[Federal Register: March 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 59)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[CMS-2183-N]
Funding Opportunity Title: Medicaid Program; Medicaid
Infrastructure Grant Program To Support the Competitive Employment of
People With Disabilities
ACTION: Notice.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 93.768
Important Dates
Deadline for Letter of Intent To Apply: States are encouraged to
submit a notice of intent to apply for a grant no later than May 1,
2004. Submission of your letter of intent is optional and will not
affect the approval of your application.
Date of Applicant's Teleconference: States interested in
participating in a teleconference regarding this grant solicitation
should check the Ticket to Work Web site listed below for the date and
time.
Deadline for Grant Submission: Grant applications must be submitted
by June 6, 2004 to be considered under the fiscal year 2005 annual
funding cycle. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted.
Applications postmarked after June 6, 2004 will not be considered.
Funding Opportunity Description: This notice announces the
availability of funding, through grants, for eligible States under
section 203 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act
of 1999 (TWWIIA). The grant program is designed to assist States in
developing infrastructure to support the competitive employment of
people with disabilities by extending
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necessary Medicaid coverage to those individuals. This notice also
contains pertinent information where States may apply for the grant
program.
Award Information: A total of $40 million has been appropriated by
the legislation for the Medicaid infrastructure grant program for
fiscal year 2005. As stipulated in section 203 of TWWIIA, funds
appropriated under this section for previous fiscal years that are not
awarded to States are available for award in 2005.
We expect to award approximately 46 grants. This includes both new
and continuation grants. Award amounts will be between $500,000 and
$2.0 million. Criteria for evaluating applications for funding will be
listed in the grant solicitation (Web site address listed below).
Eligibility Information
Eligible Applicants: As authorized in section 203 of the TWWIIA
legislation, entities eligible to apply are: States (or an
instrumentality of the State as determined by State law), the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands.
Cost Sharing or Matching: Not applicable.
Application and Submission Information
Address To Obtain Application Package: Standard application forms
and related instructions are available from the following Web site:
http://forms.psc.gov/forms/ ACFFSF/acffsf.html or from Nicole
Nicholson, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of
Operations Management, Acquisition and Grants Group, C2-21-15 Central
Building, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, (410) 786-
5158, e-mail: NNicholson@cms.hhs.gov. Applications must be formally
submitted to Nicole Nicholson.
Please note: Applicants are only required to submit an original
application and two copies.
Web site: You may access up-to-date information about the Medicaid
infrastructure grants and obtain information from the full grant
solicitation grant at: http://www.cms. hhs.gov/twwiia.
Content and Form of Application Submission: This information is
included in the grant solicitation referenced in the above Web site
address.
Submission Dates: Applications are due June 6, 2004.
Intergovernmental Review: Applications for these grants are not
subject to review under Executive Order 12372--Intergovernmental Review
by Federal Agencies (45 CFR part 100).
Funding Restrictions: Not applicable.
Other Submission Requirements: Not applicable.
Application Review Information
Criteria: Specific criteria can be found in Appendix Three of the
solicitation mentioned in the above-referenced Web site.
Review Selection Process: A panel of experts will conduct an
objective review of all applications. The panelists will assess each
application based on the review criteria to determine the merits of the
proposal and the extent to which the State evidences the capacity to
implement the Medicaid Infrastructure Grant. We reserve a limited right
to ensure adequate reasonable geographic and other representation among
States receiving grants. However, we will not exercise this right if
there is a major qualitative difference between high-ranked
applications and any application that would remedy a geographical
imbalance. CMS will make final award decisions based on consideration
of the comments and recommendations of the review panelists and
availability of funds.
Anticipated Announcement Award Date: October 29, 2004.
Award Administration Information
Award Notice: Successful applicants will receive an award letter,
notice of grant award, a profile sheet outlining the award amount,
project officer and grant officer information, and grant terms and
conditions.
Administrative and National Policy Requirements: Solicitation
requirements can be found in the general solicitation referenced in the
Web site mentioned above.
Reporting: Grantees are to submit three quarterly progress reports
describing success in completing project goals and objectives and an
annual report outlining yearly accomplishments. Reports are to be
submitted to the grants officer electronically.
Agency Contacts
Questions about the grants may be directed to: Joe Razes, TWWIIA
Program Manager, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, Center for
Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Room S2-14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-
1850, (410) 786-6126, fax: 410-786-9004, e-mail: JRazes@cms.hhs.gov.
Questions regarding the solicitation process may be directed to:
Nicole Nicholson, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of
Operations Management, Acquisition and Grants Group, C2-21-15 Central
Building, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, (410) 786-
5158, fax: 410-786-9088, e-mail: nnicholson@cms.hhs.gov.
Application Receipt: CMS will not automatically notify applicants
of the receipt of their application. Please contact Nicole Nicholson at
nnicholson@cms.hhs.gov to confirm receipt.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is the fifth such notice
announcing the availability of funds for Medicaid infrastructure grants
authorized by the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act. A
total of 40 States currently have been awarded Medicaid infrastructure
grants under the Ticket to Work Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Program,
which provides Federal grant funding for 11 years through 2011. This
notice is consistent with the four previous notices in soliciting
States to apply for grants that will expand services and supports for
workers with disabling conditions. States that wish to apply for these
grants and desire further detailed information, such as application
requirements, review procedures, an explanation of a timely submission,
necessary forms, and other relevant information, should refer to the
above-listed websites.
Approval of Collection of Information
This notice does not impose any new information collection and
record keeping requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). Consequently, it does not need to be reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under the authority of PRA. The information
collection requirements associated with applying for a grant are
approved under OMB approval number 0938-0811.
Dated: March 5, 2004.
Dennis G. Smith,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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