of grantees in Washington, DC.
     Grant recipients will be expected to follow an NCCAN-
suggested format in the preparation of final program reports in order 
to achieve broader dissemination and successful utilization of findings 
by policymakers, practitioners, and researchers, and copies of final 
reports and other products shall be provided to the Clearinghouse.
    Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 36 
months.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share is not to 
exceed $200,000 per 12-month budget period.
    Matching Requirement: There is no matching requirement.
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
2 projects will be funded.
    CFDA: 93.608 Child Welfare Research and Demonstration; Section 426 
of the Social Security Act, as amended.

2.02R.  How Decisions to Change the Case Plan Goal are Initiated

    Eligible Applicants: Any State, public or nonprofit organization or 
agency, including institutions of higher education, State, local and 
community-based social services agencies, colleges and universities are 
encouraged to submit applications.
    Purpose: To conduct research that identifies the factors which 
delay or facilitate decisions to change the case plan goal for children 
in out-of-home placement in the child welfare system. Of particular 
interest for this priority area is the decision to change the case goal 
of ``return home'' to the goal of ``adoption'' or other permanent plan.
    Background Information: Current child welfare policy and practice 
emphasize that children develop best in a permanent family home. Family 
preservation and/or support services should be provided to prevent out-
of-home placement, and if placement occurs, reasonable efforts must be 
made to return the child home. If these reasonable efforts are unable 
to rehabilitate the parent(s), or if the parent is otherwise not 
available (dead, in prison for a long term, mentally ill or 
incapacitated) then the goal of return home is not appropriate. In 
these cases the agency must move to change the goal and direct its 
efforts toward an alternative permanent plan for the child. Goals may 
include adoption, placement with relatives, long-term foster care with 
a specific family, or independent living.
    Review of State foster care programs indicate that many agencies 
persist in having a goal of return home for extended periods of time 
after it appears clear that the child will not return home. Public Law 
96-272, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 requires 
that the case plan goal must be established by the time of the six 
month case review, and the case disposition should be approved by the 
court at the time of the eighteen month dispositional hearing.
    The Voluntary Cooperative Information System (VCIS) does not 
provide information on case goals sufficient to permit any analysis. 
However, it does indicate that while up to 40% of the children will 
return home in less than one year, the rest will be in care for more 
extended periods, and some 10% to 15% will remain in care for five or 
more years. Further, in 1989, it is estimated that 50% of the children 
nationally experienced from 2 to 5 placements, and almost 7% had more 
than 6 placements. These extreme lengths of time in placement and 
numbers of placements indicate that there are serious problems in case 
planning and case management for a significant minority of children. 
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    Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully compete 
under this priority area, the application should:
     Describe, based upon a review of the literature, how the 
project would fill a critical gap in information needed to improve 
policy, practice, management and/or evaluation in child welfare 
programs.
     Describe the overall research design that would be 
employed including sampling procedures; types of data to be collected; 
procedures for data collection; instruments and measurements to be 
utilized, adapted or developed, including assessments of their 
reliability, validity; and plans for data analysis. Designs involving 
qualitative data collection may be proposed.
     Propose a research design that would identify the initial 
decision maker(s) and the incentives and disincentives which influence 
the worker, supervisor, agency administrator and other participants; 
degree of dissonance between formal and informal rules; presence of 
mythology relating to acceptance of such changes; assessment of 
difficulties related to court review, legal counsel, State law and 
other system factors insofar as these impinge on the initiation of the 
goal change decision; and related issues, such as worker turnover, and 
staff training. Address the issue within the context of ongoing 
services and real case decisions. Simulated decisions may be proposed 
only as a preliminary step.
     Discuss the scientific merit of the design selected 
including its strengths and weaknesses as well as the identification of 
alternative designs which were considered but rejected and the reasons 
for rejecting them.
     Indicate the ability to gain access to necessary 
information, data, staff and clients. Letters of commitment from 
cooperating agencies must be included.
     Describe the reports that would be developed under the 
project, including the types of information that would be presented, 
and the steps, including submission for publication to a referred 
journal, that would be undertaken to disseminate and promote the 
utilization of project findings.
     Provide assurances that the principal investigator would 
attend a four day annual meeting of grantees in Washington, DC.
     Grant recipients will be expected to follow an NCCAN-
suggested format in the preparation of final program reports in order 
to achieve broader dissemination and successful utilization of findings 
by policymakers, practitioners, and researchers, and copies of final 
reports and other products shall be provided to the Clearinghouse.
    Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 36 
months.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share is not to 
exceed $200,000 per 12-month budget period.
    Matching Requirement: There is no matching requirement.
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
2 projects will be funded.
    CFDA: 93.608 Child Welfare Research and Demonstration: Section 426 
of the Social Security Act, as amended.

2.03D  Involving Parents In Service Design

    Eligible Applicants: Public and private child welfare agencies.
    Purpose: To demonstrate effective ways to involve parents in agency 
program planning and decision-making to improve the acceptability, 
accessibility and quality of child welfare services.
    Background Information: The child protection and child welfare 
system is generally viewed by parents involved in it as an adversary. A 
report of suspected abuse or neglect triggers an investigation and the 
parent is vulnerable to possible criminal and/or civil charges; to 
being the recipient of mandated services and/or to the loss of the 
children either temporarily, or permanently if the allegations are 
founded. A voluntary request by parents for help may result in the 
request being re-classified as involuntary so that services can be 
provided. Many of the agency policies and ways of operating are 
perceived by parents as negative and coercive and they frequently 
complain about a lack of understanding of or appreciation for their 
cultural values which may differ significantly from the values 
represented by the agency. For example, agency location, office hours, 
availability of interpreters, transportation for visits to a child in 
out-of-home care, and similar factors may make it difficult for a 
parent to keep appointments or to meet the requirements of the case 
plan. In addition, misunderstandings about family behavior norms may be 
interpreted as failure to cooperate.
    Agency staff who seek to work with the parents to provide 
education, counseling, support and family preservation services 
recognize the negative impact of the system. Some workers develop 
approaches which are positive, stressing acceptance of the family, and 
recognizing that all families have strengths and that programs designed 
to assist families must build on those strengths.
    Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully compete 
under this priority area, the application should:
     Describe, based upon a review of the literature, 
specifically how the project would involve client parents to fill a 
critical gap in information needed to shape service delivery through 
improvement of policy, practice and management in child welfare 
programs to make them more supportive and less threatening to parents 
receiving their services.
     Describe the overall demonstration design to be employed. 
Applicants may propose to involve clients and community representatives 
in a variety of ways including: To serve on agency boards; to set up 
special panels of parents; to conduct focus groups; and/or to implement 
other approaches to assist the agency to review and revise agency 
policy and practice. The proposed approach must be simple and low cost 
in order to be feasible under current conditions when agencies have few 
additional resources.
     Describe the overall evaluation plan, including a 
description of the types of data to be collected, procedures for data 
collection, analytical strategy and dissemination plan. Applicants may 
propose an evaluation using a before and after design, a comparison 
between two sites, or other appropriate evaluation design.
     Provide assurances from the cooperating agencies regarding 
their commitment to be involved in the development of the 
demonstration, and intent to continue the pattern of parent involvement 
following the completion of the project.
     Provide assurances that the principal investigator would 
attend a four day annual meeting of grantees in Washington, DC.
     Grant recipients will be expected to follow an NCCAN-
suggested format in the preparation of final program reports in order 
to achieve broader dissemination and successful utilization of findings 
by policymakers, practitioners, and researchers, and copies of final 
reports and other products shall be provided to the Clearinghouse.
    Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 36 
months.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share is not to 
exceed $75,000 per 12 month budget period, 15% of which must be used 
for the program evaluation.
    Matching Requirement: The applicant must provide at least 10 
percent of the total approved cost of the project. The 
[[Page 24711]] total approved cost is the sum of the ACYF share and the 
non-Federal share. The non-Federal share may be in cash or in-kind 
contributions. Therefore, a project requesting $225,000 in Federal 
funds must include a match of at least $25,000 over the three years. 
(The non-Federal share for the initial 12 month budget period is 
$8,333.)
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
2 projects will be funded.
    CFDA Number: 93.608 Child Welfare Research and Demonstration; 
Section 426 of the Social Security Act, as amended.

