# Administration for Native Americans: Availability of Financial Assistance

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** December 17, 1998
- **Citation:** 63 FR 69974

## Text

SUMMARY: The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces the
availability of Fiscal Year 1999 funds and other available funds for
Native American language projects. Financial assistance provided by ANA
is designed to assist applicants in designing projects which will
promote the survival and continuing vitality of Native American
languages.
Application kit: Application kits, approved by the OMB under
control number 0980-0204, which expires August 31, 1999, containing the
necessary forms and instructions to apply for a grant under this
program announcement, may be obtained:

By Mail: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans, 370
L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Mail Stop HHH 348-F, Washington, D.C. 20447-
0002, Attention: Aaron Sadler/Application Kit.
By Telephone: Call Janean Chambers, Telephone: (202) 690-6547.
By Telefax: Fax: (202) 690-7441.
By World-Wide-Web: Copies of this program announcement and many of the
required forms may be obtained electronically at the ANA World Wide Web
Page: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ana/index.html

The printed Federal Register notice is the only official program
announcement. Although reasonable efforts are taken to assure that the
files on the ANA World Wide Web Page containing electronic copies of
this Program Announcement are accurate and complete, they are provided
for information only. The applicant bears sole responsibility to assure
that the copy downloaded and/or printed from any other source is
accurate and complete.

DATES: The closing date for submission of applications is February 19,
1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Sneed, Native American Program
Specialist, Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans, 370
L'Enfant Promenade, Mail Stop HHH 348F, Washington, D.C. 20447,
telephone: (202) 690-6504, telefax: (202) 690-7441, or e-mail:
[email protected]

Part I: Supplementary Information

A. Purpose and Availability of Funds

The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of
fiscal year 1999 financial assistance to eligible applicants for the
purpose of assisting Native Americans in assuring the survival and
continuing vitality of their languages. Financial assistance awards
made under this program announcement will be on a competitive basis and
the proposals will be reviewed against the evaluation criteria in this
announcement.
Approximately $2,000,000 in Fiscal Year 1999 has been allocated for
category I and II grants. For Category I, Planning Grants (project
length: 12 months), the funding level for a budget period of 12 months
will be up to $50,000. For Category II, Design and/or Implementation
Grants (project length: up to 36 months), the funding level for a
budget period of 12 months will be up to $125,000. In accordance with
current agency policies, ANA may fund additional highly ranked
applications if additional funds become available prior to the next
competition.
ANA continues a variety of requirements directed towards enforcing
its policy that an eligible grant recipient may only have one active
ANA grant awarded from a competitive area at any time. Therefore, while
eligible applicants may compete for a Native American language grant in
either of the two categories, an applicant may only submit one
application and no applicant may receive more than one Native American
language grant.
ANA introduces two new requirements within the review criteria for
budget proposals in applications. All applicants must clearly
demonstrate a plan for an employee fringe benefit package which
includes an employee retirement plan benefit, and the funding of travel
for key personnel to attend post-award grant management and
administration training sponsored by ANA.

B. Background

The Congress has recognized that the history of past policies of
the United States toward Indian and other Native American languages has
resulted in a dramatic decrease in the number of Native American
languages that have survived over the past 500 years. Consequently, the
Native American languages Act (Title 1, Pub.L. 101-477) was enacted to
address this decline.
This legislation invested the United States government with the
responsibility to work together with Native Americans to ensure the
survival of cultures and languages unique to Native America. This law
declared that it is the policy of the United States to ``preserve,
protect and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use,
practice and develop Native American languages.'' While the Congress
made a significant first step in passing this legislation in 1990, it
served only as a declaration of policy. No program initiatives were
proposed, nor any funds authorized to enact any significant programs in
furtherance of this policy.
In 1992, Congressional testimony provided estimates that of the
several hundred languages that once existed, about 150 are still spoken
or remembered today. However, only 20 are spoken by persons of all
ages, 30 are spoken by adults of all ages, about 60 are spoken by
middle-aged adults, and 45 are spoken by the most elderly.
In response to this testimony, the Congress passed the Native
American languages Act of 1992 (the Act), Pub. L. 102-524, to assist
Native Americans in assuring the survival and continuing vitality of
their languages. Passage of the Act was an important second step in
attempting to ensure the survival and continuation of Native languages,
as it provides the basic foundation upon which the tribal nations can
rebuild their economic strength and rich cultural diversity.
While the Federal government recognizes that substantial loss of
Native American languages over the past several hundred years, the
nature and magnitude of the status of Native American languages will be
better defined when eligible applicants under the Act have completed
language assessments.
The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) believes that the
responsibility for achieving self-sufficiency rests with the governing
bodies of Indian Tribes, Alaska Native villages, and in the leadership
of Native American groups. This belief supports the ANA principle that
the local community and its leadership are responsible for determining
goals, setting priorities, and planning and implementing programs which
support the community's long-range goals.
Therefore, since preserving a language and ensuring its
continuation is

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generally one of the first steps taken toward strengthening a group's
identity, activities proposed under this program announcement will
contribute to the social development of Native communities and
significantly contribute to their efforts toward self-sufficiency.
The Administration for Native Americans recognizes that eligible
applicants must have the opportunity to develop their own language
plans, technical capabilities, and access to the necessary financial
and technical resources in order to assess, plan, develop and implement
programs to assure the survival and continuing vitality of their
languages. ANA also recognizes that potential applicants may have
specialized knowledge and capabilities to address specific language
concerns at various levels. This program announcement reflects these
special needs and circumstances.

