[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
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Fiscal Year 2001 Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary 
Funds Program; Availability of Funds and Request for Applications; 
Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[Program Announcement No. OCS-2001-06]


Fiscal Year 2001 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) 2001. 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.

DATES: The closing date for submission of applications is May 21, 2001. 
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.
    Hand delivered applications are accepted during the normal working 
hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST at the Family Violence Operations 
Center: 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209 
between Monday and Friday (excluding Federal holidays). (Applicants are 
cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not always deliver as 
agreed.)

ADDRESSES: Applicants should be mailed to Family Violence Operations 
Center; 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209; 
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.)
    Acknowledgement of Receipt: An acknowledgement will be mailed to 
all applicants with an identification number that will be noted on the 
acknowledgement. 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 may notify the Family Violence Operations Center 
by telephone at (703) 351-7676. Applicant should also submit a mailing 
label for the acknowledgement.


    Note: To facilitate receipt of this acknowledgement 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, SW., Washington, DC 20447. Telephone Sunni 
Knight (202) 401-5319, James Gray (202) 401-5705, William Riley (202) 
401-5529 or Shena Russell (202) 205-5932.
    For a Copy of the Announcement, Contact: Family Violence Operations 
Center: 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209; 
Attention: Application for Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Program. (703) 351-7676.
    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 2001 projects on:
    FV-01-01--Specialized Outreach Projects for Services to Underserved 
and Diverse Populations;
    FV-02-01--Minority Training Grant Stipends in Domestic Violence for 
Historically Black, Hispanic-Serving, and Tribal Colleges and 
Universities;
    FV-03-01--Public Information/Community Awareness Campaign Projects 
for the Prevention of Family Violence; and
    FV-04-01--Collaborative Efforts between Faith-Based Organizations 
and 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 2001 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 Public Law 102-295, and was 
amended and reauthorized for fiscal years 1996 through 2000 by Public 
Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
and by Public Law 104-235, the ``Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act Amendment of 1996.'' The Act was most recently amended by the 
``Violence Against Women Act of 2000'' (Pub. L. 106-386, 10/28/2000).
    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 2001:
    1. Specialized Outreach Projects for Services to Underserved and 
Diverse Populations--In order to further the commitment of bringing 
diverse voices to the table, OCS intends to support a minimum of two 
projects that convene researchers, activists, survivors, and 
practitioners who have been advocates of a more culturally specific 
orientation towards eliminating domestic violence.
    2. Minority Training Grant Stipends in Domestic Violence for 
Historically Black, Hispanic Serving, and Tribal Colleges and 
Universities--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 
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issues related to cultural context and the extent to which individuals 
in some minority groups do or do not seek services from the domestic 
violence system.
    3. Public Information/Community Awareness Campaign Projects for the 
Prevention of Family Violence--The public information/community 
awareness projects will provide information on resources, facilities, 
and service alternatives available to family violence victims and their 
dependents, other individuals seeking assistance, community 
organizations, local school districts, and others.
    3. Collaborative Efforts between Faith-Based Spiritual 
Organizations and Domestic Violence Organizations--Collaborative 
efforts between faith-based/spiritual organizations and the domestic 
violence community that will create additional points of entry and 
assistance for persons in abusive relationships as they seek services.

Part II. Fiscal Year 2001 Family Violence Projects

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

Background
    The Office of Community Services in 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 ACF's commitment of 
bringing diverse voices to the table, OCS intends to support at least 
two projects that will convene 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 believes that these projects will assist OCS, 
researchers, policy makers, domestic violence organizations and 
organizations serving these communities nationwide to identify and 
develop model programs and policies and improve services, particularly 
services that are respectful of cultural and community characteristics.
Program Purpose
    The expertise developed as a result of the Outreach projects will 
offer assistance on resource information, policy analysis and review, 
and training for public and private organizations in the domestic 
violence community.
Eligible Applicants
    Public and private non-profit organizations and/or collaborations 
that focus primarily on issues of domestic violence in racial, ethnic, 
and underserved diverse communities. All applicants must have 
documented organizational experience in the areas of domestic violence 
prevention and services, and experience related to the specific 
underserved population to whom assistance would be provided. Each 
applicant must have an advisory board/steering committee that is 
reflective of the targeted underserved community.
Minimum Requirements for Project Design
    The Office of Community Services seeks to support specialized 
outreach effort on behalf of underserved and diverse communities. The 
OCS will support at least two projects each of which will be 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:
    A description of the immediacy of the need(s) to be addressed as an 
outreach Project; and the provision information on the specific 
services your organization currently 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 panels 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 project's 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 Project 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.
Project Period
    Awards, on a competitive basis, will be for a one-year budget 
period, although project periods may be for 3 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 $150,000 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 contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet their 
match through cash contributions. 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.
    Therefore, a project requesting $150,000 in Federal funds (based on 
an award of $150,000 per budget period) must include a match of at 
least $50,000 (25% of the total project cost) for a total budget of 
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Anticipated Number of Projects To Be Funded
    It is anticipated that a minimum of two Outreach Demonstration 
projects will be funded. 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.

