[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14425]
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Part III
Department of Health and Human Services
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Office of Public Health and Science
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Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning
Services Grants; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 109 / Tuesday, June 8, 1999 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Public Health and Science
Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family
Planning Services Grants
AGENCY: Office of Population Affairs, OPHS, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Population Affairs announces the anticipated
allocation of funds for FY 2000 family planning services grant projects
under the authority of Title X of the Public Health Service Act and
solicits applications for competing grant awards to serve the areas
and/or populations set out below. Only applications which propose to
serve the populations and/or areas listed in Table I will be accepted
for review and possible funding. In addition, general program
information is included to provide potential grantees with information
about future funding opportunities.
OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 93.217.
DATES: Application due dates vary. See Supplementary Information below.
ADDRESSES: Completed applications for DHHS Regions II, III, and IV
should be sent to: Office of Grants Management for Family Planning
Services, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 5B95,
Atlanta, GA 30323-8909.
Completed applications for DHHS Regions, V, VI, VII, IX, and X
should be sent to: Office of Grants Management for Family Planning
Services, 1301 Young Street, Suite 766, Dallas, TX 75202.
See Supplementary Information section for addresses for additional
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program Requirement
Region Program Consultants for Family Planning: Region I, James
Sliker, 617/565-1060; Region II, Lucille Katz--212/264-3935; Region
III, Louis Belmonte--215/861-4641; Region IV, Christino Rodriquez--404/
562-7900; Region V, Janice Ely--312/886-3864; Region VI, Paul Smith--
214/767-3060; Region VII, Elizabeth Curtis--816/426-2924; Region VIII,
John J. McCarthy, Jr.--303/844-6163; Region IX, Nadine Simons--414/437-
8116; Region X, Janet Wildeboor--206/615-2501.
Administrative and Budgetary Requirements
Region II, III and IV: June Faizi (Office of Grants Management for
Family Planning Services)--404/562-7902; Regions V, VI, VII, IX and X:
Maudeen Pickett (Office of Grants Management for Family Planning
Services)--214/767-3401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title X of the Public Health Service Act, 42
U.S.C. 300, et seq., authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to award grants to public or private nonprofit entities
to assist in the establishment and operation of voluntary family
planning projects to provide a broad range of acceptable and effective
family planning methods and services (including natural family planning
methods, infertility services, and services for adolescents). The
statute requires that, to the extent practicable, entities shall
encourage family participation. Also, Title X funds may not be used in
programs where abortion is a method of family planning. Implementing
regulations appear at 42 CFR part 59, subpart A.
On February 5, 1993, HHS published at 58 FR 7462 an interim rule
that suspends the 1988 Title X rules, pending the promulgation of new
regulations. The principal effect of this action was to suspend the
definitions of ``family planning,'' ``grantees,'' ``prenatal care,''
``Title X,'' ``Title X Program,'' and ``Title X Project'' presently
found at 42 CFR 59.2 and 42 CFR 59.7-59.10. Proposed rules were also
published at 58 FR 7464 on the same date. During the pendency of
rulemaking, the policies and interpretations relating to the provision
of abortion-related services by Title X grantees that were in effect
prior to the issuance of the 1988 rule, including those set out in the
1981 Family Planning Guidelines, are being used by the program. Copies
of the pre-1988 policies and interpretations are available from the
Regional Program Consultants for Regions I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII,
VIII, IX, and X, at the addresses listed below.
Region I (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Vermont): DHHS/PHS Region I, JFK Federal Building, Room 2126,
Boston, MA 02203
Region II (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands): DHHS/PHS
Region II, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 3337, New York, NY 10278
Region III (Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, W. Virginia): DHHS/PHS Region III, 150 S. Independence Mall
West, Philadelphia, PA, 19106-3499
Region IV (Kentucky, Mississippi, N. Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, S. Carolina): DHHS/PHS Region IV, 61 Forsyth Street,
Suite 5B95, Atlanta, GA 30303
Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin):
DHHS/PHS Region V, 105 West Adams Street, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603
Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas): DHHS/PHS
Region VI, 1301 Young Street, Suite 1124, Dallas, TX 75202
Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska): DHHS/PHS Region VII, 601
East 12th Street, Room 210, Kansas City, MO 64106
Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Wyoming): DHHS/PHS Region VIII, Federal Building, 4th Floor, 1961 Stout
Street, Denver, CO 80294-3538
Region IX (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Republic of Palau,
Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands):
DHHS/PHS Region IX, 50 United Nations Plaza, Room 327, San Francisco,
CA 94102
Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington): DHHS/PHS Region X,
Blanchard Plaza, 2201 Sixth Avenue, M/S RX-29, Seattle, WA 98121
Incorporating Public Health Initiatives, Program Priorities and Key
Issues for Family Planning.