2.04T  Foster Care Review Systems

    Eligible Applicants: Any State, local, public or private nonprofit 
agency or organization, including accredited colleges and universities.
    Purpose: The purpose of this Priority Area is to provide training 
and technical assistance to State child welfare agencies and to review 
board members to enhance the accountability and efficiency of States' 
out-of-home care systems in overseeing the quality and appropriateness 
of care for children in the State foster care system. At a minimum the 
models must include citizen review boards or other forms of case review 
systems selected by the states, such as, administrative or other forms 
of non-judicial review systems.
    Background Information: In 1993, it was estimated that 
approximately 440,000 children in the child welfare system were in out-
of-home care. Children who are placed in care have been exposed to 
serious family dysfunction and have experienced physical and/or 
psychological injury. Out-of-home placement can create additional 
problems/risks for children who are already at high risk for 
psychological and behavioral disturbances, developmental delays and 
academic and social difficulties. Children who remain unnecessarily 
long in foster care represent a loss in both human and financial terms.
    Every child in foster care has a right to a permanent, loving 
stable family relationship either through reunification with a 
biological family, adoption or placement in kinship or guardianship 
care. Every child welfare system has a goal of permanency planning for 
children in their care.
    Child welfare agencies have been experiencing increasing foster 
care caseloads consisting of more complex familial problems, especially 
substance abuse issues. This situation has severely tested the ability 
of child welfare systems to keep track of the children in their care, 
especially in terms of length of time in care and appropriateness of 
placement setting.
    One way to assist child welfare systems in monitoring the cases in 
out-of-home care is the use of foster care review boards. The use of 
foster care review boards began in the 1970s. In 1974, South Carolina 
became the first State to enact legislation establishing a statewide 
foster care review system including a foster care citizen review board. 
In 1977, New Jersey, recognizing South Carolina's success in reducing 
the number of children remaining unnecessarily long in care, passed 
legislation requiring administrative and judicial review of children in 
out-of-home placement. By 1979, Delaware and Maryland had passed 
legislation requiring the establishment of review boards.
    The Federal government's approach to increase states' 
accountability for the children in out-of-home care was the passage of 
Public Law 96-272, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 
1980. This legislation required a review of each child in care every 
six months by either an administrative or court review. The purpose of 
the review is to determine the appropriateness and continuing necessity 
for the out-of-home placement, the extent of compliance with the case 
plan and the extent of progress made in alleviating the causes of the 
placement. The review also helps project a date by which the child can 
return home, be placed for adoption or be placed in another permanent 
setting. Reviews have also been used to identify systemic issues which 
are a barrier to meeting the child's best interest. Anecdotal reports 
have indicated that the establishment of foster care review systems has 
increased the child welfare system's accountability and management of 
cases in foster care beyond what it was in the 1970s.
    Requirements for Project Design: The applicant should provide State 
child welfare agencies and foster care review board members with the 
necessary information, methods and techniques to develop, expand, 
improve or strengthen foster care review systems. The training and 
technical assistance provided should be designed to assist the review 
boards to achieve the following:
     Objective standards in determining case goal(s), 
appropriateness of placement and time in care;
     An integral role for the review board which establishes a 
partnership with the court and child welfare agency in decision-making 
on case goals and recommendations;
     Authority to access the necessary information regarding 
the case and appropriate services and to serve as an advisor to the 
court;
     Timelines which include both the frequency of reviews and 
the capacity to set firm goals and timetables for cases;
     Knowledge of agency operations, staff resources, 
availability of services, service needs of the client families and the 
ability to make recommendations that are practical and achievable;
     Enhanced ability to use knowledge acquired through the 
review process to influence the outcomes for children; and
     Enhanced knowledge to improve case assessment skills and 
systems assessment.
    The applicant will help develop the capacity of State child welfare 
agencies to establish, expand or improve foster care review systems. 
Applicants must describe their capabilities and plans to provide 
training and technical assistance to the State child welfare agencies 
and review board members. The application should:
     Describe the applicant's knowledge about the issues and 
problems involved in establishing, expanding and improving citizen 
review boards as well as other review systems selected by the State, 
such as, administrative reviews, or other forms of non-judicial 
reviews, particularly in bringing about more accountability and 
efficiency to the process; and a description of the strengths and 
weaknesses of various models.
     Describe a plan for providing training and technical 
assistance to State agencies and interested parties to establish, 
develop and/or improve the competency of the foster care review boards 
which will result in improved case outcomes for children in foster 
care.
     Describe the applicant's experience in providing training 
and technical assistance to State agencies which are responsible for 
operating a variety of foster care review boards, including a procedure 
to evaluate the consultation provided.
     Describe the applicant's experience in providing training 
and technical assistance to foster care review board members, including 
a procedure to evaluate the consultation provided.
     Describe a strategy such that the training and technical 
assistance provided will result in sensitizing the review boards to 
cultural diversity and developing skills that the review board members 
can use in serving client populations that are economically, racially 
and culturally diverse.
     Describe a plan to ensure that the training and technical 
assistance is [[Page 24712]] provided by a racially and culturally 
diverse staff.
     Describe a plan to establish linkages and partnerships 
among the foster care review system, the state child welfare agency and 
the court in order to strengthen communication and coordinated service 
delivery to children in out-of-home placement. Identify issues around 
which the relationships can be built.
     Describe an approach that the foster care review system 
could use to educate the community about programs and procedural issues 
affecting the child welfare system including, but not limited to, 
insufficient preventive and supportive family services; insufficient 
casework staff; obsolete State legal codes; needed improvements in the 
court and agency relationships; and the identification of State/county/
city service needs and resource deficits.
     Describe a plan to develop and disseminate nationally, 
informational materials on topical issues related to foster care review 
systems.
     Provide an assurance that key grantee staff will meet with 
their Federal project officer and other ACYF staff in Washington, D.C. 
within sixty days after receiving the award.
     Provide an assurance that at least one key staff member 
would attend an annual four day meeting of the Children's Bureau 
grantees in Washington, D.C.
     Outline a plan for interaction with ACF for implementation 
under a cooperative agreement including, as appropriate, Headquarters 
and Regional Office staff. (A cooperative agreement is Federal 
Assistance in which substantial Federal involvement is anticipated. The 
respective responsibilities of Federal staff and the awardee are 
negotiated prior to award.)
    Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 36 
months.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: The Federal share of the project is 
$1,000,000 over three years. The first and second 12 month budget 
period will be funded for $300,000 each and the third 12 month budget 
year will be funded for $400,000.
    Matching Requirements: The applicant must provide at least 10 
percent of the total approved cost of the project. The total approved 
cost is the sum of the ACYF share and the non-Federal share. The non-
Federal share may be in cash or in-kind contributions, although 
applicants are encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash 
contributions. Therefore, a project requesting $1,000,000 in Federal 
funds must include a match of at least $111,112 over the three years. 
(The non-Federal share for the initial 12 month budget period is 
$33,333.)
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
one project will be funded as a cooperative agreement.
    Length of Applications: The maximum length of the application shall 
not exceed 60 pages including appendices.
    CFDA Number: 93.658 Foster Care Title IV-E: Section 476 of the 
Social Security Act, as amended.

