[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34458-34479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16774]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No. OCS 97-09]


Request for Applications Under the Office of Community Services' 
Fiscal Year 1997 Training, Technical Assistance, and Capacity-Building 
Program

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Request for Applications Under the Office of Community 
Services' Training, Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building Program.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS) announces that 
competing applications will be accepted for new grants pursuant to the 
Secretary's authority under section 674(a) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act of 1981, as amended, the Human Services Amendments of 
1994, (Pub. L. 103-252). This Program Announcement consists of seven 
parts. Part A covers information on the legislative authority and 
defines terms used in the Program Announcement. Part B describes the 
purposes and Priority Areas that will be considered for funding, and 
describes which organizations are eligible to apply in each Priority 
Area. Part C provides details on application prerequisites, anticipated 
amounts of funds available in each Priority Area, tentative numbers of 
grants to be awarded, etc. Part D provides information on application 
procedures including the availability of forms, where to submit an 
application, criteria for initial screening of applications, and 
project evaluation criteria. Part E provides guidance on the content of 
an application package and the application itself. Part F provides 
instructions for completing an application. Part G details post-award 
requirements.

CLOSING DATE: The closing time and date for receipt of applications is 
4:30 p.m., Eastern time zone, on August 11, 1997. Applications received 
after 4:30 p.m. on that date will be classified as late. Postmarks and 
other similar documents do not establish receipt of an application. 
Detailed application submission instructions including addresses where 
applications must be received are found in Part D of this Announcement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Washnitzer, Director, 
Division of State Assistance, Office of Community Services, 
Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 
Washington, DC. 20447 (202) 401-9343. This Program Announcement is 
accessible on the OCS Electronic Bulletin Board for downloading through 
a computer modem by calling 1-800-627-8886. For assistance in accessing 
the Bulletin Board, A Guide to Accessing and Downloading is available 
from Ms. Minnie Landry at (202) 401-5309.

Part A--Preamble

1. Legislative Authority

    Under section 674(a)(1) and (2) of the Community Services Block 
Grant (CSBG) Act of 1981, as amended by the Human Services Amendments 
of 1994, Pub. L. 103-252, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is 
authorized to utilize a percentage of appropriated funds for training, 
technical assistance, planning, evaluation, and data collection 
activities related to programs or projects carried out under this 
subtitle. To carry out the above activities, the Secretary is 
authorized to

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make grants, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with 
eligible entities or with organizations or associations whose 
membership is composed of CSBG-eligible entities or agencies that 
administer programs for CSBG-eligible entities.
    The process for determining the technical assistance, training and 
capacity-building activities to be carried out under this referenced 
section shall (a) ensure that the needs of community action agencies 
and programs relating to improving program quality, including financial 
management practices, are addressed to the maximum extent feasible; and 
(b) incorporate mechanisms to ensure responsiveness to local needs, 
including an ongoing procedure for obtaining input from the community 
action, State and national networks. A major step to improve program 
quality and management of programs within the Community Services 
Network has been the thrust of the CSBG Task Force on Monitoring and 
Assessment. The Task Force has taken a comprehensive approach to 
monitoring including establishing national goals and outcome measures, 
reviewing data needs relevant to these outcome measures, and assessing 
technical assistance and training provided toward capacity building 
within the Community Services Network.

2. Definitions of Terms

    For purposes of this Program Announcement the following definitions 
apply:
    Eligible entity means any organization which was officially 
designated as a community action agency (CAA) or a community action 
program under section 673(1) of the Community Services Block Grant Act 
(CSBG), and meets all the requirements under section 675(c)(3) of the 
CSBG Act. All ``eligible entities'' are current recipients of Community 
Services Block Grant funds, including Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker 
programs which received CSBG funding in the previous fiscal year (FY 
1996). In cases where eligible entity status is unclear, final 
determination will be made by OCS/ACF.
    Performance Measure is a tool used to objectively assess how a 
program is accomplishing its mission through the delivery of products, 
services, and activities.
    Outcome Measures are indicators which focus on the direct results 
one wants to have on customers.
    Results-Oriented Management is an approach to monitoring and 
assessment that identifies measures of program success that are 
targeted to outcome measures.
    Training is an educational activity or event which is designed to 
impart knowledge, understanding, or increase the development of skills. 
Such training activities may be in the form of assembled events such as 
workshops, seminars, conferences or programs of self-instructional 
activities.
    Technical assistance is an activity, generally utilizing the 
services of an expert (often a peer), aimed at enhancing capacity, 
improving programs and systems, or solving specific problems. Such 
services may be provided proactively to improve systems or as an 
intervention to solve specific problems. Services may be provided on-
site, by telephone, or other communications systems.
    State means all of the States and the District of Columbia. Except 
where specifically noted, for purposes of this Program Announcement, it 
also means Territory.
    Territory refers to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the American 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
    Local service providers are the approximately 1,144 local public or 
private non-profit agencies that receive Community Services Block Grant 
funds from States to provide services to, or undertake activities on 
behalf of, low-income people.
    Nationwide refers to the scope of the technical assistance, 
training, data collection, or other capacity-building projects to be 
undertaken with grant funds. Nationwide projects must provide for the 
implementation of technical assistance, training or data collection for 
all or a significant number of States, and the local service providers 
who administer CSBG funds.
    Statewide refers to training, technical assistance and other 
capacity-building activities undertaken with grant funds and available 
to one or more community action agencies in a State, as needed and 
appropriate.
    Community Services Network refers to the various organizations 
involved in planning and implementing programs funded through the 
Community Services Block Grant or providing training, technical 
assistance or support to them. The network includes local community 
action agencies, other eligible entities, State CSBG offices and their 
national association, CAA State, regional and national associations, 
and related organizations which collaborate and participate with 
community action agencies and other eligible entities in their efforts 
on behalf of low-income people.
    Program technology exchange refers to the process of sharing expert 
technical and programmatic information, models, strategies and 
approaches among the various partners in the Community Services 
Network. This may be done through written case studies guides, 
seminars, technical assistance, and other mechanisms.
    Capacity-building refers to activities that assist community action 
agencies and programs to improve or enhance their overall or specific 
capability to plan, deliver, manage and evaluate programs efficiently 
and effectively to produce results. This may include upgrading internal 
financial management or computer systems, establishing new external 
linkages with other organizations, improving board functioning, adding 
or refining a program component or replicating techniques or programs 
piloted in another local community, or other cost effective 
improvements.

