[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30929-30931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of Public Health and Science; Announcement of Anticipated 
Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants

AGENCY: Office of Population Affairs, OPHS, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) announces the 
anticipated availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 family 
planning services grants under the authority of Title X of the Public 
Health Service Act and solicits applications for competing grants 
awards to serve the areas and/or populations set out below. Only 
applications which propose to serve the populations and/or areas listed 
in Table I will be accepted for review and possible funding. A 
description of Title X Family Planning Program can be found at OMB 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 93.217.

DATES: Application and funding dates vary. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

ADDRESSES: Applications for grants in DHHS Regions I-X should be sent 
to: Office of Grants Management for Family Planning Services, 1301 
Young Street, Suite 766, Dallas, TX 75202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Administrative and Budgetary Requirements

    Regions I-X: Maudeen Pickett, Office of Grants Management for 
Family Planning Services, 214-767-3401,

Program Requirements

    Regional Program Consultants for Family Planning: Region I 
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, 
Vermont)--Suzanne Theroux, 617-565-1063; Region II (New Jersey, New 
York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)--Lucille Katz, 212-264-3935; Region 
III (Delaware, Washington, DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West 
Virginia)--Louis Belmonte, 215-861-4641; Region IV (Kentucky, 
Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 
South Carolina)--Cristino Rodriguez, 404-562-7900; Region V (Illinois, 
Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)--Janice Ely, 312-886-
3864; Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)--
Evelyn Glass, 214-767-3088; Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, 
Nebraska)--Elizabeth Curtis, 816-426-2924; Region VIII (Colorado 
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)--Christy Crosser, 
303-884-7849 or Jil Leslie, 303-844-7856; Region IX (Arizona, 
California, Hawaii, Nevada, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Republic of Palau, Federal States of 
Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands)--Nadine Simons, 415-437-
7984; Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)--Janet Wildeboor, 
206-615-2776.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Definitions

    For the purposes of this announcement, the following definitions 
apply:
    Application/Proposal (used interchangeably)--a request for 
financial support of a project submitted to OPA on specified forms and 
in accordance with instructions provided.
    Grant--financial assistance in the form of money, awarded by the 
Federal Government to an eligible recipient (a grantee or recipient is 
the entity that receives a Federal grant and assumes the legal and 
financial responsibility and accountability for the awarded funds and 
performance of activities approved for funding).
    Project--those activities described in the grant application and 
supported under the approved budget.
    Eligible Applicants--any public or private nonprofit entity located 
in a state (which includes the District of Columbia, Guam, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. 
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Outlying Islands [Midway, Wake 
et al.], the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and 
the Republic of Palau) is eligible to apply for a Title X family 
planning services grant.
    Title X of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300, et seq. 
authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award 
grants to public or private nonprofit organizations to establish and 
operate voluntary family planning projects. Projects must offer a broad 
range of acceptable and effective medically approved family planning 
methods and services. The statute requires that, to the extent 
practicable, Title X service providers should encourage family 
participation. Title X family planning funds may not be used in 
programs where abortion is a method of family planning.
    Requirements regarding the provision of family planning services 
under title X can be found in the Title X statute, the implementing 
regulations which govern project grants for family planning services 
(42 CFR part 59, Subpart A), and the ``Program Guidelines for Project 
Grants for Family Planning Service,'' published in January 2001. A copy 
of the Program Guidelines may be obtained by contacting the Office of 
Grants Management for Family Planning Services (at the address above), 
or downloaded from the Office of Population Affairs web site at 
www.hhs.gov/opa/grants.html. All Title X requirements--including those 
derived from the statute, the regulations, and the Program Guidelines--
apply to all activities funded under this announcement. (For example, 
projects must meet the regulatory requirements set out at 42 CFR 59.5 
regarding charges to clients, and the funding criteria set out at 42 
CFR 59.7 apply to all applicants under this announcement. As stipulated 
in Sec. 59.7(b) ``* * * No grant may be made for less than 90 percent 
of the project's costs, as so estimated, unless the grant is to be made 
for a project that was supported, under section 1001, for less than 90 
percent of its costs in fiscal year 1975. In that case, the grant shall 
be not be for less than the percentage of costs covered by the grant in 
fiscal year 1975.'' Furthermore, Sec. 59.7(c) stipulates that ``No 
grant may be made for an amount equal to 100 percent for the project's 
estimated costs.'')
    The anticipated FY 2002 appropriation for the Title X Family 
Planning program is approximately $253.9 million. Of this amount, 
approximately $11.4 million will be

