[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 92 (Thursday, May 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25885-25889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12134]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Community Services
[Program Announcement No. OCS-99-07]


Request for Applications Under the Office of Community Services' 
Fiscal Year 1999 Community Services Block Grant Training, Technical 
Assistance, and Capacity-Building Program

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for 
applications under the Office of Community Services' Community Services 
Block Grant Training, Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building (CSBG-
T&TA) Discretionary Program.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS) invites eligible 
entities to submit applications for FY 1999 funding of competitive 
grants under the CSBG-T&TA discretionary grants program.
    Applications received in response to this notice will be screened 
and evaluated as indicated in this document. Awards will be contingent 
on the outcome of the competition and the availability of funds.

ADDRESSES: Prior to submitting an application, potential applicants 
must obtain a copy of the CSBG-T&TA Application Kit, containing 
additional program information, forms, and instructions. Application 
Kits are available by writing or calling the Office of Community 
Services at 5th Floor West, Aerospace Building, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
S.W. Washington DC 20447. To obtain a copy of the CSBG-T&TA Application 
Kit, call: (202) 401-4787.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Washnitzer, Director, 
Division of State Assistance, Office of Community Services, 
Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W. 
Washington, DC 20447. Telephone: (202) 401-9343.
    A copy of the Federal Register containing the CSBG-T&TA program 
announcement is available for reproduction at most local libraries and 
Congressional District Offices. It is also available on the Internet 
through GPO Access at the following web address:

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su__docs/aces/aces140.html

    If the announcement is not available at these sources, it may be 
obtained by writing to the office listed under ADDRESSES above.

APPLICATION DEADLINES: The closing dates for submission of applications 
is July 13, 1999. Further details regarding application submission are 
provided in the Supplementary Information section of this program 
announcement. Mailed applications postmarked after the closing date 
will be classified as late. Refer to APPLICATION SUBMISSION below for 
other details.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Program Announcement

    The Application Kit for the FY 1999 CSBG-T&TA program will not be 
published in the Federal Register. Rather, OCS is publishing FY 1999 
Program Announcement OCS-99-07 in the Federal Register. Program 
Announcement OCS-99-07 contains the following information for the CSBG-
T&TA program: Date of Application Kit; Application Deadline; Program 
Contact Person; Legislative Authority; Eligible Applicants and 
Availability of Funds; Program Priority Areas; Project Periods and 
Budget Periods; Matching Requirement; Type of Awards; and Review 
Criteria.

B. General Instructions

    In order to be considered for a grant under the FY 1999 OCS CSBG-
T&TA program announcement, an application must be submitted on the 
forms supplied and in the manner prescribed by OCS in the 1999 CSBG-
T&TA Application Kit. When requesting an Application Kit, the applicant 
must specify the Community Services Block

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Grant Training, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Application 
Kit. This is to ensure receipt of all necessary forms and information, 
including any program-specific evaluation criteria. Application Kits, 
including all of the necessary forms and instructions, will be 
available for reading and downloading from the Internet at the OCS 
Website at:
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs/kits1.htm