Part B--Purposes/Program Priority Areas

    Section 674(a)(1) and (2) of the CSBG Act authorizes the Secretary 
of the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants, or to 
enter into contracts or cooperative arrangements with eligible entities 
or with organizations or associations whose membership is composed of 
eligible entities or agencies that administer programs for eligible 
entities for purposes of providing training, technical assistance, 
planning, evaluation, and data collection activities related to 
programs or projects carried out under the CSBG Act. Therefore, the 
principal purpose of this Announcement is to stimulate and support the 
activities of planning, training, technical assistance and data 
collection which strengthen the Community Services Network to affect 
results for low-income people. New and revised techniques and tools are 
needed to fundamentally change the way the Network does business on a 
daily basis.
    In addition to the changes in the 1994 CSBG Reauthorization Act, 
two other concepts which frame the technical assistance and training 
activities in this Program Announcement have converged to assist the 
Community Services Network in making this change: (a) the Government 
Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-62), which requires 
Federal programs to determine and describe expected program outcomes; 
and (b) the Community Services Block Grant Task Force on Monitoring and 
Assessment established

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by the Director of the OCS to develop a process to encourage the 
Community Services Network to manage for results. Thus, the importance 
of strong technical assistance, training, planning and data collection 
is essential to ensure a results-oriented strategy for the management 
and delivery of service to low-income people.
    OCS is soliciting applications which implement these legislative 
mandates in a systematic manner on a nationwide or Statewide basis, as 
appropriate to the Priority Area. OCS believes that identifying 
training and technical assistance needs requires substantial 
involvement of eligible entities at local, State and national levels. 
OCS also anticipates that the recipients of awards under this Program 
Announcement can be expected to implement the approved project(s) 
without substantial Federal agency involvement and direction. 
Therefore, subject to the availability of funds, funds will be provided 
in the form of grants. Priorities 1.1--Training and Technical 
Assistance to Enhance Community Action Agencies' and Other Local 
Service Provider's Capacity and 1.2--T&TA to CAA State and Regional 
Associations were announced as continuation grants for FY 1997 and FY 
1998. Although these grants are therefore continued in FY 1997 and FY 
1998 without competition, depending upon the availability of funds and 
the priorities of the department, we have included the amounts of the 
grant in the Availability of Funds section of this Announcement. The 
National Association of Community Action Agencies is the present 
grantee for both of these priority areas. The other major Priority 
Areas of the Office of Community Services' Fiscal Year 1997 Training, 
Technical Assistance, and Capacity-Building Program are as follows:
Priority Area 1.0: Training and Technical Assistance for the Community 
Services Network
    Sub-Priority Areas:
    1.3  Replication of Pilot Training and/or Service Delivery 
Projects;
    1.4  Provision of Coordinated Peer-to-Peer TA Strategies for CAAs 
and Programs Related to Welfare Reform
    1.5  TA to Develop Special Initiatives Between CAAs and 
Organizations Addressing Urban Problems.
Priority Area 2.0: Data Collection, Analysis, Dissemination, and 
Utilization
    Sub-Priority Areas:
    2.1  Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination of Information on CSBG 
Activities Nationwide; and
    2.2  CAAs and Technology.
    Priority Area 1.0: Training and Technical Assistance for the 
Community Services Network: This Priority Area addresses the 
development and implementation of coordinated, comprehensive nationwide 
or, where appropriate, statewide training and/or technical assistance 
programs to assist State CSBG staff, staff of State and regional 
organizations representing eligible entities, and staff of local 
service providers which receive funding under the CSBG Act, to acquire 
the skills and knowledge needed to plan, administer, implement, 
monitor, and evaluate programs designed to ameliorate the causes of 
poverty in local communities. Programs should include the provision of 
training and/or technical assistance to State staff, CAA associations, 
and/or staff of local service providers statewide or nationwide and a 
description of collaboration with State CSBG staff and local service 
providers.
    Sub-Priority Area 1.3: Replication of Pilot Training and/or Service 
Delivery Projects. The purpose of this Sub-Priority Area is to further 
the capacity of eligible entities to deliver and manage services to 
low-income people. This purpose is in keeping with the guideline 
approach which was shared by the CSBG Task Force on Monitoring and 
Assessment that ``Agencies Increase Their Capacity To Achieve Results'' 
relating to management which was shared with the Community Services 
Network by the CSBG Task Force. In order to hasten the utilization of 
these innovative training and service projects, OCS is proposing to 
fund a limited number of projects which have developed systems to 
improve the measurement of incremental individual, family and community 
changes. Such projects may need resources in order to expand or 
replicate on a statewide, regional or nationwide basis to other 
organizations in the Network.
    The Task Force on Monitoring and Assessment is particularly 
interested in supporting projects to further assess the use of 
``scales'' or ``ladders'' to accurately portray the effectiveness of 
programs operated by the Community Services Network to policy makers. 
Scales attempt to measure client, family or community status on a 
continuum (e.g., numerical rating or by categories such as in crisis, 
vulnerable, stable, and thriving), and then record changes in status 
along the continuum as services are provided. Present scales have 
largely focused on measuring client and family self-sufficiency or 
family development/stability outcomes at the local level. Current 
measurement technologies may need refining in order to capture 
incremental individual, family and community changes which are useful 
to local operations or State and Federal levels. The Task Force 
continues to be interested in reviewing measurement tools such as, 
scales and ladders, and is concerned about whether such scales, when 
refined, can yield data which is conducive to local, state and national 
use for policy makers. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that (1) 
they are already using an incremental approach and have achieved 
measurable results; (2) the approach is designed for multi-service use 
and includes tracking changes in community conditions; (3) the 
organization commits to aggregation and dissemination; and (4) the 
proposed project can leverage private sector, foundation or public 
funds to expand the funding base. Approaches developed and refined must 
be related to the purposes and coordinated with the strategies of 
welfare reform.
    Sub-Priority Area 1.4: Provision of Coordinated Peer-to-Peer TA for 
CAAs and Programs Related to Welfare Reform. The purpose of this Sub-
Priority Area is to fund organizations to develop and implement 
strategies to provide coordinated, timely peer-to-peer technical 
assistance and crisis aversion intervention strategies for CAAs which 
have identified themselves as experiencing programmatic, 
administrative, Board, and/or fiscal problems. Such technical 
assistance should be designed to prevent problems from deteriorating 
into crisis situations that would threaten the capacity of CAAs to 
provide quality services to their communities. In agreement with the 
chosen CAAs, this grantee will coordinate and deploy the technical 
assistance resources of experienced individuals within the Community 
Services Network and other resource experts as may be necessary to 
assist in the identification and resolution of problems, through 
necessary actions, including training, to ensure that relevant and 
timely assistance is provided. Such technical assistance may be 
requested to assist the agency in resolving adverse program monitoring 
or audit findings, improving or upgrading financial management systems 
to prevent losses of funds, averting serious deterioration of the 
boards of directors, or other immediate assistance to CAAs as 
requested. To the extent feasible, the grantee may be expected to 
develop an expert technical assistance resource bank of experienced 
individuals from the Community Action Network or other experienced 
specialists who may be deployed to provide peer technical assistance.
    Sub-Priority Area 1.5: Technical Assistance to Develop Special 
Initiatives

