Adoption Opportunities Program; Announcement of Availability of Financial Assistance and Request for Applications

SUMMARY: The Children's Bureau (CB) within the Administration on

Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and

Families (ACF) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996

funds from the Adoption Opportunities Program for demonstration grants

to State child welfare agencies, public or private nonprofit child

welfare and adoption agencies, organizations and adoptive parents'

groups for projects aimed at: (a) Increasing the placements in adoptive

families of children, especially minority children, who are in foster

care and have the goal of adoption; (b) fostering model collaboration

for the adoption of children with developmental disabilities; (c)

increasing practice options to secure permanency for children; (d)

developing resource materials assisting transcultural and transracial

adoptions; and (e) allowing leaders in the adoption field to propose

innovative endeavors.

This announcement contains forms and instructions for submitting an

application.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Department is required to submit to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval any

reporting and record keeping requirements or program announcements.

This program announcement meets all information collection requirements

approved for ACF grant applications under OMB Control Number 0970-0139.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This program announcement consists of three

parts. Part I provides information on the Children's Bureau and general

information on the application procedures. Part II describes the review

process, additional requirements for the grant applications, the

criteria for the review and evaluation of applications, and the

programmatic priorities for which applications are being solicited.

Part III provides information and instructions for the development and

submission of applications.

The forms to be used for submitting an application follow Part III.

Please copy as single-sided forms and use in submitting an application

under this announcement. No additional application materials are

available or needed to submit an application.

Applicants should note that grants to be awarded under this program

announcement are subject to the availability of funds.

Part I--General Information

A. Background

The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF)

administers national programs for children and youth, works with States

and local communities to develop services which support and strengthen

family life, seeks out joint ventures with the private sector to

enhance the lives of children and their families, and provides

information and other assistance to parents.

The concerns of ACYF extend to all children from birth through

adolescence. Many of the programs administered by the agency focus on

children from low-income families; children and youth in need of foster

care, adoption or other child welfare services; preschool children;

children with disabilities; abused and neglected children; runaway and

homeless youth; and children from American Indian and migrant families.

Within ACYF, the Children's Bureau plans, manages, coordinates and

supports child welfare services programs. It administers the Foster

Care and Adoption Assistance Program, the Child Welfare Services State

Grants Program, the Child Welfare Services Research, Demonstration and

Training Programs, the Independent Living Initiatives Program, the

Adoption Opportunities Program, the Temporary Child Care for Children

With Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Program, the Abandoned Infants

Assistance Program, and the Family Preservation and Support Services

Program.

The federal statutory, regulatory, policy and program framework for

adoption has emphasized overcoming numerous complexities in order to

facilitate the completion of adoptions, creating financial incentives

for the adoption of certain children for whom it would be difficult to

secure an adoptive placement, requiring each State to establish a pool

of adoptive families reflecting the ethnic and racial diversity of

children for whom adoptive homes are needed, and promoting a vision of

and guidance for permanence by forging a National Adoption Strategic

Plan and stimulating communication and collaboration among foster care,

adoption and court professionals.

The Adoption Opportunities Program, originally enacted in title II

of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of

1978, Public Law 95-266, and most recently amended by the Child Abuse,

Domestic Violence, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1992, Public

Law 102-295, works to eliminate barriers to adoption and provide

permanent homes for children who would benefit from adoption. The

Adoption Opportunities Program facilitates the elimination of barriers

to adoption by: (1) promoting adoption legislation and procedures in

the States and territories of the United States in order to eliminate

jurisdictional and legal obstacles to adoption; (2) promoting quality

standards for adoption services, pre-placement, post-placement, and

post-legal adoption counseling, and standards to protect the rights of

the children in need of adoption; and (3) demonstrating expeditious

ways to free children for adoption for whom it has been determined that

adoption is the appropriate plan. This discretionary program awards

grants and contracts to public and private non-profit agencies.

The passage of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of

1980, Public Law 96-272, resulted in the establishment of the title IV-

E adoption assistance program. This entitlement provides funds to

States to assist in paying costs associated with the adoption of

children who are AFDC or SSI eligible and have special needs, such as

being older or disabled. The adoption assistance program encourages and

supports permanence for children with special needs in adoptive homes,

thereby preventing their inappropriate and excessive stays in foster

care.

Another major legislative initiative in the area of adoptions, the

Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA), was passed in 1994. The purposes of

MEPA are to decrease the length of time that children wait to be

adopted; to prevent discrimination in the placement of children on the

basis of race, color, or

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national origin; and to increase the identification and recruitment of

foster and adoptive parents who can meet the children's needs. MEPA

does three things:

prohibits an agency or entity that receives Federal

financial assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care

placements from delaying or denying the placement of a child based

solely on the race, color or national origin of the foster or adoptive

parent or the child involved;

allows for the consideration of race, color, or national

origin, along with other factors, in making a placement decision only

when a child placement agency has made a narrowly tailored,

individualized determination that the consideration of such factors is

in the best interests of a particular child; and

requires that agencies engage in diligent recruitment

efforts to develop a pool of foster and adoptive families who reflect

the racial, ethnic or national origin of the children in care, and/or

who can meet the needs of the children.

In response to MEPA, States have been required to devise

comprehensive recruitment plans and to enlist potential foster and

adoptive families who reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of the

children for whom foster and adoptive homes are needed. These

recruitment plans must be included in each State's title IV-B child and

family services plan.

The Children's Bureau has provided policy and program guidance to

the adoption field by fostering the development of the National

Adoption Strategic Plan in December 1995, based on recommendations from

the Adoption Program Network. The Strategic Plan specifies goals and

objectives and defines measures of success. It identifies what should

be accomplished, while affording States the flexibility to determine

how to accomplish the goals and objectives. The Children's Bureau has

also sanctioned collaboration among child welfare professionals by

convening a Permanency Partnership Forum in March 1996 which brought

together State adoption, foster care, and court professionals from

around the country to share and gain knowledge and ideas on a variety

of key cross-cutting issues that impact on permanence for children.

This FY 1996 Adoption Opportunities Program Announcement maintains

the emphasis on permanence and collaboration and encourages

demonstration and innovation efforts which target various groups of

children and specific types of activities.

B. Statutory Authority Covering This Announcement Title II of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, Public

Law 95-266, as amended

Availability and Allocation of Funds

The Administration for Children, Youth and Families proposes to

award appropriately 15 new grants in fiscal year 1996 in varying

amounts. The total combined funding for the Priority Areas 1.01, 1.02,

1.03, 1.04, 1.05 and 1.06 for fiscal year 1996 competitive grants is

approximately $2.1 million.

Part II. The Review Process and Priority Areas

A. Eligible Applicants

Each priority area description contains information about the types

of agencies and organizations which are eligible to apply under that

priority area. Because eligibility varies depending on statutory

provisions, it is critical that the ``Eligible Applicants'' section of

each priority area be reviewed carefully.

Before review, each application will be screened for applicant

organization eligibility as specified under the selected priority area.

Applicants from ineligible organizations will not be considered or

reviewed in the competition, and the applicants will be so informed.

Only agencies and organizations, not individuals, are eligible to

apply under this Announcement. All applications developed jointly by

more than one agency or organization, must identify only one lead

organization and official applicant. Participating agencies and

organizations can be included as co-participants, subgrantees or

subcontractors. For-profit organizations are eligible to participate as

subgrantees or subcontractors with eligible non-profit organizations

under all priority areas.

Any non-profit organization submitting an application must submit

proof of its non-profit status in its application at the time of

submission. The non-profit agency can accomplish this by providing a

copy of the applicant's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS)

most recent list of tax-exempt organizations described in Section

501(c)(3) of the IRS code or by providing a copy of the currently valid

IRS tax exemption certificate, or by providing a copy of the articles

of incorporation bearing the seal of the State in which the corporation

or association is domiciled.

B. Review Process and Funding Decisions

The closing time and date for the receipt of the applications is

4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone) on August 26, 1996. Applications received

after 4:30 p.m. will be classified as late. Timely applications

received by the deadline date which are from eligible applicants will

be reviewed and scored competitively. Experts in the field, generally

persons outside the Federal government, will use the appropriate

evaluation criteria listed later in this section to review and score

the applications. The results of this review are a primary factor in

making funding decisions.

The ACYF reserves the option of discussing applications with, or

referring them to, other Federal or non-Federal funding sources when

this is in the best interest of the Federal government or the

applicants. ACYF may also solicit comments from ACF Regional Office

staff, other Federal agencies, interested foundations, national

organizations, specialists, experts, States and the general public.

These comments, along with those of the expert reviewers, will be

considered by ACYF in making funding decisions.

In making decisions on awards, ACYF may give preference to

applications which focus on or feature: overrepresented populations; a

substantially innovative strategy with the potential to improve theory

or practice in the field of human services; a model practice or set of

procedures that holds the potential for replication by organizations

that administer or deliver human services; substantial involvement of

volunteers; substantial involvement (either financial or programmatic)

of the private sector; a favorable balance between Federal and non-

Federal funds available for the proposed project; the potential for

high benefit for low Federal investment; a programmatic focus on those

most in need; and/or substantial involvement in the proposed project by

national or community foundations.

To the greatest extent possible, efforts will be made to ensure

that funding decisions reflect an equitable distribution of assistance

among the States and geographical regions of the country, rural and

urban areas, and ethnic populations. In making these decisions, ACYF

may also take into account the need to avoid unnecessary duplication of

effort.

C. Evaluation Criteria

A panel of reviewers (primarily experts from outside the Federal

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government) will review the applications. To facilitate this review,

applicants should ensure that they address each minimum requirement in

the priority area description under the appropriate section of the

Program Narrative Statement.

The reviewers will determine the strengths and weaknesses of each

application using the evaluation criteria listed below, provide

comments and assign numerical scores. The point value following each

criterion heading indicates the maximum numerical weight.

All applications will be evaluated against the following criteria.

(1) Objective and Need for Assistance (20 points). The extent to

which the application pinpoints any relevant physical, economic,

social, financial, institutional or other problems requiring a

solution; demonstrates the need for the assistance; states the

principal and subordinate objectives of the project; provides

supporting documentation or other testimonies from concerned interests

other than the applicant; and includes and/or footnotes relevant data

based on the results of planning studies. The application must identify

the precise location of the project and area to be served by the

proposed project. Maps and other graphic aids may be attached.

(2) Approach (35 points). The extent to which the application

outlines a sound and workable plan of action pertaining to the scope of

the project, and details how the proposed work will be accomplished;

cites factors which might accelerate or decelerate the work, giving

acceptable reasons for taking this approach as opposed to others;

describes and supports any unusual features of the project, such as

design or technological innovations, reductions in cost or time, or

extraordinary social and community involvements; and provides for

projections of the accomplishments to be achieved. The Approach section

should include a listing of the activities to be carried out in

chronological order, showing a reasonable schedule of accomplishments

and target dates.