C. Application Submission

    Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting an announced 
deadline if they are either received on or before the deadline date or 
postmarked on or before the deadline date and received by ACF in time 
for the independent review to: U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Grants 
Management/OCSE, 4th Floor Aerospace, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20447; with the note: Attention: Application for CSBG/
T&TA Program or CFDA No. 93-570.
    Applicants must ensure that a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 
postmark or a legibly dated, machine produced postmark of a commercial 
mail service is affixed to the envelope/package containing the 
application(s). To be acceptable as proof of timely mailing, a postmark 
from a commercial mail service must include the logo/emblem of the 
commercial mail service company and must reflect the date the package 
was received by the commercial mail service company from the applicant. 
Private Metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely 
mailing. (Applicants are cautioned that express/overnight mail services 
do not always deliver as agreed.)
    Applications handcarried by applicants, applicant couriers, or by 
other representatives of the applicant shall be considered as meeting 
an announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline 
date, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., EST, at the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children 
and Families, Office of Grants Management/OCSE, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor 
Loading Dock, Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20024, between Monday and Friday (excluding Federal holidays). The 
address must appear on the envelope/package containing the application 
with the note: Attention: CSBG/T&TA Program or CFDA No. 93-570.
    ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax or 
through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to 
ACF electronically will not be accepted regardless of date or time of 
submission and time of receipt.
    Applications, once submitted, are considered final and no 
additional materials will be accepted.
    Late applications: Applications, which do not meet the criteria 
above, are considered late applications. ACF shall notify each late 
applicant that its application will not be considered in the current 
competition.
    Extension of deadlines: ACF may extend application deadlines when 
circumstances such as acts of God (floods, hurricanes, etc.) occur, or 
when there are widespread disruptions of the mail service. 
Determinations to extend or waive deadline requirements rest with ACF's 
Chief Grants Management Officer.

D. Details for This Program Announcement

    Pertinent information of concern for potential applicants for the 
CSBG/Training, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program is 
set forth below:

(CFDA No. 93.570) Deadline Date: July 13, 1999

    (1) Program Contact Persons: Margaret Washnitzer (202) 401-9343.
    (2) Date of Application Kit: May 14, 1999.
    (3) Application Deadline: Applications must be POSTMARKED by July 
13, 1999. Detailed application submission instructions are included in 
the Application Kit.
    (4) Legislative Authority: Section 674(b)(2) of the Community 
Services Block Grant (CSBG) Act of 1981, (P.L. 97-35) as amended by the 
Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998, (P.L. Law 105-285).
    (5) Eligible Applicants and Availability of Funds: The OCS is 
authorized to make grants and award contracts to eligible entities, 
organizations whose membership is composed of CSBG-eligible entities or 
agencies that administer programs for CSBG-eligible entities. Funds 
available: Approximately $2,700,000, of which $400,000 is committed for 
a continuation grant.
    (6) Priority Areas: A description of the Program Priority Areas is 
given below. Refer to Application Kit for complete details.

Priority Area 1.0: Training and Technical Assistance for the 
Community Services Network

Sub-Priority Areas:

1.1  National Training and Technical Assistance to Enhance Community 
Action;
1.2 Statewide Partnership Grants to Implement Results-Oriented 
Management and Accountability;
1.3 Training and Technical Assistance to Develop Special Initiatives 
Between CAAs and Other Organizations that Address Urban Problems; and
1.4 TA to Measure Civic/Social Capital Development.

Priority Area 2.0: CAA Capacity Building

Sub-Priority Areas

2.1 Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination of Information on the CSBG 
Activities;
2.2 Local Capacity Building Projects;
2.3 Peer-to-Peer Intervention;
2.4 Strengthening of CAA Capacity on Legal Issues.

Priority Area 1.0: Training and Technical Assistance for the 
Community Services Network

    This Priority Area addresses the development and implementation of 
coordinated, comprehensive nationwide or, where appropriate, statewide 
training and/or technical assistance programs to assist State CSBG 
staff, staff of State and regional organizations representing eligible 
entities, and staff of local service providers which receive funding 
under the CSBG Act, to acquire the skills and knowledge needed to plan, 
administer, implement, monitor, and evaluate programs designed to 
ameliorate the causes of poverty in local communities. Programs should 
include the provision of training and/or technical assistance to State 
staff, CAA associations, and/or staff of local service providers 
statewide or nationwide and a description of collaboration with State 
CSBG staff and local service providers.
    Sub-Priority Area 1.1: Training and Technical Assistance to Enhance 
Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and Other Local Service Providers to 
support program and management improvements. All organizations in the 
Community Services Network need to be strengthened to perform their 
respective roles as identified in the Community Services Block Grant 
Act, as Amended by the Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998 
(P.L. 97-35, and P.L. 105-285). The new CSBG Reauthorization Act 
includes the

