[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20684-20719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10089]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/RHYP 95-1]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP): Fiscal Year (FY) 1995
Final Program Priorities, Availability of Financial Assistance for
Fiscal Year 1995, and Request for Applications
AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Administration on
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Fiscal Year 1995 Final Runaway and Homeless Youth
(RHY) Program Priorities, announcement of availability of financial
assistance, and request for applications for the Basic Center Program
for Runaway and Homeless Youth (BCP) and the Drug Abuse Education and
Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth (DAPP).
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SUMMARY: The Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration
[[Page 20685]] on Children, Youth and Families is publishing final
program priorities and announcing the availability of funds for:
1. The Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth (BCP).
The purpose of the BCP is to provide financial assistance to establish
or strengthen locally-controlled centers that address the immediate
needs (outreach, temporary shelter, food, clothing, counseling,
aftercare, and related services) of runaway and homeless youth and
their families.
2. The Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and
Homeless Youth (DAPP). The purpose of the DAPP is to improve and expand
drug abuse prevention, education and information services to runaway
and homeless youth and their families.
This single announcement for the two programs has been developed in
order to save the field and the Federal government significant
resources. Also, the single announcement provides the field with the
application due dates for both programs, providing interested agencies
the means to forecast the workload and resources needed to apply for
these grants. Potential applicants should note that separate
applications must be submitted for each program applied for.
This announcement contains all the necessary information and
application materials to apply for funds under these grant programs.
The estimated funds available for new starts and the approximate number
of new grants that have been or are to be awarded under this program
announcement are as follows:
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New start
Fiscal funds Number
Program year available of new
(million) grants
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BCP...................................... 1995 $14.6 115
DAPP..................................... 1995 $4.5 45
TLP*..................................... 1995 $6.3 36
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*There will be no FY 1995 requests for applications for the Transitional
Living Program for Homeless Youth (TLP). FY 1995 funds for new TLP
programs have already been awarded based on an FY 1994 competition.
In addition to the competitive, new start grants, the
Administration on Children, Youth and Families anticipates providing FY
1995 non-competitive, continuation funds to current grantees, including
Demonstration Projects (DEMOS), as follows:
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Continuation
funds Number of
Program available continuation
(million) grants
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BCP......................................... $21.8 227
DAPP........................................ $6.6 72
TLP......................................... $6.6 36
DEMOS (rural)............................... $1.3 8
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Grantees eligible for these continuation grants will receive
letters to that effect from the appropriate regional grants management
offices and should not submit their continuation applications in
response to this announcement. Only applications for new grants are
solicited through this announcement.
DATES: The deadlines or closing dates for RECEIPT by HHS of
applications for new grants under this announcement are as follows:
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Programs Closing dates
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BCP............................... June 16, 1995.
DAPP.............................. June 30, 1995.
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Applications will be considered as meeting the deadline if they are
received on or before the RECEIPT date at the address below. Please
note that this is a departure from the traditional approach of using
postmarks instead of receipt dates to determine eligibility of
applications for review.
ADDRESSES: Application receipt point: Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for Children and Families, Division of
Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Aerospace Building,
6th Floor, Washington, DC 20447. Attn: Maiso Bryant, ACF-95-ACYF/RHYP.
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, ACF Guard Station, 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC
20047
Envelopes containing applications must clearly indicate the
specific program that the application is addressing: Basic Center
Program (BCP) or Drug Abuse Prevention Program (DAPP).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration on Children, Youth and
Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, PO Box 1182, Washington, DC
20013; Telephone: 1-800-351-2293.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This program announcement consists of six
parts. Part I provides general information for potential applicants who
wish to apply to operate programs serving runaway and homeless youth.
Part II contains the evaluation criteria against which all applications
will be competitively reviewed, evaluated and rated. Part III contains
specific information necessary to apply for funds under each of the two
programs. Part IV describes the application process. Part V provides
instructions on the assembly and submission of applications. Part VI
contains appendices to be consulted in preparation of applications. All
forms needed to prepare applications for the two programs are found in
Part VI, Appendix I, of this announcement.
The following outline is provided to assist in the review of this
Federal Register announcement:
Part I: General Information
A. Background on Runaway and Homeless Youth
B. Legislative Authority
C. Purpose, Goals and Objectives of the Federal Runaway and Homeless
Youth Grant Programs
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
2. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and
Homeless Youth
D. Definitions
E. Final Priorities
1. Public Comments in Response to the Proposed Priorities
2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal Year 1995
a. Basic Center Program Grants
b. Transitional Living Program Grants
c. National Communications System
d. Support Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
(1) Training and Technical Assistance
(2) National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth
(3) Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System
(RHYMIS)
(4) Monitoring Support for FYSB Programs
e. Research and Demonstration Initiatives
(1) Services for Youth in Rural Areas
(2) Analysis, Synthesis, and Interpretation of New Information
Concerning Runaway and Homeless Youth
f. Priority for a Comprehensive Youth Development Approach
g. Priorities for Administrative Changes
F. Eligible Applicants
G. Availability of Competitive New Start Funds
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
2. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and
Homeless Youth
H. Duration of Projects
I. Maximum Federal Award and Grantee Share of the Projects
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Part II: Evaluation Criteria
Part III: Program Areas
A. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
B. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and
Homeless Youth (DAPP)
Part IV: Application Process
A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees
B. Application Requirements
C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
D. Notification Under Executive Order 12372
E. Availability of Forms and Other Materials
F. Application Consideration
Part V: Application Content, Instructions, Assembly and Submission
Part VI: Appendices
A. Basic Center Program Performance Standards
B. National Runaway Switchboard
C. National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth
D. Runaway and Homeless Youth Continuation Grantees
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
2. Drug Abuse Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
E. Administration for Children and Families Regional Office Youth
Contacts
F. Training and Technical Assistance Providers
G. State Single Points of Contact
H. Basic Center Program Allocations by State
I. Forms and Instructions
Part I. General Information
A. Background on Runaway and Homeless Youth
The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), within the
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), administers
programs that support services to an adolescent population of
approximately 500,000 runaway and homeless youth. Many of these youth
have left home to escape abusive situations, or because their parents
could not supply their basic needs of food, shelter and a safe
supportive environment. Many live on the streets.
While living on the streets or away from home without parental
supervision, these youth are highly vulnerable. They may become victims
of street violence, or may be exploited by dealers of illegal drugs.
Usually lacking marketable skills, they may be drawn into shoplifting,
prostitution, or dealing drugs in order to earn money for food,
clothing, and other daily expenses. Without a fixed address or regular
place to sleep, they often drop out of school, forfeiting their
opportunities to learn and to become independent, self-sufficient,
contributing members of society. As street people, they may try to
survive with little or no contact with medical professionals, the
result being that their health problems may go untreated and may
worsen. Without the support of family, schools, and other community
institutions, they may not acquire the personal values and work skills
that will enable them to enter or advance in the world of work at other
than the most minimal levels. Finally, as street people, they may
create substantial law enforcement problems, endangering both
themselves and the communities in which they are located. All these
problems, real and potential, call for a comprehensive, nationwide,
community-based program to address the needs of runaway and homeless
youth.
B. Legislative Authority
Grants for the Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
are authorized by Part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHY
Act), 42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq. The RHY Act was enacted as Title III of
the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (Pub. L.
93-415), and amended by the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977 (Pub.
L. 95-115), the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-509),
the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-473), the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690), and the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-586). Grants
for coordinating, training and technical assistance, research,
demonstration, evaluation and service projects are authorized under
Part D of the RHY Act.
Grants for the Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for
Runaway and Homeless Youth are authorized under section 3511 of Public
Law 100-690, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Anti-Drug Abuse Act),
which established the Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for
Runaway and Homeless Youth, as amended by Public Law 102-132.
C. Purpose, Goals and Objectives of the Federal Runaway and Homeless
Youth Grant Programs
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
The overall purpose of the BCP is to provide financial assistance
to establish or strengthen community-based centers that address the
immediate needs (outreach, temporary shelter, food, clothing,
counseling, aftercare, and related services) of runaway and homeless
youth and their families. Services supported by this program are to be
outside the law enforcement, the child welfare, the mental health, and
the juvenile justice systems. The program goals and objectives of Part
A of the RHY Act are to:
a. Alleviate problems of runaway and homeless youth,
b. Reunite youth with their families and encourage the resolution
of intrafamily problems through counseling and other services,
c. Strengthen family relationships and encourage stable living
conditions for youth, and
d. Help youth decide upon constructive courses of action.
2. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless
Youth
The overall purpose of the DAPP is to help communities address the
problem of drug abuse among runaway and homeless youth through the
prevention, early intervention, and reduction of drug dependency. The
specific goals and objectives of the program, as set forth in Section
3511 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, are to:
a. Provide individual, family, and group counseling to runaway
youth and their families and to homeless youth for the purpose of
preventing or reducing the illicit use of drugs by such youth;
b. Develop and support peer counseling programs related to the
illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless youth;
c. Develop and support community education activities related to
the illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless youth, including
outreach to individual youth;
d. Provide runaway and homeless youth in rural areas with
assistance (including the development of community support groups)
related to the illicit use of drugs;
e. Provide information and training regarding issues related to the
illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless youth to individuals
providing services to these youth;
f. Support research on illicit drug use by runaway and homeless
youth, the effects on such youth of drug abuse by family members, and
any correlation between such use and attempts at suicide; and
g. Improve the availability and coordination of local services
related to drug abuse for runaway and homeless youth.
Specifics regarding grant awards in each of these two programs are
found in Part III, Sections A and B, of this announcement.
D. Definitions
1. Under Part A of the RHY Act, which authorizes the BCP, the term
[[Page 20687]] homeless youth means a person under 18 years of age who
is in need of services and without a place of shelter where he or she
receives supervision and care. This definition applies to all Basic
Center projects and can be found in 45 CFR 1351.1(f).
2. The term public agency means any State, unit of local
government, combination of such States or units, or any agency,
department, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing. This definition
applies to all runaway and homeless youth programs and can be found in
section 3601(8) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, incorporating by reference
section 103(11) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974, as amended.
3. The term runaway youth means a person under 18 years of age who
absents himself or herself from home or place of legal residence
without the permission of parents or legal guardian. This definition
applies to all Basic Center programs and can be found in 45 CFR
1351.1(k).
4. The term shelter includes host homes, group homes and supervised
apartments. This definition applies to all BCP programs and is
referenced in section 322(1) of the RHY Act. As currently understood in
the field:
Host homes are facilities providing shelter, usually in the home of
a family, under contract to accept runaway and/or homeless youth
assigned by the BCP service provider, and are licensed according to
State or local laws.
Group homes are single-site residential facilities designed to
house BCP clients who may be new to the program or may require a higher
level of supervision. These dwellings operate in accordance with State
or local housing codes and licensure.
5. The term State means any State of the United States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Marianas. This definition applies to all runaway and homeless youth
programs and can be found in section 3601(10) of the Anti-Drug Abuse
Act, incorporating by reference section 103(7) of the Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended.
6. The term temporary shelter means the provision of short-term
(maximum of 15 days) room and board and core crisis intervention
services on a 24 hour basis. This definition applies to all Basic
Center Program grantees and can be found in 45 CFR 1351.1(o).
E. Final Priorities
Section 364 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHY Act)
requires the Department to publish annually for public comment a
proposed plan specifying priorities the Department will follow in
awarding grants and contracts under the RHY Act. The proposed plan for
FY 1995 was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, January 5,
1995, and requested comments and recommendations from the field.
1. Public Comments in Response to the Proposed Priorities
The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) received 14 written
responses from a number of sources, principally Runaway and Homeless
Youth Program grantees, in nine different States. The responses were
generally supportive and the following summarizes the major issues
raised:
a. A number of respondents suggested that the change in the
proposal due date from the ``mailing receipt date'' of FY 1994 to the
``actual receipt date'' of FY 1995 would be unfair to potential
grantees from distant or insular areas. The FYSB appreciates these
concerns.
The ``mailing receipt date'' of FY 1994 was the date by which
proposals had to be delivered to the U.S. Postal Service and given a
date stamp. In FY 1994, agencies had only 34 days in which to prepare
and submit their proposals. That is, only 34 days intervened between
the publication date of the Federal Register solicitation and the
``mailing receipt date'' for the proposals. The FYSB considered this a
minimal time for proposal preparation and submission. Those proposals
that were delivered to the U.S. Postal Service on the mailing receipt
date itself typically arrived in Washington, DC., for review only
several days and in some cases several weeks later. These late arrivals
occasioned some disruptions in the review process.
In FY 1995, approximately 60 days will intervene between the
publication date of the solicitation and the actual receipt date of the
proposals by HHS in Washington, DC. The FYSB considers 60 days to be
fully adequate for proposal preparation, mailing, and delivery.
b. A number of respondents supported the proposal to establish a
minimum grant level of $75,000 per year, while a somewhat larger number
suggested that runaway and homeless youth in rural States, such as in
Region VIII, miGht be deprived of services if all or almost all of a
State's allocation went to just one site, leaving youth in distant
sections of the State completely unserved. The FYSB will adopt the goal
of increasing funding to individual sites now receiving very small
awards when possible, but will not establish a minimum at this time.
c. Most respondents agreed with the proposal to establish
consolidated youth services demonstration programs that combined the
services of the three traditional programs: the BCP, the DAPP, and the
TLP. However, the proposal in the Administration's FY 1996 budget to
consolidate all of the RHY programs into a single program, along with a
variety of different proposals by the Congress, suggests to FYSB that
it would be preferable to postpone implementation of this demonstration
effort.
To the extent feasible, ACYF addressed these and all other public
comments in preparing the final priorities. The final program
priorities below reflect the changes made in the proposed priorities in
light of the comments received.
2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal Year 1995
The final priorities are similar to those of earlier years in that
the Department will award 90 percent or more of the funds appropriated
under the BCP and approximately 90 percent of the funds appropriated
under the DAPP and the TLP to grantees providing direct services to
runaway and homeless youth.
The final priorities are further similar to those of earlier years
in that the Department will award continuation funding to the National
Communications System, to the ten Regional Training and Technical
Assistance providers, and to a number of related program support
activities.
The Final Program Priorities differ from those of earlier years in
two major ways:
The Family and Youth Services Bureau is adopting an
approach to youth services that emphasizes comprehensive youth
development over attempts to correct discrete dysfunctional behaviors
of youth and their families, and
The FYSB is adopting administrative changes designed for
more efficient delivery of services and more stability among service
providers.
a. Basic Center Program Grants
Approximately 340 Basic Center grants, of which about one-third
will be competitive new starts and two-thirds will be non-competitive
continuations, will be funded in FY 1995.
Eligible applicants for the new starts are current grantees with
project periods [[Page 20688]] ending in FY 1995 and otherwise eligible
applicants not holding current grants. The applications will be
reviewed by State, and awards will be made during the last quarter of
FY 1995 (July - September 1995).
Section 385(a)(2) of the Act requires that 90 percent of the funds
appropriated under Part A (The Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant
Program) be used to establish and strengthen runaway and homeless youth
Basic Centers. Total funding under Part A of the Act for FY 1995 is
approximately $40.5 million. This sum, which is an increase over the FY
1994 level, triggers the provision in the Act calling for a minimum
award of $100,000 to each State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico, and a minimum award of $45,000 to each of the four insular areas:
the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Marianas.
b. Transitional Living Program Grants
Part B, section 321 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as
amended, authorizes grants to establish and operate transitional living
projects for homeless youth. This program is structured to help older,
homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency and avoid long-term dependency
on social services. Transitional living projects provide shelter,
skills training, and support services to homeless youth ages 16 through
21 for a continuous period not exceeding 18 months.
In FY 1995, approximately $12.9 million is available for TLP direct
service grants. Approximately $6.3 million has already been awarded as
new start FY 1995 funding to applicants that were successful in the
competition conducted at the end of FY 1994, and the remaining $6.6
million will be awarded as continuation funding to TLP grants awarded
in FY 1994. Further, it is projected that all potential FY 1996 TLP
funds will be awarded in the form of continuation grants. In
consequence, no applications for new start Transitional Living Program
grants will be solicited in FY 1995 for use of FY 1996 funds.
c. National Communications System
Part C, section 331 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as
amended, mandates support for a National Communications System to
assist runaway and homeless youth in communicating with their families
and with service providers. In FY 1994, a five-year grant was awarded
to the National Runaway Switchboard, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois, to
operate the system. Non-competitive continuation funding will be
awarded to the grantee in FY 1995.
d. Support Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
(1) Training and Technical Assistance
Part D, section 342 of the Act authorizes the Department to make
grants to statewide and regional nonprofit organizations to provide
training and technical assistance (T&TA) to organizations that are
eligible to receive service grants under the Act. Eligible
organizations include the Basic Centers authorized under Part A of the
Act (The Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant Program) and the service
grantees authorized under Part B of the Act (The Transitional Living
Grant Program). Section 3511 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, which
authorizes the Drug Abuse Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless
Youth (DAPP), also authorizes support for T&TA to runaway and homeless
youth service providers. The purpose of this T&TA is to strengthen the
programs and to enhance the knowledge and skills of youth service
workers.
In FY 1994, the Family and Youth Services Bureau made ten
Cooperative Agreement Awards, one in each of the ten Federal Regions,
to provide T&TA to agencies funded under the three Federal programs for
runaway and homeless youth (the BCP, the TLP, and the DAPP). Each
Cooperative Agreement is unique, being based on the characteristics and
different T&TA needs in the respective Regions. Each has a five-year
project period that will expire in FY 1999.
Non-competitive continuation funding will be awarded to the ten
T&TA grantees in FY 1995.
(2) National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth
In June 1992, a five-year contract was awarded by the Department to
establish and operate the National Clearinghouse on Runaway and
Homeless Youth. The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to serve as a
central information point for professionals and agencies involved in
the development and implementation of services to runaway and homeless
youth. To this end, the Clearinghouse:
Collects, evaluates and maintains reports, materials and
other products regarding service provision to runaway and homeless
youth;
Develops and disseminates reports and bibliographies
useful to the field;
Identifies areas in which new or additional reports,
materials and products are needed; and
Carries out other activities designed to provide the field
with the information needed to improve services to runaway and homeless
youth.
