97-12505. Availability of Financial Assistance To Expand Head Start Enrollment  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 26525-26545]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-12505]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    
    Administration for Children and Families
    [Program Announcement No. ACYF-HS-97-06]
    
    
    Availability of Financial Assistance To Expand Head Start 
    Enrollment
    
    AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), 
    Administration for Children and Families (ACF), HHS.
    
    ACTION: Announcement of financial assistance to expand Head Start 
    enrollment.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Head Start Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth 
    and Families announces that competing applications will be accepted to 
    establish new Head Start services in geographical areas not currently 
    served by Head Start grantees. Applications are also being accepted to 
    serve Federally-recognized Indian Reservations not currently served by 
    Head Start, and areas where Head Start services are not available for 
    children of migrant farmworkers. In addition, applications are being 
    accepted to establish new grantees to serve additional children in 
    underserved areas in the five boroughs of New York City. It is expected 
    that a total of approximately $13,650,000 will be awarded to support 
    these programs.
    
    DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is June 13, 1997.
    
    ADDRESSES: Address applications to: Head Start: Unserved Areas, ACYF 
    Operations Center, 3030 Clarendon Blvd.--Suite 240, Arlington, VA 
    22201.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For applications under Category 1 and 
    4--The ACF Regional Office which is responsible for the Head Start 
    programs in your State. Regional Office telephone numbers are listed in 
    Appendix A.
        For applications under Category 2--Helen Scheirbeck, Chief, 
    American Indian Programs Branch, Program Operations Division, Head 
    Start Bureau; (202) 205-8437.
        For applications under Category 3--Maria Candamil, Chief, Migrant 
    Programs Branch, Program Operations Division, Head Start Bureau; (202) 
    205-8455.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    Part I. General Information
    
    A. Background
    
        Head Start is a national program providing comprehensive 
    developmental services primarily to low-income preschool children and 
    their families. To help enrolled children achieve their full potential, 
    Head Start programs provide comprehensive health, nutritional, 
    educational, social and other services. In addition, Head Start 
    programs are required to provide for the direct participation of the 
    parents of enrolled children in the development, conduct, and direction 
    of local programs. Head Start currently serves more than 750,000 
    children through a network of 1440 grantees and more than 700 delegate 
    agencies.
        While Head Start is targeted primarily towards children whose 
    families have incomes at or below the poverty line or who are eligible 
    for public assistance, regulations permit up to ten percent of the Head 
    Start children in local programs to be from families who do not meet 
    these low-income criteria. The Head Start statute also requires that a 
    minimum of ten percent of enrollment opportunities in each program be 
    made available to children with disabilities. Such children are 
    expected to be enrolled in the full range of Head Start services and 
    activities in a mainstream setting with their non-disabled peers, and 
    to receive needed special education and related services.
        Head Start programs are locally-designed to provide services 
    through a variety of program options, based on the needs of local 
    families that are not being met by existing early childhood and child 
    care agencies and programs. Program options include part-day/part-year 
    and full-day/full year center-based programs, home-based programs, 
    combinations of center-and home-based options and other locally-
    designed options.
    Migrant Head Start
        Migrant Head Start Programs are designed to meet the needs of the 
    children of migrant farmworkers. For purposes of establishing 
    eligibility for Migrant Head Start services, a migrant family is 
    defined as follows:
        A family with preschool children who change their residence by 
    moving from one geographic location to another, either intrastate or 
    interstate, within the past 24 months, for the purpose of engaging in 
    agricultural work that involves the production and harvesting of tree 
    and field crops and whose family income comes primarily from this 
    activity. (Please note that, although Head Start regulations in 45 CFR 
    1305.2 cite a 12 month period in which families are to have relocated, 
    this has been superceded by a provision in the
    
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    Head Start Act that allows a 24 month period.)
        In addition to providing the comprehensive child development 
    services that all Head Start programs provide, Migrant Head Start 
    programs typically operate for extended hours (8 to 12 hours per day), 
    depending on the parents' work schedules and may serve children five to 
    seven days per week. Migrant programs also typically provide child 
    development and child care services to infants, toddlers and preschool-
    aged children.
    Statutory and Regulatory Authority
        The Head Start program is authorized by the Head Start Act, 42 
    U.S.C. 9801 et seq., as amended.
        The relevant regulations are:
    
    45 CFR part 1301, Head Start Grants Administration.
    45 CFR part 1302, Head Start Policies and Procedures for Selection, 
    Initial Funding and Refunding of Head Start Grantees, and for Selection 
    of Replacement Grantees.
    45 CFR 1303, Appeal Procedures for Head Start Grantees and Current or 
    Prospective Delegate Agencies.
    45 CFR part 1304, Program Performance Standards for Operation of Head 
    Start Programs by Grantees and Delegate Agencies.
    45 CFR part 1305, Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment and 
    Attendance in Head Start.
    45 CFR part 1306, Head Start Staffing Requirements and Program Options.
    45 CFR part 1308, Head Start Program Performance Standards on Services 
    for Children with Disabilities.
    45 CFR part 74, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Awards and 
    Subawards to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other 
    Nonprofit Organizations, and Commercial Organizations; and Certain 
    Grants and Agreements with States, Local Governments and Indian Tribal 
    Governments and 45 CFR Part 92, Uniform Administrative Requirements for 
    Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments.
    
        Note: On November 5, 1996 a final rule for the revised Head 
    Start Program Performance Standards (45 CFR 1304) was published in 
    the Federal Register, (61 FR 57186). The effective date for these 
    regulations is January 1, 1998. Since the bulk of services funded 
    through awards under this announcement will take place following 
    January 1998, applications must provide evidence of the applicant's 
    knowledge of and capacity to meet Head Start regulations, including 
    the requirements of the revised 45 CFR part 1304.
    
    B. Program Purpose
    
        This announcement solicits applications from eligible applicants 
    that wish to compete for Head Start grants to serve low-income 
    preschool children in areas not currently served by Head Start 
    grantees.
        The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) is also 
    providing funding to expand Head Start services through two other 
    national competitions. A Head Start Bureau Program Instruction No. 97-
    01, issued on March 12, 1997 announced the availability of 
    approximately $200,598,000 to increase enrollment in geographical areas 
    currently served by Head Start grantees. In addition, Program 
    Announcement ACYF-HS-93600-07-03, published in the Federal Register 
    Vol. 62, No. 74 (April 17, 1997) describes a competition for 
    approximately $25,800,000 to expand services to children under age 
    three and pregnant women in low-income families through funding 
    additional Early Head Start programs.
    Full-Day Services
        This funding opportunity to expand Head Start to previously 
    unserved communities, families and children coincides with a growing 
    need by low-income families for full-day/full-year forms of early 
    childhood programs. An increasing proportion of Head Start families are 
    working, and many Head Start families who receive public assistance are 
    participating in welfare reform initiatives designed by State 
    governments in response to the newly enacted Temporary Assistance to 
    Needy Families program.
        Accordingly, applicants under this announcement are urged to give 
    special consideration to assessing the impacts of employment patterns 
    and welfare reform on needs for Head Start services and to consider 
    creating full-day/full-year service strategies. Applicants are also 
    urged to consider combining Head Start expansion funds with other child 
    care and early childhood funding sources and to delivering services 
    through partnerships with other community-based child care and early 
    child centers, providers, and funding sources.
    
