[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35460-35478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children & Families


Funding Opportunity; Basic Center Program

    Program Office: Administration on Children, Youth, & Families--
Family & Youth Services Bureau.
    Funding Opportunity Title: Basic Center Program.
    Announcement Type: Initial.
    Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2010-ACF-ACYF-CY-0002.
    CFDA Number: 93.623.
    Due Date for Applications: 07/19/2010.
    This announcement was originally published on June 2, 2010 on the 
Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Funding Opportunities 
Web site and may be accessed in html and pdf formats at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html.
    Executive Summary: The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is 
accepting applications for the Basic Center Program (BCP), which is 
authorized by the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to address Runaway and 
Homeless Youth (RHY) problems. BCPs provide an alternative for runaway 
and homeless youth who might otherwise end up with law enforcement or 
in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. Each 
BCP must provide runaway and homeless youth with a safe and appropriate 
shelter; individual, family, and group counseling, as appropriate; and 
aftercare.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Statutory Authority

    Grants for Runaway and Homeless Youth BCPs are authorized by the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, 42 U.S.C.sections 5701 though 5752, as 
most recently amended by Public Law 110-378 on October 8, 2008. Text of 
this legislation can be located at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/content/aboutfysb/rhycomp08.htm.

Description

History
    In the early 1970s, an alarming number of youth were leaving home 
without parental permission, crossing State lines, and falling victim 
to exploitation and other dangers of street life. In response to the 
widespread concern about the problem of runaway and homeless youth, 
Congress authorized the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act of 1974 (RHYA), 
which provided financial support for States

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through a competitive grant program. The implementation and 
administration of the program was placed in FYSB within the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).
    Today, FYSB continues to administer BCP funding to the 
organizations and shelters that serve and protect runaway, homeless, 
and street youth. BCP funds are allotted annually based on each State's 
relative population of youth less than 18 years of age, subject to 
certain adjustments as described in 42 U.S.C. section 5711(b).
    In Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, $14.2 million in funding was awarded in 
new start grants to 108 agencies for BCP services. An additional $34.4 
million in funding was available to support 263 BCP projects in their 
second and third years.
Purpose
    The goal of the BCP is to provide a positive alternative for youth, 
ensure their safety, and maximize their potential to take advantage of 
available shelter and non-shelter opportunities. Through the BCP, FYSB 
works to establish or strengthen community-based programs that address 
the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. 
The central purpose of the BCP is to provide youth with emergency 
shelter and support services that assist youth in crisis (food, 
clothing, counseling and referrals for health care), reunite youth with 
their families (as appropriate), strengthen family relationships, and 
help youth transition to safe and appropriate alternative living 
arrangements where they can become independent, self-sufficient, 
contributing members of society.
Scope of Services
    Funds granted under this award may be used to establish and operate 
(including renovations) local BCPs that provide both residential and 
non-residential services for RHY and their families outside of law 
enforcement and the child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice 
systems. Costs for acquisition and renovation of existing structures 
may not exceed 15 percent of the grant award. Except as allowed by 
statue at 42 U.S.C. 5712(b)(2)(A), BCPs should be designed to provide 
up to 21 days of shelter for up to 20 youth, with a minimum of four 
beds designated to RHY.
    Services delivered through this program must also address imminent 
needs of youth through appropriate referrals or direct interventions. 
Service delivery must comprehensively address the individual strengths 
and needs of youth as well as be gender specific (interventions that 
are sensitive to the diverse experiences of male, female, and 
transgender youth), language appropriate, and culturally sensitive and 
respectful of the complex identities of youth.
Program Requirements
    1. Mandatory Services:
     To establish and/or operate a local center to provide 
temporary emergency shelter and counseling services to runaway, 
homeless and street youth under 18 years of age or consistent with 
statutory provisions at 42 U.S.C. 5732(a)(3)(A).
     To provide temporary, safe and appropriate shelter (up to 
21 days) for RHY.
     To deliver individual, family and group counseling 
services to youth that encourage, where possible, the involvement of 
parents or legal guardians (as appropriate).
     Provide outreach to youth who are eligible to receive 
services under the BCP.
     Develop an aftercare plan to stay in contact with youth 
who have been served after they leave the program in order to ensure 
their ongoing safety. Stay connected with youth who reside outside the 
local area of the BCP.
     Develop a plan for addressing youth who have run away from 
foster care placement or correctional institutions in accordance with 
Federal, State, and local laws.
     Assist youth being served to stay connected with their 
schools or stay current with the curricula in accordance with the 
provisions of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
     Ensure youth are provided information about educational 
services available to them by working with the McKinney-Vento School 
District Liaison.
     Maintain confidentiality of the youth and families served 
and their records.
     Develop a plan to contact parents or legal guardians (when 
appropriate) within the 24-72 hour timeframe to ensure the safe return 
of youth and reunite them with their families.
    2. Optional Services: The applicant may choose to provide the 
following optional services: Street-based services, home-based services 
for families with youth at risk of separation from the family, drug 
abuse education and prevention services, and testing for sexually 
transmitted diseases. These optional services must meet the following 
requirements:
    A. Street-based services. Applicants seeking to offer these 
services must indicate that they will provide street-based services as 
defined in 42 U.S.C. section 5732a(5). In addition, such applicants 
must demonstrate and include in their plans assurances that the 
applicant will provide:
     Qualified supervision of staff, including on-street 
supervision by appropriately trained staff;
     Backup personnel for on-street staff;
     Initial and ongoing training for staff who provide street-
based services; and
     Outreach activities for RHY and street youth.
    B. Home-based services for families with youth at risk of 
separation from the family. Applicants seeking to offer these services 
must indicate that they will provide home-based services as defined in 
42 U.S.C. section 5732a(2) and that the recipients of home-based 
services will be families with youth at risk of separation from the 
family as defined in 42 U.S.C. section 5732a(8). Additionally, such an 
applicant must demonstrate and provide in its plan assurances that the 
applicant will:
     Provide crisis services that provide 24-hour service 
responses to family crises, including immediate access to temporary 
shelter. These services may be provided directly or through a third-
party;
     Provide counseling services and information to youth and 
families (including unrelated individuals who reside in the household);
     Provide services and information relating to basic life 
skills, interpersonal skill-building, educational advancement, job 
attainment skills, mental and physical health care, parenting skills, 
financial planning and referral to sources of other needed services;
     Establish, in partnership with families of RHY and youth 
at risk of separation from the family, objectives and measures of 
success to be achieved as a result of receiving home-based services;
     Ensure that caseloads will remain low enough to allow 
intensive involvement with each RHY and family (five-to-20 hours a 
week), and that the staff providing home-based services will be 
supervised by qualified individuals; and
     Provide initial and periodic training to staff that 
provide home-based services.
    C. Drug abuse education and prevention services. Applicants seeking 
to offer these services must indicate that they will provide drug abuse 
education and prevention services as defined in 42 U.S.C. 5732a(1). 
Such an applicant must

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also demonstrate and provide in its plan assurances that the applicant 
will provide:
     A description of the types of services that will be 
provided and their objectives; and
     A description of the types of information and training 
that will be provided to individuals who deliver these services to RHY.
    The applicant's signed application will constitute its assurance 
that when providing drug abuse education and prevention services, the 
applicant shall conduct outreach activities for runaway and homeless 
youth.
    D. Testing for sexually transmitted diseases. When requested by the 
youth.
    3. Supervision/Training: Basic Center Programs must provide a plan 
for supervision and training of staff. The plan must include:
     Supervision by appropriately trained staff;
     Initial and periodic training of staff to conduct 
demonstrated best practices with youth and families who use shelter 
services;
     Initial and periodic training of staff to provide street-
based services to youth of diverse cultural backgrounds that reflects 
gender specificity, language appropriateness, cultural sensitivity and 
respect for the complex identities of youth (i.e. race, gender, sexual 
orientation); and
     Initial and periodic training on the integration of 
positive youth development in the services delivered to youth and their 
families.
    4. Positive Youth Development (PYD): Grantees are required to 
develop and implement their program using a PYD approach. PYD is 
predicated on the understanding that all young people need support, 
guidance, and opportunities during adolescence, a time of rapid growth 
and change. With this support, they can develop self-assurance and 
create a healthy, successful life.
    Some PYD strategies include:
     Intergenerational mentoring;
     Peer mentoring;
     Youth leadership and decision making;
     Volunteerism and service learning; and
     Job preparation and work shadowing.

