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Part IV
Department of Health and Human Services
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Administration for Children and Families
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Administration for Native Americans: Availability of Financial
Assistance; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No. 93612-951]
Administration for Native Americans: Availability of Financial
Assistance
AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans (ANA), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), DHHS.
ACTION: Announcement of availability of competitive financial
assistance for projects in competitive areas administered by the
Administration for Native Americans for American Indians, Native
Hawaiian, Alaska Natives and Native American Pacific Islanders.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces the
anticipated availability of fiscal year 1995 funds in four competitive
areas: (1) governance and social and economic development; (2)
governance and social and economic development for Alaska Native
entities; (3) environmental regulatory enhancement; and (4) Native
American languages preservation and enhancement.
Financial assistance provided by ANA promotes the goal of self-
sufficiency for Native Americans through support of projects in these
four areas.
APPLICATION KIT: Application kits, containing the necessary forms and
instructions to apply for a grant under this program announcement, may
be obtained from: Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native
Americans, Room 348F, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence
Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201-0001, Attention: 93612-951,
Telephone: (202) 401-7260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction and Purpose
The purpose of this program announcement is to announce the
anticipated availability of fiscal year 1995 funds, authorized under
the Native American Programs Act (Act), as amended, to promote the goal
of social and economic self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska
Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native American Pacific Islanders in
four competitive areas.
In order to streamline the application process for eligible Native
American applicants, ANA is issuing one program announcement announcing
fiscal year 1995 funds. Therefore, information regarding ANA's mission,
policy, goals, application requirements, review criteria and closing
dates for each competitive area is now in one comprehensive
announcement.
In previous years, the Administration for Native Americans promoted
the goal of self-sufficiency in Native American communities primarily
through Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) projects.
Amendments to the Native American Programs Act have expanded ANA's
granting authority to establish two additional programs for (1)
environmental regulatory enhancement, and (2) Native American languages
preservation and enhancement.
Projects are awarded funds under sections 803(a), 803(d) and 803C
of the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended (Public Law 93-
644, 88 Stat. 2324, 42 U.S.C. 2991b).
The Indian Environmental Regulatory Enhancement Act of 1990 (Public
Law 101-408) authorizes financial assistance for projects to address
environmental regulatory concerns (Section 803(d) of the Native
American Programs Act of 1974, as amended).
The Native American Languages Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-524)
authorizes financial assistance for projects to promote the survival
and continuing vitality of Native American languages (Section 803C of
the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended).
This program announcement is being issued in anticipation of the
appropriation of funds for fiscal year 1995, and the availability of
funds for the four competitive areas is contingent upon sufficient
final appropriations. Proposed projects will be reviewed on a
competitive basis against the evaluation criteria under each respective
competitive area in this announcement.
Eligible applicants may compete for and receive a grant award in
each of the three competitive areas. However, ANA continues its policy
that an applicant may only submit one application per competitive area.
This program announcement consists of three parts.
PART I--ANA POLICY AND GOALS
Provides general information about ANA's policies and goals for
the four competitive areas.
PART II--ANA COMPETITIVE AREAS
Describes the four competitive areas under which ANA is
requesting applications:
Governance, Social and Economic Development (SEDS);
Governance, Social and Economic Development (SEDS) for
Alaska Native entities;
Environmental Regulatory Enhancement; and
Native American Languages Preservation and Enhancement.
Each competitive area includes the following sections which
provide area-specific information to be used in developing a funding
application:
A Purpose and Availability of Funds;
B Background;
C Proposed Projects to be Funded;
D Eligible Applicants;
E Grantee Share of the Project;
F Review Criteria;
G Application Due Date(s); and
H Contacts to Obtain Further Information
PART III--GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
Provides information and guidance that applies to all four
competitive areas and that must be taken into account in developing
an application in any of the four areas.
PART I--ANA POLICY AND GOALS
The mission of the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) is to
promote the goal of social and economic self-sufficiency for American
Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native American
Pacific Islanders.
The Administration for Native Americans believes that a Native
American community is self-sufficient when it can generate and control
the resources necessary to meet its social and economic goals, and the
needs of its members.
The Administration for Native Americans also believes that the
responsibility for achieving self-sufficiency resides with the
governing bodies of Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and in the
leadership of Native American groups. A community's progress toward
self-sufficiency is based on its efforts to plan, organize, and direct
resources in a comprehensive manner which is consistent with its
established long-range goals.
The Administration for Native Americans' policy is based on three
interrelated goals:
1. Governance: To assist tribal and village governments, Native
American institutions, and local leadership to exercise local control
and decision-making over their resources.
2. Economic Development: To foster the development of stable,
diversified local economies and economic activities which will provide
jobs and promote economic well-being.
3. Social Development: To support local access to, control of, and
coordination of services and programs which safeguard the health, well-
being and culture of people, provide support services and training so
people can work, and which are essential to a thriving and self-
sufficient community.
The Administration for Native Americans assists eligible applicants
in the four competitive areas to undertake one to three year
development projects that are part of long-range comprehensive plans to
move toward governance, social, and/or economic self-sufficiency. For
each type of project, applicants must describe a concrete locally-
determined strategy to carry out a proposed project with fundable
objectives and activities.
Local long-range planning must consider the maximum use of all
available resources, how the resources will be directed to development
opportunities, and present a strategy for overcoming the local issues
that hinder movement toward self-sufficiency in the community.
Under each competitive area, ANA will only accept one application
which serves or impacts a reservation. If a Tribe chooses not to submit
an application under a specific competitive area, it may support
another applicant's project (e.g., a tribal organization) which serves
or impacts the reservation.
In this case, the applicant must include a Tribal resolution which
clearly demonstrates the Tribe's support of the project and the Tribe's
understanding that the other applicant's project supplants the Tribe's
authority to submit an application under that specific competitive area
for the duration of the approved grant period.
PART II--ANA COMPETITIVE AREAS
The four competitive areas under this Part describe ANA's funding
authorities, priorities, special initiatives, requirements, and review
criteria. However, most of the requirements are standard for all
applications to be submitted under this program announcement. The
standard requirements necessary for each application, as well as
standard ANA program guidance and technical guidance are described in
Part III of this announcement.
An applicant may submit a separate application under any of the
competitive areas described in this Part, as long as the applicant
meets the eligibility requirements that are listed separately under
each area. Applications for SEDS grants from Alaska Native entities may
be submitted under either Competitive Area 1 or Competitive Area 2. An
Alaska Native entity may not submit an application under both
Competitive Areas 1 and 2 for the same closing date.
ANA Competitive Area 1. Social and Economic Development Strategies
(SEDS) Projects
A. Purpose and Availability of Funds
The purpose of this competitive area is to announce the anticipated
availability of fiscal year 1995 financial assistance to promote the
goal of social and economic self-sufficiency for American Indians,
Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native American Pacific Islanders
through locally developed social and economic development strategies
(SEDS).
Approximately $14 million of financial assistance is anticipated to
be available under this priority area for governance, social and
economic development projects. In fiscal year 1995, ANA anticipates
awarding approximately 120 competitive grants ranging from $30,000 to
$1,000,000 under this competitive area.
B. Background
To achieve its goals, ANA supports tribal and village governments,
and Native American organizations, in their efforts to develop and
implement community-based, long-term governance, social and economic
development strategies (SEDS). These strategies must promote the goal
of self-sufficiency in local communities.
The SEDS approach is based on ANA's program goals and incorporates
two fundamental principles:
1. The local community and its leadership are responsible for
determining goals, setting priorities, and planning and implementing
programs aimed at achieving those goals. The local community is in the
best position to apply its own cultural, political, and socio-economic
values to its long-term strategies and programs.
2. Governance and social and economic development are interrelated.
In order to move toward self-sufficiency, development in one area
should be balanced with development in the others. Consequently,
comprehensive development strategies should address all aspects of the
governmental, economic, and social infrastructures needed to promote
self-sufficient communities.
ANA's SEDS policy is based on the use of the following definitions:
``Governmental infrastructure'' includes the
constitutional, legal, and administrative development requisite for
independent governance.
``Economic infrastructure'' includes the physical,
commercial, industrial and/or agricultural components necessary for a
functioning local economy which supports the life-style embraced by the
Native American community.
``Social infrastructure'' includes those components
through which health, economic well-being and culture are maintained
within the community and that support governance and economic goals.
These definitions should be kept in mind as a local social and
economic development strategy is developed as part of a grant
application.
A community's movement toward self-sufficiency could be jeopardized
if a careful balance between governmental, economic and social
development is not maintained. For example, expansion of social
services, without providing opportunities for employment and economic
development, could lead to dependency on social services.
Conversely, inadequate support services and training could
seriously impede productivity and local economic development.
Additionally, the necessary infrastructures must be developed or
expanded at the community level to support social and economic
development and growth. In designing their social and economic
development strategies, ANA encourages an applicant to use or leverage
all available human, natural, financial, and physical resources.
In discussing their community-based, long-range goals, and the
objectives for the proposed projects, ANA recommends that non-Federally
recognized and off-reservation groups include a description of what
constitutes their specific community.
ANA encourages the development and maintenance of comprehensive
strategic plans which are an integral part of attaining and supporting
the balance necessary for successful activities that lead to self-
sufficiency.