Non-competitive continuation funding will be awarded to sustain the
Clearinghouse in FY 1995.
(3) Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHYMIS)
In FY 1992, a three-year contract was awarded to implement the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHYMIS)
across three FYSB programs: The BCP, the TLP, and the DAPP. In FY 1993,
using an existing computer-based, information gathering protocol, the
contractor began providing training and technical assistance to these
grantees in the use of the RHYMIS. The data generated by the system are
used to produce reports and information regarding the programs,
including information for the required reports to Congress on each of
the three programs. The RHYMIS also serves as a management tool for
FYSB and for the individual programs.
Non-competitive continuation funding for the RHYMIS will be an
option in FY 1995.
(4) Monitoring Support for FYSB Programs
In FY 1992, FYSB began developing a comprehensive monitoring
instrument and set of site visit protocols, including a peer-review
component for the BCP, the TLP, and the DAPP. Pilot implementation of
the instrument and related protocols began in FY 1993. Also in FY 1993
a new contract to provide logistical support for the peer review
monitoring process was awarded, including nationwide distribution of
the new materials. Use of the new instrument and peer review process
during the first full year of operation has resulted in identification
of a number of strengths and weaknesses among individual grantees.
These findings have been used by the Regional T&TA providers as a basis
for their activities.
Non-competitive continuation funding for the logistical contractor
will be provided in FY 1995, and a new contract for the effort may be
solicited in FY 1996.
e. Research and Demonstration Initiatives
Section 315 of the Act authorizes the Department to make grants to
States, localities, and private entities to carry out research,
demonstration, and service projects designed to increase knowledge
concerning and to improve services for runaway and homeless youth.
These [[Page 20689]] activities are important in order to identify
emerging issues and to develop and test models which address such
issues.
(1) Services for Youth in Rural Areas
Because of geographic distances, population density and, in some
cases, cultural differences, it is difficult to provide effective
services to runaway and homeless youth in rural areas. In many such
areas, scarcity of funds and other resources precludes funding of
separate, autonomous Basic Center programs. The need exists for
innovative and effective models for the provision of runaway and
homeless youth services in rural areas, including Indian reservations.
The new models should make services accessible to youth without setting
up inordinately expensive service agencies in low populated areas. In
FY 1993, first-year funding was awarded to eight grants to develop such
models. Non-competitive continuation funding was provided in FY 1994
and will be provided in FY 1995.
(2) Analysis, Synthesis, and Interpretation of New Information
Concerning Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
Over the past few years, considerable new knowledge and information
has been developed concerning the runaway and homeless youth programs
administered by FYSB, and concerning the youth and families served. The
main sources of this new information are the Runaway and Homeless Youth
Management Information System (RHYMIS), the results of RHY monitoring
visits, and a number of evaluation studies underway or recently
completed. The RHYMIS, monitoring reports, and the evaluation studies
contain descriptions of FYSB's grantee agencies, along with detailed
data on the youth and families served, such as demographic profiles,
presenting problems, services provided, and service outcomes. There is
need for analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of this new
information that will be useful in development of RHY plans and
policies for the Family and Youth Services Bureau.
A contract will be awarded in FY 1995 to analyze, synthesize, and
develop the program and policy implications of the new information now
becoming available. The study will be developed within a context of the
most significant, current comprehensive theories of youth development.
Proposals to conduct the study will be solicited from the eight Master
Contractors for the ``Policy and Program Studies'' consortium recently
established by the Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
f. Priority for a Comprehensive Youth Development Approach.
Over the past several decades, the Federal government has
established many programs designed to alleviate discrete problems
identified among American youth. Examples are programs for school
dropout prevention, juvenile delinquency prevention, abuse and neglect
prevention, adolescent pregnancy prevention, youth gang prevention,
drug abuse prevention, and compensatory programs to improve the
performance of minority and non-English-speaking youth in the public
schools. Among these many programs are the BCP, the DAPP, and the TLP.
A shared feature of all these programs is their emphasis on
undesirable behavior, with a number of negative consequences. Youth
``problems'' are commonly used to define and blame, even to punish, the
youth. Further, the labeling of a youth as a drug abuser or a
delinquent may lead to interventions too narrow to take into account
the full array of causes leading to the abuse or delinquency, such as
parental neglect, school failure, or poverty. Practicing youth workers
are well aware that ``single-problem'' youth are rare, and that
interventions from many different perspectives, and supports, including
funding, from many different sources, are required to effectively help
troubled youth.
The disjointed services that often follow from this Federal pattern
of categorical funding to correct undesirable behavior (funding that
targets a single problem behavior of the youth) may be avoided if
interventions are viewed from a ``developmental'' perspective. A
developmental perspective views adolescence and youth as the passage
from the almost total dependence of the child into the independence and
self-sufficiency of the young adult. The various changes, stages, and
growth spurts of the passage may be considered as the youth's natural,
healthy responses to the challenges and opportunities provided by
functional families, peers, neighborhoods, schools and churches. The
tasks of youth services providers are seen, thus, not as correcting the
``pathologies'' of troubled youth, but rather as providing for the
successive ``needs'' of maturing individuals: The psychological need to
develop a clear self-identity; the sociological need to resolve
disagreements through talking and not through flight or fighting; the
economic need to prepare for and enter into a career; and the familial
needs for sharing, for trusting, for giving love and receiving love,
for commitment, and for all that establishing a family entails.
This developmental approach will become central to all FYSB
activities and programs over the next two years.
g. Priorities for Administrative Changes
To support the increased emphasis on youth development, a number of
management or administrative changes will be implemented over the
coming years:
The Regional Offices have and will continue to play a
significant role in the assessment of grant applications. This role
includes Regional staff involvement (1) as chairpersons for peer review
panels and (2) in conduct of administrative reviews of new start
applications that take into account knowledge about the applicants'
experience, effectiveness, and potential and of the geographic
distribution of the grantees in their respective States and Regions.
Final funding decisions will remain the responsibility of the
Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
The Administration on Children and Families (ACF) will
change the deadline for receipt of a Runaway and Homeless Youth grant
application from the postal date of the application to the actual
receipt date of the application by ACF. Applicants should carefully
examine receipt dates in this announcement to assure that they meet
deadlines in the manner prescribed.
Efforts will be continued to avoid the problems of gaps in
financial support between the expiration of one grant and the beginning
of a new grant for current grantees that are successful in competition.
Where possible, FYSB will attempt to increase minimum
grant funding levels to amounts sufficient to support the required
youth services. However, no minimum levels will be established at this
time and the recommendations of Regional staff will be considered in
this matter. We suggest that all applicants examine carefully the
program announcements to ensure that they request sufficient funds.
F. Eligible Applicants
The various legislative Acts authorizing the runaway and homeless
youth programs addressed in this Federal Register announcement identify
``eligible applicants'' differently. Accordingly, the definition
appropriate to each individual program is found in Part III of this
announcement as a part of each program area description.
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Basic Center Program grantees with one or two years remaining on
their current awards and the expectation of continuation funding in FY
1995 may not apply for new Basic Center grants. Drug Abuse Prevention
Program grantees with one or two years remaining on their current
awards and the expectation of continuation funding in FY 1995 may not
apply for new Drug Abuse Prevention Program grants. All remaining
eligible applicants may apply for new grants for either or both of
these two programs.
Applicants may refer to Part VI, Appendix D, for a listing of
current grantees that are ineligible to apply under the respective
grant programs.
Any non-profit organization submitting an application must submit
proof of its non-profit status with its application. Proof can include
a copy of the applicant's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's
(IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt organizations described in section
501(c)(3) of the IRS Code, or a copy of the currently valid IRS tax-
exemption certificate, or a copy of the articles of incorporation
bearing the seal of the State in which the corporation or association
is domiciled.
G. Availability of Competitive New-Start Funds
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families expects to award
approximately 540 new and continuation grants to serve runaway and
homeless youth in FY 1995. Dollar amounts to be awarded by fiscal year
and program are as follows:
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families expects to award
approximately $36.4 million in Basic Center Program grants in FY 1995.
Of this total, approximately $21.8 million will be awarded in the form
of non-competitive continuations to current grantees, and the remaining
approximately $14.6 million will be available for competitive, new-
start awards. In accordance with the RHY Act, the funds will be divided
among the States in proportion to their respective populations under
the age of 18. The FY 1995 funding level, which is an increase over the
FY 1994 level, triggers the provision in the Act calling for a minimum
award of $100,000 to each State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico, and a minimum award of $45,000 to each of the four insular areas:
the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Marianas.
The funds available for both continuations and new starts in each
of the States and insular areas are listed in the Table of Allocations
by State (Part VI, Appendix H). In this Table, the amounts shown in the
column labeled ``New Starts'' are the amounts available for competition
in the respective States.
Current Basic Center Program grantees having one or two years
remaining in their project periods will receive instructions from their
respective ACF Regional Offices on the procedures for applying for
these continuation grants and should not respond to this announcement.
These grantees are listed in Part VI, Appendix D.1, have project
expiration dates in FY 1996 or 1997, and are not eligible to apply for
new Basic Center grants.
Current Basic Center Program grantees with project periods ending
by September 30, 1995, and all other eligible applicants not currently
receiving Basic Center funds may apply for the new competitive grants
under this announcement.
The number of new awards made within each State will depend upon
the funds available (i.e., the State's total allotment less the amount
required for non-competing continuations), as well as on the number of
acceptable applications. Therefore, where the amount required for non-
competing continuations in any State equals the State's total
allotment, no new awards will be made.
All applicants under this announcement will compete with other
applicants in the State in which their services would be provided. In
the event that an insufficient number of acceptable applications is
approved for funding from any State or jurisdiction, the Commissioner,
ACYF, will reallocate the unused funds.
Further information on the BCP application requirements is
presented in Part III, Section A, and in Part IV.
2. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless
Youth
In FY 1995, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families
expects to award approximately $4.5 million in new competitive Drug
Abuse Prevention Program grants and $6.6 million in non-competing
continuation DAPP awards.
Further information on the DAPP application requirements is
presented in Part III, Section B, and in Part IV.
H. Duration of Projects
This announcement solicits applications for projects of up to three
years duration (36-month project periods) for the BCP and the DAPP.
Initial grant awards, made on a competitive basis, will be for one-year
(12-month) budget periods. Applications for continuation grants beyond
the one-year budget periods, but within the 36-month project periods,
will be entertained in subsequent years on a non-competitive basis,
subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the
grantees, and determination that continued funding would be in the best
interest of the government.
I. Maximum Federal Award and Grantee Share of the Project
The maximum amount of Federal funds for which an applicant can
apply is specified in the program descriptions found in Part III of
this announcement.
The legislation authorizing runaway and homeless youth programs
requires that grantees provide a non-Federal match for Federal funds.
In some cases, this non-Federal share is a percent of the total cost of
the project and, in some cases, it is a percent of the Federal share.
Specific non-Federal share requirements for each Priority Area are
found in Part III of this announcement.
The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind contributions.
Federal funds provided to States and services or other resources
purchased with Federal funds may not be used to match project grants.
Applicants which do not provide the required percentage of non-Federal
share will not be funded. For-profit applicants for Basic Center
Program grants are reminded that no grant funds may be paid as profit
to any recipient of a grant or sub-grant (45 CFR 74.705).
Part II. Evaluation Criteria
The five criteria that follow will be used to review and evaluate
each application under the BCP and the DAPP and should be used in
developing the program narratives. The point values following each
criterion heading indicate the numerical weight each criterion will be
accorded in the review process. Note that the highest possible value
BCP and DAPP applications can receive is 105 points. See Criterion 4
for more specific information.
Criterion 1. Objectives and Need for Assistance (15 Points)
Pinpoint any relevant physical, economic, social, financial,
institutional, or other problems requiring a solution. Demonstrate the
need for the assistance and state the goals or service objectives of
the project. Supporting documentation or other testimonies from
concerned interests other than the applicant may be used. Give a
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be served by the proposed project. Maps or other graphic aids may be
attached. (The applicant should refer to Part I, Section C, of this
announcement for a description of each program's purpose.)
Criterion 2. Results or Benefits Expected (20 Points)
Identify the results and benefits to be derived from the project.
State the numbers of runaway and homeless youth and their families to
be served, and describe the types and quantities of services to be
provided. Identify the kinds of data to be collected and maintained,
and discuss the criteria to be used to evaluate the results and success
of the project.
Criterion 3. Approach (35 Points)
Outline a plan of action pertaining to the scope of the project and
detail how the proposed work will be accomplished. Describe any unusual
features of the project, such as extraordinary social and community
involvements, and how the project will be maintained after termination
of Federal support. Explain the methodology that will be used to
determine if the needs identified and discussed are being met and if
the results and benefits identified are being achieved.
Criterion 4. Staff Background and Organizational Experience (20 Points)
List the organizations, cooperators, consultants, or other key
individuals who will work on the project along with a short description
of the nature of their effort or contribution. Summarize the background
and experience of the project director and key project staff and the
history of the organization. Demonstrate the ability to effectively
manage the project and to coordinate activities with other agencies.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss staff and organizational
experience in working with runaway and homeless youth populations and
may include information regarding their past performance under RHYP
grants. Applicants may refer to the staff resumes and to the
Organizational Capability Statement included in the submission.
Legislation authorizing each of the Federal Runaway and Homeless
Youth Programs requires that priority for funding be given to agencies
with experience in providing direct services to runaway and homeless
youth. In line with this requirement, BCP and DAPP applicants having
three (3) or more years of continuous effort serving runaway and
homeless youth in one or more areas set forth in section 312 of the Act
are eligible to receive an additional five (5) points on this
criterion.
Criterion 5. Budget Appropriateness (10 Points)
Demonstrate that the project's costs (overall costs, average cost
per youth served, costs for different services) are reasonable in view
of the anticipated results and benefits. (Applicants may refer (1) to
the budget information presented in Standard Forms 424 and 424A and in
the associated budget justification, and (2) to the results or benefits
expected as identified under Criterion 2.)
The Program Narrative information provided by the applicant in
response to the priority area description identified in Part III of
this announcement should be organized and presented according to these
five evaluation criteria.
Part III. Program Areas
A. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
Eligible Applicants: Any State, unit of local government,
combination of units of local government, public or private agency,
organization, institution, or other non-profit entity is eligible to
apply for these funds. Federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible
to apply for Basic Center grants. Non-Federally recognized Indian
Tribes and urban Indian organizations are also eligible to apply for
grants as private, non-profit agencies.
Grantees (including subgrantees) with current Basic Center grants
who are eligible to apply for non-competitive continuation funding in
FY 1995 may not apply for competitive new Basic Center grants under
this announcement. Applicants may refer to Part VI, Appendix D.1 for a
listing of current grantees which are ineligible for grants under this
priority area.
As required by runaway and homeless youth legislation, priority for
funding will be given to agencies with demonstrated experience
establishing and operating centers that provide direct services to
runaway and homeless youth in a manner that is outside the law
enforcement system, the child welfare system, the mental health system
and the juvenile justice system. Demonstrated experience providing
direct services means three (3) or more years of continuous effort
serving runaway and homeless youth in one or more areas set forth in
section 312 of the Act. Applications claiming credit for this
preference must include a statement of no more than one page
documenting the relevant experience.
Program Purpose, Goals, and Objectives: The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families will award approximately 115 new service
grants to establish or strengthen existing or proposed runaway and
homeless youth Basic Centers. These programs must be locally controlled
efforts that provide temporary shelter, counseling and related services
to juveniles who have left home without permission of their parents or
guardians or to other homeless juveniles.
Applications are solicited under this program area to provide
direct services that fulfill the program purposes, goals and objectives
set forth in the legislation and as specified in Part I, section C.1 of
this announcement.
Background: The Runaway Youth and Homeless Youth Act of 1974 was a
response to widespread concern regarding the alarming number of youth
who were leaving home without parental permission, crossing State
lines, and who, while away from home, were exposed to exploitation and
other dangers of street life.
Each Basic Center funded under the authorizing legislation is
required to provide outreach to runaway and homeless youth; temporary
shelter for up to fifteen days; food; clothing; individual, group, and
family counseling; and related services. Many Basic Centers provide
their services in residential settings with a capacity for no more than
20 youth. Some centers also provide some or all of their shelter
services through host homes (usually private homes under contract to
the centers), with counseling and referrals being provided from a
central location.
Currently, approximately 60,000 youth annually receive shelter for
an average of 12 nights and other ongoing services through ACYF-funded
Basic Centers. The primary presenting problems of these youth include
conflict with parents or other adults, including physical and sexual
abuse; other family crises such as divorce, death, or sudden loss of
income; and personal problems such as drug use, or problems with peers,
school attendance and truancy, bad grades, inability to get along with
teachers, and learning disabilities.
Low self-esteem is a major problem among this population. Half have
a poor self image; somewhat less than half are depressed; and 10
percent are possibly suicidal.
After receiving ongoing services from shelter programs,
approximately one half of the youth return to their families. One-third
are provided alternative, but safe, long-term living arrangements. Five
percent return to the streets, and 10 [[Page 20692]] percent leave the
centers with no known destination.
Minimum Requirements for Project Design: As part of addressing the
evaluation criteria outlined in Part II of this announcement, each
applicant must address the following items in the program narrative
section of the proposal.
Objectives and Need for Assistance
1. Applicant must specify the goals and objectives of the project
and how implementation will fulfill the purposes of the legislation
identified in Part I, section C.1. of this announcement.
2. Applicant must describe the conditions of youth and families in
the area to be served, with an emphasis on the incidence and
characteristics of runaway and homeless youth and their families. The
discussion must consider matters of family functioning, along with the
health, education, employment, and social conditions of the youth,
including at-risk conditions or behaviors such as drug use, school
failure, and delinquency.
