[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8150-8172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3739]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[Program Announcement No. OCS-2000-06]


Fiscal Year 2000 Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Discretionary Funds Program; Availability of Funds and Request for 
Applications

AGENCY: Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children 
and Families (ACF), DHHS

ACTION: Announcement of the availability of funds and request for 
applications under the Office of Community Services' Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Discretionary Funds Program.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Community Services (OCS), announces its Family Violence Prevention and 
Services discretionary funds program for fiscal year (FY) 2000. Funding 
for grants under this announcement is authorized by the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act, Public Law 102-295, as amended, governing 
discretionary programs for family violence prevention and services. 
Applicants should note that the award of grants under this program 
announcement is subject to the availability of funds. This announcement 
contains all forms and instructions for submitting an application.

CLOSING DATE: The closing date for submission of applications is May 
15, 2000. Applications postmarked after the closing date will be 
classified as late. Applicants are cautioned to request a legibly dated 
U.S. Postal Service postmark or to obtain a legibly dated receipt from 
a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private metered postmarks 
shall not be accepted as proof of timely mailing. Detailed application 
submission instructions, including the addresses where applications 
must be received, are found in Part IV of this announcement.

MAILING ADDRESS: Applications should be mailed to the Department of 
Health and Human Services, Administration for

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Children and Families, Office of Grants Management/OCSE, 4th Floor 
Aerospace Center, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447; 
Attention: Application for Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Program.

NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: One signed original application and four 
copies should be submitted at the time of initial submission. (OMB-
0970-0062, expiration date 10/31/2001).

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT: An acknowledgment will be mailed to all 
applicants with an identification number which will be noted on the 
acknowledgment. This number must be referred to in all subsequent 
communications with OCS concerning the application. If an 
acknowledgment is not received within three weeks after the application 
deadline, applicants must notify ACF by telephone (202) 401-5103. 
Applicant should also submit a mailing label for the acknowledgment.

    (Note: To facilitate receipt of this acknowledgment from ACF, 
applicant should include a cover letter with the application 
containing an E-mail address and facsimile (FAX) number if these 
items are available to applicant.)


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration for Children and 
Families, Office of Community Services, Division of State Assistance, 
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447. Contact: Sunni 
Knight (202) 401-5319, James Gray (202) 401-5705, William Riley (202) 
401-5529.

FOR A COPY OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT, CONTACT: Administration for Children 
and Families, Office of Community Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
S.W., 5th Floor West, Washington, DC 20447.
    In addition, the announcement will be accessible on the OCS website 
for reading or printing at: ``http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs/'' 
under ``Funding Opportunities''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Community Services, 
Administration for Children and Families, announces that applications 
are being accepted for funding for FY 2000 projects on:

FV-01-00--Specialized Outreach Demonstration Projects for Services to 
Underserved and Diverse Populations;
FV-02-00--Minority Training Grant Stipends in Domestic Violence for 
Historically Black, Hispanic-serving and Tribal Colleges and 
Universities;
FV-03-00--Public Information/Community Awareness Campaign Projects for 
the Prevention of Family Violence; and
FV-04-00--Connecting Faith Based Organizations with Domestic Violence 
Organizations.

    This program announcement consists of four parts.
    Part I provides information on the family violence prevention and 
services program and the statutory funding authority applicable to this 
announcement.
    Part II describes the priority areas under which applications for 
FY 2000 family violence funding are being requested.
    Part III describes the applicable evaluation criteria.
    Part IV provides other information and instructions for the 
development and submission of applications.

Part I. Introduction

    Title III of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984, (Pub. L. 98-457, 
42 U.S.C. 10401, et seq.) is entitled the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Act (the Act). The Act was first implemented in FY 1986, 
was reauthorized and amended in 1992 by Pub. L. 102-295, and was 
amended and reauthorized for fiscal years 1996 through 2000 by Pub. L. 
103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (the 
Crime Bill). The Act was most recently amended by Pub. L. 104-235, the 
``Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendment of 1996.''
    The purpose of this legislation is to assist States in supporting 
the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of programs and projects 
to prevent incidents of family violence and provide immediate shelter 
and related assistance for victims of family violence and their 
dependents.
    We expect to fund four priority areas in FY 2000.
    1. In order to further the commitment of bringing diverse voices to 
the table, OCS intends to support a minimum of three projects that 
convene researchers, activists, survivors, and practitioners who have 
been advocates of a more cultural orientation towards eliminating 
domestic violence.
    2. The provision of training grant stipends to Historically Black, 
Hispanic-Serving and Tribal Colleges and Universities will assist in 
generating skill-building and training opportunities particularly 
responsive to issues of cultural content and the extent to which some 
minority groups participate in the domestic violence system.
    3. The public information/community awareness projects will provide 
information on resources, facilities, and service alternatives 
available to family violence victims and their dependents, community 
organizations, local school districts, and other individuals seeking 
assistance.
    4. Collaborative efforts between faith community/spiritual 
organizations and the domestic violence community that will create 
additional points of entry for persons in abusive relationships as they 
seek services and more informed responses.

Part II. Fiscal Year 2000 Family Violence Projects

1. Priority Area Number FV-01-00: Specialized Outreach Demonstration 
Projects for Services to Underserved and Diverse Populations

Background
    The Office of Community Services at the Administration for Children 
and Families is aware of the importance of moving beyond a ``one size 
fits all'' approach in the development and implementation of Federal 
policies and programs to address domestic violence in ethnically and 
racially diverse communities. In order to further their commitment of 
bringing diverse voices to the table, OCS intends to support at least 
three projects for the convening of researchers, activists, and 
practitioners who have been advocating a more culturally oriented 
response to the problems of domestic violence within specific racial/
ethnic communities. OCS is confident that these projects will assist 
OCS, domestic violence organizations and organizations servicing these 
communities nationwide to identify and develop model programs and 
policies. Moreover, these projects will provide needed services for 
individuals and families that are respectful of cultural and community 
characteristics.
    These anticipated projects will be part of a major effort to 
improve the comprehensive response of the domestic violence community 
and the Administration for Children and Families to victims of family 
violence and their dependents in underserved populations and to diverse 
populations. The Family Violence Program within the Office of Community 
Services is supportive of and will continue to support the development 
of comprehensive outreach activities focused on underserved 
populations. The efforts and activities supported through these 
demonstration projects will assist the service delivery, research, 
practitioner, and policy communities to improve services to and make 
better-informed decisions.
    The projects to be funded under this priority area will operate as 
a network. This network will provide an informed and articulate forum 
by which scholars, practitioners, survivors, and witnesses of domestic 
violence have the