The extent to which, when appropriate, the application identifies

the kinds of data to be collected and maintained, and discusses the

criteria to be used to evaluate the results and successes of the

project. The extent to which the application describes the evaluation

methodology that will be used to determine if the needs identified and

discussed are being met and if the results and benefits identified are

being achieved. The application also lists each organization, agency,

consultant, or other key individuals or groups who will work on the

project, along with a description of the activities and nature of their

effort or contribution.

(3) Results or Benefits Expected (20 points). The extent to which

the application identifies the results and benefits to be derived, the

extent to which they are consistent with the objectives of the

application, and the extent to which the application indicates the

anticipated contributions to policy, practice, theory and/or research.

The extent to which the proposed project costs are reasonable in view

of the expected results.

(4) Staff Background and Organization Experience (25 points). The

application identifies the background of the project director/principal

investigator and key project staff (including name, address, training,

educational background and other qualifying experience) and the

experience of the organization to demonstrate the applicant's ability

to effectively and efficiently administer the project. The application

describes the relationships between the proposed project and other work

planned, anticipated or underway by the applicant with Federal

assistance.

D. Structure of Priority Area Descriptions

Each priority area description is composed of the following

sections:

Eligible Applicants: This section specifies the type of

organization eligible to apply under the particular priority area.

Specific restrictions are also noted, where applicable.

Purpose: This section presents the basic focus and/or broad goal(s)

of the priority area.

Background Information: This section briefly discusses the

legislative background as well as the current state-of-the-art and/or

current state-of-practice that supports the need for the particular

priority area activity. Relevant information on projects previously

funded by ACYF and/or others, and State models are noted, where

applicable.

Minimum Requirements for Project Design: This section presents the

basic set of issues that must be addressed in the application.

Typically, they relate to project design, evaluation, and community

involvement. This section also asks for specific information on the

proposed project. Inclusion and discussion of these items is important,

since they will be used by the reviewers in evaluating the applications

against the evaluation criteria. Project products, continuation of the

project effort after the Federal support ceases, and dissemination/

utilization activities, if appropriate, are also addressed.

Project Duration: This section specifies the maximum allowable

length of time for the project period and refers to the amount of time

for which Federal funding is available.

Federal Share of Project Cost: This section specifies the maximum

amount of Federal support for the project for the first budget period.

Matching Requirement: This section specifies the minimum non-

Federal contribution, either through cash or in-kind match, required in

relation to the maximum Federal funds requested for the project.

Grantees must provide at least 10 percent of the total cost of the

project. The total 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 the

match requirements through cash contributions. Therefore, a project

requesting $150,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of $150,000 per

budget period) must include a match of at least $16,667 (10 percent of

total project cost).

Anticipated Number of Projects To Be Funded: This section specifies

the number of projects that ACYF anticipates it will fund under the

priority area.

Please note that applications that do not comply with the specific

priority area requirements in the section on ``Eligible Applicants''

will not be reviewed. Applicants should also note that non-

responsiveness to the section ``Minimum Requirements for the Project

Design'' will result in a low evaluation score by the reviewers.

Applicants must clearly identify the specific priority area under which

they wish to have their applications considered, and tailor their

applications accordingly. Previous experience has shown that an

application which is broader and more general in concept than outlined

in the priority area description scores lower than one more clearly

focused on, and directly responsive to, that specific priority area.

E. Available Funds

The ACYF intends to award new grants resulting from this

announcement during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1996, subject to

the availability of funds.

Each priority area description includes information on the maximum

Federal share of the project costs and the anticipated number of

projects to be funded.

The term ``budget period'' refers to the interval of time (usually

12 months) into which a multi-year period of assistance (project

period) is divided for budgetary

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and funding purposes. The term ``project period'' refers to the total

time a project is approved for support, including any extensions.

Where appropriate, applicants may propose project periods which are

shorter than the maximums specified in the various priority areas. Non-

Federal share contributions may exceed the minimums specified in the

various priority areas when the applicant is able to do so. However, if

the proposed match exceeds the minimum requirement, the grantee must

maintain its proposed level of match support throughout the entire

project period unless a waiver is approved to reduce it. Applicants

should propose only that non-Federal share they can realistically

provide, since any unmatched Federal funds will be disallowed by ACF.

For multi-year projects, continued Federal funding beyond the first

budget period is dependent upon satisfactory performance by the

grantee, availability of funds from future appropriations and a

determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the

Government.

F. Grantee Share of Project Costs

Grantees must provide at least 10 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 $150,000 in Federal funds (based on an

award of $150,000 per budget period) must include a match of at least

$16,667 (10 percent of the total project cost). If approved for

funding, the grantee will be held accountable for commitments of non-

Federal resources, and failure to provide the required amount will

result in a disallowance of unmatched Federal funds.

G. Priority Areas Included in This Announcement

1.01 Achieving Increased Adoptive Placement of Children in Foster

Care

1.02 Innovations Increasing Adoptive Placements of Minority

Children

1.03 Strategic Collaboration for Completing and Sustaining

Adoptions of Children with Developmental Disabilities

1.04 Expanding Options for Permanency

1.05 Developing Resource Materials to Assess and Prepare Foster and

Adoptive Parents to meet the Needs of Children of a Different Race,

Color, or National Origin

1.06 Operation of a National Adoption Information Exchange System

H. Priority Area Descriptions and Requirements

1.01 Achieving Increased Adoptive Placement of Children in Foster Care

Eligible Applicants: Eligibility is limited to State social service

agencies.

Purpose: To develop demonstration projects to increase the

placement of children, who are in foster care and are legally free for

adoption, with adoptive families.

Background Information: Children in foster care who are free for

adoption, especially young people with special needs, often have

difficulty attaining permanence through placement with an adoptive

family. There are multiple reasons for this. Increasingly, children

entering foster care have more complex problems which require more

intensive services. Permanent families must be continuously recruited

and prepared to parent the growing population of children who cannot

return to their birth families. Supportive services must be added or

improved so that the children in foster care who are legally free for

adoption can move into an adoptive placement in a timely manner. This

requires collaborative efforts with the court system to terminate

parental rights. In addition, agencies must commit resources for the

ongoing support of adoptive families from recruitment through the post-

legal phase.

The Adoption Opportunities Program has provided demonstration

grants to States to improve adoption services for the placement of

children with special needs who are legally free for adoption. States

have received awards to make systemic changes in their adoption

programs in areas such as: acquiring computer hardware, software and

membership in the National Adoption Exchange's Network; developing a

consortium of nine States with large numbers of children in care in

order to share knowledge to improve and enhance their special needs

adoption programs; and forming a seven State national consortium on

post-legal adoption services to develop and share model programs and

promising practices of post legal adoption services for the adoption

community.

These projects have demonstrated that improvements in placing

children with adoptive families are achieved when permanent plans are

made and carried out very early in the placement; when there are

sufficiently trained and experienced staff; and when there are

available resources and administrative commitments to adoption and to

coordinated community-based efforts.

Even though more than half of the States have received grants to

improve adoption services, only a small number have been able to

sustain these efforts because of limited funds, staffing problems, and

because adoption services are often not viewed as a priority.

This priority area is designed to provide incentives for States to

craft innovative initiatives to secure and sustain permanence for

children who are free for adoption.

Minimum Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully

compete under this priority area, the applicant should:

Identify and verify the number of children in foster care to be

served by the project who are legally free and waiting for adoptive

placement.

Provide and verify the proportion of placement of children in

foster care placed in adoption in the year preceding the application

(the proportion of placement is the number of children placed divided

by the number of children waiting for adoption).

Describe the measurable improvements to be achieved during the

period of the grant and the methods to be employed to increase the

proportion of placement of legally-free children in foster care with

adoptive families. Improvements should be specified as goals and

objectives which are measurable and represent an increase over previous

years.

Describe how the proposed improvements, if successful, would be

continued beyond the period of Federal support under this grant as part

of the agency's ongoing program and describe the specific steps which

would be taken to accomplish this.

Propose and describe an evaluation plan which will focus on the

innovations used to improve the placement of children who are legally

free for adoption and which is capable of identifying the successes and

failures of the initiative.

The evaluation plan should include the collection and analysis of

data to determine placement rates and the types of clients served

(e.g., waiting children, prospective adoptive families). Statistics

should be collected to determine the availability of adoptive families

during the program period. The evaluation should also include

descriptive information on the processes and procedures used in

implementing the project.

Discuss plans for disseminating information on the strategies

utilized and the outcomes achieved. Identify audiences who will benefit

from receiving the information and specify

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mechanisms and forums which will be used to convey the information and

support replication by other interested agencies.

Provide assurances that at least one key person from the project

will attend an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare Conference in the

Washington, D.C. metropolitan area hosted by the Children's Bureau. The

Conference brings together child welfare professionals, including

Adoption Opportunities and other Children's Bureau discretionary

program grantees, to exchange information and address current child

welfare issues.

Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 12

months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share of the

project is not to exceed $100,000 per 12-month budget period.

Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: Grantees must provide at

least 10 percent of the total cost of the project. The total approved

cost of the project is the sum of the ACF share and the non-Federal

share. Therefore, a project requesting $100,000 in Federal funds (based

upon an award of $100,000 per budget period) must include a match of at

least $11,111 (10 percent of the total project cost). The non-Federal

share may be cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are

encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that

two projects will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption Opportunities Grants: title II of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment Adoption Reform Act of 1978 Public Law,

95-266, as amended.

1.02 Innovations Increasing Adoptive Placements of Minority Children

Eligible Applicants: States, local government entities, federally

recognized Indian Tribes and Indian Tribal Organizations, public or

private non-profit licensed child welfare or adoption agencies, and

adoption exchanges with experience in working with minority

populations.

Purpose: To implement innovative programs designed to increase the

adoptive placement of minority children who are in foster care and have

the goal of adoption, with an emphasis on the recruitment, retention

and utilization of minority families and adoptive placements for

minority children who are over the age of ten and/or a part of sibling

groups.

Background Information: According to the Voluntary Cooperative

Information System administered by the American Public Welfare

Association (VCIS/APWA), in 1993 almost 1,200 children in the U.S. were

separated from their biological parents every day and placed in an

unfamiliar setting. VCIS/APWA also estimates the number of ``waiting''

children in the U.S. at approximately 86,000, and concludes that

adoptive families for roughly 21,000 of these children are still

actively being sought. These are children for whom it is difficult to

find an adoptive placement because they are not the young people

families generally seek. It is estimated that approximately 44% of the

21,000 children seeking an adoptive placement are 10 years and older,

and approximately 55% are members of a minority group.

There continues to be an insufficient pool of adoptive families,

especially for older minority children and sibling groups for whom

adoption has been deemed the preferred means of accomplishing

permanence. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption

Reform Act of 1978, Public Law 95-266, places an emphasis upon the

recruitment of minority families and provides funds for demonstration

projects emphasizing the recruitment of families to adopt waiting

minority children. The purpose of this priority area is to be

responsive to this legislative intent.