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Between CAAs and Organizations Addressing Urban Problems. Issues of 
crime, violence, drug abuse, unemployment, poverty, family breakdown, 
and inadequate education and training of many young people to attain 
productive employment in an increasingly technological labor market, 
threaten the safety and viability of many urban communities. These 
multi-faceted problems cannot be solved by CAAs alone. This project 
will provide technical assistance to assist CAAs in developing and 
implementing collaborative community-wide strategies, effective 
organizational working relationships, and special initiatives among 
CAAs and other organization(s) focusing on issues of crime, violence, 
family breakdowns, drug abuse and poverty. Emphasis will be on 
assisting CAAs to bring together the various community, business, 
labor, voluntary, educational, civil rights, and governmental sectors 
required to develop model local strategies to improve conditions in 
low-income, urban communities. Applicants are encouraged to develop 
applications in collaboration with at least one other national private, 
non-profit organization which has a substantial track record in 
formulating strategies to improve conditions in low-income urban 
communities.
    Priority Area 2.0: Data Collection, Analysis, Dissemination and 
Utilization. The purpose of this Priority Area is to fund a project to 
improve the collection, analysis, dissemination and utilization of data 
and information on CSBG activities and effective approaches to 
ameliorating poverty. This includes the development of a CSBG data 
collection instrument and collection, analysis and dissemination of 
information on FY 1996 CSBG Programs on a nationwide basis through a 
process that relies on voluntary State cooperation. The information 
should be comprehensive enough and disseminated in such formats as to 
enable State and local service providers to improve their planning, 
management and delivery of services and to assure that the general 
public has a clear understanding of those programs and their outcomes. 
Of particular importance is the continued knowledge building and 
knowledge development of the concepts and technologies of results-
oriented management in order to meet the requirements of the CSBG Act 
of 1994 and the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. This 
priority also includes computer technology for community action 
agencies and other partners in the Community Services Network for two 
specific objectives: (1) their ability to participate in the 
information highway, and (2) their ability to use and disseminate data, 
research, and information regarding poverty issues, particularly 
activities and outcomes of the Community Services Network.
    Sub-Priority Area 2.1: Collection, Analysis and Dissemination of 
Information on the CSBG Activities Nationwide. The purposes of this 
Sub-Priority Area are two-fold: (1) To provide accurate, reliable and 
comparable data from the Community Services Network nationwide; and (2) 
to ensure that applicable research data regarding the conditions of 
poverty necessary for framing program design and organizational 
management are available to the Community Services Network. The first 
purpose will be assisted by the development or continuous improvement 
of a process for data collection, analysis, assessment, training, 
monitoring, reporting and dissemination of CSBG and CAA best practices 
and programs information. Continuous coordination and collaboration of 
all Federal, State and local level partners within the Community 
Services Network are critical to the implementation of this Priority 
Area. The second purpose relates to expanding the knowledge and use of 
results-oriented management concepts and technologies (ROMA). The 
grantee will need to structure innovative strategies and capitalize on 
appropriate opportunities to achieve such expansion in the Community 
Services Network. It will need to work closely with the CSBG Task Force 
for the purposes of exchanging views, information or guidance in 
setting such goals. And, the grantee will also need to work directly 
with a sample number of States yearly to measure progress with results 
oriented tools and practices. Key related service program areas, 
including the areas of substance abuse, child care, transportation, and 
domestic violence, also need knowledge sharing and updates. These 
program areas are of key importance in the implementation of welfare 
reform and will have a major impact on the low income populations 
served by the Community Services Block Grant. In addition to using 
technology to amplify low-income issues, attention must be given to 
working with the mass media who can be helpful in portraying positive 
examples of program outcomes. Improving conditions in which low-income 
people live is a major program outcome of the CSBG statute and 
encouraged for implementation by the CSBG Task Force for the Network. 
Several performance measures have been set forth which assess 
incremental change in these conditions. Dissemination of research data 
which provides the framework for program planning and organizational 
improvements is critical to effective service provision. Also, some 
consistent track record in the collection, analysis and dissemination 
of CSBG and other poverty-related data is important to the 
effectiveness of this priority.
    Priority Area 2.2: CAAs and Technology. To promote management 
efficiency and program productivity, it is essential that local CAAs 
and other partners in the Community Services Network share effective 
program techniques already developed by eligible entities which address 
various aspects of poverty and participate in new and appropriate 
information systems technologies. The purposes of this Sub-Priority 
Area are to fund grants to share information and program technology in 
specific areas of expertise with other organizations in the Community 
Services Network and to improve the computer technology capability of 
State CSBG offices and eligible entities to participate in the 
Information Super Highway. Activities to exchange information and 
program technology may include development and dissemination of case 
studies or best practices, ``how-to'' guides and other publications, 
workshops and seminars, training and technical assistance, etc. 
Activities to improve computer capability should include the 
development of a training and technical assistance capacity to enable 
the Community Services Network to replicate currently piloted computer-
based, multi-media, community workstation projects and to build an in-
house capacity to provide technical assistance and training to 
additional CAAs to participate in integrated service delivery networks. 
Collaboration on the national level is an essential ingredient to the 
objective of this priority.
    See Part F, Section 4, for special instructions on developing a 
work program. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that the projects 
and program models they wish to share are effective and produce 
results.

Part C--Application Prerequisites

1. Eligible Applicants

    In general, eligible applicants under the various Priority Areas in 
this Program Announcement are restricted to ``eligible entities'' as 
defined in Section A or organizations or associations whose membership 
is composed of

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eligible entities or agencies that administer programs for eligible 
entities or with organizations or associations whose membership is 
composed of eligible entities or agencies that administer programs for 
eligible entities for purposes of providing training, technical 
assistance, planning, evaluation, and data collection activities 
related to programs or projects carried out under the CSBG Act.

2. Availability of Funds

    The total amount of funds available for grant awards in FY 97 is 
expected to be $2,275,000 of which $800,000 is committed for 
continuation grants. Amounts expected to be available and numbers of 
grants under each Sub-Priority Area stated in Part B are as follows:

                                                                        
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                                      Approx. funds  Estimated number of
         Sub-priority area              available           grants      
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1.1  T&TA to Enhance CAAs' and           **$300,000  1                  
 Other Service Providers'                                               
 Capacity**.                                                            
1.2  T&TA to CAA State and Regional       **500,000  1                  
 Associations**.                                                        
1.3  Replication of Pilot Training          400,000  Up to 6            
 and/or Service Delivery Projects.                                      
1.4  Provision of Coordinated Peer-         250,000  Up to 5            
 to-Peer TA Strategies for CAAs and                                     
 Programs Related to Welfare Reform.                                    
1.5  TA to Develop Special                  100,000  1                  
 Initiatives Between CAAs and                                           
 Organizations Addressing Urban                                         
 Problems.                                                              
2.1  Collection, Analysis, and              450,000  1                  
 Dissemination of Information on                                        
 the CSBG Activities Nationwide.                                        
2.2  CAAs and Technology...........         300,000  Up to 12           
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    Total..........................       2,300,000  Up to 26           
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** Continuation grants announced in FY1996.                             

3. Project and Budget Periods

    For most projects included in this Announcement, the project and 
budget periods are 12 months. The exceptions are Sub-Priority 1.1-T&TA 
to Enhance CAA and Other Local Service Providers' Capacity and Sub-
Priority 1.2-T&TA to CAA State and Regional Associations which have 
project years through FY 1998. 2.1 Collection, Analysis, and 
Dissemination of Information on CSBG Activities Nationwide is being 
announced for a project period up to three (3) years. Applications for 
continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the initial 12-
month budget period, but within the three-year project period will be 
entertained in subsequent years, on a non-competitive basis, subject to 
the availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the grantee and 
determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of 
the government. All budget periods are for 12 months unless in rare 
instances, depending on the justification presented by the applicant, a 
grant may be made for a period of up to 17 months.

4. Project Beneficiaries

    The overall intended beneficiaries of the projects to be funded 
under this Program Announcement are the various ``partners'' in the 
Community Services Network. Specific beneficiaries are indicated under 
each Sub-Priority Area in Part B. It is the intent of OCS, through 
funding provided under this Program Announcement, to significantly 
strengthen the capacity of State and regional CAA associations to 
provide technical assistance and support to local service providers; to 
strengthen the capacity of State CSBG offices to collect and 
disseminate accurate and reliable data and to provide support for local 
service providers; and to enhance the capacities of local service 
providers themselves. The ultimate beneficiaries of improved program 
management, data and information collection and dissemination, and 
service quality of local service providers are low-income individuals, 
families, and communities.

5. Sub-Contracting or Delegating Projects

    OCS will not fund any project where the role of the applicant is 
primarily to serve as a conduit for funds to organizations other than 
the applicant. This prohibition does not bar the making of subgrants or 
subcontracting for specific services or activities needed to conduct 
the project. However, the applicant must have a substantive role in the 
implementation of the project for which funding is requested.

