[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26525-26545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12505]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No. ACYF-HS-97-06]


Availability of Financial Assistance To Expand Head Start 
Enrollment

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

ACTION: Announcement of financial assistance to expand Head Start 
enrollment.

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SUMMARY: The Head Start Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth 
and Families announces that competing applications will be accepted to 
establish new Head Start services in geographical areas not currently 
served by Head Start grantees. Applications are also being accepted to 
serve Federally-recognized Indian Reservations not currently served by 
Head Start, and areas where Head Start services are not available for 
children of migrant farmworkers. In addition, applications are being 
accepted to establish new grantees to serve additional children in 
underserved areas in the five boroughs of New York City. It is expected 
that a total of approximately $13,650,000 will be awarded to support 
these programs.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is June 13, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Address applications to: Head Start: Unserved Areas, ACYF 
Operations Center, 3030 Clarendon Blvd.--Suite 240, Arlington, VA 
22201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For applications under Category 1 and 
4--The ACF Regional Office which is responsible for the Head Start 
programs in your State. Regional Office telephone numbers are listed in 
Appendix A.
    For applications under Category 2--Helen Scheirbeck, Chief, 
American Indian Programs Branch, Program Operations Division, Head 
Start Bureau; (202) 205-8437.
    For applications under Category 3--Maria Candamil, Chief, Migrant 
Programs Branch, Program Operations Division, Head Start Bureau; (202) 
205-8455.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Part I. General Information

A. Background

    Head Start is a national program providing comprehensive 
developmental services primarily to low-income preschool children and 
their families. To help enrolled children achieve their full potential, 
Head Start programs provide comprehensive health, nutritional, 
educational, social and other services. In addition, Head Start 
programs are required to provide for the direct participation of the 
parents of enrolled children in the development, conduct, and direction 
of local programs. Head Start currently serves more than 750,000 
children through a network of 1440 grantees and more than 700 delegate 
agencies.
    While Head Start is targeted primarily towards children whose 
families have incomes at or below the poverty line or who are eligible 
for public assistance, regulations permit up to ten percent of the Head 
Start children in local programs to be from families who do not meet 
these low-income criteria. The Head Start statute also requires that a 
minimum of ten percent of enrollment opportunities in each program be 
made available to children with disabilities. Such children are 
expected to be enrolled in the full range of Head Start services and 
activities in a mainstream setting with their non-disabled peers, and 
to receive needed special education and related services.
    Head Start programs are locally-designed to provide services 
through a variety of program options, based on the needs of local 
families that are not being met by existing early childhood and child 
care agencies and programs. Program options include part-day/part-year 
and full-day/full year center-based programs, home-based programs, 
combinations of center-and home-based options and other locally-
designed options.
Migrant Head Start
    Migrant Head Start Programs are designed to meet the needs of the 
children of migrant farmworkers. For purposes of establishing 
eligibility for Migrant Head Start services, a migrant family is 
defined as follows:
    A family with preschool children who change their residence by 
moving from one geographic location to another, either intrastate or 
interstate, within the past 24 months, for the purpose of engaging in 
agricultural work that involves the production and harvesting of tree 
and field crops and whose family income comes primarily from this 
activity. (Please note that, although Head Start regulations in 45 CFR 
1305.2 cite a 12 month period in which families are to have relocated, 
this has been superceded by a provision in the

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Head Start Act that allows a 24 month period.)
    In addition to providing the comprehensive child development 
services that all Head Start programs provide, Migrant Head Start 
programs typically operate for extended hours (8 to 12 hours per day), 
depending on the parents' work schedules and may serve children five to 
seven days per week. Migrant programs also typically provide child 
development and child care services to infants, toddlers and preschool-
aged children.
Statutory and Regulatory Authority
    The Head Start program is authorized by the Head Start Act, 42 
U.S.C. 9801 et seq., as amended.
    The relevant regulations are:

45 CFR part 1301, Head Start Grants Administration.
45 CFR part 1302, Head Start Policies and Procedures for Selection, 
Initial Funding and Refunding of Head Start Grantees, and for Selection 
of Replacement Grantees.
45 CFR 1303, Appeal Procedures for Head Start Grantees and Current or 
Prospective Delegate Agencies.
45 CFR part 1304, Program Performance Standards for Operation of Head 
Start Programs by Grantees and Delegate Agencies.
45 CFR part 1305, Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment and 
Attendance in Head Start.
45 CFR part 1306, Head Start Staffing Requirements and Program Options.
45 CFR part 1308, Head Start Program Performance Standards on Services 
for Children with Disabilities.
45 CFR part 74, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Awards and 
Subawards to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other 
Nonprofit Organizations, and Commercial Organizations; and Certain 
Grants and Agreements with States, Local Governments and Indian Tribal 
Governments and 45 CFR Part 92, Uniform Administrative Requirements for 
Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments.

    Note: On November 5, 1996 a final rule for the revised Head 
Start Program Performance Standards (45 CFR 1304) was published in 
the Federal Register, (61 FR 57186). The effective date for these 
regulations is January 1, 1998. Since the bulk of services funded 
through awards under this announcement will take place following 
January 1998, applications must provide evidence of the applicant's 
knowledge of and capacity to meet Head Start regulations, including 
the requirements of the revised 45 CFR part 1304.

B. Program Purpose

    This announcement solicits applications from eligible applicants 
that wish to compete for Head Start grants to serve low-income 
preschool children in areas not currently served by Head Start 
grantees.
    The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) is also 
providing funding to expand Head Start services through two other 
national competitions. A Head Start Bureau Program Instruction No. 97-
01, issued on March 12, 1997 announced the availability of 
approximately $200,598,000 to increase enrollment in geographical areas 
currently served by Head Start grantees. In addition, Program 
Announcement ACYF-HS-93600-07-03, published in the Federal Register 
Vol. 62, No. 74 (April 17, 1997) describes a competition for 
approximately $25,800,000 to expand services to children under age 
three and pregnant women in low-income families through funding 
additional Early Head Start programs.
Full-Day Services
    This funding opportunity to expand Head Start to previously 
unserved communities, families and children coincides with a growing 
need by low-income families for full-day/full-year forms of early 
childhood programs. An increasing proportion of Head Start families are 
working, and many Head Start families who receive public assistance are 
participating in welfare reform initiatives designed by State 
governments in response to the newly enacted Temporary Assistance to 
Needy Families program.
    Accordingly, applicants under this announcement are urged to give 
special consideration to assessing the impacts of employment patterns 
and welfare reform on needs for Head Start services and to consider 
creating full-day/full-year service strategies. Applicants are also 
urged to consider combining Head Start expansion funds with other child 
care and early childhood funding sources and to delivering services 
through partnerships with other community-based child care and early 
child centers, providers, and funding sources.

