[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27306-27315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13099]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Refugee Resettlement Program: Availability of FY 1998 Targeted
Assistance and Social Services Discretionary Funding
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, DHHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability of FY 1998 Targeted Assistance
discretionary funds to States and of the availability of FY 1998 Social
Services discretionary funds for services to refugees.
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SUMMARY: This program announcement governs the availability of and
award procedures for $9,900,000 in FY 1998 Targeted Assistance
discretionary grants (TAG) for services to refugees.1
Further, this announcement governs the availability of, and award
procedures for approximately $1,300,000 in FY 1998 Social Services
discretionary funds for the Community and Family Strengthening (CFS)
Program.
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\1\In addition to persons who meet all requirements of 45 CFR
400.43, ``Requirements for documentation of refugee status,''
eligibility for targeted assistance includes: (1) Cuban and Haitian
entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act
of 1980 (Pub. L. 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. 100-202); and (3) certain Amerasians from
Vietnam, including U.S. citizens, under title II of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Acts, 1989 (Pub. L. 100-461), 1990 (Pub. L. 101-167), and 1991 (Pub.
L. 101-513). For convenience, the term ``refugee'' is used in this
notice to encompass all such eligible persons unless the specific
context indicates otherwise.
Refugees admitted to the U.S. under admissions numbers set aside
for private-sector-initiative admissions are not eligible to be
served under the targeted assistance program (or under other
programs supported by Federal refugee funds) during their period of
coverage under their sponsoring agency's agreement with the
Department of State--usually two years from their date of arrival or
until they obtain permanent resident alien status, whichever comes
first.
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Applicants may request a project period of up to two years, with an
initial budget period of one year. Where awards are for multiple-year
project periods, applications for continuation grants will be
entertained in subsequent years on a non-competitive basis, subject to
the availability of funds, successful progress of the project, and
ACF's determination that this would be in the best interest of the
government.
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. 96-212), 8 U.S.C. 1522(c); section 501(a) of the Refugee Education
Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 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. 99-605).
This Program Announcement consists of three parts:
Part I covers supplemental information on available funds,
legislative authorities, eligible applicants, and the priority areas to
be considered.
Part II, Priority Areas Under Which Grants and Cooperative
Agreements Will Be Awarded, describes the four priority areas under
which ORR is requesting applications. Grants and cooperative agreements
will be awarded for the purposes described below under TAG and under
the Social Services CFS program. ORR will make awards in the following
priority areas:
(1) Targeted assistance
(2) Microenterprise development
(3) Self-sufficiency services to offset the impact of large refugee
families on local communities
(4) Refugee community and family strengthening social services.
Each Priority Area below includes the following sections which
provide area-specific information to be used to develop an application
for ORR funds: A. Purpose, B. Allowable Activities, and C. Review
Criteria.
Part III, General Application Information and Guidance, describes
application procedures for Priority Areas 1 through 4 and should be
consulted in developing an application for any of the priority areas.
It also contains information on the availability of forms, where and
how to submit an application, instructions for completing the SF-424,
the intergovernmental review, and reporting requirements.
CLOSING DATE: The closing date for submission of applications is July
10, 1998. Applications postmarked after the closing date will be
classified as late and will not be considered in the current
competition.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, CONTACT: Kathy Do,
TAG Program Manager, at (202) 401-4579 for information regarding
Priority Areas 1, and 3; for Priority Area 2, please contact Marta
Brenden, Refugee Microenterprise Program Manager, at (202-205-3589) or
e-mail: mbrenden@acf.dhhs.gov; and for Priority Area 4, contact Anna
Mary Portz, CFS Program Manager, telephone (202) 401-1196, or e-mail:
aportz@acf.dhhs.gov. You may address correspondence to the contact
person as follows: Administration for Children and Families, ORR/
Division of Community Resettlement, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, 6th
Floor, Washington, DC 20447.
Part I
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Legislative Authority
Targeted assistance discretionary grants are awarded under the
authority of section 412(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA), as amended by the Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1986 (Pub.
L. 99-605), 8 U.S.C. 1522(c); section 501(a) of the Refugee Education
Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 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)(2) of the INA, as cited above; section 584(c) of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
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Appropriations Act, 1988, as included in the FY 1988 Continuing
Resolution (Pub. L. 100-202), insofar as it incorporates by reference
with respect to certain Amerasians from Vietnam the authorities
pertaining to assistance for refugees established by section 412(c)(2)
of the INA, as cited above, including certain Amerasians from Vietnam
who are U.S. citizens, as provided under title II of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
1989 (Pub. L. 100-461), 1990 (Pub. L. 101-167), 1991 (Pub. L. 101-513),
and 1998 (Pub. L. 105-118).
Background
Section 412(c)(1)(A) of the INA authorizes the Director of ORR ``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, social adjustment
services, social services, educational and other services.''