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made available for competing grant awards. A minimum of ten grants will 
be awarded. (See Table I for approximate amount of awards.) The 
remaining funds will be used for continued support of grants and 
activities which are not competitive in FY 2002. This program 
announcement is subject to the appropriation of funds and is a 
contingency action taken to ensure that, should funds become available 
for this purpose, applications can be processed in an orderly fashion, 
and funds can be awarded in a timely fashion.
    This notice announces the anticipated availability of funds for 
competitive family planning service grants in 10 states. Competing 
grant applications are invited for the following areas (please note, in 
order to maximize access to family planning services, one or more 
grants may be awarded for each area listed):

                                                     Table I
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                                                                    Approximate
                 Populations/areas to be served                       funding       Application    Approx. grant
                                                                     available       due date      funding date
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                            Region I
 
New Hampshire...................................................      $1,100,000        09-01-01        01-01-02
Rhode Island....................................................         710,000        09-01-01        01-01-02
Massachusetts...................................................       4,300,000        09-01-01        01-01-02
                            Region II
 
No competitive grants available in FY 2002.
 
                           Region III
 
Washington, D.C.................................................         930,000        09-01-01        01-01-02
 
                            Region IV
 
No competitive grants available in FY 2002.
                            Region V
 
No competitive grants available in FY 2002.
 
                            Region VI
 
No competitive grants available in FY 2002.
 
                           Region VII
 
No competitive grants available in FY 2002.
 
                           Region VIII
 
Wyoming.........................................................         594,000        09-01-01        01-01-02
South Dakota....................................................         650,000        03-01-02        07-01-02
Migrant workers in the Greely, CO area..........................         150,000        06-01-02        09-30-02
 
                            Region IX
 
Gila River Indian...............................................         239,000        03-01-02        07-01-02
                            Region X
 
Oregon..........................................................       2,300,000        03-01-02        07-01-02
Alaska--Anchorage and surrounding suburbs; Homer; Sitka;                 425,000        03-01-02        07-01-02
 Soldotna; Mat-Su Burrow........................................
 
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Incorporation Program Priorities and Key Issues for Family Planning

    The following priorities represent overarching goals for the Title 
X program. The application should describe how the proposed project 
will address each priority:
    (1) Assurance of continued high quality clinical family planning 
and reproductive health services that will improve the overall health 
of individuals;
    (2) Increasing access to family planning and reproductive health 
services by partnering with public health providers and other 
community-based organizations that have related interests and that work 
with similar populations;
    (3) Emphasis on clinical services for hard-to-reach populations, 
e.g., uninsured or under-insured women, males in need of clinical 
services, adolescents, substance abusers, migrant workers, and the 
homeless; and
    (4) Assuring access to comprehensive family planning and 
reproductive health clinical services, including provision of highly 
effective contraceptive methods; breast and cervical cancer screening 
and prevention; and STD and HIV prevention education, counseling, and 
testing.
    In addition, the following key issues impact the current and future 
delivery of family planning services, and should be considered when 
developing the proposal:
    (1) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' priorities 
and Healthy People 2010 objectives (http://www.health.gov/healthypeople);
    (2) Medicaid waivers, managed care, State Children's Health 
Insurance Program (SCHIP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
(TANF), Title XX of the Social Services Block Grant, state support, and 
private insurance coverage related to family planning and reproductive 
health services;
    (3) Increased need for current and reliable data to use in program 
planning and monitoring program performance;
    (4) Use of electronic technologies in program activities and 
management;
    (5) Use of science-based information to support program activities; 
and
    (6) Legislative mandates such as counseling teens on involving 
families and avoiding coercive sexual relationships, and program 
compliance with state reporting laws regarding sexual abuse.