C. Eligible Applicants

    Expansion applications under this announcement should be submitted 
under one of the following four categories:
    Category 1, for Head Start-eligible children living in geographical 
areas that are not currently served by Head Start. A list of unserved 
areas is included in Appendix B.
    Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit agencies 
that wish to initiate a new Head Start program in one or more unserved 
geographical areas. Successful applicants that are local Head Start 
grantees from nearby communities that expand their programs into 
unserved geographical areas would receive an increase in their current 
grant rather than a new separate grant.
    Category 2, for Head Start-eligible children living on or near 
Federally-recognized Indian reservations where a Head Start program 
does not currently operate.
    Eligible applicants are the Tribal governments of unserved 
reservations that wish to initiate a Head Start program or agencies 
designated by these Tribal governments.
    Category 3, for Head Start-eligible children of migrant farmworkers 
in geographical areas that are not currently served by a Migrant Head 
Start program. (Any geographical area not listed in Appendix C. is 
considered unserved.)
    Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit 
agencies, including current Migrant Head Start and Head Start grantees.
    Sub-Category 3.A, A special Sub-Category 3.A. has been established 
to select one or more agencies to operate a program for the children of 
migrant farmworkers in Kern County, CA. For a number of years a Migrant 
Head Start program has existed in this area. The previous grantee 
agency is no longer operating this program and we wish to select a 
replacement grantee to continue providing Migrant Head Start services 
in this community. Arrangements are being made for an interim grantee 
to continue operating the program on a temporary basis until a 
permanent grantee can be selected through this competitive 
announcement.
    Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit 
agencies, including current Migrant Head Start and Head Start grantees.
    If there is sufficient interest, an informal informational meeting 
may be held in Bakersfield, CA for potential applicants. If you are 
interested in attending such a meeting, please contact James Kolb at 
(202) 205-8580 by May 27, 1997.
    Category 4. Head Start-eligible children living in underserved 
areas in New York, New York (i.e. Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and 
Richmond counties). Applicants must propose serving children in 
underserved areas with high concentrations of poverty.
    Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit agencies 
in Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and

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Richmond Counties that are not current Head Start grantees. (Present 
grantees may submit applications to expand enrollment by responding to 
Program Instruction ACYF-PI-HS-97-01, issued on March 12, 1997.)
    Eligible applicants may apply for more than one of the four 
categories above, but must submit a separate application for each 
category.

D. Available Funds

    Category 1. A total of approximately $2,000,000 will be made 
available under Category 1 of this announcement for establishing new 
Head Start programs for preschool children in currently unserved 
geographical areas. To assure that the program can operate cost-
efficiently, applicants that are not current Head Start grantees will 
generally not be funded to initiate a new program in unserved 
geographical areas for less than 60 children unless the applicant can 
justify why a smaller enrollment level is appropriate for the 
geographical area proposed for expansion. Current Head Start grantees 
may be funded for as little as one class (or a group of children and 
families served by a single home visitor in a home-based program 
option) when they expand into an unserved geographical area, if such an 
expansion would be cost efficient.
    Category 2. For applicants applying to serve preschool children on 
unserved Indian reservations under Category 2, up to approximately 
$3,000,000 will be made available. No minimum enrollment level has been 
established for new Indian Head Start projects. Applicants should 
propose to serve a sufficient number of children to ensure a viable and 
cost-efficient program.
    Category 3. For applicants applying to serve migrant children 
(infants, toddlers and preschoolers) under Category 3, up to 
approximately $4,500,000 will be made available. While no minimum 
enrollment level has been established for Migrant Head Start projects, 
applicants should indicate a sufficient number of eligible children to 
ensure a viable and cost-efficient program. Factors to be addressed 
related to program viability should include the size of the service 
area proposed and a sufficient population to justify program services 
in ``off years'' when the population of migrant children might be low 
due to crop failure, variations in the migrant stream or natural 
disasters such as drought or flood.
    Sub-Category 3.A. Approximately $2,150,000 is available under this 
Sub-Category to continue the Migrant Head Start program that serves 
Kern County, CA.
    Category 4. Under Category 4, we expect to make awards in a range 
of approximately $2 million to $4 million to applicants applying to 
establish new programs to serve children in underserved areas within 
the five boroughs of New York, New York. Applicants should propose to 
serve a minimum of 60 children unless the applicant can justify why a 
smaller enrollment level is appropriate for the geographical area 
proposed for expansion.
Recipient Share of the Project
    Section 640(b) of the Head Start Act requires, with certain 
possible exceptions, that at least 20 percent of the total cost of Head 
Start projects come from sources other than the Federal government. 
Therefore, a project requesting $100,000 in Federal funds must include 
a match of at least $25,000 (20 percent of the total Federal plus non-
Federal project cost of $125,000). The non-Federal share may be in cash 
or in-kind, fairly valued, including facilities, equipment, or 
volunteer services.

Part II. Application Requirements

    Applicants should include the following information in their 
applications:
Project Abstract
    Provide a one-page summary of the project proposal, including:

--The name and address of the applicant agency.
--The category of application (Category 1,2,3,3A or 4).
--The number of additional children to be served.
--The total annual ongoing Federal funds being requested, exclusive of 
any one-time start-up funds being requested.
--The communities where expansion is proposed (Name (1) the counties 
and the cities, towns, or neighborhoods or (2) the Federal Indian 
Reservation where additional children will be served).
--A statement as to whether or not the applicant is currently a Head 
Start grantee. Current grantees should include their grant number.