    C. Eligible Applicants
    
        Expansion applications under this announcement should be submitted 
    under one of the following four categories:
        Category 1, for Head Start-eligible children living in geographical 
    areas that are not currently served by Head Start. A list of unserved 
    areas is included in Appendix B.
        Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit agencies 
    that wish to initiate a new Head Start program in one or more unserved 
    geographical areas. Successful applicants that are local Head Start 
    grantees from nearby communities that expand their programs into 
    unserved geographical areas would receive an increase in their current 
    grant rather than a new separate grant.
        Category 2, for Head Start-eligible children living on or near 
    Federally-recognized Indian reservations where a Head Start program 
    does not currently operate.
        Eligible applicants are the Tribal governments of unserved 
    reservations that wish to initiate a Head Start program or agencies 
    designated by these Tribal governments.
        Category 3, for Head Start-eligible children of migrant farmworkers 
    in geographical areas that are not currently served by a Migrant Head 
    Start program. (Any geographical area not listed in Appendix C. is 
    considered unserved.)
        Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit 
    agencies, including current Migrant Head Start and Head Start grantees.
        Sub-Category 3.A, A special Sub-Category 3.A. has been established 
    to select one or more agencies to operate a program for the children of 
    migrant farmworkers in Kern County, CA. For a number of years a Migrant 
    Head Start program has existed in this area. The previous grantee 
    agency is no longer operating this program and we wish to select a 
    replacement grantee to continue providing Migrant Head Start services 
    in this community. Arrangements are being made for an interim grantee 
    to continue operating the program on a temporary basis until a 
    permanent grantee can be selected through this competitive 
    announcement.
        Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit 
    agencies, including current Migrant Head Start and Head Start grantees.
        If there is sufficient interest, an informal informational meeting 
    may be held in Bakersfield, CA for potential applicants. If you are 
    interested in attending such a meeting, please contact James Kolb at 
    (202) 205-8580 by May 27, 1997.
        Category 4. Head Start-eligible children living in underserved 
    areas in New York, New York (i.e. Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and 
    Richmond counties). Applicants must propose serving children in 
    underserved areas with high concentrations of poverty.
        Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit agencies 
    in Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and
    
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    Richmond Counties that are not current Head Start grantees. (Present 
    grantees may submit applications to expand enrollment by responding to 
    Program Instruction ACYF-PI-HS-97-01, issued on March 12, 1997.)
        Eligible applicants may apply for more than one of the four 
    categories above, but must submit a separate application for each 
    category.
    
    D. Available Funds
    
        Category 1. A total of approximately $2,000,000 will be made 
    available under Category 1 of this announcement for establishing new 
    Head Start programs for preschool children in currently unserved 
    geographical areas. To assure that the program can operate cost-
    efficiently, applicants that are not current Head Start grantees will 
    generally not be funded to initiate a new program in unserved 
    geographical areas for less than 60 children unless the applicant can 
    justify why a smaller enrollment level is appropriate for the 
    geographical area proposed for expansion. Current Head Start grantees 
    may be funded for as little as one class (or a group of children and 
    families served by a single home visitor in a home-based program 
    option) when they expand into an unserved geographical area, if such an 
    expansion would be cost efficient.
        Category 2. For applicants applying to serve preschool children on 
    unserved Indian reservations under Category 2, up to approximately 
    $3,000,000 will be made available. No minimum enrollment level has been 
    established for new Indian Head Start projects. Applicants should 
    propose to serve a sufficient number of children to ensure a viable and 
    cost-efficient program.
        Category 3. For applicants applying to serve migrant children 
    (infants, toddlers and preschoolers) under Category 3, up to 
    approximately $4,500,000 will be made available. While no minimum 
    enrollment level has been established for Migrant Head Start projects, 
    applicants should indicate a sufficient number of eligible children to 
    ensure a viable and cost-efficient program. Factors to be addressed 
    related to program viability should include the size of the service 
    area proposed and a sufficient population to justify program services 
    in ``off years'' when the population of migrant children might be low 
    due to crop failure, variations in the migrant stream or natural 
    disasters such as drought or flood.
        Sub-Category 3.A. Approximately $2,150,000 is available under this 
    Sub-Category to continue the Migrant Head Start program that serves 
    Kern County, CA.
        Category 4. Under Category 4, we expect to make awards in a range 
    of approximately $2 million to $4 million to applicants applying to 
    establish new programs to serve children in underserved areas within 
    the five boroughs of New York, New York. Applicants should propose to 
    serve a minimum of 60 children unless the applicant can justify why a 
    smaller enrollment level is appropriate for the geographical area 
    proposed for expansion.
    Recipient Share of the Project
        Section 640(b) of the Head Start Act requires, with certain 
    possible exceptions, that at least 20 percent of the total cost of Head 
    Start projects come from sources other than the Federal government. 
    Therefore, a project requesting $100,000 in Federal funds must include 
    a match of at least $25,000 (20 percent of the total Federal plus non-
    Federal project cost of $125,000). The non-Federal share may be in cash 
    or in-kind, fairly valued, including facilities, equipment, or 
    volunteer services.
    
    Part II. Application Requirements
    
        Applicants should include the following information in their 
    applications:
    Project Abstract
        Provide a one-page summary of the project proposal, including:
    
    --The name and address of the applicant agency.
    --The category of application (Category 1,2,3,3A or 4).
    --The number of additional children to be served.
    --The total annual ongoing Federal funds being requested, exclusive of 
    any one-time start-up funds being requested.
    --The communities where expansion is proposed (Name (1) the counties 
    and the cities, towns, or neighborhoods or (2) the Federal Indian 
    Reservation where additional children will be served).
    --A statement as to whether or not the applicant is currently a Head 
    Start grantee. Current grantees should include their grant number.
    
    A. Objectives and Need for Assistance
    
        1. Describe and document the need for Head Start services within 
    the proposed target area, including documentation of the number of 
    unserved Head Start-eligible children, including children with 
    disabilities and non-English language children.
        2. Provide data and analysis of family and community needs, 
    including the implications of welfare reform and employment patterns on 
    family needs for child care and other support services.
        3. Describe the services and resources of other local child care 
    and early childhood programs and providers serving low-income families 
    and discuss how your proposed new Head Start services will complement 
    the work of these other community agencies.
        4. Discuss how families and children who have the most need for 
    Head Start services, including children with disabilities, will be 
    reached by describing the proposed target area(s) for services, 
    recruitment strategies, and priorities for selecting children and 
    families for enrollment. Children with disabilities must be enrolled in 
    the full range of Head Start services and activities in a mainstream 
    setting and receive needed special education and related services.
        5. Applicants for Migrant Head Start funds should also provide the 
    following information: (a) The specific times and duration of the 
    agricultural growing season, (b) the length of the work day for the 
    migrant farmworkers, (c) the opening and closing hours for the proposed 
    Head Start centers, (d) the distance of migrant residences to the 
    centers, and (e) clear documentation that the families that would be 
    served are mobile farmworkers, as defined in Part I A. of this 
    announcement.
        6. Applicants under Category 3A should describe an approach to 
    continuation of services to (a) eligible children who have been 
    participating as enrollees and (b) the target area or areas served by 
    the current interim Head Start grantee.
    