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opportunity to articulate their perspectives. Their concerns, issues, 
and perspectives will be considered through research findings, the 
examination of current service delivery systems and intervention 
mechanisms, and the identification of appropriate and effective 
responses to prevent family violence in their respective communities.
Program Purpose
    On a nationwide basis, the expertise within each of the Outreach 
Demonstration projects will offer assistance on resource information, 
policy analysis and review, and training for public and private 
organizations in the domestic violence community. This assistance will 
be available to the entire domestic violence community as well as the 
specific communities served by the demonstrations.
Eligible Applicants
    Public or private non-profit educational institutions that have 
domestic violence institutes, centers or programs related to culturally 
specific issues in domestic violence; private non-profit organizations 
and/or collaborations that focus primarily on issues of domestic 
violence in racial and ethnic underserved communities. All applicants 
must have documented organizational experience in the areas of domestic 
violence prevention and services, and experience and relevance to the 
specific underserved population to whom assistance would be provided. 
Each applicant must have an advisory board/steering committee and 
staffing which is reflective of the targeted underserved community.
Minimum Requirements for Project Design
    The Office of Community Services seeks to support a coordinated 
demonstration effort to underserved and diverse communities. The OCS 
will support at least three demonstrations, each of which is staffed 
and/or supported by expert and multi-disciplined teams that are 
culturally responsive and competent in regard to the issues of domestic 
violence in their particular community.
    Areas of emphasis to be developed in the applicants' proposals are:
    The description of the immediacy of the need(s) to be addressed as 
an outreach demonstration and the provision of information on the 
specific services your current organization provides, and a general 
description of services to be provided as a demonstration;
    The technical assistance, training and consultations needed to 
improve the cultural relevancy of service delivery, resource 
utilization, and state-of-the-art techniques related to program 
implementation, service delivery, and evaluation;
    The development of a network of culturally competent professionals 
in domestic violence and the coordination of their input and expertise 
to assist persons, programs or agencies requesting assistance or 
information;
    The presentation of the technical approach and specific strategies 
for assistance to the field that is national in scope, culturally 
specific in emphasis, and includes the use of an expert panel and/or 
working groups;
    The description of efforts that will be initiated with other 
national advocacy and domestic violence organizations, other national 
and technical assistance resource centers and clearinghouses and 
articulate how the initiation of or continued coordination with them 
will enhance the demonstration efforts;
    The provision of a detailed discussion or plan which proposes the 
implementation of special projects related to policy issues, training 
curricula, service delivery models or other aspects of services, 
related to the prevention of domestic violence;
    The provision of a workplan and evaluation schedule, and a plan for 
a report on the effectiveness of the project one-year after the 
effective date of the grant award;
    The description of the Outreach Demonstration Staff and supportive 
expertise including the steering committee, organizational or 
institutional affiliations, capability, and domestic violence 
experience; and
    A description of the organizational and administrative structure, 
the management plan, and the cost structure within which the project 
will operate; describe the administrative, operational and 
organizational relationships to be established with other centers and 
technical assistance entities to establish an effective national 
network.
Form of Award
    The Office of Community Services intends to support the Outreach 
Demonstrations through Cooperative Agreement awards. A Cooperative 
Agreement is an award instrument of financial assistance when 
substantial involvement is anticipated between the awarding office and 
the recipient during performance of the contemplated project. The 
Office of Community Services will outline a plan of interaction with 
the grantee for implementation under the cooperative agreement. The 
respective responsibilities of the OCS and the successful applicant 
will be identified and incorporated into the agreement during the pre-
award negotiations. It is anticipated that the cooperative agreement 
will not change the project requirements for the grantee in this 
announcement.
    The plan under the cooperative agreement will prescribe the general 
and specific responsibilities of the grantee and the grantor as well as 
foreseeable joint responsibilities. A schedule of tasks will be 
developed and agreed upon in addition to any special conditions 
relating to the implementation of the project.
Project Period
    Awards, on a competitive basis, will be for a one-year budget 
period, although project periods may be for 5 years. Applications for 
continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the one-year 
budget period will be entertained in subsequent years on a non-
competitive basis, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory 
progress of the grantee, and a determination that continued funding 
would be in the best interest of the government.
Budget Period and Federal Share
    Total funds available for the first 12-months of each of the 
projects is estimated to be approximately $375,000, subject to the 
availability of funds.
Matching Requirement
    Grantees must provide at least 25 percent of the total cost of the 
project. The total cost of the project is the sum of the ACF share and 
the non-Federal share. The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-
kind. If approved for funding, the grantee will be held accountable for 
commitments of non-Federal resources, and failure to provide the 
required amounts will result in a disallowance of unmatched Federal 
funds.
Anticipated Number of Projects To Be Funded
    It is anticipated that a minimum of 3 Outreach Demonstration 
projects will be funded at $375,000 each. Additional projects may be 
funded if awarded projects are for lesser amounts.

CFDA: 93.592 Family Violence Prevention and Services: Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act, as amended.


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2. Priority Area Number FV-02-00: Minority Training Grant Stipends in 
Domestic Violence for Historically Black, Hispanic-Serving, and Tribal 
Colleges and Universities

Background
    Media coverage, court records, and crime statistics suggest that a 
substantial proportion of the domestic violence which occurs in the 
general population involves underserved populations, including 
populations that are underserved because of ethnic, racial, cultural, 
language diversity or geographic isolation (Brachman & Saltzman, 1995). 
Official statistics on child abuse and spouse abuse indicate that 
women, minorities, and the poor are over-represented among victims of 
domestic violence (Straus, Gelles, & Steinmetz, 1980). The scholars and 
practitioners who are responding to violence in underserved communities 
are currently few in number and work in isolation. The purpose of this 
effort and priority area is to increase the capacity for advocates and 
allies to do the work that is needed to prevent domestic violence.
    There are three Executive Orders that support the provision of 
training grants to the educational institutions targeted in this 
priority area:

Executive Order 13021 of October 19, 1969, Tribal Colleges and 
Universities;
Executive Order 12900 of December 5, 1994, Educational Excellence for 
Hispanic Americans; and
Executive Order 12876 of November 1, 1993, Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities.

    Executive Order 13021 reaffirms the special relationship of the 
Federal Government to the American Indians and identifies several 
purposes that support access to opportunities, resources, and that 
support educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged 
students; Executive Order 12900 requires the provision of quality 
education and increased educational opportunities for Hispanic 
Americans; and Executive Order 12876 requires strengthening the 
capacity of Historical Black Colleges and Universities to provide 
quality education and increased opportunities to participate in and 
benefit from Federal programs.
Purpose
    (a) To provide support for graduate and undergraduate students who 
show promise and demonstrate serious interest and commitment to issues 
of domestic violence in underserved populations. Historically Black, 
Hispanic, and American Indian colleges and universities will be given 
special consideration in order to generate skill building and training 
opportunities particularly responsive to issues of cultural content.
    (b) To support the growth of college and university-based practice 
knowledge about domestic violence and encourage social work students to 
pursue careers that address the issue of domestic violence experiences 
and underscores the need to draw new social workers.
    (c) To identify best practices regarding critical issues in 
domestic violence prevention, identification, and treatment efforts in 
under-served domestic violence populations. These grants will include 
an institutional payment, to cover the individual student's tuition and 
fees, and a stipend for the student.
Minimum Requirements for Project Design
    Field Placement: The grant will provide stipends for qualified 
individuals pursuing degrees in social work with a special interest in 
domestic violence. It will provide one-year graduate and undergraduate 
stipends to support skill building and training of students interested 
in domestic violence treatment and intervention services to underserved 
racial and ethnic minority populations. Stipends to any one student 
should not exceed a 12-month period.
    Placements must provide a structured learning environment that 
enables students to compare their field placement experiences, 
integrate knowledge from the classroom, and expand knowledge beyond the 
scope of the practicum setting. (Baccalaureate and Master's Program 
Evaluative Standards, Interpretive Guidelines, Curriculum Policy 
Statement, and the Accreditation Standards and Self-Study Guides).
    Proposals must include content about differences and similarities 
in the experiences, needs, and beliefs of the people being served. The 
proposals must also include content about differential assessment and 
intervention skills that will enable practitioners to serve diverse 
populations. The applicant student must indicate the area of interest, 
objectives, and goals of the placement study. All field placements will 
be at a minimum of 400 hours for a one-year period.
    The field placements should focus on the general and specific 
placement areas as indicated:

    Educational services to the community on domestic violence
    --Interventions with domestic violence shelters
    --Batterer's groups and other treatment services
    --Medical social services to families experiencing family violence
    --Domestic violence and the court system
    --Impact of domestic violence on welfare reform services
    --Legal services related to domestic violence
    --Crisis intervention services
    --Community service centers
    --The Faith community
    --Prevention services with high-risk youth
    --Prisons

    Faculty Involvement: Faculty must indicate the use of professional 
supervision to enhance the learning of students and must coordinate and 
monitor practicum placements of student selected for stipends.
    Proposals must define the social work setting and practice, field 
instructor assignments and activities, and student learning 
expectations and responsibilities.
    Individual faculty may organize their practicum-placements in 
different ways but must ensure educationally directed, coordinated, and 
monitored practicum experiences are maintained for students and that 
these field experiences are related to domestic violence.
    Faculty must articulate clear practice and evaluation goals for the 
field practicum. Each institutional proposal must provide an 
orientation plan for the student to the practicum placement and the 
agency's policy.
Final Products/Results and Benefits Expected
     Practicum proposal/contract between the student, the 
organization (agency), and the college or university indicating defined 
objectives, goals, student's performance, benefits to student, lessons 
learned, and recommendations for future placement at agency;
     A Final Report focused on agency population served, 
difficulties encountered, outcomes, implications and recommendations 
for future placements. The report should be prepared and submitted to 
the Office of Community Services at the end of the project period;
     A mid-year student performance evaluation will be provided 
to participating students.
Eligible Applicants
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Hispanic/Latino 
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of Higher Education; and American Indian Tribally controlled Community 
Colleges and Universities. (Fiscal Year 1999 recipients of Family 
Violence Training Grant Stipend awards are not eligible applicants.) 
The institution must be fully accredited by one of the regional 
institutional accrediting commissions recognized by the U.S. Secretary 
of Education and the Council on Social Work Education.
    Participants would include qualified undergraduate or graduate 
social work students. All applicants must be enrolled in the 
institution.
     Recipients of student stipends must maintain satisfactory 
academic records and be full-time students.
     Awards will be made only to eligible institutions on 
behalf of their qualified candidates.
Project Duration
    Stipends are awarded for one year, not to exceed 12 months.
Federal Share of the Project Cost
    This competitive program provides stipends for a maximum amount not 
to exceed $300,000 per project period (the project period is 36 
months). This amount includes direct and indirect costs per college or 
university. The Federal share will fund, per each 12 month budget 
period, up to five student candidates at a maximum of $11,250 each and 
will fund one faculty coordinator for the project at $43,750.
Matching Requirements
    Successful applicants must provide at least 25 percent of the total 
cost of the project. The total cost of the project is the sum of the 
ACF share and the non-federal share. The non-federal share may be met 
by cash or by in-kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged 
to meet their match through cash contributions. Therefore, a project 
requesting $100,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of $100,000 per 
budget period) must include a match of at least $33,333 (25% of the 
total project cost) for a total budget of $133,333.
Anticipated Number of Projects To Be Funded
    It is anticipated that a minimum of 3 projects will be funded at 
$100,000 each. Applications for lesser amounts of the Federal share 
will also be considered for this priority area.

