[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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