[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34170-34175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13736]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grants

    Federal Agency Contact Name: Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Family 
and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Program.
    Funding Opportunity Title: FY 2004 Discretionary Grants for the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Program.
    Announcement Type: Initial.
    Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2004-ACF-ACYF-EV-0025.
    CFDA Number: 93.592.
    Due Date for Applications: The due date for receipt of applications 
is July 19, 2004.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Demonstration of Improved Services Delivery to Victims of Family 
Violence Who are Disabled.
    The Administration for Children and Families, Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families, Family Youth Services Bureau announces 
the availability and request for applications for its FY 2004 Family 
Violence Prevention and Services discretionary grants.

Legislative Authority

    The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (the Act) was 
originally enacted in sections 301-313 of Title III of the ``Child 
Abuse Amendments of 1984'' (Pub. L. 98-457, 10/9/84). The Act was 
reauthorized and otherwise amended by the ``Child Abuse Prevention, 
Adoptions, and Family Services Act of 1988'' (Pub. L. 100-294, 4/25/
88); the ``Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption, and Family 
Services Act of 1992'' (Pub. L. 102-295, 5/28/92); the ``Safe Homes for 
Women Act of 1994,'' Subtitle B of the ``Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994'' (Pub. L. 103-322, 9/13/94); and the ``Child 
Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act Amendments of 1996'' (Pub. L. 104-
235, 10/3/96); and the ``Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection 
Act of 2000'' (Pub. L. 106-386, 10/28/00). The Act was most recently 
amended by the ``Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003'' (Pub. 
L. 108-36).
Purpose
    The purpose of the priority area is to support the collaborative 
planning and development of innovative, comprehensive and replicable 
services for responding to violence against women and men with 
disabilities. Projects funded under this priority area will address the 
needs of disabled persons in order to remove the barriers they face to 
accessing safety and justice. It is anticipated that some of these 
grants will support the initial design of collaborative initiatives and 
some will support efforts presently underway at a State, tribal, county 
or local level.
    Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate collaboration 
between recognized domestic violence service providers or state and 
tribal domestic violence coalitions and agencies providing services 
for, or involved with, the institution, maintenance and/or development 
of policy on the needs of persons with disabilities who have been 
abused. Collaborations may also include faith-based programs working 
with the disabled community.
Background
    The definition of abuse is generally expanded in relation to its 
occurrence with persons with disabilities to include neglect leading to 
physical harm, abandonment, desertion or neglect of duties by a 
caregiver, or inappropriate language or intimidation. Both males and 
females with disabilities are at increased risk of abuse due to 
reliance on their caregivers. For a disabled person, there are unique 
dynamics to both the power and control issues present in all abusive 
relationships and the actual form that abuse can manifest. The 
complexity of the relationship between a person who is disabled and 
their partner is as multi-faceted as the types of disabilities existent 
and the possible degrees of severity of those disabilities. Disabled 
people are at risk for experiencing abuse that is specifically related 
to their disability support needs. The fear of not having their basic 
needs met when assistance is not provided, fear of 
institutionalization; the denial of the physical or emotional pain 
resulting from the disability are just some particulars to the abusive 
relationship. Removing the battery from a power wheelchair, putting a 
walker out of reach, or taking a phone away can be similar to locking 
that person in a closet.
    Because many of these forms of abuse are little known and go 
unrecognized, abused persons with disabilities are isolated and 
underserved. With no appropriate red flags, service providers 
inadvertently create barriers to the disclosures of such abuse. Women, 
and men, who disclose that they have experienced abuse need to be 
further assessed for factors that may place them at increased risk. For 
the abused, these factors silently exacerbate if the appropriate 
assessment and safety planning that needs to be available is not put 
into place.
    The ability to provide services that truly address the needs of the 
abused disabled person is reliant on, at minimum, providing service 
providers with supports that are tested and accepted for use with 
persons who are not disabled but supports that are informed and 
structured to address the physical, attitudinal and programmatic 
barriers of abused persons.
    The development of intervention techniques such as domestic 
violence screening questions, case management and the establishment of 
policies and procedures that relate to and illuminate the 
interconnectedness of the disability and abuse would ensure and 
accelerate access to essential services. Projects will

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address the needs of persons with disabilities in order to remove the 
barriers they face through the enhancement of resource material, 
curricula and relevant products.
Minimum Requirements
    Using the combined expertise of the domestic violence community and 
the community of persons with disabilities the project should:
     Propose major collaborations between domestic violence 
practitioners and disability organizations for the purpose of 
maximizing the ability of service providers to respond to a person who 
has the dual challenges of being abused and disabled. These 
collaborations should be supported through commitment and collaboration 
letters indicating the understanding and extent of the role of the 
organizations involved.
     Develop educational material that allows for recognition 
of abuse from both the victims' and the domestic violence service 
provider's point of view. This material should clarify the nature of 
the abuse, validate the person's experience and address the abusive 
environment correctly.
     Develop succinct, disability specific materials, in an 
easily replicated, conveniently structured and distributable format 
describing best practices as to the detection and intervention of abuse 
among the disabled. for the use of service providers.
     Develop a product dissemination strategy by which this 
information could best be directed to organizations and institution for 
maximum application to disabled persons who might be experiencing 
abuse.