A. Objectives and Need for Assistance

    1. Describe and document the need for Head Start services within 
the proposed target area, including documentation of the number of 
unserved Head Start-eligible children, including children with 
disabilities and non-English language children.
    2. Provide data and analysis of family and community needs, 
including the implications of welfare reform and employment patterns on 
family needs for child care and other support services.
    3. Describe the services and resources of other local child care 
and early childhood programs and providers serving low-income families 
and discuss how your proposed new Head Start services will complement 
the work of these other community agencies.
    4. Discuss how families and children who have the most need for 
Head Start services, including children with disabilities, will be 
reached by describing the proposed target area(s) for services, 
recruitment strategies, and priorities for selecting children and 
families for enrollment. Children with disabilities must be enrolled in 
the full range of Head Start services and activities in a mainstream 
setting and receive needed special education and related services.
    5. Applicants for Migrant Head Start funds should also provide the 
following information: (a) The specific times and duration of the 
agricultural growing season, (b) the length of the work day for the 
migrant farmworkers, (c) the opening and closing hours for the proposed 
Head Start centers, (d) the distance of migrant residences to the 
centers, and (e) clear documentation that the families that would be 
served are mobile farmworkers, as defined in Part I A. of this 
announcement.
    6. Applicants under Category 3A should describe an approach to 
continuation of services to (a) eligible children who have been 
participating as enrollees and (b) the target area or areas served by 
the current interim Head Start grantee.

B. Results or Benefits Expected

    1. Describe the results and benefits to be derived by children, 
families, collaborating agencies and institutions and the larger 
community.

C. Approach

    1. Provide plans for delivering high quality services to children 
and families in all areas of service and program management defined by 
the Head Start Program Performance Standards. Applicants should include 
a plan to meet the needs of non-English language children and families 
in their preferred language, when appropriate.
    2. Provide for the involvement of parents and other community 
members and organizations in the development and planning of the 
application. Applicants should ensure that the plan for parent 
involvement includes efforts to involve Head Start parents in 
appropriate educational activities in

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order to aid their children to attain their full potential.
    3. Describe plans to establish new Head Start services in a timely 
and efficient manner. Applicants for center-based program options 
should discuss plans to obtain classroom space which meets required 
licensing standards and to provide adequate transportation. All 
applicants should outline plans to recruit eligible children and 
families and begin services as soon as possible. Note: ACYF expects 
that all applicants funded under this announcement will be serving 
their full number of proposed children and families no later than 
September, 1998.
    4. Document cooperative arrangements with other public or private 
agencies to assist the applicant in providing high quality Head Start 
services. Such cooperative arrangements must include a plan to 
coordinate the Head Start program with other preschool programs and 
with school programs children will enter after their Head Start 
experience. For applicants for Migrant Head Start funding, demonstrate 
collaboration with other organizations and networks serving migrant 
children and families.

D. Additional Information

    1. Describe the mechanisms for recruiting and hiring well-trained 
and appropriately-credentialed staff members, based on the Head Start 
Program Performance Standards. Describe a strategy for ongoing 
supervision and professional development for all staff members. NOTE: 
Applications submitted under Category 3A should describe plans for 
continued employment of qualified personnel of the current interim Head 
Start grantee.
    2. Propose a staffing pattern (including proposed staff:child 
ratios consistent with Head Start Program Performance Standards, based 
on the age group of children served) and identify all proposed staff or 
staff positions, their proposed salary rates and the length of time 
they would be employed each year.
    3. Provide an organizational chart showing how the applicant agency 
is currently operating, a second chart showing how the new Head Start 
services will relate to the exiting organizational structure, and a 
third organizational chart showing the proposed staffing, supervisory, 
and governance structure for the proposed new services.
    4. Demonstrate the ability and experience to administer a Head 
Start program. Applicants that have provided services comparable to 
Head Start should provide information on these services.
    5. Describe how high quality ongoing services will be provided in 
accordance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards at a 
reasonable cost. Provide two budgets: a budget for annual ongoing 
operating costs and; a budget for the initial period before full 
services begin that describes start-up costs such as renovation of 
facilities, purchases of equipment and initial staff training.
    6. Identify in the budget the required non-Federal share of the 
cost of the project. Discuss strategies for obtaining the contributions 
required to satisfy requirements for the non-Federal share. Document 
other community resources which would support the proposed expansion of 
Head Start.

Part III. Criteria for Review and Evaluation of the Grant 
Application

    Competing applications for financial assistance will be reviewed 
and evaluated against the following criteria:

A. Objectives and Need for Assistance (20 points)

--The extent to which the application provides current relevant data on 
the needs of children, families and communities for new Head Start 
services, including changes in rates of poverty, family mobility, 
employment patterns, implications of welfare reform, and needs for 
services such as child care, health care, and other family support 
services.
--The extent to which the application provides analysis of the funding, 
services, and capacities of other local child care and early childhood 
programs and providers serving low-income children and families and a 
convincing rationale for the proposed expansion of Head Start in light 
of what other organizations are doing.
--The extent to which the application links evidence of family and 
community needs and patterns of existing early childhood services with 
the proposed strategy for selecting participants and targeting program 
services.
--The extent to which the application provides evidence of community 
support for the analysis of needs and the proposed approach to 
expanding Head Start services.

    In addition, applications under Category 3A will be reviewed on the 
extent to which provision is made for continuation of services to (a) 
Eligible children who have been participating as enrollees in the 
program and (b) the target area served by the program operated by the 
current interim grantee agency serving Kern County, CA.
    Information provided in response to Part II, Section A., will be 
used to review and evaluate applicants on the above criterion.

B. Results or Benefits Expected (10 points)

--The extent to which the application identifies the results and 
benefits to be derived by children, families, collaborating agencies 
and institutions and the larger community.
    Information provided in response to Part II, Section B. will be 
used to review and evaluate applicants on the above criterion.

C. Approach  (30 points)

--The extent to which the application includes a detailed, well-
organized, and credible plan of action to establish and carry out the 
proposed expansion of Head Start services.
--The extent to which the application includes clear plans and a 
demonstrated understanding of and commitment to implement the Head 
Start Program Performance Standards, including the involvement of 
parents and families in program design and decision making.

    Information provided in response to Part II, Section C. of this 
announcement will be used to review and evaluate applicants on the 
above criterion.

D. Staff Background and Organizational Capacity  (30 points)

--The extent to which the proposed management team, key project staff, 
and the organization's experience and history with the community 
demonstrate the ability to effectively and efficiently administer a 
project of this size, complexity and scope, including:
--Providing high quality, responsive services to young children and 
families as defined by the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
--Managing the proposed new Head Start services in a timely, cost-
effective manner.
--Working successfully in partnership with parents, families, and other 
community organizations, institutions, and agencies.