Minimum Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully

compete under this priority area, the applicant should:

Identify and describe existing barriers to minority adoption in the

locale where the project would be implemented; the number of families

who would be recruited; and the number of children who would be placed.

Describe the innovative methods that would be employed to recruit,

retain and prepare minority families for adoption, making sure to

include individuals who are single.

Provide assurances that the project would not require the payment

of fees by families for the adoption process.

Describe how training in cultural competence would be provided to

all relevant staff to increase their effectiveness in serving minority

children and families.

Present an evaluation plan for assessing the project's

effectiveness in achieving its stated goals and objectives, and its

ability to provide services to prospective adoptive families through

the completion of the adoption.

Document how the project would be continued beyond Federal funding

as part of the agency's ongoing program and describe the specific steps

which would be taken to accomplish this.

If the applicant is a private non-profit adoption agency, it must

provide evidence of licensure by submitting a copy of its license with

the application.

Discuss plans for disseminating information on the innovations

utilized. Identify audiences who will benefit from receiving the

information and specify mechanisms and forums which will be used to

convey the information and support replication by other interested

agencies.

Provide assurances that at least one key person from the project

will attend an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare Conference in the

Washington, D.C. metropolitan area hosted by the Children's Bureau. The

Conference brings together child welfare professionals, including

Adoption Opportunities and other Children's Bureau discretionary

program grantees, to exchange information and address current child

welfare issues.

Provide assurances and document that the project would be staffed

and implemented within 90 days of the notification of the grant award.

Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 24

months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share of the

project is not to exceed $100,000 per 12-month budget period.

Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: Grantees must provide at

least 10 percent of the total cost of the project. The total approved

cost of the project is the sum of the ACF share and the non-Federal

share. Therefore, a project requesting $100,000 in Federal funds (based

on an award of $100,000 per budget period) must include a match of at

least $11,111 (10 percent of the total project cost). The non-Federal

share may be cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are

encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that

four projects will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption Opportunities Grants: title II of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, Public

Law 95-266, as amended.

1.03 Strategic Collaboration for Completing and Sustaining Adoptions

of Children with Developmental Disabilities

Eligible Applicants: Agencies administering any of the following

public programs: Child Welfare; Developmental Disability Councils;

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Protection and Advocacy Systems; or University Affiliated Programs.

Joint applications may be developed by consortiums at the regional,

State, Tribal, or local level which bring complementary expertise to

bear on the adoption of children with developmental disabilities. All

applications, even those developed by two or more organizations, must

identify a single lead agency to be the primary administrator of the

grant and the official recipient of the award.

Purpose: To increase and successfully maintain the number of

adoptions of children with developmental disabilities through the

creation of effective collaboration strategies and models for the

provision of adoption services to developmentally disabled children and

their families in the public child welfare system.

Background Information: Children with special needs constitute the

overwhelming percentage of young people waiting for an adoptive

placement, residing in non-finalized adoptive homes, or benefiting from

finalized adoptions. According to VCIS/APWA 1993, almost 82% of the

children waiting for an adoptive placement in 12 States, had one or

more special needs. Moreover, data from the same 12 States on finalized

adoptions, showed that approximately 82% of the children also had one

or more special needs. In addition, VCIS/APWA data illustrates that in

11 States, almost 76% had one or more special needs. Not all of the

children identified above as having one or more special needs are

actually developmentally disabled, because in the adoption field,

special needs can also include such characteristics as being older or

membership in a minority or sibling group. However, the sheer magnitude

of the special needs percentages suggests there are significant numbers

of young people in the adoption stream who have a developmental

disability.

Relevant public agencies have a responsibility to facilitate

adoptions, and provide support and resources to families formed by

adoption. In terms of responding to the needs of children with

developmental disabilities and families who are motivated to and/or

actually adopt them, interagency work is especially vital. While there

are examples of effective cooperation between Child Welfare Agencies

(CW), Developmental Disabilities Councils (DDC), Protection and

Advocacy Systems or University Affiliated Programs (UAP), very little

has been done in the way of establishing exemplary collaborative

strategies and models. In States with an ``umbrella agency,'' wherein

CW and DDC are part of the same Statewide department, there is a need

for delineating and implementing collaborative procedures to facilitate

work with children with developmental disabilities in need of adoption

and families adopting these children. In States with separate

departments, there is even greater need to develop such procedures.

This priority area provides the field with the opportunity to

develop collaboration strategies and models to increase the number of

adoptees with developmental disabilities and to provide services to

strengthen families who have adopted children with disabilities.

Minimum Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully

compete under this priority area, the application should:

Demonstrate knowledge of current issues in public agency adoption

and other issues related to children with developmental disabilities in

the child welfare system.

Describe the process that will be use to identify the needs of

children and families to be served by the project. Discuss how

individuals with disabilities and potential and actual adoptive

families will be involved in the process.

Describe the current system the applicant is addressing at the

State, regional or local level. Identify, policy, program and

interagency issues which either serve to support or hinder/prevent the

adoption of children with developmental disabilities.

Describe the measurable goals and objectives to be achieved that

will lead to increasing and successfully maintaining the adoptions of

children with developmental disabilities.

Describe the development and plans for the institutionalization of

the proposed collaborative strategies or model on either a statewide,

regional or local basis that will increase and sustain adoptions of

children with developmental disabilities.

Document that the staff to be involved in the project are

knowledgeable of relevant policies, federal regulations, laws and

cultural issues that impact children with developmental disabilities

and their adoptive families.

Present an evaluation plan for assessing the project's

effectiveness in achieving its stated goals and objectives, and its

ability to provide services to adoptive families through the completion

of the adoption.

Provide a plan for how individuals with disabilities and potential

and actual adoptive families will be involved in the evaluation

process.

Provide specific written commitments from collaborating agencies

conveying their role and the work they will perform.

Discuss plans for disseminating essential information on the

strategies and/or model utilized. Identify audiences who will benefit

from receiving the information and specify mechanisms and forums which

will be used to convey the information and support replication by other

interested collaborative groups of agencies.

Provide assurances that at least one key person from the project

will attend an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare Conference in the

Washington, D.C. metropolitan area hosted by the Children's Bureau. The

Conference brings together child welfare professionals, including

Adoption Opportunities and other Children's Bureau discretionary

program grantees, to exchange information and address current child

welfare issues.

Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 36

months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share is not to

exceed $100,000 per 12-month budget period.

Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: Grantee must provide at least

10 percent of the total cost of the project. The total cost of the

project is the sum of the ACF share and the non-Federal share.

Therefore, a project requesting $100,000 in Federal funds must include

a total match of at least $11,111 (10 percent of the total project

cost). The non-Federal share may be cash or in-kind contributions,

although applicants are encouraged to meet their match requirements

through cash contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that

two projects will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption Opportunities Grants: title II of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, Public

Law 95-266, as amended.

1.04 Expanding Options for Permanency

Eligible Applicants: States, local government entities, federally

recognized Indian Tribes and Indian Tribal Organizations, public or

private non-profit licensed child welfare or adoption agencies that

currently serve children in the public child welfare system.

Purpose: To develop a system reform project that incorporates or

strengthens the practice of one or more of the following non-

adversarial options for permanency: voluntary relinquishment,

concurrent planning and/or mediation.

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Background Information: The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare

Act of 1980, Public Law 96-272, mandates securing a safe, permanent

home for every child. The child welfare system continues to struggle

with meeting this goal in a timely fashion. The practice base for

achieving permanency for children is too often based on adversarial or

involuntary methods. The major practice is to seek involuntary

termination of parental rights (TPR) for children for whom adoption is

considered the best permanency plan. Involuntary termination of

parental rights can be a lengthy and expensive process which may

involve court appeals. The procedure can also be emotionally stressful

for birth, foster and prospective adoptive parents and the child.

Frequently this practice is insensitive to the need of some children to

maintain connections with their birth families. Although necessary in

some cases, TPR and other practices of a similar tone, have failed to

significantly reduce the large number of children in the foster care

system waiting to be freed for adoption, to be adopted, or for other

permanent arrangements.

Alternatively, the child welfare system is encouraged to focus on

approaches which set a different tone and emphasize non-adversarial

front-end practices and procedures and strengthen the agency's capacity

to achieve earlier and better outcomes for children and their families.

Expanding options for permanency, which encourage cooperative processes

and early decision making among all parties involved, are essential to

achieving child, family, and system well-being.

The demonstration projects funded under this priority area should

be designed to inform the field about the efficacy of these non-

adversarial approaches in achieving permanency earlier, more quickly

and more sensitively for these children. Permanency is broadly

conceptualized to include adoption, guardianship to a relative or non-

relative and parental consent to relative or non-relative adoption. One

or a combination of the following approaches can be included in the

demonstration: voluntary relinquishment, mediation or concurrent

planning.

Mediation is the voluntary, non-coercive process of negotiation

with the assistance of a neutral, impartial third party. The aim of

mediation in child welfare and permanency is to encourage birth

parents, extended relatives and foster and/or adoptive parents to

cooperate in making decisions that reflect the best interest of the

child.

Concurrent Planning is the process of workers' developing

alternative permanent plans for children during their initial contact

with the child welfare system. Concurrent planning involves enacting a

plan for family preservation or reunification with the child's birth

family, while simultaneously engaging in planning for alternative

permanency placements such as adoption and kinship care.

Relinquishment is a voluntary process of transferring parental

rights to an authorized child welfare agency. It is often utilized at

the request of the parent and can be provided at any point along the

child welfare service continuum. In recent years it has been

underutilized by child welfare workers, and the professional skills

associated with counseling parents on the issues of voluntary

relinquishment have eroded.

This priority area encourages child welfare system reform by

incorporating and/or strengthening non-adversarial approaches into

practice to achieve permanency for children in the child welfare

system.

Minimum Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully

compete under this priority area, the applicant should:

Demonstrate knowledge of current issues in adoption and permanency

for children in the public child welfare field.

Describe the project and explain why a particular system reform

approach or set of approaches is being selected. Demonstrate knowledge

and understanding of the reform approach or approaches selected. If

more than one approach is selected, describe how they are linked.

Describe how the approach(es) to be used in this demonstration

differ from current agency practice and how this project's reform

approaches will be institutionalized.

Describe the measurable goals and objectives of the project to be

used to determine if the approach selected led to an increase in

achieving permanency earlier.

Describe the process and criteria that will be used to identify

children and families in need of these services.

Describe how the birth families and extended families will be

involved in the permanency planning process.

Provide assurances that project staff are knowledgeable of

policies, federal regulations, laws and cultural issues that impact on

permanency for children.

Describe the training/staff development components of the project

which will be implemented.

If the project involves coordination with other agencies, present a

plan clarifying how these agencies will work with the applicant to

accomplish project goals and objectives.

