[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31657-31678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14768]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[Program Announcement No. OCS-2001-07]


Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, National 
Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Four Special Issue Resource 
Centers; Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 2001 and Request for 
Applications

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the availability of funds and request for 
applications to operate the National Resource Center on Domestic 
Violence and four special issue resource centers.

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    Letter of Intent: All applicants intending to apply for this 
funding are encouraged to submit the non-binding letter of intent 
included as attachment A to the Office Community Services by July 3, 
2001. Please fax the letter to the Office of Community Services (OCS), 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Program at (202) 401-5718. OCS 
will use these letters to forecast the number of peer review panels 
needed to review competitive applications.
    Note to All Prospective Applicants: The current grantees operating 
the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence; National Health 
Resource Center on Domestic Violence; Resource Center on Domestic 
Violence: Child Protection and Custody; Resource Center on Civil and 
Criminal Law (Battered Women's Justice Project); and the Sacred Circle, 
National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women have 
indicated their intentions to re-apply for funding.
SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS) of the Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF) expects $5,845,900 to be available in 
fiscal year FY 2001 for the award of five cooperative agreements in 
support of a National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRC), and 
four Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs). This Announcement contains 
all the application materials needed to apply for these grants. Please 
copy and use these materials provided in submitting an application 
under this Announcement. No additional application materials are 
available or are needed to submit an application. Applicants should 
note that cooperative

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agreements to be awarded under this Program Announcement are subject to 
the availability of funds.
    The NRC and SIRCs funded under this announcement will operate as a 
Domestic Violence Resource Network which strengthens the existing 
support systems serving battered women, their children and other 
victims of domestic violence; and to provide comprehensive information 
and resources, policy development, and technical assistance designed to 
enhance community response to and prevention of domestic violence.
    Each resource center is required to work in partnership with 
community-based domestic violence programs, State domestic violence 
coalitions, Federal, State, and local government agencies, Indian 
tribal organizations, policy makers and others involved in assisting 
programs and victims of domestic violence in order to identify and 
respond to emerging issues, technical assistance requests, and 
increasing service demands. In addition to promoting research and 
providing information and technical assistance, each center within the 
network must provide:
     Comprehensive statistics, fact sheets, and specialized 
information packets addressing a range of domestic violence issues;
     Materials to support the development and replication of 
model programs, legislation and exemplary practices;
     Technical assistance and training to assist organizations, 
programs and communities to adapt available resources to meet local 
needs;
     A toll-free information line which allows the public to 
access the latest developments in research, policy, and practice;
     A customer-oriented information service reachable by fax 
or mail whereby programs, agencies, and professionals may receive 
packets, newsletters, bibliographies, policy papers and fact sheets;
     Assistance to customers in accessing AT&T translation 
services for persons for whom English is not the primary language;
     Collaboration opportunities with organizations and 
individuals representing minority and underserved populations; and
     Methods by which individuals with disabilities may access 
materials or service in accordance with section 307 of the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act.
    Closing Dates: The closing date for submission of applications is 
July 27, 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 address 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.)
    Mailing Addresses: Applications should be mailed to Family 
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 time of initial submission. (OMB-0970-
0062, expiration date 10/31/2001)
    Acknowledgment of Receipt: An acknowledgment will be mailed to all 
applicants with an identification number that will be noted on the 
acknowledgment. This number must be referred to in all subsequent 
communications with OCS concerning the application. If an 
acknowledgment is not received within three weeks after the application 
deadline, applicants should notify the Family Violence Operations 
Center by telephone at (703) 3561-7676. Applicants should also submit a 
mailing label for the acknowledgment.

    (Note: To facilitate receipt of this acknowledgment from ACF, 
applicant should include a cover letter with the application to 
include an E-mail address and FAX number, if these items are 
available to the 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 William 
Riley, (202) 401-5529, James Gray, (202) 401-5705, Sunni Knight, (202) 
401-5319 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; 
Attn: 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.''

Part I--General Information

A. Legislative Authority

    Title III of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984, (Pub. L. 98-457, 
42 U.S.C. 10401, et seq.) is entitled the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Act (the Act). The Act was first implemented in FY 1986, 
was reauthorized and amended in 1992 by Pub. L. 102-295, and was 
amended and reauthorized for fiscal years 1996 through 2000 by Pub. L. 
103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and 
by Pub. L. 104-235, the ``Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
Amendment of 1996.'' The Act was most recently amended by the ``Victims 
of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000'' (Pub. L. 106-386, 
10/28/2000).