3. Applicant must discuss the existing support systems for at-risk
youth and families in the area, with specific references to law
enforcement, health and mental health care, social services, school
systems, and child welfare. In addition, other agencies providing
shelter and services to runaway and homeless youth in the area must be
identified.
4. Within the context of the existing support systems, applicant
must demonstrate the need for the center and indicate the objectives
that the program would work toward fulfilling.
5. Applicant must describe the area to be served by the proposed
center, and must demonstrate that the center is or will be located in
an area which is frequented by and/or easily accessible by runaway and
homeless youth.
Results and Benefits Expected
1. Applicant must specify the numbers of runaway and homeless youth
and their families to be served, the number of beds available for
runaway and homeless youth and the types and quantities of services to
be provided.
2. Applicant must describe the anticipated changes in attitudes,
values and behavior, and improvements in individual and family
functioning that will occur as a consequence of the services provided
by the center.
3. Applicant must discuss the expected impact of the project on the
availability of services to runaway and homeless youth in the local
community and indicate how the project will enhance the organization's
capacity to provide services that address the needs of runaway and
homeless youth in the community.
Approach
1. Applicant must describe how the center's youth development
approach or philosophy underlies and integrates all proposed
activities, including provision of services to runaway and homeless
youth and involvement of the youth's parents or legal guardians.
2. Applicant must describe how runaway and homeless youth and their
families will be reached, and how services will be provided in
compliance with the Program Performance Standards listed in Part VI,
Appendix A.
3. Applicant must include detailed plans for implementing direct
services based upon a youth development approach and upon identified
goals and objectives. Applicant must identify the strategies that will
be employed and the activities that will be implemented, including
innovative approaches to securing appropriate center services for the
runaway and homeless youth to be served, for involving family members
as an integral part of the services provided, for periodic review and
assessment of individual cases, and for encouraging awareness of and
sensitivity to the diverse needs of runaway and homeless youth who
represent particular ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual
orientations, or are street youth.
4. Applicant must describe the center's plans for conducting an
outreach program that, where applicable, will attract members of ethnic
and racial minorities and/or persons with limited ability to speak
English.
5. Applicant must describe the center's plans and procedures for
intake and assessment of the youth upon arrival at the center.
6. Applicant must describe the center's plans for contacting the
parents or other relatives of the youth they serve, for ensuring the
safe return of the youth to their parents, relatives or legal guardians
if it is in their best interests, for contacting local governments
pursuant to formal or informal arrangements established with such
officials, and for providing alternative living arrangements when it is
not safe or appropriate for the youth to return home.
7. Applicant must describe the type of shelter that will be
available, the shelter capacity of the center and the system of staff
supervision to be implemented in the shelter.
8. Applicant must describe the center's plans for ensuring proper
coordination with law enforcement personnel, health and mental health
care personnel, social service personnel, and welfare personnel.
9. Applicant must describe the center's plans for ensuring
coordination with the schools to which runaway and homeless youth will
return, and for assisting the youth to stay current with the curricula
of these schools.
10. Applicant must describe the center's procedures for dealing
with youth who have run from foster care placements.
11. Applicant must describe procedures for dealing with youth who
have run from correctional institutions, and must show that procedures
are in accordance with Federal, State and local laws.
12. Applicant must describe the center's plans and procedures for
providing aftercare services and for ensuring, whenever possible, that
aftercare services will also be provided to those youth who are
returned beyond the State in which the center is located.
13. Applicant must agree to gather and submit program and client
data required by FYSB's Runaway and Homeless Youth Management
Information System (RHYMIS). If applicant is a current recipient of a
BCP or DAPP grant (expiring in FY 1995), applicant must describe the
extent to which he or she now gathers and submits required data to the
RHYMIS.
While the computer software and training for the implementation of
the RHYMIS will be provided by FYSB to grantees, applicant should
include a request for funds in its budget for any computer equipment
needed for implementation of the RHYMIS. To determine whether an
agency's current computer equipment is adequate, or whether purchase of
an upgrade or of new equipment is necessary, potential applicants are
invited to contact the RHYMIS Technical Support Group at Information
Technology Incorporated, Bethesda, MD, telephone: 1-800-392-2395.
14. Applicant must agree to cooperate with any research or
evaluation efforts sponsored by the Administration for Children and
Families.
15. 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 for the last two quarters of the 36-
month project period in the event the applicant does not receive a new
award.
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Staff Background and Organizational Experience
1. As priority for funding will be given to agencies and
organizations that have documented experience in establishing and
operating centers that provide direct services to runaway and homeless
youth, applicant must include a brief description of the organization
and its experience in providing services to this client population.
2. Applicant must include a description of current and proposed
staff skills and knowledge regarding runaway and homeless youth and
indicate how staff will be utilized in achieving the goals and
objectives of the program. Information on proposed staff training and
brief resumes or job descriptions may be included.
3. Applicant must describe procedures for maintaining
confidentiality of records on the youth and families served. Procedures
must insure that no information on the youth and families is disclosed
without the consent of the individual youth, parent or legal guardian.
Disclosures without consent can be made to another agency compiling
statistical records if individual identities are not provided or to a
government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges
against an individual runaway or homeless youth.
4. Applicant must describe how the project has established or will
establish formal service linkages with other social service, law
enforcement, educational, housing, vocational, welfare, legal service,
drug treatment and health care agencies in order to ensure appropriate
referrals for the project clients when needed.
5. Applicant must describe how community and other support will be
secured to continue the project at the conclusion of the Federal grant
period.
Budget Appropriateness
1. Applicant must discuss and justify the costs of the proposed
project in terms of numbers of youth and families to be served, types
and quantities of services to be provided, and the anticipated outcomes
for the youth and families.
2. The applicant must describe the fiscal control and accounting
procedures that will be used to ensure prudent use, proper
disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds received under this
program announcement.
Duration of Project: This announcement solicits applications for
Basic Center projects of up to three years duration (36-month project
periods). Initial grant awards, made on a competitive basis, will be
for one-year (12-month) budget periods. Applications for continuation
grants beyond the one-year budget periods, but within the 36-month
project periods, will be entertained in subsequent years on a non-
competitive basis, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory
progress of the grantee, and determination that continued funding would
be in the best interest of the government.
Federal Share of Project Costs: Priority will be given to
applicants which apply for less than $200,000 per year. The maximum
Federal share for a 3-year project period is $600,000.
Applicant Share of Project Costs: Basic Center grantees must
provide a non-Federal share or match of at least ten percent of the
Federal funds awarded. 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. Therefore, a three-year
project requesting $300,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of
$100,000 per 12-month budget period) must include a match of at least
$30,000 (=$10,000 per budget period).
B. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless
Youth (DAPP)
Eligible Applicants: Any State, unit of local government (or
combination of units of local government), public or non-profit private
agency, organization, institution, or other non-profit entity is
eligible to apply for these funds. Federally recognized Indian Tribes
are eligible to apply for DAPP grants. Non-Federally recognized Indian
Tribes and urban Indian organizations are also eligible to apply for
grants as private, non-profit agencies.
Grantees (including subgrantees) with current DAPP grants with 12
or more months remaining in their project periods may not apply for new
DAPP grants under this announcement. Applicants may refer to Part VI,
Appendix D.2. for a listing of current grantees which are ineligible to
apply for grants under this priority area. No more than one grant per
legal entity (organization) will be awarded under this priority area.
Organizations submitting more than one application for DAPP funds must
understand that only one application will be considered for funding.
Legislation authorizing each of the Federal Runaway and Homeless
Youth Programs requires that priority for funding be given to agencies
with experience in providing direct services to runaway and homeless
youth. In line with this requirement, applicants which have three (3)
or more years of continuous effort serving runaway and homeless youth
in one or more areas set forth in Section 312 of the Act are eligible
to receive an additional five (5) points in this criterion.
Applications claiming credit for this preference must include a
statement of no more than one page documenting the relevant experience.
Empirical or applied research experience is not considered direct
service.
Program Purpose, Goals and Objectives: The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families will award approximately 45 new grants to
support services within a community to maintain, improve and/or expand
drug abuse prevention, early intervention, and reduction of drug
dependency services to runaway and homeless youth and their families.
Applications are solicited under this priority area to carry out direct
service projects designed to address the issue of drug abuse among
runaway and homeless youth in the applicant's community as required by
the goals and objectives set forth in the legislation and specified in
Part I, section C.2. of this announcement.
Activities that may be maintained, improved and/or expanded through
a DAPP grant include but are not necessarily limited to:
1. Improving networking and service coordination to increase the
availability of services to runaway and homeless youth;
2. Expanding outreach activities, particularly street-based
outreach programs;
3. Providing individual, family, group, and/or peer prevention and
intervention counseling related to alcohol and other drug use;
4. Strengthening intake and assessment procedures for substance
abuse at runaway and homeless youth shelters;
5. Coordinating services with drug treatment facilities and making
referrals to treatment that are geared to the runaway and homeless
youth population;
6. Providing aftercare and follow-up services to runaway and
homeless youth with substance abuse problems who have received shelter
and/or non-residential services;
7. Increasing staff knowledge and skills related to working with
runaway and homeless youth with substance abuse problems by improving
or accessing training opportunities;
8. Improving programming to address the unique cultural needs and
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9. Involving and educating parents, siblings and peers of runaway
and homeless youth receiving drug abuse prevention services;
10. Developing and implementing programs designed to reduce drug
involvement among the target population by improving coping skills and
reducing stress factors arising from such problems as homelessness,
family dysfunction, and peer pressure; and
11. Establishing linkages with community mental health programs
that will provide comprehensive substance abuse counseling and/or
treatment to runaway and homeless youth.
Efforts that will not be funded under this priority area include
research and demonstration projects on illicit drug use by runaway and
homeless youth, and the direct provision of drug treatment services
such as those services provided in a medical setting or by medical
personnel.
This priority area is specifically targeted to runaway and homeless
youth. Potential applicants interested in providing drug abuse
prevention services to high-risk youth other than those who are
runaways or homeless are encouraged to contact the Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention (CSAP). For information on CSAP grant programs and
other drug abuse prevention resources, applicants should contact the
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,
Rockville, Maryland 20847-2345; telephone: 1-800-729-6686.
Background: Abuse of drugs has had an increasingly severe effect on
runaway and homeless youth. In 1994, approximately 20 percent of youth
entering the Basic Centers identified alcohol and other illicit drugs
as a personal problem. Approximately the same percentage identified
substance abuse by household members as a problem.
The Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program (DAPP) provides
Federal Assistance to comprehensively address the problem of drug
involvement among runaway and homeless youth. Since the program's
inception in 1989, ACYF has awarded approximately $90 million in
discretionary grants to approximately 475 agencies and organizations
located throughout the United States, including Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands.
While varying degrees of success have been reported by DAPP
grantees, many of the most promising programs have implemented one or
more of the following components:
1. Candid discussions between youth and street-wise peer counselors
and/or recovering youth substance abusers who can discuss addiction and
recovery from their personal experience;
2. Sessions in which youth obtain accurate facts on any and all
aspects of substance abuse and treatment;
3. Presentation of decision-making and self-assertiveness skills
and techniques that assist youth in making independent choices and
avoiding drug-involved friends and environments;
4. Counseling and/or other strategies for helping youth to
understand both the underlying causes of drug use and the effect of
drugs on them, their families, their peers and their communities;
5. Educational information that portrays the consequences of
overdosing, the effects of drug withdrawal, and the increased chances
of contracting the HIV virus and AIDS; and
6. The provision of specific and realistic information on various
treatment options that are available, assistance in enrolling in such
programs, and appropriate follow-up by the service provider.
Minimum Requirements for Project Design: As a part of addressing
the evaluation criteria outlined in Part II of this announcement,
applicants must address the following items in the program narrative
sections of their applications.
Objectives and Need for Assistance
1. Applicant must specify the goals and objectives of the program
and how implementation will fulfill the requirements of the legislation
identified in Part I, Section C.2., of this announcement.
2. Applicant must discuss the rates of illicit drug use by
juveniles, specifically addressing the incidence related to runaway and
homeless youth in the community(ies) to be served and the availability
(or lack) of services for runaway and homeless youth in those
communities.
3. Applicant must identify the extent to which the proposed
projects or activities will provide services in geographic areas where
similar services are unavailable or in short supply.
4. Applicant must demonstrate an understanding of the issues
related to alcohol and other drug abuse among runaway and homeless
youth and the provision of services to that population.
Results and Benefits Expected
1. Applicant must identify the number of runaway and homeless youth
and their families to be served, the types and quantities of services
to be provided and how units of service will be defined and measured.
2. Applicant must discuss how the project will enhance or increase
the capacity of the applicant to provide services to address the
illicit use of alcohol and other drugs by runaway and homeless youth.
3. Applicant must describe the extent to which the project will
maintain, increase or improve the community's level of services and/or
the coordination of services for runaway and homeless youth.
4. Applicant must discuss the expected impact of the project on the
availability of services to homeless youth in the local community and
indicate how the project will enhance the organization's capacity to
provide services to address youth homelessness in the community.
Approach
1. Applicant must describe how the project's youth development
approach or philosophy underlies and integrates all proposed
activities, including provision of services to runaway and homeless
youth and involvement of the youth's parents or legal guardians.
2. Applicant must describe how the program will maintain, improve,
and/or expand direct alcohol and other drug abuse prevention,
intervention and reduction services in their community.
3. Applicant must include detailed plans for implementing direct
services based upon identified goals and objectives. Applicant must
identify the strategies that will be employed and the activities that
will be implemented. These should include innovative approaches to
securing appropriate drug treatment services for the runaway and
homeless youth to be served, for involving family members as an
integral part of services provided, and for encouraging awareness of
and sensitivity to the diverse needs of runaway and homeless youth who
represent particular ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual
orientations, or who are street youth.
4. Applicant must identify, when appropriate, the short-term
prevention and intervention strategies to be used with runaway and
homeless youth in temporary emergency shelters and explain the follow-
up efforts to be implemented with the youth once they leave the
shelters.
5. Applicant must discuss how the proposed project will be
integrated with other services to runaway and homeless youth that are
provided by the applicant or that are available in the community. In
addition, applicant is encouraged to show evidence of collaboration
with other agencies in the development of a comprehensive approach to
service [[Page 20695]] delivery for runaway and homeless youth.
Applicant must identify the organizations with which it will work and
describe the contributions of these organizations to the project. A
letter of commitment that indicates the level of responsibility and
involvement must be included for each participating agency.
6. Applicant must identify and explain how the program will provide
alcohol and other drug abuse prevention services to address the
particular needs of runaway and homeless youth who are members of
ethnic and racial minority groups, persons with limited ability to
speak English and/or who are street youth.
7. Applicant must discuss the extent, if any, to which the project
will incorporate new or innovative techniques.
8. Applicant must discuss plans for evaluating the project,
including assessing the outcomes and accomplishments of the program and
the service delivery models being implemented.
9. 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 for the last two quarters of the
program project period in the event the applicant does not receive a
new award.
10. Applicant must agree to gather and submit program and client
data required by FYSB's Runaway and Homeless Youth Management
Information System (RHYMIS). If applicant is a current recipient of a
BCP or DAPP grant (expiring in FY 1995), applicant must describe the
extent to which he or she now gathers and submits required data to the
RHYMIS.
While the computer software and training for the implementation of
the RHYMIS will be provided by FYSB to grantees, applicant should
include a request for funds in its budget for any computer equipment
needed for implementation of the RHYMIS. To determine whether an
agency's current computer equipment is adequate, or whether purchase of
an upgrade or of new equipment is necessary, potential applicants are
invited to contact the RHYMIS Technical Support Group at Information
Technology Incorporated, Bethesda, MD, telephone: 1-800-392-2395.
11. Applicant must agree to cooperate with any research or
evaluation efforts sponsored by the Administration for Children and
Families.
Staff Background and Organizational Experience
1. As priority for funding will be given to agencies and
organizations that have documented experience in providing direct
services to runaway and homeless youth, applicant must include a brief
description of the organization and its experience in providing
services to this client population.
2. Applicant must include a brief description of current and
proposed staff skills and knowledge regarding developmental needs of
runaway and homeless youth, and indicate how staff will be utilized in
achieving the goals and objectives of the program. Information on
proposed staff training and brief resumes or job descriptions may be
included.
3. Applicant must describe procedures for maintaining
confidentiality of records on the youth and families served. Procedures
must insure that no information on the youth and families is disclosed
without the consent of the individual youth, parent or legal guardian.
(Disclosures without consent can be made to another agency compiling
statistical records if individual identities are not provided or to a
government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges
against an individual runaway or homeless youth.)
Budget Appropriateness
1. Applicant must discuss and justify the costs of the proposed
project in terms of numbers of youth and families to be served, types
and quantities of services to be provided, and the anticipated outcomes
for the youth and families.
2. The applicant must describe the fiscal control and accounting
procedures that will be used to ensure prudent use, proper
disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds received under this
program announcement.
Duration of Project: This announcement solicits applications for
Drug Abuse Prevention Projects of up to three years duration (36-month
project periods). Initial grant awards, made on a competitive basis,
will be for one-year (12-month) budget periods. Applications for
continuation grants beyond the one-year budget periods, but within the
36-month project periods, will be entertained in subsequent years on a
non-competitive basis, subject to the availability of funds,
satisfactory progress of the grantee and determination that continued
funding would be in the best interest of the government.
Federal Share of Project Costs: Up to $100,000 per year, which
equals a maximum Federal share of $300,000 for a 3-year project period.
Applicant Share of Project Costs: Drug Abuse Prevention Program
grantees must provide at least 25 percent of the total approved cost of
the project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum of the
ACF 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. Therefore, a
project requesting $300,000 in Federal funds over a three-year project
period (based on an award of $100,000 per 12-month budget period) must
include a match of at least $100,000 (= 25 percent of $400,000, the
total approved cost of the project).
