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Part VII
Department of Health and Human Services
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Refugee Resettlement Office
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Request for Applications to Support Projects Under the FY 1994 Omnibus
Discretionary Social Services Grants Program for Services to Refugees;
Notice
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Refugee Resettlement Office
Request for Applications to Support Projects Under the Office of
Refugee Resettlement's Fiscal Year 1994 Omnibus Discretionary
Social Services Grants Program for Services to Refugees
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and
Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for applications under the Office of Refugee
Resettlement's Fiscal Year 1994 Omnibus Discretionary Social Services
Grants Program for services to refugees.\1\
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\1\In addition to persons who meet all requirements of 45 CFR
400.43, eligibility for refugee social services also includes: (1)
Cuban and Haitian entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee
Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96-422); (2) certain
Amerasians from Vietnam who are admitted to the U.S. as immigrants
under section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988, as included in the FY
1988 Continuing Resolution (Pub. L. No. 100-202); and (3) certain
Amerasians from Vietnam, including U.S. citizens, under title II of
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1989 (Pub. L. No. 100-461), 1990 (Pub. L. No.
101-167) and 1991 (Pub. L. No. 101-513). For convenience, the term
``refugee'' is used in this notice to encompass all such eligible
persons unless the specific context indicates otherwise.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) will accept competing
applications for grants pursuant to the Director's discretionary
authority under section 412(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA), as amended by section 311 of the Refugee Act of 1980 (Pub.
L. No. 96-212), 8 U.S.C. 1522(c); section 501(a) of the Refugee
Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96-422), 8 U.S.C. 1522
note, insofar as it incorporates by reference with respect to Cuban and
Haitian entrants the authorities pertaining to assistance for refugees
established by section 412(c) of the INA, as cited above; and the
Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1986 (Pub. L. No. 99-605).
The project periods for each program in this announcement are
specified in the appropriate sections below. Where awards are for
multiple years, applications for continuation grants will be
entertained in subsequent years on a non-competitive basis, subject to
availability of funds, successful progress of the project, and ACF's
determination that this would be in the best interest of the
government. New applications will also be accepted in subsequent years
under a schedule to be published in FY 1995. This announcement contains
forms and instructions for submitting an application.
CLOSING DATE: The closing dates for submission of applications to be
considered pursuant to this announcement are provided separately for
each component.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The person indicated in each program
area under this omnibus announcement at the following Addresses: Office
of Refugee Resettlement, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC
20447.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Legislative Authority
Section 412(c)(1)(A) of the INA authorizes the Director to make
grants to, and enter into contracts with, public or private nonprofit
agencies for projects specifically designed--(i) to assist refugees in
obtaining the skills which are necessary for economic self-sufficiency,
including projects for job training, employment services, day care,
professional refresher training, and other recertification services;
(ii) to provide training in English where necessary (regardless of
whether the refugees are employed or receiving cash or other
assistance); and (iii) to provide where specific needs have been shown
and recognized by the Director, health (including mental health)
services, social services, educational and other services.
Additionally, section 412(a)(4)(A)(i) of the INA states: In
carrying out this section, the Director [of ORR], the Secretary of
State, and such other appropriate administering official are
authorized--(i) to make loans, * * *.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are States and other public or private, non-
profit organizations and institutions.
Availability of Funds
ORR is announcing three separate grant programs--Community and
Family Strengthening Grants (ORR/RF), Microenterprise Grants (ORR/RM),
and Meetings and Conference Grants (ORR/RC)--that are intended to
promote innovative program design, within the framework of joint
public-private partnerships, in response to the challenge of reducing
welfare dependency and advancing the attainment of economic self-
sufficiency among refugees.
In FY 1994 ORR is making available approximately $6.5 million for
grants under this announcement. A discrete amount of total funds and
respective individual grant amounts are established for each program
area.
The Director reserves the right to award more or less than the
funds described for each category in the absence of worthy applications
or under such other circumstances as may be deemed to be in the best
interest of the government. Applicants may be required to reduce the
scope of selected projects to accommodate the amount of the grant award
approved.
Competing Applications
This announcement has 3 separate program areas under which awards
will be made: (1) Community and Family Strengthening Grants (ORR/RF),
(2) Microenterprise Grants (ORR/RM), and (3) Meetings and Conference
Grants (ORR/RC). Each application may only be considered for one
program area. Applications which do not clearly specify for which
program area the application is being submitted will not be considered.
Applications for each program area will be competed separately against
other applications for the same program area only. Applications will
not compete across program areas or for multiple program areas.
Limits on Length of Application
Project descriptions (Part IV of the application for each
component) must not exceed 20 pages (typewritten, double spaced on
standard, letter-size paper) plus a maximum of 20 pages of appended
material. In the event that the project and/or supplementary material
exceeds 20 pages, only the first 20 pages of the project description
and the first 20 pages of the supplementary material will be considered
in the review process. If single-spaced, only the first 10 pages will
be considered. (This limitation of 20 pages per component should be
considered as a maximum, and not necessarily a goal to be achieved).
Letters of commitment from members of consortia, included as a part of
the application, will not count against either 20-page limitations.
Matching Requirement
In applications making provision for matching funds, applicants
will be held accountable for commitments of non-Federal resources.
Failure to provide required matches will result in disallowance of
unmatched Federal funds.
Program Areas
Program Area One: Community and Family Strengthening Grants
The closing date for submission of applications is July 25, 1994.
Background
As with all programs funded by appropriations pursuant to the
Refugee Act, services may be provided only to refugees (see definition
in footnote 1, above) and may not be provided to refugees who have
become citizens (except for those Amerasians listed in footnote 1).
Further, the intent of this announcement is to target primarily
refugees who have arrived within the last five years. Therefore,
applicants are advised to consider the needs of families having arrived
within the previous five years and of their communities in responding
to the particulars of this announcement as described below.
This program area makes funds available for two generic types of
activities: Activities directed at strengthening refugee communities
and activities directed at strengthening refugee families. In addition,
this program area will distinguish programmatically between
applications from organizations attempting to address either of these
two activities in large urban areas and those proposing to address
either of these two activities in smaller urban or rural areas.
Many American communities with high concentrations of refugees are
also areas where urban sprawl, increased specialization of services,
and the diversity of services and providers locally have increased the
need for better communication and cooperation among agencies in order
to increase program effectiveness, to provide services that are in
touch with the needs of the refugee population, and to avoid
duplication or fragmentation of services. These large communities have
experienced a broad range of social and economic problems among some
refugee populations, particularly with regard to refugee women, youth,
elderly, and in those sectors characterized by a high incidence of
crime, violence, and neighborhood deterioration.
At the same time, most newly arriving refugees join family members
already resident in the larger community. This concentration has the
potential for a highly supportive environment for new arrivals. Human
service systems tend to be strong in these areas. The larger
communities are also environments in which resources can be organized
through refugee mutual assistance associations (MAAs), as well as other
refugee community religious and social services organizations, to
support and expand the economic and social infrastructure of the
community.
Conversely, in smaller communities where fewer refugees have been
resettled, there are typically fewer resources to organize, few or no
MAAs or refugee community based organizations, and fewer members of
refugee communities to provide a supportive environment for newly
arriving refugees. In these areas, a mix of ethnic groups among
arrivals also contributes to reduced capacity for local self-help
activity in each ethnic community of newcomers.
ORR will award grants to organizations for projects targeted in
these two types of communities: Large urban areas and smaller urban or
rural areas. The determinant for the two different types of communities
will be based on metropolitan statistical areas. For purposes of this
grant announcement, large urban communities will be defined as those
located within metropolitan statistical areas of 1 million or more
people (sources: Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Metropolitan Statistical Areas, as of July 1, 1992) and in which at
least 1,750 refugees have been resettled since 1983. Potential
applicants uncertain of their designation should call the contact
person listed for this program area.
While employment and economic independence continue to be ORR's
primary concern and the focus of the formula social services and
targeted assistance funding, this announcement provides an opportunity
for local organizations to request funding for activities which
supplement and complement the existing employment-related services
aimed at strengthening refugee communities and refugee families.
Competitive applications received under the Community and Family
Strengthening program area will be accepted under four categories:
Category One: Refugee Community Strengthening in Large Urban Areas;
Category Two: Refugee Community Strengthening in Smaller Urban or Rural
Areas; Category Three: Refugee Family Strengthening in Large Urban
Areas; and Category Four: Family Strengthening in Smaller Urban or
Rural Areas. An applicant may submit an application under any of the
four categories; however, if an application is submitted under more
than one category, a separate application would be required for each.
Applications will compete against others within a specific category;
therefore, applications must clearly state the category under which
they are competing. An application which does not clearly state the
category will not be considered for funding.
Approximately $6 million will be awarded in FY 1994. Approximately
$2 million dollars will be awarded in each of categories one and three,
and approximately $1 million dollars will be awarded in each of
categories two and four. Individual grants in categories one and three
are expected to range from $25,000 to $250,000, and in categories two
and four from $25,000 to $150,000 per budget period.
This announcement is intended to encourage service planners and
providers to consider the needs of refugee families and communities in
the context of existing services. A primary objective of this
announcement is to promote a local planning process where the services
providers and community members come together to assess how the
existing services are serving families and the community and consider
what additional activity(ies) might be funded with the relatively
modest funding available. Clearly every community has many unmet needs.
The task of the planning process is to set priorities and to consider
the merits of the various needs, the capacity of the community and its
network of providers to meet a particular need, the capacity to
continue the activity without further ORR resources beyond the four
year project period of this announcement, the prospects for tying into
activities funded by other sources, the availability of expertise in
the community, the relatedness of proposed activities to existing
activities, the willingness of the community to participate actively in
assuring the success of the activity--including volunteer commitment--
and the likelihood of tangible results.
