[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16534-16572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9116]




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Part II





Department of Health and Human Services





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Administration for Children and Families



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Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP): Fiscal Year (FY) 1996 Final 
Program Priorities, Availability of Financial Assistance for Fiscal 
Year 1996, and Request for Applications for FY 1996 and FY 1997; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/RHYP 96-2]


Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP): Fiscal Year (FY) 1996 
Final Program Priorities, Availability of Financial Assistance for 
Fiscal Year 1996, and Request for Applications for FY 1996 and FY 1997

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Fiscal Year 1996 Final Runaway and Homeless Youth 
(RHY) Program Priorities, announcement of availability of financial 
assistance, and request for applications for the FY 1996 Basic Center 
Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth (BCP) and the Transitional 
Living Program for Homeless Youth (TLP) for FY 1997.

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SUMMARY: The Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families is publishing final program priorities and 
announcing the availability of funds for:
    1. The Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth (BCP). 
The purpose of the BCP is to provide financial assistance to establish 
or strengthen locally-controlled centers that address the immediate 
needs (outreach, temporary shelter, food, clothing, counseling, 
aftercare, and related services) of runaway and homeless youth and 
their families.
    2. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth. The overall 
purpose of the Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth is to 
support programs which assist older homeless youth in making a 
successful transition to self-sufficient living and to prevent long-
term dependency on social services.
    This single announcement for the two programs has been developed in 
order to save the field and the Federal government significant 
resources. Also, the single announcement provides the field with the 
application due dates for both programs, providing interested agencies 
the means to forecast the workload and resources needed to apply for 
these grants. Potential applicants should note that separate 
applications must be submitted for each program applied for.
    This announcement contains all the necessary information and 
application materials to apply for funds under these grant programs. 
The estimated funds available for new starts and the approximate number 
of new grants that have been or are to be awarded under this program 
announcement are as follows:

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                                                                  Number
            Program             Fiscal year    New start funds    of new
                                                  available       grants
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BCP...........................  FY 1996....  8.0 million.......       65
TLP...........................  FY 1997....  6.3 million.......       36
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    In addition to the competitive, new start grants, the 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families anticipates providing FY 
1996 non-competitive, continuation funds to current grantees as 
follows:

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                                                              Number of 
             Program                 Continuation funds     continuation
                                          available            grants   
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BCP.............................  $27.7 million...........         227  
TLP.............................  12.6 million............          69  
DD..............................  450 thousand............           3  
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    Grantees eligible for these continuation grants will receive 
letters to that effect from the appropriate Regional grants management 
offices and should not submit their continuation applications in 
response to this announcement. Only applications for new grants are 
solicited through this announcement.

DATES: The deadlines or closing dates for RECEIPT by HHS of 
applications for new grants under this announcement are as follows:

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                Programs                          Closing dates         
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BCP....................................  June 1, 1996.                  
TLP....................................  June 14, 1996.                 
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    Deadline: Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting an 
announced deadline if they are received on or before the receipt date 
at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for 
Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, S.W., Mail Stop 6C-462, Washington, D.C. 20447. Attention: 
Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth or Transitional 
Living Program for Homeless Youth.
    Please note that this is a departure from the traditional approach 
of using postmarks instead of receipt dates to determine eligibility of 
applications for review. Applicants are responsible for mailing 
applications well in advance, when using all mail services, to ensure 
that the applications are received on or before the receipt time and 
date. Applications received after 4:30 p.m. on the closing date will be 
classified as late. Postmarks and other similar documents do not 
establish receipt of an application.
    Applications handcarried by applicants, applicant couriers, or by 
overnight/express mail couriers shall be considered as meeting an 
announced deadline if they are received on or before the receipt date, 
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 
Division of Discretionary Grants, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor Loading Dock, 
Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024, between 
Monday and Friday (excluding Federal Holidays). (Applicants are 
cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not always deliver as 
agreed.) ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax. 
Therefore, applications faxed to ACF will not be accepted regardless of 
date or time of submission and time of receipt. Envelopes containing 
applications must clearly indicate the specific program that the 
application is addressing: Basic Center Program (BCP) or Transitional 
Living Program for Homeless Youth (TLP).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, P.O. Box 1182, Washington, 
D.C. 20013; Telephone: 1-800-351-2293.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This program announcement consists of six 
parts. Part I provides general information for potential applicants who 
wish to apply to operate programs serving runaway and homeless youth. 
Part II contains the evaluation criteria against which all applications 
will be competitively reviewed, evaluated and rated. Part III contains 
specific information necessary to apply for funds under each of the two 
programs. Part IV describes the application process. Part V provides 
instructions on the assembly and submission of applications. Part VI 
contains appendices to be consulted in preparation of applications. All 
forms needed to prepare applications for the two programs are found in 
Part VI, Appendix I, of this announcement.
    The following outline is provided to assist in the review of this 
Federal Register announcement:

Part I: General Information
    A. Background on Runaway and Homeless Youth

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    B. Legislative Authority
    C. Purpose, Goals and Objectives of the Federal Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Grant Programs
    1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
    2. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
    D. Definitions
    E. Final Priorities
    1. Public Comments
    2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal Year 1996
    a. Basic Center Program Grants
    b. Transitional Living Program Grants
    c. National Communications System
    d. Support Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
    (1) Training and Technical Assistance
    (2) National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
    (3) Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System 
(RHYMIS)
    (4) Monitoring Support for FYSB Programs
    e. Research and Demonstration Initiatives
    (1) Improved Access to Services and Supports for Youth With 
Developmental Disabilities
    (2) Analysis, Synthesis, and Interpretation of New Information 
Concerning Runaway and Homeless Youth
    f. Priority for a Comprehensive Youth Development Approach
    g. Priorities for Administrative Changes
    F. Eligible Applicants
    G. Availability of Competitive New Start Funds
    1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
    2. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
    H. Duration of Projects
    I. Maximum Federal Share and Grantee Share of the Projects
Part II: Evaluation Criteria
Part III: Program Areas
    A. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
    B. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
Part IV: Application Process
    A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees
    B. Application Requirements
    C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
    D. Notification Under Executive Order 12372
    E. Availability of Forms and Other Materials
    F. Application Consideration
Part V: Application Content, Instructions, Assembly and Submission
Part VI: Appendices
    A. Basic Center Program Performance Standards
    B. National Runaway Switchboard
    C. National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth
    D. Runaway and Homeless Youth Continuation Grantees
    1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
    2. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
    E. Administration for Children and Families Regional Office 
Youth Contacts
    F. Training and Technical Assistance Providers
    G. State Single Points of Contact
    H. Basic Center Program Allocations by State
    I. Forms and Instructions

Part I. General Information

A. Background on Runaway and Homeless Youth

    The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), within the 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), administers 
programs that support services to an adolescent population of 
approximately 500,000 runaway and homeless youth. Many of these youth 
have left home to escape abusive situations, or because their parents 
could not meet their basic needs for food, shelter and a safe 
supportive environment. Many live on the streets.
    While living on the streets or away from home without parental 
supervision, these youth are highly vulnerable. They may become victims 
of street violence, may be exploited by dealers of illegal drugs, or 
may become members of gangs who provide protection and a sense of 
extended family. Usually lacking marketable skills, they may be drawn 
into shoplifting, prostitution, or dealing drugs in order to earn money 
for food, clothing, and other daily expenses. Without a fixed address 
or regular place to sleep, they often drop out of school, forfeiting 
their opportunities to learn and to become independent, self-
sufficient, contributing members of society. As street people, they may 
try to survive with little or no contact with medical professionals, 
the result being that health problems may go untreated and may worsen. 
Without the support of family, schools, and other community 
institutions, they may not acquire the personal values and work skills 
that will enable them to enter or advance in the world of work at other 
than the most minimal levels. Finally, as street people, they may 
create substantial law enforcement problems, endangering both 
themselves and the communities in which they are located. All these 
problems, real and potential, call for a comprehensive, nationwide, 
community-based program to address the needs of runaway and homeless 
youth.

B. Legislative Authority

    Grants for the Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth 
are authorized by Part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHY 
Act), 42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq. Grants for the Transitional Living Program 
for Homeless Youth are authorized under Part B of the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act. Part B was established in 1988 as part of Public 
Law 100-690. The RHY Act was enacted as Title III of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-415), and 
amended by the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977 (Pub. L. 95-115), 
the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-509), the Juvenile 
Justice Amendments of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-473), the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 
1988 (Pub. L. 100-690), and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-586). Grants for 
coordinating, training and technical assistance, research, 
demonstration, evaluation and service projects are authorized under 
Part D of the RHY Act.

C. Purpose, Goals and Objectives of the Federal Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Grant Programs

1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
    The overall purpose of the BCP is to provide financial assistance 
to establish or strengthen community-based centers that address the 
immediate needs (outreach, temporary shelter, food, clothing, 
counseling, aftercare, and related services) of runaway and homeless 
youth and their families. Services supported by this program are to be 
outside the law enforcement, the child welfare, the mental health, and 
the juvenile justice systems. The program goals and objectives of Part 
A of the RHY Act are to:
    a. Alleviate problems of runaway and homeless youth,
    b. Reunite youth with their families and encourage the resolution 
of intrafamily problems through counseling and other services,
    c. Strengthen family relationships and encourage stable living 
conditions for youth, and
    d. Help youth decide upon constructive courses of action.
2. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
    Part B, Section 321 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as 
amended, authorizes grants to establish and operate transitional living 
projects for homeless youth. This program is structured to help older, 
homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency and avoid long-term dependency 
on social services. Transitional living projects provide shelter, 
skills training, and support services to homeless youth ages 16 through 
21 for a continuous period not exceeding 18 months.
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continuation grants. In FY 1997, total funding for TLP is expected to 
be between $12.6 million and $15 million. Approximately $6.3 million 
will be awarded in new grants and $6.6 million will be awarded as 
continuation grants.
    Program funds available under Part B of the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Act are to be used for the purpose of enhancing the capacities of 
youth-serving agencies in local communities to effectively address the 
service needs of homeless older adolescents and young adults. Goals, 
objectives and activities that may be maintained, improved and/or 
expanded through a TLP grant must include, but are not necessarily 
limited to:
     Providing stable, safe living accommodations while a 
homeless youth is a program participant;
     Providing the services necessary to assist homeless youth 
in developing both the skills and personal characteristics needed to 
enable them to live independently;
     Providing education, information and counseling aimed at 
preventing, treating and reducing substance abuse among homeless youth;
     Providing homeless youth with appropriate referrals and 
access to medical and mental health treatment; and
     Providing the services and referrals necessary to assist 
youth in preparing for and obtaining employment.
    Specifics regarding grant awards in each of these two programs are 
found in Part III, Sections A and B, of this announcement.

D. Definitions

    1. The term ``homeless youth'' is defined differently for different 
programs.
    Under Part A of the RHY Act, which authorizes the BCP, the term 
``homeless youth'' means a person under 18 years of age who is in need 
of services and without a place of shelter where he or she receives 
supervision and care. This definition applies to all Basic Center 
projects and can be found in 45 CFR 1351.1(f).
    Under Part B of the RHY Act, which authorizes the TLP, ``homeless 
youth'' means an individual who is not less than 16 years of age and 
not more than 21 years of age; for whom it is not possible to live in a 
safe environment with a relative; and who has no other safe alternative 
living arrangement. This definition applies to all Transitional Living 
programs and can be found in Section 321(b)(1) of the RHY Act.
    2. The term ``public agency'' means any State, unit of local 
government, combination of such States or units, or any agency, 
department, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing. This definition 
applies to all runaway and homeless youth programs and can be found in 
Section 3601(8) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, incorporating by reference 
Section 103(11) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974, as amended.
    3. The term ``runaway youth'' means a person under 18 years of age 
who absents himself or herself from home or place of legal residence 
without the permission of parents or legal guardian. This definition 
applies to all Basic Center programs and can be found in 45 CFR 
1351.1(k).
    4. The term ``shelter'' includes host homes, group homes and 
supervised apartments. This definition applies to all BCP programs and 
is referenced in Section 322(1) of the RHY Act. As currently understood 
in the field:
    ``Host homes'' are facilities providing shelter, usually in the 
home of a family, under contract to accept runaway and/or homeless 
youth assigned by the BCP service provider, and are licensed according 
to State or local laws.
    ``Group homes'' are single-site residential facilities designed to 
house BCP clients who may be new to the program or may require a higher 
level of supervision. These dwellings operate in accordance with State 
or local housing codes and licensure.
    A supervised apartment is a single unit dwelling or multiple unit 
apartment house operated under the auspices of the TLP service provider 
for the purpose of housing program participants.
    5. The term ``State'' means any State of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Marianas. This definition applies to all runaway and homeless youth 
programs and can be found in Section 3601(10) of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
Act, incorporating by reference Section 103(7) of the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended.
    6. The term ``temporary shelter'' means the provision of short-term 
(maximum of 15 days) room and board and core crisis intervention 
services on a 24 hour basis. This definition applies to all Basic 
Center Program grantees and can be found in 45 CFR 1351.1(o).
    7. The term ``transitional living youth project'' means a project 
that provides shelter and services designed to promote transition to 
self-sufficient living and to prevent long-term dependency on social 
services. This definition applies to all TLP program grantees and is 
found in Section 321(b)(2) of the RHY Act.