6. Number of Projects in Application

    Separate applications must be made for each Sub-Priority Area. The 
Sub-Priority Area must be clearly identified by title and number.

7. Project Evaluations

    Each application must include an assessment/self evaluation to 
determine the degree to which the goals and objectives of the project 
are met, such as, client satisfaction surveys, administration of simple 
before/after tests of knowledge with comparison of scores to show grasp 
of teaching points, simple measures of the results of service delivery, 
and others as appropriate.

Part D--Application Procedures

1. Availability of Forms

    Attachments A, B and C contain all of the standard forms necessary 
for the application for awards under these OCS programs. These forms 
may be photocopied for use in developing the application.
    Copies of the Federal Register containing this Announcement are 
available at most local libraries and Congressional District Offices 
for reproduction. It is also available on the internet through GPO 
Access at the web site http:ttp://www.access.gpo.gov/su__ docs/
aces140.html. If copies are not available at these sources, they may be 
obtained by writing or telephoning the office listed under the section 
entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION at the beginning of this Announcement. 
A copy is also available on the OCS Electronic Bulletin Board. (See FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION section.)
    For purposes of this Announcement, all applicants will use SF-424, 
SF-424A, and SF-424B, Attachments A, B. and C. Instructions for 
completing the SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-424B are found in Part F of this 
Announcement.
    Part F also contains instructions for the project narrative. The 
project narrative will be submitted on plain bond paper along with the 
SF-424 and related forms.
    Attachment I provides a checklist to aid applicants in preparing a 
complete application package for OCS.

2. Deadlines

    Refer to the section entitled ``Closing Date'' at the beginning of 
this Program Announcement for the last day on which applications should 
be submitted. Mailed applications shall be

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considered as meeting the announced deadline if they are received on or 
before the deadline time and date at the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Division of 
Discretionary Grants. 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Mail Stop 6C-462, 
Washington, DC. 20447, Attention: Application for Training, Technical 
Assistance and Capacity-Building Program. Applicants are responsible 
for mailing applications well in advance, when using all mail services, 
to ensure that the applications are received on or before the deadline 
time and date.
    Applications handcarried by applicants, applicant couriers, or by 
overnight/express mail couriers, shall be considered as meeting an 
announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline date, 
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 
Division of Discretionary Grants, ACF Mail room, 2nd Floor Loading 
Dock, Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC. 20024 
between Monday and Friday (excluding Federal holidays). (Applicants are 
cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not always deliver as 
agreed.) ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax or 
through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to 
ACF electronically will not be accepted regardless of date or time or 
submission and time of receipt.
    Late applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria 
above are considered late applications. ACF shall notify each late 
applicant that its application will not be considered in the current 
competition.
    Extension of deadlines: ACF may extend the deadline for all 
applicants because of acts of God such as floods, hurricanes, etc., or 
when there is widespread disruption of the mails. However, if ACF does 
not extend the deadline for all applicants, it may not waive or extend 
the deadline for any applicants. Applications, once submitted, are 
considered final and no additional materials will be accepted.
    One signed original application and two copies should be submitted.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96-511, the 
Department is required to submit to OMB for review and approval any 
reporting and record keeping requirements in regulations, including 
program announcements. This Program Announcement does not contain 
information collection requirements beyond those approved for ACF grant 
applications under OMB Control Number 0970-0062.

3. Intergovernmental Review

    This program is covered under Executive Order 12372, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs'' and 45 CFR part 100, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services 
Programs and Activities.'' Under 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, American Samoa, 
Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kansas, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, 
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, 
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, 
and the Republic of Palau have elected to participate in the Executive 
Order process and have established Single Points of Contact (SPOCs). 
Applicants from these twenty-three jurisdictions need take no action 
regarding E.O. 12372.
    Applicants for projects to be administered by Federally-recognized 
Indian Tribes are also exempt from the requirements of E.O. 12372. 
Otherwise, applicants should contact their SPOCs as soon as possible to 
alert them of the prospective applications and receive any necessary 
instructions, so that the program office can obtain and review SPOC 
comments as part of the award process. It is imperative that the 
applicant submit all required materials, if any, to the SPOC and 
indicate the date of this submittal (or the date of contact if no 
submittal is required) on the Standard Form 424A, item 16a.
    Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 45 days from the application 
deadline date to comment on proposed new or competing continuation 
awards.
    SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine 
endorsements as official recommendations.
    Additionally, SPOCs are requested to clearly differentiate between 
mere advisory comments and those official State process recommendations 
which they intend to trigger the ``accommodate or explain'' rule under 
45 CFR 100.10.
    When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they should be 
addressed to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration 
for Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, OCS-97-09, 
6th Floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447.
    A list of the Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory 
is included as Attachment G to this announcement.

4. Application Consideration

    Applications which meet the screening requirements in Sections 5a 
and 5b below will be reviewed competitively. Such applications will be 
referred to reviewers for a numerical score and explanatory comments 
based solely on responsiveness to program guidelines and evaluation 
criteria published in this Announcement.
    Applications will be reviewed by persons outside of the OCS unit 
which would be directly responsible for programmatic management of the 
grant. The results of these reviews will assist OCS in considering 
competing applications. Reviewers' scores will weigh heavily in funding 
decisions but will not be the only factors considered. Applications 
will be ranked and generally considered in order of the average scores 
assigned by reviewers. However, highly ranked applications are not 
guaranteed funding since other factors deemed relevant may be 
considered including, but not limited to, the timely and proper 
completion of projects funded with OCS funds granted in the past 5 
years; comments of reviewers and government officials; staff evaluation 
and input; geographic distribution; previous program performance of 
applicants; compliance with grant terms under previous DHHS grants; 
audit reports; investigative reports; and applicant's progress in 
resolving any final audit disallowances on OCS or other Federal agency 
grants.
    OCS reserves the right to discuss applications with other Federal 
or non-Federal funding sources to ascertain the applicant's performance 
record.

5. Criteria for Screening Applications

a. Initial Screening
    All applicants will receive an acknowledgement with an assigned 
identification number. This number, along with any other identifying 
codes, must be referenced in all subsequent communications concerning 
the application. If an acknowledgement is not received within two weeks 
after the deadline date, please notify ACF by telephone at (202) 401-
9365. All applications that meet the published deadline for submission 
will be screened to determine completeness and conformity to the 
requirements of this Announcement. Only those applications meeting the 
following requirements will be reviewed and evaluated competitively. 
Others will be returned

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to the applicants with a notation that they were unacceptable.
    (1) The application must contain a Standard Form 424 ``Application 
for Federal Assistance'' (SF-424), a budget (SF-424A), and signed 
``Assurances'' (SF-424B) completed according to instructions published 
in Part F and Attachments A, B, and C of this Program Announcement.
    (2) A project narrative must also accompany the standard forms.
    (3) The SF-424 and the SF-424B must be signed by an official of the 
organization applying for the grant who has authority to obligate the 
organization legally.
b. Pre-rating Review
    Applications which pass the initial screening will be forwarded to 
reviewers and/or OCS staff to verify, prior to the programmatic review, 
that the applications comply with this Program Announcement in the 
following areas:
    (1) Eligibility: Applicant meets the eligibility requirements found 
in Part B. Applicant also must be aware that the applicant's legal name 
as required on the SF 424 (Item 5) must match that listed as 
corresponding to the Employer Identification Number (Item 6).
    (2) Duration of Project: The application contains a project that 
can be successfully implemented in the project period.
    (3) Target Populations: The application clearly targets the 
specific outcomes and benefits of the project to State staff 
administering CSBG funds, CAA State or regional associations, and/or 
local providers of CSBG-funded services and activities. Benefits to 
low-income consumers of CSBG services also must be identified.
    (4) Program Focus: The application must address development and 
implementation of nationwide or statewide comprehensive activities as 
described in Part B of this document for each Priority Area. While some 
technical assistance activities will focus on individual eligible 
entities, the applicant must be able to develop a system to offer such 
services on a nationwide or statewide basis to many eligible entities.
    An application may be disqualified from the competition and 
returned to the applicant if it does not conform to one or more of the 
above requirements.
c. Evaluation Criteria
    Applications which pass the pre-rating review will be assessed and 
scored by reviewers. Each reviewer will give a numerical score for each 
application reviewed. These numerical scores will be supported by 
explanatory statements on a formal rating form describing major 
strengths and major weaknesses under each applicable criterion 
published in this Announcement.
    The in-depth evaluation and review process will use the following 
criteria coupled with the specific requirements contained in Part B.

