[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40530-40551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Request for Applications Under the Office of Community Services' Fiscal 
Year 2002 Rural Community Development Activities Program (RF PROGRAM); 
Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Community Services

[Program Announcement No. OCS-2002-07]


Request for Applications Under the Office of Community Services' 
Fiscal Year 2002 Rural Community Development Activities Program (RF 
PROGRAM)

AGENCY: Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children 
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for 
competitive applications under the Office of Community Services' Rural 
Community Development Activities Program.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Community Services (OCS), announces that competing applications will be 
accepted for new grants pursuant to the Secretary's discretionary 
authority under section 680(a)(3)(A) and (B) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act, as amended 42 U.S.C. 9921. This announcement contains 
forms and instructions for submitting an application.
    Awards will be contingent on the outcome of the competition and the 
availability of funds. This announcement is inviting applications for a 
12-month budget period and a 36-month project period.

DATES: To be considered for funding applications must be received on or 
before July 29, 2002. Mail service in the Washington, D.C. area was 
disrupted a few months ago and for several weeks, all mail deliveries 
to the Administration for Children and Families stopped. Regular 
deliveries have resumed, but delays continue due to the irradiation 
process. It may be some time before the situation corrects itself. 
Consequently, it is strongly recommended that applicants avail 
themselves of overnight/express delivery such as Federal Express or 
United Parcel Service to submit their applications. Applications 
received after the due date will not be accepted for consideration for 
funding. Note that an overnight/express service should be addressed to 
the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Grants 
Management, Division of Discretionary Grants, ``Attention RF Program,'' 
901 D Street, SW, Fourth Floor West, Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica Terrell (202) 401-5295, 
[email protected], or Richard Saul (202) 401-9341, 
[email protected], Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, 
370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447. In addition, this 
Announcement is accessible on the OCS Web site for reading and 
downloading at: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs--double click on 
``Funding Opportunities.''
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this 
program is 93.570. The title is Rural Community Development Activities 
Program (RF Program).

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    All information collections within this Program Announcement are 
approved under the following currently valid OMB control number 0970-
0139 which expires 12/31/2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Program Announcement consists of seven 
parts plus Attachments.

Part I: Background Information

    Legislative authority, program purpose, project goals, 
definition of terms, and program evaluation.

Part II: Program Objectives and Requirements

    Program priority areas, eligible applicants, project and budget 
periods, and funds availability and grant amounts.

Part III: The Project Description, Program Proposal Elements and Review 
Criteria

    Project description, project summary/abstract; objectives and 
need for assistance; results or benefits expected; approach, 
organizational profiles; budget and budget justification, indirect 
costs, program income, non-federal resources; and review criteria.

Part IV: Application Procedures

    Application development and availability of forms, application 
submission, paperwork reduction act of 1995, intergovernmental 
review, initial OCS screening, consideration of applications and 
evaluation criteria.

Part V: Instructions for Completing Application Forms

    SF424, SF424A, SF424B.

Part VI: Contents of Application and Receipt Process

    Content and order of RF program application and acknowledgment 
of receipt.

Part VII: Post Award Information and Reporting Requirements

    Notification of grant award, attendance at technical assistance 
and evaluation workshops/conferences, reporting requirements, audit 
requirements, prohibitions and requirements with regard to lobbying 
and applicable Federal regulations.

Attachments

    Application forms and required attachments.

Part I. Background Information

A. Legislative Authority

    The Community Services Block Grant Act, as amended; Sections 
680(a)(3)(A) and (B) of the Community Opportunities, Accountability, 
and Training and Educational Services (COATES) Act of 1998, authorizes 
the Secretary to provide ``assistance for rural community development 
activities, which shall include providing--
    (A) Grants to private nonprofit corporations to enable the 
corporations to provide assistance concerning home repair to rural low-
income families and concerning planning and developing low-income rural 
rental housing units; and
    (B) Making grants to multi-state, regional, private, nonprofit 
organizations to enable the organizations to provide training and 
technical assistance to small rural communities concerning meeting 
their community facility needs.''

B. Program Purpose

    The purpose of the program to be funded under this Announcement is 
to provide assistance under section 680(a)(3)(A) and (B) of the COATES 
Act, in the form of grants to private nonprofit corporations to enable 
the corporations to provide assistance concerning home repair to rural 
low-income families and concerning planning and developing low-income 
rural rental units; and make grants to multi-state, regional, private, 
nonprofit organizations to provide training and technical assistance to 
small, rural communities concerning meeting their community facility 
needs. Also, faith-based organizations are eligible to apply.

C. Project Goals

    The ultimate goals of the projects to be funded under this program 
are:
    (1) To provide training and technical assistance in developing and 
managing community facilities in rural areas, that will help low-income 
rural communities develop the capability and expertise to establish 
and/or maintain needed community facilities, which may include: (a) 
Affordable, adequate, and safe water and waste water treatment 
facilities; (b) locally owned and controlled transportation systems 
necessary for access to, and delivery of, essential community health 
and human services and access to employment and education; and (c) 
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controlled dispersed, renewable, safe reliable and affordable energy 
development and distribution systems;
    (2) To improve the coordination of Federal, state and local 
agencies' funding resources to assist with: (a) Home repair to rural 
low-income families and developing low-income rural rental housing 
units; (b) water and waste water management; (c) transportation issues; 
and (d) dispersed renewable energy development;
    (3) To provide data and information needed for the evaluation of 
the projects to demonstrate the effectiveness of these activities and 
interventions and of the project designs through which they were 
implemented; and to cooperate with the third-party entity carrying out 
evaluation of the program; and
    (4) To distribute information to low-income rural communities on 
available Federal assistance to support these activities and contribute 
to developing and sustaining healthy rural communities.