E. Final Priorities

    Section 364 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHY Act) 
requires the Department to publish annually for public comment a 
proposed plan specifying priorities the Department will follow in 
awarding grants and contracts under the RHY Act. The proposed plan for 
FY 1996 was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, February 
14, 1996, (61 FR 5777) and requested comments and recommendations from 
the field.
1. Public Comments
    The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) usually receives 
approximately 20 written responses from a number of sources, 
principally Runaway and Homeless Youth Program grantees. The responses 
are generally supportive.
    To the extent feasible, ACYF takes these and all other public 
comments into account when preparing the final priorities.
2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal Year 1996
    The final priorities are similar to those of earlier years in that 
the Department will award 90 percent or more of the funds appropriated 
under the BCP and approximately 90 percent of the funds appropriated 
under the TLP to grantees providing direct services to runaway and 
homeless youth.
    The final priorities are further similar to those of earlier years 
in that the Department will award continuation funding to the National 
Communications System, to the ten Regional Training and Technical 
Assistance providers, and to a number of related program support 
activities.
    The Final Program Priorities continue to support and emphasize a 
comprehensive youth development approach to services to youth and their 
families.
a. Basic Center Program Grants
    Approximately 300 Basic Center grants, of which about one-quarter 
will be competitive new starts and three-quarters will be non-
competitive continuations, will be funded in FY 1996.
    Section 385(a)(2) of the Act requires that 90 percent of the funds 
appropriated under Part A (The Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant 
Program) be used to establish and strengthen runaway and homeless youth 
Basic Centers. Total funding under Part A of the Act for FY 1996 is 
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be approximately $40.5 million. This sum triggers the provision in the 
Act calling for a minimum award of $100,000 to each State, the District 
of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and a minimum award of $45,000 to each of 
the four insular areas: the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.
b. Transitional Living Program Grants
    In FY 1996, approximately $12.6 million has been used to fund 77 
TLP continuation grants. In FY 1997, total funding for TLP is expected 
to be between $12.6 million and $15 million. Approximately $6.3 million 
will be awarded for 36 new grants and $6.6 million will be awarded as 
continuation grants.
c. National Communications System
    Part C, Section 331 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as 
amended, mandates support for a National Communications System to 
assist runaway and homeless youth in communicating with their families 
and with service providers. In FY 1994, a five-year grant was awarded 
to the National Runaway Switchboard, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois, to 
operate the system. Non-competitive continuation funding will be 
awarded to the grantee in FY 1996.
d. Support Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
(1) Training and Technical Assistance
    Part D, Section 342 of the Act authorizes the Department to make 
grants to statewide and regional nonprofit organizations to provide 
training and technical assistance (T&TA) to organizations that are 
eligible to receive service grants under the Act. Eligible 
organizations include the Basic Centers authorized under Part A of the 
Act (The Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant Program) and the service 
grantees authorized under Part B of the Act (The Transitional Living 
Grant Program). Section 3511 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, which 
authorizes the Drug Abuse Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless 
Youth (DAPP), also authorizes support for T&TA to runaway and homeless 
youth service providers. The purpose of this T&TA is to strengthen the 
programs and to enhance the knowledge and skills of youth service 
workers.
    In FY 1994, the Family and Youth Services Bureau made ten 
Cooperative Agreement Awards, one in each of the ten Federal Regions, 
to provide T&TA to agencies funded under the three Federal programs for 
runaway and homeless youth (the BCP, the TLP, and the DAPP). Each 
Cooperative Agreement is unique, being based on the characteristics and 
different T&TA needs in the respective Regions. Each has a five-year 
project period that will expire in FY 1999.
    Subject to availability of funds, non-competitive continuation 
funding will be awarded to the ten T&TA grantees in FY 1996.
(2) National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
    In June 1992, a five-year contract was awarded by the Department to 
establish and operate the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth. 
The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to serve as a central information 
point for professionals and agencies involved in the development and 
implementation of services to runaway and homeless youth. To this end, 
the Clearinghouse:
     Collects, evaluates and maintains reports, materials and 
other products regarding service provision to runaway and homeless 
youth;
     Develops and disseminates reports and bibliographies 
useful to the field;
     Identifies areas in which new or additional reports, 
materials and products are needed; and
     Carries out other activities designed to provide the field 
with the information needed to improve services to runaway and homeless 
youth.
    Subject to availability of funds, non-competitive continuation 
funding will be awarded to sustain the Clearinghouse in FY 1996.
(3) Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHYMIS)
    In FY 1992, a three-year contract was awarded to implement the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHYMIS) 
across three FYSB programs: the BCP, the TLP, and the Drug Abuse 
Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth (DAPP). In FY 1993, 
using an existing computer-based, information gathering protocol, the 
contractor began providing training and technical assistance to these 
grantees in the use of the RHYMIS. The data generated by the system are 
used to produce reports and information regarding the programs, 
including information for the required reports to Congress on each of 
the three programs. The RHYMIS also serves as a management tool for 
FYSB and for individual programs.
    Subject to availability of funds, non-competitive continuation 
funding for the RHYMIS will be an option in FY 1996.
(4) Monitoring Support for FYSB Programs
    In FY 1992, FYSB began developing a comprehensive monitoring 
instrument and set of site visit protocols, including a peer-review 
component for the BCP, the TLP, and the DAPP. Pilot implementation of 
the instrument and related protocols began in FY 1993. Also in FY 1993 
a new contract to provide logistical support for the peer review 
monitoring process was awarded, including nationwide distribution of 
the new materials. Use of the new instrument and peer review process 
during the first full year of operation has resulted in identification 
of a number of strengths and weaknesses among individual grantees. 
These findings have been used by the Regional T&TA providers as a basis 
for their activities.
    Activities under this contract will continue during FY 1996.
e. Research and Demonstration Initiatives
    Section 315 of the Act authorizes the Department to make grants to 
States, localities, and private entities to carry out research, 
demonstration, and service projects designed to increase knowledge 
concerning and to improve services for runaway and homeless youth. 
These activities are important in order to identify emerging issues and 
to develop and test models which address such issues.
(1) Improved Access to Services and Supports for Youth With 
Developmental Disabilities
    The Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) and the 
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) of the Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) jointly awarded demonstration grant 
funds to foster collaboration between their grantee programs. The 
purpose of these grants is to provide improved access to services and 
supports for youth with developmental disabilities who are at risk of 
running away or becoming involved in gang activities or delinquent 
behavior.
    These projects, to be conducted jointly by ADD and FYSB funded 
grantees, will strengthen the ability of at-risk youth with 
developmental disabilities (12-21 years of age) to achieve their full 
potential and grow to be successful, independent adults.
    In FY 1995, ADD and FYSB funded three demonstration grants to 
explore methods for ensuring access to appropriate services and 
supports by youth with developmental disabilities who participate in 
their programs.

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    Subject to availability of funds, non-competitive continuation 
funding will be awarded to the three grantees.
(2) Analysis, Synthesis, and Interpretation of New Information 
Concerning Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
    Over the past few years, considerable new knowledge and information 
has been developed concerning the runaway and homeless youth programs 
administered by FYSB, and concerning the youth and families served. The 
main sources of this new information are the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Management Information System (RHYMIS), the results of RHY monitoring 
visits, and a number of evaluation studies underway or recently 
completed. The RHYMIS, monitoring reports, and the evaluation studies 
contain descriptions of FYSB's grantee agencies, along with detailed 
data on the youth and families served, such as demographic profiles, 
presenting problems, services provided, and service outcomes. 
Acknowledging a need for analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of 
this new information useful in development of RHY plans and policies 
for the Family and Youth Services Bureau, a contract for this purpose 
was awarded in FY 1995. Results will be available in FY 1997.
f. Priority for a Comprehensive Youth Development Approach
    Over the past several decades, the Federal government has 
established many programs designed to alleviate discrete problems 
identified among American youth. Examples are programs for school 
dropout prevention, juvenile delinquency prevention, abuse and neglect 
prevention, adolescent pregnancy prevention, youth gang prevention, 
drug abuse prevention, and compensatory programs to improve the 
performance of minority and non-English-speaking youth in the public 
schools. Among these many programs are the BCP and the TLP.
    A shared feature of these programs is their emphasis on undesirable 
behavior, with a number of negative consequences. Youth ``problems'' 
are commonly used to define and blame, even to punish, the youth. 
Further, the labeling of a youth as a drug abuser or a delinquent may 
lead to interventions too narrow to take into account or serve to 
ameliorate the full array of causes leading to the abuse or 
delinquency, such as parental neglect, school failure, or poverty. 
Practicing youth workers are well aware that ``single-problem'' youth 
are rare, and that interventions from many different perspectives, and 
supports, including funding, from many different sources, are required 
to effectively help troubled youth.
    The disjointed services that often follow from this Federal pattern 
of categorical funding to correct undesirable behavior may be avoided 
if interventions are viewed from a ``developmental'' perspective. A 
developmental perspective views adolescence and youth as the passage 
from the almost total dependence of the child into the independence and 
self-sufficiency of the young adult. The various changes, stages, and 
growth spurts of the passage may be considered as the youth's natural, 
healthy responses to the challenges and opportunities provided by 
functional families, peers, neighborhoods, schools and other community 
supports and organizations. The tasks of youth service providers are 
seen, thus, not as correcting the ``pathologies'' of troubled youth, 
but rather as providing for the developmental needs of maturing 
individuals: the psychological need to develop a clear self-identity; 
the sociological need to resolve disagreements through talking and not 
through flight or fighting; the economic need to prepare for and enter 
into a career; and the familial needs for sharing, for trusting, for 
giving and receiving love, for commitment, and for all that 
establishing a productive life entails.
    This developmental approach has become central to all FYSB 
activities and programs since 1995.
g. Priorities for Administrative Changes
    To support the increased emphasis on youth development, a number of 
management or administrative changes will be implemented over the 
coming years:
     Regional Offices have and will continue to play a 
significant role in the assessment of grant applications. This role 
includes Regional staff involvement (1) as chairpersons for peer review 
panels and (2) in conduct of administrative reviews of new start 
applications that take into account knowledge about the applicants' 
experience, effectiveness, and potential and of the geographic 
distribution of the grantees in their respective States and Regions. 
Final funding decisions will remain the responsibility of the 
Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
     The Administration on Children and Families (ACF) will 
change the deadline for receipt of a Runaway and Homeless Youth grant 
application from the postal date of the application to the actual 
receipt date of the application by ACF. Applicants should carefully 
examine receipt dates in this announcement to assure that they meet 
deadlines in the manner prescribed.
     Efforts will be continued to avoid the problems of gaps in 
financial support between the expiration of one grant and the beginning 
of a new grant for current grantees that are successful in competition.

F. Eligible Applicants

    The various legislative Acts authorizing the runaway and homeless 
youth programs addressed in this Federal Register announcement 
identifies ``eligible applicants'' differently. Accordingly, the 
definition appropriate to each individual program is found in Part III 
of this announcement as a part of each program area description.
    Basic Center Program grantees with one or two years remaining on 
their current awards and the expectation of continuation funding in FY 
1996 and FY 1997 may not apply for new Basic Center grants. TLP 
grantees with one or two years remaining on their current awards and 
the expectation of continuation funding in FY 1996 and FY 1997 may not 
apply for new TLP grants. TLP grantees with an existing grant with a 
project period that ends by September 30, 1996 are eligible to apply 
for funds under this announcement. All remaining eligible applicants 
may apply for new grants for either or both of these two programs.
    Applicants may refer to Part VI, Appendix D, for a listing of 
current grantees that are ineligible to apply under the respective 
grant programs.
    Any non-profit organization submitting an application must submit 
proof of its non-profit status with its application. Proof can include 
a copy of the applicant's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's 
(IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt organizations described in Section 
501(c)(3) of the IRS code, or a copy of the currently valid IRS tax-
exemption certificate, or a copy of the articles of incorporation 
bearing the seal of the State in which the corporation or association 
is domiciled.

G. Availability of Competitive New-Start Funds

1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
    The Administration on Children, Youth and Families expects to award 
approximately $27.7 million in the form of non-competitive 
continuations to current grantees. Approximately $8.0 million will be 
available for competitive, new-start awards. In

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accordance with the RHY Act, the funds will be divided among the States 
in proportion to their respective populations under the age of 18, with 
a minimum award of $100,000 to each State, the District of Columbia, 
and Puerto Rico, and a minimum award of $45,000 to each of the four 
insular areas: Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Marianas and the Virgin Islands.
    The funds available for both continuations and new starts in each 
of the States and insular areas is listed in the Table of Allocations 
by State (Part VI, Appendix H). In this Table, the amounts shown in the 
column labeled ``New Starts'' are the amounts available for competition 
in the respective States.
    Current Basic Center Program grantees having one or two years 
remaining in their project periods will receive instructions from their 
respective ACF Regional Offices on the procedures for applying for 
these continuation grants and should not respond to this announcement. 
These grantees are listed in Part VI, Appendix D.1, have project 
expiration dates in FY 1996 or 1997, and are not eligible to apply for 
new Basic Center grants.
    Current Basic Center Program grantees with project periods ending 
by September 30, 1996, and all other eligible applicants not currently 
receiving Basic Center funds may apply for the new competitive grants 
under this announcement.
    The number of new awards made within each State will depend upon 
the funds available (i.e., the State's total allotment less the amount 
required for non-competing continuations), as well as on the number of 
acceptable applications. Therefore, where the amount required for non-
competing continuations in any State equals the State's total 
allotment, no new awards will be made.
    All applicants under this announcement will compete with other 
applicants in the State in which their services would be provided. In 
the event that an insufficient number of acceptable applications is 
approved for funding from any State or jurisdiction, the Commissioner, 
ACYF, will reallocate the unused funds.
    Further information on the BCP application requirements is 
presented in Part III, Section A, and in Part IV.
2. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
    In FY 1997, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families 
expects to award approximately $6.3 million in new competitive 
Transitional Living Program grants and $6.6 million in non-competing 
continuation TLP awards.
    Current TLP grantees having one or two years remaining in their 
project periods are listed in Part VI, Appendix D.2 and are not 
eligible to apply for a new TLP grant. Grantees which have a current 
grant that expires by September 30, 1996 are eligible applicants under 
this announcement. Current TLP programs with project periods ending by 
September 30, 1996, and all other eligible applicants not currently 
receiving TLP funds may apply for the new grants under his 
announcement.
    Further information on the TLP application requirements is 
presented in Part III, Section B, and in Part IV.

H. Duration of Projects

    This announcement solicits applications for projects of up to three 
years duration (36-month project periods) for the BCP and the TLP. 
Initial grant awards, made on a competitive basis, will be for one-year 
(12-month) budget periods. Applications for continuation grants beyond 
the one-year budget periods, but within the 36-month project periods, 
will be entertained in subsequent years on a non-competitive basis, 
subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the 
grantees, and determination that continued funding would be in the best 
interest of the government.

I. Maximum Federal Award and Grantee Share of the Project

    The maximum amount of Federal funds for which an applicant can 
apply is specified in the program descriptions found in Part III of 
this announcement.
    The Act authorizing runaway and homeless youth programs requires 
that grantees provide a non-Federal match for Federal funds. Specific 
non-Federal share requirements for each Priority Area are found in Part 
III of this announcement.
    The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind contributions. 
Federal funds provided to States and services or other resources 
purchased with Federal funds may not be used to match project grants. 
Applicants which do not provide the required percentage of non-Federal 
share will not be funded. For-profit applicants for Basic Center 
Program grants are reminded that no grant funds may be paid as profit 
to any recipient of a grant or sub-grant (45 CFR 74.705).

Part II. Evaluation Criteria

    The five criteria that follow will be used to review and evaluate 
each application under the BCP and the TLP and should be used in 
developing the program narratives. The point values following each 
criterion heading indicate the numerical weight each criterion will be 
accorded in the review process. Note that the highest possible value 
BCP and TLP applications can receive is 105 points. See Criterion 4 for 
more specific information.

Criterion 1. Objectives and Need for Assistance (15 Points)

    Pinpoint any relevant physical, economic, social, financial, 
institutional, or other problems requiring a solution. Demonstrate the 
need for the assistance and state the goals or service objectives of 
the project. Supporting documentation or other testimonies from 
concerned interests other than the applicant may be used. Give a 
precise location of the project site(s) and area(s) to be served by the 
proposed project. Maps or other graphic aids may be attached. (The 
applicant should refer to Part I, Section C, of this announcement for a 
description of each program's purpose.)

Criterion 2. Results or Benefits Expected (20 Points)

    Identify the results and benefits to be derived from the project. 
State the numbers of runaway and homeless youth and their families to 
be served, and describe the types and quantities of services to be 
provided. Identify the kinds of data to be collected and maintained, 
and discuss the criteria to be used to evaluate the results and success 
of the project.

Criterion 3. Approach (35 Points)

    Outline a plan of action pertaining to the scope of the project and 
detail how the proposed work will be accomplished. Describe any unusual 
features of the project, such as extraordinary social and community 
involvements, and how the project will be maintained after termination 
of Federal support. Explain the 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.

Criterion 4. Staff Background and Organizational Experience (20-25 
Points)

    List the organizations, cooperators, consultants, or other key 
individuals who will work on the project along with a short description 
of the nature of their effort or contribution. Summarize the background 
and experience of the project director and key project staff and the 
history of the organization. Demonstrate the ability to effectively 
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activities with other agencies. Applicants are encouraged to discuss 
staff and organizational experience in working with runaway and 
homeless youth populations and may include information regarding their 
past performance under RHYP grants. Applicants may refer to the staff 
resumes and to the Organizational Capability Statement included in the 
submission.
    Legislation authorizing each of the Federal Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Programs requires that priority for funding be given to agencies 
with experience in providing direct services to runaway and homeless 
youth. In line with this requirement, BCP and TLP applicants having 
three (3) or more years of continuous effort serving runaway and 
homeless youth in one or more areas set forth in Section 312 of the Act 
are eligible to receive an additional five (5) points on this 
criterion.

Criterion 5. Budget Appropriateness (10 Points)

    Demonstrate that the project's costs (overall costs, average cost 
per youth served, costs for different services) are reasonable in view 
of the anticipated results and benefits. (Applicants may refer (1) to 
the budget information presented in Standard Forms 424 and 424A and in 
the associated budget justification, and (2) to the results or benefits 
expected as identified under Criterion 2.)
    The Program Narrative information provided by the applicant in 
response to the priority area description identified in Part III of 
this announcement should be organized and presented according to these 
five evaluation criteria.

