[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33210-33214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15700]
[[Page 33210]]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Grants for Policy Research on Selected Poverty and Dependency
Topics
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
ACTION: Request for applications to conduct policy research concerning
low wage labor markets, parental responsibility and support, child
development outcomes, and adolescent pregnancy.
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SUMMARY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
announces the availability of funds and invites applications for short-
term policy research projects with emphasis on four priority areas.
CLOSING DATE: The closing date for submitting applications under this
announcement is August 28, 1995.
FOR APPLICATION KITS OR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grants Officer,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation,
Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Room 405F, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Washington, D.C. 20201, Phone
(202) 690-8794.
Part I. Background and Purpose
A. Purpose of Grant Program
The purpose of these grants is to stimulate interest in conducting
policy relevant research on a broad range of topics related to poverty,
welfare dependency, labor markets, child and youth development and
parental responsibility. These grants are for short-term efforts which
are designed to be completed within one year. Our intent is to sponsor
research efforts and not to fund the provision of services. While
research may be conducted in service settings, proposals of this nature
will be carefully scrutinized to assure that these funds are not used
for other purposes, no matter how worthwhile. Within the context of
this announcement, the term ``parent'' and ``family'' should be
understood to include both mothers and fathers whether living together
or apart.
B. Eligible Applicants and Funding
Pursuant to section 1110 of the Social Security Act, any public and
private nonprofit organizations including universities and other
institutions of higher education may apply. Applications may also be
submitted by private for-profit organizations. However, no grant funds
may be paid as profit, i.e., any amount in excess of allowable direct
and indirect costs of the recipient (45 CFR 74.705). As a result of
this competition between 10 and 15 awards are expected to be made from
funds appropriated for fiscal years 1995 and another five awards with
funds for 1996 provided funds are available. Awards will be limited to
one year of support. The average award is expected to be approximately
$75,000.
Part II. Topics of Priority Interest
A. Research on Low-wage Labor Markets, Employment and Training Programs
The employment problems of families receiving welfare encompass
fundamental questions which are at the heart of the current debate
regarding the direction of welfare reform. Whether these problems
primarily reflect problems on the demand or the supply sides of the
labor market frequently drives disagreements over interpretation of
evidence and policy prescriptions. Some commentators emphasize that the
structural changes in the economy have left those with poor skills,
health, and transportation with few available jobs. Others would argue
that low-wage jobs are readily available, and that what is lacking is
willingness to search for and accept jobs at these wages. This view
would hold that the existence of welfare payments is a decisive
disincentive to work.
Recent shifts in employment away from traditional industrial
sectors, such as manufacturing, from occupations requiring less skill
and education, and from inner-city areas have allegedly resulted in a
``mismatch'' between the required skills and/or geographic locations of
employers, on the one hand, and the skills and residential locations of
many AFDC recipients, on the other.
For families receiving AFDC, these mismatches caused by demand
shifts may be particularly severe, due to their greater relative
concentrations in sectors or areas that are declining (such as jobs
requiring less education or located in the inner-cities), their greater
dependence on particular industries (like manufacturing) for obtaining
better wages, or their greater difficulty in relocating to other
sectors or areas in response to demand shifts (due to discrimination or
higher skill requirements in the growing sectors).
In addition, the prospective policy of time-limited benefits under
the proposed welfare reform raises many questions about the operation
of the labor markets for current recipients of AFDC.
The result is a broad array of issues that can be explored in
support of reducing poverty, assuring economic security, and
encouraging self-reliance. Researchers are encouraged to submit their
own ideas for potential topics. The topics listed below are given only
for purposes of illustration:
The low wage labor market, particularly for women, is characterized
by intermittent periods of being out of the labor force and, if in the
labor forced, in and out of employment.
What are the influences of welfare and unemployment
insurance systems on keeping low skilled women with children out of
poverty?
What policy changes might make these systems a better
safety net for these woman given the operation of the labor market?
What effect might these policy changes have on the poverty rate of
children?
To what extent does low wage work reduce poverty or
welfare receipt?
What is the link between the training that welfare
recipients are offered and the types of jobs that are available? Are
welfare recipients being trained for jobs that are realistically
available to them?
Do entrants into low wage jobs have an opportunity to
advance? What are the determinants of workers' success once they enter
the low wage labor market?