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 of HBCUs, Hispanic 
and Tribal Colleges and Universities to develop practice-based 
knowledge and provide stipends for students with a specialty in working 
in the field of Family Violence.
    There are three Executive Orders that support the provision of 
training grants to the educational institutions targeted in this 
priority area:
    (1) Executive Order 13021 of October 19, 1969, Tribal Colleges and 
Universities that reaffirm the special relationship of the Federal 
Government to American Indians and identifies several purposes that 
support access to opportunities, resources, and educational 
opportunities for economically disadvantaged students.
    (2) Executive Order 12876 of November 1, 1993, Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities which 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.
    (3) Executive Order 12900 of December 5, 1994, Educational 
Excellence for Hispanic Americans that requires the provision of 
quality education and increased education and increased opportunities 
to participate in and benefit from Federal programs.
Purpose
    OCS/ACF plans to fund at least six projects to Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities; Hispanic/Latino Institutes of Higher 
Education; and American Indian Tribally controlled Community Colleges 
and Universities. (Fiscal Year 1999 and 2000 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.
    The purposes of the projects are:
    (a) To provide support for graduate and undergraduate students who 
show promise and demonstrate serious interest and commitment to working 
in the field of issues related to domestic violence or 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; encourage social work students to 
pursue careers that address the issue of domestic violence; and 
stimulate the training of new social workers in the field; and
    (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 
working in the field of domestic violence. It will provide one-year 
graduate and/or 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 (Council on Social Work Education, 1994, 
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 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 victims
--Batterer's intervention services
--Medical and/or 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 
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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, students 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 and submitted at the end of the 
project period; and
     A mid-year student performance evaluation will be provided 
to participating students.
Eligible Applicants
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Hispanic Serving 
Colleges and Universities; and Tribal Colleges and Universities. 
Hispanic serving Colleges and Universities are defined as those who 
student population is more than 25% Hispanic. Tribal Colleges and 
Universities are those institutions cited in section 532 of the Equity 
in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), any 
other institution that qualifies for funding under the Tribally 
Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978. (Fiscal Year 1999 
and 2000 recipients of Family Violence Training Grant Stipend awards 
are not eligible applicants.) Applicant institutions 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 students 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
    Awards, on a competitive basis, will be for a one-year budget 
period, although the project periods may be for two years. Application 
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. Stipends are awarded 
for one year, not to exceed 12 months.
Budget Period and Federal Share
    Total funds available for the first 12 months budget period is 
estimated to be approximately $100,000 subject to the availability of 
funds. The Federal share will fund 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 six projects will be funded. 
Applications for lesser amounts of the Federal share will also be 
considered for this priority area.
    CDFA 93.592--Family Violence Prevention and Services: Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act as amended.

3. Priority Area FV 03-01--Public Information and/or Community 
Awareness Campaign Projects for the Prevention of Family Violence

Background
    Based on the positive response to prior year public information and 
community awareness grants, ACF will again make these grants available 
in FY 2001.
    Previous public information/community awareness grants have 
stimulated the development of a number of very effective informational 
programs and activities at the local levels. They have assisted 
community organizations to focus on and emphasize prevention; helped 
make available public service announcements and descriptive program 
brochures in several different languages, including Russian and 
Vietnamese; and assisted in the implementation of conflict resolution 
activities in elementary, middle, and high school curricula. The 
continuation of these grant awards will help assure that individuals, 
particularly these within minority communities, are aware of available 
alternatives and resources for the intervention and prevention of 
family 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.
    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 
to provide victims, their dependents, and perpetrators, and others in 
the community with knowledge of the service options available.
Purpose
    To assist in the continued development of state/local public 
information and community awareness campaign projects and activities 
that assist in preventing family violence. These projects should 
provide information on resources, facilities, other individuals seeking 
assistance, and service alternatives available to family violence 
victims and their dependents, community organizations, local school 
districts, and others.
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.
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;