The targeted assistance discretionary program reflects the
requirements of section 412(c)(2)(A) of the INA, which provides
authority for the Director of ORR ``to make grants to States for
assistance to counties and similar areas in the States where, because
of factors such as unusually large refugee populations (including
secondary migration), high refugee concentrations, and high use of
public assistance by refugees, there exists and can be demonstrated a
specific need for supplementation of available resources for services
to refugees.'' Paragraph (2)(B) states, ``Grants shall be made
available * * * (ii) in a manner that does not supplant other refugee
program funds and that assures that not less than 95 percent of the
amount of the grant award is made available to the county or other
local entity.''
The Department's FY 1998 Appropriation (Pub. L. 104-134) provides
$415,000,000 for refugee and entrant assistance activities to be
distributed by formula and through discretionary grants for special
projects.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement has available an additional
$5,000,000 in FY 1998 funds for the targeted assistance discretionary
program through the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 104-107). These funds are to
augment the discretionary program for localities most impacted by the
influx of refugees such as Laotian Hmong, Cambodians and Soviet
Pentecostals, and are included in this announcement.
Services Provided Through ORR Discretionary Programs Are Not Restricted
to Refugees Arriving Within the Last Five Years
Availability of Funds
Approximately $11.2 million will be awarded in FY 1998 through this
Announcement. ORR expects to award approximately $4,300,000 in FY 1998
TAG discretionary funds in Priority Area 1: Targeted Assistance Grants
(TAG), through 15-20 grants and cooperative agreements ranging from
$150,000 to $300,000 per budget period. In Priority Area 2:
Microenterprise, ORR anticipates making three individual new awards
ranging from $150,000 to $250,000 and totaling approximately $600,000
from TAG funds. In Priority Area 3: Self-Sufficiency Services for
Impacted Communities, ORR expects to make approximately 5 awards
totaling $5 million, with no single grant or cooperative agreement
exceeding $3,500,000. ORR expects to award a total of $1,300,000 in FY
1998 Social Services discretionary funds in Priority Area 4: Community
Family Strengthening (CFS), to approximately 10 projects ranging from
$80,000 to $250,000.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number Assigned to
This Announcement is 93.576
The Director reserves the right to award less, or more, than the
funds described, 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 approved grant award. Where
ORR anticipates substantial involvement with the grantee during the
performance of the project, the award action will include a cooperative
agreement.
A State may not budget or retain for State administration more than
5% of a TAG discretionary grant award. Where the State chooses to
implement the projects by awarding funds through county governments,
States and counties may each retain a maximum of 5% of the funds
awarded for administration.
Eligible State applicants may apply for more than one of Priority
Areas 1-4 as described above; however each State should submit one
application (e.g. a single SF 424A) with a full component description
labeled by Priority Area including a budget justification and narrative
for each distinct project. In addition, component budgets should be
individually detailed on the SF 424B and the aggregate Total should
correlate to the Estimated Funding on the SF 424A. Applicants applying
for microenterprise development activities under Priority Areas 1 or 3
are referred to Priority 2 of this announcement for guidance in the
preparation of the relevant section of their application.
Eligible Applicants and Grantees
States are the eligible recipients of TAG funds. Therefore,
applications in Priority Areas 1-3 described below are restricted to
States or their representatives. Applications will be considered from
all States, regardless of whether any communities in the State qualify
for funding under the formula TAP grant program.
Eligible TAG applicants are (a) those agencies of State governments
which are responsible for the refugee program under 45 CFR 400.5, and
(b) an agency which has State-wide responsibility for an alternative to
the State-administered program in lieu of the State under a Wilson/Fish
grant.
Eligible Applicants for Priority Area 4 Are any Public or Private,
Nonprofit Organization
Current CFS grantees whose projects end by September 30, 1998 are
encouraged to participate under Priority Areas 1, 2, 3 or 4, as
appropriate.
Coalitions--Refugee programs and local organizations, which have
not already done so, are encouraged to build coalitions for the purpose
of providing services funded 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.
ORR strongly encourages single applications from partnerships or
consortia of three or more eligible organizations. Applicants must
demonstrate that wherever potential
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partners for collaboration exist, the applicant, at a minimum, has
planned the proposed activities in collaboration with these potential
partners. Partners may be in the refugee services provider community of
organizations and institutions or in mainstream services organizations,
e.g., adult basic education providers, child care coalitions, women's
shelters. Collaboration might also include the Mayor's office, school
parent-teacher groups, local police departments, and other mainstream
community service organizations.
The process of coalition-building is 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 or community service. ORR intends that this
process will be part of local efforts 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.
In this context, ORR is defining partnership as a formal negotiated
arrangement among organizations that provides for a substantive
collaborative role for each of the partners in the planning and conduct
of the project. Applications which represent a coalition of providers
should include a signed partnership agreement stating a commitment or
an intent to commit or receive 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.
Part I Priority Areas Under Which Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Will Be Awarded
PRIORITY AREA 1: Targeted Assistance Grants (TAG)
A. Purpose
The purpose of funding for TAG grants is to encourage States to
address special services needs which cannot be met with the formula
social services or targeted assistance grants.
The objective of the activities proposed should be self-sufficiency
for refugees and refugee families. A project may include a combination
of outcomes designed to assist families to increase income and/or to
avoid or end reliance on public assistance. Services should be
linguistically and culturally appropriate and service providers should
demonstrate staff capacity in this regard.