    In addition, applications under Category 3A will be reviewed for 
the extent to which provision is made for continued employment of 
qualified personnel of the current interim Head Start grantee.
    Information provided in response to Part II, Section D. of this 
announcement

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will be used to review and evaluate applicants on the above criterion.

E. Budget Appropriateness  (10 points)

--The extent to which the project's costs are reasonable and cost-
effective in view of the activities to be carried out and the 
anticipated outcomes.
--The extent to which proposed salaries and fringe benefits reflect 
appropriate levels of compensation for the responsibilities of staff.
--The extent to which assurances are provided that the applicant will 
contribute the required 20 percent non-Federal share of the total 
project cost.
--If the applicant is proposing to improve facilities, the extent to 
which the cost and scope of such minor renovations are reasonable and 
the extent to which such facilities can be occupied within a reasonable 
timeframe.
    Information provided in response to Part II, Section D. of this 
announcement will be used to review and evaluate applicants on the 
above criterion.

Part IV. The Application Process

A. Availability of Forms

    Eligible agencies interested in applying for funds must submit all 
of the required forms included at the end of this announcement in 
Appendix D. Applicants are required to use the Standard Forms, 
Certifications, Disclosures and Assurances provided under the ACF 
Uniform Discretionary Grant Application Form (ACF/UDGAF). Applicants 
should follow instructions in the ACF/UDGAF for NEW APPLICATIONS. 
Applicants should respond to the instructions under ACF/UDGAF--Program 
Narrative--Items A (Project Description--Components) and D (*Budget and 
Budget Justification). Under Project Description--Component, the 
applicant should address the specific information requested in Part II 
of this announcement.
    In order to be considered for a Head Start grant, an application 
must be submitted on Standard Form 424 which has been approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Control Number 0348-0043. 
Each application must be signed by an individual authorized to act for 
the applicant and to assume responsibility for the obligations imposed 
by the terms and conditions of the grant award. Each application must 
have an original signature by the authorized representative of the 
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for this 
individual to sign this application as an official representative must 
be on file in the applicant's office.

B. Application Submission

    One signed original and two copies of the grant application, 
including all attachments, are required. Completed applications must be 
sent to: Head Start: Unserved Areas, ACYF Operations Center, 3030 
Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201. The program announcement number 
(ACYF-HS-97-06) must be clearly identified on the application. 
Applicants must also indicate in Box 11 on Standard Form 424 for which 
of the four categories in Part I.A., above, they are applying. 
Applicants may apply to serve children in more than one category, but 
must submit a separate application for each category. Applicants 
applying for more than one category in a single application will not be 
considered for funding in any category.
    Please note that, in order to facilitate the review of proposals, 
applicants should include a Table of Contents. Although there is no 
specific limit on the number of pages an application may contain, 
applicants are encouraged to be as concise and succinct as possible.

C. Application Consideration

    Applicants will be reviewed against the evaluation criteria 
outlined in Part III. The review will be conducted in Washington, D.C. 
Reviewers will be persons knowledgeable about the Head Start program 
and early childhood education and development, including parents of 
Head Start children, Federal staff, and other experts, such as 
university staff or the staff of child development projects.
    The results of the competitive review will be taken into 
consideration by the Associate Commissioner, Head Start Bureau, who, in 
consultation with officials in ACF Regional Offices and the Indian and 
Migrant Programs Branches, will recommend projects to be funded. The 
Commissioner of ACYF will make the final selection of the applicants to 
be funded. Applications may be funded in whole or in part depending on 
relative need (including numbers of eligible children who are not 
participating in Head Start and concentrations of low-income families 
in a community), applicant ranking, evidence of the degree of community 
support, evidence of the applicant's capacity to implement the 
requested expansion, and funds available.
    The Commissioner may elect not to fund any applicants that have 
management, fiscal, or other problems and situations which make it 
unlikely that they would be able to provide effective Head Start 
services. For example, this might apply to a current Head Start grantee 
in which previously identified deficiencies have not yet been 
corrected, if it is determined that the nature of the deficiencies 
might prevent the agency from delivering expanded services effectively. 
It might also apply to grantees with large balances of unobligated 
funds, or grantees that have been unable to serve the agreed upon 
numbers of children in the past. Also, the Commissioner may decide not 
to fund projects which would require unreasonably large initial start-
up costs for facilities or equipment.
    Successful applicants will be notified through the issuance of a 
Financial Assistance Award which sets forth the amount of funds 
awarded, the terms and conditions of the grant, the effective date of 
the grant, the budget period for which support is given, the non-
Federal share to be provided, and the total project period for which 
support is provided.

D. Closing Date for Receipt of Applications

    The closing date for the receipt of applications is [Insert date 60 
days from date of publication in the Federal Register].
    1. Deadlines. Applications shall be considered as meeting the 
deadline if they are either:
    a. Received on or before the deadline date at the address specified 
in the program announcement, or
    b. Sent on or before the deadline date and received by the granting 
agency in time for them to be considered in time for the independent 
review under DHHS GAM Chapter 1-62. (Applicants are cautioned to 
request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or to obtain a 
legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal 
Service. Private metered postmarks are not acceptable as proof of 
timely mailing.)
    c. Applications hand carried 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 ACYF Operations 
Center, 3030 Clarendon Blvd.--Suite 240, Arlington, VA 22201 between 
Monday and Friday (excluding Federal Holidays). (Applicants are 
cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not always deliver as 
agreed.)
    ACYF cannot accommodate the transmission of applications by fax or 
through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to 
ACYF electronically will not be accepted regardless of the date or time 
of submission and time of receipt.

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    2. Applications submitted by other means. Applications which are 
not submitted in accordance with the above criteria shall be considered 
as meeting the deadline only if they are physically received before the 
close of business on or before the deadline date.
    3. Late Applications. Applications which do not meet one of these 
criteria are considered late applications. The Head Start Bureau will 
notify each late applicant that its application will not be considered 
in this expansion.
    4. Extension of deadline. The Head Start Bureau may extend the 
deadline for all applicants because of acts of God such as floods, 
hurricanes, etc. or when there is a disruption of the mails. However, 
if the Head Start Bureau does not extend the deadline for all 
applicants, it may not waive or extend the deadline for any applicant.

E. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.L.104-
13), all information collections within this program announcement are 
approved under OMB Control Number 0970-0139, the Uniform Discretionary 
Grant Application Form. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

F. Executive Order 12372--Notification Process

    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, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, 
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, American Samoa, and Palau have elected 
to participate in the Executive Order process and have established 
Single Points of Contact (SPOCs). Applications from Federally 
recognized Indian Tribes are exempt from E.O. 12372.
    Applicants from these twenty-three jurisdictions and from Federally 
recognized Indian tribes need take no action regarding E.O. 12372. All 
other applicants should contact their SPOC as soon as possible to alert 
them to the prospective application and to receive any necessary 
instructions. Applicants must submit any required material to the SPOC 
as soon as possible so that the program office can obtain and review 
SPOC comments as part of the award process. It is imperative that the 
applicant submit all required materials, if any, to the SPOC and 
indicate the date of this submittal (or date of contact if no submittal 
is required) on the SF 424, item 16a.
    SPOCs have 60 days from the application deadline date to comment on 
applications submitted under this announcement. Therefore, the comment 
period for State processes will end on September 11, 1997, to allow 
time for ACF to review, consider, and attempt to accommodate SPOC 
input. 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.
    Comments submitted directly to ACF should be addressed to: Lynda 
Perez, Head Start Bureau, P.O. Box 1182, Washington, D.C. 20013, Attn: 
Head Start Expansion: Unserved Areas. ACF will notify the State of any 
application received which has no indication that the State process has 
had an opportunity for review.
    A list of Single Points of Contact for each State and territory is 
included at Appendix E.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 93.600, 
Project Head Start)

    Dated: May 8, 1997.
Helen H. Taylor,
Deputy Associate Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth, and 
Families.

Appendix A

ACF Regional Offices

Region I: (617) 565-2463 Massachusetts
Region II: (212) 264-2890 New York
Region III: (215) 596-0351 Virginia
Region IV: (404) 588-5700 Georgia, North Carolina
Region V: (312) 353-4237 Wisconsin
Region VI: (214) 767-9648 New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Region VII: (816) 426-3981 Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska
Region VIII: (303) 844-3100 Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South 
Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Region IX: (415) 437-8400 California, Nevada
Region X: (206) 615-2547 Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Appendix B

Counties Unserved by Head Start

Alaska
    Aleutians East Borough
    Aleutians West Census
    Aleutian Is.
    Kobuk
    North Slope Borough
    Sitka Borough
    Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon
    Southeast Fairbanks
    Valdez-Cordova Census
    Yukon-Koyukuk Census
    Juneau
California
    Alpine County
Colorado
    Baca County
    Cheyenne County
    Custer County
    Dolores County
    Douglas County
    Elbert County
    Grand County
    Gunnison County
    Jackson County
    Kiowa County
    Kit Carson County
    Lincoln County
    Mineral County
    Ouray County
    Phillips County
    Pitkin County
    Rio Blanco County
    Routt County
    San Juan County
    San Miguel County
    Sedgwick County
    Summit County
    Teller County
Georgia
    Echols County
    Taliaferro County
    Idaho
    Adams County
    Butte County
    Clark County
    Custer County
    Fremont County
    Jefferson County
    Lemhi County
    Madison County
Iowa
    Adair County
Kansas
    Anderson County
    Barber County
    Chase County
    Chautauqua County
    Cheyenne County
    Clark County
    Coffey County
    Comanche County
    Edwards County
    Elk County
    Greeley County
    Greenwood County
    Hamilton County
    Harper County
    Hodgeman County
    Kingman County
    Kiowa County
    Lane County
    Lincoln County
    Marion County
    Meade County
    Mitchell County
    Morris County
    Morton County
    Ness County
    Norton County

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    Osborne County
    Ottawa County
    Phillips County
    Pratt County
    Rawlins County
    Rooks County
    Sheridan County
    Stafford County
Massachusetts
    Nantucket County
Montana
    Carbon County
    Carter County
    Chouteau County
    Daniels County
    Fallon County
    McCone County
    Powder River County
    Richland County
    Sheridan County
    Stillwater County
    Sweet Grass County
    Teton County
    Treasure County
    Wibaux County
Nebraska
    Arthur County
    Banner County
    Blaine County
    Boyd County
    Chase County
    Dixon County
    Dundy County
    Franklin County
    Frontier County
    Furnas County
    Gosper County
    Grant County
    Harlan County
    Hayes County
    Hitchcock County
    Hooker County
    Johnson County
    Keya Paha County
    Logan County
    Loup County
    McPherson County
    Pawnee County
    Perkins County
    Pierce County
    Rock County
    Thomas County
    Washington County
    Wheeler County
    Sioux County
Nevada
    Douglas
    Esmeralda
    Eureka
    Lander
    Lincoln
    Nye County
    Pershing County
    Storey County
New Mexico
    Harding County
    Los Alamos County
North Carolina
    Polk County
North Dakota
    Burke County
    Divide County
    Grant County
    McKenzie County
    McLean County
    Mercer County
    Oliver County
    Renville County
    Sheridan County
Oklahoma
    Dewey County
    Harper County
Oregon
    Harney County
South Dakota
    Ziebach County
Texas
    Armstrong County
    Bailey County
    Borden County
    Brewster County
    Briscoe County
    Carson County
    Cochran County
    Coke County
    Culberson County
    Falls County
    Floyd County
    Franklin County
    Hansford County
    Hartley County
    Hemphill County
    Hudspeth County
    Jack County
    Jeff Davis County
    Jones County
    Kenedy County
    Kent County
    King County
    Lipscomb County
    Loving County
    Lynn County
    McMullen County
    Motley County
    Oldham County
    Presidio County
    Rains County
    Roberts County
    San Saba County
    Shackelford County
    Sherman County
    Stephens County
    Sterling County
    Stonewall County
    Terrell County
    Throckmorton County
    Wheeler County
    Winkler County
Utah
    Daggett County
    Sanpete County
Virginia
    Colonial Heights City
    King George County
    Manassas City
    Manassas Park City
    Poquoson City
    Prince George County
Washington
    Columbia County
    Garfield County
    Lincoln County
Wisconsin
    Kewaunee County
    Ozaukee County
Wyoming
    Teton County

    Note: In States not listed, all counties are currently served by 
a Head Start program.