C. ANA Program and Administrative Policies

Applicants must comply with the following programmatic policies:
Funds will not be awarded for projects addressing dead
languages. For purposes of this announcement, dead languages are those
languages that are no longer spoken by any tribal member or community
member.
The Commissioner shall determine the repository for copies
of products from Native American language grants funded under this
program announcement. At the end of the project period, products or
project models of Native American languages grants funded by this
program announcement should be sent to the designated repository.
Federally recognized Indian Tribes are not required to comply with this
requirement.
Applicants must comply with the following administrative policies:
Current Native American language grantees whose grant
project period extends beyond September 30, 1999, or who have requested
an extension of the grant project beyond that date, are not eligible to
apply for a grant under the same program area. Current Native American
language grantees with project periods beyond September 30, 1999, may
not compete for additional Native American language grants.
Applicants for Category I may propose 12- to 17-month
projects; applicants for Category II may propose up to 36-month
projects.
Applicants must describe a locally-determined strategy to
carry out a proposed project with fundable objectives and activities.
An application from a federally recognized Tribe, Alaska
Native Village or Native American organization must be from the
governing body of the Tribe or organization.
ANA will not accept applications from tribal components
which are tribally-authorized divisions of a larger Tribe, unless the
application includes a tribal resolution which clearly demonstrates the
Tribe's support of the project and the Tribe's understanding that the
other applicant's project supplants the Tribe's authority to submit an
application under the Native American languages program both for the
current competition and for the duration of the approved grant period,
should the application be funded.
If a federally recognized Tribe or Alaska Native village
chooses not to apply, it may support another applicant's project (e.g.,
a tribal organization) which serves or impacts their reservation. In
this case, the applicant must include a tribal resolution which clearly
demonstrates the Tribe's approval of the project and the Tribe's
understanding that the other applicant's project supplants the Tribe's
authority to submit an application under the Native American languages
program both for the current competition and for the duration of the
approved grant period, should the application be funded.
ANA will only accept one application which serves or
impacts a reservation, Tribe, or Native American community.
Any non-profit organization submitting an application must
submit proof of its non-profit status in the application at the time of
submission. The non-profit agency can accomplish this by providing a
copy of the applicant's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS)
most recent list of tax exempt organizations described in Section
501(c)(3) of the IRS code or by providing a copy of the currently valid
IRS tax exemption certificate, or by providing a copy of the articles
of incorporation bearing the seal of the State in which the corporation
or association is domiciled.
If the applicant, other than a Tribe or an Alaska Native
Village government, is proposing a project benefiting Native Americans
or Native Alaskans, or both, it must provide assurance that its duly
elected or appointed board of directors is representative of the
community, to be served. To establish compliance with the requirement
in the regulations for a Board representative of the community,
applicants should provide information establishing that at least ninety
(90) percent of the individuals serving on a non-profit applicant's
board fall into one or more of the following categories: (1) A current
or past member of the community to be served; (2) a prospective
participant or beneficiary of the project to be funded; or (3) have a
cultural relationship with the community to be served.
Organizations incorporating in American Samoa are
cautioned that the Samoan government relies exclusively upon IRS
determinations of non-profit status; therefore, articles of
incorporation approved by the Samoan government do not establish non-
profit status for these organizations for the purpose of eligibility
for ANA funds.
Grantees must provide at least 20 percent of the total
approved cost of the project; i.e. the sum of the ACF share and the
non-Federal share. The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind
contributions. Therefore, a project requesting $100,000 in Federal
funds must include a match of at least $25,000 (20% of the total
$125,000 project cost).
As per 45 CFR Part 74.2, In-Kind contributions are defined as ``the
value of non-cash contributions provided by non-Federal third parties.
Third party-in kind contributions may be in the form of real property,
equipment, supplies and other expendable property, and the value of
goods and services directly benefiting and specifically identifiable to
the project or program.''
In addition it may include other Federal funding sources where
legislation or regulations authorize using specific types of funds for
match; examples follow:
Indian Child Welfare funds, through the Department of
Interior;
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance funds,
through the Department of Interior and the Department of Health and
Human Services; and
Community Development Block Grant funds, through the
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
An itemized budget detailing the applicant's non-Federal share, and
its source(s), must be included in an application.
If an applicant plans to charge or otherwise seek credit
for indirect costs in its ANA application, a current copy of its
Indirect Cost Agreement must be included in the application.
A request for a waiver of the non-Federal share
requirement may be submitted in accordance with 45 CFR 1336.50(b)(3) of
the Native American Program Regulations.
Applications originating from American Samoa, Guam, or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are covered under Section

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501(d) of Public Law 95-134, as amended (48 U.S.C. 1469a) under which
HHS waives any requirement for matching funds under $200,000 (including
in-kind contributions). Therefore, for the grants under this Native
American language program, no match is required for grants to these
insular areas.

D. Proposed Projects To Be Funded

Category I--Planning Grants
The purpose of a Planning Grant is to conduct an assessment and to
develop the plan needed to describe the current status of the
language(s) to be addressed and to establish community long-range
goal(s) to ensure its survival. Project activities may include, but are
not limited to:
Data collection, compilation, organization and description
of current language status through a ``formal'' method (e.g. work
performed by a linguist, and/or a language survey conducted by
community members) or an ``informal'' method (e.g. a community
consensus of the language status based on elders, tribal scholars, and/
or other community members);
Establishment of community long-range language goals; and
Acquisition of necessary training and technical assistance
to administer the project and achieve project goal(s).
Category II--Design and/or Implementation Grants
The purposes of Design and/or Implementation Grants are (1) so
Tribes or communities may design and/or implement a language program to
achieve their long-range goal(s); and (2) to accommodate where the
Tribe or community is in reaching their long-term language goal(s).
Applicants under Category II must be able to document that:
(a) Language information has been collected and analyzed, and that
it is current (compiled within 36 months prior to the grant
application);
(b) The community has established long-range language goals; and
(c) Community representatives are adequately trained so that the
proposed project goals can be achieved.
Category II applications may include purchasing specialized
equipment (including audio and video recording equipment, computers,
and software) necessary to achieve the project objectives. The
applicant must fully justify the need for this equipment and explain
how it will be used to achieve the project objectives.
The types of projects ANA may fund under Category II include, but
are not limited to:
1. Establishment and support of a community Native American
language project to bring older and younger Native Americans together
to facilitate and encourage the teaching of Native American languages
skills from one generation to another;
2. Establishment of a project to train Native Americans to teach
Native American languages to others or to enable them to serve as
interpreters or translators of such languages;
3. Development, printing, and dissemination of materials to be used
for the teaching and enhancement of Native American languages;
4. Establishment or support of a project to train Native Americans
to produce or participate in television or radio programs to be
broadcast in Native American languages; and
5. Compilation, transcription and analysis of oral testimony to
record and preserve Native American languages.