Criteria for Review and Evaluation of Applications Submitted Under This 
Program Announcement

    (1) Criterion I: Need for Assistance (Maximum: 20 points).
    (a) The application documents that the project addresses vital 
needs related to the purposes stated under Sub-Priority Areas discussed 
in this Program Announcement (Part B) and provides statistics and other 
data and information in support of its contention. (0-10 points).
    (b) The application provides current supporting documentation or 
other testimonies regarding needs from State CSBG Directors, local 
service providers and/or State and Regional organizations of local 
service providers. (0-10 points)
    (2) Criterion II: Work Program (Maximum: 30 points).
    The work program must be results-oriented, appropriately related to 
the legislative mandate and specifically related to the proposed Sub-
Priority Area. Applicant must address specific outcomes to be achieved; 
performance targets which the project is committed to achieving, 
including specifications for not setting lower or higher target levels 
and how the project will verify the achievement of these targets; 
critical milestones which must be achieved if results are to be gained; 
organizational support including priority this project has for the 
agency, past performance in similar work and specific resources 
contributed to the project which are critical to success. Applicants 
must define the comprehensive nature of the project and methods which 
will be used to ensure that the results can be used to address a 
statewide or nationwide project as defined by the priority area.
    (3) Criterion III: Significant and Beneficial Impact (Maximum 15 
points).
    Applicant adequately describes how the project will assure long-
term program and management improvements and have advantages over other 
products offered to achieve the same outcomes for State CSBG offices, 
CAA State associations, and/or local providers of CSBG services and 
activities. The applicant must provide the types and amounts of public 
and/or private resources it will mobilize and how those resources will 
directly benefit the project, and how the project will ultimately 
benefit low-income individuals and families.
    An applicant proposing a project with a training and technical 
assistance focus also must indicate the number of organizations and/or 
staff it will impact. An applicant proposing a project with a data 
collection focus also must provide a description of the mechanism the 
applicant will us to collect data, how it can assure collections from a 
significant number of States, and how many States will be willing to 
submit data to the applicant. An applicant proposing to develop the 
symposium series or other policy-related projects must identify the 
number and types of beneficiaries. Methods of securing participant 
feedback and evaluations of activities must be described for all 
Priority Areas.
    (4) Criterion IV: Evidence of Significant Collaborations (Maximum 
10 points).
    A new performance-based paradigm is replacing a compliance-based 
approach to managing CSBG programs. Under this new approach, 
development and strengthening of collaborative working relationships 
among all eligible entities in the Community Services Network and with 
other related organizations is emphasized. OCS does not believe that 
the Priority Areas in this Program Announcement can be effectively 
carried out without collaboration and cooperation. Thus, applicants 
must describe how they will involve partners in the Community Services 
Network in their activities. Where appropriate, applicants must 
describe how they will interface with other related organizations. If 
subcontracts are proposed, documentation of the willingness and 
capacity for the subcontracting organization(s) to participate must be 
described.
    (5) Criterion V: Ability of Applicant to Perform (Maximum: 20 
points).
    (a) The applicant demonstrates experience and a successful track 
record relevant to the specific activities and program area that it 
proposes to undertake, therefore, organizations which propose providing 
training and technical assistance must detail their competence in the 
specific program Priority Area and as a deliverer with expertise in the 
specific fields of training and technical assistance on a nationwide 
basis. If applicable, information provided by these applicants must 
also address related achievements and competence of each cooperating or 
sponsoring organization. (0-10 points)
    (b) The application must fully describe (e.g. a resume) the 
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director and primary staff showing specific qualifications and 
professional experiences relevant to the successful implementation of 
the proposed project. (0-10 points)
    (6) Criterion VI: Adequacy of Budget (Maximum: 5 points).
    (a) The resources requested are reasonable and adequate to 
accomplish the project. (0-3 points)
    (b) Total costs are reasonable and consistent with anticipated 
results. (0-2 points)

Part E--Contents of Application and Receipt Process

1. Contents of Application

    Each application should include one original and two additional 
copies of the following:
    a. A completed Standard Form 424 which has been signed by an 
official of the organization applying for the grant who has authority 
to obligate the organization legally. The applicant must be aware that, 
in signing and submitting the application for this award, it is 
certifying that it will comply with the Federal requirements concerning 
the drug-free workplace and debarment regulations set forth in 
Attachments D and E.
    b. ``Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs'' (SF-424A).
    c. A filled out, signed and dated ``Assurances--Non-Construction 
Programs'' (SF-424B), Attachment C.
    d. Certifications Regarding Lobbying--Certification for Contracts.
    Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements: Fill out, sign and date 
form found at Attachment F.
    e. Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke found at 
Attachment G--sets forth the Federal certification requirement. The 
applicant is certifying that it will comply by signing and submitting 
the SF-424.
    f. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, SF-LLL: Fill out, sign and 
date form found at Attachment F, as appropriate.
    g. A Project Abstract describing the proposal in 200 words or less.
    h. A Project Narrative consisting of the following elements 
preceded by a consecutively numbered Table of Contents that will 
describe the project in the following order:
    (i) Need for Assistance.
    (ii) Work Program.
    (iii)Significant and Beneficial Impact.
    (iv) Evidence of Significant Collaborations.
    (v) Ability of Applicant to Perform.
    (vi) Appendices including proof of non-profit status, such as IRS 
determination of non-profit status, where applicable; relevant sections 
of By-Laws, Articles of Incorporation, and/or statement from 
appropriate State CSBG office which confirms eligibility; resumes; 
Single Point of Contact Comments, where applicable; and any 
partnership/collaboration agreements etc.
    The original must bear the signature of the authorizing official 
representing the applicant organization. The total number of pages for 
the entire application package should not exceed 35 pages, including 
appendices. Pages should be numbered sequentially throughout. If 
appendices include photocopied materials, they must be legible. 
Applications should be two-hole punched at the top center and fastened 
separately with a compressor slide paper fastener or a binder clip. The 
submission of bound applications or applications enclosed in a binder 
is specifically discouraged.
    Applications must be uniform in composition since OCS may find it 
necessary to duplicate them for review purposes. Therefore, 
applications must be submitted on white 8\1/2\  x  11 inch paper only. 
They must not include colored, oversized or folded materials. Do not 
include organizational brochures or other promotional materials, 
slides, films, clips, etc. in the proposal. They will be discarded if 
included.