Part III. Program Areas

A. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth

    Eligible Applicants: Any State, unit of local government, 
combination of units of local government, public or private agency, 
organization, institution, or other non-profit entity is eligible to 
apply for these funds. Federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible 
to apply for Basic Center grants. Non-Federally recognized Indian 
Tribes and urban Indian organizations are also eligible to apply for 
grants as private, non-profit agencies.
    Grantees (including subgrantees) with current Basic Center grants 
who are eligible to apply for non-competitive continuation funding in 
FY 1996 may not apply for competitive new Basic Center grants under 
this announcement. Applicants may refer to Part VI, Appendix D.1 for a 
listing of current grantees which are ineligible for grants under this 
priority area.
    As required by runaway and homeless youth legislation, priority for 
funding will be given to agencies with demonstrated experience 
establishing and operating centers that provide direct services to 
runaway and homeless youth in a manner that is outside the law 
enforcement system, the child welfare system, the mental health system 
and the juvenile justice system. Demonstrated experience providing 
direct services means three (3) or more years of continuous effort 
serving runaway and homeless youth in one or more areas set forth in 
Section 312 of the Act. Applications claiming credit for this 
preference must include a statement of no more than one page 
documenting the relevant experience.
    Program Purpose, Goals, and Objectives: The Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families will award approximately 65 new service 
grants to establish or strengthen existing or proposed runaway and 
homeless youth Basic Centers. These programs must be locally controlled 
efforts that provide temporary shelter, counseling and related services 
to juveniles who have left home without permission of their parents or 
guardians or to other homeless juveniles.
    Applications are solicited under this program area to provide 
direct services that fulfill the program purposes, goals and objectives 
set forth in the legislation and as specified in Part I, section C.1 of 
this announcement.
    Background: The Runaway Youth and Homeless Youth Act of 1974 was a 
response to widespread concern regarding the alarming number of youth 
who were leaving home without parental permission, crossing State 
lines, and who, while away from home, were exposed to exploitation and 
other dangers of street life.
    Each Basic Center funded under the authorizing legislation is 
required to provide outreach to runaway and homeless youth; temporary 
shelter for up to fifteen days; food; clothing; individual, group, and 
family counseling; and related services. Many Basic Centers provide 
their services in residential settings with a capacity for no more than 
20 youth. Some centers also provide some or all of their shelter 
services through host homes (usually private homes under contract to 
the centers), with counseling and referrals being provided from a 
central location.
    Currently, approximately 60,000 youth annually receive shelter for 
an average of 12 nights and other ongoing services through ACYF-funded 
Basic Centers. The primary presenting problems of these youth include 
conflict with parents or other adults, including physical and sexual 
abuse; other family crises such as divorce, death, or sudden loss of 
income; and personal problems such as drug use, or problems with peers, 
school attendance and truancy, bad grades, inability to get along with 
teachers, and learning disabilities.
    Low self-esteem is a major problem among this population. Half have 
a poor self image; somewhat less than half are depressed; and 10 
percent are possibly suicidal.
    After receiving ongoing services from shelter programs, 
approximately one half of the youth return to their families. One-third 
are provided alternative, but safe, long-term living arrangements. Five 
percent return to the streets, and 10 percent leave the centers with no 
known destination.
    Minimum Requirements for Project Design: As part of addressing the 
evaluation criteria outlined in Part II of this announcement, each 
applicant must address the following items in the program narrative 
section of the proposal.

Objectives and Need for Assistance

    1. Applicant must specify the goals and objectives of the project 
and how implementation will fulfill the purposes of the legislation 
identified in Part I, section C.1. of this announcement.
    2. Applicant must describe the conditions of youth and families in 
the area to be served, with an emphasis on the incidence and 
characteristics of runaway and homeless youth and their families. The 
discussion must consider matters of family functioning, along with the 
health, education, employment, and social conditions of the youth, 
including at-risk conditions or behaviors such as drug use, school 
failure, and delinquency.
    3. Applicant must discuss the existing support systems for at-risk 
youth and families in the area, with specific references to law 
enforcement, health and mental health care, social services, school 
systems, and child welfare. In addition, other agencies providing 
shelter and services to runaway and homeless youth in the area must be 
identified.
    4. Within the context of the existing support systems, applicant 
must demonstrate the need for the center and indicate the objectives 
that the program would work toward fulfilling.
    5. Applicant must describe the area to be served by the proposed 
center, and must demonstrate that the center is or will be located in 
an area which is

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frequented by and/or easily accessible by runaway and homeless youth.

Results and Benefits Expected

    1. Applicant must specify the numbers of runaway and homeless youth 
and their families to be served, the number of beds available for 
runaway and homeless youth and the types and quantities of services to 
be provided.
    2. Applicant must describe the anticipated changes in attitudes, 
values and behavior, and improvements in individual and family 
functioning that will occur as a consequence of the services provided 
by the center.
    3. Applicant must discuss the expected impact of the project on the 
availability of services to runaway and homeless youth in the local 
community and indicate how the project will enhance the organization's 
capacity to provide services that address the needs of runaway and 
homeless youth in the community.

Approach

    1. Applicant must describe the center's youth development approach 
or philosophy and indicate how it underlies and integrates all proposed 
activities, including provision of services to runaway and homeless 
youth and involvement of the youth's parents or legal guardians.
    2. Applicant must describe how runaway and homeless youth and their 
families will be reached, and how services will be provided in 
compliance with the Program Performance Standards listed in Part VI, 
Appendix A.
    3. Applicant must include detailed plans for implementing direct 
services based upon a youth development approach and upon identified 
goals and objectives. Applicant must identify the strategies that will 
be employed and the activities that will be implemented, including 
innovative approaches to securing appropriate center services for the 
runaway and homeless youth to be served, for involving family members 
as an integral part of the services provided, for periodic review and 
assessment of individual cases, and for encouraging awareness of and 
sensitivity to the diverse needs of runaway and homeless youth who 
represent particular ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual 
orientations, or who are street youth.
    4. Applicant must describe the center's plans for conducting an 
outreach program that, where applicable, will attract members of ethnic 
and racial minorities and/or persons with limited ability to speak 
English.
    5. Applicant must describe the center's plans and procedures for 
intake and assessment of the youth upon arrival at the center.
    6. Applicant must describe the center's plans for contacting the 
parents or other relatives of the youth they serve, for ensuring the 
safe return of the youth to their parents, relatives or legal guardians 
if it is in their best interests, for contacting local governments 
pursuant to formal or informal arrangements established with such 
officials, and for providing alternative living arrangements when it is 
not safe or appropriate for the youth to return home.
    7. Applicant must describe the type of shelter that will be 
available, the shelter capacity of the center and the system of staff 
supervision to be implemented in the shelter.
    8. Applicant must describe the center's plans for ensuring proper 
coordination with law enforcement personnel, health and mental health 
care personnel, social service personnel, and welfare personnel.
    9. Applicant must describe the center's plans for ensuring 
coordination with the schools to which runaway and homeless youth will 
return, and for assisting the youth to stay current with the curricula 
of these schools.
    10. Applicant must describe the center's procedures for dealing 
with youth who have run from foster care placements.
    11. Applicant must describe procedures for dealing with youth who 
have run from correctional institutions, and must show that procedures 
are in accordance with Federal, State and local laws.
    12. Applicant must describe the center's plans and procedures for 
providing aftercare services and for ensuring, whenever possible, that 
aftercare services will also be provided to those youth who are 
returned beyond the State in which the center is located.
    13. Applicant must agree to gather and submit program and client 
data required by FYSB through the Runaway and Homeless Youth Management 
Information System (RHYMIS). If applicant is a current recipient of a 
BCP or TLP grant, applicant must describe the extent to which it now 
gathers and submits required data to the RHYMIS. Current recipients of 
a FYSB grant who are not submitting the required data are at risk of 
not being considered for a new grant award.
    While the computer software and training for the implementation of 
the RHYMIS will be provided by FYSB to grantees, applicant should 
include a request for funds in its budget (within the maximum Federal 
funds allowed) for any computer equipment needed for implementation of 
the RHYMIS.
    14. Applicant must agree to cooperate with any research or 
evaluation efforts sponsored by the Administration for Children and 
Families.
    15. Applicant must describe how the activities implemented under 
this project will be continued by the agency once Federal funding for 
the project has ended. The applicant must describe specific plans for 
accomplishing program phase-out for the last two quarters of the 36-
month project period in the event the applicant does not receive a new 
award.

Staff Background and Organizational Experience

    1. As priority for funding will be given to agencies and 
organizations that have documented experience in establishing and 
operating centers that provide direct services to runaway and homeless 
youth, applicant must include a brief description of the organization 
and its experience in providing services to this client population.
    2. Applicant must include a description of current and proposed 
staff skills and knowledge regarding runaway and homeless youth and 
indicate how staff will be utilized in achieving the goals and 
objectives of the program. Information on proposed staff training and 
brief resumes or job descriptions may be included.
    3. Applicant must describe procedures for maintaining 
confidentiality of records on the youth and families served. Procedures 
must insure that no information on the youth and families is disclosed 
without the consent of the individual youth, parent or legal guardian. 
Disclosures without consent can be made to another agency compiling 
statistical records if individual identities are not provided or to a 
government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges 
against an individual runaway or homeless youth.
    4. Applicant must describe how the project has established or will 
establish formal service linkages with other social service, law 
enforcement, educational, housing, vocational, welfare, legal service, 
drug treatment and health care agencies in order to ensure appropriate 
referrals for the project clients when needed.
    5. Applicant must describe how community and other support will be 
secured to continue the project at the conclusion of the Federal grant 
period.

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Budget Appropriateness

    1. Applicant must discuss and justify the costs of the proposed 
project in terms of numbers of youth and families to be served, types 
and quantities of services to be provided, and the anticipated outcomes 
for the youth and families.
    2. The applicant must describe the fiscal control and accounting 
procedures that will be used to ensure prudent use, proper 
disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds received under this 
program announcement.
    Duration of Project: This announcement solicits applications for 
Basic Center projects of up to three years duration (36-month project 
periods). Initial grant awards, made on a competitive basis, will be 
for one-year (12-month) budget periods. Applications for continuation 
grants beyond the one-year budget periods, but within the 36-month 
project periods, will be entertained in subsequent years on a non-
competitive basis, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory 
progress of the grantee, and determination that continued funding would 
be in the best interest of the government.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: Priority will be given to 
applicants which apply for less than $200,000 per year. The maximum 
Federal share for a 3-year project period is $600,000.
    Applicant Share of Project Costs: Basic Center grantees must 
provide a non-Federal share or match of at least ten percent of the 
Federal funds awarded. 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 three-year 
project costing $300,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of 
$100,000 per 12-month budget period) must include a match of at least 
$30,000 ($10,000 per budget period).

B. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth (TLP)

    Eligible applicants for a TLP grant under this announcement include 
States, units of local government (or a combination of units of local 
government), public or non-profit, private agency organizations, 
institutions or other non-profit entities. Federally recognized Indian 
Tribes are eligible to apply for TLP grants. Non-Federally recognized 
Indian Tribes and urban Indian organizations are also eligible to apply 
for grants as private, non-profit agencies.
    Grantees (including subgrantees) with current TLP grants which are 
eligible to receive continuation funding in FY 1996 and FY 1997 may not 
apply for a new TLP grant under this announcement. TLP grantees with an 
existing grant with a project period that ends by September 30, 1996 
are eligible to apply for funds under this announcement. Applicants may 
refer to Part VI, Appendix D.2 for a listing of current grantees which 
are ineligible for grants under this priority area.
    As required by runaway and homeless youth legislation, priority for 
funding will be given to agencies with demonstrated experience in 
providing direct services to runaway and homeless youth. In line with 
this requirement, applicants which have three (3) or more years of 
continuous effort serving runaway and homeless youth in one or more 
areas set forth in Section 312 of the Act are eligible to receive an 
additional five (5) points in this criterion.
    Program Purpose, Goals and Objectives: The Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families will award approximately 25 new service 
grants to provide shelter, skill training and support services to 
assist homeless youth in making a smooth transition to self-sufficiency 
and to prevent long-term dependency on social services.
    Applications are solicited under this priority area to carry out 
direct service projects designed to carry out the program purpose, 
goals and objectives set forth in the legislation and as specified in 
Part I, section C.2 of this announcement.
    Background: It is estimated that about one-fourth of the youth 
served by all runaway and homeless youth programs are homeless. This 
means that the youth cannot return home or to another safe living 
arrangement with a relative. Other homeless youth have ``aged out'' of 
the child welfare system and are no longer eligible for foster care.
    These young people are often homeless through no fault of their 
own. The families they can no longer live with are often physically and 
sexually abusive and involved in drug and alcohol abuse. They cannot 
meet the youth's basic human needs (shelter, food, clothing), let alone 
provide the supportive and safe environment needed for the healthy 
development of self-image and the skills and personal characteristics 
which would enable them to mature into a self-sufficient adult.
    Homeless youth, lacking a stable family environment and without 
social and economic supports, are at high risk of being involved in 
dangerous lifestyles and problematic or delinquent behaviors. More than 
two-thirds of homeless youth served by ACYF-funded programs report 
using drugs or alcohol and many participate in survival sex and 
prostitution to meet their basic needs.
    Homeless youth are in need of a support system that will assist 
them in making the transition to adulthood and independent living. 
While all adolescents are faced with adjustment issues as they approach 
adulthood, homeless youth experience more severe problems and are at 
greater risk in terms of their ability to successfully make the 
transition to independent living.
    Homeless youth have been a population eligible to receive services 
under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act since 1978, but the service 
goals for homeless youth are different from those of runaways. For 
example, family reunification, though desirable, is typically not 
feasible for homeless youth. In many instances, programs serving the 
homeless populations are able to provide only limited assistance to 
homeless youth, whose needs are more complex and longer-term than those 
of runaway youth.
    The Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth specifically 
targets services to homeless youth and affords youth service agencies 
with an opportunity to serve homeless youth in a manner which is 
comprehensive and geared towards ensuring a successful transition to 
self-sufficiency. The TLP also improves the availability of 
comprehensive, integrated services for homeless youth, which reduces 
the risks of exploitation and danger to which these youth are exposed 
while living on the streets without positive economic or social 
supports.
    Minimum Requirements for Project Design: As a part of addressing 
the evaluation criteria outlined in Part II of this announcement, each 
applicant must address the following items in the program narrative 
section of their application.

Objectives and Need for Assistance

    1. Applicant must specify the goals and objectives of the program 
and how the implementation of the objectives will fulfill the 
requirements of the legislation identified in Part I, section C.3. of 
this announcement.
    2. Applicant must discuss the issue of youth homelessness in the 
community to be served, the present availability of services for 
homeless youth and provide documentation of the incidence of homeless 
youth.
    3. Applicant must describe the system that will be used to ensure 
that individual clients will meet the eligibility criteria of need for 
service as

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established by the Act. This may include a discussion of the intake and 
assessment activities which will be conducted with a client prior to 
acceptance into the TLP project. The applicant is encouraged to include 
samples of any forms to be used to determine eligibility and 
appropriate services.

Results and Benefits Expected

    1. Applicant must describe how homeless youth will be reached and 
identify the number who will be served annually on both a residential 
and non-residential basis.
    2. Applicant must provide information on the expected results and 
benefits of the program in terms of the number of youth who will 
successfully complete the program as well as potential problems or 
barriers to program implementation that might be possible reason(s) for 
non-success. Applicant must also discuss the organization's policy on 
termination and re-entry of youth out of and into the program.
    3. Applicant must discuss the expected impact of the project on the 
availability of services to homeless youth in the local community and 
indicate how the project will enhance the organization's capacity to 
provide services to address youth homelessness in the community.