II. Award Information

    Funding Instrument Type: Grant.
    Anticipated Total Program Funding: $150,000 in FY2004.
    Anticipated Number of Awards: 3.
    Ceiling on Amount of Individual Awards: $50,000 per project period. 
An application received that exceeds the upper value of the dollar 
range specified will be considered ``non-responsive'' and be returned 
to the applicant without further review.
    Floor of Individual Award Amounts: None.
    Average Anticipated Award Amount: $50,000 per project period.
    Project Period for Awards: This announcement invites applications 
for project periods up to 17 months.

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

    Eligible applicants include State and local agencies providing 
services to persons with disabilities, FVPSA State grantees, State 
domestic violence coalitions, Federally-recognized American Indian 
Tribes, public and private non-profit agencies, faith-based 
organizations, domestic violence advocacy organizations and public and 
private non profit disability organizations.
Additional Information on Eligibility
    Non-profit organizations applying for funding are required to 
submit proof of their non-profit status. Proof of non-profit status is 
any one of the following:
    (a) A reference to the applicant organization's listing in the 
Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt 
organizations described in the IRS code.
    (b) A copy of a currently valid IRS tax exemption certificate.
    (c) A statement from a State taxing body, State Attorney General, 
or other appropriate State official certifying that the applicant 
organization has a non-profit status and that none of the net earnings 
accrue to any private shareholders or individuals.
    (d) A certified copy of the organization's certificate of 
incorporation or similar document that clearly establishes non-profit 
status.
    (e) Any of the items in the subparagraphs immediately above for a 
State or national parent organization and a statement singed by the 
parent organization that the applicant organization is a local non-
profit affiliate.
    Applications exceeding the dollar ceiling will be considered non-
responsive and returned to the applicant without further review. 
Applications that fail to include the required non-federal share will 
be considered non-responsive and returned to the applicant without 
further review.

2. Matching

    Matching funds are required for applications submitted under this 
program announcement.
    Grantees must provide at least 25 percent of the total approved 
cost of the project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum 
of the ACF share and the non-federal share. The non-federal share may 
be met by cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are 
encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions. 
For example, in order to meet the match requirements, a project with a 
total approved cost of $66,666, must provide a non-federal share of at 
least $16,666 (25% of total approved project cost of $66,666). Grantees 
will be held accountable for commitments of non-federal resources even 
if over the amount of the required match. Failure to provide the amount 
will result in disallowance of Federal funds.
    Applications that fail to include the required amount of cost-
sharing will be considered non-responsive and will not be eligible for 
funding under this announcement.

3. Other

    All Applicants must have Duns & Bradstreet Number. On June 27, 
2003, the Office of Management and Budget published in the Federal 
Register a new Federal policy applicable to all Federal grant 
applicants. The policy requires Federal grant applicants to provide a 
Duns and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number when 
applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements on of after 
October 1, 2003. The DUNS number will be required whether an applicant 
is submitting a paper application or using the government-wide 
electronic portal (www.Grants.gov). A DUNS number will be required for 
every application for a new award or renewal/continuation of an award, 
including applications or plans under formula, entitlement and block 
grant programs, submitted on or after October 1, 2003.
    Please ensure that your organization has a DUNS number. You may 
acquire a DUNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free 
DUNS number request line at 1-866-705-5711 or you may request a number 
on-line at http://www.dnb.com.
    Applications that fail to follow the required format will be 
considered non-responsive and will not be eligible for funding under 
this announcement.
    Applications that fail to include the required amount of cost-
sharing will be considered non-responsive and will not be eligible for 
funding under this announcement.
    Applications that exceed the $50,000 ceiling will be considered 
non-responsive and will not be eligible for funding under this 
announcement.

IV. Application and Submission Information

1. Address To Request Application Package

    ACYF Operations Center, c/o The Dixon Group, Inc., Attn: FV-FYSB 
Funding, 118 Q Street, NE., Washington, DC 20002-2132, 
[email protected], (866) 796-1591.