ORR is particularly interested in projects which propose to serve
special refugee populations including youth, women, and Former
Political Prisoners.
B. Allowable Activities
Listed below are examples of services. They are not intended to
limit potential applicants in their consultation with the refugee
communities to plan and design projects. Where projects include ELT
technical assistance services, for example, ORR would anticipate
substantial Federal involvement in the selection of service-recipient
agencies and programs and in the selection of materials and subjects
for the Internet web-site.
Applicants may propose all or some combination of the following or
may propose other strategies to address refugee self-sufficiency:
Specialized English Language Training (ELT)
--Specialized classes for specific industries in conjunction with
employers.
--Specialized instruction in pre-employment competency-based ELT
for targeted groups, e.g., limited English speaking individuals with
non-transferrable job skills, homebound women, pre-literate refugees,
and the elderly.
--Occupational and vocational English language training,
particularly in collaboration with specific employers and with their
active participation; ELT at sites of employment; ELT as part of an
integrated employment program (e.g., one stop services).
Specialized Training and Employment-Related Activities
--Training specific to the employment job opportunities through an
employer or industry in the community. These activities should be
jointly designed with the employer and show employer contribution and
commitment to employing the trainees, e.g., training of bilingual
education aides for the school system, training of health aides for
placement in the health care system.
--On-the-job training and short-term skills training targeted to
the local job market;
--Incentives for refugees to seek and maintain employment and to
avoid welfare;
--Job placement and post-placement services to help refugees retain
employment or sustain self-sufficiency. Examples include supportive
services, such as transportation, interpreter assistance, access to
childcare resources (e.g. kinship day care or care of dependents in the
household), and job upgrades.
--Income generation through self-employment projects including
assistance in small business creation or expansion, business training
and technical assistance, credit in the form of microloans, and the
administrative costs of managing a microloan fund.
Community Education
--Classes in parenting skills, including information about U.S.
cultural and legal issues, e.g., corporal punishment, generational
conflict, and child abuse.
--Assistance to parents in connecting with the school system and
other local community organizations.
--Orientation to health care and assistance for accessing low-cost
health service, including orientation on health insurance, health
maintenance organizations, preventive health measures, and the
availability of health services for low income families.
Community Centers and Organizing
--Assistance to refugee communities to enhance their ability to
assimilate and acculturate to their new life in the U.S.
--Mentoring and Peer Support Programs, such as, pairing participant
individuals or families with community volunteers. Programs should
target refugees who are not otherwise receiving core services, and
mentoring should target identified needs and provide peer support for
resolution of problems. The purposes are to solve individual, family,
and community problems with the support of peers and to solve common
problems through group action.
--Operating community centers for the delivery of services to
refugee individuals and families. Centers may also be used for
recreation, child care, information and referral services, and
community gatherings. (Costs related to construction or renovation will
not be considered, and costs for food or beverages are not allowable).
Combating Violence in Families
--Information and training in preventing domestic violence, child
abuse, sexual harassment and coercion,
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roles of men and women in U.S. culture, and techniques for protection.
--Linkages to mainstream service-providers to ensure access to
culturally appropriate services
--Training and providing 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.
English Language Training (ELT) Technical Assistance
--For programs and teachers to assess and improve employment-
related ELT and curriculum, or to develop programs (e.g., work-site
ELT, performance-based ELT, family literacy).
--Training for ELT teachers in identifying issues of cultural and
social adjustment, learning disabilities, and mental health, and in
developing appropriate curricula to accommodate learning needs of the
students.
--Multi-site consultation and information sharing training sessions
where similar agencies and/or agencies serving similar groups of
refugees can share experiences. This might include a component designed
to bring together ELT providers and employment specialists, case
managers, voluntary agency staff, and public health professionals, for
the purpose of developing strategies for effective working
relationships.
--Management of an ELT resource center including an Internet web-
site.
All services should be planned around the refugees' availability
(i.e., evening hours or other times not in conflict with work hours).
C. Priority 1--Applications Review Criteria
Each application in Priority 1, regardless of the number of
projects therein, will be rated and scored by an independent review
panel using the following criteria.
1. Target Population and Strategies (10 points)
Description of the targeted refugee population and its impact on
the overall community.
The description of the target refugee population(s) includes their
number, national origin, year of arrival, and other pertinent
information. A comparison of the size of the target refugee population
in relation to the size of the general population in the community is
included.
2. Project Design and Approach (25 points)
Quality, appropriateness, and anticipated impact of proposed
services. Rationale for the proposed activities as an effective
approach in addressing the problem described.
The applicant clearly describes the services that will be provided
and documents the extent to which other sources of funding, including
TAP formula funds and other Federal, State, or local funding, are not
sufficient or available to address the impact. The proposal adequately
discusses how requested funds and proposed activities will relate to
other funded services.
3. Timeline and Expected Outcomes (25 points)
Extent to which the timeline and expected outcomes of the project
are appropriate and reasonable in relation to the funding cycle and the
proposed activities.