Part IV. Application Process
A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees
Potential grantees can receive informational assistance in
developing applications from the appropriate ACF Regional Youth
Contacts listed in Part VI, Appendix E, or from the Administration on
Children, Youth and Families in Washington, D.C. (see address at the
beginning of this announcement). Organizations may also receive
information and technical assistance in preparing applications from the
appropriate Training and Technical Assistance Provider grantee listed
in Part VI, Appendix F.
B. Application Requirements
To be considered for a grant, each application must be submitted on
the forms provided at the end of this announcement (see Part VI,
section I of this announcement) and in accordance with the guidance
provided below. The application must be signed by an individual
authorized both to act for the applicant agency and to assume
responsibility for the obligations imposed by the terms and conditions
of the grant award.
If more than one agency is involved in submitting a single
application, one entity must be identified as the applicant
organization which will have legal responsibility for the grant.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law 96-511, the
Department is required to submit to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval any reporting and record-keeping
requirements in regulations, including [[Page 20696]] program
announcements. This program announcement does not contain information
collection requirements beyond those approved for grant applications
under OMB Control Number 0348-0043.
D. Notification Under Executive Order 12372
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 Order, States may design their own
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance
under covered programs.
All States and Territories except Alabama, Alaska, Colorado,
Connecticut, Hawaii, 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 E.O. 12372. Applications for projects to be administered by
Federally-recognized Indian Tribes are also exempt from the
requirements of E.O. 12372. Otherwise, applicants must contact their
SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them to the prospective application
and receive any necessary instructions. Applicants must submit any
required material to the SPOCs as early 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 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.
SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine
endorsements as official recommendations. Additionally, SPOCS are
requested to clearly differentiate between mere advisory comments and
those official State process recommendations which they intend to
trigger the ``accommodate or explain'' rule.
When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they must be addressed
to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447.
A list of the Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory
is included as Part VI, Appendix G, of this announcement.
Availability of Forms and Other Materials
A copy of the forms required to be submitted as part of each
application for a runaway and homeless youth grant, and instructions
for completing the application, are provided in Part VI, Appendix I.
The Basic Center Program Performance Standards as well as descriptions
of the National Runaway Switchboard and the National Clearinghouse on
Runaway and Homeless Youth are presented in Part VI, Appendices A, B
and C. Addresses of the State Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) to which
applicants must submit review copies of their proposals are listed in
Part VI, Appendix G.
Legislation referenced in Part I, section B, of this announcement
may be found in major public libraries and at the ACF Regional Offices
listed in Part VI, Appendix E, at the end of this announcement.
Additional copies of this announcement may be obtained from the ACF
Regional Offices or by calling the telephone number listed at the
beginning of this announcement. Further general information may be
obtained from the Training and Technical Assistance Providers listed in
Part VI, Appendix F.
F. Application Consideration
All applications which are complete and conform to the requirements
of this program announcement will be subject to a competitive review
and evaluation process against the specific criteria outlined in Part
II of this announcement and the specific Minimum Requirements for
Project Design contained in Part III of this announcement. This review
will be conducted in Washington, DC, by teams of non-Federal experts
knowledgeable in the areas of youth development and human service
programs. Applications for Basic Center Program grants will be reviewed
competitively only with other applications from the same State.
Applications for Drug Abuse Prevention Program grants will be reviewed
as part of a national competition.
Non-Federal experts will review the applications based on the
Evaluation Criteria listed in Part II of this announcement and the
specific Minimum Requirements for Project Design contained in Part III
of this announcement, and will assign a score to each application. Both
Central and Regional office staff will conduct administrative reviews
of the applications and the results of the competitive reviews and will
select those applications to be recommended for funding to the
Commissioner, ACYF.
The Commissioner will make the final selection of the applicants to
be funded. As required by runaway and homeless youth legislation,
priority for funding will be given to agencies with demonstrated
experience in providing direct services to runaway and homeless youth.
However, current grantees ending three-year funding periods, and
applying as new applicants for funds under this program announcement,
are reminded that when the current project periods end so does the
funding agency's obligation for future awards. Criterion 3, Approach,
requires applicants to specifically discuss how their projects will be
maintained after termination of Federal support.
In addition to scores assigned by non-Federal reviewers and
Regional Office Reviewers, consideration will be given to adequate
geographic distribution of services, and the Commissioner may show
preference for applications proposing services in areas that would not
otherwise be served. The Commissioner also may elect to consider
applicants' past performance in providing services to runaway and
homeless youth and also may elect not to fund any applicants having
known management, fiscal, reporting (as under the RHYMIS), or other
problems which make it unlikely that they would be able to provide
effective services.
Grant awards for Basic Center Program and Drug Abuse Prevention
Program Grants will be made by September 30, 1995. Successful
applicants will be notified through the issuance of a Financial
Assistance Award which will set 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, and the total project period for which support is
contemplated. Organizations whose applications will not be funded will
be notified of that decision in writing by the Commissioner of the
Administration on Children, Youth and Families. Every effort will be
made to notify all unsuccessful applicants as soon as possible after
final decisions are made, including grantees whose three-year project
periods end in FY 1995.
Applicants applying for more than one runaway and homeless youth
grant (Basic Center Program (BCP), Drug Abuse Prevention Program
(DAPP)) [[Page 20697]] must submit separate and complete applications
for each program. BCP and DAPP applications that combine the two
programs in a single proposal will not be reviewed.
Part V. Application Content, Instructions, Assembly, and Submission
A. Content, Instructions, and Assembly of Applications
Each application must contain the following items in the order
listed:
1. Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424, REV 4-88)
(page i). Follow the instructions in Part VI, Appendix I. In Item 8 of
Form 424, check ``New.'' In Item 10 of the 424, clearly identify the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number and Title for the
program for which funds are being requested (93.623, Basic Center
Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth; 93.657, Drug Abuse Education
and Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth). In Item 11 of
the 424, identify the Program Area (IIIA or IIIB) and the program name
[(Basic Center Program (BCP) or Drug Abuse Prevention Program (DAPP))]
which the application is addressing.
2. Budget Information (Standard Form 424A, REV 4-88) (pages ii-
iii). Follow the instructions in Part VI, Appendix I.
3. Budget Justification (Type on standard size plain white paper)
(pages iv-v). Provide breakdowns for major budget categories and
justify significant costs. List amounts and sources of all funds, both
Federal and non-Federal, that will be used for this project.
4. Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B, REV
4-88) (pages vi-vii). Certification Regarding Drug-Free and Smoke-Free
Workplace, Certification Regarding Debarment, Certification Regarding
Lobbying, and Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Of
these forms, only the Standard Form 424B and the Certification
Regarding Lobbying need to be signed and returned with the application.
By signing and submitting its application each applicant is certifying
its compliance with the Drug-Free and Smoke-Free Workplace and
Debarment certification requirements included in this announcement.
5. Program Narrative Statement (pages 1 and following; 40 pages
maximum, double-spaced). Use the Evaluation Criteria in Part II as a
way to organize the Narrative. Be sure to address all the specifics
contained in the appropriate Program Area Description in Part III,
especially the information described under Minimum Requirements for
Project Design.
The pages of the narrative statement must be numbered and are
limited to 40 typed pages, double spaced, printed on only one side,
with at least \1/2\ inch margins. Applications which contain a program
narrative statement longer than 40 double-spaced pages will not be
reviewed or considered for funding. In addition, please note that
previous attempts by applicants to circumvent space limitations or to
exceed page limits by using small print have resulted in negative
responses from reviewers because of the difficulty in reviewing the
application. It is in the best interest of the applicants to ensure
that the narrative statements are easy to read, logically developed in
accordance with evaluation criteria, and adhere to page limitations.
6. Organizational Capability Statement (pages OCS-1 and following;
3 pages maximum). Applicants must provide a description (no more than
three pages, double-spaced) of how the applicant agency is organized
and the types, quantities and costs of services it provides, including
services to clients other than runaway and homeless youth. For the
prior year, list all contracts with or funds received from juvenile
justice, probation and/or welfare agencies. Provide an organizational
chart showing any superordinate, parallel, or subordinate agencies to
the specific agency that will provide direct services to runaway and
homeless youth, and summarize the purposes, clients and overall budgets
of these other agencies. If the agency has multiple sites, list these
sites, including addresses, phone numbers and staff contact names, if
different than those on the SF 424. If the agency is a recipient of
funds from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families for
services to runaway and homeless youth for programs other than that
applied for in this application, show how the services supported by
these funds are or will be integrated with the existing services.
7. Supporting Documents (pages SD-1 and following). The maximum for
supporting documentation is 10 pages, double spaced, exclusive of
letters of support or agreement. These documents might include resumes,
photocopies of newsclippings, evidence of the program's efforts to
coordinate youth services at the local level, etc. Documentation over
the ten page limit will not be reviewed. Applicants may include as many
letters of support or agreement as are appropriate.
B. Application Submission
To be considered for funding, each applicant must submit one signed
original and two additional copies of the application, including all
attachments, to the application receipt point specified below. The
original copy of the application must have original signatures, signed
in black ink. Each copy must be stapled (back and front) in the upper
left corner. All copies of a single application must be submitted in a
single package.
Because each application will be duplicated by the government, do
not use or include separate covers, binders, clips, tabs, plastic
inserts, maps, brochures or any other items that cannot be processed
easily on a photocopy machine with an automatic feed. Do not bind,
clip, staple, or fasten in any way separate subsections of the
application, including supporting documentation.
The closing dates for receipt of applications for the grant
programs contained in this announcement are:
Program and Closing Date
BCP, June 16, 1995
DAPP, June 30, 1995
Applications should be submitted to the following address:
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children
and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Aerospace Building, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20447. Attn: Maiso
Bryant, ACF-95-ACYF/RHYP. (Hand delivered applications will be accepted
during the normal working hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday.)
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, ACF Guard Station, 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC
20047
Envelopes containing applications must clearly indicate the specific
program that the application is addressing: Basic Center Program (BCP);
Drug Abuse Prevention Program (DAPP).
Deadline. Applications will be considered as meeting the deadline
if they are received on or before the RECEIPT date at the above
address. Please note that this is a departure from the traditional
approach of using postmarks instead of actual receipt dates to
determine eligibility of applications for review.
Late Applications. Applications which do not meet the criteria
stated above and are not received by the RECEIPT date are considered
late [[Page 20698]] applications. The Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) will notify each late applicant that its application
will not be considered in the current competition.
Extension of Deadline. The ACF may extend the deadline for all
applicants because of acts of God such as earthquakes, floods or
hurricanes, etc., or when there is a widespread disruption of the
mails. However, if ACF does not extend the deadline for all applicants,
it may not waive or extend the deadline for any applicants.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Number 93.623, Basic Center
Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth; Number 93.657, Drug Abuse
Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth)
Dated: April 13, 1995.
Joseph A. Mottola,
Deputy Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
Part VI. Appendices
Appendix A. Basic Center Program Performance Standards
Program Performance Standards
I. Purpose
The Program Performance Standards established by the Bureau for its
funded centers relate to the basic program components enumerated in
section 317 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and as further
detailed in the Regulations and Program Guidance governing the
implementation of the Act. They address the methods and processes by
which the needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families are
being met, as opposed to the outcome of the services provided on the
clients served.
The terms ``program performance standard,'' ``criterion,'' and
``indicators'' are used throughout both the instrument and the
instructions. These terms are defined as follows:
Program Performance Standard: The general principle against which a
judgment can be made to determine whether a service or an
administrative component has achieved a particular level of attainment.
Criterion: A specific dimension or aspect of a program performance
standard which helps to define that standard and which is amenable to
direct observation or measurement.
Indicator: The specific documentation which demonstrates whether a
criterion (or an aspect of a criterion) is being met and thereby the
extent to which a specific aspect of a standard is being met.
Fourteen program performance standards, with related criteria, are
established by the Bureau for the projects funded under the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act. Nine of these standards relate to service
components (outreach, individual intake process, temporary shelter,
individual and group counseling, family counseling, service linkages,
aftercare services, recreational programs, and case disposition), and
five to administrative functions or activities (staffing and staff
development, youth participation, individual client files, ongoing
project planning, and board of directors/advisory body).
Although fiscal management is not included as a program performance
standard, it is viewed by FYSB as being an essential element in the
operation of its funded projects. Therefore, as validation visits are
made, the Regional ACF specialist and/or staff from the Office of
Fiscal Operations will also review the project's financial management
activities.
FYSB views these program performance standards as constituting the
minimum standards to which its funded projects should conform. The
primary assumption underlying the program performance standards is that
the service and administrative components which are encompassed within
these standards are integral (but not sufficient in themselves) to a
program of services which effectively addresses the crisis and long-
term needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families.
The program performance standards are designed to serve as a
developmental tool, and are to be employed by both the project staff
and the Regional ACF staff specialists in identifying those service and
administrative components and activities of individual projects which
require strengthening and/or development either through internal action
on the part of staff or through the provision of external technical
assistance.
II. Program Performance Standards and Criteria
The following constitute the program performance standards and
criteria established by the Bureau for its funded centers. Each
standard is numbered, and each criterion is listed after a lower case
letter.
1. Outreach
The project shall conduct outreach efforts directed towards
community agencies, youth and parents.
2. Individual Intake Process
The project shall conduct an individual intake process with each
youth seeking services from the project. The individual intake process
shall provide for:
a. Direct access to project services on a 24-hour basis.
b. The identification of the emergency service needs of each youth
and the provision of the appropriate services either directly or
through referrals to community agencies and individuals.
c. An explanation of the services which are available and the
requirements for participation, and the securing of a voluntary
commitment from each youth to participate in project services prior to
admitting the youth into the project.
d. The recording of basic background information on each youth
admitted into the project.
e. The assignment of primary responsibility to one staff member for
coordinating the services provided to each youth.
f. The contact of the parent(s) or legal guardian of each youth
provided temporary shelter within the timeframe established by State
law or, in the absence of State requirements, preferably within 24 but
within no more than 72 hours following the youth's admission into the
project.
3. Temporary Shelter
The project shall provide temporary shelter and food to each youth
admitted into the project and requesting such services.
a. Each facility in which temporary shelter is provided shall be in
compliance with State and local licensing requirements.
b. Each facility in which temporary shelter is provided shall
accommodate no more than 20 youth at any given time.
c. Temporary shelter shall normally not be provided for a period
exceeding two weeks during a given stay at the project.
d. Each facility in which temporary shelter is provided shall make
at least two meals per day available to youth served on a temporary
shelter basis.
e. At least one adult shall be on the premises whenever youth are
using the temporary shelter facility.
4. Individual and Group Counseling
The project shall provide individual and/or group counseling to
each youth admitted into the project.
a. Individual and/or group counseling shall be available daily to
each youth admitted into the project on a temporary
[[Page 20699]] shelter basis and requesting such counseling.
b. Individual and/or group counseling shall be available to each
youth admitted into the project on a non-residential basis and
requesting such counseling.
c. The individual and/or group counseling shall be provided by
qualified staff.
5. Family Counseling
The project shall make family counseling available to each parent
or legal guardian and youth admitted into the project.
a. Family counseling shall be provided to each parent or legal
guardian and youth admitted into the project and requesting such
services.
b. The family counseling shall be provided by qualified staff.
6. Service Linkages
The project shall establish and maintain linkages with community
agencies and individuals for the provision of those services which are
required by youth and/or their families but which are not provided
directly by the centers.
a. Arrangements shall be made with community agencies and
individuals for the provision of alternative living arrangements,
medical services, psychological and/or psychiatric services, and the
other assistance required by youth admitted into the project and/or by
their families which are not provided directly by the project.
b. Specific efforts shall be conducted by the project directed
toward establishing working relationships with law enforcement and
other juvenile justice system personnel.
7. Aftercare Services
The project shall provide a continuity of services to all youth
served on a temporary shelter basis and/or their families following the
termination of such temporary shelter both directly and through
referrals to other agencies and individuals.
8. Recreational Program
The project shall provide a recreational-leisure time schedule of
activities for youth admitted to the project for residential care.
9. Case Disposition
The project shall determine, on an individual case basis, the
disposition of each youth provided temporary shelter, and shall assure
the safe arrival of each youth home or to an alternative living
arrangement.
a. To the extent feasible, the project shall provide for the active
involvement of the youth, the parent(s) or legal guardian, and the
staff in determining what living arrangement constitutes the best
interest of each youth.
b. The project shall assure the safe arrival of each youth home or
to an alternative living arrangement, following the termination of the
crisis services provided by the project, by arranging for the
transportation of the youth if he/she will be residing within the area
served by the project; or by arranging for the meeting and local
transportation of the youth at his/her destination if he/she will be
residing beyond the area served by the project.
c. The project shall verify the arrival of each youth who is not
accompanied home or to an alternative living arrangement by the
parent(s) or legal guardian, project staff or other agency staff within
12 hours after his/her scheduled arrival at his/her destination.
10. Staffing and Staff Development
Each center is required to develop and maintain a plan for staffing
and staff development.
a. The project shall operate under an affirmative action plan.
b. The project shall maintain a written staffing plan which
indicates the number of paid and volunteer staff in each job category.
c. The project shall maintain a written job description for each
paid and volunteer staff function which describes both the major tasks
to be performed and the qualifications required.
d. The project shall provide training to all paid and volunteer
staff (including youth) in both the procedures employed by the project
and in specific skill areas as determined by the project.
e. The project shall evaluate the performance of each paid and
volunteer staff member on a regular basis.
f. Case supervision sessions, involving relevant project staff,
shall be conducted at least weekly to review current cases and the
types of counseling and other services which are being provided.
11. Youth Participation
The center shall actively involve youth in the design and delivery
of the services provided by the project.
a. Youth shall be involved in the ongoing planning efforts
conducted by the project.
b. Youth shall be involved in the delivery of the services provided
by the project.