Appendix C

Areas Served by Current Migrant Head Start Programs

Alabama
    Baldwin County
    Blount County
    St. Clair County
Arkansas
    Desha County
    Mississippi County
    White County
Arizona
    Maricopa County
    Yuma County
    Pinal
California
    Butte County
    Contra Costa County
    Fresno County
    Glenn County
    Imperial County
    Kern County
    Kings County
    Lake County
    Madera County
    Merced County
    Monterey County
    Orange County
    Riverside County
    San Benito County
    San Diego County
    San Joaquin County
    San Luis Obispo County
    Santa Clara County
    Santa Cruz County
    Solano County
    Sonoma County
    Stanislaus County
    Sutter County
    Tulare County
    Yolo County
Colorado
    Adams County
    Alamosa County
    Boulder County
    Crowley County
    Delta County
    Larimer County
    Logan County
    Mesa County
    Montrose County
    Morgan County
    Otero County
    Prowers County
    Pueblo County
    Rio Grande County
    Washington County
    Weld County
Delaware
    Kent County
    Sussex County
Florida
    Collier County
    Dade County
    DeSoto County
    Gadsden County
    Gulf County
    Hendry County
    Highlands County
    Hillsborough County
    Indian River County
    Lake County
    Lee County
    Manatee County
    Marion County

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    Okeechobee County
    Orange County
    Palm Beach County
    Pasco County
    Polk County
    St. Lucie County
Georgia
    Appling County
    Candler County
    Colquitt County
    Montgomery County
    Tattnall County
    Tift County
    Toombs County
    Treutlen County
Idaho
    Bingham County
    Bonneville County
    Boundary County
    Canyon County
    Cassia County
    Elmore County
    Gooding County
    Jerome County
    Owyhee County
    Payette County
    Power County
    Twin Falls County
    Washington County
Illinois
    Champaign County
    Coles County
    Cook County
    De Kalb County
    Iroquois County
    Jackson County
    Johnson County
    Kane County
    Kankakee County
    Kendall County
    LaSalle County
    Mason County
    Peoria County
    Tazewell County
    Union County
    Vermilion County
    Will County
    Williamson County
Indiana
    Benton County
    Cass County
    Grant County
    Howard County
    Madison County
    Marshall County
    Wells County
Louisiana
    (Please see Note, below.)
Maryland
    Caroline County
    Dorchester County
    Kent County
    Queen Annes' County
Maine
    Aroostook County
    Washington County
Michigan
    Allegan County
    Arenac County
    Bay County
    Berrien County
    Kent County
    Lenawee County
    Oceana County
    Ottawa County
    Van Buren County
Minnesota
    Cass County
    Chippewa County
    Kandiyohi County
    McLeod County
    Norman County
    Polk County
    Renville County
    Rice County
    Steele County
    Wilkin County
Montana
    Big Horn County
    Carbon County
    Park County
    Richland County
North Carolina
    Alamance County
    Caswell County
    Duplin County
    Gates County
    Harnett County
    Henderson County
    Johnston County
    Nash County
    Orange County
    Pamlico County
    Person County
    Pitt County
    Sampson County
    Surry County
    Wake County
    Wayne County
    Wilson County
    Yadkin County
North Dakota
    Grand Forks County
    Pembina County
    Richland County
    Traill County
    Walsh County
    Williams County
Nebraska
    Box Butte County
    Morrill County
    Scotts Bluff County
New Jersey
    Atlantic County
    Cumberland County
New Mexico
    Dona Ana County
    Luna County
    Roosevelt County
New York
    Chautauqua County
    Genesee County
    Niagara County
    Ontario County
    Orange County
    Orleans County
    Oswego County
    Ulster County
    Wayne County
Ohio
    Clark County
    Huron County
    Ottawa County
    Putnam County
    Sandusky County
    Wood County
Oregon
    Clackamas County
    Hood River County
    Klamath County
    Malheur County
    Marion County
    Morrow County
    Umatilla County
    Wasco County
    Washington County
Pennsylvania
    Adams County
    Chester County
    Erie County
    Franklin County
    Lackawanna County
South Carolina
    Aiken County
    Beaufort County
    Charleston County
    Cherokee County
    Edgefield County
    Georgetown County
    Marion County
    Saluda County
South Dakota
    Clay County
    Marshall County
Tennessee
    Bledsoe County
    Greene County
    Hamblen County
    Morgan County
    Rhea County
    Unicoi County
    Washington County
Texas
    Atascosa County
    Bailey County
    Brooks County
    Cameron County
    Crosby County
    Deaf Smith County
    Dimmit County
    Floyd County
    Frio County
    Hale County
    Hidalgo County
    Jim Wells County
    La Salle County
    Lubbock County
    Maverick County
    Medina County
    Pecos County
    Reeves County
    San Patricio County
    Starr County
    Uvalde County
    Val Verde County
    Webb County
    Willacy County
    Zapata County
Utah
    Box Elder County
    Davis County
    Iron County
    Morgan County
    Sanpete County
    Utah County
    Washington County
    Weber County
Virginia
    Accomack County
    Clarke County
    Frederick County
    Northhampton County
    Winchester City
Washington
    Adams County
    Benton County
    Chelan County
    Columbia County
    Douglas County

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    Franklin County
    Grant County
    Okanogan County
    Skagit County
    Walla Walla County
    Whatcom County
    Yakima County
Wisconsin
    Adams County
    Columbia County
    Dodge County
    Marquette County
    Waukesha County
Wyoming
    Washakie County

    Note: In Louisiana, the current grantee for the Migrant Head 
Start program in Tangipahoa Parish has decided to no longer operate 
the program. Therefore, eligible applicants may apply to serve this 
Parish, as well as other areas in Louisiana.

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Instructions for the SF 424

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 45 minutes per response, including time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
Management and Budget. Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043), 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Please do not return your completed form to the Office of 
Management and Budget, send it to the address provided by the 
sponsoring agency.
    This is a standard form used by applicants as a required 
facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal 
assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant 
certification that States which have established a review and 
comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have 
selected the program to be included in their process, have been 
given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.

Item and Entry

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

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

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

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 180 minutes per response, including time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043), 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Please do not return your completed form to the Office of 
Management and Budget, send it to the address provided by the 
sponsoring agency.

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 first budget 
period (usually a year) and Section E should present the need for 
Federal assistance in the subsequent budget periods. All 
applications should contain a breakdown by the object class 
categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.