E. Eligible Applicants

The following organizations are eligible to apply under this
competitive area:
Federally recognized Indian Tribes;
Consortia of Indian Tribes;
Incorporated non-federally recognized Tribes;
Incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based
Indian organizations;
Urban Indian Centers;
National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native
American organizations with Native American community-specific
objectives;
Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or nonprofit village consortia;
Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multi-purpose
community-based organizations;
Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations
in Alaska with village specific projects;
Nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village
specific projects;
Public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native
Hawaiians (The populations served may be located on these islands or on
the continental United States);
Public and nonprofit private agencies serving native
peoples from Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands. The populations served may be located on
these islands or in the United States; and
Tribally controlled community colleges, tribally
controlled post-secondary vocational institutions; and,
Colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam,
American Samoa, Palau, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands which serve Native American Pacific Islanders.
Non-profit Alaska Native community entities or tribal
governing bodies (Indian Reorganization Act or traditional Councils) as
recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Further information on eligibility requirements is presented in
Part I.C, ANA Program and Administrative Policy. Some important
policies found in Part I are highlighted as follows:
Current ANA Native American language grantees whose grant project
period ends on or before September 30, 1999 are eligible to apply for a
grant award under this program announcement. The Project Period is
noted in Block 9 of the ``Financial Assistance Award'' document.
Applicants for new grants may not have a pending request to extend
their existing grant beyond September 30, 1999.
Any non-profit organization submitting an application must submit
proof of its non-profit status in the application at the time of
submission. The non-profit agency can accomplish this by providing a
copy of the applicant's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS)
most recent list of tax exempt organizations described in Section
501(c)(3) of the IRS code or by providing a copy of the currently valid
IRS tax exemption certificate, or by providing a copy of the articles
of incorporation bearing the seal of the State or Tribe in which the
corporation or association is domiciled.
If the applicant, other than a Tribe or an Alaska Native Village
government, is proposing a project benefiting Native Americans or
Native Alaskans, or both, it must provide assurance that its duly
elected or appointed board of directors is representative of the
community, to be served. To establish compliance with the requirement
in the regulations for a Board representative of the community
applicants should provide information establishing that at least ninety
(90) percent of the individuals serving on a non-profit applicant's
board fall into one or more of the following categories: (1) A current
or past member of the community to be served; (2) a prospective
participant or beneficiary of the project to be funded; or (3) have a
cultural relationship with the community to be served. A list of board
members with this information including tribal or Village affiliation,
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one of the most suitable approaches for demonstrating compliance with
this requirement.
Under each competitive area, ANA will only accept one application
which serves or impacts a reservation, Tribe, or Native American
community. If a federally recognized Tribe or Alaska Native village
chooses not to apply, it may support another applicant's project (e.g.,
a tribal organization) which serves or impacts their reservation. In
this case, the applicant must include a tribal resolution which clearly
demonstrates the Tribe's approval of the project and the Tribe's
understanding that the other applicant's project supplants the Tribe's
authority to submit an application under that specific competitive area
both for the current competition and for the duration of the approved
grant period.
Participating Organizations: If a tribal organization, or other
eligible applicant, decides that the objective of its proposed Native
American language project would be accomplished more effectively
through a partnership arrangement with a tribal school, college, or
university, the applicant shall identify such school, college or
university as a participating organization in its application. Under a
partnership agreement, the applicant will be responsible for the
fiscal, administrative and programmatic management of the grant.

F. Grantee Share of the Project

Grantees must provide at least 20 percent of the total approved
cost of the project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum
of the Federal share and the non-Federal share. Further information on
this requirement is presented in Part I.C, ANA Program and
Administrative Policy.

G. Review Criteria

The proposed project should address the Native American languages
purposes stated and described in the section I.B, ``Background'' of
this announcement.
The evaluation criteria below are closely inter-related. Points are
awarded only to applications which respond to these criteria. Proposed
projects will be reviewed on a competitive basis using the following
separate sets of evaluation criteria; one set for planning grant
applications, the other for design and/or implementation grant
applications:

H. Planning Grants

(1) Current Status of Native American language(s) (15 points)
The application fully describes the current status of
Native American language(s) in the community. Since obtaining this data
may be part of the planning grant application being reviewed,
applicants can meet this requirement by explaining their current
language status and providing a detailed description of any
circumstances or barriers which have prevented the collection of
community language data. If documentation exists, describe it in terms
of current language status.
(2) Goals and Available Resources (25 points)
(a) The application describes the proposed project's long-range
goals and strategies, including:
How the specific Native American long-range community
goal(s) relate to the proposed project; and
How the goal(s) fit within the context of the current
language status.
(b) The application explains how the community and the tribal
government (where one exists) intends to achieve these goals. The type
of community served will determine the type of documentation necessary
to demonstrate participation. All Tribes and communities, however, must
indicate in their application how they intend to involve elders and
other community members in their projects and include them in
development of language goals and strategies and in evaluation of
project outcomes. Ways to demonstrate community and tribal government
support for the project include:
A resolution from Tribes or tribal organizations stating
that community involvement has occurred in project planning;
Community surveys and questionnaires, including those
developed to determine the level of community support for tribal
resolutions; and
Minutes of community meetings, tribal presentations and
discussion forums;
Applications from National Indian and Native organizations must
clearly demonstrate a need for the project, explain how the project was
originated, state who the intended beneficiaries will be, and describe
how the recipients will actually benefit from the project. National
Indian and Native organizations should describe their membership and
define how the organization operates.
(c) Available resources (other than ANA and the non-federal share)
which will assist and be coordinated with the project are described.
These resources should be documented by letters of commitment of
resources, and not ``letters of support''.
``Letters of support'' merely express another
organization's endorsement of a proposed project. Such support letters
and related documentation do not indicate a binding commitment, do not
establish the authenticity of other resources, and do not offer or bind
specific resources to the project.
``Letters of commitment'' are binding and specify the
nature, amount and conditions under which another agency or
organization will support a project funded with ANA funds. These
resources may be human, natural or financial, and may include other
Federal and non-Federal resources. Applicant statements that additional
funding will be sought from other specific sources are not considered a
binding commitment of outside resources.
Non-ANA resources should be leveraged to strengthen and
broaden the impact of the proposed project in the community. Project
designs should explain how those parts of projects which ANA does not
fund will be financed through other sources. For example, ANA does not
fund construction. Applicants must show the relationship of non-ANA
funded activities to those objectives and activities that are funded
with ANA grant funds.
If the applicant proposes to enter into a partnership arrangement
with a school, college or university, documentation of this commitment
must be included in the application.
(3) Project Objectives, Approach and Activities (30 points)
The proposed objectives in the Objective Work Plan(s) relate to the
goal to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American
language(s). More specifically, together they will achieve for the
Tribe or community's language goals for the proposed project.
Each Objective Work Plan clearly describes:
The tribal government's and community's active involvement
in the continuing participation of Native American language speakers;
Measurable or quantifiable results or outcomes;
How the results or outcomes relate to the community's
long-range goals or the establishment of those goals;
How the project can be accomplished with the available or
expected resources during the project period;
How the main activities will be accomplished;
Who specifically will conduct the activities under each
objective; and