Part F--Instructions for Completing Application Package

(Approved by the OMB under Control Number 0970-0062)

    The standard forms attached to this Announcement shall be used when 
submitting applications for all funds under this Announcement.
    It is recommended that the applicant reproduce the SF-424 
(Attachment A), SF-424A (Attachment B), SF-424B (Attachment C) and that 
the application be typed on the copies. If an item on the SF-424 cannot 
be answered or does not appear to be related or relevant to the 
assistance requested, the applicant should write ``NA'' for ``Not 
Applicable.''
    The application should be prepared in accordance with the standard 
instructions in Attachments A and B corresponding to the forms, as well 
as the specific instructions set forth below:

1. SF-424 ``Application for Federal Assistance'' Item

    1. For the purposes of this Program Announcement, all projects are 
considered ``Applications''; there are no ``Pre-Applications.''
    5 and 6. The legal name of the applicant must match that listed as 
corresponding to the Employer Identification Number. Where the 
applicant is a previous Department of Health and Human Services 
grantee, enter the Central Registry System Employee Identification 
Number (CRS/EIN) and the Payment Identifying Number, if one has been 
assigned, in the Block entitled ``Federal Identifier'' located at the 
top right hand corner of the form.
    7. If the applicant is a non-profit corporation, enter ``N'' in the 
box and specify ``non-profit corporation'' in the space marked 
``Other.'' Proof of non-profit status such as IRS determination, 
Articles of Incorporation, or by-laws, must be included as an appendix 
to the project narrative.
    8. For the purposes of this Announcement, all applications are 
``New''.
    9. Enter ``DHHS-ACF/OCS''.
    10. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for the OCS 
program covered under this Announcement is ``93.570''.
    11. In addition to a brief descriptive title of the project, the 
following Priority Area designations must be used to indicate the 
Priority and Sub-Priority Areas for which funds are being requested:
CB--Sub-Priority 1.1--T&TA to Enhance CAA and Other Local Service 
Providers' Capacity;
CR--Sub-Priority 1.2--T&TA to CAA State and Regional Associations;
PT--Sub-Priority 1.3--Replication of Pilot Training and/or Service 
Delivery Projects;
PP--Sub-Priority 1.4--Provision of Coordinated Peer-to-Peer TA for CAAs 
Experiencing Programmatic, Administrative and/or Fiscal Problems; and 
UI--Sub-Priority 1.5--TA to Develop Special Initiatives Between CAAs 
and Organizations Addressing Urban Problems;
IS--Sub-Priority 2.1--Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination of 
Information on CSBG Activities Nationwide; and
CT--Sub-Priority 2.2--CAA Program and Technology Exchange.

    The title is ``Office of Community Services'' Discretionary CSBG 
Awards--Fiscal Year 1996 Training, Technical Assistance, and Capacity-
Building Programs.''
    15a. For purposes of this Announcement, this amount should reflect 
the amount requested for the entire project period.
    15b-e. These items should reflect both cash and third party in-kind 
contributions for the total project period.

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2. SF-424A--``Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs''

    See instructions accompanying this page as well as the instructions 
set forth below:
    In completing these sections, the ``Federal Funds'' budget entries 
will relate to the requested OCS Training and Technical Assistance 
Program funds only, and ``Non-Federal'' will include mobilized funds 
from all other sources--applicants, State, and other. Federal funds, 
other than those requested from the Training and Technical Assistance 
Program, should be included in ``Non-Federal'' entries.
    Sections A and D of SF-424A must contain entries for both Federal 
(OCS) and non-Federal (mobilized funds).

Section A--Budget Summary

    Line 1-4
    Col. (a):
    Line 1 Enter ``OCS Training and Technical Assistance Program'';
    Col. (b):
    Line 1 Enter ``93.570''.
    Col. (c) and (d): Not Applicable
    Col. (e)-(g):
    For each line 1-4, enter in columns (e), (f) and (g) the 
appropriate amounts needed to support the project for the entire 
project period.
    Line 5 Enter the figures from Line 1 for all columns completed, 
(e), (f), and (g).

Section B--Budget Categories

    This section should contain entries for OCS funds only. For all 
projects, the first budget period of 12 months will be entered in 
Column #1. Allowability of costs is governed by applicable cost 
principles set forth in 45 CFR parts 74 and 92.
    A separate itemized budget justification should be included to 
explain fully and justify major items, as indicated below. The budget 
justification should immediately follow the Table of Contents.
    Column 5: Enter total requirements for Federal funds by the Object 
Class Categories of this section.
    Line 6a--Personnel: Enter the total costs of salaries and wages.

Justification

    Identify the project director. Specify by title or name the 
percentage of time allocated to the project, the individual annual 
salaries and the cost to the project (both Federal and non-Federal) of 
the organization's staff who will be working on the project.
    Line 6b--Fringe Benefits: Enter the total costs of fringe benefits, 
unless treated as part of an approved indirect cost rate which is 
entered on line 6j.

Justification

    Enter the total costs of fringe benefits, unless treated as part of 
an approved indirect cost rate.
    Line 6c--Travel: Enter total cost of all travel by employees of the 
project. Do not enter costs for consultant's travel.

Justification

    Include the name(s) of traveler(s), total number of trips, 
destinations, length of stay, mileage rate, transportation costs and 
subsistence allowances.
    Line 6d--Equipment: Enter the total costs of all non-expendable 
personal property to be acquired by the project. Equipment means 
tangible non-expendable personal property having a useful life of more 
than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit.

Justification

    Equipment to be purchased with Federal funds must be required to 
conduct the project, and the applicant organization or its subgrantees 
must not already have the equipment or a reasonable facsimile available 
to the project. The justification also must contain plans for future 
use or disposal of the equipment after the project ends.
    Line 6e--Supplies: Enter the total costs of all tangible personal 
property (surplus) other than that included on line 6d.
    Line 6h--Other: Enter the total of all other costs. Such costs, 
where applicable, may include, but are not limited to, insurance, food, 
medical and dental costs (noncontractual), fees and travel paid 
directly to individual consultants, local transportation (all travel 
which does not require per diem is considered local travel), space and 
equipment rentals, printing and publication, computer use training 
costs including tuition and stipends, training service costs including 
wage payments to individuals and supportive service payments, and staff 
development costs.
    Line 6j--Indirect Charges: Enter the total amount of indirect 
costs. This line should be used only when the applicant currently has 
an indirect cost rate approved by the Department of Health and Human 
Services or other Federal agencies. With the exception of States and 
local governments, applicants should enclose a copy of the current 
approved rate agreement if it was negotiated with a Federal agency 
other than the Department of Health and Human Services. For an 
educational institution the indirect costs on training grants will be 
allowed at the lesser of the institution's actual indirect costs or 8 
percent of the total direct costs.
    If the applicant organization is in the process of initially 
developing or renegotiating a rate, it should immediately upon 
notification that an award will be made, develop a tentative indirect 
cost rate proposal based on its most recently completed fiscal year in 
accordance with the principles set forth in the pertinent DHHS Guide 
for Establishing Indirect Cost Rates, and submit it to the appropriate 
DHHS Regional Office.
    It should be noted that when an indirect cost rate is requested, 
those costs included in the indirect cost pool cannot be also budgeted 
or charged as direct costs to the grant.
    The total amount shown in Section B, Column (5), Line 6k, should be 
the same as the amount shown in Section A, Line 5, Column (e).
    Line 7--Program Income: Enter the estimated amount of income, if 
any, expected to be generated from this project. Separately show 
expected program income generated from OCS support and income generated 
from other mobilized funds. Do not add or subtract this amount from the 
budget total. Show the nature and source of income in the program 
narrative statement. Column 5: Carry totals from Column 1 to Column 5 
for all line items.