Section A. Budget Summary Lines 1-4, Columns (a) and (b)

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

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

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

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing

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the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043), 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Please do not return your completed form to the Office of 
Management and Budget, send it to the address provided by the 
sponsoring agency.

    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 
United States, and if appropriate, the State, through any authorized 
representative, access to and the right to examine all records, 
books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish 
a proper accounting system in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting standards or agency directives.
    3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using 
their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the 
appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or 
personal gain.
    4. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable 
time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding agency.
    5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. Secs. 4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for 
merit systems for programs funded under one of the nineteen statutes 
or regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a 
Merit System of Personnel Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).
    6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to 
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits 
discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b) 
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 
Secs. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 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. 290dd-3 and 290ee-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, as applicable, 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. Secs. 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. 
Secs. 7401 et seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of 
drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended 
(P.L. 93-523); and (h) protection of endangered species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-205).
    12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 
U.S.C. Secs. 1271 et seq.) related to protecting components or 
potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
    13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with 
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of 
historic properties), and the Archaeological and Historic 
Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C 469a-1 et seq.).
    14. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of 
human subjects involved in research, development, and related 
activities supported by this award of assistance.
    15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 
(P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to the 
care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for 
research, teaching, or other activities supported by this award of 
assistance.
    16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention 
Act (42 U.S.C. Secs. 4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead 
based paint in construction or rehabilitation of residence 
structures.
    17. Will cause to be performed the required financial and 
compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984 or 
OMB Circular No. A-133, Audits of Institutions of Higher Learning 
and other Non-profit Institutions.
    18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other 
Federal laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing 
this program.

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    This certification is required by the regulations implementing 
the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988: 45 CFR Part 76, Subpart F. 
Sections 76.630(c) and (d)(2) and 76.645(a)(1) and (b) provide that 
a Federal agency may designate a central receipt point for STATE-
WIDE AND STATE AGENCY-WIDE certifications, and for notification of 
criminal drug convictions. For the Department of Health and Human 
Services, the central point is: Division of Grants Management and 
Oversight, Office of Management and Acquisition, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Room 517-D, 200 Independence Avenue, SW 
Washington, DC 20201.

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Instructions 
for Certification)

    1. By signing and/or submitting this application or grant 
agreement, the grantee is providing the certification set out below.
    2. The certification set out below is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance is placed when the agency awards the 
grant. If it is later determined that the

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grantee knowingly rendered a false certification, or otherwise 
violates the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act, the 
agency, in addition to any other remedies available to the Federal 
Government, may take action authorized under the Drug-Free Workplace 
Act.
    3. For grantees other than individuals, Alternate I applies.
    4. For grantees who are individuals, Alternate II applies.
    5. Workplaces under grants, for grantees other than individuals, 
need not be identified on the certification. If known, they may be 
identified in the grant application. If the grantee does not 
identify the workplace at the time of application, or upon award, if 
there is no application, the grantee must keep the identity of the 
workplace(s) on file in its office and make the information 
available for Federal inspection. Failure to identify all known 
workplaces constitutes a violation of the grantee's drug-free 
workplace requirements.
    6. Workplace identifications must include the actual address of 
buildings (or parts of buildings) or other sites where work under 
the grant takes place. Categorical descriptions may be used (e.g., 
all vehicles of a mass transit authority or State highway department 
while in operation, State employees in each local unemployment 
office, performers in concert halls or radio studios).
    7. If the workplace identified to the agency changes during the 
performance of the grant, the grantee shall inform the agency of the 
change(s), if it previously identified the workplaces in question 
(see paragraph five).
    8. Definitions of terms in the Nonprocurement Suspension and 
Debarment common rule and Drug-Free Workplace common rule apply to 
this certification. Grantees' attention is called, in particular, to 
the following definitions from these rules:
    Controlled substance means a controlled substance in Schedules I 
through V of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and as 
further defined by regulation (21 CFR 1308.11 through 1308.15);
    Conviction means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo 
contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body 
charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the 
Federal or State criminal drug statutes;
    Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-Federal criminal 
statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use, or 
possession of any controlled substance;
    Employee means the employee of a grantee directly engaged in the 
performance of work under a grant, including: (i) All direct charge 
employees; (ii) All indirect charge employees unless their impact or 
involvement is insignificant to the performance of the grant; and, 
(iii) Temporary personnel and consultants who are directly engaged 
in the performance of work under the grant and who are on the 
grantee's payroll. This definition does not include workers not on 
the payroll of the grantee (e.g., volunteers, even if used to meet a 
matching requirement; consultants or independent contractors not on 
the grantee's payroll; or employees of subrecipients or 
subcontractors in covered workplaces).

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

Alternate I. (Grantees Other Than Individuals)

    The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a 
drug-free workplace by:
    (a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful 
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a 
controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and 
specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for 
violation of such prohibition;
    (b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to 
inform employees about--
    (1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
    (2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
    (3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee 
assistance programs; and
    (4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug 
abuse violations occurring in the workplace;
    (c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in 
the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement 
required by paragraph (a);
    (d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by 
paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, 
the employee will--
    (1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
    (2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for 
a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no 
later than five calendar days after such conviction;
    (e) Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days 
after receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2) from an employee or 
otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of 
convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, 
to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant activity the 
convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agency has 
designated a central point for the receipt of such notices. Notice 
shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant;
    (f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days 
of receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2), with respect to any 
employee who is so convicted--
    (1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an 
employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the 
requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or
    (2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a 
drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such 
purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or 
other appropriate agency;
    (g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-
free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), 
(d), (e) and (f).
    (B) The grantee may insert in the space provided below the 
site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the 
specific grant:

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    Check {time}  if there are workplaces on file that are not 
identified here.