D. Definition of Terms

    For the purposes of this announcement:
    (1) Budget period: The time intervals into which a project period 
is divided for budgetary and funding purposes.
    (2) Cash contributions: The cash outlay including the money 
contributed to the project or program by the recipient and third 
parties.
    (3) Community economic development (CED): A process by which a 
community uses resources to attract capital and increase physical, 
commercial, and business development and job opportunities for its 
residents.
    (4) Distressed community: An urban neighborhood or rural community 
of high unemployment and pervasive poverty.
    (5) Eligible applicant: A private nonprofit corporation that can 
provide assistance concerning home repair to rural low-income families 
and concerning planning and developing low-income rural rental housing 
units and multi-state, regional, private, non-profit organization that 
can provide training and technical assistance to small, rural 
communities concerning their community facility needs. Faith-based 
organizations that meet the above requirements are eligible to apply 
for these grants.
    (6) Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (EZ/EC): Those 
communities designated as such by the Secretaries of Agriculture or 
Housing and Urban Development.
    (7) Faith-Based Organizations: Faith-Based organizations that are 
exempt from taxation under 501(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
by reason of paragraph (3) or (4) of section 501(c) of such Code and 
private, nonprofit corporations or organizations are also eligible to 
apply for funds under this program announcement.
    (8) Indian tribe: An Indian tribe or an Indian Tribal organization 
that is a private, nonprofit corporation or organization.
    (9) Job Placement: Placing a person in an existing vacant job of a 
business, service, or commercial activity not related to new 
development or expansion activity.
    (10) Poverty Income Guidelines: Guidelines published annually by 
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that establish the 
level of poverty defined as low-income for individuals and their 
families.
    (11) Program Income: Gross income earned by the grant recipient 
that is directly generated by an activity supported with grant funds.
    (12) Project Period: The total time for which a project is approved 
for OCS support, including any approved extensions. If for more than 17 
months, it is frequently divided into ``budget periods'' of 17 months 
or less duration for which individual grant actions are made (see 
``Budget period'').
    (13) Renewable Energy: Energy derived from solar, biomass, wind, 
geothermal, and small-scale/low-head hydro electricity generation.
    (14) Rural Community: A community or defined rural area with a 
population under 10,000, although most activities of the Rural 
Community Assistance Program are carried out in rural areas with 
populations of 2,000 or less.
    (15) Secretary: The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Director of the Office of Community Services.
    (16) Self-sufficiency: A condition where an individual or family 
neither needs nor is eligible for public assistance.
    (17) Technical Assistance: A problem-solving event intervention 
utilizing the services of an expert. Such services may be provided on-
site, by telephone, or by other communications. These services address 
specific problems and are intended to assist in immediately resolving a 
given problem or set of problems.
    (18) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Title I of the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
(Pub. L. 104-193) created the TANF program that transformed welfare 
into a system that requires work in exchange for time-limited 
assistance. The law specifically eliminated any individual entitlement 
to, or guarantee of assistance, repealed the Aid to Families with 
Dependent Children (AFDC) program, Emergency Assistance (EA), and Job 
Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) programs, and replaced 
them with a Block grant entitlement to States under Title IV of the 
Social Security Act.
    (19) Third Party: Any individual, organization, or business entity 
that is not the direct recipient of grant funds.
    (20) Third Party In-Kind Contributions: The value of non-cash 
contributions provided by non-federal third parties in the form of real 
property, equipment, supplies and other expendable property, and the 
value of goods and services directly benefitting and specifically 
identifiable to the project or programs.

A. Program Evaluation

    Pursuant to the requirements of section 680(b) of the COATES Act, 
OCS will provide funds to an independent third party research 
organization to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs and services 
carried out by the grantees funded pursuant to this announcement, 
individually and as an overall strategy for improving the quality of 
life and economic well being of residents in small rural communities, 
particularly as they affect low-income residents of those communities 
and contribute to developing and sustaining healthy rural communities.
    Pursuant to that requirement, approximately $400,000 in FY 2002 
funds will be made available for developing an evaluation design and 
the initial stage of its implementation.
    Applicants requesting funding under this Announcement are required 
to include as part of their proposals a signed, written commitment to 
cooperate with this evaluation, and to provide to the organization 
carrying out the evaluation the necessary data and information.

Part II. Program Objectives and Requirements.

    OCS invites private nonprofit corporations and multi-state, 
regional, private, nonprofit organizations to submit competing grant 
applications for new discretionary projects that provide training and 
technical assistance to small rural communities concerning their 
community facilities as described in Part I Section C. Project Goals, 
above.

A. Program Priority Areas

    There are two Program Priority Areas under this announcement. Under 
Program Priority Area 1.0-OCS is requesting applications from private 
nonprofit corporations for home repair

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and developing low-income rural rental housing. Under Program Priority 
Area 2.0-OCS is requesting applications multi-state, regional, private, 
nonprofit organizations for training and technical assistance to meet 
community facility needs.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Eligible applicants include private nonprofit corporations that can 
provide assistance concerning home repair to rural low-income families 
and concerning planning and developing low-income rural rental housing 
units. Also, multi-state, regional, private, non-profit organizations 
that can provide training and technical assistance to small, rural 
communities concerning their community facility needs are eligible to 
apply. Faith-based organizations that meet the above requirements are 
eligible to apply for these grants. Any non-profit organization 
applying must provide 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 its 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, a copy of the currently valid IRS tax 
exemption certificate, or, a copy of the articles of incorporation 
bearing the seal of the State in which the corporation or association 
is domiciled.

C. Project and Budget Periods

    This announcement invites applications for project period up to 
three years. Awards, on a competitive basis, will be for a one-year 
budget period, although project periods may be for three years. 
Applications for continuation grants funded under these awards beyond 
the one-year budget period but within the three-year project period 
will be entertained in subsequent years on a noncompetitive basis, 
subject to availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the grantee 
and a determination that continued funding will be in the best interest 
of the Government.

D. Funds Availability and Grant Amounts

    All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds. 
Approximately $6,572,471 is expected to be available for grants for FY 
2002. In FY 2002 OCS is requesting applications for grants not to 
exceed $1,000,000, under Priority Areas 1.0 and 2.0. As noted above in 
PART I, Section E, Program Evaluation, approximately $400,000 will be 
made available to cover the cost of an evaluation of the program, as 
required by section 680(b) of the COATES Act.
    For Fiscal Years 2003-2004, OCS anticipates, subject to the 
availability of funds, that non-competing continuation grants will be 
made under this program.

Part III. The Project Description, Program Proposal Elements and Review 
Criteria

A. Project Description

    The project description provides the major means by which an 
application is evaluated and ranked to compete with other applications 
for available assistance. The project description should be concise, 
complete, and address the activity for which Federal funds are being 
requested. Supporting documents should present information clearly and 
succinctly. Applicants are required to provide information on their 
organizational structure, staff, related experience, and other relevant 
information. Awarding offices use this and other information to 
determine whether the applicant has the capability and resources 
necessary to carry out the proposed project. It is important, to 
include this information in the application. However, in the narrative, 
the applicant must distinguish resources directly related to the 
proposed project from those that will not be used specifically to 
support the project for which funds are requested.

B. Project Summary/Abstract

    Provide a summary project description (a page or less) with 
reference to the funding request.

C. Objectives and Need for Assistance

    Clearly identify the physical, economic, social, financial, 
instructional, and/or other problem(s) requiring a solution. The need 
for assistance must be demonstrated and the principal and subordinate 
objectives of the project must be clearly stated. Supporting 
documentation, such as letters of support and testimonials from 
concerned interests other than the applicant, may be included. Any 
relevant data based on planning studies should be included or referred 
to in the endnotes/footnotes. Demographic data and participant/
beneficiary information, should be incorporated as needed. In 
developing the project description, the applicant may volunteer or be 
requested to provide information on the total range of projects 
currently being conducted and supported (or to be initiated), some of 
which may be outside the scope of the program announcement.

D. Results or Benefits Expected

    Identify the results and benefits to be derived.

E. Approach

    Outline a plan of action describing the scope and detail of how the 
proposed work will be accomplished. Account for all functions or 
activities identified in the application. Cite factors which might 
accelerate or decelerate the work and state your reason for taking the 
proposed approach rather than others. Describe any unusual features of 
the project such as design or technological innovations, reductions in 
cost or time, or extraordinary social and community involvement.
    Provide quantitative monthly or quarterly projections of the 
accomplishments to be achieved for each function or activity. When 
accomplishments cannot be quantified by activity or function, list them 
in chronological order to show the schedule of accomplishments and 
their target dates.
    List organizations, cooperating entities, consultants, or other key 
individuals who will work on the project along with a short description 
of the nature of their effort or contribution.

