[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15766-15770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7506]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Administration for Children and Families
Availability of Funding for Alternative Approaches to the
Provision of Cash Assistance, Medical Assistance, Social Services, and
Case Management to Refugees\1\
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS).
\1\In addition to persons who meet all requirements of 45 CFR
400.43, eligibility for refugee services also includes: (1) Cuban
and Haitian entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee Education
Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96-422); (2) certain Amerasians
from Vietnam who are admitted to the U.S. as immigrants under
section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1988, as included in the FY 1988
Continuing Resolution (Pub. L. No. 100-202); and (3) certain
Amerasians from Vietnam, including U.S. citizens, under title II of
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Acts, 1989 (Pub. L. No. 100-461), 1990 (Pub. L. No.
101-167), and 1991 (Pub. L. No. 101-513). For convenience, the term
``refugee'' is used in this notice to encompass all such eligible
persons unless the specific context indicates otherwise.
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ACTION: Request for applications under the Office of Refugee
Resettlement's program to implement alternative projects to provide
cash assistance, medical assistance, social services, and case
management to refugees. This notice supersedes the notice published in
the Federal Register of June 11, 1985 (50 FR 24583).
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ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Eligible applicants for the alternative program
grants include public and private non-profit organizations, such as
States and public and private non-profit organizations and
institutions.
SUMMARY: This is a standing announcement. It governs the competitive
award of grants for the purpose of implementing alternative programs in
order to improve the outcomes of the refugee resettlement program.
Improvement is to be achieved by promoting employment at the earliest
time possible, by increasing economic independence among refugees, and
by improving delivery and coordination of assistance and services to
refugees.
The intent of this announcement is to encourage Wilson/Fish
alternative projects in areas where refugees have had a history of
extended welfare utilization. Projects are also encouraged where there
is interest in restructuring the program to become more cost effective:
(a) By increasing the number of refugees who become self-sufficient,
(b) by avoiding welfare dependency in the arriving refugee populations,
and (c) by increasing coordination among assistance and social services
agencies.
Alternative programs that provide interim cash and medical
assistance to the project's refugees must be an alternative to Refugee
Cash Assistance (RCA) and Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA), and/or Aid
To Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Medicaid Programs.
Refugees receiving assistance through Wilson/Fish alternative projects
are not eligible to receive comparable assistance from RCA/RMA and/or
AFDC/Medicaid for which the Wilson/Fish projects are alternatives.
However, this applies only to the assistance provided; e.g., if only
cash assistance is provided under the alternative project, refugees
would continue to be eligible for medical assistance (RMA or Medicaid)
and the State would continue to receive reimbursement for RMA from ORR
and from the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) for Medicaid.
ORR has no separate funding appropriated for the implementation of
the alternative projects. Successful applicants will be awarded grants
from existing ORR appropriations for cash and medical assistance and
for social services. The grant awards must be reconciled with the level
of funds the project's target population would otherwise receive during
the same budget and project periods under the current program. If AFDC
refugees are part of the application's target population, funds also
will be awarded from the Federal share of Title IV-A (AFDC) assistance
and from HCFA for Title XIX (Medicaid), if the project proposes an
alternative to Medicaid. The State government will be required to
contribute its share of funds for these programs as they would in the
absence of an alternative project.
This announcement is soliciting applications for project periods up
to five years. Awards, on a competitive basis, will be for a one-year
budget period. Applications for continuation grants funded under these
awards beyond the one-year budget period but within the five year
project period will be entertained in subsequent years on a
noncompetitive basis, subject to the availability of funds,
satisfactory progress of the project and a determination that continued
funding would be in the best interest of the government. In the event
that changes to the previously approved project are proposed, these
changes will be reviewed by the same criteria used for the original
application. These criteria are: (a) Increasing refugee self-
sufficiency, (b) avoiding welfare dependency, and (c) increasing
coordination among the service providers and the voluntary agencies.
For the first two years of the project, funds will be awarded under a
cooperative agreement. Whether to continue subsequent awards under a
cooperative agreement will be within the discretion of the Director.
This announcement also provides for an alternative project to be a
vehicle to continue resettlement programs in States where the State
government chooses not to administer RCA/RMA or equivalent programs.