The scoring in the review criteria is heavily weighted to encourage
this planning process. Because of this, applicants are more likely to
be successful in obtaining a grant if they document that this planning
took place, to describe it in some detail, to describe the
deliberations that occurred, and to describe the refugee community,
family, and service capacity concerns which were considered in the
planning process. It should be clear in reading the description of the
planning process how the decision for the application and the
activities it proposes to undertake was reached, who the participants
were, how the proposed activity fits into the existing network of
services, how it responds to the particular needs of families in that
community or to a broader need of the community of families, who is
committed to do what to make the activity accomplish its goal, and what
the goal or expected outcome of the activity is.
In addition to the importance placed on the planning process as a
means of reaching consensus on what activity(ies) to pursue, ORR also
sees this process as key to strengthening cooperation and coordination
among the local service providers, community leaders, Mutual Assistance
Associations, voluntary agencies, churches, and other public and
private organizations involved in refugee resettlement and/or community
service. ORR intends that this process will be part of efforts locally
to build strategic partnerships among these groups to expand their
capacity to serve the social and economic needs of refugees and to give
support and direction to ethnic communities facing problems in economic
independence and social adjustment.
ORR particularly supports the role of ethnic community-based
organizations in defining and addressing the needs of their community
and of families within these communities and intends that this
announcement will encourage these organizations to play a major role in
the planning and implementation of activities to be funded under this
announcement. In all cases, regardless of the nature of the
organization proposed to provide services or conduct activities funded
under this announcement, the services/activities must be conducted by
staff linguistically and culturally compatable with the refugee
families or communities to be served. In addition, the applicant must
describe the access proposed providers have to the families and their
ties to the community to be served.
Local organizations are encouraged to build coalitions in applying
under this announcement. The activities funded by these grants are
intended to serve as a catalyst to bring the community together to
address the economic and social problems of refugee families and the
refugee community. The goal in all cases should be to build and
strengthen the community's capacity to serve its members in improving
the quality of life and standard of living for refugee families. While
activities proposed do not have to be directly employment related,
planning and coalition building should be guided by the overarching
goal of improving the economic condition of refugee families and of
giving them the information needed to adjust socially and economically
to their new country and their new communities.
This announcement encourages partnerships or consortia of eligible
organizations to submit joint applications for grants. However, in each
application one organization must be clearly identified as the grant
recipient (grantee) with primary administrative and fiscal
responsibilities. Applications from consortia which do not clearly
specify which organization will serve as grantee cannot be considered.
In all cases the applicant must demonstrate that wherever potential
partners for collaboration exist, the applicant, at a minimum, has
planned the proposed activities in collaboration with these potential
partners, whether they are in the refugee services provider community
of organizations and institutions or in mainstream services
organizations, e.g., adult basic education providers, senior citizens
organizations, women's shelters.
Where the application represents a coalition of providers, the
applicant should include in the application package a signed
partnership agreement which includes a commitment or statement of
intent to commit resources from the prospective partner(s) contingent
upon receipt of ORR funds. The agreement should state how the
partnership arrangement relates to the objectives of the project. The
applicant should also include: supporting documentation identifying the
resources, experience, and expertise of the partner(s); evidence that
the partner(s) has been involved in the planning of the project; and a
discussion of the role of the partner(s) in the implementation and
conduct of the project.
Definition of partnership: a formal negotiated arrangement among
organizations that provides for substantive collaborative roles for
each of the partners in the planning and conduct of the project.
ORR expects that the grantee will perform a substantive role, in
concert with its partners, in the delivery of the allowed services. ORR
will not fund projects where the role of the applicant is primarily to
serve as a conduit for funds to organizations other than the applicant.
All applicants should demonstrate existing refugee community
support for their agency and their proposed project. If the applicant
works in an area where no other organizations work with refugees, and a
coalition with other organizations is not possible, this should be
explained and documented.
Applicants and their partners should provide evidence that their
governing bodies, boards of directors, or advisory bodies are
representative of the refugee communities being served and have both
male and female representation.
Because funding under this program announcement is limited,
applicants are urged to plan for the use of these funds in conjunction
with other Federal, State, and private funds available to assist the
target populations and to carry out similar programs and activities.
Inasmuch as Federal appropriations are subject to annual
Congressional approval, ORR is unable to predict the availability of
future year funding. Consequently, without reasonable expectation of
subsequent funding, applications should describe the extent to which
needs will be substantially met with the funds provided, and/or the
extent to which their funding will be supplemented by other resources
in subsequent years.
Award for Community and Family Strengthening Grants will be for
one-year budget periods, although project periods may be for up to four
years. Applications for continuation grants to extend activities funded
beyond the one-year budget period will be entertained in subsequent
years on a noncompetitive basis, subject to availability of funds,
timely and successful completion of activities during the budget
period, and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)'s
determination that such continuations would be in the best interest of
the Government. In the continuation applications for the subsequent
second, third and fourth year budget periods following the year for
which the project was originally funded, the applications shall either:
(1) Demonstrate adequate progress toward continuing the project's
activities without further ORR funding, or (2) demonstrate that the
problem being addressed will be satisfactorily resolved during the
four-year project period and that continuation funding beyond that will
not be needed.
In subsequent year continuation applications, the grantee will be
asked to document receipt of non-Federal funds from other sources. The
requirement will be not less than 10% for the second year award, 25%
for the third year award, and 50% for the fourth year award. If the
strategy of the applicant is to have resolved the problems which the
project's activities are designed to address, the continuation
applications shall document progress toward this goal, and the
requirement for offsetting funds may be waived.
Allowable Services/Activities for Community Support Grants
ORR will consider applications for services which an applicant
justifies, based on an analysis of service needs and available
resources, as necessary to address the social and economic problems of
refugee families and of the refugee community.
The specific services proposed may be as diverse as the communities
themselves. Some examples follow which are not intended to be a
comprehensive list but are intended to stimulate planning and community
discussion. The examples do not include the more traditional employment
and language services for which the States predominantly contract with
the formula social services and targeted assistance funds--not because
these services are discouraged or disallowed under this announcement,
but because repetition here is not necessary. It will be the task of
the local planning processes to determine what is needed to address the
economic and social adjustment needs of families and the community and
to make the case for what is being proposed in the application.
Activities and services proposed should be planned in conjunction with
existing services and should supplement and complement these services.
Special attention should be given in the planning process to the
services available to all citizens, including community institutions
which serve the elderly, youth and special needs populations.
Non-Allowable Activities
Funds will not be awarded to applicants who propose to engage in
activities of a distinctly political nature or which primarily are
designed to promote the preservation of cultural heritage, or which
have an international objective. ORR supports refugee community efforts
to preserve cultural heritage, but believes these are activities which
communities should conduct without recourse to ORR resources.
Some Examples of Allowable Activities
Orientation and Public Education
--Public education activities designed to inform the refugee community
about issues essential to effectively function in the new society.
--Classes in parenting skills, including information about U.S.
cultural and legal issues, e.g., related to corporal punishment,
generational conflict, and child abuse.
--Orientation and assistance to parents in connecting with the school
system and other local community organizations.
--Information services on health care: information on access to health
care for the uninsured, on health insurance, on health maintenance
organizations, on the importance of preventive health, and on available
universal coverage services, e.g., immunizations.
Specialized English Language Training
--Specialized classes for specific industries in conjunction with
employers.
--Specialized classes for groups outside the regular classes, e.g.,
homebound women, elderly. Use of volunteers is encouraged.
Accessibility of site and time is important.
Leadership Training
--Potential participants should be involved in designing the training.
Activities might include assertiveness training, community organizing,
fund raising, non-profit management, other needs identified by
potential participants.
Mentorship Programs
--Pairing participant individuals or families with community
volunteers. Programs should target refugees who are not otherwise
receiving core services and mentoring should target needs they
identify.
Peer Support Groups
--Assisting subgroups to form a common bond for resolution of peer-
specific problems. The purposes are to solve individual, family, and
community problems with the support of peers and to solve common
problems through group action.
Citizenship Education
--Education and training designed to prepare refugees to become
citizens.
Combating Violence in Families
--Information and training against domestic violence, child abuse,
sexual harrassment and coercion, roles of men and women in U.S.
culture, techniques for protection. Bi-lingual staff for women's
shelters.
Crime Prevention/Victimization
--Activities designed to improve relations between refugees and the law
enforcement communities: (a) Public service officers or community
liaisons (b) neighborhood storefronts and/or watch programs (c) refugee
business watch program (d) cross cultural training for the law
enforcement community (police departments, court system, mediation/
dispute resolution centers).
Note: Law enforcement activities, such as hiring sworn police
officers (except those who are public service officers or community
liaison officers), fingerprinting, incarceration, etc., are outside
the scope of allowable services under the Refugee Act and will not
be considered for funding. Other unallowable activities are those
limited to, or principally focused on, parole counseling, court
advocacy, and child protection services.
Community Center Development
--Developing and operating community centers for delivering services to
refugee individuals and families. Centers may also be used for
recreation, information and referal services and community gatherings.
(Costs related to construction or renovation will not be considered,
nor will costs for food or beverages).
Community Organizing
--Communities might be organized for housing cooperatives, for youth
activities, for services to elderly, for volunteer mentoring services,
for crime prevention.
The above are only examples of services. They are not intended to
limit potential applicants in community planning.
The examples listed above are listed and generically described
without regard to population to be served. It will be necessary in the
application to describe more specifically the target population. That
is, one activity might be appropriately designed to serve only
homebound women. Another might be designed for teen-agers and their
parents. Another might be for elderly. Some might be targeted for all
members of the family. Applications should correlate planned activity
with specific target audiences and discuss the relationship between the
proposed activities and the target population.
