[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23305-23333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10895]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/RHYP 99-1]


Administration on Children, Youth and Families; Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Program (RHYP): Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 Final Program 
Priorities, Availability of Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 1999 
and Request for Applications for FY 1999

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and

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Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of fiscal year 1999 Final Runaway and Homeless Youth 
(RHY) Program Priorities, announcement of availability of financial 
assistance and request for applications for FY 1999 Basic Center 
Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth (BCP), FY 1999 Training and 
Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements (T&TA) and FY 2000 
Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth (TLP).

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families is 
publishing final program priorities and announcing the availability of 
funds for the Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth; 
Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth and Training and 
Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements.
    Deadlines: The deadlines for RECEIPT by DHHS of applications for 
new grants under this announcement are as follows:

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         Competitive grant area                    Deadline dates                      Deadline times
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BCP.....................................  June 25, 1999..................  4:30 p.m. (EDT).
TLP.....................................  June 28, 1999..................  4:30 p.m. (EDT).
T&TA....................................  June 25, 1999..................  4:30 p.m. (EDT).
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    Mailing and Delivery Instructions: Mailed applications and 
applications hand delivered by applicants, applicant couriers, 
overnight/express mail couriers or any other method of hand delivery 
shall be considered as meeting an announced deadline if they are 
received on or before the deadline, at the: ACYF Operations Center, 
1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209, Telephone: 
1-800-351-2293.
    Applications may be hand delivered to the above address between the 
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (EDT), Monday through Friday 
(excluding Federal Holidays).
    Applicants are responsible for mailing and delivering applications 
well in advance of deadlines to ensure that the applications are 
received on time. Applications received after 4:30 p.m. (EDT) on the 
deadline date will be classified as late. Postmarks and other similar 
documents do not establish receipt of an application.
    ACF will not accept applications delivered by fax, regardless of 
date or time of submission and receipt.
    Late Applications. Applications which do not meet the criteria 
stated above and are not received by the deadline date and time are 
considered late applications. The Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF) will notify each late applicant that its application 
will not be considered in the current competition.
    Extension of Deadline. ACF may extend an application deadline for 
applicants affected by acts of God such as floods and hurricanes, or 
when there is widepsread disruption of the mails. A determination to 
waive or extend deadline requirements rests with the Chief Grants 
Management Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: This program announcement contains all the 
necessary information and application materials to apply for funds. 
Additional information and copies of this announcement can be obtained 
by contacting the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, 
Family and Youth Services Bureau, Program Announcement, 1815 North Fort 
Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA. 22209; Telephone: 1-800-351-2293. 
You may also locate a copy of this program announcement on the FYSB 
website at http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/FYSB under Policy and 
Funding Announcements. Copies of the announcement have been sent to all 
current FYSB grantees, all organizations that applied for FYSB grant 
awards in FY 98 and all individuals and organizations that asked to be 
placed on the mailing list for FY 99. Information about all the 
programs funded by FYSB may be found on the FYSB homepage under 
Programs and on the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth 
website at http://www.ncfy.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grant awards of FY 1999 funds will be made 
by September 30, 1999 for the Basic Center Program and the Training and 
Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements. The awards for the 
Transitional Living Program will be made with FY 2000 funds after 
October 1, 1999.
    The estimated funds available for new starts and the approximate 
number of new grants that may be awarded under this program 
announcement are as follows:

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                                                 New start
                                                   funds      Estimated
            Competitive grant area               available    number of
                                                     ($       new grants
                                                 millions)
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BCP...........................................        $10.4         105)
TLP...........................................            7           35
T&TA..........................................            2           10
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    In addition to the new start grants, the Administration for 
Children and Families has provided for 11 Street Outreach Program 
supplements and non-competitive continuation funds to current grantees 
in the following programs:

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                                                   Funds
                                                 available    Number of
                    Program                          ($         grants
                                                 millions)
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BCP...........................................        $28.4          243
SOP...........................................         13.3          128
TLP...........................................          6.7           43
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    Applicants are advised to read all parts of this announcement prior 
to developing a grant application. This outline is provided to assist 
in the review of the program announcement:

Part I: General Information

A. Background on Runaway and Homeless Youth
B. Legislative Authority
C. Definitions
D. ACF Hub/Regional Structure
E. Final Priorities
    1. Public Comments
    2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal Year 1999
    a. Basic Center Program Grants
    b. Street Outreach Program Grants
    c. Transitional Living Program
    d. Support Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
    (1) National Communication System
    (2) Training and Technical Assistance
    (3) National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
    (4) Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System 
(RHYMIS)
    (5) Monitoring Support for FYSB Programs
    (6) Research, Demonstration and Management Initiatives
    e. Comprehensive Youth Development Framework
    f. Administrative Changes
F. General Instructions for the Uniform Project Description

Part II: Competitive Grant Areas and Evaluation Criteria

A. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
B. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
C. Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements

Part III: Application Process

A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees
B. Application Requirements

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C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
D. Notification Under Executive Order 12372
E. Availability of Forms and Other Materials
F. Application Consideration

Part IV: Application Content Instructions

Part V: Appendices

A. Basic Center Program Performance Standards
B. National Runaway Switchboard (National Communication System)
C. National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
D. Administration for Children and Families Regional Office Youth 
Contacts
E. Training and Technical Assistance Providers
F. State Single Points of Contact
G. Basic Center Program Allocations by State
H. ACF Hub Regional Listing
I. Forms and Instructions

Part I. General Information

A. Background on Runaway and Homeless Youth

    The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), within the 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), administers 
programs that support services to an adolescent population of runaway, 
homeless and street youth. Estimates of this population vary from 
500,000 to 1.3 million. Many of these youth have left home to escape 
abusive situations or because their parents could not meet their basic 
needs for food, shelter and a safe supportive environment. Many live on 
the streets.
    While living on the streets or away from home without parental 
supervision, these youth are highly vulnerable. They may be exploited 
by dealers of illegal drugs, or become victims of street violence or 
members of gangs which provide protection and a sense of extended 
family. They may be drawn into shoplifting, survival sex or dealing 
drugs in order to earn money for food, shelter, clothing and other 
daily expenses. They often drop out of school, forfeiting their 
opportunities to learn and to become independent, self-sufficient, 
contributing members of society.
    On the street, these youth may try to survive with little or no 
contact with medical professionals, the result being that health 
problems may go untreated and worsen. Without the support of family, 
schools and other community institutions, they may not acquire the 
personal values and work skills that will enable them to enter or 
advance in the world of work. Finally, as street people, they may 
create substantial law enforcement problems and endanger themselves. 
All these problems, real and potential, call for a comprehensive, 
nationwide, community-based program approach to address the needs of 
runaway, homeless and street youth.

B. Legislative Authority

    Grants for the Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth 
are authorized by Part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHY 
Act), 42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq. Grants for the Transitional Living Program 
for Homeless Youth are authorized under Part B of the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act. Part B was established in 1988 as part of Public 
law 100-690. The RHY Act was originally enacted as Title III of the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-
415) and amended by the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977 (Pub. L. 
95-115), the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-509), the 
Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-473) and the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-
586). Grants for Training and Technical Assistance are authorized under 
section 342 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as amended. Grants 
for the Street Outreach Program are authorized by the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 40155) 
which amended Part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 USC 5711 
et seq.) by creating Section 316, Grants for Prevention of Sexual Abuse 
and Exploitation.

C. Definitions

    1. The term ``homeless youth,'' as defined under Part A of the RHY 
Act, means a person under 18 years of age who is in need of services 
and without a place of shelter where he or she receives supervision and 
care. This definition applies to all Basic Center projects and can be 
found in 45 CFR 1351.1(f).
    2. The term ``homeless youth,'' as defined under Part B of the RHY 
Act, means an individual who is not less than 16 years of age and not 
more than 21 years of age for whom it is not possible to live in a safe 
environment with a relative and who has no other safe alternative 
living arrangement. This definition applies to all Transitional Living 
programs and can be found in section 321(b)(1) of the RHY Act.
    3. The term ``public agency'' means any State, unit of local 
government, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, combination of such 
States or units, or any agency, department, or instrumentality of any 
of the foregoing. This definition applies to all runaway and homeless 
youth programs funded under this announcement.
    4. The term ``runaway youth'' means a person under 18 years of age 
who absents himself or herself from home or place of legal residence 
without the permission of parents or legal guardian. This definition 
applies to all Basic Center program grantees and can be found in 45 CFR 
1351.1(k).
    5. The term ``shelter'' includes host homes, group homes and 
supervised apartments. This definition applies to all RHY program 
grantees and is referenced in Section 322(1) of the RHY Act. As 
currently understood in the field:

    ``Host homes'' are facilities providing shelter, usually in the 
home of a family, under contract to accept runaway and/or homeless 
youth assigned by the RHY service provider and are licensed 
according to State or local laws.
    ``Group homes'' are single-site residential facilities designed 
to house RHY clients who may be new to the program or may require a 
higher level of supervision. These dwellings operate in accordance 
with State or local housing codes and licensure.
    ``Supervised apartment'' is a single unit dwelling or multiple 
unit apartment house operated under the auspices of the TLP service 
provider for the purpose of housing program participants.

    6. The term ``State'' means any State of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Marianas. This definition can be found in Section 3601(10) of the Anti-
Drug Abuse Act, incorporating by reference Section 103(7) of the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended.
    7. The term ``street-based outreach and education'' includes 
education and prevention efforts directed at youth that are victims of 
offenses committed by offenders who are and are not known to the 
victim.
    8. The term ``street youth'' means a juvenile who spends a 
significant amount of time on the street or in other areas of exposure 
to encounters that may lead to sexual abuse.
    9. The term ``temporary shelter'' means the provision of short-term 
(maximum of 15 days) room and board and core crisis intervention 
services on a 24-hour basis. This definition applies to all Basic 
Center Program grantees and can be found in 45 CFR 1351.1(o).
    10. The term ``training'' means the provision of local, State, or 
regionally based instruction to runaway and homeless youth service 
providers in skill areas that will directly strengthen service 
delivery.
    11. The term ``technical assistance'' means the provision of 
expertise,

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consultation and/or support for the purpose of strengthening the 
capabilities of grantee organizations to deliver services.
    12. The term ``transitional living youth project'' means a project 
that provides shelter and services designed to promote the transition 
to self-sufficient living and to prevent long-term dependency on social 
services. This definition applies to all TLP program grantees and is 
found in Section 321(b)(2) of the RHY Act.
    13. The term ``cooperative agreement'' means a financial assistance 
award used if substantial Federal involvement with the grantee during 
the performance is anticipated by the awarding office.

D. ACF Hub/Regional Structure

    On April 24, 1996, the Administration for Children and Families 
(ACF) published notice in the Federal Register of the change in its 
ten-region organizational structure into a five-region Hub structure: 
the Northeast (Regions I, II, and III), the Southeast (Region IV), the 
Midwest (Regions V and VII), the West Central (Regions VI and VIII) and 
the Pacific-West (Regions IX and X). The five Hub sites, headed by a 
Hub Director, are located in the five ACF Regional Offices with the 
largest caseloads and that serve the nation's largest population 
centers (New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco). Each of 
the remaining five regions is part of a Hub (Boston, Philadelphia, 
Kansas City, Denver and Seattle). All Regional Offices represent ACF to 
State, county, city or town and tribal governments, grantees, and 
public and private local organizations in the administration of 
programs in the region which assist vulnerable children and families to 
achieve independence, stability, and self-reliance. For a complete 
overview of the Hub structure see Appendix H.