The authorizing legislation permits alternative projects for
refugees who have been in the U.S. less than 36 months, but it also
permits projects to cover specific groups of refugees who have been in
the U.S. for 36 months or longer and are determined to have been
significantly and disproportionately dependent upon welfare, if the
services proposed are needed for them to become self-sufficient and if
including them under the project would be cost-effective.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This is a standing announcement. Review of applications
will take place twice a year, or at the discretion of the Director, as
indicated under ``REVIEW AND DUE DATES.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Gall, Director, Division of
Operations, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 6th Floor, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447, (202) 401-9251.
AUTHORIZATION: Projects are authorized by section 412(e)(7) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(7). The applicable
text of this provision, known as the ``alternative projects
amendment,'' follows:
(7)(A) The Secretary shall develop and implement alternative
projects for refugees who have been in the United States less than
thirty-six months, under which refugees are [[Page 15767]] provided
interim support, medical services, support services, and case
management, as needed, in a manner that encourages self-sufficiency,
reduces welfare dependency, and fosters greater coordination among
the resettlement agencies and service providers. The Secretary may
permit alternative projects to cover specific groups of refugees who
have been in the United States 36 months or longer if the Secretary
determines that refugees in this group have been significantly and
disproportionately dependent on welfare and need the services
provided under the project in order to become self-sufficient and
that their coverage under the projects would be cost-effective.
(B) Refugees covered under such alternative projects shall be
precluded from receiving cash or medical assistance under any other
paragraph of this subsection or under title XIX or part A of title
IV of the Social Security Act.
(C) . . .
(D) To the extent that the use of such funds is consistent with
the purposes of such provisions, funds appropriated under paragraph
(1) or (2) of section 414(a) of this Act, part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act, or title XIX of such Act, may be used for the
purpose of implementing and evaluating alternative projects under
this paragraph.
Purpose and Scope: The purpose of this announcement is to provide
eligible applicants an opportunity to increase effectiveness in meeting
arriving refugees' needs for assistance and services in a manner that
promotes the refugees' social integration, early employment, and
financial self-sufficiency. It offers applicants the opportunity to
test ways of meeting arriving refugees' basic needs through services
that are concurrent, are culturally and linguistically compatible,
emphasize employment, and address the needs of all family members when
providing employment and other social services. The services should be
cost-effective by promoting welfare avoidance and by enhancing
refugees' prospects for earliest possible self-sufficiency and should
improve coordination of refugee social services in the community of
resettlement.
There are several circumstances where an alternative project may be
considered. For example, it may be appropriate: (1) Where the program
of refugee cash and medical assistance is not being provided in a
manner that is coordinated effectively with concurrent employment and
language services to promote early self-sufficiency; (2) where the
existing program of services is ineffective in assisting certain groups
of refugees to become self-sufficient; (3) where AFDC-eligible refugees
may not be priority clients for the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills
Training (JOBS) program or may not have access to refugee service
agencies that have culturally and linguistically compatible staff and
services; (4) where the dual systems for assistance and services for
refugees receiving AFDC and those receiving RCA/RMA limit the service
providers' effectiveness in delivering services in a unified,
coordinated, and consistent manner which is understood by the refugee
community; and, (5) where refugees have to wait before enrolling in
language and employment services because the demand for these services
exceeds the supply.
Applications which propose to implement programs of both assistance
and social services are strongly encouraged because ORR believes that
assistance-only, or services-only, projects would not effectively
implement the spirit of the amendment. If the application does not
propose a comprehensive system of assistance and services, ORR will
expect the application to give a rationale for the program proposed, to
describe the exceptional circumstances surrounding it, and to offer a
justification for its limited scope.
Wilson/Fish alternative projects will not be considered by ORR
where they would represent competition for alternatives for the same
assistance or services. For example, where a State has a Medicaid
demonstration project approved by HCFA which covers refugees who would
otherwise be eligible for RMA, ORR will not consider funding
alternative health care services. However, ORR will reimburse the State
for its share of the costs of HCFA-approved Medicaid alternative
projects which cover refugees who would otherwise be RMA eligible.