Application Content
All applications must be submitted on Standard Form (SF) 424, Parts
I through IV. Part IV should contain the following:
A. Introduction
--A statement that Community and Family Strengthening Grants is the
program area under which the application is submitted.
--A statement identifying under which of the four categories the
application is competing. The application can only compete under one of
the following four categories: (1) Refugee community strengthening
proposals in large urban areas, (2) refugee community strengthening
proposals in smaller urban or rural areas, (3) refugee family
strengthening proposals in large urban areas, (4) refugee family
strengthening proposals in smaller urban or rural areas.
--If the proposal is from a coalition of organizations, a clear
statement of which agency will serve as grantee in the event of an
award.
--Profile of Community/Target Population: Applicants should submit a
detailed profile of the target community or communities to include the
following:
--Refugee Community: A description of the refugee community, either by
geographic area or ethnic grouping, to be served, including numbers,
ethnicity, welfare utilization pattern, number of refugee families in
the community, family characteristics, and an assessment of attitudes
of the refugees and the general community toward each other.
Target Population: Applicants must submit a profile of the specific
target population to be served. The applicant must describe the target
population, reflecting ethnicity, age makeup, and length of time in the
United States. All discrete refugee target populations will be
considered for funding provided their needs are adequately justified. A
target population may include, but is not limited to: an ethnic group,
refugee families, women, youth, older workers, two-parent families on
public assistance, or the aged. The applicant must provide
justification for the selection of the target population.
B. Planning Process/Need Statement
--A description of the planning process used in determining the needs
proposed to be addressed by the project, as well as of the process used
in determining the participant agencies in a proposed coalition.
--A description of the problem(s) which the applicant/coalition has
identified and for which funds are being requested, and a broad
overview of the refugee resettlement picture in the community in which
the applicant is proposing to conduct activities.
--List attachments, e.g., letters of agreement from ``partner''
agencies, letter of community support, evidence of planning meetings
and consultation with the community, including dates, agenda, and
participants described to the extent possible. Documentation, e.g.,
letter from State Refugee Coordinator that other agencies as potential
coalition partners are not available, if none are shown in the
application.
The applicant must discuss the consultation which occurred in
developing the application with appropriate entities, such as
mainstream providers, mutual assistance associations, resettlement
agencies, and the proposed target population, to the extent appropriate
to the types of activities proposed. Consultation might also include
the Mayor's office, school parent-teacher groups, local police,
departments, and other mainstream community service organizations.
Consultation must include representatives of the target population.
For example, a project designed to assist single mothers needs to be
designed in consultation with single mothers. Input by the target
population is viewed as particularly important.
--The applicant shall describe the existing service delivery systems(s)
and existing community networks and explain how the activities proposed
complement and do not supplant existing services.
C. Proposed Strategy and Program Design
--A description of the proposed strategy for addressing the needs
identified for the target population. A description of the proposal
service activities proposed to be funded under this grant application,
including locations proposed for services, time of service vis-a-vis
normal workday, and any special cultural considerations. The applicant
shall identify proposed service activity the service activity for which
funding is requested.
The description shall also include:
--Identification of projected outcomes and proposed milestones
measuring progress, as appropriate to the services proposed. While ORR
recognizes that in many family and community services outcomes may be
difficult to quantify, ORR encourages applicants, to the extent
possible, to develop innovative quantifiable measures related to the
desired outcomes for purposes of monitoring and project assessment.
--Proposed linkages with other refugee/entrant service agencies and/or
organizations, and with human service agencies. If a consortium is
proposed, a description of the role of each member of the consortium in
the project's proposed activities.
--A detailed description of the extent to which the component(s)/
project(s) is expected to meet the specified need during the grant
period, and the extent to which the award will be augmented or
supplemented by other funding beyond the grant period, or can be
integrated into current systems.
D. Capability Statement
Applications representing coalitions of local organizations shall
describe the nature of the agreement among collaborating agencies and
include letters from all proposed partners--or a copy of a signed
agreement--attesting to a common understanding of how the partners will
relate to each other programmatically and administratively in carrying
out the proposed activities under the grant. Document resources,
experience, and expertise.
The applicant shall discuss the gender balance and constituent
representation of the board members of the participating organizations
or of the proposed project's advisory board.
The applicant shall describe how it will ensure linguistically and
culturally appropriate services and its relationship with, or access
to, the target population.
The applicant shall describe the administrative and management
features of the project. The administrative description should detail
each of the following for each component:
--Qualifications of the applicant organization and any partners.
--A description of the applicant's plan for fiscal and programmatic
management of each activity, including proposed start-up time, ongoing
timelines, major milestones or benchmarks, a component/project
organization chart, and a staffing chart.
--A description of information collection (participant and outcome
data) and monitoring proposed.
E. Budget and Funding
--Budget, by line item, with narrative justification.
--A description of how the need for the ORR funding requested will be
phased out over the life of the project and a description of how other
funds will be leveraged during the life of the applicant's ORR grant.
Alternatively, a description of how the need will have been met before
the end of the project period, so that funding beyond the fourth year
will not be needed.
State applicants intending to contract their activities should
submit the programatic portions of their proposed Requests for
Proposals and justify their best estimates of cost by line item in this
section of the application contents.
Criteria for Evaluating Grant Applications:
Each application will be rated individually on the following:
A. Introduction (10 Points)
Completeness and clarity of statements required in Introduction
section of the application.
Profile of community/target population: Clarity of description and
soundness of rationale for selection of targeted community or
population.
Adequacy and quality of data provided.
B. Planning Process (30 Points)
Quality and thoroughness of applicant's assessment/planning
process, including analysis of data provided and extent of consultation
with appropriate peer community agencies and the refugee community.
Clarity and comprehensiveness of needs identification and problem
statement and of the description of the local context in which grant
activities are proposed.
Commitment of coalition partners in implementing the activities as
demonstrated by letters or the language of the signed agreement among
participants. (Where no potential coalition partners are documented to
be available, the applicant will not be penalized under this criteria.
The applicant shall still describe any consultation efforts undertaken
and its consultation with the refugee community.)
--Comprehensiveness of description of existing services and community
network and explanation of complementarity of proposed services.
--Evidence of consultation with target population.
C. Proposed Strategy and Program Design (25 Points)
--Soundness of strategy and program design for meeting identified
needs.
--The quality of the outcomes proposed and the component's potential
for achieving the outcomes within the grant's project period. The
potential of the project to have a positive impact on the quality on
the lives of refugee families and communities.
--Description of linkages with other providers and roles of
collaborating agencies in project implementation.
--Extent to which the need described is expected to be met and/or
extent to which funding will be augmented or supplemented or to which
the services will be integrated with existing services.
D. Applicant Capability (20 Points)
--Experience of the applicant/consortium in performing the proposed
services.
--Validity and reasonableness of the proposed consortium to perform the
proposed activities.
--Adequacy of gender balance and constituent representatives of board
members of participant organizations or of the proposed project's
advisory board.
--Adequacy of assurance that proposed services will be linguistically
and culturally appropriate to the target population.
--Qualifications of the organization and any partners.
E. Budget and Management (15 Points)
--Reasonableness of budget in relation to the proposed activities and
anticipated results.
--Adequacy of proposed monitoring and information collection.
--Extent to which the application makes provision for leveraging ORR
funds with non-Federal funds, or for commitment of in-kind support not
otherwise available, and the value of such leveraged funds or in-kind
support. Realistic plan for phase-out of ORR grant funding.
Total: 100 points
For further information contact Anna Mary Portz (202) 401-1196 at
the address listed at the beginning of this announcement.
Program Area Two: Microenterprise Grants
The closing date for submission of applications is July 18, 1994.
Introduction
The purpose of this program is to provide grants to intermediary
agencies to develop and administer microenterprise programs consisting
of: (a) Small-scale financing available through microloans to refugees
who are engaged in an activity designed to generate income, regardless
of how small its size; and (b) technical assistance through training
for microenterprise development to refugee entrepreneurs. The purpose
is to use microenterprise as another vehicle for assisting refugee
families to become economically independent and to help refugee
communities develop independent economic strength by generating their
own employment and capital resources.
This program also provides for technical assistance to the agencies
funded under this announcement to coordinate their policies and
procedures for developing and administering refugee microloan funds.
The targeted population for these loans may include refugees who
are receiving public assistance--or are at risk of receiving public
assistance--and who lack the financial resources, credit history, or
personal assets to otherwise qualify for small loans through standard
commercial institutions. Only refugees who have arrived in the United
States within the five year period preceding enrollment in the project
are eligible to receive ORR-funded microloans. (All refugees may
participate in all other components of the program.)
Secondarily, ORR is interested in seeing the extent to which this
initiative may result in the growth of microenterprises in refugee
communities and the expansion of entrepreneurial skills and expertise
among refugees.
ORR expects to award up to $675,000 for new grants in FY 1994.
ORR anticipates awarding approximately five microenterprise
development grants, at a funding level of approximately $125,000 per
budget period for each award, and an additional single grant in the
amount of $50,000 to an organization to assist with participating
agencies' technical planning.
ORR will not fund projects where the role of the applicant is
primarily to serve as a conduit for funds to organizations other than
the applicant. This does not bar subgranting or contracting for
specific services or activities.
ORR does not anticipate approving the funding of applications which
propose to subgrant or contract all or most of the proposed activities
under this initiative to an unrelated entity.
Awards for Microenterprise Grants will be for one-year budget
periods, although project periods may be for up to three years.
Applications for continuation grants to extend activities funded beyond
the one-year budget period will be entertained in subsequent years on a
noncompetitive basis, subject to availability of funds, timely and
successful completion of activities during the budget period, continued
need, and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)'s
determination that such continuations would be in the best interest of
the Government.