Justification

    Describe the nature, source and anticipated use of program income 
in the Program Narrative Statement.

Section C--Non-Federal Resources

    This section is to record the amounts of ``Non-Federal'' resources 
that will be used to support the project. ``Non-Federal'' resources 
mean other than OCS funds for which the applicant has received a 
commitment. Provide a brief explanation, on a separate sheet, showing 
the type of contribution, broken out by Object Class Category, (See 
Section B.6) and whether it is cash or third-party in-kind. The firm 
commitment of these required funds must be documented and submitted 
with the application.
    Except in unusual situations, this documentation must be in the 
form of letters of commitment or letters of intent from the 
organization(s)/individuals from which funds will be received.
    Line 8--
    Col. (a): Enter the project title.
    Col. (b): Enter the amount of cash or donations to be made by the 
applicant.
    Col. (c): Enter the State contribution.
    Col. (d): Enter the amount of cash and third party in-kind 
contributions to be made from all other sources.

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    Col. (e): Enter the total of columns (b), (c), and (d). Lines 9, 
10, and 11 should be left blank.
    Line 12--Carry the total of each column of Line 8, (b) through (e).
    The amount in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Section 
A, Line 5, Column (f).

Justification

    Describe third party in-kind contributions, if included.

Section D--Forecasted Cash Needs

    Line 13--Enter the amount of Federal (OCS) cash needed for this 
grant, by quarter, during the first 12 month budget period.
    Line 14--Enter the amount of cash from all other sources needed by 
quarter during the first year.
    Line 15--Enter the total of Lines 13 and 14.

Section F--Other Budget Information

    Line 21--Include narrative justification required under Section B 
for each object class category for the total project period.
    Line 22--Enter the type of HHS or other Federal agency approved 
indirect cost rate (provisional, predetermined, final or fixed) that 
will be in effect during the funding period, the estimated amount of 
the base to which the rate is applied and the total indirect expense. 
Also, enter the date the rate was approved, where applicable. Attach a 
copy of the approved rate agreement if it was negotiated with a Federal 
agency other than the Department of Health and Human Services.
    Line 23--Provide any other explanations and continuation sheets 
required or deemed necessary to justify or explain the budget 
information.

3. SF-424B ``Assurances Non-Construction''

    All applicants must sign and return the ``Assurances'' found at 
Attachment C with their application.

4. Project Narrative

    Each narrative section of the application must address one or more 
of the focus areas described in Part B and follow the format outlined 
below.

a. Need for Assistance
b. Work Program
c. Significant and Beneficial Impact
d. Evidence of Significant Collaborations
e. Ability of the Applicant to Perform

Part G--Post Award Information and Reporting Requirements

    Following approval of the applications selected for funding, notice 
of project approval and authority to draw down project funds will be 
made in writing. The official award document is the Financial 
Assistance Award which provides the amount of Federal funds approved 
for use in the project, the project and budget periods for which 
support is provided, the terms and conditions of the award, and the 
total project period for which support is contemplated.
    In addition to the standard terms and conditions which will be 
applicable to grants, grantee will be subject to the provisions of 45 
CFR parts 74 (non-governmental) and 92 (governmental) and OMB Circulars 
A-122 and A-87.
    Grantees will be required to submit quarterly progress and 
financial reports (SF-269) as well as a final progress and financial 
report.
    Grantees are subject to the audit requirements in 45 CFR Parts 74 
(non-governmental) and 92 (governmental) and OMB Circulars A-128 and A-
133.
    Section 319 of Pub. L. 101-121, signed into law on October 23, 
1989, imposes prohibitions and requirements for disclosure and 
certification related to lobbying on recipients of Federal contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements, and loans. It provides exemptions for 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Current and prospective 
recipients (and their subtier contractors and/or grantees) are 
prohibited from using Federal funds, other than profits from a Federal 
contract, for lobbying Congress or any Federal agency in connection 
with the award of a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or loan. In 
addition, for each award action in excess of $100,000 (or $150,000 for 
loans) the law requires recipients and their subtier contractors and/or 
subgrantees (1) to certify that they have neither used nor will use any 
appropriated funds for payment to lobbyists, (2) to disclose the name, 
address, payment details, and purpose of any agreements with lobbyists 
whom recipients or their subtier contractors or subgrantee will pay 
with profits or non-appropriated funds on or after December 22, 1989, 
and (3) to file quarterly up-dates about the use of lobbyists if 
material changes occur in their use. The law establishes civil 
penalties for noncompliance. See Attachment F for certification and 
disclosure forms to be submitted with the applications for this 
program.
    Pub. L. 103-227, Part C. Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also known as 
the Pro-Children Act of 1994 (Act), requires that smoking not be 
permitted in any portion of any indoor facility owned or leased or 
contracted for by an entity and used routinely or regularly for the 
provision of health, day care, education, or library services to 
children under the age of 18, if the services are funded by Federal 
programs either directly or through States or local governmental by 
Federal grant, contract, loan or loan guarantee. The law does not apply 
to facilities funded solely by Medicare or Medicaid funds, and portions 
of facilities used for in-patient 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 requirement of the Act. The 
applicant/grantee further agrees that it will require the language of 
this certification be included in any subawards which contain 
provisions for children's services and that all subgrantees shall 
certify accordingly.
    Attachment H indicates the regulations which apply to all 
applicants/grantees under this program.

    Dated: June 20, 1997.
Donald Sykes,
Director, Office of Community Services.

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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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BILLING CODE 4184-01-C

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

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

    For applications pertaining to a single Federal grant program 
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring a 
functional or activity breakdown, enter on Line 1 under Column (a) 
the catalog program title and the catalog number in Column (b).
    For applications pertaining to a single program requiring budget 
amounts by multiple 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 
program.

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, Column 
(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A, 
provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program, 
function or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds (both 
Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.
    Lines 6a-i--Show the totals of Lines 6a to 6h in each column.
    Line 6j--Show the amount of indirect cost.
    Line 6k--Enter the total of amounts on Lines 6i and 6j. For all 
applications for new grants and continuation grants, the total 
amount in column (5), Line 6k, should be the same as the total 
amount shown in Section A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental 
grants and changes to grants, the total amount of the increase or 
decrease as shown in Columns (1)-(4), Line 6k, should be the same as 
the sum of the amounts in Section A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.
    Line 7--Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected 
to be generated from this project. Do not add or subtract this 
amount from the total project amount. Show under the program 
narrative statement the nature and source of income. The estimated 
amount of program income may be considered by the Federal grantor 
agency in determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal Resources

    Lines 8-11--Enter amounts of non-Federal resources that will be 
used on the grant. If in-kind contributions are included, provide a 
brief explanation on a separate sheet.
    Column (a)--Enter the program titles identical to Column (a), 
Section A. A breakdown by function or activity is not necessary.
    Column (b)--Enter the contribution to be made by the applicant.
    Column (c)--Enter the amount of the State's cash and in-kind 
contribution if the applicant is not a State or State agency. 
Applicants which are a State or State agencies should leave this 
column blank.
    Column (d)--Enter the amount of cash and in-kind contributions 
to be made from all other sources.
    Column (e)--Enter totals 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.

Attachment C--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

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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.