12. Individual Client Files
The project shall maintain an individual file on each youth
admitted into the project.
a. The client file maintained on each youth should, at a minimum,
include an intake form which minimally contains the basic background
information needed by FYSB; counseling notations; information on the
services provided both directly and through referrals to community
agencies and individuals; disposition data; and, as applicable, any
follow-up and evaluation data which are compiled by the center.
b. The file on each client shall be maintained by the project in a
secure place and shall not be disclosed without the written permission
of the client and his/her parent(s) or legal guardian except to project
staff, to the funding agency(ies) and its(their) contractor(s), and to
a court involved in the disposition of criminal charges against the
youth.
13. Ongoing Center Planning
The center shall develop a written plan at least annually.
a. At least annually, the project shall review the crisis
counseling, temporary shelter, and aftercare needs of the youth in the
area served by the center and the existing services which are available
to meet these needs.
b. The project shall conduct an ongoing evaluation of the impact of
its services on the youth and families it serves.
c. At least annually, the project shall review and revise, as
appropriate, its goals, objectives, and activities based upon the data
generated through both the review of youth needs and existing services
(13a) and the follow-up evaluations (13b).
d. The project's planning process shall be open to all paid and
volunteer staff, youth, and members of the Board of Directors and/or
Advisory Body.
14. Board of Directors/Advisory Body (Optional)
It is strongly recommended that the centers have a Board of
Directors or Advisory Body.
a. The membership of the project's Board of Directors or Advisory
Body shall be composed of a representative cross-section of the
community, including youth, parents, and agency representatives.
b. Training shall be provided to the Board of Directors or Advisory
Body designed to orient the members to the goals, objectives, and
activities of the project.
c. The Board of Directors or Advisory Body shall review and approve
the overall goals, objectives, and activities of the project, including
the written plan developed under standard 13.
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Appendix B. National Runaway Switchboard
The National Runaway Switchboard:
Facilitates communication among youth, their families and
youth and community-based resources through conference calling
services.
Provides crisis intervention counseling and message
delivery services to at-risk youth and their families.
Provides information and referral services to at-risk
youth and their families on youth serving agencies using a computerized
national resource directory.
Conducts an annual conference for local switchboard
service providers.
The Switchboard distributes information brochures, posters, a
newsletter, and public service announcements. For more information,
contact the National Runaway Switchboard, 3080 North Lincoln, Chicago,
IL 60657.
Appendix C. National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth
The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) established NCRHY in
June 1992 in response to the need for a central source of information
on runaway and homeless youth and the provision of services to that
client population. As a national resource for youth service
professionals, policymakers and the general public, NCRHY offers the
following specific services:
Through its information line, bibliographic and FYSB program
databases and special mailings, NCRHY distributes information about
successful program approaches, available resources and current
activities relevant to runaway and homeless youth organizations.
NCRHY develops semi-annual briefing packages to inform the field
about new developments, ideas and issues related to services to runaway
and homeless youth. It also produces informational packets on FYSB
programs and reports on critical issues, best practices and model
programs.
NCRHY facilitates FYSB-sponsored forums, bringing together experts
in the field to discuss critical issues and develop strategies for
addressing the causes and consequences of runaway episodes and
homelessness.
NCRHY will assist FYSB in collaborating with national, State and
local organizations on youth-related policy and program initiatives.
For more information, please contact the National Clearinghouse on
Runaway and Homeless Youth, P.O. Box 13505, Silver Spring, Maryland
20911-3505, telephone (301) 608-8098.
Appendix D. Runaway and Homeless Youth Continuation Grantees
The following grantees are expected to receive continuation grants
in FY 1995 and are NOT eligible to apply for funds under this
announcement.
D.1: Basic Center Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth Grantees
Ineligible for New FY 1995 Funding
Region I
Connecticut
The Bridge Family Center, Inc., 90 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT
06107, David Johnson, (203) 521-8035
The Youth Shelter, One Salem Street, Cos Cob, CT 06830, Shari Shapiro,
(203) 661-2599
Youth Continuum (Douglas House Shelter), P.O. Box 2033, New Haven, CT
06521, David Sorensen, (203) 562-3396
Maine
New Beginnings, 436 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240, Robert Rowe, (207)
795-4077
Massachusetts
Life Resources, 199 State St., 5th Flr., Boston, MA 02104, David
Kaufer, (508) 584-0500
Concord-Assabet Family and Adolescent Services, Inc., 56 Winthrop
Street, Concord, MA 01742, Stephen A. Joffe, (508) 371-3006
L.U.K. Crisis Center, Inc., 99 Day Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420, Ernest
M. Pletan-Cross, (508) 345-0658
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 47 West Street, Boston, MA 02111,
Sister Barbara Whelan, (617) 423-9575
Brookline Community Mental Health Center, 43 Garrison Road, Brookline,
MA 02146, Cynthia Price, (617) 277-8107
ServiceNet, Inc., 17 New South Street, Northampton, MA 01060, James
Reis, (413) 586-8680
New Hampshire
Community Youth Advocates, 88 Pleasant Street, Claremont, NH 03743,
Rodney Minckler, (603) 543-0427
Rhode Island
Stopover Services of Newport County, 2538 East Main Road, Portsmouth,
RI 02871, Peter Marshall, (401) 683-1824
Region II
New Jersey
Atlantic County Department of Social Services, 101 So. Shore Road,
Northfield, NJ 08225, Don Leeds, (609) 645-5862
Somerset Youth Shelter, 49 Brahma Avenue, Bridgewater, NJ 08807,
Jeffrey Fetzko, (201) 526-6605
Together, 7 State Street, Glassboro, NJ 08028, Susan Sasser, (609) 881-
6100
Tri-County Youth Services (Project Youth Haven), 435 Main Street,
Paterson, NJ 07501, Gail Manning, (201) 881-0280
Ocean's Harbor House, 2445 Windsor Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08754, Lynn
Hahm, (201) 929-0660
Youth Coordinating Council, Kennedy Memorial Hospital, 2201 Chapel
Avenue West, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002, Ruth Hoskins, (609) 667-6525
New York
Family and Community Services, 41 West Main Street, Cobleskill, NY
12043, Tom Meyer, (518) 234-3581
Oneida County Community Action Agency, 303 West Liberty Street, Rome,
NY 13440, Treva Wood, (315) 339-5640
Cortland County Community Action Program (Time Out Program), 23 Main
Street, Cortland, NY 13045, Lenn Ann Underwood, (607) 753-6781
The Salvation Army, 749 S. Warren Street, Syracuse, NY 13202, Roberta
Schofield, (315) 479-1323
Westchester County Youth Bureau, 150 Grand Street, 6th Flr., White
Plains, NY 10601, Toni Collarini, (914) 285-2745
County of Nassau, One West Street, Mineola, NY 11501, Ann M. Irvin,
(516) 571-5893
Dutchess County YMCA, Eastman Park, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, Karen
Pietrasanta, (914) 485-1001
Center for Youth Services, 258 Alexander Street, Rochester, NY 14607,
Frank Petrus, (716) 473-2464
Hillside Children's Center, 1183 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620,
James Cotter, (716) 473-5150
Catholic Charities of Ogdensburg, 380 Arlington Street, Watertown, NY
13601, Ann Boulter-Davis, (315) 788-4330
Society for Seamen's Children (Center for Youth and Families), 25 Hyatt
Street, Staten Island, NY 10301, Ann Deinhardt, (718) 447-7740
Putnam County Youth Bureau, 110 Old Route Six Center, Carmel, NY 10512,
Robert Bondi, (914) 225-6316
Family and Children's Service of Niagara, 826 Chilton Avenue, Niagara
Falls, NY 14301, Gerald Kozak, (716) 693-9961
Puerto Rico
Centros Sor Isolina Ferre, Box 213, Playa Station, Ponce, PR 00734,
Sister Rosita Bauza, (809) 843-1910
Centro De Servicios A La Juventud, Box 9368 Cotto Station, Arecibo, PR
[[Page 20701]] 00613, Nidna Torres-Martinez, (809) 878-6776
The Salvation Army, 1327 Americo Miranda Avenue, Caparra Terrace, Rio
Piedras, PR 00921, Nestor Nuesch, (809) 781-6883
Region III
Delaware
Aid in Dover, 838 Walker Rd., Suite 2B-1, Dover, DE 19901, Beverly
Williams, (302) 734-7610
District of Columbia
Sasha Bruce Youthwork, 1022 Maryland Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC
20002, Deborah Shore, (202) 675-9340
Maryland
Walden/Sierra, Inc., St. Andrews Church Road, P.O. Box 1238,
California, MD 20619, Carl Loffler, (301) 475-4464
Southern Area Youth Services, 4305 St. Barnabas Road, Temple Hills, MD
20748, Robert Jones, (301) 702-9731
Youth Resources Center, (Second Mile House), 4307 Jefferson Street,
Hyattsville, MD 20781, Holger Kjeldsen, (301) 864-9735
Fellowship of Lights, Inc., 1300 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD
21202, Ross Pologe, (301) 837-8155
Boys & Girls Home of Maryland, Inc., 9601 Colesville Road, Silver
Spring, MD 20901, Quanah Parker, (301) 589-8444
Pennsylvania
Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center, 200 Charles Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15238, Russell Simms, (412) 782-4457
Youth Services of Bucks County, Neshaminy Manor Center, Almshouse
Building, Doylestown, PA 18901, Roger Dawson, (215) 257-2945
Centre County Youth Service, 410 South Fraser Street, State College, PA
16801, Norma Keller, (814) 237-5731
Valley Youth House Committee, 827-829 Linden Street, Allentown, PA
18101, David Gilgoff, (215) 691-1200
Whale's Tale, 250 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, Christopher
Smith, (412) 661-1800
Family and Children's Services, 2022 Broad Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601,
Jackie Sutton, (814) 944-3583
Youth Services, Inc., 410 N. 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104,
Laurien D. Ward, (215) 222-3262
Virginia
Seton House, Inc., 642 North Lynnhaven Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23452,
Kathy Jeffries, (804) 498-4673
Children, Youth and Family Services, 116 West Jefferson Street,
Charlottesville, VA 22902, Cathy Bodkin, (804) 296-4118
Family and Children's Services, 1518 Willow Lawn Drive, Richmond, VA
23230, Richard J. Lung, (804) 282-4255
Loudoun County Youth Shelter, 16450 Meadowview Court, Leesburg, VA
22075, Jerry Tracy, (703) 771-5300
Alternative House, 2136-G Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, VA 22027, Jim
Warwick, (703) 698-7062
The Campagna Center (This Way House), 418 South Washington Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314, Katherine L. Morrison, (703) 549-0111
Region IV
Alabama
Group Homes, Inc., 1426 S. Court Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, George
Hoyt/Martha Nachman, (334) 262-2953
Family Connection, Inc., P.O. Box 1261, Alabaster, AL 35007, Susan
Johnston, (205) 663-6301
Marshall County Attention Home, P.O. Box 952, Guntersville, AL 35976,
Ramona Collins, (205) 582-0377
Florida
Crosswinds Youth Services, P.O. Box 540625, Merritt Island, FL 32954-
0625, Jan Lokay, (305) 452-8988
Family Resources, Inc. (Youth & Family Connection), P.O. Box 13087, St.
Petersburg, FL 33733, Jane Harper, (813) 893-1150
Lutheran Ministries (Gulf Coast Youth and, Family Services), 4610 W.
Fairfield Drive, Pensacola, FL 32506, Neil Pape, (904) 453-2772
Switchboard of Miami (Family P.A.C.T.), 75 SW. 8th Street, Miami, FL
33130, Shirley Aron, (305) 358-1640
Corner Drugstore (Interface), 1300 Northwest 6th Street, Gainesville,
FL 32601, Karen Crapo, (904) 334-3800
Miami Bridge, Inc., 2810 NW. South River Drive, Miami, FL 33125,
Chilton Harper, (305) 635-8953
Lutheran Ministries (Lippman Family Center), 221 Northwest 43rd Court,
Oakland Park, FL 33309, Donald Carey, (305) 568-2801
YMCA Youth and Family Services, 41 N. School Avenue, Sarasota, FL
34237, Jack Greer, (813) 955-5596
Anchorage Children's Home (Hidle House), 707 MLK, Jr. Blvd., Panama
City, FL 32401, Barbara Cloud, (904) 763-7102
Orange County Department of Human Services, 1718 East Michigan Avenue,
Orlando, FL 32806, Mike Robenson, (407) 836-7675
Lutheran Ministries (Gulf Coast/Currie House), 3507 Frontage Road,
Tampa, FL 33607-1776, Richard Eissfeldt, (813) 288-9550
Georgia
The Alcove, 507 East Church Street, Monroe, GA 30655, Gail Bayes, (404)
267-9156
Tri-County Protective Agency, P.O. Box 1937, Hinesville, GA 31313, Rita
Campbell, (912) 368-9200
Safe Harbor Children's Shelter, P.O. Box 1313, Brunswick, GA 31521,
Kate Minnock, (912) 267-6000
Open Arms (The Bridge), P.O. Box 71562, Albany, GA 31708, April Lott,
(912) 432-3378
Children's Emergency Shelter, 127 West Church Street, Cartersville, GA
30120, Teresa Ramey, (404) 387-1143
Greenbriar Children's Center, 3709 Hopkins Street, Savannah, GA 31405,
Yvette Johnson-Hagins, (912) 234-3431
Kentucky
YMCA Center for Youth Alternatives, 1410 South First Street,
Louisville, KY 40208, Kevin Connelly, (502) 635-5233
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, 200 East Main Street,
Lexington, KY 40507, Pam Miller, (606) 252-3126
Mississippi
Catholic Charities, P.O. Box 2248, Jackson, MS 39225-2248, Linda Raff,
(601) 355-8634
Mississippi Children's Home Society, P.O. Box 1078, Jackson, MS 39215,
Christopher Cherney, (601) 352-7784
Mississippi Children's Home Society, (Warren County Children's
Shelter), P.O. Box 1078, Jackson, MS 39215, Christopher Cherney, (601)
352-7784
North Carolina
Youth Focus, Inc., 301 E. Washington St., Ste. 202, Greensboro, NC
27401, Charles Hodierne, (910) 333-6858
Lee County Youth Services, P.O. Box 57, Sanford, NC 27331-0057, Todd
Edwards, (919) 774-9515
Haven House, 401 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Raleigh, NC 27608, Michael
Rieder, (919) 856-6368
Catholic Social Services, P.O. Box 10962, Winston Salem, NC 27108,
David Harold, (910) 727-0705
Buncombe Shelter, Inc. (Trinity Place), 12 Ravenscroft Drive,
Asheville, NC 28801, Dean Vick, (704) 253-7233
South Carolina
Dept. of Youth Services (Crossroads), 4360 Headquarters Road, N.