Describe an evaluation plan which will focus on the reform

approaches and which is capable of identifying the successes and

failures of the approaches.

The evaluation plan should be outcome oriented and include the

collection and analysis of data to ascertain the effectiveness of the

non-adversarial options for permanency. The evaluation should also

include descriptive information on the processes and procedures used in

implementing the project.

Discuss strategies for disseminating information on the reform

approaches utilized. Identify audiences who will benefit from receiving

the information and specify mechanisms and forums which will be used to

convey the information and support replication by other interested

agencies.

If the applicant is a non-profit private agency, it must provide

assurance that the children to be served through this demonstration are

public agency children.

Provide assurances that at least one key person from the project

will attend an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare Conference in the

Washington, D.C. metropolitan area hosted by the Children's Bureau. The

Conference brings together child welfare professionals, including

Adoption Opportunities and other Children's Bureau discretionary

program grantees to exchange information and address current child

welfare issues.

Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 36

months.

Federal Share of Project Cost: The maximum Federal share of the

project is $100,000 per 12-month budget period.

Matching Requirement: Grantees must provide at least 10 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.

Therefore, a project requesting $100,000 in Federal funds (based upon

an award of $100,000 per budget period) must include a match of at

least $11,111 (10 percent of the total project cost). The non-Federal

share may be cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are

encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that

two projects will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption Opportunities Grants : title II of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment

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and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, Public Law 95-266, as amended.

1.05 Developing Resource Materials for Foster and Adoptive Parents To

Meet the Needs of Children of a Different Race, Color, or National

Origin

Eligible Applicants: States, local government entities, public and

private non-profit licensed child welfare and adoption agencies,

adoption organizations, university-based institutes and incorporated

adoptive parents' groups with materials development expertise.

Purpose: To develop resource materials capable of assisting foster

and adoptive parents in meeting the needs of children of a racial and

ethnic group different from their own.

Background: Many children in foster care are currently being cared

for by parents of a different race, color or national origin, and if

adopted, are more than likely to be adopted by their foster parents.

With the passage of MEPA barriers to transracial and transcultural

placements are being eliminated. At times, parents in these

circumstances have received little or no assistance in looking at how

these differences can affect themselves, their own family and the

child(ren). Additionally, they may not have been prepared to deal with

the racism and bias their foster or adoptive child(ren) and their newly

formed family may encounter.

To meet the needs of all waiting children both minority foster and

adoptive parents and transracial and transcultural families will be

formed. Agencies involved in foster or adoptive parent recruitment,

parent preparation and/or child placement may need assistance in

appropriately assessing the capacity of those applicants to deal with

the differences, and providing them with suitable training and

education. How parents value, respect, appreciate and educate the child

regarding his or her racial and/or ethnic background are among the most

critical factors in the child's healthy development.

The Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA) Guidance published in April

1995 identifies the following factors as being among those that

agencies need to consider in assessing a prospective parent's

suitability to care for a particular child. They are:

the ability to form relationships and to bond with the

specific child;

the ability to help the child integrate into the family;

the ability to accept the child's background and to help

the child cope with his/her past;

the ability to accept the behavior and personality of the

specific child;

the ability to validate the child's cultural, racial and

ethnic background; and

the ability to meet the child's particular educational,

developmental or psychological needs.

To facilitate the implementation of MEPA, child placement agencies

have been looking for new resource materials to use in assessing and

preparing families to provide permanence for children who are

culturally, ethnically, and racially different. This priority area

promotes the development of resources responsive to this need.

Minimum Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully

compete under this priority area, the applicant should:

Describe applicant's understanding of the placement of public

sector children in foster care and adoption, as well as an

understanding of issues in assessing and preparing prospective foster

and adoptive parents for children who have been in foster care.

Demonstrate knowledge of all factors to be considered in

determining a child's placement needs and of factors to be considered

in helping a family make a decision to parent or not to parent a child

of a different race, color or national origin.

Demonstrate knowledge of the role that culture and ethnicity play

in the development of a child's self esteem.

Demonstrate knowledge of the current issues in transracial/

transcultural placements.

Identify resource deficiencies that currently exist and demonstrate

how the proposed resource materials respond to the deficiencies

identified.

Develop a Panel of Advisors from diverse backgrounds and

disciplines, to assist in the content development and design of the

resource materials.

Demonstrate that staff to be utilized in the project are culturally

competent and have experience working with families and children from

diverse backgrounds and racial and ethnic groups.

Provide assurance that draft and final content of the resource

materials will be submitted for review by federal staff to confirm

legal and policy accuracy.

Describe how the resource materials developed will be field-tested

and evaluated prior to submission as a final product.

Discuss strategies for disseminating and/or marketing the resource

materials. Identify audiences who will benefit from receiving the

materials and specify mechanisms and forums which will be used to

convey information about the materials and support utilization by other

child welfare agencies.

Provide assurances that at least one key person from the project

will attend an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare Conference in the

Washington, D.C. metropolitan area hosted by the Children's Bureau. The

Conference brings together child welfare professionals, including

Adoption Opportunities and other Children's Bureau discretionary

program grantees, to exchange information and address current child

welfare issues.

Project Duration: The length of the project should not exceed 24

months.

Federal Share of Project Cost: The maximum Federal share of the

project is not to exceed $75,000 per 12-month budget period.

Matching Requirements: Grantees must provide at least 10 percent of

the total cost of the project. The total cost of the project is the sum

of the ACF share and the non-Federal share. Therefore, a project

requesting $75,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of $75,000 per

budget period) must include a match of at least $8,333 (10 percent of

total project cost). The non-Federal share may be cash or in-kind

contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet their match

requirement through cash contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects To Be Funded: It is anticipated that

two projects will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption Opportunities Grant: title II of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, Public

Law 95-266, as amended.

1.06 Operation of a National Adoption Information Exchange System

Eligible Applicants: State or local governments, public or private

non-profit agencies, organizations or universities with expertise in

adoption and the ability to maintain a National Adoption Information

Exchange System.

Purpose: To maintain a National Adoption Information Exchange

System to bring together children who would benefit from adoption and

qualified prospective adoptive parents who are seeking such children,

and conduct national recruitment efforts in order to reach prospective

parents for children waiting to be adopted.

Background information: The Adoption Opportunities statute spells

out the intent of the Congress to facilitate the elimination of

barriers to adoption and to provide permanent and loving home

environments for children who would benefit from adoption, particularly

children with special needs, including disabled infants with life

threatening conditions.

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The statute requires the Administration on Children, Youth and

Families (ACYF) to conduct directly or by grant or contract with public

or private non-profit agencies or organizations, ongoing, extensive

recruitment efforts on a national level, to develop national public

awareness efforts to unite children in need of adoption with

appropriate adoptive parents, and to establish a coordinated referral

system of recruited families with appropriate State or Regional

adoption resources to ensure that families are served in a timely

fashion.

In 1979, the North American Center on Adoption, a unit of the Child

Welfare League of America, Inc. was awarded a three year contract by

the Children Bureau for the National Adoption Information Exchange

System project. This project focused on three areas: Designing,

developing and operating a National Adoption Exchange system; providing

and coordinating training and technical assistance to the State and

Regional exchanges to enhance their ability to participate in the

national exchange system; and publishing a significant quantity of

materials needed to facilitate the adoption of waiting children. The

contract was replaced with a competitive grant awarded to the Adoption

Center of Delaware Valley in 1983, to operate the National Adoption

Information Exchange System for two years. The grant was to provide six

major services: information and referral, computerized listing of

children and families, match/referral, recruitment and public

education, training and technical consultation and development of the

national adoption network. During the second year of the grant, there

was an increased emphasis on telecommunications as a result of input

provided by members of the Corporate Advisory Board and Child Welfare

Advisory Board.

In September 1986 ACYF funded 44 States, including Puerto Rico and

the District of Columbia, with small grants so that they could purchase

hardware and software to join the national adoption telecommunications

network, and to communicate with each other around concerns in the

field of adoption. In 1985, the National Adoption Center (NAC),

formerly the Adoption Center of Delaware Valley, received a grant to

continue the development and implementation of the national adoption

telecommunication network and to provide coordination and support

services to manage the network and to provide technical consultation to

States to continue building and implementing the network. The

membership of the network includes public and private agencies, and

other child welfare organizations, parent groups, independent or non-

affiliated social workers and researchers.

In 1990, a new five year grant was competitively awarded to the NAC

to continue the National Adoption Information Exchange System. The NAC

increased usage of the system by providing training and technical

assistance to its members and by providing national outreach and public

education to recruit adoptive families for children who wait. In

September 1995 an additional short-term grant was awarded to the

National Adoption Center.

During its years of operation under various auspices, the National

Adoption Information Exchange System, also known as the NAE has

increased the visibility of waiting children and enabled approved

families to register and gain maximum access to children waiting for

adoptive families. The new computer system put into effect in July 1992

has considerably improved the ability of NAE members to access and

utilize the information on the exchange. NAE members use the exchange

to list children in the child database and to search for adoptive

parents for the children whom they list.

However, there continues to be an insufficient number of families

listed on the NAE to meet the needs of these children. State and local

agencies are reluctant to list families on the NAE whom they believe

are potential resources for children in their own States. The agency's

preference to find families for children within the State or within

close proximity to the State has prompted the development of State and

Regional exchanges.

We have reached a critical point in the development of the National

Adoption Information Exchange System. Previously, the NAE focused on

the following areas: (1) Registration of waiting children and waiting

families; (2) the development of a computer database which made this

information available to members of the exchange electronically; (3)

the number of matches made on behalf of listed waiting children; and

(4) the development of national recruitment activities aimed at finding

potential adoptive families interested in adoption of special needs

children.

In order to remain effective, the NAE must refocus its priorities

to emphasize assisting States and localities to build the capacity

within their own jurisdictions to meet the needs of waiting children.

This priority is based on the premise that only in unusual

circumstances should a national search for an adoptive family be

undertaken and that the activity is most effective when carried out at

the local, State and regional levels. The NAE should be viewed as an

extension of State and Regional exchanges, not as their competitor.

The NAE should be able to develop linkages with a variety of

national media organizations in order to educate large segments of the

population about the needs of waiting children and on how to access the

adoption system. The NAE should be in the position to: (1) Provide

training and technical assistance in the development and management of

State and Regional exchanges and to provide consultation to exchanges

on recruitment strategies for potential adoptive families; (2)

facilitate the development of a network of exchanges that connect

urban, rural, small and large child welfare service providers in their

efforts to bring families and children together; (3) serve as the

central receiver of all adoption inquiries generated during national

and other recruitment campaigns and disseminate these resources to the

Regional and State exchanges; (4) collaborate with organizations such

as the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC), the

Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA), and

other relevant agencies to assist with the identification of, and the

possible removal of barriers that prevent ``necessary'' interstate

placements which serve the best interest of the child.