What types of training are most successful in preparing
welfare recipients for jobs and in job retention?
What is the experience with subsidized work strategies of
the past? What steps are critical to the creation of subsidized jobs
for welfare recipients? How much can be done by the private sector?
What can be done by nonprofits? When are subsidized jobs most likely to
lead to long term unsubsidized employment?
What are the implications for an increase in the minimum
wage for welfare recipients?
What are the experiences of low skilled/educated men and
how do they compare with that of women?
What are the relationships between unemployment, low wages
and family formation/dissolution?
Technical questions concerning this topic should be directed to
Audrey Mirsky at 202-401-6640.
B. Research on Parental Responsibility and Support
Child support is a critical component for ensuring economic
stability for millions of single-parent families. While many single
parents can and do raise their children on their own, the financial
burden of serving as the family's sole provider puts children at risk
of living in poverty. The present child support system too often
functions [[Page 33211]] poorly and fails to ensure that support for
children comes from both parents. But parental responsibility is not
limited to the payment of support. Non-custodial parents can also make
other important contributions to their children's well-being.
There are a large number of issues that impinge upon the ability
and willingness of non-custodial parents to assume responsibility for
their children's well-being. Researchers are encouraged to submit their
own ideas for potential topics. The topics listed below are given only
for purposes of illustration.
In-Hospital Paternity--All states are now required to have
paternity programs in every hospital that provides birthing services.
Reports indicate that the rates of paternity establishment vary widely
among hospitals within and across states. Many parents remain unwilling
to take advantage of the opportunity to establish paternity
voluntarily. What are the concerns of mothers and fathers at the
hospital? What strategies and outreach activities promote positive
paternity establishment outcomes?
Medical Support Awards--What is the potential for medical support
awards, especially for welfare dependent and other low-income children?
Do low-income non-custodial fathers have access to family coverage? Do
medical support awards result in custodial families having less cash
support? Are there better alternatives for assuring health care
coverage, especially in interstate cases (for example Medicaid buy-ins,
making the custodial parent the primary insurer)?
Informal Child Support--Relatively little is known about informal
child support payments. What kinds of support are contributed? How much
is contributed? How reliable are these contributions? How do these
contributions compare to formal child support obligations? Do payments
and other contributions typically end if the relationship sours or
ends? Are payments more reliable when the contributor is sure the money
is going to the family, rather than to reimburse the government? What
factors influence the provisions of informal support and the decision
not to pursue formal support payments?
Nurturing/Parenting in Separated Households--The issues of
nurturing and parenting when the parents do not live together are very
complex. Much of what is known comes from our assessment of co-
parenting failures: non-custodial fathers (and mothers) who just
disappear; parents who feel they are being denied access to their
children; parents who have to be taught what it means to be a
responsible parent. Interventions to fix these problems are being tried
and some are being evaluated. We know very little about successful co-
parenting in families where parents live apart. Who are the successful
co-parents? How do they differ from unsuccessful co-parents? What
factors contribute to this success? Is there a positive impact on their
children's well-being? Can we learn anything from these successes that
can help develop interventions when co-parenting doesn't work?
Fathers in Prison--Some studies are beginning to show that a
significant proportion of the fathers of AFDC children are in prison or
have criminal records. What are the implications of this for child
support payments and for father involvement? How does the current child
support enforcement system handle such cases? Are there innovative
programs that we can learn from?
Domestic Violence and Child Support--The number of AFDC cases
applying for and receiving good cause exemption for refusing to
cooperate in establishing paternity and securing support has always
been very small (less than 1% of the caseload). This rate is
considerably lower than the estimated prevalence of domestic violence
among low-income women. It may be that the child's father is not the
perpetrator of the violence experienced by many of these women.
Alternatively, this low rate may be a function of the ease with which
AFDC applicants and recipients can avoid meeting the cooperation
requirements. With stricter cooperation requirements, one of the likely
outcomes of welfare reform, it is important to have a much better
understanding of the dynamics between enforcement of support and the
threat of physical retaliation by the child's biological father. What
is the incidence of domestic violence among AFDC recipients? How much
of the violence is attributable to the children's father? Can we expect
requests for good cause exemptions to increase? Are there successful
strategies for pursuing support and not placing families at risk?
Technical questions concerning this topic should be directed to
Linda Mellgren at 202-690-6806.
