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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Program Announcement No. 93612-944
Administration for Native Americans: Availability of Financial
Assistance for Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Governments To
Regulate Environmental Quality
AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans (ANA), ACF, DHHS.
ACTION: Announcement of availability of competitive financial
assistance for American Indian Tribes for environmental regulatory
enhancement projects.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces the
availability of fiscal year 1994 funds for environmental regulatory
enhancement projects. Financial assistance provided by ANA is designed
to assist tribes advance their capacity and capability to plan for and:
Develop or enhance the tribal environmental regulatory
infrastructure required to support a tribal environmental program, and
to regulate and enforce environmental activities on Indian lands
pursuant to Federal and Indian law;
Develop regulations, ordinances and laws to protect the
environment;
Develop the technical and program capacity to carry out a
comprehensive tribal environmental program and perform essential
environmental program functions;
Promote training and education of tribal employees;
Develop technical and program capability to meet tribal
and Federal regulatory requirements;
Develop technical and program capability to monitor
compliance and enforcement of tribal environmental regulations,
ordinances, and laws; and
Ensure the tribal court system enforcement requirements
are developed in concert with and support the tribe's comprehensive
environmental program.
DATES: The closing date for submission of applications is June 17,
1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita LeBeau (202-690-5790) or Richard
Longmire (202-690-6265), Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native
Americans, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., 349F, Washington, DC 20201-
0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Introduction and Purpose
The purpose of this program announcement is to announce the
availability of Fiscal Year 1994 financial assistance to promote the
goal of environmental regulatory enhancement for American Indians and
Alaska Natives through the planning, development and implementation of
projects that advance tribal capacity to perform environmental
regulatory functions. Funds will be awarded under section 803(d) of the
Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991 et
seq.
The Congress has enacted statutes for the purpose of protecting the
environment. Several of these statutes provide a role for Indian
tribes. In addition, tribes may also regulate the environment pursuant
to their own laws.
Despite this increasing environmental responsibility and growing
awareness of environmental issues on Indian lands, there has been a
lack of resources available to tribes to develop tribal environmental
programs that are responsive to tribal needs. In many cases, this lack
of resources has resulted in a delay in action on the part of the
tribes. Some of the critical issues identified by tribes before
congressional committees include: the need for assistance to train
professional staff to monitor and enforce tribal environmental
programs; the lack of adequate data for tribes to develop environmental
statutes and establish environmental quality standards; and the
resources to conduct studies to identify sources of pollution and the
ability to determine the impact on existing environmental quality. As a
result, Congress enacted Public Law 101-408 to strengthen tribal
governments through building capacity within the tribes to identify,
plan, develop, and implement environmental programs in a manner that is
consistent with tribal culture. ANA is to support these activities on a
government-to-government basis in a way that acknowledges tribal
sovereignty and is consistent with tribal culture.
Proposed projects will be reviewed on a competitive basis against
the evaluation criteria in this announcement.
Background
The Administration for Native Americans believes that
responsibility for achieving environmental regulatory enhancement rests
with the governing bodies of Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and
with the leadership of Native American groups.
Progress toward the goal of environmental regulatory enhancement
would include the strengthening of tribal environmental laws, providing
for the training and education of those employees responsible for
ensuring compliance with and enforcement of these laws, and the
development of programs to conduct compliance and enforcement
functions. Other functions leading toward enhancing local regulatory
capacity include, but are not limited to: environmental assessments,
development and use of environmental laboratories, and development of
court systems for enforcement of tribal and Federal environmental laws.
Ultimate success in this program will be realized when the applicant's
desired level of environmental quality is acquired and maintained.
The Administration for Native Americans bases its policies on three
interrelated goals:
(1) Governance: To assist tribal and village governments, Native
American institutions, and local leadership to exercise local control
and decision-making over their resources, including environmental
resources.
(2) Economic Development: To foster the development of stable,
diversified local economies and economic activities which will provide
jobs and promote economic well-being, consistent with environmental
protection.