The applicant has clear projected outcomes, e.g., if employment
services are proposed, the number of refugee active participants,
number expected to enter employment, the expected average hourly wage
at employment entry, the number of jobs with health benefits, and the
number who are employed 90 days following employment entry.
4. Organizational's Capability (25 points)
Demonstrated organizational experience, track record, and project
management capability. Staff resumes or job descriptions are included.
Organizational charts depict agency and staff roles and
responsibilities.
5. Cost Effectiveness (15 points)
Reasonableness of budget proposed. Detailed budget and narrative
justification, including State and/or local government administration.
Unit costs for project services and expected outcomes are justified and
reasonable.
Priority Area 2: Microenterprise Development
A. Purpose
The purpose of this program is to use microenterprise development
to assist refugees in becoming economically independent and to help
refugee communities in developing employment and capital resources.
State applicants will be expected to have identified local agencies
interested in providing services under this Priority Area, prior to
submitting requests for microenterprise development funds.
Successful grantees and subgrantees will be expected to coordinate
their policies and procedures for developing and administering refugee
microenterprise projects with the existing refugee microenterprise
services network.
B. Allowable Activities
Microenterprise applicants may request funds to provide business
technical assistance, business training, credit in the form of
microloans, and administrative costs for managing a microloan fund to
assist refugees to start or expand microbusinesses. Business targets
may be start-ups, expansions, or both.
Microloans consist of small amounts of credit, generally in sums
less than $10,000, extended to low-income entrepreneurs for start-up or
very small microentreprises. Typically, refugee borrowers should have
few personal assets or savings and should not qualify for commercial
loans.
Applicants should be familiar with and describe a profile of the
refugee participants including employment and welfare status, length of
time in the United States, interest in microbusinesses and English
language proficiency. Applicants should be familiar with the capital
needs and capital market gaps for refugee entrepreneurs and demonstrate
how they will gain access to credit through this project.
States intending to subgrant activities under this category must
require the submission of the following documents for each subgrantee
prior to the award of a subgrant:
a. A copy of the IRS Tax Exemption Certificate and identification
of IRS code citation of tax exempt status (nonprofit agencies only).
b. Copies of the last two fiscal year financial statements,
including balance sheets and income statements.
c. A monthly cash flow chart for the loan fund for the three year
period beginning October 1, 1998.
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In addition to the above, States intending to continue
microenterprise development in agencies which previously were funded
for this purpose by ORR should include past microenterprise outcomes,
such as business starts, business survivability, loan default rates,
reductions in clients' welfare utilization, job creation, reported
business income, and business expertise acquired through the project's
intervention.
C. Priority 2--Application Review Criteria
Each project component in Priority 2 will be rated and scored by an
independent review panel using the following criteria.
1. Quality of the description of the prospective refugee
participants' profile with respect to welfare utilization, English
language proficiency, length of time in the U.S., interest in
microbusinesses, and the description of local capital needs and capital
market gaps for refugee microentrepreneurs. (20 points)
2. Adequacy and appropriateness of the planning process and
resulting program approach or design: project goals and structure
(policies, procedures, activities); training and technical assistance;
loan fund and lending criteria and fees, if included in the design;
whether the business targets are start-ups, expansions, or both;
affiliate agencies; and credit enhancements, such as loan loss
reserves. (30 points)
3. Demonstrated organizational and management capacity, and
experience serving refugees and other economically disadvantaged
populations; description of experience in management of loan funds,
collaboration with the specific refugee community(ies) and coalition
building among refugee and non-refugee service providers. (20 points)
4. Extent to which the expected outcomes and unit costs of the
project are appropriate, consistent with reported nationwide
performance in microenterprise projects, and reasonable in relation to
the proposed activities; the impact of loan funds, business income, and
business assets on clients' welfare status, if applicable. Projected
outcomes for business income, business survivability and reductions in
welfare utilization. (20 points)
5. Appropriateness and reasonableness of the proposed budget,
including the relative distribution of funds for administrative costs,
training or technical assistance, and loan capital. Application should
include project timelines and a narrative justification supporting each
budget line item. (20 points)
Priority Area 3: Self-Sufficiency Services to Offset the Impact of
Large Refugee Families on Local Communities
A. Purpose
The purpose of this priority area is to promote services which
enhance the ability of large refugee families to gain increases in
household incomes significantly above the poverty level, and to reduce
or offset the impact of refugee populations on local communities in
States most heavily impacted by the influx of Laotian Hmong, Cambodian
or Soviet Pentecostal refugees. To be competitive under this section,
States must demonstrate and document a significant impact on local
communities by the presence of a very large number of refugees in one
of these three populations. That number is expected to exceed 15,000
refugees for a State to be able to substantiate its evidence of local
impact. States may also document a significantly high proportion of
refugees in one of these three groups relative to the area's non-
refugee population.
A State that intends to apply for funds must also present evidence
in its application of the severity of the impact by this population on
a local community, (e.g., on local school districts, child care
facilities, or family counseling services).
No State will be awarded more than $3.5 million for these projects.