C. Proposed Projects To Be Funded
This section provides descriptions of activities which are
consistent with the SEDS philosophy. Proposed activities should be
tailored to reflect the governance, social and economic development
needs of the local community and should be consistent and supportive of
the proposed project objectives.
The types of projects which ANA may fund include, but are not
limited to, the following:
Governance
Improvements in the governmental, judicial and/or
administrative infrastructures of tribal and village governments (such
as strengthening or streamlining management procedures or the
development of tribal court systems);
Increasing the ability of tribes, villages, and Native
American groups and organizations to plan, develop, and administer a
comprehensive program to support community social and economic self-
sufficiency (including strategic planning);
Increasing awareness of and exercising the legal rights
and benefits to which Native Americans are entitled, by either
treaties, the Federal trust relationship, legislative authority, or as
citizens of a particular state, or of the United States.
Status clarification activities for Native groups seeking
Federal or State tribal recognition, such as performing research or any
other function necessary to submit a petition for Federal
acknowledgement or in response to any obvious deficiencies cited by the
Bureau of Acknowledgement and Research (BAR), Department of Interior,
in a petition from a Native group seeking Federal recognition; and
Amendments to tribal constitutions, court procedures and
functions, by-laws or codes, and council or executive branch duties and
functions.
Economic Development
Establishment or expansion of businesses and jobs in areas
such as tourism, specialty agriculture, light and/or heavy
manufacturing, construction, housing and fisheries or aquaculture;
Stabilizing and diversifying a Native community's economic
base through business development ventures;
Creation of microenterprises or private sector
development; and
Establishment or expansion of businesses and jobs that
utilize Indian tax incentives passed in the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993.
Social Development
Enhancing tribal capabilities to design or administer
programs aimed at strengthening the social environment desired by the
local community;
Developing local and intertribal models related to
comprehensive planning and delivery of services;
Developing programs or activities to preserve and enhance
tribal heritage and culture; and
Establishing programs which involve extended families or
tribal societies in activities that strengthen cultural identity and
promote community development or self-esteem.
D. Eligible Applicants
Current ANA SEDS grantees whose project period terminates in fiscal
year 1995 (October 1, 1994-September 30, 1995) are eligible to apply
for a grant award under this program announcement. (The Project Period
is noted in Block 9 of the ``Financial Assistance Award'' document).
Additionally, provided they are not current ANA SEDS grantees, the
following organizations are eligible to apply under this competitive
area:
Federally recognized Indian Tribes (as listed by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs in an October 21, 1993 Federal Register
notice, 58 Fed. Reg. 54. 364(1993));
Consortia of Indian Tribes;
Incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes;
Incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based
Indian organizations;
Urban Indian Centers;
National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native
American organizations with Native American community-specific
objectives;
Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or nonprofit village consortia;
Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multi-purpose
community-based organizations;
Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations
in Alaska with village specific projects;
Nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village
specific projects;
Public and nonprofit private agencies in Hawaii serving
Native Hawaiians;
Public and nonprofit private agencies serving native
peoples from Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands. (These agencies may be located on these
islands or in the United States); and
Tribally Controlled Community Colleges, Tribally
Controlled Post-Secondary Vocational Institutions, and colleges and
universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands which serve Native
American Pacific Islanders.
Proof of an applicant's nonprofit status, such as an IRS
determination of nonprofit status under IRS Code 501(c)(3), must be
included in the application.
Under each competitive area, ANA will only accept one application
which serves or impacts a reservation. If a Tribe chooses not to submit
an application under a specific competitive area, it may support
another applicant's project (e.g., a tribal organization) which serves
or impacts the reservation.
In this case, the applicant must include a Tribal resolution which
clearly demonstrates the Tribe's support of the project and the Tribe's
understanding that the other applicant's project supplants the Tribe's
authority to submit an application under that specific competitive area
for the duration of the approved grant period.
E. Grantee Share of the Project
Grantees must provide at least 20 percent of the total approved
cost of the project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum
of the ACF share and the non-Federal share. The non-Federal share may
be met by cash or in-kind contributions; although applicants are
encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions.
Therefore, a project requesting $300,000 in Federal funds must include
a match of at least $75,000 (20% total project cost).
While we encourage applicants to secure non-Federal funds for their
match, the non-Federal share may be satisfied through other Federal
funding sources, provided the other Federal program source relates to
the proposed ANA project, as follows:
Indian Child Welfare funds, through the Department of
Interior;
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance funds,
through the Department of Interior and the Department of Health and
Human Services; and
Community Development Block Grant funds, through the
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
An itemized budget detailing the applicant's non-Federal share, and
its source, must be included in an application. A request for a waiver
of the non-Federal share requirement may be submitted in accordance
with 45 CFR 1336.50(b)(3) of the Native American Program Regulations.
Applications originating from American Samoa, Guam, Palau, or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are covered under Section
501(d) of Public Law 95-134, as amended (48 U.S.C. 1469a) under which
HHS waives any requirement for local matching funds under $200,000
(including in-kind contributions).
F. Review Criteria
A proposed project should reflect the purposes of ANA's SEDS policy
and program goals (described in the Background section of this
competitive area), include a social and economic development strategy
which reflects the needs and specific circumstances of the local
community, and address the specific developmental steps that the tribe
or Native American community is undertaking toward self-sufficiency.
The evaluation criteria are closely related to each other and are
considered as a whole in judging the overall quality of an application.
Points are awarded only to applications which are responsive to this
competitive area and these criteria. Proposed projects will be reviewed
on a competitive basis using the following evaluation criteria:
(1) Long-range goals and available resources. (15 points) (a) The
application explains how specific social, governance and economic long-
range community goals relate to the proposed project and strategy. It
explains how the community intends to achieve these goals. It documents
the type of involvement and support of the community in the planning
process and implementation of the proposed project. The goals are
described within the context of the applicant's comprehensive community
social and economic development plan. (Inclusion of the community's
entire development plan is not necessary). The application has a
clearly delineated social and economic development strategy (SEDS).
Note: Applications from National Indian and Native organizations
must demonstrate a need for the project, explain how the project was
originated, state who the intended beneficiaries will be, and
describe how the recipients will actually benefit from the project.
(b) Available resources (other than ANA and the non-Federal share)
which will assist, and be coordinated with the project are described.
These resources should be documented by letters or documents of
commitment of resources, not merely letters of support. ``Letters of
support'' merely express another organization's endorsement of a
proposed project. Support letters are not binding commitment letters or
documents that factually establish the authenticity of other resources.
Letters and other documents of commitment are binding in that they
specifically state the nature, amount and conditions under which
another agency or organization will support a project funded with ANA
monies. For example, a letter from another Federal agency or foundation
pledging a commitment of $200,000 in construction funding to complement
proposed ANA funded pre-construction activity is evidence of a firm
funding commitment. These resources may be human, natural or financial,
and may include other Federal and non-Federal resources. Applicant
statements that additional funding will be sought from other specific
sources is not considered a binding commitment of outside resources.
Note: Applicants from the Native American Pacific Islands are
not required to provide a 20% match for the non-Federal share if it
is under $200,000 and may not have points reduced for this policy.
They are, however, expected to coordinate non-ANA resources for the
proposed project, as are all ANA applicants.
(2) Organizational capabilities and qualifications. (10 points).
(a) The management and administrative structure of the applicant is
explained. Evidence of the applicant's ability to manage a project of
the proposed scope is demonstrated. The application clearly shows the
successful management of projects of similar scope by the organization,
and/or by the individuals designated to manage the project.
(b) Position descriptions or resumes of key personnel, including
those of consultants, are presented. The position descriptions and
resumes relate specifically to the staff proposed in the Approach Page
and in the proposed Budget of the application. Position descriptions
very clearly describe each position and its duties and clearly relate
to the personnel staffing required to achieve the project objectives.
Resumes demonstrate that the proposed staff are qualified to carry out
the project activities. Either the position descriptions or the resumes
contain the qualifications and/or specialized skills necessary for
overall quality management of the project.
Note: Applicants are strongly encouraged to give preference to
Native Americans in hiring staff and subcontracting services under
an approved ANA grant.
(3) Project objectives, approach and activities. (45 points). The
application proposes specific project objective work plans with
activities related to each specific objective. The objective work
plan(s) in the application includes project objectives and activities
for each budget period proposed and demonstrates that each of the
objectives and its activities:
Is measurable and/or quantifiable in terms of results or
outcomes;
Supports the community's social and economic development
strategy;
Clearly relates to the community's long-range goals;
Can be accomplished with the available or expected
resources during the proposed project period;
Indicates when the objective, and major activities under
each objective, will be accomplished;
Specifies who will conduct the activities under each
objective; and
Supports a project that will be completed, self-
sustaining, or financed by other than ANA funds at the end of the
project period.
(4) Results or benefits expected. (20 points). Completion of the
proposed objectives will result in specific, measurable results. The
application shows how the expected results will help the community meet
its long-range goals. The specific information provided in the
narrative and objective work plans on expected results or benefits for
each objective is the standard upon which its achievement can be
evaluated at the end of each budget year.