(3) Social Development: To support local access to, control of, and
coordination of services and programs (including pollution prevention
activities) which safeguard the health and well-being of people and the
tribal environment, provide support services and training so people can
work and which are essential to a thriving and self-sufficient
community.
To achieve these goals, ANA supports tribal and village
governments, and other Native American organizations, in their efforts
to develop and implement community-based, long-term governance, social
and economic development strategies (SEDS)--strategies that promote the
goal of self-sufficiency in local communities. These basic ANA goals
also form the basis for this environmental program.
The SEDS policy supports ANA's goals and is based on two
fundamental principles:
(1) The local community and its leadership are responsible for
determining goals, setting priorities, and planning and implementing
programs aimed at achieving those goals. The unique mix of socio-
economic, political, and cultural factors in each community makes local
self-determination necessary. The local community is in the best
position to apply its own cultural, political, and socio-economic
values to its long-term strategies and programs.
(2) Economics, governance, and social development are interrelated.
Development in one area should be balanced with development in the
others in order to move toward self-sufficiency. Consequently,
comprehensive development strategies should address all aspects of the
governmental, economic, and social infrastructures (including those for
environmental protection) needed to promote self-sufficient
communities.
The principles of the SEDS approach discussed above assume these
definitions of important terms linked to the SEDS process:
``Governmental infrastructure'' includes the
constitutional, legal, and administrative development requisite for
independent governance.
``Economic infrastructure'' includes the physical,
commercial, industrial and/or agricultural components necessary for a
functioning local economy which supports the life-style embraced by the
Native American community.
``Social infrastructure'' includes those components
through which health of the people and the environment and economic
well-being are maintained within the community and that support
governance and economic goals.
These definitions should be kept in mind as a local strategy is
developed as part of the application for project funding. Without a
careful balance between governmental, economic and social development
infrastructures, a community's development efforts could be
jeopardized. The recently added emphasis on environmental concerns
(Pub. L. 103-139 and Pub. L. 101-408) does not in any way negate the
SEDS approach but requires the enrichment of each dimension of SEDS.
For example, expansion of social services, without providing
opportunities for employment, economic development and environmental
protection, could lead to dependency on social services. Conversely,
inadequate social support services and training could seriously impede
productivity and local economic development and environmental
protection. Additionally, infrastructures must be developed or expanded
at the tribal or village level to support social and economic
development and growth with proper consideration of their impacts on
the environment.
B. Proposed Projects To Be Funded
1. General Considerations
The Administration for Native Americans assists eligible applicants
(see section C below) in undertaking one-to-three year development
projects that are a part of long-range comprehensive plans to move
toward environmental regulatory enhancement and be interrelated with a
community's social and economic development plans.
Applicants must also propose a concrete, locally determined
strategy to carry out the project's goals, objectives, and work plans.
Local long-range planning must consider the maximum use of all
available resources, how these resources will be directed toward
planning and development opportunities, and present a strategy for
overcoming the local issues that hinder environmental regulatory
enhancement.
The Administration for Native Americans encourages applicants to
design project strategies to achieve their specific environmental
regulatory enhancement goals and to use available human, natural,
financial, and physical resources to which the applicant has access.
Non-ANA resources should be leveraged to strengthen and broaden the
impact of the proposed project in the community. Project designs should
explain how those parts of projects which ANA does not fund will be
financed through other sources. For example, ANA does not fund
construction. Applicants must show the relationship of non-ANA funded
activities to those objectives and activities that are funded with ANA
grant funds.
All projects funded by ANA must be completed, or self-sustaining or
supported with other than ANA funds at the end of the project period.
``Completed'' means that the project ANA funded is finished, and the
desired result(s) have been attained. ``Self-sustaining'' means that a
project will continue without outside resources. ``Supported by other
than ANA funds'' means that the project will continue beyond the ANA
project period, but will be supported by funds other than ANA's.