The Federal government is in the process of redefining its

relationship with States and other child welfare agencies. A new

partnership is being forged based upon a vision wherein all concerned

agencies will collaborate and cooperate to provide a continuum of

services to meet the needs of children. In light of the current

opportunity to revitalize child welfare, the role and responsibilities

of NAE must be focused on assisting States to improve their ability to

meet the needs of the rising numbers of children waiting for permanent

families.

Minimum Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully

compete under this priority area, the applicant should:

Demonstrate knowledge of adoption and the current challenges faced

by the field.

Demonstrate knowledge of the issues and problems related to the

maintenance of a national adoption information exchange system and

provide documentation of the applicant's plan to address them.

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Describe a plan for establishing a 24 hour, 7 day a week, toll-free

national adoption exchange telephone number which can be used for

national recruitment initiatives, local recruitment initiatives and

incoming adoption inquiries generated by these recruitment initiatives.

Develop performance measures that can be used to assess the

strengths, weaknesses and successes of the NAE as well as State and

Regional exchanges.

Describe a plan for providing training and technical assistance to

States and Regions in the following areas: (1) Development of a State

or Regional exchange, (2) development of State or Regional recruitment

strategies, and (3) use of NAE's telecommunications resources.

Describe a strategy for the development of a network of exchanges

which includes linkages between Regional exchanges, State Exchanges,

and the NAE in order to maximize the placement options for children.

Describe a plan for enhancing, maintaining and continuing

technological and telecommunications access to the national listing of

waiting children and waiting families for exchange members.

Demonstrate knowledge of current technologies/programs such as the

Internet and the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System

(SACWIS) which could be used to access information on children in the

child welfare system.

Provide documentation of the commitment to assist States in

incorporating the exchange system into their computer systems as these

systems are fully developed and implemented at the State level.

Describe a plan for periodic national recruitment activities, using

a range of media sources, on behalf of waiting children on an annual

basis (a minimum of 4 separate events per year, including National

Adoption Month Activities).

Develop a media strategy which includes partnerships with State and

local agencies in planning, implementing and the follow-up of

recruitment activities.

Describe a plan for the production and dissemination of materials

for general recruitment activities.

Provide assurances that the staff is knowledgeable of policies,

regulations, laws and racial and cultural issues that impact the

children who are waiting for an adoptive placement.

Describe a strategy for facilitating linkages and partnerships

among (at a minimum) the State adoption specialists, the Interstate

Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Administrators, the

Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA)

Administrators and the NAE to address the issues and problems of

interstate placement.

Describe the efforts that will be made to coordinate with the

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC) and the National

Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption (NRCSNA) to assure effective

utilization of resources and to avoid duplication of effort and provide

assurance that funds from this grant will not be used to support

activities that are being conducted by NAIC and NRCSNA.

Describe how the proposed budget reflects the priorities for

activities for the NAE described in this program announcement.

Describe a plan for developing a national network of State

professionals in the field to serve as an advisory group on the

operation of the exchange to address the needs of States.

Provide an assurance that at least one key person from the project

will attend an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare Conference in the

Washington, D.C. metropolitan area hosted by the Children's Bureau.

Provide assurances that at least one key staff member will attend

annually four, one to two day meetings convened by the Children's

Bureau in Washington, D.C.

Provide an assurance that key staff will meet with their Federal

project officer and other Children's Bureau staff in Washington, D.C.

within sixty days of receiving the award.

Agree to enter into a Cooperative Agreement which will require the

grantee to submit to the Children's Bureau for review and approval:

Work plans, including as appropriate, activities involving Headquarters

and Regional Office staff; lists of topics to be covered in technical

assistance resources, syntheses, summaries and literature reviews;

topics, times and places for conferences; topics for any collection of

original data; and draft reports, conference agendas and other

materials prior to their finalization and dissemination by the grantee.

(A cooperative agreement is Federal assistance in which substantial

Federal involvement is anticipated. The respective responsibilities of

Federal staff and the awardee are negotiated prior to award.) The

grantee shall also cooperate, to the extent that its budget will allow,

with the Children's Bureau in meetings, briefings, or other forums to

disseminate knowledge gained from its work with States and local

communities around adoption issues.

Project Duration: The length of the project must not exceed 36

months.

Federal Share of Project Cost: The maximum Federal share of the

project is $500,000 per budget period.

Matching Requirement: Grantees must provide at least 25 percent of

the total approved project. The total approved cost of the project is

the sum of the ACF share and the non-Federal share. Therefore, a

project requesting $500,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of

$500,000 per budget period) must include a match of at least $166,666

(25 percent of the total project cost). The non-Federal share may be

cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged to

meet their match requirements through cash contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that

1 project will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption Opportunities Grants: title II of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, Public

Law 95-266, as amended.

Part III. Instructions for the Development and Submission of

Applications

This part contains information and instructions for submitting

applications in response to this announcement. Application forms are

provided, along with a checklist, for assembling an application

package. Please copy and use these forms in submitting an application.

Potential applicants should read this section carefully in

conjunction with the information contained within the specific priority

area under which the application is to be submitted. The priority area

descriptions are in Part II.

A. Required Notification of the State Single Point of Contact The

Adoption Opportunities Program is not covered under Executive Order

12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.

When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they should be

addressed 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, D.C. 20047.

B. Deadline for Submission of Applications

The closing time and date for the receipt of applications is 4:30

p.m. (Eastern Time Zone) on August 26, 1996. Applications received

after 4:30 p.m. will be classified as late.

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Deadline: Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting an

announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline time

and date at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,

Administration for Children and Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW, Washington, DC 20447, (Reference

Announcement Number and Priority Area). Applicants are responsible for

mailing applications well in advance, when using all mail services, to

ensure that the applications are received on or before the deadline

time and date. Applications hand-carried by applicants, applicant

couriers, or by overnight/express mail couriers shall be considered as

meeting an announced deadline if they are received on or before the

deadline date, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor

Loading Dock, Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, SW, Washington, D.C.

20024 between Monday and Friday (excluding Federal Holidays).

Applicants are cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not

always deliver as agreed.

ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax or

through other electronic media. Therefore, applications faxed to ACF

will not be accepted regardless of date or time of submission and time

of receipt.

Late Applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria

above are considered late applications. ACF shall notify each late

applicant that its application will not be considered in the current

competition.

Extension of Deadlines: ACF 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 the

granting agency does not extend the deadline for all applicants, it may

not waive or extend the deadline for any applicants.

C. Instructions for Preparing the Application and Completing

Application Forms.

The SF 424, 424A, 424B, and certifications have been reprinted for

your convenience in preparing the application. See Appendix A. You

should reproduce single-sided copies of these forms from the reprinted

forms in the announcement, typing your information onto the copies.

Please do not use forms directly from the Federal Register

announcement, as they are printed on both sides of the page.

Please prepare your application in accordance with the following

instructions:

1. SF 424 Page 1, Application Cover Sheet. Please read the

following instructions before completing the application cover sheet.

An explanation of each item is included. Complete only the items

specified.

Top of Page. Enter the single priority area number under which the

application is being submitted under only one priority area.

Item 1. Type of submission--Preprinted on the form.

Item 2. Date Submitted and Applicant Identifier--Date application

is submitted to ACYF and applicant's own internal control number, if

applicable.

Item 3. Date Received By State--State use only (if applicable).

Item 4. Date Received by Federal Agency--Leave blank.

Item 5. Applicant Information Legal Name--Enter the legal name of

the applicant organization. For applications developed jointly, enter

the name of the lead organization only. There must be a single

applicant for each application.

Organizational Unit--Enter the name of the primary unit within the

applicant organization which will actually carry out the project

activity. Do not use the name of an individual as the applicant. If

this is the same as the applicant organization, leave the

organizational unit blank.

Address--Enter the complete address that the organization actually

uses to receive mail, since this is the address to which all

correspondence will be sent. Do not include both street address and

P.O. box number unless both must be used in mailing.

Name and telephone number of the person to be contacted on matters

involving this application (give area code)--Enter the full name

(including academic degree, if applicable) and telephone number of a

person who can respond to questions about the application. This person

should be accessible at the address given here and will receive all

correspondence regarding the application.

Item 6. Employer Identification Number (EIN)--Enter the employer

identification number of the applicant organization, only provide the

prefix and suffix assigned by the DHHS Central Registry System.

Item 7. Type of Applicant--Self-explanatory.

Item 8. Type of Application--Preprinted on the form.

Item 9. Name of Federal Agency--Preprinted on the form.

Item 10. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number and Title--

Enter the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number assigned

to the program under which assistance is requested and its title, as

indicated in the relevant priority area description.

Item 11. Descriptive Title of Applicant's Project--Enter the

project title. The title is generally short and is descriptive of the

project, not the priority area title. Place the priority area number in

parenthesis after the main program title.

Item 12. Areas Affected by Project--Enter the governmental unit

where significant and meaningful impact could be observed. List only

the largest unit or units affected, such as State, county, or city. If

an entire unit is affected, list it rather than subunits.

Item 13. Proposed Project--Enter the desired start date for the

project and projected completion date.

Item 14. Congressional District of Applicant/Project--Enter the

number of the Congressional District where the applicant's principal

office is located and the number of the Congressional district(s) where

the project will be located. If statewide, a multi-State effort, or

nationwide, enter 00.

Items 15. Estimated Funding Levels: In completing 15a through 15f,

the dollar amounts entered should reflect, for a 12 month budget

period, the total amount requested. If the proposed project period

exceeds 17 months, enter only those dollar amounts needed for the first

12 months of the proposed project.

Item 15a. Enter the amount of ACF funds requested in accordance

with the preceding paragraph. This amount should be no greater than the

maximum amount specified in the priority area description.

Item 15b-e. Enter the amount(s) of funds from non-Federal sources

that will be contributed to the proposed project. Items b-e are

considered cost-sharing or matching funds. The value of third party in-

kind contributions should be included on appropriate lines as

applicable.

Items 15f. Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected

to be generated from the proposed project. Do not add or subtract this

amount from the total project amount entered under item 15g. Describe

the nature, source and anticipated use of this income in the Project

Narrative Statement.

Item 15g. Enter the sum of items 15a-15e.

Item 16a. Is Application Subject to Review By State Executive Order

12372 Process? Yes. --Enter the date the applicant contacted the SPOC

regarding this application. Select the appropriate SPOC from the

listing provided at the

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end of Part III. The review of the application is at the discretion of

the SPOC. The SPOC will verify the date noted on the application. If

there is a discrepancy in dates, the SPOC may request that the Federal

agency delay any proposed funding.

Item 16b. Is Application Subject to Review By State Executive Order

12372 process? No. --Check the appropriate box if the application is

not covered by E.O. 12372 or if the program has not been selected by

the State for review.