2.05T  Professional Education for Public Child Welfare Practitioners

    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education with 
accredited social work education programs or other bachelor or graduate 
level programs leading to a degree relevant to work in child welfare. 
Given limited funds and in order to generate and financially support 
the widest possible variety of issues and approaches, priority will be 
given to applicants which have not been funded under this priority area 
in FY 92 and FY 93 or the Interdisciplinary Training Programs for Child 
Welfare priority area in FY 91 and FY 92. However, previously funded 
applicants under this priority area will not be precluded from 
receiving a grant.
    Purpose: To develop and/or strengthen the training of future and 
current public child welfare agency staff by offering traineeships and 
through the provision of competency-based child welfare training with a 
particular emphasis on imparting critical knowledge and developing 
skills which are responsive to the problems confronting public child 
welfare agency clients. Trainees will be enrolled as bachelor's or 
master's level students at institutions with accredited social work 
programs.
    Background Information: This priority area was originally developed 
for the FY 92 Child Welfare Services Training Program Announcement and 
was included again in the FY 93 Announcement. The priority area emerged 
out of a generally recognized need to enhance social work education's 
ability to effectively prepare students for the realities of 
contemporary public child welfare agency practice and to invigorate the 
workforce of the public agency.
    The Children's Bureau has funded a total of 39 social work 
education programs to conduct projects in this priority area. In many 
instances, these projects have prompted an expansion, reorientation, or 
renewed emphasis of the social work education program's mission to 
include public service. In virtually all instances, these projects have 
fostered the development and strengthening of partnerships between 
schools and departments of social work and public agencies by linking 
faculty and agency staff to generate sets of competencies, and 
collaborate in instruction and field work. These projects have also 
been asked to attract and serve a more diverse pool of students under 
the assumption that their eventual work in public child welfare will 
help contribute to a more culturally sensitive practice.
    In response to the Children's Bureau's request, these professional 
education grants have gone beyond awarding traineeships. Grantees have 
been asked to focus on curriculum reform involving the development of 
specific child welfare courses and the inclusion of child welfare 
oriented content in courses across the various sequences of the 
undergraduate and graduate social work curricula. It is believed that 
an expanded treatment of child welfare will strengthen BSW and MSW 
graduates' abilities to assess and respond to the multiple and 
interconnected needs of the children and families being served by 
publicly administered and publicly supported agencies. Grantees have 
also been asked to focus on increasing the numbers of field placements 
in public child welfare agencies and improving the quality of the 
supervision of those placements. It is believed that greater exposure 
to public child welfare as a viable employment option, and the benefit 
of a quality placement experience, increases the likelihood that social 
work students will seek employment in public agencies.
    As a result of funding 39 projects through this initiative there is 
a great deal of momentum and activity throughout the nation at the 
present time. The funding of a Cooperative Agreement between the 
Children's Bureau and Florida International University and the funding 
of 11 interdisciplinary child welfare training grants also built 
interest in the subject and mobilized involvement. It is important to 
help sustain the heightened attention and efforts around building 
partnerships and a quality workforce by again providing support for 
professional education projects in this year's announcement.
    In order to be responsive to a number of unique issues and factors 
in professional education for public child welfare practice this 
priority area is being subdivided into three 
subcategories: [[Page 24713]] 

2.05TA  Professional Education for New Entry Level Agency Staff 
(Awarding the BSW degree)

2.05TB  Professional Education for Existing Agency Staff (Awarding the 
BSW and/or MSW Degree)

2.05TC  Professional Education for New Advanced Level Agency Staff 
(Awarding the MSW Degree)

    Applicants must identify which subcategory their application is in 
response to. An institution may submit only one application under this 
priority area.
    Requirements for Project Design: In order to compete successfully 
under this priority area, the applicant should:
     Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the work that 
has transpired throughout the country around this professional 
education initiative and indicate how the proposed project either 
builds on what has transpired and/or seeks to add an innovative 
dimension.
     Describe past and/or current collaborative efforts between 
the educational program and the public (State/local/Tribal) agency. 
Specify how this project will be used to build on an existing 
partnership or initiate a partnership agenda.
     Describe curriculum revision that has taken place or 
reforms that are planned as a result of this project to strengthen and 
expand child welfare content. Curriculum reform should involve required 
courses across the sequences and not just the development of child 
welfare related electives. Explain how faculty curriculum committees 
will be involved in this process and provide evidence to confirm 
commitment to curriculum reform.
     Include a plan for evaluation which, at a minimum, 
discusses the competency-based aspects of the child welfare content, 
making sure to explain how student acquisition of competencies will be 
assessed. Applicants are especially encouraged to think about ways of 
integrating field experiences and classroom instruction to determine 
attainment of competencies.
     Present a plan for offering traineeships with the grant 
funds and the criteria to be used in awarding traineeships. A minimum 
of two-thirds of the funds shall be used for traineeships. Describe who 
the students would be (undergraduate or graduate level or both); how 
many are expected to be trained over the life of the project; the 
criteria for the selection of students as trainees; how the trainees 
would be recruited to promote the inclusion of persons from communities 
whose children are over-represented in the child welfare system; and 
the strategy which would be used to insure that students work in public 
child welfare after graduation.
     Include a plan for a follow-up of students to determine 
their subsequent employment in public child welfare agencies.
     Describe the final report and/or other products, such as 
curricula or training modules, that would be developed under the 
project. Identify relevant audiences for each proposed product and the 
steps that would be undertaken to disseminate and promote the 
utilization of project products and findings.
     Provide assurances that at least one key staff person from 
the university and one key staff person from the public child welfare 
agency would jointly attend a one-day annual meeting in the HHS 
Regional Office shortly after the award of the grant as well as a four 
day annual meeting in Washington, DC.
     Describe the social work education program's current 
access to title IV-E training funds. If they are currently being 
accessed explain how this grant will be used to enhance and/or expand 
activity in this area. If title IV-E training funds are currently not 
being accessed, provide a plan on how those funds will be actively 
sought during the life of this grant.
    Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 24 
months.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share is not to 
exceed $75,000 per 12-month budget period. A traineeship must not 
exceed $7,500 per student per budget year.
    Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: No matching funds are 
required for the portion of the budget which pays for traineeships. 
Grantees must provide at least 25 percent of the total cost of grant 
activities other than traineeships. The total approved cost of these 
activities is the sum of the ACYF share and the non-Federal share. The 
non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind contributions, although 
applicants are encouraged to meet their match requirements through a 
cash contribution. Therefore, a project requesting $20,000 in Federal 
funds for non-traineeship activities over the 24 month time span of the 
project (based on $10,000 non-traineeship activities per budget period) 
must include a match of at least $6,666.66 (25 percent of the total 
cost for these activities). Because this is a training grant, indirect 
costs for these projects shall not exceed 8 percent.
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
a total of approximately 15 to 24 projects will be awarded, five to 
eight under each subpriority area 2.05TA, 2.05TB, and 2.05TC.
    CFDA Number: 93.648 Child Welfare Services Training Program Grants: 
Section 426 of the Social Security Act, as amended.

