[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38646-38647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10641]


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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. HHS-2006-AoA-
PO-0612.
    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 
August 15, 2006.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for 
POMP projects that will complete work on the POMP-developed performance 
measurement surveys and enhance their utility for the Aging Network as 
follows:
     Conduct validity tests for POMP surveys.
     Conduct pilot testing for statewide performance 
measurement methodology.
     Assist in the development of performance measurement 
toolkits for use by the Aging network.
    A detailed description of the funding opportunity may be found at 
http://www.grants.gov.

II. Award Information

    1. Funding Instrument Type: Grants.
    2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding per Budget Period: These 
grants are two-year projects. For the first year, AoA intends to make 
available, under this program announcement, grant awards for 6 to 10 
projects at a federal share of approximately $35,000-$50,000. The 
maximum award will be $50,000. Second year award amounts will be 
similar to first year amounts, contingent on the availability of 
federal funds and satisfactory progress.

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.

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.
    Please note 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 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.

2. Address for Application Submission

    Applicants unable to submit their application via http://www.grants.gov may request permission to submit a hard copy from 
Stephen Daniels, Director, Office of Grants Management at 
[email protected].
    With prior approval, 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: Stephen 
Daniels.
    With prior approval, 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: Stephen Daniels.
    If you elect to mail or hand deliver your application, you must 
submit one original and two copies of the application. 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.

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Applications that fail to meet the application due date will not be 
reviewed and will receive no further consideration.

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: July 3, 2006.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. E6-10641 Filed 7-6-06; 8:45 am]
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