Charleston, SC 29405, Greg Leighton, (803) 744-3381
Dept. of Youth Services (Hope House), 1940 Shivers Road, Columbia, SC
[[Page 20702]] 29210, Marilyn McEachern, (803) 731-1694
Dept. of Youth Services (Greenhouse), 529 N. Wise Drive, Sumter, SC
29150, Howard McFadden, (803) 775-3311
Tennessee
Child and Family Services, 114 Dameron Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917,
Charlie Gentry, (615) 524-7483
Gardner House, 317 Oak Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403, Tom Edwards,
(615) 755-2725
The Family Link, P.O. Box 40437, Memphis, TN 38174-0437, Marian
Carruth, (901) 725-7270
Region V
Illinois
Youth Outreach Services, 6417 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634,
William Southwick, (312) 777-7112
Teen Living Programs (Foundation House), 3179 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL
60657, Deborah Hinde, (312) 883-0025
The Harbour, 1480 Renaissance Drive, Park Ridge, IL 60068, Mary
Eichling, (708) 297-8540
LaSalle County Youth Service Bureau, 424 West Madison Street, Ottowa,
IL 61350, Dave McClure, (815) 433-3953
Project OZ, 502 South Morris Avenue, Bloomington, IL 61701, Peter
Rankaitis, (309) 827-0377
Aunt Martha's, 4343 Lincoln Highway, Matteson, IL 60443, Daniel Strick,
(708) 747-2701
Travelers and Immigrants Aid, 208 S. LaSalle, Suite 1818, Chicago, IL
60604, Sid Mohn, (312) 528-7767
Indiana
Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County, 2222 Lincoln Way West, South
Bend, IN 46628, Bonnie Strycker, (219) 235-9231
Stopover, Inc., 2236 E. 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46201-2099,
Elizabeth Malone, (317) 635-9301
Clark County Youth Shelter, 118 East Chestnut Street, P.O. Box 886,
Jeffersonville, IN 47131, Candice Chaney, (812) 284-5229
Monroe County Youth Service Bureau, 1310 East Atwater Avenue,
Bloomington, IN 47401, Tim Tilton, (812) 333-3506
Crisis Center, Inc. (Alternative House), 101 N. Montgomery Street,
Gary, IN 46403, Shirley Caylor, (219) 938-7070
Michigan
Comprehensive Youth Services (The Harbor), 3061 Commerce Drive, Suite
2, Port Huron, MI 48060, Sally Currie, (313) 385-7010
Cory Place, 1218 Washington Avenue, Bay City, MI 48708, Raul Gonzales,
(517) 895-5563
Saginaw County Youth Council, P.O. Box 3191, Saginaw, MI 48605, Ronald
Spess, (517) 752-5175
Northeast Michigan Community, Service Agency, 2373 Gordon Road, Alpena,
MI 49707, John Swise, (517) 356-3474
League of Catholic Women (Off The Streets), 10612 E. Jefferson,
Detroit, MI 48201, David Suttner, (313) 831-1000
Advisory Centers (The Bridge), 1115 Ball Avenue, NE., Grand Rapids, MI
49505, Nancy Ayers, (616) 451-3001
Ozone House, 608 N. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, Paul Wood, (313)
662-2265
Every Woman's Place, 425 W. Western Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49440, Mary
MacDonald, (616) 726-4493
Bethany Christian Services, 6995 W. 48th Street, Fremont, MI 49412,
Dale A Painter, (616) 924-3390
Catholic Family Services, 1819 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49001, Frances
Denny, (616) 381-9800
The Sanctuary, 132 Franklin Boulevard, Pontiac, MI 48341, Meri
Pohutsky, (313) 547-2260
Genesee County Youth Corporation, 914 Church Street, Flint, MI 48502,
Jo Davis, (313) 233-8700
Gateway Community Services (Higher Ground), 910 Abbott Road, Suite 100,
East Lansing, MI 48823, Donna Spence, (517) 351-4000
Minnesota
Evergreen House, 622 Mississippi Avenue, Bemidji, MN 56601, Cheryl
Byers, (218) 751-4332
Ain Dah Yung Shelter (Our Home), 1089 Portland Avenue, St. Paul, MN
55104, John Whitecloud, (612) 227-4184
Lutheran Social Services (Bethany Crisis Center), 9239 Odaho Street,
Duluth, MN 55808, John Moline, (218) 626-2726
Minneapolis Youth Diversion Program (Project Offstreets), 1905 Third
Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404, Jeremy Lane, (614) 871-3613
Mountain Plains Youth Services (Youthworks), 715 11th Street North,
Moorhead, MN 56560, Doug Herzog, (218) 233-7990
Ohio
Children's and Family Service, 535 Marmion Avenue, Youngstown, OH
44502, Gerald Janosik, (216) 782-5664
Council on Rural Service Programs, 116 E. Third Street, Greenville, OH
45331, Shirley Hathaway, (513) 548-8002
Center for Children and Youth Services, 42707 North Ridge Road, Elyria,
OH 44035, John Ollerton, (216) 323-3400
Daybreak, Inc., 50 Theobald Court, Dayton, OH 45410, Kipra Heermann,
(513) 461-1000
Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland (Safe Space Station), 12201
Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, W. Martin Hiller, (216) 721-4010
Lighthouse Youth Services, 1527 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206,
Robert Mecum, (513) 221-3350
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries, Inc., 1468 West 25th Street,
Cleveland, OH 44113, Thomas Sutton, (216) 241-4791
Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth, 10100 Elida Road,
Delphos, OH 45833, Bruce Maag, (419) 695-8010
Connecting Point, 525 Hamil Road, #302B, Toledo, OH 43602, Juania
Price, (419) 243-6326
Wisconsin
Innovative Youth Services, 1030 Washington Avenue, Racine, WI 53403,
Burt Kintzler, (414) 632-0424
Wisconsin Association for Runaway Services, 2318 E. Dayton Street,
Madison, Wisconsin 53704, Patricia Balke, (608) 241-2649
Walker's Point Youth and Family Center, 2030 W. National Avenue,
Milwaukee, WI 53204, Andre Olton, (414) 672-5300
Region VI
Arkansas
Centers for Youth and Families (Stepping Stone), 6501 W. 12th Street,
Little Rock, AR 72204, Richard Hill/Janie Isom, (501) 666-9066
Consolidated Youth Services, 4220 Stadium Boulevard, Jonesboro, AR
72401, Cecil Province, Jr./Bonnie Smith, (501) 972-1110
Louisiana
Tangipahoa Youth Service Bureau, 1826 River Road, Hammond, LA 70401,
Jeanne Voorhees, (504) 345-1171
ETC Harbour House, P.O. Box 864, Lake Charles, LA 70602, Martha
Parnell, (318) 433-1062
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, New Orleans, LA 68010, Fr. Val J. Peter,
(402) 498-1000
Our House, Inc., P.O. Box 7496, Monroe, LA 71211, Carol Christopher,
(318) 387-2186
New Mexico
Youth Development, 1710 Centro Familiar SW., Albuquerque, NM 87105,
Augustine C. Baca, (505) 873-1604
Youth Shelters and Family Services, P.O. Box 8135, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
Vic Vandegriff/Cynthia Gonzales, (505) 983-0586
Oklahoma
Youth Services of Oklahoma County, 201 NE. 50th Street, Oklahoma City,
[[Page 20703]] OK 73105, Ken Young, (405) 235-7537
Payne County Youth Services, 2224 W. 12th, Stillwater, OK 74076, John
Bracken, (405) 377-3380
Northwest Family Services, Inc., 628 Flynn, Alva, OK 73717, John R.
Jones, (405) 327-2900
Texas
El Paso Center for Children, 3700 Altura, El Paso, TX 79930, Sandy
Rioux, (915) 565-8361
YMCA of Dallas, 601 N. Akard Street, Dallas, TX 75201, Kathy Rod, (214)
954-0655
The Bridge Association, 115 West Broadway, Fort Worth, TX 76104, Cindy
Honey, (817) 332-8317
Central Texas Youth Services Bureau, 703 Parmer Street, P.O. Box 185,
Killeen, TX 76540, Keith Wallace, (817) 634-2085
The Children's Center, 2127 Avenue M, Galveston, TX 77550, Terry Keel,
(409) 765-5212
Harris County Children's Protective Services (Chimney Rock Center),
6425 Chimney Rock Road, Houston, TX 77081, Ann Hibbert, (713) 664-5701
Promise House, 236 W. Page Street, Dallas, TX 75208, Lynn Stallings,
(214) 941-8578
Grayson County Juvenile Alternatives, P.O. Box 1625, Sherman, TX 75091,
Pam Johnson, (903) 893-4717
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, San Antonio, TX 78204, Marcel Lue, (210)
271-3131
Middle Earth Youth Options, 3816 S. First Street, Austin, TX 78704,
Mitch Weynand, (512) 447-5639
Sand Dollar, 527 Spring Drive, Pasadena, TX 77504, Happy Spillar, (713)
946-3030
Montgomery County Youth Services, P.O. Box 1316, Conroe, TX 77305,
Gretchen Faulkner, (409) 756-8682
Collin Intervention to Youth, 902 - 16th Street, Plano, TX 75074,
Julianne Bulau, (214) 423-7057
Sabine Valley MHMR Center, P.O. Box 6800, Longview, TX 75608, Mark
Blackwell, (903) 753-9744
Catholic Family Services, P.O. Box 15127, Amarillo, TX 79105, Al
Bednorz, (806) 376-7731
Region VII
Iowa
United Action for Youth, 410 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240, Jim
Swaim, (319) 338-7518
Foundation II, 1540 Second Avenue, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, Steve Meyer,
(319) 362-1170
Youth Emergency Services, 921 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA 50309,
Susan Gehring-Liker, (515) 243-7825
Christian Home Association, North 6th Street & Avenue E, P.O. Box 8-C,
Council Bluffs, IA 51502, Richard Christie, (712) 322-3700
Kansas
United Methodist Youthville, 900 W. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114, Stacy
Pfeiffer, (316) 823-5529
Temporary Lodging for Children, 333 E. Poplar, Olathe, KS 66061,
Sherrie Love, (913) 764-2887
Wichita Children's Home, 810 N. Holyoke, Wichita, KS 67208, Sarah
Robinson, (316) 684-6581
Missouri
Synergy House, P.O. Box 12181, Parkville, MO 64152, Carol Kuhns, (816)
741-1477
Youth in Need, 516 Jefferson, St. Charles, MO 63301, Leo Tigue, (314)
946-0101
Youth Emergency Service, P.O. Box 24260, St. Louis, MO 63130, Edith
Tate, (314) 862-1334
reStart, Inc., 918 East 9th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106, Olivia
Dorsey, (314) 874-8686
Nebraska
Youth Emergency Services, 3001 Douglas Twin Towers, Omaha, NE 68131,
Robert Sparby, (402) 345-5187
Panhandle Community Services, 3350 North 10th Street, Gering, NE 69341,
Ruth Vance, (308) 635-3089
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, 14100 Crawford Street, Boys Town, NE
68010, Father Val J. Peter, (402) 498-3323
Region VIII
Colorado
Urban Peak, 1577 Clarkson Street, Denver, CO 80218, Jon Schwartz, (303)
863-7325
Pueblo Youth Service Bureau, 425 West Third Street, Pueblo, CO 81003,
Molly Melendez, (719) 542-5161
CHINS UP Youth and Family Services, 17 North Farragut Avenue, Colorado
Springs, CO 80909, Gerar H. Veneman, (719) 475-0562
Volunteers of America, 1865 Larimer Street, Denver, CO 80202, Linda
Sinton, (303) 297-0408
Attention, Inc., P.O. Box 907, Boulder, CO 80306, Pat Whirl-Lasarte,
(303) 447-1206
Family Tree, Inc., (Gemini House), 3805 Marshall Street, Wheatridge, CO
80033, Tracy Kraft-Tharp, (303) 235-0630
Garfield Youth Services, 902 Taughenbaugh Blvd., Rifle, CO 81650,
Dennis Steffan, (303) 625-3141
Comitis Crisis Center, P.O. Box 913, Aurora, CO 80010, Richard
Barnhill, (303) 341-9160
South Dakota
Rosebud Sioux Tribe, P.O. Box 430, Rosebud, SD 57570, Rose Chasing
Hawk, (605) 747-2258
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (Red Horse Lodge), P.O. Box 49, Ft. Thompson, SD
57339, Durine Chase, (605) 245-2410
Utah
Department of Human Services, 150 W. North Temple, Box 45550, Salt Lake
City, UT 84103, Joe Leiker, (801) 538-4090
Region IX
Arizona
Children's Village of Yuma, 257 South Third Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364,
Judy Smith, (602) 783-2427
Center for Youth Resources (Tumbleweed), 915 N. Fifth Street, Phoenix,
AZ 85004, Janet Garcia, (602) 271-9904
Colorado River Region Youth Service, P.O. Box 7176, Mohave Valley, AZ
86440, Richard Steinberg, (602) 768-1500
Open-Inn, 4810 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85711, Darlene Dankowski, (602)
323-0200
California
Center for Human Services, 1700 McHenry Village Way, Modesto, CA 95350,
Linda Kovacs, (209) 526-1440
Community Human Services, P.O. Box 3076, Monterey, CA 93942, Allison
Olsen, (408) 373-3641
Youth and Family Assistance, 609 Price Avenue, #205, Redwood City, CA
94063, Richard Gordon, (415) 366-8401
Klein Bottle, 401 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, David Edelman,
(805) 564-7830
1736 Family Crisis Center, 103 W. Torrance Boulevard, Redondo Beach, CA
90277, Carol A. Adelkoff, (310) 372-4674
Butte County Department of Mental Health, 584 Rio Lindo Avenue, Chico,
CA 95926, Ron Erickson, (916) 891-2850
Fred Finch Youth Center, 3800 Coolidge Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602, John
F. Steinfirst, (510) 482-2244
Youth Advocates (Huckleberry House), 3310 Geary Boulevard, San
Francisco, CA 94118, Bruce Fisher, (415) 668-2622
Los Angeles Youth Network, 1550 Gower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028,
Elizabeth Gomez, (213) 957-7340
The Salvation Army, 900 West 9th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015, George
Church, (213) 627-0725
Catholic Charities/Angel's Flight, 1400 W. 9th Street, P.O. Box 15095,
Los [[Page 20704]] Angeles, CA 90015, Rev. Gregory Cox, (213) 413-2311
Santa Clara Social Advocates for Youth, 1072 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd.,
San Jose, CA 95129, Kathleen Lynch, (408) 253-3540
Klein Bottle, 412 East Tunnel Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454, David
Edelman, (805) 922-0468
Social Advocates for Youth (Individuals Now), 1303 College Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95404, Ed Patterson, (707) 544-3299
San Diego Youth and Community Services, 3255 Wing Street, Ste. 550, San
Diego, CA 92110, Liz Shear, (619) 221-8600
Yolo Community Care Continuum, (Runaway Alternatives Program), 523 G
Street, Davis, CA 95616, Henry Kloczkowski, (916) 758-2160
Operation Safehouse, Inc., 9685 Hayes Street, Riverside, CA 92503,
Kathy McAdara, (909) 242-1518
Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission, 1920 Mariposa Mall,
Fresno, CA 93721, Roger Palomino, (209) 263-1012
Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, 256 S. Occidental
Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90057, Peter Schey, (213) 388-8693
Options House of Hollywood, 1754 Taft Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028,
Leslie Forbes, (213) 467-1932
Redwood Community Action Agency, 904 G Street, Eureka, CA 95501, Lloyd
Throne, (707) 443-8322
Community Service Programs, 16842 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA 92714,
Margot Carlson, (714) 250-0488
Hawaii
Hawaii Youth Services Network, 2146 Damon Street, Honolulu, HI 96822,
Sam Cox, (808) 946-3635
Nevada
WestCare, 401 S. Martin Luther King, Las Vegas, NV 89106, Richard
Steinberg, (702) 385-2020
Guam
Sanctuary, P.O. Box 21030, Guam Main Facility, Guam, CM 96921, Tony
Champaco, (671) 734-2661
CNMI
Commonwealth of the Marianas, Department of Community, Cultural
Affairs, Saipan, CM 96950, Margarita Olopai-Taitano, (670) 322-9366
American Samoa, Dept. of Human Resources, Social Services Division,
Pago Pago, American Samoa, Faimafilioalii Taamu, (684) 633-2696
Palau
Palau Community Action Agency, P.O. Box 3000 Koror, Republic of Palau
96940, Doroteo Nagata, Phone: 4882-469 (Operator Assistance Needed)
Region X
Alaska
Juneau Youth Services, P.O. Box 32839, Juneau, AK 99803, Betty Jo
Engelman, (907) 789-7610
Oregon
Northwest Human Services, 681 Center, N.E., Salem, OR 97301, Sandy
Alexander, (503) 588-5825
J Bar J Ranch, 62895 Hamby Road, Bend, OR 97701, Craig Christiansen,
(503) 389-1409
Janus Youth Programs, 738 NE Davis Street, Portland, OR 97232, Dennis
Morrow, (503) 233-6090
Looking Glass, 72-B Centennial Loop, Eugene, OR 97401, James Forbes,
(503) 689-2688
Washington
Youth Help Association, W. 522 Riverside, Spokane, WA 99201, Bernadine
Spalla, (509) 455-5226
Community Youth Services, 824 Fifth Avenue, SE., Olympia, WA 98501,
Charles Shelan, (206) 943-0780
Auburn Youth Resources, 816 F Street, SE., Auburn, WA 98002, Richard
Brugger, (206) 939-2202
Friends of Youth, 16225 NE 87th Street, Redmond, WA 98052, Howard
Finck, (206) 869-6490
Northwest Youth Services, P.O. Box 5447, Bellingham, WA 98227, Michael
Tyers, (206) 734-9862
Washington State Migrant Council, 301 North 1st Street, Sunnyside, WA
98944, Carlos Diaz, (509) 839-9762
United Indians of All Tribes, P.O. Box 99100, Seattle, WA 98199, Bernie
Whitebear, (206) 285-4425
D.2: Drug Abuse Prevention Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth
Grantees Ineligible for New FY 1995 Funding
Region I
Connecticut
Youth Continuum (Douglas House Shelter), P.O. Box 2033, New Haven, CT
06521, David Sorensen, (203) 562-3396
Massachusetts
Brookline Community Mental Health Center, 43 Garrison Road, Brookline,
MA 02146, Cynthia Price, (617) 277-8107
Franklin County DIAL/ SELF, Inc., 196 Federal Street, Greenfield, MA
01301, Ryan Murphy, (413) 774-7054
New Hampshire
Child and Family Services, 99 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03105,
Gail Starr, (603) 558-1920
Rhode Island
Stopover Services of Newport County, 2538 East Main Road, Portsmouth,
RI 02871, Peter Marshall, (401) 683-1824
Vermont
Washington County Youth Service Bureau, PO. Box 627, Montpelier, VT
05753, Tom Howard, (802) 229-9151
Region II
New Jersey
Anchor House, 482 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ 08611, Judith Donohoe,
(609) 396-8329
Crossroads, 770 Woodlane Road, Suite 57, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, Delores
G. Martell, (609) 261-5400
Somerset Youth Shelter, 49 Brahma Avenue, Bridgewater, NJ 08807,
Jeffrey Fetzko, (201) 526-6605
Together, 7 State Street, Glassboro, NJ 08028, Susan Sasser, (609) 881-
6100
New York
Equinox, 306 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206, Mary Seeley, (518)434-
4502
The Salvation Army, 749 S. Warren Street, Syracuse, NY 13202, Roberta
Schofield, (315) 479-1323
Metropolitan Assistance (Streetwork Project), 2 Lafayette Street, New
York, NY 10007, Helene Lauffer, (212) 577-3806
Greenwich Village Youth Council, 37 Carmine Street, Box 208, New York,
NY 10014, John Pettinato, (212) 242-3887
Puerto Rico
Centro De Servicios A La Juventud, Box 9368 Cotto Station, Arecibo, PR
00613, Nidna Torres-Martinez, (809) 878-6776
Region III
District of Columbia
Sasha Bruce Youthwork, 1022 Maryland Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC
20002, Deborah Shore, (202) 675-9340
Pennsylvania
Catholic Social Services, 33 E. Northhampton, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701,
Thomas Cherry, (717) 824-5766
Three Rivers Youth, 2039 Termon Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, David
Droppa, (412) 766-2215
Valley Youth House Committee, 827-829 Linden Street, Allentown, PA
18101, David Gilgoff, (215) 691-1200 [[Page 20705]]
Virginia
Alternative House, 2136-G Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, VA 22027, Jim
Warwick, (703) 698-7062
Region IV
Florida
Youth Crisis Center, 7007 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Tom
Patania, (904) 720-0002
Switchboard of Miami (Family P.A.C.T.), 75 SW. 8th Street, Miami, FL
33130, Shirley Aron, (305) 358-1640
Georgia
The Alcove, 507 East Church Street, Monroe, GA 30655, Gail Bayes, (404)
267-9156
The Bridge, 1559 Johnson Road, NW., Atlanta, GA 30318, Ann Starr, (404)
792-0070
Kentucky
Brighton Center, Inc., P.O. Box 325, Newport, KY 41072, Robert
Brewster, (606) 491-8303
Tennessee
The Family Link, P.O. Box 40437, Memphis, TN 38174-0437, Marian
Carruth, (901) 725-7270
Region V
Illinois
Teen Living Programs (Foundation House), 3179 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL
60657, Deborah Hinde, (312) 883-0025
Indiana
Park Center, Inc. (Daybreak), 2722 Fairfield Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN
46807, Kim Butcher, (219) 481-2700
Michigan
Link Crisis Intervention Center, 2002 South State Street, St. Joseph,
MI 49085, Nancy Berendsen, (616) 983-6351
The Sanctuary, 132 Franklin Boulevard, Pontiac, MI 48341, Meri
Pohutsky, (313) 547-2260
Juvenile Diversion Program, 301 Francis Street, Jackson, MI 49201,
Barbara Turan, (517) 788-4240
Minnesota
Evergreen House, 622 Mississippi Avenue, Bemidji, MN 56601, Cheryl
Byers, (218) 751-4332
Ohio
Daybreak, Inc., 50 Theobald Court, Dayton, OH 45410, Kipra Heermann,
(513) 461-1000
Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland (Safe Space Station), 12201
Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, W. Martin Hiller, (216) 721-4010
Lighthouse Youth Services, 1527 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206,
Robert Mecum, (513) 221-3350
Wisconsin
Briarpatch, 512 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703, Steve
Sperling, (608) 251-6211
Counseling Center of Milwaukee (Pathfinders), 2038 N. Bartlett,
Milwaukee, WI 53202, Ted Seaver, (414) 271-2565
Innovative Youth Services, 1030 Washington Avenue, Racine, WI 53403,
Burt Kintzler, (414) 632-0424
Wisconsin Association for Runaway Services, 2318 E. Dayton Street,
Madison, Wisconsin 53704, Patricia Balke, (608) 241-2649
Region VI
Louisiana
ETC Harbour House, P.O. Box 864, Lake Charles, LA 70602, Martha
Parnell, (318) 433-1062
New Mexico
A New Day, 2720-A Carlislen N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87110, Jeffrey
Burrows, (505) 881-5228
Oklahoma
Youth Services of Tulsa, 302 South Cheyenne, Room 114, Tulsa, OK 74103,
Sharon Terry, (918) 582-0061
Youth and Family Services of North Oklahoma, 2925 North Midway, Enid,
OK 73701, Jan Webber, (405) 233-7220
Texas
Institute for Child and Family Services, 100 Sandman, Houston, TX
77007, Jane Harding, (713) 863-7850
