FR Doc 05-11191

[Federal Register: June 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 107)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Availability etc.: Healthy
Marriage Initiative

Program Office: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
Funding Opportunity Title: Healthy Marriage Research Initiative.
Announcement Type: Grant--Initial.
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2005-ACF-OPRE-OJ-0090.
CFDA Number: 93.647.
Due Date For Letter of Intent or Preapplications: June 27, 2005.
Due Date for Applications: July 26, 2005.
Executive Summary: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
(OPRE), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
announces the availability of funds to support new research under the
Healthy Marriage Research Initiative. Applications for both short-term
(12-17 months) and long-term (up to 60 months) studies will be
considered. OPRE will consider applications in three broad categories
of evaluation and research: intervention studies; basic studies; and
methodological and analytical studies.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Legislative Authority: Section 1110 of the Social Security Act [42
U.S.C. 1310]

Program Purpose: To stimulate and fund short- and long-term studies
focused on healthy marriage in population groups for which a limited
body of research exists. This means, primarily, lower-income
individuals and couples, including but not limited to those in poverty,
as well as ethnic and racial minority groups. Federal funding under
this announcement will be approved to support research and evaluation
activities only, not program operation or service provision.
This funding is intended to support different types of studies
including: Basic studies to understand the determinants and barriers to
sustained, healthy marriage among low-income couples and differences
among racial/ethnic minorities; methodological and measurement studies
to improve the quality of marital research related to low-income and
racial/ethnic minorities; and intervention evaluation research to
understand effective ways to help interested low-income couples achieve
their desire for a healthy marriage. Studies under this announcement
are intended to inform the design and operation of programs to support
healthy marriages, and are intended to complement other ACF research
initiatives related to building and sustaining healthy marriages
(described below).
As indicated, OPRE anticipates funding both short-term projects
(e.g., 12-17 months) and longer-term studies (up to 60 months).
Recipients of multi-year project awards will be allowed to apply for
additional funding in subsequent years, within the overall approved
project period, on a non-competitive basis. Short-term projects may
include one-time awards for project and budget periods of up to 17
months.
OPRE may provide sole funding for projects, provide principal
funding, or support individual components of projects which have other
funders. The latter types of applications (i.e., those with other
funding sources) should include information about the funding sources
for all components of the project in addition to the detailed budget
information (as discussed in Section III) for the component(s) for
which funding under this announcement is being sought.
In cases where more applications are approved for funding than ACF
can fund with the money available, the Grants Officer shall fund
applications in their order of approval until funds run out. In this
case, ACF has the option of carrying over the approved applications up
to a year for funding consideration in a later competition of the same
program. These applications need not be reviewed and scored again if
the program's evaluation criteria have not changed. However, they must
then be placed in rank order along with other applications in later
competitions.
Overview and Description of Research Priorities
Background: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 authorizing the Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF) program, outlined critical goals for assistance
to needy families. The following three objectives

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relate directly to building and sustaining healthy marriages:
To end dependence of needy parents on government benefits
by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;
To encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent
families;
To reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies.
There is mounting evidence that children raised by their married,
biological parents fare better on many outcome measures and that high
rates of non-marital childbearing and marital dissolution put children
at increased risk. In addition, although not a panacea, research points
to healthy marriage as an important factor in keeping children and
families out of poverty. Research also suggests that marriage is a key
source of greater economic security, health, and happiness for adults,
and a vital resource for healthy communities.
Over the past several years, varied approaches to broadening access
to supports for healthy marriage have emerged. The initiatives vary in
many ways including the types of organizations or entities involved
(e.g., state and local governments, community organizations, faith-
based organizations, coalitions of organizations or partnerships), the
types of individuals or families targeted, and the types of activities
supported (e.g., training for high school and college students on
healthy dating and relationships, pre-marital inventories, marriage
education and enrichment classes, mentoring). In some instances,
approaches include adding healthy marriage components to ongoing
programs serving or utilized by lower-income families, such as
community family resource centers, parenting programs, refugee
assistance programs, or childbirth classes/clinics. We have limited
information about the effectiveness of interventions among low-income
populations.
Research has shown that individuals and couples across the economic
spectrum are similar in their desire to have stable, healthy marriage
and family relationships for themselves and their children. However,
those dealing with economic difficulties often face additional
challenges to achieving these goals relative to couples who are more
economically secure. Research shows that lower-income is associated
with higher rates of divorce. We have limited information about the
factors that contribute to these differences, across economic and
racial/ethnic groups. We also have limited information about factors
that contribute to marital quality and stability and child well-being
within lower-income groups and different racial and ethnic groups and
whether the factors are the same or different across population groups.
OPRE has developed a research agenda related to healthy marriage
that will help provide additional information in some of these areas.
OPRE's current and recent projects are briefly described below. Where
reports are available, they are referenced.
1. Building Strong Families (BSF). This project builds upon recent
research showing that most unmarried, low-income couples are living
together or romantically involved when their child is born. Moreover,
most have strong hopes for marriage to each other. Unfortunately, only
a small fraction will realize those hopes. BSF is a long-term
experimental demonstration and evaluation study of intervention
programs designed to help lower-income, unmarried parents gain the
skills and knowledge needed to sustain a healthy relationship and
achieve a healthy marriage if that is the path they choose. Information
is available at http://www.buildingstrongfamilies.info.

2. Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM). This project builds upon
research that shows that, while lower-income individuals highly value
marriage, they experience higher break-up rates. SHM is a long-term,
experimental, demonstration and evaluation study of intervention
programs designed to help lower-income couples who are either married
or plan to marry gain the skills and knowledge needed to sustain a
healthy marriage. Information is available at http://www.supportinghealthymarriage.org
.

3. Community Healthy Marriage Initiatives (CHMI) Evaluation. A
growing number of communities are initiating grass-roots efforts to
help couples build and sustain healthy marriages through public
awareness campaigns and saturating the community with educational
opportunities. CHMI is a major, long-term effort to evaluate the
implementation of such community-wide programs and evaluate impacts in
selected sites.
4. Service Delivery Settings and Evaluation Design Options for
Strengthening and Promoting Healthy Marriages. This project examined
existing and potential service delivery systems for marriage education
and provided recommendations for evaluation approaches and designs. In
addition, the project involved a systematic review of studies on the
effectiveness of interventions to strengthen marriage. Reports may be
accessed at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ opre/strengthen/serv--

delivery/index.html.
5. Economic Disincentives to Marriage Project. This project is
building a comprehensive database of the state and federal incentives
and disincentives for low-income couples who marry, as well as
developing a dynamic software application that can accurately portray
the costs and benefits to a particular couple of the decision to marry.
6. Conceptualizing and Measuring Healthy Marriages for Empirical
Research and Evaluation Studies. This project is reviewing the state of
the art of measurement in marriage and couple relationship research.
The project includes a compendium of measures and a framework for
addressing measurement questions and improving the battery of measures
related to marriage and couple relationships. See Brief at: http://www.childtrends.org/_catdisp_
page.cfm?LID=141#MarriageFamily.

Project Description

As stated previously, the purpose of this announcement is to
stimulate and fund short and long-term research or evaluation studies
focused on healthy marriage in population groups for which a limited
body of research exists. This means, primarily, lower-income
individuals and couples, including but not limited to those in poverty,
and ethnic and racial minority groups (e.g., Latino/Hispanic, African-
American, Native American, Asian and Pacific Islander). We are
particularly interested in research and evaluation that would benefit
two special initiatives within ACF: the African-American Healthy
Marriage Initiative and the Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative. ACF
strongly encourages applicants to consider domestic violence in
proposed research activities. The research funded under this
announcement will be germane to the government's goal of ensuring that
more children grow up in stable homes with their own two parents
(biological or adoptive) in a healthy marriage. Proposed research
studies should not duplicate the efforts of ongoing ACF research
studies.
Proposed studies may be applied, basic, or methodological. By
applied we mean to include intervention and evaluation studies that
increase knowledge about the effectiveness of an array of approaches
designed to help individuals and couples build and sustain healthy
marriages. By basic research we mean projects that will explore
patterns and processes related to building and sustaining healthy
marriages. Methodological studies are