2.06T  The Child Welfare Fellows Program: Tenured Faculty Development

    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education with 
accredited social work education programs or other bachelor or graduate 
level programs leading to a degree relevant to work in child welfare.
    Purpose: This priority area is designed to promote the integration 
of the applied and theoretical knowledge base of tenured faculty in 
social work education programs at the BSW and MSW levels regarding 
contemporary public child welfare practice, and strengthen their 
abilities to train students for work in the field of child welfare from 
a more informed perspective.
    Background Information: There is anecdotal evidence from the field, 
as well as from projects funded by the Child Welfare Services Training 
Program in the past several years, which suggests that schools and 
departments of social work are paying more attention to the recruitment 
and hiring of new junior faculty with child welfare backgrounds. 
Moreover, there is a cadre of tenured faculty whose teaching, research 
and service would be enhanced from greater involvement with public 
child welfare. It is believed that enriching and expanding the child 
welfare content knowledge of tenured faculty in social work education 
programs would result in the more effective preparation of students for 
positions in public child welfare agencies.
    This priority area would fund a three year cooperative agreement 
between the Children's Bureau and an education program which would 
administer the Child Welfare Fellows Program. During the first year of 
the cooperative agreement, the successful applicant would establish 
relationships and work with various relevant organizations and 
constituencies (the Council on Social Work Education, the National 
Association of Deans and Directors of Social Work, the Association of 
Baccalaureate Program Directors of Social Work, National Association of 
Public Child Welfare Administrators) to create visibility, interest, 
status and support for the effort, and to design and 
[[Page 24714]] implement a competitive process for selecting and 
managing a group of fellows from a pool of applicants.
    During the second year of the cooperative agreement, the selected 
group of tenured faculty from across the country would receive faculty 
development grants which would provide them with release time from 
classroom instruction and allow them to perform a range of tasks in 
their local public or Tribal child welfare agency. Faculty chosen as 
Fellows would be expected to use the faculty development grant to 
update their own knowledge, strengthen their pedagogy, and conduct 
public welfare research. They are expected to use the agency experience 
to revise instructional content for the courses they teach by making 
stronger connections between theoretical frameworks and real world 
situations and circumstances. They are also expected to advance the 
school-agency partnership agenda by providing more effective research 
and service to the public agency. During the summer of the second year, 
an institute would be held which would bring all the Fellows together 
and have them assess and analyze their experiences, exchange ideas and 
insights, and hear from and work with current experts in the child 
welfare field.
    Finally, during the second year, a second and larger cohort of 
faculty would be chosen to participate as Fellows in the third year of 
the cooperative agreement. A summer institute would also be held for 
this group during the third year.
    Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully compete 
under this priority area the applicant should: 
     Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the issues 
involved in designing and implementing a Child Welfare Fellows Program 
and present an overall approach to administering this initiative.
     Describe a plan for year one focusing on strategies for 
outreach and enlisting support including identifying key organizations 
for collaboration and the kinds of activities that would be conducted 
in order to accomplish outreach and obtain support. The formation of an 
Advisory Board should be considered.
     Describe strategies for recruiting and criteria for 
selecting applicants for participation as Child Welfare Fellows, making 
sure to present both the advantages and disadvantages of different 
strategies and the rationale for choosing the strategies that have been 
selected.
     Include a plan for evaluation which, at a minimum, 
discusses proposed outcomes for faculty participating in the program 
for both the public agency and the social work education program.
     Propose the size of the fellows group for the second and 
third years of the project and provide a justification for the size 
chosen.
     Provide a detailed design plan for the Summer Institute 
consisting of proposed length, topics, presenters, formats, and a mock 
agenda.
     Propose a plan for establishing cost-sharing relationships 
with education programs which will be sponsoring faculty to participate 
as Fellows.
     Provide assurances that at least one key staff person from 
the project would jointly attend a four day annual meeting in 
Washington, DC.
     Describe the final report and/or other products that will 
be developed under the project. Identify relevant audiences for each 
proposed product and the steps that would be undertaken to disseminate 
and promote the utilization of project products and findings.
     Agree to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the 
Children's Bureau. (A Cooperative Agreement is Federal Assistance in 
which substantial Federal involvement is anticipated. The respective 
responsibilities of Federal staff and the awardee are negotiated prior 
to award.)
    Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 36 
months.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum federal share is not to 
exceed $75,000 during the first 12-month budget period. In the second 
12-month budget period the maximum federal share is not to exceed 
$175,000, and in the third 12-month budget period the maximum federal 
share is not to exceed $250,000. For the total three year project the 
maximum Federal share is $500,000.
    Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: Grantees must provide at 
least 25 percent of the total cost of grant activities. The total 
approved cost of these activities is the sum of the ACYF share and the 
non-Federal share. The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind 
contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet their match 
requirements through a cash contribution. Therefore, a project 
requesting a total of $500,000 in Federal funds for all 3 budget 
periods must include a total match of $166,666.66 (25 percent of the 
total project cost of $666,666.66.) Because this is a training grant, 
indirect cost for this project shall not exceed 8 percent.
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
one project will be funded.
    CFDA: 93.648 Child Welfare Services Training Program Grants: 
Section 426 of the Social Security Act, as amended.

2.07T  Innovative Training for Exemplary Practice

    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education with 
accredited social work education programs or other bachelor or graduate 
level programs leading to a degree relevant to work in child welfare.
    Purpose: This priority area encourages the development of training 
packages for in-service education to improve practice in critical areas 
of child welfare. It also seeks to build on and expand the scope of 
partnerships between social work education programs and public child 
welfare agencies.
    Background Information: Child welfare practice is undergoing 
profound transformations. The case management aspect of the work 
performed by child welfare direct service staff is being transformed by 
demands inherent in the emergence of managed care as well as in wrap-
around and integrative service projects. A more relevant repertoire of 
clinical interventions for child welfare workers is necessitated by the 
pervasiveness of substance abuse among families being served, 
heightened levels of domestic and community violence, and increasing 
numbers of infants coming into substitute care. In order to maintain 
quality practice in the face of these and other challenges child 
welfare workers need training to acquire new knowledge and new sets of 
skills.
    A number of schools and departments of social work throughout the 
country already have effective working relationships with public human 
service agencies to provide child welfare staff training and 
development. Other social work education programs are in the process of 
forging agreements to render training. This priority area builds on 
these efforts. Grantees will be expected to collaborate with the State 
IV-B/IV-E agency, the local public child welfare agency, or a Tribal or 
consortium of Tribal child welfare programs, on the design and 
implementation of innovative in-service training packages for direct 
service staff. Training packages for exemplary practice should be 
competency-based and should incorporate stages of awareness and 
understanding through skill acquisition.
    It is envisioned that grant activity funded under this priority 
area will also have a beneficial impact on professional education. 
Faculty involved in the creation of these training packages will be 
expected to make changes in course [[Page 24715]] content and in 
instruction based upon their work in this project.
    Applicants may submit an application to develop a training package 
to address any one of the following topics of critical importance:
     Working with families contending with domestic and/or 
community violence.
     Working with families contending with substance abuse.
     Refining and targeting family preservation services.
     Working with relatives as foster parents.
    An institution can submit more than one application under this 
priority area, but each application can only address one of the above 
topics.
    Applications to develop training packages on topics other than 
those listed above will not be accepted.
    Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully compete 
under this priority area the applicant should:
     Identify the current status of training and identify 
existing training resources in the topic. Clarify how the proposed 
package is innovative and how it will contribute to exemplary practice.
     Document the need for the particular training, specify and 
distinguish among different levels of competencies workers will attain, 
delineate the training design process, provide a detailed outline of 
the content to be covered, and describe training formats to be 
utilized.
     Describe the nature and longevity of the relationship 
between the social work education program and the child welfare agency 
making sure to demonstrate the basis for a positive and productive 
collaboration around the development of the training package.
     Demonstrate the capacity of both the educational program 
and agency to develop and deliver the training, by emphasizing the 
qualifications of the professionals from each institution who will be 
working together on the project.
     Describe a plan for how faculty involved in the 
development of the training package will use the experience to infuse 
the knowledge and content into their own teaching and courses. Also, 
describe how faculty will work with other faculty members on an 
individual basis, as well as through academic program mechanisms such 
as curriculum committees, to promote broader-based infusion.
     Provide assurances that at least one key staff person from 
the university and one key staff person from the public child welfare 
agency would jointly attend a one-day annual meeting in the HHS 
Regional Office shortly after the award as well as a four day annual 
meeting in Washington, DC.
     Include a plan for evaluation which incorporates pilot 
testing procedures as well as assessing the competency-based and 
practice oriented outcomes of the training package.
     Describe the final report and/or other training products, 
such as training curriculum, video tapes, software packages, etc. to be 
developed under the project.
     Identify relevant audiences for each proposed product and 
the steps that would be undertaken to disseminate and promote the 
utilization of project products and findings.
    Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 24 
months.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum federal share is not to 
exceed $60,000 per 12-month budget period.
    Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: Grantees must provide at 
least 25 percent of the total cost of grant activities. The total 
approved cost of these activities is the sum of the ACYF share and the 
non-Federal share. The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind 
contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet their match 
requirements through a cash contribution. Therefore, a project 
requesting a total of $120,000 in Federal funds for both budget periods 
must include a total match of $40,000 (25 percent of the total project 
cost of $160,000). Because this is a training grant, indirect costs for 
these projects shall not exceed 8 percent.
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
approximately seven to ten projects will be funded.
    CFDA Number: 93.648 Child Welfare Services Training Program Grants: 
Section 426 of the Social Security Act, as amended.