Grantees are required to incorporate and describe the strategies they 
will use to meet the PYD goals identified by Congress in the RHYA at 42 
U.S.C. 5701(3). These goals ensure a young person a sense of:
    (A) Safety and structure;
    (B) Belonging and membership;
    (C) Self-worth and social contribution;
    (D) Independence and control over one's life; and
    (E) Closeness in interpersonal relationships.
    For more ways to implement PYD, applicants may go to http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/pyd/. A free introductory online course on PYD can be 
found at http://ncfy-learn.jbsinternational.com/.
    5. Recordkeeping: Applicants must agree to keep adequate 
statistical records for profiling the youth and families served under 
this Federal grant. This information is required by program legislation 
and defined in the BCP contact report of the user-friendly Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Management Information Systems (RHYMIS). RHYMIS entrance 
records include anonymous, secure identifiers, demographic information 
about each youth, information about where they lived before coming to 
the youth center, who referred them, and what kind of issues they are 
aware of (e.g., employment, substance abuse, mental health). Exit 
records describe services they received, education or employment 
status, living situation at exit, etc. These requirements and data 
definitions are built into the RHYMIS software distributed to each 
grantee. Hotline technical assistance is available during business 
hours.
    Applicants must have the proper computer equipment to operate 
RHYMIS. Applicants may budget for computer equipment in their 
application as needed. For more information on the proper equipment, 
applicants may go to the RHYMIS fact sheet located on the FYSB Web site 
at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/content/youthdivision/resources/rhymsfactsheet.htm or in Section VI.2 of this program 
announcement.
    Please note that the RHYMIS software operates best with hardware in 
general use from 1999-present. In accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the data collection under 
RHYMIS is approved under OMB control number 0970-0123, which expires 
September 30, 2010.
    6. Technical Assistance: Applicants must agree to receive and 
participate in technical assistance efforts as recommended by Federal 
staff.
    7. Measuring Program Success: FYSB is committed to fulfilling the 
objectives of its governing statute, the RHYA, by providing temporary 
shelter and services for runaway, homeless, and street youth, ensuring 
the safe return of such youth to their homes or other appropriate 
alternative living arrangements, according to the best interests of the 
youth.
    Because any period of time living on the street is extremely 
dangerous, key parts of BCP services are in-home and prevention 
programs that engage at-risk youth and their families before the youth 
runs away. BCPs are encouraged to establish prevention services of this 
nature. In 2007, FYSB began upgrading RHYMIS, which every grantee must 
utilize, to measure the types and modes of prevention services 
delivered, as well as their effectiveness in keeping youth safely 
connected with their families and/or appropriate caregivers and 
diverting them from running away, other risky behaviors or entering an 
emergency shelter.
    FYSB is committed to the following BCP goal, also tracked by 
RHYMIS: To maintain at 90 percent or higher the proportion of youth 
living in safe and appropriate settings after exiting ACF-funded BCP 
services.
    Additionally, the RHY Act requires that grantees in RHY programs 
develop an adequate plan for providing counseling and aftercare 
services to such youth, for encouraging the involvement of their 
parents or legal guardians in counseling, and for ensuring, as 
possible, that aftercare services will be provided to those youth who 
are returned beyond the State in which the RHY center is located.
    To measure progress towards this goal, FYSB uses RHYMIS to track 
different exit situations from local BCP and other RHY programs, 
including family reunification, residential placements and programs 
such as Job Corps, entry into educational institutions or military 
service, and independent living situations, such as apartments or group 
homes. Examples of practices to follow or services that agencies can 
provide that facilitate these outcomes include:
     A written transitional, aftercare or follow-up plan that 
the youth has helped develop and agrees to;
     Advice about and/or referral to appropriate mainstream 
assistance programs;
     Placement in appropriate, permanent, stable housing (not a 
shelter) or residency accommodations;
     Exit counseling, including, at minimum, a discussion 
between staff and the youth of exit options, resources, and 
destinations appropriate for his/her well-being and continued progress;
     Mentoring of youth during and/or after their term of 
services; and/or
     Connection with appropriate mainstream programs that can 
provide health care, ongoing counseling, nutrition, job training/
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other resources for which the youth may be eligible.
    8. Emergency Preparedness and Management Plan: Grantees must 
develop and document plans that address steps to be taken in case of a 
local or national situation that poses risk to the health and safety of 
staff and youth. Emergency preparedness plans should, at a minimum, 
include prevention, preparedness, response and recovery efforts. The 
plan should contain strategies for addressing evacuation, security, 
food, medical supplies and notification of youth's families. In the 
event of an evacuation due to specific facility issues, such as a fire, 
loss of utilities or mandatory evacuation by the local authorities, an 
alternative location needs to be designated and included in the plan. 
Grantees must immediately provide notification to their FYSB project 
officer and grants officer when evacuation plans are executed.
    9. Program Sustainability: Applicants must provide a plan for 
project continuance beyond grant support, including a plan for securing 
resources and continuing project activities after Federal assistance 
has ceased.
Definitions
    Aftercare Services--The provision of services to runaway or 
otherwise homeless youth and their families following the youth's 
return home or the youth's placement in alternative living 
arrangements, which assist in alleviating the problems that contributed 
to his or her running away or being homeless. (45 CFR 1351.1)
    Area--A specific neighborhood or section of the locality in which 
the runaway and homeless youth project is or will be located. (45 CFR 
1351.1)
    Budget Period--The intervals of time into which a multi-year period 
of assistance is divided for budgetary and funding purposes. Budget 
periods are usually 12 months long, but may be shorter or longer, if 
appropriate.
    Coordinated Networks of Agencies--An association of two or more 
private agencies, whose purpose is to develop or strengthen services to 
runaway or otherwise homeless youth and their families. (45 CFR 1351.1)
    Counseling Services--The provision of guidance, support and advice 
to runaway or otherwise homeless youth and their families that is 
designed to alleviate the problems that contributed to the youth's 
running away or being homeless, resolve intra-family problems, to 
reunite such youth with their families, whenever appropriate, and to 
help them decide upon a future course of action. (45 CFR 1351.1)
    Demonstrably Frequented By or Reachable--Located in an area in 
which runaway or otherwise homeless youth congregate, or an area 
accessible to such youth by public transportation, or by the provision 
of transportation by the runaway and homeless youth project itself. (45 
CFR 1351.1)
    Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Services--Services to runaway 
and homeless youth to prevent or reduce the illicit use of drugs by 
such youth; and may include individual, family, group, and peer 
counseling; drop-in services; assistance to runaway and homeless youth 
in rural areas (including the development of community support groups); 
information and training relating to the illicit use of drugs by 
runaway and homeless youth, to individuals involved in providing 
services to such youth; and activities to improve the availability of 
local drug abuse prevention services to runaway and homeless youth. 
(Section 387 RHYA, as amended)
    Home-Based Services--Services provided to youth and their families 
for the purpose of preventing such youth from running away, or 
otherwise becoming separated, from their families; assisting runaway 
youth to return to their families; and includes services that are 
provided in the residences of families (to the extent feasible), 
including intensive individual and family counseling; and training 
relating to life skills and parenting. (Section 387 RHY Act, as 
amended)
    Homeless Youth--An individual (A) who is (i) less than 21 years of 
age, or in the case of a youth seeking shelter in a center under Part A 
of the RHYA, less than 18 years of age or is less than a higher maximum 
age if the State where the center is located has an applicable State or 
local law (including a regulation) that permits such higher maximum age 
in compliance with licensure requirements for child- and youth-serving 
facilities; and (ii) for the purposes of Part B, not less than 16 years 
of age and either (I) less than 22 years of age; or (II) not less than 
22 years of age as of the expiration of the maximum period of stay 
permitted under section 322(a)(2) if such individual commences such 
stay before reaching 22 years of age; (B) for whom it is not possible 
to live in a safe environment with a relative; and (C) who has no other 
safe alternative living arrangement. (Section 387 RHYA, as amended)
    Juvenile Justice System--Agencies such as, but not limited to, 
juvenile courts, law enforcement, probation, parole, correctional 
institutions, training schools and detention facilities. (45 CFR 
1351.1)
    Law Enforcement Structure--Any police activity or agency with legal 
responsibility for enforcing a criminal code including police 
departments and sheriffs' offices. (45 CFR 1351.1)
    Locality--A unit of general government--for example: A city, 
county, township, town, parish, village, or a combination of such 
units. Federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible to apply for 
grants as local units of government. (45 CFR 1351.1)
    Maternity Group Home (MGH)--The program provides long-term 
residential services to homeless pregnant and/or parenting young people 
between the ages of 16 and 22, as well as their dependent children and 
helps them make a successful transition to self-sufficient living. 
(Section 322(c)(1) RHYA, as amended)
    Project Period--The total time stated in the Notice of Grant Award 
(including any amendments) for which Federal support is recommended. 
The period will consist of one or more budget periods. It does not 
constitute a commitment by the Federal Government to fund the entire 
period.
    Runaway and Homeless Youth Project--A locally-controlled human 
service program facility outside the law enforcement structure and the 
juvenile justice system that provides temporary shelter, directly or 
through other facilities, counseling, and aftercare services to runaway 
or otherwise homeless youth. (45 CFR 1351.1)
    Runaway Youth--An individual who is less than 18 years of age and 
who absents himself or herself from home or a place of legal residence 
without the permission of a parent or legal guardian. (Section 387 RHY 
Act, as amended)
    Short-Term Training--The provision of local, State, or regionally 
based instruction to runaway or otherwise homeless youth service 
providers in skill areas that will directly strengthen service 
delivery. (45 CFR 1351.1)
    State--Any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands, and any Territory or possession of the U.S. (45 CFR 1351.1)
    Street-Based Services--Services provided to runaway and homeless 
youth, and street youth in areas where they congregate. These services 
are designed to assist such youth in making healthy personal choices 
regarding: Where they live and how they behave, and may include 
identification of and outreach to runaway and homeless youth, and 
street youth; crisis intervention and counseling;

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information and referral for housing; information and referral for 
transitional living and health care services; as well as advocacy, 
education, and prevention services related to alcohol and drug abuse; 
sexual exploitation; sexually transmitted diseases, including human 
immunodeficiency virus (HIV); and physical and sexual assault. (Section 
387 RHYA, as amended)
    Street Outreach Program (SOP)--The program promotes efforts by its 
grantees to build relationships between street outreach workers and 
runaway, homeless and street youth. Grantees also provide support 
services that aim to move youth into stable housing and prepare them 
for independence.
    Street Youth--An individual who is a runaway youth or indefinitely 
or intermittently a homeless youth; and spends a significant amount of 
time on the street or in other areas that increase the risk to such 
youth of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, prostitution, or drug 
abuse. (Section 387 RHYA, as amended)
    Technical Assistance--The provision of expertise, consultation and/
or support for the purpose of strengthening the capabilities of grantee 
organizations to deliver services. (45 CFR 1351.1)
    Temporary Shelter--The provision of short-term (maximum of 21 days) 
room and board and core crisis intervention services, on a 24-hour 
basis by a RHY Project. (45 CFR 1351.1)
    Transitional Living Program (TLP)--The program supports projects 
that provide long-term residential services to homeless youth ages 16-
21. The services offered are designed to help young people who are 
homeless make a successful transition to self-sufficient living.
    Youth at Risk of Separation from the Family--An individual who is 
less than 18 years of age; and who has a history of running away from 
the family of such individual whose parent, guardian, or custodian is 
not willing to provide for the basic needs of such individual; or who 
is at risk of entering the child welfare system or juvenile justice 
system as a result of the lack of services available to the family to 
meet such needs. (Section 387 RHY Act, as amended)

II. Award Information

    Funding Instrument Type: Grant.
    Estimated Total Funding: $15,798,302.
    Expected Number of Awards: 120.
    Award Ceiling: $200,000 per Budget Period.
    Award Floor: $0 per Budget Period.
    Average Projected Award Amount: $150,000 per Budget Period.
    Length of Project Periods: 36-month project with three 12-month 
budget periods.
    Awards made under this announcement are subject to the availability 
of Federal funds.
    Additional Information on Awards: It is anticipated that 
approximately 120 awards will be made.
    The funds available for new awards and continuations in each State 
and insular area are listed below in the BCP FY 2010 Allocation By 
State under the new awards column. Funding amounts available for new 
awards in each State are approximations at the time of publication. 
Actual amounts available may change due to the availability of funds. 
In this table, the amounts shown in the ``New Award'' column are the 
amounts available for each State through competition under this 
announcement. The dollar amount available for awards in each State 
depends on the amount of the State's total allotment (based on the 
State's relative population of individuals who are less than 18 years 
of age) minus the amount required for non-competing continuations. 
Therefore, where the amount required for non-competing continuations in 
any State equals or exceeds the State's total allotment, identified in 
the funding table below, it is possible that no new awards will be made 
in the State. Agencies in States where zero ($0) funding is reflected 
are highly encouraged to apply for grant funding in the event that 
additional funding becomes available.
    All applicants under this competitive grant area will compete with 
other eligible applicants in the State in which they propose to deliver 
services.