Approach

    Applicant must discuss how they will implement the statutory 
requirements of the Act. Specifically, the applicant must describe 
plans for the provision of shelter and services and for program 
administration. In addition, the applicant must describe the program's 
youth development approach or philosophy and indicate how it underlies 
and integrates all proposed activities.
    1. Shelter: Applicant must:
     Assure that shelter is provided through one or a 
combination of the following:
    (a) a group home facility;
    (b) family host homes; or
    (c) supervised apartments.
    Applicant must indicate if the shelter will be provided directly or 
indirectly. When shelter will be provided indirectly, applicant must 
submit copies of formal written agreements with service providers 
regarding the terms under which shelter is provided.
     Assure that the facility used for housing, whether a 
shelter, host family home and/or supervised apartment, shall 
accommodate no more than 20 youth at any given time; shall have a 
sufficient number of staff to ensure on-site supervision at each 
shelter option that is not a family home including periodic, 
unannounced visits from project staff; and is in compliance with State 
and local licensing requirements;
     Assure, if applicable, that the applicant meets the 
requirements of the RHY Act for the lease of surplus Federal facilities 
for use as transitional living shelter facilities. Each surplus Federal 
facility used for this purpose must be made available for a period not 
less than two years, and no rent or fee shall be charged to the 
applicant in connection with use of such a facility. Any structural 
modifications or additions to surplus Federal facilities become the 
property of the government of the United States. All such modifications 
or additions may be made only after receiving prior written consent 
from the appropriate Department of Health and Human Services official.
    2. Services:
    Applicant must include a description of the core services to be 
provided. The description must include the purpose and concept of the 
service, its role in both the overall program design and the individual 
client TLP plan. The services to be provided must include, but are not 
necessarily limited to, the following:
     Basic life skills information and counseling, including 
budgeting, money management, use of credit, housekeeping, menu planning 
and food preparation, consumer education, leisure-time activities, 
transportation, and obtaining vital documents (Social Security card, 
birth certificate).
     Interpersonal skill building, such as developing positive 
relationships with peers and adults, effective communication, decision 
making, and stress management.
     Educational advancement, such as GED preparation and 
attainment, post-secondary training (college, technical school, 
military, etc.), and vocational education.
     Job preparation and attainment, such as career counseling, 
job preparation training, dress and grooming, job placement and job 
maintenance.
     Mental health care, such as counseling (individual and 
group), drug abuse education, prevention and referral services, and 
mental health counseling.
     Physical health care, such as routine physicals, health 
assessments, family planning/parenting skills, and emergency treatment.
     The substantive participation of youth in the assessment 
and implementation of their needs, including the development and 
implementation of the individual transitional living plan and in 
decisions about the services to be received.
    The applicant must specifically describe programmatic efforts 
planned and/or implemented to encourage awareness of and sensitivity to 
the particular needs of homeless youth who are members of ethnic, 
racial and sexual minority groups and/or who are street youth.
    3. Administration: Applicant must:
     Describe the procedures to be employed in the development, 
implementation and monitoring of an individualized, written 
transitional living plan for each program client which addresses the 
provision of services, and is appropriate to the individual 
developmental needs of the client.
     Assure that the clients will substantively participate in 
the assessment of their needs and in decisions about the services to be 
received.
     Assure that the outreach programs to be established are 
designed to attract individuals who are eligible to participate in the 
project.
     Provide an assurance that housing and services will be 
available to a client for a continuous period not to exceed 540 days 
(18 months).
     Describe the methods to be employed in collecting 
statistical records and evaluative data and for submitting annual 
reports on such information to the Department of Health and Human 
Services.
     Describe how the applicant will ensure the confidentiality 
of client records.
     Applicant must describe how the activities implemented 
under this project will be continued by the agency once Federal funding 
for the project has ended. The applicant must describe specific plans 
for accomplishing program phase-out for the last two quarters of 
program project period in the event that the applicant would not 
receive a new award.
     Applicant must agree to gather and submit program and 
client data required by FYSB through the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
System (RHYMIS). If applicant is a current recipient of a BCP or TLP 
grant, applicant must describe the extent to which it now gathers and 
submits required data to the RHYMIS. Current recipients of a FYSB grant 
which are not submitting the required data are at risk of not being 
considered for a new grant award.
    While the computer software and training for the implementation of 
the RHYMIS will be provided by FYSB to grantees, applicant should 
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computer equipment needed for implementation of the RHYMIS. To 
determine whether an agency's current computer equipment is adequate, 
or whether purchase of an upgrade or of new equipment is necessary, 
potential applicants are invited to contact the RHYMIS Technical 
Support Group at Information Technology Incorporated, Bethesda, MD, 
telephone: 1-800-392-2395.
     Applicant must agree to cooperate with any research or 
evaluation efforts sponsored by the Administration for Children and 
Families.

Staff Background and Organizational Experience

    1. As priority for funding will be given to agencies and 
organizations that have documented experience in providing direct 
services to homeless youth, applicant must include a brief description 
of the organization and its experience in providing services to this 
specific client population.
    2. Applicant must include a description of current and proposed 
staff skills and knowledge regarding homeless youth and indicate how 
staff will be utilized in achieving the goals and objectives of the 
program. Information on proposed staff training and brief resumes or 
job descriptions may be included.
    3. Applicant must describe how the project has established or will 
establish formal service linkages with other social service, law 
enforcement, educational, housing, vocational, welfare, legal service, 
drug treatment and health care agencies in order to ensure appropriate 
referrals for the project clients where and when needed.
    4. Applicant must describe procedures for maintaining 
confidentiality of records on the youth and families served. Procedures 
must insure that no information on the youth and families is disclosed 
without the consent of the individual youth, parent or legal guardian. 
Disclosures without consent can be made to another agency compiling 
statistical records if individual identities are not provided or to a 
government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges 
against an individual runaway or homeless youth.

Budget Appropriateness

    1. Applicant must discuss and justify the costs of the proposed 
project in terms of numbers of youth to be served, the types and 
quantities of services to be provided, and the anticipated outcomes for 
the youth.
    2. Applicant must describe the fiscal control and accounting 
procedures that will be used to ensure prudent use, proper 
disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds received under this 
program announcement.
    3. Applicant must describe how cost-effective use of TLP funds will 
be ensured by taking maximum advantage of existing resources within the 
State which would help in the operation or coordination of a TLP, 
including those resources which are supported by Federal Independent 
Living Initiatives funds. Also, applicant must describe efforts to be 
undertaken over the length of the project which may increase non-
Federal resources available to support the TLP.
    Duration of Project: Because successful applicants will receive 
grants with funds appropriated by Congress for FY 1997, project periods 
for these new awards will begin when FY 1997 funds are appropriated and 
made available to ACYF, but in no case will they begin prior to October 
1, 1996.
    This announcement solicits TLP applications for projects of up to 
three years (36 month project periods). Grant awards, made on a 
competitive basis, will be for a one year (12-month) budget period. 
Applications for continuation grants beyond the one-year budget period, 
but within the 36 month project period, will be entertained in 
subsequent years on a non-competitive basis, subject to the 
availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the grantee and 
determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of 
the government.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: Applicants may apply for up to 
$200,000 per year, which equals a maximum of $600,000 for a 3-year 
project period.
    Applicant Share of the Project: The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
requires a non-Federal matching requirement of ten percent of the total 
Federal funds. For example, a project requesting $600,000 in Federal 
funds over a three year project period (based on an award of $200,000 
per twelve month budget period) must include a match of at least 
$60,000 (10% of the Federal share).

Part IV. Application Process

A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees

    Potential grantees can receive informational assistance in 
developing applications from the appropriate ACF Regional Youth 
Contacts listed in Part VI, Appendix E, or from the Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families in Washington, D.C. (see address at the 
beginning of this announcement). Organizations may also receive 
information and technical assistance in preparing applications from the 
appropriate Training and Technical Assistance Provider grantee listed 
in Part VI, Appendix F.

B. Application Requirements

    To be considered for a grant, each application must be submitted on 
the forms provided at the end of this announcement (Part VI, Section I) 
and in accordance with the guidance provided below. The application 
must be signed by an individual authorized both to act for the 
applicant agency and to assume responsibility for the obligations 
imposed by the terms and conditions of the grant award.
    If more than one agency is involved in submitting a single 
application, one entity must be identified as the applicant 
organization which will have legal responsibility for the grant.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96-511, the 
Department is required to submit to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval any reporting and record-keeping 
requirements in regulations, including program announcements. This 
program announcement does not contain information collection 
requirements beyond those approved for grant applications under OMB 
Control Number:

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                       Required form                           OMB No.  
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SF 424.....................................................    0348-0043
SF 424A....................................................    0348-0044
SF 424B....................................................    0348-0040
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D. Notification Under Executive Order 12372

    This program is covered under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' and 45 CFR Part 100, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services 
Programs and Activities.'' Under the Order, States may design their own 
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance 
under covered programs.
    All States and Territories except Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, 
Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, 
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South 
Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, and American Samoa have 
elected to participate in the Executive Order process and have 
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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. Otherwise, 
applicants must contact their SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them 
to the prospective application and receive any necessary instructions. 
Applicants must submit any required material to the SPOCs as early as 
possible so that the program office can obtain and review SPOC comments 
as part of the award process. It is imperative that the applicant 
submit all required materials, if any, to the SPOC and indicate the 
date of this submittal (or date of contact if no submittal is required) 
on the Standard Form 424, item 16a.
    Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from the application 
deadline date to comment on proposed new or competing continuation 
awards.
    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 they intend to 
trigger the ``accommodate or explain'' rule.
    When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they must be addressed 
to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for 
Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447.
    A list of the Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory 
is included as Part VI, Appendix G, of this announcement.

E. Availability of Forms and Other Materials

    A copy of the forms that must be submitted as part of each 
application for a runaway and homeless youth grant, and instructions 
for completing the application, are provided in Part VI, Appendix I. 
The Basic Center Program Performance Standards as well as descriptions 
of the National Runaway Switchboard and the National Clearinghouse on 
Families and Youth are presented in Part VI, Appendices A, B and C. 
Addresses of the State Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) to which 
applicants must submit review copies of their proposals are listed in 
Part VI, Appendix G.
    Legislation referenced in Part I, section B, of this announcement 
may be found in major public libraries and at the ACF Regional Offices 
listed in Part VI, Appendix E, at the end of this announcement.
    Additional copies of this announcement may be obtained by calling 
the telephone number listed at the beginning of this announcement. 
Further general information may be obtained from the Training and 
Technical Assistance Providers listed in Part VI, Appendix F.

F. Application Consideration

    All applications which are complete and conform to the requirements 
of this program announcement will be subject to a competitive review 
and evaluation process against the specific criteria outlined in Part 
II of this announcement and the specific Minimum Requirements for 
Project Design contained in Part III of this announcement. This review 
will be conducted in Washington, D.C., by teams of non-Federal experts 
knowledgeable in the areas of youth development and human service 
programs. Applications for Basic Center Program grants will be reviewed 
competitively only with other applications from the same State. 
Applications for Transitional Living Program grants will be reviewed as 
part of a national competition.
    Non-Federal experts will review the applications based on the 
Evaluation Criteria listed in Part II of this announcement and the 
specific Minimum Requirements for Project Design contained in Part III 
of this announcement, and will assign a score to each application. Both 
Central and Regional office staff will conduct administrative reviews 
of the applications and the results of the competitive reviews and will 
select those applications to be recommended for funding to the 
Commissioner, ACYF.
    The Commissioner will make the final selection of the applicants to 
be funded. As required by runaway and homeless youth legislation, 
priority for funding will be given to agencies with demonstrated 
experience in providing direct services to runaway and homeless youth. 
However, current grantees ending three-year funding periods, and 
applying as new applicants for funds under this program announcement, 
are reminded that, when the current project period ends, so does the 
funding agency's obligation for future awards. Criterion 3, Approach, 
requires applicants to specifically discuss how their projects will be 
maintained after termination of Federal support.
    In addition to scores assigned by non-Federal reviewers and 
Regional Office Reviewers, consideration will be given to adequate 
geographic distribution of services, and the Commissioner may show 
preference for applications proposing services in areas that would not 
otherwise be served. The Commissioner also may elect to consider 
applicants' past performance in providing services to runaway and 
homeless youth and also may elect not to fund any applicants having 
known management, fiscal, reporting (as under the RHYMIS), or other 
problems which make it unlikely that they would be able to provide 
effective services.
    Awards for Basic Center Program Grants will be made by September 
30, 1996. Awards for Transitional Living Programs will be made after 
October 1, 1996 when FY 1997 funds are appropriated by Congress. 
Successful applicants will be notified through the issuance of a 
Financial Assistance Award which will set forth the amount of funds 
granted, the terms and conditions of the grant, the effective date of 
the grant, the budget period for which initial support will be given, 
the non-Federal share to be provided, and the total project period for 
which support is contemplated. Organizations whose applications will 
not be funded will be notified of that decision in writing by the 
Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families. 
Every effort will be made to notify all unsuccessful applicants as soon 
as possible after final decisions are made.
    Applicants applying for more than one runaway and homeless youth 
grant (Basic Center Program (BCP), Transitional Living Program (TLP)) 
must submit separate and complete applications for each program. BCP 
and TLP applications that combine the two programs in a single proposal 
will not be reviewed.

Part V. Application Content, Instructions, Assembly, and Submission

A. Content, Instructions, and Assembly of Applications

    Each application must contain the following items in the order 
listed:
    1. Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424, REV 4-88) 
(page i). Follow the instructions in Part VI, Appendix I. In Item 8 of 
Form 424, check ``New.'' In Item 10 of the 424, clearly identify the 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number and Title for the 
program for which funds are being requested (93.623, Basic Center 
Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth; 93.550, Transitional Living 
Program for Homeless Youth). In Item 11 of the 424, identify the 
Program Area (IIIA or IIIB) and the program name [(Basic Center Program 
(BCP) or Transitional Living Program (TLP)] which the application is 
addressing.

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    2. Budget Information (Standard Form 424A, REV 4-88) (pages ii-
iii). Follow the instructions in Part VI, Appendix I.
    3. Budget Justification (Type on standard size plain white paper) 
(pages iv-v). Provide breakdowns for major budget categories and 
justify significant costs. List amounts and sources of all funds, both 
Federal and non-Federal, that will be used for this project.
    4. Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B, REV 
4-88) (pages vi-vii). Certification Regarding Drug-Free and Smoke-Free 
Workplace, Certification Regarding Debarment, Certification Regarding 
Lobbying, and Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Of 
these forms, only the Standard Form 424B and the Certification 
Regarding Lobbying need to be signed and returned with the application. 
By signing and submitting its application each applicant is certifying 
its compliance with the Drug-Free and Smoke-Free Workplace and 
Debarment certification requirements included in this announcement.
    5. Program Narrative Statement (pages 1 and following; 40 pages 
maximum, double-spaced). Use the Evaluation Criteria in Part II as a 
way to organize the Narrative. Be sure to address all the specifics 
contained in the appropriate Program Area Description in Part III, 
especially the information described under Minimum Requirements for 
Project Design.
    The pages of the narrative statement must be numbered and are 
limited to 40 typed pages, double spaced, printed on only one side, 
with at least \1/2\ inch margins. Applications which contain a program 
narrative statement longer than 40 double-spaced pages will not be 
reviewed or considered for funding. In addition, please note that 
previous attempts by applicants to circumvent space limitations or to 
exceed page limits by using small print have resulted in negative 
responses from reviewers because of the difficulty in reviewing the 
application. It is in the best interest of the applicants to ensure 
that the narrative statements are easy to read, logically developed in 
accordance with evaluation criteria, and adhere to page limitations.
    6. Organizational Capability Statement (pages OCS-1 and following; 
3 pages maximum). Applicants must provide a description (no more than 
three pages, double-spaced) of how the applicant agency is organized 
and the types, quantities and costs of services it provides, including 
services to clients other than runaway and homeless youth. For the 
prior year, list all contracts with or funds received from juvenile 
justice, probation and/or welfare agencies. Provide an organizational 
chart showing any superordinate, parallel, or subordinate agencies to 
the specific agency that will provide direct services to runaway and 
homeless youth, and summarize the purposes, clients and overall budgets 
of these other agencies. If the agency has multiple sites, list these 
sites, including addresses, phone numbers and staff contact names, if 
different than those on the SF 424. If the agency is a recipient of 
funds from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families for 
services to runaway and homeless youth for programs other than that 
applied for in this application, show how the services supported by 
these funds are or will be integrated with the existing services.
    7. Supporting Documents (pages SD-1 and following). The maximum for 
supporting documentation is 10 pages, double spaced, exclusive of 
letters of support or agreement. These documents might include resumes, 
photocopies of newsclippings, evidence of the program's efforts to 
coordinate youth services at the local level, etc. Documentation over 
the ten page limit will not be reviewed. Applicants may include as many 
letters of support or agreement as are appropriate.

B. Application Submission

    To be considered for funding, each applicant must submit one signed 
original and two additional copies of the application, including all 
attachments, to the application receipt point specified below. The 
original copy of the application must have original signatures, signed 
in black ink. Each copy must be stapled (back and front) in the upper 
left corner. All copies of a single application must be submitted in a 
single package.
    Because each application will be duplicated by the government, do 
not use or include separate covers, binders, clips, tabs, plastic 
inserts, maps, brochures or any other items that cannot be processed 
easily on a photocopy machine with an automatic feed. Do not bind, 
clip, staple, or fasten in any way separate subsections of the 
application, including supporting documentation.
    The closing dates for receipt of applications for the grant 
programs contained in this announcement are:

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                Program                            Closing date         
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BCP....................................  June 1, 1996.                  
TLP....................................  June 14, 1996.                 
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    Deadlines: Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting an 
announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline time 
and date at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration for Children and Families, Division of Discretionary 
Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Mail Stop 6C-462, Washington, 
D.C. 20447, Attention: Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless 
Youth or Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth.
    Applicants are responsible for mailing applications well in 
advance, when using all mail services, to ensure that the applications 
are received on or before the deadline time and date.
    Applications handcarried by applicants, applicant couriers, or by 
overnight/express mail couriers shall be considered as meeting an 
announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline date, 
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 
Division of Discretionary Grants, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor Loading Dock, 
Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024 between 
Monday and Friday (excluding Federal Holidays). (Applicants are 
cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not always deliver as 
agreed.) ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax. 
Therefore, applications faxed to ACF will not be accepted regardless of 
date or time of submission and time of receipt. Envelopes containing 
applications must clearly indicate the specific program that the 
application is addressing: Basic Center Program (BCP); Transitional 
Living Program (TLP).
    Late Applications. Applications which do not meet the criteria 
stated above and are not received by the RECEIPT date are considered 
late applications. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 
will notify each late applicant that its application will not be 
considered in the current competition.
    Extension of Deadline. The ACF may extend the deadline for all 
applicants because of acts of God such as earthquakes, floods or 
hurricanes, etc., or when there is a widespread disruption of the 
mails. However, if ACF does not extend the deadline for all applicants, 
it may not waive or extend the deadline for any applicants.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Number 93.623, Basic Center 
Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth; Number 93.550, Transitional 
Living Program for and Homeless Youth)


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    Dated: March 29, 1996.
Olivia A. Golden,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.

