[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30117-30118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10420]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging


Availability of Funding Opportunity Announcement

    Funding Opportunity Title/Program Name: Performance Outcomes 
Measures Project.
    Announcement Type: Initial.
    Funding Opportunity Number: Program Announcement No. AoA-PO-0504.
    Statutory Authority: The Older Americans Act, Pub. L. 106-501.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048, Title 
IV and Title II, Discretionary Projects.
    Dates: The deadline date for the submission of applications is July 
25, 2005.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    The purpose of this competition is to solicit applications for 
Standard Performance Outcomes Measures Projects (POMP). POMP projects 
that will continue to work with performance measurement surveys to fill 
in existing gaps in the current arsenal of POMP developed performance 
measurement tools and develop ``final versions'' of the instruments for 
use throughout the Aging Network as follows:
     Develop a methodology and tool for Statewide Performance 
Measurement.
     Develop ``Final Versions'' of performance measurement 
surveys.
     Develop a performance measurement dissemination plan.
     Participate in Web site enhancement activity.
    A detailed description of the funding opportunity may be found at 
http://www.aoa.gov or http://www.gpra.net.

II. Award Information

    1. Funding Instrument Type: Grants.
    2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding per Budget Period: AoA 
intends to make available, under this program announcement, grant 
awards for 6 to 10 projects at a federal share of approximately $30,000 
per year for a project period of one year. The maximum award will be 
$40,000.

III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements

    1. Eligible Applicants: Eligibility for grant awards is limited to 
State Agencies on Aging.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: 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.

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    3. DUNS Number: All grant applicants must 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://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/.
    4. Intergovernmental Review: Executive Order 12372, 
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs, is not applicable to 
these grant applications.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    1. Address to Request Application Package: Application kits are 
available by writing to the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Evaluation, Washington, DC 
20201, by calling 202/357-0145, or online at http://www.grants.gov.
    2. Address for Application Submission: 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.
    Applications may be delivered (in person, via messenger) 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.
    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/
    3. Submission Dates and Times: To receive consideration, 
applications must be received by the deadline listed in the DATES 
section of this Notice.

V. Responsiveness Criteria

    Each application submitted 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 requirements outlined in 
Sections III and IV of this Notice and the Program Announcement. Only 
complete applications that meet these requirements will be reviewed and 
evaluated competitively.

VI. Application Review Information

    Eligible applications in response to this announcement will be 
reviewed according to the following evaluation criteria:
     Purpose and Need for Assistance--(20 points).
     Approach/Method `` Workplan and Activities--(35 points).
     Outcomes/Evaluation/Dissemination--(25 points).
     Level of Effort--(20 points).

VII. Agency Contacts

    Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of 
Evaluation, Washington, DC 20201, telephone: (202) 357-0145.

    Dated: May 20, 2005.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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