The proposal should reflect the applicant's ability to incorporate
into the project plan public health initiatives such as Healthy People
2000 health promotion and disease prevention objectives for family
planning, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
priorities of assuring a healthy start for every child by increasing
the proportion of pregnancies that are intended, promoting personal
responsibility for healthy lifestyles, and addressing the elimination
of racial and ethnic disparities in health as identified by the
President's Initiative on Race.
In addition, the following priorities represent overarching goals
for the Title X program and, along with the key issues, should be
reflected in the applicant's project plan:
(1) Expansion and enhancement of the quality of clinical
reproductive health services through partnerships with entities that
have related interests and that work with similar priority populations;
(2) Increased emphasis on services to adolescents, including
emphasis on postponement of sexual activity and more accessible
provision of contraceptive counseling and services;
(3) Increased services to hard-to-reach populations by partnering
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community-based organizations and others that have a stake in the
prevention of unintended pregnancy;
(4) Expansion of comprehensiveness of reproductive health services,
including STD and cancer screening and prevention, HIV prevention,
education and counseling, and substance abuse screening and referral;
(5) Increased services to males, emphasizing shared responsibility
for preventing unintended pregnancy and STD/HIV infection.
Key issues impacting family planning:
Other key issues are impacting the current and future delivery of
family planning services. These issues include:
(1) Medicaid waivers and managed care;
(2) Implications of welfare reform and other issues that are
affecting family planning services, such as Temporary Assistance to
Needy Families (TANF) and the Children's Health Insurance Program
(CHIP) as well as other Federal and State initiatives;
(3) Electronic technology;
(4) Research findings;
(5) Legislative mandates, such as counseling teens on involving
families and avoiding coercive sexual relationships.
These program priorities and key issues are being pursued to the
extent that funding or increases in program efficiency allow.
The proposed FY 2000 budget for the Title X Family Planning program
is approximately $240 million. It is anticipated that during FY 2000
approximately 35 percent of the amount that is appropriated for the
program will be allocated to competing applications. It is anticipated
that the balance will be used to support non-competing grantees in the
10 regions and central office. Because some of the grants expected to
be funded with the appropriation for FY 2000 have application due dates
in the next few months, this action is being taken now to permit the
orderly processing of the applications.
Each regional office is responsible for evaluating applications,
establishing priorities, and setting funding levels according to
criteria in 42 CFR 59.11.
This notice announces the anticipated allocation of funds, if
appropriated, for competitive family planning service grants in 22
States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Republic of Palau, and the Federated
States of Micronesia. Subject to enactment of the anticipated
appropriation, competing grant applications are invited for the
following areas:
Table I.
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Number of
competing Appl. due Grant
Populations or areas to be served grants to FY99 funding date funding
be awarded date
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Region I: No grants available for competition in FY 2000.
Region II:
Univ. of PR/Public Hlth.............................. 1 1,735,229 03/01/00 07/01/00
NY State Health Dept................................. 1 7,703,876 03/01/00 07/01/00
Region III:
Delaware Dept. of Health............................. 1 690,187 12/01/99 04/01/00
Virginia Dept. of Health............................. 1 3,724,186 12/01/99 04/01/00
Maryland Dept. of Health............................. 1 3,205,729 12/01/99 04/01/00
WV Dept. of Health................................... 1 1,693,832 12/01/99 04/01/00
Family Health Council................................ 1 2,762,425 03/01/00 07/01/00
Family Planning Council of Central PA................ 1 2,086,193 03/01/00 07/01/00
Family Planning Council.............................. 1 3,487,780 03/01/00 07/01/00
Maternal and Family Health Council................... 1 1,264,753 03/01/00 07/01/00
Region IV:
Florida Dept. of Health.............................. 1 6,578,352 03/01/00 07/01/00
Tennessee Dept. of Health............................ 1 5,503,248 03/01/00 07/01/00
Kentucky Cab. For Human Resources.................... 1 3,864,571 03/01/00 07/01/00
Georgia Dept. of Human Resources..................... 1 5,824,306 03/01/00 07/01/00
North Carolina Dept. of Human Resources.............. 1 4,736,317 03/01/00 07/01/00
Alabama Dept. of Human Resources..................... 1 3,698,168 03/01/00 07/01/00
South Carolina Dept. of Human Resources.............. 1 4,131,705 03/01/00 07/01/00
Mississippi Dept. of Health.......................... 1 3,722,603 03/01/00 07/01/00
Region V:
Ohio Dept. of Health................................. 1 4,133,315 11/01/99 03/01/00
Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio................... 1 623,535 11/01/99 03/01/00
Planned Parenthood of Summit, Portage and Medina 1 676,843 03/01/00 07/01/00
Counties............................................
