[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51765-51767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24880]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/HS-FY 2000-01]
Fiscal Year 2000 Discretionary Announcement for Select Areas of
Early Head Start; Availability of Funds and Request for Applications
AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF),
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), DHHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families announces
financial assistance to be competitively awarded to local public and
private entities--including Early Head Start and Head Start grantees--
to provide child and family development services for low-income
families with children under age three and pregnant women. Early Head
Start programs provide early, continuous, intensive and comprehensive
child development and family support services on a year-round basis to
low-income families. The purpose of the Early Head Start program is to
enhance children's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual
development; to support parents' efforts to fulfill their parental
roles; and to help parents move toward self-sufficiency.
The funds available will be competitively awarded to eligible
applicants to operate Early Head Start programs in select service
areas.
Grants will be competitively awarded to eligible applicants,
including current Head Start and Early Head Start grantees, to operate
Early Head Start programs in geographic areas currently served by
existing Early Head Start grantees which were first funded in fiscal
year 1995 (see list below for the geographic areas). In awarding these
grants, ACYF is interested in assuring that communities currently
served by these existing grantees will have an opportunity to continue
receiving services to low-income families with infants and toddlers and
pregnant women through Early Head Start. Applicants in each geographic
area will compete for funds against other applicants wishing to serve
the same geographic area. There are 49 such competitive areas.
DATES: The closing date and time for receipt of applications is 5:00
p.m. EDT on November 23, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the program announcement and
necessary application forms can be obtained by contacting: Early Head
Start, ACYF Operations Center, 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300,
Arlington, Virginia 22209, The telephone number is 1-800-351-2293.
Copies of the program announcement can be downloaded from the Head
Start web site at: www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Eligible Applicants
Applicants eligible to apply to become an Early Head Start program
are local public and local non-profit and for-profit private entities.
Local Early Head Start and Head Start grantees are eligible to apply.
Project Duration
The competitive awards made through this announcement will be for
one-year budget periods and an indefinite project period. Subsequent
year budget awards will be made non-competitively, subject to
availability of funds and the continued satisfactory performance of the
applicant.
Federal Share of Project Costs
Grantees that operate Early Head Start programs must, in most
instances, provide a non-Federal contribution of at least 20 percent of
the total approved costs of the project.
Available Funds
See the list below for the approximate amount of funds available
for each geographic area.
Anticipated Number of Projects To Be Funded
It is estimated that there will be at least one award for each
geographic area (49 geographic areas).
Statutory Authority: The Head Start Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
9831 et seq.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Number 93.600, Head
Start.
Dated: September 20, 1999.
Patricia Montoya,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
Early Head Start Select Service Areas
The following are general descriptions of the service areas
(geographic areas) to be competed with approximated boundaries. The
approximate funds available for each competition are indicated in
parentheses.
Region I
1. Belknap County in New Hampshire ($465,000)
2. Strafford County in New Hampshire ($361,000)
3. Washington, Lamoille & Orange Counties in Vermont ($658,000)
Region II
4. In Newark, New Jersey: Central Ward; West Ward; North Ward (Verona
Avenue to Orange Street and Lake Street to McCarter Highway); and
Bakery Village ($1,022,000)
5. Warren and Sussex Counties in New Jersey ($655,000)
6. Chautauqua County in New York ($729,000)
7. Fort Greene in Brooklyn in New York ($1,329,000)
8. Dutchess County in New York ($795,000)
9. City of Syracuse and surrounding areas in New York ($1,352,000)
10. Cantera in Municipality of San Juan; Cucharillas in Municipality
of Catano; Las Flores in Municipality of Coamo; Brenas, Muachauchal and
Santa Ana in Municipality of Vega Alta in Puerto Rico ($1,384,000)
11. The Municipalities of Canovanas, Rio Grande, Loiza, Ceiba and
Junco in Puerto Rico ($2,514,000)
Region III
12. In Washington, DC: In Ward One an area bounded on the Northeast by
Spring Road, on the Northwest by Piney Branch Parkway, on the East by
Michigan Avenue and Florida Avenue, on the Southeast by S Street, and
on the West by Rock Creek; in Ward Two an area bounded on the Northeast
by New Jersey Avenue, Florida Avenue and S Street, on the Northwest by
Florida Avenue, on the East by Florida Avenue and Southwest Freeway, on
the Southeast by the Anacostia River, and on the West by the Potomac
River; in Ward Four an area bounded on the Northeast by Eastern Avenue,
on the Northwest by Western Avenue, on the Southeast by Michigan
Avenue, and on the Southwest by Rock Creek; and in Ward Five an area
bounded on the Northeast by Eastern Avenue, on the Northwest by South
Dakota, on the Southeast by the Anacostia River, on the Southwest by
Florida Avenue and on the West by Harewood Road ($1,101,000)