C. Research on Linkages Between Child Development and Changes in Family
Economic Self-Sufficiency
Anti-poverty policies have as their major aim the improvement of
poor children's life circumstances and future prospects. These policies
have generated programs designed to assist poor children and their
families in three primary ways: (1) programs which focus on enhancing
child development and strengthening the parent-child relationship, (2)
programs which primarily provide economic support and emphasize job
development for parents, and (3) comprehensive child and family
programs which are two generational in their service intervention focus
and address families' needs in all areas including child development
and economic self-sufficiency. Comprehensive program approaches are
becoming more prominent now and are built on the belief that changes
must be supported for both children and their families and that longer
term improvements for children will not occur unless their families
also change and achieve greater economic self-sufficiency.
Research has yielded some evidence as to the effectiveness of each
of these program approaches, but the knowledge base is limited in a
number of ways. Studies of employment and training programs have
focused on outcomes for adults and have not usually examined impacts on
children's development. Studies of child development programs, such as
Head Start, have focused on child outcomes and rarely have examined
economic of other outcomes for parents. Developmental theory suggests,
however, that changes for children and changes for parents will be
interrelated. Interventions which effectively promote children's well-
being and the parent-child relationship may benefit parents'
development in ways that are related to the economic well-being of
their families. Conversely changes in family economic well-being,
resulting from interventions or naturally occurring events, may affect
the course of children's development.
There are research findings which suggest that it would be fruitful
to develop these lines of inquiry further. Recent findings from
experimental research by Olds and his colleagues (1994) indicate that
low-income mothers who have participated in home visiting child
development programs spend less time on welfare and earn more income
two years after the intervention than low-income mothers who have not
received such services. Findings from nonexperimental research on
changes in income, poverty status and welfare status suggest that such
changes have a number of consequences for children's development
(Conger & Elder, 1994; Moore, Morrison, Zaslow, Glei, 1994). Research
the Department is now funding on the impacts of mothers' participation
in the Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training
[[Page 33212]] Program will provide new experimental evidence on the
impacts of employment interventions on both parents and children.
The goal of this grant area is to develop new knowledge about the
possible linkages between intervening to support children's development
(in childhood or adolescence) and intervening to promote families'
economic self-sufficiency and about the conditions under which linkages
occur or can be created. We seek knowledge which can inform policy
formulation at national, state, and local levels and can guide the
design of service interventions.
Topics of interest include:
Changes in parents' poverty or welfare dependency as a
function of the provision of child development services (such as child
care, after school care, and more intensive child and youth development
programs);
Changes in children's development as a function of changes
in family poverty or welfare dependency;
Variations in home environments or in child and youth
development as a function of low-income parents' transitions from
welfare to employment and participation in work or training programs;
Variations in children's time use and parents' supervision
and monitoring of children's activities as a function of AFDC parents'
participation in work or training;
Relationships between developing employability skills and
developing parenting skills;
Characteristics of low-wage jobs or employment and
training programs which affect parents' continued participation in work
or training because of their influence on the home environment and
parents' ability to manage their child-rearing responsibilities; and
Effects of participation of low-income youth in employment
and training on family relationships and economic self-sufficiency.
Technical questions concerning this topic should be directed to
Martha Moorehouse at 202-690-6939.
D. Research on Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting
Teen pregnancy and teen parenthood have raised great concerns among
policy makers and the general public. Teen parenthood is associated
with many negative outcomes such as welfare dependency and school
dropout for young mothers and low birth weight and other problems for
their children. Given the potential consequences of teen pregnancy, the
issue has been at the center of many recent policy debates.
While our knowledge about the factors related to teen pregnancy and
parenthood are limited, we do have some information on trends in sexual
activity and childbearing and have identified some possible
antecedents. Earlier physical maturation, increasing teen sexual
activity, and the incidence of non-consensual sexual intercourse have
increased the risk of exposure to pregnancy among adolescents. It is
important to recognize that teens report 84% of all pregnancies in 1990
were unintended. The primary factors that are associated with teenage
sexual activity and parenthood are socioeconomic disadvantage, school
failure, behavior problems and risk-taking.