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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 targeted, 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 assurances that effectiveness criteria will be implemented prior to 
the completion of the final plan;
    The development and use of non-traditional sources as community 
awareness or information providers (applicants should present specific 
plans for the use of local organizations, businesses and 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 and sensitive to 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 
current 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 will not 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. 
Applications for lesser amounts also will be considered under this 
priority area. 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 that five projects will be funded at the maximum 
level. We may fund more than five projects if we receive acceptable 
applications for lesser amounts.
    CFDA 93.592--Family Violence Prevention and Services: Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act, as amended.

4. Priority Area FV-04-01-- Collaborative Efforts Between Faith-Based/
Spiritual Organizations and Domestic Violence Organizations

Background
    Surveys indicate that approximately one out of ten person avail 
themselves of social services provided by congregations and faith-based 
organizations. Childcare was the service most often requested. The 
second most frequently requested service was counseling. Nearly one in 
every three survey respondents said that they received some type of 
counseling from spiritual leaders 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. Establishing a collaborative effort between 
faith-based organizations and domestic violence intervention services 
will help provide organizations with information about the availability 
of domestic violence intervention services, effectively create 
additional points of entry to services for victims of family violence; 
and expand/strengthen the network of knowledgeable service providers.
Purpose
    The purpose of this priority area is to support collaborative 
efforts that would enhance the 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 collaborative 
project that provides information on resources, facilities, and service 
alternatives to family violence victims and their dependents for use by 
faith-based organizations.
    (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 in collaboration with 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 church, synagogue, mosque, faith-based or spiritually based 
organization.
    The applicants' proposals should address the following: Demonstrate 
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in the preparation and planned implementation of the activities 
specified in the grant application.
    Demonstrate that the developed materials and/or training will 
incorporate guiding principles similar to the following: (1) The safety 
of victims and children is a priority; (2) The integrity and authority 
of each battered woman over her own life is to be respected; (3) 
Perpetrators, not victims, must be held responsible for the abuse and 
for stopping it; and (4) The 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.
     Development of an approach and strategy that is useful in 
providing sensitive and responsive services and/or training which may 
incorporate the principles of 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 utilized in the provision of services and information to 
persons in abusive situations who contact faith-based organizations.
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 Requirements
    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 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. Therefore, a 
project requesting $37,500 in Federal funds (based on an award of 
$37,500 per budget period) must include a match of at least $12,500 
(25% of the total project cost) for a total budget of $50,000.
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated, 
subject to the availability of funds, that six projects will be funded 
at the maximum level; more than six 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 Project Design section.
    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 should not be included.

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; and

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 
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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.
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.

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

    Applicants should note that non-responsiveness to the section 
designated as ``Minimum Requirements for Project Design,'' in the 
applicable priority areas, would 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.

A. Required Notification of the State Single Point of Contact

    This program is covered under Executive Order 12372, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' and 45 CFR Part 100, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services 
Program and Activities.'' Under the order, States may design their own 
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance 
under covered programs.
    All States and territories, except Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, 
Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, 
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, 
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, 
Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa and Palau have elected to 
participate in the Executive Order process and have established a 
Single Point of Contact (SPOCs). Applicants from these twenty-eight 
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 the program office 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 indicate ``not applicable'' if no submittal 
is required) on the Standard Form 424, item 16a.
    Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from the application 
deadline to comment on proposed new or competing continuation awards.
    SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine 
endorsements as official recommendations.
    Additionally, SPOCs are requested to clearly differentiate between 
mere advisory comments and those official State process recommendations 
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, OCSE Office of Grants Management, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 4th Floor East, Washington, DC 20447.
    A list of the Single Point of Contact for each State and Territory 
is included at the end of this announcement as Attachment G.