B. Program Purpose

    The Department is required to establish and maintain a National 
Resource Center (NRC) and up to seven Special Issue Resource Centers 
(SIRCs). (See section 308(a)(2) of the FVPSA, as amended.) On a 
nationwide basis, a network composed of the NRC and the SIRCs will 
offer resource, policy, and training assistance to Federal, State, and 
local government agencies, to domestic violence service providers, and 
to other professional and interested parties on issues pertaining to 
domestic violence.. The NRC will maintain a central resource library in 
order to collect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information, 
statistics, and statistical analyses relating to the incidence and 
prevention of family violence (particularly the prevention of repeated 
incidents of violence) and the provision of immediate shelter and 
related assistance. The SIRCs shall provide a specialization, on a 
nationwide basis, in at least one area of domestic violence service, 
prevention or law.

C. Eligible Applicants

    Private nonprofit organizations that focus primarily on domestic 
violence. Applicants must have documented organizational experience in 
the area of domestic violence prevention and services and in the 
specific special-issue area(s) for which they are applying. Each 
applicant must have an advisory board which includes representatives 
from domestic violence programs in the

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region who are geographically and culturally diverse. Each applicant 
must also demonstrate the strong support of the domestic violence 
advocates from across the country and the region for designation as an 
NRC or SIRC.
    Any non-profit organization submitting an application must submit 
proof of its non-profit status in its application at the time of 
submission. The non-profit agency can accomplish this by providing a 
copy of the applicant's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) 
most recent list of tax-exempt organizations described in Section 
501(c)(3) of the IRS code or by providing a copy of the currently valid 
IRS tax exemption certificate, or by providing a copy of the articles 
of incorportation bearing the seal of the State in which the 
corporation or association is domiciled.

D. Background

    To comply with the mandate for an NRC, the Office of Community 
Services seeks to support a nationwide effort that is staffed by an 
expert and experienced multi-disciplinary team that can respond to 
requests for resource, policy, and training assistance from 
individuals, agencies and organizations at the Federal, State and local 
levels.
    Because of our concerns for administrative efficiency, ACF has 
concluded that the most effective relationships and anticipated 
coordination activities between the NRC and the SIRCs will be greatly 
enhanced with the establishment and maintenance of four (4) SIRCs. The 
areas of domestic violence service, prevention, or law described in 
section 308 of the FVPSA clearly overlap; therefore OCS has determined 
that they may be combined with no loss of emphasis.
I. All SIRC's Must Carry Out the Following Responsibilities
    (a) Identification, documentation and the development of innovative 
training curricula, materials and manuals for specific program needs;
    (b) Provision of technical assistance, training and consultation to 
improve program administration, service delivery, and to promote the 
utilization of resources and state-of-the-art techniques related to 
domestic violence, including methods and techniques for program 
implementation and evaluation; and
    (c) Development of a network of professionals in domestic violence 
and the coordination of their input and experiences to assist persons, 
programs or agencies requesting assistance or information.
    Considered together, the NRC and the SIRCs will constitute a 
domestic violence resource network and will provide assistance to 
Federal, State and local governmental agencies, Tribal agencies, State 
Domestic Violence Coalitions, community-based domestic violence 
programs, and other organizations and individuals involved in domestic 
violence prevention, identification, services, and intervention. To 
that end, each SIRC application must address questions related to the 
forms and extent of the assistance needed by the field. Additionally, 
the application/applicant must address questions related to the 
efficient and shared use of current electronic capabilities, how 
assistance and support for the field may be best communicated and 
delivered, and questions relative to the state-of-the-art on 
prevention, identification, intervention, and services in domestic 
violence.
    Also, the discussion of the provision of assistance and 
consultation in the application must take into account varying 
circumstances, e.g., conditions in the field, and the target 
populations to be addressed. Finally, the discussion of the anticipated 
level of responsiveness and sensitivity in the application should 
reflect the applicant's flexibility, proposed options for service 
delivery, cost, and the appropriateness of content.
    The four SIRCs will provide specific leadership, resource 
information and materials, training, technical assistance and 
professional consultation in the following subject areas:
    (a) Civil and Criminal Justice--
    (i) Criminal justice responses to domestic violence, including 
court-mandated abuser treatment and the development of batterer's 
intervention services;
    (ii) The use of the self-defense plea by domestic violence victims 
and other issues that arise when domestic violence victims are accused 
of committing crimes, including homicide; and
    (iii) Improving access to and the quality of legal representation 
for victims of domestic violence in civil litigation, including the 
issuance and enforcement of protection orders.
    (b) Child Protection and Custody--
    (i) Improving the response of Child Protective Service agencies to 
battered mothers of abused children; and
    (ii) Child custody issues in domestic violence cases.
    (c) Health Care and Access--
    (i) Improving interdisciplinary health care responses; and
    (ii) Improving access to health care resources for victims of 
domestic violence.
    (d) National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women 
(Sacred Circle)--
    (i) The provision of training and technical assistance to State 
Domestic Violence Coalitions and to Indian organizations and tribal 
communities; and
    (ii) Preparation and development of technical assistance packages 
to aid in the replication of effective services, prevention efforts and 
training programs.
II. Areas of Responsibility for the National Resource Center on 
Domestic Violence
    It is expected that, on a nationwide basis, the NRC shall have a 
knowledge building and dissemination capacity and exhibit a systematic 
approach to the development and the distribution of information on 
issues for the field in close coordination with the SIRCs. To that end, 
the NRC shall assume an active role in the development of work groups 
and conferences on emerging policy and practice issues, and publish and 
disseminate proceedings on the state-of-the-art in selected areas of 
domestic violence intervention and prevention efforts, model programs, 
policy development and research; identify areas where additional 
information and research is needed to complement policy and practice; 
and suggest next steps for additional data compilation, innovative 
demonstrations, program administration, policy and service program 
evaluations.