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What the next steps may be after the Planning project is
completed.
(4) Organizational capabilities/Qualifications (20 points)
(a) The management and administrative structure of the applicant is
explained. Evidence of the applicant's ability to manage a project of
the proposed scope is well-defined. The application clearly
demonstrates the successful management of projects of similar scope by
the organization and or by the individual designated to manage the
project.
(b) Position descriptions and/or resumes of key personnel,
including those of consultants, are presented. The position
descriptions and/or resumes relate specifically to the staff proposed
in the Approach Page and in the proposed budget of the application.
Position descriptions very clearly describe the position and its duties
and clearly relate to the personnel staffing required to achieve the
project objectives. Resumes demonstrate that the proposed staff are
qualified to carry out the proposed activities. Either the position
descriptions or the resumes contain the qualifications, and/or
specialized skills, necessary for overall quality management of the
project. Resumes must be included if individuals have been identified
for positions in the application.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to give preference to Native
Americans in hiring staff and contracting services under an approved
ANA grant.
(5) Budget (10 points)
A detailed and fully explained budget is provided for each budget
period requested which:
Identifies and explains each line item, with a well-
written justification, in the budget categories in Section B of the
Budget Information of the application, including the applicant's non-
Federal share and its source. Applicants from American Samoa, Guam, and
the Northern Mariana Islands are not required to provide a 20% match
for the non-Federal share since the level of funding available for the
grants would not invoke a required match for grants to these insular
areas. Therefore, applicants from these insular areas may not have
points reduced for the lack of matching funds. They are, however,
expected to coordinate and organize the delivery of any non-ANA
resources they propose for the project, as are all ANA applicants.
Includes and justifies sufficient cost and other necessary
details to facilitate the determination of cost allowability and the
relevance of these costs to the proposed project; and
Requests funds which are appropriate and necessary for the
scope of the proposed project.
Includes sufficient funds for principal representatives
from the applicant organization to travel to one post-award grant
training and technical assistance conference. This travel and training
should occur as soon as practical.
Includes an employee fringe benefit budget that provides
grant-funded employees with a qualified, self-directed, portable
retirement plan in addition to Social Security. ANA will fund at least
five (5) percent of the employer's share, and up to the full grant-
project Federal share of employer contributions when based on a program
providing benefits equally to all grant-and non-grant employees.
ANA considers a retirement plan to be a necessary, reasonable and
allowable cost in accordance with OMB rules. Minimum standards for an
acceptable retirement fringe benefit plan are:
The plan must be ``qualified'', i.e., approved by the
Internal Revenue Service to receive special tax-favored treatment.
The plan exists for the exclusive benefit of the
participants; funds are to be used for retirement and certain other
pre-retirement needs, not for the organization's needs.
The plan must have a vesting schedule that does not exceed
the initial budget period of the ANA grant.
The plan must be a 401(k) for people who work in
corporations or 403(b) plan for people who work for not-for-profit
organizations. An alternate proposal may be submitted for review and
approval during grant award negotiations. Alternate proposals may
include the use of Individual Retirement Accounts, Money Purchase
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Combination Plans, etc.
In no case will a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, e.g.,
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERPs) or Executive Bonus Plan
be accepted.

II. Design and/or Implementation Grants

(1) Current Status of Native American language(s) (10 points)
(a) The application fully describes the current status of the
Native American language to be addressed; current status is defined as
data compiled within the previous 48 months. The description of the
current status minimally includes the following information:
Number of speakers
Age of speakers
Gender of speakers
Level(s) of fluency
Number of first language speakers (Native language as the
first language acquired)
Number of second language speakers (Native language as the
second language acquired)
Where Native language is used (e.g. home, court system,
religious ceremonies; church, media, school, governance and cultural
activities)
Source of data (formal and/or informal)
Rate of language loss or gain
(b) The application fully describes existing community language or
language training programs and projects, if any, in support of the
Native American language to be addressed by the proposed project.
Existing programs and projects may be formal (e.g., work by a linguist,
and/or language survey conducted by community members) or ``informal''
(e.g., a community consensus of the language status based on elders,
tribal scholars, and/or other community members).
The description should answer the following: has applicant had a
community language or language training program within the last 48
months? (2) Within the last 10 years? If so, fully describe the
program(s), and include the following:
Program goals
Number of program participants
Number of speakers
Age range of participants (e.g., 0-5, 6-10, 11-18, etc.)
Number of language teachers
Criteria used to acknowledge competency of language
teachers
Resources available to the applicant (e.g. valid grammars,
dictionaries, and/or thographics or describe other suitable resources)
Program achievements
If applicant has never had a language program, a detailed
explanation of what barriers or circumstances prevented the
establishment of a community language program should be included.
(2) Goals and Available Resources (20 points)
(a) The application describes the proposed project's long-range
goals and strategies, including:
How the specific Native American long-range community
goal(s) relate to the proposed project; and
How the goal(s) fit within the context of the current
language status;
A clearly delineated strategy to assist in assuring the
survival and continued vitality of the Native American languages
addressed in the community.