    B. Results or Benefits Expected
    
        1. Describe the results and benefits to be derived by children, 
    families, collaborating agencies and institutions and the larger 
    community.
    
    C. Approach
    
        1. Provide plans for delivering high quality services to children 
    and families in all areas of service and program management defined by 
    the Head Start Program Performance Standards. Applicants should include 
    a plan to meet the needs of non-English language children and families 
    in their preferred language, when appropriate.
        2. Provide for the involvement of parents and other community 
    members and organizations in the development and planning of the 
    application. Applicants should ensure that the plan for parent 
    involvement includes efforts to involve Head Start parents in 
    appropriate educational activities in
    
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    order to aid their children to attain their full potential.
        3. Describe plans to establish new Head Start services in a timely 
    and efficient manner. Applicants for center-based program options 
    should discuss plans to obtain classroom space which meets required 
    licensing standards and to provide adequate transportation. All 
    applicants should outline plans to recruit eligible children and 
    families and begin services as soon as possible. Note: ACYF expects 
    that all applicants funded under this announcement will be serving 
    their full number of proposed children and families no later than 
    September, 1998.
        4. Document cooperative arrangements with other public or private 
    agencies to assist the applicant in providing high quality Head Start 
    services. Such cooperative arrangements must include a plan to 
    coordinate the Head Start program with other preschool programs and 
    with school programs children will enter after their Head Start 
    experience. For applicants for Migrant Head Start funding, demonstrate 
    collaboration with other organizations and networks serving migrant 
    children and families.
    
    D. Additional Information
    
        1. Describe the mechanisms for recruiting and hiring well-trained 
    and appropriately-credentialed staff members, based on the Head Start 
    Program Performance Standards. Describe a strategy for ongoing 
    supervision and professional development for all staff members. NOTE: 
    Applications submitted under Category 3A should describe plans for 
    continued employment of qualified personnel of the current interim Head 
    Start grantee.
        2. Propose a staffing pattern (including proposed staff:child 
    ratios consistent with Head Start Program Performance Standards, based 
    on the age group of children served) and identify all proposed staff or 
    staff positions, their proposed salary rates and the length of time 
    they would be employed each year.
        3. Provide an organizational chart showing how the applicant agency 
    is currently operating, a second chart showing how the new Head Start 
    services will relate to the exiting organizational structure, and a 
    third organizational chart showing the proposed staffing, supervisory, 
    and governance structure for the proposed new services.
        4. Demonstrate the ability and experience to administer a Head 
    Start program. Applicants that have provided services comparable to 
    Head Start should provide information on these services.
        5. Describe how high quality ongoing services will be provided in 
    accordance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards at a 
    reasonable cost. Provide two budgets: a budget for annual ongoing 
    operating costs and; a budget for the initial period before full 
    services begin that describes start-up costs such as renovation of 
    facilities, purchases of equipment and initial staff training.
        6. Identify in the budget the required non-Federal share of the 
    cost of the project. Discuss strategies for obtaining the contributions 
    required to satisfy requirements for the non-Federal share. Document 
    other community resources which would support the proposed expansion of 
    Head Start.
    
    Part III. Criteria for Review and Evaluation of the Grant 
    Application
    
        Competing applications for financial assistance will be reviewed 
    and evaluated against the following criteria:
    
    A. Objectives and Need for Assistance (20 points)
    
    --The extent to which the application provides current relevant data on 
    the needs of children, families and communities for new Head Start 
    services, including changes in rates of poverty, family mobility, 
    employment patterns, implications of welfare reform, and needs for 
    services such as child care, health care, and other family support 
    services.
    --The extent to which the application provides analysis of the funding, 
    services, and capacities of other local child care and early childhood 
    programs and providers serving low-income children and families and a 
    convincing rationale for the proposed expansion of Head Start in light 
    of what other organizations are doing.
    --The extent to which the application links evidence of family and 
    community needs and patterns of existing early childhood services with 
    the proposed strategy for selecting participants and targeting program 
    services.
    --The extent to which the application provides evidence of community 
    support for the analysis of needs and the proposed approach to 
    expanding Head Start services.
    
        In addition, applications under Category 3A will be reviewed on the 
    extent to which provision is made for continuation of services to (a) 
    Eligible children who have been participating as enrollees in the 
    program and (b) the target area served by the program operated by the 
    current interim grantee agency serving Kern County, CA.
        Information provided in response to Part II, Section A., will be 
    used to review and evaluate applicants on the above criterion.
    
    B. Results or Benefits Expected (10 points)
    
    --The extent to which the application identifies the results and 
    benefits to be derived by children, families, collaborating agencies 
    and institutions and the larger community.
        Information provided in response to Part II, Section B. will be 
    used to review and evaluate applicants on the above criterion.
    
    C. Approach  (30 points)
    
    --The extent to which the application includes a detailed, well-
    organized, and credible plan of action to establish and carry out the 
    proposed expansion of Head Start services.
    --The extent to which the application includes clear plans and a 
    demonstrated understanding of and commitment to implement the Head 
    Start Program Performance Standards, including the involvement of 
    parents and families in program design and decision making.
    
        Information provided in response to Part II, Section C. of this 
    announcement will be used to review and evaluate applicants on the 
    above criterion.
    
    D. Staff Background and Organizational Capacity  (30 points)
    
    --The extent to which the proposed management team, key project staff, 
    and the organization's experience and history with the community 
    demonstrate the ability to effectively and efficiently administer a 
    project of this size, complexity and scope, including:
    --Providing high quality, responsive services to young children and 
    families as defined by the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
    --Managing the proposed new Head Start services in a timely, cost-
    effective manner.
    --Working successfully in partnership with parents, families, and other 
    community organizations, institutions, and agencies.
    
        In addition, applications under Category 3A will be reviewed for 
    the extent to which provision is made for continued employment of 
    qualified personnel of the current interim Head Start grantee.
        Information provided in response to Part II, Section D. of this 
    announcement
    
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    will be used to review and evaluate applicants on the above criterion.
    