Item 17. Is the Applicant Delinquent on any Federal Debt? --Check

the appropriate box. This question applies to the applicant

organization, not the person who signs as the authorized

representative. Categories of debt include audit disallowances, loans

and taxes.

Item 18. To the best of my knowledge and belief, all data in this

application/preapplication are true and correct. The document has been

duly authorized by the governing body of the applicant and the

applicant will comply with the attached assurances if the assistance is

awarded. --To be signed by the authorized representative of the

applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for signature

of this application by this individual as the official representative

must be on file in the applicant's office, and may be requested from

the applicant.

Item 18a-c. Typed Name of Authorized Representative, Title,

Telephone Number--Enter the name, title and telephone number of the

authorized representative of the applicant organization.

Item 18d. Signature of Authorized Representative--Signature of the

authorized representative named in Item 18a. At least one copy of the

application must have an original signature. Use colored ink (not

black) so that the original signature is easily identified.

Item 18e. Date Signed--Enter the date the application was signed by

the authorized representative.

2. SF 424A--Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs. This is

a form used by many Federal agencies. For this application, Sections A,

B, C, E and F are to be completed. Section D does not need to be

completed.

Sections A and B should include the Federal as well as the non-

Federal funding for the proposed project covering the first year budget

period.

Section A--Budget Summary. This section includes a summary of the

budget. On line 5, enter total Federal costs in column (e) and total

non-Federal costs, including third party in-kind contributions, but not

program income, in column (f). Enter the total of (e) and (f) in column

(g).

Section B--Budget Categories. This budget, which includes the

Federal as well as non-Federal funding for the proposed project, covers

the first year budget period if the proposed project period exceeds 12

months. It should relate to item 15g, total funding, on the SF 424.

Under column (5), enter the total requirements for funds (Federal and

non-Federal) by object class category.

A separate itemized budget justification for each line item is

required. The types of information to be included in the justification

are indicated under each category. For multiple year projects, it is

desirable to provide this information for each year of the project. The

SF 424A.

Personnel--Line 6a. Enter the total costs of salaries and wages of

applicant/grantee staff. Do not include the costs of consultants, which

should be included on line 6h, Other.

Justification: Identify the principal investigator or project

director, if known. Specify by title or name the percentage of time

allocated to the project, the individual annual salaries, and the cost

to the project (both Federal and non-Federal) of the organization's

staff who will be working on the project.

Fringe Benefits--Line 6b. Enter the total cost of fringe benefits,

unless treated as part of an approved indirect cost rate.

Justification: Provide a break-down of amounts and percentages that

comprise fringe benefit costs, such as health insurance, FICA,

retirement insurance, etc.

Travel--6c. Enter total costs of out-of-town travel (travel

requiring per diem) for staff of the project. Do not enter costs for

consultant's travel or local transportation, which should be included

on Line 6h, Other.

Justification: Include the name(s) of traveler(s), total number of

trips, destinations, length of stay, transportation costs and

subsistence allowances.

Equipment--Line 6d. Enter the total costs of all equipment to be

acquired by the project. Equipment means an article as non-expendable,

tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year

and an acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of (a) the

capitalization level established by the organization for the financial

statement purposes, or (b) $5,000.

Justification: Equipment to be purchased with Federal funds must be

justified. The equipment must be required to conduct the project, and

the applicant organization or its subgrantees must not have the

equipment or a reasonable facsimile available to the project. The

justification also must contain plans for future use or disposal of the

equipment after the project ends.

Supplies--Line 6e. Enter the total costs of all tangible expendable

personal property (supplies) other than those included on Line 6d.

Justification: Specify general categories of supplies and their

costs.

Contractual--Line 6f. Enter the total costs of all contracts,

including (1) Procurement contracts (except those which belong on other

lines such as equipment, supplies, etc.) and (2) contracts with

secondary recipient organizations, including delegate agencies. Also

include any contracts with organizations for the provision of technical

assistance. Do not include payments to individuals on this line. If the

name of the contractor, scope of work, and estimated total costs are

not available or have not been negotiated, include on Line 6h, other.

Justification: Attach a list of contractors, indicating the names

of the organizations, the purposes of the contracts, and the estimated

dollar amounts of the awards as part of the budget justification.

Whenever the applicant/grantee intends to delegate part or all of the

program to another agency, the applicant/grantee must complete this

section (Section B, Budget Categories) for each delegate agency by

agency title, along with the supporting information. The total cost of

all such agencies will be part of the amount shown on Line 6f. Provide

backup documentation identifying the name of contractor, purpose of

contract, and major cost elements. Applicants who anticipate

procurement that will exceed $5,000 (non-governmental entities) or

$25,000 (governmental entities) and are requesting an award without

competition should include a sole source justification in the proposal

which at a minimum should include the basis for contractor's selection,

justification for lack of competition when competitive bids or offers

are not obtained and basis for award cost or price.

Note: Previous or past experience with a contractor is not

sufficient justification for sole source.)

Construction--Line 6g. Not applicable. New construction is not

allowable.

Other--Line 6h. Enter the total of all other costs. Where

applicable, such costs may include, but are not limited to: Insurance;

medical and dental costs; noncontractual fees and travel paid directly

to individual consultants; local

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transportation (all travel which does not require per diem is

considered local travel); space and equipment rentals; printing and

publication; computer use; training costs, including tuition and

stipends; training service costs, including wage payments to

individuals and supportive service payments; and staff development

costs. Note that costs identified as miscellaneous and honoraria are

not allowable.

Justification: Specify the costs included.

Total Direct Charge--Line 6i. Enter the total of Lines 6a through

6h.

Indirect Charges--6j. Enter the total amount of indirect charges

(costs). If no indirect costs are requested, enter none. Generally,

this line should be used when the applicant has a current indirect cost

rate agreement approved by the Department of Health and Human Services

or another Federal agency.

Local and State governments should enter the amount of indirect

costs determined in accordance with DHHS requirements. When an indirect

cost rate is requested, these costs are included in the indirect cost

pool and should not be charged again as direct costs to the grant.

Justification: Enclose a copy of the indirect cost rate agreement.

Total--Line 6k. Enter the total amounts of lines 6i and 6j.

Program Income--Line 7. Enter the estimated amount, if any,

expected to be generated from this project. Do not add or subtract this

amount from the total project amount.

Justification: Describe the nature, source, and anticipated use of

program income in the Program Narrative Statement.

Section C--Non-Federal Resources. This section summarizes the

amounts of non-Federal resources that will be applied to the grant.

Enter this information on line 12, entitled ``Totals''. In-kind

contributions are defined in 45 CFR, Part 74.51 and 45 CFR Part 92.3,

as property or services which benefit a grant-supported project or

program and which are contributed by non-Federal third parties without

charge to the grantee, the subgrantee, or a cost-type contractor under

the grant or subgrant.

Justification: Describe third party in-kind contributions, if

included.

Section D--Forecasted Cash Needs, Not applicable.

Section E--Budget Estimate of Federal Funds Needed For Balance of

the Project. This section should only be completed if the total project

period exceeds 12 months.

Totals--Line 20. For projects that will have more than one budget

period, enter the estimated required Federal funds for the second

budget period (months 13 through 24) under column (b) ``First''. If a

third budget period will be necessary, enter the Federal funds needed

for months 25 through 36 under (c) ``Second''. Columns (d) would be

used in the case of a 48 month project period. Column (e) would not

apply.

Section F--Other Budget Information

Direct Charges--Line 21, Not applicable.

Indirect Charges--Line 22, Enter the type of indirect rate

(provisional, predetermined, final or fixed) that will be in effect

during the funding period, the estimated amount of the base to which

the rate is applied, and the total indirect expense.

Remarks--Line 23. If the total project period exceeds 12 months,

you must enter your proposed non-Federal share of the project budget

for each of the remaining years of the project.

3. Project Summary Description. Clearly mark this separate page

with the applicant name as shown in item 5 of the SF 424, the priority

area number as shown at the top of the SF 424, and the title of the

project as shown in item 11 of the SF 424. The summary description

should not exceed 300 words. These 300 words become part of the

computer database on each project.

Care should be taken to produce a summary description which

accurately and concisely reflects the application. It should describe

the objectives of the project, the approaches to be used and the

outcomes expected. The description should also include a list of major

products that will result from the proposed project, such as software

packages, materials, management procedures, data collection

instruments, training packages, or videos (please note that

audiovisuals should be closed captioned). The project summary

description, together with the information on the SF 424, will

constitute the project abstract. It is the major source of information

about the proposed project and is usually the first part of the

application that the reviewers read in evaluating the application.

At the bottom of the page, following the summary description, type

up to 10 key words which best describe the proposed project, the

service(s) involved and the target population(s) to be covered. These

key words will be used for computerized information retrieval for

specific types of funded projects.

4. Program Narrative Statement. The Program Narrative Statement is

a very important part of an application. It should be clear, concise,

and address the specific requirements mentioned under the priority area

description in Part II.

The narrative should provide information concerning how the

application meets the evaluation criteria using the following headings:

(a) Objectives and Need for Assistance;

(b) Results and Benefits Expected;

(c) Approach; and

(d) Staff Background and Organization's Experience.

The narrative should be typed double-spaced on a single-side of an

8\1/2\'' x 11'' plain white paper, with 1'' margins on all sides. All

pages of the narrative (including charts, references/footnotes, tables,

maps, exhibits, etc.) must be sequentially numbered, beginning with

``Objectives and Need for Assistance'', as page number one. Applicants

should not submit reproductions of larger size paper, reduced to meet

the size requirement.

A page is a single side of an 8\1/2\'' X 11'' sheet of paper.

Applicants are requested not to send pamphlets, brochures or other

printed material along with their application as these pose xeroxing

difficulties. These materials, if submitted, will not be included in

the review process if they exceed the page limit criteria. Each page of

the application will be counted to determine the total length.

5. Organizational Capability Statement. The Organizational

Capability Statement should consist of a brief (two to three pages)

background description of how the applicant organization (or the unit

within the organization that will have responsibility for the project)

is organized, the types and quantity of services it provides, and/or

the research and management capabilities it possesses. This description

should cover capabilities not included in the Program Narrative

Statement. It may include descriptions of any current or previous

relevant experience, or describe the competence of the project team and

its demonstrated ability to produce a final product that is readily

comprehensible and usable. An organization chart showing the

relationship of the project to the current organization should be

included.

6. Part IV--Assurances/Certifications. Applicants requesting

financial assistance for a non-construction project must file the

Standard Form 424B, ``Assurances: Non-Construction Programs.''

Applicants must sign and return the Standard Form 424B with their

applications.

Applicants must provide a certification concerning Lobbying. Prior

to receiving an award in excess of

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$100,000, applicants shall furnish an executed copy of the lobbying

certificate with their applications. Applicants must sign and return

the certification with their applications.

Applicants must make the appropriate certification of their

compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. By signing and

submitting the applications, applicants are providing the certification

and need not mail back the certification with the applications.