(5) Budget. (10 points). There is a detailed, and fully explained,
budget provided for each budget period requested. It justifies each
line item in the budget categories in Section B of the Budget
Information of the application, including the applicant's non-Federal
share and its source. (Applicants from the Native American Pacific
Islands are exempt from the non-Federal share requirement). Sufficient
cost and other necessary details are included and explained to
facilitate the determination of cost allowability and the relevance of
these costs to the proposed project. The funds requested are
appropriate and necessary for the scope of the project. For business
development projects, the proposal demonstrates that the expected
return on the funds used to develop the project provides a reasonable
operating income and return within a future specified time frame.
G. Application Due Date
The closing dates for submission of applications under this
competitive area are: October 21, 1994, February 10, 1995, and May 19,
1995.
H. For Further Information Contact
Lucille Dawson (202) 690-6306, Hank Aguirre (202) 690-6439, or
Sharon McCully (202) 690-5780, Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native
Americans, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 348-F, Washington, DC
20201-0001.
Competitive Area 2. Alaska-Specific Social and Economic Development
Strategies (SEDS) Projects
A. Purpose and Availability of Funds
The purpose of this competitive area is to announce the anticipated
availability of fiscal year 1995 funds for Alaska Native social and
economic development projects. Approximately $1.5 million of financial
assistance is anticipated to be available under this competitive area
for Alaska Native governance, social and economic development projects.
ANA plans to award approximately 15-18 grants under this
competitive area. For individual village projects, the funding level
for a budget period of 12 months will be up to $100,000; for regional
nonprofit and village consortia, the funding level for a budget period
of 12 months will be up to $150,000, commensurate with approved multi-
village objectives.
B. Background
Based on the three ANA goals described in Part I, ANA implemented a
special Alaska social and economic development initiative in fiscal
year 1984. This special effort was designed to provide financial
assistance at the village level or for village-specific projects aimed
at improving a village's governance capabilities and for social and
economic development.
This competitive area continues to implement this special
initiative. ANA believes both the nonprofit and for-profit corporations
in Alaska can play an important supportive role in assisting individual
villages to develop and implement their own locally determined
strategies which capitalize on opportunities afforded to Alaska Natives
under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), Public Law 92-
203.
The Administration for Native Americans does not fund objectives or
activities for the core administration of an organization. However, ANA
will consider funding core administrative capacity building projects at
the village government level if the village does not have governing
systems in place.
C. Proposed Projects To Be Funded
Examples of the types of projects that ANA may fund include, but
are not limited to, projects that will:
Governance
Initiate demonstration programs at the regional level to
allow Native people to become involved in developing strategies to
maintain and develop their economic subsistence base;
Assist villages in developing land use capabilities and
skills in the areas of land and natural resource management and
protection, resource assessment and conducting environmental impact
studies;
Assist village consortia in the development of tribal
constitutions, ordinances, codes and tribal court systems;
Develop agreements between the State and villages that
transfer programs jurisdictions, and/or control to Native entities;
Strengthen village government control of land management,
including land protection, through coordination of land use planning
with village corporations and cities, if appropriate;
Assist in status clarification activities;
Initiate village level mergers between village councils,
village corporations and others to coordinate programs and services
which safeguard the health, well being and culture of a community and
its people;
Strengthen local governance capabilities through the
development of village consortia and regional IRAs (Indian
Reorganization Act councils organized under the Indian Reorganization
Act, 25 U.S.C. 473a);
Assist villages in preparing and coordinating plans for
the development and/or improvement of water and sewer systems within
the village boundaries;
Assist villages in establishing initiatives through which
youth may participate in the governance of the community and be trained
to assume leadership roles in village governments; and
Consider strategies and plans to protect against, monitor,
and assist when catastrophic events occur, such as oil spills or
earthquakes.
Economic Development
Assist villages in developing businesses and industries
which: (1) use local materials; (2) create jobs for Alaska Natives; (3)
are capable of high productivity at a small scale of operation; and (4)
complement traditional and necessary seasonal activities;
Substantially increase and strengthen efforts to establish
and improve the village and regional infrastructure and the
capabilities to develop and manage resources in a highly competitive
cash-economy system;
Assist villages, or consortia of villages, in developing
subsistence compatible industries that will retain local dollars in
villages;
Assist in the establishment or expansion of new native-
owned businesses; and
Assist villages in labor export; i.e., people leaving the
local communities for seasonal work and returning to their communities.
Social Development
Assist in developing training and education programs for
local jobs in education, government, and health-related fields; and
work with these agencies to encourage job replacement of non-Natives by
trained Natives;
Develop local models related to comprehensive planning and
delivery of social services;
Develop new service programs, initially established with
ANA funds, which will be funded for continued operation (after the ANA
grant terminates) by local communities or the private sector;
Develop or coordinate with State-funded projects,
activities designed to decrease the incidence of child abuse and
neglect, fetal alcohol syndrome, and/or suicides;
Assist in obtaining licenses to provide housing or related
services from State or local governments; and
Develop businesses to provide relief for caretakers
needing respite from human service-related care work.
D. Eligible Applicants
Current ANA SEDS grantees in Alaska whose project period terminates
in fiscal year 1995 (October 1, 1994-September 30, 1995) are eligible
to apply for a grant award under this program announcement. (The
Project Period is noted in Block 9 of the ``Financial Assistance
Award'' document).
Additionally, provided they are not current ANA SEDS grantees, the
following organizations are eligible to apply under this competitive
area:
Federally recognized Indian Tribes in Alaska (as listed by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs in an October 21, 1993 Federal Register
notice, 58 Fed. Reg. 54. 364(1993));
Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or nonprofit village consortia;
Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multi-purpose
community-based organizations;
Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations
in Alaska with village specific projects; and
Nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village
specific projects.
Proof of an applicant's nonprofit status, such as an IRS
determination of nonprofit status under IRS Code 501(c)(3), must be
included in the application.
Although for-profit regional corporations established under ANCSA
are not eligible applicants, individual villages and Indian communities
are encouraged to use the for-profit corporations as subcontractors and
to collaborate with them in joint-venture projects for promoting social
and economic self-sufficiency. ANA encourages the for-profit
corporations to assist the villages in developing applications and to
participate as subcontractors in a project.
Under each competitive area, ANA will only accept one application
which serves or impacts a reservation. If a Tribe chooses not to submit
an application under a specific competitive area, it may support
another applicant's project (e.g., a tribal organization) which serves
or impacts the reservation.
In this case, the applicant must include a Tribal resolution which
clearly demonstrates the Tribe's support of the project and the Tribe's
understanding that the other applicant's project supplants the Tribe's
authority to submit an application under that specific competitive area
for the duration of the approved grant period.
E. Grantee Share of the Project
Grantees must provide at least 20 percent of the total approved
cost of the project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum
of the ACF share and the non-Federal share. The non-Federal share may
be met by cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are
encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions.
Therefore, a project requesting $300,000 in Federal funds must include
a match of at least $75,000 (20% total project cost).
While we encourage applicants to secure non-Federal funds for their
match, the non-Federal share may be satisfied through other Federal
funding sources, provided the source relates to the ANA project, as
follows:
Indian Child Welfare funds, through the Department of
Interior;
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance funds,
through the Department of Interior and the Department of Health and
Human Services; and
Community Development Block Grant funds, through the
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
An itemized budget detailing the applicant's non-Federal share, and
its source, must be included in an application. A request for a waiver
of the non-Federal share requirement may be submitted in accordance
with 45 CFR 1336.50(b)(3) of the Native American Program Regulations.
F. Review Criteria
A proposed project should reflect the purposes of ANA's SEDS policy
and goals (described in the Background section of this competitive area
and in the Background section of Competitive Area (1), include a social
and economic development strategy which reflects the needs and specific
circumstances of the local community, and address the specific
developmental steps that the tribe or Native American community is
undertaking toward self-sufficiency.
The evaluation criteria are closely related to each other and are
considered as a whole in judging the overall quality of an application.
Points are awarded only to applications which are responsive to this
competitive area and these criteria. Proposed projects will be reviewed
on a competitive basis using the following evaluation criteria:
(1) Long-range goals and available resources. (15 points). (a) The
application explains how specific social, governance and economic long-
range community goals relate to the proposed project and strategy. It
explains how the community intends to achieve these goals. It documents
the type of involvement and support of the community in the planning
process and implementation of the proposed project. The goals are
described within the context of the applicant's comprehensive community
social and economic development plan. (Inclusion of the community's
entire development plan is not necessary). The application has a
clearly delineated social and economic development strategy (SEDS).
Note: Applications from National Indian and Native organizations
must demonstrate a need for the project, explain how the project was
originated, state who the intended beneficiaries will be, and
describe how the recipients will actually benefit from the project.
(b) Available resources (other than ANA and the non-Federal share)
which will assist and be coordinated with the project are described.
These resources should be documented by letters or documents of
commitment of resources, not merely letters of support. ``Letters of
support'' merely express another organization's endorsement of a
proposed project. Support letters are not binding commitment letters or
documents that factually establish the authenticity of other resources.
Letters and other documents of commitment are binding in that they
specifically state the nature, amount and conditions under which
another agency or organization will support a project funded with ANA
monies. For example, a letter from another Federal agency or foundation
pledging a commitment of $200,000 in construction funding to complement
proposed ANA funded pre-construction activity is evidence of a firm
funding commitment. These resources may be human, natural or financial,
and may include other Federal and non-Federal resources. Applicant
statements that additional funding will be sought from other specific
sources is not considered a binding commitment of outside resources.
(2) Organizational capabilities and qualifications. (10 points).
