Availability of Financial Assistance To Expand Head Start Enrollment

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[Program Announcement No. ACYF-HS-97-06]

Availability of Financial Assistance To Expand Head Start

Enrollment

AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF),

Administration for Children and Families (ACF), HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of financial assistance to expand Head Start

enrollment.

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SUMMARY: The Head Start Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth

and Families announces that competing applications will be accepted to

establish new Head Start services in geographical areas not currently

served by Head Start grantees. Applications are also being accepted to

serve Federally-recognized Indian Reservations not currently served by

Head Start, and areas where Head Start services are not available for

children of migrant farmworkers. In addition, applications are being

accepted to establish new grantees to serve additional children in

underserved areas in the five boroughs of New York City. It is expected

that a total of approximately $13,650,000 will be awarded to support

these programs.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is June 13, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Address applications to: Head Start: Unserved Areas, ACYF

Operations Center, 3030 Clarendon Blvd.--Suite 240, Arlington, VA

22201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For applications under Category 1 and

4--The ACF Regional Office which is responsible for the Head Start

programs in your State. Regional Office telephone numbers are listed in

Appendix A.

For applications under Category 2--Helen Scheirbeck, Chief,

American Indian Programs Branch, Program Operations Division, Head

Start Bureau; (202) 205-8437.

For applications under Category 3--Maria Candamil, Chief, Migrant

Programs Branch, Program Operations Division, Head Start Bureau; (202)

205-8455.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Part I. General Information

A. Background

Head Start is a national program providing comprehensive

developmental services primarily to low-income preschool children and

their families. To help enrolled children achieve their full potential,

Head Start programs provide comprehensive health, nutritional,

educational, social and other services. In addition, Head Start

programs are required to provide for the direct participation of the

parents of enrolled children in the development, conduct, and direction

of local programs. Head Start currently serves more than 750,000

children through a network of 1440 grantees and more than 700 delegate

agencies.

While Head Start is targeted primarily towards children whose

families have incomes at or below the poverty line or who are eligible

for public assistance, regulations permit up to ten percent of the Head

Start children in local programs to be from families who do not meet

these low-income criteria. The Head Start statute also requires that a

minimum of ten percent of enrollment opportunities in each program be

made available to children with disabilities. Such children are

expected to be enrolled in the full range of Head Start services and

activities in a mainstream setting with their non-disabled peers, and

to receive needed special education and related services.

Head Start programs are locally-designed to provide services

through a variety of program options, based on the needs of local

families that are not being met by existing early childhood and child

care agencies and programs. Program options include part-day/part-year

and full-day/full year center-based programs, home-based programs,

combinations of center-and home-based options and other locally-

designed options.

Migrant Head Start

Migrant Head Start Programs are designed to meet the needs of the

children of migrant farmworkers. For purposes of establishing

eligibility for Migrant Head Start services, a migrant family is

defined as follows:

A family with preschool children who change their residence by

moving from one geographic location to another, either intrastate or

interstate, within the past 24 months, for the purpose of engaging in

agricultural work that involves the production and harvesting of tree

and field crops and whose family income comes primarily from this

activity. (Please note that, although Head Start regulations in 45 CFR

1305.2 cite a 12 month period in which families are to have relocated,

this has been superceded by a provision in the

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Head Start Act that allows a 24 month period.)

In addition to providing the comprehensive child development

services that all Head Start programs provide, Migrant Head Start

programs typically operate for extended hours (8 to 12 hours per day),

depending on the parents' work schedules and may serve children five to

seven days per week. Migrant programs also typically provide child

development and child care services to infants, toddlers and preschool-

aged children.

Statutory and Regulatory Authority

The Head Start program is authorized by the Head Start Act, 42

U.S.C. 9801 et seq., as amended.

The relevant regulations are:

45 CFR part 1301, Head Start Grants Administration.

45 CFR part 1302, Head Start Policies and Procedures for Selection,

Initial Funding and Refunding of Head Start Grantees, and for Selection

of Replacement Grantees.

45 CFR 1303, Appeal Procedures for Head Start Grantees and Current or

Prospective Delegate Agencies.

45 CFR part 1304, Program Performance Standards for Operation of Head

Start Programs by Grantees and Delegate Agencies.

45 CFR part 1305, Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment and

Attendance in Head Start.

45 CFR part 1306, Head Start Staffing Requirements and Program Options.

45 CFR part 1308, Head Start Program Performance Standards on Services

for Children with Disabilities.

45 CFR part 74, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Awards and

Subawards to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other

Nonprofit Organizations, and Commercial Organizations; and Certain

Grants and Agreements with States, Local Governments and Indian Tribal

Governments and 45 CFR Part 92, Uniform Administrative Requirements for

Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments.

Note: On November 5, 1996 a final rule for the revised Head

Start Program Performance Standards (45 CFR 1304) was published in

the Federal Register, (61 FR 57186). The effective date for these

regulations is January 1, 1998. Since the bulk of services funded

through awards under this announcement will take place following

January 1998, applications must provide evidence of the applicant's

knowledge of and capacity to meet Head Start regulations, including

the requirements of the revised 45 CFR part 1304.

B. Program Purpose

This announcement solicits applications from eligible applicants

that wish to compete for Head Start grants to serve low-income

preschool children in areas not currently served by Head Start

grantees.

The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) is also

providing funding to expand Head Start services through two other

national competitions. A Head Start Bureau Program Instruction No. 97-

01, issued on March 12, 1997 announced the availability of

approximately $200,598,000 to increase enrollment in geographical areas

currently served by Head Start grantees. In addition, Program

Announcement ACYF-HS-93600-07-03, published in the Federal Register

Vol. 62, No. 74 (April 17, 1997) describes a competition for

approximately $25,800,000 to expand services to children under age

three and pregnant women in low-income families through funding

additional Early Head Start programs.