Alternate II. (Grantees Who Are Individuals)

    (a) The grantee certifies that, as a condition of the grant, he 
or she will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, 
dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance in 
conducting any activity with the grant;
    (b) If convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting from a 
violation occurring during the conduct of any grant activity, he or 
she will report the conviction, in writing, within 10 calendar days 
of the conviction, to every grant officer or other designee, unless 
the Federal agency designates a central point for the receipt of 
such notices. When notice is made to such a central point, it shall 
include the identification number(s) of each affected grant. [55 FR 
21690, 21702, May 25, 1990]

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

Instructions for Certification

    1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective 
primary participant is providing the certification set out below.
    2. The inability of a person to provide the certification 
required below will not necessarily result in denial of 
participation in this covered transaction. The prospective 
participant shall submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the 
certification set out below. The certification or explanation will 
be considered in connection with the department or agency's 
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.
    3. The certification in this clause is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance was placed when the department or agency 
determined to enter into this transaction. If it is later determined 
that the prospective primary participant knowingly rendered an 
erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to 
the Federal Government, the department or agency may terminate this 
transaction for cause or default.
    4. The prospective primary participant shall provide immediate 
written notice to the department or agency to which this proposal is 
submitted if at any time the prospective primary participant learns 
that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become 
erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
    5. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, 
ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, 
primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily 
excluded, as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the 
Definitions and Coverage sections of the rules

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implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the department 
or agency to which this proposal is being submitted for assistance 
in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
    6. The prospective primary participant agrees by submitting this 
proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered 
into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered 
transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 
part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or 
voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, 
unless authorized by the department or agency entering into this 
transaction.
    7. The prospective primary participant further agrees by 
submitting this proposal that it will include the clause titled 
``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' provided by 
the department or agency entering into this covered transaction, 
without modification, in all tier covered transactions and in all 
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
    8. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a 
certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered 
transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 
9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily 
excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the 
certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and 
frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. 
Each participant may, but is not required to, check the List of 
Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement 
Programs.
    9. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to 
require establishment of a system of records in order to render in 
good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge 
and information of a participant is not required to exceed that 
which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary 
course of business dealings.
    10. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 6 of 
these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction 
knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person 
who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, 
suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from 
participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies 
available to the Federal Government, the department or agency may 
terminate this transaction for cause or default.
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Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility 
Matters--Primary Covered Transactions

    (1) The prospective primary participant 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 by any 
Federal department or agency;
    (b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal 
been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for 
commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with 
obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, 
State or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; 
violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of 
embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction 
of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
    (c) Are not presently indicted for 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 three-year period preceding this 
application/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, 
State or local) terminated for cause or default.
    (2) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to 
certify to any of the statements in this certification, such 
prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this 
proposal.

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

Instructions for Certification

    1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective 
lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below.
    2. The certification in this clause is material representation 
of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was 
entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower 
tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in 
addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government the 
department or agency with which this transaction originated may 
pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.
    3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide 
immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is 
submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant 
learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or had 
become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
    4. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, 
ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, 
primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntary 
excluded, as used in this clause, have the meaning set out in the 
Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive 
Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal is 
submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
    5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting 
this proposal that, [[Page 33043]] should the proposed covered 
transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any 
lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for 
debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, 
declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in 
this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or 
agency with which this transaction originated.
    6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by 
submitting this proposal that it will include this clause titled 
``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' without 
modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all 
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
    7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a 
certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered 
transaction that is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, 
subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible or voluntarily excluded 
from covered transactions, unless it knows that the certification is 
erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by 
which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each 
participant may, but is not required to, check the List of Parties 
Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs.
    8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to 
require establishment of a system of records in order to render in 
good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge 
and information of a participant is not required to exceed that 
which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary 
course of business dealings.
    9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these 
instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly 
enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is 
proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, suspended, 
debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in 
this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the 
Federal Government, the department or agency with which this 
transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including 
suspension and/or debarment.
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Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions

    (1) The prospective lower tier participation certifies, by 
submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is 
presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared 
ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this 
transaction by any Federal department or agency.
    (2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to 
certify any of the statements in this certification, such 
prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this 
proposal.

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:

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    (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 an 
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.

Statement for Loan Guarantees 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 routinely owned or 
leased or contracted for by an entity and used routinely or 
regularly for provision of health, day care, education, or library 
services to children under the age of 18, if the services are funded 
by Federal programs either directly or through State or local 
governments, by Federal grant, contract, loan, or loan guarantee. 
The law does not apply to children's services provided in private 
residences, facilities funded solely by Medicare or Medicaid funds, 
and portions of facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol 
treatment. Failure to comply with the provisions of the law may 
result in the imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000 
per day and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance order 
on the responsible entity.
    By signing and submitting this application the applicant/grantee 
certifies that it will comply with the requirements of the Act. The 
applicant/grantee further agrees that it will require the language 
of this certification be included in any subawards which contain 
provisions of the children's services and that all subgrantees shall 
certify accordingly.

Appendix E.--OMB State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) List

    In accordance with Executive Order #12372, ``Intergovernmental 
Review of Federal Programs,'' this listing represents the designated 
State Single Points of Contact. The jurisdictions not listed no 
longer participate in the process. These include: Alabama; Alaska; 
American Samoa; Colorado; Connecticut; Kansas; Hawaii; Idaho; 
Louisiana; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Montana; Nebraska; New Jersey; 
Oklahoma; Oregon; Palau; Pennsylvania; South Dakota; Tennessee; 
Vermont; Virginia; and Washington. This list is based on the most 
current information provided by the States.

Arizona

Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central Avenue, 
Fourteenth Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone: (602) 280-1315, 
FAX: (602) 280-8144

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

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 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

Virginia Bova, State Single Point of Contact, Department of Commerce 
and Community Affairs, James R. Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph, 
Suite 3-400, Chicago, Illinois 60601, Telephone: (312) 814-6028, 
FAX: (312) 814-1800

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 for 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) 961-4226, FAX: (313) 961-4869

Mississippi

Cathy Mallette, 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 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, Governors Officer, Director, Intergovernmental 
Coordination, P.O. Box

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12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone: (512) 463-1771, FAX: (512) 
463-1888

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

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, Office of the 
Governor, State Capital, Room 124, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, 
Telephone: (307) 777-5930, FAX: (307) 632-3909

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

Northern Mariana Islands

Mr. Alvaro A. Santos, Executive Officer, State Single Point of 
Contact, Office of Management and Budget, Office of the Governor, 
Saipan, MP 96950, Telephone: (670) 664-2256, FAX: (670) 664-2272

    Contact Person: Ms. Jacoba T. Seman, Federal Programs 
Coordinator, Telephone: (670) 644-2289, FAX: (670) 644-2272

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.

[FR Doc. 97-12505 Filed 5-13-97; 8:45 am]
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