CFDA:  93.592 Family Violence Prevention and Services: Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act as amended.

3. Priority Area FV-03-00, Public Information Community Awareness 
Campaign Projects for the Prevention of Family Violence

Purpose
    To assist in the continual development of public information and 
community awareness campaign projects and activities that provide 
information for the prevention of family violence. These projects 
should provide information on resources, facilities, and service 
alternatives available to family violence victims and their dependents, 
community organizations, local school districts, and other individuals 
seeking assistance.
Eligible Applicants
    State and local public agencies, Territories, and Native American 
Tribes and Tribal Organizations who are, or have been, recipients of 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act grants; State and local 
private non-profit agencies experienced in the field of family violence 
prevention; and public and private non-profit educational institutions, 
community organizations and community-based coalitions, and other 
entities that have designed and implemented family violence prevention 
information activities or community awareness strategies.
Background
    Based on the encouraging response to the announcement for public 
information and community awareness grants for family violence 
prevention in previous Federal fiscal years, ACF will again make these 
grants available in FY 2000.
    The public information/community awareness grant awards have 
spawned very effective informational activities at the local levels. 
These grants have assisted community organizations to focus on and 
emphasize prevention, helped to make available public service 
announcements and descriptive program brochures in several different 
languages, including Russian and Vietnamese, and have assisted in the 
implementation of conflict resolution activities in elementary, middle 
and high school curricula.
    The goal of this priority area is to provide support for the 
distribution of credible and persuasive information by community 
organizations to help break the so-called ``cycle of family violence''. 
The continuation of these efforts will help assure that individuals, 
particularly within minority communities, are aware of available 
resources and alternative responses for the intervention and the 
prevention of violence.
    This priority area requires the development and implementation of 
an effective public information campaign that may be used, for example, 
by public and private agencies, schools, churches, boys and girls 
clubs, community organizations, and individuals. The continuation of 
OCS support for the increase of information on services and other 
alternatives for the prevention of family violence underscores the 
notion that violent behavior is unacceptable.
    Accurate information is critical to any community awareness 
strategy and activity. How information is communicated must be modified 
where communication barriers may exist because of perceived or real 
language differences and cultural insensitivity. OCS seeks to continue 
providing victims, their dependents, and perpetrators, with knowledge 
of the remedial and service options for their particular situations.
Minimum Requirements for Project Design
    In order to successfully compete under the priority area, the 
applicant should:
     Present a plan for community awareness and public 
information activities that clearly reflects how the applicant will 
target the populations at risk, including pregnant women; coordinate 
its implementation efforts with public agencies and other community 
organizations; and communicate with institutions active in the field of 
family violence prevention;
     Describe the proposed approach to the development of a 
public information campaign and identify the specific audience(s), 
community(s), and groups that will be educated in the prevention of 
family violence, including communities and groups with the highest 
prevalence of domestic violence;
     Include, as critical elements in the plan:
    --A set of achievable objectives and a description of the 
population groups, relevant geographic area, and the indicators to be 
used to measure progress and the overall effectiveness of the campaign;
    --The intended strategies for test marketing the development plans 
and give assurances that effectiveness criteria will be implemented 
prior to the completion of the final plan;
    --The development and use of non-traditional sources as information 
providers (applicants should present specific plans for the use of 
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individuals in the distribution of information and materials);
    --The identification of the media to be used in the campaign and 
the geographic limits of the campaign;
    --How the applicant would be responsive to and demonstrate its 
sensitivity towards minority communities and their cultural 
perspectives; and
    --A description of the kind, volume, distribution, and timing of 
the proposed information with assurances that the public information 
campaign activities will not supplant or lower the current frequency of 
public service announcements.
Project Duration
    The length of the project should not exceed 12 months.
Federal Share of the Project
    The maximum Federal share of the project is not to exceed $35,000 
for the 1-year project period. Applications for lesser amounts also 
will be considered under this priority area.
Matching Requirement
    Successful grantees must provide at least 25 percent of the total 
cost of the project. The approved total cost of the project is the sum 
of the ACF share and the non-Federal share. Cash or in-kind 
contributions may meet the non-Federal share, although applicants are 
encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions. 
Therefore, a project requesting $35,000 in Federal funds must include a 
match of at least $11,666 (25% of total project cost). If approved for 
funding, grantees will be held accountable for commitments of non-
Federal resources and failure to provide the required amount will 
result in a disallowance of unmatched Federal funds.
Anticipated Number of Projects To Be Funded
    It is anticipated, subject to the availability of funds, that five 
projects will be funded at $35,000 each; more than five projects may be 
funded depending on the number of acceptable applications for lesser 
amounts which are received.

CFDA: 93.592 Family Violence Prevention and Services: Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act, as amended.

4. Priority Area FV-04-00, Connecting Faith Based/Spiritual 
Organizations With Domestic Violence Organizations

Background
    Surveys indicate that approximately one out of ten persons avail 
themselves of social services provided by congregations and faith based 
organizations. A response most often indicated that childcare was the 
service most often requested; however, the second most frequently used 
service was counseling. Nearly one in every three-survey respondents 
said that they received some type of counseling from spiritual 
leadership or a member of their affiliated congregation. For many women 
across varying social and economic strata, churches, synagogues or 
places of contemplation and spiritual connection are the only sources 
of safe and confidential interaction. However, even in these settings 
of assumed trust and confidentiality, many women who seek counseling 
are hesitant to expose the nature and extent of their abuse because of 
fear, shame, guilt, or feelings of human or spiritual failure. 
Additionally, spiritual leaders, though dedicated to the principles of 
respect and human dignity for all people, are sometimes unable to 
recognize the characteristics and results of abusive relationships. 
Even when recognized, they often lack the resources and information 
available to provide support that would ensure protection and safety 
through the resolution of the problem. Providing faith based 
organizations with information about the resources available for 
domestic violence intervention and services, in addition to the 
collaborative development of strategies to assist people in abusive 
situations, would effectively create additional points of entry to 
service for victims of family violence.
Purpose
    The purpose of this priority area is to support collaborative 
efforts that would enable the best possible response to a battered 
woman whose initial point of contact for help was with a member of a 
faith based organization. Further, this priority area seeks to support 
the development of credible and helpful information from faith based 
organizations in order to increase the involvement and leverage from 
this vital segment of the community.
    Some suggested activities applicable under this priority area are:
    (a) Plan and implement training and the development of training 
materials that enable leaders of faith based organizations to increase 
the capacity of the faith-based community to understand and 
appropriately respond to the complexities of domestic violence.
    (b) Plan and implement a replicable domestic violence outreach 
project that provides information on resources, facilities, and service 
alternatives to family violence victims and their dependents.
    (c) Plan and implement a domestic violence information and 
awareness project related to specific population groups such as youth, 
elderly, disabled, or gay/lesbian/transgender individuals that provide 
information on the services available to these groups for intervention 
and prevention.
Eligible Applicants
    State and local private non-profit agencies experienced in the 
field of family violence prevention; private non-profit faith based 
organizations; public and private non-profit educational/faith based 
institutions, associations, or societies and other entities that have 
designed and implemented educational, informational material and 
activities related to the prevention of domestic violence as a faith 
based issue.
Minimum Requirements for Project Design
    This project requires the collaboration between a recognized 
domestic violence service provider or state domestic violence coalition 
with a faith-based organization.
    Demonstrate that the applicant has formed a collaboration with 
representatives from the domestic violence community such as domestic 
violence service provider or state domestic violence coalition in the 
preparation and planned implementation of the activities specified in 
the grant application. This collaboration is demonstrated by the 
existence of a detailed memorandum of understanding or an interagency 
agreement.
    Demonstrate that the developed materials and/or training will 
incorporate guiding principles similar to the following: (1) 
Recognition that the safety of victims and children is a priority; (2) 
acknowledgment that the integrity and authority of each battered woman 
over her own life choices is to be respected; (3) recognition that 
perpetrators, not victims, must be held responsible for the abuse and 
for stopping it; and (4) that confidentiality of client information 
must be ensured.
    Include, as critical elements in the plan:
    --A set of identified objectives for training, outreach and the 
development of training materials;