Full-Day Services

This funding opportunity to expand Head Start to previously

unserved communities, families and children coincides with a growing

need by low-income families for full-day/full-year forms of early

childhood programs. An increasing proportion of Head Start families are

working, and many Head Start families who receive public assistance are

participating in welfare reform initiatives designed by State

governments in response to the newly enacted Temporary Assistance to

Needy Families program.

Accordingly, applicants under this announcement are urged to give

special consideration to assessing the impacts of employment patterns

and welfare reform on needs for Head Start services and to consider

creating full-day/full-year service strategies. Applicants are also

urged to consider combining Head Start expansion funds with other child

care and early childhood funding sources and to delivering services

through partnerships with other community-based child care and early

child centers, providers, and funding sources.

C. Eligible Applicants

Expansion applications under this announcement should be submitted

under one of the following four categories:

Category 1, for Head Start-eligible children living in geographical

areas that are not currently served by Head Start. A list of unserved

areas is included in Appendix B.

Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit agencies

that wish to initiate a new Head Start program in one or more unserved

geographical areas. Successful applicants that are local Head Start

grantees from nearby communities that expand their programs into

unserved geographical areas would receive an increase in their current

grant rather than a new separate grant.

Category 2, for Head Start-eligible children living on or near

Federally-recognized Indian reservations where a Head Start program

does not currently operate.

Eligible applicants are the Tribal governments of unserved

reservations that wish to initiate a Head Start program or agencies

designated by these Tribal governments.

Category 3, for Head Start-eligible children of migrant farmworkers

in geographical areas that are not currently served by a Migrant Head

Start program. (Any geographical area not listed in Appendix C. is

considered unserved.)

Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit

agencies, including current Migrant Head Start and Head Start grantees.

Sub-Category 3.A, A special Sub-Category 3.A. has been established

to select one or more agencies to operate a program for the children of

migrant farmworkers in Kern County, CA. For a number of years a Migrant

Head Start program has existed in this area. The previous grantee

agency is no longer operating this program and we wish to select a

replacement grantee to continue providing Migrant Head Start services

in this community. Arrangements are being made for an interim grantee

to continue operating the program on a temporary basis until a

permanent grantee can be selected through this competitive

announcement.

Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit

agencies, including current Migrant Head Start and Head Start grantees.

If there is sufficient interest, an informal informational meeting

may be held in Bakersfield, CA for potential applicants. If you are

interested in attending such a meeting, please contact James Kolb at

(202) 205-8580 by May 27, 1997.

Category 4. Head Start-eligible children living in underserved

areas in New York, New York (i.e. Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and

Richmond counties). Applicants must propose serving children in

underserved areas with high concentrations of poverty.

Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit agencies

in Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and

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Richmond Counties that are not current Head Start grantees. (Present

grantees may submit applications to expand enrollment by responding to

Program Instruction ACYF-PI-HS-97-01, issued on March 12, 1997.)

Eligible applicants may apply for more than one of the four

categories above, but must submit a separate application for each

category.

D. Available Funds

Category 1. A total of approximately $2,000,000 will be made

available under Category 1 of this announcement for establishing new

Head Start programs for preschool children in currently unserved

geographical areas. To assure that the program can operate cost-

efficiently, applicants that are not current Head Start grantees will

generally not be funded to initiate a new program in unserved

geographical areas for less than 60 children unless the applicant can

justify why a smaller enrollment level is appropriate for the

geographical area proposed for expansion. Current Head Start grantees

may be funded for as little as one class (or a group of children and

families served by a single home visitor in a home-based program

option) when they expand into an unserved geographical area, if such an

expansion would be cost efficient.

Category 2. For applicants applying to serve preschool children on

unserved Indian reservations under Category 2, up to approximately

$3,000,000 will be made available. No minimum enrollment level has been

established for new Indian Head Start projects. Applicants should

propose to serve a sufficient number of children to ensure a viable and

cost-efficient program.

Category 3. For applicants applying to serve migrant children

(infants, toddlers and preschoolers) under Category 3, up to

approximately $4,500,000 will be made available. While no minimum

enrollment level has been established for Migrant Head Start projects,

applicants should indicate a sufficient number of eligible children to

ensure a viable and cost-efficient program. Factors to be addressed

related to program viability should include the size of the service

area proposed and a sufficient population to justify program services

in ``off years'' when the population of migrant children might be low

due to crop failure, variations in the migrant stream or natural

disasters such as drought or flood.

Sub-Category 3.A. Approximately $2,150,000 is available under this

Sub-Category to continue the Migrant Head Start program that serves

Kern County, CA.

Category 4. Under Category 4, we expect to make awards in a range

of approximately $2 million to $4 million to applicants applying to

establish new programs to serve children in underserved areas within

the five boroughs of New York, New York. Applicants should propose to

serve a minimum of 60 children unless the applicant can justify why a

smaller enrollment level is appropriate for the geographical area

proposed for expansion.

Recipient Share of the Project

Section 640(b) of the Head Start Act requires, with certain

possible exceptions, that at least 20 percent of the total cost of Head

Start projects come from sources other than the Federal government.

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

a match of at least $25,000 (20 percent of the total Federal plus non-

Federal project cost of $125,000). The non-Federal share may be in cash

or in-kind, fairly valued, including facilities, equipment, or

volunteer services.

Part II. Application Requirements

Applicants should include the following information in their

applications:

Project Abstract

Provide a one-page summary of the project proposal, including:

--The name and address of the applicant agency.

--The category of application (Category 1,2,3,3A or 4).

--The number of additional children to be served.

--The total annual ongoing Federal funds being requested, exclusive of

any one-time start-up funds being requested.

--The communities where expansion is proposed (Name (1) the counties

and the cities, towns, or neighborhoods or (2) the Federal Indian

Reservation where additional children will be served).

--A statement as to whether or not the applicant is currently a Head

Start grantee. Current grantees should include their grant number.