Applicants must make the appropriate certification that they are

not presently debarred, suspended or otherwise ineligible for award. By

signing and submitting the applications, applicants are providing the

certification and need not mail back the certification with the

applications.

Copies of the certification and assurances are located at the end

of this announcement.

D. Checklist for a Complete Application

The checklist below is for your use to ensure that your application

package has been properly prepared.

--One original, signed and dated application, plus two copies.

Applications for different priority areas are packaged separately;

--Application is from an organization which is eligible under the

eligibility requirements defined in the priority area description

(screening requirement);

--Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424, REV 4-88);

--Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs (SF 424A, REV 4-88);

--Budget justification for Section B-Budget Categories;

--Table of Contents;

--Letter from the Internal Revenue Service to prove non-profit status,

if necessary;

--Copy of the applicant's approved indirect cost rate agreement, if

appropriate;

--Project summary description and listing of key words;

--Program Narrative Statement (See Part III, Section C);

--Organizational capability statement, including an organization chart;

--Any appendices/attachments;

--Assurances-Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B, REV 4-88);

--Certification Regarding Lobbying; and

--Certification of Protection of Human Subjects, if necessary;

--Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke.

E. The Application Package

Each application package must include an original and two copies of

the complete application. Each copy should be stapled securely (front

and back if necessary) in the upper left-hand corner. All pages of the

narrative (including charts, tables, maps, exhibits, etc.) must be

sequentially numbered, beginning with page one. In order to facilitate

handling, please do not use covers, binders or tabs. Do not include

extraneous materials as attachments, such as agency promotion

brochures, slides, tapes, film clips, minutes of meetings, survey

instruments or articles of incorporation.

Do not include a self-addressed, stamped acknowledgement card. All

applicants will be notified automatically about the receipt of their

application. If acknowledgement of receipt of your application is not

received within eight weeks after the deadlines date, please notify the

ACYF Operations Center by telephone at 1-800-351-2293.

Dated: June 26, 1996.

Olivia A. Golden,

Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.

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Instructions for the SF 424

This is a standard form used by applicants as a required

facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal

assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant

certification that States which have established a review and

comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have

selected the program to be included in their process, have been

given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.

Item and Entry

1. Self-explanatory.

2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if

applicable) & applicant's control number (if applicable).

3. State use only (if applicable).

4. If this application is to continue or revise an existing

award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new

project, leave blank.

5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary organizational unit

which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of

the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to

contact on matters related to this application.

6. Enter Employee Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the

Internal Revenue Service.

7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.

8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the

space(s) provided:

--``New'' means a new assistance award.

--``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/

budget period for a project with a projected completion date.

--``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's

financial obligation or contingent liability from an existing

obligation.

9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being

requested with this application.

10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and

title of the program under which assistance is requested.

11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than

one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a

separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property

projects), attach a map showing project location. For

preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary

description of this project.

12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g.,

State, counties, cities).

13. Self-explanatory.

14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any

District(s) affected by the program or project.

15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first

funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind

contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable.

If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award,

indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the

amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are

included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program

funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item

15.

16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact

(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the

application is subject to the State intergovernmental review

process.

17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the

person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of

debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.

18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the

applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to

sign this application as official representative must be on file in

the applicant's office. (Certain Federal agencies may require that

this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)

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Instructions for the SF-424A

General Instructions

This form is designed so that application can be made for funds

from one or more grant programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to

any existing Federal grantor agency guidelines which prescribe how

and whether budgeted amounts should be separately shown for

different functions or activities within the program. For some

programs, grantor agencies may require budgets to be separately

shown by function or activity. For other programs, grantor agencies

may require a breakdown by function or activity. Sections A, B, C,

and D should include budget estimates for the whole project except

when applying for assistance which requires Federal authorization in

annual or other funding period increments. In the latter case,

Sections A, B, C, and D should provide the budget for the first

budget period (usually a year) and Section E should present the need

for Federal assistance in the subsequent budget periods. All

applications should contain a breakdown by the object class

categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.

Section A. Budget Summary

Lines 1-4, Columns (a) and (b)

For applications pertaining to a single Federal grant program

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring a

functional or activity breakdown, enter on Line 1 under Column (a)

the catalog program title and the catalog number in Column (b).

For applications pertaining to a single program requiring budget

amounts by multiple functions or activities, enter the name of each

activity or function on each line in Column (a), and enter the

catalog number in Column (b). For applications pertaining to

multiple programs where none of the programs require a breakdown by

function or activity, enter the catalog program title on each line

in Column (a) and the respective catalog number on each line in

Column (b).

For applications pertaining to multiple programs where one or

more programs require a breakdown by function or activity, prepare a

separate sheet for each program requiring the breakdown. Additional

sheets should be used when one form does not provide adequate space

for all breakdown of data required. However, when more than one

sheet is used, the first page should provide the summary totals by

programs.

Lines 1-4, Columns (c) through (g)

For new applications, leave Columns (c) and (d) blank. For each

line entry in Columns (a) and (b), enter in Columns (e), (f), and

(g) the appropriate amounts of funds needed to support the project

for the first funding period (usually a year).

For continuing grant program applications, submit these forms

before the end of each funding period as required by the grantor

agency. Enter in Columns (c) and (d) the estimated amounts of funds

which will remain unobligated at the end of the grant funding period

only if the Federal grantor agency instructions provide for this.

Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter in columns (e) and (f)

the amounts of funds needed for the upcoming period. The amount(s)

in Column (g) should be the sum of amounts in Columns (e) and (f).

For supplemental grants and changes to existing grants, do not

use Columns (c) and (d). Enter in Column (e) the amount of the

increase or decrease of Federal funds and enter in Column (f) the

amount of the increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In Column

(g) enter the new total budgeted amount (Federal and non-Federal)

which includes the total previous authorized budgeted amounts plus

or minus, as appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns (e) and (f).

The amount(s) in Column (g) should not equal the sum of amounts in

Columns (e) and (f).

Line 5--Show the totals for all columns used.

Section B. Budget Categories

In the column headings (1) through (4), enter the titles of the

same programs, functions, and activities shown on Lines 1-4, Column

(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A,

provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program,

function, or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds

(both Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.

Lines 6a-i--Show the totals of Lines 6a to 6h in each column.

Line 6j--Show the amount of indirect cost.

Line 6k--Enter the total of amounts on Lines 6i and 6j. For all

applications for new grants and continuation grants the total amount

in column (5), Line 6k, should be the same as the total amount shown

in Section A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental grants and

changes to grants, the total amount of the increase or decrease as

shown in Columns (1)-(4), Line 6k should be the same as the sum of

the amounts in Section A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.

Line 7--Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected

to be generated from this project. Do not add or subtract this

amount from the total project amount. Show under the program

narrative statement the nature and source of income. The estimated

amount of program income may be considered by the federal grantor

agency in determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal-Resources

Line 8-11--Enter amounts of non-Federal resources that will be

used on the grant. If in-kind contributions are included, provide a

brief explanation on a separate sheet.

Column (a)--Enter the program titles identical to Column (a)

Section A. A breakdown by functions or activity is not necessary.

Column (b)--Enter the contribution to be made by the applicant.

Column (c)--Enter the amount of the State's cash and in-kind

contribution if the applicant is not a State or State agency.

Applicants which are a State or State agencies should leave this

column blank.

Column (d)--Enter the amount of cash and in kind contributions

to be made from all other sources.

Column (e)--Enter totals of Columns (b), (c), and (d).

Line 12--Enter the total for each of Columns (b)-(e). The amount

in Column (e) should be equal to the amount of Line 5, Column (f),

Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

Line 13--Enter the amount of cash needed by quarter from the

grantor agency during the first year.

Line 14--Enter the amount of cash from all other sources needed

by quarter during the first year.

Line 15--Enter the totals of amounts on Lines 13 and 14.

Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds Needed for Balance of

the Project

Line 16-19--Enter in Column (a) the same grant program titles

shown in Column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity

is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant

applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds

which will be needed to complete the program or project over the

succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not

be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to

funds for the current year of existing grants.

If more than four lines are needed to list the program titles,

submit additional schedules as necessary.

Line 20--Enter the total for each of the Columns (b)-(e). When

additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annotate

accordingly and show the overall totals on this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

Line 21--Use this space to explain amounts for individual direct

object-class cost categories that may appear to be out of the

ordinary or to explain the details as required by the Federal

grantor agency.

Line 22--Enter the type of indirect rate (provisional,

predetermined, final or fixed) that will be in effect during the

funding period, the estimated amount of the base to which the rate

is applied, and the total indirect expense.

Line 23--Provide any other explanations or comments deemed

necessary.

Assurances--Non-Construction Programs

Note: Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your

project or program. If you have questions, please contact the

awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may

require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is

the case, you will be notified.

As the duly authorized representative of the applicant, I

certify that the applicant:

1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance, and

the institutional, managerial and financial capability (including

funds sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project costs) to

ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project

described in this application.

2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the

United States, and if appropriate, the State, through any

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authorized representative, access to and the right to examine all

records, books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will

establish a proper accounting system in accordance with generally

accepted accounting standards or agency directives.

3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using

their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the

appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or

personal gain.

4. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable

time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding agency.

5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970

(42 U.S.C. Secs. 4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for

merit systems for programs funded under one of the nineteen statutes

or regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for Merit

System of Personnel Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).

6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to

nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title

VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits

discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b)

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C.

Secs. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on

the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,

as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794), which prohibits discrimination on

the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as

amended (42 U.S.C. Secs. 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination

on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of

1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended relating to nondiscrimination on the

basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970

(P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the

basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) Secs. 523 and 527 of the

Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290 dd-3 and 290 ee-3),

as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse

patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42

U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination

in the sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) any other

nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under which

application for Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the

requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may

apply to the application.

7. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements

of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real

Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which

provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or

whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally

assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real

property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal

participation in purchases.

8. Will comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C.

Secs. 1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political activities

of employees whose principal employment activities are funded in

whole or in part with Federal funds.

9. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-

Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40

U.S.C. Sec. 276c and 18 U.S.C. Secs. 874), and the Contract Work

Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 327-333), regarding

labor standards for federally assisted construction subagreements.

10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase

requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act

of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood

hazard area to participate in the program and to purchase flood

insurance if the total cost of insurable construction and

acquisition is $10,000 or more.

11. Will comply with environmental standards which may be

prescribed pursuant to the following: (a) institution of

environmental quality control measures under the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order

(EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facilities pursuant to EO

11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d)

evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in accordance with EO

11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the approved State

management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act

of 1972 (16 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of

Federal actions to State (Clean Air) Implementation Plans under

Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C.

Sec. 7401 et seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of

drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as

amended, (P.L. 93-523); and (h) protection of endangered species

under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-205).

12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16

U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 1271 et seq.), related to protecting components or

potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.

