[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40982-40984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17396]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[Program Announcement No. OCS-2003-03]


Request for Applications Under the Office of Community Services' 
Fiscal Year 2003 Consolidated Program Announcement

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

ACTION: Announcement of the availability of funds and request for 
competitive applications under the Office of Community Services' 
Consolidated Program Announcement for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Community Services (OCS) invites eligible entities to submit 
competitive grant applications for new grants for the following OCS 
programs:
    1. Assets for Independence Demonstration Program, CFDA  
93-602
    2. Community Economic Development Program, CFDA  93-570

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    3. Community Food and Nutrition Program, CFDA  93-571
    4. Family Violence Prevention and Services Program--Discretionary 
Funds Program, CFDA  93-592
    5. Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals Program, CFDA 
 93-593
    6. Training, Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building Program, 
CFDA  93-570
    The entire Consolidated Program Announcement for FY 2003 will not 
be published in the Federal Register. Rather, OCS is publishing this 
Abbreviated Program Announcement in the Federal Register. Where 
applicable, this Abbreviated Program Announcement contains the 
following information for each of the above-listed programs: CFDA 
Number, Legislative Authority, Eligible Applicants, Availability of 
Funds, Eligible Activities, Project Period, Application Due Date, and 
Contact Information.

ADDRESSES: Prior to submitting an application, potential applicants 
must obtain a copy of the Application Kit, containing the entire 
program announcement, forms, and instructions. The Application Kit is 
accessible for reading or downloading on the OCS Web site at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/kits1.htm. Or, by writing, calling or e-
mailing the: OCS Operations Center, 1815 North Fort Meyer Drive, Suite 
300, Arlington, Virginia 22209, 1-800-281-9519 or, E-mail: 
[email protected].
    Application Dates: The closing time and date for receipt of 
applications is 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone) on (please refer to each 
program description for actual date). Mailed or hand carried 
applications received after 4:30 on the closing date will be classified 
as late. Mailed or hand carried applications shall be considered as 
meeting the announced deadline if they are received on or before the 
deadline time and date at The Office of Community Services Grant 
receipt point: OCS Operations Center, 1815 North Fort Meyer Drive, 
Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22209, 1-800-281-9519.
    Acknowledgement of Receipt: All applicants will receive an 
acknowledgement notice with an assigned identification number. If an 
acknowledgement is not received within two weeks after the deadline 
date, please notify the OCS Operations Center by telephone at (703) 
351-7676. Applicants are requested to supply a self-addressed mailing 
label with their application that can be attached to this 
acknowledgement notice. The identification number and the program 
priority area letter code must be referred to in all subsequent 
communications with OCS concerning the application. Applicants should 
also include an E-mail address and facsimile (FAX) number, if these 
resources are available to the applicant.
    Program Information: The attached chart illustrates important 
program information for each grant program included in the OCS FY 2003 
Consolidated Program Announcement.