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following: (1) Additional requirements and responsibilities for local 
CAA Boards of Directors; (2) increased focus on monitoring, training 
and technical assistance of the CSBG (especially with regard to 
termination and reduction of funding to eligible entities); and (3) 
mandates that the Community Services Network participate in the ROMA 
Performance Measurement system or another system approved by the 
Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of this Sub-
Priority Area is to provide funding for the development and 
implementation of a comprehensive nationwide training and/or technical 
assistance program to assist boards and staff of local service 
providers which receive funding under CSBG to acquire skills and 
knowledge needed to plan, administer and evaluate effective anti-
poverty programs. This may include national dialogues and workshops, 
seminars and conferences, the development and dissemination of 
newsletters and position papers, educational materials and other 
activities. Any activities undertaken must be consistent with the 
national goals of the ROMA process as developed by the OCS National 
Task Force on Monitoring and Assessment. This comprehensive nationwide 
training and technical assistance program should be designed as a 3-
year program. Future funding will be contingent on the availability of 
funds and planning should be done in collaboration with State CSBG 
Directors and/or their national association's local service providers.
    Sub-Priority Area 1.2: Statewide Partnership Grants to Implement 
ROMA. The purpose of this Sub-Priority Area is to provide training and 
technical assistance to CAAs and States in the implementation of ROMA. 
State CAA Associations, in partnership with State CSBG Administrators, 
are eligible to apply for grants under this Sub-Priority. An applicant 
will be considered under this priority, only if 90 percent of the CAAs 
in the State have begun some phases of the ROMA implementation at the 
time the applicant's proposal is written. All eligible entities must 
provide evidence that there has been coordination with the State CSBG 
Office in developing applications under this sub-priority. Data yielded 
will be used at the local, State and national levels by policy-makers. 
These Statewide grants are awarded to one entity per State to provide 
technical support to State CAA Associations, CAAs and States.
    Sub-Priority Area 1.3: Technical Assistance to Develop Special 
Initiatives Between CAAs and Organizations that Address Urban Problems 
of Low-Income People. Issues of crime, violence, drug abuse, 
unemployment, poverty, family breakdown, and inadequate education and 
training of many young people to attain productive employment in an 
increasingly technological labor market, threaten the safety and 
viability of many urban communities. This project will provide 
technical assistance to assist CAAs in developing and implementing 
collaborative community-wide strategies, effective organizational 
working relationships, and special initiatives among CAAs and other 
organization(s) focusing on issues of crime, violence, family 
breakdowns, drug abuse and poverty. Emphasis will be on assisting CAAs 
to bring together the various community, business, labor, voluntary, 
educational, civil rights, and governmental sectors required to develop 
model local strategies to improve conditions in low-income, urban 
communities. Applicants are encouraged to develop applications in 
collaboration with at least one other national private, non-profit 
organization, which has a substantial track record in formulating 
strategies to improve conditions in low-income urban communities.
    Sub-Priority Area 1.4: Technical Assistance to Support the Use of 
Scales to Measure Civic/Social Capital Development. The OCS is 
interested in developing the community action network's capacity to 
apply the use of scales to measure civic/social capital development. 
The purpose of this sub-priority is to provide funding to explore and 
to apply the most current body of knowledge regarding the development 
of civic/social capital to meet the needs of low-income neighborhoods. 
Further, the project will advance the capacity of community action 
agencies to measure and evaluate civic social capital development 
research and best practices with the implementation of ROMA in the 
areas of community scaling, neighborhood assessment, resident 
participation, surveying and/or strategic planning. OCS is interested 
in funding innovative strategies that motivate CAAs to focus on using 
civic/social capital to develop and strengthen neighborhood assets 
while building opportunities for participation by residents. Applicant 
CAAs should have a demonstrated ability to bring multiple stakeholders 
together in order to address common issues or problems and experience 
in the use of scales to measure community-level outcomes. Applicant 
should include a plan, which describes how results will be shared with 
the larger community action network.

