[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10726-10728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5477]
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Part V
Department of Health and Human Services
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Office of Public Health and Science; Announcement of Availability of
Funds for Family Planning Services Grants; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 42 / Wednesday, March 4, 1998 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Public Health and Science; Announcement of Availability
of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants
AGENCY: Office of Population Affairs, OPHS, HHS.
ACTION: Notice:
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SUMMARY: The Office of Population Affairs announces the availability of
funds for FY 1998 family planning services grant projects under the
authority of Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300,
et seq.) and solicits applications for competing grant awards to serve
the areas and/or populations set out below. Only applications which
propose to serve the populations and/or areas listed in Table I will be
accepted for review and possible funding.
OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 93.217
DATES: Application due dates vary. See Supplementary Information below.
ADDRESSES: Completed applications for DHHS Region II should be sent to:
Office of Grants Management for Family Planning Services, 101 Marietta
Tower, Suite 1106, Atlanta, GA 30323.
Completed applications for DHHS Regions V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X
should be sent to: Office of Grants Management for Family Planning
Services, 1301 Young Street, Suite 1124, Dallas, TX 75202.
Additional information may be obtained from the Regional Health
Administrator at the addresses below:
Region II (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands):
DHHS/PHS Region II, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 3337, New York, NY 10278
Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin):
DHHS/PHS Region V, 105 West Adams Street, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL
60603
Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas):
DHHS/PHS Region VI, 1301 Young Street, Suite 1124, Dallas, TX 75202
Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska):
DHHS/PHS Region VII, 601 East 12th Street, Room 210, Kansas City,
MO 64106
Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Utah, Wyoming):
DHHS/PHS Region VIII, 1961 Stout Street, Denver, CO 80294
Region IX (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Republic of Palau,
Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands):
DHHS/PHS Region IX, 50 United Nations Plaza, Room 327, San
Francisco, CA 94102
Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington):
DHHS/PHS Region X, Blanchard Plaza, 2201 Sixth Avenue, M/S RX-20,
Seattle, WA 98121
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS CONTACT: Regional
Program Consultants for Family Planning: Region II, Barry Gordon--212/
264-2535; Region V, Janice Ely--312/353-3864; Region VI, Paul Smith--
214/767-3072; Region VII, William S. Royster, Jr.--816/426-2924; Region
VIII, John J. McCarthy, Jr.--303/844-5955 Ext. 399; Region IX, James
Hauser--415/437-8116; Region X, Sharon Schnare--206/615-2501.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS
CONTACT: Region II: June Faizi (Office of Grants Management)--404/331-
9584; Regions V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X: Maudeen Picket (Office of Grants
Management)--214/767-3401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title X of the Public Health Service Act, 42
U.S.C. 300, et seq., authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to award grants to public or private nonprofit entities
to assist in the establishment and operation of voluntary family
planning projects to provide a broad range of acceptable and effective
family planning methods and services (including natural family planning
methods, infertility services, and services for adolescents). The
statute requires that, to the extent practicable, entities shall
encourage family participation. Also, Title X funds may not be used in
programs where abortion is a method of family planning.
Implementing regulations appear at 42 CFR part 59, subpart A.
On February 5, 1993, HHS published at 58 FR 7462 an interim rule
that suspends the 1988 Title X rules, pending the promulgation of new
regulations. The principal effect of this action was to suspend the
definitions of ``family planning,'' ``grantees,'' ``prenatal care,''
``Title X,'' ``Title X Program,'' and ``Title X Project'' presently
found at 42 CFR 59.2 and 42 CFR 59.7-59.10. Proposed rules were also
published at 58 FR 7464 on the same date. During the pendency of
rulemaking, the policies and interpretations relating to the provision
of abortion related services by Title X grantees that were in effect
prior to the issuance of the 1988 rule, including those set out in the
1981 Family Planning Guidelines, are being used by the program. Copies
of the pre-1988 policies and interpretations are available from the
Regional Program Consultants listed above.
Priorities that represent overarching goals for the Title X program
include:
(1) Increasing outreach to individuals not likely to seek services,
including males, homeless persons, disabled persons, substance abusers,
and adolescents;
(2) Expanding the comprehensiveness of reproductive health
services, including STD and cancer screening and prevention, increased
involvement of male partners, HIV prevention, education and counseling,
and substance abuse screening and referral;
(3) Serving adolescents, including more community education,
emphasis on postponement of sexual activity, and more accessible
provision of contraceptive counseling and contraception;
(4) Eliminating disincentives to providing long-acting, highly
effective contraceptives, serving high risk (and high-unit cost)
clients, and providing nonrevenue-generating services such as community
education and prevention services; and
(5) Emphasizing training and retention of women's health nurse
practitioners, particularly nurse practitioners from population groups
that have been under-represented, and nurse practitioners serving
disadvantaged and medically underserved communities.
These program priorities are being pursued to the extent that
funding or increases in program efficiency allow. Some funding may be
available to Title X grantees to improve and expand services.
The FY 1998 budget for the Title X Family Planning Program is
$203.4 million. This amount represents a two percent increase over the
FY 1997 budget of $198.4 million. Of this amount, approximately $185
million will be made available for the provision of Title X services.
Approximately 28 percent of the funds appropriated for FY 1998 and made
available for Title X services will be used for competing grants. The
remaining funds will be used for non-competing continuation grants in
all 10 DHHS regions.
For FY 1998, approximately $185 million will be allocated among the
10 DHHS regions for both competing and non-competing grants, and will
in turn be awarded to public and private non-profit agencies located
within the regions.
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Each regional office is responsible for evaluating applications,
establishing priorities, and setting funding levels according to
criteria in 42 CFR 59.11.