The most recent synthesis of the literature, Beginning Too Soon:
Adolescent Sexual Behavior Pregnancy and Parenthood by K. Moore and her
associates (in press) identifies the different roles people,
institutions and policies play in influencing the decisions of teen
mothers. We are only beginning to learn the relative roles of peers,
partners, siblings, parents, media, neighborhood influences, biological
development and public policy and programs on the timing of first
sexual intercourse and other decisions related to sexual activity,
pregnancy and parenthood. More research in each of these areas is
necessary.
The topics listed below could fill some of the knowledge gaps we
face, but are given only for purposes of illustration. Authors are
encouraged to submit their own ideas for potential topics.
What is the impact of involuntary sex on teens? Is it an
antecedent of adolescent parenthood? What is the role of non-sexual
child abuse?
Do we know if vulnerable teen populations (e.g., youth
living away from their parents, incarcerated youth, and runaway or
homeless youth) have an increased chance of becoming teen parents?
What impact do the media have on teens' decisions related
to sexual activity and/or childbearing? What is the impact of the
popular media? What is the impact of the use of media to support
healthy decision making and activity?
What is the role of religious institutions? What is the
impact of religiosity in general? Does it vary across religions?
What is known about the relationship between youths'
participation in youth development activities and pregnancy or
parenthood?
What do we know about the male partners of sexually active
teenagers? What types of interventions should target teen males? What
interventions (if any) have targeted or could target older males? What
is the impact of child support policies on their intention to become
fathers?
What is known about the impact of the presence/absence of
significant adults on teens' decisions that lead to adolescent
pregnancy and parenthood? What are particular elements of this factor?
What are the roles of parents? Peers? Other caring adults?
What impact does a teen's perception of future opportunity
have on decisions regarding sexual activity, pregnancy and parenthood?
What are the roles of schools as social and community
settings for adolescent development? What do school reform intervention
efforts tell us about the relationship between school functioning,
students' academic success and teen pregnancy and parenthood?
What is the role of labor market opportunities in
decisions related to adolescent fertility?
What do we know about how adolescents decide whether to
place their children for adoption? Why don't more adolescents select
adoption as the outcome of their pregnancy?
What do we know about interventions specifically to reduce
the number of second pregnancies or births to teens?
Technical questions concerning this topic should be directed to
Elisa Koff at 202-690-5932.
E. Other Topics Related to Poverty and Dependency
In making decisions about which proposals to fund, priority
attention will be given to projects which address concerns within the
topical areas listed above. However, we do invite researchers to
propose projects which are not included above, but which directly
address the overall themes of poverty and dependence.
ASPE also encourages applicants to propose projects that analyze
the various service delivery approaches or intervention strategies in
use in a field. Appropriate fields include early childhood development,
family economic development, child welfare services, youth services, or
other social service areas of interest to HHS.
Such projects would describe and categorize service delivery
approaches and intervention strategies now being used in a field and
would explain their relationship to one another and to interventions in
other service fields. This would create a framework for
[[Page 33213]] policy makers to assess how newly proposed service
interventions relate to exiting interventions and to other efforts in a
field.
Research evidence of impacts on children or families is one basis
policy makers use to assess what an intervention has to offer. Yet,
other issues are also important. What underlying theories of human
development, behavior and change are implicit in the strategy? How does
the intervention relate to the unmet needs of the potential clientele?
What resources are required for the intervention? What is the fit
between the intervention and existing programs and service systems? How
are the duration and intensity of the intervention related to the
observed effects? What are the advantages or disadvantages over
alternative approaches?
For example, in the field of infant and toddler services, we do not
fully understand when and where different models of service are best
applied. A range of new approaches is being tried, including Parents as
Teachers, the Infant Health and Development Demonstration, Home
Visiting Demonstrations, and Hawaii's Healthy Start program. The new
Early Head Start initiative also will introduce services for infants
and toddlers and their families. What factors are important for policy
makers to consider in deciding when and where these or other models can
best be used?
We invite researchers to propose to create a ``map'' of a field of
child or family services that will serve as a framework for answering
such questions.
Technical questions concerning this topic should be directed to
Richard Silva at 202-401-6660.
Part III. Application Preparation and Evaluation Criteria
This part contains information on the preparation of an application
for submission under this announcement, the forms necessary for
submission and the evaluation criteria under which the applications
will be reviewed. Potential applicants should read this part carefully
in conjunction with the information provided in Part II.
Application Forms. See section entitled ``Components of a Complete
Application.'' All of these documents must accompany the application
package.