                     Office of Community Services--FY 2003 Consolidated Program Announcement
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                                                                  Approximate
                               Application                         new funds                Estimated   Maximum
    Name of grant program        deadline       Who may apply      available     Maximum      No. of    project
                                   date                               (in      grant award    awards     period
                                                                   millions)                 (gramts)   (months)
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Assets for Independence CFDA      8/11/03   Non-Profit 501(c)(3)         $16    $1,000,000         50         60
  93-602.                           Orgs, CDFI's, Low-
                                             Income Credit
                                             Unions.
Community Economic                8/11/03   Private Non-Profit            14   ...........  .........  .........
 Development Program CFDA                    Community
  93-570, Priority                  Development
 Areas:                                      Corporations.
    Operational Projects.....  ...........  ....................  ...........      700,000          9      36-60
    Incremental Development..  ...........  ....................  ...........      700,000         15      36-60
    Incremental Dev. (Native   ...........  ....................  ...........      700,000          2      36-60
     American).
    Developmental............  ...........  ....................  ...........      350,000         10      36-60
    Planning Projects........  ...........  ....................  ...........       75,000         10         12
    Administrative Management  ...........  ....................  ...........      500,000          2         17
     (AM).
    Training/Technical         ...........  ....................  ...........      270,000          1         17
     Assistance (UT).
Community Food & Nutrition        8/11/03   Public/Private Non-          2.1        50,000         42         12
 Program CFDA  93-                  Profit
 571.                                        Organizations.
Family Violence and               8/11/03   Non-Profit                   1.8   ...........  .........  .........
 Prevention and Services                     Organizations.
 Program--Discretionary Funds
 Program CFDA  93-
 592, Priority Areas:
    FV03-01 Resource &         ...........  ....................  ...........      365,000          2         24
     Employment.
    FV03-02 Youth Dating       ...........  ....................  ...........      250,000          1         17
     Violence.
    FV03-03-Dom. Violence      ...........  ....................  ...........      100,000          9         17
     Collab..
Job Opportunities for Low-        8/11/03   Non-Profit 501(c)(3)         4.5       500,000          9         36
 Income Individuals Program                  or 501(c)(4)
 CFDA  93-593                       Organizations.
 Priority Areas:
    Business Expansion
    Self-Employment./Micro-
     Enterprise
    New Business Ventures
    Non-Traditional Projects
Training, Technical               8/11/03   Eligibility Varies           1.5   ...........  .........  .........
 Assistance and Capacity-                    by Priority Area--
 Building Program CFDA  93-570, Priority Areas:                  Description in OCS
                                             FY 2003
                                             Consolidated
                                             Program
                                             Announcement.
    1.1 CAA Continuing         ...........  ....................  ...........       65,000          1         12
     Education.
    1.2 Peer-to-Peer T/A.....  ...........  ....................  ...........       40,000          3         12
    1.3 Effective Self-        ...........  ....................  ...........        5,000         25         12
     Sufficiency.

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    1.4 Knowledge Transfer     ...........  ....................  ...........       25,000          5         36
     Collab..
    1.5 Outreach/Service to    ...........  ....................  ...........        7,500         10         12
     Diverse.
    1.6 Asset Formation/       ...........  ....................  ...........       75,000          1         36
     Financial.
    2.1 Community Building     ...........  ....................  ...........       25,000          5         36
     Knowledge.
    2.2 Tech. Training and     ...........  ....................  ...........       50,000          1         12
     Career.
    3.1 Volunteers for         ...........  ....................  ...........       25,000          5         12
     Service in.
    3.2 Strengthening          ...........  ....................  ...........       20,000          4         12
     Participation.
    4.1 State Organizational   ...........  ....................  ...........       45,000          1         12
     Patterns.
    5.1 ROMA Implementation..  ...........  ....................  ...........      200,000          1         36
    5.2 Improving Community    ...........  ....................  ...........       80,000          1         12
     Action.
    6.1 Strengthening Role of  ...........  ....................  ...........       40,000          3         12
     Fathers.
    6.2 Promoting Healthy      ...........  ....................  ...........       40,000          3         12
     Marriages.
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    Evaluation Criteria: The Evaluation Criteria that will be used to 
review and rank applications submitted under the OCS FY 2003 
Consolidated Program Announcement varies between programs and also 
between priority areas within a specific grant program. Applicants are 
urged to review the Evaluation Criteria for the program/priority area 
that corresponds with their application (see http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/kits1.htm).
    Applicable Federal Regulations: Attachment ``P'' in the OCS FY 2003 
Consolidated Program Announcement indicates the regulations that apply 
to all applicants/grantees under the Office of Community Services' 
Discretionary Grant Programs. Applicants are urged to review and 
familiarize themselves with these regulations prior to submitting an 
application under this program announcement.
    All of the above information is accessible for reading or 
downloading on the OCS Web site at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/kits1.htm.

    Dated: July 3, 2003.
Clarence H. Carter,
Director, Office of Community Services.
[FR Doc. 03-17396 Filed 7-8-03; 8:45 am]
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