2. Activities That Cannot Be Funded by ANA
The Administration for Native Americans does not fund programs
which operate indefinitely or require ANA funding on a recurring basis.
The Administration for Native Americans does not fund objectives or
activities for the core administration of an organization. ``Core
administration'' is defined as funding for staff salaries for those
functions which support the organization as a whole, or for purposes
unrelated to the actual management or implementation of work conducted
under an ANA approved project.
However, functions and activities that are clearly project related
are eligible for grant funding. For example, the management and
administrative functions necessary to carry out an ANA approved project
are not considered ``core administration'' and are therefore grant
eligible costs. Additionally, ANA will fund the salaries of approved
staff for time actually and reasonably spent to implement a funded ANA
project.
C. Eligible Applicants
1. Who Is Eligible To Apply?
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
Federally recognized Indian tribes as listed in the
Federal Register Notice dated October 21, 1993;
Incorporated non-Federally and state recognized Indian
tribes;
Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or nonprofit village consortia;
Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporations and/or
associations with village specific projects;
Other tribal or village organizations or consortia of
Indian tribes.
2. Who Is Not Eligible?
The following organizations are not eligible to apply:
Urban Indian Centers;
Incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based
Indian organizations;
Public and nonprofit private agencies serving: Native
Hawaiians, peoples from Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands;
Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multi-purpose
community based organizations;
National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native
American organizations with Native American community-specific
objectives.
D. Available Funds
Approximately $3 million of Fiscal Year 1994 funds were
appropriated and are available to support this regulatory enhancement
effort. ANA expects to award approximately 35 grants in amounts up to
$250,000 per budget period.
Each tribe, Native American organization, or other eligible
applicant can receive only one grant award under this announcement. The
Administration for Native Americans will accept only one application
from any one applicant. If an eligible applicant sends in two
applications, the one with the earlier postmark will be accepted for
review unless the applicant withdraws the earlier application.
Applicants who have current ANA SEDS grants are eligible to apply for
funds under this program announcement.
E. Multi-Year Projects
This announcement is soliciting applications for project periods up
to three years. Awards on a competitive basis, will be for a one-year
budget period, although project periods may be for up to three years.
Applications for continuation grants funded under these awards beyond
the one-year budget period, but within the three year project period,
will be entertained in subsequent years on a non-competitive basis
subject to availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the grantee
and determination that continued funding would be in the best interest
of the government. A multi-year project cannot be a series of unrelated
objectives with activities presented in chronological order over a two
or three period. Timely submission of objective progress reports on
work under a grant is essential to continued funding of that grant.
Applicants may apply for projects of up to 36 months duration. A
multi-year project is a project on a single theme that requires more
than 12 months to complete and affords the applicant an opportunity to
develop and address more complex and in-depth strategies than can be
completed in one year. Applicants are encouraged to develop multi-year
projects. A multi-year project cannot be a series of unrelated
objectives with activities presented in chronological order over a two
or three year period.
The budget period for each multi-year project grant is 12 months.
The non-competitive funding for the second and third years is
contingent upon the grantee's satisfactory progress in achieving the
objectives of the project, according to the approved Objective Work
Plan (OWP), the availability of Federal funds, and compliance with the
applicable statutory, regulatory and grant requirements, including
timely submission of objective progress reports (OPRs).
F. Grantee Share of Project
Grantees must provide at least 20 percent of the total approved
cost of the project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum
of the Federal share and the non-Federal share. The non-Federal share
may be met by cash or through the provision of in-kind property or
services, but only to the extent that cash or property is from any
source (including any Federal agency) other than a program, contract or
grant authorized under the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as
amended. Therefore, a project requesting $300,000 in Federal funds
(based on an award of $100,000 per budget period for three years), must
include a match of at least $75,000 (20% of the total project costs).