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(b) The application explains how the community and the tribal
government (where one exists) intends to achieve these goals. The type
of community served will determine the type of documentation necessary
to demonstrate participation. All Tribes and communities, however, must
indicate in their application how they intend to involve elders and
other community members in their projects and include them in
development of language goals and strategies and in evaluation of
project outcomes. Ways to demonstrate community and tribal government
support for the project include:
A resolution from Tribes or tribal organizations stating
that community involvement has occurred in project planning;
Community surveys and questionnaires, including those
developed to determine the level of community support for tribal
resolutions; and
Minutes of community meetings, tribal presentations and
discussion forums;
Applications from National Indian and Native organizations must
clearly demonstrate a need for the project, explain how the project was
originated, state who the intended beneficiaries will be, and describe
how the recipients will actually benefit from the project. National
Indian and Native organizations should describe their membership and
define how the organization operates.
(c) Available resources (other than ANA and the non-federal share)
which will assist and be coordinated with the project are described.
These resources should be documented by letters of commitment of
resources, and not ``letters of support''.
``Letters of support'' merely express another
organization's endorsement of a proposed project. Such support letters
and related documentation do not indicate a binding commitment, do not
establish the authenticity of other resources, and do not offer or bind
specific resources to the project.
``Letters of commitment'' are binding and specify the
nature, amount and conditions under which another agency or
organization will support a project funded with ANA funds. These
resources may be human, natural or financial, and may include other
Federal and non-Federal resources. Applicant statements that additional
funding will be sought from other specific sources are not considered a
binding commitment of outside resources.
Non-ANA resources should be leveraged to strengthen and
broaden the impact of the proposed project in the community. Project
designs should explain how those parts of projects which ANA does not
fund will be financed through other sources. For example, ANA does not
fund construction. Applicants must show the relationship of non-ANA
funded activities to those objectives and activities that are funded
with ANA grant funds.
If the applicant proposes to enter into a partnership arrangement
with a school, college or university, documentation of this commitment
must be included in the application.
(3) Project Objectives, Approach and Activities (30 points)
The proposed objectives in the Objective Work Plan(s) relate to the
goal to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American
language(s). More specifically, together they will achieve for the
Tribe or community's language goals for the proposed project. If the
project is for more than one year, the application includes Objective
Work Plans for each year (budget period) proposed.
Each Objective Work Plan clearly describes:
The tribal government's and community's active involvement
in the continuing participation of Native American language speakers;
Measurable or quantifiable results or outcomes;
How they relate to the community's long-range goals or the
establishment of those goals;
How the project can be accomplished with the available or
expected resources during the project period;
How the main activities will be accomplished;
Who specifically will conduct the activities under each
objective; and
How the project will be completed, become self-sustaining,
or be financed by other than ANA funds at the end of the project
period.
(4) Organizational capabilities/Qualifications (15 points)
(a) The management and administrative structure of the applicant is
explained. Evidence of the applicant's ability to manage a project of
the proposed scope is well-defined. The application clearly
demonstrates the successful management of projects of similar scope by
the organization and or by the individual designated to manage the
project.
(b) Position descriptions and/or resumes of key personnel,
including those of consultants, are presented. The position
descriptions and/or resumes relate specifically to the staff proposed
in the Approach Page and in the proposed budget of the application.
Position descriptions very clearly describe the position and it's
duties and clearly relate to the personnel staffing required to achieve
the project objectives. Resumes demonstrate that the proposed staff are
qualified to carry out the proposed activities. Either the position
descriptions or the resumes contain the qualifications, and/or
specialized skills, necessary for overall quality management of the
project. Resumes must be included if individuals have been identified
for positions in the application.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to give preference to Native
Americans in hiring staff and contracting services under an approved
ANA grant.
(5) Budget (10 points)
A detailed and fully explained budget is provided for each budget
period requested which:
Identifies and explains each line item, with a well-
written justification, in the budget categories in Section B of the
Budget Information of the application, including the applicant's non-
Federal share and its source. Applicants from American Samoa, Guam, and
the Northern Mariana Islands are not required to provide a 20% match
for the non-Federal share since the level of funding available for the
grants would not invoke a required match for grants to these insular
areas. Therefore, applicants from these insular areas may not have
points reduced for the lack of matching funds. They are, however,
expected to coordinate and organize the delivery of any non-ANA
resources they propose for the project, as are all ANA applicants.
Includes and justifies sufficient cost and other necessary
details to facilitate the determination of cost allowability and the
relevance of these costs to the proposed project.
Requests funds which are appropriate and necessary for the
scope of the proposed project.
Includes sufficient funds for principal representatives
from the applicant organization to travel to one post-award grant
training and technical assistance conference. This travel and training
should occur as soon as practical.
Includes an employee fringe benefit budget that provides
grant-funded employees with a qualified, self-directed, portable
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addition to Social Security. ANA will fund at least five (5) percent of
the employer's share, and up to the full grant-project Federal share of
employer contributions when based on a program providing benefits
equally to all grant-and non-grant employees.
ANA considers a retirement plan to be a necessary, reasonable and
allowable cost in accordance with OMB rules. Minimum standards for an
acceptable retirement fringe benefit plan are:
The plan must be ``qualified'', i.e., approved by the
Internal Revenue Service to receive special tax-favored treatment.
The plan exists for the exclusive benefit of the
participants; funds are to be used for retirement and certain other
pre-retirement needs, not for the organization's needs.
The plan must have a vesting schedule that does not exceed
the initial budget period of the ANA grant.
The plan must be a 401(k) for people who work in
corporations or 403(b) plan for people who work for not-for-profit
organizations. An alternate proposal may be submitted for review and
approval during grant award negotiations. Alternate proposals may
include the use of Individual Retirement Accounts, Money Purchase
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Combination Plans, etc.
In no case will a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, e.g.,
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERPs) or Executive Bonus Plan
be accepted.
(6) Evaluation, Sharing and Preservation Plans (15 points)
The application should include the following three plans:
(a) An ``evaluation plan'' with a baseline to measure project
outcomes, including, but not limited to, describing effective language
growth in the community (e.g., an increase of Native American language
use). This plan will be the basis for evaluating the community's
progress in achieving its language goals and objectives.
(b) A ``sharing plan'' that identifies how the project's
methodology, research data, outcomes or other products can be shared
and modified for use by other Tribes or communities. If this is not
feasible or culturally appropriate, provide the reasons. The goal is to
provide opportunities to ensure the survival and the continuing
vitality of Native languages.
(c) A ``plan to preserve project products'' describes how the
products of the project will be preserved through archival or other
culturally appropriate methods, for the benefit of future generations.