PART VI--APPENDICES

Appendix A. Basic Center Program Performance Standards

Program Performance Standards

I. Purpose

    The Program Performance Standards established by the Bureau for 
its funded centers relate to the basic program components enumerated 
in Section 317 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and as further 
detailed in the Regulations and Program Guidance governing the 
implementation of the Act. They address the methods and processes by 
which the needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families are 
being met, as opposed to the outcome of the services provided on the 
clients served.
    The terms ``program performance standard,'' ``criterion,'' and 
``indicators'' are used throughout both the instrument and the 
instructions. These terms are defined as follows:
    Program Performance Standard: The general principle against 
which a judgment can be made to determine whether a service or an 
administrative component has achieved a particular level of 
attainment.
    Criterion: A specific dimension or aspect of a program 
performance standard which helps to define that standard and which 
is amenable to direct observation or measurement.
    Indicator: The specific documentation which demonstrates whether 
a criterion (or any aspect of a criterion) is being met and thereby 
the extent to which a specific aspect of a standard is being met.
    Fourteen program performance standards, with related criteria, 
are established by the Bureau for the projects funded under the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. Nine of these standards relate to 
service components (outreach, individual intake process, temporary 
shelter, individual and group counseling, family counseling, service 
linkages, aftercare services, recreational programs, and case 
disposition), and five to administrative functions or activities 
(staffing and staff development, youth participation, individual 
client files, ongoing project planning, and board of directors/
advisory body).
    Although fiscal management is not included as a program 
performance standard, it is viewed by FYSB as being an essential 
element in the operation of its funded projects. Therefore, as 
validation visits are made, the Regional ACF specialist and/or staff 
from the Office of Fiscal Operations will also review the project's 
financial management activities.
    FYSB views these program performance standards as constituting 
the minimum standards to which its funded projects should conform. 
The primary assumption underlying the program performance standards 
is that the service and administrative components which are 
encompassed within these standards are integral (but not sufficient 
in themselves) to a program of services which effectively addresses 
the crisis and long-term needs of runaway and homeless youth and 
their families.
    The program performance standards are designed to serve as a 
developmental tool, and are to be employed by both the project staff 
and the Regional ACF staff specialists in identifying those service 
and administrative components and activities of individual projects 
which require strengthening and/or development either through 
internal action on the part of staff or through the provision of 
external technical assistance.

II. Program Performance Standards and Criteria

    The following constitute the program performance standards and 
criteria established by the Bureau for its funded centers. Each 
standard is numbered, and each criterion is listed after a lower 
case letter.

1. Outreach

    The project shall conduct outreach efforts directed towards 
community agencies, youth and parents.

2. Individual Intake Process

    The project shall conduct an individual intake process with each 
youth seeking services from the project. The individual intake 
process shall provide for:
    a. Direct access to project services on a 24-hour basis.
    b. The identification of the emergency service needs of each 
youth and the provision of the appropriate services either directly 
or through referrals to community agencies and individuals.
    c. An explanation of the services which are available and the 
requirements for participation, and the securing of a voluntary 
commitment from each youth to participate in project services prior 
to admitting the youth into the project.
    d. The recording of basic background information on each youth 
admitted into the project.
    e. The assignment of primary responsibility to one staff member 
for coordinating the services provided to each youth.
    f. The contact of the parent(s) or legal guardian of each youth 
provided temporary shelter within the timeframe established by State 
law or, in the absence of State requirements, preferably within 24 
but within no more than 72 hours following the youth's admission 
into the project.

3. Temporary Shelter

    The project shall provide temporary shelter and food to each 
youth admitted into the project and requesting such services.
    a. Each facility in which temporary shelter is provided shall be 
in compliance with State and local licensing requirements.
    b. Each facility in which temporary shelter is provided shall 
accommodate no more than 20 youth at any given time.
    c. Temporary shelter shall normally not be provided for a period 
exceeding two weeks during a given stay at the project.
    d. Each facility in which temporary shelter is provided shall 
make at least two meals per day available to youth served on a 
temporary shelter basis.
    e. At least one adult shall be on the premises whenever youth 
are using the temporary shelter facility.

4. Individual and Group Counseling

    The project shall provide individual and/or group counseling to 
each youth admitted into the project.
    a. Individual and/or group counseling shall be available daily 
to each youth admitted into the project on a temporary shelter basis 
and requesting such counseling.
    b. Individual and/or group counseling shall be available to each 
youth admitted into the project on a non-residential basis and 
requesting such counseling.
    c. The individual and/or group counseling shall be provided by 
qualified staff.

5. Family Counseling

    The project shall make family counseling available to each 
parent or legal guardian and youth admitted into the project.
    a. Family counseling shall be provided to each parent or legal 
guardian and youth admitted into the project and requesting such 
services.
    b. The family counseling shall be provided by qualified staff.

6. Service Linkages

    The project shall establish and maintain linkages with community 
agencies and individuals for the provision of those services which 
are required by youth and/or their families but which are not 
provided directly by the centers.
    a. Arrangements shall be made with community agencies and 
individuals for the provision of alternative living arrangements, 
medical services, psychological and/or psychiatric services, and the 
other assistance required by youth admitted into the project and/or 
by their families which are not provided directly by the project.
    b. Specific efforts shall be conducted by the project directed 
toward establishing working relationships with law enforcement and 
other juvenile justice system personnel.

7. Aftercare Services

    The project shall provide a continuity of services to all youth 
served on a temporary shelter basis and/or their families following 
the termination of such temporary shelter both directly and through 
referrals to other agencies and individuals.

8. Recreational Program

    The project shall provide a recreational-leisure time schedule 
of activities for youth admitted to the project for residential 
care.

9. Case Disposition

    The project shall determine, on an individual case basis, the 
disposition of each youth provided temporary shelter, and shall 
assure the safe arrival of each youth home or to an alternative 
living arrangement.
    a. To the extent feasible, the project shall provide for the 
active involvement of the youth, the parent(s) or legal guardian, 
and the staff in determining what living arrangement constitutes the 
best interest of each youth.
    b. The project shall assure the safe arrival of each youth home 
or to an alternative living

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arrangement, following the termination of the crisis services 
provided by the project, by arranging for the transportation of the 
youth if he/she will be residing within the area served by the 
project; or by arranging for the meeting and local transportation of 
the youth at his/her destination if he/she will be residing beyond 
the area served by the project.
    c. The project shall verify the arrival of each youth who is not 
accompanied home or to an alternative living arrangement by the 
parent(s) or legal guardian, project staff or other agency staff 
within 12 hours after his/her scheduled arrival at his/her 
destination.

10. Staffing and Staff Development

    Each center is required to develop and maintain a plan for 
staffing and staff development.
    a. The project shall operate under an affirmative action plan.
    b. The project shall maintain a written staffing plan which 
indicates the number of paid and volunteer staff in each job 
category.
    c. The project shall maintain a written job description for each 
paid and volunteer staff function which describes both the major 
tasks to be performed and the qualifications required.
    d. The project shall provide training to all paid and volunteer 
staff (including youth) in both the procedures employed by the 
project and in specific skill areas as determined by the project.
    e. The project shall evaluate the performance of each paid and 
volunteer staff member on a regular basis.
    f. Case supervision sessions, involving relevant project staff, 
shall be conducted at least weekly to review current cases and the 
types of counseling and other services which are being provided.

11. Youth Participation

    The center shall actively involve youth in the design and 
delivery of the services provided by the project.
    a. Youth shall be involved in the ongoing planning efforts 
conducted by the project.
    b. Youth shall be involved in the delivery of the services 
provided by the project.

12. Individual Client Files

    The project shall maintain an individual file on each youth 
admitted into the project.
    a. The client file maintained on each youth should, at a 
minimum, include an intake form which minimally contains the basic 
background information needed by FYSB; counseling notations; 
information on the services provided both directly and through 
referrals to community agencies and individuals; disposition data; 
and, as applicable, any follow-up and evaluation data which are 
compiled by the center.
    b. The file on each client shall be maintained by the project in 
a secure place and shall not be disclosed without the written 
permission of the client and his/her parent(s) or legal guardian 
except to project staff, to the funding agency(ies) and its (their) 
contractor(s), and to a court involved in the disposition of 
criminal charges against the youth.

13. Ongoing Center Planning

    The center shall develop a written plan at least annually.
    a. At least annually, the project shall review the crisis 
counseling, temporary shelter, and aftercare needs of the youth in 
the area served by the center and the existing services which are 
available to meet these needs.
    b. The project shall conduct an ongoing evaluation of the impact 
of its services on the youth and families it serves.
    c. At least annually, the project shall review and revise, as 
appropriate, its goals, objectives, and activities based upon the 
data generated through both the review of youth needs and existing 
services (13a) and the follow-up evaluations (13b).
    d. The project's planning process shall be open to all paid and 
volunteer staff, youth, and members of the Board of Directors and/or 
Advisory Body.

14. Board of Directors/Advisory Body Optional

    It is strongly recommended that the centers have a Board of 
Directors or Advisory Body.
    a. The membership of the project's Board of Directors or 
Advisory Body shall be composed of a representative cross-section of 
the community, including youth, parents, and agency representatives.
    b. Training shall be provided to the Board of Directors or 
Advisory Body designed to orient the members to the goals, 
objectives, and activities of the project.
    c. The Board of Directors or Advisory Body shall review and 
approve the overall goals, objectives, and activities of the 
project, including the written plan developed under standard 13.

Appendix B. National Runaway Switchboard

The National Runaway Switchboard--Toll-free: 1-800-621-4000
     Facilitates communication among youth, their families and 
youth and community-based resources through conference calling 
services.
     Provides crisis intervention counseling and message 
delivery services to at-risk youth and their families.
     Provides information and referral services to at-risk 
youth and their families on youth serving agencies using a computerized 
national resource directory.
     Conducts an annual conference for local switchboard 
service providers.
    The Switchboard distributes information brochures, posters, a 
newsletter, and public service announcements. For more information, 
contact the National Runaway Switchboard, 3080 North Lincoln, Chicago, 
IL 60657, (312) 880-9860.

Appendix C. National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth

    The National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY) is a 
resource for communities interested in developing new and effective 
strategies for supporting young people and their families. The Family 
and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within the U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, established NCFY to serve as a central information 
source on family and youth issues. As a national resource for youth 
service professionals, policymakers and the general public, NCFY offers 
the following services:
Information Sharing
    Through a professionally staffed information line, databases, and 
special mailings, NCFY actively distributes information about effective 
program approaches, available resources, and current activities 
relevant to the family and youth services fields.
Issue Forums
    NCFY facilitates FYSB-sponsored forums, bringing together experts 
in the field to discuss critical issues and emerging trends and develop 
strategies for improving services to families and youth. NCFY shares 
forum outcomes with the field.
Materials Development
    NCFY produces information on FYSB and its programs, as well as 
reports on critical issues, best practices, and promising approaches in 
family and youth services.
Networking
    NCFY supports FYSB's efforts to collaborate with other Federal 
agencies, State and local governments, national organizations, and 
communities to address the full range of issues facing young people and 
their families today.
    To find out more about the National Clearinghouse on Families and 
Youth, please call or write: National Clearinghouse on Families and 
Youth, P.O. Box 13505, Silver Spring, Maryland 20911-3505, (301) 608-
8098, Fax: (301) 608-8721.

Appendix D. Runaway and Homeless Youth Continuation Grantees

    The following grantees are expected to receive continuation grants 
in FY 1996, and are NOT eligible to apply for funds under this 
announcement.

D.1: Basic Center Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth Grantees 
Ineligible for New FY 1996 Funding

Region I

Connecticut

The Youth Shelter, One Salem Street, Cos Cob, CT 06830, Shari 
Shapiro, (203) 661-2599

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Youth Continuum (Douglas House Shelter), P.O. Box 2033, New Haven, 
CT 06521, David Sorensen, (203) 562-3396
Waterbury Youth Services, 95 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702, 
Kelly Cronin, (203) 573-0264
Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport, 126 Washington Avenue, 
Bridgeport, CT 06604, John Cottrell, (203) 334-1121
Quinebaug Valley Youth Service Bureau, P.O. Box 812, N. 
Grosvenordale, CT 06255, David Johnson, (203) 521-8035

Maine

New Beginnings, 436 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240, Robert Rowe, 
(207) 795-4077
Youth Alternatives of Southern Maine, 175 Lancaster Street, 
Portland, Maine 04101, Mike Tarpinian, (207) 874-1175
Youth & Family Services, P.O. Box 502, Skowhegan, ME 04976, Ronald 
Herbert, (207) 474-8311

Massachusetts

The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 47 West Street, Boston, MA 02111, 
Sister Barbara Whelan, (617) 423-9575
Brookline Community Mental Health Center, 43 Garrison Road, 
Brookline, MA 02146, Cynthia Price, (617) 277-8107
ServiceNet, Inc., 17 New South Street, Northampton, MA 01060, James 
Reis, (413) 586-8680
Center for Human Development, Inc., 332 Birnie Avenue, Springfield, 
MA 01107, James Williams, (413) 733-6624
Riverside Community Health & Retardation, 450 Washington Street, 
Dedham, MA 02026, Susan Sawyer, (617) 244-4802

New Hampshire

Child & Family Services, 99 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03105, 
Gail Starr, (603) 558-1920

Rhode Island

Stopover Services of Newport County, 2538 East Main Road, 
Portsmouth, RI 02871, Peter Marshall, (401) 683-1824

Vermont

Washington County Youth Service Bureau, P.O. Box 627, Montpelier, VT 
05753, Tom Howard, (802) 229-9151

Region II

New Jersey

Somerset Youth Shelter, 49 Brahma Avenue, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, 
Jeffrey Fetzko, (201) 526-6605
Together, 7 State Street, Glassboro, NJ 08028, Susan Sasser, (609) 
881-6100
Tri-County Youth Services (Project Youth Haven), 435 Main Street, 
Paterson, NJ 07501, Gail Manning, (201) 881-0280
Ocean's Harbor House, 2445 Windsor Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08754, 
Lynn Hahm, (201) 929-0660
Youth Coordinating Council, Kennedy Memorial Hospital, 2201 Chapel 
Avenue West, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002, Ruth Hoskins, (609) 667-6525
Anchor House, 482 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ 08611, Judith Hutton, 
(609) 396-8329
Group Homes of Camden County, 35 South 29th Street, Camden, NJ 
08105, Sandra Mengestu, (609) 541-9283
Crossroads, 770 Woodlane Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, Stefanie 
Schwartz, (609) 261-5400

New York

YMCA of Dutchess County, Eastman Park, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, Karen 
Pietrasanta, (914) 485-1001
Center for Youth Services, 258 Alexander Street, Rochester, NY 
14607, Frank Petrus, (716) 473-2464
Hillside Children's Center, 1183 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, 
James Cotter, (716) 473-5150
Catholic Charities of Ogdensburg, 380 Arlington Street, Watertown, 
NY 13601, Ann Boulter-Davis, (315) 788-4330
Society for Seamen's Children (Center for Youth and Families), 25 
Hyatt Street, Staten Island, NY 10301, Ann Deinhardt, (718) 447-7740
Putnam County Youth Bureau, 110 Old Route Six Center, Carmel, NY 
10512, Robert Bondi, (914) 225-6316
Family and Children's Service of Niagara, 826 Chilton Avenue, 
Niagara Falls, NY 14301, Gerald Kozak, (716) 693-9961
Equinox, 214 Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210, Judith Watson, (518) 
465-9524
St. Agatha Home, 135 Convent Road, Nanuet, NY 10954, Rosemarie 
Cristello, (914) 623-3461
Compass House, 370 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209, Janell Wilson, 
(716) 886-1351
Family of Woodstock, U.P.O. Box 3516, Kingston, NY 12401, Joan 
Mayer, (914) 679-9240
Huntington Youth Bureau, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743, Paul 
Lowery, (516) 351-3061
Children's House, Inc., 100 E. Old Country Road, Mineola, NY 11501, 
Gerard McCaffery, (516) 746-0350
YWCA of Binghamton/Broome County, 80 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 
13901, Saraann Delafield, (607) 772-0340
Emergency Housing Group, 141 Monhagen Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940, 
John Harper, (914) 343-7115
Oswego County Opportunities, Inc., 223 Oneida Street, Fulton, NY 
13069, Janette Reshick, (315) 598-4717