E. Final Priorities

    Section 364 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHY Act) 
requires the Department to publish annually for public comment a 
proposed plan specifying priorities the Department will follow in 
awarding grants and contracts under the RHY Act. The proposed plan for 
FY 1999 was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, February 4, 
1999.
1. Public Comments
    The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) received 116 responses, 
constituting a total of 220 comments. The overall comments were 
supportive of the proposed priorities and youth development philosophy. 
Of the 220 comments received, 95 percent support maintaining a 
nationally-administered and regionally delivered system for the 
Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements. To the extent 
feasible, ACYF has taken these comments into account in preparation of 
this announcement.
    Approximately 98 percent of the comments received support shifting 
from three-year to five-year project periods. Because this is not 
within the parameters of the current regulations governing the Runaway 
and Homeless Youth Programs, revisions will be proposed to the current 
regulations to extend project periods to up to five years.
2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal Year 1999
    The Department will award new and continuation grants and contracts 
as specified below and will continue to support and emphasize a 
comprehensive youth development approach to services to youth and their 
families.
    a. Basic Center Program Grants. Approximately 65 percent of the 
Basic Center grants awarded in FY 1999 will be non-competing 
continuation grants and approximately 35 percent will be competitive 
new awards. Eligible applicants for new awards are current grantees 
with project periods ending in FY 1999 and otherwise eligible 
applicants who are not current grantees. Applications will be competed 
by State, and awards will be made during the last quarter of FY 1999 
(July-September 1999).
    We estimate that 348 Basic Center grants will be funded in FY 1999. 
Approximately 105 will be competitive new starts and 243 will be non-
competitive continuations.
    Section 385(a)(2) of the Act requires that 90 percent of the funds 
appropriated under Part A (The Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant 
Program) be used to establish and strengthen Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Basic Centers. Total funding for FY 1999 under Part A of the Act is 
$43.7 million. This sum triggers the provision in the Act calling for a 
minimum award of $100,000 to each State, the District of Columbia and 
Puerto Rico, and a minimum award of $45,000 to each of the four insular 
areas: the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Marianas.
    b. Street Outreach Program Grants. All FY 1999 funds for Street 
Outreach Program Grants will be noncompetitive continuations and 
supplements. Funding for Street Outreach Program grants in FY 1999 will 
be approximately $13.3 million.
    c. Transitional Living Program. There will be a competition for 
new-start TLP applications in FY 1999. Funds for approximately 35 new 
start grants are expected to be awarded in FY 2000, after October 1, 
1999. Non-competitive continuation funding will be awarded to 43 TLP 
grantees in FY 1999.
    d. Support Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs.
    (1) National Communication System. Part C, Section 331 of the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as amended, mandates support for a 
National Communication System to assist runaway and homeless youth in 
communicating with their families/guardians and with service providers. 
In FY 1999, a three-year grant was awarded to the National Runaway 
Switchboard, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois, to operate the system.
    (2) Training and Technical Assistance. Part D, Section 342 of the 
Act authorizes the Department to make grants to statewide and regional 
nonprofit organizations to provide training and technical assistance 
(T&TA) to organizations that are eligible to receive service grants 
under the Act. The purpose of T&TA is to strengthen programs and 
enhance the knowledge and skills of youth service workers.
    In FY 1994, the Family and Youth Services Bureau awarded ten 
Cooperative Agreements, one in each of the ten Federal Regions, to 
provide T&TA to agencies funded by the Family and Youth Services Bureau 
to provide services to runaway and homeless youth. Each Cooperative 
Agreement is unique, being based on the characteristics and different 
T&TA needs in the respective Regions. The present cooperative 
agreements expire in September 1999.
    Applications for new Cooperative Agreements for training and 
technical assistance are being solicited in this announcement (see Part 
II, Competitive Grant Area C).
    (3) National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth. In 1997, The 
Family and Youth Services Bureau awarded a contract to continue 
operations of the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY). 
The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to serve as a central information 
point for professionals and agencies involved in the development and 
implementation of services to runaway and homeless youth. To this end, 
the Clearinghouse:
    Collects, evaluates and maintains reports, materials and other 
products

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regarding service provision to runaway and homeless youth;
    Develops and disseminates reports and bibliographies useful to the 
field;
    Identifies areas in which new or additional reports, materials and 
products are needed; and
    Carries out other activities designed to provide the field with the 
information needed to improve services to runaway and homeless youth.
    Subject to availability of funds, non-competitive continuation 
funds will be awarded to the Clearinghouse in Fiscal Year 1999.
    (4) Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System 
(RHYMIS). The Family and Youth Services Bureau awarded a contract in FY 
1997 for continued development and implementation of the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHYMIS) for FYSB 
programs. The data generated by the system are used to produce reports 
and information regarding the programs, including information for the 
required reports to Congress. The RHYMIS also serves as a management 
tool for FYSB and for individual programs.
    In addition, the Year 2000 (Y2K) computer problem is an area of 
concern for all computer users. RHYMIS 4.0 is a Y2K compliant 
management information system. To meet reporting requirements, all of 
FYSB's grantees are required to have a computer system that is Y2K 
compliant to support RHYMIS. Below is the recommended minimum computer 
configuration capable of running RHYMIS:

Intel Pentium 166MHz processor
32 Mbytes of memory
8 speed CD-ROM drive
2.1 gbyte system hard disk drive
1.44 Mbytes diskette drive
Anti-Virus system installed
1.44 Mbytes diskette drive
33.6 data/fax modem
SVGA video card and Color Monitor
Windows 97 installed
Microsoft Access 7.0

    Subject to availability of funds, non-competitive continuation 
funds will be awarded in FY 1999 to continue this work.
    (5) Monitoring Support for FYSB Programs. The Family and Youth 
Services Bureau uses a standardized, comprehensive monitoring 
instrument and site visit protocol, including a pre-review component 
for monitoring runaway and homeless youth programs.
    The Bureau awarded a new contract in FY 1997 to continue to provide 
logistical support for the peer review monitoring process, including 
nationwide distribution of the monitoring instrument. The findings from 
the monitoring visits are used by the Regional Offices and the T&TA 
providers as a basis for their activities.
    Subject to availability of funds, non-competing continuation funds 
will be awarded in FY 1999 to continue this work.
    (6) Research, Demonstration and Management Initiatives. Section 315 
of the Act authorizes the Department to make grants to States, 
localities and private nonprofit entities to carry out research, 
demonstration and service projects designed to increase knowledge 
concerning and improve services for runaway and homeless youth. These 
activities serve to identify emerging issues and to develop and test 
models which address such issues. In FY 1998, the Family and Youth 
Services Bureau awarded grants to support Youth Development State 
Collaboration Demonstration Projects in nine States. The purpose of 
these demonstration grants is to create partnerships between States and 
FYSB in order to establish and support effective youth development 
program strategies at the State and local levels.
    Subject to the availability of funds, the nine grantees will 
receive continuation funding in FY 1999.
    e. Comprehensive Youth Development Framework. A youth development 
approach is central to all FYSB activities. In Fiscal Year 1995, a 
contract was awarded to develop a youth development framework from a 
theoretical perspective. This framework is intended to enhance the 
capacity of policy and program developers, program managers and youth 
services professionals to develop service models and approaches that 
direct youth toward positive pathways of development.
    It is our hope and expectation that this framework will serve as a 
basis for securing consensus on a working definition of youth 
development and for increasing awareness of the importance and benefits 
of a youth development perspective in serving youth.
    The reports, Understanding Youth Development: Promoting Positive 
Pathways of Growth and Reconnecting Youth and Community: A Youth 
Development Approach, are widely distributed as source documents for 
individuals and organizations interested in gaining a working knowledge 
of youth development, both its theoretical underpinnings and practical 
applications. Both publications are currently available from the 
National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth.
    f. Administrative Changes. To support the increased emphasis on 
youth development, the following management and administrative efforts 
will continue:
     FYSB will continue to support a youth development approach 
to the provision of services, both from theoretical and practical 
perspectives;
     Regions/Hubs will continue to play a significant role in 
the assessment of grant applications. This role includes Regional staff 
involvement (1) as chairpersons for peer review panels and (2) in the 
conduct of administrative reviews of new start applications that take 
into account knowledge about the applicants' experience, effectiveness, 
potential and of the geographic distribution of the grantees in their 
respective States and Regions. Final funding decisions will remain the 
responsibility of the Commissioner of the Administration on Children, 
Youth and Families;
     FYSB will continue to explore the potential for successful 
collaborations among federal government agencies, state governments and 
local community-based youth services organizations; and
     FYSB will pursue the development of youth development 
performance-based indicators and outcome measures as a method of 
evaluating the effectiveness of youth services funded by FYSB.

F. General Instructions for the Uniform Project Description

    The following ACF Uniform Project Description has been approved 
under OMB Control Number 0970-0139. This format is to be used to submit 
an application for the three programs covered under this announcement.
1. Introduction
    Applicants required to submit a full project description shall 
prepare the project description statement in accordance with the 
following instructions. The pages of the project description must be 
numbered and are limited to 40 typed pages, double spaced, printed on 
only one side, with at least \1/2\ inch margins. Pages over the limit 
will be removed from the application and will not be reviewed. In 
addition, please note that previous attempts by applicants to 
circumvent space limitations or to exceed page limits by using small 
print have resulted in negative responses from reviewers because of the 
difficulty in reviewing the application.
    Applicants should use the evaluation criteria listed in Part II 
under the appropriate competitive grant area as a way to organize the 
uniform project description, providing specific information that 
addresses all components of each criterion.

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    It is in the applicant's best interest to ensure that the project 
description is easy to read, logically developed in accordance with 
evaluation criteria and adhere to page limitations. In addition, 
applicants should be mindful of the importance of preparing and 
submitting applications using language, terms, concepts and 
descriptions that are generally known both to the runaway and homeless 
youth and broader youth services field.
2. Project Summary/Abstract
    Provide a summary of the project description (a page or less) with 
reference to the funding request.
3. Objectives and Need for Assistance
    Clearly identify the physical, economic, social, financial, 
institutional, and/or other problem(s) requiring a solution. The need 
for assistance must be demonstrated and the principal and subordinate 
objectives of the project must be clearly stated; supporting 
documentation, such as letters of support and testimonials from 
concerned interests other than the applicant, may be included. Any 
relevant data based on planning studies should be included or referred 
to in the endnotes/footnotes. Incorporate demographic data and 
participant/beneficiary information, as needed. In developing the 
project description, the applicant may volunteer or be requested to 
provide information on the total range of projects currently being 
conducted and supported (or to be initiated); some of which may be 
outside the scope of the program announcement.
4. Results or Benefits Expected
    Identify the results and benefits to be derived. For example, when 
applying for a grant to serve adolescents and their families, describe 
who will receive services, where and how these services will be 
provided, and how the services will benefit the youth families and the 
community it will serve.
5. Approach
    Outline a plan of action, which describes the scope and detail of 
how the proposed work will be accomplished. Account for all functions 
or activities identified in the application. Cite factors which might 
accelerate or decelerate the work and state your reason for taking the 
proposed approach rather than others. Describe any unusual features of 
the project such as design or technological innovations, reductions in 
cost or time, or extraordinary social and community involvement.
    Provide quantitative monthly or quarterly projections of the 
accomplishments to be achieved for each function or activity in such 
terms as the number of youth to be served and the results of those 
services. When accomplishments cannot be quantified by activity or 
function, list them in chronological order to show the schedule of 
accomplishments and their target dates.
    Identify the kinds of data to be collected, maintained, and/or 
disseminated. Note that clearance from the U.S. Office of Management 
and Budget might be needed prior to a ``collection of information'' 
that is ``conducted or sponsored'' by ACF. List organizations, 
cooperating entities, consultants, or other key individuals who will 
work on the project along with a short description of the nature of 
their effort or contribution.
6. Geographic Location
    Describe the precise location of the project and boundaries of the 
area to be served by the proposed project. Maps or other graphic aids 
may be attached.
7. Additional Information
    A. Staff and Position Data: Provide a biographical sketch for each 
key person appointed and a job description for each vacant key 
position. A biographical sketch will also be required for new key staff 
as appointed.
    B. Plan for Project Continuance Beyond Grant Support: Provide a 
plan for securing resources and continuing project activities after 
Federal assistance has ceased.
    C. Organization Profiles: Provide information on the applicant 
organization(s) and cooperating partners such as organizational charts, 
financial statements, audit reports or statements from CPAs/Licensed 
Public Accountants, Employer Identification Numbers, names of bond 
carriers, contact persons and telephone numbers, child care licenses 
and other documentation of professional accreditation, information on 
compliance with Federal/State/local government standards, documentation 
of experience in the program area, and other pertinent information.
    Any non-profit organization submitting an application must submit 
proof of its non-profit status in its application at the time of 
submission. The non-profit agency can accomplish this by providing a 
copy of the applicant's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) 
most recent list of tax-exempt organizations described in Section 
501(c)(3) of the IRS code, or by providing a copy of the currently 
valid IRS tax exemption certificate, or by providing a copy of the 
articles of incorporation bearing the seal of the State in which the 
corporation or association is domiciled.
    D. Third-Party Agreements: Include written agreements between 
grantees and subgrantees or subcontractors or other cooperating 
entities. These agreements must detail scope of work to be performed, 
work schedules, remuneration, and other terms and conditions that 
structure or define the relationship.
    E. Letters of Support: Provide statements from community, public 
and commercial leaders that support the project proposed for funding.
    F. Budget and Budget Justification: Provide line item detail and 
detailed calculations for each budget object class identified on the 
Budget Information form. Detailed calculations must include estimation 
methods, quantities, unit costs, and other similar quantitative detail 
sufficient for the calculation to be duplicated. The detailed budget 
must also include a breakout by the funding sources identified in Block 
15 of the SF-424.
    Provide a narrative budget justification that describes how the 
categorical costs are derived. Discuss the necessity, reasonableness, 
and allocability of the proposed costs.
    More detailed information on each of the competitive grant areas 
and specific criteria for evaluation of applications is presented in 
Part II, Sections A-D and in Part III.