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. 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. Deadline for Submittal of Applications

    The closing date and time for submittal of applications under this 
program announcement is found at the beginning of this program 
announcement under ``Closing Dates.''
    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: Family Violence Operations Center: 1815 North 
Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209; Attention: Application for 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Program.
    Applications handcarried by applicants, applicant couriers, or 
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 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the Family Violence 
Operations Center: 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 
22209, between Monday and Friday, (excluding Federal holidays). 
(Applicants are 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 the date or time 
of submission and time of receipt.
Late Applications
    Applications, which do not meet the criteria above, are considered 
late applications. The 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 due to acts of God, 
such as floods, hurricanes or earthquakes; widespread disruption of the 
mails; or if ACF determines a deadline extension to be in the best 
interest of the Government. A determination to waive or extend deadline 
requirements rests with the Chief Grants Management Officer.

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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.
    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 grant 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 non-expendable, 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--Costs of all contracts for services and goods except 
for those which belong under other categories such as equipment, 
supplies, construction, etc. Third-party evaluation contracts (if 
applicable) and contracts with secondary recipient organizations, 
including delegate agencies and specific project(s) or businesses to be 
financed by the applicant, should be included under this category.
    Justification--All procurement transactions shall be conducted in a 
manner to provide, to the maximum extent practical, open and free 
competition. Recipients and subrecipients, other than States that are 
required to use Part 92 procedures, must justify any anticipated 
procurement action that is expected to be awarded without competition 
and exceed the simplified acquisition threshold fixed at 41 USC 403(11) 
currently set at $100,000. Recipients might be required to make 
available to ACF pre-award review and procurement documents, such as 
request for proposals or invitations for bids, independent cost 
estimates, etc.


    Note: Whenever the applicant intends to delegate part of the 
project to another agency, the applicant must provide a detailed 
budget and budget narrative for each delegate agency, by agency 
title, along with the required supporting information referred to in 
these instructions.

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,

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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.
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 that 
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 audiovisual 
materials 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 
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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 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 
424 indicates compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Requirements, and 
Debarment and Other Responsibilities, and Environmental Tobacco Smoke 
certifications.
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 acknowledgement 
card. All applicants will be notified automatically about the receipt 
of their application. If acknowledgement of receipt of your application 
is not received within three weeks after the deadline date, please 
notify the Family Violence Operations Center at (703) 351-7676.

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.
    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 semi-annual 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.
    Audit requirements are prescribed in OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits 
of State, Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations.'' This 
circular establishes uniform audit requirements for non-Federal 
entities that administer Federal awards. The revised circular became 
effective July 30, 1997 and applies to audits of fiscal years beginning 
after June 30, 1996. 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 sub-tier 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 sub-tier contractors and/
or sub-grantees (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 sub-tier contractors or sub-grantees 
will pay with profits or non-appropriated funds on or after December 
22, 1989 and (3) to file quarterly updates 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: April 2, 2001.
Robert Mott,
Acting 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

Attachment B-1 Page 2

    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 organizational unit 
which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of 
the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to 
contact on matters related to this application.
    6. Enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the 
Internal Revenue Service.
    7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.
    8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the 
space(s) provided:

--``New'' means a new assistance award.
--``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/
budget period for a project with a projected completion date.
--``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's 
financial obligation or contingent liability form an existing 
obligation.

    9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being 
requested with this application.
    10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and 
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
    11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than 
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a 
separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property 
projects), attach a map showing project location. For 
preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary 
description of this project.
    12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g., 
State, counties, cities).
    13. Self-explanatory.
    14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any 
District(s) affected by the program or project.
    15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first 
funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind 
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable. 
If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award, 
indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the 
amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are 
included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program 
funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item 
15.
    16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact 
(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the 
application is subject to the State intergovernmental review 
process.
    17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the 
person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of 
debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.
    18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the 
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to 
sign this application as official representative must be on file in 
the applicant's office (Certain Federal agencies may require that 
this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SF-424A

Attachment B-2, Page 3

    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 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 now 
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 required by the grantor 
agency. Enter in Columns (c) and (d) the estimated amounts of funds 
which will remain unobligated at the end of the grant funding period 
only if the Federal grantor agency instructions provide for this. 
Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter in columns (e) and (f) 
the amounts of funds needed for the upcoming period. The amount(s) 
in Column (g) should be the sum of amounts in Columns (e) and (f).
    For supplemental grants and changes to existing grants, do not 
use Columns (c) and (d). Enter in Column (e) the amount of the 
increase or decrease of Federal funds and enter in Column (f) the 
amount of the increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In Column 
(g) enter the new total budgeted amount (Federal and non-Federal) 
which 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 total 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.
    Lines 6a-j--Show the totals of Lines 6a to 6h in each column.
    Line 6j--Show the amount of indirect cost.
    Line 6k--Enter the total amounts on 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 total of Columns (b), (c), and (d).
    Line 12--Enter the total for each of Columns (b)-(e). The amount 
in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Line 5, Column (f), 
Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

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

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

    Lines 16-19--Enter in Column (a) the same grant program titles 
shown in Column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity 
is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant 
applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds 
which will be needed to complete the program or project over the 
succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not 
be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to 
funds for the current year 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)-(3). When 
additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annotate 
accordingly and show the overall totals on this lines.

