97-15037. New Foster Grandparent Projects

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31577-31579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15037]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


New Foster Grandparent Projects

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(``Corporation'') announces the availability of up to $4,450,000 for 
grants to support approximately 20-25 new Foster Grandparent Program 
(``FGP'') projects in geographic areas that are not currently being 
served by FGP projects funded by the Corporation.

DATES: All applications must be postmarked by 5:00 p.m., July 23, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested organizations may request application materials 
by contacting the appropriate Corporation State Office listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact John 
Keller at [phone]. This notice may be requested in an 
alternative format for the visually impaired.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Corporation is a Federal government corporation that encourages 
Americans of all ages and backgrounds to engage in community-based 
service. This service addresses the nation's educational, public 
safety, environmental, and other human needs to achieve direct and 
demonstrable results. In supporting service programs, the Corporation 
fosters civic responsibility, strengthens the ties that bind us 
together as a people, and provides educational opportunity for those 
who make a substantial commitment to service.
    The FGP is a service program authorized by the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973, as amended. See 42 U.S.C. 5011 et seq. The program 
(1) provides opportunities for income eligible individuals 60 years of 
age and over to serve children and youth with special or exceptional 
needs on a person-to-person basis, (2) provides communities with 
valuable service by empowering older adults to contribute to their 
communities through volunteer service, and (3) enhances the lives of 
the volunteers and those whom they serve.
    The program began in 1965 as a national demonstration program 
designed to demonstrate how low-income persons age 60 and over have the 
maturity and experience to establish personal relationships with 
children who have either special or exceptional needs. Today, there are 
over 21,000 Foster Grandparents providing care and attention every day 
to more than 80,000 qualified children and youths. Foster Grandparents 
volunteer in schools, hospitals, drug treatment centers, correctional 
institutions, Head Start programs, and day care centers. They also 
provide emotional support to children who have been abused and 
neglected, mentor troubled teenagers and young mothers, and care for 
premature infants and children with physical disabilities or servere 
illnesses, including AIDS. By developing special relationships with 
children and youths, Foster Grandparents help young people develop 
self-esteem, gain confidence, and become more productive members of 
society. The purpose of the new FGP projects is to expand the program 
to serve geographic locations that are not currently being served by 
FGP projects.

Eligible Applicants

    Public agencies (including state and local agencies and other units 
of government) and non-profit organizations in the United States are 
eligible to apply. The following Corporation grantees are encouraged to 
apply: organizations that operate an AmeriCorps*National program or an 
AmeriCorps*State program; Retired and Senior Volunteer Program project 
sponsors; Senior Companion Program project sponsors; AmeriCorps*VISTA 
projects sponsors; and organizations that directly receive a Learn and 
Serve America: School or Community-Based program grant or a Learn and 
Serve America: Higher Education program grant from the Corporation. FGP 
project sponsors that are funded by the Corporation are not eligible to 
receive a grant to expand into new geographic areas.
    Under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, an organization 
described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 501(c)(4)) which engages in lobbying activities is not eligible 
to apply for these funds.

Estimated Number of Awards

    The Corporation anticipates making 20-25 awards.

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Suggested Amount of Awards

    The average amount of awards will be approximately $210,000.

Period of Awards

    Grants will be awarded for a period of twelve months and may be 
renewed contingent upon performance and the availability of 
appropriations.

Selection Criteria

    The Corporation will initially determine whether the organization 
is eligible and whether the application contains the information 
required in the application materials. After this initial screening, 
the Corporation will assess applications based on the following 
criteria:
    1. The capacity of the applicant to effectively implement the 
Foster Grandparent Program according to law, regulations, and current 
Corporation policy and procedures.
    2. The cost-effectiveness of the proposal and the sponsor's ability 
to leverage significant additional resources from non-federal sources 
to support and sustain the project.
    3. The geographic location of the proposed project--to ensure that 
projects (1) Are in approved geographic service areas that do not 
currently have an FGP projects and (2) include a mix of urban and rural 
locations. Applicants may call the appropriate Corporation State Office 
to ascertain the geographic areas for which new projects are sought.
    It is expected that applicants will develop a broad range of 
volunteer assignments for the Foster Grandparents. However, priority 
will be given to applicants that emphasize assignments that focus on 
helping children to improve their pre-literacy, literacy, or reading 
skills, or a combination of those skills.

Applicable Regulations

    Regulations governing the Foster Grandparent Program are located in 
45 CFR Part 1208.