A. Objectives and Need for Assistance

1. Describe and document the need for Head Start services within

the proposed target area, including documentation of the number of

unserved Head Start-eligible children, including children with

disabilities and non-English language children.

2. Provide data and analysis of family and community needs,

including the implications of welfare reform and employment patterns on

family needs for child care and other support services.

3. Describe the services and resources of other local child care

and early childhood programs and providers serving low-income families

and discuss how your proposed new Head Start services will complement

the work of these other community agencies.

4. Discuss how families and children who have the most need for

Head Start services, including children with disabilities, will be

reached by describing the proposed target area(s) for services,

recruitment strategies, and priorities for selecting children and

families for enrollment. Children with disabilities must be enrolled in

the full range of Head Start services and activities in a mainstream

setting and receive needed special education and related services.

5. Applicants for Migrant Head Start funds should also provide the

following information: (a) The specific times and duration of the

agricultural growing season, (b) the length of the work day for the

migrant farmworkers, (c) the opening and closing hours for the proposed

Head Start centers, (d) the distance of migrant residences to the

centers, and (e) clear documentation that the families that would be

served are mobile farmworkers, as defined in Part I A. of this

announcement.

6. Applicants under Category 3A should describe an approach to

continuation of services to (a) eligible children who have been

participating as enrollees and (b) the target area or areas served by

the current interim Head Start grantee.

B. Results or Benefits Expected

1. Describe the results and benefits to be derived by children,

families, collaborating agencies and institutions and the larger

community.

C. Approach

1. Provide plans for delivering high quality services to children

and families in all areas of service and program management defined by

the Head Start Program Performance Standards. Applicants should include

a plan to meet the needs of non-English language children and families

in their preferred language, when appropriate.

2. Provide for the involvement of parents and other community

members and organizations in the development and planning of the

application. Applicants should ensure that the plan for parent

involvement includes efforts to involve Head Start parents in

appropriate educational activities in

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order to aid their children to attain their full potential.

3. Describe plans to establish new Head Start services in a timely

and efficient manner. Applicants for center-based program options

should discuss plans to obtain classroom space which meets required

licensing standards and to provide adequate transportation. All

applicants should outline plans to recruit eligible children and

families and begin services as soon as possible. Note: ACYF expects

that all applicants funded under this announcement will be serving

their full number of proposed children and families no later than

September, 1998.

4. Document cooperative arrangements with other public or private

agencies to assist the applicant in providing high quality Head Start

services. Such cooperative arrangements must include a plan to

coordinate the Head Start program with other preschool programs and

with school programs children will enter after their Head Start

experience. For applicants for Migrant Head Start funding, demonstrate

collaboration with other organizations and networks serving migrant

children and families.

D. Additional Information

1. Describe the mechanisms for recruiting and hiring well-trained

and appropriately-credentialed staff members, based on the Head Start

Program Performance Standards. Describe a strategy for ongoing

supervision and professional development for all staff members. NOTE:

Applications submitted under Category 3A should describe plans for

continued employment of qualified personnel of the current interim Head

Start grantee.

2. Propose a staffing pattern (including proposed staff:child

ratios consistent with Head Start Program Performance Standards, based

on the age group of children served) and identify all proposed staff or

staff positions, their proposed salary rates and the length of time

they would be employed each year.

3. Provide an organizational chart showing how the applicant agency

is currently operating, a second chart showing how the new Head Start

services will relate to the exiting organizational structure, and a

third organizational chart showing the proposed staffing, supervisory,

and governance structure for the proposed new services.

4. Demonstrate the ability and experience to administer a Head

Start program. Applicants that have provided services comparable to

Head Start should provide information on these services.

5. Describe how high quality ongoing services will be provided in

accordance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards at a

reasonable cost. Provide two budgets: a budget for annual ongoing

operating costs and; a budget for the initial period before full

services begin that describes start-up costs such as renovation of

facilities, purchases of equipment and initial staff training.

6. Identify in the budget the required non-Federal share of the

cost of the project. Discuss strategies for obtaining the contributions

required to satisfy requirements for the non-Federal share. Document

other community resources which would support the proposed expansion of

Head Start.

Part III. Criteria for Review and Evaluation of the Grant

Application

Competing applications for financial assistance will be reviewed

and evaluated against the following criteria:

A. Objectives and Need for Assistance (20 points)

--The extent to which the application provides current relevant data on

the needs of children, families and communities for new Head Start

services, including changes in rates of poverty, family mobility,

employment patterns, implications of welfare reform, and needs for

services such as child care, health care, and other family support

services.

--The extent to which the application provides analysis of the funding,

services, and capacities of other local child care and early childhood

programs and providers serving low-income children and families and a

convincing rationale for the proposed expansion of Head Start in light

of what other organizations are doing.

--The extent to which the application links evidence of family and

community needs and patterns of existing early childhood services with

the proposed strategy for selecting participants and targeting program

services.

--The extent to which the application provides evidence of community

support for the analysis of needs and the proposed approach to

expanding Head Start services.

In addition, applications under Category 3A will be reviewed on the

extent to which provision is made for continuation of services to (a)

Eligible children who have been participating as enrollees in the

program and (b) the target area served by the program operated by the

current interim grantee agency serving Kern County, CA.

Information provided in response to Part II, Section A., will be

used to review and evaluate applicants on the above criterion.

B. Results or Benefits Expected (10 points)

--The extent to which the application identifies the results and

benefits to be derived by children, families, collaborating agencies

and institutions and the larger community.

Information provided in response to Part II, Section B. will be

used to review and evaluate applicants on the above criterion.

C. Approach (30 points)

--The extent to which the application includes a detailed, well-

organized, and credible plan of action to establish and carry out the

proposed expansion of Head Start services.