    E. Budget Appropriateness  (10 points)
    
    --The extent to which the project's costs are reasonable and cost-
    effective in view of the activities to be carried out and the 
    anticipated outcomes.
    --The extent to which proposed salaries and fringe benefits reflect 
    appropriate levels of compensation for the responsibilities of staff.
    --The extent to which assurances are provided that the applicant will 
    contribute the required 20 percent non-Federal share of the total 
    project cost.
    --If the applicant is proposing to improve facilities, the extent to 
    which the cost and scope of such minor renovations are reasonable and 
    the extent to which such facilities can be occupied within a reasonable 
    timeframe.
        Information provided in response to Part II, Section D. of this 
    announcement will be used to review and evaluate applicants on the 
    above criterion.
    
    Part IV. The Application Process
    
    A. Availability of Forms
    
        Eligible agencies interested in applying for funds must submit all 
    of the required forms included at the end of this announcement in 
    Appendix D. Applicants are required to use the Standard Forms, 
    Certifications, Disclosures and Assurances provided under the ACF 
    Uniform Discretionary Grant Application Form (ACF/UDGAF). Applicants 
    should follow instructions in the ACF/UDGAF for NEW APPLICATIONS. 
    Applicants should respond to the instructions under ACF/UDGAF--Program 
    Narrative--Items A (Project Description--Components) and D (*Budget and 
    Budget Justification). Under Project Description--Component, the 
    applicant should address the specific information requested in Part II 
    of this announcement.
        In order to be considered for a Head Start grant, an application 
    must be submitted on Standard Form 424 which has been approved by the 
    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Control Number 0348-0043. 
    Each application must be signed by an individual authorized to act for 
    the applicant and to assume responsibility for the obligations imposed 
    by the terms and conditions of the grant award. Each application must 
    have an original signature by the authorized representative of the 
    applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for this 
    individual to sign this application as an official representative must 
    be on file in the applicant's office.
    
    B. Application Submission
    
        One signed original and two copies of the grant application, 
    including all attachments, are required. Completed applications must be 
    sent to: Head Start: Unserved Areas, ACYF Operations Center, 3030 
    Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201. The program announcement number 
    (ACYF-HS-97-06) must be clearly identified on the application. 
    Applicants must also indicate in Box 11 on Standard Form 424 for which 
    of the four categories in Part I.A., above, they are applying. 
    Applicants may apply to serve children in more than one category, but 
    must submit a separate application for each category. Applicants 
    applying for more than one category in a single application will not be 
    considered for funding in any category.
        Please note that, in order to facilitate the review of proposals, 
    applicants should include a Table of Contents. Although there is no 
    specific limit on the number of pages an application may contain, 
    applicants are encouraged to be as concise and succinct as possible.
    
    C. Application Consideration
    
        Applicants will be reviewed against the evaluation criteria 
    outlined in Part III. The review will be conducted in Washington, D.C. 
    Reviewers will be persons knowledgeable about the Head Start program 
    and early childhood education and development, including parents of 
    Head Start children, Federal staff, and other experts, such as 
    university staff or the staff of child development projects.
        The results of the competitive review will be taken into 
    consideration by the Associate Commissioner, Head Start Bureau, who, in 
    consultation with officials in ACF Regional Offices and the Indian and 
    Migrant Programs Branches, will recommend projects to be funded. The 
    Commissioner of ACYF will make the final selection of the applicants to 
    be funded. Applications may be funded in whole or in part depending on 
    relative need (including numbers of eligible children who are not 
    participating in Head Start and concentrations of low-income families 
    in a community), applicant ranking, evidence of the degree of community 
    support, evidence of the applicant's capacity to implement the 
    requested expansion, and funds available.
        The Commissioner may elect not to fund any applicants that have 
    management, fiscal, or other problems and situations which make it 
    unlikely that they would be able to provide effective Head Start 
    services. For example, this might apply to a current Head Start grantee 
    in which previously identified deficiencies have not yet been 
    corrected, if it is determined that the nature of the deficiencies 
    might prevent the agency from delivering expanded services effectively. 
    It might also apply to grantees with large balances of unobligated 
    funds, or grantees that have been unable to serve the agreed upon 
    numbers of children in the past. Also, the Commissioner may decide not 
    to fund projects which would require unreasonably large initial start-
    up costs for facilities or equipment.
        Successful applicants will be notified through the issuance of a 
    Financial Assistance Award which sets forth the amount of funds 
    awarded, the terms and conditions of the grant, the effective date of 
    the grant, the budget period for which support is given, the non-
    Federal share to be provided, and the total project period for which 
    support is provided.
    
    D. Closing Date for Receipt of Applications
    
        The closing date for the receipt of applications is [Insert date 60 
    days from date of publication in the Federal Register].
        1. Deadlines. Applications shall be considered as meeting the 
    deadline if they are either:
        a. Received on or before the deadline date at the address specified 
    in the program announcement, or
        b. Sent on or before the deadline date and received by the granting 
    agency in time for them to be considered in time for the independent 
    review under DHHS GAM Chapter 1-62. (Applicants are cautioned to 
    request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or to obtain a 
    legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal 
    Service. Private metered postmarks are not acceptable as proof of 
    timely mailing.)
        c. Applications hand carried by applicants, applicant couriers, or 
    by overnight/express mail couriers shall be considered as meeting an 
    announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline date, 
    between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the ACYF Operations 
    Center, 3030 Clarendon Blvd.--Suite 240, Arlington, VA 22201 between 
    Monday and Friday (excluding Federal Holidays). (Applicants are 
    cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not always deliver as 
    agreed.)
        ACYF cannot accommodate the transmission of applications by fax or 
    through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to 
    ACYF electronically will not be accepted regardless of the date or time 
    of submission and time of receipt.
    
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        2. Applications submitted by other means. Applications which are 
    not submitted in accordance with the above criteria shall be considered 
    as meeting the deadline only if they are physically received before the 
    close of business on or before the deadline date.
        3. Late Applications. Applications which do not meet one of these 
    criteria are considered late applications. The Head Start Bureau will 
    notify each late applicant that its application will not be considered 
    in this expansion.
        4. Extension of deadline. The Head Start Bureau may extend the 
    deadline for all applicants because of acts of God such as floods, 
    hurricanes, etc. or when there is a disruption of the mails. However, 
    if the Head Start Bureau does not extend the deadline for all 
    applicants, it may not waive or extend the deadline for any applicant.
    
    E. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
    
        In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.L.104-
    13), all information collections within this program announcement are 
    approved under OMB Control Number 0970-0139, the Uniform Discretionary 
    Grant Application Form. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
    person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
    unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    
    F. Executive Order 12372--Notification Process
    
        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, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, 
    Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, American Samoa, and Palau have elected 
    to participate in the Executive Order process and have established 
    Single Points of Contact (SPOCs). Applications from Federally 
    recognized Indian Tribes are exempt from E.O. 12372.
        Applicants from these twenty-three jurisdictions and from Federally 
    recognized Indian tribes need take no action regarding E.O. 12372. All 
    other applicants should contact their SPOC as soon as possible to alert 
    them to the prospective application and to receive any necessary 
    instructions. Applicants must submit any required material to the SPOC 
    as soon as possible so that the program office can obtain and review 
    SPOC comments as part of the award process. It is imperative that the 
    applicant submit all required materials, if any, to the SPOC and 
    indicate the date of this submittal (or date of contact if no submittal 
    is required) on the SF 424, item 16a.
        SPOCs have 60 days from the application deadline date to comment on 
    applications submitted under this announcement. Therefore, the comment 
    period for State processes will end on September 11, 1997, to allow 
    time for ACF to review, consider, and attempt to accommodate SPOC 
    input. 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.
        Comments submitted directly to ACF should be addressed to: Lynda 
    Perez, Head Start Bureau, P.O. Box 1182, Washington, D.C. 20013, Attn: 
    Head Start Expansion: Unserved Areas. ACF will notify the State of any 
    application received which has no indication that the State process has 
    had an opportunity for review.
        A list of Single Points of Contact for each State and territory is 
    included at Appendix E.
    