An itemized budget detailing the applicant's non-Federal share, and its
source, must be included in an application. A request for a waiver of
the non-Federal share requirement may be submitted in accordance with
45 CFR 1336.50(b)(3) of the Native American Program Regulations.
G. Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs
This program is not covered by Executive Order 12372.
H. The Application Process
1. Availability of Application Forms
In order to be considered for a grant under this program
announcement, an application must be submitted on the forms supplied
and in the manner prescribed by ANA. The application kits containing
the necessary forms and instructions may be obtained from: Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families,
Administration for Native Americans, room 348F, Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201-0001,
Attention: Rita LeBeau, Phone: (202) 690-5790.
2. Application Submission
One signed original, and two copies of the grant application,
including all attachments, must be hand delivered or postmarked by the
closing date to: Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, 6th Floor East, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447.
The application must be signed by an individual authorized (1) to
act for the applicant, and (2) to assume the applicant's obligations
under the terms and conditions of the grant award, including statutory
and regulatory requirements.
3. Application Consideration
The Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans
determines the final action to be taken on each grant application
received under this program announcement. The following points should
be taken into consideration by all applicants:
Incomplete applications and applications that do not
conform to this announcement will not be accepted for review.
Applicants will be notified in writing of any such determination by
ANA.
Complete applications that conform to all the requirements
of this program announcement are subjected to a competitive review and
evaluation process (discussed in section I below). An independent
review panel consisting of reviewers familiar with American Indian
Tribes, tribal communities and organizations, and environmental issues
evaluates each application against the published criteria in this
announcement. The review will result in a numerical score attributed to
each application. The results of this review assist the Commissioner in
making final funding decisions.
The Commissioner's funding decision also takes into
account the analysis of the application, and recommendations and
comments of ANA staff, State and Federal agencies having contract and
grant performance related information, and other interested parties.
The Commissioner makes grant awards consistent with the
purpose of the Act, all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements,
this program announcement, and the availability of funds.
After the Commissioner has made decisions on all
applications, unsuccessful applicants are notified in writing within
approximately 120 days of the closing date. The notification will be
accompanied by a critique including recommendations for improving the
application. Successful applicants are notified through an official
Financial Assistance Award (FAA) document. The Administration for
Native Americans staff cannot respond to requests for information
regarding funding decisions prior to the official notification to the
applicants. The FAA will state the amount of Federal funds awarded, the
purpose of the grant, the terms and conditions of the grant award, the
effective date of the award, the project period, the budget period, and
the amount of the non-Federal matching share requirement.
I. Review Process and Criteria
1. Initial Application Review
Timely applications submitted under this program announcement will
undergo a pre-review to determine that:
The applicant is eligible in accordance with the Eligible
Applicants Section of this announcement; and
The application narrative, forms and materials submitted
are adequate to allow the review panel to undertake an in depth
evaluation. (All required materials and forms are listed in the Grant
Application Checklist in the Application Kit.)
2. Determination of Ineligibility
Applicants who are initially rejected from competitive evaluation
because of ineligibility, may appeal an ANA decision of applicant
ineligibility. Likewise, applicants may also appeal an ANA decision
that an applicant's proposed activities are ineligible for funding
consideration. Section 810(b) [42 U.S.C. 2991h] of the Native American
Programs Act Amendments provides for an appeals process when ANA
determines that an organization or activities are ineligible for
assistance. Section 810(b) [42 U.S.C. 2991h] provides that if an
application is rejected on the grounds that the applicant is ineligible
or that activities proposed by the applicant are ineligible for
funding, the applicant may appeal to the Secretary, not later than 30
days after the date of receipt of notification of such rejection, for a
review of the grounds for such rejection. On appeal, if the Secretary
finds that an applicant is eligible or that its proposed activities are
eligible, such eligibility shall not be effective until the next cycle
of grant proposals are considered by the Administration.