--The extent to which the application includes clear plans and a

demonstrated understanding of and commitment to implement the Head

Start Program Performance Standards, including the involvement of

parents and families in program design and decision making.

Information provided in response to Part II, Section C. of this

announcement will be used to review and evaluate applicants on the

above criterion.

D. Staff Background and Organizational Capacity (30 points)

--The extent to which the proposed management team, key project staff,

and the organization's experience and history with the community

demonstrate the ability to effectively and efficiently administer a

project of this size, complexity and scope, including:

--Providing high quality, responsive services to young children and

families as defined by the Head Start Program Performance Standards.

--Managing the proposed new Head Start services in a timely, cost-

effective manner.

--Working successfully in partnership with parents, families, and other

community organizations, institutions, and agencies.

In addition, applications under Category 3A will be reviewed for

the extent to which provision is made for continued employment of

qualified personnel of the current interim Head Start grantee.

Information provided in response to Part II, Section D. of this

announcement

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will be used to review and evaluate applicants on the above criterion.

E. Budget Appropriateness (10 points)

--The extent to which the project's costs are reasonable and cost-

effective in view of the activities to be carried out and the

anticipated outcomes.

--The extent to which proposed salaries and fringe benefits reflect

appropriate levels of compensation for the responsibilities of staff.

--The extent to which assurances are provided that the applicant will

contribute the required 20 percent non-Federal share of the total

project cost.

--If the applicant is proposing to improve facilities, the extent to

which the cost and scope of such minor renovations are reasonable and

the extent to which such facilities can be occupied within a reasonable

timeframe.

Information provided in response to Part II, Section D. of this

announcement will be used to review and evaluate applicants on the

above criterion.

Part IV. The Application Process

A. Availability of Forms

Eligible agencies interested in applying for funds must submit all

of the required forms included at the end of this announcement in

Appendix D. Applicants are required to use the Standard Forms,

Certifications, Disclosures and Assurances provided under the ACF

Uniform Discretionary Grant Application Form (ACF/UDGAF). Applicants

should follow instructions in the ACF/UDGAF for NEW APPLICATIONS.

Applicants should respond to the instructions under ACF/UDGAF--Program

Narrative--Items A (Project Description--Components) and D (*Budget and

Budget Justification). Under Project Description--Component, the

applicant should address the specific information requested in Part II

of this announcement.

In order to be considered for a Head Start grant, an application

must be submitted on Standard Form 424 which has been approved by the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Control Number 0348-0043.

Each application must be signed by an individual authorized to act for

the applicant and to assume responsibility for the obligations imposed

by the terms and conditions of the grant award. Each application must

have an original signature by the authorized representative of the

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

individual to sign this application as an official representative must

be on file in the applicant's office.

B. Application Submission

One signed original and two copies of the grant application,

including all attachments, are required. Completed applications must be

sent to: Head Start: Unserved Areas, ACYF Operations Center, 3030

Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201. The program announcement number

(ACYF-HS-97-06) must be clearly identified on the application.

Applicants must also indicate in Box 11 on Standard Form 424 for which

of the four categories in Part I.A., above, they are applying.

Applicants may apply to serve children in more than one category, but

must submit a separate application for each category. Applicants

applying for more than one category in a single application will not be

considered for funding in any category.

Please note that, in order to facilitate the review of proposals,

applicants should include a Table of Contents. Although there is no

specific limit on the number of pages an application may contain,

applicants are encouraged to be as concise and succinct as possible.

C. Application Consideration

Applicants will be reviewed against the evaluation criteria

outlined in Part III. The review will be conducted in Washington, D.C.

Reviewers will be persons knowledgeable about the Head Start program

and early childhood education and development, including parents of

Head Start children, Federal staff, and other experts, such as

university staff or the staff of child development projects.

The results of the competitive review will be taken into

consideration by the Associate Commissioner, Head Start Bureau, who, in

consultation with officials in ACF Regional Offices and the Indian and

Migrant Programs Branches, will recommend projects to be funded. The

Commissioner of ACYF will make the final selection of the applicants to

be funded. Applications may be funded in whole or in part depending on

relative need (including numbers of eligible children who are not

participating in Head Start and concentrations of low-income families

in a community), applicant ranking, evidence of the degree of community

support, evidence of the applicant's capacity to implement the

requested expansion, and funds available.

The Commissioner may elect not to fund any applicants that have

management, fiscal, or other problems and situations which make it

unlikely that they would be able to provide effective Head Start

services. For example, this might apply to a current Head Start grantee

in which previously identified deficiencies have not yet been

corrected, if it is determined that the nature of the deficiencies

might prevent the agency from delivering expanded services effectively.

It might also apply to grantees with large balances of unobligated

funds, or grantees that have been unable to serve the agreed upon

numbers of children in the past. Also, the Commissioner may decide not

to fund projects which would require unreasonably large initial start-

up costs for facilities or equipment.

Successful applicants will be notified through the issuance of a

Financial Assistance Award which sets forth the amount of funds

awarded, the terms and conditions of the grant, the effective date of

the grant, the budget period for which support is given, the non-

Federal share to be provided, and the total project period for which

support is provided.

D. Closing Date for Receipt of Applications

The closing date for the receipt of applications is [Insert date 60

days from date of publication in the Federal Register].

1. Deadlines. Applications shall be considered as meeting the

deadline if they are either:

a. Received on or before the deadline date at the address specified

in the program announcement, or

b. Sent on or before the deadline date and received by the granting

agency in time for them to be considered in time for the independent

review under DHHS GAM Chapter 1-62. (Applicants are cautioned to

request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or to obtain a

legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal

Service. Private metered postmarks are not acceptable as proof of

timely mailing.)

c. 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 ACYF Operations

Center, 3030 Clarendon Blvd.--Suite 240, Arlington, VA 22201 between

Monday and Friday (excluding Federal Holidays). (Applicants are

cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not always deliver as

agreed.)

