[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42997-42998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16350]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging

[Program Announcement No. AoA-04-06]


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 Livable Communities Initiative.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging announces that under this program 
announcement it will hold a competition for a grant award for one 
project at a Federal share of approximately $125,000, for a project 
period of one year.
    Legislative authority: The Older Americans Act, Public Law 106-501 
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 93.048, Title IV and Title II, 
Discretionary Projects).
    Purpose of grant awards: The purpose of this project is to identify 
and showcase communities that best meet the criteria of a livable 
community, and to highlight promising practices that can be used by 
county and municipal governments throughout the country in preparing 
for the aging of the baby boom population. The award will be a 
cooperative agreement because the Administration on Aging will be 
substantially involved in the development and execution of the 
activities of the projects. The applicant and the Administration on 
Aging will work cooperatively to develop the criteria upon which the 
model communities will be selected and to clarify the issues to be 
addressed by the project. Awardee activities for this initiative are as 
follows:
    a. Working collaboratively with AoA to develop the criteria upon 
which the model communities will be selected.
    b. Conducting a competitive process to identify the top eight 
models of Livable Communities for All Ages.
    c. Developing a written manual consisting of case study 
descriptions of the models, along with other relevant technical 
assistance materials.
    d. Drafting an action plan that county and municipal governments 
can implement in replicating successful models of livable communities, 
and that can serve as a framework for discussion at the 2005 White 
House Conference on Aging.
    AoA activities for this initiative will include:
    a. Working collaboratively with the grantee to develop criteria 
upon which the model communities will be selected.
    b. Providing input for the plan.
    c. Reviewing and commenting on the manual and related technical 
assistance materials.
    Eligibility for grant awards and other requirements: Eligibility 
for grant awards is limited to national nonprofit and faith-based 
organizations with a demonstrated expertise in developing a framework 
or action plan that can be easily implemented through county and 
municipal governments. Grantees are required to provide at least 25 
percent of the total program costs from non-federal cash or in-kind 
resources in order to be considered for the award. Executive Order 
12372 is not applicable to these grant applications.
    Screening criteria: All applications will be screened to assure a 
level playing field for all applicants. Applications that fail to meet 
the screening criteria described below will not be reviewed and will 
receive no further consideration:
    1. Postmark Requirements--Applications must be postmarked by 
midnight of the deadline date indicated below, or hand-delivered by 
5:30 p.m. eastern time, on that date, or submitted electronically by 
midnight on that date.
    2. Organizational Eligibility--Eligibility for grant awards is 
limited to national nonprofit and faith-based organizations with a 
demonstrated expertise in developing a framework or action plan that 
can be easily

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implemented through county and municipal governments.
    3. Responsiveness to Priority Area Description--Applications will 
be screened on whether the application is responsive to the priority 
area description.
    4. Project Narrative--The Project Narrative must be double-spaced 
on single-sided 8.5'' by 11'' plain white paper with a 1'' margin on 
each side and a font size of not less than 11. You can use smaller font 
sizes to fill in the standard forms and sample formats. The suggested 
length of the narrative is 10 to 20 pages; 20 pages is the maximum 
length allowed. AoA will not accept applications with a project 
narrative that exceeds 20 pages, excluding the project work plan grid, 
letters of cooperation and vitae of key personnel.
    Review of applications: Applications will be evaluated against the 
following criteria: Purpose and Need for Assistance (20 points); 
Approach/Method--Workplan and Activities (30 points); Outcomes/
Benefits/Impacts (20 points); and Level of Effort, Program Management, 
and Organizational Capacity (30 points).

DATES: The deadline date for the submission of applications is August 
18, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Application kits are available by writing to the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, 
Office for Community-Based Services, Washington, DC 20201, by calling 
202/357-3520, 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-04-06).
    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-04-06).
    If you elect to mail or hand deliver your application you must 
submit one original and two copies of the application; an 
acknowledgement card will be mailed to applicants. Instructions for 
electronic mailing of grant applications are available at http://www.grants.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All grant applicants are required to obtain 
a D-U-N-S number from Dun and Bradstreet. It is a 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 
http://eupdate.dnb.com/requestoptions.html.

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.

    Dated: July 14, 2004.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 04-16350 Filed 7-16-04; 8:45 am]
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