Glossary. For purposes of applications under this program area, the
following definitions apply:
Business is any lawful activity that generates income regardless of
its size.
General program income refers to all program income accruing to a
grantee during the period of grant support or to a subgrantee during
the period of subgrant support.
Intermediary agencies are microenterprise grantees responsible for
developing and administering microenterprise programs.
Peer borrower groups are comprised of several prospective loan fund
borrowers, each of whom is developing a separate micro-enterprise.
Intermediary agencies typically make loans to peer borrower groups who
collectively determine which member of the group will receive a loan
and in what order. Members of a peer borrower group provide technical
assistance and support to each other, and the loan repayment record of
each member may influence the group's ability to receive future loans.
Self-sufficiency is, minimally, a condition whereby individuals or
families do not require or qualify for financial support in the form of
public assistance, by reason of earned income.
Microloans consist of small, short term amounts of credit,
generally in sums less than $5,000, made by an intermediary agency to
low-income entrepreneurs or potential entrepreneurs for start-up or
very small microenterprise endeavors. These entrepreneurs typically
have few personal assets, little savings, and do not qualify for
standard commercial loans.
Program Description--Use of Grant Funds by Intermediary Agencies
ORR funds may be used for the administrative costs associated with
managing and servicing a microloan portfolio, and for the provision of
entrepreneurial technical assistance to prospective borrowers, to loan
recipients and to grantee intermediary agencies. Grantees may also
propose a model in which one or several of these activities will be
provided by a subgrantee.
Applicants whose project design includes ORR-funded microloans must
establish a revolving loan fund to disburse these funds. Funds residing
in revolving loan funds may be utilized multiple times as loans to
individuals. ORR grant funds awarded for a revolving loan fund will be
capped for all new grantees at $50,000 for the first budget period. ORR
does not anticipate funding projects that propose individual loans for
periods greater than three years.
Program Income. General program income, in the form of interest
earned on a loan principal, may be retained by the intermediary agency
during the period of grant support and used for costs of the project so
long as these costs further the objectives of the grant and the Federal
statute under which the grant was made. Specifically, program income of
this type may be used to expand the number of microenterprise loans to
be made available to the client population, in accordance with 45 CFR
74.42(e), or 45 CFR 92.25(g)(2) for State applicants. Additional costs
alternative. Program income generated by the repayment of the loan
principal is to be placed in the revolving loan fund to be used for
making microloans to eligible borrowers.
Applicants must include in the project design a schedule for the
collection and liquidation of all loans and the reversion of repaid
loan equity (including interest) to the Federal Government within a
three-year period after the expiration of the grant. The applicant must
also define the average anticipated loan period and the maximum loan
period.
Applicants may propose to establish a revolving loan fund based on
a peer borrowing group model. (Applicants interested in exploring peer
group borrowing may wish to investigate current models in the field of
microenterprise development, such as that of the Grameen Bank of
Bangladesh which provides credit to very small enterprises.)
ORR encourages the submission of applications which propose to
establish a partnership with a commercial bank or other traditional
lending institution whereby Federal grant money will be leveraged by
commercial loans, and refugee borrowers will have the opportunity of
establishing credit-worthy histories with traditional lending
institutions. To that end, ORR does not encourage the use of below-
market level rates of interest for the loan funds. If appropriate,
applicants should include letters of intent or interest from a
commercial bank in their application.
Successful applicants will be required to establish an advisory
committee with representatives from the local commercial sector and
from the refugee community.
To ensure the exchange of technical and training information among
participants, all grantee agencies and designated partners are strongly
encouraged to attend two training conferences during each year of their
participation in this program area. ORR will provide information to
grantees on such conferences, and grant funds may be used to offset the
cost of attendance.
Microloans to Refugee Entrepreneurs
Overview. Successful applicants for these funds will establish
refugee revolving loan funds, using ORR grant funds, funds obtained
from commercial lending institutions, or a combination of both, to
provide and manage microloans to individuals. The intended purpose of
the loan funds is to address gaps in the existing capital market for
microentrepreneurs and prospective microentrepreneurs, that is, small,
individual entrepreneurs seeking to expand their income-generating
capacity.
Intermediary Agency Responsibilities. The microenterprise grantees,
referred to as intermediary agencies, will have primary responsibility
for determining the eligibility and credit-worthiness of refugee
borrowers. Intermediary agencies will also determine lending policies,
procedures and loan amounts, and are responsible for collecting and
servicing microloan payments. In support of these, intermediary
agencies must maintain written loan policies and procedures.
Proceeds from loan collections are to be recycled through the
revolving loan fund to be used for re-lending to eligible borrowers.
Restriction on Loan Amount. ORR grant funds may be used for
microloans to individual refugee entrepreneurs in sums not to exceed
$5,000. The total loan amount may exceed the $5,000 limitation only to
the extent that the intermediary agency is able to match the ORR-
supported microloan amount with funding from other resources on a one-
to-one basis. In no case may a microloan exceed $10,000 under this
program.
Interest Rate. The interest rate charged on microloans may not
exceed four percentage points above the New York Prime lending rate at
the time of loan approval.
Maturity. Microloans will have a maximum maturity of three years.
Fees. The intermediary agency may not charge fees, points, or other
amounts to the individual borrower applying for a microloan other than
actual costs associated with obtaining, approving and closing the
approved microloan. Additionally, individual borrowers may not be
solicited for contributions toward the cost of training or technical
assistance received under this program.
Use of Loans. Microloans may be used for working capital,
inventory, supplies, furniture, fixtures, machinery, tools, equipment,
building renovation and/or leasehold improvements.
Microloan funds may not be used for the following types of
businesses:
As venture capital for established businesses that are
attempting major expansion, particularly where such businesses may
qualify for commercial loans.
For concerns engaged in gambling or speculation of any
type.
For any illegal activity or production, or for the service
or distribution of illegal products.
For purposes not related to microenterprise development,
e.g., for the purchase of an auto for non-business-related
transportation.
Examples of microenterprises which might qualify for this type of
loan or business credit are found in small-scale repair, manufacturing,
service, or agricultural businesses.
Eligibility. Eligibility for individual loan applicants is limited
to those refugees who have arrived in the United States within the five
years preceding enrollment in the project. Applicants are encouraged to
target a refugee population that has arrived in the United States
within the two years preceding project enrollment.
Application Content
Each application must contain the following documents:
--A description of the applicant's organizational structure.
--Copies of the last two fiscal year financial statements, including
balance sheets and income statements. (This requirement is waived for
State applicants.)
--A monthly project cash flow chart for the three year period beginning
October 1, 1992 anticipating selection into this program at the
requested funding level.
--A program narrative that includes a description of the project and
project activities, a plan for fiscal and project management, a time
table for activities, a project organization chart, a description of
staffing, and resumes or qualifications of staff.
Additionally, applicants should include the following information:
--An analysis of capital needs and interest in micro-enterprise
development of targeted refugee populations;
--The purpose of the project, a description of the types of loans to be
made, the types of micro-enterprises to which it will be targeted, and
the credit needs these enterprises are anticipated to have;
--A description of the structure, approach or model of the project,
e.g., the extent to which loans will be made on an individual or group
basis; outreach activities; the relationship to affiliate agencies;
provisions for credit enhancements, such as loan loss reserves;
performance objectives; a description of the management and operation
of the project, and the management and servicing of the loan funds; and
a discussion of the applicant's lending history, if applicable;
--A discussion of the extent to which the applicant proposes to
leverage grant monies with other sources of capital or linkage with
financial institutions;
--The anticipated size of the revolving loan fund and its terms (e.g.,
maximum number of loans and loan size to be made available, interest
rates, repayment terms and policies, projected default rates,
requirements for loan loss reserves, candidate screening and lending
criteria, application procedures, projected loan activity and the
activities for which loans to individuals may be used; and a schedule
for the collection and liquidation of all loans and reversion of repaid
loan equity to the Federal Government;
--A description of the entrepreneurial training or technical assistance
proposed for refugee participants (individuals or groups);
--A profile of the refugee participants, including: projected
employment and/or welfare status; qualifying income, length of time in
the United States; and the degree to which English language proficiency
will be a prerequisite to participation in any component of the
project;
--A discussion of the impact of loan funds and business assets on
clients' welfare status if the project proposes to target borrowers who
are receiving public assistance;
--A description of procedures which will be used to prevent welfare
fraud, i.e. non-reporting of business income by participants receiving
public assistance;
--A budget narrative which includes a discussion of administrative
costs;
--A description of the data collection, management procedures and
analysis for tracking project milestones, the outlays under the project
and of the loan funds, loan repayments, profit and loss statements or
business reports, site visits, and technical assistance needs of
project participants;
--Projected performance, including the estimated number business
starts, microloans, dollars invested; the costs associated with
creation of a microenterprise or job; business survival rates; average
income earned; the extent to which participating refugees achieve self-
support; the ability of the fund itself to achieve self-sufficiency;
and savings to the Federal Government in welfare costs discontinued by
project participants due to earned self-employment income;
--Policies and procedures proposed regarding program or grant-related
income and its disposition.