Part III--Instructions for the Development and Submission of 
Applications

    This part contains information and instructions for submitting 
applications in response to this announcement. Application forms are 
provided along with a checklist for assembling an application package. 
Please copy and use these as single-sided forms in submitting an 
application.
    Potential applicants should read this section carefully in 
conjunction with the information contained within the specific priority 
area under which the application is to be submitted. The priority area 
descriptions are in Part II.

A. Required Notification of the State Single Point of Contact (NCCAN 
Only)

    All applications for research or training projects submitted to 
NCCAN are covered under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, Intergovernmental 
Review of Federal Programs, and title 45 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 100, Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and 
Human Services Programs and Activities. Under the Order, States may 
design their own processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed 
Federal assistance under covered programs. Therefore, the applicant 
should contact his or her State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) directly 
to determine what materials, if any, the SPOC requires. Contact 
information for each State's SPOC is found at the end of this section. 
Children's Bureau applicants are exempt from this requirement.
    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 a State Single Point 
of Contact (SPOC).
    Applicants from these 19 jurisdictions need take no action 
regarding E.O. 12372. Applications for projects to be administered by 
Federally-recognized Indian Tribes are also exempt from the 
requirements of E.O. 12372.
    It is imperative that the applicant submit all required materials 
to the SPOC and indicate the date of this submittal (or the date of 
contact, if no submittal is required) on the Standard Form (SF) 424, 
item 16a. Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), SPOCs have 60 days from the grant 
application deadline to comment on applications for financial 
assistance under this program. These comments are reviewed as part of 
the award process. Failure to notify the SPOC can result in a delay in 
grant award.
    The 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. It is helpful in tracking SPOC 
comments if the SPOC will clearly indicate the applicant organization 
as it appears on the application SF 424. When comments are submitted 
directly to ACYF, they [[Page 24716]] should be addressed to the 
application mailing address located in the front section of this 
announcement.

B. Deadline for Submission of Applications

    The closing date for submission of applications under this program 
announcement is July 10, 1995. Applications must be either received by 
mail or hand-delivered no later than the deadline date. (Applicants are 
cautioned that postmarks will not be considered as a methodology for 
meeting this deadline.) Applications receipt point: FY 1995 NCCAN/CB 
Discretionary Funds Program, Department of Health and Human Services, 
ACF/Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: NCCAN/CB-95-1.
    Hand delivered applications are accepted during the normal working 
hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on or prior to the 
established closing date at: Administration for Children and Families, 
Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor, ACF Guard Station, 901 D 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20047.
    An application will be considered as meeting the deadline if it is 
received on or before the deadline date at the address or receipt point 
specified in this program announcement. Applicants are responsible for 
mailing applications well in advance, when using all mail services or 
commercial carriers (such as UPS, Federal Express, etc.), to ensure 
that the applications are received on or before the deadline date.
    Applications which do not meet the above criteria are considered 
late applications and will not be considered or reviewed in the current 
competition. The ACYF will send a letter to this effect to each late 
applicant.
    The ACYF reserves the right to extend the deadline for all 
applicants due to acts of God, such as floods, hurricanes or 
earthquakes; if there is widespread disruption of the mail; or if ACYF 
determines a deadline extension to be in the best interest of the 
Government. However, ACYF will not waive or extend the deadline for any 
applicant unless the deadline is waived or extended for all applicants.