The National Resource Center Must Carry Out the Following 
Responsibilities

    (a) Identifying emerging domestic violence issues and preparing 
information and policy papers addressing such issues;
    (b) Identification of the need, documentation and development of 
innovative or exemplary practice and resource development, and 
assisting the field through the acquisition of a 1-800 information line 
and other means, in acquiring and adapting such resources to specific 
needs; and
    (c) Maintaining a central resource library to collect, prepare, 
analyze, and disseminate information and statistics and analyses 
thereof relating to the incidence and prevention of family violence 
(particularly the prevention of repeated incidents of violence) and the 
provision of immediate shelter and related assistance.

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E. Forms of Awards

    The OCS intends to support the NRC and the SIRCs through 
Cooperative Agreements. A Cooperative Agreement is an award instrument 
of financial assistance when substantial involvement is anticipated 
between the awarding office and the recipient during performance of the 
contemplated project. The Office of Community Services will outline a 
plan of interaction with the grantee for implementation under the 
Cooperative Agreement. The respective responsibilities of the Office of 
Community Services and the successful applicant will be identified and 
incorporated into the Cooperative Agreement during pre-award 
negotiations. It is anticipated that OCS responsibilities will not 
change the project requirements for the NRC found in this Announcement. 
The plan under the cooperative agreement will describe the general and 
specific responsibilities of the grantee and the grantor as well as 
foreseeable joint responsibilities. A schedule of tasks will be 
developed and agreed upon in addition to any special conditions 
relating to the implementation of the project.

F. Minimum Requirements for Project Design

    Applicants may apply to provide NRC services or SIRC services, and 
may submit applications for more than one center. However, in the event 
that the applicant does apply for more than one center, a separate 
application for each center is required. Applicants must clearly 
indicate whether funding is being sought to support a NRC or an SIRC. 
When applying for the SIRC grant, the applicant must specify the 
topical area(s) being addressed. In order to successfully compete under 
this Announcement, the applicant should:
1. For the National Resource Center
    (a) Outline a plan of interaction with OCS for implementation under 
a cooperative agreement including, as appropriate, activities involving 
Headquarters agency staff;
    (b) Describe the immediacy of the need(s) to be addressed as an 
NRC, provide information on the specific services your organization has 
provided and currently provides, and what information and services 
would be provided as the NRC; describe specifically how the NRC will 
meet the statutory requirements in sections 307 and 308 of the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act.
    (c) Present the technical approach and the specific workplans for 
the provision of assistance to the field that is nationwide in scope, 
including the use of an advisory board and/or expert panel; a plan for 
continued contact with the field, including an 800 telephone number and 
direct mailings; a plan for the implementation and effective use of 
electronic communication capability with the field; and a plan for the 
development and use of a network of experts for the provision of direct 
training and consultation, including fees for service, if necessary;
    (d) Describe the efforts that would be initiated to coordinate the 
NRC with national advocacy groups and domestic violence organizations, 
other related national resource centers and clearinghouses, and 
Federal, State and Indian Tribal agencies; identify the agencies/
organizations and how the initiation of or continued coordination with 
them will enhance the NRC's activities and avoid a duplication of 
efforts;
    (e) Provide a plan to determine the recommendation for and the 
manner in which you would implement special projects relating to policy 
issues, training curricula, service delivery models or other aspects of 
services, related to the prevention of domestic violence;
    (f) Provide a plan and schedule for evaluating and reporting on the 
effectiveness of the project(s) 6 months after the effective date of 
the grant;
    (g) Describe the proposed NRC staff with appropriate expertise; and
    (h) Describe the administrative and organizational structure of the 
applicant organization, including the cost structure within which the 
project will operate, and the operational and organizational 
relationships to be established with the SIRCs that will constitute an 
effective national network in the domestic violence areas. Charts 
depicting these structures and the ensuing relationships must be 
included.