Puerto Rico

Centro De Servicios A La Juventud, Box 9368 Cotto Station, Arecibo, 
PR 00613, Nidna Torres-Martinez, (809) 878-6776
The Salvation Army, 1327 Americo Miranda Avenue, Caparra Terrace, 
Rio Piedras, PR 00921, Nestor Nuesch, (809) 781-6883
Cruzalina Home, Box 18681, Gurabo, PR 00778, Carlos Carrasquillo, 
(809) 737-4611

Region III

Delaware

Aid in Dover, 838 Walker Rd., Suite 2B-1, Dover, DE 19901, Beverly 
Williams, (302) 734-7610
Child, Inc., 507 Philadelphia Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19809, Linda 
Weinman, (302) 762-8989

District of Columbia

Sasha Bruce Youthwork, 1022 Maryland Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 
20002, Deborah Shore, (202) 675-9340
Latin American Youth Center, 3045-15th Street, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20009, Lori Kaplan, (202) 483-1140

Maryland

Southern Area Youth Services, 4305 St. Barnabas Road, Temple Hills, 
MD 20748, Robert Jones, (301) 702-9731
Youth Resources Center (Second Mile House), 4307 Jefferson Street, 
Hyattsville, MD 20781, Holger Kjeldsen, (301) 864-9735
Fellowship of Lights, Inc., 1300 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 
21202, Ross Pologe, (301) 837-8155.
Boys and Girls Home of Maryland, Inc., 9601 Colesville Road, Silver 
Spring, MD 20901, Quanah Parker, (301) 589-8444

Pennsylvania

Centre County Youth Service, 410 South Fraser Street, State College, 
PA 16801, Norma Keller, (814) 237-5731
Valley Youth House Committee, 827-829 Linden Street, Allentown, PA 
18101, David Gilgoff, (215) 691-1200
Whale's Tale, 250 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, Christopher 
Smith, (412) 661-1800
Family and Children's Services, 2022 Broad Avenue, Altoona, PA 
16601, Jackie Sutton, (814) 944-3583
Youth Services, Inc., 410 N. 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 
Laurien D. Ward, (215) 222-3262
Three Rivers Youth, 2039 Termon Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, David 
Droppa, (412) 766-2215
Catholic Social Services, 33 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 
18701, Thomas Cherry, (717) 824-5766
Baptist Children's Services, 373 East Main Street, Collegeville, PA 
19426, Deborah Furst, (610) 489-0395
Voyage House, 1431 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146, Susan 
Pursch, (215) 545-2910
Boys Club and Girls Club of Lancaster, P.O. Box 104, Lancaster, PA 
17608, George Custer, (717) 392-6343

Virginia

Loudoun County Youth Shelter, 16450 Meadowview Court, Leesburg, VA 
22075, Jerry Tracy, (703) 771-5300
Alternative House, 2136-G Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, VA 22027, Jim 
Warwick, (703) 698-7062
The Campagna Center (This Way House), 418 South Washington Street, 
Alexandria, VA 22314, Katherine L. Morrison, (703) 549-0111
Volunteer Emergency Families for Children, 9840-D Midlothian Tpk., 
Richmond, VA 23235, Anne Earle, (804) 560-9618
Project Safe Place of Hampton Roads, Inc., P.O. Box 3531, Virginia 
Beach, VA 23454, Benjamin Fuller, (804) 431-2327
City of Roanoke, 4350 Coyner Spring Road, Roanoke, VA 24012, James 
O'Hare, (703) 977-3330

West Virginia

Southwestern Community Action Council, Inc. (Time Out Youth Srvcs.), 
540--5th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701, Pamela Dickens-Rush, (304) 
525-7161

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Daymark (Patchwork), 1598-C Washington St., E., Charleston, WV 
25311, Vicki Pleasant, (304) 340-3670

Region IV

Alabama

Family Connection, Inc., P.O. Box 1261, Alabaster, AL 35007, Susan 
Johnston, (205) 663-6301
Marshall County Attention Home, P.O. Box 952, Guntersville, AL 
35976, Ramona Collins, (205) 582-0377
Thirteenth Place, Inc., 405 South 12th Street, Gadsden, AL 35901, 
Alan Bates, (205) 547-8971

Florida

Switchboard of Miami (Family P.A.C.T.), 75 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, 
FL 33130, Shirley Aron, (305) 358-1640
Corner Drugstore (Interface), 1300 Northwest 6th Street, 
Gainesville, FL 32601, Karen Crapo, (904) 334-3800
Miami Bridge, Inc., 2810 N.W. South River Drive, Miami, FL 33125, 
Chilton Harper, (305) 635-8953
Lutheran Ministries (Lippman Family Center), 221 Northwest 43rd 
Court, Oakland Park, FL 33309, Donald Carey, (305) 568-2801
Sarasota Family YMCA, 1075 S. Euclid Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34237, 
Carl Weinrich, (813) 955-8194
Anchorage Children's Home (Hidle House), 707 MLK, Jr. Blvd., Panama 
City, FL 32401, Barbara Cloud, (904) 763-7102
Orange County Department of Human Services, 1718 East Michigan 
Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806, Mike Robenson, (407) 836-7675
Lutheran Ministries (Gulf Coast/Currie House), 3507 Frontage Road, 
Tampa, FL 33607-1776, Richard Eissfeldt, (813) 288-9550
Capital City Youth Services, 2407 Roberts Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 
32310, Stacy Gromatski, (904) 576-6000
Youth & Family Alternatives, 7524 Plathe Road, New Port Richey, FL 
34653, Richard Hess, (813) 841-4184
Child/Family Counseling Program, 207 Each Place, Tampa, FL 33606, 
Barry Drew, (813) 272-6606
Arnett House, P.O. Box 70212, Ocala, FL 34470, Patricia Pogue, (904) 
622-4432
Family Resources, Inc. (Youth and Family, Connection), P.O. Box 
13087, St. Petersburg, FL 33733, Jane Harper, (813) 893-1150
Florida Keys Children's Shelter, 2221 Patterson Avenue, Key West, FL 
33040, William Woolf, (305) 294-4202
Youth Crisis Center, 7007 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32216, 
Tom Patania, (904) 720-0002
The Village South, Inc., 3180 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33137, 
Valera Jackson, (305) 573-3784
Act Corporation, 1220 Willis Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, Becky 
Anderson, (904) 947-3291

Georgia

Open Arms (The Bridge), P.O. Box 71562, Albany, GA, 31708, April 
Lott, (912) 432-3378
Children's Emergency Shelter, 127 West Church Street, Cartersville, 
GA 30120, Teresa Ramey, (404) 387-1143
Greenbriar Children's Center, 3709 Hopkins Street, Savannah, GA 
31405, Yvette Johnson-Hagins, (912) 234-3431
Alternate Life Paths Program, 827 Pryor Street, Atlanta, GA 30315, 
Camellia Moore, (404) 688-1002
Attention Home, 490 Pulaski Street, Athens, GA 30601, Sharon Smith, 
(404) 548-5893
Marshlands Foundation, P.O. Box 13866, Savannah, GA 31416, Kathy 
Fabozzi, (912) 234-4048
Cobb County Children's Center, 2221 Austell Road, Marietta, GA 
30060, Ellen McCarty, (404) 333-0887

Kentucky

YMCA Center for Youth Alternatives, 1410 South First Street, 
Louisiana, KY 40208, Kevin Connelly, (502) 635-5233
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, 200 East Main Street, 
Lexington, KY 40507, Pam Miller, (606) 252-3126
Brighton Center, Inc., P.O. Box 325, Newport, KY 41072, Ginger Ward, 
(606) 581-1111

Mississippi

Mississippi Children's Home Society, (Warren County Children's 
Shelter, P.O. Box 820174, Jackson, MS 39182, Susan Chatham, (601) 
634-0640

North Carolina

Haven House, 401 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Raleigh, NC 27608, Michael 
Rieder, (919) 856-6368
Catholic Social Services, P.O. Box 10962, Winston Salem, NC 27108, 
David Harold, (910) 727-0705
Buncombe Shelter, Inc. (Trinity Place), 12 Ravenscroft Drive, 
Asheville, NC 28801, Dean Vick, (704) 253-7233
The Relatives, 1100 East Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28203, Jo Ann 
Greyer, (704) 335-0203
Mountain Youth Resources, 8 Ridgeway Street, Sylva, NC 28779, 
Elizabeth Chambers, (704) 586-8958
Coastal Horizons Center, 721 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28401, 
Margaret Weller-Stargell, (910) 343-0145
Tuscarora Tribe, P.O. Box 8, Pembroke, NC 28372, Robert Locklear, 
(919) 521-1861

Tennessee

Oasis Center, 1221--16th Ave., South, Nashville, TN 37212, Liz Fey, 
(615) 327-4455

Region V

Illinois

Teen Living Programs, (Foundation House), 3179 N. Broadway, Chicago, 
IL 60657, Deborah Hinde, (312) 883-0025
The Harbour, 1480 Renaissance Drive, Park Ridge, IL 60068, Mary 
Eichling, (708) 297-8540
LaSalle County Youth, Service Bureau, 424 West Madison Street, 
Ottowa, IL 61350, Dave McClure, (815) 433-3953
Project OZ, 502 South Morris Avenue, Bloomington, IL 61701, Peter 
Rankaitis, (309) 827-0377
Aunt Martha's, 4343 Lincoln Highway, Matteson, IL 60443, Daniel 
Strick, (708) 747-2701
Travelers and Immigrants Aid, 208 S. LaSalle, Suite 1818, Chicago, 
IL 60604, Sid Mohn, (312) 528-7767
The Night Ministry, 1218 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60613, 
Steven Wakefield, (312) 935-8300
Youth Attention Center, P.O. Box 606, Jacksonville, IL 62651, Jerome 
Noble, (217) 245-6000
Hoyleton Youth and Family Services, 8787 State Street, E. St. Louis, 
IL 62203, Shelly Byndom, (618) 398-0900
Youth Service Bureau, 2901 Normandy Road, Springfield, IL 62703, 
Kaywin Davis, (217) 529-8300
Children's Home and Aid Society, 1819 South Neil Street, Champaign, 
IL 61820, Ronald Stuyvesant, (217) 359-8815
McHenry County Youth Service, 101 S. Jefferson Street, Woodstock, IL 
60098, Susan Krause, (815) 338-7360
Franklin-Williamson Human Services, 902 West Main Street, W. 
Frankfort, IL 62896, Peggy Falcone, (618) 937-6483
Youth Service Network, 2130 N. Knoxville Avenue, Peoria, IL 61603, 
Tony Frank, (309) 685-1047
Omni Youth Services, 1111 West Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 
60089, Dennis Depcik, (708) 537-6878

Indiana

Monroe County Youth Service Bureau, 1310 East Atwater Avenue, 
Bloomington, IN 47401, Tim Tilton, (812) 333-3506
Crisis Center Inc. (Alternative House), 101 N. Montgomery Street, 
Gary, IN 46403, Shirley Caylor, (219) 938-7070
Indiana Juvenile Justice Task Force, 1800 N. Meridian, Indianapolis, 
IN 46202, Laurel Elliott, (317) 926-6100
Children's Bureau, 615 North Alabama, Indianapolis, IN 46204, Ron 
Carpenter, (317) 634-5050

Michigan

Catholic Family Services, 1819 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49001, 
Frances Denny, (616) 381-9800
The Sanctuary, 132 Franklin Boulevard, Pontiac, MI 48341, Meri 
Pohutsky, (313) 547-2260
Genesee County Youth Corporation, 914 Church Street, Flint, MI 
48502, Jo Davis, (313) 233-8700
Gateway Community Services (Higher Ground), 910 Abbott Road, Suite 
100, East Lansing, MI 48823, Donna Spence, (517) 351-4000
Third Level Crisis Intervention Center, 1022 East Front Street, 
Traverse City, MI 49685, Gail Heath, (616) 922-4802
Comprehensive Youth Services (Macomb Co. Youth Interim Care 
Facility), Two Crocker Boulevard, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043, Joanne 
Smyth, (313) 463-7079
Youth Living Centers, 30000 Hively, Inkster, MI 48141, Linda 
Connolly, (313) 563-5005
Crisis Center (Listening Ear), 107 E. Illinois, Mt. Pleasant, MI 
48804, Donald Schuster, (517) 772-2918
Lutheran Social Services of WI and Upper MI, 135 West Washington 
St., Marquette, MI 49855, Nancy Gauchey, (906) 225-5437

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Link Crisis Intervention Center, 2002 South State Street, St. 
Joseph, MI 49085, Richard Pahl, (616) 983-5465

Minnesota

Minneapolis Youth Diversion Program (Project Offstreets), 1905 Third 
Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404, Jeremy Lane, (614) 871-3613
Mountain Plains Youth Services (Youthworks), 715--11th Street North, 
Moorhead, MN 56560, Doug Herzog, (218) 233-7990
The Bridge, 2200 Emerson Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55405, Thomas 
Sawyer, (612) 377-8800
Lutheran Social Services (Crossroads), 565 Dunnell Drive, Owatonna, 
MN 55060, Mike Ducharme, (507) 455-3863
St. Paul Youth Service Bureau, Inc., 1147 Arcade Street, St. Paul, 
MN 55106, Nancy LeTourneau, (612) 771-1301

Ohio

Daybreak, Inc., 50 Theobald Court, Dayton, OH 45410, Kipra Heermann, 
(513) 461-1000
Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland (Safe Space Station), 12201 
Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, W. Martin Hiller, (216) 721-4010
Lighthouse Youth Services, 1527 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206, 
Robert Mecum, (513) 221-3350
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries, Inc., 1468 West 25th Street, 
Cleveland, OH 44113, Thomas Sutton, (216) 241-4791
Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth, 10100 Elida Road, 
Delphos, OH 45833, Bruce Maag, (419) 695-8010
Connecting Point, 525 Hamil Road, #302B, Toledo, OH 43602, Juania 
Price, (419) 243-6326
Huckleberry House, 1421 Hamlet Street, Columbus, OH 43201, Douglas 
McCoard, (614) 294-8097
Southern Consortium for Behavioral Healthcare, 7990 Dairy Lane, 
Athens, OH 45701, Steven Trout, (614) 593-8293
Shelter Care, Inc. (Safe Landing Youth Shelter), 680 East Market 
Street, Akron, OH 44304, Kathleen Stevenson (216) 376-4200

Wisconsin

Innovative Youth Services, 1030 Washington Avenue, Racine, WI 53403, 
Burt Kintzler, (414) 632-0424
Wisconsin Association for Runaway Services, 2318 E. Dayton Street, 
Madison, Wisconsin 53704, Patricia Balke, (608) 241-2649
Walker's Point Youth and Family Center, 2030 W. National Avenue, 
Milwaukee, WI 53204, Andre Olton, (414) 672-5300
The Counseling Center of Milwaukee (Pathfinders), 2038 N. Bartlett 
Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202, Linda Austin, (414) 271-2565
Briarpatch, 512 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703, Beth 
Hovind, (608) 251-6211
Lutheran Social Services, 1337 North Taylor Drive, Sheboygan, WI 
53081, Merry Klemme, (414) 458-8381

Region VI

Arkansas

Centers for Youth and Families (Stepping Stone), 6501 W. 12th 
Street, Little Rock, AR 72204, Richard Hill/Janie Isom, (501) 666-
9066
Consolidated Youth Services, 4220 Stadium Boulevard, Jonesboro, AR 
72401, Cecil Province, Jr./ Bonnie Smith, (501) 972-1110
Comprehensive Juvenile Services, 1606 South ``J'' Street, Fort 
Smith, AR 72901, Jerry Robertson, (501) 785-4031
Youth Bridge, P.O. Box 668, Fayettsville, AR 72702, Scott Linebaugh, 
(501) 521-1532

Louisiana

Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, New Orleans, LA 68010, Fr. Val J. 
Peter, (402) 498-1000
Our House, Inc., P.O. Box 7496, Monroe, LA 71211, Carol Christopher, 
(318) 387-2186
Johnny Gray Jones Regional Youth Shelter, 4815 Shed Road, Bossier 
City, LA 71111, Dennis Woodward, (318) 965-2328

New Mexico

Youth Shelters and Family Services, P.O. Box 8135, Santa Fe, NM 
87504, Vic Vandergriff/Cynthia Gozales, (505) 983-0586
A New Day, 2720-A Carlisle, N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87110, Jeffrey 
Burrows, (505) 881-5228