C. Instructions for Preparing the Application and Completing 
Application Forms

    The SF 424, 424A, 424B, and certifications have been reprinted for 
your convenience in preparing the application. You should reproduce 
single-sided copies of these forms from the reprinted forms in the 
announcement, typing your information onto the copies. Please do not 
use forms directly from the Federal Register announcement, as they are 
printed on both sides of the page. Make single-sided copies and use 
them.
    Please prepare your application in accordance with the following 
instructions:
    1. SF 424 Page 1, Application Cover Sheet--Please read the 
following instructions before completing the application cover sheet. 
An explanation of each item is included. Complete only the items 
specified.
    Top of Page  Enter the single priority area number under which the 
application is being submitted. An application should be submitted 
under only one priority area.
    Item 1  ``Type of Submission''--Preprinted on the form.
    Item 2  ``Date Submitted'' and ``Applicant Identifier''--Date 
application is submitted to NCCAN and applicant's own internal control 
number, if applicable.
    Item 3  ``Date Received By State''--State use only (if applicable).
    Item 4  ``Date Received by Federal Agency''--leave blank.
    Item 5  ``Applicant Information''--
    ``Legal Name''--Enter the legal name of the applicant organization. 
For applications developed jointly, enter the name of the lead 
organization only. There must be a single applicant for each 
application. ``Organizational Unit''--Enter the name of the primary 
unit within the applicant organization which will actually carry out 
the project activity. Do not use the name of an individual as the 
applicant. If this is the same as the applicant organization, leave the 
organizational unit blank.
    ``Address''--Enter the complete address that the organization 
actually uses to receive mail, since this is the address to which all 
correspondence will be sent. Do not include both street address and 
P.O. box number unless both must be used in mailing.
    ``Name and telephone number of the person to be contacted on 
matters involving this application (give area code)''--Enter the full 
name (including academic degree, if applicable) and telephone number of 
a person who can respond to questions about the application. This 
person should be accessible at the address given here and will receive 
all correspondence regarding the application.
    Item 6  ``Employer Identification Number (EIN)''--Enter the 
employer identification number of the applicant organization, as 
assigned by the Internal Revenue Service, including, if known, the 
Central Registry System suffix.
    Item 7  ``Type of Applicant''--Self-explanatory.
    Item 8  ``Type of Application''--Preprinted on the form.
    Item 9  ``Name of Federal Agency''--Preprinted on the form.
    Item 10  ``Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number and 
Title''--Enter the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 
which is assigned to the program under which assistance is requested 
and its title. For example, CFDA number 93.670 for the Child Abuse, 
Prevention and Treatment Act, as amended.
    Item 11  ``Descriptive Title of Applicant's Project''--Enter the 
project title. The title is generally short and is descriptive of the 
project, not the priority area title.
    Item 12  ``Areas Affected by Project''--Enter the governmental unit 
where significant and meaningful impact could be observed. List only 
the largest unit or units affected, such as State, county, or city. If 
an entire unit is affected, list it rather than subunits.
    Item 13  ``Proposed Project''--Enter the desired start date for the 
project and projected completion date.
    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. If statewide, a multi-State effort, or 
nationwide, enter ``00.''
    Item 15  ``Estimated Funding Levels''--In completing 15a through 
15f, the dollar amounts entered should reflect, for a 17 month or less 
project period, the total amount requested. If the proposed project 
period exceeds 17 months, enter only those dollar amounts needed for 
the first 12 months of the proposed project.
    Item 15a  Enter the amount of Federal funds requested in accordance 
with the preceding paragraph. This amount should be no greater than the 
maximum amount specified in the priority area description.
    Items 15b-e  Enter the amount(s) of funds from non-Federal sources 
that will be contributed to the proposed project. Items b-e are 
considered cost-sharing or ``matching funds.'' The value of third party 
in-kind contributions should be included on appropriate lines as 
applicable. For more information regarding funding as well as 
exceptions to these rules, see Part II, Sections E and F, and the 
specific priority area description.
    Item 15f  Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected to 
be generated from the proposed project. Do not add or subtract this 
amount from the [[Page 24717]] total project amount entered under item 
15g. Describe the nature, source and anticipated use of this income in 
the Project Narrative Statement.
    Item 15g  Enter the sum of items 15a-15e.
    Item 16a  ``Is Application Subject to Review By State Executive 
Order 12372 Process? Yes.''--Enter the date the applicant contacted the 
SPOC regarding this application. Select the appropriate SPOC from the 
listing provided at the end of Part III. The review of the application 
is at the discretion of the SPOC. The SPOC will verify the date noted 
on the application. If there is a discrepancy in dates, the SPOC may 
request that the Federal agency delay any proposed funding until 
September 10, 1995.
    Item 16b  ``Is Application Subject to Review By State Executive 
Order 12372 Process? No.''--Check the appropriate box if the 
application is not covered by E.O. 12372 or if the program has not been 
selected by the State for review.
    Item 17  ``Is the Applicant Delinquent on any Federal Debt?''--
Check the appropriate box. This question applies to the applicant 
organization, not the person who signs as the authorized 
representative. Categories of debt include audit disallowances, loans 
and taxes.
    Item 18  ``To the best of my knowledge and belief, all data in this 
application/preapplication are true and correct. The document has been 
duly authorized by the governing body of the applicant and the 
applicant will comply with the attached assurances if the assistance is 
awarded.''--To be signed by the authorized representative of the 
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for signature 
of this application by this individual as the official representative 
must be on file in the applicant's office, and may be requested from 
the applicant.
    Item 18a-c  ``Typed Name of Authorized Representative, Title, 
Telephone Number''--Enter the name, title and telephone number of the 
authorized representative of the applicant organization.
    Item 18d  ``Signature of Authorized Representative''--Signature of 
the authorized representative named in Item 18a. At least one copy of 
the application must have an original signature. Use colored ink (not 
black) so that the original signature is easily identified.
    Item 18e  ``Date Signed''--Enter the date the application was 
signed by the authorized representative.
2. SF 424A--Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs
    This is a form used by many Federal agencies. For this application, 
Sections A, B, C, E and F are to be completed. Section D does not need 
to be completed.
    Sections A and B should include the Federal as well as the non-
Federal funding for the proposed project covering (1) the total project 
period of 17 months or less or (2) the first year budget period, if the 
proposed project period exceeds 17 months.
    Section A--Budget Summary  This section includes a summary of the 
budget. On line 5, enter total Federal costs in column (e) and total 
non-Federal costs, including third party in-kind contributions, but not 
program income, in column (f). Enter the total of (e) and (f) in column 
(g).
    Section B--Budget Categories  This budget, which includes the 
Federal as well as non-Federal funding for the proposed project, covers 
(1) the total project period of 17 months or less or (2) the first year 
budget period if the proposed project period exceeds 17 months. It 
should relate to item 15g, total funding, on the SF 424. Under column 
(5), enter the total requirements for funds (Federal and non-Federal) 
by object class category.
    A separate itemized budget justification for each line item is 
required. The types of information to be included in the justification 
are indicated under each category. For multiple year projects, it is 
desirable to provide this information for each year of the project. The 
budget justification should immediately follow the second page of the 
SF 424A.
    Personnel--Line 6a  Enter the total costs of salaries and wages of 
applicant/grantee staff. Do not include the costs of consultants, which 
should be included on line 6h, ``Other.''
    Justification  Identify the principal investigator or project 
director, if known. Specify by title or name the percentage of time 
allocated to the project, the individual annual salaries, and the cost 
to the project (both Federal and non-Federal) of the organization's 
staff who will be working on the project.
    Fringe Benefits--Line 6b  Enter the total costs of fringe benefits, 
unless treated as part of an approved indirect cost rate.
    Justification  Provide a break-down of amounts and percentages that 
comprise fringe benefit costs, such as health insurance, FICA, 
retirement insurance, etc.
    Travel--6c  Enter total costs of out-of-town travel (travel 
requiring per diem) for staff of the project. Do not enter costs for 
consultant's travel or local transportation, which should be included 
on Line 6h, ``Other.''
    Justification  Include the name(s) of traveler(s), total number of 
trips, destinations, length of stay, transportation costs and 
subsistence allowances.
    Equipment--Line 6d  Enter the total costs of all equipment to be 
acquired by the project. For State and local governments, including 
Federally recognized Indian Tribes, ``equipment'' is tangible, non-
expendable personal property having a useful life of more than one year 
and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit. For all other 
applicants, the threshold for equipment is $500 or more per unit. The 
higher threshold for State and local governments became effective 
October 1, 1988, through the implementation of 45 CFR Part 92, 
``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements to State and Local Governments.''
    Justification  Equipment to be purchased with Federal funds must be 
justified. The equipment must be required to conduct the project, and 
the applicant organization or its subgrantees must not have the 
equipment or a reasonable facsimile available to the project. The 
justification also must contain plans for future use or disposal of the 
equipment after the project ends.
    Supplies--Line 6e  Enter the total costs of all tangible expendable 
personal property (supplies) other than those 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) procurement contracts (except those which belong on other 
lines such as equipment, supplies, etc.) and (2) contracts with 
secondary recipient organizations, including delegate agencies. Also 
include any contracts with organizations for the provision of technical 
assistance. Do not include payments to individuals on this line. If the 
name of the contractor, scope of work, and estimated total costs are 
not available or have not been negotiated, include on Line 6h, 
``Other.''
    Justification  Attach a list of contractors, indicating the names 
of the organizations, the purposes of the contracts, and the estimated 
dollar amounts of the awards as part of the budget justification. 
Whenever the applicant/grantee intends to delegate part or all of the 
program to another agency, the applicant/grantee must complete this 
section (Section 8, Budget Categories) for each delegate agency by 