Part II. Competitive Grant Areas and Evaluation Criteria

    An application responding to one of the three competitive grant 
areas in Part II must have a project description which is organized and 
presented according to the related evaluation criteria contained in 
section F, items 1-7, of the OMB-approved ACF Uniform Project 
Description. The evaluation criteria specific to each competitive grant 
area can be found below in this Part.

Competitive Area A: Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth

    Eligible Applicants: Any State, unit of local government, 
combination of units of local government, public or private agency, 
organization or institution is eligible to apply for these funds. 
Federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible to apply for Basic 
Center grants. Indian Tribes that are not federally recognized and 
urban Indian organizations are also eligible to apply for grants as 
private agencies.

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    Current Basic Center grantees with project periods ending by 
September 30, 1999 and all other eligible applicants not currently 
receiving Basic Center funds may apply for a new competitive Basic 
Center grant under this announcement.
    Current Basic Center Program grantees (including subgrantees) with 
one or two years remaining on their current grant and the expectation 
of continuation funding in FY 1999 may not apply for a new Basic Center 
grant for the community they currently serve. These grantees will 
receive instructions from their respective ACF Regional Offices on the 
procedures for applying for non competitive continuation grants. 
Current grantees, which have questions regarding their eligibility to 
apply for new funds, should consult with the appropriate Regional 
Office Youth Contact, listed in Part V, Appendix D, to determine if 
they are eligible to apply for a new grant award.
    Program Purpose, Goals and Objectives: The Administration for 
Children and Families expects to award approximately $10.4 million for 
approximately 105 new competitive Basic Center Program grants.
    The purpose of Part A of the RHY Act is to establish or strengthen 
locally-controlled, community-based programs that address the immediate 
needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. Services must 
be delivered outside of the law enforcement, child welfare, mental 
health and juvenile justice systems. The program goals and objectives 
of the Basic Center Program of Part A of the RHY Act are to:
    a. Alleviate problems of runaway and homeless youth,
    b. Reunite youth with their families and encourage the resolution 
of intrafamily problems through counseling and other services,
    c. Strengthen family relationships and encourage stable living 
conditions for youth, and
    d. Help youth decide upon constructive courses of action.
    Background: The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act of 1974 was a 
response to widespread concern regarding the alarming number of youth 
who were leaving home without parental permission, crossing State lines 
and who, while away from home, were exposed to exploitation and other 
dangers of street life.
    Each Basic Center program is required to provide outreach to 
runaway and homeless youth; temporary shelter for up to fifteen days; 
food; clothing; individual, group and family counseling; aftercare and 
referrals, as appropriate. Many Basic Center programs provide their 
services in residential settings for no more than 20 youth. Some 
programs also provide some or all of their shelter services through 
host homes (usually private homes under contract to the centers), with 
counseling and referrals being provided from a central location.
    In FY 1998, approximately 75,000 youth received shelter and non-
shelter services through ACYF-funded Basic Centers. The primary 
presenting problems of these youth include: (1) conflict with parents 
or other adults, including physical, sexual and emotional abuse; (2) 
other family crises such as divorce, death, or sudden loss of income; 
and (3) personal problems such as drug use, or problems with peers, 
school attendance and truancy, bad grades, inability to get along with 
teachers and learning disabilities. Slightly more than half gave an 
indication of clinical depression and 14 percent reported having made 
at least one suicide attempt.
    After receiving services from Basic Center programs, approximately 
66.5 percent of the youth return to their families; 25 percent go to a 
variety of other situations such as Job Corps, independent living 
programs, drug treatment programs and other institutional programs; and 
8.5 percent return to the streets or to an unknown living situation 
after service.
    In accordance with the RHY Act, the funds will be divided among the 
States in proportion to their respective populations under the age of 
18, according to the latest census data. A minimum of $100,000 will be 
awarded to each State, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. A 
minimum of $45,000 will be awarded to each of the four insular areas: 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas and the 
Virgin Islands.
    The funds available for continuations and new starts in each State 
and insular area is listed in the Table of Allocations by State (Part 
V, Appendix G). In this Table, the amounts shown in the column labeled 
``New Starts'' are the amounts available for competition under this 
announcement. The number of new awards made within each State depends 
upon the amount of the State's total allotment less the amount required 
for non-competing continuations, as well as on the number of acceptable 
applications. Therefore, where the amount required for non-competing 
continuations in any State equals or exceeds the State's total 
allotment, it is possible that no new awards will be made.
    All applicants under this competitive grant area will compete with 
other applicants in the State in which they propose to deliver 
services. In the event that there are insufficient numbers of 
applications approved for funding in any State or jurisdiction, the 
Commissioner of ACYF will reallocate the unused funds.
    Duration of Project: This announcement solicits applications for 
Basic Center programs of up to three years duration (36-month project 
periods). Initial grant awards, made on a competitive basis, will be 
for one-year (12-month) budget periods. Applications for non 
competitive continuation grants beyond the one-year budget periods, but 
within the 36-month project periods, will be entertained in subsequent 
years, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress of 
the grantee and determination that continued funding would be in the 
best interest of the government.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: Priority will be given to 
applicants which apply for less than $200,000 per year. The maximum 
Federal share for a 3-year project period is $600,000.
    Applicant Share of Project Costs: Basic Center grantees must 
provide a non-Federal share or match of at least ten percent of the 
Federal funds awarded. The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-
kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet their 
match requirements through cash contributions. Therefore, a three-year 
project costing $300,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of 
$100,000 per 12-month budget period) must include a match of at least 
$30,000 ($10,000 per budget period).
    Evaluation Criteria for BCP: The five criteria that follow will be 
used to review and evaluate each application under the Basic Center 
competitive grant area. Each of these criterion should be addressed in 
the project description section of the application. The point values 
indicate the maximum numerical weight each criterion will be accorded 
in the review process. Note that the highest possible score an 
application can receive under this competitive grant area is 105 
points.
Criterion 1. Objectives and Need for Assistance (15 Points)
    1. Applicant must specify the goals and objectives of the project 
and how implementation will fulfill the purposes of the legislation 
identified above.
    2. Applicant must state the need for assistance by describing the 
conditions of youth and families in the area to be served and the 
incidence and characteristics of runaway and homeless youth and their 
families. The discussion

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must include matters of family functioning and the health, education, 
employment and social conditions of the youth, including at-risk 
conditions or behaviors such as drug use, school failure and 
delinquency. Applicants proposing to focus services on a specific RHY 
population (e.g., single sex programs, gay and lesbian youth, a 
particular ethnic group, etc.) must explain and justify why the 
population requires focused services.
    3. Applicant must indicate need for assistance by discussing the 
existing support systems for at-risk youth and families in the area, 
with specific references to law enforcement, health and mental health 
care, social services, schools and child welfare. In addition, other 
agencies providing shelter and services to runaway and homeless youth 
in the area must be identified. Supporting documentation of need from 
other community groups may be included.
    4. Applicant must describe the area to be served, indicate the 
precise locations of program services and demonstrate that the services 
will be located in an area which is frequented by and/or easily 
accessible by runaway and homeless youth. Maps or other graphic aids 
may be attached.
Criterion 2. Results and Benefits Expected (20 Points)
    1. Applicant must specify the number of runaway and homeless youth 
and their families to be served, the number of beds available for 
runaway and homeless youth and the types and quantities of services to 
be provided.
    2. Applicant must describe the anticipated changes in attitudes, 
values and behavior of the youth served and improvements in individual 
and family functioning that will occur as a consequence of the services 
provided.
    3. Applicant must discuss the expected impact of the program on the 
organization's capacity to effectively provide services to runaway and 
homeless youth in the community.
    4. Applicant must describe the criteria to be used to evaluate the 
results and success of the program.
Criterion 3. Approach (35 Points)
    1. Applicant must describe the program's youth development approach 
or philosophy and indicate how it underlies and integrates all proposed 
activities, including provision of services to runaway and homeless 
youth and involvement of the youth's parents or legal guardians. 
Specific information must be provided on how youth will be involved in 
the design, operation and evaluation of the program.
    2. Applicant must describe how runaway and homeless youth and their 
families will be reached and how services will be provided in 
compliance with the Program Performance Standards listed in Part V, 
Appendix A. Applicants proposing to serve a specific RHY population 
(e.g. single sex programs, gay and lesbian youth, a particular ethnic 
group, etc.) must explain how the services provided will meet the 
special needs of this population and how the applicant will make 
referrals or otherwise provide for the needs of RHY youth who are not 
in the specific population the applicant will serve.
    3. Applicant must include a detailed plan for implementing direct 
services based upon a youth development approach and identified goals 
and objectives. The plan must clearly state how the proposed work will 
be accomplished.
    4. Applicant must identify the strategies that will be employed and 
the activities that will be implemented, including innovative or 
unusual features or approaches for involving family members as an 
integral part of the services provided, for periodic review and 
assessment of individual cases and for encouraging awareness of and 
sensitivity to the diverse needs of runaway and homeless youth who 
represent particular ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual 
orientations, or who are street youth.
    5. Applicant must describe how the program has established or will 
establish formal service linkages with other social service, law 
enforcement, educational, housing, vocational, welfare, legal service, 
drug treatment and health care agencies in order to ensure appropriate 
referrals for the program clients when needed.
    6. Applicant must describe plans for conducting an outreach program 
that, where applicable, will attract members of ethnic and racial 
minorities and/or persons with limited ability to speak English.
    7. Applicant must describe plans and procedures for intake and 
assessment of the youth upon arrival at the center.
    8. Applicant must describe plans for contacting parents, relatives 
or guardians of the youth they serve; for ensuring the safe return of 
youth to their parents, relatives or legal guardians if it is in their 
best interests; for contacting local governments pursuant to formal or 
informal arrangements established with such officials; and for 
providing alternative living arrangements when it is not safe or 
appropriate for youth to return home.
    9. Applicant must describe the type, capacity and staff supervision 
of the shelter that will be available for youth.
    10. Applicant must describe plans for ensuring proper coordination 
with law enforcement, health and mental health care, social service and 
welfare agencies.
    11. Applicant must describe the plans for ensuring coordination 
with schools to which runaway and homeless youth will return and for 
assisting the youth to stay current with the curricula of these 
schools.
    12. Applicant must describe procedures for dealing with youth who 
have run from foster care placements and from correctional institutions 
and must show that procedures are in accordance with Federal, State and 
local laws.
    13. Applicant must describe plans and procedures for providing 
aftercare services and ensuring, whenever possible, that aftercare will 
also be provided to those youth who return beyond the State in which 
the program is located.
    14. Applicant must agree to gather and submit program and client 
data required by FYSB through the Runaway and Homeless Youth Management 
Information System (RHYMIS). If applicant is a current FYSB grantee, 
describe the data currently collected and submitted under the RHYMIS 
system. Current recipients of a FYSB grant who are not submitting the 
required data are at risk of not being considered for a new grant 
award.
    15. Applicant must agree to cooperate with any research or 
evaluation efforts sponsored by the Administration for Children and 
Families.
    16. Applicant must describe how the activities implemented under 
this project will be continued by the agency once Federal funding for 
the project has ended and must describe specific plans for 
accomplishing program phase-out in the event the applicant cannot 
obtain new operating funds at the end of the 36-month project period.
    17. Applicant must describe procedures for maintaining 
confidentiality of records on the youth and families served. Procedures 
must insure that no information on the youth and families is disclosed 
without the consent of the individual youth, parent or legal guardian. 
Disclosures without consent can be made to another agency compiling 
statistical records if individual identities are not provided or to a 
government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges 
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Criterion 4. Staff and Position Data and Organization Profiles (20 
Points Plus 5 Possible Bonus Points)
    1. Applicant must discuss staff and organizational experience in 
working with runaway, homeless and street youth populations. As 
required by the RHY Act, priority for funding will be given to 
organizations with experience in providing direct services to runaway, 
homeless and street youth in a manner that is in concert with the Basic 
Center Program Performance Standards found below in Part V, Appendix A. 
Applicant must document the services it provides to this specific 
population and the length of time the applicant has been involved in 
the provision of these services. Five bonus points may be awarded to 
applicants who have at least three years of experience providing direct 
services to runaway, homeless and street youth.
    2. Applicant must include information on skills, knowledge and 
experience of the project director and key project staff. Brief resumes 
of current and proposed staff, as well as job descriptions, should be 
included. Resumes must indicate what position the individual will fill 
and position descriptions must specifically describe the job as it 
relates to the proposed project. Applicants must also list 
organizations and consultants who will work on the program along with a 
short description of the nature of their effort or contribution. 
Applicant must provide information on plans for training project staff 
as well as staff of cooperating organizations and individuals.
    3. Applicant must demonstrate the ability of the organization to 
effectively manage the program.
    4. Applicant must provide a short description of the applicant 
agency's organization; the types, quantities and costs of services it 
provides and must identify and discuss the role of other organizations 
or multiple sites of the agency that will be involved in direct 
services to runaway and homeless youth through this grant. List all 
these sites, including addresses, phone numbers and staff contact names 
if different than those on the SF 424. If the agency is a recipient of 
funds from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families for 
services to runaway and homeless youth for programs other than that 
applied for in this application, show how the services supported by 
these funds are or will be integrated with the existing services. 
Organizational charts may be provided.
    5. Applicant must provide an annotated listing of its funding 
sources and contractual agreements and other relationships which 
support or complement the provision of mandated services to runaway, 
homeless and street youth.
Criterion 5. Budget (10 Points)
    1. Applicant must show that costs of the proposed program are 
reasonable and justified in terms of numbers of youth and families to 
be served, types and quantities of services to be provided and the 
anticipated results and benefits. Discussion should refer to (1) the 
budget information presented on Standard Forms 424 and 424A and the 
applicant's budget justification and (2) the results or benefits 
identified under Criterion 2 above.
    2. Applicant must describe the fiscal control and accounting 
procedures that will be used to ensure prudent use, proper disbursement 
and accurate accounting of funds received under this program 
announcement. For-profit applicants for Basic Center Program grants are 
reminded that no grant funds may be paid as profit to any recipient of 
a grant or sub-grant (45 CFR 74.705).
    3. While computer software and training for program data collection 
through the RHYMIS will be provided by FYSB to grantees, applicant 
should include a request for funds in its budget (within the maximum 
Federal funds allowed) for any computer equipment needed for 
implementation of the RHYMIS. The estimated cost of such equipment is 
approximately $2000, and information regarding the kind of equipment 
needed will be provided to successful applicants.