Oklahoma

Northwest Family Services, Inc., 628 Flynn, Alva, OK 73717, John R. 
Jones, (405) 327-2900
Youth Services for Stephens County, P.O. Box 1603, Duncan, OK 73534, 
John Herdt, (405) 255-8800
Youth Services of Tulsa, 302 South Cheyenne, Tulsa, OK 74103, Sharon 
Terry, (918) 582-0061
Cherokee Nation Youth Shelter, P.O. Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465, 
Linda Vann, (918) 456-0671

Texas

Promise House, 236 W. Page Street, Dallas, TX 75208, Lynn Stallings, 
(214) 941-8578
Grayson County Juvenile Alternatives, P.O. Box 1625, Sherman, TX 
75091, Pam Johnson, (903) 893-4717
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, San Antonio, TX 78204, Marcel Lue, 
(210) 271-3131
Middle Earth Youth Options, 3816 S. First Street, Austin, TX 78704, 
Mitch Weynand, (512) 447-5639
The Bridge Association, 115 West Broadway, Fort Worth, TX 76104, 
Cindy Honey, (817) 332-8317
Sand Dollar, 527 Spring Drive, Pasadena, TX 77504, Happy Spillar, 
(713) 946-3030
Montgomery County Youth Services, P.O. Box 1316, Conroe, TX 77305, 
Gretchen Faulkner, (409) 756-8682
Collin Intervention to Youth, 902-16th Street, Plano, TX 75074, 
Julianne Bulau, (214) 423-7057
Sabine Valley MHMR Center, P.O. Box 6800, Longview, TX 75608, Mark 
Blackwell, (903) 753-9744
Catholic Family Services, P.O. Box 15127, Amarillo, TX 79105, Al 
Bednorz, (806) 376-7731
Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives (The Bridge), 3103 West Avenue, San 
Antonio, TX 78213, Lori Ratcliff, (210) 340-8077
Catholic Family Services, 102 Avenue J, Lubbock, TX 79401, Stephen 
Hay, (806) 765-8475
Comal County Juvenile Residential Supervision, 1414 W. San Antonio 
St., New Braunfels, TX 78130, Kyle Barrington, (210) 629-6571
Stop Child Abuse and Neglect, 1208 Laredo Street, Laredo, TX 78040, 
Isela Dabdoub, (210) 724-3177
Children's Aid Society, 1101-30th Street, Wichita Falls, TX 76302, 
Patricia King, (817) 322-3141
DePelchin Children's Center, 100 Sandman, Houston, TX 77007, Jane 
Harding, (713) 802-7733
East Texas Open Door, 415 West Burleson Street, Marshall, TX 75670, 
Therrel Brown, (903) 935-2099
Youth and Family Counseling Services, P.O. Box 1611, Angelton, TX 
77516, Diana Fleming (409) 849-5711

Region VII

Iowa

Youth Emergency Services, 921 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 
Susan Gehring-Liker, (515) 243-7825
Christian Home Association, North 6th Street & Avenue E, P.O. Box 8-
C, Council Bluffs, IA 51502, Richard Christie, (712) 322-3700
Youth and Shelter Services, 232-\1/2\ Maine Street, Ames, IA 50010, 
George Belitsos, (515) 233-3141

Kansas

Wichita Children's Home, 810 N. Holyoke , Wichita, KS 67208, Sarah 
Robinson, (316) 684-6581
Kaw Valley Center, 4300 Brenner Drive, Kansas City, KS (66104, Wayne 
Sims, (913) 334-0294

Missouri

Youth in Need, 516 Jefferson, St. Charles, MO 63301, Leo Tigue, 
(314) 946-0101
Youth Emergency Service, P.O. Box 24260, St. Louis, MO 63130, Edith 
Tate, (314) 862-1334
reStart, Inc., 918 East 9th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106, Olivia 
Dorsey, (314) 874-8686
Manager's of Roman Catholic Asylums of St. Louis, (Marian Hall), 325 
North Newstead Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108, Patricia Johnson, (314) 
726-3339

Nebraska

Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, 14100 Crawford Street, Boys Town, NE 
68010, Father Val J. Peter, (402) 498-3323
Youth Service System, 770 North Cotner Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68505, 
James Blue, (402) 466-6181

Region VIII

Colorado

Attention, Inc., P.O. Box 907, Boulder, CO 80306, Part Whirl-
Lasarte, (303) 447-1206
Family Tree, Inc. (Gemini House), 3805 Marshall Street, Wheatridge, 
CO 80033, Tracy Kraft-Tharp, (303) 235-0630
Garfield Youth Services, 902 Taughenbaugh Blvd., Rifle, CO 81650, 
Dennis Steffan, (303) 625-3141
Comitis Crisis Center, P.O. Box 913, Aurora, CO 80010, Richard 
Barnhill, (303) 341-9160
Ute Mountain Ute Nation (Sunrise Youth Shelter), P.O. Box 56, 
Towaoc, CO 81334, James Dorsey, (303) 565-9634

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Larimer County Youth, S.A.F.E., 303 W. Skyway Drive, Fort Collins, 
CO 80525, Robert Gaines, (907) 498-6492
Human Services, Inc., 899 Logan Street, Denver, CO 80203, Christine 
Gerhard, (303) 429-4440

Montana

Mountain Plains Youth Services, 709 East Third, Anaconda, MT 59711, 
Linda Wood, (701) 255-7229

North Dakota

Youthworks, 221 West Rosser Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501, Douglas 
Herzog, (701) 255-7229

South Dakota

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (Red Horse Lodge), P.O. Box 49, Ft. Thompson, 
SD 57339, Durine Chase, (605) 245-2410
Turning Point, 1401 W. 51st, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, Pamela 
Bollinger, (605) 334-1414

Wyoming

Mountain Plains Youth Services, 11 Minter Lane, Riverton, WY 82501, 
Linda Wood, (701) 255-7229
Attention Homes, Inc., P.O. Box 687, Cheyenne, WY 82003, Terry 
Clarke, (307) 778-7832

Region IX

Arizona

Center for Youth Resources (Tumbleweed), 915 N. Fifth Street, 
Phoenix, AZ 85004, Janet Garcia, (602) 271-9904
Colorado River Region Youth Service, P.O. Box 7176, Mohave Valley, 
AZ 86440, Richard Steinberg, (602) 768-1500
Open-Inn, 4810 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85711, Darlene Dankowski, 
(602) 323-0200
Our Town Family Center, P.O. Box 26665, Tucson, AZ 85726, Susan 
Krahe-Eggleston, (520) 323-1708

California

Youth Advocates (Huckleberry House), 3310 Geary Boulevard, San 
Francisco, CA 94118, Bruce Fisher, (415) 668-2622
Los Angeles Youth Network, 1550 Gower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028, 
Elizabeth Gomez, (213) 957-7340
The Salvation Army, 900 West 9th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015, 
George Church, (213) 627-0725
Catholic Charities/Angel's Flight, 1400 W. 9th Street, P.O. Box 
15095, Los Angeles, CA 90015, Rev. Gregory Cox, (213) 413-2311
Santa Clara Social Advocates for Youth, 1072 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd., 
San Jose, CA 95129, Kathleen Lynch, (408) 253-3540
Klein Bottle, 412 East Tunnel Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454, David 
Edelman, (805) 922-0468
Social Advocates for Youth (Individuals Now), 1303 College Avenue, 
Santa Rosa, CA 95404, Ed Patterson, (707) 544-3299
San Diego Youth and Community Services, 3255 Wing Street, Ste. 550, 
San Diego, CA 92110, Liz Shear, (619) 221-8600
Yolo Community Care Continuum (Runaway Alternatives Program), 523 G 
Street, Davis, CA 95616, Henry Kloczkowski, (916) 758-2160
Operation Safehouse, Inc., 9685 Hayes Street, Riverside, CA 92503, 
Kathy McAdara, (909) 242-1518
Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission, 1920 Mariposa Mall, 
Fresno, CA 93721, Roger Palomino, (209) 263-1012
Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, 256 S. Occidental 
Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90057, Peter Schey, (213) 388-8693
Options House of Hollywood, 1754 Taft Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028, 
Leslie Forbes, (213) 467-1932
Redwood Community Action Agency, 904 G Street, Eureka, CA 95501, 
Lloyd Throne, (707) 443-8322
Community Service Programs, 16842 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA 
92714, Margot Carlson, (714) 250-0488
Interface Community, 1305 Del Norte Road, Camarillo, CA 93010, 
Martha Bolton, (805) 371-5707
Bill Wilson Marriage and Family Counseling Ctr., 3490 The Alameda, 
Santa Clara, CA 95050, Sparky Harlan, (408) 243-0222
Youth Advocates, Inc., 3310 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 
94118, Michelle Magee, (415) 668-2622
Larkin Street Services, 1044 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, 
Cassandra Benjamin, (415) 749-3840
Tahoe Youth and Family Services, 1021 Fremont Avenue, S. Lake Tahoe, 
CA 96150, Teri Mundt, (916) 541-2445
Diogenes Youth Services, 8912 Volunteer Lane, Sacramento, CA 95826, 
James Bueto, (916) 368-3350
San Diego Youth Involvement, P.O. Box 95, Lemon Grove, CA 91946, 
Hura Murphy, (619) 463-7800
Central City Hospitality House, 290 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA 
94102, Robert Foley, (415) 749-2117
South Bay Community Services, 315 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 
91910, Kathryn Lembo, (619) 420-3620
Casa Youth Shelter, 10911 Reagan Street, Los Alamitos, CA 90720, 
Luciann Maulhardt, (310) 594-6825
YMCA of San Diego County, 4715 Viewridge Avenue, San Diego, CA 
92123, Laura Mustari, (619) 292-4034
Emergency Housing Consortium, P.O. Box 2346, San Jose, CA 95109, 
Barry Del Buono, (408) 291-5445
Change Thru Xanthos, 1335 Park Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501, Jon 
Schiller, (510) 522-8363
Youth and Family Assistance, 609 Price Avenue, Redwood City, CA 
94063, Richard Gordon, (415) 366-8401
Mendocino County Youth Project, 202 South State Street, Ukiah, CA 
94582, Arlene Rose, (707) 463-4915
Father Flanagan's Boys Town of Southern California, 23832 Rockfield 
Blvd., Lake Forest, CA 92630, Michael Riley, (714) 581-2281
Center for Positive Prevention Alternatives, 729 N. California 
Street, Stockton, CA 95202, Linda Mascarenas, (209) 948-4357
Northern California Family Center, 2244 Pacheco Boulevard, Martinez, 
CA 94553, Thomas Fulton, (510) 370-1990
Life Steps Foundation, 1107 Johnson Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 
93401, Sharon Fredrick, (805) 549-0150
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center, 195-A Harvey West Blvd., 
Santa Cruz, CA 95060, Walter Guzman, (408) 425-0771

Hawaii

Hawaii Youth Services Network, 2146 Damon Street, Honolulu, HI 
96822, Sam Cox, (808) 946-3635

Nevada

WestCare, 401 S. Martin Luther King, Las Vegas, NV 89106, Richard 
Steinberg, (702) 385-2020
The Children's Cabinet, 1090 South Rock Blvd., Reno, NV 89502, Sarah 
Longaker, (702) 856-6200,

Region X

Alaska

Juneau Youth Services, P.O. Box 32839, Juneau, AK 99803, Betty Jo 
Engelman, (907) 789-7610
Fairbanks Native Association, 201 First Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701, 
Florence Loucks, (907) 455-4725
Alaska Youth and Parent Foundation, 3745 Community Park Loop, 
Anchorage, AK 99508, Sheila Gaddis, (907) 274-0334

Idaho

Hays Shelter Home, 1602 West Franklin St., Boise, ID 83702, Tracy 
Everson, (208) 336-1066
Bannock Youth Foundation, P.O. Box 2072, Pocatello, ID 83206, 
Stephen Mead, (208) 234-1122

Oregon

Janus Youth Programs, 738 N.E. Davis Street, Portland, OR 97232, 
Dennis Morrow, (503) 233-6090
Looking Glass, 72-B Centennial Loop, Eugene, OR 97401, James Forbes, 
(503) 689-2688
The Boys and Girls Aid Society, 018 S.W. Boundary Court, Portland, 
OR 97201, Theresa Thorson, (503) 222-9661
Youthworks, Inc., 1032 West Main Street, Medford, OR 97501, Steven 
Groveman, (503) 779-2393

Washington

Friends of Youth, 16225 N.E. 87th Street, Redmond, WA 98052, Howard 
Finck, (206) 869-6490
Northwest Youth Services, P.O. Box 5447, Bellingham, WA 98227, 
Michael Tyers, (206) 734-9862
Washington State Migrant Council, 301 North 1st Street, Sunnyside, 
WA 98944, Carlos Diaz, (509) 839-9762
United Indians of All Tribes, P.O. Box 99100, Seattle, WA 98199, 
Bernie Whitebear, (206) 285-4425
The Housing Authority of Vancouver, 500 Omaha Way, Vancouver, WA 
98661, Richard Sample, (360) 694-2501
YouthCare, 190 Queen Anne Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98109, Victoria 
Wagner, (206) 282-1288

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D.2: Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth Grantees Ineligible 
for New FY 1996 Funding

Region I

Connecticut

Hall Neighborhood House, 52 Green Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608, 
Pearl Dowell, (203) 334-3900

Massachusetts

The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 47 West Street, Boston, MA 02111, 
Sister Barbara Whelan, (617) 277-8107
Franklin County DIAL/SELF, Inc., 196 Federal Street, Greenfield, MA 
01301, Ryan Murphy, (413) 774-7054

Maine

New Beginnings, 436 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240, Robert Rowe, 
(207) 795-4077

New Hampshire

Child and Family Services, 99 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03105, 
Manchester, NH 03105, Gail Starr, (603) 558-1920

Rhode Island

Urban League of Rhode Island, 246 Prairie Avenue, Providence, RI 
02905, Mrs. B. Jae Clanton, (401) 351-5000

Vermont

Washington County Youth Service Bureau, P.O. Box 627, Montpelier, VT 
05753, Tom Howard, (802) 229-9151
Spectrum Youth and Family Services, 31 Elmwood Avenue, Burlington, 
VT 05401, William Rowe, (802) 864-7423

Region II

New Jersey

Somerset Youth Shelter, 49 Brahma Avenue, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, 
Jeffrey Fetzko, (201) 526-6605
Covenant House, 14 William Street, Newark, NJ 07102, Catherine 
Ashman, (201) 621-8705

New York

Oneida County Community Action Agency, 303 West Liberty Street, 
Rome, NY 13440, Treva Wood, (315) 339-5640
The Salvation Army, 749 S. Warren Street, Syracuse, NY 13202, 
Roberta Schofield, (315) 479-1323
Equinox, 214 Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210, Judith Watson, (518) 
465-9524
Family of Woodstock, U.P.O. Box 3516, Kingston, NY 12401, Joan 
Mayer, (914) 679-9240
Oswego County Opportunities, Inc., 223 Oneida Street, Fulton, NY 
13069, Janette Reshick, (315) 598-4717

Region III

District of Columbia

Sasha Bruce Youthwork, 1022 Maryland Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 
20002, Deborah Shore, (202) 675-9340

Pennsylvania

Youth Services of Bucks County, Neshaminy Manor Center, Almshouse 
Building, Doylestown, PA 18901, Roger Dawson, (215) 752-7050
Centre County Youth Service, 410 South Fraser Street, State College, 
PA 16801, Norma Keller, (814) 237-5731
Valley Youth House Committee, 539 Eighth Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 
18018, David Gilgoff (215) 691-1200
Three Rivers Youth, 2039 Termon Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, David 
Droppa, (412) 766-2215

Virginia

Family and Children's Services, 1518 Willow Lawn Drive, Richmond, VA 
23230, Richard J. Lung, (804) 282-4255

West Virginia

Southwestern Community Action Council, Inc. (Time Out Youth Srvcs.), 
540--5th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701, Pamela Dickens-Rush, (304) 
525-7161

Region IV

Florida

Miami Bridge, Inc., 2810 N.W. So. River Dr., Miami, FL 33125, 
Ernesto Cuesta, (305) 635-8953
Sarasota Family YMCA, 1075 S. Euclid Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34237, 
Carl Weinrich, (813) 955-8194
Family Resources, Inc. (Youth and Family Connection), P.O. Box 
13087, St. Petersburg, FL 33733, Jane Harper, (813) 893-1150
Daniel Memorial, Inc., 134 E. Church Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202, 
James Clark, (904) 353-5077