[[Page 24718]] agency title, along with the supporting information. The 
total cost of all such agencies will be part of the amount shown on 
Line 6f. Provide backup documentation identifying the name of 
contractor, purpose of contract, and major cost elements. Applicants 
who anticipate procurements that will exceed $5,000 (non-governmental 
entities) or $25,000 (governmental entities) and are requesting an 
award without competition should include sole source justification in 
the proposal which at a minimum should include the basis for 
contractor's selection, justification for lack of competition when 
competitive bids or offers are not obtained and basis for award cost or 
price. (Note: Previous or past experience with a contractor is not 
sufficient justification for sole source.)
    Construction--Line 6g  Not applicable. New construction is not 
allowable.
    Other--Line 6h  Enter the total of all other costs. Where 
applicable, such costs may include, but are not limited to: Insurance; 
medical and dental costs; noncontractual fees and travel paid directly 
to individual consultants; local transportation (all travel which does 
not require per diem is considered local travel); 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. Note that costs identified as ``miscellaneous'' and 
``honoraria'' are not allowable.
    Justification  Specify the costs included.
    Total Direct Charges--Line 6i  Enter the total of Lines 6a through 
6h.
    Indirect Charges--6j  Enter the total amount of indirect charges 
(costs). If no indirect costs are requested, enter ``None.'' Generally, 
this line should be used when the applicant (except local governments) 
has a current indirect cost rate agreement approved by the Department 
of Health and Human Services or another Federal agency. Local and State 
governments should enter the amount of indirect costs determined in 
accordance with HHS requirements. When an indirect cost rate is 
requested, these costs are included in the indirect cost pool and 
should not be charged again as direct costs to the grant. In the case 
of training grants to other than State or local governments (as defined 
in title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, part 74), the Federal 
reimbursement of indirect costs will be limited to the lesser of the 
negotiated (or actual) indirect cost rate or 8 percent of the amount 
allowed for direct costs, exclusive of any equipment charges, rental of 
space, tuition and fees, post-doctoral training allowances, contractual 
items, and alterations and renovations. For training grant 
applications, the entry under line 6j should be the total indirect 
costs being charged to the project. The Federal share of indirect costs 
is calculated as shown above. The applicant's share is calculated as 
follows: (a) Calculate total project indirect costs (a*) by applying 
the applicant's approved indirect cost rate to the total project 
(Federal and non-Federal) direct costs. (b) Calculate the Federal share 
of indirect costs (b*) at 8 percent of the amount allowed for total 
project (Federal and non-Federal) direct costs exclusive of any 
equipment charges, rental of space, tuition and fees, post-doctoral 
training allowances, contractual items, and alterations and 
renovations. (c) Subtract (b*) from (a*). The remainder is what the 
applicant can claim as part of its matching cost contribution.
    Justification  Enclose a copy of the indirect cost rate agreement. 
Applicants subject to the limitation on the Federal reimbursement of 
indirect costs for training grants should specify this.
    Total--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. Do not add or subtract 
this amount from the total project amount.
    Justification  Describe the nature, source, and anticipated use of 
program income in the Program Narrative Statement.
    Section C--Non-Federal Resources  This section summarizes the 
amounts of non-Federal resources that will be applied to the grant. 
Enter this information on line 12 entitled ``Totals.'' In-kind 
contributions are defined in 45 CFR 74.2 and 45 CFR 92.3. In-kind 
contributions are ``the value of non-cash contributions provided by 
non-Federal third parties. Third party in-kind contributions may be in 
the form of real property, equipment, supplies and other expendable 
property, and the value of goods and services directly benefiting and 
specifically identifiable to the project or program.''
    Justification  Describe third party in-kind contributions, if 
included.
    Section D--Forecasted Cash Needs  Not applicable.
    Section E--Budget Estimate of Federal Funds Needed For Balance of 
the Project  This section should only be completed if the total project 
period exceeds 17 months.
    Totals--Line 20  For projects that will have more than one budget 
period, enter the estimated required Federal funds for the second 
budget period (months 13 through 24) under column ``(b) First.'' If a 
third budget period will be necessary, enter the Federal funds needed 
for months 25 through 36 under ``(c) Second.'' Columns (d) and (e) are 
not applicable in most instances, since ACYF funding is almost always 
limited to a three-year maximum project period. They should remain 
blank.
    Section F--Other Budget Information
    Direct Charges--Line 21  Not applicable.
    Indirect Charges--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.
    Remarks--Line 23  If the total project period exceeds 17 months, 
you must enter your proposed non-Federal share of the project budget 
for each of the remaining years of the project.
3. Project Summary Description
    Clearly mark this separate page with the applicant name as shown in 
item 5 of the SF 424, the priority area number as shown at the top of 
the SF 424, and the title of the project as shown in item 11 of the SF 
424. The summary description should not exceed 300 words. These 300 
words become part of the computer database on each project.
    Care should be taken to produce a summary description which 
accurately and concisely reflects the proposal. It should describe the 
objectives of the project, the approaches to be used and the outcomes 
expected. The description should also include a list of major products 
that will result from the proposed project, such as software packages, 
materials, management procedures, data collection instruments, training 
packages, or videos. (Please note that audiovisuals should be closed 
captioned.) The project summary description, together with the 
information on the SF 424, will constitute the project abstract. It is 
the major source of information about the proposed project and is 
usually the first part of the application that the reviewers read in 
evaluating the application.
    At the bottom of the page, following the summary description, type 
up to 10 key words which best describe the proposed project, the 
service(s) involved and the target population(s) to be covered. These 
key words will be used for computerized information retrieval. Key 
words should be selected from commonly used research and practice 
terminology. For assistance in choosing [[Page 24719]] key words, 
applicants are referred to the Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect 
Information, P.O. Box 1182, Washington, DC 20013, (1-800-FYI-3366).
4. Program Narrative Statement
    The Program Narrative Statement should be clear, concise, and 
address the specific requirements mentioned under the priority area 
description in Part II. The narrative should also provide information 
concerning how the application meets the evaluation criteria (see Part 
II, Section C) using the appropriate headings for research or 
demonstration and training applications. Inclusion and discussion of 
the evaluation criteria is important since the reviewers will rate the 
application against the evaluation criteria. There is a page 
limitation, set forth below.
    Narrative Statement:
    Research applications should use the following section headings:
    (a) Objectives;
    (b) Background and Significance;
    (c) Approach; and
    (d) Staff Background and Organization's Experience.
    Demonstration and Training applications should use the following 
headings:
    (a) Objectives and Need for Assistance;
    (b) Results or Benefits Expected;
    (c) Approach; and
    (d) Staff Background and Organization's Experience.
    The specific information to be included under each of these 
headings is described in Part II, Section C, Evaluation Criteria.
    The narrative should be double-spaced and single-sided on 8\1/2\'' 
x 11'' plain white paper, with 1'' margins on all sides. Use only a 
standard size font such as 10 or 12 pitch throughout the announcement. 
All pages of the narrative (including appendices, resumes, charts, 
references/footnotes, tables, maps and exhibits) must be sequentially 
numbered, beginning with ``Objectives'' or ``Objectives and Need for 
Assistance'' as page number one. Applicants should not submit 
reproductions of larger sized paper that is reduced to meet the size 
requirement. Applicants are requested not to send pamphlets, brochures, 
or other printed material along with their applications as these pose 
copying difficulties. These materials, if submitted, will not be 
included in the review process, though they will be kept on file.
    The length of the narrative section, including appendices, should 
not exceed 60 pages. Anything over 60 pages will be removed and not 
considered by the reviewers.
    Please note that applicants that do not comply with the specific 
priority area requirements in the section on ``Eligible Applicants'' 
will not be included in the review process. Applicants should also note 
that non-responsiveness to the section ``Requirements for Project 
Design'' will result in a low evaluation score by the panel of expert 
reviewers.
    Applicants must clearly identify the specific priority area under 
which they wish to have their applications considered, and tailor their 
applications accordingly. Previous experience has shown that an 
application which is broader and more general in concept than outlined 
in the priority area description is less likely to score as well as one 
which is more clearly focused on and directly responsive to the 
concerns of that specific priority area.
5. Assurances/Certifications
    Applicants are required to file an SF 424B, Assurances--Non-
Construction Programs and the Certification Regarding Lobbying. Both 
must be signed and returned with the application. In addition, 
applicants must provide certifications regarding: (1) Drug-Free 
Workplace Requirements; (2) Debarment and Other Responsibilities; and 
(3) Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also known as 
the Pro-Children Act of 1994. These three certifications are self-
explanatory. A duly authorized representative of the applicant 
organization must certify that the applicant is in compliance with 
these assurances/ certifications. Signing and submitting this 
application (SF 424) indicates compliance with the Drug Free Workplace 
Requirements, the Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also known as the Pro-
Children Act of 1994, and Debarment and Other Responsibilities 
certifications.
    All applicants for research projects on child abuse and neglect 
must provide a Protection of Human Subjects Assurance as specified in 
the policy described on the HHS Form 596. If there is a question 
regarding the applicability of this assurance, contact the Office for 
Protection from Research Risks of the National Institutes of Health at 
(301)-496-7041. Those applying for or currently conducting research 
projects are further advised of the availability of a Certificate of 
Confidentiality through the National Institute of Mental Health of the 
Department of Health and Human Services. To obtain more information and 
to apply for a Certificate of Confidentiality, under the authority of 
Section 301(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 82421(d)) to 
protect against involuntary disclosure of the identities of research 
subjects, contact the Division of Extramural Activities of the National 
Institute of Mental Health at (301) 443-4673.