I. Application Due Date

The closing date for submission of applications under this program
announcement is February 19, 1999.

J. For Further Information Contact

Ann Sneed, Native American Program Specialist, Department of Health
and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families,
Administration for Native Americans, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, Mail Stop
HHH 348F, Washington, D.C. 20447, telephone: (202) 690-6504; telefax:
202-690-7441; e-mail: [email protected].

Part II: General Guidance to Applicants

The following is provided to assist applicants to develop a
competitive application.

A. Definitions

``Language preservation'' is the maintenance of a language
so that it will not decline into non-use.
``Language vitality'' is the active use of a language in a
wide range of domains of human life.
``Language replication'' is the application of a language
program model developed in one community to other linguistically
similar communities.
``Language survival'' is the maintenance and continuation
of language from one generation to another in a wide range of aspects
of community life.
A ``multi-purpose community-based Native American
organization'' is an association and/or corporation whose charter
specifies that the community designates the Board of Directors and/or
officers of the organization through an elective procedure and that the
organization functions in several different areas of concern to the
members of the local Native American community. These areas are
specified in the by-laws and/or policies adopted by the organization.
They may include, but need not be limited to, economic, artistic,
cultural, and recreational activities, and the delivery of human
services such as health care, day care, counseling, education, and
training.
A ``multi-year project'' is a project on a single theme
that requires more than 12 months to complete and affords the applicant
an opportunity to develop and address more complex and in-depth
strategies than can be completed in one year. A multi-year project
cannot be a series of unrelated objectives with activities presented in
chronological order over a two or three year period.
``Budget Period'' is the interval of time (usually 12
months) into which the project period is divided for budgetary and
funding purposes.
``Core administration'' is funding for staff salaries for
those functions that support the organization as a whole, or for
purposes unrelated to the actual management or implementation of work
conducted under an ANA approved project. However, functions and
activities that are clearly project related are eligible for grant
funding. For example, the management and administrative functions
necessary to carry out an ANA approved project are not considered
``core administration'' and are, therefore, eligible costs.
Additionally, ANA will fund the salaries of approved staff for time
actually and reasonably spent to implement a funded ANA project.
``Real Property'' means land, including land improvements,
structures and appurtenances thereto, excluding movable machinery and
equipment.
``Construction'' is the term which specifies a project
supported through a discretionary grant or cooperative agreement, to
support the initial building of a facility.

B. Activities That Cannot Be Funded

The Administration for Native Americans does not fund:
Projects that operate indefinitely or require ANA funding
on a recurring basis.
Projects in which a grantee would provide training and/or
technical assistance (T/TA) to other Tribes or Native American
organizations which are otherwise eligible to apply to ANA (``third
party T/TA''). However, the purchase of T/TA by a grantee for its own
use or for its members' use (as in the case of a consortium), where T/
TA is necessary to carry out project objectives, is acceptable.
The support of on-going social service delivery programs
or the expansion, or continuation, of existing social service delivery
programs.
ANA will not fund the purchase of real property.
ANA will not fund construction.
Objectives or activities for the support of core
administration of an organization.
Costs of fundraising, including financial campaigns,
endowment drives, solicitation of gifts and bequests, and similar
expenses incurred solely to raise capital or obtain contributions are
unallowable under a grant award. However, even though these costs are
unallowable for purposes of computing charges to Federal awards, they
must be treated as direct costs for purposes of determining indirect
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allocated their share of the organization's indirect costs if they
represent activities which (1) include the salaries of personnel, (2)
occupy space, and (3) benefit from the organization's indirect costs.
Projects or activities that generally will not meet the purposes of
this announcement are discussed further in Section H, ``General
Guidance to Applicants'', below.

C. Multi-Year Projects

Only Category II ``Design and/or Implementation'' projects may be
developed as multi-year projects, i.e. for up to three years. The
information in this section is not applicable to Category I, planning
projects.
A multi-year project is a project on a single theme that requires
more than 12 to 17 months to complete. It affords the applicant an
opportunity to develop and address more complex and in-depth
strategies. A multi-year project cannot be a series of unrelated
objectives with activities presented in chronological order over a two
or three year period. Initial awards, on a competitive basis, will be
for a one-year budget period (up to 17 months), although project
periods may be for three years.
Awards, on a competitive basis, will be for a one-year budget
period, although project periods may be for three years. Applications
for continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the one-year
budget period, but within a two-to-three year project period, will be
funded in subsequent years on a non-competitive basis, subject to the
availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the grantee and
determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of
the Government. Therefore, this program announcement does not apply to
current ANA grantees with multi-year projects that apply for
continuation funding for their second or third year budget periods.

D. Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs

This program is not covered by Executive Order 12372 or 45 CFR Part
100.