Project Period

    Awards, on a competitive basis, will be for a one-year budget 
period, although project periods may be for 5 years. Applications for 
continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the one-year 
budget period but within the 5-year project 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

    The FY 2001 Federal share for the National Resource Center is 
$1,494,825 for the first 12-month budget period, subject to the 
availability of funds.

Matching Requirement

    Grantees must provide at least 25 percent of the total cost of the 
project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum of the ACF 
share and the non-Federal share. Cash or in-kind contributions may meet 
the non-Federal share, although applicants are encouraged to meet their 
match requirements through cash contributions. Therefore, a project 
requesting $600,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of $600,000 per 
budget period) must include a match of at least $200,000 (25 percent of 
total project cost) for a total budget of $800,000. If approved for 
funding, the grantee will be held accountable for commitments of non-
Federal resources, and failure to provide the required amounts will 
result in a disallowance of unmatched Federal funds.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded

    It is anticipated that one National Resource Center on Domestic 
Violence will be funded.
2. For the Special Issue Resource Centers
    (a) Describe the immediacy of the need(s) to be addressed; provide 
information on the specific services your organization has provided and 
currently provides, and what information and specific training, and 
technical assistance would be provided as an SIRC; describe 
specifically, how your organization will meet the statutory 
requirements of sections 307 and 308 of the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Act;
    (b) Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the program/service 
and access/response issues of the particular SIRC(s) and the problems 
associated with addressing these issues;
    (c) Present the technical approach and the specific workplans for 
the provision of training and technical assistance to the field that is 
nationwide in scope and utilizes the support and facilitating efforts 
of the NRC and a network of experts; describe a plan for continuous 
contact with the field, an 800 telephone number and direct mailings; 
and a plan for the development and use of a network of experts for the 
provision of direct training and consultation, including fees for 
service, if necessary;
    (d) Describe the efforts that you currently make or plan to 
implement,

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and the relationships that you currently have or will form, to 
coordinate activities with other appropriate resource centers, domestic 
violence advocacy organizations, public agencies, the NRC, and 
affiliated SIRCs in a national domestic violence network to enhance the 
center's activities and to avoid duplication;
    (e) Provide a plan to determine the need for and to implement 
special projects related to training curricula, service delivery models 
or other aspects of the proposed SIRC topic;
    (f) Provide a plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed 
project activities within 6 months of the effective date of the grant;
    (g) Describe the proposed SIRC staff with appropriate expertise; 
and
    (h) Describe the administrative and organizational structure of the 
applicant organization, including the management plan, the cost 
structure within which the project would operate and the operational 
and programmatic relationships to be formed with the affiliated SIRCs 
and the NRC. Charts depicting the organizational structures and the 
ensuing relationships must be included.

Project Period

    Awards, on a competitive basis, will be for a one-year budget 
period, although project periods may be for 5 years. Applications for 
continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the one-year 
budget period but within the 5-year project 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

    The FY 2001 Federal share for each of the four Special Issue 
Resource Centers is $1,087,769 for the first 12-month budget period, 
subject to the availability of funds.

Matching Requirement

    Grantees must provide at least 25 percent of the total cost of the 
project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum of the ACF 
share and the non-Federal share. Cash or in-kind contributions may meet 
the non-Federal share, although applicants are encouraged to meet their 
match requirements through cash contributions. Therefore, a project 
requesting $600,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of $600,000 per 
budget period) must include a match of at least $200,000 (25 percent of 
total project cost) for a total budget of $800,000. If approved for 
funding, the grantee will be held accountable for commitments of non-
Federal resources, and failure to provide the required amounts will 
result in a disallowance of unmatched Federal funds.

Anticipated Number of Projects To Be Funded

    It is anticipated that four Special Issue Resource Center projects 
will be funded as cooperative agreements, i.e., one in each of the 
following subject areas: Civil and Criminal Justice, Child Protection 
and Custody, Health Care and Access, and Native Women.
    CFDA: 93.671 Family Violence Prevention and Services: Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act, as amended.

Part II--The Review Process

A. Eligible Applicants

    Before applications are reviewed, each application will be screened 
to determine that the applicant organization is an eligible applicant 
as specified. Applications from organizations that do not meet the 
eligibility requirements will not be considered or reviewed in the 
competition, and the applicant will be so informed. Only agencies and 
organizations, not individuals, are eligible to apply. On all 
applications developed jointly by more than one agency or organization, 
the application must identify only one organization as the lead 
organization and official applicant. The other participating agencies 
and organizations can be included as co-participants, subgrantees or 
subcontractors.
    For-profit organizations and public agencies are only eligible to 
participate as subgrantees or subcontractors with eligible private non-
profit organizations.
    Any non-profit organization that has not previously received an 
award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services must submit 
proof of non-profit status with its grant application. The non-profit 
organization can accomplish this by either making reference to its 
listing in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) most recent list of 
tax-exempt organizations or submitting a copy of its letter from the 
IRS under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3). ACF cannot fund a non-profit 
applicant without acceptable proof of its non-profit status.

