[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 79 (Monday, April 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21726-21729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10070]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Availability of Funds for Grants to Support New Senior Companion
Projects
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.
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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service
(hereinafter, the ``Corporation'') announces the availability of
approximately $1,000,000 for grants to support five new Senior
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Companion Projects in geographic areas that do not fall within approved
service areas of current Senior Companion Projects. Individual grant
awards will be approximately $200,000 to cover the costs of 45 Senior
Companions for twelve months. The purpose of the Senior Companion
Program (SCP) is to provide opportunities for income eligible
individuals 60 years of age and over to serve frail adults.
DATES: Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m (Eastern Daylight
Time) July 14, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Five original signature copies of the application must be
submitted to the following address: Corporation for National and
Community Service, National Senior Service Corps, 1201 New York Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC 20525 Attn: Mr. John Keller. The Corporation will
not accept applications that are submitted via facsimile or e-mail
transmission. Applications submitted via overnight mail that arrive
after the closing date will be accepted if they are postmarked at least
two days prior to the closing date. Otherwise, late applications will
not be accepted.
Applications: Applications can be obtained by contacting the
appropriate Corporation State office listed below. A copy of the
Federal Regulations that govern the SCP will be included with the
application package.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact John Keller at 202-606-5000
ext. 285. TDD (202) 565-2799. This notice may be requested in an
alternative format for the visually impaired.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
The Corporation is a federal government corporation that encourages
Americans of all ages and backgrounds to engage in community-based
service. This service addresses the nation's educational, public
safety, environmental, and other human needs to achieve direct and
demonstrable results. In supporting service programs, the Corporation
fosters civic responsibility, strengthens the ties that bind us
together as a people, and provides educational opportunity for those
who make a substantial commitment to service.
The Senior Companion Program (SCP) is authorized by the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended (Public Law 93-113, Title II,
Part B, 42 U.S.C. 5013) and provides opportunities for income eligible
individuals 60 years of age and over to serve adults with special
needs. The SCP was launched in 1974 with its first 11 projects. Today
there are over 14,000 Senior Companions serving 61,900 frail adults
annually in 207 local SCP projects. These Senior Companions provide
high quality and reliable personal support to adults, primarily frail
elderly, experiencing difficulties with activities of daily living,
allowing them to live independently in their own homes for as long as
possible. The SCP focuses on those with moderate physical, mental or
emotional impairments who are without adequate family support and who
in the absence of non-medical support services would be at risk of
institutionalization. Senior Companions also assist clients in patient
discharge programs at acute care, mental health, and long-term care
facilities to make the transition to living in less restrictive
community settings. Some Senior Companions provide short-term respite
for primary care givers of frail adults in times of special need.
B. Purpose
The purpose of the new Senior Companion Projects is to expand the
program to serve new geographic locations currently unserved by the
program. It is expected that the new projects will create quality
opportunities for seniors to provide in-home assistance to frail
adults, enabling them to live independently.
C. Eligible Applicants
Public agencies (including state and local agencies and other units
of government), non-profit organizations, institutions of higher
education and Indian Tribes are eligible to apply. Sponsors of Senior
Companion Projects that receive no funds from the Corporation, other
than funding for Programs of National Significance (PNS), are eligible
to apply. Current sponsors of Senior Companion Projects funded by the
Corporation are not eligible to apply. However, an organization
described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
(26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4)) that engages in lobbying activities is not
eligible to apply, serve as a host site for volunteers, or act in any
type of supervisory role in the program.
D. Number of Awards
The Corporation intends to fund five projects in approved service
areas that do not currently have a local project of the Senior
Companion Program.
E. Suggested Amounts of Awards
The average amount of awards will be approximately $200,000.
F. Program Period of Performance
The program period for all grants is twelve months. Future funding
is contingent on performance and the availability of appropriations.
G. Submission Requirements
To be considered for funding, applicants must submit five copies of
the following:
(1) An Application for Federal Assistance, Form 424-NSSC
Part I--Facesheet (Modified Standard Form 424-with
original signature)
Part II--Budget (NSSC Form 424A-with accompanying Budget
Narrative)
Part IV--Attachments
Part V--Assurances (Form 424B-with original signature)
Part VI--Certifications (Form 424C-with original
signature)
(2) A Project Narrative with completed Project Planning and
Reporting Workplans
(3) Verification of status as a non-profit organization as
described in Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (if a non-
profit organization)
H. Selection Criteria
The Corporation will initially determine: (1) whether the
organization is eligible; (2) whether the application contains the
information required in the application materials, and (3) whether the
geographic location of the proposed project is an approved geographic
service area that does not currently have a federally funded SCP.