Length of Application. Applications should be as brief and concise
as possible, but assure communication of the applicant's proposal to
the reviewers. In no case shall the project narrative exceed 30 double
spaced pages exclusive of appropriate attachments. Only relevant
attachments should be included, for example, resumes of key personnel.
Videotapes, brochures, and other promotional materials will be
discarded and not reviewed. Project narratives should be formatted with
1 inch margins, double spaced lines, 12 point type, with consecutively
numbered pages.
Applications should be assembled as follows:
1. Abstract: Provide a one-page summary of the proposed project.
The abstract should clearly identify which priority topic listed in
Part II above the application intends to address.
2. Goals. Objectives, and Usefulness of Project: Include an
overview which describes the need for the proposed project; indicates
the background and policy significance of the issue area(s) to be
researched; outlines the specific quantitative and qualitative
questions to be investigated; and describes how the proposed project
will advance scientific knowledge and policy development.
3. Methodology and Design: Provide a description and justification
of how the proposed research project will be implemented, including
methodologies, approach to be taken, data sources to be used, and
proposed research and analytic plans. Identify any theoretical or
empirical basis for the methodology and approach proposed. In addition,
provide evidence of access to data set(s) proposed to be studied.
4. Experience of Personnel/Organizational Capacity: Briefly
describe the applicant's organizational capabilities and experience in
conducting pertinent research projects. Identify the key staff who are
expected to carry out the research project and provide a curriculum
vitae for each person. Provide a discussion of how key staff will
contribute to the success of the project.
5. Work Plan: A work plan should be included which describes the
start and end dates of the project, the responsibilities of each of the
key staff, and a time line which shows the sequence of tasks necessary
for the completion of the project. Identify the other time commitments
of key staff members, for example, their teaching or managerial
responsibilities as well as other projects that they are involved in.
The Work plan should include a discussion of any plans for
dissemination of the results of the study, e.g., articles in journals
and presentations at conferences.
6. Budget: Submit a request for Federal funds using Standard Form
424A and provide a proposed budget using the categories listed on this
form. A narrative explanation of the budget should be included which
explains in more detail what the funds will be used for. If other
sources of funds are being received to support aspects of this
research, the source, amount, and other relevant details must be
included.
Review Process and Funding information. Applications will be
initially screened for compliance with the timeliness and completeness
requirements. Three (3) copies of each application are required.
Applicants are encouraged to send an additional three (3) copies of
their application to ease processing, but applicants will not be
penalized if these extra copies are not included. If judged in
compliance, the application then will be reviewed by government
personnel, augmented by outside experts where appropriate.
The panel will review the applications using the evaluation
criteria listed below to score each application. These review results
will be the primary element used by the ASPE in making funding
decisions.
HHS reserves the option to discuss applications with other Federal
agencies, Central or Regional Office staff, specialists, experts,
States and the general public. Comments from these sources, along with
those of the reviewers, may be considered in making an award decision.
As a result of this competition, between 10 and 15 awards are
expected to be made from funds appropriated for fiscal years 1995, and
an additional five awards may be made with funds for fiscal year 1996
within the limits of the available funding. Awards will be limited to
one year of support. The average award is expected to be approximately
$75,000.
Deadline for Submission of Applications. The closing date for
submission of applications under this announcement is August 28, 1995.
An application will be considered as meeting the deadline if it is
either: (1) received at, or hand-delivered to, the mailing address on
or before August 28, 1995, or (2) postmarked before midnight five days
prior to August 28, 1995 and received in time to be considered during
the competitive review process (within two weeks of the deadline date).
Applications will not be accepted which are transmitted by fax.
When mailing application packages, applicants are strongly advised
to obtain a legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier (such as
UPS, Federal Express, etc.), or from the U.S. Postal Service as proof
of mailing by the deadline date. If there is a question as to when an
application was mailed, [[Page 33214]] applicants will be asked to
provide proof of mailing by the deadline date. When proof is not
provided, an application will not be considered for funding. Private
metered postmarks are not acceptable as proof of timely mailing.
Hand-delivered applications will be accepted Monday through Friday
prior to and on August 28, 1995 during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. in the lobby of the Hubert H. Humphrey building located at 200
Independence Avenue, SW., in Washington, D.C. when hand delivering an
application, call 690-8794 from the lobby for pickup. A staff person
will be available to receive applications. Applications which do not
meet the August 28, 1995 deadline will not be considered or reviewed.