13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of

historic properties), and the Archaeological and Historic

Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.).

14. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of

human subjects involved in research, development, and related

activities supported by this award assistance.

15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966

(P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to the

care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for

research, teaching, or other activities supported by this award of

assistance.

16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention

Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of

lead based paint in construction or rehabilitation of residence

structures.

17. Will cause to be performed the required financial and

compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984.

18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other

Federal laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing

this program.

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Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other

Responsibility Matters--Primary Covered Transactions

By signing and submitting this proposal, the applicant, defined

as the primary participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part 76,

certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that it and its

principals:

(a) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for

debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered

transactions by any Federal Department or agency;

(b) have not within a 3-year period preceding this proposal been

convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for

obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal,

State, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction;

violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of

embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction

of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property.

(c) are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or

civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or local)

with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph

(1)(b) of this certification; and

(d) have not within a 3-year period preceding this application/

proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, State or

local) terminated for cause or default.

The inability of a person to provide the certification required

above will not necessarily result in denial of participation in this

covered transaction. If necessary, the prospective participant shall

submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the certification.

The certification or explanation will be considered in connection

with the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS)

determination whether to enter into this transaction. However,

failure of the prospective primary participant to furnish a

certification or an explanation shall disqualify such person from

participation in this transaction.

The prospective primary participant agrees that by submitting

this proposal, it will include the clause entitled ``Certification

Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary

Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions'' provided below without

modification in all lower tier covered transactions and in all

solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and

Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions

(To Be Supplied to Lower Tier Participants)

By signing and submitting this lower tier proposal, the

prospective lower tier participant, as defined in 45 CFR Part 76,

certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that it and its

principals:

(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for

debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from

participation in this transaction by any federal department or

agency.

(b) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to

certify to any of the above, such prospective participant shall

attach an explanation to this proposal.

The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by

submitting this proposal that it will include this clause entitled

``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and

Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions'' without

modification in all lower tier covered transactions and in all

solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

Certification Regarding Lobbying--Certification for Contracts,

Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge

and belief, that:

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be

paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for

influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any

agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or

an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding

of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making

of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement,

and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification

of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been

paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to

influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of

Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a

Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant,

loan or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and

submit Standard Form-LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in

accordance with its instructions.

(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this

certification be included in the award documents for all subawards

at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under

grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all

subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.

This certification is a material representation of fact upon

which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered

into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making

or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,

U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification

shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not

more than $100,000 for each such failure.

State for Loan Guarantee and Loan Insurance

The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and

belief, that:

If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for

influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any

agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or

an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this

commitment providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a

loan, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL

``Disclosure Form To Report Lobbying,'' in accordance with its

instructions.

Submission of this statement is a prerequisite for making or

entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,

U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the require statement shall

be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more

than $100,000 for each such failure.

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Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke

Public Law 103-227, Part C--Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also

known as the Pro-Children Act of 1994 (Act), requires that smoking

not be permitted in any portion of any indoor facility owned or

leased or contracted for by an entity and used routinely or

regularly for the provision of health, day care, education, or

library services to children under the age of 18, if the services

are funded by Federal programs either directly or through State or

local governments, by Federal grant, contract, loan, or loan

guarantee. The law does not apply to children's services provided in

private residences, facilities funded solely by Medicare or Medicaid

funds, and portions of facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol

treatment. Failure to comply with the provisions of the law may

result in the imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000

per day and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance order

on the responsible entity.

By signing and submitting this application the applicant/grantee

certifies that it will comply with the requirements of the Act. The

applicant/grantee further agrees that it will require the language

of this certification be included in any subawards which contain

provisions for children's services and that all subgrantees shall

certify accordingly.

OMB State Single Point of Contact Listing

Arizona

Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central Avenue,

Fourteenth Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone (602) 280-1315,

FAX: (602) 280-1305

Arkansas

Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State Clearinghouse, Office of

Intergovernmental Services, Department of Finance and

Administration, 1515 W. 7th St., Room 412, Little Rock, Arkansas

72203, Telephone: (501) 682-1074, FAX: (501) 682-5206

Alabama

Jon C. Strickland, Alabama Department of Economic and Community

Affairs, Planning and Economic Development Division, 401 Adams

Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5690, Telephone: (205) 242-5483,

FAX: (205) 242-5515

California

Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning & Research, 1400 Tenth

Street, Room 121, Sacrameto, California 95814, Telephone (916) 323-

7480, FAX: (916) 323-3018

Delaware

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact Executive Department,

Thomas Collins Building, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, Delaware 19903,

Telephone: (302) 739-3326, FAX: (302) 739-5661

District of Columbia

Charles Nichols, State Single Point of Contact, Office of Grants

Mgmt. & Dev., 717 14th Street, N.W.--Suite 500, Washington, D.C.

20005, Telephone (202) 727-6554, FAX: (202) 727-1617

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of Community Affairs, 2740

Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, Telephone: (904)

922-5438, FAX: (904) 487-2899

Georgia

Tom L. Reid, III, Administrator, Georgia State Clearinghouse, 254

Washington Street, S.W.--Room 401J, Atlanta, Georgia, 30334,

Telephone: (404) 656-3855 or (404) 656-3829, FAX: (404) 656-7938

Illinois

Barbara Beard, State Single Point of Contact, Department of Commerce

and Community Affairs, 620 East Adams, Springfield, Illinois 62701,

Telephone (217) 782-1671, FAX: (217) 534-1627

Indiana

Amy Brewer, State Budget Agency, 212 State House, Indianapolis,

Indiana 46204, Telephone: (317) 232-5619, FAX: (317) 233-3323

Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Division for Community Assistance, Iowa Department

of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa

50309, Telephone (515) 242-4719, FAX: (515) 242-4859

Kentucky

Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor, Department of Local

Government, 1024 Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-

8204, Telephone: (502) 573-2382, FAX: (502) 573-2512

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State House Station #38,

Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone: (207) 287-3261, FAX: (207) 287-6489

Maryland

William G. Carroll, Manager, State Clearinghouse for

Intergovernmental Assistance, Maryland Office of Planning, 301 W.

Preston Street--Room 1104, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2365, Staff

Contact: Linda Janey, Telephone (410) 225-4490, FAX: (410) 225-4480

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, 1900

Edison Plaza, 660 Plaza Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone:

(313) 961-4266

Mississippi

Cathy Malette, Clearinghouse Officer, Department of Finance and

Administration, 455 North Lamar Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39202-

3087, Telephone: (601) 359-6762, FAX: (601) 359-6764

Missouri

Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Office of

Administration, P.O. Box 809, Room 760, Truman Building, Jefferson

City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (314) 751-4834, FAX: (314) 751-7819

Nevada

Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex,

Carson City, Nevada 89710, Telephone: (702) 687-4065, FAX: (702)

687-3983

New Hampshire

Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire Office of State Planning,

Attn: Intergovernmental Review Process, Mike Blake, 2\1/2\ Beacon

Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, Telephone: (603) 271-2155,

FAX: (603) 271-1728

New Jersey

Gregory W. Adkins, Assistant Commissioner, New Jersey Department of

Community Affairs, Please direct all correspondence and questions

about intergovernmental review to: Andrew J. Jaskolka, State Review

Process, Intergovernmental Review Unit CN 800, Room 813A,Trenton,

New Jersey 08625-0800, Telephone: (609) 292-9025, FAX: (609) 633-

2132

New Mexico

Robert Peters, State Budget Division, Room 190 Bataan Memorial

Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone: (505) 827-3640

New York

New York State Clearinghouse, Division of the Budget, State Capitol,

Albany, New York 12224, Telephone: (518) 474-1605,

North Carolina

Chrys Baggett, Director, N.C. State Clearinghouse, Office of the

Secretary of Admin., 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina

27603-8003, Telephone: (919) 733-7232, FAX: (919) 733-9571

North Dakota

North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office of Intergovernmental

Assistance, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-

0170, Telephone: (701) 224-2094, FAX: (701) 224-2308

Ohio

Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact, State Clearinghouse,

Office of Budget and Management, 30 East Broad Street, 34th Floor,

Columbus, Ohio 43266-0411. Please direct correspondence and

questions about intergovernmental review to: Linda Wise, Telephone:

(614) 466-0698, FAX: (614) 466-5400

Rhode Island

Daniel W. Varin, Associate Director, Department of Administration/

Division of Planning, One Capitol Hill, 4th Floor, Providence, Rhode

Island 02908-5870, Telephone: (401) 277-2656, FAX: (401) 277-2083;

Please direct correspondence and questions to: Review Coordinator,

Office of Strategic Planning

South Carolina

Omeagia Burgess, State Single Point of Contact, Grant Services,

Office of the Governor, 1205 Pendleton Street--Room 477, Columbia,

South Carolina 29201, Telephone: (803) 734-0494, FAX: (803) 734-0385

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Texas

Tom Adams, Governor's Office, Director, Intergovernmental

Coordination, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone: (512)

463-1771, FAX: (512) 463-1880

Utah

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and

Budget, Room 116, State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114,

Telephone: (801) 538-1535, FAX: (801) 538-1547

Vermont

Nancy McAvoy, State Single Point of Contact, Pavilion Office

Building, 109 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05609, Telephone:

(802) 828-3326, FAX: (802) 828-3339

West Virginia

Fred Cutlip, Director, Community Development Division, W. Virginia

Development Office, Building #6, Room 553, Charleston, West Virginia

25305, Telephone: (304) 558-4010, FAX: (304) 558-3248

Wisconsin

Martha Kerner, Section Chief, State/Federal Relations, Wisconsin

Department of Administration, 101 East Wilson Street--6th Floor,

P.O. Box 7868, Madison, Wisconsin 53707, Telephone: (608) 266-2125,

FAX: (608) 267-6931

Wyoming

Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact, Herschler Building

4th Floor, East Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, Telephone: (307) 777-

7574, FAX: (307) 638-8967

Territories

Guam

Mr. Giovanni T. Sgambelluri, Director, Bureau of Budget and

Management Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana,

Guam 96910, Telephone: 011-671-472-2285, FAX: 011-671-472-2825

Puerto Rico

Norma Burgos/Jose E. Caro, Chairwoman/Director, Puerto Rico Planning

Board, Federal Proposals Review Office, Minillas Government Center,

P.O. Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940-1119, Telephone: (809)

727-4444, (809) 723-6190, FAX: (809) 724-3270, (809) 724-3103

North Mariana Islands

State Single Point of Contact, Planning and Budget Office, Office of

the Governor, Saipan, CM, Northern Mariana Islands 96950

Virgin Islands

Jose George, Director, Office of Management and Budget, #41

Norregade Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas,

Virgin Islands 00802, Please direct all questions and correspondence

about intergovernmental review to: Linda Clarke, Telephone: (809)

774-0750, FAX: (809) 776-0069

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