3. Competitive Review of Accepted Applications
Applications which pass the pre-review will be evaluated and rated
by an independent review panel on the basis of the five evaluation
criteria listed below. These criteria are used to evaluate the quality
of a proposed project, and to determine the likelihood of its success.
The five programmatic and management criteria are closely related
to each other. They are considered as a whole in judging the overall
quality of an application. Points are awarded only to applications
which are responsive to this announcement and these criteria. The five
evaluation criteria are:
(1) Long-Range Goals and Available Resources (15 Points)
(a) The application explains how the specific environmental
regulatory enhancement goal relates to the proposed project. The
description includes local objectives related to the program purpose of
this announcement. The discussion should highlight specific
environmental regulatory needs and explain how the community intends to
achieve the goal. It documents the type of involvement and support of
the community in the planning and implementation of the project. The
application has a clearly delineated strategy to improve the capability
of the governing body of a tribe to regulate environmental quality
through enhancing local capacity to perform necessary regulatory
functions.
(b) Available resources (other than ANA) which will assist, and be
coordinated with the project, are described. These resources should be
documented by letters or documents of commitment of resources, not
merely letters of support. ``Letters of support'' merely express
another organization's endorsement of a proposed project. Support
letters are not binding commitment letters or documents that factually
establish the authenticity of other resources. Letters and other
documents of commitment are binding in that they specifically state the
nature, amount and conditions under which another agency or
organization will support a project funded with ANA monies. For
example, a letter from another Federal agency or foundation pledging a
commitment of $200,000 in construction funding to complement proposed
ANA funded pre-construction activity is evidence of a firm funding
commitment. These resources may be human, natural or financial, and may
include other Federal and non-Federal resources. Applicant statements
that additional funding will be sought from other specific sources is
not considered a binding commitment of outside resources.
(2) Organizational Capabilities and Qualifications (15 Points)
(a) The management and administrative structure of the applicant is
described and explained. Evidence of the applicant's ability to manage
a project of the scope proposed is well documented. The application
clearly shows the successful management of prior or current projects of
similar scope by the organization, and/or by the individuals designated
to manage or consult on the project. The tribe itself may not have
experience to meet this requirement but the staff and consultants that
it has agreed to hire should contain the required experience and
capability. The applicant should clearly describe any previous or
current activities of all participants in support of environmental
regulatory enhancement.
(b) Position descriptions or resumes of key personnel, including
those of consultants, are presented. The position descriptions and
resumes relate specifically to the staff proposed in the Approach Page
and in the proposed Budget of the application. Position descriptions
very clearly describe each position and its duties and clearly relate
to the personnel staffing required to achieve the project objectives.
Resumes indicate that the proposed staff are qualified to carry out the
project activities. Either the position descriptions or the resumes set
forth the qualifications that the applicant believes are necessary for
overall quality management of the project.
(3) Project Objectives, Approach and Activities (40 Points)
The application proposes specific project objective work plans with
activities related to the environmental regulatory enhancement strategy
and the overall long-term goals. The objective work plan(s) in the
application include(s) project objectives and activities for each
budget period proposed and demonstrates that each of the objectives and
its activities:
Are measurable and/or quantifiable in terms of results or
outcomes;
Are based on the fully described and locally determined
strategy narrative for environmental regulatory enhancement;
Clearly relate to the community's long-range environmental
goals which the project addresses;
Can be accomplished with the available or expected
resources during the proposed project period;
Indicate when the objective, and major activities under
each objective, will be accomplished;
Specify who will conduct the activities under each
objective; and,
Support a project that will be completed, self-sustaining,
or financed by other than ANA funds at the end of the project period.
(4) Results or Benefits Expected (20 Points)
The proposed objectives will result in specific, measurable
outcomes to be achieved that will clearly contribute to the completion
of the overall project and will help the community meet its
environmental goals. The specific information provided in the narrative
and objective work plans on expected results or benefits for each
objective is the standard upon which its achievement can be evaluated
at the end of each budget year.
