[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21115-21116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8871]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
[Program Announcement No. AoA-04-02]
Fiscal Year 2004 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and
Notice Regarding Applications
AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.
ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for
applications for the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States
Program.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging announces that under this program
announcement it will hold a competition for grant awards with two
different project periods: (A) approximately two (2) to three (3) one-
year projects at a Federal share of approximately $150,000-$225,000 per
year for a project period of one year. A total of $450,000 has been
allocated for these grants. (B) approximately 20 three-year projects at
a Federal share of approximately $225,000-$350,000 (annually) for a
period of three years. A total of $6,100,000 has been allocated for
these grants.
Legislative Authority: The Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants
to States (ADDGS) Program was established under section 398 of the
Public Health Service Act (Pub. L. 78-410) as amended by Pub. L. 101-
157, and by Pub. L. 105-379, the Health Professions Education
Partnerships Act of 1998. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
93.051.)
Purpose of grant awards: The purpose of these projects is to:
1. Develop models of home and community based care for persons with
Alzheimer's disease and their families, and
2. Improve the existing home and community based care system to
better respond to the needs of persons with dementia and their
families, through improving the coordination and integrated access to
health and social support services.
Eligibility for grant awards and other requirements: Eligibility
for grant awards is limited to State agencies. Only one application per
State will be funded. Applicant agencies are encouraged to have the
support and active involvement of the Single State Agency on Aging.
One-year grants are open only to those States that have never applied
for, or been funded, under the ADDGS Program (Delaware, New Jersey,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and all territories except Puerto
Rico). Three-year grants are available to all States that will not be
receiving ADDGS Program funds as of July 1, 2004. Applicants eligible
for a three-year project include:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
All territories except Puerto Rico
Note:
States that are eligible for both the one-year and three-year
projects may only apply for one of the project period options.]
Grantees are required to provide a non-Federal share, in cash or
in-kind, which must equal at least 25% of the total project cost in the
first year, 35% in the second year, and 45% in the third year.
Executive Order 12372 is not applicable to these grant applications.
Screening Criteria: Applications must meet the application deadline
date/criteria as identified below. Awards will be only made to agencies
of State
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governments. Applications must be no more than 20 single-sided pages,
double-spaced, excluding work plan grid (if selecting to use suggested
format), Standard Form (SF) 424, assurances, certification forms,
budget forms and justification (up to 4 pages), and indirect cost
agreements.
Review of applications: Applications will be evaluated against the
following criteria: Purpose and Need for Assistance (10 points);
Approach/Method--Workplan and Activities (40 points); Outcomes/
Benefits/Impacts (25 points); and Level of Effort, Program Management,
and Organizational Capacity (25 points).
DATES: The deadline date for the submission of applications is June 1,
2004. Applications must be postmarked by midnight, or hand-delivered by
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time, or submitted electronically by midnight, June
1, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Application kits are available by writing to the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging,
Center for Wellness and Community Based Services, Washington, DC 20201;
by calling (202) 357-3452; or online at http://www.grants.gov.
Applications may be mailed to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Grants Management,
Washington, DC 20201, attn: Margaret Tolson (AoA 04-02).
Applications may be delivered to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Grants Management,
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Room 4604, Washington, DC 20001, attn:
Margaret Tolson (AoA 04-02). If you elect to mail or hand deliver your
application you must submit one original and two copies of the
application; an acknowledgment card will be mailed to applicants.
Instructions for electronic mailing of grant applications available at
http://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Grants Management,
Washington, DC, 20201, telephone: (202) 357-3440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All grant applicants are required to obtain
a D-U-N-S number from Dun and Bradstreet. It is a unique, nine-digit
identification number, which provides unique identifiers of single
business entities. The D-U-N-S number is free and easy to obtain from
https://eupdate.dnb.com/requestoptions.html?cmid=EOE100537.
Dated: April 15, 2004.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 04-8871 Filed 4-19-04; 8:45 am]
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