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2. Content and Form of Application Submission

    An original and two (2) copies of the application must be 
submitted. Applicants will not receive an acknowledgement of receipt of 
applications.
    Applicants have the option of omitting from the application copies 
(not the original) specific salary rates or amounts for individuals 
specified in the application budget.
    You may submit your application to us in either electronic or paper 
format.
    To submit an application electronically, please use the 
www.Grants.gov apply site. If you use Grants.gov, you will be able to 
download a copy of the application package, complete it off-line, and 
then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov site. You may 
not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. Please note 
the following if you plan to submit your application electronically via 
Grants.Gov.
     Electronic submission is voluntary.
     When you enter the Grants. Gov site, you will find 
information about submitting an application electronically through the 
site, as well as the hours of operation. We strongly recommend that you 
do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the 
application process through Grants. Gov.
     To use Grants.gov, you, as the applicant, must have a DUNS 
Number and register in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). You 
should allow a minimum of five days to complete the CCR registration.
     You will not receive additional point value because you 
submit a grant application in electronic format, nor will we penalize 
you if you submit an application in paper format.
     You may submit all documents electronically, including all 
information typically included on the SF 424 and all necessary 
assurances and certifications.
     Your application must comply with any page limitation 
requirements described in this program announcement.
     After you electronically submit your application, you will 
receive an automatic acknowledgement from Grants.gov that contains a 
Grants.gov tracking number. The Administration for Children and 
Families will retrieve your application from Grants.
     We may request that you provide original signatures on 
forms at a later date.
     You may access the electronic application for this program 
on www.Grants.gov.
     You must search for the downloadable application package 
by the CFDA number.
    Private non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit with 
their applications the survey located under ``Grant Related Documents 
and Forms'' titled ``Survey for Private, Non-Profit Grant Applicants'' 
at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/forms.htm. Submission or lack of 
submission will have no effect on an applicant's chance to receive a 
grant award.

3. Submission Dates and Times

    The closing time and date for receipt of applications is 4:30 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time (EST) on July 19, 2004. Mailed or hand carried 
applications received after 4:30 p.m. on the closing date will be 
classified as late.
    Deadline: Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting an 
announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline time 
and date at the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) 
Operations Center, c/o The Dixon Group Inc., ATTN: FV-FYSB Funding, 118 
Q Street, NE., Washington, DC 20002-2132. Applicants are responsible 
for mailing applications well in advance, when using all mail services, 
to ensure that the applications are received on or before the deadline 
time and date.
    Applications hand carried by applicants, applicant couriers, other 
representatives of the applicant, or by overnight/express mail couriers 
shall be considered as meeting an announced deadline if they are 
received on or before the deadline date, between the hours of 8 a.m. 
and 4:30 p.m., EST, between Monday and Friday (excluding Federal 
holidays). This address must appear on the envelope/package containing 
the application with the note ``Attention: Administration on Children, 
Youth and Families (ACYF) Operations Center, c/o The Dixon Group Inc., 
ATTN: FV-FYSB Funding, 118 Q Street, NE., Washington, DC 20002-2132.'' 
Applicants are cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not 
always deliver as agreed.
    ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax.
    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.
    Extension of deadlines: ACF may extend application deadlines when 
circumstances such as acts of God (floods, hurricanes, etc.) occur, or 
when there are widespread disruptions of mail service, or in other rare 
cases. A determination to extend or waive deadline requirements rests 
with the Chief Grants Management Officer.

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                                                           Required form or
          What to submit             Required content           format                  When to submit
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SF424, SF424a, SF424B............  Per required form...  May be found at      By application due date.
                                                          www.acf.hhs.gov/program/ofs/forms.htm.
Project Summary/Abstract.........  Summary of            One page limit.....  By application due date.
                                    application request.
Project Description..............  Responsiveness to     Format described in  By application due date.
                                    evaluation criteria.  Review and
                                                          Selection section.
                                                          Limit 40 pages.
                                                          Size 12 font, \1/
                                                          2\'' margins..
Certification regarding Lobbying.  Per required Form...  May be found at      By application due date.
                                                          www.acf.hhs.gov/program/ofs/forms.htm.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke        Per required Form...  May be found at      By application due date.
 Certification.                                           www.acf.hhs.gov/program/ofs/forms.htm.
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Additional Forms
    Private non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit with 
their applications the survey located under ``Grant Related Documents 
and Forms'' titled ``Survey for Private, Non-Profit Grant Applicants'' 
at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/forms.htm.