B. Review Process and Funding Decisions

    Applications that are received and are appropriately postmarked, 
and are from eligible applicants, will be reviewed and scored 
competitively. Experts in the field, generally persons from outside of 
the Federal government, will use the appropriate evaluation criteria 
listed later in this Part to review and score the applications. The 
results of this review are a primary factor in making funding 
decisions. OCS reserves the option of discussing applications with, or 
referring them to, other Federal or non-Federal funding sources when 
this is determined to be in the best interest of the Federal government 
or the applicant. It may also solicit comments from ACF Regional Office 
staff, other Federal agencies, interested foundations, national 
organizations, specialists, experts, States and the general public. 
These comments, along with those of the expert reviewers, can be 
considered by OCS in making funding decisions.
    In making decisions on awards, OCS may give preference to 
applications which focus on or demonstrate: Past experience in 
operating a resource center of similar nature; a substantially 
innovative strategy with the potential to improve theory or practice in 
the field of human services; a model practice or set of procedures that 
holds the potential for replication by organizations involved in the 
administration or delivery of human services; substantial involvement 
of volunteers; substantial involvement (either financial or 
programmatic) of the private sector; a favorable balance between 
Federal and non-Federal funds available for the proposed project; the 
potential for high benefit for low Federal investment; a programmatic 
focus on those most in need; and substantial involvement in the 
proposed project by national or community foundations.

C. Evaluation Criteria

    Using the appropriate 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 under the appropriate section of 
the Program Announcement.
    Reviewers will determine the strengths and weaknesses of each 
proposal in terms of the appropriate evaluation criteria listed below, 
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.

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Review Criteria

    Applications for the National Resource Center and the Special Issue 
Resource Centers will be evaluated against the following criteria:

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

2. Goals and Objectives (10 Points)

    The extent to which the specific goals and objectives have national 
or local significance, the clarity of the goals and objectives as they 
relate to the identified need for and the overall purpose of the 
project, and their applicability to policy and practice. The provision 
of a detailed discussion of the objectives and the extent to which the 
objectives reflect or impact the state-of-the-art relative to the 
problem or needs for the project.

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 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. Applicants should identify, 
in specific terms, the results and benefits, for target groups and 
human service providers, to be derived from implementing the proposed 
project. Applicants should also describe how the expected results and 
benefits would relate to previous demonstration efforts.

5. Level of Effort: (30 Points)

Expertise, Commitment, and Support
    (a) The extent to which the applicant has nationally recognized 
expertise in the area of domestic violence and a record of high quality 
service to victims of domestic violence, including a demonstration of 
support from advocacy groups, such as State Domestic Violence 
Coalitions or recognized national domestic violence groups; the extent 
to which the applicant's commitment exceeds the minimum statutory 
requirements for diversity, the provision of service to ethnic, racial, 
and non-English speaking minorities, older individuals, and individuals 
with disabilities.
Staff Background, Organizational Experience, and Competence of Staff
    (b) The adequacy of the staffing pattern for the proposed project, 
how the individual responsibilities are linked to project tasks, and 
the contributions to be made by key staff. Each collaborating or 
cooperative organization, individual consultant, or other key 
individuals who will work on the project should be listed along with a 
description of the nature of their effort or contribution. The 
background and experience of the project director and key project staff 
and history and accomplishments of the organization; the qualifications 
of the project team including any experience with similar projects; the 
variety of skills, relevant educational background, and the ability to 
effectively manage the project and to coordinate with other agencies. 
One or two pertinent paragraphs on each key member are preferred to 
vitae/resumes. However, vitae/resumes may be included.
Adequacy of Resources and the Budget
    (c) The adequacy of the available resources and organizational 
experience with regard to the scope of the tasks of the proposed 
project. A list of the financial, physical, and other resources already 
committed to this effort by other private and public institutions and 
agencies, if any, and the explanation of how these organizations will 
participate in the day-to-day operations of the project. Letters from 
these agencies and organizations identifying and discussing the 
specifics of their commitment and participation must be included in the 
application. The extent to which the proposed budget is related to the 
level of effort required to obtain the project's objectives; and how 
the project's costs are reasonable in view of the anticipated results.
Collaborative Efforts
    (d) The extent of the additional private sector resources that may 
be available to support or enhance the overall program. A discussion, 
in detail, and the provision of documentation for any proposed 
collaborative or coordinated efforts with other public or private 
agencies or organizations. Letters from these agencies and 
organizations must be included discussing their interest and/or 
commitment in supporting the proposed project, stating at what juncture 
they would become involved and the expected level of resource 
commitment.