(a) The management and administrative structure of the applicant is
explained. Evidence of the applicant's ability to manage a project of
the proposed scope is demonstrated. The application clearly shows the
successful management of projects of similar scope by the organization,
and/or by the individuals designated to manage the project.
(b) Position descriptions or resumes of key personnel, including
those of consultants, are presented. The position descriptions and
resumes relate specifically to the staff proposed in the Approach Page
and in the proposed Budget of the application. Position descriptions
very clearly describe each position and its duties and clearly relate
to the personnel staffing required to achieve the project objectives.
Resumes demonstrate that the proposed staff are qualified to carry out
the project activities. Either the position descriptions or the resumes
contain the qualifications and/or specialized skills necessary for
overall quality management of the project.
Note: Applicants are strongly encouraged to give preference to
Native Americans in hiring staff and subcontracting services under
an approved ANA grant.
(3) Project objectives, approach and activities. (45 points). The
application proposes specific project objective work plans with
activities related to each specific objective. The objective work
plan(s) in the application includes project objectives and activities
for each budget period proposed and demonstrates that each of the
objectives and its activities:
Is measurable and/or quantifiable in terms of results or
outcomes;
Supports the community's social and economic development
strategy;
Clearly relates to the community's long-range goals;
Can be accomplished with the available or expected resources
during the proposed project period;
Indicates when the objective, and major activities under each
objective, will be accomplished;
Specifies who will conduct the activities under each objective;
and
Supports a project that will be completed, self-sustaining, or
financed by other than ANA funds at the end of the project period.
(4) Results or Benefits Expected. (20 points). Completion of the
proposed objectives will result in specific, measurable results. The
application shows how the expected results will help the community meet
its long-range goals. The specific information provided in the
narrative and objective work plans on expected results or benefits for
each objective is the standard upon which its achievement can be
evaluated at the end of each budget year.
(5) Budget. (10 points). There is a detailed, and fully explained,
budget provided for each budget period requested. It justifies each
line item in the budget categories in Section B of the Budget
Information of the application, including the applicant's non-Federal
share and its source. Sufficient cost and other necessary details are
included and explained to facilitate the determination of cost
allowability and the relevance of these costs to the proposed project.
The funds requested are appropriate and necessary for the scope of the
project.
For business development projects, the proposal demonstrates that
the expected return on the funds used to develop the project provides a
reasonable operating income and return within a future specified time
frame.
G. Application Due Date
The closing date for submission of applications under this
competitive area is: May 19, 1995.
H. For Further Information Contact:
Hank Aguirre (202) 690-6439, Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration for
Native Americans, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 348-F,
Washington, D.C. 20201-0001.
Competitive Area 3. Indian Environmental Regulatory Enhancement
Projects
A. Purpose and Availability of Funds
The purpose of this competitive area is to announce the anticipated
availability of fiscal year 1995 funds for environmental regulatory
enhancement projects. Approximately $3 million of financial assistance
is anticipated to be available under this announcement for
environmental regulatory enhancement projects. ANA expects to award
approximately 35 grants under this competitive area. The funding level
for a budget period of 12 months will be up to $250,000.
B. Background
Despite an increasing environmental responsibility and growing
awareness of environmental issues on Indian lands, there has been a
lack of resources available to tribes to develop tribal environmental
programs that are responsive to tribal needs. In many cases, this lack
of resources has resulted in a delay in action on the part of the
tribes.
Some of the critical issues identified by tribes before
Congressional committees include:
The need for assistance to train professional staff to
monitor and enforce tribal environmental programs;
The lack of adequate data for tribes to develop
environmental statutes and establish environmental quality standards;
and
The lack of resources to conduct studies to identify
sources of pollution and the ability to determine the impact on
existing environmental quality.
As a result, Congress enacted the Indian Environmental Regulatory
Enhancement Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-408) to strengthen tribal
governments through building capacity within the tribes in order to
identify, plan, develop, and implement environmental programs in a
manner that is consistent with tribal culture. ANA is to support these
activities on a government-to-government basis in a way that recognizes
tribal sovereignty and is consistent with tribal culture.
The Administration for Native Americans believes that
responsibility for achieving environmental regulatory enhancement rests
with the governing bodies of Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and
with the leadership of Native American groups.
Progress toward the goal of environmental regulatory enhancement
would include the strengthening of tribal environmental laws, providing
for the training and education of those employees responsible for
ensuring compliance with and enforcement of these laws, and the
development of programs to conduct compliance and enforcement
functions.
Other functions leading toward enhancing local regulatory capacity
include, but are not limited to:
Environmental assessments;
Development and use of environmental laboratories; and
Development of court systems for enforcement of tribal and
Federal environmental laws.
Ultimate success in this program will be realized when the
applicant's desired level of environmental quality is acquired and
maintained.
C. Proposed Projects To Be Funded
Financial assistance provided by ANA is available for developmental
projects designed to assist tribes in advancing their capacity and
capability to plan for and:
Develop or enhance the tribal environmental regulatory
infrastructure required to support a tribal environmental program, and
to regulate and enforce environmental activities on Indian lands
pursuant to Federal and Indian law;
Develop regulations, ordinances and laws to protect the
environment;
Develop the technical and program capacity to carry out a
comprehensive tribal environmental program and perform essential
environmental program functions;
Promote environmental training and education of tribal
employees;
Develop technical and program capability to meet tribal
and Federal regulatory requirements;
Develop technical and program capability to monitor
compliance and enforcement of tribal environmental regulations,
ordinances, and laws; and
Ensure the tribal court system enforcement requirements
are developed in concert with and support the tribe's comprehensive
environmental program.
D. Eligible Applicants
The following organizations are eligible to apply under this
competitive area:
Federally recognized Indian tribes (as listed by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs in an October 21, 1993 Federal Register
notice, 58 Fed. Reg. 54. 364 (1993));
Incorporated non-Federally recognized Indian tribes;
Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or nonprofit village consortia;
Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations
with village specific projects; and
Other tribal or village organizations or consortia of
Indian tribes.
The following organizations are not eligible to apply:
Urban Indian Centers;
Incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based
Indian organizations;
Public and nonprofit private agencies serving: Native
Hawaiians, peoples from Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands;
Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multi-purpose
community based organizations; and
National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native
American organizations with Native American community-specific
objectives.
Proof of an applicant's nonprofit status, such as an IRS
determination of nonprofit status under IRS Code 501(c)(3), must be
included in the application.
Under each competitive area, ANA will only accept one application
which serves or impacts a reservation. If a Tribe chooses not to submit
an application under a specific competitive area, it may support
another applicant's project (e.g., a tribal organization) which serves
or impacts the reservation.
In this case, the applicant must include a Tribal resolution which
clearly demonstrates the Tribe's support of the project and the Tribe's
understanding that the other applicant's project supplants the Tribe's
authority to submit an application under that specific competitive area
for the duration of the approved grant period.
E. Grantee Share of the Project
Grantees must provide at least 20 percent of the total approved
cost of the project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum
of the ACF share and the non-Federal share. The non-Federal share may
be met by cash or in-kind contributions; although applicants are
encouraged to meet their match requirement through cash contributions.
Therefore, a project requesting $300,000 in Federal funds must include
a match of at least $75,000 (20% of total project cost).
The non-Federal share may be met by cash or through the provision
of in-kind property or services, but only to the extent that cash or
property is from any source (including any Federal agency where
legislation or regulation authorizes using specific types of funds for
a match) other than a program, contract or grant authorized under the
Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended. An itemized budget
detailing the applicant's non-Federal share, and its source, must be
included in an application. A request for a waiver of the non-Federal
share requirement may be submitted in accordance with 45 CFR
1336.50(b)(3) of the Native American Program Regulations.
F. Review Criteria
A proposed project should reflect the environmental regulatory
purposes stated and described in the Background section of this
competitive area. The evaluation criteria are closely related to each
other and are considered as a whole in judging the overall quality of
an application. Points are awarded only to applications which are
responsive to this competitive area and these criteria. Proposed
projects will be reviewed on a competitive basis using the following
evaluation criteria:
(1) Long-range goals and available resources. (15 points). (a) The
application explains how the specific environmental regulatory
enhancement goal(s) relates to the proposed project. The description
includes local objectives related to the program purpose of this
competitive area. The discussion should highlight specific
environmental regulatory needs and explain how the community intends to
achieve the goal. It documents the type of involvement and support of
the community in the planning and implementation of the project. The
application has a clearly delineated strategy to improve the capability
of the governing body of a tribe to regulate environmental quality
through enhancing local capacity to perform necessary regulatory
functions.
(b) Available resources (other than ANA and the non-Federal share)
which will assist and be coordinated with the project are described.
These resources should be documented by letters or documents of
commitment of resources, not merely letters of support. ``Letters of
support'' merely express another organization's endorsement of a
proposed project. Support letters are not binding commitment letters or
documents that factually establish the authenticity of other resources.
Letters and other documents of commitment are binding in that they
specifically state the nature, amount and conditions under which
another agency or organization will support a project funded with ANA
money. For example, a letter from another Federal agency or foundation
pledging a commitment of $200,000 in construction funding to complement
proposed ANA funded pre-construction activity is evidence of a firm
funding commitment. These resources may be human, natural or financial,
and may include other Federal and non-Federal resources. Applicant
statements that additional funding will be sought from other specific
sources is not considered a binding commitment of outside resources.