F. Organization Profiles

    Provide information on the applicant organization(s) and 
cooperating partners, such as organizational charts, financial 
statements, audit reports or statements from CPAs/Licensed Public 
Accountants, Employer Identification Numbers, names of bond carriers, 
contact persons and telephone numbers, child care licenses and other 
documentation of professional accreditation as appropriate, information 
on compliance with Federal/State/local government standards, 
documentation of experience in the program area, and other pertinent 
information. Any non-profit organization applying must provide 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 its 
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, a copy of the currently valid IRS tax exemption certificate, 
or, a copy of the articles of incorporation bearing the seal of the 
State in which the corporation or association is domiciled.

G. Budget and Budget Justification

    Provide a line item detail and detailed calculations for each 
budget object class identified on the Budget Information

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form. Detailed calculations must include estimation methods, 
quantities, unit costs, and other similar quantitative detail 
sufficient for the calculations to be duplicated. The detailed budget 
must also include a breakout by the funding sources identified in Block 
15 of the SF-424.
    Provide a narrative budget justification describing how categorical 
costs are derived. Discuss the necessity, reasonableness, and 
allocability of the proposed costs.
    The following guidelines are for preparing the budget and budget 
justification. Both Federal and non-Federal resources shall be detailed 
and justified in the budget and the narrative justification. For 
purposes of preparing the budget and budget justification, ``Federal 
resources'' refers only to the ACF grant for which you are applying. 
Non-Federal resources are all other Federal (where the authorizing 
statute permits) and non-Federal resources. It is suggested that budget 
amounts and computations be presented in a columnar format: first 
column, object class categories; second column, Federal budget; next 
column(s), non-Federal budget(s), and last column, total budget. The 
budget justification should be a narrative.
Personnel
    Description: Costs of employee salaries and wages.
    Justification: Identify the project director or principal 
investigator, if known. For each staff person, provide the title, time 
commitment to the project (in months), time commitment to the project 
(as a percentage or full-time equivalent), annual salary, grant salary, 
wage rates, etc. Do not include the costs of consultants or personnel 
costs of delegate agencies or of specific project(s) or businesses to 
be financed by the applicant.
Fringe Benefits
    Description: Costs of employee fringe benefits unless treated as 
part of an approved indirect cost rate.
    Justification: Provide a breakdown of the amounts and percentages 
that comprise fringe benefit costs such as health insurance, FICA, 
retirement insurance, taxes, etc.
Travel
    Description: Costs of project-related travel by employees of the 
applicant organization (does not include costs of consultant travel).
    Justification: For each trip, show the total number of traveler(s), 
travel destination, duration of trip, per diem, mileage allowances, if 
privately owned vehicles will be used, and other transportation costs 
and subsistence allowances. Travel costs for key staff to attend ACF-
sponsored workshops should be detailed in the budget.
Equipment
    Description: ``Equipment'' means an article of nonexpendable, 
tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year 
and an acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of (a) the 
capitalization level established by the organization for the financial 
statement purposes, or (b) $5,000. Note: Acquisition cost means the net 
invoice unit price of an item of equipment, including the cost of any 
modifications, attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus 
necessary to make it usable for the purpose for which it is acquired. 
Ancillary charges, such as taxes, duty, protective in-transit 
insurance, freight, and installation shall be included in or excluded 
from acquisition cost in accordance with the organization's regular 
written accounting practices.
    Justification: For each type of equipment requested, provide a 
description of the equipment, the cost per unit, the number of units, 
the total cost, and a plan for use on the project, as well as use or 
disposal of the equipment after the project ends. An applicant 
organization that uses its own definition for equipment should provide 
a copy of its policy or section of its policy which includes the 
equipment definition.
Supplies
    Description: Costs of all tangible personal property other than 
that included under the Equipment category.
    Justification: Specify general categories of supplies and their 
costs. Show computations and provide other information which supports 
the amount requested.
Contractual
    Description: 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, and must comply with provisions of 45 CFR Part 74. 
Recipients and sub recipients, 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.

Other
    Enter the total of all other costs. Such costs, where applicable 
and appropriate, may include but are not limited to insurance, food, 
medical and dental costs (non contractual), professional services 
costs, space and equipment rentals, printing and publication, computer 
use, training costs, such as tuition and stipends, staff development 
costs, and administrative costs.
    Justification: Provide computations, a narrative description and a 
justification for each cost under this category.

H. Indirect Costs

    Total amount of indirect costs. This category should be used only 
when the applicant currently has an indirect cost rate approved by the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or another cognizant 
Federal agency.
    Justification: An applicant that will charge indirect costs to the 
grant must enclose a copy of the current rate agreement. If the 
applicant is in the process of initially developing or renegotiating a 
rate, it should immediately upon notification that an award will be 
made, develop a tentative indirect cost rate proposal based on its most 
recently completed fiscal year in accordance with the principles set 
forth in the cognizant agency's guidelines for establishing indirect 
cost rates, and submit it to the appropriate agency. Applicants 
awaiting approval of their indirect cost proposals may also request 
indirect costs. It should be noted that when an indirect cost rate is 
requested, those costs included in the indirect cost pool should not 
also be charged as direct costs to the grant. Also, if the applicant is 
requesting a rate which is less than what is allowed under the program, 
the authorized representative of the applicant organization must submit 
a signed acknowledgment that

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the applicant is accepting a lower rate than allowed.

I. Program Income

    The estimated amount of income, if any, expected to be generated 
from this project.
    Justification: Describe the nature, source and anticipated use of 
program income in the budget or refer to the pages in the application 
which contain this information.

J. Non-Federal Resources ]

    Amounts of non-Federal resources that will be used to support the 
project as identified in Block 15 of the SF-424. The firm commitment of 
these resources must be documented and submitted with the application 
in order to be given credit in the review process. A detailed budget 
must be prepared for each funding source.

K. Review Criteria and Program Proposal Elements--listed according to 
UPD priority order

Review Criteria 1: Organizational Profiles

Element I--Organizational Experience in Program Area and Staff 
Responsibilities (Maximum: 30 points)

A. Organizational Experience in Program Area (sub-rating: 0-15 points)
    Documentation provided indicates that previous projects were 
relevant and effective and provided permanent benefits to the low-
income population.
    Organizations that propose providing training and technical 
assistance have detailed competence in the specific program priority 
area and as a deliverer with expertise in the fields of training and 
technical assistance. If applicable, information provided by these 
applicants also addresses related achievements and competence of each 
cooperating or sponsoring organization.
B. Staff Skills, Resources and Responsibilities (sub-rating 0-15 
points)
    The application describes in brief resume form the experience and 
skills of the Project Director who is not only well qualified, but 
possesses professional capabilities relevant to successfully 
implementing the project. If the key staff person has not yet been 
identified, the application contains a comprehensive position 
description indicating the relevance of the responsibilities to be 
assigned to the Project Director to the successfully implementing the 
project. The applicant has adequate facilities and resources (i.e., 
space and equipment) to successfully carry out the work plan. The 
assigned responsibilities of the staff are appropriate to the tasks 
identified for the project and sufficient time of senior staff will be 
budgeted to assure timely implementation and cost-effective management 
of the project.