Part III--Other Information and Instructions for the Development 
and Submission of Applications

    Applicants should note that non-responsiveness to Part I section F 
``Minimum Requirements for Project Design'' would result in a low 
evaluation score by the panel of expert reviewers. Applicants must 
clearly identify the specific resource center for which they wish to 
have their applications considered, and tailor their applications 
accordingly. Previous experience has shown that an application, which 
is broader and more general in concept than outlined in the project 
description, is less likely to score as well as one that is more 
clearly focused and directly responsive.

A. Available Funds

    OCS intends to award five cooperative agreements (subject to the 
availability of funds) resulting from this Announcement during the 
fourth quarter of FY 2001. The size of the actual awards may vary from 
the estimates herein.
    The term ``budget period'' refers to the interval of time (usually 
12 months) into which a multi-year period of assistance (project 
period) is divided for budgetary and funding purposes. The term 
``project period'' refers to the total time

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a project is approved for support, including any extensions.
    For multi-year projects, continued Federal funding beyond the first 
budget period is dependent upon several factors, including proof of 
satisfactory performance and the availability of federal funds.

B. Grantee Share of Project Costs

    Federal funds will be provided to cover up to 75% of the total 
allowable project costs. Therefore, the non-Federal share must amount 
to at least 25% of the total (Federal plus non-Federal) project cost. 
This means that, for every $3 in Federal funds received applicants must 
contribute at least $1. For example, the cost breakout for a project 
with a total cost of $100,000 to implement would be:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Total cost          Max. Federal request      Non-Federal share
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         $100,000                  $75,000                 $25,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The following sections contain information and instructions for 
submitting applications in response to this Announcement. Application 
forms are provided as part of this publication along with a checklist 
for assembling an application package. Please copy and use these forms 
in submitting an application. Potential applicants should read this 
section carefully in conjunction with the information contained within 
the specific resource center area under which the application is to be 
submitted. The resource center descriptions are in Part I.

C. 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, and Palau have elected to participate in 
the Executive Order process and have established a Single Point of 
Contact (SPOCs). Applicants from these twenty-seven 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.

D. 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.

E. 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.''
    ACF may extend an application deadline for applicants affected by 
acts of God such as floods and hurricanes, when there is widespread 
disruption of mail service, or for other disruptions of services, such 
as a prolonged blackout, that affect the public at large. A 
determination to waive or extend deadline requirements rest with the 
Chief Grants Management Officer.
    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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F. 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 is 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
Column (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, and 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 U.S.C. 
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, insurance, food, 
medical and dental costs (non-contractual), fees and travel

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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 6i
    Total Direct Charges--Enter the total of 6a through 6h.
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 I. 
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 II, Review Process, under 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 `` 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, brochures or other printed material along with their 
application as these pose photocopy difficulties. These materials, if 
submitted, will not be included in the review process if they exceed 
the 60-page limit. Each page of the application will be counted to 
determine the total length.
    5. Organizational Capability Statement:
    The Organizational Capability Statement should consist of a brief 
(two to three pages) background description of how the applicant 
organization (or the unit within the organization that will have 
responsibility for the project) is organized, the types and quantity of 
services it provides, and/or the research and management capabilities 
it possesses. This description should cover capabilities not included 
in the Program Narrative Statement. It may include descriptions of any 
current or previous relevant experience, or describe the competence of 
the project

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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 a 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.

G. The Application Package

    Each application package must include an original and four copies 
of the complete application. Each copy should be stapled securely 
(front and back if necessary) in the upper left-hand corner. All pages 
of the narrative (including charts, tables, maps, exhibits, etc.) must 
be sequentially numbered, beginning with page one. In order to 
facilitate handling; please do not use covers, binders or tabs. Do not 
include extraneous materials as attachments, such as agency promotion 
brochures, slides, tapes, film clips, minutes of meetings, survey 
instruments or articles of incorporation.
    Applicants should include a self-addressed stamped acknowledgment 
card. All applicants will be notified automatically about the receipt 
of their application. If acknowledgment of receipt of your application 
is not received within three weeks after the deadline date, please 
notify the Family Violence Operations Center at (703) 351-7676.

H. 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 for 
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: June 7, 2001.
William D. Riley,
Program Director, Office of Community Services.

Family Violence Prevention and Services Program

List of Attachments

Attachment A  Letter of Intent
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

Attachment A

Letter of Intent

Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and 
Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447.