(2) Organizational capabilities and qualifications. (15 points).
(a) The management and administrative structure of the applicant is
described and explained. Evidence of the applicant's ability to manage
a project of the scope proposed is well documented. The application
clearly shows the successful management of projects of similar scope by
the organization, and/or by the individuals designated to manage or
consult on the project. The tribe itself may not have experience to
meet this requirement but the proposed staff and consultants should
have the required qualifications and experience. The application should
clearly describe any previous or current activities of the applicant
organization or proposed staff and/or consultants in support of
environmental regulatory enhancement.
(b) Position descriptions or resumes of key personnel, including
those of consultants, are presented. The position descriptions and
resumes relate specifically to the staff proposed in the Approach Page
and in the proposed Budget of the application. Position descriptions
very clearly describe each position and its duties and clearly relate
to the personnel staffing required to achieve the project objectives.
Resumes indicate that the proposed staff are qualified to carry out the
project activities. Either the position descriptions or the resumes
contain the qualifications and/or specialized skills necessary for
overall quality management of the project.
Note: Applicants are strongly encouraged to give preference to
Native Americans in hiring staff and subcontracting services under
an approved ANA grant.
(3) Project objectives, approach and activities. (40 points). The
application proposes specific project objective work plans with
activities related to each specific objective. The objective work
plan(s) in the application includes project objectives and activities
for each budget period proposed and demonstrates that each of the
objectives and its activities:
Is measurable and/or quantifiable in terms of results or
outcomes;
Supports the community's strategy for environmental
regulatory enhancement;
Clearly relates to the community's long-range
environmental goals;
Can be accomplished with the available or expected
resources during the proposed project period;
Indicates when the objective, and major activities under
each objective, will be accomplished;
Specifies who will conduct the activities under each
objective; and
Supports a project that will be completed, self-
sustaining, or financed by other than ANA funds at the end of the
project period.
(4) Results or benefits expected. (20 points). Completion of the
proposed objectives will result in specific, measurable results. The
application shows how the expected results will help the community meet
its long-range environmental goals. The specific information provided
in the narrative and objective work plans on expected results or
benefits for each objective is the standard upon which its achievement
can be evaluated at the end of each budget year.
(5) Budget. (10 points). There is a detailed, and fully explained,
budget with comprehensive narrative provided for each budget period
requested. It justifies each line item in the budget categories in
Section B of the Budget Information of the application, including the
applicant's non-Federal share and its source. Sufficient cost and other
necessary details are included and explained to facilitate the
determination of cost allowability and the relevance of these costs to
the proposed project. The funds requested are appropriate and necessary
for the scope of the project.
G. Application Due Date
The closing date for submission of applications under this
competitive area is March 3, 1995.
H. For Further Information Contact
Sharon McCully (202) 690-5780, Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration for
Native Americans, 200 Independence Ave., SW., room 348-F, Washington,
DC 20201-0001.
Competitive Area 4. Native American Languages Preservation and
Enhancement Projects
A. Purpose and Availability of Funds
The purpose of this competitive area is to announce the anticipated
availability of fiscal year 1995 funds for projects which assist Native
Americans to assure the survival and continuing vitality of their
languages. Approximately $1 million of financial assistance is
anticipated to be available under this announcement for projects to
promote the survival and continuing vitality of Native American
languages.
For Category I, Planning Grants, the funding level for a budget
period of 12 months will be up to $50,000. For Category II, Design and/
or Implementation Grants, the funding level for a budget period of 12
months will be up to $125,000.
B. Background
The Congress has recognized that the history of past policies of
the United States toward Indian and other Native American languages has
resulted in a dramatic decrease in the number of Native American
languages that have survived over the past five hundred years.
Consequently, the Native American Languages Act was enacted (Title I,
Public Law 101-477) to address this decline.
This legislation invested the United States government with the
responsibility to work together with Native Americans to ensure the
survival of cultures and languages unique to Native America. This law
declared that it is the policy of the United States to ``preserve,
protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use,
practice, and develop Native American languages.'' While the Congress
made a significant first step in passing this legislation in 1990, it
served only as a declaration of policy. No program initiatives were
proposed, nor any funds authorized to enact any significant programs in
furtherance of this policy.
In 1992, Congressional testimony provided estimates that of the
several hundred languages that once existed, only about one hundred and
fifty-five (155) languages are still spoken or remembered today.
However, only 20 are spoken by persons of all ages, 30 are spoken by
adults of all ages, about 60 are spoken by middle-aged adults, and 45
are spoken only by the most elderly.
In response to this testimony, the Congress passed the Native
American Languages Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-524) to assist Native
Americans in assuring the survival and continuing vitality of their
languages. Passage of this law is an important second step in
attempting to ensure the survival and continuation of Native American
languages, as it provides the basic foundation upon which the Tribal
nations can rebuild their economic strength and rich cultural
diversity.
While the Federal government recognizes that substantial loss of
Native American languages has occurred over the past several hundred
years, the nature and magnitude of the status of Native American
languages will be better defined when eligible applicants have
completed language assessments.
The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) believes that
responsibility for achieving self-sufficiency rests with the governing
bodies of Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and in the leadership
of Native American groups. This belief supports the ANA principle that
the local community and its leadership are responsible for determining
goals, setting priorities, and planning and implementing programs which
support the community's long range goals.
Therefore, since preserving a language and ensuring its
continuation is generally one of the first steps taken toward
strengthening a group's identity, activities proposed under this
program announcement will contribute to the social development of a
native community and significantly contribute to its path toward self-
sufficiency.
The Administration for Native Americans recognizes that eligible
applicants must have the opportunity to develop their own language
plans, technical capabilities and access to the necessary financial and
technical resources in order to assess, plan, develop and implement
programs to assure the survival and continuing vitality of their
languages. ANA also recognizes that potential applicants may have
specialized knowledge and capabilities to address specific language
concerns at various levels. This competitive area reflects these
special needs and circumstances.
C. Proposed Projects To Be Funded
Applicants may apply for 12-month Planning Grants, under Category
I, or for projects of up to 36 months duration under Category II,
Design and/or Implementation Grants.
Category I--Planning grants. The purpose of the planning grants is
to conduct the assessment and planning needed to identify the current
status of the Native American language(s) to be addressed and to
establish community long-range language goal(s).
These activities may include, but are not limited to, the
following:
Data collection, compilation and analysis to ascertain
current language status through ``formal'' (e.g., work performed by a
linguist, and/or a language survey conducted by community members) or
``informal'' (e.g., a community consensus of the language status based
on elders, tribal scholars, and/or other community members) methods;
Establishment of the community's long-range language
goals; and
Acquisition of the necessary training and technical
assistance to assure the achievement of the project goal(s).
Category II--Design and/or implementation grants. The purpose of
design and/or implementation grants is to allow communities to design
and/or implement, as appropriate to the applicant, a language program
or programs that will contribute to the achievement of the community's
long-range language goal(s). Applicants under Category II must be able
to document that: (a) language statistics have been collected and
analyzed, and that these statistics are current (compiled within
thirty-six months prior to the grant application); (b) that the
community has established long-range language goals; and (c) that
community representatives are adequately trained to achieve the
proposed project goals.
Under Category II grants, applicants may include the purchase of
specialized equipment (including audio and video recording equipment,
computers, and software) which is necessary to accomplish project
objectives. The applicant must fully justify the need for this
equipment and explain how it will assist them in achieving their
project objectives.
The types of activities ANA is seeking to fund under Category II
grants include, but are not limited to, the following:
Establishment and support of community Native American
language projects to bring older and younger Native Americans together
to facilitate and encourage the transfer of Native American language
skills from one generation to another;
Establishment of projects to train Native Americans to
teach Native American languages to others or to enable them to serve as
interpreters or translators of such languages;
Development, printing, and dissemination of materials to
be used for the teaching and enhancement of Native American languages;
Establishment or support of projects to train Native
Americans to produce or participate in television or radio programs to
be broadcast in Native American languages; and
Compilation, transcription, and analysis of oral testimony
to record and preserve Native American languages.
The Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development is established by the Act as the repository for copies of
products from Native American languages grants funded under this
program announcement. Products of Native American languages grants
funded by this program announcement must be transmitted to this
designated repository. Federally recognized Indian Tribes (as listed by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs in an October 21, 1993 Federal Register
notice, 58 Fed. Reg. 54. 364 (1993)) are not required to comply with
this provision.
D. Eligible Applicants
The following organizations are eligible to apply for funding under
this competitive area:
Federally recognized Indian Tribes (as listed by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs in an October 21, 1993 Federal Register
notice, 58 Fed. Reg. 54. 364 (1993));
Consortia of Indian Tribes;
Incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes;
Incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based
Indian organizations;
Urban Indian Centers;
National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native
American organizations with Native American community-specific
objectives;
Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or nonprofit village consortia;
Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multi-purpose
community-based organizations;
Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations
in Alaska with village specific projects;
Nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village
specific projects;
Public and nonprofit private agencies in Hawaii serving
Native Hawaiians;
Public and nonprofit private agencies serving native
peoples from Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands. (These agencies may be located on these
islands or in the United States); and
Tribally Controlled Community Colleges, Tribally
Controlled Post-Secondary Vocational Institutions, and colleges and
universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands which serve Native
American Pacific Islanders.