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13. In Southeast Baltimore, Maryland: An area bounded on the North by
Monument Street, on the South by the Waterfront, on the East by the
City Line and on the West by Broadway Street; Caroline County; and
Southern Anne Arundel County, including the towns of Harwood, West
River, Galesville, Lothian, Churchton, Deale, Shady Side and Traceys
Landing ($1,614,000)
14. Northern Montgomery County, including Gaithersburg and Germantown,
in Maryland ($706,000)
15. In North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: an area bounded on the North
by Allegheny Avenue, on the South by Norris Street, on the East by 5th
Street and on the West by 17th Street, excluding the North Philadelphia
Empowerment Zone area which is served by another EHS grantee ($865,000)
16. Monagalia County in West Virginia ($707,000)
Region IV
17. Grayson and Breckinridge Counties in Kentucky ($593,000)
18. In Kentucky: The Counties of Calloway, Fulton, Marshall, Hickman,
Ballard and Carlisle; the towns of Mayfield, Fancy Farm, Lowes,
Sedalia, Symsonia and Wingo in Graves County; the towns of Bowling
Green, Rockfield, Albaton, Rich Panel, and Plano in Warren County; and
the towns of Paducah, Concord, Farley, Heath, Hendron and Loneoak in
McCracken County ($1,114,000)
19. City of Asheville, and towns of Woodson, Emma and Johnstown in
North Carolina ($779,000)
20. In Greenville, South Carolina: The neighborhoods of Nicholtown
(including the Jesse Jackson Town Homes), Woodland-Pierce Homes, and
Parker District (including Monaghan, San Souci) ($462,000)
21. Communities of Soddy-Daisy, and Cedar Hill in Hamilton County in
Tennessee ($581,000)
22. Counties of Henry, Weakley, and Gibson in Tennessee ($982,000)
23. City of Homestead and towns of Brownsville, Scott Carver, Liberty
City, Winwood, Goulds, Leisure City, Carol City and OpaLocka in Dade
County in Florida ($1,768,000)
24. Communities of Majestic Oaks, Sugarfoot Oaks, Tower Oaks, Cedar
Ridge, Clayton Estates, Magnolia Plantation in Alachua County in
Florida ($715,000)
25. Chattooga County in Georgia ($616,000)
26. City of Laurel and Towns of Ellisville and Soso in Jones County;
Walnut Grove in Leake County; and Job Corps site in Crystal Springs in
Copiah County in Mississippi ($1,121,000)
Region V
27. Counties of Columbia, Adams, Dodge, Juneau and Sauk in Wisconsin
($717,000)
28. Community area of Grand Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois ($731,000)
29. In Chicago, Illinois, the community areas* of: ($2,126,000)
29a. Oakland
29b. Albany Park
29c. North Lawndale
29d. Gage Park,
29e. Fuller Park
29f. Near West Side
29g. Roseland
29h. West Town
29i. Austin
29j. Logan Square
29k. West Pullman
29l. Chatham
29m. Woodlawn
29n. Washington Heights
29o. Near North Side
29p. Garfield Park
29q. Douglas
* Applicants may apply to serve one or more community areas in
Chicago.
30. Counties of Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wabash, Wayne and
White in Illinois. ($1,035,000)
31. Vigo County in Indiana ($646,000)
32. Clermont County in Ohio ($729,000)
33. Communities of Over-the-Rhine and Mount Auburn in Central
Cincinatti in Ohio ($564,000)
Region VI
34. In Westside of San Antonio, Texas: An area bounded by Woodlawn on
the North, U.S. Highway 90 on the South, by Interstate 35 on the East
and by Callahan on the West ($1,119,000)
35. In Dallas, Texas: The communities of Pleasant Grove (this
community generally consists of an area bounded by I-635 on the North
and East, I-45 on the South and I-30 on the West); and South Oak Cliff
(this community generally consists of an area bounded by I-35 on the
North, I-20 on the South, I-45 on the East and I-30 on the West)
($978,000)
36. In San Antonio, Texas: In general, the communities of
Fredericksburg II, Circle North, New Westwood, Terrell Plaza, Fort Sam
and Mount Zion ($1,215,000)
Region VII
37. Counties of Clay, Buena Vista, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola,
Pala Alto, and Pocahontas in Iowa ($648,000)
38. In Southeast area of Witchita, Kansas: An area bounded by Murdock
Street on the North, 47th South Street on the South, Woodlawn Street on
the East and Main Street on the West ($790,000)
39. Counties of Saline, Dickinson and Elsworth in Kansas ($587,000)
40. Counties of Platte, Holt, Valley, Garfield, Sherman, Howard,
Greeley, and Colfax in Nebraska ($939,000)
Region VIII
41. School District 2 and 11 in El Paso County in Colorado
($1,139,000)
Region IX
42. In Phoenix, Arizona: The area bounded by Camelback Road on the
North, Elliot Road on the South, 40th Street on the East, and 43rd
Avenue on the West ($1,381,000)
43. In Humboldt County, California: The cities of Arcata, Eureka,
Fortuna, Rio Dell, and McKinleyville and surrounding areas; and in Del
Norte County the cities of Crescent City, Fort Dick and Smith River and
surrounding areas ($957,000)
44. In the city of Sacramento, California: The communities of Del Paso
Heights, North Sacramento/Gardenland, Midtown, Oak Park, South
Sacramento, Meadowview, Natomas, Land Park and Arden/Howe; and in
Sacramento County the cities of Citrus Heights and Galt and the towns
of Rio Linda/Everta, North Highlands, Foothill Farms, Orangevale,
Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Rancho Cordova, South Sacramento, Franklin/
Laguna, Elk Grove, and Antelope ($2,537,000)
Region X
45. The villages of Pilot Station and St. Mary's in the Lower Yukon
area and the villages of Nunapitchuk and Akiak in the Kuskokwin Delta
area in Alaska ($623,000)
46. The city of Medford and metropolitan area; and the Illinois Valley
in Oregon ($813,000)
47. The City of Spokane and surrounding areas in Washington ($969,000)
American Indian Programs
48. Spirit Lake Reservation in Benson County in North Dakota
($993,000)
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49. Port Gamble S'Klallam Reservation in Kitsap County in Washington
($285,000)
[FR Doc. 99-24880 Filed 9-23-99; 8:45 am]
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