ACYF cannot accommodate the transmission of applications by fax or

through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to

ACYF electronically will not be accepted regardless of the date or time

of submission and time of receipt.

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2. Applications submitted by other means. Applications which are

not submitted in accordance with the above criteria shall be considered

as meeting the deadline only if they are physically received before the

close of business on or before the deadline date.

3. Late Applications. Applications which do not meet one of these

criteria are considered late applications. The Head Start Bureau will

notify each late applicant that its application will not be considered

in this expansion.

4. Extension of deadline. The Head Start Bureau may extend the

deadline for all applicants because of acts of God such as floods,

hurricanes, etc. or when there is a disruption of the mails. However,

if the Head Start Bureau does not extend the deadline for all

applicants, it may not waive or extend the deadline for any applicant.

E. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.L.104-

13), all information collections within this program announcement are

approved under OMB Control Number 0970-0139, the Uniform Discretionary

Grant Application Form. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a

person is not required to respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

F. Executive Order 12372--Notification Process

This program is covered under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372,

``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' and 45 CFR Part 100,

``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services

Programs and Activities.'' Under the Order, States may design their own

processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance

under covered programs. All States and territories except Alabama,

Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma,

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, American Samoa, and Palau have elected

to participate in the Executive Order process and have established

Single Points of Contact (SPOCs). Applications from Federally

recognized Indian Tribes are exempt from E.O. 12372.

Applicants from these twenty-three jurisdictions and from Federally

recognized Indian tribes need take no action regarding E.O. 12372. All

other applicants should contact their SPOC as soon as possible to alert

them to the prospective application and to receive any necessary

instructions. Applicants must submit any required material to the SPOC

as soon as possible so that the program office can obtain and review

SPOC comments as part of the award process. It is imperative that the

applicant submit all required materials, if any, to the SPOC and

indicate the date of this submittal (or date of contact if no submittal

is required) on the SF 424, item 16a.

SPOCs have 60 days from the application deadline date to comment on

applications submitted under this announcement. Therefore, the comment

period for State processes will end on September 11, 1997, to allow

time for ACF to review, consider, and attempt to accommodate SPOC

input. SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine

endorsements as official recommendations. Additionally, SPOCs are

requested to clearly differentiate between mere advisory comments and

those official State process recommendations which they intend to

trigger the ``accommodate or explain'' rule.

Comments submitted directly to ACF should be addressed to: Lynda

Perez, Head Start Bureau, P.O. Box 1182, Washington, D.C. 20013, Attn:

Head Start Expansion: Unserved Areas. ACF will notify the State of any

application received which has no indication that the State process has

had an opportunity for review.

A list of Single Points of Contact for each State and territory is

included at Appendix E.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 93.600,

Project Head Start)

Dated: May 8, 1997.

Helen H. Taylor,

Deputy Associate Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth, and

Families.

Appendix A

ACF Regional Offices

Region I: (617) 565-2463 Massachusetts

Region II: (212) 264-2890 New York

Region III: (215) 596-0351 Virginia

Region IV: (404) 588-5700 Georgia, North Carolina

Region V: (312) 353-4237 Wisconsin

Region VI: (214) 767-9648 New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Region VII: (816) 426-3981 Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska

Region VIII: (303) 844-3100 Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South

Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Region IX: (415) 437-8400 California, Nevada

Region X: (206) 615-2547 Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Appendix B

Counties Unserved by Head Start

Alaska

Aleutians East Borough

Aleutians West Census

Aleutian Is.