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           What to submit               Required content       Required form or format        When to submit
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Survey for Private, Non-Profit       Per Required Form.....  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/      By application due
 Grant Applicants.                                            programs/ofs/form.htm.       Date.
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4. Intergovernmental Review

State Single Point of Contact (SPOC)
    This program is covered under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs'', and 45 CFR Part 100, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services 
Programs and Activities''. Under the Order, States may design their own 
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance 
under covered programs.
    As of October 2003, of the most recent SPOC list, the following 
jurisdictions have elected not to participate in the Executive Order 
process. Applicants from these jurisdictions or for projects 
administered by federally-recognized Indian Tribes need take no action 
in regard to E.O. 12372: 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.
    Although the jurisdictions listed above no longer participate in 
the process, entities which have met the eligibility requirements of 
the program are still eligible to apply for a grant even if a State, 
Territory, Commonwealth, etc. does not have a SPOC. All remaining 
jurisdictions participate in the Executive Order process and have 
established SPOCs. Applicants from participating jurisdictions should 
contact their SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them of the 
prospective applications and receive 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. The applicant must submit all required materials, if 
any, to the SPOC and indicate the date of this submittal (or the date 
of contact 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 which 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, Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade, SW., and Washington, DC 20447.
    The official list, including addresses, of the jurisdictions 
elected to participate in E.O. 12372 can be found on the following URL: 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html.

5. Funding Restrictions

    ACY will not fund any project where the role of the applicant is to 
serve as a conduit for funds to organizations other than the applicant. 
The applicant must have a substantive role in the implementation of the 
project for which the funding is requested. This prohibition does not 
bar the making of sub-grants or sub-contracting for specific services 
or activities needed to conduct the project.
    Applicants that fail to include the required match will be 
considered non-responsive and will not be eligible for funding under 
this announcement.

6. Other Submission Requirements

    Electronic Address to Submit Applications: www.Grants.Gov.
    Please see Section IV. 2. Content and Form of Application 
Submission, for guidelines and requirements when submitting 
applications electronically.

V. Application Review Information

1. Criteria

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13)
    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 25 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed and 
reviewing the collection information. This program announcement does 
not contain information requirements beyond those approved for ACF 
grant applications under OMB control number 0970-0139. 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.
    The following are instructions on how to prepare the ``project 
summary/abstract'' and ``Full Project Description'' sections of the 
application. Note that each criterion is preceded by the generic 
evaluation requirement under the ACF Uniform Project Description (UPD).
Approach
    Outline a plan of action describing how the proposed work will be 
accomplished. Account for all functions and activities described in the 
application and cite factors which might accelerate or decelerate your 
work, stating reasons for the approach you have taken. Describe any 
unusual features of the project such as design and or technological 
innovations, reductions in cost or time, or extraordinary social or 
community involvement.
Objectives and Need for Assistance
    Clearly identify the 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. Any relevant data 
should be included or referred to in the endnotes or footnotes. 
Demographic data and participant/beneficiary information should be 
included as needed.
Results or Benefits Expected
    For example, describe how the increased collaboration between 
service agencies and their programs and the domestic violence service 
providers would make available an increase in effective services 
delivery and information to individuals who may find themselves in 
abusive situations.
Organizational Profiles
    Provide information on the applicant organization(s) and 
cooperating partners, contact numbers and telephone numbers, 
documentation of experience in the program and other pertinent 
information. Any non-profit organization submitting an application must 
submit proof of its non-profit status in its application at the time of 
submission.
Budget and Budget Justification
    Budget line item details and detailed calculations for each budget 
class identified on the budget information

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form. Detailed calculations must include estimation methods, 
quantities, unit costs where applicable, and other similar quantitative 
detail sufficient for the calculation to be duplicated. The detailed 
budget must include a breakout by the funding sources identified in 
Block 15 of the SF 424.