Criteria for Review of Applications
Overall appropriateness of targeted population, to include, (1) An
analysis of capital needs and evidence of refugee interest in
microenterprise; and (2) a discussion of the extent to which the
project structure, policies and procedures are consistent with the
entrepreneurial knowledge base and skill level of the project
participants. (25 points)
Organizational management capability and history of experience with
either refugees or low-income loan applicants. Factors to be considered
here include the applicant's financial resources, performance and
credit-worthiness. (30 points)
Clarity and appropriateness of the project design, demonstrating an
understanding of the concept of micro-enterprise endeavors, clear and
appropriate implementation procedures, a financial plan and a time
table. (30 points)
Appropriateness and reasonableness of the proposed budget,
including a description of the applicant's plan for fiscal management
of each proposed activity, including start-up time, ongoing timelines,
and a narrative justification to support each line. (15 points)
Grant for Assistance to Intermediary Agencies
ORR intends that the loan programs will be complementary to each
other in design and implementation features. To that end, ORR will
award one grant in an amount not to exceed $50,000 to a private non-
profit, agency for the purpose of assisting grantees (intermediary
agencies) in the administration of microloan funds, in the development
of appropriate financial systems for administering these projects, and
for securing additional financing for microloans from commercial
lending institutions. Intermediary agencies will be given access to
standardized documents, policies and procedures that have been
developed or gathered under this initiative.
Interested organizations should submit an application package, in
accordance with instructions stated below in ``Application Preparation
and Submission,'' including the following:
--A description of the applicant's organizational structure, staff
qualifications, experience in microenterprise development, and
expertise in business management principles and the operation of
revolving loan funds.
--A narrative description of technical assistance activities for
approximately 6 grantee intermediary agencies, with a timetable and
schedule for the preparation of site-visit reports.
--A line-item budget and budget narrative.
Applicants for the technical assistance grant will be reviewed
competitively and scored by a review panel of experts in accordance
with the criteria stated below.
--Organizational expertise and history of experience in micro-
enterprise development and in providing technical assistance and
training to intermediary agencies. (40 points)
--Clarity and appropriateness of the project design for technical
assistance. (30 points)
--Reasonableness and appropriateness of the proposed budget. (30
points) For further information contact Carmel Clay-Thompson (202) 401-
4560 at the address listed at the beginning of this announcement.
Program Area Three: National/Regional Conferences
The closing date for submission of applications is July 11, 1994.
This program area supports the efforts of refugee community service
organizations and of non-profit research and public policy institutions
to promote effective refugee resettlement by convening national and/or
regional meetings for the purpose of bringing together the interest
groups to define and resolve issues, to provide technical assistance
and/or to share information on resolving the resettlement problems of
specific communities.
Approximately 10 grants will be awarded. Awards are limited to a
maximum of $10,000. Conferences and meetings may be convened for the
purpose of assembling national or regional representatives of the
following:
(1) Refugee community members;
(2) Community-based organizations in order to bring the combined
energies of these communities to bear on problems related to refugee
domestic resettlement and refugee self-sufficiency; or
(3) Service providers and other appropriate persons involved in
refugee resettlement issues to explore resource development and/or
share professional expertise; or
(4) Members of educational institutions or non-profit research and
public policy institutions interested in examining specific issues
related to refugee resettlement; or
(5) Any combination of the above groups and purposes.
An example of the first type might be a meeting for members of a
certain refugee community, gender, age group, etc., in order to
identify issues of mutual concern and related needs and resources. An
example of the second type might be a meeting of refugee MAAs from a
specific geographic region of the U.S. convened to examine problems of
accessing mainstream services by a particular ethnic refugee community.
An example of the third type might be a meeting of refugee mental
health professionals and para-professionals to explore refugee access
to professional mental health services. An example of the fourth type
might be a symposium of academicians, policy-makers and interested
members of refugee communities meeting to explore, exchange and
disseminate information on broad and continuing questions and problems
of refugee resettlement.
The focus and activities of the proposed meeting must be related to
domestic refugee resettlement issues.
Consortia of qualified organizations are encouraged to submit joint
applications; in each application one organization must be clearly
identified as the grant award recipient with primary administrative and
fiscal responsibilities in the application. Applications which do not
make this clear will not be considered.
The following restrictions apply in this program area:
Grantees must provide at least 35 percent of the total cost of the
project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum of the ACF
share and the non-Federal share. The non-Federal share may be met by
cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged to
meet their match requirements through cash contributions. Therefore, a
project requesting the full limit of $10,000 in Federal funds must
include a match of at least $5,385 (35% total project cost). Since
conference fees may be generated as program income, this matching
requirement is subject to the policies and requirements of 45 CFR part
74, subpart F as follows:
Program income from conference fees may be used to count toward
satisfaction of cost sharing, in accordance with 45 CFR 74.42(d), (or
for State applicants, 45 CFR part 92) the Cost-sharing or matching
alternative.
All other program income will be considered accounted for under
alternative (c), the deduction alternative, and may not be counted
towards satisfying grantee's cost-sharing requirement.
In accordance with 45 CFR part 74, Subpart G--Cost Sharing or
Matching--a cost-sharing requirement may be satisfied by the value of
third-party, in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which
the cost-sharing requirement applies.
Additionally, the travel and expenses contributed by conference
presenters may be included in calculating the cost share. However,
travel and expenses of conference participants may not be counted
toward satisfying grantees's cost-sharing requirement.
Conferences and meetings funded under this announcement may not be
used for the purpose of lobbying, or otherwise engaging, political
entities by participants or presenters to influence legislative or
administrative actions.
Project periods for these grants will be for one year only. No
continuation awards will be made.
Application Content
Part IV of the SF 424 should contain the following:
--An analysis and statement of need including primary and secondary
objectives of the meeting as well as benefits to the refugee community;
--The extent to which refugee communities have been or will be involved
in developing the conference's design and agenda or a justification as
to why this is not relevant or necessary for the proposed conference;
--A rationale for the conference design elements including proposed
location, size, duration; a plan of action timetable; the tentative
agenda, if drafted; proposed conference exibitors, if any;
--The applicant's organizational experience working with refugees and
its organizational experience holding conferences (if any); resumes of
the major conference personnel.
--A budget covering total costs for the conference. The budget should
be formatted in two columns. One column should be a breakdown by line
item to be funded by ORR; the other column should be a breakdown by
line item to be funded by other resources. ORR funds may be used for
space rental, travel and subsistence (per diem) for presenters. If
travel is proposed for participants other than presenters, the grantee
must provide separate justification and specify the criteria to be used
to select certain participants to be eligible for travel stipends or
expense reimbursement. Federal funds may not be used for banquet-type
food or beverages, entertainment, honoria or conference fees. Travel
stipends may only be paid for individuals incurring actual travel
expenses and should be calculated not to exceed actual travel and
administrative expenses incurred.
Review Criteria
--Validity of the analysis and statement of need including primary and
secondary objectives of the meeting as well as benefits to the refugee
community; (25 points)
--The extent to which refugee communities have been or will be involved
in developing the conference's design and agenda or a justification as
to why this is not relevant or necessary for the proposed conference;
(15 points)
--A rationale for the conference design elements including proposed
location, size, duration; a plan of action timetable; the tentative
agenda, if drafted; proposed conference exibitors, if any; (25 points)
--The applicant's organizational experience working with refugees and
its organizational experience holding conferences (if any); resumes of
the major conference personnel. (15 points)
--Budget (as described in application content). (20 points)
For additional information concerning this category, contact Nancy
Iris at the above ORR address, telephone (202) 401-4724.
General Procedure for Competitive Review of Applications Under all
Program Areas Under the Announcement
Applicants will be reviewed competitively and scored by an
independent review panels of experts in accordance with ACF grants
policy and the criteria stated below for each program area. The results
of the independent review panel scores and explanatory comments will
assist the Director, ORR in considering competing applications.
Reviewers' scores will weigh heavily in funding decisions but will not
be the only factors considered. Applications generally will be
considered in order of the average scores assigned by the reviewers.
However, highly ranked applications are not guaranteed funding since
other factors are taken into consideration, including: Comments of
reviewers and of ACF/ORR officials; previous program performance of
applicants; compliance with grant terms under previous DHHS grants;
audit reports; and investigative reports. Final funding decisions will
be made by the Director, ORR.
Application Preparation and Submission
Availability of Forms. Attachments contain all of the standard
forms necessary for the application for awards under this announcement.
Copies of the Federal Register containing this announcement are
available at most local libraries and Congressional District Offices
for reproduction. If copies are not available at these sources, they
may be obtained by writing or telephoning the following office: Office
of Refugee Resettlement, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC
20447, telephone: (202) 401-4557.
Application Procedures and Submission: Each application should
include one original and two additional copies of the following:
a. A completed Standard Form 424 which has been signed by an
official of the organization applying for the grant who has authority
to obligate the organization legally. The applicant must be aware that
in signing and submitting the application for this award, it is
certifying that it will comply with the Federal requirements concerning
the Drug-Free Workplace Certification and the Debarment Certification.
Also, for Microloan applications, the applicant must also provide the
typed or printed names, titles, and signatures of parties within the
applicant agency who have fiduciary responsibility for microloan notes
and/or microloans closing documents.
b. ``Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs'' SF-424A).
c. A filled out, signed and dated ``Assurance--Non-Construction
Programs'' (SF-424B).
d. Restrictions on Lobbying--Certification for Contracts, Grants,
Loans, and Cooperative Agreements: fill out, sign and date form.
e. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, SF-LLL: fill out, sign and
date form, if necessary.
f. A project Narrative consisting of the elements described in the
Application Content section of the program for which they are applying.
The forms may be reproduced for use in submitting applications.
Applications must be submitted in accordance with the closing dates
specified above.
The instructions and forms required for submission of applications
are attached. The forms may be reproduced for use in submitting
applications. Applications must be submitted in accordance with the
closing dates specified above.
a. Deadlines: Applications will be considered to have met an
announced deadline if they are either:
(1) Received on or before the deadline date at the address
specified in this program announcement, or
(2) Sent on or before the deadline date and received by the
granting agency in time for the independent review. (Applicants must be
cautioned to request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or to
obtain a legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal
Service. Private metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of
timely mailing.)
b. Application Delivery:
By Hand: Hand delivered applications are accepted during the normal
working hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on or
prior to the established closing date at: Administration for Children
and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor OFM/DDG, 901
D Street SW., Washington, DC 20447.