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    --Development of an applicable approach and strategy that is useful 
in providing sensitive and responsive services and/or training and 
which may incorporate the nuances of varied faith based organizations;
    --A description of the type, distribution and timing of information 
to be developed and distributed;
    --A description of any non-traditional informational sources, 
counseling practices, programs, or organizational linkages that might 
be applied in the provision of services and information to persons in 
abusive situations.
Project Duration
    The length of the project should not exceed 12 months.
Federal Share of the Project
    The maximum Federal share of the project is not to exceed $37,500 
for the 1-year project period. Applications for lesser amounts also 
will be considered under this priority area.
Matching Requirement
    Successful grantees must provide at least 25 percent of the total 
cost of the project. The approved total cost of the project is the sum 
of the ACF share and the non-Federal share. Cash or in-kind 
contributions may meet the non-federal share, although applicants are 
encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions. 
If approved for funding, grantees will be held accountable for 
commitments of non-Federal resources and failure to provide the 
required amount will result in a disallowance of unmatched Federal 
funds.
Anticipated Number of Projects To Be Funded
    It is anticipated, subject to the availability of funds, that 4 
projects will be funded at $37,500 each; more than 4 projects may be 
funded depending on the number of acceptable applications for lesser 
amounts which are received.

Part III. Evaluation Criteria

    Using the evaluation criteria below, a panel of at least three 
reviewers (primarily experts from outside the Federal government) will 
review each application. Applicants should ensure that they address 
each minimum requirement in the priority area description under the 
appropriate section of the Program Narrative Statement.
    Reviewers will determine the strengths and weaknesses of each 
application in terms of the appropriate evaluation criteria listed 
below and provide comments and assign numerical scores. The point value 
following each criterion heading indicates the maximum numerical weight 
that each section may be given in the review process:

1. Need for the Project (10 points)

    The extent to which the need for the project and the problems it 
will address have national and local significance; the applicability of 
the project to coordination efforts by national, Tribal, State and 
local governmental and non-profit agencies, and its ultimate impact on 
domestic violence prevention services and intervention efforts, 
policies and practice; the relevance of other documentation as it 
relates to the applicant's knowledge of the need for the project; and 
the identification of the specific topic or program area to be served 
by the project. Maps and other graphic aids may be attached.

2. Goals and Objectives (10 points)

    The extent to which the specific goals and objectives have national 
or local significance, the clarity of the goals and objectives as they 
relate to the identified need for and the overall purpose of the 
project, and their applicability to policy and practice. The provision 
of a detailed discussion of the objectives and the extent to which the 
objectives are realistic, specific, and achievable.

3. Approach (30 points)

    The extent to which the application outlines a sound and workable 
plan of action pertaining to the scope of the project, and details how 
the proposed work will be accomplished; relates each task to the 
objectives and identifies the key staff member who will be the lead 
person; provides a chart indicating the timetable for completing each 
task, the lead person, and the time committed; cites factors which 
might accelerate or decelerate the work, giving acceptable reasons for 
taking this approach as opposed to others; describes and supports any 
unusual features of the project, such as design or technological 
innovations, reductions in cost or time, or extraordinary social and 
community involvement; and provides for projections of the 
accomplishments to be achieved.
    The extent to which, when applicable, the application describes the 
evaluation methodology that will be used to determine if the needs 
identified and discussed are being met and if the results and benefits 
identified are being achieved.

4. Results and Benefits (20 points)

    The extent to which the application identifies the results and 
benefits to be derived, the extent to which they are consistent with 
the objectives of the application, the extent to which the application 
indicates the anticipated contributions to policy, practice, and 
theory, and the extent to which the proposed project costs are 
reasonable in view of the expected results. Identify, in specific 
terms, the results and benefits, for target groups and human service 
providers, to be derived from implementing the proposed project. 
Describe how the expected results and benefits will relate to previous 
demonstration efforts.

5. Level of Effort: (30 Points)

Staffing Pattern
    Describe the staffing pattern for the proposed project, clearly 
linking responsibilities to project tasks and specifying the 
contributions to be made by key staff.
Competence of Staff
    Describe the qualifications of the project team including any 
experiences working on similar projects. Also, describe the variety of 
skills to be used, relevant educational background and the demonstrated 
ability to produce final results that are comprehensible and usable. 
One or two pertinent paragraphs on each key member are preferred to 
resumes. However, resumes may be included in the ten pages allowed for 
attachments/appendices.
Adequacy of Resources
    Specify the adequacy of the available facilities, resources and 
organizational experience with regard to the tasks of the proposed 
project. List the financial, physical and other resources to be 
provided by other profit and nonprofit organizations. Explain how these 
organizations will participate in the day to day operations of the 
project.
Budget
    Relate the proposed budget to the level of effort required 
obtaining project objectives and providing a cost/benefit analysis. 
Demonstrate that the project's costs are reasonable in view of the 
anticipated results.
Collaborative Efforts
    Discuss in detail and provide documentation for any collaborative 
or coordinated efforts with other agencies or organizations. Identify 
these agencies or organizations and explain how their participation 
will enhance the project. Letters from these agencies and organizations 
discussing the specifics of their commitment must be included in the 
application.

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Authorship
    The authors of the application must be clearly identified together 
with their current relationship to the applicant organization and any 
future project role they may have if the project is funded.
    Applicants should note that non-responsiveness to the section 
designated as ``Minimum Requirements for Project Design,'' in the 
applicable priority areas, will result in a low evaluation score by the 
panel of expert reviewers.
    Applicants must clearly identify the specific priority area under 
which they wish to have their applications considered, and tailor their 
applications accordingly. Previous experience has shown that an 
application which is broad and more general in concept than outlined in 
the priority area description is less likely to score as well as one 
which is more clearly focused and directly responsive to the concerns 
of that specific priority area.

Part IV. Other Information and Instructions for the Development and 
Submission of Applications

A. Required Notification of the State Single Point of Contact

    This program is covered under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' and 45 CFR Part 100, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services 
Program and Activities''. Under the E.O., States may design their own 
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance 
under covered programs.
    All States and territories, except Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, 
Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, 
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, 
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, 
American Samoa and Palau, have elected to participate in the E.O. 
process and have established a Single Point of Contact (SPOCs). 
Applicants from these twenty-three jurisdictions need take no action 
regarding E.O. 12372. Applicants for projects to be administered by 
Federally recognized Indian Tribes are also exempt from the 
requirements of E.O. 12372. Otherwise, applicants should contact their 
SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them of the prospective applications 
and receive any necessary instructions. Applicants must submit any 
required material to the SPOCs as soon as possible so that OCS can 
obtain and review SPOC comments as part of the award process. It is 
imperative that the applicant submit all required materials, if any, to 
the SPOC and indicate the date of this submittal (or the date of 
contact if no submittal is required) on the Standard Form 424, item 
16a. Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from 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 differentiate clearly between mere advisory comments and 
those official State process recommendations that 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 
Aerospace Center, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447.
    A list of the Single Point of Contact for each State and Territory 
is included at the end of this announcement.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, the 
Department is required to submit to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval any reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements in regulations, including program announcements. This 
program announcement does not contain information requirements beyond 
those approved for ACF grant applications under OMB Control Number 
0970-0062, expiration date 10/31/2001. 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.