Application Procedures
Designing a well-coordinated system of assistance and services for
refugees is a complex task. For that reason, ORR urges all prospective
applicants to consult extensively and collaborate fully with ORR while
developing the application. The following procedures are designed to
assist the process:
1. Prospective applicants who have contacted ORR will be provided
informal consultation on the conceptualization of the problem and on
potential corrective program strategies. In the event there is more
than one applicant for the same community/geographic area, ORR will
encourage prospective applicants to collaborate in one application;
but, if collaboration is not possible, competing applications will be
considered.
2. Prospective applicants shall submit a 3-5 page concept paper
which is to include: a statement of the problem with respect to the
goals of the alternative project (please cite statistics, if available,
to document the problem with respect to the target population and the
geographic area to be covered); a brief description of the current
system of assistance and services; a description of current employment
outcomes for refugees by 6-month arrival intervals; the proposed
strategy to remedy the problem; a statement of the applicant agency's
qualifications for administering the program proposed; and any
additional information which the applicant feels is relevant in
considering the concept proposed.
3. An application for a one-time-only planning grant to cover the
costs of developing an alternative program may be submitted. The
request should describe the proposed planning activities and the time
needed to complete them. If the planning activities are to continue for
more than 3 months, the application should include a proposed reporting
schedule for planning activities and financial reports every 3 months.
A line-item budget with supporting narrative must be provided. The
costs of preparing an application will not be considered in the
planning grant.
4. ORR staff will review the concept paper and, if submitted, the
planning grant application. ORR will respond to concept papers within
30 days. Responses to requests for planning grants may require up to 60
days. Where indicated, ORR will provide comments and guidance on how,
if possible, the concept might be made more feasible. Planning grant
awards will be made at the Director's discretion.
5. The applicant will conduct comprehensive planning activities
coordinated with the refugee resettlement community and commences with
writing the application. If there is more than one applicant for the
project, ORR will provide equal access by all applicants to information
and consultation. As noted in earlier sections, alternative project
grants are awarded from the existing appropriations, so award levels
must be met from the funds available for cash and medical assistance
and for social services. Therefore, prospective applicants are urged to
consult frequently with ORR throughout the development of the
application.
6. The application will be submitted.
7. The application will be reviewed against the criteria herein and
against applicable ACF discretionary grant review procedures.
ORR strongly urges all applicants to follow these steps to ensure a
comprehensive consultation process. However, the applications of
agencies [[Page 15768]] that do not follow the steps suggested above
will be given equal consideration and will be reviewed by the same
criteria and applicable grant review procedures.
Application Content
1. Problem Statement
Describe the problem in the current resettlement situation with
respect to: (a) Voluntary agencies placing refugees in the community
and their relationship to the proposed alternative project; (b) the
target population (numbers, ethnicities, and characteristics that might
affect achievement of economic self-sufficiency, such as social
adaptation, employment patterns, etc.) and the geographic area to be
covered; (c) refugees' access to, and the availability of, entry-level
employment in the community; (d) whether there is concurrent provision
of language and employment services; (e) refugee welfare utilization
data and the reasons, if applicable, for high utilization in the
targeted community; (f) barriers to, and need for, coordination among
public and private refugee service providers; and (g) current
employment and other program outcomes.
2. Proposed Strategy: The Program Design
A. Describe the proposed program and address the specific policies
and procedures of the program designed to include the following as
appropriate:
1. Cash and medical assistance (e.g., eligibility criteria, payment
standards, administrative procedures, etc.). The level of support must
be equivalent to local AFDC/RCA payment standards and be distributed to
the recipients fairly and equitably; there must be provision for
sanctions for non-cooperation with employment and social services
plans; and there must be provision for fair hearings and appeals
similar to procedures followed in the AFDC or RCA programs.
2. Employment services, language training, case management and
other social services. The application must discuss the services
proposed to be provided under the project and to discuss how these will
be coordinated with services for refugees available to project
participants from providers not participating in the alternative
project. The application should discuss how the targeted population
will access the services, how they rank in priorities for available
services and what limits exist, or will exist, on the scope of
services, e.g., maximum number of hours of language training.