                            Basic Center Program Fiscal Year 2010 Allocation by State
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                                                                Continuations      New award          Totals
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Region I:
    Connecticut.............................................          $524,419          $23,396         $547,815
    Maine...................................................           286,547                0          286,547
    Massachusetts...........................................           780,973          235,716        1,016,689
    New Hampshire...........................................           100,000          105,875          205,875
    Rhode Island............................................           182,878           18,469          201,347
    Vermont.................................................                 0          200,000          200,000
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        Region I Total......................................        $1,874,817         $583,456       $2,458,273
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Region II:
    New Jersey..............................................          $723,567         $560,326       $1,283,893
    New York................................................         2,362,097          606,492        2,968,589
    Puerto Rico.............................................           200,000          369,994          569,994
    Virgin Islands..........................................                 0           70,000           70,000
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
        Region II Total.....................................        $3,285,664       $1,606,812       $4,892,476
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Region III:
    Delaware................................................          $106,500          $93,500         $200,000
    District of Columbia....................................           200,000                0          200,000
    Maryland................................................           393,363          431,089          824,452
    Pennsylvania............................................           776,908        1,031,863        1,808,771
    Virginia................................................           724,551          433,673        1,158,224
    West Virginia...........................................           127,199           72,801          200,000
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
        Region III Total....................................        $2,328,521       $2,062,926       $4,391,447
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Region IV:

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    Alabama.................................................          $662,820          $66,593         $729,413
    Florida.................................................         1,541,612        1,059,817        2,601,429
    Georgia.................................................           752,784          672,726        1,425,510
    Kentucky................................................           380,000          254,995          634,995
    Mississippi.............................................           649,723                0          649,723
    North Carolina..........................................           991,921          398,492        1,390,413
    South Carolina..........................................           384,913          279,662          664,575
    Tennessee...............................................           622,021          309,906          931,927
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        Region IV Total.....................................        $5,985,794       $3,042,191       $9,027,985
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Region V:
    Illinois................................................        $1,118,572         $793,610       $1,912,182
    Indiana.................................................           539,184          399,814          938,998
    Michigan................................................         1,674,625                0        1,674,625
    Minnesota...............................................           831,077                0          831,077
    Ohio....................................................         1,100,417          614,669        1,715,086
    Wisconsin...............................................           454,105          376,861          830,966
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
        Region V Total......................................        $5,717,980       $2,184,954       $7,902,934
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Region VI:
    Arkansas................................................          $244,052         $202,710         $446,762
    Louisiana...............................................           420,000          239,284          659,284
    New Mexico..............................................           385,000                0          385,000
    Oklahoma................................................           139,000          380,761          519,761
    Texas...................................................         2,119,552        1,285,114        3,404,666
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
        Region VI Total.....................................        $3,307,604       $2,107,869       $5,415,473
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Region VII:
    Iowa....................................................          $338,957         $130,831         $469,788
    Kansas..................................................           287,990          150,439          438,429
    Missouri................................................           715,000          209,946          924,946
    Nebraska................................................           575,361                0          575,361
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
        Region VII Total....................................        $1,917,308         $491,216       $2,408,524
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Region VIII:
    Colorado................................................          $587,888         $184,953         $772,841
    Montana.................................................            67,516          132,484          200,000
    North Dakota............................................           100,000          100,000          200,000
    South Dakota............................................           310,937                0          310,937
    Utah....................................................           379,007           49,141          428,148
    Wyoming.................................................           100,000          100,000          200,000
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
        Region VIII Total...................................        $1,545,348         $566,578       $2,111,926
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Region IX:
    American Samoa..........................................                $0          $70,000          $70,000
    Arizona.................................................           733,015          251,512          984,527
    California..............................................         3,142,986        2,082,266        5,225,252
    Guam....................................................           200,000                0          200,000
    Hawaii..................................................           262,432                0          262,432
    Northern Marianas.......................................            45,000           25,000           70,000
    Nevada..................................................           185,667          221,162          406,829
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
        Region IX Total.....................................        $4,569,100       $2,649,940       $7,219,040
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Region X:
    Alaska..................................................           100,000          100,000          200,000
    Idaho...................................................                 0          238,420          238,420
    Oregon..................................................           998,393                0          998,393
    Washington..............................................           860,769          163,940        1,024,709
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
        Region X Total......................................        $1,959,162         $502,360       $2,461,522
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
            FY 2010 BCP TOTAL...............................       $32,491,298      $15,798,302      $48,289,600
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    Please see Section IV.5 Funding Restrictions for any restrictions 
on the use of grant funds awarded under this announcement.

III. Eligibility Information

III.1. Eligible Applicants

    Public and non-profit private entities and combinations of such 
entities are eligible applicants under this announcement. Additional 
information on eligibility may be found in the full announcement.
    Current BCP grantees with project periods ending on or before 
September 29, 2010, and all other eligible applicants not currently 
receiving BCP funds, may apply for a new competitive BCP grant under 
this announcement.
    Current BCP grantees (including their sub-grantees) with one or two 
years remaining in their project period may not apply for a new BCP 
grant for the community they currently serve. These grantees will 
receive instructions from their respective RHY Specialist on procedures 
for applying for non-competitive continuation grants. Current BCP 
grantees (including their sub-grantees) with one or two years remaining 
in their project period may apply for a new BCP grant for a community 
they are not serving under their current grant.
    Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship 
organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made 
under this announcement.

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching

    Cost Sharing/Matching Requirement: Yes.
    Grantees are required to meet a non-Federal share of the project 
cost, in accordance with RHY Act requirements at 42 U.S.C. 5716.
    Grantees must provide at least 10 precent of the total approved 
cost of the project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum 
of the ACF (Federal) share and the non-Federal share. The non-Federal 
share may be met by cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants 
are encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash 
contributions. For example, in order to meet the match requirements, a 
project requesting $200,000.00 in ACF (Federal) funds must provide a 
non-Federal share of the approved total project cost of at least 
$22,222.00, which is 10 percent of total approved project cost of 
$222,222.00. Grantees will be held accountable for commitments of non-
Federal resources even if they exceed the amount of the required match. 
Failure to provide the required amount will result in the disallowance 
of Federal funds. A lack of supporting documentation at the time of 
application submission will not exclude the application from 
competitive review.

III.3. Other

Disqualification Factors
    Applications with requests that exceed the ceiling on the amount of 
individual awards as stated in Section II. Award Information, will be 
deemed non-responsive and will not be considered for funding under this 
announcement.
    Applications that fail to satisfy the due date and time deadline 
requirements stated in Section IV.3. Submission Dates and Times, will 
be deemed non-responsive and will not be considered for funding under 
this announcement.
    See Section IV.3. Submission Dates and Times for disqualification 
information specific to electronically-submitted applications:
     Electronically-submitted applications that do not receive 
a date/time-stamp e-mail indicating application submission on or before 
4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date, will be disqualified and will 
not be considered for competition.
     Electronically-submitted applications that fail the checks 
and validations at http://www.Grants.gov because the Authorized 
Organization Representative (AOR) does not have a current registration 
at the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) at the time of application 
submission will be disqualified and will not be considered for 
competition.

IV. Address To Request Application Package

IV.1 Address To Request Application Package

    Standard Forms, assurances, and certifications are available at the 
ACF Forms webpage at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_resources.html. Standard Forms are also available at the Grants.gov 
Forms Repository Web site at http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/FormLinks?family=15.

FYSB Operations Center, c/o Master Key Consulting, Attn: BCP Funding, 
4915 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 101, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (866) 796-
1591, E-mail: [email protected], URL: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb.

    Federal Relay Service: Hearing-impaired and speech-impaired callers 
may contact the Federal Relay Service for assistance at 1-800-877-8339 
(TTY--Text Telephone or ASCII--American Standard Code For Information 
Interchange).

Section IV.2. Content and Form of Application Submission

    This section provides information on the required format, Standard 
Forms (SFs) and other forms, certifications, assurances, D-U-N-S 
requirement, project description, budget and budget justification, and 
methods of application submission. A checklist of required application 
elements is available for applicants' use in Section VIII of this 
announcement.
    Applicants are required to submit one original and two copies of 
all application materials if applying in hard-copy. Applicants 
submitting applications electronically via http://www.grants.gov need 
not provide additional copies of their application materials. The 
original signature of the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) 
is required only on the original copy. The AOR is named by the 
applicant, and is authorized to act for the applicant, to assume the 
obligations imposed by the Federal laws, regulations, requirements, and 
conditions that apply to the grant application or awards. A point of 
contact on matters involving the application must also be identified on 
the SF-424 at 8f. This point of contact, known as the Project Director 
or Principal Investigator, should not be identical to the person 
identified as the AOR.
    Each application package must include the original and two copies. 
Do not staple the application or any section of the application.
    The length of the entire application package must not exceed 90 
pages. This includes the required Federal Standard Forms (SF)/
certifications (SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B and Certification Regarding 
Lobbying), table of contents, project summary, project description, 
budget/budget justification, supplemental documentation, proof of non-
profit status, summaries of sub-grants and contracts, and letters of 
agreement. All pages of the application package must be sequentially 
numbered beginning with page one. The required Federal forms will be 
counted towards the total number of pages. All pages of each 
application will be counted to determine the total length. All pages 
exceeding the 90-page limit will be removed and will not be considered 
in the reviewing process. A cover letter is not required. Applicants 
are reminded that if a cover letter is submitted, it will count towards 
the 90-page limit.