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 (provisions, 
predetermined, final or fixed) that will be in effect during the 
funding period, the estimated amount of the base to which the rate 
is applied, and the total indirect expense.
    Line 23--Provide any other explanations or comments deemed 
necessary.

Attachment B-3, Page 1

Assurances--Non-Construction Programs

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including time for

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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 (0348-0040) 
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 
Untied 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. Secs. 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 C.F.R. 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 (P.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. 
Secs. 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. Sec. 794), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. Secs. 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination 
on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 
1972 (P.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 
(P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the 
basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) Secs. 523 and 527 of the 
Public Health service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. Secs. 290 dd-3 and 290 
ee 3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug 
abuse patient records; (h) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. Secs. 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 (P.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. Secs. 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. Secs. 276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 
U.S.C. Sec. 276c and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 874), and the Contract Work 
Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 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 (P.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 (P.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. Secs. 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. 
Secs. 7401 et seq.): (g) protection of underground sources of 
drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended 
(P.L. 93-523); and, (h) protection of endangered species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-205).
    12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 
U.S.C. Secs. 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. Sec. 470), EO 11593 (identification and 
protection of historic properties), and the Archaeological and 
Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. Secs. 469a-1 et seq.).
    14. Will comply with P.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 
(P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. Secs. 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. Secs. 4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead-
based paint 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 Circular 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.
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Signature of Authorized Certifying Official
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Title
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Applicant Organization
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Date Submitted

Attachment C, Page 1

Developing ACF Program Announcements

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)(l) and (b) provide that 
a Federal agency may designate a central receipt point for STATE-
WIDE AND STATE AGENCY-WIDE certifications, and for notification of 
criminal drug convictions. For the Department of Health and Human 
Services, the central pint is: Division of Grants Management and 
Oversight, Office of Management and Acquisition, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Room 517-D, 200 Independence Avenue, SW 
Washington, DC 20201.

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

    1. By signing and/or submitting this application or grant 
agreement, the grantee is providing the certification set out below.
    2. The certification set out below is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance is placed when the agency awards the 
grant. If it is later determined that the grantee knowingly rendered 
a false certification, or otherwise violates the requirements of the 
Drug-Free Workplace Act, the agency, in addition to any other 
remedies available to the Federal Government, may take action 
authorized under the Drug-Free Workplace Act.
    3. For grantees other than individuals, Alternate I applies.
    4. For grantees who are individuals, Alternate II applies.
    5. Workplaces under grants, for grantees other than individuals, 
need not be identified on the certification. If known, they may be 
identified in the grant application. If the grantee does not 
identify the workplaces at the time of application, or upon award, 
if there is no application, the grantee must keep the identity of 
the workplace(s) on file in its office and make the information 
available for Federal inspection. Failure to identify all known 
workplaces constitutes a violation of the grantee's drug-free 
workplace requirements.
    6. Workplace identifications must include the actual address of 
buildings (or parts of buildings) or other sites where work under 
the grant takes place. Categorical descriptions may be used (e.g., 
all vehicles of a mass transit authority or State highway department 
while in operation, State employees in each local unemployment 
office, performers in concert halls or radio studios).
    7. If the workplace identified to the agency changes during the 
performance of the grant, the grantee shall inform the agency of the 
change(s), if it previously identified the workplaces in question 
(see paragraph five).
    8. Definitions of terms in the Nonprocurement Suspension and 
Debarment common rule and Drug-Free Workplace common rule apply to 
this certification. Grantees' attention is called, in particular, to 
the following definitions from these rules:
    Controlled substance means a controlled substance in Schedules I 
through V of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and as 
further defined by regulation (21 CFR 1308.11 through 1308.15);
    Conviction means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo 
contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by an judicial body 
charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the 
Federal or State criminal drug statues;
    Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-Federal criminal 
statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use, or 
possession of any controlled substance:
    Employee means the employee of a grantee directly engaged in the 
performance of work under a grant, including: (i) All direct charge 
employees; (ii) All indirect charge employees unless their impact 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 1. (Grantees Other Than Individuals)