The Bridge Association, 115 West Broadway, Fort Worth, TX 76104, Cindy
Honey, (817) 332-8317
Promise House, 236 W. Page Street, Dallas, TX 75208, Lynn Stallings,
(214) 941-8578
Middle Earth Youth Options, 3816 S. First Street, Austin, TX 78704,
Mitch Weynand, (512) 447-5639
Region VII
Iowa
United Action for Youth, 410 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240, Jim
Swaim, (319) 338-7518
Foundation II, 1540 Second Avenue, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, Steve Meyer,
(319) 362-1170
Kansas
Kaw Valley Center, 4300 Brenner Drive, Kansas City, KS 66104, Wayne
Sims, (913) 334-0294
Missouri
Youth in Need, 516 Jefferson, St. Charles, MO 63301, Leo Tigue, (314)
946-0101
Nebraska
Youth Service System, 770 N. Cotner Blvd., #410, Lincoln, NE 68505,
James Blue, (402) 466-6181
Region VIII
Colorado
Pueblo Youth Service Bureau, 425 West Third Street, Pueblo, CO 81003,
Molly Melendez, (719) 542-5161
South Dakota
Mountain Plains Youth Services (Turning Point), P.O. Box 89306, Sioux
Falls, SD 57105, Linda Wood, (605) 334-1414
Region IX
Arizona
Center for Youth Resources (Tumbleweed), 915 N. Fifth Street, Phoenix,
AZ 85004, Janet Garcia, (602) 271-9904
California
Bill Wilson Counseling Center, 1000 Market Street, Santa Clara, CA
95050, Sparky Harlan, (408) 984-5955
Mendocino County Youth Project, 202 S. State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482,
Arlene Rose, (707) 463-4915
Center for Human Services, 1700 McHenry Village Way, Modesto, CA 95350,
Linda Kovacs, (209) 526-1440
Klein Bottle, 401 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, David Edelman,
(805) 564-7830
Youth Advocates (Huckleberry House), 3310 Geary Boulevard, San
Francisco, CA 94118, Bruce Fisher, (415) 668-2622
Los Angeles Youth Network, 1550 Gower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028,
Elizabeth Gomez, (213) 957-7340
Santa Clara Social Advocates for Youth, 1072 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd.,
San Jose, CA 95129, Kathleen Lynch, (408) 253-3540
San Diego Youth and Community Services, 3255 Wing Street, Ste. 550, San
Diego, CA 92110, Liz Shear, (619) 221-8600
Redwood Community Action Agency, 904 G Street, Eureka, CA 95501, Lloyd
Throne, (707) 443-8322
Community Service Programs, 16842 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA 92714,
Margot Carlson, (714) 250-0488
Los Angeles Free Clinic, 8405 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049,
Mary Rainwater, (213) 653-8622 [[Page 20706]]
Nevada
WestCare, 401 S. Martin Luther King, Las Vegas, NV 89106, Richard
Steinberg, (702) 385-2020
Region X
Alaska
Alaska Youth and Parent Foundation, 3745 Community Park Loop,
Anchorage, AK 99508, Sheila Gaddis, (907) 274-6541
Fairbanks Native Association, 310 First Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701,
Banarsi Lal, (907) 452-6201
Washington
United Indians of All Tribes, P.O. Box 99100, Seattle, WA 98199, Bernie
Whitebear, (206) 285-4425
Tacoma Housing Authority, 1728 East 44th Street, Tacoma, WA 98404,
Patricia Harrington, (206) 473-2331
Appendix E. Administration for Children and Families Regional
Office Youth Contacts
Region I: Paul Kelley, Administration for Children and Families, John
F. Kennedy Federal Building, Room 2011, Boston, Massachusetts 02203
(CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT), (617) 565-1138
Region II: Estelle Haferling, Administration for Children and Families,
26 Federal Plaza, Room 4149, New York, NY 10278 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), (212)
264-1329
Region III: Dave Lyon, Administration for Children and Families, 3535
Market Street, P.O. Box 13714, Philadelphia, PA 19101 (DC, DE, MD, PA,
VA, WV), (215) 596-4139
Region IV: Viola Brown, Administration for Children and Families, 101
Marietta Tower, Suite 903, Atlanta, GA 30323 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC,
SC, TN), (404) 331-7210
Region V: Katie Williams, Administration for Children and Families, 105
West Adams, 23rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI),
(312) 353-4241
Region VI: Ralph Rogers, Administration for Children and Families, 1200
Main Tower, 20th Floor, Dallas, TX 75202 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), (214)
767-8850
Region VII: Lynda Bitner, Administration for Children and Families,
Federal Office Building, Room 384, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City,
MO 64106 (IA, KS, MO, NE), (816) 426-5401
Region VIII: Vicki Wright, Administration for Children and Families,
Federal Office Building, 1961 Stout Street, 9th Floor, Denver, CO 80294
(CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), (303) 844-3100, Ext. 361
Region IX: Al Brown, Administration for Children and Families, 50
United Nations Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, American
Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, Palau), (415) 556-6153
Region X: Steve Ice, Administration for Children and Families, 2201
Sixth Avenue, RX 32, Seattle, WA 98121 (AK, ID, OR, WA), (206) 615-
2558, Ext. 3075
Appendix F. Training and Technical Assistance Providers
FYSB funds ten regionally based organizations to provide training
and technical assistance to programs funded under the Basic Center,
Transitional Living and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs, and to other
agencies serving runaway and homeless youth.
Each of the training and technical assistance providers offers on-
site consultations; regional, State and local conferences; information
sharing and skill-based training.
For more information, contact the training and technical assistance
provider in your region.
New England Consortium for Families and Youth, 25 Stow Road,
Boxborough, MA 01719, (508) 266-1998, Contact: Nancy Jackson
Empire State Coalition, 121 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013,
(212) 966-6477, Contact: Margo Hirsch
Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc., 9400 McKnight
Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, (412) 366-6562, Contact: Nancy Johnson
Southeastern Network of Youth and Family Services, 337 South Milledge
Avenue, Athens, GA 30605, (706) 354-4568, Contact: Gail Kurtz,
Youth Network Council, 506 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60605, (312) 427-
2710, Contact: Denis Murstein
Southwest Network of Youth Services, 2525 Wallingwood Drive, Austin, TX
78746, (512) 328-6860, Contact: Theresa Andreas-Tod
M.I.N.K., A Network of Runaway and Youth Serving Agencies, c/o Youth in
Need, 516 Jefferson Street, St. Charles, MO 633014152, (314) 946-0101,
Contact: Laura Harrison
Mountain Plains Youth Services, 221 West Rosser, Bismarck, ND 58501,
(701) 255-7229, Contact: Linda Wood
Western States Youth Services Network, 1306 Ross Street, Suite B,
Petaluma, CA 94954, (707) 763-2213, Contact: Nancy Fastenau
Northwest Network of Runaway and Youth Services, 603 Steward Street,
Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 628-3760, Contact: Carmen Ray
Appendix G. Executive Order 12372--State Single Points of Contact
Arizona
Mrs. Janice Dunn, ATTN: Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central
Avenue, 14th Floor, Phoenix Arizona 85012, Telephone (602) 280-1315
Arkansas
Ms. Tracie L. Copeland Manager, State Clearinghouse, Office of
Intergovernmental Service, Department of Finance and Administration,
P.O. Box 3278, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203, Telephone (501) 682-1074
California
Mrs. Glenn Stober, Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning and Research,
1400 Tenth Street, Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone (916) 323-
7480
Delaware
Ms. Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact, Executive
Department, Thomas Collins Building, Dover, Delaware 19903, Telephone
(302) 736-3326
District of Columbia
Mr. Rodney T. Hallman, State Single Point of Contact, Office of Grants
Mgmt and Development, 717 14th Street, NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC
20005, Telephone (202) 727-6551
Florida
Florida State Clearinghouse, Intergovernmental Affairs Policy Unit,
Executive Office of the Governor, Office of Planning and Budgeting, The
Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001, Telephone (904) 488-8114
Georgia
Mr. Charles H. Badger, Administrator, Georgia State Clearinghouse, 254
Washington Street, SW., Room 534A, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Telephone
(404) 656-3855
Illinois
Mr. Steve Klokkenga, State Single Point of Contact, Office of the
Governor, 107 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706, Telephone
(217) 782-1671
Indiana
Ms. Jean S. Blackwell, Budget Director, State Budget Agency, 212 State
House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Telephone (317) 232-5610
Iowa
Mr. Steven R. McCann, Division of Community Progress, Iowa
[[Page 20707]] Department of Economic Development, 200 East Grand
Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, Telephone (515) 281-3725
Kentucky
Mr. Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor, Department of Local
Government, 1024 Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601,
Telephone (502) 564-2382
Maine
Ms. Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State House Station #38,
Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone (207) 289-3261
Maryland
Ms. Mary Abrams, Chief, Maryland State Clearinghouse, Department of
State Planning, 301 West Preston Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-
2365, Telephone (410) 225-4490
Massachusetts
Ms. Karen Arone, State Clearinghouse, Executive Office of Communities
and Development, 100 Cambridge Street, Room 1803, Boston, Massachusetts
02202, Telephone (617) 727-7001
Michigan
Mr. Richard S. Pastula, Director, Michigan Department of Commerce,
Lansing, Michigan 48909, Telephone (517) 373-7356
Mississippi
Ms. Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer, Office of Federal Grant
Management and Reporting, 301 West Pearl Street, Jackson, Mississippi
39203, Telephone (601) 949-2174
Missouri
Ms. Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Office of
Administration, P.O. Box 809, Room 430, Truman Building, Jefferson
City, Missouri 65102, Telephone (314) 751-4834
Nevada
Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex,
Carson City, Nevada 89710, Telephone (702) 687-4065, ATTN: Mr. Ron
Sparks, Clearinghouse Coordinator
New Hampshire
Mr. Jeffery H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire Office of State
Planning, Attn: Intergovernmental Review Process/James E. Bieber, 2\1/
2\ Beacon Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, Telephone (603) 271-
2155
New Jersey
Mr. Gregory W. Adkins, Acting Director, Division of Community
Resources, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Trenton, New
Jersey 08625-0803, Telephone (609) 292-6613
Please direct correspondence and questions to: Andrew J. Jaskolka,
State Review Process, Division of Community Resources, CN 814, Room
609, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0803, Telephone (609) 292-9025
New Mexico
Mr. George Elliott, Deputy Director, State Budget Division, Room 190,
Bataan Memorial Building, Sante Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone (505)
827-3640, FAX (505) 827-3006
New York
New York State Clearinghouse, Division of the Budget, State Capitol,
Albany, New York 12224, Telephone (518) 474-1605
North Carolina
Mrs. Chrys Baggett, Director, Office of the Secretary of Admin., N.C.
State Clearinghouse, 116 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina
27603-8003, Telephone (919) 733-7232
North Dakota
North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office of Intergovernmental
Assistance, Office of Management and Budget, 600 East Boulevard Avenue,
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0170, Telephone (701) 224-2094
Ohio
Mr. Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact, State/Federal Funds
Coordinator, State Clearinghouse, Office of Budget and Management, 30
East Broad Street, 34th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266-0411, Telephone
(614) 466-0698
Rhode Island
Mr. Daniel W. Varin, Associate Director, Statewide Planning Program,
Department of Administration, Division of Planning, 265 Melrose Street,
Providence, Rhode Island 02907, Telephone (401) 277-2656
Please direct correspondence and questions to: Review Coordinator,
Office of Strategic Planning
South Carolina
Omeagia Burgees, State Single Point of Contact, Grant Services, Office
of the Governor, 1205 Pendleton Street, Room 477, Columbia, South
Carolina 29201, Telephone (803) 734-0494
Tennessee
Mr. Charles Brown, State Single Point of Contact, State Planning
Office, 500 Charlotte Avenue, 309 John Sevier Building, Nashville,
Tennessee 37219, Telephone (615) 741-1676
Texas
Mr. Thomas Adams, Governor's Office of Budget and Planning, P.O. Box
12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone (512) 463-1778
Utah
Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and Budget, ATTN: Ms.
Carolyn Wright, ,Room 116 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
Telephone (801) 538-1535
Vermont
Mr. Bernard D. Johnson, Assistant Director, Office of Policy Research
and Coordination, Pavilion Office Building, 109 State Street, 109 State
Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602, Telephone (802) 828-3326
West Virginia
Mr. Fred Cutlip, Director, Community Development Division, West
Virginia Development Office, Building #6, Room 553, Charleston, West
Virginia 25305, Telephone (304) 348-4010
Wisconsin
Mr. William C. Carey, Federal/State Relations Office, Wisconsin
Department of Administration, 101 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7864,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53707, Telephone (608) 266-0267
Wyoming
Ms. Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact, Herachler Building,
4th Floor, East Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, Telephone (307) 777-7574
Guam
Mr. Michael J. Reidy, Director, Bureau of Budget and Management
Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, Guam 96910,
Telephone (671) 472-2285
Northern Mariana Islands
State Single Point of Contact, Planning and Budget Office, Office of
the Governor, Saipan, CM, Northern Mariana Islands 96950
Puerto Rico
Norma Burgos/Jose E. Caro, Chairman/Director, Puerto Rico Planning
Board, Minillas Government Center, P.O. Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto
Rico 00940-9985, Telephone (809) 727-4444 [[Page 20708]]
Virgin Islands
Jose L. George, Director, Office of Management and Budget, No. 41
Norregade Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas,
Virgin Islands 00802
Please direct correspondence to: Ms. Linda Clarke, Telephone (809) 774-
0750.
Appendix H--Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
Table of Allocations by State, Fiscal Year 1995
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Continuations
Regions and States plus Gap New starts Total
Funding
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Region I:
Connecticut...................................................... $232,385 $177,082 $409,467
Maine............................................................ 56,918 105,284 162,202
Massachusetts.................................................... 586,883 149,101 735,984
New Hampshire.................................................... 35,113 114,408 149,521
Rhode Island..................................................... 112,123 12,038 124,161
Vermont.......................................................... 6,250 93,750 100,000
Region II:
New Jersey....................................................... 665,146 336,595 1,001,741
New York......................................................... 1,291,982 1,068,661 2,360,643
Puerto Rico...................................................... 441,544 168,165 609,709
Virgin Islands................................................... 0 45,000 45,000
Region III:
Delaware......................................................... 37,857 62,143 100,000
District of Columbia............................................. 46,200 53,800 100,000
Maryland......................................................... 518,336 137,339 655,675
Pennsylvania..................................................... 881,901 635,504 1,517,405
Virginia......................................................... 560,835 278,176 839,011
West Virginia.................................................... 34,513 194,788 229,301
Region IV:
Alabama.......................................................... 372,050 196,977 569,027
Florida.......................................................... 934,325 739,999 1,674,324
Georgia.......................................................... 565,308 407,374 972,682
Kentucky......................................................... 322,904 190,118 513,022
Mississippi...................................................... 366,105 34,380 400,485
North Carolina................................................... 544,167 356,132 900,299
South Carolina................................................... 362,187 140,797 502,984
Tennessee........................................................ 357,591 312,878 670,469
Region V:
Illinois......................................................... 703,233 917,728 1,620,961
Indiana.......................................................... 503,830 272,308 776,138
Michigan......................................................... 897,778 426,253 1,324,031
Minnesota........................................................ 343,916 304,891 648,807
Ohio............................................................. 968,787 541,750 1,510,537
Wisconsin........................................................ 379,654 329,384 709,038
Region VI:
Arkansas......................................................... 188,369 147,130 335,499
Louisiana........................................................ 503,341 153,391 656,732
New Mexico....................................................... 165,983 88,151 254,134
Oklahoma......................................................... 176,016 283,115 459,131
Texas............................................................ 1,638,809 1,099,600 2,738,409
Region VII:
Iowa............................................................. 286,866 100,939 387,805
Kansas........................................................... 200,325 161,063 361,388
Missouri......................................................... 532,473 187,660 720,133
Nebraska......................................................... 153,836 78,107 231,943
Region VIII:
Colorado......................................................... 352,034 143,553 495,587
Montana.......................................................... 14,022 108,554 122,576
North Dakota..................................................... 13,663 86,337 100,000
South Dakota..................................................... 47,753 62,143 109,896
Utah............................................................. 304,690 46,659 351,349
Wyoming.......................................................... 12,500 87,500 100,000
Region IX:
American Samoa................................................... 30,000 15,000 45,000
Arizona.......................................................... 405,687 159,642 565,329
California....................................................... 2,391,482 2,149,110 4,540,592
Guam............................................................. 30,000 15,000 45,000
Hawaii........................................................... 140,885 17,090 157,975
Northern Marianas................................................ 30,000 15,000 45,000
Nevada........................................................... 156,972 29,005 185,977
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Palau............................................................ 30,000 15,000 45,000
Region X:
Alaska........................................................... 37,394 62,606 100,000
Idaho............................................................ 0 175,939 175,939
Oregon........................................................... 305,496 107,669 413,165
Washington....................................................... 515,189 220,795 735,984
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National totals................................................ 21,793,606 14,618,562 36,412,168
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Instructions for the SF 424
This is a standard form used by applicants as a required
facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal
assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant
certification that States which have established a review and
comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have
selected the program to be included in their process, have been
given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.