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    The project description must be typed and double-spaced on a 
single-side of 8\1/2\ x 11 inch plain white paper with at least \1/2\ 
inch margins on all sides, using black print with 12-point size Times 
New Roman font.
    Applicants that do not adhere to the prescribed format will have 
points deducted from the overall total after the grant review:
     Program narrative (which includes Objectives and Need for 
assistance, Results and Benefits, Approach, Organizational Profile, 
Staff and Position Data, and Budget Justification) is not double 
spaced: deduction of 5 points.
     Margins less than \1/2\ inch: deduction of 3 points.
     Font is not at least 12-point size or Times New Roman: 
deduction of 2 points.
    For charts, budget tables, supplemental letters, and support 
documents, applicants may use a different point size and font, but no 
less than 10-point size and single-spaced. Applicants that deviate from 
this format risk having their application not reviewed in its entirety. 
A final decision will be made by the Office of Grants Management on 
whether applications that deviate from the prescribed format will be 
reviewed in their entirety.
    The application package should include the following and be in the 
following order:
    a. The Required Federal Forms/Certifications--See below for 
description.
    b. Table of Contents--This section should reference the order of 
the application sections and provide page numbers.
    c. One-Page Project Abstract--This section should contain the 
following information: Agency Name, City, State; proposed service area 
(State, County, City etc); amount of Federal funding requested for 12-
month period; proposed model of program (ie. host home shelter); target 
population (if applicable); point of contact, name, phone, and e-mail; 
number of youth to shelter during the 36-month project; number of youth 
to receive non-shelter services during the 36-month project; two-to-
three paragraph statement on what will be accomplished with the 
project.
    d. Project Description--This section is a comprehensive description 
of the proposed project, what it will accomplish and how it will be 
implemented. The Project Description should address each of the 
categories in Section V.1, and be structured in a manner that addresses 
each of the evaluation criterion in a logical format in the following 
order:
    Objectives and Need for Assistance; Results and Benefits, Approach; 
Staff and Position Data; Organizational Profiles; and Budget and Budget 
Justification. Applicants must title each section accordingly.
    e. Budget and Budget Justification--The budget is a line-item 
format and must be in a worksheet, table, or spreadsheet that 
illustrates how calculations were derived. The budget should reflect a 
12-month budget period. Each category heading within the line-item 
budget should correspond with the budget categories listed in Section B 
of the SF-424A (e.g. Personnel, Fringe Benefits, Travel, Equipment, 
Supplies, Contractual, Other, Indirect Charges).
    The budget justification is a narrative that provides a rationale 
for the items requested and how these items relate to the overall 
success of the project.
    f. Proof of Non-Profit Status--See Section III.3 for acceptable 
documentation that must be submitted by date of award.
    g. Third Party Agreements--A summary of monetary sub-grant(s) and/
or contract(s) must be provided as part of the application package. The 
summary must include a description of the project services that will be 
completed through the sub-grant or contract using Federal funds or a 
non-Federal match, and the process by which the primary applicant will 
maintain a substantive role with the sub-grant and/or contract assuring 
compliance with the grant requirements and project performance. If the 
applicant is proposing to provide services through a different agency 
or entity based on a non-monetary agreement, documentation of these 
services must enumerate the project services that will be completed.
    h. Non-Federal Resources Commitment Letters--Letters from 
organizations, entities, or individuals agreeing to provide non-Federal 
resources (cash or in-kind) to the project.
Forms, Assurances, and Certifications
    Applicants seeking financial assistance under this announcement 
must submit the listed Standard Forms (SFs), assurances, and 
certifications. All required Standard Forms, assurances, and 
certifications are available at ACF Funding Opportunities Forms or at 
the Grants.gov Forms Repository unless specified otherwise.

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     Forms/assurances/certifications             Submission requirement                                    Notes/description
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SF-424--Application for Federal            Submission required for all        Required for all applications.
 Assistance.                                applicants by the application
                                            due date.
SF-P/PSL--Project/Performance Site
 Location(s).
Certification Regarding Lobbying.........  Submission required of all         Required for all applications.
                                            applicants prior to award.
SF-LLL--Disclosure of Lobbying             If applicable, submission is       If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing
 Activities, if applicable.                 required prior to award.           or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member
                                                                               of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
                                                                               Member of Congress in connection with this commitment providing for the
                                                                               United States to insure or guarantee a loan, the applicant shall complete
                                                                               and submit Standard Form (SF)-LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report
                                                                               Lobbying,'' in accordance with its instructions. Applicants must furnish
                                                                               an executed copy of the Certification Regarding Lobbying prior to award.
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    The Pro-Children Act of 2001, 42 U.S.C. 7181 through 7184, imposes 
restrictions on smoking in facilities where federally funded children's 
services are provided. HHS grants are subject to these requirements 
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they meet the Act's specified coverage. The Act specifies that smoking 
is prohibited in any indoor facility (owned, leased, or contracted for) 
used for the routine or regular provision of kindergarten, elementary, 
or secondary education or library services to children under the age of 
18. In addition, smoking is prohibited in any indoor facility or 
portion of a facility (owned, leased, or contracted for) used for the 
routine or regular provision of federally funded health care, day care, 
or early childhood development, including Head Start services to 
children under the age of 18. The statutory prohibition also applies if 
such facilities are constructed, operated, or maintained with Federal 
funds. The statute does not apply to children's services provided in 
private residences, facilities funded solely by Medicare or Medicaid 
funds, portions of facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol 
treatment, or facilities where WIC coupons are redeemed. Failure to 
comply with the provisions of the law may result in the imposition of a 
civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000 per violation and/or the 
imposition of an administrative compliance order on the responsible 
entity.
    By signing and submitting the application, applicants are making 
the appropriate certification of their compliance with all Federal 
statutes relating to nondiscrimination.
    Additional information on certifications and assurances may be 
found in the HHS Grants Policy Statement at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_related.html.
Non-Federal Reviewers
    Since ACF will be using non-Federal reviewers in the review 
process, applicants have the option of omitting from the application 
copies (not the original) specific salary rates or amounts for 
individuals specified in the application budget as well as Social 
Security Numbers, if otherwise required for individuals. The copies may 
include summary salary information. If applicants are submitting their 
application electronically, ACF will omit the same specific salary rate 
information from copies made for use during the review and selection 
process.
D-U-N-S[supreg] Requirement
    All applicants must have a D&B Data Universal Numbering System (D-
U-N-S[supreg]) number. A D-U-N-S[supreg] number is required whether an 
applicant is submitting a paper application or using the Government-
wide electronic portal, Grants.gov. A D-U-N-S[supreg] number is 
required for every application for a new award or renewal/continuation 
of an award, including applications or plans under formula, 
entitlement, and block grant programs. A D-U-N-S[supreg] number may be 
acquired at no cost online at http://www.dnb.com. To acquire a D-U-N-
S[supreg] number by phone, contact the D&B Government Customer Response 
Center:

U.S. and U.S Virgin Islands: 1-866-705-5711,
Alaska and Puerto Rico: 1-800-234-3867 (Select Option 2, then Option 
1),
Monday--Friday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. C.S.T.

    The process to request a D-U-N-S[supreg] Number by telephone takes 
between 5 and 10 minutes. You will need to provide the following 
information:
     Legal Name.
     Tradestyle, Doing Business As (DBA), or other name by 
which your organization is commonly recognized.
     Physical Address, City, State and Zip Code.
     Mailing Address (if separate).
     Telephone Number.
     Contact Name.
     SIC Code (Line of Business).
     Number of Employees at your location.
     Headquarters name and address (if there is a reporting 
relationship to a parent corporate entity).
     Is this a home-based business?
The Project Description
    Part I: The Project Description Overview: The project description 
provides the majority of information by which an application is 
evaluated and ranked in competition with other applications for 
available assistance. The project description should be concise and 
complete. It should address the activity for which Federal funds are 
being requested. Supporting documents should be included where they can 
present information clearly and succinctly. In preparing the project 
description, information that is responsive to each of the requested 
evaluation criteria must be provided. Awarding offices use this and 
other information in making their funding recommendations. It is 
important, therefore, that this information be included in the 
application in a manner that is clear and complete.
General Expectations and Instructions
    ACF is particularly interested in specific project descriptions 
that focus on outcomes and convey strategies for achieving intended 
performance. Project descriptions are evaluated on the basis of 
substance and measurable outcomes, not length. Extensive exhibits are 
not required. Cross-referencing should be used rather than repetition. 
Supporting information concerning activities that will not be directly 
funded by the grant or information that does not directly pertain to an 
integral part of the grant-funded activity should be placed in an 
appendix.
    Part II: General Instructions for Preparing a Full Project 
Description Introduction: Applicants that are required to submit a full 
project description shall prepare the project description statement in 
accordance with the following instructions while being aware of the 
specified evaluation criteria. The topics listed in this section 
provide a broad overview of what the project description should include 
while the Criteria in Section V.1 identify the measures that will be 
used to evaluate applications.

Table of Contents

    List the contents of the application including corresponding page 
numbers.

Project Summary/Abstract

    Provide a summary of the application's project description. The 
summary must be clear, accurate, concise, and without reference to 
other parts of the application. The abstract must include a brief 
description of the proposed grant project including the needs to be 
addressed, the proposed services, and the population group(s) to be 
served.
    Please place the following at the top of the abstract:
     Project Title.
     Applicant Name.
     Address.
     Contact Phone Numbers (Voice, Fax).
     E-Mail Address.
     Web Site Address, if applicable.
    The project abstract must be single-spaced and limited to one page 
in length.

Objectives and Need for Assistance

    Clearly identify the physical, economic, social, financial, 
institutional, and/or other problem(s) requiring a solution. The need 
for assistance including the nature and scope of the problem must be 
demonstrated, and the principal and subordinate objectives of the 
project must be clearly and concisely stated; supporting documentation, 
such as letters of support and testimonials from concerned interests 
other than the applicant, may be included. Any relevant data based on 
planning studies or needs assessments should be included or referred to 
in the endnotes/footnotes. Incorporate demographic data and 
participant/beneficiary information, as needed. In developing the 
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description, the applicant may volunteer or be requested to provide 
information on the total range of projects currently being conducted 
and supported (or to be initiated), some of which may be outside the 
scope of the program announcement.

Outcomes Expected

    Identify the outcomes to be derived from the project.
    For example, the project description may cite measurable outcomes, 
including but not limited to, the number of youth returning home for 
reunification with family or returning to a safe and appropriate 
alternative living arrangement.

Approach

    Outline a plan of action that describes the scope and detail of how 
the proposed work will be accomplished. Account for all functions or 
activities identified in the application. Cite factors that might 
accelerate or decelerate the work and state your reason for taking the 
proposed approach rather than others. Describe any unusual features of 
the project such as design or technological innovations, reductions in 
cost or time, or extraordinary social and community involvement.
    Provide quantitative monthly or quarterly projections of the 
accomplishments to be achieved for each function or activity in such 
terms as the number of people to be served and the number of activities 
accomplished. Data may be organized and presented as project tasks and 
subtasks with their corresponding timelines during the project period. 
For example, each project task could be assigned to a row in the first 
column of a grid. Then, a unit of time could be assigned to each 
subsequent column, beginning with the first unit (i.e., week, month, 
quarter) of the project and ending with the last. Shading, arrows, or 
other markings could be used across the applicable grid boxes or cells, 
representing units of time, to indicate the approximate duration and/or 
frequency of each task and its start and end dates within the project 
period.
    When accomplishments cannot be quantified by activity or function, 
list them in chronological order to show the schedule of 
accomplishments and their target dates.
    Provide a list of organizations, cooperating entities, consultants, 
or other key individuals who will work on the project, along with a 
short description of the nature of their effort or contribution.

Geographic Location

    Describe the precise location of the project and boundaries of the 
area to be served by the proposed project. Maps or other graphic aids 
may be attached.

Third-Party Agreements

    Provide written and signed agreements between grantees and 
subgrantees, or subcontractors, or other cooperating entities. These 
agreements must detail the scope of work to be performed, work 
schedules, remuneration, and other terms and conditions that structure 
or define the relationship.

Letters of Support

    Provide statements from community, public, and commercial leaders 
that support the project proposed for funding. All submissions should 
be included in the application package or by the application deadline.

Budget and Budget Justification

    Provide a budget with line-item detail and detailed calculations 
for each budget object class identified on the Budget Information Form 
(SF-424A or SF-424C). Detailed calculations must include estimation 
methods, quantities, unit costs, and other similar quantitative detail 
sufficient for the calculation to be duplicated. If matching is a 
requirement, include a breakout by the funding sources identified in 
Block 18 of the SF-424.
    Provide a narrative budget justification for the first year of the 
proposed project. The narrative budget justification should describe 
how the categorical costs are derived. Discuss the necessity, 
reasonableness, and allocation of the proposed costs.