This notice announces the availability of funds for competitive
family planning service grants in 14 States, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall
Islands. Competing grant applications are invited for the following
areas:
Table I
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Number of
competing Grant
Populations or areas to be served grants to FY 1998 Application funding
be funding due date date
awarded
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Region I: No grants available for competition in FY 1998
Region II: New Jersey...................................... 2 $6,267,314 8/31/97 12/31/97
Region III: No grants available for competition in FY 1998
Region IV: No grants available for competition in FY 1998
Region V:
Illinois............................................... 1 5,803,902 8/31/97 12/31/97
Indiana................................................ 1 3,934,048 9/30/97 1/31/98
Michigan............................................... 1 4,929,377 11/30/97 3/31/98
Minnesota.............................................. 1 1,880,359 8/31/97 12/31/97
Wisconsin.............................................. 1 2,791,651 10/31/97 2/28/98
Region VI:
Louisiana.............................................. 1 3,500,000 2/28/98 6/30/98
Texas.................................................. 1 600,000 5/31/98 9/30/98
Region VII:
Iowa................................................... 1 1,728,500 2/28/98 6/30/98
Iowa................................................... 1 618,000 5/31/98 9/29/98
Region VIII: Montana....................................... 1 1,046,454 2/28/98 6/30/98
Region IX:
California............................................. 2 16,727,662 8/30/97 12/31/97
Arizona................................................ 1 2,478,353 8/30/97 12/31/97
Gila River, Arizona.................................... 1 146,532 2/28/98 6/30/98
Washoe County, Nevada.................................. 1 237,937 2/28/98 6/30/98
Federated States of Micronesia......................... 1 141,353 2/28/98 6/30/98
Republic of Palau...................................... 1 45,480 2/28/98 6/30/98
Republic of the Marshall Islands....................... 1 67,864 2/28/98 6/30/98
Region X: Columbia, Willamette Counties, OR................ 1 644,828 2/28/98 6/30/98
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Total................................................ 21 53,589,614
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Applications must be postmarked or, if not sent by U.S. mail,
received at the appropriate Grants Management Office no later than
close of business on application due dates listed above. Private
metered postmarks will not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.
Applications which are postmarked or, if not sent by U.S. mail,
delivered to the appropriate Grants Management Office later than the
application due date will be judged late and will not be accepted for
review. (Applicants should request a legibly dated postmark for the
U.S. Postal Service.) Applications which do not conform to the
requirements of this program announcement or do not meet the applicable
regulatory requirements at 42 CFR part 59, subpart A will not be
accepted for review. Applicants will be so notified, and the
applications will be returned.
Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria:
(1) The number of patients and, in particular, the number of low-
income patients to be served;
(2) The extent to which family planning services are needed
locally;
(3) The relative need of the applicant;
(4) The capacity of the applicant to make rapid and effective use
of the Federal assistance;
(5) The adequacy of the applicant's facilities and staff;
(6) The relative availability of non-Federal resources within the
community to be served and the degree to which those resources are
committed to the project; and
(7) The degree to which the project plan adequately provides for
the requirements set forth in the Title X regulations.
Application Requirements
Application kits (including the application form, PHS 5161) may be
obtained by contacting the appropriate Office of Grants Management in
Atlanta or Dallas. Limited technical assistance regarding programmatic
aspects of proposal preparation is available from the regional offices.
For information on administrative and budgetary aspects of proposal
preparation, contact the appropriate Office of Grants Management. An
application must contain: (1) a narrative description of the project
and the manner in which the applicant intends to conduct it in order to
carry out the requirements of the law and regulations; (2) a budget
that includes an estimate of project income and costs, with
justification for the amount of grant funds requested; (3) a
description of the standards and qualifications that will be required
for all personnel and facilities to be used by the project; and (4)
such other pertinent information as may be required by the Secretary as
specified in the application kit. In preparing an application,
applicants should respond to all applicable regulatory requirements.
(The information collections contained in this notice have been
approved by the Office of Management and Budget and assigned control
number 0937-0189.)
The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) requires all grant
recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and to promote the non-use
of all tobacco products. This is
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consistent with the OPHS mission to protect and advance the physical
and mental health of the American people.
Application Review and Evaluation
Each regional office is responsible for conducting its own
competitive application reviews. Applications must be submitted to the
appropriate Office of Grants Management at the address listed above.
Staff are available to answer questions and provide limited technical
assistance in the preparation of grant applications.
Grant Awards
Grant projects are generally approved for 3 to 5 years with an
annual non-competitive review of a continuation application to obtain
continued support. Non-competing continuation awards are subject to
factors such as the project making satisfactory progress and the
availability of funds. In all cases, continuation awards require a
determination by HHS that continued funding is in the best interest of
the Federal Government.
Review Under Executive Order 12372
Applicants under this announcement are subject to the review
requirements of Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of
Department of Health and Human Services Programs and Activities, as
implemented by 45 CFR part 100. As soon as possible, the applicant
should discuss the project with the State Single Point of Contact
(SPOC) for each State to be served. The application kit contains the
currently available listing of the SPOCs which have elected to be
informed of the submission of applications. For those States not
represented on the listing, further inquiries should be made to the
Governor's office of the pertinent states for information regarding the
review process designed by their state or the State Single Point of
Contact (SPOC) for the state in question. SPOC comments must be
received by the appropriate Grants Management Office (Atlanta or
Dallas) 30 days prior to the funding date to be considered.
When final funding decisions have been made, each applicant will be
notified by letter of the outcome of its application. The official
document notifying an applicant that a project application has been
approved for funding is the Notice of Grant Award, which specifies to
the grantee the amount of money awarded, the purposes of the grant, and
terms and conditions of the grant award.
Thomas C. Kring,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs.
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