Review Criteria 2: Objectives and Need for Assistance

Element II--Analysis of Need (Maximum: 15 points)

    The application must precisely identify the target population(s) 
and/or communities to be served. The geographic area to be impacted 
should then be briefly described, citing the percentage of low-income 
residents and/or communities that will be impacted and providing any 
other data relevant to the project design. The applicant should 
describe the needs of the communities and how they plan to address the 
these needs in each relevant area of activity--housing, water, 
transportation, and distributed energy.

Review Criteria 3: Approach

Element III--Approach 1--Project Implementation (Maximum: 20 points)

    The Work Plan is both sound and feasible. The project responds to 
the needs identified in the Analysis of Need. It sets forth realistic 
quarterly time targets for task completion. Critical issues or 
potential problems that might impact negatively on the project are 
defined and the project objectives can be reasonably attained despite 
such potential problems.

Element IV--Approach 2--Public Private Partnerships (Maximum: 10 
Points)

    The application documents that the applicant will mobilize from 
public and/or private sources cash and/or in-kind contributions. 
Applicants documenting that the fair value of such contributions will 
at least equal the OCS funds requested will receive the maximum number 
of points for this Element. Applications proposing to mobilize 
contributions that are valued less than the total amount of Federal 
grant funds requested will receive prorated points in this element.

Element V--Budget Appropriateness and Reasonableness (Maximum: 5 
Points)

    Funds requested are commensurate with the level of effort necessary 
to accomplish the goals and objectives of the project. The application 
includes a narrative detailed budget break-down for each of the budget 
categories in the SF-424A. The applicant presents a reasonable 
administrative cost. The estimated cost to the government of the 
project also is reasonable in relation to the anticipated results.

Review Criteria VI--Cooperation With Project Evaluation (Maximum: 5 
Points)

    The applicant should provide a well thought through outline of a 
plan for collecting, validating and reporting or providing data 
concerning its activities, services and constituent services to 
recipients. The applicant must indicate its willingness to cooperate 
with the organization developing the national evaluation design in 
identifying performance goals and measures. As noted in Part I above, 
to be considered for funding the applicant must provide a signed 
statement agreeing to cooperate with the organization evaluating the 
national program by providing the data and information necessary for 
carrying out the evaluation.

Review Criteria 3: Results or Benefits Expected

Element I--Significant and Beneficial Impact (Maximum: 15 Points)

    The application contains a full and accurate description of the 
proposed use of the requested financial assistance. The proposed 
project will produce permanent and measurable results that will reduce 
the incidence of poverty in the areas targeted and significantly 
enhance the health of the communities served and the well-being of 
their residents. Results are quantifiable in terms of program area 
expectations, for example, number of water systems or waste water 
treatment facilities begun, in construction, or completed; measurable 
improvement in water quality and health of watershed; amount of 
resources successfully mobilized for facilities improvement; and number 
of transportation or energy facilities established or under 
development. The OCS grant funds, in combination with private and/or 
other public resources, are targeted into rural low-income and/or 
distressed rural communities and/or designated empowerment zones and 
enterprise communities and the new ``Renewal Communities'' (second 
round of empowerment zones grants awarded).

Part IV. Application Procedures

A. Application Development and Availability of Forms

    To be considered for a grant under this Program Announcement, an 
application must conform to the Program Requirements set out in Part II 
and be prepared in accordance with the Review Criteria and Program 
Proposal Elements set out in Part III K, above. It must be submitted on 
the forms supplied in the attachments to this

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Announcement and in the manner prescribed below. Attachments B through 
K contain all of the standard forms necessary to applying for awards 
under this OCS program. These attachments and Parts IV and V of this 
announcement contain all the instructions required for submitting 
applications.
    Additional copies of the Program Announcement may be obtained by 
writing or telephoning the office listed under the section entitled FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: at the beginning of this Announcement. In 
addition, this Announcement is accessible for reading or downloading on 
the Internet through the OCS Website at: www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs 
double click on ``Funding Opportunities''.
    The applicant must be aware that in signing and submitting the 
application for this award, it is certifying that it will comply with 
the Federal requirements concerning drug-free workplace, the 
Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke, and debarment 
regulations set forth in Attachments E, I and F.
    Part III contains instructions for the substance and development of 
the project narrative. PART V contains instructions for completing 
application forms. Part VI, Section A, describes the contents and 
format of the application as a whole.

B. Application Submission

    (1) Number of Copies Required. Applicants must submit the original 
and two copies of any applications unless additional copies are 
required pursuant to 45 CFR part 1320.
    (2) Deadline. To be considered for funding applications must be 
received on or before July 29, 2002. Applicants must make sure that the 
applications are submitted by the Closing Date mentioned in the 
beginning of the announcement under ``Closing Date.'' Mail service in 
the Washington, D.C. area was disrupted a few months ago and for 
several weeks, all mail deliveries to the Administration for Children 
and Families stopped. Regular deliveries have resumed, but delays 
continue due to the irradiation process. It may be some time before the 
situation corrects itself. Consequently, it is strongly recommended 
that applicants avail themselves of overnight/express delivery such as 
Federal Express or United Parcel Service to submit their applications. 
Applications received after the due date will not be accepted for 
consideration for funding.
    As previously, noted applications submitted via overnight/express 
delivery services should be addressed to the Administration for 
Children and Families, Office of Grants Management, Division of 
Discretionary Grants, ``Attention RF Program'', 901 D Street SW., 
Fourth Floor West, Washington, DC 20024.
    Mailed applications must be sent to: U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Grants Management, Division of Discretionary Grants, ``Attention: RF 
Program'', 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447.
    Applications hand carried by applicants, applicant couriers, or by 
other representatives of the applicant shall be considered as meeting 
an announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline 
date, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., EST, at the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children 
and Families, Office of Grants Management, Division of Discretionary 
Grants, Mailroom, 2nd Floor (near loading dock), Aerospace Center, 901 
D Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024, between Monday and Friday 
(excluding Federal holidays). The address must appear on the envelope/
package containing the application with the note ``Attention: RF 
Program''.
    ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax or 
through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to 
ACF electronically will not be accepted regardless of date or time of 
submission and time of receipt.
    (3) Late applications. Applications which do not meet the criteria 
above are considered late applications. ACF shall notify each late 
applicant that its application will not be considered in the current 
competition.
    (4) Extension of deadlines. ACF may extend application deadlines 
when circumstances such as acts of God such as floods and hurricanes, 
or when there is widespread disruption of the mails. A determination to 
waive or extend deadline requirements rests with ACF's Chief Grants 
Management Officer. A decision to extend an application deadline, 
extends the deadline for all applicants.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13, the 
Department is required to submit to OMB for review and approval any 
reporting and record keeping requirements in regulations including 
program announcements. All information collections within this program 
announcement are approved under the following current valid OMB control 
number 0970-0139 which expires 12/31/2003.
    Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 
10 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, 
gathering and maintaining the data needed and reviewing the collection 
of information.
    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.