After this initial screening, the Corporation will select and
evaluate applications based on the following criteria:
(1) Program Design (60%):
(a) Getting Things Done: meeting community needs.
(b) Strengthening Communities.
(c) Fostering Participant Development.
(2) Organizational Capacity (25%)
(3) Budget/Cost-Effectiveness (15%)
The Corporation will take into consideration the following factors
after the proposals are assessed:
Geographic location: The Corporation will assure a mix of urban and
rural sites.
Diversity: The Corporation will select organizations whose local
projects have the capacity to recruit ethnic and racial minorities,
males and persons with disabilities.
I. Applicable Regulations
Regulations governing the SCP are located in 45 CFR Part 2551.
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J. Program Authority
Corporation Authority to make these grants is codified in 42 U.S.C.
4950 et seq.
Corporation State Office Information
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State Office Address City State Zip Code Phone FAX
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AK.................... Jackson Federal Building, 915 Seattle................. WA................... 98174-1103 (206) 220-7736 (206) 553-4415
Second Avenue, Suite 3190.
AL.................... Medical Forum, 950 22nd St., Birmingham.............. AL................... 35203 (205) 731-0027 (205) 731-0031
N., Suite 428.
AR.................... Federal Building, Room 2506, Little Rock............. AR................... 72201 (501) 324-5234 (501) 324-6949
700 West Capitol Street.
AZ.................... 522 North Central Room 205A... Phoenix................. AZ................... 80504-2190 (602) 379-4825 (602) 379-4030
CA.................... 11150 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite Los Angeles............. CA................... 90064 (310) 235-7421 (310) 235-7422
670.
CO.................... 999 Eighteenth Street, Suite Denver.................. CO................... 80202 (303) 312-7952 (303) 312-7954
1440 South.
CT.................... 1 Commercial Plaza, 21st Floor Hartford................ CT................... 06103-3510 (860) 240-3237 (860) 240-3238
FL.................... 3165 McCrory Street, Suite 115 Orlando................. FL................... 32803-3750 (407) 648-6117 (407) 648-6116
GA.................... 75 Piedmont Avenue, N.E., Room Atlanta................. GA................... 30303-2587 (404) 331-4646 (404) 331-2898
902.
HI.................... 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 6213 Honolulu................ HI................... 96850-0001 (808) 541-2832 (808) 541-3603
IA.................... Federal Building, Room 917, Des Moines.............. IA................... 50309-2195 (515) 284-4816 (515) 284-6640
210 Walnut Street.
ID.................... 304 North 8th Street, Room 344 Boise................... ID................... 83702-5835 (208) 334-1707 (208) 334-1421
IL.................... 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago................. IL................... 60604-3511 (312) 353-3622 (312) 353-5343
Suite 442.
IN.................... 46 East Ohio Street, Room 457. Indianapolis............ IN................... 46204-1922 (317) 226-6724 (317) 226-5437
KS.................... 444 S.E. Quincy, Room 260..... Topeka.................. KS................... 66683-3572 (785) 295-2540 (785) 295-2596
KY.................... 600 Martin L. King Place, Room Louisville.............. KY................... 40202-2230 (502) 582-6384 (502) 582-6386
372-D.
LA.................... 707 Florida Street, Suite 316. Baton Rouge............. LA................... 70801 (504) 389-0471 (504) 389-0510
MA/VT................. 10 Causeway Street, Room 473.. Boston.................. MA................... 02222-1038 (617) 565-7001 (617) 565-7011
MD/DE................. Fallon Federal Bldg., 31 Baltimore............... MD................... 21201 (410) 962-4443 (410) 962-3201
Hopkins Plaza, Suite 400-B.
MI.................... 211 West Fort Street, Suite Detroit................. MI................... 48226-2799 (313) 226-7848 (313) 226-2557
1408.