By Mail: Applications may be mailed to the Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Division of
Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 6th Floor OFM/DDG,
Washington, DC 20447. A formal grant application sent by mail--
including Express Mail and other, private ``express'' mail service
parcels--must be addressed as indicated above and must be postmarked no
later than midnight on the closing date in order to be considered.
c. Late applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria
in paragraph a. of this section are considered late applications. ACF
shall notify each late applicant that its application will not be
considered in the current competition.
d. Extension of deadlines: ACF may extend the deadline for all
applicants because of acts of God such as floods, hurricanes, etc., or
when there is a widespread disruption of the mails. However, if the
granting agency does not extend the deadline for all applicants, it may
not waive or extend the deadline for any applicant.
e. Once an application has been submitted, it is considered as
final and no additional materials will be accepted by ACF. An
application with an original signature and two copies is required.
Non-Profits Status. Applicants other than public agencies must
provide evidence of their nonprofit status with their applications. Any
of the following is acceptable evidence: (1) A copy of the applicant
organization's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's most recent
list of tax-exempt organizations described in section 501 (c) (3) of
the IRS Code; or (2) a copy of the currently valid IRS tax exemption
certificate.
Intergovernmental Review
This program is covered under Executive Order 12372,
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' and 45 CFR Part 100,
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services
Programs and Activities.'' Under the Order, States may design their own
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance
under covered programs.
All States and Territories except Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii,
Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington,
American Samoa and Palau have elected to participate in the Executive
Order process and have established Single Points of Contact (SPOCs).
Applicants from these 18 jurisdictions need take no action regarding
Executive Order 12372. Applicants for projects to be administered by
Federally-recognized Indian Tribes are also exempt from the
requirements of E.O. 12372. Otherwise, applicants should contact their
SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them of the prospective application
and to receive any necessary instructions. Applicants must submit any
required material to the SPOCs as soon as possible so that the program
office can obtain and review SPOC comments as part of the award
process. It is imperative that the applicant submit all required
materials, if any, to the SPOC and indicate the date of this submittal
(or the date of contact if no submittal is required) on the Standard
Form 424, item 16a.
Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from the application
deadline date to comment on proposed new or competing continuation
awards.
SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine
endorsements as official recommendations. Additionally, SPOCs are
requested to differentiate clearly between mere advisory comments and
those official State process recommendations which they intend to
trigger the ``accommodate or explain'' rule.
When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they should be
addressed to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration
for Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor,
OFM/DDG, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447.
A list of Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory is
included as appendix A of this announcement.
Applicable Regulations
Applicable HHS regulations will be provided to grantees upon
awards.
Post-Award Requirements--Records and Reports
Grantees are required to file Financial Status (SF-269) on a semi-
annual basis and Program Progress Reports on a quarterly basis. Funds
shall be accounted for and reported upon separately from all other
grant activities. Successful applicants for micro-enterprise
development projects will be given specific instructions by ACF,
following the award of the grant, for reporting grant performance and
loan portfolio information.
The official receipt point for all reports and correspondence is
the Division of Discretionary Grants. The original copy of each report
shall be submitted to the Grants Management Specialist, Department of
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families,
Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor, OFM/DDG, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. A copy should be sent
simultaneously to the Division of Operations, ORR. The mailing address
is: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Division of Operations, Aerospace
Building, Sixth Floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447.
The final Financial and Program Progress Reports shall be due 90
days after the project period expiration date or termination of grant
support.
Although ORR does not expect the proposed components/projects to
include evaluation activities, it does expect grantees to maintain
adequate records to track and report on project outcomes and
expenditures by budget line item.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number assigned
to this announcement is 93.576.
Dated: May 12, 1994.
Lavinia Limon,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Appendix A
Executive Order 12372--State Single Points of Contact
Arizona
Mrs. Janice Dunn, ATTN: Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central
Avenue, 14th floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone (602) 280-
1315.
Arkansas
Ms. Tracie L. Copeland Manager, State Clearinghouse, Office of
Intergovernmental Service, Department of Finance and Administration,
P.O. Box 3278, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203, Telephone (501) 682-
1074.
California
Mr. Glenn Stober, Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning and
Research, 1400 Tenth Street, Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone
(916) 323-7480.
Colorado
State Single Point of Contact, State Clearinghouse, Division of
Local Government, 1313 Sherman Street, room 520, Denver, Colorado
80203, Telephone (303) 866-2156.
Delaware
Ms. Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact, Executive
Department, Thomas Collins Building, Dover, Delaware 19903,
Telephone (302) 736-3326.
District of Columbia
Mr. Rodney T. Hallman, State Single Point of Contact, Office of
Grants Mgmt. and Development, 717 14th Street NW., suite 500,
Washington, D.C. 20005, Telephone (202) 727-6551.
Florida
Florida State Clearinghouse, Intergovernmental Affairs Policy Unit,
Executive Office of the Governor, Office of Planning and Budgeting,
The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001, Telephone (904) 488-
8114.
Georgia
Mr. Charles H. Badger, Administrator, Georgia State Clearinghouse,
254 Washington Street SW., room 534A, Atlanta, Georgia 30334,
Telephone (404) 656-3855.
Illinois
Mr. Steve Klokkenga, State Single Point of Contact, Office of the
Governor, 107 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706,
Telephone (217) 782-1671.
Indiana
Ms. Jean S. Blackwell, Budget Director, State Budget Agency, 212
State House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Telephone (317) 232-5610.
Iowa
Mr. Steven R. McCann, Division of Community Progress, Iowa
Department of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des
Moines, Iowa 50309, Telephone (515) 281-3725.
Kentucky
Mr. Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor, Department of Local
Government, 1024 Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601,
Telephone (502) 564-2382.
Maine
Ms. Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State House Station #38,
Augusta, Maine 04333. Telephone (207) 289-3261
Maryland
Ms. Mary Abrams, Chief, Maryland State Clearinghouse, Department of
State Planning, 301 West Preston Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-
2365, Telephone (301) 225-4490
Massachusetts
Ms. Karen Arone, State Clearinghouse, Executive Office of
Communities and Development, 100 Cambridge Street, room 1803,
Boston, Massachusetts 02202, Telephone (617) 727-7001
Michigan
Mr. Richard S. Pastula, Director, Michigan Department of Commerce,
Lansing, Michigan 48909, Telephone (517) 373-7356
Mississippi
Ms. Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer, Office of Federal Grant
Management and Reporting, 301 West Pearl Street, Jackson,
Mississippi 39203, Telephone (601) 949-2174
Missouri
Ms. Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Office of
Administration, P.O. box 809, room 430, Truman Building, Jefferson
City, Missouri 65102, Telephone (314) 751-4834
Nevada
Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex,
Carson City, Nevada 89710, Telephone (702) 687-4065, ATTN: Mr. Ron
Sparks, Clearinghouse Coordinator
New Hampshire
Mr. Jeffery H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire Office of State
Planning, Attn: Intergovernmental Review Process/James E. Bieber,
2\1/2\ Beacon Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, Telephone (603)
271-2155
New Jersey
Mr. Gregory W. Adkins, Acting Director, Division of Community
Resources, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Trenton, New
Jersey 08625-0803, Telephone (609) 292-6613.
Please direct correspondence and questions to: Andrew J.
Jaskolka, State Review Process, Division of Community Resources, CN
814, room 609, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0803, Telephone (609) 292-
9025
New Mexico
Mr. George Elliott, Deputy Director, State Budget Division, room
190, Bataan Memorial Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone
(505) 827-3640, FAX (505) 827-3006
New York
New York State Clearinghouse, Division of the Budget, State Capitol,
Albany, New York 12224, Telephone (518) 474-1605
North Carolina
Mrs. Chrys Baggett, Director, Office of the Secretary of Admin.,
N.C. State Clearinghouse, 116 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27603-8003, Telephone (919) 733-7232
North Dakota
North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office of Intergovernmental
Assistance, Office of Management and Budget, 600 East Boulevard
Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0170, Telephone (701) 224-2094
Ohio
Mr. Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact, State/Federal Funds
Coordinator, State Clearinghouse, Office of Budget and Management,
30 East Broad Street, 34th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266-0411,
Telephone (614) 466-0698
Rhode Island
Mr. Daniel W. Varin, Associate Director, Statewide Planning Program,
Department of Administration, Division of Planning, 265 Melrose
Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02907, Telephone (401) 277-2656.
Please direct correspondence and questions to: Review
Coordinator, Office of Strategic Planning
South Carolina
Omeagia Burgees, State Single Point of Contact, Grant Services,
Office of the Governor, 1205 Pendleton Street, room 477, Columbia,
South Carolina 29201, Telephone (803) 734-0494
Tennessee
Mr. Charles Brown, State Single Point of Contact, State Planning
Office, 500 Charlotte Avenue, 309 John Sevier Building, Nashville,
Tennessee 37219, Telephone (615) 741-1676
Texas
Mr. Thomas Adams, Governor's Office of Budget and Planning, P.O. Box
12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone (512) 463-1778
Utah
Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and Budget, ATTN: Ms.