Kobuk

North Slope Borough

Sitka Borough

Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon

Southeast Fairbanks

Valdez-Cordova Census

Yukon-Koyukuk Census

Juneau

California

Alpine County

Colorado

Baca County

Cheyenne County

Custer County

Dolores County

Douglas County

Elbert County

Grand County

Gunnison County

Jackson County

Kiowa County

Kit Carson County

Lincoln County

Mineral County

Ouray County

Phillips County

Pitkin County

Rio Blanco County

Routt County

San Juan County

San Miguel County

Sedgwick County

Summit County

Teller County

Georgia

Echols County

Taliaferro County

Idaho

Adams County

Butte County

Clark County

Custer County

Fremont County

Jefferson County

Lemhi County

Madison County

Iowa

Adair County

Kansas

Anderson County

Barber County

Chase County

Chautauqua County

Cheyenne County

Clark County

Coffey County

Comanche County

Edwards County

Elk County

Greeley County

Greenwood County

Hamilton County

Harper County

Hodgeman County

Kingman County

Kiowa County

Lane County

Lincoln County

Marion County

Meade County

Mitchell County

Morris County

Morton County

Ness County

Norton County

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Osborne County

Ottawa County

Phillips County

Pratt County

Rawlins County

Rooks County

Sheridan County

Stafford County

Massachusetts

Nantucket County

Montana

Carbon County

Carter County

Chouteau County

Daniels County

Fallon County

McCone County

Powder River County

Richland County

Sheridan County

Stillwater County

Sweet Grass County

Teton County

Treasure County

Wibaux County

Nebraska

Arthur County

Banner County

Blaine County

Boyd County

Chase County

Dixon County

Dundy County

Franklin County

Frontier County

Furnas County

Gosper County

Grant County

Harlan County

Hayes County

Hitchcock County

Hooker County

Johnson County

Keya Paha County

Logan County

Loup County

McPherson County

Pawnee County

Perkins County

Pierce County

Rock County

Thomas County

Washington County

Wheeler County

Sioux County

Nevada

Douglas

Esmeralda

Eureka

Lander

Lincoln

Nye County

Pershing County

Storey County

New Mexico

Harding County

Los Alamos County

North Carolina

Polk County

North Dakota

Burke County

Divide County

Grant County

McKenzie County

McLean County

Mercer County

Oliver County

Renville County

Sheridan County

Oklahoma

Dewey County

Harper County

Oregon

Harney County

South Dakota

Ziebach County

Texas

Armstrong County

Bailey County

Borden County

Brewster County

Briscoe County

Carson County

Cochran County

Coke County

Culberson County

Falls County

Floyd County

Franklin County

Hansford County

Hartley County

Hemphill County

Hudspeth County

Jack County

Jeff Davis County

Jones County

Kenedy County

Kent County

King County

Lipscomb County

Loving County

Lynn County

McMullen County

Motley County

Oldham County

Presidio County

Rains County

Roberts County

San Saba County

Shackelford County

Sherman County

Stephens County

Sterling County

Stonewall County

Terrell County

Throckmorton County

Wheeler County

Winkler County

Utah

Daggett County

Sanpete County

Virginia

Colonial Heights City

King George County

Manassas City

Manassas Park City

Poquoson City

Prince George County

Washington

Columbia County

Garfield County

Lincoln County

Wisconsin

Kewaunee County

Ozaukee County

Wyoming

Teton County

Note: In States not listed, all counties are currently served by

a Head Start program.

Appendix C

Areas Served by Current Migrant Head Start Programs

Alabama

Baldwin County

Blount County

St. Clair County

Arkansas

Desha County

Mississippi County

White County

Arizona

Maricopa County

Yuma County

Pinal

California

Butte County

Contra Costa County

Fresno County

Glenn County

Imperial County

Kern County

Kings County

Lake County

Madera County

Merced County

Monterey County

Orange County

Riverside County

San Benito County

San Diego County

San Joaquin County

San Luis Obispo County

Santa Clara County

Santa Cruz County

Solano County

Sonoma County

Stanislaus County

Sutter County

Tulare County

Yolo County

Colorado

Adams County

Alamosa County

Boulder County

Crowley County

Delta County

Larimer County

Logan County

Mesa County

Montrose County

Morgan County

Otero County

Prowers County

Pueblo County

Rio Grande County

Washington County

Weld County

Delaware

Kent County

Sussex County

Florida

Collier County

Dade County

DeSoto County

Gadsden County

Gulf County

Hendry County

Highlands County

Hillsborough County

Indian River County

Lake County

Lee County

Manatee County

Marion County

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Okeechobee County

Orange County

Palm Beach County

Pasco County

Polk County

St. Lucie County

Georgia

Appling County

Candler County

Colquitt County

Montgomery County

Tattnall County

Tift County

Toombs County

Treutlen County

Idaho

Bingham County

Bonneville County

Boundary County

Canyon County

Cassia County

Elmore County

Gooding County

Jerome County

Owyhee County

Payette County

Power County

Twin Falls County

Washington County

Illinois

Champaign County

Coles County

Cook County

De Kalb County

Iroquois County

Jackson County

Johnson County

Kane County

Kankakee County

Kendall County

LaSalle County

Mason County

Peoria County

Tazewell County

Union County

Vermilion County

Will County

Williamson County

Indiana

Benton County

Cass County

Grant County

Howard County

Madison County

Marshall County

Wells County

Louisiana

(Please see Note, below.)

Maryland

Caroline County

Dorchester County

Kent County

Queen Annes' County

Maine

Aroostook County

Washington County

Michigan

Allegan County

Arenac County

Bay County

Berrien County

Kent County

Lenawee County

Oceana County

Ottawa County

Van Buren County

Minnesota

Cass County

Chippewa County

Kandiyohi County

McLeod County

Norman County

Polk County

Renville County

Rice County

Steele County

Wilkin County

Montana

Big Horn County

Carbon County

Park County

Richland County

North Carolina

Alamance County

Caswell County

Duplin County

Gates County

Harnett County

Henderson County

Johnston County

Nash County

Orange County

Pamlico County

Person County

Pitt County

Sampson County

Surry County

Wake County

Wayne County

Wilson County

Yadkin County

North Dakota

Grand Forks County

Pembina County

Richland County

Traill County

Walsh County

Williams County

Nebraska

Box Butte County

Morrill County

Scotts Bluff County

New Jersey

Atlantic County

Cumberland County

New Mexico

Dona Ana County

Luna County

Roosevelt County

New York

Chautauqua County

Genesee County

Niagara County

Ontario County

Orange County

Orleans County

Oswego County

Ulster County

Wayne County

Ohio

Clark County

Huron County

Ottawa County

Putnam County

Sandusky County

Wood County

Oregon

Clackamas County

Hood River County

Klamath County

Malheur County

Marion County

Morrow County

Umatilla County

Wasco County

Washington County

Pennsylvania

Adams County

Chester County

Erie County

Franklin County

Lackawanna County

South Carolina

Aiken County

Beaufort County

Charleston County

Cherokee County

Edgefield County

Georgetown County

Marion County

Saluda County

South Dakota

Clay County

Marshall County

Tennessee

Bledsoe County

Greene County

Hamblen County

Morgan County

Rhea County

Unicoi County

Washington County

Texas

Atascosa County

Bailey County

Brooks County

Cameron County

Crosby County

Deaf Smith County

Dimmit County

Floyd County

Frio County

Hale County

Hidalgo County

Jim Wells County

La Salle County

Lubbock County

Maverick County

Medina County

Pecos County

Reeves County

San Patricio County

Starr County

Uvalde County

Val Verde County

Webb County

Willacy County

Zapata County

Utah

Box Elder County

Davis County

Iron County

Morgan County

Sanpete County

Utah County

Washington County

Weber County

Virginia

Accomack County

Clarke County

Frederick County

Northhampton County

Winchester City

Washington

Adams County

Benton County

Chelan County

Columbia County

Douglas County

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Franklin County

Grant County

Okanogan County

Skagit County

Walla Walla County

Whatcom County

Yakima County

Wisconsin

Adams County

Columbia County

Dodge County

Marquette County

Waukesha County

Wyoming

Washakie County

Note: In Louisiana, the current grantee for the Migrant Head

Start program in Tangipahoa Parish has decided to no longer operate

the program. Therefore, eligible applicants may apply to serve this

Parish, as well as other areas in Louisiana.