    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 representatives 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 CFR 900, Subpart F).
    6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to 
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits 
discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin: (b) 
Title X of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. Secs. 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination 
on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 
1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the 
basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and 
Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 
(P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the 
basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) Secs. 523 and 527 of the 
Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290 dd-3 and 290 ee-3), 
as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse 
patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to non-
discrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) any 
other nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under 
which application for Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the 
requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may 
apply to the application.
    7. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements 
of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which 
provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or 
whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally 
assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real 
property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal 
participation in purchases.
    8. Will comply, 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. Sec. 276c and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 874), and the Contract Work 
Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 327-333), regarding 
labor standards for federally assisted construction subagreements.
    10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase 
requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood 
hazards 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 in 
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. Sec. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of Federal 
actions to State (Clear Air) Implementation Plans under Section 
176(c) of the Clear Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 
et seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of drinking water 
under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, (P.L. 93-
523); and (h) protection of endangered species under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended, (P.L. 93-205).
    12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic River Act of 1968 (16 
U.S.C. Sec. 1271 et seq.) related to protecting components or 
potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
    13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with 
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of 
historic properties), and the Archaeological and Historic 
Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.).
    14. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of 
human subjects involved in research, development, and related 
activities supported by this award of assistance.
    15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 
(P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to the 
care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for 
research, teaching, or other activities supported by this award of 
assistance.
    16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention 
Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 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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Date submitted

Attachment D

    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 (h) provide that 
a Federal agency 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. This 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. Workplace 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 workplaces 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 know 
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 substances 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 no-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. (Grantee Other Than Individuals)

    The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provided 
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:

Place of Performance (Street address, city, country, state, zip 
code)

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

Alternative II. (Grantee 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]

Attachment E--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,

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have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections 
of the rules 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 persons 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 lower 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 Nonprocurment 
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 a 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 voluntarily 
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 it 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.
* * * * *

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

    (1) The prospective lower tier participant 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 to any of the statements in this certification, such 
prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this 
proposal.

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Attachment F--Certification Regarding Lobbying

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative 
Agreements

    The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge 
and belief, that:
    (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be 
paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for 
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of 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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Attachment G--OMB State Single Point of Contact Listing *

January 22, 1997.

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 and 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, 
Office of the Budget, 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. and Dev., 717 14th Street, NW., Suite 400, Washington, DC. 
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, Coordinator, Georgia State Clearinghouse, 270 
Washington Street, SW.,--8th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, 
Telephone: (404) 656-3855, FAX: (404) 656-3828

Illinois

Virginia Bova, State Single Point of Contact, Illinois 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

Frances Williams, State Budget Agency, 212 State House, 
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2796, 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--Suite 340, Frankfort, 
Kentucky 40601-8204, Telephone: (502) 573-2382, FAX: (502) 573-2512

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, 184 State Street, 38 State 
House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone: (207) 287-3261, FAX: 
(207) 287-6489

Maryland

William G. Carroll, Manager, Plan and Project Review, Maryland 
Office of Planning, 301 W. Preston Street--Room 1104, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21201-2365, Staff Contact: Linda Janey, Telephone: (410) 
767-4490, FAX: (410) 767-4480

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of Government, 660 Plaza 
Drive--Suite 1900, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone: (313) 961-
4266, 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, FAX: (518) 486-
5617

North Carolina

Chrys Baggett, Director, N.C. State Clearinghouse, Office of the 
Secretary of Admin., 116 West Jones Street--Suite 5106, 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

Kevin Nelson, Review Coordinator, 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:

Office of Strategic Planning

South Carolina

Rodney Grizzle, State Single Point of Contact, Grant Services, 
Office of the Governor, 1205 Pendleton Street--Room 331, Columbia, 
South Carolina 29201, Telephone: (803) 734-0494, FAX: (803) 734-0356

Texas

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

Utah

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

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

Jeff Smith, Section Chief, State/Federal Relations, Wisconsin 
Department of Administration, 101 East Wilson Street--6th Floor, 
P.O. Box 7868, Madison, Wisconsin 53707, Telephone: (608) 266-0267, 
FAX: (608) 267-6931

Wyoming

Matthew Jones, State Single Point of Contact, Office of the 
Governor, 200 West 24th Street, State Capitol, Room 124, Cheyenne, 
WY 82002, Telephone: (307) 777-7446, 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, 
PO. Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto 00940-1119, Telephone: (809)

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727-4444, (809) 723-6190, FAX (809) 724-3270; (809) 724-3103

North Mariana Islands

Mr. Alvaro A. Santos, Executive Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of the Governor, Siapan, MP 96950, Telephone: (670) 
664-2256, FAX: (670) 664-2272, Contact person: Ms. Jacoba T. Seman, 
Federal Programs Coordinator, Telephone: (670) 664-2289, FAX: (670) 
664-2272

Virgin Islands

Nellon Bowry, 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

    If you would like a copy of this list faxed to your office, 
please call our publications office at: (202) 395-9068
    * 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 BUT GRANT APPLICANTS ARE STILL 
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT EVEN IF YOUR STATE, TERRITORY 
COMMONWEALTH, ETC DOES NOT HAVE A ``STATE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT.'' 
STATES WITHOUT ``STATE SINGLE POINTS OF CONTACT'' INCLUDE: Alabama, 
Alaska; American Samoa; Colorado; Connecticut; Kansas; Hawaii; 
Idaho; Louisiana; Massachusetts, Palau; Minnesota; Montana; 
Nebraska; New Jersey; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; South Dakota; 
Tennessee; Vermont, Virginia; and Washington. This list is based on 
the most current information provided by the States. Information on 
any changes or apparent errors should be provided to the Office of 
Management and Budget and the State in question. Changes to the list 
will only be made upon formal notification by the State. Also, this 
listing is published biannually in the Catalogue of Federal Domestic 
Assistance.

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 $1000 
per day and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance order 
on the responsible entity.
    By signing and submitting this application the applicant/grantee 
certifies that it will comply with the requirements of the Act. The 
applicant/grantee further agrees that it will require the language 
of this certification be included in any subawards which contain 
provisions for the children's services and that all subgrantees 
shall certify accordingly.

Attachment H, DHHS Regulations Applicable to Grants

    The following DHHS regulations apply to all applicants/grantees 
under the Training and Technical Assistance Program
    Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

Part 16--Procedures of the Departmental Grant Appeals Board
Part 74--Administration of Grants (non-governmental)
Part 74--Administration of Grants (State and local governments and 
Indian Tribal affiliates):

Sections
      74.26  Non-Federal Audits
      74.27  Allowable Costs for Hospitals and Other Non-profit 
Organizations
      74.90  Final Decisions in Disputes
      74.32  Real Property
      74.34  Equipment and
      74.35  Supplies
      74.24  General Program Income
Part 74--20-28  Fiscal Management
Part 74--40-48  Procedure Standards
Part 74--50-53  Reports and Records
Part 75--Informal Grant Appeal Procedures
Part 76--Debarment and Suspension form Eligibility for Financial 
Assistance

Subpart--Drug Free Workplace Requirements

Part 80--Non-discrimination
    Under Programs Receiving Federal Assistance through the 
Department of Health and Human Services
    Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Part 81--Practice and Procedures for Hearings Under Part 80 of this 
Title
Part 84--Non-discrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs
Part 86--Nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in the admission of 
individuals to training programs
Part 91--Non-discrimination on the Basis of Age in Health and Human 
Services Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial 
Assistance
Part 92--Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements to States and Local Governments (Federal 
Register, March 11, 1988)
Part 93--New Restrictions on Lobbying
Part 100--Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human 
Services Programs and Activities

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