Carolyn Wright, room 116 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114,
Telephone (801) 538-1535
Vermont
Mr. Bernard D. Johnson, Assistant Director, Office of Policy
Research & Coordination, Pavilion Office Building, 109 State Street,
109 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602, Telephone (802) 828-
3326
West Virginia
Mr. Fred Cutlip, Director, Community Development Division, West
Virginia Development Office, building #6, room 553, Charleston, West
Virginia 25305, Telephone (304) 348-4010
Wisconsin
Mr. William C. Carey, Federal/State Relations Office, Wisconsin
Department of Administration, 101 South Webster Street, P.O. Box
7864, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53707, Telephone (608) 266-0267
Wyoming
Ms. Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact, Herachler
Building, 4th floor, East Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, Telephone
(307) 777-7574
Guam
Mr. Michael J. Reidy, Director, Bureau of Budget and Management
Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, Guam 96910,
Telephone (671) 472-2285
Northern Mariana Islands
State Single Point of Contact, Planning and Budget Office, Office of
the Governor, Siapan, CM, Northern Mariana Islands 96950
Puerto Rico
Norma Burgos/Jose E. Caro, Chairman/Director, Puerto Rico Planning
Board, Minillas Government Center, P.O. Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto
Rico 00940-9985, Telephone (809) 727-4444
Virgin Islands
Jose L. George, Director, Office of Management and Budget, No. 41
Norregade Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas,
Virgin Islands 00802
Please direct correspondence to:
Ms. Linda Clarke, Telephone (809) 774-0750
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Instructions for the SF 424
This is a standard form used by applicants as a required
facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal
assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant
certification that States which have established a review and
comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have
selected the program to be included in their process, have been
given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.
Item and Entry
1. Self-explanatory.
2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if
applicable) & applicant's control number (if applicable).
3. State use only (if applicable).
4. If this application is to continue or revise an existing
award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new
project, leave blank.
5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary organizational unit
which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of
the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to
contact on matters related to this application.
6. Enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the
Internal Revenue Service.
7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.
8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the
space(s) provided:
--``New'' means a new assistance award.
--``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/
budget period for a project with a projected completion date.
--``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's
financial obligation or contingent liability from an existing
obligation.
9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being
requested with this application.
10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a
separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property
projects), attach a map showing project location. For
preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary
description of this project.
12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g.,
State, counties, cities).
13. Self-explanatory.
14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any
District(s) affected by the program or project.
15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first
funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable.
If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award,
indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the
amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are
included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program
funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item
15.
16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact
(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the
application is subject to the State intergovernmental review
process.
17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the
person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of
debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.
18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to
sign this application as official representative must be on file in
the applicant's office. (Certain Federal agencies may require that
this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)
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Instructions for the SF-424A
General Instructions
This form is designed so that application can be made for funds
from one or more grant programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to
any existing Federal grantor agency guidelines which prescribe how
and whether budgeted amounts should be separately shown for
different functions or activities within the program. For some
programs, grantor agencies may require budgets to be separately
shown by function or activity. For other programs, grantor agencies
may require a breakdown by function or activity. Sections A, B, C,
and D should include budget estimates for the whole project except
when applying for assistance which requires Federal authorization in
annual or other funding period increments. In the latter case,
Sections A, B, C, and D should provide the budget for the first
budget period (usually a year) and Section E should present the need
for Federal assistance in the subsequent budget periods. All
applications should contain a breakdown by the object class
categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.
Section A. Budget Summary
Lines 1-4, Columns (a) and (b)
For applications pertaining to a single Federal grant program
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring a
functional or activity breakdown, enter on Line 1 under Column (a)
the catalog program title and the catalog number in Column (b).
For applications pertaining to a single program requiring budget
amounts by multiple functions or activities, enter the name of each
activity or function on each line in Column (a), and enter the
catalog number in Column (b). For applications pertaining to
multiple programs where none of the programs require a breakdown by
function or activity, enter the catalog program title on each line
in Column (a) and the respective catalog number on each line in
Column (b).
For applications pertaining to multiple programs where one or
more programs require a breakdown by function or activity, prepare a
separate sheet for each program requiring the breakdown. Additional
sheets should be used when one form does not provide adequate space
for all breakdown of data required. However, when more than one
sheet is used, the first page should provide the summary totals by
programs.
Lines 1-4, Columns (c) through (g.)
For new applications, leave Columns(c) and (d) blank. For each
line entry in Columns (a) and (b), enter in Columns (e), (f), and
(g) the appropriate amounts of funds needed to support the project
for the first funding period (usually a year).
For continuing grant program applications, submit these forms
before the end of each funding period as required by the grantor
agency. Enter in Columns (c) and (d) the estimated amounts of funds
which will remain 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 totals for all columns used.
Section B Budget Categories
In the column headings (1) through (4), enter the titles of the
same programs, functions, and activities shown on Lines 1-4, Column
(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A,
provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program,
function or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds (both
Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.
Lines 6a-i--Show the totals of Lines 6a to 6h in each column.
Line 6j--Show the amount of indirect cost.
Line 6k--Enter the total of amounts on Lines 6i and 6j. For all
applications for new grants and continuation grants the total amount
in column (5), Line 6k, should be the same as the total amount shown
in Section A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental grants and
changes to grants, the total amount of the increase or decrease as
shown in Columns (1)-(4), Line 6k should be the same as the sum of
the amounts in Section A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.
Line 7--Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected
to be generated from this project. Do not add or subtract this
amount from the total project amount. Show under the program
narrative statement the nature and source of income. The estimated
amount of program income may be considered by the federal grantor
agency in determining the total amount of the grant.
Section C. Non-Federal-Resources
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 of Columns (b), (c), and (d).
Line 12--Enter the total for each of Columns (b)-(e). The amount
in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Line 5, Column (f),
Section A.
Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs
Line 13--Enter the amount of cash needed by quarter from the
grantor agency during the first year.
Line 14--Enter the amount of cash from all other sources needed
by quarter during the first year.
Line 15--Enter the totals of amounts on Lines 13 and 14.
Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds Needed for Balance of
the Project
Lines 16-19--Enter in Column (a) the same grant program titles
shown in Column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity
is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant
applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds
which will be needed to complete the program or project over the
succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not
be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to
funds for the current year of existing grants.
If more than four lines are needed to list the program titles,
submit additional schedules as necessary.
Line 20--Enter the total for each of the Columns (b)-(e). When
additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annonate
accordingly and show the overall totals on this line.
Section F. Other Budget Information
Line 21--Use this space to explain amounts for individual direct
object-class cost categories that may appear to be out of the
ordinary or to explain the details as required by the Federal
grantor agency.
Line 22--Enter the type of indirect rate (provisional,
predetermined, final or fixed) that will be in effect during the
funding period, the estimated amount of the base to which the rate
is applied, and the total indirect expense.
Line 23--Provide any other explanations or comments deemed
necessary.
Assurances--Non-Construction Programs
Note: Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your
project or program. If you have questions, please contact the
awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may
require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is
the case, you will be notified.
As the duly authorized representative of the applicant I certify
that the applicant:
1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance, and
the institutional, managerial and financial capability (including
funds sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project costs) to
ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project
described in this application.
2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the
United States, and if appropriate, the State, through any authorized
representative, access to and the right to examine all records,
books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will 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. 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 CFR 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.
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. 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis
of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42
U.S.C. 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of
age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-
255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of drug
abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616),
as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol
abuse or alcoholism; (g) Secs. 523 and 527 of the Public Health
Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290 dd-3 and 290 ee-3), as amended,
relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient
records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
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 with the provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C.
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. 276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 U.S.C.
276c and 18 U.S.C. 874), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety
Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-333), regarding labor standards for
federally assisted construction subagreements.
10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase
requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood
hazard area to participate in the program and to purchase flood
insurance if the total cost of insurable construction and
acquisition is $10,000 or more.
11. Will comply with environmental standards which may be
prescribed pursuant to the following: (a) institution of
environmental quality control measures under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order
(EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facilities pursuant to EO
11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d)
evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in accordance with EO
11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the approved State
management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. Secs. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of Federal
actions to State (Clear Air) Implementation Plans under Section
176(c) of the Clear Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401
et seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of drinking water
under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, (P.L. 93-
523); and (h) protection of endangered species under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended, (P.L. 93-205).
12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16
U.S.C. Secs. 1271 et seq.) related to protecting components or
potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of
historic properties), and the Archaeological and Historic
Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.).
14. Will comply, with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of
human subjects involved in research, development, and related
activities supported by this award of assistance.
15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966
(P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to the
care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for
research, teaching, or other activities supported by this award of
assistance.
16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention
Act (42 U.S.C. Secs. 4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead
based paint in construction or rehabilitation of residence
structures.
17. Will cause to be performed the required financial and
compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984.
18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other
Federal laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing
this program.
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Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility
Matters--Primary Covered Transactions
By signing and submitting this proposal, the applicant, defined
as the primary participant in accordance with 45 CFR part 76,
certifies to the best of its knowledge and believe that it and its
principals:
(a) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered
transactions by any Federal Department or agency;
(b) have not within a 3-year period preceding this proposal been
convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for
commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with
obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal,
State, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction;
violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of
embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction
of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
(c) are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or
civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State of local)
with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph
(1)(b) of this certification; and
(d) have not within a 3-year period preceding this application/
proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or
local) terminated for cause or default.
The inability of a person to provide the certification required
above will not necessarily result in denial of participation in this
covered transaction. If necessary, the prospective participant shall
submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the certification.
The certification or explanation will be considered in connection
with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determination
whether to enter into this transaction. However, failure of the
prospective primary participant to furnish a certification or an
explanation shall disqualify such person for participation in this
transaction.
The prospective primary participant agrees that by submitting
this proposal, it will include the clause entitled ``Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary
Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transaction. ``provided below without
modification in all lower tier covered transactions and in all
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions
(To Be Supplied to Lower Tier Participants)
By signing and submitting this lower tier proposal, the
prospective lower tier participant, as defined in 45 CFR part 76,
certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that it and its
principals:
(a) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from
participation in this transaction by any federal department or
agency.