Priority Area 2.0: CAA Capacity Building

    This Priority Area addresses activities to assist community action 
agencies (CAAs) to enhance their ability to plan, manage, deliver and 
evaluate programs to achieve results. This includes: support for the 
continuation and improvement of (a) CSBG voluntary data collection, 
analysis, dissemination and utilization; (b) Program and management 
techniques; (c) Computer skills and electronic networking; (d) Peer-to-
peer intervention to avert CAA crisis management; and (e) Legal 
assistance to assist community action agencies to further the 
understanding (i.e., special initiatives) of legal frameworks.
    Priority Area 2.1. Collection, Analysis and Dissemination of 
Information on the CSBG Activities Nationwide. Technical assistance 
under this priority is being supported as a continuation grant in 1999. 
This grant will be continued without competition.
    Priority Area 2.2. Local Capacity Building. The purpose of this 
Sub-Priority is to promote management efficiency and program 
productivity. It is essential that local CAAs and other partners in the 
Community Services Network share effective program/management 
techniques and information systems technology being used and/or 
developed by eligible entities to address various aspects of poverty 
and the implementation of ROMA by the Community Services Network. This 
sub-priority area is to fund grants to community action agencies to 
promote local CAA capacity building. Activities may include: sharing of 
model needs assessment tools; sharing of effective computer techniques; 
the development of effective community organizing techniques; 
demonstration of scaling techniques; and use of tracking systems; 
internal and external communication networks; effective integration of 
information systems; successful leveraging strategies, etc. Applicants 
must include a plan which describes how the results will be shared with 
the larger Community Services Network.
    Priority Area 2.3: Peer-to-Peer Crisis Intervention. The purpose of 
this Sub-Priority Area is to strengthen the fiscal and management 
capacity of eligible entities. OCS will fund several organizations to 
develop and implement strategies to provide coordinated, timely peer-
to-peer technical assistance and crisis aversion intervention 
strategies for CAAs which have identified themselves as experiencing 
programmatic, administrative, board, and/or fiscal