E. The Application Process

1. Application Submission by Mail
One signed original, and two copies, of the grant application,
including all attachments, must be mailed on or before the closing date
to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, ACYF/Office of Grants Management, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, S.W., Mail Stop HHH 326-F, Washington, D.C. 20447-0002,
Attention: Lois B. Hodge, ANA No. 93612-992.
2. Application Submission by Courier
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 am and 4:00 pm at: U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, ACYF/
Office of Grants Management, ACF Mail Room, Second Floor Loading Dock,
Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024,
Attention: Lois B. Hodge, ANA No. 93612-992.
3. Application Consideration
The ANA Commissioner determines the final action to be taken on
each grant application received under this program announcement.
The following points should be taken into consideration by all
applicants:
Incomplete applications and applications that do not
conform to this announcement will not be accepted for review.
Applicants will be notified in writing of any such determination by
ACF. An incomplete application is one that is:
Missing Form SF 424
Does not have a signature on Form SF 424
Does not include proof of non-profit status, if
applicable.
The application (Form 424) must be signed by an individual
authorized (1) to act for the applicant Tribe or organization, and (2)
to assume the applicant's obligations under the terms and conditions of
the grant award, including Native American Program statutory and
regulatory requirements.
Complete applications that conform to all the requirements
of this program announcement are subjected to a competitive review and
evaluation process. Independent review panels consisting of reviewers
familiar with American Indian Tribes and Native American communities
and organizations, and Native American languages evaluate each
application using the published criteria in this announcement. As a
result of the review, a normalized numerical score will be assigned to
each application.
Each Tribe, Native American organization, or other
eligible applicant may compete for one grant award under this program
announcement.
The Administration for Native Americans will accept only
one application for this program announcement from any one applicant.
If an eligible applicant sends in two applications for this program
announcement, the one with the earlier postmark will be accepted for
review unless the applicant withdraws the earlier application.
The Commissioner's funding decision is based on the review
panel's analysis of the application, recommendation and comments of ANA
staff, State and Federal agencies having contract and grant performance
related information, and other interested parties.
The Commissioner makes grant awards consistent with the
purpose of the Act, all relevant statutory and requires this program
announcement, and the availability of funds.
Successful applicants are notified through an official
Financial Assistance Award (FAA) document. The FAA will state the
amount of Federal funds awarded, the purpose of the grant, the terms
and conditions of the grant award, the effective date of the award, the
project period, the budget period, and the amount of the non-ACF
matching share requirement.

F. The Review Process

1. Initial Application Review
Applications submitted by the closing date and verified by the
postmark under this program announcement will undergo a pre-review to
determine that:
The applicant is eligible in accordance with the Eligible
Applicants Section of this announcement; and,
The application is signed and submitted by the deadline;
and,
The application narrative, forms and materials submitted
are adequate to allow the review panel to undertake an in depth
evaluation and the project described is an allowable type. (All
required materials and forms are listed in the Grant Application
Checklist in the Application Kit).
Applications subjected to the pre-review described above which fail
to satisfy one or more of the listed requirements will be ineligible or
otherwise excluded from competitive evaluation.
2. Competitive Review of Accepted Applications
Applications which pass the pre-review will be evaluated and rated
by an independent review panel on the basis of the specific evaluation
criteria listed in Part II. These criteria are used to evaluate the
quality of a proposed project, and to determine the likelihood of its
success.

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ANA staff cannot respond to requests for information
regarding funding decisions prior to the official notification to the
applicants.
After the Commissioner has made decisions on all
applications funded with fiscal year 1999 funds, unsuccessful
applicants are notified in writing within 30 days. The notification
will be accompanied by a critique including recommendations for
improving the application.
3. Appeal of Ineligibility
Applicants who are initially excluded from competitive evaluation
because of ineligibility, may appeal an ANA decision of applicant
ineligibility. Likewise, applicants may also appeal an ANA decision
that an applicant's proposed activities are ineligible for funding
consideration. The appeals process is stated in the final rule
published in the Federal Register on August 19, 1996 (61 FR 42817).