D. Intergovernmental Review

    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, Palau, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, 
Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming have elected to participate 
in the Executive Order process and have established Single Points 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 
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may trigger the ``accommodate or explain'' rule. When comments are 
submitted directly to ACF, they should be addressed to: Department of 
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Grants Management, Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 4th floor East, Washington, DC 20447.
    A list of the Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory 
is included as Attachment J to is Announcement.

E. Initial OCS Screening

    Each application submitted under this Program Announcement will 
undergo a pre-review to determine that the application was postmarked 
by the closing date and submitted in accordance with the instructions 
in this Announcement.
    All applications that meet the published deadline requirements as 
provided in this Program Announcement will be screened for completeness 
and conformity with the following requirements. Only complete 
applications that meet the requirements listed below will be reviewed 
and evaluated competitively. Other applications will be returned to the 
applicants with a notation that they were unacceptable and will not be 
reviewed.
    The following requirements must be met by all Applicants except as 
noted:
    (1) The application must contain a signed Standard Form 424 
``Application for Federal Assistance'' (SF-424), a budget (SF-424A), 
and signed ``Assurances'' (SF 424B) completed according to instructions 
published in Part V and Attachments B and D of this Program 
Announcement. The SF-424 and the SF-424B must be signed by an official 
of the organization applying for the grant who has authority to 
obligate the organization legally. Applicants must also be aware that 
the applicant's legal name as required on the SF-424 (Item 5) must 
match that listed as corresponding to the Employer Identification 
Number (Item 6).
    (2) A project narrative must also accompany the standard forms. OCS 
requires that the narrative portion of the application be limited to 30 
letter-size pages, numbered consecutively, and typewritten on one side 
of the paper only with one-inch margins and type face no smaller than 
12 characters per inch (c.p.i.) or equivalent. Applications with 
project narratives (excluding Project Summaries and appendices) of more 
than 30 letter-sized pages of 12 c.p.i. type or equivalent on a single 
side will not be reviewed for funding.
    (3) Application must contain documentation of the applicant's non-
profit status as required under PART II, Section B.

F. Consideration of Application

    Applications which pass the initial OCS screening will be reviewed 
and rated by an independent review panel on the basis of the specific 
review criteria described and discussed in Part III, above. 
Applications will be reviewed and rated under the Program Elements and 
Review Criteria set forth in PART III Section I. The review criteria 
were designed to assess the quality of a proposed project, and to 
determine the likelihood of its success. The review criteria are 
closely related and are considered as a whole in judging the overall 
quality of an application. Points are awarded only to applications 
which are responsive to the review criteria and program elements within 
the context of this Program Announcement. The results of these reviews 
will assist the Director and OCS program staff in considering competing 
applications. Reviewers' scores will weigh heavily in funding 
decisions, but will not be the only factors considered.
    Applications generally will be considered in order of the average 
scores assigned by reviewers. However, highly ranked applications are 
not guaranteed funding because other factors are taken into 
consideration, including, but not limited to, the timely and proper 
completion by applicant of projects funded with OCS funds granted in 
the last five (5) years; comments of reviewers and government 
officials; staff evaluation and input; the amount and duration of the 
grant requested, the proposed project's consistency and harmony with 
OCS goals and policy; geographic distribution of applications; previous 
program performance of applicants; compliance with grant terms under 
previous HHS grants, including the actual dedication to program of 
mobilized resources as set forth in project applications; audit 
reports; investigative reports; and applicant's progress in resolving 
any final audit disallowances on previous OCS or other Federal agency 
grants.
    Since non-Federal reviewers will be used for review of 
applications, applicants may omit from the application copies which 
will be made available to the non-Federal reviewers, the specific 
salary rates or amounts for individuals identified in the application 
budget. Rather, only summary information is required. OCS reserves the 
right to discuss applications with other Federal or non-Federal funding 
sources to verify the applicant's performance record and the documents 
submitted.
Evaluation Criteria
    Proposal Elements and Review Criteria for Applications under 
Priority Area 1.0
    Each application which passes the initial screening will be 
assessed and scored by three independent reviewers. Each reviewer will 
give a numerical score for each application reviewed. These numerical 
scores will be supported by explanatory statements on a formal rating 
form describing major strengths and weaknesses under each applicable 
criterion published in the Announcement. Scoring will be based on a 
total of 100 points, and for each application will be the average of 
the scores of the three reviewers.

Part V. Instructions for Completing Application Forms

    The standard forms attached to this Announcement shall be used to 
apply for funds under this Program Announcement.
    It is suggested that you reproduce single-sided copies of the SF-
424 and SF-424A, and type your application on the copies. Please 
prepare your application in accordance with instructions provided on 
the forms (Attachments B and C) as modified by the instructions set 
forth in PART III G., above, and the OCS specific instructions set 
forth below:
    Provide line item detail and detailed calculations for each budget 
object class identified on the Budget Information form. Detailed 
calculations must include estimation methods, quantities, unit costs, 
and other similar quantitative detail sufficient for the calculation to 
be duplicated. The detailed budget must also include a breakout by the 
funding sources identified in Block 15 of the SF-424.
    Provide a narrative budget justification which describes how the 
categorical costs are derived. Discuss the necessity, reasonableness, 
and allocability of the proposed costs. (Note: The Budget detail and 
Narrative Budget Justification should follow the SF 424 and 424A, and 
are not counted as part of the Project Narrative.)

A. SF-424--Application for Federal Assistance (Attachment B)

Top of Page
    Where the applicant is a previous Department of Health and Human 
Services grantee, enter the Central Registry System Employee 
Identification Number (CRS/EIN) and the Payment Identifying Number, if 
one has been assigned, in the Block entitled Federal Identifier located 
at the top right hand

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corner of the form (third line from the top).
    Item 1. For the purposes of this announcement, all projects are 
considered Applications; there are no Pre-Applications.
    Item 7. If applicant is a State, enter ``A'' in the box. If 
applicant is an Indian Tribe enter ``K'' in the box. If applicant is a 
non-profit organization enter ``N'' in the box.
    Item 9. Name of Federal Agency--Enter DHHS-ACF/OCS.
    Item 10. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for OCS 
programs covered under this announcement is 93.570. The title is 
``Rural Community Development Activities Program'' (RF Program).
    Item 11. In addition to a brief descriptive title of the project, 
indicate the priority area for which funds are being requested.
    Item 13. Proposed Project--The project start date must begin on or 
before September 30, 2002; the ending date should be calculated on the 
basis of 36-month Project Period.
    Item 15a. This amount should be no greater than $1,000,000 under 
Priority Area 1.0 and 2.0.
    Item 15b-e. These items should reflect both cash and third-party, 
in-kind contributions for the Project Period (36 months).