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Instructions for the SF 424

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is

estimated to average 45 minutes per response, including time for

reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering

and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the

collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden

estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,

including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of

Management and Budget. Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043),

Washington, DC 20503.

Please do not return your completed form to the Office of

Management and Budget, send it to the address provided by the

sponsoring agency.

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 Employer 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 allowances, 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

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is

estimated to average 180 minutes per response, including time for

reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering

and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the

collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden

estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,

including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of

Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043),

Washington, DC 20503.

Please do not return your completed form to the Office of

Management and Budget, send it to the address provided by the

sponsoring agency.

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 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 function 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 of 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 total 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, Columns

(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 of 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.

Lines 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 function 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 in 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 on 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.

Lines 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

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is

estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including time for

reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering

and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing

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the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden

estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,

including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of

Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043),

Washington, DC 20503.

Please do not return your completed form to the Office of

Management and Budget, send it to the address provided by the

sponsoring agency.

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

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

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. Sec. 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. 290dd-3 and 290ee-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 non-

discrimination 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, as applicable, 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. Secs. 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. Secs. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of Federal

actions to State (Clear Air) Implementation Plans under Section

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

Secs. 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. Secs. 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 of 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. Secs. 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 or

OMB Circular No. A-133, Audits of Institutions of Higher Learning

and other Non-profit Institutions.

18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other

Federal laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing

this program.

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This certification is required by the regulations implementing

the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988: 45 CFR Part 76, Subpart F.

Sections 76.630(c) and (d)(2) and 76.645(a)(1) and (b) provide that

a Federal agency may designate a central receipt point for STATE-

WIDE AND STATE AGENCY-WIDE certifications, and for notification of

criminal drug convictions. For the Department of Health and Human

Services, the central point is: Division of Grants Management and

Oversight, Office of Management and Acquisition, Department of

Health and Human Services, Room 517-D, 200 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20201.

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Instructions

for Certification)

1. By signing and/or submitting this application or grant

agreement, the grantee is providing the certification set out below.

2. The certification set out below is a material representation

of fact upon which reliance is placed when the agency awards the

grant. If it is later determined that the

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grantee knowingly rendered a false certification, or otherwise

violates the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act, the

agency, in addition to any other remedies available to the Federal

Government, may take action authorized under the Drug-Free Workplace

Act.

3. For grantees other than individuals, Alternate I applies.

4. For grantees who are individuals, Alternate II applies.

5. Workplaces under grants, for grantees other than individuals,

need not be identified on the certification. If known, they may be

identified in the grant application. If the grantee does not

identify the workplace at the time of application, or upon award, if

there is no application, the grantee must keep the identity of the

workplace(s) on file in its office and make the information

available for Federal inspection. Failure to identify all known

workplaces constitutes a violation of the grantee's drug-free

workplace requirements.

6. Workplace identifications must include the actual address of

buildings (or parts of buildings) or other sites where work under

the grant takes place. Categorical descriptions may be used (e.g.,

all vehicles of a mass transit authority or State highway department

while in operation, State employees in each local unemployment

office, performers in concert halls or radio studios).

7. If the workplace identified to the agency changes during the

performance of the grant, the grantee shall inform the agency of the

change(s), if it previously identified the workplaces in question

(see paragraph five).

8. Definitions of terms in the Nonprocurement Suspension and

Debarment common rule and Drug-Free Workplace common rule apply to

this certification. Grantees' attention is called, in particular, to

the following definitions from these rules:

Controlled substance means a controlled substance in Schedules I

through V of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and as

further defined by regulation (21 CFR 1308.11 through 1308.15);

Conviction means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo

contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body

charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the

Federal or State criminal drug statutes;

Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-Federal criminal

statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use, or

possession of any controlled substance;

Employee means the employee of a grantee directly engaged in the

performance of work under a grant, including: (i) All direct charge

employees; (ii) All indirect charge employees unless their impact or

involvement is insignificant to the performance of the grant; and,

(iii) Temporary personnel and consultants who are directly engaged

in the performance of work under the grant and who are on the

grantee's payroll. This definition does not include workers not on

the payroll of the grantee (e.g., volunteers, even if used to meet a

matching requirement; consultants or independent contractors not on

the grantee's payroll; or employees of subrecipients or

subcontractors in covered workplaces).

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

Alternate I. (Grantees Other Than Individuals)

The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a

drug-free workplace by:

(a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful

manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a

controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and

specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for

violation of such prohibition;

(b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to

inform employees about--

(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;

(2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;

(3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee

assistance programs; and

(4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug

abuse violations occurring in the workplace;

(c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in

the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement

required by paragraph (a);

(d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by

paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant,

the employee will--

(1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and

(2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for

a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no

later than five calendar days after such conviction;

(e) Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days

after receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2) from an employee or

otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of

convicted employees must provide notice, including position title,

to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant activity the

convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agency has

designated a central point for the receipt of such notices. Notice

shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant;

(f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days

of receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2), with respect to any

employee who is so convicted--

(1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an

employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the

requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or

(2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a

drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such

purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or

other appropriate agency;

(g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-

free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c),

(d), (e) and (f).

(B) The grantee may insert in the space provided below the

site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the

specific grant:

Place of Performance (Street address, city, county, state, zip code)

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Check {time} if there are workplaces on file that are not

identified here.