Georgia

Young Adult Guidance Center, 1230 Hightower Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 
30318, Marion Simpson, (404) 792-7616

Mississippi

Mississippi Children's Home, P.O. Box 1078, Jackson, MS 39215, 
Christopher Cherney, (601) 352-7784

Tennessee

Child & Family Services, 114 Dameron Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917, 
Charlie Gentry, (615) 524-7483
The Family Link, P.O. Box 40437, Memphis, TN 38174-0437, Marian 
Carruth, (901) 725-7270

Region V

Illinois

Teen Living Programs (Foundaiton House), 3179 N. Broadway, Chicago, 
IL 60657, Deborah Hinde, (312) 883-0025
Jackson County Community Mental Health Center, 604 E. College, 
Carbondale, IL 62901, Art Zaitz, (618) 457-6703

Michigan

Every Woman's Place, 425 W. Western Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49440, Mary 
MacDonald, (616) 726-4493
The Sanctuary, 132 Franklin Boulevard, Pontiac, MI 48341, Meri 
Pohutsky, (313) 547-2260
Alternatives for Girls, 1950 Trumbull, Detroit, MI 48216, Amanda 
Good, (313) 496-0938

Minnesota

Evergreen House, 622 Mississippi Avenue, Bemidji, MN 56601, Cheryl 
Byers, (218) 751-4332
Freeport West, 2433 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404, Janet 
Berry, (612) 824-3040

Ohio

Lighthouse Youth Services, 1527 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206, 
Robert Mecum, (513) 221-3350

Wisconsin

Walker's Point Youth and Family Center, 2030 W. National Avenue, 
Milwaukee, WI 53204, Andre Olton, (414) 672-5300.
Kenosha Youth Development Services, 5407--8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 
53140, George Schwartz, (414) 657-7188

Region VI

New Mexico

Youth Development, 1710 Centro Familiar, SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105, 
Augustine C. Baca, (505) 873-1604
Youth Shelters and Family Services, P.O. Box 8135, Santa Fe, NM 
87504, Cynthia Gonzales, (505) 983-0586

Texas

El Paso Center for Children, 3700 Altura, El Paso, TX 79930, Sandy 
Rioux, (915) 565-8361
Promise House, 236 W. Page Street, Dallas, TX 75208, Lynn Stallings, 
(214) 941-8578
Middle Earth Youth Options, 3816 S. First Street, Austin, TX 78704, 
Mitch Weynand, (512) 447-5639
Sand Dollar, 527 Spring Drive, Pasadena, TX 77504, Happy Spillar, 
(713) 946-3030

Region VII

Iowa

Youth and Shelter Services, 232\1/2\ Main Street, Ames, IA 50010, 
George Belitsos, (515) 233-3141
Youth Homes, Inc., P.O. Box 324, Iowa City, IA 52244, William 
McCarty, (319) 337-4523

Kansas

Wichita Children's Home, 810 N. Holyoke, Wichita, KS 67208, Sarah 
Robinson, (316) 684-6581
Kaw Valley Center, 4300 Brenner Drive, Kansas City, KS 66104, Wayne 
Sims, (913) 334-0294

Region VIII

Colorado

Volunteers of America, 1865 Larimer Street, Denver, CO 80202, Dianna 
Kunz, (303) 297-0408
Family Tree, Inc. (Gemini House), 3805 Marshall Street, Wheatridge, 
CO 80033, Michael Ehrman, (303) 235-0630
Mesa County Department of Social Services, P.O. Box 20000-5035, 
Grand Junction, CO 81502, Anthony Silva (303) 241-8480

North Dakota

Youthworks, 221 West Rosser Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501, Douglas 
Herzog, (701) 255-7229

Region IX

Arizona

Center for Youth Resources (Tumbleweed), 915 N. Fifth Street, 
Phoenix, AZ 85004, Janet Garcia, (602) 271-9904

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Our Town Family Center, P.O. Box 26665, Tucson, AZ 85726, Susan 
Krahe-Eggleston, (520) 323-1708

California

Youth and Family Assistance, 609 Price Avenue, #205, Redwood City, 
CA 94063, Richard Gordon, (415) 366-8401
Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, 256 S. Occidental 
Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057, Peter Schey, (213) 388-8693
San Diego Youth Involvement, P.O. Box 95, Lemon Grove, CA 91946, 
Hura Murphy, (619) 463-7800
Catholic Charities of San Francisco, 1049 Market Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94103, Rebecca Robertson, (415) 558-7072
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian, 1213 North Highland Ave., Los Angeles, 
CA 90038, Jackie Gelfand, (213) 464-7400

Guam

Sanctuary, P.O. Box 21030, Guam Main Facility, Guam, CM 96921, Tony 
Champaco, (671) 734-2661

Region X

Alaska

Alaska Youth and Parent Foundation, 3745 Community Park Loop, 
Anchorage, AK 99508, Shelia Gaddis, (907) 274-6541
Fairbanks Native Association, 310 First Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701, 
Banarsi Lal, (907) 452-6201

Oregon

Janus Youth Programs, 738 N.E. Davis, Portland, OR 97232, Dennis 
Morrow, (503) 233-6090
Looking Glass, 72-B Centennial Loop, Eugene, OR 97401, Galen Phipps, 
(503) 689-3111

Washington

Friends of Youth, 2500 Lake Wash. Blvd. N., Renton, WA 98056, J. 
Howard Finck, (206) 228-5775
Pierce County Alliance, 510 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402, 
Terree Schmidt-Whelan, (206) 502-5471
Volunteers of America, 525 W. Second Avenue, Spokane, WA 99204, 
Kenneth Trent, (509) 624-2378

Appendix E.--Administration for Children and Families Regional Office 
Youth Contacts

Region I

Paul Kelley, Administration for Children and Families, John F. 
Kennedy Federal Building, Room 2011, Boston, Massachusetts 02203, 
(CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT), (617) 565-1138

Region II

Estelle Haferling, Administration for Children and Families, 26 
Federal Plaza, Room 4149, New York, NY 10278, (NJ, NY, PR, VI), 
(212) 264-1329

Region III

Dave Lyon, Administration for Children and Families, 3535 Market 
Street, P.O. Box 13714, Philadelphia, PA 19101, (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, 
WV), (215) 596-4139

Region IV

Viola Brown, Administration for Children and Families, 101 Marietta 
Tower, Suite 903, Atlanta, GA 30323, (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, 
TN), (404) 331-7210

Region V

Katie Williams, Administration for Children and Families, 105 West 
Adams, 23rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603, (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), 
(312) 353-4241

Region VI

Ralph Rogers, Administration for Children and Families, 1200 Main 
Tower, 20th Floor, Dallas, TX 75202, (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), (214) 
767-8850

Region VII

Lynda Bitner, Administration for Children and Families, Federal 
Office Building, Room 384, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 
64106, (IA, KS, MO, NE), (816) 426-5401, Ext. 182

Region VIII

Vicki Wright, Administration for Children and Families, Federal 
Office Building, 1961 Stout Street, 9th Floor, Denver, CO 80294, 
(CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), (303) 844-3100, Ext. 361

Region IX

Jan Len, Administration for Children and Families, 50 United Nations 
Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102, (AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, 
Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Federated States 
of Micronesia, Palau), (415) 437-8437

Region X

Steve Ice, Administration for Children and Families, 2201 Sixth 
Avenue, RX 32, Seattle, WA 98121, (AK, ID, OR, WA), (206) 615-2558, 
Ext. 3075

Appendix F.--Training and Technical Assistance Providers

    FYSB funds ten regionally based organizations to provide training 
and technical assistance to programs funded under the Basic Center, 
Transitional Living and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs, and to other 
agencies serving runaway and homeless youth.
    Each of the training and technical assistance providers offers on-
site consultations; regional, State and local conferences; information 
sharing and skill-based training.
    For more information, contact the training and technical assistance 
provider in your region.

New England Consortium for Families and Youth, 25 Stow Road, 
Boxborough, MA 01719, (508) 266-1998, Contact: Nancy Jackson
Empire State Coalition, 121 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 
10013, (212) 966-6477, Contact: Margo Hirsch
Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc., 9400 
McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, (412) 366-6562, Contact: Nancy 
Johnson
Southeastern Network of Youth and Family Services, 337 South 
Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA 30605, (706) 354-4568, Contact: Gail 
Kurtz
Youth Network Council, 506 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60605, (312) 427-
2710, Contact: Denis Murstein
Southwest Network of Youth Services, 2525 Wallingwood Drive, Austin, 
TX 78746, (512) 328-6860, Contact: Theresa Andreas-Tod
M.I.N.K., A Network of Runaway and Youth Serving Agencies, c/o Youth 
in Need, 516 Jefferson Street, St. Charles, MO 63301-4152, (314) 
946-0101, Contact: Yvette Thayer
Mountain Plains Youth Services, 221 West Rosser, Bismarck, ND 58501, 
(701) 255-7229, Contact: Linda Wood
Western States Youth Services Network, 1306 Ross Street, Suite B,, 
Petaluma, CA 94954, (707) 763-2213, Contact: Nancy Fastenau
Northwest Network of Runaway and Youth Services, 603 Steward Street, 
Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 628-3760, Contact: Andrew Estep

Appendix G.--OMB State Single Point of Contact Listing

Arizona

Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central Avenue, 
Fourteenth Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone (602) 280-1315, 
Fax: (602) 280-1305

Arkansas

Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State Clearinghouse, Office of 
Intergovernmental Services, Department of Finance and 
Administration, 1515 W. 7th St., Room 412, Little Rock, Arkansas 
72203, Telephone: (501) 682-1074, Fax: (501) 682-5206

Alabama

Jon C. Strickland, Alabama Department of Economic and Community 
Affairs, Planning and Economic Development Division, 401 Adams 
Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5690, Telephone: (205) 242-5483, 
Fax: (205) 242-5515

California

Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning & Research, 1400 Tenth 
Street, Room 121, Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone: (916) 
323-7480, Fax: (916) 323-3018

Delaware

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact Executive Department, 
Thomas Collins Building, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, Delaware 19903, 
Telephone: (302) 739-3326, Fax: (302) 739-5661

District of Columbia

Charles Nichols, State Single Point of Contact, Office of Grants 
Mgmt. & Dev., 717 14th Street, N.W.--Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 
20005, Telephone: (202) 727-6554, Fax: (202) 727-1617

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of Community Affairs, 2740 
Centerview

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Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, Telephone: (904) 922-5438, 
Fax: (904) 487-2899

Georgia

Tom L. Reid, III, Administrator, Georgia State Clearinghouse, 254 
Washington Street, S.W.--Room 401J, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, 
Telephone: (404) 656-3855 or (404) 656-3829, Fax: (404) 656-7938

Illinois

Barbara Beard, State Single Point of Contact, Department of Commerce 
and Community Affairs, 620 East Adams, Springfield, Illinois 62701, 
Telephone: (217) 782-1671, Fax: (217) 534-1627

Indiana

Amy Brewer, State Budget Agency, 212 State House, Indianapolis, 
Indiana 46204, Telephone: (317) 232-5619, Fax: (317) 233-3323

Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Division of Community Assistance, Iowa Department 
of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 
50309, Telephone: (515) 242-4719, Fax: (515) 242-4859

Kentucky

Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor, Department of Local 
Government, 1024 Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-
8204, Telephone: (502) 573-2382, Fax: (502) 573-2512

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State House Station #38, 
Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone: (207) 287-3261, Fax: (207) 287-6489

Maryland

William G. Carroll, Manager, State Clearinghouse for 
Intergovernmental Assistance, Maryland Office of Planning, 301 W. 
Preston Street--Room 1104, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2365, Staff 
Contact: Linda Janey, Telephone: (410) 225-4490, Fax: (410) 225-4480

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, 1900 
Edison Plaza, 660 Plaza Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone: 
(313) 961-4266

Mississippi

Cathy Malette, Clearinghouse Officer, Department of Finance and 
Administration, 455 North Lamar Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39202-
3087, Telephone: (601) 359-6762, Fax: (601) 359-6764

Missouri

Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Office of 
Administration, P.O. Box 809, Room 760, Truman Building, Jefferson 
City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (314) 751-4834, Fax: (314) 751-7819

Nevada

Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex, 
Carson City, Nevada 89710, Telephone: (702) 687-4065, Fax: (702) 
687-3983

New Hampshire

Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire Office of State Planning, 
Attn: Intergovernmental Review Process, Mike Blake, 2\1/2\ Beacon 
Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, Telephone: (603) 271-2155, 
Fax: (603) 271-1728

New Jersey

Gregory W. Adkins, Assistant Commissioner, New Jersey Department of 
Community Affairs.

    Please direct all correspondence and questions about 
intergovernmental review to:

Andrew J. Jaskolka, State Review Process, Intergovernmental Review 
Unit CN 800, Room 813A, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0800, Telephone: 
(609) 292-9025, Fax: (609) 633-2132

New Mexico

Robert Peters, State Budget Division, Room 190 Bataan Memorial 
Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone: (505) 827-3640

New York

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

North Carolina

Chrys Baggett, Director, N.C. State Clearinghouse, Office of the 
Secretary of Admin., 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 
27603-8003, Telephone: (919) 733-7232, Fax: (919) 733-9571

North Dakota

North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office of Intergovernmental 
Assistance, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-
0170, Telephone: (701) 224-2094, Fax: (701) 224-2308

Ohio

Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact, State Clearinghouse, 
Office of Budget and Management, 30 East Broad Street, 34th Floor, 
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0411.

    Please direct correspondence and questions about 
intergovernmental review to:

Linda Wise, Telephone: (614) 466-0698, Fax: (614) 466-5400

Rhode Island

Daniel W. Varin, Associate Director, Department of Administration/
Division of Planning, One Capitol Hill, 4th Floor, Providence, Rhode 
Island 02908-5870, Telephone: (401) 277-2656, Fax: (401) 277-2083.

    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, Fax: (803) 734-0385

Texas

Tom Adams, Governor's Office, Director, Intergovernmental 
Coordination, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone: (512) 
463-1771, Fax: (512) 463-1880

Utah

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and 
Budget, Room 116, State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114, 
Telephone: (801) 538-1535, Fax: (801) 538-1547

Vermont

Nancy McAvoy, State Single Point of Contact, Pavilion Office 
Building, 109 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05609, Telephone: 
(802) 828-3326, Fax: (802) 828-3339

West Virginia

Fred Cutlip, Director, Community Development Division, W. Virginia 
Development Office, Building #6, Room 553, Charleston, West Virginia 
25305, Telephone: (304) 558-4010, Fax: (304) 558-3248

Wisconsin

Martha Kerner, Section Chief, State/Federal Relations, Wisconsin 
Department of Administration, 101 East Wilson Street--6th Floor, P.O 
Box 7868, Madison, Wisconsin 53707, Telephone: (608) 266-2125, Fax: 
(608) 267-6931

Wyoming

Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact, Herschler Building 
4th Floor, East Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, Telephone: (307) 777-
7574, Fax: (307) 638-8967

Territories

Guam

Mr. Giovanni T. Sgambelluri, Director, Bureau of Budget and 
Management Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, 
Guam 96910, Telephone: 011-671-472-2285, Fax: 011-671-472-2825

Puerto Rico

Norma Burgos/Jose E. Caro, Chairwoman/Director, Puerto Rico Planning 
Board, Federal Proposals Review Office, Minillas Government Center, 
P.O. Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940-1119, Telephone: (809) 
727-4444, (809) 723-6190, Fax: (809) 724-3270, (809) 724-3103

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Northern Mariana Islands

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

Virgin Islands

Jose George, Director, Office of Management and Budget, #41 
Norregade Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas, 
Virgin Islands 00802.

    Please direct all questions and correspondence about 
intergovernmental review to:

Linda Clarke, Telephone: (809) 774-0750, Fax: (809) 776-0069

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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 the process, have been given 
an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.

Item and Entry

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

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

    9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being 
requested with this application.
    10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and 
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
    11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than 
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a 
separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property 
projects), attach a map showing project location. For 
preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary 
description of this project.
    12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g., 
State, counties, cities).
    13. Self-explanatory.
    14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any 
District(s) affected by the program or project.
    15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first 
funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind 
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable. 
If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award, 
indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the 
amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are 
included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program 
funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item 
15.
    16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact 
(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the 
application is subject to the State intergovernmental review 
process.
    17. This 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 applicants 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.

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

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

    By signing and submitting this proposal, the applicant, defined 
as the primary participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part 76, 
certifies to the best of its knowledge and 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 
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 indicated 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 participate 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 Transactions'' provided below without 
modification in all lower tier covered transactions and in all 
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

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

(To Be Supplied to Lower Tier Participants)

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

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

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