MN.................... 431 South 7th Street, Room Minneapolis............. MN................... 55415-1854 (612) 334-4083 (612) 334-4084
2480.
MO.................... 801 Walnut Street, Suite 504.. Kansas City............. MO................... 64106-2009 (816) 374-6300 (816) 374-6305
MS.................... 100 West Capitol Street, Room Jackson................. MS................... 39269-1092 (601) 965-5664 (601) 965-4671
1005A.
MT.................... 208 North Montana Avenue, Helena.................. MT................... 59601-3837 (406) 449-5404 (406) 449-5412
Suite 206.
N/SD.................. 225 S. Pierre Street, Room 225 Pierre.................. SD................... 57501-2452 (605) 224-5996 (605) 224-9201
NC.................... 300 Fayetteville Street Mall, Raleigh................. NC................... 27601-1739 (919) 856-4731 (919) 856-4738
Room 131.
NE.................... Federal Building, Room 156, Lincoln................. NE................... 68508-3896 (402) 437-5493 (402) 437-5495
100 Centennial Mall North.
NH/ME................. 1 Pillsbury Street, Suite 201. Concord................. NH................... 03301-3556 (603) 225-1450 (603) 225-1459
NJ.................... 44 South Clinton Ave., Room Trenton................. NJ................... 08609-1507 (609) 989-2243 (609) 989-2304
702.
NM.................... 120 S. Federal Place, Room 315 Sante Fe................ NM................... 87501-2026 (505) 988-6577 (505) 988-6661
NV.................... 4600 Kietzke Lane, Suite E-141 Reno.................... NV................... 89502-5033 (775) 784-5314 (775) 784-5026
NY.................... Clinton Ave. & Pearl St., Room Albany.................. NY................... 12207 (518) 431-4150 (518) 431-4154
818.
OH.................... 51 North High Street, Suite Columbus................ OH................... 43215 (614) 469-7441 (614) 469-2125
451.
OK.................... 215 Dean A. McGee, Suite 324.. Oklahoma City........... OK................... 73102 (405) 231-5201 (405) 231-4329
OR.................... 2010 Lloyd Center............. Portland................ OR................... 97232 (503) 231-2103 (503) 231-2106
PA.................... Robert N.C. Nix Federal Bldg., Philadelphia............ PA................... 19107 (215) 597-2806 (215) 597-2807
900 Market St., Suite 229.
PR/VI................. 150 Carlos Chardon Ave., Suite San Juan................ PR................... 00918-1737 (787) 766-5314 (787) 766-5189
662.
RI.................... 400 Westminster Street, Room Providence.............. RI................... 2903 (401) 528-5426 (401) 528-5220
203.
SC.................... 1835 Assembly Street, Suite Columbia................ SC................... 29201-2430 (803) 765-5771 (803) 765-5777
872.
TN.................... 265 Cumberland Bend Drive..... Nashville............... TN................... 37228 (615) 736-5561 (615) 736-7937
TX.................... 903 San Jacinto, Suite 130.... Austin.................. TX................... 78701-3747 (512) 916-5671 (512) 916-5806
UT.................... 350 S. Main Street, Room 504.. Salt Lake City.......... UT................... 84101-2198 (801) 524-5411 (801) 524-3599
VA/DC................. 400 North 8th Street, Suite Richmond................ VA................... 23240-1832 (804) 771-2197 (804) 771-2157
446 P.O. Box 10066.
WA.................... Jackson Federal Bldg., Suite Seattle................. WA................... 98174-1103 (206) 220-7745 (206) 553-4415
3190, 915 Second Ave.
WI.................... 310 W. Wisconsin Ave., Room Milwaukee............... WI................... 53203-2211 (414) 297-1118 (414) 297-1863
1240.
WV.................... 10 Hale Street, Suite 203..... Charleston.............. WV................... 25301-1409 (304) 347-5246 (304) 347-5464
WY.................... Federal Building, Room 1110, Cheyenne................ WY................... 82001-3649 (307) 772-2385 (307) 772-2389
2120 Capitol Avenue.
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Dated: April 18, 2000.
Gary Kowalczyk,
Coordinator, National Service Programs, Corporation for National and
Community Service.
[FR Doc. 00-10070 Filed 4-21-00; 8:45 am]
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