    To Whom It May Concern: I intend to apply for funds for the 
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and/or one of the 
Special Issue Resource Centers under the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Discretionary Funds Program for the Office of Community 
Services.

Organization:---------------------------------------------------------
Address:--------------------------------------------------------------
Name:-----------------------------------------------------------------
Position:-------------------------------------------------------------
Date:-----------------------------------------------------------------
Phone:----------------------------------------------------------------
FAX:------------------------------------------------------------------
E-mail:---------------------------------------------------------------
Resource Center for which you intend to apply:------------------------

    Please fax to (202) 401-5718.
    Please Submit By [21 Days After Publication in Federal 
Register].


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Instructions for the SF-424

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 45 minutes per response, including time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043), 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Please do not return your completed form to the Office of 
Management and Budget. Send it to the address provided by the 
sponsoring agency.
    This is a standard form used by applicants as a required 
facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal 
assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant 
certification that States which have established a review and 
comment procedure in response to Executive order 12372 and have 
selected the program to be included in their process, have been 
given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.

Item and Entry

    1. Self-explanatory.
    2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if 
applicable) and applicant's control number (if applicable).
    3. State use only (if applicable).
    4. If this application is to continue or revise an existing 
award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new 
project, leave blank.
    5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary 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 from an existing 
obligation.

    9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being 
requested with this application.
    10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and 
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
    11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than 
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a 
sepaate 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 it to the address provided by the 
sponsoring agency.

General Instructions

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

Section A. Budget Summary Lines 1-4

Columns (a) and (b)

    For applications pertaining to a single Federal grant program 
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring a 
functional or activity breakdown, enter on Line 1 under Column (a) 
the Catalog program title and the Catalog number in Column (b).
    For applications pertaining to a single program requiring budget 
amounts by multiple functions or activities, enter the name of each 
activity or function on each line in Column (a), and enter the 
Catalog number in Column (b). For applications pertaining to 
multiple programs where none of the programs require a breakdown by 
function or activity, enter the Catalog program title on each line 
in Column (a) and the respective Catalog number on each line in 
Column (b).
    For applications pertaining to multiple programs where one or 
more programs require a breakdown by function or activity, prepare a 
separate sheet for each program requiring the breakdown. Additional 
sheets should be used when one form does not provide adequate space 
for all breakdown of data required. However, when more than one 
sheet is used, the first page should provide the summary totals by 
programs.

Lines 1-4, Columns (c) through (g)

    For new applications, leave Column (c) and (d) blank. For each 
line entry in Columns (a) and (b), enter in Columns (e), (f), and 
(g) the appropriate amounts of funds needed to support the project 
for the first funding period (usually a year).
    For continuing grant program applications, submit these forms 
before the end of each funding period as 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 totals for all columns used.

Section B Budget Categories

    In the column headings (1) through (4), enter the titles of the 
same programs, functions, and activities shown on Lines 1-4, Column 
(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A, 
provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program, 
function or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds (both 
Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.
    Line 6a-i--Show the total of Lines 6a to 6h in each column.
    Line 6j--Show the amount of indirect cost.
    Line 6k--Enter the total of 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 or program income may be considered by the Federal grantor 
agency in determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal Resources

    Line 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 totals of Columns (b), (c), and (d).
    Line 12--Enter the total for each of Columns (b)-(e). The amount 
in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Line 5, Column (f), 
Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

    Line 13--Enter the amount of cash needed by quarter from the 
grantor agency during the first year.
    Line 14--Enter the amount of cash from all other sources needed 
by quarter during the first year.
    Line 15--Enter the totals of amounts 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)-(e). When 
additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annotate 
accordingly and show the overall totals on this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

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

Assurances--Non-Construction Programs

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

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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 
United states and, if appropriate, the State through any authorized 
representative, access to and the right to examine all records, 
books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish 
a proper accounting system in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting standards or agency directives.
    3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using 
their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the 
appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or 
personal gain.
    4. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable 
time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding agency.
    5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 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, 
and 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 VIII 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.) relating 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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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)(1) and (b) provide that 
a Federal agency may designate a central receipt point for STATE-
WIDE AND STATE AGENCY-WIDE certifications, and for notification of 
criminal drug convictions. For the Department of Health and Human 
Services, the central point is: Division of Grants Management and 
Oversight, Office of Management and Acquisition, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Room 517-D, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20201.