(5) Budget (10 Points)
There is a detailed budget with comprehensive narrative provided
for each budget period requested. The budget is fully explained. It
justifies each line item in the budget categories in Section B of the
Budget Information of the application, including the applicant's non-
Federal share and its source. Sufficient cost and other detail is
included and explained to facilitate the determination of cost
allowability and the relevance of these costs to the proposed project.
The funds requested are appropriate and necessary for the scope of the
project.
J. Guidance to Applicants
The following is provided to assist applicants in developing a
competitive application.
1. Program Guidance
The Administration for Native Americans funds projects
that present the strongest prospects for fulfilling a community's
environmental regulatory enhancement goals. The Administration for
Native Americans does not fund on the basis of need alone.
In discussing the goals, strategy, and problems being
addressed in the application, include sufficient background and/or
history of the community concerning environmental issues and/or
progress to date, as well as the size of the population to be served.
An application should describe a clear relationship
between the proposed project and the community's long-range
environmental goals or plan.
The project application must clearly identify in
measurable terms the expected results, benefits or outcomes of the
proposed project, and its positive or continuing impact on the
community.
Supporting documentation or other testimonies from
interested parties other than the applicant should be included to
provide support for the feasibility and the commitment of other
resources to implement or conduct the proposed project.
In the ANA Project Narrative, Section A of the application
package, Resources Available to the Proposed Project, the applicant
should describe any specific financial circumstances which may impact
on the project, such as any monetary or land settlements made to the
applicant, and any restrictions on the use of those settlements. When
the applicant appears to have other resources to support the proposed
project and chooses not to use them, the applicant should explain why
it is seeking ANA funds and not utilizing these resources for the
project.
ANA defines ``environmental regulatory enhancement'' as
encompassing (but not limited to) the planning, development, and
application of laws, training, monitoring, and enforcement procedures,
tribal courts, environmental laboratories and other facilities, and
associated regulatory activities to strengthen the tribal government's
capacity to enhance the quality of reservation life as measured by the
reduction of pollutants in the air, water, soil, food and materials
encountered by inhabitants of tribes and villages.
2. Technical Guidance
It is strongly suggested that the applicant follow the
Supplemental Guide included in the ANA application kit to develop an
application. The Guide provides practical information and helpful
suggestions, and is an aid to help applicants prepare ANA applications
for environmental regulatory enhancement projects.
Applicants are encouraged to have someone other than the
author apply the evaluation criteria in the program announcement and to
score the application prior to its submission, in order to gain a
better sense of the application's quality and potential competitiveness
in the ANA review process.
There is no maximum or minimum amount of Federal funds
that may be requested.
For purposes of developing an application, applicants
should plan for a project start date approximately 120 days after the
closing date.
The Administration for Native Americans will accept only
one application from any one applicant. If an eligible applicant sends
in two applications, the one with the earlier postmark will be accepted
for review unless the applicant withdraws the earlier application.
An application from a Federally recognized tribe or an
organization serving members of a Federally recognized tribe must be
from the governing body of the tribe.
The application's Form 424 must be signed by the
applicant's representative authorized to act with full authority on
behalf of the applicant.
The Administration for Native Americans recommends that
the pages of the application be numbered sequentially from the first
page, and that a table of contents be provided. This allows for easy
reference during the review process. Simple tabbing of the sections of
the application is also helpful to the reviewers.
Two copies of the application plus the original are
required.
The Cover Page (included in the Kit) should be the first
page of an application, followed by the one-page abstract.
The Approach page (Section B of the ANA Program Narrative)
for each Objective Work Plan proposed should be of sufficient detail to
become a monthly staff guide for project responsibilities if the
applicant is funded.
The applicant should specify the entire project period
length on the first page of the Form 424, Block 13, not the length of
the first budget period. If the application narrative and Form 424
propose different project periods, ANA will consider the project period
specified on the Form 424 as governing.