C. Application Submission

    The closing date and time for submittal of applications under this 
program announcement is May 15, 2000. Applications postmarked after the 
closing date will be classified as late.
Deadline
    Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting an announced 
deadline if they are either received on or before the deadline date or 
sent 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 West, Aerospace Center, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20447; Attention: Application for Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Program.
    Applicants are cautioned to request a legibly dated U.S. Postal 
Service postmark or to obtain a legibly dated receipt from a commercial 
carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private Metered postmarks shall not be 
acceptable as proof of timely mailing.
    Applications handcarried by applicants, applicant couriers, or by 
overnight/express mail couriers shall be considered as meeting an 
announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline date, 
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., EST, and 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: Application for Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Program. (Applicants are again cautioned that express/
overnight mail services do not always deliver as agreed.)
    ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax or 
through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to 
ACF electronically will not be accepted regardless of date or time of 
submission and time of receipt.
Late Applications
    Applications which do not meet the criteria above are considered 
late applications. ACF shall notify each late applicant that its 
application will not be considered in the current competition.
Extension of Deadlines
    ACF may extend the deadline for all applicants because of acts of 
God such as floods and hurricanes, or when there is widespread 
disruption of the mails. A determination to waive or extend deadline 
requirements rests with the Chief Grants Management Officer.

D. Instructions for Preparing the Application and Completing 
Application Forms

1. SF 424
    The SF 424 and certifications have been reprinted for your 
convenience in preparing the application. You should reproduce single-
sided copies of these forms from the reprinted forms in the 
announcement, typing your information onto the copies.

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    At the top of the Cover Page of the SF 424, enter the single 
priority area number under which the application is being submitted. An 
application should be submitted under only one priority area.
2. SF 424A--Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs
    With respect to the 424A, Budget Information--Non-Construction 
Programs, Sections A, B, C, E, and F are to be completed. Section D 
does not need to be completed.
    In order to assist applicants in correctly completing the SF 424 
and 424A, detailed instructions for completing these forms are 
contained on the forms themselves. See the Instructions accompanying 
the attached SF 424A, as well as the instructions set forth below.

Section A--Budget Summary

Lines 1-4
    Column (a) Line 1--Enter OCS FVPS Program.
    Column (b) Line 1--Enter 93.592.
    Columns (c) and (d)--Not Applicable.
    Columns (e), (f) and (g)--For lines 1 through 4, enter in 
appropriate amounts needed to support the project for the entire 
project period.
Line 5
    Enter the figures from Line 1 for all columns completed, (e), (f), 
and (g).

Section B--Budget Categories

    This section should contain entries for OCS funds only. For all 
projects, the first budget period will be entered in Column (1).
    Allocability of costs is governed by applicable cost principles set 
forth in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 45, Parts 74 and 
92.
    Budget estimates for administrative costs must be supported by 
adequate detail for the grants officer to perform a cost analysis and 
review. Adequately detailed calculations for each budget object class 
are those which reflect estimation methods, quantities, unit costs, 
salaries, and other similar quantitative detail sufficient for the 
calculation to be duplicated. For any additional object class 
categories included under the object class other, identify the 
additional object class(es) and provide supporting calculations.
    Supporting narratives and justifications are required for each 
budget category, with emphasis on unique/special initiatives; large 
dollar amounts; local, regional, or other travel; new positions; major 
equipment purchases; and training programs.
    A detailed itemized budget with a separate budget justification for 
each major item should be included as indicated below:
Line 6a
    Personnel--Enter the total costs of salaries and wages.
    Justification--Identify the project director and staff. Specify by 
title or name the percentage of time allocated to the project, the 
individual annual salaries and the cost to the project (both Federal 
and non-Federal) of the organization's staff who will be working on the 
project.
Line 6b
    Fringe Benefits--Enter the total costs of fringe benefits unless 
treated as part of an approved indirect cost rate which is entered on 
Line 6j.
    Justification--Enter the total costs of fringe benefits, unless 
treated as part of an approved indirect cost rate. Provide a breakdown 
of amounts and percentages that comprise fringe benefit costs.
Line 6c
    Travel--Enter total cost of all travel by employees of the project. 
Do not enter costs for consultant's travel.
    Justification--Include the name(s) of traveler(s), total number of 
trips, destinations, length of stay, mileage rate, transportation costs 
and subsistence allowances. Traveler must be a person listed under the 
personnel line or employee being paid under non-federal share.

    Note: Local transportation and Consultant travel costs are 
entered on Line 6h.
Line 6d
    Equipment--Enter the total costs of all equipment to be acquired by 
the project. Equipment means an article of nonexpendable, tangible 
personal property having a useful life of more than one year and an 
acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of (a) the 
capitalization level established by the organization for financial 
statement purposes, or (b) $5,000.


    Note:
    If an applicant's current rate agreement was based on another 
definition for equipment, such as ``tangible personal property $500 or 
more'', the applicant shall use the definition used by the cognizant 
agency in determining the rate(s). However, consistent with the 
applicant's equipment policy, lower limits may be set.

    Justification--Equipment to be purchased with Federal funds must be 
required to conduct the project, and the applicant organization or its 
subgrantees must not already have the equipment or a reasonable 
facsimile available to the project.
Line 6e
    Supplies--Enter the total costs of all tangible personal property 
other than that included on line 6d.
    Justification--Provide a general description of what is being 
purchased such as type of supplies: office, classroom, medical, etc. 
Include equipment costing less than $5,000 per item.
Line 6f
    Contractual--Enter the total costs of all contracts, including (1) 
procurement contracts (except those which belong on other lines such as 
equipment, supplies, etc.) and (2) contracts with secondary recipient 
organizations including delegate agencies and specific project(s) or 
businesses to be financed by the applicant.
    Justification--Attach a list of contractors, indicating the names 
of the organizations, the purposes of the contracts, the estimated 
dollar amounts, and selection process of the awards as part of the 
budget justification. Also provide back-up documentation identifying 
the name of contractor, purpose of contract, and major cost elements.

    Note 1:  Whenever the applicant/grantee intends to delegate part 
of the program to another agency, the applicant/grantee must submit 
Sections A and B of this Form SF-424A, completed for each delegate 
agency by agency title, along with the required supporting 
information referenced in the applicable instructions. The total 
costs of all such agencies will be part of the amount shown on Line 
6f. Provide draft Request for Proposal in accordance with 45 CFR 
Part 74, Appendix A. All procurement transactions shall be conducted 
in a manner to provide, to the maximum extent practical, open and 
free competition.


    Note 2:  Contractual cannot be a person--must be an 
organization, firm, etc. Enter Consultant cost on Line 6h.

Line 6g
    Construction--Not applicable.
Line 6h
    Other--Enter the total of all other costs. Such costs, where 
applicable, may include, but are not limited to, insurance, food, 
medical and dental costs (non-contractual), fees and travel paid 
directly to individual consultants, local transportation (all travel 
which does not require per diem is considered local travel), space and 
equipment rentals, printing and publication, computer use training 
costs including tuition and stipends, training service costs including 
wage payments to individuals and supportive service payments, and staff 
development costs.

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Line 6j
    Indirect Charges--Enter the total amount of indirect costs. This 
line should be used only when the applicant currently has an indirect 
cost rate approved by DHHS or other Federal agencies.
Line 6k
    Totals--Enter the total amount of Lines 6i and 6j.
Line 7
    Program Income--Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, 
expected to be generated from this project. Separately show expected 
program income generated from OCS support and income generated from 
other mobilized funds. Do not add or subtract this amount from the 
budget total. Show the nature and source of income in the program 
narrative statement.
    Justification--Describe the nature, source and anticipated use of 
program income in the Program Narrative Statement.

Section C--Non-Federal Resources

    This section is to record the amounts of Non-Federal resources that 
will be used to support the project. Non-Federal resources mean other 
than OCS funds for which the applicant has received a commitment. 
Provide a brief explanation, on a separate sheet, showing the type of 
contribution, broken out by Object Class Category, (See SF-424A, 
Section B.6) and whether it is cash or third party in-kind. The firm 
commitment of these required funds must be documented and submitted 
with the application in order to be given credit in the Criterion.
    Except in unusual situations, this documentation must be in the 
form of letters of commitment or letters of intent from the 
organization(s)/individuals from which funds will be received.
Line 8
    Column (a)--Enter the project title.
    Column (b)--Enter the amount of cash or donations to be made by the 
applicant.
    Column (c)--Enter the State contribution.
    Column (d)--Enter the amount of cash and third party in-kind 
contributions to be made from all other sources.
    Column (e)--Enter the total of columns (b), (c), and (d).
Lines 9, 10 and 11
    Leave Blank.
Line 12
    Carry the total of each column of Line 8, (b) through (e). The 
amount in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Section A, Line 
5, Column (f).
    Justification--Describe third party in-kind contributions, if 
included.