Competitive Area B: Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth

    Eligible Applicants: Any State, units of local government (or a 
combination of units of local government), public or non profit, 
private agency organizations, institutions or other non profit 
entities. Federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible to apply for 
TLP grants. Indian Tribes that are not federally recognized and urban 
Indian organizations are also eligible to apply for grants as private, 
non profit agencies.
    Current TLP grantees with project periods ending by December 31, 
1999 and all other eligible applicants not currently receiving TLP 
funds may apply for a new competitive TLP grant under this 
announcement.
    Current TLP grantees (including subgrantees) with one or two years 
remaining on their current awards and the expectation of continuation 
funding in Fiscal Year 1999 may not apply for a new TLP grant under 
this announcement. These grantees will receive instructions from their 
respective ACF Region/Hub Offices on the procedures for applying for 
non-competitive continuation grants. Current grantees, which have 
questions regarding their eligibility to apply for new funds, should 
consult with the appropriate Regional Hub Office Youth contact, listed 
in Part V, Appendix D, to determine if they are eligible to apply for a 
new grant award.
    Program Purpose, Goals and Objectives: The Administration for 
Children and Families expects to award approximately $7 million for 
approximately 35 new service grants in FY 2000 to provide shelter, 
skill training and support services to assist homeless youth in making 
a smooth transition to self-sufficiency and to prevent long-term 
dependency on social services.
    The overall purpose of TLP for homeless youth is to establish and 
operate transitional living projects for homeless youth. This program 
is structured to help older, homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency 
and avoid long-term dependency on social services. Transitional living 
projects provide shelter, skills training, and support services to 
homeless youth ages 16 through 21 for a continuous period not exceeding 
18 months. Transitional Living Program funds are to be used for the 
purpose of enhancing the capacities of youth-serving agencies in local 
communities to effectively address the service needs of homeless, older 
adolescents and young adults. Goals, objectives and activities that may 
be maintained, improved and/or expanded through a TLP grant must 
include, but are not necessarily limited to:
     Providing stable, safe living accommodations while a 
homeless youth is a program participant;
     Providing the services necessary to assist homeless youth 
in developing both the skills and personal characteristics needed to 
enable them to live independently;
     Providing education, information and counseling aimed at 
preventing, treating and reducing substance abuse among homeless youth;
     Providing homeless youth with appropriate referrals and 
access to medical and mental health treatment;
     Providing the services and referrals necessary to assist 
youth in preparing for and obtaining employment; and
     Providing the services and referrals necessary to assist 
youth in preparing for and obtaining secondary, and where feasible, 
post-secondary education and/or vocational training.
    Background: It is estimated that about one-fourth of the youth 
served by all runaway and homeless youth programs are homeless. This 
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cannot return home or to another safe living arrangement with a 
relative. Other homeless youth have ``aged out'' of the child welfare 
system and are no longer eligible for foster care.
    These young people are often homeless through no fault of their 
own. The families they can no longer live with are often physically and 
sexually abusive and involved in drug and alcohol abuse. They cannot 
meet the youth's basic human needs (shelter, food, clothing), let alone 
provide the supportive and safe environment needed for the healthy 
development of self-image and the skills and personal characteristics 
which would enable them to mature into a self-sufficient adult.
    Homeless youth, lacking a stable family environment and without 
social and economic supports, are also at high risk of being involved 
in dangerous lifestyles and problematic or delinquent behaviors. More 
than two-thirds of homeless youth served by ACF-funded programs report 
using drugs or alcohol and many participate in survival sex and 
prostitution to meet their basic needs.
    Homeless youth are in need of a support system that will assist 
them in making the transition to adulthood and independent living. 
While all adolescents are faced with adjustment issues as they approach 
adulthood, homeless youth experience more severe problems and are at 
greater risk in terms of their ability to successfully make the 
transition to self-sufficiency and to become a productive member of 
society.
    The Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth specifically 
targets services to homeless youth and affords youth service agencies 
with an opportunity to serve homeless youth in a manner which is 
comprehensive and geared towards ensuring a successful transition to 
self-sufficiency. The TLP also improves the availability of 
comprehensive, integrated services for homeless youth, which reduces 
the risks of exploitation and danger to which these youth are exposed 
while living on the streets without positive economic or social 
supports.
    Duration of Project: This announcement solicits applications for 
Transitional Living projects of up to three years (36-month project 
periods). Initial grant awards, made on a competitive basis, will be 
for one-year (12-month) budget periods. Applications for non competing 
continuation grants beyond the one-year budget periods, but within the 
36-month project periods, will be entertained in subsequent years, 
subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the 
grantee and determination that continued funding would be in the best 
interest of the government.
    Federal Share of Project Costs: Applicants may apply for up to 
$200,000 per year, which equals a maximum of $600,000 for a 3-year 
project period.
    Applicant Share of Project Cost: Transitional Living grantees must 
provide a non-Federal share or match of at least ten percent of the 
Federal funds awarded. The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-
kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet their 
match requirements through cash contributions. Therefore, a three-year 
project costing $300,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of 
$100,000 per 12-month budget period) must include a match of at least 
$30,000 ($10,000 per budget period).
    Evaluation Criteria for TLP: The five criteria that follow will be 
used to review and evaluate each application under the TLP competitive 
grant area. Each of these criteria should be addressed in the project 
description section of the application. The point values indicate the 
maximum numerical weight each criterion will be accorded in the review 
process. Note that the highest possible score an application can 
receive under this competitive grant area is 105 points.
Criterion 1. Objectives and Need for Assistance (15 Points)
    1. Applicant must specify the goals and objectives of the project 
and how implementation will fulfill the purposes of the legislation 
identified above, ultimately a successful transition to self-
sufficiency.
    2. Applicant must discuss the issue of youth homelessness in the 
community to be served, the present availability of services for 
homeless youth and provide documentation of the incidence of homeless 
youth.
    3. Applicant must describe the system that will be used to ensure 
that individual clients will meet the eligibility criteria of need for 
service as established by the Act. This should include, but not limited 
to, a discussion of the intake and assessment activities which will be 
conducted with a client prior to acceptance into the TLP project. The 
applicant is encouraged to include samples of any forms to be used to 
determine eligibility and appropriate services.
Criterion 2. Results and Benefits (20 Points)
    1. Applicant must describe how homeless youth will be reached and 
identify the number who will be served annually on both a residential 
and non-residential basis.
    2. Applicant must provide information on the expected results and 
benefits of the program in terms of the number of youth who will 
successfully complete the program as well as potential problems or 
barriers to program implementation that might be possible reason(s) for 
failure. Applicant must also discuss the organization's policy on 
termination and re-entry of youth out of and into the program.
    3. Applicant must discuss the expected impact of the project on the 
availability of services to homeless youth in the local community and 
indicate how the project will enhance the organization's capacity to 
provide services to address youth homelessness in the community.
Criterion 3. Approach (35 Points)
    Applicant must discuss how they will implement the statutory 
requirements of the Act. Specifically, the applicant must describe 
plans for the provision of shelter and services and for program 
administration. In addition, the applicant must describe the program's 
youth development approach or philosophy and indicate how it underlies 
and integrates all proposed activities. Specific information must be 
provided on how youth will be involved in the design, operation and 
evaluation of the program.
    1. Shelter: Applicant must:
    Assure that shelter is provided through one or a combination of the 
following:
    (a) A group home facility;
    (b) Family host homes; or
    (c) Supervised apartments.
    Applicant must indicate if the shelter will be provided directly or 
indirectly. When shelter will be provided indirectly, applicant must 
submit copies of formal written agreements with service providers 
regarding the terms under which shelter is provided.
    Assure that the facilities used for housing, whether a shelter, 
host family home and/or supervised apartments, shall accommodate no 
more than 20 youth at any given time; shall have a sufficient number of 
staff to ensure on-site supervision at each shelter option that is not 
a family home including periodic, unannounced visits from project 
staff; and is in compliance with State and local licensing 
requirements.
    Assure, if applicable, that the applicant meets the requirements of 
the RHY Act for the lease of surplus Federal facilities for use as 
transitional living housing facilities. Each surplus Federal facility 
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made available for a period not less than two years, and no rent or fee 
shall be charged to the applicant in connection with use of such a 
facility. Any structural modifications or additions to surplus Federal 
facilities become the property of the government of the United States. 
All such modifications or additions may be made only after receiving 
prior written consent from the appropriate Department of Health and 
Human Services official.
    2. Services: Applicant must include a description of the core 
services to be provided. The description must include the purpose and 
concept of the service, its role in both the overall program design and 
the individual client TLP plan. The services to be provided must 
include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
     Basic life skills information, counseling, and training 
including budgeting, money management, use of credit, housekeeping, 
menu planning and food preparation, consumer education, leisure-time 
activities, transportation, and obtaining vital documents (Social 
Security card, birth certificate).
     Interpersonal skill building, such as developing positive 
relationships with peers and adults, effective communication, decision 
making, and stress management.
     Educational advancement, such as GED preparation and 
attainment, post-secondary training (college, technical school, 
military, etc.), and vocational education.
     Job preparation and attainment, such as career counseling, 
job preparation training, dress and grooming, job placement and job 
maintenance.
     Mental health care, such as counseling (individual and 
group), drug abuse education, prevention and referral services, and 
mental health counseling.
     Physical health care, such as routine physicals, health 
assessments, family planning/parenting skills, and emergency medical 
treatment.
     The substantive participation of youth in the assessment 
and implementation of their needs, including the development and 
implementation of the individual transitional living plan and in 
decisions about the services to be received.
     Programmatic efforts planned and/or implemented to 
encourage awareness of and sensitivity to the particular needs of 
homeless youth who are members of ethnic, racial and sexual minority 
groups and/or who are street youth.
    3. Administration: Applicant must:
     Describe the procedures to be employed in the development, 
implementation and monitoring of an individualized, written 
transitional living plan for each program participant which addresses 
the provision of services, and is appropriate to the individual 
developmental needs of the client.
     Assure that the participant will substantively participate 
in the assessment of his or her needs and in decisions about the 
services to be received.
     Assure that the outreach programs to be established are 
designed to attract individuals who are eligible to participate in the 
project.
     Provide an assurance that housing and services will be 
available to a participant for a continuous period not to exceed 540 
days (18 months).
     Describe the methods to be employed in collecting 
statistical records and evaluative data and for submitting annual 
reports on such information to the Department of Health and Human 
Services.
     Describe how the applicant will ensure the confidentiality 
of participant's records.
     Describe how the activities implemented under this project 
will be continued by the agency once Federal funding for the project 
has ended, with specific plans for accomplishing program phase-out for 
the last two quarters of program project period in the event that the 
applicant would not receive a new award.
     Agree to gather and submit program and client data 
required by FYSB through the Runaway and Homeless Youth System 
(RHYMIS). If applicant is a current FYSB grantee, describe the data 
currently collected and submitted under the RHYMIS system. Current 
recipients of a FYSB grant who are not submitting the required data are 
at risk of not being considered for a new grant award.
     Agree to cooperate with any research or evaluation efforts 
sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families.
Criterion 4. Staff and Position Data and Organization Profiles (20 
Points Plus 5 Possible Bonus Points)
    1. Applicant must discuss staff and organizational experience in 
working with runaway, homeless and street youth populations. As 
required by the RHY Act, priority for funding will be given to 
organizations with experience in providing direct services to runaway, 
homeless and street youth in a manner that is in concert with the Basic 
Center Program Performance Standards found below in Part V, Appendix A. 
Applicant must document the services it provides to this specific 
population and the length of time the applicant has been involved in 
the provision of these services. Five bonus points may be awarded to 
applicants who have at least three years of experience providing direct 
services to runaway, homeless and street youth.
    2. Applicant must include information on skills, knowledge and 
experience of the project director and key project staff. Brief resumes 
of current and proposed staff, as well as job descriptions, should be 
included. Resumes must indicate what position the individual will fill 
and position descriptions must specifically describe the job as it 
relates to the proposed project. Applicants must also list 
organizations and consultants who will work on the program along with a 
short description of the nature of their effort or contribution. 
Applicant must provide information on plans for training project staff 
as well as staff of cooperating organizations and individuals.
    3. Applicant must describe how the project has established or will 
establish formal service linkages with other social service, law 
enforcement, educational, housing, vocational, welfare, legal service, 
drug treatment and health care agencies in order to ensure appropriate 
referrals for the project participants where and when needed.
    4. Applicant must demonstrate the ability of the organization to 
effectively manage the program.
    5. Applicant must provide a short description of the applicant 
agency's organization: the types, quantities and costs of services it 
provides and must identify and discuss the role of other organizations 
or multiple sites of the agency that will be involved in direct 
services to runaway and homeless youth through this grant. List all 
these sites, including addresses, phone numbers and staff contact names 
if different than those on the SF 424. If the agency is a recipient of 
funds from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families for 
services to runaway and homeless youth for programs other than that 
applied for in this application, show how the services supported by 
these funds are or will be integrated with the existing services. 
Organizational charts may be provided.
    6. Applicant must provide an annotated listing of its funding 
sources and contractual agreements and other relationships which 
support or complement the provision of mandated services to runaway, 
homeless and street youth.