3. Access to other Federal programs. The application should discuss
access and eligibility of the project's participants to other programs,
e.g. Food Stamps, WIC, PIC/JTPA, AFDC/SSI/JOBS, expanded medical
coverage under OBRA, etc.
B. Describe how the proposed project will improve the applicant's
refugee resettlement program and how it proposes to provide interim
financial support, medical services, support services and case
management, as needed, in a manner that encourages self-sufficiency,
reduces welfare dependency, and fosters coordination among the
resettlement agencies and service providers.
C. An integrated system of assistance and services is considered an
essential characteristic of an alternative project. The application
should describe how this integration will be effected in the project.
D. Alternative options for medical care are encouraged, but because
these can be expensive and difficult to develop, applications will not
be required to include alternative medical assistance where RMA or
Medicaid remain available for refugees. If the applicant for an
alternative project does not propose to provide medical services, the
application must describe how medical services will be provided.
Any alternative to RMA proposed under an alternative project must
provide services equivalent to the approved Medicaid Plan of the
State(s) in which the project will be implemented. Where HCFA approves
a State Medicaid demonstration, this becomes a State's approved
Medicaid Plan for the persons eligible thereunder.
Where a State expands Medicaid eligibility through a Medicaid
(Title XIX) demonstration project approved by HCFA to cover refugees
not previously Medicaid eligible, medical coverage for refugees in
alternative projects will not be considered, and where medical coverage
is in effect, it will be terminated in a reasonable and timely manner
to permit refugees to enroll under the HCFA-approved demonstration. ORR
will reimburse States for the State's share of medical demonstration
project costs for refugees who otherwise would have been eligible for
RMA. (See ORR State Letter # 95-01, January 12, 1995. Attachment.)
E. Describe also the measures to be used to assure coordination of
refugee service providers, including voluntary resettlement agencies,
MAAs, and the other public and private agencies that provide services
to refugees.
F. Provide documentation of consultation with the State Refugee
Coordinator.
G. If a manual guiding the provision of assistance and services to
the refugees is to be developed, this should be described and the
proposed timeline for its completion included. If a manual is
completed, this should be attached to the application to support the
narrative of this section.
H. Where the application for the proposed alternative is a
comprehensive State-wide project, the application must describe how the
proposed alternative program will address any other element of the
current State program which the new project would include, replace,
interrelate with, or otherwise impact. This could include funding for
Mutual Assistance Associations (MAAs), coordination with the State
public health program for services to refugees, resources for language
training services, etc. Projects proposing alternative cash assistance
will need to coordinate with the State welfare office and these
applicants must include a contact point within the State welfare system
with whom the project proposes to coordinate as needed.
3. Rationale for the Alternative Projects
State the rationale for using the alternative project as the means
for addressing the problem. State the rationale for the proposed
program strategy that encourages refugees' self-sufficiency, reduces
welfare dependency, and fosters greater coordination among the
resettlement agencies and service providers. Discuss the proposed
strategy's anticipated cost effectiveness.
4. Organizational System
Describe the organization's plan for administering and managing the
project. Describe the location of the project in the structure of the
agency and include key personnel position descriptions and names of
those who will implement the project. Describe the plans for training
and on-going technical assistance.
Describe the overall data collection and analysis anticipated to
document project outcomes. Describe the plan and schedule for program
monitoring, evaluation, and required audits. Successful applicants will
be required to report outcomes on ORR's standard Quarterly Performance
Report (QPR).
If a manual is to be developed for the management and
administration of the project, it should be described and the proposed
timeline for its completion included. If the manual is completed, this
should be attached to the [[Page 15769]] application to support the
narrative of this section.
5. Program Outcomes
Describe proposed program outcomes. Include the plan for measuring
project outcomes: e.g., welfare avoidances and numbers of refugees who
achieve self-sufficiency, employment counseling and other services
contacts, job placements, 90-day retention of employment, English
language training participation numbers, etc.