The application should present a plan for the provision of services
designed to assist refugee households in generating income and
alleviating poverty. Funding decisions will be based on the quality of
the plan and the evidence presented for likely success in achieving
measurable goals, as well as on the determination of need in such areas
as refugee impact on community services and documentation of refugee
welfare dependency.
B. Allowable Activities
The types of projects which ORR may fund under this competitive
area include, but are not limited to, the following:
Employment services, such as job development, placement,
and post-placement services. Projects may target the non-primary wage
earner of families in a coordinated strategy to achieve a combined
family income in excess of the poverty level.
Vocational English Language Training, on-the-job-training,
and skills training. Services may target assisting hard-to-place
refugees, such as those over the age of 50, or non-primary wage earners
to gain skills as child care providers, recreational aides, health care
aides, etc.
Services to assist refugees in the generation of income
apart from employment, such as self-employment. Projects may include
assistance in small business creation and expansion, business training
and technical assistance, credit in the form of microloans, and the
administrative costs of managing a microloan fund.
Projects which enhance the relationships between refugee
households and services such as school-to-work programs, teen pregnancy
prevention, domestic violence intervention, day care development,
parenting, and youth-at-risk programs.
All services must be culturally and linguistically compatible and
be planned around refugees' ability to attend activities (e.g. evening
hours or other times not in conflict with work hours).
C. Priority 3--Application Review Criteria
Applications for this priority area will be reviewed and ranked
against the following criteria:
1. Purpose and Extent of Impact on Local Community (40 points)
The description of the purposes for which funding is needed is
sufficiently detailed and appropriate to this priority area.
Level, extent, and nature of the impact of Laotian Hmong,
Cambodians and Soviet Pentecostal refugees on the State or local
community targeted and description of the targeted population.
A description of the extent of the impact in the State and/or
community for which the project is targeted. For purposes of this
Priority Area only, and consistent with the purpose described above,
discussions of impact must be limited to the impact of large
populations of Laotian Hmong, Cambodians and Soviet Pentecostals. This
impact statement must include a description of the target refugee
population, including the numbers, national origins, and other
pertinent information, and geographic location(s) for which funding is
requested. It should also describe the extent to which refugees have
significantly changed aspects of community life, with implications for
long-term adjustment.
2. Project Design, Methodology, Timeline (20 points)
Appropriateness of the project design, methods of service delivery,
and projected timelines to the needs of the targeted community(ies).
Clear
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description of the activities proposed to address the impact on local
communities.
Projects which are expected to build new, or make use of existing,
partnerships with other government or nonprofit agencies should
describe the partnerships, as well as the partner agencies and their
qualifications for participation in this program (e.g., history of
outcomes in similar programs).
3. Project Outcomes (20 points)
The extent to which the expected outcomes and unit costs of the
project are appropriate and reasonable in relation to the proposed
activities and budget. A description of expected project outcomes and
the estimated unit costs of the services are provided. This should
focus on measurable outcomes, such as increases in household income,
welfare grant terminations, etc., rather than on process outcomes,
e.g., numbers of people to be served, number of sessions to be
conducted.
If funding is to be used to expand or continue an existing project,
discuss the outcomes to date of that project.
14. Budget (20 points)
Reasonableness of budget proposed. An estimated line-item budget
and narrative justification, including State and/or local government
administration.
Priority Area 4) Community and Family Strengthening (CFS)
A. Purpose
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 Priority Area provides an opportunity
for States and nonprofit organizations to request funding for
activities which supplement and complement employment-related services
by strengthening refugee families and communities.
ORR views the participation of the target population as
particularly important. Project designing 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.
Cultural and Linguistic Compatibility. 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 all private 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.
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 compatible with the refugee families or
communities to be served. In addition, the applicant must describe how
proposed providers will have access to the families and to the
community to be served. If interpreters are proposed in the first
budget period, applicant must demonstrate how these staff will be used
and whether they will be trained to become bi-lingual service providers
during the project period.
Cost-sharing. This announcement is intended to encourage service
planners and providers to consider the various unmet needs of refugee
families and communities relative to existing services, the capacity of
the service-providing network, and ultimately the community's capacity
to continue the activity without additional ORR resources beyond the
three-year project period of this announcement. Long-range viability
may depend on: Linkages to 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.
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
(cost-sharing). To this end, successful applicants will propose and
commit to a minimum cost-sharing of 10% of the original budget period
(first year) costs. 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 25% of the full
budget for the second year award. For example, if the original budget
is $150,000, the federal share for that year may be $135,000 (90%). The
second year the federal award might be $112,500 and the grantee would
be required to provide at a minimum cost-sharing of $37,500, 25% of the
full budget, in cash or in-kind support. Only in unusual circumstances
will the Director of ORR entertain a request from the grantee to reduce
or waive the cost-sharing requirement.
B. Allowable Activities
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. It should be clear 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 in order to accomplish this goal; and what is the goal or expected
outcome of the activity.