    (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 93.600, 
    Project Head Start)
    
        Dated: May 8, 1997.
    Helen H. Taylor,
    Deputy Associate Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth, and 
    Families.
    
    Appendix A
    
    ACF Regional Offices
    
    Region I: (617) 565-2463 Massachusetts
    Region II: (212) 264-2890 New York
    Region III: (215) 596-0351 Virginia
    Region IV: (404) 588-5700 Georgia, North Carolina
    Region V: (312) 353-4237 Wisconsin
    Region VI: (214) 767-9648 New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
    Region VII: (816) 426-3981 Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska
    Region VIII: (303) 844-3100 Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South 
    Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
    Region IX: (415) 437-8400 California, Nevada
    Region X: (206) 615-2547 Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
    
    Appendix B
    
    Counties Unserved by Head Start
    
    Alaska
        Aleutians East Borough
        Aleutians West Census
        Aleutian Is.
        Kobuk
        North Slope Borough
        Sitka Borough
        Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon
        Southeast Fairbanks
        Valdez-Cordova Census
        Yukon-Koyukuk Census
        Juneau
    California
        Alpine County
    Colorado
        Baca County
        Cheyenne County
        Custer County
        Dolores County
        Douglas County
        Elbert County
        Grand County
        Gunnison County
        Jackson County
        Kiowa County
        Kit Carson County
        Lincoln County
        Mineral County
        Ouray County
        Phillips County
        Pitkin County
        Rio Blanco County
        Routt County
        San Juan County
        San Miguel County
        Sedgwick County
        Summit County
        Teller County
    Georgia
        Echols County
        Taliaferro County
        Idaho
        Adams County
        Butte County
        Clark County
        Custer County
        Fremont County
        Jefferson County
        Lemhi County
        Madison County
    Iowa
        Adair County
    Kansas
        Anderson County
        Barber County
        Chase County
        Chautauqua County
        Cheyenne County
        Clark County
        Coffey County
        Comanche County
        Edwards County
        Elk County
        Greeley County
        Greenwood County
        Hamilton County
        Harper County
        Hodgeman County
        Kingman County
        Kiowa County
        Lane County
        Lincoln County
        Marion County
        Meade County
        Mitchell County
        Morris County
        Morton County
        Ness County
        Norton County
    
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        Osborne County
        Ottawa County
        Phillips County
        Pratt County
        Rawlins County
        Rooks County
        Sheridan County
        Stafford County
    Massachusetts
        Nantucket County
    Montana
        Carbon County
        Carter County
        Chouteau County
        Daniels County
        Fallon County
        McCone County
        Powder River County
        Richland County
        Sheridan County
        Stillwater County
        Sweet Grass County
        Teton County
        Treasure County
        Wibaux County
    Nebraska
        Arthur County
        Banner County
        Blaine County
        Boyd County
        Chase County
        Dixon County
        Dundy County
        Franklin County
        Frontier County
        Furnas County
        Gosper County
        Grant County
        Harlan County
        Hayes County
        Hitchcock County
        Hooker County
        Johnson County
        Keya Paha County
        Logan County
        Loup County
        McPherson County
        Pawnee County
        Perkins County
        Pierce County
        Rock County
        Thomas County
        Washington County
        Wheeler County
        Sioux County
    Nevada
        Douglas
        Esmeralda
        Eureka
        Lander
        Lincoln
        Nye County
        Pershing County
        Storey County
    New Mexico
        Harding County
        Los Alamos County
    North Carolina
        Polk County
    North Dakota
        Burke County
        Divide County
        Grant County
        McKenzie County
        McLean County
        Mercer County
        Oliver County
        Renville County
        Sheridan County
    Oklahoma
        Dewey County
        Harper County
    Oregon
        Harney County
    South Dakota
        Ziebach County
    Texas
        Armstrong County
        Bailey County
        Borden County
        Brewster County
        Briscoe County
        Carson County
        Cochran County
        Coke County
        Culberson County
        Falls County
        Floyd County
        Franklin County
        Hansford County
        Hartley County
        Hemphill County
        Hudspeth County
        Jack County
        Jeff Davis County
        Jones County
        Kenedy County
        Kent County
        King County
        Lipscomb County
        Loving County
        Lynn County
        McMullen County
        Motley County
        Oldham County
        Presidio County
        Rains County
        Roberts County
        San Saba County
        Shackelford County
        Sherman County
        Stephens County
        Sterling County
        Stonewall County
        Terrell County
        Throckmorton County
        Wheeler County
        Winkler County
    Utah
        Daggett County
        Sanpete County
    Virginia
        Colonial Heights City
        King George County
        Manassas City
        Manassas Park City
        Poquoson City
        Prince George County
    Washington
        Columbia County
        Garfield County
        Lincoln County
    Wisconsin
        Kewaunee County
        Ozaukee County
    Wyoming
        Teton County
    
        Note: In States not listed, all counties are currently served by 
    a Head Start program.
    
    Appendix C
    
    Areas Served by Current Migrant Head Start Programs
    
    Alabama
        Baldwin County
        Blount County
        St. Clair County
    Arkansas
        Desha County
        Mississippi County
        White County
    Arizona
        Maricopa County
        Yuma County
        Pinal
    California
        Butte County
        Contra Costa County
        Fresno County
        Glenn County
        Imperial County
        Kern County
        Kings County
        Lake County
        Madera County
        Merced County
        Monterey County
        Orange County
        Riverside County
        San Benito County
        San Diego County
        San Joaquin County
        San Luis Obispo County
        Santa Clara County
        Santa Cruz County
        Solano County
        Sonoma County
        Stanislaus County
        Sutter County
        Tulare County
        Yolo County
    Colorado
        Adams County
        Alamosa County
        Boulder County
        Crowley County
        Delta County
        Larimer County
        Logan County
        Mesa County
        Montrose County
        Morgan County
        Otero County
        Prowers County
        Pueblo County
        Rio Grande County
        Washington County
        Weld County
    Delaware
        Kent County
        Sussex County
    Florida
        Collier County
        Dade County
        DeSoto County
        Gadsden County
        Gulf County
        Hendry County
        Highlands County
        Hillsborough County
        Indian River County
        Lake County
        Lee County
        Manatee County
        Marion County
    
