[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30140-30141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8047]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging


Availability of Funding Opportunity Announcement

    Funding Opportunity Title/Program Name: Aging and Disability 
Resource Center Initiative: Building Upon Success.
    Announcement Type: Initial.
    Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2006-AoA-DR-0605.
    Statutory Authority: The Older Americans Act, Public Law 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 
21, 2006.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    In FY 2003, the Administration on Aging (AoA) and the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) formed a historic partnership to 
launch the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) demonstration 
grant initiative. The goal of the ADRC program is to empower 
individuals to make informed choices and to streamline access to long 
term support services. AoA and CMS share a vision to have Resource 
Centers in every community serving as highly visible and trusted places 
where people of all ages can turn for information on the full range of 
long term support options and a single point of entry to public long 
term support programs and benefits. ADRCs are a resource for both 
public and private-pay individuals. They serve older adults, younger 
individuals with disabilities, family caregivers, as well as persons 
planning for future long term support needs. ADRCs are also a resource 
for health and long term support professionals and others who provide 
services to older adults and to people with disabilities. Since FY 
2003, 43 states have received three year grants from AoA and CMS to 
design and implement ADRC demonstrations serving the elderly and at 
least one other target population of adults with disabilities in at 
least one community. An ADRC Program Announcement published in FY 2003 
resulted in the funding of twelve states that year with an additional 
twelve states funded to develop ADRC programs in FY 2004. Nineteen 
additional states were funded to develop ADRC programs based on a 
Program Announcement published in FY 2005. To view the Program 
Announcements published in FY 2003 and FY 2005 go to http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aging_dis/background.asp. For more information on the 
43 funded ADRC projects go to www.adrc-tae.org.
    This announcement seeks proposals for competitive grants to assist 
states funded to develop ADRCs in FY 2003 to significantly expand their 
existing Resource Center programs. Building on current efforts, state 
Resource Center programs funded under this Program Announcement will 
be:
    (1) Expanded to provide services to additional communities, and/or;
    (2) Positioned to assume the role as the only entry point to 
publicly funded long-term support systems, and/or;
    (3) Enhanced to provide more efficient and effective access 
services.
    A detailed description of the funding opportunity may be found at 
http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.asp.

II. Award Information

1. Funding Instrument Type

    These new grants will be issued as cooperative agreements because 
AoA, in cooperation with CMS, anticipates having substantial 
involvement with the recipients during performance of funded 
activities. This involvement may include collaboration, participation, 
or intervention in the funded activities. AoA, in cooperation with CMS, 
will also be involved in the development and implementation of the 
funded projects by way of conducting a review of the applications and 
providing technical assistance, training, guidance, and oversight 
throughout the two-year project period. Grantees will be expected to 
keep in contact with their Federal project officer on a regular basis. 
Grantees will also be expected to share all significant products that 
result from their projects with AoA.

2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding Per Budget Period

    The total amount of Federal funds available for this funding 
opportunity is $4 million. AoA anticipates funding 10 projects 
nationwide for a period of up to 2 years. The maximum Federal award for 
the entire 2-year project period is approximately $400,000. Applicants 
are encouraged to develop project budgets that reflect annual Federal 
funding of approximately $200,000 for each project year.

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III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements

1. Eligible Applicants

    Only states that received an AoA and CMS Aging and Disability 
Resource Center Grant in FY 2003 are eligible to apply. These states 
are Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New 
Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and 
West Virginia.
    Only the state agency that was the ADRC applicant in FY 2003, or a 
state agency with a Memorandum of Agreement with the existing ADRC 
grantee (e.g. the Single State Agency on Aging, Single State Medicaid 
Agency or State Agency serving the target populations of people with 
disabilities) may apply for this Resource Center grant. The applicant 
agency must have the documented support, in the form of a Memorandum of 
Understanding and active participation by the Single State Agency on 
Aging, the Single State Medicaid Agency and the State Agency(s) serving 
the target population(s) of people with disabilities specified in the 
applicant's proposal.
    A letter of support from the Governor indicating high-level state 
executive support and designating the lead agency is also required. 
Only one application per state will be accepted. ``State'' refers to 
the definition provided under 45 CFR 74.2. Executive Order 12372 is not 
applicable to these grant applications.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching

    Grantees are required to make a non-financial or cash recipient 
contribution (match) of a minimum of five percent (5%) of the total 
grant award.

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 materials can be obtained from http://www.grants.gov or 
http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.asp. Application materials 
are also available by writing to: U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, Administration on Aging, John Murphy, Center for Planning and 
Policy Development, Washington, DC 20201. Or by calling: 202-357-0136. 
Or e-mailing: [email protected].

2. Address for Application Submission

    Electronic submissions must be sent to: http://www.grants.gov.
    Applicants unable to submit their application via www.grants.gov 
may request permission to submit a hard copy from the AoA Project 
Officer: Greg Case: [email protected]. (202) 357-3442.
    If you mail or hand delivers your application, you must submit one 
original application and two copies, plus a completed application 
checklist to AoA. The application deadline for applications sent by 
U.S. Postal Service must be post-marked by midnight July 21, 2006 or 
hand-delivered by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 21, 2006.
    Submissions using the regular, U.S. Postal Service must be 
addressed to:Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on 
Aging, Grants Management Division, Washington, DC 20201. Attention: 
Stephen Daniels.
    Submissions by courier, overnight delivery, delivered in person, 
etc. should be addressed to: Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration on Aging, Grants Management Division, One Massachusetts 
Avenue, NW., Room 4604, Washington, DC 20001. Attention: Stephen 
Daniels.

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:
     Accomplishments and Problem Statement--Weight: 30 points
     Approach, Work Plan and Activities--Weight: 40 points
     Project Outcomes and Evaluation--Weight: 15 points
     Level of Effort (Organization and Management; Budget and 
Resources)--Weight: 15 points

VII. Agency Contacts

    Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Center for 
Planning and Policy Development, Attention: Greg Case, Washington, DC 
20201. Telephone: (202) 357-3442.

    Dated: May 22, 2006.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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