Section F--Other Budget Information

Line 21
    Direct Charges--Include narrative justification required under 
Section B for each object class category for the total project period.
Line 22
    Indirect Charges--Enter the type of DHHS or other Federal agency 
approved indirect cost rate (provisional, predetermined, final or 
fixed) that will be in effect during the funding period, the estimated 
amount of the base to which the rate is applied and the total indirect 
expense. Also, enter the date the rate was approved, where applicable. 
Attach a copy of the approved rate agreement.
Line 23
    Provide any other explanations and continuation sheets required or 
deemed necessary to justify or explain the budget information.
3. Project Summary Description
    Clearly mark this separate page with the applicant name as shown in 
item 5 of the SF 424, and the title of the project as shown in item 11 
of the SF 424. The summary description should not exceed 300 words. 
These 300 words become part of the computer database on each project.
    Care should be taken to produce a summary description which 
accurately and concisely reflects the application. It should describe 
the objectives of the project, the approaches to be used, and the 
outcomes expected. The description should also include a list of major 
products that will result from the proposed project, such as software 
packages, materials, management procedures, data collection 
instruments, training packages, or videos (please note that 
audiovisuals should be closed captioned). The project summary 
description, together with the information on the SF 424, will 
constitute the project ``abstract.'' It is the major source of 
information about the proposed project and is usually the first part of 
the application that the reviewers read in evaluating the application.
4. Program Narrative Statement
    The Program Narrative Statement is a very important part of an 
application. It should be clear, concise, and address the specific 
requirements mentioned under the priority area description in Part II. 
The narrative should also provide information concerning how the 
application meets the evaluation criteria using the following headings:
    (a) Need for the Project;
    (b) Goals and Objectives;
    (c) Approach;
    (d) Results and Benefits; and
    (e) Level of effort.
    The specific information to be included under each of these 
headings is described in Part III, Evaluation Criteria.
    The narrative should be typed double-spaced on a single-side of an 
8 \1/2\" x 11" plain white paper, with 1" margins on all sides. All 
pages of the narrative (including charts, references/footnotes, tables, 
maps, exhibits, etc.) must be sequentially numbered, beginning with 
``Objectives and Need for the Project'' as page number one. Applicants 
should not submit reproductions of larger size paper, reduced to meet 
the size requirement.
    The length of the application, including the application forms and 
all attachments, should not exceed 60 pages. A page is a single side of 
an 8\1/2\" x; 11" sheet of paper. Applicants are requested not to send 
pamphlets, maps, brochures or other printed material along with their 
application as these pose photocopy difficulties. These materials, if 
submitted, will not be included in the review process if they exceed 
the 60-page limit. Each page of the application will be counted to 
determine the total length.
5. Organizational Capability Statement
    The Organizational Capability Statement should consist of a brief 
(two to three pages) background description of how the applicant 
organization (or the unit within the organization that will have 
responsibility for the project) is organized, the types and quantity of 
services it provides, and/or the research and management capabilities 
it possesses. This description should cover capabilities not included 
in the Program Narrative Statement. It may include descriptions of any 
current or previous relevant experience, or describe the competence of 
the project team and its demonstrated ability to produce a final 
product that is readily comprehensible and usable. An organization 
chart showing the relationship of the project to the current 
organization should be included.
6. Assurances/Certifications
    Applicants are required to file an SF 424B, Assurances--Non-
Construction Programs, and the Certification Regarding Lobbying. Both 
must be

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signed and returned with the application. In addition, applicants must 
certify their compliance with: (1) Drug-Free Workplace Requirements; 
and (2) Debarment and Other Responsibilities; and (3) Certification 
Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke. These certifications are self-
explanatory. Copies of these assurances/certifications are reprinted at 
the end of this Application Kit and should be reproduced as necessary. 
A duly authorized representative of the applicant organization must 
certify that the applicant is in compliance with these assurances/
certifications. A signature on the SF 424B indicates compliance with 
the Drug Free Workplace Requirements, and Debarment and Other 
Responsibilities, and Environmental Tobacco Smoke certifications, and 
compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

E. The Application Package

    Each application package must include an original and four copies 
of the complete application. Each copy should be stapled securely 
(front and back if necessary) in the upper left-hand corner. All pages 
of the narrative (including charts, tables, maps, exhibits, etc.) must 
be sequentially numbered, beginning with page one. In order to 
facilitate handling, please do not use covers, binders or tabs. Do not 
include extraneous materials as attachments, such as agency promotion 
brochures, slides, tapes, film clips, minutes of meetings, survey 
instruments or articles of incorporation.
    Applicants should include a self-addressed stamped acknowledgment 
card. All applicants will be notified automatically about the receipt 
of their application. If acknowledgment of receipt of your application 
is not received within three weeks after the deadline date, please 
notify ACF by telephone at (202) 401-5103.

F. Post-Award Information and Reporting Requirements

    Following approval of the applications selected for funding, notice 
of project approval and authority to draw down project funds will be 
made in writing. The official award document is the Financial 
Assistance Award which provides the amount of Federal funds approved 
for use in the project, the project and budget periods for which 
support is provided, the terms and conditions of the award, the total 
project period for which support is contemplated, and the total 
required financial grantee participation.
    For General Conditions and Special Conditions (where the latter are 
warranted) which will be applicable to grants, grantees will be subject 
to the provisions of 45 CFR part 74 or 92.
    Grantees will be required to submit quarterly progress and semi-
annual financial reports (SF 269) throughout the project period, as 
well as a final progress and financial report within 90 days of the 
termination of the project.
    Grantees are subject to the audit requirements in 45 CFR Parts 74 
(non-governmental), 92 (governmental), OMB Circular A-133 and OMB 
Circular A-128. If an applicant does not request indirect costs, it 
should anticipate in its budget request the cost of having an audit 
performed at the end of the grant period.
    Section 319 of Public Law 101-121, signed into law on October 23, 
1989, imposes prohibitions and requirements for disclosure and 
certification related to lobbying on recipients of Federal contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements, and loans. It provides exemptions or 
Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations. Current and prospective 
recipients (and their subtier contractors and/or grantees) are 
prohibited from using Federal funds, other than profits from a Federal 
contract, for lobbying Congress or any Federal agency in connection 
with the award of a contract, grant, cooperative agreement or loan. In 
addition, for each award action in excess of $100,000 (or $150,000 for 
loans), the law requires recipients and their subtier contractors and/
or subgrantees (1) To certify that they have neither used nor will use 
any appropriated funds for payment to lobbyists; (2) to disclose the 
name, address, payment details, and the purpose of any agreements with 
lobbyists whom recipients or their subtier contractors or subgrantees 
will pay with profits or nonappropriated funds on or after December 22, 
1989; and (3) to file quarterly up-dates about the use of lobbyists if 
material changes occur in their use. The law establishes civil 
penalties for noncompliance.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 93.592, Family 
Violence Prevention and Services)

    Dated: February 8, 2000.
Donald Sykes,
Director, Office of Community Services.

Family Violence Prevention and Services Program

List of Attachments

Attachment B-1--Application for Federal Assistance
Attachment B-2--Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs
Attachment B-3--Assurances--Non-Construction Programs
Attachment C--Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
Attachment D--Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and other 
Responsibility Matters (Primary Covered Transactions)
Attachment E--Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Attachment F-1--Certification Regarding Lobbying
Attachment F-2--Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
Attachment G--State Single Point of Contact Listing

BILLING CODE 4184-01-P

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Instructions for the SF-424

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 45 minutes per response, including time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043), 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Please do not return your completed form to the office of 
Management and Budget. Send it to the address provided by the 
sponsoring agency.
    This is a standard form used by applicants as a required 
facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal 
assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant 
certification that States which have established a review and 
comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have 
selected the program to be included in their process, have been 
given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.

Item and Entry

    1. Self-explanatory.
    2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if 
applicable) 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 organization 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 inkind 
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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BILLING CODE 4184-01-C

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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 or more grant programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to 
any existing Federal grantor agency guidelines which prescribe how 
and whether budgeted amounts should be separately shown for 
different functions or activities within the program. For some 
programs, grantor agencies may require budgets to be separately 
shown by function or activity. For other programs, grantor agencies 
may require a breakdown by function or activity. Sections A, B, C, 
and D should include budget estimates for the whole project except 
when applying for assistance which requires Federal authorization in 
annual or other funding period increments. In the latter case, 
Sections A, B, C, and D should provide the budget for the first 
budget period (usually a year) and Section E should present the need 
for Federal assistance in the subsequent budget periods. All 
applications should contain a breakdown by the object class 
categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.