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management problems. Such technical assistance should be designed to 
prevent fiscal and management problems from deteriorating into crisis 
situations that could threaten the capacity of CAAs to provide quality 
services to their communities or give rise to possible termination. In 
a written agreement with chosen CAAs, the applicant will coordinate and 
deploy the technical assistance resources of experienced individuals 
within the Community Services Network or other agencies which 
administer similar programs to assist low-income individuals in the 
identification and resolution of programs, through necessary actions, 
including training, to ensure that relevant and timely assistance is 
provided. Such assistance may be requested to assist the agency in 
resolving adverse program monitoring or audit findings, improve or 
upgrade financial management systems, prevent losses of funds, avert 
serious deterioration of the board of directors, or other immediate 
assistance to CAAs as requested. To the extent feasible, the applicant 
may be expected to develop an expert technical assistance resource bank 
of experienced individuals from the Community Services Network who may 
be deployed to provide peer technical assistance.
    Priority Area 2.4: Strengthening CAA Capacity on Legal Issues 
Toward Problem Solving. The purpose of this Sub-Priority Area is to 
fund a national organization with legal expertise whose membership is 
composed of eligible entities to further the capacity of community 
action agencies to better prepare themselves and their customers on the 
legal problems and solutions which are commonly faced in the delivery 
of human services. This national organization applicant should assist 
community action agencies or their associations in establishing legal 
frameworks for problem solving and management strategies when 
appropriate. Working in collaboration with at least one national 
organization whose membership is composed of eligible entities, the 
applicant would be expected to propose and conduct high-quality legal 
training or technical assistance tailored to the CAA network at 
national conferences or training workshops. The applicant would also be 
expected to contribute specialized articles, which further the 
network's legal understanding to newsletters or other dissemination 
devices within the CAA network. Additionally, the applicant would be 
expected to establish and maintain a revolving loan fund or some 
mechanism to further the resources of eligible entities in the 
procurement of specialized legal assistance. Legal expertise funded by 
this Sub-Priority Area is not proposed as a substitute for the local 
agency's own legal counsel nor for local administrative matters or 
other situations unrelated to the CSBG legislation. Instead, training 
and technical assistance for this project should serve as an additional 
resource for local counsel faced with community action issues which 
might require specialized knowledge and skills, including those of 
competent persuasion and negotiation. Anticipated results are: (1) 
legal capability at the CAA level will be enhanced; (2) Legal opinions 
will be prepared in a timely manner to increase their effectiveness; 
(3) Negotiated strategies which involve legal opinions can serve as a 
framework for solving problems to avert major crises. Applicant should 
design a 3-year program. Future funding will be contingent on the 
availability of funds.
    (7) Project Periods and Budget Periods: For projects included in 
the FY 1999 announcement, the project and budget periods are 12 months, 
with the exception of Sub-Priority 2.1-- Collection, Analysis, and 
Dissemination of Information on CSBG Activities Nationwide. The project 
under Sub-Priority 2.1 will have a project period up to three (3) years 
through FY 1999. The application for a continuation grant funded under 
these awards beyond the initial 12-month budget period, but within the 
three-year project period, will be entertained in subsequent years, on 
a non-competitive basis, subject to the availability of funds, 
satisfactory progress of the grantee and determination that continued 
funding would be in the best interest of the government. Budget periods 
are for 12 months, unless the applicant presents a justification for a 
longer period of time; in which case, a grant may be made for a period 
of up to 17 months.
    (8) Matching Requirements: None.
    (9) Type of Awards: Grants.
    (10) Review Criteria:

Criteria for Review and Evaluation of Applications Submitted Under 
the FY 1999 CSBG-T&TA Program Announcement

    1. Criterion I: Need for Assistance (Maximum: 20 points)
    (a) The application documents that the project addresses vital 
needs related to the purposes stated under Sub-Priority Areas discussed 
in Part B of the CSBG-T&TA Application Kit and provides statistics and 
other data and information in support of its contention. (0-10 points).
    (b) The application provides current supporting documentation or 
other testimonies regarding needs from State CSBG Directors, local 
service providers and/or State and Regional organizations of local 
service providers. (0-10 points)
    2. Criterion II: Work Program (Maximum: 30 points).
    The work program must be results-oriented, appropriately related to 
the legislative mandate and specifically related to the proposed Sub-
Priority Area. Applicant must address specific outcomes to be achieved; 
performance targets which the project is committed to achieving, 
including specifications for not setting lower or higher target levels 
and how the project will verify the achievement of these targets; 
critical milestones which must be achieved if results are to be gained; 
organizational support including priority this project has for the 
agency, past performance in similar work and specific resources 
contributed to the project which are critical to success. Applicants 
must define the comprehensive nature of the project and methods which 
will be used to ensure that the results can be used to address a 
statewide or nationwide project as defined by the priority area.
    3. Criterion III: Significant and Beneficial Impact (Maximum 15 
points).
    Applicant adequately describes how the project will assure long-
term program and management improvements and have advantages over other 
products offered to achieve the same outcomes for State CSBG offices, 
CAA State associations, and/or local providers of CSBG services and 
activities.
    The applicant must provide the types and amounts of public and/or 
private resources it will mobilize and how those resources will 
directly benefit the project, and how the project will ultimately 
benefit low-income individuals and families.
    An applicant proposing a project with a training and technical 
assistance focus also must indicate the number of organizations and/or 
staff it will impact. An applicant proposing a project with a data 
collection focus also must provide a description of the mechanism the 
applicant will use to collect data, how it can assure collections from 
a significant number of States, and how many States will be willing to 
submit data to the applicant. An applicant proposing to develop the 
symposium series or other policy-related projects must identify the 
number and types of beneficiaries. Methods of securing participant 
feedback and evaluations of activities must be described for all 
Priority Areas.