B. SF-424A--Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (Attachment 
C)

    In completing these sections, the Federal Funds budget entries will 
relate to the requested OCS funds only, and Non-Federal will include 
mobilized funds from all other sources--applicant, State, local, and 
other. Federal funds (only if statutory authority permits) other than 
requested OCS funding should be included in Non-Federal entries. 
Sections A, B, and C of SF-424A should reflect budget estimates for 
each year of the Project Period.
Section A--Budget Summary
    You need only fill in lines 1 and 5 (with the same amounts) Col. 
(a): Enter ``RF Program'' as Item number 1. (Items 2, 3, 4, and 5 
should be left blank.) Col. (b): Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
number is 93.570. Col. (c) and (d): not relevant to this program. 
Column (e)-(g): enter the appropriate amounts in items 1. and 5. 
(Totals) Column e should not be more than $1,000,000 under Priority 
Area 1.0 and 2.0.
Section B--Budget Categories
    (Note that the following information supersedes the instructions 
provided with the Form in Attachment C)
    Columns (1)-(5): For each of the relevant Object Class Categories:
    Column 1: Enter the OCS grant funds for the full 1-year budget 
period.
    Columns 2, 3 and 4 are not relevant to this program.
    Column 5: Enter the Total
Section C--Non Federal Resources
    This section is to record the amounts of ``non-Federal'' resources 
that will be used to support the project, including any ``additional 
resources'' which will bring additional support to the project, which 
may be cash or in-kind, non-Federal or Federal. In this context, ``Non-
Federal'' resources mean any and all resources other than the OCS funds 
for which the applicant is applying. Therefore, mobilized funds from 
other Federal (only if statutory authority permits) programs, should be 
entered on these lines. Provide a brief listing of these ``non-
Federal'' resources on a separate sheet and describe whether it is a 
grantee cost or a third-party cash or in-kind contribution. The firm 
commitment of these resources must be documented and submitted with the 
application in order to be given credit in the review process under the 
Public-Private Partnerships program element.
    Sections D, E, and F may be left blank by Applicants under Priority 
Area 1.0 and 2.0. As noted in Part VI, a supporting Budget 
Justification must be submitted providing details of expenditures under 
each budget category, with justification of dollar amounts which relate 
the proposed expenditures to the work program and goals of the project.

C. SF-424B Assurances: Non-Construction Programs

    Applicants requesting financial assistance for a non-construction 
project must file the Standard Form 424B, ``Assurances: Non-
Construction Programs.'' (Attachment D) Applicants must sign and return 
the Standard Form 424B with their applications.
    Applicants must provide a certification concerning Lobbying. Prior 
to receiving an award in excess of $100,000, applicants shall furnish 
an executed copy of the lobbying certification. (See Attachments G and 
H)
    Applicants must sign and return the certification with their 
applications. Applicants should note that the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
of 1995 has simplified the lobbying information required to be 
disclosed under 31 U.S.C. 1352.
    Applicants must make the appropriate certification on their 
compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Pro-
Children Act of 1994 (Certification Regarding Smoke Free Environment). 
(See Attachments E and I) By signing and submitting the applications, 
applicants are attesting to their intent to comply with these 
requirements and need not mail back the certification with the 
applications.
    Applicants must make the appropriate certification that they are 
not presently debarred, suspended or otherwise ineligible for award. 
(See Attachment F) By signing and submitting the applications, 
applicants are providing the certification and need not mail back the 
certification with the applications.
    Copies of the certifications and assurances are located at the end 
of this announcement.

Part VI. Contents of Application and Receipt Process

    Application pages should be numbered sequentially throughout the 
application package, beginning with a Summary/Abstract of the proposed 
project as page number one; and each application must include all of 
the following, in the order listed below:

A. Content and Order of RF Program Application

    1. A Project Summary/Abstract--brief, not to exceed one page, on 
the Applicant's letterhead (that will not be counted as a part of the 
Project Narrative/Description) and that includes the following 
information:
    2. Table of Contents;
    3. A completed Standard Form 424 (Attachment B) which has been 
signed by an official of the organization applying for the grant who 
has authority to obligate the organization legally; [Note: The original 
SF-424 must bear the original signature of the authorizing 
representative of the applicant organization];
    4. A completed Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs (SF-
424A) (Attachment C);
    5. A Budget Justification, including narrative budget justification 
for each object class category included under Section B, as described 
in PART III, Program Element III;
    6. Proof of current non-profit status of Applicant (See PART IV, 
Section D, paragraph (3);
    7. A project narrative, limited to 30 pages as specified above in 
Part IV, Section D, paragraph (2) which includes all of the required 
elements described in Part III. [Specific information/data required 
under each component is described in Part III Section I, Evaluation 
Criteria.]
    8. Appendices, which should include the following: (a) Filled out, 
signed and dated Assurances--Non-Construction

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Programs (SF-424B), (Attachment C); (b) Instructions for Completion of 
SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities: filled out, signed and dated 
form found at Attachment G;
    (c) Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, SF-LLL: Filled out, signed 
and dated form found at Attachment H, if appropriate (omit Items 11-15 
on the SF LLL and ignore references to continuation sheet SF-LLL-A)
    (d) Resumes and/or position descriptions (see Part III Program 
Element I);
    (e) Any letters and/or supporting documents from collaborating or 
partnering agencies in target communities, providing additional 
information on staffing and experience in support of narrative under 
PART III Element I. [Such documents are not part of the Narrative and 
should be included in the Appendices. These documents are therefore not 
counted against the page limitations of the Narrative.]; and (f) Single 
points of contact comments, if applicable.
    Applications must be uniform in composition since OCS may find it 
necessary to duplicate them for review purposes. Therefore, 
applications must be submitted on white 8\1/2\ x 11 inch paper only 
(See PART IV D. (2), above, concerning margins, type size, etc). They 
must not include colored, oversized or folded materials. Do not include 
organizational brochures or other promotional materials, slides, films, 
clips, etc. in the proposal. They will be discarded if included. The 
applications should be two-hole punched at the top center and fastened 
separately with a compressor slide paper fastener, or a binder clip. 
The submission of bound applications, or applications enclosed in 
binders is specifically discouraged.

B. Acknowledgment of Receipt

    Acknowledgment of Receipt--All applicants will receive an 
acknowledgment with an assigned identification number. Applicants are 
requested to supply a self-addressed mailing label with their 
Application, or a FAX number or e-mail address which can be used for 
acknowledgment. The assigned identification number, along with any 
other identifying codes, must be referenced in all subsequent 
communications concerning the Application. If an acknowledgment is not 
received within three weeks after the deadline date, please notify ACF 
by telephone at (202) 401-5307 or 5295.