General

    Use the following guidelines for preparing the budget and budget 
justification. Both Federal and non-Federal resources (when required) 
shall be detailed and justified in the budget and budget narrative 
justification. ``Federal resources'' refers only to the ACF grant funds 
for which you are applying. ``Non-Federal resources'' are all other 
non-ACF Federal and non-Federal resources. It is suggested that budget 
amounts and computations be presented in a columnar format: First 
column, object class categories; second column, Federal budget; next 
column(s), non-Federal budget(s); and last column, total budget. The 
budget justification should be in a narrative form.

Personnel

    Description: Costs of employee salaries and wages.
    Justification: Identify the project director or principal 
investigator, if known at the time of application. For each staff 
person, provide: The title; time commitment to the project in months; 
time commitment to the project as a percentage or full-time equivalent; 
annual salary; grant salary; wage rates; etc. Do not include the costs 
of consultants, personnel costs of delegate agencies, or of specific 
project(s) and/or businesses to be financed by the applicant.

Fringe Benefits

    Description: Costs of employee fringe benefits unless treated as 
part of an approved indirect cost rate.
     Justification: Provide a breakdown of the amounts and percentages 
that comprise fringe benefit costs such as health insurance, Federal 
Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes, retirement insurance, taxes, 
etc.

Travel

    Description: Costs of project-related travel by employees of the 
applicant organization. (This item does not include costs of consultant 
travel).
    Justification: For each trip show: The total number of traveler(s); 
travel destination; duration of trip; per diem; mileage allowances, if 
privately owned vehicles will be used to travel out of town; and other 
transportation costs and subsistence allowances. If appropriate for 
this project, travel costs for key staff to attend ACF-sponsored 
workshops should be detailed in the budget.

Equipment

    Description: ``Equipment'' means an article of nonexpendable, 
tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year 
and an acquisition cost that equals or exceeds the lesser of: (a) The 
capitalization level established by the organization for the financial 
statement purposes, or (b) $5,000. (Note: Acquisition cost means the 
net invoice unit price of an item of equipment, including the cost of 
any modifications, attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus 
necessary to make it usable for the purpose for which it is acquired. 
Ancillary charges, such as taxes, duty, protective in-transit 
insurance, freight, and installation, shall be included in or excluded 
from acquisition cost in accordance with the organization's regular 
written accounting practices.)
    Justification: For each type of equipment requested provide: A 
description of the equipment; the cost per unit; the number of units; 
the total cost; and a plan for use on the project; as well as use and/
or disposal of the

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equipment after the project ends. An applicant organization that uses 
its own definition for equipment should provide a copy of its policy, 
or section of its policy, that includes the equipment definition.

Supplies

    Description: Costs of all tangible personal property other than 
that included under the Equipment category.
    Justification: Specify general categories of supplies and their 
costs. Show computations and provide other information that supports 
the amount requested.

Contractual

    Description: Costs of all contracts for services and goods except 
for those that belong under other categories such as equipment, 
supplies, construction, etc. Include third-party evaluation contracts, 
if applicable, and contracts with secondary recipient organizations, 
including delegate agencies and specific project(s) and/or businesses 
to be financed by the applicant.
    Justification: Demonstrate that all procurement transactions will 
be conducted in a manner to provide, to the maximum extent practical, 
open and free competition. Recipients and subrecipients, other than 
States that are required to use 45 CFR part 92 procedures, must justify 
any anticipated procurement action that is expected to be awarded 
without competition and exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold 
fixed at 41 U.S.C. 403(11), currently set at $100,000. Recipients may 
be required to make pre-award review and procurement documents, such as 
requests for proposals or invitations for bids, independent cost 
estimates, etc. available to ACF.

    Note:  Whenever the applicant intends to delegate part of the 
project to another agency, the applicant must provide a detailed 
budget and budget narrative for each delegate agency, by agency 
title, along with the same supporting information referred to in 
these instructions.

Other

    Description: Enter the total of all other costs. Such costs, where 
applicable and appropriate, may include but are not limited to: Local 
travel; insurance; food; medical and dental costs (noncontractual); 
professional services costs; space and equipment rentals; printing and 
publication; computer use; training costs, such as tuition and 
stipends; staff development costs; and administrative costs.
    Justification: Provide computations, a narrative description and a 
justification for each cost under this category.

Indirect Charges

    Description: Total amount of indirect costs. This category should 
be used only when the applicant currently has an indirect cost rate 
approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or 
another cognizant Federal agency.
    Justification: An applicant that will charge indirect costs to the 
grant must enclose a copy of the current rate agreement. If the 
applicant organization is in the process of initially developing or 
renegotiating a rate, upon notification that an award will be made, it 
should immediately develop a tentative indirect cost rate proposal 
based on its most recently completed fiscal year, in accordance with 
the cognizant agency's guidelines for establishing indirect cost rates, 
and submit it to the cognizant agency. Applicants awaiting approval of 
their indirect cost proposals may also request indirect costs. When an 
indirect cost rate is requested, those costs included in the indirect 
cost pool should not be charged as direct costs to the grant. Also, if 
the applicant is requesting a rate that is less than what is allowed 
under the program, the authorized representative of the applicant 
organization must submit a signed acknowledgement that the applicant is 
accepting a lower rate than allowed.

Commitment of Non-Federal Resources

    Description: Amounts of non-Federal resources that will be used to 
support the project as identified in Block 18 of the SF-424.
    Justification: If an applicant is relying on match from a third 
party, then a firm commitment of these resources (letter or other 
documentation) is required with the application. Detailed budget 
information must be provided for every funding source identified in 
Block 18 of the SF-424.

Paperwork Reduction Disclaimer

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
13, the public reporting burden for the Project Description is 
estimated to average 40 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
reviewing the collection information. The Project Description 
information collection is approved under OMB control number 0970-0139, 
which expires 11/30/2012. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Application Submission Options

    Electronic Submission via http://www.Grants.gov.
     ACF will not accept applications via facsimile or e-mail.
     The Funding Opportunity Announcement is found on the 
Grants.gov Web site at http://www.grants.gov where the electronic 
application can be downloaded for completion.
     To apply electronically, applicants must be registered 
with Grants.gov, Dun and Bradstreet, and the Central Contractor 
Registry (CCR).
     Electronically submitted applications must be submitted 
and time/date stamped by the due date and receipt time described in 
Section IV.3. Submission Dates and Times, of this announcement.
     To submit an application through Grants.gov, the applicant 
must be an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) for their 
organization and must have a current registration with the Central 
Contractor Registry (CCR).
     Central Contractor Registry (CCR) registration must be 
updated annually. Electronically submitted applications will not pass 
the validation check at Grants.gov if the AOR does not have a current 
CCR registration and electronic signature credentials.
     Applications rejected by Grants.gov for an unregistered 
AOR will be disqualified and will not be considered for competition.
     Additional guidance on the submission of electronic 
applications can be found at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/registration_checklist.html.
     If difficulties are encountered in using Grants.gov, 
applicants must contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at: 1-800-518-
4726, or by e-mail at [email protected], to report the problem and 
obtain assistance.
     Applicants are advised to retain Grants.gov Contact Center 
service ticket number(s) as they may be needed for future reference.
     Applicants that submit their applications electronically 
are encouraged to retain a hard copy of their application.
     It is to an applicant's advantage to submit their 
applications 24 hours in advance of the closing date and time.
    Contact with the Grants.gov Contact Center prior to the listed due 
date and time does not ensure acceptance of your application. If 
difficulties are encountered, the Grants Management Officer (GMO) will 
make a determination whether the issues are due to system errors or 
user error.

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Hard Copy Submission

    Applicants that are submitting their application in paper format 
should submit one original and two copies of the complete application 
with all attachments. The original and each of the two copies must 
include all required forms, certifications, assurances, and appendices, 
be signed by the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR), and be 
unbound. The original copy of the application must have original 
signature(s). See Section IV.6 of this announcement for address 
information for hard copy application submissions.
    Applicants may refer to Section VIII. Other Information for a 
checklist of application requirements that may be used in developing 
and organizing application materials. Details concerning acknowledgment 
of received applications are available in Section IV.3. Submission 
Dates and Times of this announcement.

IV.3. Submission Dates and Times

    Due Date for Applications: 07/19/2010.
Explanation of Due Dates
    The due date for receipt of applications is listed in this section. 
Applications received after 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date 
will be classified as late and will not be considered in the current 
competition.
    Applicants are responsible for ensuring that applications are 
received by mail, hand-delivery, or submitted electronically well in 
advance of the application due date and time.
Mailed Applications
    Mailed applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., 
eastern time, at the address provided in Section IV.6 of this 
announcement on the due date listed in this section.
Hand-Delivered Applications
    Applications hand-delivered by applicants, applicant couriers, 
other representatives of the applicant, or by overnight/express mail 
couriers must be received on, or before, the due date listed in this 
section, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., eastern time, 
Monday through Friday (excluding Federal holidays). Applications should 
be delivered to the address provided in Section IV.6. of this 
announcement.
Electronically Submitted Applications
    ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by facsimile or 
e-mail. Instructions for electronic submission through www.Grants.gov 
may be found at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/registration_checklist.html.
    After the application is submitted electronically via Grants.gov, 
the applicant will receive three e-mails.
    The following e-mails will be sent to the applicant from 
Grants.gov:
    1. An automatic acknowledgement from Grants.gov of the 
application's submission that provides a Grants.gov tracking number.
    The date/time-stamp in this e-mail serves as the official record of 
your application submission. The date/time-stamp must reflect a 
submission time on or before 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the 
application due date for the application to be considered as meeting 
the due date and to be considered for competition.
    2. An acknowledgement from Grants.gov that the submitted 
application package has passed or failed a series of checks and 
validations.
    Applications that fail the validation check at Grants.gov because 
the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) is not currently 
registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) will be 
disqualified and will not be considered for competition.
    3. An additional e-mail from the Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF) will be sent to the applicant indicating that the 
application has been retrieved from Grants.gov and received by ACF.
Late Applications
    No appeals will be considered for applications classified as late 
under the three cited circumstances:
     Hard-copy applications received after 4:30 p.m., eastern 
time, on the due date will be classified as late and will be 
disqualified.
     Electronically submitted applications are considered late 
and are disqualified when the date/time-stamp received by e-mail from 
www.Grants.gov is after 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date.
     Electronically submitted applications submitted by an AOR 
that does not have a current registration with the Central Contractor 
Registry (CCR) will be rejected by Grants.gov. Although the applicant 
may have an acceptable dated and time-stamped e-mail from Grants.gov, 
these applications are considered late and are disqualified and will 
not be considered for competition.
Extension/Waiver of Due Date and Receipt Time
    ACF may extend an application due date and receipt time when 
circumstances such as natural disasters occur (floods, hurricanes, 
etc.); when there are widespread disruptions of mail service; or in 
other rare cases. The determination to extend or waive due date and 
receipt time requirements rests with ACF's Chief Grants Management 
Officer.
Acknowledgement of Received Application
    ACF will provide acknowledgement of receipt of hard copy 
application packages submitted via mail or courier services.
    Applicants who submit their application packages electronically via 
http://www.Grants.gov will receive two e-mail acknowledgements from 
that Web site:
    1. Your application has been submitted and provides a Time/Date 
Stamp. This is considered the official submission time.
    2. Your application has been validated and provides a Time/Date 
Stamp. See the previous section on disqualification for failing 
validation check because of an unregistered Authorized Organization 
Representative.
    An acknowledgement e-mail from the Administration on Children and 
Families (ACF) indicating that the application has been retrieved and 
received by ACF will be sent to applicants that apply via http://www.Grants.gov.

IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs

    This program is covered under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' and 45 CFR part 100, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services 
Programs and Activities.'' Under the Executive Order, States may design 
their own processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal 
assistance under covered programs.
    Applicants should go to the following URL for the official list of 
the jurisdictions that have elected to participate in E.O. 12372 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc/.
    Applicants from participating jurisdictions should contact their 
SPOC, as soon as possible, to alert them of their prospective 
applications and to receive instructions on their jurisdiction's 
procedures. Applicants must submit all required application materials 
to the SPOC and indicate the date of submission on the Standard Form 
(SF) 424 at item 19.
    Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from the application 
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    SPOC comments may be submitted directly to ACF to: U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Grants Management, Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade SW., 6th Floor East, Washington, DC 20447.
    Entities that meet the eligibility requirements of this 
announcement are still eligible to apply for a grant even if a State, 
Territory or Commonwealth, etc., does not have a SPOC or has chosen not 
to participate in the process. Applicants from non-participating 
jurisdictions need take no action with regard to E.O. 12372. 
Applications from Federally-recognized Indian Tribal governments are 
not subject to E.O. 12372.

IV.5. Funding Restrictions

    Costs of organized fund raising, including financial campaigns, 
endowment drives, solicitation of gifts and bequests, and similar 
expenses incurred solely to raise capital or obtain contributions, are 
considered unallowable costs under grants awarded under this 
announcement.
    Grant awards will not allow reimbursement of pre-award costs.
    Construction that is beyond renovation of existing structures is 
not an allowable activity or expenditure under this grant award. Costs 
for acquisition and renovation of existing structures may not exceed 15 
percent of the grant amount awarded. The costs of acquisition and 
renovation of existing structures are authorized, but the costs of 
constructing a new building are not authorized.
    No grant funds may be used for any program of distributing sterile 
needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug 
(42 U.S.C. 5752). See Section VI.3, Special Terms and Conditions of 
Awards.
    No grant funds may be used to support inherently religious 
activities such as religious instruction, worship, or proselytization. 
More information can be found at: https://www.os.dhhs.gov/fbci/waisgate21.pdf.

IV.6. Other Submission Requirements

    Submit applications to one of the following addresses:
Submission by Mail
FYSB Operations Center, c/o Master Key Consulting, Attn: Basic Center 
Program Funding, 4915 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 101, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Hand Delivery
FYSB Operations Center, c/o Master Key Consulting, Attn: Basic Center 
Program Funding, 4915 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 101, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Electronic Submission
    See Section IV.2 for application requirements and for guidance when 
submitting applications electronically via http://www.Grants.gov.
    For all submissions, see Section IV.3 for information on due dates 
and times.

V. Application Review Information

V.1. Criteria

    Applications competing for financial assistance will be reviewed 
and evaluated using the criteria described in this section. The 
corresponding point values indicate the relative importance placed on 
each review criterion. Points will be allocated based on the extent to 
which the application proposal addresses each of the criteria listed. 
Applicants should address these criteria in their application 
materials, particularly in the project description and budget 
justification, as they are the basis upon which competing applications 
will be judged during the objective review. The required elements of 
the project description and budget justification may be found in 
Section IV.2 of this announcement.
Objectives and Need for Assistance Maximum Points: 15
    1. The extent to which the application describes clear and 
appropriate program objectives that will fulfill the program purpose, 
as provided, required by and consistent with the authorizing RHY 
legislation and FYSB program requirements as described in Section I.
    2. The extent to which the application describes a clear need for 
the proposed project. A discussion must include the conditions of youth 
and families in the area to be served, including matters of health, 
education, employment and social conditions of youth and families in 
the service area.
    3. The extent to which the application demonstrates that the 
services to be provided will be located in an area that is frequented 
by and/or easily accessible for the population to be served, through a 
specific description of the precise geographic location of program 
services. Maps or other graphic aids may be included.
    4. The extent to which the application provides documentation on 
the number of RHY in the area to be served. If such data does not 
exist, the application should state this fact and provide a rationale 
to estimate the number of RHY in the area.
Outcomes Maximum Points: 15
    1. The extent to which the applicant clearly specifies the number 
of at-risk youth to be served through residential and non-residential 
services (e.g., through outreach, counseling, educational services, 
shelter and support services). The application must provide the number 
of beds available for runaway and homeless youth. (This number is 
restricted to a minimum of four RHY and a maximum shelter capacity of 
20 youth unless the applicant is required by State or local law 
regulations to meet a higher maximum to comply with licensure 
requirements for child and youth serving facilities; proof is required 
for this exception.)
    2. The extent to which the application identifies quantitative 
outcomes and outputs for the proposed project that will fulfill the 
program purpose and scope of services as described in the authorizing 
RHY legislation and Section I. (Outcomes are the expected changes that 
will reasonably occur among youth, families and communities based on 
the program activities. An example of a project outcome is included in 
Section I, Measuring Program Success. Outputs are the program 
activities that will influence the program's outcomes.)
    3. The extent to which the application demonstrates a sound 
relationship between program services and quantitative outcomes.
    4. The extent to which the application describes the frequency of 
data collection and utilization of program data to make program 
adjustments. The application should include a description of how the 
organization will continue to make ongoing program adjustments that 
will improve performance and a description of data analysis.
Approach Maximum Points: 30
    1. The extent to which the application identifies the services that 
will be provided, required by and consistent with, the authorizing RHY 
legislation and FYSB program requirements as described by Section I.
    2. The extent to which the application describes how the proposed 
project will operate programmatically to provide the services mandated 
by the authorizing RHY legislation and FYSB program requirements as 
described in Section I.
    3. If the application proposes to sub-grant or contract a 
significant portion of the proposed project, the extent to which the 
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role in the administration and/or delivery of services of the proposed 
project.
    4. The extent to which the application clearly identifies whether 
the agency will have site control over a shelter and/or have an 
agreement in place with the operational facility at the start of award. 
The application must discuss the shelter facilities and whether the 
applicant owns, rents or leases shelter space. If a shelter is not 
immediately available for lease or rent, the extent to which the 
application clearly specifies when and how they will achieve site 
control over a shelter and be fully operational within one year of 
receiving the award.
    5. The extent to which the application describes an outreach plan 
that will attract RHY youth eligible for services.
    6. The extent to which the application describes an outreach plan 
that will attract members of ethnic, cultural, and racial minorities 
and/or persons with limited ability to speak and interpret the English 
language. If the application proposes to serve a specific RHY 
population (e.g., single-sex programs, lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender and questioning youth (LGBTQ), a particular ethnic group), 
then the applicant must describe the unique characteristics of the 
community that requires the need to address the specific special 
population. Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which the 
applicant describes plans for making referrals or otherwise providing 
for the needs of RHY youth who are not in the specific population the 
applicant will serve.
    7. The extent to which the application describes its coordination 
or service linkages with local agencies to ensure a continuum of care 
or referrals for RHY to receive services outside the scope of the 
proposed project, but that are important to meet the needs of the 
population.
    8. The extent to which the application describes plans for ensuring 
coordination with schools to which runaway and homeless youth will 
return, and for assisting the youth to stay current with the curricula 
of these schools, including specific information on how the applicant 
will work with the McKinney-Vento School District Liaison (as 
designated by the State Coordinator) to assure that runaway and 
homeless youth are provided information about the educational services 
available to such youth under 42 U.S.C. 11431 through 11435. A list of 
McKinney-Vento State Coordinators can be found at: http://www.serve.org/nche/downloads/sccontact.pdf.
    9. The extent to which the application describes an effective plan 
for dealing with youth who have run away from foster care placements 
and from correctional institutions and demonstrates that procedures are 
in accordance with Federal, State and local laws.
    10. The extent to which the application demonstrates a plan and 
timeframe to contact parents/guardians or other relatives of RHY 
seeking services, and to ensure (where appropriate) the safe return of 
the youth to family in accordance withRHY regulation.
    11. The extent to which the application demonstrates the 
development of an aftercare plan to stay in contact with youth who have 
been served after they leave the program in order to ensure their 
ongoing safety. The plan must include how aftercare services will be 
provided for youth who reside outside the local area of the BCP.
    12. The extent to which the application describes an effective plan 
to store and maintain confidential records of youth and their families 
and to protect the confidentiality of the youth and families served and 
their records.
    13. If the applicant proposes to provide optional services, such as 
home-based services, the extent to which the application demonstrates 
how the proposed project will operate programmatically to provide the 
services required by the authorizing RHY legislation and FYSB program 
requirements as described in Section I.
    14. The extent to which the application describes an emergency 
preparedness and management plan by addressing steps to be taken in 
case of a local or national situation that poses risk to the health and 
safety of program staff and youth. The extent to which the application 
describes how FYSB will be notified in the event the plan must be 
enacted.
    15. If the application proposes to serve a specific RHY target 
population, then the applicant must describe the unique characteristics 
of the community that requires the need to address the specific target 
population. Applicants will be evaluated on the extent to which the 
applicant describes plans for making appropriate referrals and service 
linkages or otherwise providing for the needs of RHY youth who are not 
in the specific population the applicant will serve. NOTE: Age is not 
considered a target population.
    16. The extent to which the application describes effective 
strategies to integrate Positive Youth Development into the operations 
of the project.
Organizational Profile Maximum Points: 20
    1. The extent to which the application demonstrates the 
organizational capacity necessary to oversee Federal grants through a 
description of the organization's fiscal controls and an explanation of 
the organization's governing oversight.
    2. If the application proposes to sub-grant and/or contract to 
another organization that will provide direct services to youth and 
their families through this grant, then the extent to which the 
application demonstrates how the sub-grant and/or contract will be 
monitored for grant compliance and project performance.
    3. The extent to which the application describes their State and 
local licensing requirements to operate residential facilities for the 
proposed design and model of shelter and/or host homes and demonstrates 
their compliance with such requirements. If the agency is using funds 
to start a program, the extent to which it demonstrates knowledge of 
its State and local licensing requirements and a plan to secure such 
licensing. If the agency is exempt from State and local licensing, the 
applicant must explain why the agency is exempt.
    4. The extent to which the application describes the organization's 
past experience in working with runaway, homeless, and street youth 
populations and demonstrates a sound relationship between 
organizational experience and the ability to provide program services 
as required by the authorizing RHY legislation and FYSB program 
requirements as described in Section I. Experience does not have to 
pertain only to past FYSB-funded program experience. Note: Past 
experience means that a major activity of the agency has been the 
provision of temporary shelter, counseling, and referral services to 
runaway or otherwise homeless youth and their families, either directly 
or through linkages established with other community agencies. The 
application must specify the length and time the organization has 
provided these services.
    5. If the agency is a current recipient of funds from ACF for non-
BCP services that support RHY, then the application will be evaluated 
on the extent to which it shows how the services supported by these 
funds are, or will be, integrated with the existing services. Note: 
Applicants that have a SOP, TLP and/or MGH grant(s) must discuss how 
funds will be integrated into RHY services proposed in this 
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    6. The applicant must describe how the activities implemented under 
this project will be continued by the agency once Federal funding for 
the project has ended. The applicant must describe specific plans for 
accomplishing program phase-out in the event the applicant cannot 
obtain new operating funds at the end of the 36-month project period. 
The plan must identify the specific services that will continue at the 
end of the project period as well as how the organization will fund 
those services on an ongoing basis.
    7. The extent to which the application addresses the agency's 
sustainability plan that begins immediately upon receipt of the grant.
Staff and Position Data Maximum Points: 15
    1. The extent to which the application includes an organizational 
chart that demonstrates the relationship between all positions 
(including consultants, sub-grants and/or contractors) to be funded 
through this grant. The application must provide the name of the person 
employed in each position or note that the position is vacant. The 
application must identify the person and their position who would serve 
as the Point of Contact (POC) for this grant. POC information must 
include the telephone number and e-mail address. If the telephone 
number or e-mail address is not available, the applicant must state 
this and describe a plan for providing a telephone number and e-mail 
address to the Federal Project Officer should the application be 
approved for funding.
    2. The extent to which the application provides a staffing plan 
that demonstrates a sound relationship between the proposed 
responsibilities of a program staff and the educational and 
professional experience required for staff positions through a 
discussion of position descriptions and resumes or biographical 
sketches of key staff, including consultants, which correspond to the 
organizational chart. Note: Key Staff is defined as those staff members 
responsible for direct oversight, management, or implementation of the 
proposed project and/or direct services to youth being served.
    3. The extent to which the application states the expected or 
estimated ratio of staff-to-youth in the shelter facility and 
demonstrates that this ratio is sufficient to ensure adequate 
supervision and treatment of youth accessing services. The application 
must demonstrate that this ratio is in compliance with State and local 
licensing requirements.
    4. The extent to which the application describes the agency's 
policy for conducting background checks on all staff who come into 
contact with children and youth served or proposed to be served by the 
agency. The application must confirm that the policy is in compliance 
with State and local law.
    5. The extent to which the application describes a plan for 
training project staff in appropriate topics to safely and effectively 
serve runaway, homeless, and street youth, and to deal appropriately 
with the issues they will encounter while serving these youth. At a 
minimum staff should be trained on: organizational policies and 
procedures (to include the Emergency Preparedness Plan's objectives and 
procedures), job responsibilities, subject matter knowledge of issues 
pertaining to runaway and homeless youth and at-risk youth, positive 
youth development and competency to respond to the ethnicity, age, 
gender identity, cultural practices, sexual orientation, socioeconomic 
status, educational background and language of the targeted youth and 
their families.
Budget, Maximum Points: 5
    1. The extent to which a detailed line item budget for the Federal 
and non-Federal share of project costs is included and demonstrates how 
cost estimates were derived. Detailed calculations must include 
estimation of methods, quantities, unit costs, and other similar 
quantitative detail sufficient for the calculation to be duplicated.
    2. The extent to which the application demonstrates how the funds 
requested are necessary and essential to accomplish the scope of 
services, as required by the authorizing RHY legislation and FYSB 
program requirements, as described in Section I.