Alternate II. (Grantees Who Are Individuals)

(a) The grantee certifies that, as a condition of the grant, he

or she will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution,

dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance in

conducting any activity with the grant;

(b) If convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting from a

violation occurring during the conduct of any grant activity, he or

she will report the conviction, in writing, within 10 calendar days

of the conviction, to every grant officer or other designee, unless

the Federal agency designates a central point for the receipt of

such notices. When notice is made to such a central point, it shall

include the identification number(s) of each affected grant. [55 FR

21690, 21702, May 25, 1990]

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters--Primary Covered Transactions

Instructions for Certification

1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective

primary participant is providing the certification set out below.

2. The inability of a person to provide the certification

required below will not necessarily result in denial of

participation in this covered transaction. The prospective

participant shall submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the

certification set out below. The certification or explanation will

be considered in connection with the department or agency's

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.

3. The certification in this clause is a material representation

of fact upon which reliance was placed when the department or agency

determined to enter into this transaction. If it is later determined

that the prospective primary participant knowingly rendered an

erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to

the Federal Government, the department or agency may terminate this

transaction for cause or default.

4. The prospective primary participant shall provide immediate

written notice to the department or agency to which this proposal is

submitted if at any time the prospective primary participant learns

that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become

erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

5. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended,

ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person,

primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily

excluded, as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the

Definitions and Coverage sections of the rules

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implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the department

or agency to which this proposal is being submitted for assistance

in obtaining a copy of those regulations.

6. The prospective primary participant agrees by submitting this

proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered

into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered

transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR

part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or

voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction,

unless authorized by the department or agency entering into this

transaction.

7. The prospective primary participant further agrees by

submitting this proposal that it will include the clause titled

``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and

Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' provided by

the department or agency entering into this covered transaction,

without modification, in all tier covered transactions and in all

solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

8. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a

certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered

transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part

9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily

excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the

certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and

frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals.

Each participant may, but is not required to, check the List of

Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement

Programs.

9. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to

require establishment of a system of records in order to render in

good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge

and information of a participant is not required to exceed that

which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary

course of business dealings.

10. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 6 of

these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction

knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person

who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4,

suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from

participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies

available to the Federal Government, the department or agency may

terminate this transaction for cause or default.

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Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters--Primary Covered Transactions

(1) The prospective primary participant 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 by any

Federal department or agency;

(b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal

been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for

commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with

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 for 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 three-year period preceding this

application/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal,

State or local) terminated for cause or default.

(2) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to

certify to any of the statements in this certification, such

prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this

proposal.

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and

Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions

Instructions for Certification

1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective

lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below.

2. The certification in this clause is material representation

of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was

entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower

tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in

addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government the

department or agency with which this transaction originated may

pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.

3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide

immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is

submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant

learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or had

become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

4. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended,

ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person,

primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntary

excluded, as used in this clause, have the meaning set out in the

Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive

Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal is

submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.

5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting

this proposal that, [[Page 33043]] should the proposed covered

transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any

lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for

debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended,

declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in

this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or

agency with which this transaction originated.

6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by

submitting this proposal that it will include this clause titled

``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and

Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' without

modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all

solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a

certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered

transaction that is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9,

subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible or voluntarily excluded

from covered transactions, unless it knows that the certification is

erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by

which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each

participant may, but is not required to, check the List of Parties

Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs.

8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to

require establishment of a system of records in order to render in

good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge

and information of a participant is not required to exceed that

which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary

course of business dealings.

9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these

instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly

enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is

proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, suspended,

debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in

this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the

Federal Government, the department or agency with which this

transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including

suspension and/or debarment.

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Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and

Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions

(1) The prospective lower tier participation certifies, by

submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is

presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared

ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this

transaction by any Federal department or agency.

(2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to

certify any of the statements in this certification, such

prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this

proposal.

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:

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(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 an

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.

Statement for Loan Guarantees 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 required

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 routinely owned or

leased or contracted for by an entity and used routinely or

regularly for 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 of the children's services and that all subgrantees shall

certify accordingly.

Appendix E.--OMB State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) List

In accordance with Executive Order #12372, ``Intergovernmental

Review of Federal Programs,'' this listing represents the designated

State Single Points of Contact. The jurisdictions not listed no

longer participate in the process. These include: Alabama; Alaska;

American Samoa; Colorado; Connecticut; Kansas; Hawaii; Idaho;

Louisiana; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Montana; Nebraska; New Jersey;

Oklahoma; Oregon; Palau; Pennsylvania; South Dakota; Tennessee;

Vermont; Virginia; and Washington. This list is based on the most

current information provided by the States.

Arizona

Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central Avenue,

Fourteenth Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone: (602) 280-1315,

FAX: (602) 280-8144

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

California

Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning & Research, 1400 Tenth

Street, Room 121, Sacramento, 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

Virginia Bova, State Single Point of Contact, Department of Commerce

and Community Affairs, James R. Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph,

Suite 3-400, Chicago, Illinois 60601, Telephone: (312) 814-6028,

FAX: (312) 814-1800

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) 961-4226, FAX: (313) 961-4869

Mississippi

Cathy Mallette, 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 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

Texas

Tom Adams, Governors Officer, Director, Intergovernmental

Coordination, P.O. Box

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12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone: (512) 463-1771, FAX: (512)

463-1888

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

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, Office of the

Governor, State Capital, Room 124, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002,

Telephone: (307) 777-5930, FAX: (307) 632-3909

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

Northern Mariana Islands

Mr. Alvaro A. Santos, Executive Officer, State Single Point of

Contact, Office of Management and Budget, Office of the Governor,

Saipan, MP 96950, Telephone: (670) 664-2256, FAX: (670) 664-2272

Contact Person: Ms. Jacoba T. Seman, Federal Programs

Coordinator, Telephone: (670) 644-2289, FAX: (670) 644-2272

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.

[FR Doc. 97-12505 Filed 5-13-97; 8:45 am]

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