Participating organizations. If a tribal organization, or other
eligible applicant, decides that the objectives of its proposed Native
American language project would be accomplished more effectively
through a partnership arrangement with a tribal school, college, or
university, the applicant shall identify such school, college, or
university as a participating organization in its application. Under a
partnership agreement, the applicant will be responsible for the
fiscal, administrative and programmatic management of the grant.
Proof of an applicant's nonprofit status, such as an IRS
determination of nonprofit status under IRS Code 501(c)(3), must be
included in the application.
Under each competitive area, ANA will only accept one application
which serves or impacts a reservation. If a Tribe chooses not to submit
an application under a specific competitive area, it may support
another applicant's project (e.g., a tribal organization) which serves
or impacts the reservation.
In this case, the applicant must include a Tribal resolution which
clearly demonstrates the Tribe's support of the project and the Tribe's
understanding that the other applicant's project supplants the Tribe's
authority to submit an application under that specific competitive area
for the duration of the approved grant period.
E. Grantee Share of the Project
Grantees must provide at least 20 percent of the total approved
cost of the project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum
of the ACF share and the non-Federal share. The non-Federal share may
be met by cash or in-kind contributions; although applicants are
encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions.
Therefore, a project requesting $300,000 in Federal funds must include
a match of at least $75,000 (20% total project cost).
The non-Federal share may include funds distributed to a tribe,
including interest, by the Federal government:
Pursuant to the satisfaction of a claim made under Federal
law;
From funds collected and administered on behalf of such
tribe or its constituent members; or
For general tribal administration or tribal development
under a formula or subject to a tribal budgeting priority system, such
as, but not limited to, funds involved in the settlement of land or
other judgment claims, severance or other royalty payments, or payments
under the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.) or
tribal budget priority system.
An itemized budget detailing the applicant's non-Federal share, and
its source, must be included in an application. A request for a waiver
of the non-Federal share requirement may be submitted in accordance
with 45 CFR 1336.50(b)(3) of the Native American Program Regulations.
Applications submitted as a partnership arrangement with a school,
college, or university, may use contributions from the ``partner''
organization(s) to meet the non-Federal share, as appropriate.
Applications originating from American Samoa, Guam, Palau, or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are covered under section
501(d) of Public Law 95-134, as amended (48 U.S.C. 1469a) under which
HHS waives any requirement for local matching funds under $200,000
(including in-kind contributions).
F. Review Criteria
A proposed project should reflect the Native American languages
purposes stated and described in the Background section of this
competitive area. The evaluation criteria are closely related to each
other and are considered as a whole in judging the overall quality of
an application. Points are awarded only to applications which are
responsive to this competitive area and these criteria. Proposed
projects will be reviewed on a competitive basis using the following
evaluation criteria:
(1) Current status of Native American language(s) addressed and
description(s) of existing programs/projects (if any) which support the
language(s) addressed. (10 points). (a) The application fully describes
the current status of the Native American language(s) to be addressed;
current status is defined as data compiled within the previous thirty-
six (36) months. The description of the current status minimally
includes the following information: (1) number of speakers; (2) age of
speakers; (3) gender of speakers; (4) level(s) of fluency; (5) number
of first language speakers (the Native language is the first language
acquired); (6) number of second language speakers (the Native language
is the second language acquired); (7) where the language is used
(specific uses such as: home, court system, religious ceremonies,
church, multimedia, school, governance activities and other, as
appropriate to applicant); (8) source of data; (formal and/or
informal); and (9) rate of language loss or gain. The application has
clearly delineated the current status of the Native American
language(s) to be addressed by the project.
(b) The application fully describes existing community language or
language training programs and projects, if any, in support of the
Native American language to be addressed by the proposed project.
Existing programs and projects may be formal (e.g., work performed by a
linguist, and/or a language survey conducted by community members) or
informal (e.g., a community consensus of the language status based on
elders, tribal scholars, and/or other community members). The
description should address the following: (1) Has applicant had a
community language or language training program within the last thirty-
six (36) months? (2) Has applicant had a community language or language
training program within the last ten (10) years? Applicants that answer
``no'' to either question (1) or (2) should provide a detailed
explanation of what barriers or circumstances prevented the
establishment or implementation of a community language program.
Applicants that answer ``yes'' to either questions (1) or (2) should
describe recent language program, including: (1) program goal(s); (2)
number of program participants; (3) number of speakers; (4) age range
of participants (e.g., 0-5; 6-10; 11-18;, etc.); (5) number of language
teachers; (6) criteria used to acknowledge competency of language
teachers; (7) resources available to applicant (e.g., valid grammars,
dictionaries, and/or orthographics. If there are other suitable
resources, please describe); and (8) other outcomes.
(2) Long-range goals and available resources. (25 points). (a) The
application explains how specific Native American(s) long range
community goals relate to the project. Goals are described within the
context of the applicant's current language status. The strategies
described will assist in assuring the survival and continued vitality
of the Native American language(s) addressed.
(b) The application explains how the community and existing tribal
government (where one exists) intends to achieve these goals. It
clearly documents the involvement and support of the community members
in the planning process and implementation of the proposed project as
appropriate (e.g., tribal resolutions, minutes of Community meetings,
etc.).
(c) Available resources (other than ANA and the non-Federal share)
which will assist and be coordinated with the project are described.
These resources should be documented by letters or documents of
commitment of resources, not merely letters of support. ``Letters of
support'' merely express another organization's endorsement of a
proposed project. Support letters are not binding commitment letters or
documents that factually establish the authenticity of other resources.
Letters and other documents of commitment are binding in that they
specifically state the nature, amount and conditions under which
another agency or organization will support a project funded with ANA
monies. These resources may be human, natural or financial, and may
include other Federal and non-Federal resources. Applicant statements
that additional funding will be sought from other specific sources is
not considered a binding commitment of outside resources.
If the applicant proposes to enter into a partnership arrangement
with a school, college, or university, documentation of this commitment
must be included in the application.
Note: Applicants from the Native American Pacific Islands are
not required to provide a 20% match for the non-Federal share if it
is under $200,000 and may not have points reduced for this policy.
They are, however, expected to coordinate non-ANA resources for the
proposed project, as are all ANA applicants.
(3) Project objectives, approach and activities. (25 points). The
application proposes specific project objective work plans with
activities related to the goal to ensure the survival and continuing
vitality of the Native American language(s). The objective work plan(s)
in the application includes project objectives and activities for each
budget period proposed and demonstrates that each of the objectives and
its activities:
Clearly indicate Tribal Government, as appropriate, and
the community's active involvement demonstrating continuing
participation of Native American speakers;
Are measurable and/or quantifiable in terms of results and
outcomes;
Clearly relate to the community's long-range language
goals which the project addresses;
Can be accomplished with available or expected resources
during the proposed project period;
Indicate when the objective, and major activities under
each objective will be accomplished;
Specify who will conduct the activities under each
objective; and
Support a project that will be completed, self-sustaining,
or financed by other than ANA funds at the end of the project period.
(4) Evaluation plan. (15 points). The proposed objectives will
result in specific, measurable outcomes to be achieved that will
clearly contribute to the completion of the overall project and will
help the applicant meet its goal to ensure the survival and continuing
vitality of the Native American language(s) addressed. A detailed
evaluation plan is provided to measure project outcomes, including, but
not limited to, a demonstration of effective language growth (e.g.,
increase of ``language use'').
(5) Replication plan and product preservation plan. (10 points).
(a) Identify opportunities for the replication of the project or the
modification of the project for use by other Native Americans, if
appropriate. If replication is not appropriate, applicant must provide
reasons why replication is inappropriate.
(b) Describe the plan for the preservation of the products of the
Native American languages project for the benefit of future generations
of Native Americans and other interested persons.
(6) Organizational capabilities/qualifications and budget. (15
points). (a) The management and administrative structure of the
applicant is explained. Evidence of the applicant's ability to manage a
project of the proposed scope is well defined. The application clearly
demonstrates the successful management of projects of similar scope by
the organization and/or by the individuals designated to manage the
project.
(b) Position descriptions or resumes of key personnel, including
those of consultants, are presented. The position descriptions and
resumes relate specifically to the staff proposed in the Approach Page
and in the proposed Budget of the application. Position descriptions
clearly describe the position and its duties and clearly relate to the
personnel staffing required for implementation of the project
activities. Either the position descriptions or the resumes contain the
qualifications, and/or specialized skills, necessary for overall
quality management of the project.
Note: Applicants are strongly encouraged to give preference to
Native Americans in hiring staff and subcontracting services under
an approved ANA grant.
(c) There is detailed budget provided for each budget period
requested which is fully explained. It justifies each line item in the
budget categories in Section B of the Budget Information of the
application, including the applicant's non-Federal share and its
source. (Applicants from the Native American Pacific Islands are exempt
from the non-Federal share requirement.) Sufficient cost and other
necessary details are included and explained to facilitate the
determination of cost allowability and the relevance of these costs to
the proposed project. The funds requested are appropriate and necessary
for the scope of the project.
G. Application Due Date
The closing date for submission of applications under this
competitive area is March 17, 1995.
H. For Further Information Contact
Dr. Gerald Gipp (202) 690-6662 or Ginny Gorman (202) 401-7260,
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children
and Families, Administration for Native Americans, 200 Independence
Ave., S.W., Room 348-F, Washington, D.C. 20201-0001.