Section A. Budget Summary Lines 1-4

 Columns (a) and (b)

    For applications pertaining to a single Federal grant program 
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring a 
functional or activity breakdown, enter on Line 1 under Column (a) 
the Catalog program title and the Catalog number in Column (b).
    For applications pertaining to a single program requiring budget 
amounts by multiple functions or activities, enter the name of each 
activity or function on each line in Column (a), and enter the 
Catalog number in Column (b). For applications pertaining to 
multiple programs where none of the programs require a breakdown by 
function or activity, enter the Catalog program title on each line 
in Column (a) and the respective Catalog number on each line in 
Column (b).
    For applications pertaining to multiple programs where one or 
more programs require a breakdown by function or activity, prepare a 
separate sheet for each program requiring the breakdown. Additional 
sheets should be used when one form does not provide adequate space 
for all breakdown of data required. However, when more than one 
sheet is used, the first page should provide the summary totals by 
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 requiring 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 Colums (c) and (d). Enter in Column (e) the amount of the 
increase or decrease of Federal funds and enter in Column (f) the 
amount of the increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In Column 
(g) enter the new total budgeted amount (Federal and non-Federal) 
which includes the total previous authorized budgeted amounts plus 
or minus, as appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns (e) and (f). 
The amount(s) in Column (g) should not equal the sum of amounts in 
Columns (e) and (f).
    Line 5--Show the 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 of Lines 6i and 6j. For all 
applications for new grants and continuation grants the total amount 
in column (5), Line 6k, should be the same as the total amount shown 
in Section A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental grants and 
changes to grants, the total amount of the increase or decrease as 
shown in Columns (1)-(4), Line 6k should be the same as the sum of 
the amounts in Section A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.
    Line 7--Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected 
to be generated from this project. Do not add or subtract this 
amount from the total project amount. Show under the program 
narrative statement the nature and source of income. The estimated 
amount of program income may be considered by the Federal grantor 
agency in determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal Resources

    Lines 8-11--Enter amounts of non-Federal resources that will be 
used on the grant. If in-kind contributions are included, provide a 
brief explanation on a separate sheet.
    Column (a)--Enter the program titles identical to Column (a), 
Section A. A breakdown by function or activity is not necessary.
    Column (b)--Enter the contribution to be made by the applicant.
    Column (c)--Enter the amount of the State's cash and in-kind 
contribution if the applicant is not a State or State agency. 
Applicants which are a State or State agencies should leave this 
column blank.
    Column (d)--Enter the amount of cash and in-kind contributions 
to be made from all other sources.
    Column (e)--Enter the 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 of Lines 13 and 14.

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

    Line 16-19--Enter in Column (a) the same grant program titles 
shown in Column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity 
is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant 
applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds 
which will be needed to complete the program or project over the 
succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not 
be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to 
funds for the current year of existing grants.
    If more than four lines are needed to list the program titles, 
submit additional schedules as necessary.
    Line 20--Enter the total for each of the Columns (b)-(e). When 
additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annotate 
accordingly and show the overall totals on this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

    Line 21--Use this space to explain amounts for individual direct 
object class cost categories that may appear to be out of the 
ordinary or to explain the details as required by the Federal 
grantor agency.
    Line 22--Enter the type of indirect rate (provisional, 
predetermined final or fixed) that will be in effect during the 
funding period, the estimated amount of the base to which the rate 
if applied, and the total indirect expense.
    Line 23--Provide any another explanations or comments deemed 
necessary.

Assurances--Non-Construction Programs

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing

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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 (0348-0040), 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Please do not return your completed form to the Office of 
Management and Budget. Send it to the address provided by the 
sponsoring agency.

    Note: Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your 
project or program. If you have questions, please contact the 
awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may 
require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is 
the case, you will be notified.

    As the duly authorized representative of the applicant, I 
certify that the applicant:
    1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance and 
the institutional, managerial and financial capability (including 
funds sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project cost) to 
ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project 
described in this application.
    2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the 
United States and, if appropriate, the State, through any authorized 
representative, access to and the right to examine all records, 
books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish 
a proper accounting system in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting standards or agency directives.
    3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using 
their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the 
appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or 
personal gain.
    4. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable 
time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding agency.
    5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for merit 
systems for programs funded under one of the 19 statutes or 
regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a Merit 
System of Personnel Administration (5 CFR 900, Subpart F).
    6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to 
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title 
Vi of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352) which prohibits 
discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b) 
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 
1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on the 
basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 
amended (29 U.S.C. 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis 
of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of 
age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 
92-255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of 
drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 
Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-
616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of 
alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) 523 and 527 of the Public Health 
Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290dd-3 and 290ee-3), as amended, 
relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient 
records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination in the 
sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) any other 
nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under which 
application for Federal assistance is being made; and, (j) the 
requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may 
apply to the application.
    7. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements 
of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-646) which 
provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or 
whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally-
assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real 
property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal 
participation in purchases.
    8. Will comply, as applicable, with provisions of the Hatch Act 
(5 U.S.C. 1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political 
activities of employees whose principal employment activities are 
funded in whole or in part with Federal funds.
    9. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-
Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 U.S.C. 
276c and 18 U.S.C. 874), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety 
Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-333), regarding labor standards for 
federally-assisted construction subagreements.
    10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase 
requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special 
flood hazard area to participate in the program and to purchase 
flood insurance if the total cost of insurable construction and 
acquisition is $10,000 or more.
    11. Will comply with environmental standards which may be 
prescribed pursuant to the following: (a) institution of 
environmental quality control measures under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190) and Executive 
Order (EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facilities pursuant 
to EO 11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d) 
evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in accordance with EO 
11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the approved State 
management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act 
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of Federal actions 
to State (Clean Air) Implementation Plans under Section 176(c) of 
the Clean Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); (g) 
protection of underground sources of drinking water under the Safe 
Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended (Pub. L. 93-523); and, (h) 
protection of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (Pub. L. 93-205).
    12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 
U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) related to protecting components or potential 
components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
    13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with 
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of 
historic properties), and the Archaeological and Historic 
Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.).
    14. Will comply with Pub. L. 93-348 regarding the protection of 
human subjects involved in research, development, and related 
activities supported by this award of assistance.
    15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 
(Pub. L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to 
the care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for 
research, teaching, or other activities supported by this award of 
assistance.
    16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention 
Act (42 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead-based 
in construction or rehabilitation of residence structures.
    17. Will cause to be performed the required financial and 
compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments 
of 1996 and OMB Circuit No. A-133, ``Audits of States, Local 
Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.''
    18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other 
Federal laws, executive orders, regulations, and policies governing 
this program.

Signature of Authorized Certifying official----------------------------
Title------------------------------------------------------------------
Applicant Organization-------------------------------------------------
Date Submitted---------------------------------------------------------

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace requirements

    This certification is required by the regulations implementing 
the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988: 45 CFR Part 76, Subpart, F. 
Sections 76.630(c) and (d)(2) and 76.645(a)(1) and (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 point is: Division of Grants Management and 
Oversight, Office of Management and Acquisition, Department of 
Health and Human services, Room 517-D, 200 Independence Avenue, SW 
Washington, DC 20201.

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements 
(Instructions for Certification)

    1. By signing and/or submitting this application or grant 
agreement, the grantee is providing the certification set out below.
    2. 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

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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 
contendre) of 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 crinal 
statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use, or 
possession of any controlled substance;
    Employee means the employee of a grantee directly engaged in the 
performance of work under a grant, including: (i) All direct charge 
employees; (ii) All indirect charge employees unless their impact or 
involvement is insignificant to the performance of the grant; and, 
(iii) Temporary personnel and consultants who are directly engaged 
in the performance of work under the grant and who are on the 
grantee's payroll. This definition does not include workers not on 
the payroll of the grantee (e.g., volunteers, even if used to meet a 
matching requirement; consultants or independent contractors not on 
the grantee's payroll; or employees of subrecipients or 
subcontractors in covered workplaces).

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

Alternate I. (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 imployee 
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 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 numbers(s) of each affected grant.