V.2. Review and Selection Process

    No grant award will be made under this announcement on the basis of 
an incomplete application.
Initial ACF Screening
    Each application will be screened to determine whether it was 
received by the closing date and time and whether the requested amount 
exceeds the award ceiling. Applications that are designated as late 
according to Section IV.3. Submission Dates and Times or those with 
requests that exceed the award ceiling, stated in Section II. Award 
Information will be returned to the applicant with a notation that they 
were deemed non-responsive and will not be reviewed.
Objective Review and Results
    Applications competing for financial assistance will be reviewed 
and evaluated by objective review panels using the criteria described 
in Section V.1 of this announcement. Each panel is made up of experts 
with knowledge and experience in the area under review. Generally, 
review panels are composed of three reviewers and one chairperson.
    Results of the competitive objective review are taken into 
consideration by ACF in the selection of projects for funding; however, 
objective review scores and rankings are not binding and are one 
element of the decision-making process.
    ACF may elect to not fund applicants with management or financial 
problems that would indicate an inability to successfully complete the 
proposed project. Applications may be funded in whole or in part. 
Successful applicants may be funded at an amount lower than that 
requested. ACF reserves the right to consider a preference to fund 
organizations serving emerging, unserved, or under-served populations, 
including those located in pockets of poverty, and to consider the 
geographic distribution of Federal funds in its funding decisions.
    The results of these reviews will assist the ACYF Commissioner, 
FYSB senior leadership and program staff in considering competing 
applications. Reviewers' scores will weigh heavily in funding 
decisions, but will not be the only factors considered. Applications 
generally will be considered in order of the average scores assigned by 
reviewers. However, highly ranked applications are not guaranteed 
funding because other factors are taken into consideration. These 
include, but are not limited to: Comments of reviewers and Government 
officials, staff evaluation and input, geographic distribution, 
previous program performance of applicants, compliance with grant terms 
under previous HHS grants, audit reports, investigative reports, and an 
applicant's progress in resolving any final audit disallowance on 
previous FYSB or other Federal agency grants.
    The evaluation criteria were designed to assess the quality of a 
proposed project, and to determine the likelihood of its success. The 
evaluation criteria are closely related and are considered as a whole 
in judging the overall quality of an application. Points are awarded 
only to an application that is responsive to the evaluation criteria 
within the context of this program announcement.
    FYSB has the authority to pass over ranking order based on 
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(location), areas of highest need and capacity.
    As required by the RHYA, in making grant award decisions, priority 
for funding shall be given to eligible applicants with past experience 
in providing services to runaway, homeless and street youth and private 
entities that request grant funding for $200,000 or less. Past 
experience means that a major activity of the applicant has been the 
provision of temporary shelter, counseling, and referral services to 
runaway or otherwise homeless youth and their families, either directly 
or through linkages established with other community agencies.
    Please refer to Section IV.2. of this announcement for information 
on non-Federal reviewers in the review process.
Approved But Unfunded Applications
    Applications that are approved but unfunded may be held over for 
funding in the next funding cycle, pending the availability of funds, 
for a period not to exceed one year.

V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates

    FYSB expects that awards will be made by September 30, 2010. 
Unsuccessful applicants will be notified in writing subsequent to 
negotiations and final determination of awards.

VI. Award Administration Information

VI.1. Award Notices

    Successful applicants will be notified through the issuance of a 
Financial Assistance Award (FAA) document that sets forth the amount of 
funds granted, the terms and conditions of the grant, the effective 
date of the grant, the budget period for which initial support will be 
given, the non-Federal share to be provided (if applicable), and the 
total project period for which support is contemplated. The FAA will be 
signed by the Grants Officer and transmitted via postal mail. Following 
the finalization of funding decisions, organizations whose applications 
will not be funded will be notified by letter, signed by the Program 
Office head.

VI.2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

    Awards issued under this announcement are subject to the uniform 
administrative requirements and cost principles of 45 CFR part 74 
(Awards and Subawards to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, 
Other Nonprofit Organizations, and Commercial Organizations), or 45 CFR 
part 92 (Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State, Local, and Tribal 
Governments).
    An application funded with the release of Federal funds through a 
grant award, does not constitute, or imply, compliance with Federal 
regulations. Funded organizations are responsible for ensuring that 
their activities comply with all applicable Federal regulations.
    Grantees are subject to the limitations set forth in 45 CFR part 
74, Subpart E-Special Provisions for Awards to Commercial Organizations 
(45 CFR 74.81, Prohibition against profit), which states that, ``* * * 
no HHS funds may be paid as profit to any recipient even if the 
recipient is a commercial organization. Profit is any amount in excess 
of allowable direct and indirect costs.''
    Grantees are also subject to the requirements of 45 CFR part 87, 
Equal Treatment for Faith-Based Organizations: ``Direct Federal grants, 
sub-award funds, or contracts under this ACF program shall not be used 
to support inherently religious activities such as religious 
instruction, worship, or proselytization. Therefore, organizations must 
take steps to separate, in time or location, their inherently religious 
activities from the services funded under this program. Regulations 
pertaining to the Equal Treatment for Faith-Based Organizations, which 
includes the prohibition against Federal funding of inherently 
religious activities, can be found at the HHS Web site at: http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/waisgate21.pdf.
    A faith-based organization receiving HHS funds retains its 
independence from Federal, State, and local governments, and may 
continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, 
and expression of its religious beliefs. For example, a faith-based 
organization may use space in its facilities to provide secular 
programs or services funded with Federal funds without removing 
religious art, icons, scriptures, or other religious symbols. In 
addition, a faith-based organization that receives Federal funds 
retains its authority over its internal governance, and it may retain 
religious terms in its organization's name, select its board members on 
a religious basis, and include religious references in its 
organization's mission statements and other governing documents in 
accordance with all program requirements, statutes, and other 
applicable requirements governing the conduct of HHS funded 
activities.'' Additional information on ``Understanding the Regulations 
Related to the Faith-Based and Community Initiative'' can be found at: 
http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/regulations/index.html.
    The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/CFR/.
Award Term and Condition for Trafficking in Persons
    Awards issued under this announcement are subject to the 
requirements of Section 106 (g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000, as amended (22 U.S.C. 7104). For the full text of the 
award term, go to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/award_term.html. If 
you are unable to access this link, please contact the Grants 
Management Contact identified in Section VII. Agency Contacts of this 
announcement to obtain a copy of the Term.
HHS Grants Policy Statement
    The HHS Grants Policy Statement (HHS GPS) is the Department of 
Health and Human Services' single policy guide for discretionary grants 
and cooperative agreements. ACF grant awards are subject to the 
requirements of the HHS GPS, which covers basic grants processes, 
standard terms and conditions, and points of contact, as well as 
important agency-specific requirements. Appendices to the HHS GPS 
include a glossary of terms and a list of standard abbreviations for 
ease of reference. The general terms and conditions in the HHS GPS will 
apply as indicated unless there are statutory, regulatory, or award-
specific requirements to the contrary that are specified in the 
Financial Assistance Award (FAA). The HHS GPS is available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_related.html.
Other Administrative and National Policy Requirements
    Grantees are subject to requirement in 45 CFR part 1351, Runaway 
and Homeless Youth Program Administration Requirements. In the case of 
conflicts between current regulatory language and RHYA statutory 
language, the statutory language will govern.
Sterile Needles
    Applicants are advised that no grant funds may be used for any 
program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic 
injection of any illegal drug. Prospective grantees are advised that 
entities that receive BCP grant funds and that operate a program of 
distributing sterile needles or syringes for hypodermic injections of 
illegal drugs, must account for all funds used for such programs 
separately from any expenditure of BCP grant funds. (42