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Criterion 5. Budget (10 Points)
    1. Applicant must show that costs of the proposed program are 
reasonable and justified in terms of numbers of youth and families to 
be served, types and quantities of services to be provided and the 
anticipated results and benefits. Discussion should refer to (1) the 
budget information presented on Standard Forms 424 and 424A and the 
applicant's budget justification and (2) the results or benefits 
identified under Criterion 2 above.
    2. Applicant must describe the fiscal control and accounting 
procedures that will be used to ensure prudent use, proper disbursement 
and accurate accounting of funds received under this program 
announcement.
    3. While computer software and training for program data collection 
through the RHYMIS will be provided by FYSB to grantees, applicant 
should include a request for funds in its budget (within the maximum 
Federal funds allowed) for any computer equipment needed for 
implementation of the RHYMIS. The estimated cost of such equipment is 
approximately $2000, and information regarding the kind of equipment 
needed will be provided to successful applicants.
    4. Applicant must describe how cost-effective use of TLP funds will 
be ensured by taking maximum advantage of existing resources within the 
State which would help in the operation or coordination of a TLP, 
including those resources which are supported by Federal Independent 
Living Initiatives funds. Also, applicant must describe efforts to be 
undertaken over the length of the project which may increase non-
Federal resources available to support the TLP.

Competitive Area C: Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative 
Agreements

    Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit organizations and combinations of 
such organizations with demonstrated capacity to provide services to 
runaway and homeless youth service providers on a Statewide or regional 
basis.
    Program Purpose, Goals and Objectives: FYSB supports a national 
T&TA effort designed to enhance and promote the continuous quality 
improvement of the services available to runaway, homeless and street 
youth and their families. FYSB expects to award approximately $2 
million to fund up to ten cooperative agreements to enhance the 
programmatic and administrative capacities of public and private 
agencies to provide services to the targeted populations. Applications 
to provide such assistance may cover one or more of the ten Federal 
Regions or one or more of the five Regional Hubs and may include 
subcontracts to cover specific regional or multi-State areas. 
Applications, whether covering a Hub or a Region, must provide 
assurance that staff will be accessible to the Central and Regional 
offices. Applicants covering a region should discuss coordination with 
other potential providers in a Hub. Applicants must show how they 
intend to provide service to all customers in their service area 
regardless of geographic location. (See Appendix H for listing of 
Federal regions and Hubs and the number of grantees by region.)
    The successful applicants are expected to provide the following 
services and activities as core elements:
    1. Provide program specific technical assistance through 
consultation. Consultation may be on-site, via telephone or any 
combination of strategies, which address and/or correct programmatic 
and administrative concerns. Technical assistance designed and/or 
provided to grantees for this purpose must be accessible and 
individualized, must provide concrete information and skill building 
and must include follow-up efforts. The TA delivered will be based upon 
the specific needs of the grantee(s) requesting the assistance. 
However, the TA must conform to the intent of the law.
    2. Provide a mechanism such as, but not limited to a newsletter, 
list serve and/or electronic bulletin board for sharing information for 
the purpose of improving and increasing resources and information 
available to RHY grantees and, for sharing new and emerging information 
concerning service provision issues and best practices obtained through 
interaction with grantees and other youth serving agencies through 
workshops, conferences and other activities associated with the 
provision of T&TA.
    3. Provide intensive, skill-based training and technical assistance 
to newly funded and inexperienced RHY grantees, when requested by the 
grantee and/or the ACF Regional Hub office as a direct outcome of on-
site monitoring and/or analysis of MIS data.
    4. Use monitoring reports, MIS data and corrective action reports 
for the purpose of providing technical assistance to address the 
grantees program specific needs. Delivery of T/A will be made in 
consultation with the Central and Regional Offices and approved by the 
Federal Project Officer.
    5. Provide staff training focused on quality skill development 
that: (a) provides opportunities for hands-on participation, direct 
observation, practices and expert feedback: (b) analyzes, integrates 
and transmits knowledge obtained from research findings, curricula, and 
models of greatest interest to grantees: and (c) recognizes new and 
emerging youth issues and provides intensive skills training in these 
areas.
    6. Promote cooperative relationships among training and technical 
assistance providers, the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth, 
and other FYSB support contractors for the exchange of information 
regarding identified technical assistance and training needs, emerging 
youth issues, research findings, curricula and model programs. FYSB 
strongly encourages the establishment of an advisory board with 
representation at a minimum from the regional office, a representative 
sample of each type of FYSB program in the regional area, the Executive 
Director of the organization funded under this competitive grant, the 
Project Director(s) of the State Collaboration Grantees (where 
applicable) and other State and local youth service providers.
    The award of these cooperative agreements (see definition section) 
will include a delineation of the responsibilities of the successful 
applicants and the Administration on Children, Youth and Families. The 
responsibilities contained in each cooperative agreement may be geared 
toward the unique needs of the RHY programs in the geographic area(s) 
to be served with a description of the uniqueness of the program, as 
well as incorporating the core elements, described above, consistent to 
all RHY programs regardless of geographic area.
    At a minimum, the responsibilities of the successful applicants 
will include development and implementation of a work-plan (including 
TA capacity inventory forms, procedures, evaluation strategies/forms, 
site-visit plans, schedules, etc.), provision of training and technical 
assistance to grantees, and coordination with other grantee support 
efforts and T&TA providers. Responsibilities of the Federal staff will 
include, at a minimum, consultation in the development of workplans; 
review and approval of workplans; coordination and sharing of 
monitoring data, as appropriate; identification of technical assistance 
needs; and sponsorship of a national meeting of T&TA providers.
    Background: Since 1975, many State and local agencies and 
community-based programs have been established and/or strengthened to 
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runaway, homeless and street youth. These agencies are both public and 
private, profit making and nonprofit. Some focus on a single concern, 
such as crisis intervention or substance abuse prevention, while others 
are comprehensive or all-purpose agencies, with specific components 
that deal with the physical health, mental health, family reunification 
and functioning, employment, education and transitional living needs of 
these young people.
    Notwithstanding the significant numbers of effective agencies and 
competent professional staff dedicated to assisting runaway, homeless 
and street youth across the country, services in some geographic areas 
are inadequate or non-existent. In other cases, existing programs lack 
staff resources with the full range of skills required to carry out the 
ever changing responsibilities with which the individual programs are 
charged. Also, many of the developed and tested curricula and models 
are little known or understood, even among programs and staff where 
they could be of the greatest use. Further, as a youth development 
approach has gradually emerged that focuses on a young person's 
competence, connection to community, altruism, control, autonomy and 
identity as an alternative to adolescent health and behavioral risks; 
there is a need to partner with states, local, government, foundations, 
and community based organizations to establish and support effective 
long range youth development strategies, funding and policy 
information. In addition, as new issues emerge, even experienced staff 
and agency leadership need to enhance their existing skills and develop 
new ones.
    To address these issues, Section 342 of the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Act, administered by the Youth and Family Services Bureau, 
authorizes support to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of 
providing training and technical assistance (T&TA) to runaway, homeless 
and street youth service providers.
    To effectively provide such assistance, extensive interaction with 
grantees, integration and sharing of knowledge, coordination with other 
components supporting the runaway and homeless service system such as 
RHYMIS and program monitoring, and a cooperative relationship among 
training and technical assistance providers is needed. FYSB is 
supporting a national T&TA effort designed to support the continuous 
improvement of all RHY grantees as they work to deliver high quality 
and effective services to youth, young adults and their families. Our 
T&TA system reflects a national commitment to quality improvement and 
capacity-building at the local and Regional Hub level.
    Duration of Project: This announcement solicits applications for 
Training and Technical Assistance grants up to three years (36 month 
project periods). Grant awards, made on a competitive basis, will be 
for a one year (12-month) budget period. Applications for continuation 
grants beyond the one-year budget period, but within the 36 month 
project period, will be considered 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.
    Anticipated Federal Funding: The anticipated Federal funding for 
the first 12-month budget period will range from $150,000-$400,000 per 
grant, contingent on the identified service area.
    Applicant Share of Project Costs: Training and Tehnical Assistance 
grantees must provide a non-Federal share or match of at least ten 
percent of the Federal funds awarded. The non-Federal share may be met 
by cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged to 
meet their match requirements through cash contributions. Therefore, a 
three-year project costing $300,000 in Federal funds (based on an award 
of $100,000 per 12-month budget period) must include a match of at 
least $30,000 ($10,000 per budget period).
    Evaluation Criteria for Training and Technical Assistance 
Cooperative Agreements: The five criteria that follow will be used to 
review and evaluate each application under the Training and Technical 
Assistance competitive grant area. Each of these criterion should be 
addressed in the project description section of the application. The 
point values indicate the maximum numerical weight each criterion will 
be accorded in the review process. Note that the highest possible score 
an application can receive under this competitive grant area is 100 
points.
Criterion 1. Objectives and Need for Assistance (15 Points)
    1. Identify the exact geographic area(s) to be served in terms of 
its distinctive features, including the States topography, economic 
condition etc.
    2. Discuss youth well-being and homelessness in the geographic 
area(s) to be served. Provide recent documentation of the incidence of 
homeless youth and other youth in crisis.
    3. Demonstrate an understanding of the incidence and conditions of 
runaway and homeless youth in the geographic area(s) to be served; and 
current issues, special problems and needs associated with runaway and 
homeless youth such as substance abuse, sexual abuse, learning 
disabilities, lack of independent living skills and risky behavior.
    4. Discuss services in the geographic area(s) for runaway and 
homeless youth (Basic Centers, Transitional Living Programs, Street 
Outreach Programs and related demonstration service grants).
    5. Indicate an understanding of the capacities and management 
systems necessary to establish and operate runaway and homeless youth 
agencies. Discuss the knowledge, skills, abilities and experience 
required by individual youth service professionals at both the 
administrative and direct service levels.
    6. Discuss and justify the need for short-term training and 
technical assistance in the geographic area to be served.
    7. Discuss barriers to services in the geographic area and greatest 
training and technical assistance needs of runaway and homeless youth 
service providers. Evidence consideration of the distinctive features 
identified in #1 above.
    8. Demonstrate an understanding of relevant research and youth 
development findings and products, and knowledge of available 
curricula, models and experts.
Criterion 2. Results and Benefits (20 Points)
    1. Discuss the goals and objectives of the proposed training and 
technical assistance effort and how it builds and/or improves upon past 
efforts in terms of learning goals and objectives for individuals 
trained and technical assistance provided to agencies.
    2. Project the number of agencies and individuals that would 
receive training and technical assistance services.
    3. Describe how the training and technical assistance effort will 
increase the programmatic and administrative capacities of RHY grantees 
to deliver effective and quality services to runaway and homeless 
youth.
    4. Describe in measurable terms how specific agency competencies 
will be enhanced by the training and technical assistance provided. 
Provide examples such as: (1) number of staff to be certified in short-
term family mediation counseling; (2) number of staff to be trained in 
FYSB?s youth development approach; (3) number of staff to be trained in 
assessment based case management; and (4) number of