PART III--GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
A. Definitions
Funding areas in this program announcement are based on the
following definitions:
A multi-purpose community-based Native American
organization is an association and/or corporation whose charter
specifies that the community designates the Board of Directors and/or
officers of the organization through an elective procedure and that the
organization functions in several different areas of concern to the
members of the local Native American community. These areas are
specified in the by-laws and/or policies adopted by the organization.
They may include, but need not be limited to, economic, artistic,
cultural, and recreational activities, and the delivery of human
services such as health care, day care, counseling, education, and
training.
A multi-year project is a project on a single theme that
requires more than 12 months to complete and affords the applicant an
opportunity to develop and address more complex and in-depth strategies
than can be completed in one year. A multi-year project cannot be a
series of unrelated objectives with activities presented in
chronological order over a two or three year period.
Core administration is funding for staff salaries for
those functions which support the organization as a whole, or for
purposes unrelated to the actual management or implementation of work
conducted under an ANA approved project.
Environmental regulatory enhancement encompasses (but is
not limited to) the planning, development, and application of laws,
training, monitoring, and enforcement procedures, tribal courts,
environmental laboratories and other facilities, and associated
regulatory activities to strengthen the tribal government's capacity to
enhance the quality of reservation life as measured by the reduction of
pollutants in the air, water, soil, food and materials encountered by
inhabitants of tribes and villages.
Language preservation is the maintenance of a language so
that it will not decline to non-use. ``Language vitality'' is the
active use of a language in a wide range of domains of human life.
Language replication is defined as the application of a
language program model developed in one community to other
linguistically similar communities.
Language survival is defined as the maintenance and
continuation of language from one generation to another in a wide range
of aspects of community life.
B. General Considerations
Non-ANA resources should be leveraged to strengthen and broaden the
impact of the proposed project in the community. Project designs should
explain how those parts of projects which ANA does not fund will be
financed through other sources. For example, ANA does not fund
construction. Applicants must show the relationship of non-ANA funded
activities to those objectives and activities that are funded with ANA
grant funds.
Costs of fundraising, including financial campaigns, endowment
drives, solicitation of gifts and bequests, and similar expenses
incurred solely to raise capital or obtain contributions are
unallowable under a grant award. However, even though these costs are
unallowable for purposes of computing charges to Federal awards, they
must be treated as direct costs for purposes of determining indirect
cost rates and be allocated their share of the organization's indirect
costs if they represent activities which (1) include the salaries of
personnel, (2) occupy space, and (3) benefit from the organization's
indirect costs.
All projects funded by ANA must be completed, or self-sustaining or
supported with other than ANA funds at the end of the project period.
``Completed'' means that the project ANA funded is finished, and the
desired result(s) have been attained. ``Self-sustaining'' means that a
project will continue without outside resources. ``Supported by other
than ANA funds'' means that the project will continue beyond the ANA
project period, but will be supported by funds other than ANA's.
C. Activities That Cannot Be Funded By ANA
The Administration for Native Americans does not fund projects that
operate indefinitely or require ANA funding on a recurring basis. The
Administration for Native Americans does not fund objectives or
activities for the core administration of an organization. Under
Competitive Area 2, ANA will consider funding core administrative
capacity building projects at the village government level if the
village does not have governing systems in place.
However, functions and activities that are clearly project related
are eligible for grant funding. For example, the management and
administrative functions necessary to carry out an ANA approved project
are not considered ``core administration'' and are, therefore, eligible
costs. Additionally, ANA will fund the salaries of approved staff for
time actually and reasonably spent to implement a funded ANA project.
Projects or activities that generally will not meet the purposes of
this announcement are discussed further in Part III, Section H, General
Guidance to Applicants, below.
D. Multi-Year Projects
Applicants may apply for projects of up to three years. A multi-
year project is a project on a single theme that requires more than 12
months to complete and affords the applicant an opportunity to develop
and address more complex and in-depth strategies than can be completed
in one year. Applicants are encouraged to develop multi-year projects.
A multi-year project cannot be a series of unrelated objectives with
activities presented in chronological order over a two or three year
period.
Awards, on a competitive basis, will be for a one-year budget
period, although project periods may be for three years. Applications
for continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the one-year
budget period, but within the three-year project period, will be
entertained in subsequent years on a non-competitive basis, subject to
the availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the grantee and
determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of
the Government. Therefore, this program announcement does not apply to
current ANA grantees with multi-year projects that apply for
continuation funding for their second or third year budget periods.
E. Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs
This program is not covered by Executive Order 12372 or 45 CFR Part
100.
F. The Application Process
1. Availability of Application Forms
In order to be considered for a grant under this program
announcement, an application must be submitted on the forms supplied
and in the manner prescribed by ANA. The application kits containing
the necessary forms and instructions may be obtained from: Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families,
Administration for Native Americans, Room 348F, Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201-0001,
Attention: 93612-951, Telephone: (202) 401-7260.
2. Application Submission
One signed original, and two copies, of the grant application,
including all attachments, may be mailed by the specific closing date
to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, SW., 6th Floor East, OFM/DDG, Washington, DC 20447,
Attention: William J. McCarron, ANA No. 93612-951.
Hand delivered applications are accepted during the normal working
hours or 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on or prior to
the established closing date at: Administration for Children and
Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor OFM/DDG, 901 D
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447.
The application must be signed by an individual authorized (1) to
act for the applicant tribe or organization, and (2) to assume the
applicant's obligations under the terms and conditions of the grant
award, including Native American Program statutory and regulatory
requirements.
Each tribe, Native American organization, or other eligible
applicant may compete and receive a grant award in each of the three
competitive areas under this announcement. The Administration for
Native Americans will accept only one application per competitive area
from any one applicant. Alaska Native entities may submit a SEDS
application under either competitive area 1 or 2, but not under both.
If an eligible applicant sends in two applications for the same
competitive area, the one with the earlier postmark will be accepted
for review unless the applicant withdraws the earlier application.
3. Application Consideration
The Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans
determines the final action to be taken on each grant application
received under this program announcement.
The following points should be taken into consideration by all
applicants:
Incomplete applications and applications that do not
conform to this announcement will not be accepted for review.
Applicants will be notified in writing of any such determination by
ANA.
Complete applications that conform to all the requirements
of this program announcement are subjected to a competitive review and
evaluation process (discussed in section G below). Independent review
panels consisting of reviewers familiar with (1) American Indian Tribes
and Native American communities and organizations, (2) environmental
issues, and (3) Native American languages, as appropriate, evaluates
each application using the published criteria in each funding
competitive area. As a result of the review, a numerical score will be
assigned to each application.
The Commissioner's funding decision is based on the review
panel's analysis of the application, recommendation and comments of ANA
staff, State and Federal agencies having contract and grant performance
related information, and other interested parties.
The Commissioner makes grant awards consistent with the
purpose of the Act, all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements,
this program announcement, and the availability of funds.
After the Commissioner has made decisions on all
applications, unsuccessful applicants are notified in writing within
approximately 120 days of the closing date. The notification will be
accompanied by a critique including recommendations for improving the
application. Successful applicants are notified through an official
Financial Assistance Award (FAA) document. The Administration for
Native Americans staff cannot respond to requests for information
regarding funding decisions prior to the official notification to the
applicants. The FAA will state the amount of Federal funds awarded, the
purpose of the grant, the terms and conditions of the grant award, the
effective date of the award, the project period, the budget period, and
the amount of the non-ACF matching share requirement.
G. The Review Process
1. Initial Application Review
Applications submitted by the closing date and verified by the
postmark under this program announcement will undergo a pre-review to
determine that:
The applicant is eligible in accordance with the Eligible
Applicants Section of this announcement; and
The application narrative, forms and materials submitted
are adequate to allow the review panel to undertake an in depth
evaluation. (All required materials and forms are listed in the Grant
Application Checklist in the Application Kit).
2. Competitive Review of Accepted Applications
Applications which pass the pre-review will be evaluated and rated
by an independent review panel on the basis of the specific evaluation
criteria listed in Part II. These criteria are used to evaluate the
quality of a proposed project, and to determine the likelihood of its
success.
3. Determination of Ineligibility
Applicants who are initially rejected from competitive evaluation
because of ineligibility, may appeal an ANA decision of applicant
ineligibility. Likewise, applicants may also appeal an ANA decision
that an applicant's proposed activities are ineligible for funding
consideration. Section 810(b) of the Native American Programs Act, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991h, specifies the appeals process when ANA
determines that an organization or activities are ineligible for
assistance. When an applicant or the activities proposed by the
applicant are rejected as ineligible, the applicant will be advised of
the appropriate appeal process.
H. General Guidance to Applicants
The following information is provided to assist applicants in
developing a competitive application.
1. Program Guidance
The Administration for Native Americans funds projects
that demonstrate the strongest prospects for addressing the stated
purposes of this program announcement. Projects will not be funded on
the basis of need alone.
In discussing the goals, strategy, and problems being
addressed in the application, include sufficient background and/or
history of the community concerning these issues and/or progress to
date, as well as the size of the population to be served. This material
will assist the reviewers in determining the appropriateness and
potential benefits of the proposed project.
In the discussion of community-based, long-range goals,
non-Federally recognized and off-reservations groups are encouraged to
include a description of what constitutes their specific ``community.''