The specific services proposed may be as diverse as the refugee
populations and the resettlement communities themselves. Some examples
follow which are not intended to be a comprehensive list but are
intended to stimulate planning and community discussion. 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. 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 are designed primarily 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:
Community Education
--Activities designed to inform the refugee community about issues
essential to effective participation in the new society.
--Classes in parenting skills, including information about U.S.
cultural and legal issues, e.g., corporal punishment, generational
conflict, and child abuse.
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--Assistance to parents in connecting with the school system and
other local community organizations.
--Orientation to health care and assistance for accessing low-cost
health service, including orientation on health insurance, health
maintenance organizations, preventive health measures, and the
availability of health services for low income families.
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.
Mentoring Programs and Peer Support
--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.
--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.
Combating Violence in Families
--Information and training against domestic violence, child abuse,
sexual harassment and coercion, roles of men and women in U.S. culture,
and techniques for protection.
--Linkages to mainstream service-providers to ensure access to
culturally appropriate services.
--Training and/or 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 programs; (d) cross cultural training for the
law enforcement community (police departments, court system, mediation
or dispute management 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.
Refugee Community Centers and Organizing
--Operating community centers for the delivery of services to
refugee individuals and families. Centers may also be used for
recreation, information and referral services, childcare, and community
gatherings. (Costs related to construction or renovation will not be
considered, and costs for food or beverages are not allowable).
--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.
These examples are listed and generically described without regard
to the population to be served. It will be necessary in the application
to describe more specifically the target population. For example, one
activity might be appropriately designed to serve only homebound women.
Another might be designed for teenagers and their parents. Another
might be for elderly. Some might be targeted for all members of the
family. Applications should correlate a planned activity with specific
target audiences and discuss the relationship between the proposed
activities and the target population.
C. Application Review Criteria
1. Need and Scope (25 points)
Profile of refugee community and target population by geographic
area or ethnic group of the refugee community 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.
Clarity of description and soundness of rationale for selection of
targeted community or population.
Adequacy and quality of data provided and quality of the analysis
of data provided in the application with special regard to ethnic
group, refugee families, women, youth, or the aged.
Clarity and comprehensiveness of needs identification and problem
statement and of the description of the local context in which grant
activities are proposed.
Comprehensiveness of description of existing services and community
network and explanation of how the proposed services complement what is
already in place.
Evidence of consultation with target population.
2. Proposed Strategy and Program Design (30 points)
Soundness of strategy and program design for meeting identified
needs.
Identification of projected performance outcomes and proposed
milestones measuring progress, as appropriate to the services proposed
by the end of the first budget period and over the entire requested
project period. (ORR encourages applicants, to the extent possible, to
develop innovative quantifiable measures related to the desired service
impact for purposes of monitoring and project assessment.)
The quality of the outcomes proposed and the potential for
achieving the outcomes within the grant's project period. The potential
of the project to have a positive impact on the quality of the lives of
refugee families and communities.
Adequate detail in the 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 to
which the services will be augmented, supplemented, or integrated with
existing services.
The extent to which the award is projected to be augmented or
supplemented by other funding during and beyond (i.e., in the second
and any subsequent year of) the grant period, or can be integrated into
other existing service systems.
3. Applicant/Coalition Capability (25 points)
Validity and reasonableness of the proposed coalition arrangement
to perform the proposed activities. Commitment of coalition partners in
implementing the activities as demonstrated by letters or the terms of
the signed agreement among participants. (Where potential coalition
partners are documented to be unavailable, the applicant will not be
penalized under this criteria. However, the applicant should describe
any consultation efforts undertaken and consultation with the refugee
community.)
Experience of the applicant coalition in performing the proposed
services.
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 delivered by
staff linguistically and culturally appropriate to the target
population.
Qualifications of the individual organization staff and any
volunteers.
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Detailed description of the administrative and management features of
the project including a plan for fiscal and programmatic management of
each activity, proposed start-up times, 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.
4. Budget and Financial Management (20 points)
Reasonableness of budget and narrative justification in relation to
the proposed activities and anticipated results.
Adequacy of proposed monitoring and information collection.
Realistic plan for the continuation of services with a phase-out of
ORR grant funding over the multi-year project period. Extent to which
the application makes provision for cost-sharing (e.g. leveraging ORR
funds with non-Federal funds or in-kind support) to maintain the full
budget during the overall project. If available, the value of such
leveraged funds or in-kind support and any preliminary commitments.
Part III. General Application Information and Guidance Forms and
Certifications
Applicants for financial assistance under this announcement must
file the Standard Form (SF) 424, Application for Federal Assistance;
SF-424A, Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs; SF-424B,
Assurances--Non-Construction Programs. The forms may be reproduced for
use in submitting applications. An application with an original
signature and two copies is required.
If an application represents a consortium (that is, the applicant
includes other types of agencies among its membership), the single
organization identified as applicant by the Authorized Representative's
signature on the SF-424, Box 18.d, will be the grant recipient and will
have primary administrative and fiscal responsibilities. An applicant
entity must be a public or private nonprofit organization.