    The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a 
drug-free workplace by:
    (a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful 
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a 
controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and 
specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for 
violation of such prohibition;
    (b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to 
inform employees about--
    (1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace:
    (2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
    (3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee 
assistance programs; and
    (4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug 
abuse violations occurring in the workplace;
    (c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in 
the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement 
required by paragraph (a);
    (d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by 
paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, 
the employ 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 number(s) of each affected grant.

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

Attachment D, Page 1

Developing ACF Program Announcements

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility 
Matters

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other 
Responsibility Matters--Primary Covered Transactions

Instructions for Certification

    1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective 
primary participant is providing the certification set out below.
    2. The inability of a person to provide the certification 
required below will not necessarily result in denial of 
participation in this covered transaction. The prospective 
participant shall submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the 
certification set out below. The certification or explanation will 
be considered in connection with the department or agency's 
determination whether to enter into this transaction. However, 
failure of the prospective primary participant to furnish a 
certification or an explanation shall disqualify such person from 
participation in this transaction.
    3. The certification in this clause is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance was placed when the department or agency 
determined to enter into this transaction. If it is later determined 
that the prospective primary participant knowingly rendered an 
erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to 
the Federal Government, the department or agency may terminate this 
transaction for cause or default.

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

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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.

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.

Attachment F-1

Developing ACF Program Announcements

Certification Regarding Lobbying

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative 
Agreements

    The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge 
and belief, that:
    (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid 
by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or 
attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a 
Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an 
employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of 
any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of 
any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, 
and the extension, continuation, renewal amendment, or modification 
of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
    (2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been 
paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to 
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of 
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a 
Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, 
loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and 
submit Standard Form-LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in 
accordance with its instructions.
    (3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this 
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards 
at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under 
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all 
subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This 
certification is a material representation of fact upon which 
reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. 
Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or 
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, 
U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification 
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not 
more than $100,000 for each such failure.

Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance

    The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and 
belief, that:
    If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for 
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any 
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or 
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this 
commitment providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a 
loan, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL. 
``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,`` in accordance with its 
instructions. Submission of this statement is a prerequisite for 
making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, 
title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required 
statement shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than 
$10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
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Attachment F-2, Page 2

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, or 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 subward 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

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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 1 (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.

Attachment G, Page 1

Office of Management and Budget

    It is estimated that in 2001 the Federal Government will outlay 
$305.6 billion in grants to State and local governments. Executive 
Order 12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' was 
issued with the desire to foster the intergovernmental partnership 
and strengthen federalism by relying on State and local processes 
for the coordination and review of proposed Federal financial 
assistance and direct Federal development. The Order allows each 
State to designate an entity to perform this function. Below is the 
official list of those entities. For those States that have a home 
page for their designated entity, a direct link has been provided 
below. States that are not listed on this page have chosen not to 
participate in the intergovernmental review process, and therefore 
do not have a SPOC. If you are located within one of these States, 
you may still send application materials directly to a Federal 
awarding agency.

Arkansas

Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State Clearninghouse, Office of 
Intergovernmental Services, Department of Finance and 
Administration, 1515 W. 7th St., Room 412, Little Rock, Arkansas 
72203, Telephone: (501) 682-1074, Fax: (501) 682-5206, 
[email protected]

California

Grants Coordination, State Clearninghouse, Office of Planning and 
Research, P.O. Box 3044, Room 222, Sacramento, California 95812-
3044, Telephone: (916) 445-0613, Fax: (916) 323-3018, 
[email protected]

Delaware

Charles H. Hopkins, Executive Department, Office of the Budget, 540 
S. Dupont Highway, 34rd Floor, Dover, Delaware 19901, Telephone: 
(302) 739-3323, Fax: (302) 739-5661, [email protected]

District of Columbia

Ron Seldon, Office of Grants Management and Development, 717 14th 
Street, NW., Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 727-
1705, Fax: (202) 727-1617, [email protected]

Florida

Cherie L. Trainor, Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of 
Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 
32399-2100, Telephone (850) 922-5438, (850) 414-5495 (direct), Fax: 
(850) 414-0479, [email protected],