Application Requirements

    Application kits (including the application form, PHS 5161-1, 
Revised 7/00, OMB Approval No. 0937-0189) may be obtained by contacting 
the Office of Grants Management for Family Planning Services (at the 
address listed above), or downloaded from the Office of Population 
Affairs web site at www.hhs.gov/opa/grants.html. Completed applications 
must be submitted to the Office of Grants Management for Family 
Planning Services.
    Applications will be considered as meeting the deadline if they are

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postmarked on or before the application due date (listed for all areas 
in Table I). A legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. 
Postal Service will be accepted in lieu of a postmark. Private metered 
postmarks will not be accepted as proof of timely mailing. All hand 
delivered applications must be received between the hours of 8:30 a.m. 
and 5 p.m. on or before the application due date. Applications which do 
not meet the deadline will be considered late and will not be accepted 
for review. Also, applications which do not meet the requirements of 
this program announcement and/or the applicable regulatory requirements 
at 42 CFR part 59, Subpart A, will not be accepted for review. Any 
application which is not accepted will be returned to the applicant. 
Applications will not be accepted by fax or e-mail. The submission 
deadlines will not be extended.
    Applications must address all applicable regulatory requirements 
[59.7(a)]. The information collections (reporting requirements) 
contained in this notice have been approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget and assigned control number 0937-0189.
    The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) requires all grant 
recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and to promote the non-use 
of all tobacco products. This is consistent with the OPHS mission to 
protect and advance the physical and mental health of the American 
people.

Application Review and Evaluation

    Each regional office is responsible for evaluating applications and 
setting funding levels according to criteria in 42 CFR 59.7.
    Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria (42 
CFR 59.7(a)):
    (1) The degree to which the project plan adequately provides for 
the requirements set forth in the Title X regulations (20 points);
    (2) The extent to which family planning services are needed locally 
(20 points);
    (3) The number of patients, and, in particular, the number of low-
income patients to be served (15 points);
    (4) The adequacy of the applicant's facilities and staff (15 
points);
    (5) The capacity of the applicant to make rapid and effective use 
of the Federal assistance (10 points);
    (6) The relative availability of non-Federal resources within the 
community to be served and the degree to which those resources are 
committed to the project (10 points); and
    (7) The relative need of the applicant (10 points).

Review Under Executive Order 12372

    Applicants under this announcement are subject to the review 
requirements of Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of 
Department of Health and Human Services Programs and Activities, as 
implemented by 45 CFR part 100. As soon as possible, the applicant 
should discuss the project with the State Single Point of Contact 
(SPOC) for each State to be served. The application kit contains the 
currently available listing of the SPOCs which have elected to be 
informed of the submission of applications. For those States not 
listed, further inquiries regarding the review process designed by 
their state should be made to the Governor's office of the pertinent 
State. In order to be considered, the Grants Management Office must 
receive State Single Point of Contact comments not later than 30 days 
prior to the grant funding date.

Grant Awards

    When final funding decisions have been made, each applicant will be 
notified by letter of the outcome of its application. Applicant 
projects selected for funding will receive a Notice of Grant Award, the 
official document notifying an applicant that a project application has 
been approved for funding. This document specifies to the grantee the 
amount of money awarded, the purposes of the grant, the length of the 
project period, and terms and conditions of the grant award.
    Grant projects are generally approved for 3 to 5 years. An annual 
non-competitive continuation application is required to obtain 
continued support. Application kits for non-competing grants will 
automatically be sent to the project director indicated on the Notice 
of Grant Award. Continuation awards are subject to factors such as the 
availability of funds and satisfactory progress of the project. In all 
cases, continuation awards require a determination by HHS that 
continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal Government.

Mireille B. Kanda,
Acting Director, Office of Population Affairs.
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