All applications which meet the stipulated deadline and other
requirements will be reviewed competitively and scored by an
independent review panel of experts in accordance with ACF grants
policy and the criteria stated above. The results of the independent
review panel scores and explanatory comments will assist the Director
of 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. 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 of ORR.
Availability of Forms and Certifications
ORR published a copy of the Standard Form 424 with instructions for
submitting an Application for Federal Assistance in the Federal
Register, December 9, 1997 (FR Vol. 62, No. 236, pgs. 64870-64883).
Copies of the Federal Register are available on the Internet and at
most local libraries and Congressional District Offices for
reproduction. The SF424 is also available through the ACF Internet at
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/ (at ``Select a Topic,'' choose ``Grant Related
Forms and Documents,'' then click on ``Go'').
If copies are not available at these sources, they may be obtained
by sending a written or faxed request to the following: Office of
Refugee Resettlement, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Telephone: (202) 401-9251, Fax: (202) 401-5487.
Budget and Budget Justification
Provide line item detail and detailed calculations for each project
budget by object class identified on the Budget Information form.
Detailed calculations must include estimation methods, quantities, unit
costs, and other similar quantitative detail sufficient for the
calculation to be duplicated. The detailed budget must also include a
breakout by the funding sources identified in Block 15 of the SF-424.
Provide a narrative budget justification with each project that
describes how the categorical costs are derived. Discuss the necessity,
reasonableness, and allocability of the proposed costs.
General
The following guidelines are for preparing the budget and budget
justification. Both Federal and non-Federal resources shall be detailed
and justified in the budget and narrative justification. According to
the instructions for completing the SF-424A and the preparation of the
budget and budget justification, ``Federal resources'' refers only to
the ACF/ORR grant for which you are applying. Non-Federal resources are
all other Federal and non-Federal resources. It is suggested that
budget amounts and computations be presented in a columnar format:
First column, object class categories; second column, Federal budget;
next column(s), non-Federal budget(s), and last column, total budget.
The budget justification should be a narrative.
Personnel: Costs of employee salaries and wages. Justification--
Identify the project director and for each staff person, provide the
title, time commitment to the project (in months), time commitment to
the project (as a percentage or full-time equivalent), annual salary,
grant salary, wage rates, etc. Do not include the costs of consultants
or personnel costs of delegate agencies.
Fringe Benefits: Costs of employee fringe benefits unless treated
as part of approved indirect cost rate. Justification--Provide a
breakdown of the amounts and percentages that comprise fringe benefit
costs such as health insurance, FICA, retirement insurance, taxes, etc.
Travel: Costs of project-related travel by employees of the
applicant organization (does not include costs of consultant travel).
Justification--For each trip, show the total number of traveler(s),
travel destination, duration of trip, per diem, mileage allowances, if
privately owned vehicles will be used, and other transportation costs
and subsistence allowances. Travel costs for key staff to attend ACF/
ORR-sponsored meetings should be detailed in the budget.
Equipment: Costs of tangible, non-expendable, personal property,
having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of
$5,000 or more per unit. Justification--For each type of equipment
requested, provide a description of the equipment, the cost per unit,
the number of units, the total cost, and a plan for use on the project,
as well as use or disposal of the equipment after the project ends.
Supplies: Costs of all tangible personal property other than that
included under the Equipment category. Justification--Specify general
categories of supplies and their costs. Show computations and provide
other information which supports the amount requested.
Contractual: Costs of all contracts for services and goods except
for those which belong under other categories such as equipment,
supplies, etc. Contracts with secondary recipient organizations,
including delegate
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agencies (if applicable), should be included under this category.
Justification--All procurement transactions shall be conducted in a
manner to provide, to the maximum extent practical, open and free
competition. If procurement competitions were held or if procurement
without competition is being proposed, attach a list of proposed
contractors, indicating the names of the organizations, the purposes of
the contracts, the estimated dollar amounts, and the award selection
process. Justify any anticipated procurement action that is expected to
be awarded without competition and to exceed the simplified acquisition
threshold fixed at 41 USC 403(11). Recipients might be required to make
available to ACF pre-award review and procurement documents, such as
requests for proposal or invitations for bids, independent cost
estimates, etc.
Note: Whenever the applicant intends to delegate part of the
project to another agency, the applicant must provide a detailed
budget and budget narrative for each delegate agency, by agency
title, along with the required supporting information referred to in
these instructions.
Other: Enter the total of all other costs. Such costs, where
applicable and appropriate, may include but are not limited to
insurance, professional services costs, space and equipment rentals,
printing and publication, computer use, training costs, such as tuition
and stipends, staff development, and administrative costs.
Justification--Provide computations, a narrative description and a
justification for each cost under this category.
Indirect Costs: This category should be used only when the
applicant currently has an indirect cost rate approved by the
Department of Health and Human Services or another cognizant Federal
agency.
Justification--An applicant proposing to charge indirect costs to
the grant must enclose a copy of the current rate agreement. If the
applicant organization is in the process of initially developing or
renegotiating a rate, it should immediately upon notification that an
award will be made, develop a tentative indirect cost rate proposal
based on its most recently completed fiscal year in accordance with the
principles set forth in the cognizant agency's guidelines for
establishing indirect cost rates, and submit it to the cognizant
agency. Applicants awaiting approval of their indirect cost proposals
may also request indirect costs. It should be noted that when an
indirect cost rate is requested, those costs included in the indirect
cost pool should not also be charged as direct costs to the grant.