Program Authority

    Corporation authority to make these grants is codified in 42 U.S.C. 
5011 et seq.

    Dated: June 4, 1997.
Barry W. Stevens,
Acting General Counsel.

Corporation State Offices

Alabama
John D. Timmons, Director, Medical-Forum 950 22nd Street North Suite 
Room 428, Birmingham, AL 35203, [phone], [phone] Fax
Alaska
Billy Joe Caldwell, Director, 915 2nd Avenue, Suite 3190, Seattle, WA 
98174-1103, [phone], [phone] Fax
Arizona
Richard Persely, Director, 522 North Central, Rm. 205A, Phoenix, AZ 
85004, [phone], [phone] Fax
Arkansas
Robert Torvestad, Director, Federal Building, Rm 2506, 700 West Capitol 
Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, [phone], [phone] Fax
California
Gayle A. Hawkins, Director, Federal Bldg., Room 11221, 11000 Wilshire 
Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024-3671, [phone], [phone] Fax
California Satellite Office, Gayle A. Hawkins, Director, 5967 Moraga 
Ave., Room 386, P.O. Box 29996, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129-
0996, [phone], [phone] Fax
Colorado
Gayle Schladale, Director, 140 E. 19th Ave., Suite 120, Denver, CO 
80203-1167, [phone], [phone] Fax
Connecticut
Romero, Cherry, Director, 1 Commercial Plaza, 21st Fl., Hartford, CT 
06103-3510, [phone], [phone] fax
Delaware (and MD), Jerry E. Yates, Director, 300 West Lexington Street, 
Box 5-Suite 702, Baltimore, MD 21201-3418, [phone], (410) 962-
3201 Fax
District of Columbia (and VA), Thomas Harmon, Director, 400 North 8th 
St., Rm 1119, P.O. Box 10066, Richmond, VA 23240, [phone], (804) 
771-2157 Fax
Florida
Henry Jibaja, Director, 3165 McCrory Street, Suite 115, Orlando, FL 
32803-3750, [phone], [phone] Fax
Georgia
David A. Dammann, Director, 75 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Suite 462 Atlanta, 
GA 30303-2587 [phone] [phone] Fax
Hawaii; Guam; American Samoa
Lynn Dunn, Director, P.O. Box 50024, 300 Ala Moana Blvd. #6326, 
Honolulu, HI 96850-0001, [phone], [phone] Fax
Idaho
Van Kent Griffitts, Director, 304 North 8th St., Rm. 344, Boise, ID 
83702, [phone], [phone] Fax
Illinois
Timothy Krieger, Director, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 442, Chicago, 
IL 60604-3511, [phone], [phone] Fax
Indiana
Thomas L. Haskett, Director, 46 East Ohio St., Room 457, Indianapolis, 
IN 46204-1922, [phone], [phone] Fax
Iowa
Joel Weinstein, Director, 210 Walnut--Room 917, Des Moines, IA 50309, 
[phone], [phone] Fax
Kansas
James M. Byrnes, Director, Frank Carlson Federal Building, 444 SE 
Quincy -Room 147, Topeka, KS 66683-3572, [phone], [phone] 
Fax
Kentucky
Betsy Irvin Wells, Director, Federal Building, Room 372 D 600 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Pl., Louisville, KY 40202-2230, [phone], (502) 
582-6386 Fax
Louisiana
Willard L. Labrie, Director, 640 Main Street, Suite 102, Baton Rouge, 
LA 70801-1910, [phone], [phone] Fax
Maine (and NH/VT )
Peter Bender, Acting Director, The Whitebridge 91-93 North State St., 
Concord, NH 03301, 603 225-1450 (Phone), 603 225-1459
Maryland (and DE)
Jerry E. Yates, Director, 300 West Lexington Street, Box 5-Suite 702, 
Baltimore, MD 21201-3418, [phone], [phone] Fax
Massachusetts
Peter Bender, Acting Director, 10 Causeway Street, Rm 467, Boston, MA 
02222-1039, [phone], [phone] Fax
Michigan
Mary Pfeiler, Director, 211 West Fort Street, Suite 1408, Detroit, MI 
48226, [phone], [phone] Fax
Minnesota
Robert Jackson, Director, 431 South 7th Street, Room 2480, Minneapolis, 
MN 55415, [phone], [phone] or 4081 Fax