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    4. Criterion IV: Evidence of Significant Collaborations (Maximum 10 
Points)
    A new performance-based paradigm is replacing a compliance-based 
approach to managing CSBG programs. Under this new approach, 
development and strengthening of collaborative working relationships 
among all eligible entities in the Community Services Network and with 
other related organizations is emphasized. OCS does not believe that 
the Priority Areas in this Program Announcement can be effectively 
carried out without collaboration and cooperation. Thus, applicants 
must describe how they will involve partners in the Community Services 
Network in their activities. Where appropriate, applicants must 
describe how they will interface with other related organizations. If 
subcontracts are proposed, documentation of the willingness and 
capacity for the subcontracting organization(s) to participate must be 
described.
    5. Criterion V: Ability of Applicant to Perform (Maximum: 20 
points).
    (a) The applicant demonstrates experience and a successful track 
record relevant to the specific activities and program area that it 
proposes to undertake; therefore, organizations which propose providing 
training and technical assistance must detail their competence in the 
specific program Priority Area and as a deliverer with expertise in the 
specific fields of training and technical assistance on a nationwide 
basis. If applicable, information provided by these applicants must 
also address related achievements and competence of each cooperating or 
sponsoring organization. (0-10 points)
    (b) The application must fully describe (e.g. a resume) the 
experience and skills of the proposed project director and primary 
staff showing specific qualifications and professional experiences 
relevant to the successful implementation of the proposed project. (0-
10 points)
    6. Criterion VI: Adequacy of Budget (Maximum: 5 points).
    (a) The resources requested are reasonable and adequate to 
accomplish the project. (0-3 points)
    (b) Total costs are reasonable and consistent with anticipated 
results. (0-2 points)

Additional Requirements:

    Applicants for grants must also meet the following requirements:

A. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 #0970-0062

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, the 
Department is required to submit to OMB for review and approval any 
reporting and record keeping requirements in regulations, including 
Program Announcements. 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. This Program 
Announcement does not contain information collection requirements 
beyond those approved for ACF grant announcements/applications under 
OMB Control Number 0970-0062.

B. Intergovernmental Review

    This program is covered under Executive Order 12372, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' and 45 CFR Part 100, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services 
Programs and Activities.'' Under the Order, States may design their own 
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance 
under covered programs. NOTE: State/Territory participation in the 
Intergovernmental Review process does not signify applicant eligibility 
for financial assistance under a program. A potential applicant must 
meet the eligibility requirements of the program for which it is 
applying prior to submitting an application to its SPOC, if applicable, 
or to ACF.
    As of September 1998, a number of 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. A list of 
these non-participating jurisdictions can be found in the Application 
Kit for the CSBG/Training, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building 
Program.
    Although the non-participating jurisdictions no longer participate 
in the process, entities which have met the eligibility requirements of 
the program are still eligible to apply for a grant even if a State, 
Territory, Commonwealth, etc. does not have a SPOC. All remaining 
jurisdictions participate in the Executive Order process and have 
established SPOCs. Applicants from participating jurisdictions should 
contact their SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them of the 
prospective applications and receive instructions.
    Applicants must submit any required material to the SPOCs as soon 
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 the 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 to comment on proposed new or 
competing continuation awards. SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the 
submission of routine endorsements as official recommendations.
    Additionally, SPOCs are requested to clearly differentiate between 
mere advisory comments and those official State process recommendations 
which may trigger the ``accommodate or explain'' rule. When comments 
are submitted directly to ACF, they should be addressed to: Department 
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Grants Management/OCSE, 4th Floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
S.W., Washington, DC 20447.

    Dated: May 6, 1999.
Donald Sykes,
Director, Office of Community Services.
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