(b) where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to
certify to any of the above, such prospective participant shall
attach an explanation to this proposal.
The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by
submitting this proposal that it will include this clause entitled
``certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions. ``without
modification in all lower tier covered transactions and in all
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
Certification Regarding Lobbying
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative
Agreements
The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge
and belief, that:
(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be
paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding
of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making
of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement,
and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification
of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
(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 Guarantee 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 or not less than $10,000 and not more
than $100,000 for each such failure.
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Part VIII
Department of Health and Human Services
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Public Health Service
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Availability of Grants To Support Hispanic/Latino Community Health
Coalition Development Projects; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
RIN 0905-2A64
Availability of Grants To Support Hispanic/Latino Community Health
Coalition Development Projects
AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health, PHS, DHHS.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Funds and Request for Applications to
support Hispanic/Latino Community Health Coalition Development Project
Grants.
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AUTHORITY: This program is authorized under section 1707(d)(1) of the
Public Health Service Act.
PURPOSE: This program is intended to provide support for Hispanic/
Latino community based organizations to (1) plan and develop a formal
coalition which will address health service needs of Hispanic/Latino
populations and communities, and (2) modify an existing coalition and
its organizational structure, purpose, policies, or practices to
demonstrate an effective and efficient way of addressing the specific
health needs of Hispanic/Latino populations.
BACKGROUND: The Hispanic/Latino communities endure a wide range of
health problems. The Hispanic/Latino communities' health is aggravated
by the social, cultural and linguistic barriers which deny the
community access to much needed health care services. Health data on
Hispanic/Latino communities are limited. However, those that are
available indicate a continued disparity in health status among
Hispanics/Latinos as compared to non-Hispanic whites. For example:
Although the number of tuberculosis cases has decreased
during 1985 to 1990 for non-Hispanic whites, it has increased by 55%
for Hispanics. The risk of tuberculosis among Hispanics is now five
times greater than for non-Hispanic whites.
About one out of four Mexican-American and Puerto Rican
adults has diabetes mellitus. Four out of ten of these diabetics do not
know that they have diabetes.
Infant mortality among Puerto Ricans (10.9% in 1985-87) is
higher than for the total population.
Hispanic/Latinos 15-24 years old have the second highest
homicide rate (27.5 per 100,000 in 1989-91) of all racial and ethnic
groups--three times that for whites.
Because health promotion/risk reduction programs require
influencing behavior which frequently is resistant to change, it is
critical that the methods used be sound and acceptable to the target
population. Successful programs recognize that the health information/
media approach alone is insufficient to motivate, effect and sustain
the desired change in either individual or group behavior. Moreover,
even when additional educational interventions (e.g., counseling,
workshops) are conducted, conventional health promotion activities are
often ineffective in reaching Hispanic/Latino populations. Too often,
they disregard ethnic/cultural health beliefs and practices or
community norms which could contribute to or otherwise affect risk
factors leading to illness.
This program needs to effect the specific health needs of the
Hispanic/Latino community. In order to accomplish this purpose, this
announcement is limiting competition to Hispanic/Latino community-based
organizations who can best reach the target population in a culturally
sensitive and credible manner and to contribute to the overall
community empowerment by strengthening leadership.
APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are public and private non-
profit Hispanic/Latino community-based organizations.
ADDRESSES/CONTACTS: Applications must be prepared on Form PHS 5161-1
(Revised July 1992 approved under OMB Control number 0937-0189).
Application kits and technical assistance on budget and business
aspects of the application may be obtained from Ms. Carolyn A.
Williams, Grants Management Officer, Office of Minority Health,
Rockwall II Building, Suite 1000, 5515 Security Lane, Rockville, MD
20852 (telephone 301/594-0758). Completed applications are to be
submitted to the same address.
Technical assistance on the programmatic content for Coalition
Development Grants may be obtained from Jaime Henriquez, who can be
reached at the Office of Minority Health, Rockwall II Building, Suite
1000, 5515 Security Lane, Rockville, MD 20852 (telephone 301/594-0769).
OMH Regional Minority Health Consultants (RMHCs) can also provide
necessary technical assistance. A listing of the RMHCs and how they may
be contacted is provided in the grant application kit. Applicants also
can contact the OMH Resource Center (OMH/RC) at 1-800/444-6472 for
health information and generic information on preparing grant
applications.
DEADLINE: To receive consideration, grant applications must be received
by the Grants Management Officer by July 5, 1994. Applications will be
considered as meeting the deadline if they are either: (1) Received at
the above address on or before the deadline date, or (2) Sent to the
above address on or before the deadline date and received in time for
submission to the review panel. A legibly dated receipt from a
commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service will be accepted in lieu of a
postmark. Private metered postmarks will not be accepted as proof of
timely mailing. Applications which do not meet the deadline will be
considered late and will be returned to the applicant unread.
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: It is anticipated that the Office of Minority
Health will have estimated $800,000 available to support approximately
16 awards of up to $50,000.
PERIOD OF SUPPORT: Support may be requested for a total project period
not to exceed to one year.
PROJECT BUDGETS: Budgets of up to $50,000 total direct and indirect
costs per year may be requested to cover: the cost of personnel;
consultants; support services; materials; and justified travel. Project
budget must include travel for 2 project staff to attend a 3-day
meeting in Washington, DC. Funds may not be used for building
alterations and renovations. Also, funds may not be used to purchase
equipment except as may be acceptably justified in relation to
conducting the project related activities.
AWARD CRITERIA: Funding decisions will be made by the Office of
Minority Health and will be based on: the recommendations/ratings of
review panels and program balance, including geographic and health
problem area.
REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS: Applications will be screened upon receipt.
Those that are judged to be incomplete, non-responsive to the
announcement, or nonconforming will be returned without comment.
Applications judged to be complete, conforming, and responsive will be
reviewed for technical merit in accordance with PHS policies.
Applications will be evaluated by federal and non-federal reviewers
chosen for their expertise in minority health and experience with
similar projects.
Applicants are advised to pay close attention to the general and
supplemental instructions provided in the application kit. Applications
will be reviewed and evaluated for technical merit and consistency with
the requirements of this announcement. Of specific importance will be
the criteria found in the supplemental instructions under these listed
headings. The percentage weight for each section appears after each
heading.
I. Needs Assessment: 20%
II. Goals and Objectives: 25%
III. Work Plan/Strategy: 35%
IV. Evaluation Plan: 20%
DEFINITIONS: For the purpose of this grant program, the following
definitions are provided:
(1) Community--A defined geographical area in which persons live,
work, and play and are characterized by: a) formal and informal
leadership structures for the purpose of maintaining order and
improving conditions; and b) its capacity to serve as a focal point for
addressing societal needs including health needs.
(2) Hispanic/Latino Community-Based Organization--A public or
private non-profit organization that has a governing board composed of
51 percent or more Hispanic/Latino members, has Hispanic/Latino persons
in key program positions, and has an established record of service to
the targeted community, or a local affiliate of a national organization
provided the local affiliate has a governing body composed of 51
percent or more Hispanic/Latino members, has Hispanic/Latino persons in
key program positions, and has an established record of service to the
target community.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In relation to the Goals for the Year 2000,
the Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health
promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People 2000, a
PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. This announcement
for Fiscal Year 1994 Hispanic Coalition Grants is potentially related
to all twenty-two priority areas which are listed as follows: physical
activity and fitness; nutrition; tobacco; alcohol and other drugs;
family planning; mental health and mental disorders; violent and
abusive behavior; educational and community-based programs;
unintentional injuries; occupational safety and health; environmental
health; food and drug safety; oral health; maternal and infant health;
heart disease and stroke; cancer; diabetes and chronic disabling
conditions; HIV infection; sexually transmitted diseases; immunization
and infectious diseases; clinical preventive services; surveillance and
data systems. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of Healthy People
2000 (Full Report: Stock No. 017-00100474-0) or Healthy People 2000
(Summary Report: Stock No. 017-001-00473-1) through the Superintendent
of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325
(telephone: 202/783-3238).
STATE REVIEWS: Applications are subject to review as governed by
Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.
Applications for funding will be subject to State review. All comments
from a State office must be received by 60 days after the application
deadline by the Office of Minority Health's Grants Management Officer.
Applicants should contact State Single Points of Contact (SPOC) early
in the application preparation process. A list of addresses of the
SPOCs is enclosed with the application kit material.
PROVISION OF SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE AND NON-USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY
RECIPIENTS OF PHS GRANTS: The Public Health Service strongly encourages
all grant recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the
non-use of all tobacco products. This is consistent with the PHS
mission to protect and advance the physical and mental health of the
American people.
PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: This program is subject to
Public Health Systems Reporting Requirements (approved under OMB
Control number 0937-0195). Under these requirements, a community-based
nongovernmental applicant must prepare and submit a Public Health
System Impact Statement (PHSIS). The PHSIS is intended to provide
information to State and local health officials to keep them apprised
of proposed health services grant applications submitted by community-
based nongovernmental organizations within their jurisdictions.
Community-based nongovernmental applicants are required to submit
the following information to the head of the appropriate State and
local health agencies in the area(s) to be impacted no later than the
Federal application receipt due date: (a) a copy of the face page of
the applications (SF 424), (b) a summary of the project (PHSIS), not to
exceed one page, which provides: (1) a description of the population to
be served, (2) a summary of the services to be provided, (3) a
description of the coordination planned with the appropriate State or
local health agencies.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93-137
(Coalition Grants).
Clay E. Simpson, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Director for Minority Health.
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