Part VII. Post Award Information and Reporting Requirements

    A. Notification of Grant Award. 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 period for which support is provided, the terms 
and conditions of the award, and the total project period for which 
support is contemplated.
    For Fiscal Years 2003-2004 the grantee will be notified of the 
requirements for submission of the continuation application by February 
of the pertinent fiscal year.
    B. Attendance at Technical Assistance and Evaluation Workshops/
Conferences. OCS hopes to sponsor at least one national evaluation 
workshop in Washington, DC or in other locations, if necessary during 
the course of the project period. Project Directors will be expected to 
attend such workshops and should include the expenses of attending as a 
part of your original budget request.
    C. Reporting Requirements. Grantees will be required to submit a 
semi-annual program progress and financial report (SF 269) throughout 
the project period, as well as a final program and financial report 90 
days after the end of the project period. Program progress and 
financial reports are due 30 days after the reporting period.
    D. Audit Requirements. Grantees are subject to the audit 
requirements in 45 CFR Part 74 (non-profit organizations) or Part 92 
(governmental entities) which require audits under OMB Circular A-133.
    E. Prohibitions and Requirements with regard to Lobbying. 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 limited exemptions for Indian tribes 
and tribal organizations. Current and prospective recipients (and their 
subtier contractors and/or grantees) are prohibited from using 
appropriated funds for lobbying Congress or any Federal agency in 
connection with the award of a contract, grant, cooperative agreement 
or loan. In addition, for each award action in excess of $100,000 (or 
$150,000 for loans) the law requires recipients and their subtier 
contractors and/or subgrantees (1) to certify that they have neither 
used nor will use any appropriated funds for payment to lobbyists, (2) 
to submit a declaration setting forth whether payments to lobbyists 
have been or will be made out of non-appropriated funds and, if so, the 
name, address, payment details, and purpose of any agreements with such 
lobbyists whom recipients or their subtier contractors or subgrantees 
will pay with the non-appropriated funds and (3) to file quarterly up-
dates about the use of lobbyists if an event occurs that materially 
affects the accuracy of the information submitted by way of declaration 
and certification.
    The law establishes civil penalties for noncompliance and is 
effective with respect to contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and 
loans entered into or made on or after December 23, 1989. See 
Attachment G and H for certification and disclosure forms to be 
submitted with the applications for this program.
    F. Applicable Federal Regulations. Attachment K indicates the 
regulations which apply to all applicants/grantees under the Rural 
Community Assistance Program.

    Dated: May 23, 2002.
Robert Mott,
Deputy Director, Office of Community Services.

List of Attachments

A. Income Poverty Guidelines
B. Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
C. Budget Information--Non Construction Programs (SF-424A)
D. Assurances--Non Construction Programs (SF-424B)
E. Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
F. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other 
Responsibility Matters
G. Certification Regarding Lobbying
H. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
I. Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke
J. Single Points of Contact Listing
K. Applicable Federal Regulations


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                              ATTACHMENT A
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Poverty
                    Size of family unit                       guideline
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2002 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of
                                Columbia
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1..........................................................       $8,860
2..........................................................       11,940
3..........................................................       15,020
4..........................................................       18,100
5..........................................................       21,180
6..........................................................       24,260
7..........................................................       27,340
8 1........................................................       30,420
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   2002 Poverty Guidelines for Alaska2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1..........................................................       11,080
2..........................................................       14,930
3..........................................................       18,780
4..........................................................       22,630
5..........................................................       26,480
6..........................................................       30,330
7..........................................................       34,180
8..........................................................       38.030
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   2002 Poverty Guidelines for Hawaii
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1..........................................................       10,200
2..........................................................       13,740
3..........................................................       17,280
4..........................................................       20,820
5..........................................................       24,360
6..........................................................       27,900
7..........................................................       31,440
83.........................................................      34,980
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ For family units with more than 8 members, add $3,080 for each
  additional member. (The same increment applies to smaller family sizes
  also, as can be seen in the figures above).
\2\ For family units with more than 8 members, add $3,850 for each
  additional member. (The same increment applies to smaller family sizes
  also, as can be seen in the figures above).
\3\ For family units with more than 8 members, add $3,540 for each
  additional member. (The same increment applies to smaller family sizes
  also, as can be seen in the figures above).

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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. Data application submitted to Federal agency (or State if 
applicable) & 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 
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 Governments financial 
obligation or contingent liability from an existing obligation.

    9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being 
requested with this application.
    10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and 
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
    11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than 
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a 
separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property 
projects), attach a map showing project location. For 
preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary 
description of this project.
    12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g., 
State, counties, cities).
    13. Self-explanatory
    14. List the applicant's Congressional District and 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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BILLING CODE 4184-01-C

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SF-424A

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 180 minutes per response, including time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office Of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0044), 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Please do not return your completed form to the office of 
management and budget. Send it to the address provided by the 
sponsoring agency.

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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 Columns (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 heading (1) through (4), enter the titles of the 
same programs, functions, and activities shown on Lines 1-4, Column 
(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A, 
provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program, 
function or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds (both 
Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.
    Lines 6a-1--Show the totals of Lines 6a to 6h in each column.
    Line 6j--Show the amount of indirect cost.
    Line 6k--Enter the total of amounts on Lines 6i and 6j. For all 
applications for new grants and continuation grants the total amount 
in column (5), Line 6k, should be the same as the total amount shown 
in Section A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental grants and 
changes to grants, the total amount of the increase or decrease as 
shown in Columns (1)-(4), Line 6k should be the same as the sum of 
the amounts in Section A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.
    Line 7--Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected 
to be generated from this project. Do not add or subtract this 
amount from the total project amount.
    Show under the program narrative statement the nature and source 
of income. The estimated amount of program income may be considered 
by the Federal grantor agency in determining the total amount of the 
grant.

Section C. Non-Federal Resources

    Lines 8-11--Enter amounts of non-Federal resources that will be 
used on the grant. If in-kind contributions are included, provide a 
brief explanation on a separate sheet.
    Column (a)--Enter the program titles identical to Column (a), 
Section A. A breakdown by function or activity is not necessary.
    Column (b)--Enter the contribution to be made by the applicant.
    Column (c)--Enter the amount of the State's cash and in-kind 
contribution if the applicant is not a State or State agency. 
Applicants which are a State or State agencies should leave this 
column blank.
    Column (d)--Enter the amount of cash and in-kind contributions 
to be made from all other sources.
    Column (e)--Enter total of Columns (b), (c), and (d).
    Line 12--Enter the total for each of columns (b)--(e). the 
amount in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Line 5, Column 
(f), Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

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

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

    Lines 16-19--Enter in Column (a) the same grant program titles 
shown in column in (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 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:

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    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 costs) 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 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 standard or agency directives.
    3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees form 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 nineteen statutes 
or regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standard for a Merit 
System of Personnel Administration (5 CFR 900, Subpart F).
    6. Will comply with all Federal statues relating to 
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits 
discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b) 
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 
Secs. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
as amended (29 U.S.C. Secs. 794), which prohibits discriminatiion 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 of alcoholism; (g) Secs. 523 and 527 of the Public Health 
Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. Secs. 290dd-3 and 290ee-3), as 
amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse 
patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. Secs. 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to non-
discrimination 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 Title 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 with the 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 940 U.S.C. Secs. 276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act 940 
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 wetland 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 development under the Costal Zone Management Act 
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. Secs. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of Federal 
actions to State (Clear Air) Implementation Plans under Section 
176(c) of the Clean Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
Secs. 7401 et seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of 
drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as 
amended, (P.L. 93-523); and (h) protection of endangered species 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, (P.L. 93-205).
    12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 
U.S.C. Secs. 1271 et seq.) related to protecting components or 
potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
    13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with 
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. Sec. 470), EO 11593 (identification and 
protection of historic properties), and the Archaeological and 
Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. Secs. 469a-1 et seq.).
    14. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of 
human subjects involved in research, development, and related 
activities supported by this award of assistance.
    15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 
(P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 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 of 1984.
    18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other 
Federal laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing 
this program.