6. Project Budget
Provide a detailed line-item budget by cost category: (a) Cash
assistance, (b) medical assistance, (c) social services, to include
employment services, language training, social adjustment services, and
other allowable services, (d) administration (break out administrative
costs by program activity). Describe how the costs for cash and medical
assistance were calculated. (Sample client-loading chart and sample
budget are available from ORR.) Discuss the costs of the current
program using the most recent 12 month period for which data exists,
including numbers of refugees served, to provide a base for comparing
the estimated costs of the project. Discuss unit costs of services to
the refugees for the current program and for the proposed project
(e.g., include the anticipated arrival rates of refugees into the
community). Provide a narrative to support the costs included in each
category. Since ORR does not receive funds specific to the
implementation of alternative projects and has not specified ``funds
available'' in this notice, it is important to discuss the amount of
funds requested during the planning and application process with ORR in
order to assure a project design which ORR can fund. It is also
important to list the anticipated funding sources with projected
amounts, i.e., ORR, State government, other federal programs, and any
other resources.
Application Review Criteria
1. Problem Statement
Clarity and completeness of description of: The problem; targeted
population; coordination of services in the local resettlement
community; opportunity for early employment for refugees; availability
of concurrent employment and language services; adequacy of the
statistics used to describe the problem. Points: (10)
2. Proposed Program Strategy
Clarity, completeness, and reasonableness of the proposed strategy
as it relates to the target population to be served and the geographic
area to be covered; adequacy of the cash and, if provided, medical
assistance policies and administration; fairness and equity of the
eligibility criteria for assistance; reasonableness of the sanctioning
procedures and the clients' access to appeals and fair hearings
procedures; coordination of assistance and services; availability of
other Federal and State programs; entry-level employment opportunities;
provision, availability, and coordination with existing language
training; appropriateness and purpose of case management strategies;
coordination with other service providers within the community of
resettlement; consultation with the State Coordinator; and if the State
will no longer administer the program, the adequacy of the coordination
with the mainstream State-administered agencies which also provide
services to refugees, i.e., public health, AFDC program (if not
included in the alternative projects target population), etc. Points:
(35)
3. Rationale for Proposing the Alternative Projects
Appropriateness and reasonableness of the rationale for proposing
an alternative project. Probability that the project will increase
refugee self-sufficiency, avoid welfare dependency among arriving
refugees, and assure coordination among the service providers and
voluntary agencies. Probability that the project will be cost-
effective. Points: (10)
4. Organizational System
Adequacy of the organizational system for project administration.
Adequacy of staff training and ongoing technical assistance activities.
Adequacy of reporting design (e.g., use of ORR Quarterly Performance
Report, data analysis, etc.). Adequacy of plan for program monitoring
and evaluation. Points: (15)
5. Proposed Outcomes
Reasonableness of the outcomes proposed; feasibility of the
methodology proposed for collecting outcome data. Points: (15)
6. Project Budget
Reasonableness, adequacy, and completeness of the budget and line-
item budget narrative. Reasonableness of procedures (e.g., client-
loading chart) used to estimate the budget amount requested. Adequacy
of the discussion of the anticipated funding sources. Points: (15)
Application Submission Information
Application Assurances Forms
Attachments contain the standard forms necessary for the
application for awards under this announcement. Copies may be obtained
by writing or telephoning: Office of Refugee Resettlement, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, Telephone: (202) 401-9251.
Each application should complete and include one original and two
additional copies of the following forms. The instructions and forms
required for submission of applications are attached. The forms may be
reproduced for use in submitting applications:
a. A completed Standard Form 424 which has been signed by an
official of the organization applying for the grant who has authority
to obligate the organization legally. The applicant must be aware that
in signing and submitting the application for this award, it is
certifying that it will comply with the Federal requirements concerning
the Drug-Free Workplace Certification and the Debarment Certification.
b. ``Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs'' SF-424A).
c. A completed, signed and dated ``Assurance-Non-Construction
Programs'' (SF-424B).
d. Restrictions on Lobbying--Certification for Contracts, Grants,
Loans, and Cooperative Agreements: completed, sign and date form.
e. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, SF-LLL: completed, sign and
date form, if necessary.
f. A project Narrative consisting of the elements described in the
Application Content section of this announcement.