HHS will send a letter to this effect to each late applicant.
HHS reserves the right to extend the deadline for all applications
if there is widespread disruption of the mail because of extreme
weather conditions or natural disasters or if HHS determines an
extension to be in the best interest of the Government. However, HHS
will not waive or extend the deadline for any applicant unless the
deadline is waived or extended for all applicants.
Selection Process and Evaluation Criteria
Selection of the successful applicants will be based on the
technical criteria laid out in this announcement. Reviewers will
determine the strengths and weaknesses of each application in terms of
the evaluation criteria listed below, provide comments and assign
numerical scores. The review panel will prepare a summary of all
applicant scores, strengths, weaknesses and recommendations.
The point value following each criterion heading indicates the
maximum numerical weight that each section will be given in the review
process. An unacceptable rating on any individual criterion may render
the application unacceptable. Consequently, applicants should take care
to ensure that all criteria are fully addressed in the applications.
Applications will be reviewed as follows:
Evaluation Criteria
1. Goals, Objectives, and Potential Usefulness of the Analyses. (25
points). The potential usefulness of the objectives and how the
anticipated results of the proposed project will advance scientific
knowledge and policy development.
2. Methodology and Design. (35 points). The appropriateness,
soundness, and cost-effectiveness of the methodology, including the
research design, statistical techniques, analytical strategies, the
selection of existing data sets, and other procedures.
3. Qualifications of Personnel and Organizational Capability. (25
points). The qualifications of the project personnel for conducting the
proposed research as evidenced by professional training and experience,
and the capacity of the organization to provide the infrastructure and
support necessary for the project.
4. Work Plan and Budget. (15 points). Is the plan reasonable? Are
the activities sufficiently detailed to ensure successful, timely
implementation? Do they demonstrate an adequate level of understanding
by the applicant of the practical problems of conducting such a
project? Is the proposed budget reasonable and sufficient to ensure
completion of the study?
Disposition of Applications
1. Approval, disapproval, or deferral. On the basis of the review
of an application, the ASPE will either (a) approve the application in
whole, as revised, or in part for an amount of funds and subject to
such conditions as are deemed necessary or desirable for the research
project; or (b) disapprove the application; or defer action on the
application for such reasons as a lack of funds or a need for further
review.
2. Notification of disposition. The ASPE will notify the applicants
of the disposition of their application. A signed notification of the
award will be issued to notify the applicant of the approved
application.
3. The Assistant Secretary's Discretion. Nothing in this
announcement should be construed as to obligate the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation to make any awards whatsoever. Awards and
the distribution of awards among the priority areas are contingent on
the needs of the Department at any point in time and the quality of the
applications which are received.
Components of a Complete Application. A complete application
consists of the following items in this order:
1. Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424, Revised
4-88);
2. Budget Information--Non-construction Programs (Standard Form
424A, Revised 4-88);
3. Assurances--Non-construction Programs (Standard Form 424B,
Revised 4-88);
4. A table of Contents;
5. Budget Justification for Section B--Budget Categories;
6. Proof of nonprofit status, if appropriate;
7. A copy of the applicant's approved indirect cost rate agreement
if necessary;
8. Project Narrative Statement, organized in five sections
addressing the following topics:
(a) Abstract,
(b) Goals, Objectives and Usefulness of the Project,
(c) Methodology and design,
(d) Background of the Personnel and Organizational Capabilities and
(e) Work plan (timetable);
9. Any appendices/attachments;
10. Certification Regarding Drug-Free Work place;
11. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other
Responsibility Matters;
12. Certification and, if necessary, Disclosure Regarding Lobbying;
Reports. The grantee must submit quarterly progress reports and a
final report. The specific format and content for these reports will be
provided by the project officer.
State Single Point of Contact (E.O. No. 12372). The Department of
Health and Human Services has determined that this program is not
subject to Executive Order No. 12372, Intergovernmental Review of
Federal Programs, because it is a program that is national in scope and
does not directly affect State and local governments. Applicants are
not required to seek intergovernmental review of their applications
within the constraints of E.O. No. 12372.
Dated: June 21, 1995.
David T. Ellwood,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
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