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additional trainings to be provided by the receiving grantee after 
being trained by the T/TA provider., etc.
    5. Describe how training and technical assistance to be provided 
will build on current program strengths and promote continuous program 
improvement.
Criterion 3. Approach (35 Points)
    1. Describe the approach, philosophy, strategies, methodologies and 
models that would be used to assess and address the unique training and 
technical assistance needs of runaway and homeless youth service 
providers in the geographic area(s) to be served. Describe the proposed 
effort and activities in detail.
    2. Describe the perceived types of interaction with grantees to 
support an inventory of training needs, development of training plan 
and design of training and technical assistance strategies.
    3. Discuss the approach that will be used to provide quality staff 
training which focuses on skill development that provides opportunities 
for hands-on participation, direct observation, practice and expert 
feedback; which analyzes, integrates and transmits knowledge obtained 
from research findings, curricula, and models of greatest interest to 
grantees; and recognizes new and emerging youth issues and provides 
intensive skills training in these areas.
    4. Describe the approach that will be used for the collaborative 
exchange of monitoring and MIS information for runaway and homeless 
youth programs for the purpose of planning training and technical 
assistance for the geographic area to be served. Include a discussion 
of training and technical assistance that is a follow-up to monitoring 
and responsive to the needs of individual grantees.
    5. Describe the approach that would be used to promote the 
transmittal of knowledge and skills from highly skilled youth service 
providers to less experienced staff.
    6. Describe the approach for establishing a cooperative 
relationship with other training and technical assistance providers, 
Federal offices, state officials, Foundations, national contractors and 
city governments.
    7. Provide a detailed description of the efforts that will be 
carried out by the applicant directly and those efforts to be carried 
out in conjunction with other agencies or consultants. Discuss how 
these efforts will enhance training and technical assistance provision.
    8. Describe the methodology that will be used to evaluate the 
effectiveness of the training and technical assistance provided to 
runaway and homeless youth service providers in the geographic area(s).
    9. Discuss the approach that would be used and sample events and 
activities to be sponsored or co-sponsored to encourage cultural 
competency of runaway and homeless youth service providers in areas 
such as outreach, program design, staffing and board development. 
Include proposed time frames for accomplishing major milestones, levels 
of effort, letters of commitment and support.
Criterion 4. Staff and Position Data and Organization Profiles (20 
Points)
    1. Describe the organizational history, structure, and experience 
providing training and technical assistance. Discuss operating 
principles with respect to the development and implementation of 
training and technical assistance.
    2. Clearly define roles and provide job descriptions of key project 
positions.
    3. Provide resumes of current and proposed staff. Include skills, 
experience, and qualifications working with runaway and homeless youth, 
and developing and designing training and technical assistance for 
youth service providers, incorporating the youth development approach.
    4. Describe facilities, equipment, and other resources that would 
be available to the project.
    5. Describe the administrative and organizational structure and 
linkages established with other relevant organizations (e.g. 
subcontractors, other projects). Provide charts summarizing these 
structures and linkages and written agreements defining them (include 
in appendices).
    6. Describe how the organization plans to ensure that consultants/
subcontractors and other staff are culturally diverse and 
representative of the same ethnic backgrounds of the youth being 
served.
    7. Applicant must provide an annotated listing of its funding 
sources and contractual agreements and other relationships which 
support or complement the provision of mandated services to runaway, 
homeless and street youth.
Criterion 5. Budget (10 Points)
    1. Discuss and justify the cost of the proposed project in terms of 
types and quantities of services to be provided.
    2. Describe the fiscal control and accounting procedures that will 
be used to ensure the prudent use, proper disbursement, and accurate 
accounting of funds received.
    3. Describe how additional resources necessary to carry out this 
project would be obtained and integrated into the work of the project.
    4. Provide assurance that one key person from the project would 
attend an annual 2-3 day FYSB sponsored meeting in Washington, D.C.

Part III. Application Process

A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees

    Potential grantees can direct questions about program requirements 
or application forms to the Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, Program Announcement, 1815 
North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209; Telephone: 1-
800-351-2293; electronic mail: [email protected]. Further general 
information may be obtained from the Training and Technical Assistance 
Providers listed in Part V, Appendix E for those interested in BCP and 
TLP.

B. Application Requirements

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

C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13)

    The Uniform Project Description information collection within this 
Program Announcement is approved under Uniform Project Description 
(0970-0139), Expiration Date 10/31/2000.
    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 10 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

D. Notification Under Executive Order 12372

    This program is covered under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372,

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``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.
    As of September 1997, the following jurisdictions have elected not 
to participate in the Executive Order Process. Applicants from these 
jurisdictions or for projects administered by Federally-recognized 
Indian tribes need take no action in regard to E.O. 12372: Alabama, 
Alaska, American Samoa, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, 
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, 
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Palau, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, 
Vermont, Virginia and Washington. All remaining jurisdictions 
participate in the Executive Order process and have established Single 
Points of Contacts (SPOCs). Applicants from participating jurisdictions 
should contact their SPOC as soon as possible to alert them to the 
prospective application and receive any necessary instructions.
    Applicants must submit any required material to the SPOCs as early 
as possible so that the program office can obtain and review SPOC 
comments as part of the award process. The applicant must submit all 
required materials, if any, to the SPOC and indicate the date of this 
submittal (or date of contact if no submittal is required) on the 
Standard Form 424, item 16a.
    Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from the application 
deadline date to comment on proposed new awards. SPOCs are encouraged 
to eliminate the submission of routine endorsements as official 
recommendations. Additionally, SPOCs are requested to clearly 
differentiate between mere advisory comments and those official State 
process recommendations which they intend to trigger the ``accommodate 
or explain'' rule. When comments are submitted directly to ACYF, they 
must be addressed to: Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Family and Youth 
Services Bureau, Room 2038, 330 C Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20447.
    A list of the Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory 
is included as Part V, Appendix F, of this announcement.

E. Availability of Forms and Other Materials

    A copy of the forms that must be submitted as part of each 
application for a runaway and homeless youth grant and instructions for 
completing the application are provided in Part V, Appendix H. 
Legislation referenced in Part I, section B, of this announcement may 
be found in major public libraries, and the appendices at the end of 
this announcement contain other relevant information regarding RHY 
programs. Additional copies of this announcement may be obtained by 
calling 1-800-351-2293. Many standard forms can also be downloaded and 
printed from the following ACF webpage: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/
programs/oa/form.htm.

F. Application Consideration

    All applications which are complete and conform to the requirements 
of this program announcement will be subject to a competitive review 
and evaluation against the specific competitive grant area criteria 
outlined in Part II of this announcement. This review will be conducted 
in Washington, D.C., by panels of non-Federal experts knowledgeable in 
the areas of youth development and human services. Applications for 
Basic Center Program grants will be reviewed competitively only with 
other applications from the same State.
    Application review panels will assign a score to each application, 
identifying its strengths and weaknesses. Both Central and Regional Hub 
office staff will conduct administrative reviews of the applications 
and the results of the competitive review panels and will recommend 
applications for funding to the Commissioner, ACYF. The Commissioner 
will make the final selection of the applications to be funded.
    In addition to scores assigned by non-Federal reviewers and Federal 
administrative reviews, the Commissioner may approve applications 
proposing services in unserved or inadequately served areas in an 
effort to make sure there is a geographic distribution of services. The 
Commissioner may also elect not to fund any applicants having known 
management, fiscal, reporting, program, or other problems which make it 
unlikely that they would be able to provide effective services.
    Successful applicants will be notified through the issuance of a 
Financial Assistance Award which will set forth the amount of funds 
granted, the terms and conditions of the grant, the effective date of 
the grant, the budget period for which initial support will be given, 
the non-Federal share to be provided and the total project period for 
which support is contemplated. As part of the award process, a 
cooperative agreement must be jointly developed which includes an 
explicit statement of the nature, character, and extent of anticipated 
Federal agency and grantee involvement.
    Organizations whose applications will not be funded will be 
notified in writing by the Commissioner of the Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families. Every effort will be made to notify all 
unsuccessful applicants as soon as possible after final decisions are 
made.

Part IV. Application Content and Submission Instructions

A. Application Content

    Each application must contain the following items in the order 
listed:
    1. Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424, REV 4-
92). Follow the instructions in Part V, Appendix I. In Item 8 of Form 
424, check ``New.'' In Item 10 of the 424, clearly identify the Catalog 
of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Program title and number for the 
program for which funds are being requested:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  CFDA
                        Program title                           program
                                                                  No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basic Center Program.........................................     93.623
Transitional Living Program..................................     93.550
Training and Technical Assistance............................     93.623
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In Item 11 of the 424, identify which Competitive Grant Area (IIA: 
Basic Center Program (BCP), IIB: Transitional Living Program (TLP) or 
IIC: Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements (T&TA) 
the application addresses.
    In item 12, identify the specific geographic area to be served.
    2. Budget and Budget Justification (Standard Form 424A, REV 4-92). 
Follow the instructions in Part V, Appendix I. The budget justification 
should be typed on standard size plain white paper, provide breakdowns 
for major budget categories and justify significant costs. List amounts 
and sources of all funds, both Federal and non-Federal, to be used for 
this project. Federal funds provided to States and services or other 
resources purchased with Federal funds may not be used to match project 
grants. Applicants, which do not provide the required percentage of 
non-Federal share, will not be funded.

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    3. Project Summary/Abstract (one page maximum). Clearly mark this 
page with the applicant name as shown on item 5 of the SF 424, identify 
the competitive grant area and the title of the proposed project as 
shown in item 11 and the service area as shown in item 12 of the SF 
424. The summary description should not exceed 300 words.
    Care should be taken to produce a summary which accurately and 
concisely reflects the proposed project. It should describe the 
objectives of the project, the approach to be used and the results and 
benefits expected.
    4. Assurances/Certifications. Applicants are required to sign and 
return a SF 424B, Assurances--Non-Construction Programs and the 
Certification Regarding Lobbing forms and return them with the 
application. Copies of the assurances and certifications are reprinted 
at the end of this announcement and may be reproduced as necessary. A 
duly authorized representative of the applicant organization must 
certify that the applicant is in compliance with these assurances and 
certifications. In addition, applicants must certify their compliance 
with: (1) Drug-Free Workplace Requirements; (2) Debarment and Other 
Responsibilities; and (3) Pro-Children Act of 1994 (Certification 
Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke). A signature on the SF 424 
indicates compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Requirements, 
Debarment and Other Responsibilities and Environmental Tobacco Smoke 
Certifications. A signature on the application constitutes an assurance 
that the applicant will comply with the pertinent Departmental 
regulations contained in 45 CFR Part 74.
    5. Documents of Support. The maximum number of pages for supporting 
documentation is 10 pages, double-spaced, exclusive of letters of 
support or agreement. These documents must be numbered and might 
include resumes, photocopies of news clippings, evidence of the 
program's efforts to coordinate youth services at the local level, etc. 
Documentation over the ten-page limit will not be reviewed. Applicants 
may, however, include as many letters of support or agreement as are 
appropriate.