Procedures for Submission
Applications must be submitted in accordance with the closing dates
specified below.
a. Deadlines:
Review and Due Dates: Applications to this standing announcement
will be considered on April 1 and October 1 each year. Applications
received at other times will be reviewed at the discretion of the
Director. Applications will be considered to have met the April 1 and
October 1 review dates if they are either:
(1) Received on or before the deadline date at the address
specified in this program announcement; or
(2) Mailed on or before the deadline date and received by the
granting agency in time for the independent review. (Applicants must be
cautioned to request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or to
obtain a legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier
[[Page 15770]] or U.S. Postal Service. Private metered postmarks will
not be accepted as proof of timely mailing.)
b. Application Delivery:
By Hand: Hand delivered applications are accepted during the normal
working hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on or
prior to the established closing date at: Administration for Children
and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor OFM/DDG, 901
D Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447.
By Mail: Applications may be mailed to the Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Division of
Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 6th Floor, OFM/DDG,
Washington, DC. 20447. A formal grant application sent by mail--
including Express Mail and other, private ``express'' mail service
parcels--must be addressed as indicated above and must be postmarked no
later than midnight on the closing date in order to be considered.
c. Late applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria
in paragraph a. of this section are considered late applications. ACF
will notify each late applicant that its application is not being
considered in the current competition.
d. Extension of deadlines: ACF may extend the deadline for all
applicants because of acts of God such as floods, hurricanes, etc., or
when there is a widespread disruption of the mails. However, if the
granting agency does not extend the deadline for all applicants, it may
not waive or extend the deadline for any applicant.
Once an application has been submitted, it is considered as final
and no additional materials will be accepted by ACF. An application
with an original signature and two copies is required.
e. Non-profit status: Applicants other than public agencies must
provide evidence of their nonprofit status with their applications. Any
of the following is acceptable evidence: (1) A copy of the applicant
organization's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's most recent
list of tax-exempt organizations described in section 501 (c) (3) of
the IRS Code; or (2) a copy of the currently valid IRS tax exemption
certificate.
Intergovernmental Review (SPOC)
This program is covered under Executive Order 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 Order, States may design their own
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance
under covered programs.
All States and Territories except Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut,
Hawaii, Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington,
American Samoa and Palau have elected to participate in the Executive
Order process and have established Single Points of Contact (SPOCs).
Applicants from these 19 jurisdictions need take no action regarding
Executive Order 12372. Applicants for projects to be administered by
Federally-recognized Indian Tribes are also exempt from the
requirements of E.O. 12372. Otherwise, applicants should contact their
SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them of the prospective application
and to receive any necessary instructions. Applicants must submit any
required material to the SPOCs as soon as possible so that the program
office can obtain and review SPOC comments as part of the award
process. It is imperative that the applicant submit all required
materials, if any, to the SPOC and indicate the date of this submittal
(or the date of contact if no submittal is required) on the Standard
Form 424, item 16a.
Under 45 CFR 100.8 (a) (2), a SPOC has 60 days from the application
deadline date to comment on proposed new or competing continuation
awards.
When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they should be
addressed to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration
for Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor,
OFM/DDG, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC. 20447.
A list of Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory is
included as appendix A of this announcement.
Applicable Regulations
Applicable HHS regulations will be provided to grantees upon award.
Post Award Requirements for Reports and Records
Grantees are required to file Financial Status (SF-269) reports on
a semi-annual basis and Program Progress Reports on a quarterly basis.
Funds shall be accounted for and reported upon separately from all
other grant activities.
The official receipt point for all reports and correspondence is
the Division of Discretionary Grants. The original copy of each report
shall be submitted to the Grants Management Specialist, Department of
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families,
Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor, OFM/DDG, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC. 20447.
The final Financial and Program Progress Reports shall be due 90
days after the project period expiration date or termination of grant
support.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96-511, the
Department is required to submit to OMB for review and approval any
reporting and record keeping requirements in regulations, including
program announcements. This program announcement does not contain
information collection requirements beyond those approved for ACF grant
applications under OMB Control Number 0348-0043.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number
assigned to this announcement is 93.583.
Dated: March 20, 1995.
Lavinia Limon,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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