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U.S.C. 5752.) See Section IV.5 Funding Restrictions.
Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHYMIS)
    Grantees must agree to keep adequate statistical records profiling 
the youth and families served under the Federal grant and to gather and 
submit program and client data required by FYSB. This information is 
required by the RHY program legislation and defined in user-friendly 
RHYMIS. Recipients of a grant administered through FYSB are required 
and expected to submit the data via RHYMIS or in an approved format 
that RHYMIS can receive. Grantees have the option of using RHYMIS for 
internal management improvement or for research and other program 
needs. A RHYMIS hotline/help desk is available at 888-749-6474, and/or 
at: [email protected].
    FYSB will fund computer software for RHY program data collection 
through RHYMIS. An applicant lacking the computer equipment (hardware) 
for RHYMIS data collection must include an estimated cost for such 
equipment in their proposed budget. If the applicant already has such 
equipment, this fact must be noted. (Note: Existing grantees generally 
report that their staff has been able to easily train themselves to 
operate RHYMIS due to its user-friendliness, prompts, help features, 
and FYSB's technical support service.)
    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13) the data collection under RHYMIS is approved under OMB control 
number 0970-0123, which expires September 30, 2010.
Confidentiality
    Section 312 of the RHY Act requires grantees to keep adequate 
statistical records profiling the youth and family members whom it 
serves (including youth who are not referred to out-of-home shelter 
services), except that records maintained on individual runaway and 
homeless youth shall not be disclosed without the consent of the 
individual youth and parent or legal guardian to anyone other than 
another agency compiling statistical records or a Government agency 
involved in the disposition of criminal charges against an individual 
runaway and homeless youth, and reports or other documents based on 
such statistical records shall not disclose the identity of individual 
runaway and homeless youth. Moreover, Section 384 of the RHY Act 
requires that records containing the identity of individual youth 
pursuant to this Act under no circumstances be disclosed or transferred 
to any individual or to any public or private agency.
Separate Accounting
    Section 389 of the RHY Act requires any individual or entity who 
receives any funds awarded under the RHY Act and who carries out any 
program described in section 390(a) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 5752(a) to 
account for all funds used for such program separately from any RHY Act 
funds.
Continuation of Project
    An initial grant award will be for a 12-month budget period. The 
award of continuation grants beyond the initial 12-month budget period 
will be subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress on 
the part of the grantee, and a determination that the continued funding 
would be in the best interest of the Federal Government.

VI.3. Reporting

    Grantees under this announcement will be required to submit 
performance progress and financial reports periodically throughout the 
project period. The frequency of required reporting is listed later in 
this section.
    In FY 2009, most ACF grantees began using a standard form for 
required performance progress reporting (PPR). Use of the new standard 
form, the ACF-OGM SF-PPR, began for new awards and continuation awards 
made by ACF in FY 2009. At a minimum, grantees are required to submit 
the ACF-OGM SF-PPR, which consists of the ACF-OGM SF-PPR Cover Page and 
the Program Indicators--Attachment B. ACF Programs that utilize 
reporting forms or formats in addition to, or instead of, the ACF-OGM 
SF-PPR have listed the reporting requirements later in this section.
    Grant award documents will inform grantees of the appropriate 
performance progress report form or format to use beginning in FY 2009. 
Grantees should consult their award documents to determine the 
appropriate performance progress report format required under their 
award.
    Grantees will continue to use the Financial Status Report (FSR) SF-
269 (long form) for required financial reporting.
    Performance progress and financial reports are due 30 days after 
the end of the reporting period. Final program performance and 
financial reports are due 90 days after the close of the project 
period. Final reports may be submitted in hard copy to the Grants 
Management Office Contact listed in Section VII. Agency Contacts of 
this announcement.
    The SF-269 (long form) and the ACF-OGM-SF-PPR may be found at 
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_resources.html.
    Program Progress Reports: Semi-Annually.
    Financial Reports: Semi-Annually.

VII. Agency Contacts

Program Office Contact

Victoria Marquez, Family and Youth Services Bureau, FYSB Operations 
Center, c/o Master Key Consulting, 4915 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 101, 
Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (866) 796-1591, E-mail: [email protected].

Office of Grants Management Contact

Lisa Dammar, ACYF Grants Officer, Office of Grants Management, 
Administration on Children and Families, c/o Master Key Consulting, 
4915 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 101, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (866) 796-
1591, E-mail: [email protected].

Federal Relay Service

    Hearing-impaired and speech-impaired callers may contact the 
Federal Relay Service for assistance at 1-800-877-8339 (TTY--Text 
Telephone or ASCII--American Standard Code for Information 
Interchange).

VIII. Other Information

Reference Web Sites

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the Internet 
http://www.hhs.gov/.
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) on the Internet http://www.acf.hhs.gov/.
Administration for Children and Families--Funding Opportunities 
homepage http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) https://www.cfda.gov/.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.
United States Code (U.S.C) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/.

    Sign up to receive notification of ACF Funding Opportunities at 
www. Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov/applicants/e-mail_subscription.jsp.
    The following resources are available to all applicants:
     The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) Web site: 
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb.
     The National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY), 
P.O. Box 13505; Silver Spring, MD 20911-3505; (301) 608-8098; fax: 
(301) 608-8721; http://www.ncfy.com.

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     Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical 
Assistance Centers (RHYTTAC) Web site: http://www.rhyttac.ou.edu.
    Pre-Application Conference: FYSB will be sponsoring a recorded pre-
award conference for all interested parties applying for the Basic 
Center Program funding.
    A recording and transcript of the pre-application conference will 
be posted at: http://www.rhyttac.ou.edu and available at least 30 days 
prior to the application due date. It will be available until the 
closing date of the announcement.
    Information pertaining to the pre-application conference can be 
found at: http://www.rhyttac.ou.edu or by contacting the RHY Technical 
Assistance Center at (800) 806-2711 or [email protected] .
    One-Page Project Abstract (suggested sample format): This format is 
only suggested to assist the writers in developing their abstract.
    Applicants must address every issue in the abstract, but may choose 
a different format to relay the information.
     Agency Name, City, State.
     Proposed Service Area (State, County, City, etc.).
     Amount of Federal Funding requested for 12-month period.
     Proposed model of program (for example host home shelter).
     Target Population (if applicable).
     Point of Contact name, phone, and e-mail.
     Number of youth to shelter during the 36-month project.
     Number of youth to receive non-shelter services during the 
36-month project.
     Two to three paragraph statement on what will be 
accomplished with the project.

Checklist

    All required Standard Forms, assurances, and certifications are 
available on the ACF Forms page at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_resources.html and on the Grants.gov Forms Repository Web page 
at http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/FormLinks?family=15. Versions of 
other Standard Forms (SFs) are available on the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) Grants Management Forms Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_forms/.
    For information regarding accessibility issues, visit the 
Grants.gov Accessibility Compliance Page at http://www07.grants.gov/aboutgrants/accessibility_compliance.jsp.

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            What to submit                             Where found                         When to submit
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SF-424--Application for Federal        Referenced in Section IV.2 and found at     Submission due by application
 Assistance.                            http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_      due date found in Overview
SF_P/PSL_Project/Performance Site     resources.html and at the Grants.gov        and Section IV.3.
 Location(s).                           Forms Repository at http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/FormLinks?family=15.
Table of Contents....................  Referenced in Section IV.2 of the           Submission due by application
                                        announcement under ``Project                due date found in Overview
                                        Description.''                              and Section IV.3.
Project Summary/Abstract.............  Referenced in Section IV.2 of the           Submission due by application
                                        announcement under ``Project                due date found in Overview
                                        Description.''                              and Section IV.3.
Project Description..................  Referenced in Section IV.2 of the           Submission due by application
                                        announcement.                               due date found in Overview
                                                                                    and Section IV.3.
Budget and Budget Justification......  Referenced in Section IV.2 of the           Submission due by application
                                        announcement under ``Project                due date found in Overview
                                        Description.''                              and Section IV.3.
Documentation of Commitment of Non-    Referenced in Section IV.2 of the           Submission due by application
 Federal Resources.                     announcement under ``Budget and Budget      due date found in Overview
                                        Justification.''                            and Section IV.3.
Third-Party Agreements...............  Referenced in Section IV.2 of the           By application due date found
                                        announcement under ``Project                in Overview and Section
                                        Description.''                              IV.3.
Letters of Support...................  Referenced in Section IV.2 of the           Submission due by application
                                        announcement under ``Project                due date found in Overview
                                        Description.''                              and Section IV.3.
Certification Regarding Lobbying.....  Referenced in Section IV.2 of the           Submission due by date of
                                        announcement and found at http://           award.
                                        www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_
                                        resources.html.
This program is covered under E.O.     Applicants should go to the following URL   Submission due to State
 12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of   for the official list of the                Single Point of Contact by
 Federal Programs,'' and 45 CFR part    jurisdictions that have elected to          the application due date
 100, ``Intergovernmental Review of     participate in E.O. 12372 http://           found in Overview and
 Department of Health and Human         www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants--spoc/ as     Section IV.3.
 Services Programs and Activities.''    indicated in Section IV.4 of this
 Applicants must submit all required    announcement.
 application materials to the State
 Single Point of Contact (SPOC) and
 indicate the date of submission on
 the Standard Form (SF) 424 at item
 19.
SF-LLL--Disclosure of Lobbying         ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying'' is   Submission due by application
 Activities, if applicable.             referenced in Section IV.2 and found at     due date found in Overview
                                        http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_      and Section IV.3.
                                        resources.html.
                                       Submission of this form is required if any
                                        funds have been paid, or will be paid, to
                                        any person for influencing, or attempting
                                        to influence, an officer or employee of
                                        any agency, a Member of Congress, an
                                        officer or employee of Congress, or an
                                        employee of a Member of Congress in
                                        connection with this commitment providing
                                        for the United States to insure or
                                        guarantee a loan.
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    Contact for Further Information: Victoria Marquez, Family and Youth 
Services Bureau, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447. 
Telephone: 202-205-4866 E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: June 10, 2010.
Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 2010-14794 Filed 6-21-10; 8:45 am]
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