Evaluation Criteria

Approach (30 points)
    The extent to which the application outlines a sound and workable 
plan of action pertaining to the scope of the project, and details how 
the proposed work will be accomplished; relates each task to the 
objectives and identifies the key staff member who will be the lead 
person; provides a chart indicating the timetable for completing each 
task, the lead person, and the time committed; cites factors which 
might accelerate or decelerate the work, giving acceptable reasons for 
taking this approach as opposed to others; describes and supports any 
unusual features of the project, such as design or technological 
innovations, reductions in cost or time, or extraordinary social and 
community involvement; and provides for projections of the 
accomplishments to be achieved.
    The extent to which, when applicable, the application describes the 
evaluation methodology that will be used to determine if the needs 
identified and discussed are being met and if the results and benefits 
identified are being achieved.
Objectives and Need for the Project (20 Points)
    The extent to which the need for the project and the problems it 
will address have national and local significance; the applicability of 
the project to coordination efforts by national, Tribal, State and 
local governmental and non-profit agencies, and its ultimate impact on 
domestic violence prevention services and intervention efforts, 
policies and practice; the relevance of other documentation as it 
relates to the applicant's knowledge of the need for the project; and 
the identification of the specific topic or program area to be served 
by the project. Maps and other graphic aids may be attached. The extent 
to which the specific goals and objectives have national or local 
significance, the clarity of the goals and objectives as they relate to 
the identified need for and the overall purpose of the project, and 
their applicability to policy and practice. The provision of a detailed 
discussion of the objectives and of the extent to which they are 
realistic, specific, and achievable.
Results and Benefits (20 Points)
    The extent to which the application identifies the results and 
benefits to be derived, the extent to which they are consistent with 
the objectives of the application, the extent to which the application 
indicates the anticipated contributions to policy, practice, and 
theory, and the extent to which the proposed project costs are 
reasonable in view of the expected results. Identify, in specific 
terms, the results and benefits, for target groups and human service 
providers, to be derived from implementing the proposed project.
Organizational Profiles (15 Points)
    The extent to which the participating organizations and entities 
have discussed, through letters and other documentation, the proposed 
collaboration and cooperation. Assess the extent to which the financial 
and physical resources provided by the participating entities will be 
adequate and to what extent will the coordinating organizations 
participate in the day to day operations of the project.
Budget (15 Points)
    Relate the proposed budget to the level of effort required to 
obtain the project's objectives and provide a cost/benefit analysis. 
Demonstrate that the project's costs are reasonable in view of the 
anticipated results. Applications will be evaluated on the extent to 
which they include a budget that is concise and provides a detailed 
justification of the amount of Federal funds that are requested.

2. Review and Selection Process

Initial ACYF Screening
    Each application submitted to ACYF will be screened to determine 
whether it was received by the closing date and time.
    Applications received by the closing date and time 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.
    All applications must comply with the following requirements except 
as noted:
ACYF Evaluation of Applications
    Applications that pass the initial ACYF screening will be reviewed 
and rated by a panel based on the program elements and review criteria 
presented in relevant sections of this program announcement.
    The review criteria are designed to enable the review panel to 
assess the quality of a proposed project and determine the likelihood 
of its success. The criteria are closely related to each other and are 
considered as a whole in judging the overall quality of an application. 
The review panel awards points only to applications that are responsive 
to the program elements and relevant review criteria within the context 
of this program announcement.
    The ACYF Commissioner and program staff use the reviewer scores 
when considering competing applications. Reviewer 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 the review panel. Because other important factors 
are taken into consideration, highly ranked applications are not 
guaranteed funding. These other considerations include, for example: 
The timely and proper completion by the applicant of projects funded 
with ACYF funds granted in the last five (5) years; comments of 
reviewers and government officials; staff evaluation and input; amount 
and duration of the grant requested and the proposed project's 
consistency and harmony with ACYF 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 
disallowance on previous ACYF or other Federal agency grants.

VI. Award Administration Information

1. Award Notices

    The successful applicants will be notified through the issuance of 
a Financial Assistance Award document which sets forth the amount of 
funds, granted, the terms and conditions of the grant, the effective 
date of the grant, the budget period for which initial support will be 
given, the non-Federal share to be provided, and the total project 
period for which support is contemplated. The Financial Assistance 
Award will be signed by the Grants Officer and transmitted via postal 
mail.
    Organizations whose applications will not be funded will be 
notified in writing.

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2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements:

    45 CFR part 74 or 92.

3. Reporting Requirements

    Programmatic Reports: Semi-annually and a final report is due 90 
days after the end of the grant period.
    Financial Reports: Semi-annually and a final report due 90 days 
after the end of the grant period.
    All grantees are required to submit semi-annual program reports; 
grantees are also required to submit semi-annual financial status 
reports using the required financial standard form (SF-269). A format 
for the program report will be sent to all grantees after the awards 
are made.

VII. Agency Contacts

Program Office Contact: William D. Riley, Family Violence Division, 330 
C Street, Rm. 2117, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20447, E-mail: 
[email protected], Telephone: (202) 401-5529.
Grants Management Office Contact: William Wilson, Grants Officer, 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Room 2070 Switzer 
Building, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447, (202) 205-8913, E-
mail: [email protected].

VIII. Other Information

    Additional information about this program and its purpose can be 
located on the following Web site: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb.

    Dated: June 9, 2004.
Frank Fuentes,
Deputy Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
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