Line 15a of the 424 should specify the Federal funds
requested for the first Budget Period, not the entire project period.
Applicants proposing multi-year projects must fully
describe each year's project objectives and activities. Separate
Objective Work Plans (OWPs) must be presented for each project year and
a separate itemized budget of the Federal and non-Federal costs of the
project for each budget period must be included.
Applicants for multi-year projects must justify the entire
time-frame of the project (i.e., why the project needs funding for more
than one year) and clearly describe the results to be achieved for each
objective by the end of each budget period of the total project period.
3. Projects or Activities That Generally Will Not Meet the Purposes of
This Announcement
Projects in which a grantee would provide training and/or
technical assistance (T/TA) to other tribes or Native American
organizations (``third party T/TA''). However, the purchase of T/TA by
a grantee for its own use or for its members' use (as in the case of a
consortium), where T/TA is necessary to carry out project objectives,
is acceptable.
Projects that request funds for feasibility studies,
plans, or written materials, such as manuals, that are not an essential
part of the applicant's environmental regulatory enhancement strategy.
The Administration for Native Americans is not interested in funding
`wish lists.' The Administration for Native Americans expects written
evidence of the solid investment of time and consideration on the part
of the applicant with regard to proposed projects.
Core administration functions, or other activities, that
essentially support only the applicant's on-going administrative
functions.
Proposals from consortia of tribes that are not specific
with regard to support from, and roles of, member tribes. The
Administration for Native Americans expects an application from a
consortium to have goals and objectives that will create positive
impacts and outcomes in the communities of its members. In situations
where both consortia of tribes and individual consortia tribal members
receive ANA funding, ANA expects that consortia groups will not seek
funding that duplicates what their member tribes are doing.
Projects which should be supported by other Federal
funding sources that are appropriate, and available, for the proposed
activity.
Projects that will not be completed, self-sustaining, or
supported by other than ANA funds, at the end of the project period.
The purchase of real estate (see 45 CFR 1336.50 (e)) or
construction.
Projects originated and designed by consultants who
provide a major role for themselves in the proposed project and are not
members of the applicant organization, tribe or village.
The Administration for Native Americans will critically evaluate
applications in which the acquisition of major capital equipment is a
major component of the Federal share of the budget. During negotiation,
such expenditures may be deleted from the budget of an otherwise
approvable application, if not fully justified by the applicant and not
deemed appropriate to the needs of the project by ANA.
K. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. 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 program announcements. This
program announcement does not contain information collection
requirements beyond those approved for ANA grant applications under the
Program Narrative Statement by OMB.
L. Due Date for Receipt of Applications
The closing date for applications submitted in response to this
program announcement is June 17, 1994.
M. Receipt of Applications
Applications must either be hand delivered, or postmarked by the
closing date, to the address in Section H, The Application Process:
Application Submission.
The Administration for Native Americans will not accept
applications submitted via facsimile (FAX) equipment.
Deadlines. Applications mailed through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial delivery service shall be considered as meeting an announced
closing date if they are either: (1) Received on or before the deadline
date at the address specified in Section H, Application Submission, or
(2) postmarked by the deadline date and received in time for the ANA
independent review. (Applicants are cautioned to request a legible
postmark date from the U.S. Postal Service. Private metered postmarks
shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
Late applications. Applications which do not meet the criteria in
the above paragraph of this section are considered late applications
and will be returned to the applicant. The Administration for Native
Americans shall notify each late applicant that its application will
not be considered in the current competition.
Extension of deadlines. The Administration for Native Americans may
extend the deadline for all applicants because of acts of God such as
floods, hurricanes, etc., or when there is a widespread disruption of
the mails. However, if ANA does not extend the deadline for all
applicants, it may not waive or extend the deadline for any applicant.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 93.612)
Dated: January 24, 1994.
Dominic Mastrapasqua,
(Acting) Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans.
[FR Doc. 94-8273 Filed 4-6-94; 8:45 am]
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