 Signature of Authorized Certifying Official---------------------------
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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: Divisions of Grants Management and 
Oversight, Office of Management and Acquisition, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Room 517-D, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20201.
    Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements 
(Instructions for Certification)
    1. By signing and/or submitting this application or grant 
agreement, the grantee is providing the certification set out below.
    2. The certification set out below is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance is placed when the agency awards the 
grant. If it is later determined that the grantee knowingly rendered 
a false certification, or otherwise violates the requirements of the 
Drug-Free Workplace Act, the agency, in addition to any other 
remedies available to the Federal 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

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while in operation, State employees in each local unemployment 
office, performers in concert halls or radio studios).
    7. If the workplace identified to the agency changes during the 
performance of the grant, the grantee shall inform the agency of the 
change(s), if it previously identified the workplaces in question 
(see paragraph five).
    8. Definitions of terms in the Nonprocurement Suspension and 
Debarment common rule and Drug-Free Workplace common rule apply to 
this certification. Grantees' attention is called, in particular, to 
the following definitions from these rules:
    Controlled substance means a controlled substance in Schedules I 
through V of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and as 
further defined by regulation (21 CFR 1308.11 through 1308.15);
    Conviction means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo 
contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by 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)
    Check if there are workplaces on file that are not identified 
here.

Alternate II. (Grantees Who Are Individuals)

    (a) The grantee certifies that, as a condition of the grant, he 
or she will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, 
dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance in 
conducting any activity with the grant;
    (b) If convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting from a 
violation occurring during the conduct of any grant activity, he or 
she will report the conviction, in writing, within 10 calendar days 
of the conviction, to every grant officer or other designee, unless 
the Federal agency designates a central point for the receipt of 
such notices. When notice is made to such a central point, it shall 
include the identification number(s) of each affected grant.

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.
    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,

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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 and 
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions

    (1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by 
submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is 
presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared 
ineligible, or voluntarily 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.

Attachment G

Instructions for Completion of SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying 
Activities

    This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity, 
whether subawardee or prime Federal recipient, at the initiation or 
receipt of a covered Federal action, or a material change to a 
previous filing, pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. Section 1352. The 
filing of a form is required for each payment or agreement to make 
payment to any lobbying entity for influencing or attempting to 
influence an officer or employee or 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. Use 
the SF-LLL-A Continuation Sheet for additional information if the 
space on the form is inadequate. 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 follow-up report

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caused by a material change to the information previously reported, 
enter the year and quarter in which the change occurred. Enter the 
date of the last previously submitted report by this reporting 
entity for this covered Federal action.
    4. Enter the full name, address, city, state and zip code of the 
reporting entity. Include Congressional District, if known. Check 
the appropriate classification of the reporting entity that 
designates if it is, or expects to be, a prime or subaward 
recipient. Identify the tier of the subawardee, e.g., the first 
subawardee of the prime is the 1st tier. Subawards include but are 
not limited to subcontracts, subgrants and contract awards under 
grants.
    5. If the organization filing the report in item 4 checks 
``subawardee'', then enter the full name, address, city, state and 
zip code of the prime Federal recipient. Include Congressional 
District, if known.
    6. Enter the name of the Federal agency making the award or loan 
commitment. Include at least one organizational level below agency 
name, if known. For example, Department of Transportation, United 
States Coast Guard.
    7. Enter the Federal program name or description for the covered 
Federal action (item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for grants, cooperative 
agreements, loans, and loan commitments.
    8. Enter the most appropriate Federal identifying number 
available for the Federal action identified in item 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 entity 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. Enter the amount of compensation paid or reasonably expected 
to be paid by the reporting entity (item 4) to the lobbying entity 
(item 10). Indicate whether the payment has been made (actual) or 
will be made (planned). Check all boxes that apply. If this is a 
material change report, enter the cumulative amount of payment made 
or planned to be made.
    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.

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Continuation Sheet

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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.

Intergovernmental Review (SPOC List)

    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

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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 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.
    Contact information for Federal agencies that award grants can 
be found in Appendix IV of the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance.

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
[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

Luisa Montero-Diaz
Office of Partnerships and Grants
Development
Executive Office of the Mayor
District of Columbia Government
441 4th Street, NW., Suite 530 South
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: (202) 727-8900
Fax: (202) 727-1652
[email protected]

Florida

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

Georgia

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

Illinois

Virginia Bova
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph, Suite 3-400
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Telephone: (312) 814-6028
Fax: (312) 814-8485
[email protected]

Iowa

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

Kentucky

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

Maine

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

Maryland

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

Michigan

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

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 Governmental Division
Room 201 Bataan Memorial Building
Sante 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, 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

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[email protected]

West Virginia

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

Wisconsin

Jeff Smith
Section Chief, Federal/State Relations
Wisconsin Department of Administration
101 East Wilson Street--6th Floor
P.O. Box 7868
Madison, Wisconsin 53707
Telephone: (608) 266-0267
Fax: (608) 267-6931
[email protected]

American Samoa

Pat M. Galca'i
Federal Grants/Programs Coordinator
Office of Federal Programs
Office of the Governor/Department of Commerce
American Samoa Government
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Telephone: (684) 633-5155
Fax: (684) 633-4195
[email protected]

Guam

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

Puerto Rico

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

North Mariana Islands

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

Virgin Islands

Ira Mills
Director, Office of Management and Budget
41 Norre Gade Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor
Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
Telephone: (340) 774-0750
Fax: (340) 776-0069
[email protected]
    Changes to this list can be made only after OMB is notified by a 
State's officially designated representative. E-mail messages can be 
sent to [email protected]. If you prefer, you may send 
correspondence to the following postal address: Attn: Grants 
Management, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Suite 6025, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

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

Attachment K

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Regulations Applying to All Applicants/Grantees Under

Rural Community Development Activities Program (RF PROGRAM)

Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations

Part 16--DHHS Grant Appeals Process
Part 74--Administration of Grants (grants with subgrants to 
entities1)
Part 75--Informal Grant Appeal Procedures
Part 76--Debarment and Suspension from Eligibility For Financial 
Assistance

Subpart F--Drug Free Workplace Requirements

Part 80--Non-discrimination Under Programs Receiving Federal 
Assistance through Department of Health and Human Services 
Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Part 81--Practice and Procedures for Hearings Under Part 80 of this 
Title
Part 83--Regulation for the Administration and Enforcement of 
Sections 799A and 845 of the Public Health Service Act
Part 84--Non-discrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and 
Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
Part 85--Enforcement of Non-discrimination on the Basis of Handicap 
in Programs or Activities Conducted by Department of Health and 
Human Services
Part 86--Non-discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education 
Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefiting from Federal 
Financial Assistance
Part 91--Non-discrimination on the Basis of Age in Health and Human 
Services Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial 
Assistance
Part 92--Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements to States and Local Governments (Federal 
Register, March 11, 1988)
Part 93--New Restrictions on Lobbying
OMB Circular A-122--Cost Principles for Non-Profits

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