Also, if the applicant is requesting a rate which is less than what is
allowed under the agreement, the authorized representative of the
applicant organization must submit a signed acknowledgement that the
applicant is accepting a lower rate than allowed.
Program Income: The estimated amount of income, if any, expected to
be generated from this project.
Justification--Describe the nature, source and anticipated use of
program income in the budget or refer to the pages in the application
which contain this information.
Non-Federal Resources: Amounts of non-Federal resources that will
be used to support the project as identified in Block 15 of the SF-424.
Justification--The firm commitment of these resources must be
documented and submitted with the application in order to be given
credit in the review process. A detailed budget must be prepared for
each funding source.
Certifications
Applicants must provide the following certifications.
a. Certification regarding lobbying if anticipated award exceeds
$100,000.
b. Certification regarding environmental tobacco smoke. By signing
and submitting the applications, applicant provides certification that
they will comply with the requirements of the Pro-Children Act of 1994
(Pub. L. 103-227, Part C-Environmental Tobacco Smoke) and need not mail
back the certification with the application.
c. Certification regarding debarment, suspension, and other
Ineligibility. By signing and submitting the applications, applicant
provides certification that they are not presently debarred, suspended
or otherwise ineligible for this award and therefore need not mail back
the certification with the application.
d. Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.
Deadline
1. Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting this
announced deadline if they are sent on or before the deadline date and
received by ORR in time for the independent review. Applications should
be mailed to: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for
Children and Families, Division of Community Resettlement, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, SW., Sixth Floor, Washington, DC. 20447, Attention: TAG/CFS.
Applicants must ensure that a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark, or a legibly dated, machine produced postmark of a commercial
mail service appears on the envelope/package containing the
application(s). An acceptable postmark from a commercial carrier is one
which includes the carrier's logo/emblem and shows the date the package
was received by the commercial mail service. Private metered postmarks
shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.
Applications hand-carried by applicants, applicant couriers, or by
overnight/express mail couriers shall be considered as meeting an
announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline date,
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 901 D Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20024, between Monday and Friday (excluding Federal
holidays). (Applicants are cautioned that express/overnight mail
services do not always deliver as agreed.)
ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax or
through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to
ACF electronically will not be accepted regardless of date or time of
submission and time of receipt.
2. Late applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria
above are considered late applications. ACF shall notify each late
applicant that its application will not be considered in the current
competition.
3. Extension of deadlines: ACF may extend the deadline for
applicants affected by acts of God such as floods and hurricanes, or
when there is widespread disruption of the mails. A determination to
waive or extend deadline requirements rests with the Chief Grants
Management Officer.
4. Once an application has been submitted, it is considered as
final and no additional materials will be accepted by ACF.
Nonprofit Status
Applicants other than public agencies must provide evidence of
their nonprofit status with their applications. Either 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,
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``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services
Programs and Activities.''
As of June 15, 1997, the following jurisdictions have elected not
to participate in the Executive Order process. Applicants from these
jurisdictions need take no action in regard to E.O. 12372: Alabama,
Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, American Samoa, and Palau.
All remaining jurisdictions participate in the E.O. process and
have established Single Points of Contact (SPOCs).
Applicants from participating jurisdictions should contact their
SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them to the prospective applications
and receive instructions. Applicants must submit any required material
to the SPOCs as soon as possible so that ORR can obtain and review SPOC
comments as part of the award process. The applicant must 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 to comment on proposed new or competing continuation awards.
SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine
endorsements as official recommendations.
Additionally, SPOCs are requested to clearly differentiate between
mere advisory comments and those official State process recommendations
which may 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,
Office of Refugee Resettlement, Division of Community Resettlement, 6th
Floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC. 20447.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13)
All information collections within this Program Announcement are
approved under the following currently valid OMB control numbers: 424
(0348-0043); 424A (0348-0044); 424B (0348-0040); Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities (0348-0046); Uniform Project Description (0970-0139) Expires
10/31/00.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 80 hours per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
reviewing the collection of information.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Applicable Regulations
Applicable DHHS regulations can be found in 45 CFR part 74 or 92.
Reporting Requirements
Grantees are required to file the Financial Status Report (SF-269)
semi-annually and Quarterly Program Performance Reports (OMB Approval
No. 0970-0036). Funds issued under these awards must be accounted for
and reported upon separately from all other grant activities.
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 official receipt point for all reports and correspondence is
the ORR Division of Community Resettlement. An original and one copy of
each report shall be submitted within 30 days of the end of each
reporting period directly to the Project Officer named in the award
letter. The mailing address is: ORR, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW, Sixth
Floor, Washington, DC 20447.
A final Financial and Program Report shall be due 90 days after the
budget expiration date or termination of grant support.
Dated: May 6, 1998.
Lavinia Limon,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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