Region VI:
New Mexico Department of Health...................... 1 1,995,334 09/01/99 01/01/00
Arkansas Department of Health........................ 1 2,961,564 11/01/99 03/01/00
Oklahoma Department of Health........................ 1 2,891,198 08/01/99 12/01/99
Region VII:
Kansas State Department of Health and Environment.... 1 1,786,800 03/01/00 07/01/00
Region VIII: No grants available for competition in FY
2000.
Region IX:
Government of Guam................................... 1 168,408 03/01/00 07/01/00
Republic of Palau.................................... 1 57,971 03/01/00 07/01/00
Federated States of Micronesia....................... 1 220,564 03/01/00 07/01/00
Gila River Indian Community.......................... 1 172,582 03/01/00 07/01/00
Region X:
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette........ 1 561,485 03/01/00 07/01/00
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare............... 1 961,979 03/01/00 07/01/00
International Community Health Service............... 1 123,800 05/30/00 09/30/00
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Total............................................ 32 83,748,838 ........... ...........
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Applications must be postmarked or, if not sent by U.S. mail,
received at the appropriate Grants Management Office no later than
close of business on application due dates listed above. Private
metered postmarks will not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.
Applications which are postmarked or, if not sent by U.S. mail,
delivered to the appropriate Grants Management Office later than the
application due date will be judged late and will not be accepted for
review. (Applicants should request a legibly dated postmark from the
U.S. Postal Service.) Applications which do not conform to the
requirements of this program announcement or do not meet the applicable
regulatory requirements at 42 CFR part 59, subpart A will not be
accepted for review. Applicants will be so notified, and the
applications will be returned.
Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria:
(1) The extent to which family planning services are needed
locally;
(2) The capacity of the applicant to address the family planning
needs of the area to be served;
(3) The relative need of the applicant;
(4) The capacity of the applicant to make rapid and effective use
of the Federal assistance;
(5) The adequacy of the applicant's facilities and staff;
(6) The relative availability of non-Federal resources within the
community to be served and the degree to which those resources are
committed to the project; and
(7) The degree to which the project plan adequately provides for
the requirements set forth in the Title X regulations.
Application Requirements
Application kits (including the application form, PHS 5161-1,
Revised 5/96) (OMB approval No. 0937-0189) may be obtained by
contacting the appropriate Office of Grants Management in Atlanta or
Dallas. Limited technical assistance regarding programmatic aspects of
proposal preparation is available from the regional offices. For
information on administrative and budgetary aspects of proposal
preparation, contact the appropriate Office of Grants Management. An
application must contain: (1) a narrative description of the project
and the manner in which the applicant intends to conduct it in order to
carry out the requirements of the law and regulations; (2) a budget
that includes an estimate of project income and costs, with
justification for the amount of grant funds requested; (3) a
description of the standards and qualifications that will be required
for all personnel and facilities to be used by the project; and (4)
such other pertinent information as may be required by the Secretary as
specified in the application kit. In preparing an application,
applicants should respond to all applicable regulatory requirements.
(The information collections contained in this notice have been
approved by the Office of Management and Budget and assigned control
number 0937-0189.)
The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) requires all grant
recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and to promote the non-use
of all tobacco products. This is consistent with the OPHS mission to
protect and advance the physical and mental health of the American
people.
Application Review and Evaluation
Each regional office is responsible for conducting its own
competitive application reviews. Applications must be submitted to the
appropriate Office of Grants Management at the address listed above.
Staff are available to answer questions and provide limited technical
assistance in the preparation of grant applications.
Grant Awards
Grant projects are generally approved for 3 to 5 years with an
annual non-competitive review of a continuation application to obtain
continued support. Non-competing continuation awards are subject to
factors such as the project making satisfactory progress and the
availability of funds, In all cases, continuation awards require a
determination by HHS that continued funding is in the best interest of
the Federal Government.
Review Under Executive Order 12372
applicants under this announcement are subject to the review
requirements of Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of
Department of Health and Huamn Services Programs and Activities, as
implemented by 45 CFR part 100. As soon as possible, the applicant
should discuss the project with the State Single Point of Contact
(SPOC) for each State to be served. The application kit contains the
currently available listing of the SPOCs which have elected to be
informed of the submission of applications. For those State not
represented on the listing, further inquiries should be made to the
Governor's office of the pertinent states for information regarding the
review process designed by their state or the State Single Point of
Contact (SPOC) for the state in question. SPOC comments must be
received by the appropriate Grants Management Office (Atlanta or
Dallas) 30 days prior to the funding date to be considered.
When final funding decisions have been made, each applicant will be
notified by letter of the outcome of its application. The official
document notifying an applicant that a project application has been
approved for funding is the Notice of Grant Award, which specifies to
the grantee the amount of money awarded, the purposes of the grant, and
terms and conditions of the grant award.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300)
Dated: June 2, 1999.
Denese O. Shervington,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs.
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