B. Application Submission

    To be considered for funding, each applicant must submit one signed 
original and two additional copies of the application, including all 
attachments, to the application receipt point specified above. The 
original copy of the application must have original signatures, signed 
in black ink. Each copy must be stapled (back and front) in the upper 
left corner. All copies of an application must be submitted in a single 
package.
    Because each application will be duplicated, do not use or include 
separate covers, binders, clips, tabs, plastic inserts, maps, brochures 
or any other items that cannot be processed easily on a photocopy 
machine with an automatic feed. Do not bind, clip, staple, or fasten in 
any way separate subsections of the application, including supporting 
documentation. Applicants are advised that the copies of the 
application submitted, not the original, will be reproduced by the 
Federal government for review.
    A separate application must be submitted for each competitive grant 
area and applications that combine two or more competitive grant areas 
will not be reviewed or funded. Envelopes containing an application 
must clearly indicate the specific competitive grant area that the 
application is addressing: Basic Center Program, Transitional Living 
Program, or Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements.

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

    Dated: April 25, 1999.
Patricia Montoya,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.

Part V. Appendices

Appendix A. Basic Center Program Performance Standards

Program Performance Standards

I. Purpose

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

II. Program Performance Standards and Criteria

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

1. Outreach

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

2. Individual Intake Process

    The project shall conduct an individual intake process with each 
youth seeking services from the project. The individual intake 
process shall provide for:
    a. Direct access to project services on a 24-hour basis.

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

3. Temporary Shelter

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

4. Individual and Group Counseling

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

5. Family Counseling

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

6. Service Linkages

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

7. Aftercare Services

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

8. Recreational Program

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

9. Case Disposition

    The project shall determine, on an individual case basis, the 
disposition of each youth provided temporary shelter, and shall 
assure the safe arrival of each youth home or to an alternative 
living arrangement.
    a. To the extent feasible, the project shall provide for the 
active involvement of the youth, the parent(s) or legal guardian, 
and the staff in determining what living arrangement constitutes the 
best interest of each youth.
    b. The project shall assure the safe arrival of each youth home 
or to an alternative living arrangement, following the termination 
of the crisis services provided by the project, by arranging for the 
transportation of the youth if he/she will be residing within the 
area served by the project; or by arranging for the meeting and 
local transportation of the youth at his/her destination if he/she 
will be residing beyond the area served by the project.
    c. The project shall verify the arrival of each youth who is not 
accompanied home or to an alternative living arrangement by the 
parent(s) or legal guardian, project staff or other agency staff 
within 12 hours after his/her scheduled arrival at his/her 
destination.

10. Staffing and Staff Development

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

11. Youth Participation

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

12. Individual Client Files

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

13. Ongoing Center Planning

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

14. Board of Directors/Advisory Body (Optional)

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

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    c. The Board of Directors or Advisory Body shall review and 
approve the overall goals, objectives, and activities of the 
project, including the written plan developed under standard 13.

Appendix B. National Runaway Switchboard (National Communications 
System)

The National Runaway Switchboard--Toll-free: 1-800-621-4000

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

Appendix C. National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth

    The National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY) is a 
resource for communities interested in developing new and effective 
strategies for supporting young people and their families. The 
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, established NCFY to serve as a central 
information source on family and youth issues. As a national 
resource for youth service professionals, policymakers and the 
general public, NCFY offers the following services:

Information Sharing

    Through a professionally staffed information line, databases, 
and special mailings, NCFY actively distributes information about 
effective program approaches, available resources, and current 
activities relevant to the family and youth services fields.

Issue Forums

    NCFY facilitates FYSB-sponsored forums, bringing together 
experts in the field to discuss critical issues and emerging trends 
and develop strategies for improving services to families and youth. 
NCFY shares forum outcomes with the field.

Materials Development

    NCFY produces information on FYSB and its programs, as well as 
reports on critical issues, best practices, and promising 
approaches.

Networking

    NCFY supports FYSB's efforts to collaborate with other Federal 
agencies, State and local governments, national organizations, and 
communities to address the full range of issues facing young people 
and their families today.
    To find out more about the National Clearinghouse on Families 
and Youth, please call or write: National Clearinghouse on Families 
and Youth, P.O. Box 13505, Silver Spring, Maryland 20911-3505, (301) 
608-8098, Fax: (301) 608-8721.

Appendix D. Administration for Children and Families

Regional Office Youth Contacts

Region I: Bill Jackson, Administration for Children and Families, 
John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Room 2011, Boston, Massachusetts 
02203 (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT), (617) 565-1118
Region II: Junius Scott, Administration for Children and Families, 
26 Federal Plaza, Room 1239, New York, NY 10278 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), 
(212) 264-1329
Region III: Dick Gilbert, Administration for Children and Families, 
150 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 864, Philadelphia, PA 19104-
3499 (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV), (215) 861-4031
Region IV: Frank McBeth, Administration for Children and Families, 
61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite #4M60, Atlanta, GA 30303 (AL, FL, GA, 
KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), (404) 562-2844
Region V: Katie Williams, Administration for Children and Families, 
105 West Adams, 23rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, 
WI), (312) 353-9675
Region VI: Ralph Rogers, Administration for Children and Families, 
1301 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75202 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), (214) 767-
2977
Region VII: Dale Scott, Administration for Children and Families, 
Federal Office Building, Room 384, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas 
City, MO 64106 (IA, KS, MO, NE), (816) 426-5401, Ext. 181
Region VIII: Vicki Wright, Administration for Children and Families, 
Federal Office Building, 1961 Stout Street, 9th Floor, Denver, CO 
80294 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), (303) 844-3100, Ext. 361
Region IX: Deborah Oppenheim, Administration for Children and 
Families, 50 United Nations Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102 (AZ, CA, 
HI, NV, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall 
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia), (415) 437-8426
Region X: Steve Ice, Administration for Children and Families, 2201 
Sixth Avenue, RX 32, Seattle, WA 98121 (AK, ID, OR, WA), (206) 615-
2558, Ext. 3075

Appendix E. Training and Technical Assistance Providers

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

New England Network for Child, Youth and Family Services, 25 Stow 
Road, Boxborough, MA 01719, Contact: Nancy Jackson, (508) 266-1998, 
[email protected]
Empire State Coalition of Youth and Family Services, 121 Avenue of 
the Americas, New York, NY 10013, Contact: Margo Hirsch, (212) 966-
6477, [email protected]
Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth and Family Services, 9400 McKnight 
Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, Contact: Nancy Johnson, (412) 366-6562, 
[email protected]
Southeastern Network of Youth and Family Services, 1761 South 
Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30606, Contact: Gail Kurtz, (706) 354-
4568, [email protected]
Youth Network Council, 59 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL 60605, 
Contact: Denis Murstein, (312) 427-2710, D[email protected]
Southwest Network of Youth Services, 2525 Wallingwood Drive, Austin, 
TX 78746, Contact: Theresa Tod, (512) 328-6860, TheresaT[email protected]
M.I.N.K., A Network of Runaway and Youth Serving Agencies, c/o Youth 
in Need, 516 Jefferson Street, St. Charles, MO 63301, Contact: 
Theresa Jenkins, (314) 946-0101, [email protected]
Mountain Plains Youth Services, 221 West Rosser, Bismarck, ND 58501, 
Contact: Linda Wood, (701) 255-7229, [email protected]
Western States Youth Services Network, 1309 Ross Street, Petaluma, 
CA 94954, Contact: Nancy Fastenau, (707) 763-2213, [email protected]
Northwest Network for Youth, 603 Steward Street, Seattle, WA 98101, 
Contact: Andrew Estep, (206) 628-3760, N[email protected]

Appendix F. State Single Points of Contact (SPOCS)

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 Admin., 515 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) 
445-0613, FAX: (916) 322-3018

Delaware

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact, Executive Department, 
Office of the Budget, 540 S. Dupont Hwy., Ste. 5, 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.,

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717 14th Street, N.W.--Suite 1200, Washington, D.C. 20005, 
Telephone: (202) 727-1700 (direct), FAX: (202) 727-1617, (202) 727-
6537 (secretary)

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 
Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, Telephone: (850) 
922-5438, FAX: (850) 414-0479, Contact: Cherie Trainor, (850) 414-
5495

Georgia

Deborah Stephens, Coordinator, Georgia State Clearinghouse, 270 
Washington Street, S.W., 8th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, 
Telephone: (404) 656-3855, FAX: (404) 656-7901

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

Renee Miller. State Budget Agency, 212 State House, Indianapolis, 
Indiana 46204-2796, Telephone: (317) 232-2971 (direct line), FAX: 
(317) 233-3323

Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Div. for Community Assistance, Iowa Department of 
Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, 
Telephone: (515) 242-4719, FAX: (515) 242-4809

Kentucky

Kevin J. Goldsmith, Director, Sandra Brewer, Executive Secretary, 
Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the Governor, 700 Capitol 
Avenue, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Telephone: (502) 564-2611, FAX: 
(502) 564-0437

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

Linda Janey, 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 Governments, 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, 550 High Street, 303 Walters Sillers Bldg., Jackson, 
Mississippi 39201-3087, Telephone: (601) 359-6762, FAX: (601) 359-
6758

Missouri

Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Office of 
Administration, P.O. Box 809, Jefferson Building, 9th Floor, 
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (314) 751-4834, FAX: 
(314) 751-7819

Nevada

Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, 209 E. Muser 
Street, Room 220, Carson City, Nevada 89710, Telephone: (702) 687-
4065, FAX: (702) 687-3983, Contact: Heather Elliot, (702) 687-6367

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

Nick Mandell, Local Government Division, Room 201, Bataan Memorial 
Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone: (505) 827-3640, 
FAX: (505) 827-4984

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

Jeanette Furney, North Carolina Department of Administration, 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

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

South Carolina

Omeagia Burgess, State Single Point of Contact, Budget and Control 
Board, Office of State Budget, 1122 Ladies Street, 12th Floor, 
Columbia, South Carolina 29201, Telephone: (803) 734-0494, FAX: 
(803) 734-0645

Texas

Tom Adams, Governors Office, Director, Intergovernmental 
Coordination, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone: (512) 
463-1771, FAX: (512) 463-2681

Utah

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and 
Budget, Room 116 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114, 
Telephone: (801) 538-1027, 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, Federal/State 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

Sandy Ross, State Single Point of Contact, Dept. of Administration 
and Information, 2001 Capital Avenue, Room 214, Cheyenne, Wyoming 
82002, Telephone: (307) 777-5492, FAX: (307) 777-3696

Territories

Guam

Joseph Rivera, Acting Director, Bureau of Budget and Management 
Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, Guam 96932, 
Telephone: (671) 475-9411 or 9412, FAX: (671) 472-2825

Puerto Rico

Jose Caballero-Mercado, Chairman, Puerto Rico Planning Board, 
Federal Proposals Review Office, Minillas Government Center, P.O. 
Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940-1119, Telephone: (787) 727-
4444, (787) 723-6190, FAX : (787) 724-3270, (809) 724-3103

Northern Mariana Islands

Office of Management and Budget, Mr. Alvaro A. Santos, Executive 
Officer, Office of the Governor, Saipan, MP 96950, Telephone: (670) 
664-2256, FAX: (670) 664-2272, Contact Person: Ms. Jacoba T. Seman, 
Federal Programs Coordinator, Telephone: (670) 644-2289, FAX: (670) 
644-2272

Virgin Islands

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 
intergovermental review to:

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

Appendix G. Basic Center Program Allocations by State

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               Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth--Table of Allocations by State
                                               [Fiscal Year 1999]
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                       Regions and states                          Continuations    New starts        Totals
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Region I:
    Connecticut.................................................        $338,000         $46,439        $384,439
    Maine.......................................................         167,310  ..............         167,310
    Massachusetts...............................................         395,000         337,081         732,081
    New Hampshire...............................................         126,713          49,466         176,179
    Rhode Island................................................         135,666          17,195         152,861
    Vermont.....................................................         100,000  ..............         100,000
Region II:
    New Jersey..................................................         860,000         190,024       1,050,024
    New York....................................................       1,666,138         780,564       2,446,702
    Puerto Rico.................................................         337,786         195,912         533,698
    Virgin Islands..............................................  ..............          45,000          45,000
Region III:
    Delaware....................................................         100,000  ..............         100,000
    District of Columbia........................................         100,000  ..............         100,000
    Maryland....................................................         519,040         200,000         719,040
    Pennsylvania................................................       1,332,859         252,293       1,585,152
    Virginia....................................................         592,649         308,996         901,645
    West Virginia...............................................         235,577  ..............         235,577
Region IV:
    Alabama.....................................................         477,091         116,056         593,147
    Florida.....................................................       1,439,666         433,383       1,873,049
    Georgia.....................................................         871,050         274,330       1,145,380
    Kentucky....................................................         541,658          25,035         566,693
    Mississippi.................................................          97,299         346,318         443,617
    North Carolina..............................................         714,632         354,720       1,069,352
    South Carolina..............................................  ..............         528,908         528,908
    Tennessee...................................................         200,000         435,217         635,217
Region V:
    Illinois....................................................       1,481,273          79,386       1,560,659
    Indiana.....................................................         585,018         300,000         885,018
    Michigan....................................................         950,659         435,622       1,386,281
    Minnesosta..................................................         531,637         160,566         692,203
    Ohio........................................................       1,254,480         316,592       1,571,072
    Wisconsin...................................................         630,675          56,990         687,665
Region VI:
    Arkansas....................................................      368,193.00  ..............         368,193
    Louisiana...................................................         280,448         359,152         639,600
    New Mexico..................................................         283,151  ..............         283,151
    Oklahoma....................................................         424,838          71,577         496,415
    Texas.......................................................       2,138,344         967,817       3,106,161
Region VII:
    Iowa........................................................         254,463         149,605         404,068
    Kansas......................................................         234,684         139,879         374,563
    Missouri....................................................         621,106         157,293         778,399
    Nebraska....................................................         146,768         105,979         252,747
Region VIII:
    Colorado....................................................         410,000         157,054         567,054
    Montana.....................................................         129,819  ..............         129,819
    North Dakota................................................          86,337          23,663         110,000
    South Dakota................................................          62,143          37,857         100,000
    Utah........................................................  ..............         380,822         380,822
    Wyoming.....................................................         100,000  ..............         100,000
Region IX:
    America Samoa...............................................  ..............          45,000          45,000
    Arizona.....................................................         467,206         240,150         707,356
    California..................................................       3,964,961         900,367       4,865,328
    Guam........................................................  ..............          45,000          45,000
    Hawaii......................................................         171,844          26,587         198,431
    Northern Marianas...........................................  ..............          45,000          45,000
    Nevada......................................................         232,779          13,682         246,461
Region X:
    Alaska......................................................         102,400          50,000         152,400
    Idaho.......................................................         194,728          50,000         244,728
    Oregon......................................................         424,727          23,962         448,689
    Washington..................................................         602,219         202,873         805,092
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
        Totals..................................................      28,483,034      10,479,412      38,962,446
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Appendix H. ACF Hub Regional Listing

 
-----------Northeast Hub------------------Region I------------Region II-------------------Region III------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of FYSB Grantees Per Region:
                                     Connecticut         New Jersey          Delaware.
                                     Maine               New York            District of Columbia.
    Region I--42                     Massachusetts       Puerto Rico         Maryland.
    Region II--60                    New Hampshire       Virgin Islands      Pennsylvania.
    Region III--55                   Rhode Island        ..................  Virginia.
                                     Vermont             ..................  West Virginia.
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           Southeast Hub                  Region IV
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Number of FYSB Grantees Per Region:
                                     Alabama
                                     Florida
    Region IV--78                    Georgia
                                     Kentucky
                                     Mississippi
                                     North Carolina
                                     South Carolina
                                     Tennessee
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         North Central Hub                Region V           Region VII
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of FYSB Grantees Per Region:
                                     Illinois            Iowa
                                     Indiana             Kansas
    Region V--108                    Michigan            Missouri
    Region VII--29                   Minnesota           Nebraska
                                     Ohio
                                     Wisconsin
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          West Central Hub                Region VI          Region VIII
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of FYSB Grantees Per Region:
                                     Arkansas            Colorado
                                     Louisiana           Montana
    Region VI--57                    New Mexico          North Dakota
    Region VIII--32                  Oklahoma            South Dakota
                                     Texas               Utah
                                     ..................  Wyoming
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          West Pacific Hub                Region IX           Region X
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of FYSB Grantees Per Region:
                                     Arizona             Alaska
                                     California          Idaho
    Region IX--82                    Hawaii              Oregon
    Region X--38                     Nevada              Washington
                                     America Samoa
                                     Guam
                                     Northern Marianas
                                     Marshall Islands
                                     Micronesia
 

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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 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) and applicant's control number (if applicable).
    3.State use only (if applicable).
    4. If this application is to continue or revise an existing 
award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new 
project, leave blank.
    5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary organizational unit 
which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of 
the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to 
contact on matters related to this application.
    6. Enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the 
Internal Revenue Service.
    7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.
    8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the 
space(s) provided:
    --``New'' means a new assistance award.
    --``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/
budget period for a project with a projected completion date.
    --``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's 
financial obligation or contingent liability from an existing 
obligation.
    9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being 
requested with this application.
    10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and 
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
    11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than 
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a 
separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property 
projects), attach a map showing project location. For 
preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary 
description of this project.
    12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g. 
State, counties, cities).
    13. Self-explanatory.
    14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any 
District(s) affected by the program or project.
    15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first 
funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind 
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable. 
If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award, 
indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the 
amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are 
included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program 
funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item 
15.
    16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact 
(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the 
application is subject to the State intergovernmental review 
process.
    17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the 
person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of 
debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.
    18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the 
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to 
sign this application as official representative must be on file in 
the applicant's office. (Certain Federal agencies may require that 
this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)

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Instructions for the SF-424A

    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 (0348-0044), 
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 of 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 of activity. For other programs, grantor agencies 
may require a breakdown by function or activity. Sections A, B, C, 
and D should include budget estimates for the whole project except 
when applying for assistance which requires Federal authorization in 
annual or other funding period increments. In the latter case, 
Sections A, B, C, and D should provide the budget for the first 
budget period (usually a year) and Section E should present the need 
for Federal assistance in the subsequent budget periods. All 
applications should contain a breakdown by the object class 
categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.

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

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

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

    For new applications, leave Column (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 include the total previous authorized budgeted amounts plus or 
minus, as appropriate, the amounts shown (in Columns (e) and (f). 
The amount(s) in Column (g) should not equal the sum of amounts in 
Columns (e) and (f).
    Line 5--Show the totals for all columns used.

Section B. Budget Categories

    In the column headings (1) through (4) enter the titles of the 
same programs, functions, and activities shown on Lines 1-4, Column 
(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A, 
provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program, 
function or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds (both 
Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.
    Line 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 Line 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 include, 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.
    Colmn (d)--Enter the amount of cash and in-kind contributions to 
be made from all other sources.
    Column (e)--Enter totals of Columns (b), (c), and (d).
    Line 12--Enter the total for each of Columns (b)-(e). The amount 
in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Line 5, Column (f), 
Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

    Line 13--Enter the amount of cash needed by quarter from the 
grantor agency during the first year.
    Line 14--Enter the amount of cash from all other sources needed 
by quarter during the first year.
    Line 15--Enter the totals of amounts on Lines 13 and 14.

Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds Needed for Balance of 
the Project

    Lines 16-19--Enter in Column (a) the same grant program titles 
shown in Column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity 
is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant 
applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds 
which will be needed to complete the program or project over the 
succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not 
be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to 
funds for the current year to 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.

Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

    This certification is required by the regulations implementing 
the Drug-Free

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Workplace Act of 1988: 45 CFR Part 76, Subpart F. Sections 76.630(c) 
and (d)(2) and 76.645(a)(1) and (b) provide that a Federal agency 
may designate a central receipt point for STATE-WIDE AND STATE 
AGENCY-WIDE certifications, and for notification of criminal drug 
convictions. For the Department of Health and Human Services, the 
central pint is: Division of Grants Management and Oversight, Office 
of Management and Acquisition, Department of Health and Human 
Services, Room 517-D, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20201.
    Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements 
(Instructions for Certification)
    1. By signing and/or submitting this application or grant 
agreement, the grantee is providing the certification set out below.
    2. The certification set out below is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance is placed when the agency awards the 
grant. If it is later determined that the grantee knowingly rendered 
a false certification, or otherwise violates the requirements of the 
Drug-Free Workplace Act, the agency, in addition to any other 
remedies available to the Federal Government, may take action 
authorized under the Drug-Free Workplace Act.
    3. For grantees other than individuals, Alternate I applies.
    4. For grantees who are individuals, Alternate II applies.
    5. Workplaces under grants, for grantees other than individuals, 
need not be identified on the certification. If known, they may be 
identified in the grant application. If the grantee does not 
identify the 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 known 
workplaces constitutes a violation of the grantee's drug-free 
workplace requirements.
    6. Workplace identifications must include the actual address of 
buildings (or parts of buildings) or other sites where work under 
the grant takes place. Categorical descriptions may be used (e.g., 
all vehicles of a mass transit authority or State highway department 
while in operation, State employees in each local unemployment 
office, performers in concert halls or radio studios).
    7. If the workplace identified to the agency changes during the 
performance of the grant, the grantee shall inform the agency of the 
change(s), if it previously identified the workplaces in question 
(see paragraph five).
    8. Definitions of terms in the Nonprocurement Suspension and 
Debarment Common rule and Drug-Free Workplace common rule apply to 
this certification. Grantees' attention is called, in particular, to 
the following definitions from these rules:
    Controlled substance means a controlled substance in Schedules I 
through V of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and as 
further defined by regulation (21 CFR 1308.11 through 1308.15);
    Conviction means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo 
contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body 
charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the 
Federal or State criminal drug statutes;
    Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-Federal criminal 
statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use, or 
possession of any controlled substance;
    Employee means the employee of a grantee directly engaged in the 
performance of work under a grant, including: (i) All direct charge 
employees; (ii) All indirect charge employees unless their impact of 
involvement is insignificant to the performance of the grant; and, 
(iii) Temporary personnel and consultants who are directly engaged 
in the performance of work under the grant and who are on the 
grantee's payroll. This definition does not include workers not on 
the payroll of the grantee (e.g., volunteers, even if used to meet a 
matching requirement; consultants or independent contractors not on 
the grantee's payroll; or employees of subrecipients or 
subcontractors in covered workplaces).

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

Alternate I. (Grantees Other Than Individuals)

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

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

Alternate II (Grantees Who Are Individuals)

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

[55 FR 21690, 21702, May 25, 1990]

Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other 
Responsibility Matters

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

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whether to enter into this transaction. However, failure of the 
prospective primary participant to furnish a certification or an 
explanation shall disqualify such person from participation in this 
transaction.
    3. The certification in this clause is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance was placed when the department or agency 
determined to enter into this transaction. If it is later determined 
that the prospective primary participant knowingly rendered an 
erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to 
the Federal Government, the department or agency may terminate this 
transaction for cause or default.
    4. The prospective primary participant shall provide immediate 
written notice to the department or agency to which this proposal is 
submitted if at any time the prospective primary participant learns 
that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become 
erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
    5. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, 
ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, 
primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily 
excluded, as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the 
Definitions and Coverage sections of the rules implementing 
Executive Order 12549. You may contact the department or agency to 
which this proposal is being submitted for assistance in obtaining a 
copy of those regulations.
    6. The prospective primary participant agrees by submitting this 
proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered 
into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered 
transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 
part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or 
voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, 
unless authorized by the department or agency entering into this 
transaction.
    7. The prospective primary participant further agrees by 
submitting this proposal that it will include the clause titled 
``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' provided by 
the department or agency entering into this covered transaction, 
without modification, in all 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 Nonprocurement 
Programs.
    9. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to 
require establishment of a system of records in order to render in 
good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge 
and information of a participant is not required to exceed that 
which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary 
course of business dealings.
    10. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 6 of 
these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction 
knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person 
who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, 
suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from 
participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies 
available to the Federal Government, the department or agency may 
terminate this transaction for cause or default.
* * * * *

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 present 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 in 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 for 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 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

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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 an 
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.

Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services

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 civil penalty of not less than $10,000 
and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.

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Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services

Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke

    Public Law 103227, Part C Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also 
known as the Pro Children Act of 1994, 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.

[FR Doc. 99-10895 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]
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