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        Okeechobee County
        Orange County
        Palm Beach County
        Pasco County
        Polk County
        St. Lucie County
    Georgia
        Appling County
        Candler County
        Colquitt County
        Montgomery County
        Tattnall County
        Tift County
        Toombs County
        Treutlen County
    Idaho
        Bingham County
        Bonneville County
        Boundary County
        Canyon County
        Cassia County
        Elmore County
        Gooding County
        Jerome County
        Owyhee County
        Payette County
        Power County
        Twin Falls County
        Washington County
    Illinois
        Champaign County
        Coles County
        Cook County
        De Kalb County
        Iroquois County
        Jackson County
        Johnson County
        Kane County
        Kankakee County
        Kendall County
        LaSalle County
        Mason County
        Peoria County
        Tazewell County
        Union County
        Vermilion County
        Will County
        Williamson County
    Indiana
        Benton County
        Cass County
        Grant County
        Howard County
        Madison County
        Marshall County
        Wells County
    Louisiana
        (Please see Note, below.)
    Maryland
        Caroline County
        Dorchester County
        Kent County
        Queen Annes' County
    Maine
        Aroostook County
        Washington County
    Michigan
        Allegan County
        Arenac County
        Bay County
        Berrien County
        Kent County
        Lenawee County
        Oceana County
        Ottawa County
        Van Buren County
    Minnesota
        Cass County
        Chippewa County
        Kandiyohi County
        McLeod County
        Norman County
        Polk County
        Renville County
        Rice County
        Steele County
        Wilkin County
    Montana
        Big Horn County
        Carbon County
        Park County
        Richland County
    North Carolina
        Alamance County
        Caswell County
        Duplin County
        Gates County
        Harnett County
        Henderson County
        Johnston County
        Nash County
        Orange County
        Pamlico County
        Person County
        Pitt County
        Sampson County
        Surry County
        Wake County
        Wayne County
        Wilson County
        Yadkin County
    North Dakota
        Grand Forks County
        Pembina County
        Richland County
        Traill County
        Walsh County
        Williams County
    Nebraska
        Box Butte County
        Morrill County
        Scotts Bluff County
    New Jersey
        Atlantic County
        Cumberland County
    New Mexico
        Dona Ana County
        Luna County
        Roosevelt County
    New York
        Chautauqua County
        Genesee County
        Niagara County
        Ontario County
        Orange County
        Orleans County
        Oswego County
        Ulster County
        Wayne County
    Ohio
        Clark County
        Huron County
        Ottawa County
        Putnam County
        Sandusky County
        Wood County
    Oregon
        Clackamas County
        Hood River County
        Klamath County
        Malheur County
        Marion County
        Morrow County
        Umatilla County
        Wasco County
        Washington County
    Pennsylvania
        Adams County
        Chester County
        Erie County
        Franklin County
        Lackawanna County
    South Carolina
        Aiken County
        Beaufort County
        Charleston County
        Cherokee County
        Edgefield County
        Georgetown County
        Marion County
        Saluda County
    South Dakota
        Clay County
        Marshall County
    Tennessee
        Bledsoe County
        Greene County
        Hamblen County
        Morgan County
        Rhea County
        Unicoi County
        Washington County
    Texas
        Atascosa County
        Bailey County
        Brooks County
        Cameron County
        Crosby County
        Deaf Smith County
        Dimmit County
        Floyd County
        Frio County
        Hale County
        Hidalgo County
        Jim Wells County
        La Salle County
        Lubbock County
        Maverick County
        Medina County
        Pecos County
        Reeves County
        San Patricio County
        Starr County
        Uvalde County
        Val Verde County
        Webb County
        Willacy County
        Zapata County
    Utah
        Box Elder County
        Davis County
        Iron County
        Morgan County
        Sanpete County
        Utah County
        Washington County
        Weber County
    Virginia
        Accomack County
        Clarke County
        Frederick County
        Northhampton County
        Winchester City
    Washington
        Adams County
        Benton County
        Chelan County
        Columbia County
        Douglas County
    
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        Franklin County
        Grant County
        Okanogan County
        Skagit County
        Walla Walla County
        Whatcom County
        Yakima County
    Wisconsin
        Adams County
        Columbia County
        Dodge County
        Marquette County
        Waukesha County
    Wyoming
        Washakie County
    
        Note: In Louisiana, the current grantee for the Migrant Head 
    Start program in Tangipahoa Parish has decided to no longer operate 
    the program. Therefore, eligible applicants may apply to serve this 
    Parish, as well as other areas in Louisiana.
    
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    Instructions for the SF 424
    
        Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
    estimated to average 45 minutes per response, including time for 
    reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
    and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
    collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
    estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
    including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
    Management and Budget. Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043), 
    Washington, DC 20503.
        Please do not return your completed form to the Office of 
    Management and Budget, send it to the address provided by the 
    sponsoring agency.
        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 allowances, 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
    
        Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
    estimated to average 180 minutes per response, including time for 
    reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
    and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
    collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
    estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
    including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
    Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043), 
    Washington, DC 20503.
        Please do not return your completed form to the Office of 
    Management and Budget, send it to the address provided by the 
    sponsoring agency.
    
    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 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 function 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 of 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 unobligated 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 upcoming 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 total 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, Columns 
    (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 of 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.
    
        Lines 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 in 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
    
        Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
    estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including time for 
    reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
    and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
    
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    the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
    estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
    including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
    Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043), 
    Washington, DC 20503.
        Please do not return your completed form to the Office of 
    Management and Budget, send it to the address provided by the 
    sponsoring agency.
    
        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 
    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 establish 
    a proper accounting system in accordance 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. Sec. 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. 290dd-3 and 290ee-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 non-
    discrimination 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, as applicable, 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. Secs. 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. 
    Secs. 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 or 
    OMB Circular No. A-133, Audits of Institutions of Higher Learning 
    and other Non-profit Institutions.
        18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other 
    Federal laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing 
    this program.
    
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        This certification is required by the regulations implementing 
    the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988: 45 CFR Part 76, Subpart F. 
    Sections 76.630(c) and (d)(2) and 76.645(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 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, SW 
    Washington, DC 20201.
    
    Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Instructions 
    for Certification)
    
        1. By signing and/or submitting this application or grant 
    agreement, the grantee is providing the certification set out below.
        2. The certification set out below is a material representation 
    of fact upon which reliance is placed when the agency awards the 
    grant. If it is later determined that the
    
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    grantee knowingly rendered a false certification, or otherwise 
    violates the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act, the 
    agency, in addition to any other remedies available to the Federal 
    Government, may take action authorized under the Drug-Free Workplace 
    Act.
        3. For grantees other than individuals, Alternate I applies.
        4. For grantees who are individuals, Alternate II applies.
        5. 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 workplace 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.
        6. 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).
        7. If the workplace identified to the agency 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 paragraph five).
        8. 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 U.S.C. 812) and as 
    further defined by regulation (21 CFR 1308.11 through 1308.15);
        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 drug 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).
    
    Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
    
    Alternate I. (Grantees Other Than Individuals)
    
        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 
    violation 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 paragraph (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 for 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 paragraph (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).
        (B) The grantee may insert in the space provided below the 
    site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the 
    specific grant:
    
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    identified here.
    
    Alternate II. (Grantees Who Are Individuals)
    
        (a) The grantee certifies that, as a condition of the grant, he 
    or she will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, 
    dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance in 
    conducting any activity with the grant;
        (b) If convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting from a 
    violation occurring during the conduct of any grant activity, he or 
    she will report the conviction, in writing, within 10 calendar days 
    of the conviction, to every grant officer or other designee, unless 
    the Federal agency designates a central point for the receipt of 
    such notices. When notice is made to such a central point, it shall 
    include the identification number(s) of each affected grant. [55 FR 
    21690, 21702, May 25, 1990]
    
    Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility 
    Matters--Primary Covered Transactions
    
    Instructions for Certification
    
        1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective 
    primary participant is providing the certification set out below.
        2. The inability of a person to provide the certification 
    required below will not necessarily result in denial of 
    participation in this covered transaction. The prospective 
    participant shall submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the 
    certification set out below. The certification or explanation will 
    be considered in connection with the department or agency's 
    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.
        3. The certification in this clause is a material representation 
    of fact upon which reliance was placed when the department or agency 
    determined to enter into this transaction. If it is later determined 
    that the prospective primary participant knowingly rendered an 
    erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to 
    the Federal Government, the department or agency may terminate this 
    transaction for cause or default.
        4. The prospective primary participant shall provide immediate 
    written notice to the department or agency to which this proposal is 
    submitted if at any time the prospective primary participant learns 
    that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become 
    erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
        5. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, 
    ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, 
    primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily 
    excluded, as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the 
    Definitions and Coverage sections of the rules
    
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    implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the department 
    or agency to which this proposal is being submitted for assistance 
    in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
        6. The prospective primary participant agrees by submitting this 
    proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered 
    into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered 
    transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 
    part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or 
    voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, 
    unless authorized by the department or agency entering into this 
    transaction.
        7. The prospective primary participant further agrees by 
    submitting this proposal that it will include the clause titled 
    ``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
    Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' provided by 
    the department or agency entering into this covered transaction, 
    without modification, in all tier covered transactions and in all 
    solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
        8. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a 
    certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered 
    transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 
    9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily 
    excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the 
    certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and 
    frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. 
    Each participant may, but is not required to, check the List of 
    Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement 
    Programs.
        9. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to 
    require establishment of a system of records in order to render in 
    good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge 
    and information of a participant is not required to exceed that 
    which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary 
    course of business dealings.
        10. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 6 of 
    these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction 
    knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person 
    who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, 
    suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from 
    participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies 
    available to the Federal Government, the department or agency may 
    terminate this transaction for cause or default.
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    Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility 
    Matters--Primary Covered Transactions
    
        (1) The prospective primary participant 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 by any 
    Federal department or agency;
        (b) Have not within a three-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 for 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 three-year period preceding this 
    application/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, 
    State or local) terminated for cause or default.
        (2) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to 
    certify to any of the statements in this certification, such 
    prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this 
    proposal.
    
    Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
    Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions
    
    Instructions for Certification
    
        1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective 
    lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below.
        2. The certification in this clause is material representation 
    of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was 
    entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower 
    tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in 
    addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government the 
    department or agency with which this transaction originated may 
    pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.
        3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide 
    immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is 
    submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant 
    learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or had 
    become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
        4. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, 
    ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, 
    primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntary 
    excluded, as used in this clause, have the meaning set out in the 
    Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive 
    Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal is 
    submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
        5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting 
    this proposal that, [[Page 33043]] should the proposed covered 
    transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any 
    lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for 
    debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, 
    declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in 
    this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or 
    agency with which this transaction originated.
        6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by 
    submitting this proposal that it will include this clause titled 
    ``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
    Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' without 
    modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all 
    solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
        7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a 
    certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered 
    transaction that is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, 
    subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible or voluntarily excluded 
    from covered transactions, unless it knows that the certification is 
    erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by 
    which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each 
    participant may, but is not required to, check the List of Parties 
    Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs.
        8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to 
    require establishment of a system of records in order to render in 
    good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge 
    and information of a participant is not required to exceed that 
    which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary 
    course of business dealings.
        9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these 
    instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly 
    enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is 
    proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, suspended, 
    debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in 
    this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the 
    Federal Government, the department or agency with which this 
    transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including 
    suspension and/or debarment.
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    Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
    Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions
    
        (1) The prospective lower tier participation certifies, by 
    submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is 
    presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared 
    ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this 
    transaction by any Federal department or agency.
        (2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to 
    certify any of the statements in this certification, such 
    prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this 
    proposal.
    
    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:
    
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        (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 an 
    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.
        (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.
    
    Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance
    
        The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and 
    belief, that:
        If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for 
    influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any 
    agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or 
    an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this 
    commitment providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a 
    loan, 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 $1,000 
    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 of the children's services and that all subgrantees shall 
    certify accordingly.
    
    Appendix E.--OMB State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) List
    
        In accordance with Executive Order #12372, ``Intergovernmental 
    Review of Federal Programs,'' this listing represents the designated 
    State Single Points of Contact. The jurisdictions not listed no 
    longer participate in the process. These include: Alabama; Alaska; 
    American Samoa; Colorado; Connecticut; Kansas; Hawaii; Idaho; 
    Louisiana; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Montana; Nebraska; New Jersey; 
    Oklahoma; Oregon; Palau; Pennsylvania; South Dakota; Tennessee; 
    Vermont; Virginia; and Washington. This list is based on the most 
    current information provided by the States.
    