Georgia

Georgia State Clearinghouse, 270 Washington Street, SW., Atlanta, 
Georgia 30334, Telephone: (404) 656-3855, Fax: (404) 656-7901, 
[email protected]

Illinois

Virginia Bova, 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) 814-8485, 
[email protected]

Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Division of Community and Rural Development, Iowa 
Department of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des 
Moines, Iowa 50309, Telephone: (515) 242-4719, Fax: (515) 242-4809, 
[email protected]

Kentucky

Ron Cook, Department for Local Government, 1024 Capital Center 
Drive, Suite 340, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Telephone: (502) 573-
2382, Fax: (502) 573-2512, [email protected]

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, 184 State Street, 38 State 
House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone: (207) 287-3261, 
(207) 287-1461 (direct), Fax: (207) 287-6489, 
[email protected]

Maryland

Linda Janey, Manager, Clearinghouse and Plan Review Unit, Maryland 
Office of Planning, 301 West Preston Street--Room 1104, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21201-2305, Telephone: (410) 767-4490, Fax: (410) 767-4480, 
[email protected]

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, 535 
Griswold, Suite 300, Detroit Michigan 48226, Telephone: (313) 961-
4266, Fax: (313) 961-4869, [email protected]

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, Room 915, 
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (573) 751-4834, Fax: 
(573) 522-4395, [email protected]

Nevada

Heather Elliott, Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, 
209 E. Musser Street, Room 200, Carson City, Nevada 89701, 
Telephone: (775) 684-0209, Fax: (775) 684-0260, 
[email protected]

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, [email protected]

New Mexico

Ken Hughes, Local Government Division, Room 201 Bataan Memorial 
Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone: (505) 827-4370, 
Fax: (505) 827-4948, [email protected]

North Carolina

Jeanette Furney, Department of Administration, 1302 Mail Service 
Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1302, Telephone: (919) 807-
2323, Fax: (919) 733-9571, [email protected]

North Dakota

Jim Boyd, Division of Community Services, 600 East Boulevard Ave, 
Dept 105, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0170, Telephone: (701) 328-
2094, Fax: (701) 328-2308, [email protected]

Rhode Island

Kevin Nelson, Department of Administration, Statewide Planning 
Program, One Capitol Hill, Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5870, 
Telephone: (401) 222-2093, Fax: (401) 222-2083, 
[email protected]

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South Carolina

Omeagia Burgess, 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, 
[email protected]

Texas

Denise S. Francis, Director, State Grants Team, Governor's Office of 
Budget and Planning, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone: 
(512) 305-9415, Fax: (512) 936-2681, [email protected]

Utah

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse, Governor's Office of 
Planning and Budget, State Capitol, Room 114, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84114, Telephone: (801) 538-1535, Fax: (801) 538-1547, 
[email protected]

West Virginia

Fred Cutlip, Director, Community Development Division, West Virginia 
Development Office, Building #6, Room 553, Charleston, West Virginia 
25305, Telephone: (304) 558-4010, Fax: (304) 558-3248, 
[email protected]

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, [email protected]

Guam

Director, Bureau of Budget and Management Research, Office of the 
Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, Guam 96910, Telephone: 011-671-472-
2285, Fax: 011-472-2825, [email protected]

Puerto Rico

Jose Caballero/Mayra Silva, Puerto Rico Planning Board, Federal 
Proposals Review Office, Minillas Government Center, P.O. Box 41119, 
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940-1119, Telephone: (787) 723-6190, Fax: 
(787) 722-6783

North Mariana Islands

Ms. Jacoba T. Seman, Federal Programs Coordinator, Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of the Governor, Saipan, MP 96950, 
Telephone: (670) 664-2289, Fax: (670) 664-2272, 
[email protected]

Virgin Islands

Ira Mills, Director, Office of Management and Budget, #41 Norre Gade 
Emanicpation Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas, Virgin 
Islands 00802, Telephone: (340) 774-0750, Fax: (340) 776-0069, 
[email protected]

    Changes to this list can be made only after OMB is notified by a 
State's officially designated representative. E-mail messages can be 
sent to [email protected]. If you prefer, you may send 
correspondence to the following postal address: Attn: Grants 
Management, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Suite 6025, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Please note: Inquiries about obtaining a Federal grant should 
not be sent to the OMB e-mail or postal address shown above. The 
best source for this information is the CFDA.

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