Item and Entry
1. Self-explanatory.
2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if
applicable) & applicant's control number (if applicable).
3. State use only (if applicable).
4. If this application is to continue or revise an existing
award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new
project, leave blank.
5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary organizational unit
which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of
the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to
contact on matters related to this application.
6. Enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the
Internal Revenue Service.
7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.
8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the
space(s) provided:
--``New'' means a new assistance award.
--``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/
budget period for a project with a projected completion date.
--``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's
financial obligation or contingent liability from an existing
obligation.
9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being
requested with this application.
10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a
separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property
projects), attach a map showing project location. For
preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary
description of this project.
12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g.,
State, counties, cities).
13. Self-explanatory.
14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any
District(s) affected by the program or project.
15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first
funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable.
If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award,
indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the
amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are
included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program
funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item
15.
16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact
(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the
application is subject to the State intergovernmental review
process.
17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the
person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of
debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.
18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to
sign this application as official representative must be on file in
the applicant's office. (Certain Federal agencies may require that
this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)
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Instructions for the SF-424A
General Instructions
This form is designed so that application can be made for funds
from one or more grant programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to
any existing Federal grantor agency guidelines which prescribe how
and whether budgeted amounts should be separately shown for
different functions or activities within the program. For some
programs, grantor agencies may require budgets to be separately
shown by function or activity. For other programs, grantor agencies
may require a breakdown by function or activity. Sections A,B,C, and
D should include budget estimates for the whole project except when
applying for assistance which requires Federal authorization in
annual or other funding period increments. In the latter case,
Sections A,B,C, and D should provide the budget for the first budget
period (usually a year) and Section E should present the need for
Federal assistance in the subsequent budget periods. All
applications should contain a breakdown by the object class
categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.
Section A. Budget Summary
Lines 1-4, Columns (a) and (b)
For applications pertaining to a single Federal grant program
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring a
functional or activity breakdown, enter on Line 1 under Column (a)
the catalog program title and the catalog number in Column (b).
For applications pertaining to a single program requiring budget
amounts by multiple functions or activities, enter the name of each
activity or function on each line in Column (a), and enter the
catalog number in Column (b). For applications pertaining to
multiple programs where none of the programs require a breakdown by
function or activity, enter the catalog program title on each line
in column (a) and the respective catalog number on each line in
Column (b).
For applications pertaining to multiple programs where one or
more programs require a breakdown by function or activity, prepare a
separate sheet for each program requiring the breakdown. Additional
sheets should be used when one form does not provide adequate space
for all breakdown of data required. However, when more than one
sheet is used, the first page should provide the summary totals by
programs.
Lines 1-4, Columns (c) Through (g)
For new applications, leave Columns (c) and (d) blank. For each
line entry in Columns (a) and (b), enter in Columns (e), (f), and
(g) the appropriate amounts of funds needed to support the project
for the first funding period (usually a year).
For continuing grant program applications, submit these forms
before the end of each funding period as required by the grantor
agency. Enter in Columns (c) and (d) the estimated amounts of funds
which will remain obligated at the end of the grant funding period
only if the Federal grantor agency instructions provide for this.
Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter in columns (e) and (f)
the amounts of funds needed for the incoming period. The amount(s)
in Column (g) should be the sum of amounts in columns (e) and (f).
For supplemental grants and changes to existing grants, do not
use Columns (c) and (d). Enter in Column (e) the amount of the
increase or decrease of Federal funds and enter in Column (f) the
amount of the increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In Column
(g) enter the new total budgeted amount (Federal and non-Federal)
which includes the total previous authorized budgeted amounts plus
or minus, as appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns (e) and (f).
The amount(s) in Column (g) should not equal the sum of amounts in
Columns (e) and (f).
Line 5--Show the totals for all columns used.
Section B. Budget Categories
In the column headings (1) through (4), enter the titles of the
same programs, functions, and activities shown on Lines 1-4, Column
(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A,
provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program,
function or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds (both
Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.
Lines 6a-i--Show the totals of Lines 6a to 6h in each column.
Line 6j--Show the amount of indirect cost.
Line 6k--Enter the total of amounts on Lines 6i and 6J. For all
applications for new grants and continuation grants the total amount
in column (5), Line 6k, should be the same as the total amount shown
in Section A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental grants and
changes to grants, the total amount of the increase or decrease as
shown in Columns (1)-(4), Line 6k should be the same as the sum of
the amounts in Section A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.
Line 7--Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected
to be generated from this project. Do not add or subtract this
amount from the total project amount. Show under the program
narrative statement the nature and source of income. The estimated
amount of program income may be considered by the federal grantor
agency in determining the total amount of the grant.
Section C. Non-Federal-Resources
Line 8-11--Enter amounts of non-Federal resources that will be
used on the grant. If in-kind contributions are included, provide a
brief explanation on a separate sheet.
Column (a)--Enter the program titles identical to Column (a),
Section A. A breakdown by function or activity is not necessary.
Column (b)--Enter the contribution to be made by the applicant.
Column (c)--Enter the amount of the State's cash and in-kind
contribution if the applicant is not a State or State agency.
Applicants which are a State or State agencies should leave this
column blank.
Column (d)--Enter the amount of cash and in-kind contributions
to be made from all other sources.
Column (e)--Enter totals of Columns (b), (c), and (d).
Line 12--Enter the total for each of Columns (b)-(e). The amount
in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Line 5, Column (f),
Section A.
Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs
Line 13--Enter the amount of cash needed by quarter from the
grantor agency during the first year.
Line 14--Enter the amount of cash from all other sources needed
by quarter during the first year.
Line 15--Enter the totals of amounts on Lines 13 and 14.
Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds Needed for Balance of
the Project
Lines 16-19--Enter in Column (a) the same grant program titles
shown in Column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity
is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant
applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds
which will be needed to complete the program or project over the
succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not
be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to
funds for the current year of existing grants.
If more than four lines are needed to list the program titles,
submit additional schedules as necessary.
Line 20--Enter the total for each of the Columns (b)-(e). When
additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annotate
accordingly and show the overall totals on this line.
Section F. Other Budget Information
Line 21--Use this space to explain amounts for individual direct
object-class cost categories that may appear to be out of the
ordinary or to explain the details as required by the Federal
grantor agency.
Line 22--Enter the type of indirect rate (provisional,
predetermined, final or fixed) that will be in effect during the
funding period, the estimated amount of the base to which the rate
is applied, and the total indirect expense.
Line 23--Provide any other explanations or comments deemed
necessary.
Assurances--Non-Construction Programs
Note: Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your
project or program. If you have questions, please contact the
awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may
require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is
the case, you will be notified.
As the duly authorized representative of the applicant I certify
that the applicant:
1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance, and
the institutional, managerial and financial capability (including
funds sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project costs) to
ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project
described in this application.
2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the
United States, and if appropriate, the State, through any authorized
representative, access to and the right to examine all records,
books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will
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with generally accepted accounting standards or agency directives.
3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using
their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the
appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or
personal gain.
4. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable
time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding agency.
5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970
(42 U.S.C. Secs. 4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for
merit systems for programs funded under one of the nineteen statutes
or regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a
Merit System of Personnel Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).
6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b)
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C.
Secs. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on
the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794), which prohibits discrimination on
the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as
amended (42 U.S.C. Secs. 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination
on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of
1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the
basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970
(P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the
basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) Secs. 523 and 527 of the
Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290 dd-3 and 290 ee-3),
as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse
patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination
in the sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) any other
nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under which
application for Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the
requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may
apply to the application.
7. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements
of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which
provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or
whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally
assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real
property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal
participation in purchases.
8. Will comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C.
Secs. 1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political activities
of employees whose principal employment activities are funded in
whole or in part with Federal funds.
9. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-
Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40
U.S.C. Sec. 276c and 18 U.S.C. Secs. 874), and the Contract Work
Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 327-333), regarding
labor standards for federally assisted construction subagreements.
10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase
requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood
hazard area to participate in the program and to purchase flood
insurance if the total cost of insurable construction and
acquisition is $10,000 or more.
11. Will comply with environmental standards which may be
prescribed pursuant to the following: (a) institution of
environmental quality control measures under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order
(EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facilities pursuant to EO
11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d)
evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in accordance with EO
11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the approved State
management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. Secs. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of Federal
actions to State (Clear Air) Implementation Plans under Section
176(c) of the Clear Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401
et seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of drinking water
under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, (P.L. 93-
523); and (h) protection of endangered species under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended, (P.L. 93-205).
12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16
U.S.C. Secs. 1271 et seq.) related to protecting components or
potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of
historic properties), and the Archaeological and Historic
Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.).
14. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of
human subjects involved in research, development, and related
activities supported by this award of assistance.
15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966
(P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to the
care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for
research, teaching, or other activities supported by this award of
assistance.
16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention
Act (42 U.S.C. Secs. 4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead
based paint in construction or rehabilitation of residence
structures.
17. Will cause to be performed the required financial and
compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984.
18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other
Federal laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing
this program.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Certification Regarding
Drug-Free Workplace Requirements Grantees Other Than Individuals
By signing and/or submitting this application or grant
agreement, the grantee is providing the certification set out below.
This certification is required by regulations implementing the
Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, 45 CFR Part 76, Subpart F. The
regulations, published in the May 25, 1990 Federal Register, require
certification by grantees that they will maintain a drug-free
workplace. The certification set out below is a material
representation of fact upon which reliance will be placed when the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines to award
the grant. If it is later determined that the grantee knowingly
rendered a false certification, or otherwise violates the
requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act, HHS, in addition to any
other remedies available to the Federal Government, may take action
authorized under the Drug-Free Workplace Act. False certification or
violation of the certification shall be grounds for suspension of
payments, suspension or termination of grants, or governmentwide
suspension or debarment.
Workplaces under grants, for grantees other than individuals,
need not be identified on the certification. If known, they may be
identified in the grant application. If the grantee does not
identify the workplaces at the time of application, or upon award,
if there is no application, the grantee must keep the identity of
the workplace(s) on file in its office and make the information
available for Federal inspection. Failure to identify all known
workplaces constitutes a violation of the grantee's drug-free
workplace requirements.
Workplace identifications must include the actual address of
buildings (or parts of buildings) or other sites where work under
the grant takes place. Categorical descriptions may be used (e.g.,
all vehicles of a mass transit authority or State highway department
while in operation, State employees in each local unemployment
office, performers in concert halls or radio studios).
If the workplace identified to HHS changes during the
performance of the grant, the grantee shall inform the agency of the
change(s), if it previously identified the workplaces in question
(see above).
Definitions of terms in the Nonprocurement Suspension and
Debarment common rule and Drug-Free Workplace common rule apply to
this certification. Grantees' attention is called, in particular, to
the following definitions from these rules:
``Controlled substance'' means a controlled substance in
Schedules I through V of the Controlled Substances Act (21 USC 812)
and as further defined by regulation (21 CFR 1308.11 through
1308.15). [[Page 20716]]
``Conviction'' means a finding of guilt (including a plea of
nolo contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial
body charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the
Federal or State criminal statutes;
``Criminal drug statute'' means a Federal or non-Federal
criminal statute involving the manufacture, distribution,
dispensing, use, or possession of any controlled substance;
``Employee'' means the employee of a grantee directly engaged in
the performance of work under a grant, including: (i) All ``direct
charge'' employees; (ii) all ``indirect charge'' employees unless
their impact or involvement is insignificant to the performance of
the grant; and, (iii) temporary personnel and consultants who are
directly engaged in the performance of work under the grant and who
are on the grantee's payroll. This definition does not include
workers not on the payroll of the grantee (e.g., volunteers, even if
used to meet a matching requirement; consultants or independent
contractors not on the grantee's payroll; or employees of
subrecipients or subcontractors in covered workplaces).
The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a
drug-free workplace by:
(a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a
controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and
specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for
violations of such prohibition;
(b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to
inform employees about:
(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; (2) The
grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; (3) Any
available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance
programs; and, (4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees
for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace;
(c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in
the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement
required by paragraph (a);
(d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by
paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant,
the employee will:
(1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and, (2) Notify the
employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a
criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five
calendar days after such conviction;
(e) Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days
after receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2) from an employee or
otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of
convicted employees must provide notice, including position title,
to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant activity the
convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agency has
designated a central point of the receipt of such notices. Notice
shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant;
(f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days
of receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2), with respect to any
employee who is so convicted:
(1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an
employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the
requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or, (2)
Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug
abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such
purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or
other appropriate agency;
(g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-
free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c),
(d), (e) and (f).
The grantee may insert in the space provided below the site(s)
for the performance of work done in connection with the specific
grant (use attachments, if needed):
Place of Performance (Street address,
City, County, State,
ZIP Code)--------------------------------------------------------------
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Check ____ if there are workplaces on file that are not identified
here.
Sections 76.630 (c) and (d)(2) and 76.635 (a)(1) and (b) provide
that a Federal agency may designate a central receipt point for
STATE-WIDE AND STATE AGENCY-WIDE certifications, and for
notification of criminal drug convictions. For the Department of
Health and Human Services, the central receipt point is: Division of
Grants Management and Oversight, Office of Management and
Acquisition, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 517-D,
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201.
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility
Matters--Primary Covered Transactions
By signing and submitting this proposal, the applicant, defined
as the primary participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part 76,
certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that it and its
principals:
(a) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered
transactions by any Federal Department or agency;
(b) have not within a 3-year period preceding this proposal been
convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for
commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with
obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal,
State, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction;
violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of
embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction
of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
(c) are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or
civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or local)
with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1)
(b) of this certification; and
(d) have not within a 3-year period preceding this application/
proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or
local) terminated for cause or default.
The inability of a person to provide the certification required
above will not necessarily result in denial of participation in this
covered transaction. If necessary, the prospective participant shall
submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the certification.
The certification or explanation will be considered in connection
with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determination
whether to enter into this transaction. However, failure of the
prospective primary participant to furnish a certification or an
explanation shall disqualify such person from participation in this
transaction.
The prospective primary participant agrees that by submitting
this proposal, it will include the clause entitled ``Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary
Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transaction.'' provided below without
modification in all lower tier covered transactions and in all
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions
(To Be Supplied to Lower Tier Participants)
By signing and submitting this lower tier proposal, the
prospective lower tier participant, as defined in 45 CFR Part 76,
certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that it and its
principals:
(a) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from
participation in this transaction by any federal department or
agency.
(b) where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to
certify to any of the above, such prospective participant shall
attach an explanation to this proposal.
The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by
submitting this proposal that it will include this clause entitled
``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions.'' without
modification in all lower tier covered transactions and in all
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
Certification Regarding Lobbying
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative
Agreements
The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge
and belief, that:
(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be
paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, 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 the awarding
of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making
of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement,
and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification
of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative
agreement. [[Page 20717]]
(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated 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 Federal contract, grant,
loan or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and
submit Standard Form-LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in
accordance with its instructions.
(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards
at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all
subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon
which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered
into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making
or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,
U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not
more than $100,000 for each such failure.
State for Loan Guarantee and Loan Insurance
The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and
belief, that:
If the 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, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL
``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in accordance with its
instructions.
Submission of this statement is a prerequisite for making or
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,
U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required statement shall
be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more
than $100,000 for each such failure.
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Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Public Law 103-227, Part C--Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also
known as the Pro-Children Act of 1994 (Act), requires that smoking
not be permitted in any portion of any indoor routinely owned or
leased or contracted for by an entity and used routinely or
regularly for provision of health, day care, education, or library
services to children under the age of 18, if the services are funded
by Federal programs either directly or through State or local
governments, by Federal grant, contract, loan, or loan guarantee.
The law does not apply to children's services provided in private
residences, facilities funded solely by Medicare or Medicaid funds,
and portions of facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol
treatment. Failure to comply with the provisions of the law may
result in the imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up to $1000
per day and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance order
on the responsible entity.
By signing and submitting this application the applicant/grantee
certifies that it will comply with the requirements of the Act. The
applicant/grantee further agrees that it will require the language
of this certification be included in any subawards which contain
provisions for the children's services and that all subgrantees
shall certify accordingly.
[FR Doc. 95-10089 Filed 4-26-95; 8:45 am]
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