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

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

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    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 built (including a plea of nolo 
contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body 
charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the 
Federal or State criminal drug statutes;
    Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-federal 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 I. (Grantees Other Than Individuals)

    The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a 
drug-free workplace by:
    (a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful 
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a 
controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and 
specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for 
violation of such prohibition;
    (b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to 
inform employees about--
    (1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
    (2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
    (3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and 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 employee will--
    (1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
    (2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for 
a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no 
later than five calendar days after such conviction;
    (e) Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days 
after receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2) from an employee or 
otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of 
convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, 
to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant activity the 
convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agency has 
designated a central point for the receipt of such notices. Notice 
shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant;
    (f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days 
of receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2), with respect to any 
employee who is so convicted--
    (1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an 
employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the 
requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or
    (2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a 
drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such 
purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or 
other appropriate agency;
    (g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-
free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), 
(d), (e) and (f).
    (B) The grantee may insert in the space provided below the 
site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the 
specific grant:
Place of Performance (Street address, city, county, state, zip code)
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    Check {time}  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.

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.
    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.

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    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 enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person 
who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, 
suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from 
participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies 
available to the Federal Government, the department or agency may 
terminate this transaction for cause or default.

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

    (1) The prospective primary participant certifies to the best of 
its knowledge and belief, that it and its principals:
    (a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for 
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded by any 
Federal department or agency;
    (b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal 
been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for 
commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with 
obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, 
State or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; 
violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of 
embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction 
of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
    (c) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or 
civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or local) 
with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph 
(1)(b) of this certification; and
    (d) Have not within a three-year period preceding this 
application/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, 
State or local) terminated for cause or default.
    (2) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to 
certify to any of the statements in this certification, such 
prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this 
proposal.

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

Instructions for Certification

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

    (1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by 
submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is 
presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared 
ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this 
transaction by any Federal department or agency.
    (2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to 
certify to any of the statements in this certification, such 
prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this 
proposal.

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Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke

    Public Law 103227, Part C Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also 
known as the Pro Children Act of 1994, requires that smoking not be 
permitted in any portion of any indoor routinely owned or leased or 
contracted for by an entity and used routinely or regularly for 
provision of health, day care, education, or library services to 
children under the age of 18, if the services are funded by Federal 
programs either directly or through State or local governments, by 
Federal grant, contract, loan, or loan guarantee. The law does not 
apply to children's services provided in private residences, 
facilities funded solely by Medicare or Medicaid funds, and portions 
of facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol treatment. Failure 
to comply with the provisions of the law may result in the 
imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up to $1000 per day and/or 
the imposition of an administrative compliance order on the 
responsible entity. By signing and submitting this application the 
applicant/grantee certifies that it will comply with the 
requirements of the Act.
    The applicant/grantee further agrees that it will require the 
language of this certification be included in any subawards which 
contain provisions for the children's services and that all 
subgrantees shall certify accordingly.

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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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 office or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, 
an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of 
Congress in connection with a covered Federal action. Complete all 
items that apply for both the initial filing and material change 
report. Refer to the implementing guidance published by the Office 
of Management and Budget for additional information.
    1. Identify the type of covered Federal action for which 
lobbying activity is and/or has been secured to influence the 
outcome of a covered Federal action.
    2. Identify the status of the covered Federal action.
    3. Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If 
this is a followup report caused by a material change to the 
information previously reported, enter the year and quarter in which 
the change occurred. Enter the date of the last previously submitted 
report by this reporting entity for this covered Federal action.
    4. Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the 
reporting entity. Include Congressional District, if known. Check 
the appropriate classification of the reporting entity that 
designates if it is, or expects to be, a prime or subaward 
recipient. Identify the tier of the subawardee, e.g., the first 
sunbawardee of the prime is the 1st tier. Subawards include but are 
not limited to subcontracts, subgrants and contract awards under 
grants.
    5. If the organization filing the report in item 4 checks 
``Subawardee,'' then enter the full name, address, city, State and 
zip code of the prime Federal recipient. Include Congressional 
District, if known.
    6. Enter the name of the Federal agency making the award or loan 
commitment. Include at least one organizational level below agency 
name, if known. For example,

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

Delaware

Charles H. Hopkins, Executive Department, Office of the Budget, 540 
S. Dupont Highway, 3rd 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

Georgia

Georgia State Clearinghouse, 270 Washington Street, SW, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30334, Telephone: (404) 656-3855, Fax: (404) 656-7901, 
[email protected]
Telephone: (850) 922-5438, (850) 414-5495 (direct), Fax: (850) 414-
0479, cherie, [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 Grant 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]

South Carolina

Omeagia Burgess, Budget and Control Board, Office of State Budget, 
1122 Ladies Street,

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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) 558-558-4010, 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, elephone: (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 
Emanicipation 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: Inquires 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.

[FR Doc. 01-14768 Filed 6-11-01; 8:45 am]
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