D. Checklist for a Complete Application

    The checklist below is for your use to ensure that your application 
package has been properly prepared.
    ____ One original, signed and dated application, plus two copies. 
Applications for different priority areas should be packaged 
separately;
    ____ Application is from an organization which is eligible under 
the eligibility requirements defined in the priority area description 
(screening requirement).
    A complete application consists of the following items in this 
order:
    ____ Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424, REV 4-88); a 
completed SPOC certification (if applicable) with the date of SPOC 
contact entered in line 16, page 1 of the SF 424 if applicable.
    ____ Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (SF 424A, REV 4-
88);
    ____ Budget justification for Section B--Budget Categories;
    ____ Letter from the Internal Revenue Service to prove non-profit 
status, if necessary;
    ____ Copy of the applicant's approved indirect cost rate agreement, 
if appropriate;
    ____ Project summary description;
    ____ Table of Contents, including the following:
    ____ Program Narrative Statement (organized by the evaluation 
criteria), which when combined with appendices/attachments should not 
exceed 60 pages total;
    ____ Any appendices/attachments (which when combined with the 
Program Narrative Statement should not exceed 60 pages total);
    ____ Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B, REV 
4-88);
    ____ Certification Regarding Lobbying;
    ____ Certification Regarding Pro-Children Act of 1994; and
    ____ Certification of Protection of Human Subjects, if necessary.

E. The Application Package

    Each application package must include an original and two copies of 
the complete application. Each copy should be stapled securely (front 
and back if necessary) in the upper left-hand corner. All pages of the 
narrative must be sequentially numbered, beginning [[Page 24720]] with 
page one. The narrative, including the appendices, must be only 60 
pages. Any pages over that number will be removed and will not be 
reviewed. Because each application will be duplicated, do not use or 
include separate covers, binders, clips, tabs, plastic inserts, 
brochures, videos, or any other items that cannot be photocopied. Your 
application should only include the information as requested in this 
announcement.
    Do not include a self-addressed, stamped acknowledgment card. All 
applicants will be notified automatically about the receipt of their 
application and of the four digit identification number assigned to 
their application. This number and the priority area must be referred 
to in all subsequent communication with NCCAN, the Children's Bureau 
and ACYF concerning the application. If acknowledgment of receipt of 
your application is not received within eight weeks after the deadline 
date, please notify the ACYF Operations Center by telephone at 1-800-
351-2293.

    Dated: April 28, 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 largest political entitles 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 
applicant 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 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 
shown in Column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity 
is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant 
applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds 
which will be needed to complete the program or project over the 
succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not 
be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to 
funds for the current year of existing grants.
    If more than four lines are needed to list the program titles, 
submit additional schedules as necessary.
    Line 20--Enter the total for each of the Columns (b)-(e). When 
additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annotate 
accordingly and show the overall totals on this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

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

Assurances--Non-Construction Programs

    Note: Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your 
project or program. If you have questions, please contact the 
awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may 
require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is 
the case, you will be notified.
    As the duly authorized representative of the applicant I certify 
that the applicant:
    1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance, and 
the institutional, managerial and financial capability (including 
funds sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project costs) to 
ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project 
described in this application.
    2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the 
United States, and if appropriate, the State, through any authorized 
representative, access to and the right to examine all records, 
books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish 
a proper accounting system in [[Page 24726]] accordance with 
generally accepted accounting standards or agency directives.
    3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using 
their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the 
appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or 
personal gain.
    4. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable 
time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding agency.
    5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. Secs. 4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for 
merit systems for programs funded under one of the nineteen statutes 
or regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a 
Merit System of Personnel Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).
    6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to 
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits 
discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b) 
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 
Secs. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. Secs. 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination 
on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 
1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the 
basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and 
Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 
(P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the 
basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) Secs. 523 and 527 of the 
Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290 dd-3 and 290 ee-3), 
as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse 
patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination 
in the sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) any other 
nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under which 
application for Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the 
requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may 
apply to the application.
    7. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements 
of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which 
provides 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 (Clean 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 and 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 belief 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 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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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, PO. 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, DC. 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, 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, PO Box 809, Room 430, Truman Building, Jefferson 
City, Missouri 65102, Telephone (314) 751-4834

Nevada

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

New Hampshire

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

New Jersey

Gregory W. Adkins, Acting Director, Division of Community Resources, 
N.J. Department of Community Affairs, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-
0803, Telephone (609) 292-6613

Please direct correspondence and questions to: Andrew J. Jaskolka, 
State Review Process, Division of Community Resources, CN 814, Room 
609, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0803, Telephone (609) 292-9025

New Mexico

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

New York

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

North Carolina

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

North Dakota

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

Ohio

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

Rhode Island

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

South Carolina

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

Tennessee

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

Texas

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

Utah

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

Vermont

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

West Virginia

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

Wisconsin

Mr. William C. Carey, Federal/State Relations, Wisconsin Department 
of Administration, 101 South Webster Street, [[Page 24732]] 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 1944 (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 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 children's services and that all subgrantees shall 
certify accordingly.

[FR Doc. 95-11246 Filed 5-8-95; 8:45 am]
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