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Mississippi
Rocktabija Abdul-Azeez, Director,
Dr. A. H. McCoy, Federal Building, Rm. 1005-A, 100 West Capitol Street, 
Jackson, MS 39269-1092, [phone], [phone] Fax
Missouri
John J. McDonald, Director, 801 Walnut St., Room 504, Kansas City, MO 
64106, [phone], [phone] Fax
Montana
Joe R. Lovelady, Director, Capitol One Center, 208 North Montana 
Avenue, Suite 206, Helena, MT 59601-3837, [phone], (406) 449-
5412 Fax
Nebraska
Anne C. Johnson, Director, Federal Building, Room 156, 100 Centennial 
Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508-3896, [phone], [phone] Fax
Nevada
Craig R. Warner, Director, 4600 Kietzke Lane, Suite E-141, Reno, NV 
89502-5033, [phone], [phone] Fax
New Hampshire (and VT)
Peter Bender, Director, The Whitebridge, 91-93 North State St., 
Concord, NH 03301-3939, [phone], [phone] Fax
New Jersey
Stanley Gorland, Director, 44 South Clinton Ave., #702, Trenton, NJ 
08609, [phone], [phone] Fax
New Mexico
Ernesto Ramos, Director, 120 S. Federal Place, #315, Santa Fe, NM 
87501-2026, [phone], [phone] Fax
New York
Bernard A. Conte, Director, 6 World Trade Center, Room 758, New York, 
NY 10048-0206, [phone], [phone] Fax
New York Satellite Office,
Bernard A. Conte, Director, Lea O'Brien Federal Bldg. Rm.818, Clinton 
Ave. & Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207, [phone], [phone] 
Fax
North Carolina
Robert L. Winston, Director, P.O. Century Station, Federal Building, 
300 Fayetteville Street Mall, Room 131, Raleigh, NC 27601, (919) 856-
4731, [phone] Fax
North Dakota (and SD)
John Pohlman, Director, Federal Building, 225 S. Pierre Street, Room 
225, Pierre, SD 57501-2452, [phone], [phone] Fax
Ohio
Paul Schrader, Director, 51 North High Street, Room 451, Columbus, OH 
43215, [phone], [phone] Fax

Oklahoma
H. Zeke Rodriguez, Director, 215 Dean A. McGee, Suite 234, Oklahoma 
City, OK 73102, [phone], [phone] Fax
Oregon
Robin Sutherland, Director, 2010 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR 97232, 
[phone], [phone] Fax
Pennsylvania
Jorina Ahmed, Director, Gateway Building, 3535 Market Street, Room 
2460, Philadelphia, PA 19104, [phone], [phone] Fax
Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands
Loretta DeCordova, Director, U.S. Federal Building #662, 150 Carlos 
Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918-1737, [phone], [phone] 
Fax
Rhode Island
Vincent Marzullo, Director, 400 Westminster St., Rm. 203, Providence, 
RI 02903-3215, [phone], [phone] Fax
South Carolina
Jerome J. Davis, Director, Federal Building, Suite 872, 1835 Assembly 
Street, Columbia, SC 29201-2430, [phone], [phone] Fax
South Dakota (and ND)
John C. Pohlman, Director, 225 South Pierre Street, Room 225, Pierre, 
SD 57501-2452, [phone], [phone] Fax
Tennessee
Alfred E. Johnson, Director, 265 Cumberland Bend Drive, Nashville, TN 
37228, [phone], [phone] Fax
Texas
Jerry G. Thompson, Director, 903 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 130, Austin, 
TX 78701, [phone], [phone] Fax
Utah
Rick Crawford, Director, U.S. Courthouse, 350 South Main St., Rm. 504, 
Salt Lake City, UT 84101, [phone], [phone] Fax
Vermont (and NH)
Peter Bender, Director, 91-93 North State Street, Concord, NH 03301-
3939, [phone], [phone] Fax
Virginia (and DC)
Thomas Harmon, Director, 400 North 8th St., Rm 1119, P.O. Box 10066, 
Richmond, VA 23240, [phone], [phone] Fax
Washington
John A. Miller, Director, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, 
Suite 3190, Seattle, WA 98174, [phone], [phone] Fax
West Virginia
Judith Russell, Director, Suite 203, 10 Hale Street, Charleston, WV 
25301, [phone], [phone] Fax
Wisconsin
Michael P. Murphy, Director, Henry Reuss Federal Plaza, 310 W. 
Wisconsin Ave., Room 1240E, Milwaukee, WI 53203 [phone], (414) 
297-1863 Fax
Wyoming
Patrick Gallizzi, Director, 2120 Capitol Avenue, Rm. 1110, Cheyenne, WY 
82001-3649, [phone], [phone] Fax.
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