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

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 of agency's 
determination whether to enter into this transaction. However, 
failure of the prospective primary participant to furnish a 
certification or an explanation shall disqualify such person from 
participation in this transaction.
    3. The certification in this clause is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance was placed with 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

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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 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 presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or 
civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or local) 
with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph 
(1)(b) of this certification; and
    (d) Have not within a three-year period preceding this 
application/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, 
State or local) terminated for cause or default.
    (2) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to 
certify to any of the statements in this certification, such 
prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this 
proposal.

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

Instructions for Certification

    1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective 
lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below.
    2. The certification in this clause is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was 
entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower 
tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in 
addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government the 
department or agency with which this transaction originated may 
pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.
    3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide 
immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is 
submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant 
learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or had 
become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
    4. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, 
ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, 
primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily 
excluded, as used in this clause, have the meaning set out in the 
Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive 
Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal is 
submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
    5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting 
this proposal that, [[Page 33043]] should the proposed covered 
transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any 
lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for 
debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, 
declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in 
this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or 
agency with which this transaction originated.
    6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by 
submitting this proposal that it will include this clause titled 
``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' without 
modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all 
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
    7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a 
certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered 
transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 
9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily 
excluded from covered transactions, unless it knows that the 
certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and 
frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. 
Each participant may, but is not required to, check the List of 
Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement 
Programs.
    8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to 
require establishment of a system of records in order to render in 
good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge 
and information of a participant is not required to exceed that 
which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary 
course of business dealings.
    9. Except for transactions authorized under pargraph 5 of these 
instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly 
enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is 
proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, suspended, 
debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in 
this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the 
Federal Government, the department or agency with which this 
transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including 
suspension and/or debarment.
* * * * *

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility 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.

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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.

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 contact, grant, 
loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and 
submit Standard Form-LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in 
accordance with its instructions.
    (3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this 
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards 
at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under 
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all 
subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This 
certification is a material representation of fact upon which 
reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. 
Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or 
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, 
U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification 
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not 
more than $100,000 for each such failure.

Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance

    The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and 
belief, that:
    If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for 
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any 
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or 
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this 
commitment providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a 
loan, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, 
``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in accordance with its 
instructions. Submission of this statement is a prerequisite for 
making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, 
title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required 
statement shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than 
$10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
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Instructions for Completion of SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying 
Activities

    This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity, 
whether subawardee or prime Federal recipient, at the initiation or 
receipt of a covered Federal action, or a material change to a 
previous filing, pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. The 
filing of a form is required for each payment or agreement to make 
payment to any lobbying entity 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 a covered Federal action. 
Complete all items that apply for both the initial filing and 
material change report. Refer to the implementing guidance published 
by the Office of Management and Budget for additional information.
    1. Identify the type of covered Federal action for which 
lobbying activity is and/or has been secured to influence the 
outcome of a covered Federal action.
    2. Identify the status of the covered Federal action.
    3. Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If 
this is a followup report caused by a material change to the 
information previously reported, enter the year and quarter in which 
the change occurred. Enter the date of the last previously submitted 
report by this reporting entity for this covered Federal action.
    4. Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the 
reporting entity. Include Congressional District, if known. Check 
the appropriate classification of the reporting entity that 
designates if it is, or expects to be, a prime or subaward 
recipient. Identify the tier of the subawardee, e.g., the first 
subawardee of the prime is the 1st tier. Subawards include but are 
not limited to subcontracts, subgrants and contract awards under 
grants.
    5. If the organization filing the report in item 4 checks 
``Subawardee,'' then enter the full name, address, city, State and 
zip code of the prime Federal recipient. Include Congressional 
District, if known.
    6. Enter the name of the Federal agency making the award or loan 
commitment. Include at least one organizational level below agency 
name, if known. For example, Department of Transportation, United 
States Coast Guard.
    7. Enter the Federal program name or description for the covered 
Federal action (item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for grants, cooperative 
agreements, loans, and loan commitments.
    8. Enter the most appropriate Federal identifying number 
available for the Federal action identified in item (e.g., Request 
for Proposal (RFP) number; Invitation for Bid (IFB) number; grant 
announcement number; the contract, grant, or loan award number; the 
application/proposal control number assigned by the Federal agency). 
Include prefixes, e.g., ``RFP-DE-90-001.''
    9. For a covered Federal action where there has been an award or 
loan commitment by the Federal agency, enter the Federal amount of 
the award/loan commitment for the prime entity identified in item 4 
or 5.
    10. (a) Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code 
of the lobbying registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
engaged by the reporting entity identified in item 4 to influence 
the covered Federal action.
    (b) Enter the full names of the individual(s) performing 
services, and include full address if different from 10(a). Enter 
Last Name, First Name, and Middle Initial (MI).
    11. The certifying official shall sign and date the form, print 
his/her name, title, and telephone number.
    According to the Paperwork Reduction Act, as amended, no persons 
are required to respond to a collection of information unless it 
displays a valid OMB Control Number. The valid OMB control number 
for this information collection is OMB No. 0348-0046. Public 
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to 
average 10 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 (0348-0046), 
Washington, DC 20503.

State Single Point of Contact Listing Maintained by OMB

    In accordance with Executive Order #12372, ``Intergovernmental 
Review of Federal Programs,'' Section 4, ``the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) shall maintain a list of official State entities 
designated by the States to review and coordinate proposed Federal 
financial assistance and direct Federal development.'' This attached 
listing is the OFFICIAL OMB LISTING. This listing is also published 
in the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance biannually.

August 23, 1999

OMB State Single Point of Contact Listing*

ARIZONA

Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central Avenue, 
Fourteenth Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone: (602) 280-1315, 
FAX: (602) 280-8144

ARKANSAS

Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State Clearinghouse, Office of 
Intergovernmental Services, Department of Finance and 
Administration, 515 W. 7th St., Room 412, Little Rock, Arkansas 
72203, Telephone: (501) 682-1074, FAX: (501) 682-5206

CALIFORNIA

Grants Coordination, State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning & 
Research, 1400 Tenth Street, Room 121, Sacramento, California 95814, 
Telephone: (916) 445-0613, FAX: (916) 323-3018

DELAWARE

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact, Executive Department, 
Office of the Budget, 540 S. Dupont Highway, Suite 5, Dover, 
Delaware 19901, Telephone: (302) 739-3326, FAX: (302) 739-5661

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Charles Nichols, State Single Point of Contact, Office of Grants Mgmt. 
& Dev., 717 14th Street, N.W. Suite 1200, Washington, D.C. 20005, 
Telephone: (202) 727-1700 (direct), (202 727-6537 (secretary), FAX: 
(202) 727-1617

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 (directline), FAX: (317) 
233-3323

IOWA

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

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 & Project Review, Maryland Office of 
Planning,

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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 Building, 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 
54102, Telephone: (314) 751-4834, FAX: (314) 751-7819

NEVADA

Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, 209 E. Musser 
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, Department of Administration 
and Information, 2001 Capitol Avenue, Room 214, Cheyenne, WY 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

NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS

Mr. Alvaro A. Santos, Executive Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, 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) 664-2289, FAX: (670) 664-2272

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Nellon Bowry, Director, Office of Management and Budget, #41 Norregade 
Emancipation Garden, Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas, Virgin 
Islands 00802

    Please direct all questions and correspondence about 
intergovernmental review to: Linda Clarke, Telephone: (809) 774-0750, 
FAX: (809) 776-0069.
    If you would like a copy of this list faxed to your office, please 
call our publications office at: (202) 395-9068.

    * In accordance with Executive Order #12372, ``Intergovernmental 
Review of Federal Programs,'' this listing represents the designated 
State Single Point of Contact. The jurisdictions not listed no longer 
participate in the process BUT GRANT APPLICANTS ARE STILL ELIGIBLE TO 
APPLY FOR THE GRANT EVEN IF YOUR STATE, TERRITORY, COMMONWEALTH, ETC 
DOES NOT HAVE A ``STATE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT.'' STATES WITHOUT 
``STATE SINGLE POINTS OF CONTACT'' INCLUDE: Alabama; Alaska; American 
Samoa; Colorado; Connecticut; Hawaii; Idaho; Kansas; Louisiana; 
Massachusetts; Minnesota; Montana; Nebraska; New Jersey; Ohio; 
Oklahoma; Oregon; Palau; Pennsylvania; South Dakota; Tennessee; 
Vermont; Virginia; and Washington. This list is based on the most 
current information provided by the States. Information on any changes 
or apparent errors should be provided to the Office of Management and 
Budget and the State in question. Changes to the list will only be made 
upon formal notification by the State. Also, this listing is published 
biannually in the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance.
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