In addition, applicants should document the community's support for the
proposed project and explain the role of the community in the planning
process and implementation of the proposed project.
Applications from National Indian and Native organizations
must demonstrate a need for the project, explain how the project was
originated, state who the intended beneficiaries will be, and describe
how the recipients will actually benefit from the project.
An application should describe a clear relationship
between the proposed project, the social and economic development
strategy, or environmental or language goals, as appropriate, and the
community's long-range goals or plan.
The project application must clearly identify in
measurable terms the expected results, benefits or outcomes of the
proposed project, and the positive or continuing impact that the
project will have on the community.
Supporting documentation, if available, or other
testimonies from concerned interests other than the applicant should be
included to demonstrate support for the feasibility of the project and
the commitment of other resources to the proposed project.
In the ANA Project Narrative, Section A of the application
package, Resources Available to the Proposed Project, the applicant
should describe any specific financial circumstances which may impact
on the project, such as any monetary or land settlements made to the
applicant, and any restrictions on the use of those settlements. When
the applicant appears to have other resources to support the proposed
project and chooses not to use them, the applicant should explain why
it is seeking ANA funds and not utilizing these resources for the
project.
Reviewers of applications for ANA indicate they are better
able to evaluate whether the feasibility has been addressed and the
practicality of a proposed economic development project, or a new
business, if the applicant includes a business plan that clearly
describes its feasibility and the approach for the implementation and
marketing of the business. (ANA has included sample business plans in
the application kit). It is strongly recommended that an applicant use
these materials as guides in developing a proposal for an economic
development project or business that is part of the application.
2. Technical Guidance
It is strongly suggested that the applicant follow the
Supplemental Guide included in the ANA application kit to develop an
application. The Guide provides practical information and helpful
suggestions, and is an aid to help applicants prepare ANA applications
for social and economic development projects.
Applicants are encouraged to have someone other than the
author apply the evaluation criteria in the program announcement and
score the application prior to its submission, in order to gain a
better sense of the application's quality and potential competitiveness
in the ANA review process.
In Competitive Area 1 there is no maximum or minimum
amount of Federal funds that may be requested.
For purposes of developing an application, applicants
should plan for a project start date approximately 120 days after the
closing date under which the application is submitted.
The Administration for Native Americans will not fund
essentially identical projects serving the same constituency.
If a project could be supported by other Federal funding
sources, the applicant should fully explain its reasons for not
pursuing other Federal funds for the project.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit proposals
addressing environmental regulatory enhancement and Native American
languages preservation and enhancement under the issue-specific
competitive areas described in this announcement.
For purposes of this announcement, ANA is using the Bureau
of Indian Affairs' list of federally recognized Indian Tribes which
includes nonprofit Alaska Native community entities or tribal governing
bodies (IRA or traditional councils).
The Administration for Native Americans will accept only
one application, per competitive area, from any one applicant. If an
eligible applicant sends in two applications for the same competitive
area, the one with the earlier postmark will be accepted for review
unless the applicant withdraws the earlier application.
An application from a federally recognized Tribe, Alaska
Native Village or Native American organization must be from the
governing body of the Tribe or organization.
Under each competitive area, ANA will only accept one
application which serves or impacts a reservation. If a Tribe chooses
not to submit an application under a specific competitive area, it may
support another applicant's project (e.g., a tribal organization) which
serves or impacts the reservation. In this case, the applicant must
include a tribal resolution which clearly demonstrates the Tribe's
support of the project and the Tribe's understanding that the other
applicant's project supplants the Tribe's authority to submit an
application under that specific competitive area for the duration of
the approved grant period.
The application's Form 424 must be signed by the
applicant's representative authorized to act with full authority on
behalf of the applicant.
The Administration for Native Americans recommends that
the pages of the application be numbered sequentially and that a table
of contents be provided. Simple tabbing of the sections of the
application is also helpful to the reviewers.
Two copies of the application plus the original are
required.
The Cover Page (included in the Kit) should be the first
page of an application, followed by the one-page abstract.
The Approach page (Section B of the ANA Program Narrative)
for each Objective Work Plan proposed should be of sufficient detail to
become a monthly staff guide for project responsibilities if the
applicant is funded.
The applicant should specify the entire project period
length on the first page of the Form 424, Block 13, not the length of
the first budget period. Should the application's contents propose one
length of project period and the Form 424 specify a conflicting length
of project period, ANA will consider the project period specified on
the Form 424 as governing.
Line 15a of the 424 must specify the Federal funds
requested for the first Budget Period, not the entire project period.
If a profit-making venture is being proposed, profits must
be reinvested in the business in order to decrease or eliminate ANA's
future participation. Such revenue must be reported as general program
income. A decision will be made at the time of grant award regarding
appropriate use of program income. (See 45 CFR Part 74 and Part 92.)
Applicants may propose a 17 month project period. However,
the project period for the first year of a multi-year project may only
be 12 months.
Applicants proposing multi-year projects must fully
describe each year's project objectives and activities. Separate
Objective Work Plans (OWPs) must be presented for each project year and
a separate itemized budget of the Federal and non-Federal costs of the
project for each budget period must be included.
Applicants for multi-year projects must justify the entire
time-frame of the project (i.e., why the project needs funding for more
than one year) and clearly describe the results to be achieved for each
objective by the end of each budget period of the total project period.
The Administration for Native Americans will critically
evaluate applications in which the acquisition of major capital
equipment (i.e., oil rigs, agricultural equipment, etc.) is a major
component of the Federal share of the budget. During negotiation, such
expenditures may be deleted from the budget of an otherwise approved
application, if not fully justified by the applicant and not deemed
appropriate to the needs of the project by ANA.
3. Projects or Activities That Generally Will Not Meet the Purposes of
This Announcement
Projects in which a grantee would provide training and/or
technical assistance (T/TA) to other tribes or Native American
organizations which are otherwise eligible to apply to ANA (``third
party T/TA''). However, the purchase of T/TA by a grantee for its own
use or for its members' use (as in the case of a consortium), where T/
TA is necessary to carry out project objectives, is acceptable. In
addition, T/TA is an allowable activity for environmental regulatory
enhancement projects submitted under Competitive Area 3, and Native
American languages projects submitted under Competitive Area 4.
Projects that request funds for feasibility studies,
business plans, marketing plans or written materials, such as manuals,
that are not an essential part of the applicant's long-range
development plan. As an objective of a larger project, business plans
are allowable. However, ANA is not interested in funding ``wish lists''
of business possibilities. ANA expects written evidence of the solid
investment of time and consideration on the part of the applicant with
regard to the development of business plans. Business plans should be
developed based on market analysis and feasibility studies regarding
the potential success to the business prior to the submission of the
application.
The support of on-going social service delivery programs
or the expansion, or continuation, of existing social service delivery
programs.
Core administration functions, or other activities, which
essentially support only the applicant's on-going administrative
functions. However, under Competitive Area 2, ANA will consider funding
core administrative capacity building projects at the village
government level if the village does not have governing systems in
place.
Project goals which are not responsive to one or more of
the funding competitive areas.
Proposals from consortia of tribes that are not specific
with regard to support from, and roles of, member tribes. ANA expects
an application from a consortium to have goals and objectives that will
create positive impacts and outcomes in the communities of its members.
In situations where both a consortia of tribes and the tribes who
belong to the consortia receive ANA funding, ANA expects that consortia
groups will not seek funding that duplicates activities being conducted
by their member tribes.
Projects that will not be completed, self-sustaining, or
supported by other than ANA funds, at the end of the project period.
The purchase of real estate (see 45 CFR 1336.50 (e)) or
construction (see ACF Grants Administration Manual Ch. 3, Section E).
Projects originated and designed by consultants who
provide a major role for themselves in the proposed project and are not
members of the applicant organization, tribe or village.
I. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96-511, the
Department is required to submit to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval any reporting and record keeping
requirements in regulations including program announcements. This
program announcement does not contain information collection
requirements beyond those approved for ANA grant applications under the
Program Narrative Statement by OMB.
J. Receipt of Applications
Applications must either be hand delivered or mailed to the address
in Section F, The Application Process: Application Submission. The
Administration for Native Americans will not accept applications
submitted via facsimile (FAX) equipment.
1. Deadlines
Applications mailed through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial
delivery service shall be considered as meeting an announced closing
date if they are either:
Received on or before the deadline date at the address
specified in Section F2, Application Submission; or
Sent on, or before, the deadline date and received in time
for the ANA independent review. (Applicants are cautioned to request a
legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service
or a legible postmark date from the U.S. Postal Service. Private
metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
2. Late Applications
Applications which do not meet the criteria in the above paragraph
of this section are considered late applications and will be returned
to the applicant. The Administration for Children and Families shall
notify each late applicant that its application will not be considered
in the current competition.
3. Extension of Deadlines
The Administration for Children and Families may extend the
deadline for all applicants because of acts of God such as floods,
hurricanes, etc., or when there is a widespread disruption of the
mails. However, if ACF does not extend the deadline for all applicants,
it may not waive or extend the deadline for any applicant.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 93.612 Native
American Programs).
Dated: July 12, 1994.
Dominic Mastrapasqua,
(Acting) Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans.
[FR Doc. 94-17668 Filed 7-20-94; 8:45 am]
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