G. General Guidance to Applicants

The following information is provided to assist applicants in
developing a competitive application.
1. Program Guidance
The Administration for Native Americans funds projects
that demonstrate the strongest prospects for addressing the stated
purposes of this program announcement.
Projects will not be ranked on the basis of general
financial need.
In discussing the goals, strategy, and problems being
addressed in the application, include sufficient background and/or
history of the community concerning these issues and/or progress to
date, as well as the size of the population to be served. This material
will assist the reviewers in determining the appropriateness and
potential benefits of the proposed project.
In the discussion of community-based, long-range goals,
non-Federally recognized and off-reservation groups are encouraged to
include a description of what constitutes their specific ``community.''
Applicants must document the community's support for the
proposed project and explain the role of the community in the planning
process and implementation of the proposed project. For Tribes, a
current signed resolution from the governing body of the Tribe
supporting the project proposal stating that there has been community
involvement in the planning of this project will suffice as evidence of
community support/involvement. For all other eligible applicants, the
type of community you serve will determine the type of documentation
necessary. For example, a tribal organization may submit resolutions
supporting the project proposal from each of its members Tribes, as
well as a resolution from the applicant organization. Other examples of
documentation include: community surveys; minutes of community
meetings; questionnaires; tribal presentations; and/or discussion/
position papers.
Applications from National Indian and Native American
organizations must demonstrate a need for the project, explain how the
project was originated, state who the intended beneficiaries will be,
and describe how the recipients will actually benefit from the project.
An application should describe a clear relationship
between the proposed project, language goals, and the community's long-
range goals or plan.
The project application, including the Objective Work
Plans, must clearly identify in measurable terms the expected results,
benefits or outcomes of the proposed project, and the positive or
continuing impact that the project will have on the community.
Supporting documentation, including letters of support, if
available, or other testimonies from concerned interests other than the
applicant should be included to demonstrate support for the feasibility
of the project and the commitment of other resources to the proposed
project.
In the ANA Project Narrative, Section A of the application
package, ``Resources Available to the Proposed Project,'' the applicant
should describe any specific financial circumstances which may impact
on the project, such as any monetary or land settlements made to the
applicant, and any restrictions on the use of those settlements. When
the applicant appears to have other resources to support the proposed
project and chooses not to use them, the applicant should explain why
it is seeking ANA funds and not utilizing these resources for the
project.
Applications which were not funded under a previous years
closing date and for resubmission should make a reference to the
changes, or reasons for not making changes, in their current ANA
application which are based on ANA panel review comments.
2. Technical Guidance
It is strongly suggested that the applicant follow the
Supplemental Guide included in the ANA application kit to develop an
application. The Guide provides practical information and helpful
suggestions, and is an aid to help applicants prepare ANA applications.
Applicants are encouraged to have someone other than the
author apply the evaluation criteria in the program announcement and
score the application prior to its submission, in order to gain a
better sense of the application's quality and potential competitiveness
in the ANA review process.
For purposes of developing an application, applicants
should plan for a project start date approximately 120 days after the
closing date under which the application is submitted.
The Administration for Native Americans will not fund
essentially identical projects serving the same constituency.
If a project could be supported by other Federal funding
sources, the applicant should fully explain its reasons for not
pursuing other Federal funds for the project.
For purposes of this announcement, ANA is using the Bureau
of Indian Affairs' list of federally recognized Indian Tribes which
includes nonprofit Alaska Native community entities or tribal governing
bodies (IRA or traditional councils). Other federally recognized Indian
Tribes which are not included on this list (e.g., those Tribes which
have been recently recognized or restored by the United States
Congress) are also eligible to apply for ANA funds.
The Objective Work Plan proposed should be of sufficient
detail to become a monthly staff guide for project responsibilities if
the applicant is funded.
Applicants proposing multi-year projects under Category II
must fully describe each year's project objectives and activities.
Separate Objective Work Plans (OWPs) must be presented for each project
year and a separate itemized budget of the Federal and non-Federal
costs of the project for each budget period must be included.
Applicants for multi-year projects under Category II must
justify the entire time-frame of the project (i.e., why the project
needs funding for more than one year) and clearly describe the results
to be achieved for each objective by the end of each budget period of
the total project period.
The Administration for Native Americans will critically
evaluate applications in which the acquisition equipment is a major
component of the Federal share of the budget. ``Equipment is tangible,
non-expendable personal property having a useful life of more than one
year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or month per ``unit.'' During
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deleted from the budget of an otherwise approved application, if not
fully justified by the applicant and deemed not appropriate to the
needs of the project by ANA.
Applicants are encouraged to request a legibly dated
receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service as proof of
timely mailing.
3. Grant Administrative Guidance
The application's Form 424 must be signed by the
applicant's representative authorized to act with full authority on
behalf of the applicant.
The Administration for Native Americans recommends that
the pages of the application be numbered sequentially and that a table
of contents and tabbing of the sections be provided.
An application with an original signature and two
additional copies are required.
The Cover Page (included in the Kit) should be the first
page of an application, followed by the one-page abstract.
The applicant should specify the entire project period
length on the first page of the Form 424, Block 13, not the length of
the first budget period. Should the application propose one length of
project period and the Form 424 specify a conflicting length of project
period, ANA will consider the project period specified on the Form 424
as the request. ANA may negotiate a reduction of the project period.
The approved project period is shown on block 9 of a Financial
Assistance Award.
Line 15a of the Form 424 must specify the Federal funds
requested for the first Budget Period, not the entire project period.
Applicants may propose up to a 17 month project period
under Category I and up to a 36 month project period under Category II.
4. Projects or Activities That Generally Will Not Meet the Purposes of
This Announcement
Core administration functions, or other activities, which
essentially support only the applicant's on-going administrative
functions.
Project goals which are not responsive to this program
announcement.
Proposals from consortia of Tribes that are not specific
with regard to support from, and roles of, member Tribes. ANA expects
an application from a consortium to have goals and objectives that will
create positive impacts and outcomes in the communities of its members.
Proposals from consortia of Tribes should have individual objectives
which are related to the larger goal of the proposed project. Project
objectives may be tailored to each consortia member, but within the
context of a common goal for the consortia. In situations where both
tribal consortia and a Tribe who belongs to the consortia receives ANA
funding, ANA expects that consortia groups will not seek funding that
duplicates activities being conducted by their member Tribes.
Projects that will not be completed, self-sustaining, or
supported by other than ANA funds, at the end of the project period.
All projects funded by ANA must be completed, or self-sustaining or
supported with other than ANA funds at the end of the project period.
``Completed'' means that the project ANA funded is finished, and the
desired result(s) have been attained. ``Self-sustaining'' means that a
project will continue without outside resources. ``Supported by other
than ANA funds'' means that the project will continue beyond the ANA
project period, but will be supported by funds other than ANA's.
Renovation or alteration unless it is essential for the
project. Renovation or alteration costs may not exceed the lesser of
$150,000 or 25 percent of the total direct costs approved for the
entire budget period.
Projects originated and designed by consultants who
provide a major role for themselves in the proposed project and are not
members of the applicant organization, Tribe or village.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13)

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 29.5 hours per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
reviewing the collection of information.
The following information collections are included in the ANA
application kit approved under OMB # 0980-0204--expires August 31,
1999.
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.

I. Receipt of Applications

Applications must either be hand delivered or mailed to the address
in Section E, The Application Process. The Administration for Native
Americans cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax or
through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to
ANA electronically will not be accepted regardless of date or time of
submission and time of receipt. Videotapes and cassette tapes may not
be included as part of a grant application for panel review.
Applications and related materials postmarked after the closing
date will be classified as late.
1. Deadlines
Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting an
announced deadline if they are either received on or before the
deadline date or sent on or before the deadline date and received by
ACF in time for the independent review to:
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, ACYF/Office of Grants Management, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, S.W., Mail Stop HHH 326-F, Washington, D.C. 20447-0002
Attention: Lois B. Hodge ANA No. 93612-992
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 shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.
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 or postmarked on or before the deadline date, Monday
through Friday (excluding Federal holidays), between the hours of 8:00
am and 4:30 pm at: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, ACYF/Office of Grants
Management, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor Loading Dock, Aerospace Center, 901
D Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024. (Applicants are cautioned that
express/overnight mail services do not always deliver as agreed.)
ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax
or through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted
to ACF electronically will not be accepted regardless of date or time
of submission and time of receipt.
No additional material will be accepted, or added to an
application, unless it is postmarked by the deadline date.
2. Late Applications
Applications which do not meet the criteria above are considered
late applications. ACF shall notify each late applicant that its
application will not be considered in the current competition.

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3. Extension of Deadlines
The Administration for Children and Families may extend an
application deadline for applicants affected by acts of God such as
floods and hurricanes, or when there is a widespread disruption of the
mails. A determination to extend or waive deadline requirements rests
with the Chief Grants Management Officer.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Numbers: 93.612
Native American Programs; and 93.587 Promoting the Survival and
Continuing Vitality of Native American languages)
Gary N. Kimble,
Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans.
[FR Doc. 98-33394 Filed 12-16-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-01-P

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