[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 106 (Friday, June 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32093-32095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8623]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging


Availability of Funding Opportunity Announcement

    Funding Opportunity Title/Program Name: National Minority Aging 
Organizations--Technical Assistance Centers.
    Announcement Type: Initial.
    Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2006-AoA-HD-0607.
    Statutory Authority: The Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, 
Public Law 106-501.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048.
    Key Dates: The deadline date for receipt of applications is July 
14, 2006.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    The Administration on Aging (AoA) wishes to promote improvement of 
the health status of racial and ethnic minority older individuals by 
increasing the efficiency of the NMAO Technical Assistance Centers 
Program to disseminate culturally competent health promotion and 
disease prevention information. To this end, the AoA plans to award 
four (4) new cooperative agreements for National Minority Aging 
Organization Technical Assistance Centers (NMAOs) for the development 
of culturally competent and linguistically appropriate front line 
health promotion and disease prevention strategies for racial and 
ethnic minority older individuals. Projects will develop practical, 
nontraditional, community-based interventions for reaching older 
individuals who experience barriers to accessing home and community-
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services due to language and low literacy as well as other barriers 
directly related to cultural diversity.
    The NMAO Centers will incorporate the latest technology to generate 
and disseminate knowledge in appropriate forms that can assist racial 
and ethnic minority older individuals to practice positive health 
behaviors that can strengthen their capacity to maintain active, 
independent life styles. Technology may be used in any number of 
formats or strategies from development and dissemination of CDs or DVDs 
or other portable electronics for senior center or at home use by older 
individuals, to PowerPoint Presentations for use by, as well as to 
train, senior center and nutrition site staff, visiting service 
providers, family members, etc. Technology can be especially helpful 
for reaching limited English speaking older individuals, both directly 
and through mass media such as public service announcements (PSAs). For 
many who may be unable to read, family members can be provided a way to 
help seniors get clear information which they received from an 
electronic device. The NMAO Centers will serve as national points of 
contact for tools and information on health promotion and disease 
prevention. They will pilot culturally competent activities and work 
products tailored to meet the special needs of racial and ethnic 
minority older individuals, including limited English speaking 
individuals.
    The awards will be cooperative agreements because the 
Administration on Aging will be substantially involved in the 
development and execution of the activities of the technical assistance 
centers. The Administration on Aging will work closely with the 
grantees to affect collaborative partnerships among the other NMAO 
Centers. Consultation will be provided on the development, modification 
and execution of Center work plans, the identification of emerging 
issues, potential strategies and their impact on racial and ethnic 
minority older individuals nationwide.
    A detailed description of the funding opportunity may be found at: 
http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp.asp.

II. Award Information

    Through this competition, AoA plans to award approximately four (4) 
new cooperative agreements for new projects, for a first year total of 
$1,069,186. Each project should focus on older individuals in one of 
the following four major racial and ethnic minority groups: African 
American (1 project @ $294,622); American Indian and Alaska Native (1 
project @ $127,669); persons of Hispanic origin (1 project @ $294,622); 
and Asian American and Pacific Islander (1 project @ $352,273). 
Projects will be funded for a 3 year period, contingent upon the 
availability of federal funds. Grantees are required to cover at least 
25% of the total program costs from non-federal cash or in-kind 
resources.

III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements

    This competition is open to public and private non profit agencies 
and organizations, including faith- and community-based organizations 
(FBOs and CBOs), with a nationally known presence and the capacity to 
reach one of the target populations on a nationwide basis. It is not 
limited to previous grantees. Awards made under this competition will 
develop health promotion and disease prevention information that 
specifically targets one of the four major racial and ethnic minority 
groups of older individuals nationwide. For this reason, the 
competition is limited to organizations with national presence and the 
capacity to mount the type of strategic, broad based effort that can 
reach large segments of each population. To be considered for funding, 
applicants must be experienced in providing health promotion and 
disease prevention education to racial and ethnic minority older 
individuals, including persons with limited English speaking 
proficiency on a nationwide basis. Applicants should ideally be a well-
established, known presence in their respective professional 
communities, and must present a comprehensive plan to allow nationwide 
access to products produced by the project.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    All applicants are required to submit electronically through http://www.grants.gov by midnight July 14, 2006.
    Exceptions to this requirement may only by made by the AOA grants 
office. Contact Stephen Daniels (202-357-3464). Exceptions may only be 
made to allow for catastropic events such as tornadoes, floods, etc.
    Please note that applicants are responsible for mailing or hand 
delivering applications to AOA in sufficient time to be received by 5 
p.m. eastern time July 14, 2006.

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.
    Applicants with prior approval may write for materials to:
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on 
Aging, Dianne A. Freeman, Center for Wellness and Community Based 
Services, Washington, DC 20201, or call: Dianne A. Freeman at 202-357-
3536, e-mail: [email protected].
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on 
Aging, Margaret Graves, Center for Wellness and Community Based 
Services, Washington, DC 20201, or call: Margaret Graves at 202-357-
3502, e-mail: [email protected].
    Please note that AoA is requiring applications for this 
announcement to be submitted electronically through http://www.grants.gov. The Grants.gov registration process can take several 
days. If your organization is not currently registered with http://www.grants.gov, please begin this process immediately. For assistance 
with http://www.grants.gov, please contact Arthur Miller at AoA's 
Grants.gov helpdesk at 202-357-3438. At http://www.grants.gov, you will 
be able to download a copy of the application packet, complete it off-
line, and then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov Web 
site.
    Applications submitted via http://www.grants.gov:
     You may access the electronic application for this program 
on http://www.Grants.gov. You must search the downloadable application 
page by the CFDA number (93.048).
     At the http://www.grants.gov Web site, you will find 
information about submitting an application electronically through the 
site, including the hours of operation. AoA strongly recommends that 
you do not wait until the application due date to begin the application 
process through http://www.grants.gov because of the time delay.
     All applicants must have a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data 
Universal Numbering System number and register in the Central 
Contractor Registry (CCR). You should allow a minimum of five days to 
complete the CCR registration.
     You may submit all documents electronically, including all 
information 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 acknowledgment from http://

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www.grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. The 
Administration on Aging will retrieve your application form from 
Grants.gov.
     We may request that you provide original signatures on 
forms at a later date.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission

a. DUNS Number
    The Office of Management and Budget requires applicants to provide 
a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 
number when applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements on or 
after October 1, 2003. It is entered on the SF 424. It is a unique, 
nine-digit identification number, which provides unique identifiers of 
single business entities. The DUNS number is free and easy to obtain.
    Organizations can receive a DUNS number at no cost by calling the 
dedicated toll-free DUNS Number request line at 1-866-705-5711 or by 
using this link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/duns_num_guide.pdf.
    Applicants unable to submit their application via http://www.grants.gov may request permission to submit a hard copy from the 
AoA Grants Management Officer: Stephen Daniels, 
[email protected], (202) 357-3464.
    If you mail or hand deliver 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 14, 2006 or 
hand-delivered by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 14, 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.

1. 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--Weight: 20 points.
     Approach/Method--Work Plan and Activities--Weight: 30 
points.
     Outcomes/Evaluation/Dissemination--Weight: 30 points.
     Level of Effort (Organization and Management; Budget and 
Resources)--Weight: 20 points.

VII. Agency Contacts

    Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, 
Center for Wellness and Community-Based Care, Washington, DC 20201, 
telephone: (202) 357-3464.

    Dated: May 30, 2006.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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