    Arizona
    
    Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central Avenue, 
    Fourteenth Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone: (602) 280-1315, 
    FAX: (602) 280-8144
    
    Arkansas
    
    Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State Clearinghouse, Office of 
    Intergovernmental Services, Department of Finance and 
    Administration, 1515 W. 7th St., Room 412, Little Rock, Arkansas 
    72203, Telephone: (501) 682-1074, FAX: (501) 682-5206
    
    California
    
    Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning & Research, 1400 Tenth 
    Street, Room 121, Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone: (916) 
    323-7480, FAX: (916) 323-3018
    
    Delaware
    
    Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact, Executive Department, 
    Thomas Collins Building, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, Delaware 19903, 
    Telephone: (302) 739-3326 FAX: (302) 739-5661
    
    District of Columbia
    
    Charles Nichols, State Single Point of Contact, Office of Grants 
    Mgmt. & Dev., 717 14th Street, N.W.--Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 
    20005, Telephone: (202) 727-6554, FAX: (202) 727-1617
    
    Florida
    
    Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of Community Affairs, 2740 
    Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, Telephone: (904) 
    922-5438, FAX: (904) 487-2899
    
    Georgia
    
    Tom L. Reid, III, Administrator, Georgia State Clearinghouse, 254 
    Washington Street, S.W--Room 401J, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, 
    Telephone: (404) 656-3855 or (404) 656-3829, FAX: (404) 656-7938
    
    Illinois
    
    Virginia Bova, State Single Point of Contact, Department of Commerce 
    and Community Affairs, James R. Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph, 
    Suite 3-400, Chicago, Illinois 60601, Telephone: (312) 814-6028, 
    FAX: (312) 814-1800
    
    Indiana
    
    Amy Brewer, State Budget Agency, 212 State House, Indianapolis, 
    Indiana 46204, Telephone: (317) 232-5619, FAX: (317) 233-3323
    
    Iowa
    
    Steven R. McCann, Division for Community Assistance, Iowa Department 
    of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 
    50309, Telephone: (515) 242-4719, FAX: (515) 242-4859
    
    Kentucky
    
    Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor, Department of Local 
    Government, 1024 Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-
    8204, Telephone: (502) 573-2382, FAX: (502) 573-2512
    
    Maine
    
    Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State House Station #38, 
    Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone: (207) 287-3261, FAX: (207) 287-6489
    
    Maryland
    
    William G. Carroll, Manager, State Clearinghouse for 
    Intergovernmental Assistance, Maryland Office of Planning, 301 W. 
    Preston Street--Room 1104, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2365, Staff 
    Contact: Linda Janey, Telephone: (410) 225-4490, FAX: (410) 225-4480
    
    Michigan
    
    Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, 1900 
    Edison Plaza, 660 Plaza Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone: 
    (313) 961-4226, FAX: (313) 961-4869
    
    Mississippi
    
    Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer, Department of Finance and 
    Administration, 455 North Lamar Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39202-
    3087, Telephone: (601) 359-6762, FAX: (601) 359-6764
    
    Missouri
    
    Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Office Of 
    Administration, P.O. Box 809, Room 760, Truman Building, Jefferson 
    City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (314) 751-4834, FAX: (314) 751-7819
    
    Nevada
    
    Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex, 
    Carson City, Nevada 89710, Telephone: (702) 687-4065, FAX: (702) 
    687-3983
    
    New Hampshire
    
    Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire Office of State Planning, 
    Attn: Intergovernmental Review Process, Mike Blake 2\1/2\ Beacon 
    Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, Telephone: (603) 271-2155, 
    FAX: (603) 271-1728
    
    New Mexico
    
    Robert Peters, State Budget Division, Room 190 Bataan Memorial 
    Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone: (505) 827-3640
    
    New York
    
    New York State Clearinghouse, Division of the Budget, State Capitol, 
    Albany, New York 12224, Telephone: (518) 474-1605
    
    North Carolina
    
    Chrys Baggett, Director, N.C. State Clearinghouse, Office of the 
    Secretary of Admin., 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 
    27603-8003, Telephone: (919) 733-7232, FAX: (919) 733-9571
    
    North Dakota
    
    North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office of Intergovernmental 
    Assistance, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-
    0170, Telephone: (701) 224-2094, FAX: (701) 224-2308
    
    Ohio
    
    Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact, State Clearinghouse, 
    Office of Budget and Management, 30 East Broad Street, 34th Floor, 
    Columbus, Ohio 43266-0411
    
        Please direct correspondence and questions about 
    intergovernmental review to: Linda Wise, Telephone: (614) 466-0698, 
    FAX: (614) 466-5400.
    
    Rhode Island
    
    Daniel W. Varin, Associate Director, Department of Administration, 
    Division of Planning, One Capitol Hill, 4th Floor, Providence, Rhode 
    Island 02908-5870, Telephone: (401) 277-2656, FAX: (401) 277-2083
    
        Please direct correspondence and questions to: Review 
    Coordinator, Office of Strategic Planning.
    
    South Carolina
    
    Omeagia Burgess, State Single Point of Contact, Grant Services, 
    Office of the Governor, 1205 Pendleton Street--Room 477, Columbia, 
    South Carolina 29201, Telephone: (803) 734-0494, FAX: (803) 734-0385
    
    Texas
    
    Tom Adams, Governors Officer, Director, Intergovernmental 
    Coordination, P.O. Box
    
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    12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone: (512) 463-1771, FAX: (512) 
    463-1888
    
    Utah
    
    Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and 
    Budget, Room 116 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114, 
    Telephone: (801) 538-1535, FAX: (801) 538-1547
    
    West Virginia
    
    Fred Cutlip, Director, Community Development Division, W. Virginia 
    Development Office, Building #6, Room 553, Charleston, West Virginia 
    25305, Telephone: (304) 558-4010, FAX: (304) 558-3248
    
    Wisconsin,
    
    Martha Kerner, Section Chief, State/Federal Relations, Wisconsin 
    Department of Administration 101 East Wilson Street--6th Floor, P.O. 
    Box 7868, Madison, Wisconsin 53707, Telephone: (608) 266-2125, FAX: 
    (608) 267-6931
    
    Wyoming
    
    Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact, Office of the 
    Governor, State Capital, Room 124, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, 
    Telephone: (307) 777-5930, FAX: (307) 632-3909
    
    Territories
    
    Guam
    
    Mr. Giovanni T. Sgambelluri, Director, Bureau of Budget and 
    Management Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, 
    Guam 96910, Telephone: 011-671-472-2285, FAX: 011-671-472-2825
    
    Puerto Rico
    
    Norma Burgos/Jose E. Caro, Chairwoman/Director, Puerto Rico Planning 
    Board, Federal Proposals Review Office, Minillas Government Center, 
    P.O. Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940-1119, Telephone: (809) 
    727-4444, (809) 723-6190, FAX: (809) 724-3270, (809) 724-3103
    
    Northern Mariana Islands
    
    Mr. Alvaro A. Santos, Executive Officer, State Single Point of 
    Contact, Office of Management and Budget, Office of the Governor, 
    Saipan, MP 96950, Telephone: (670) 664-2256, FAX: (670) 664-2272
    
        Contact Person: Ms. Jacoba T. Seman, Federal Programs 
    Coordinator, Telephone: (670) 644-2289, FAX: (670) 644-2272
    
    Virgin Islands
    
    Jose George, Director, Office of Management and Budget, #41 
    Norregade Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas, 
    Virgin Islands 00802
    
        Please direct all questions and correspondence about 
    intergovernmental review to:Linda Clarke, Telephone: (809) 774-0750, 
    FAX: (809) 776-0069.
    
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Document Information

Published:
05/14/1997
Department:
Children and Families Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Announcement of financial assistance to expand Head Start enrollment.
Document Number:
97-12505
Dates:
The closing date for receipt of applications is June 13, 1997.
Pages:
26525-26545 (21 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Program Announcement No. ACYF-HS-97-06
PDF File:
97-12505.pdf