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those that address conceptual, analytic, and measurement issues in
studying marriage and couple relationships.
In addition to empirical research, proposals may include conceptual
studies and meta-analyses that synthesize existing work and point in
fertile directions for research and policy and program development. In
addition to quantitative, empirical studies, applicants may propose to
conduct qualitative studies that help illuminate relationship processes
and the social context that enhances or diminishes the prospects of
healthy marriage for population groups of interest. Original projects
as well as enhancements to ongoing research will be considered.
Because the study of marriage and intimate relationships is complex
and multidimensional, we are interested in proposals that will approach
a research question from multiple disciplinary perspectives and via
numerous methods. For example, some proposed studies will benefit from
the joint participation of scholars and marriage practitioners.
Below we address in more detail the kinds of studies that are of
interest to OPRE and that will advance ACF's healthy marriage research
agenda. The discussion below is intended to be illustrative; it does
not represent established priorities. Proposals may involve elements
from more than one category discussed below. Studies that directly
involve participants or individual level data must include plans for
ensuring the confidentiality of participant identifiers and
information.
1. Applied Research
We are interested in studies that test the effectiveness of
approaches, programs and curricula to help low-income individuals and
couples to improve their relationship skills and build and sustain a
healthy marriage. We are interested in studies that would examine a
range of questions regarding marriage education that will help to
strengthen the practice of marriage education in general. Examples of
such studies include but are not limited to: evaluation of curricula
not previously tested; evaluation of variation in intensity or dosage;
or tests of alternative methods or approaches for content presentation.
2. Basic Research
This work may include conceptual and empirical studies, both
quantitative and qualitative, and both broad, macroscopic research and
more focused work with clear application to the marriage initiative and
program issues. We are interested in basic research on how individuals
and couples build and sustain strong marriages as well as on factors
that help or hinder the goals for a healthy marriage for youth and
young adults. We are also interested in studies that replicate research
on higher income couples' interaction processes with lower-income
couples and studies that examine other/external stressors related to
socio-economic status and other factors. We are also interested in
studies with blended or step-families.
3. Methodological and Analytical Studies
We are also interested in supporting research that has a strong or
exclusive methodological focus with excellent potential for improving
marriage research. We are interested in both measurement studies and
analytical studies.
Measurement studies may address questions about how researchers
conceptualize and operationalize key concepts in a study and the
measurement tools used and needed. In this area we are interested not
only in self-reports of marital satisfaction but also in different
conceptual lenses that highlight important constructs such as
commitment, partnership, and sacrifice and effective measurement tools
to capture the depth of marital and other unions. Development of
observational measures and development or refinement of valid measures
for use with under-studied population groups are also needed.
Improved analytical studies that utilize stronger theoretical
frameworks and more sophisticated analytical tools to help overcome the
limitations of correlational research in supporting causal
interpretations are of interest. We are interested in studies using
conceptual frameworks and analytical tools that link sets of variables
at multiple levels of analysis: personal characteristics, dyadic
relationships, family processes, and external or ecological factors. In
addition, because quantitative research of marriage and couple
relationships often leaves researchers speculating about the processes
underlying their findings, we are interested in studies that integrate
quantitative and qualitative work. Further, we are interested in
quantitative studies that build on qualitative investigations by
attempting to map the prevalence of processes found in qualitative
research.

Priority Area

Healthy Marriage Research Initiative

1. Description
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), within the
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announces the
availability of FY 2005 funds to support new research under the Healthy
Marriage Research Initiative. If applications cannot be funded before
September 30, 2005 using FY 2005 funds, awards will be made after
October 1 using FY 2006 funds.
Applications for both short-term (12-17 months) and long-term (up
to 60 months) studies will be considered. OPRE will consider
applications in three broad categories of evaluation and research:
applied research (intervention studies); basic studies; and
methodological and analytical studies.

II. Award Information

Funding Instrument Type: Grant.
Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding: $900,000.
Anticipated Number of Awards: 4 to 8.
Ceiling on Amount of Individual Awards: $200,000 per budget period.
Floor on Amount of Individual Awards: None.
Average Projected Award Amount: $150,000 per budget period.
Length of Project Periods: Other.
Explanation of Other: For FY 2005, approximately $900,000 is
expected to be available for the total group of approved projects. We
estimate that this level of funding will support 4 to 8 separate
projects under this announcement in FY 2005, depending on scope and
scale. On average, we anticipate funding two to four multi-year
projects at $150,000-$200,000 per budget period and approximately three
to four one-time, smaller grants at $90,000 or less for 12-17 months.
For longer-term projects, OPRE anticipates providing funding at
approximately the same level for up to four additional years, subject
to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress by the grantee, and
the best interests of the Government. All grants are expected to be
awarded by September 30, 2005. If applications cannot be funded before
September 30, 2005 using FY 2005 funds, awards will be made after
October 1 using FY 2006 funds.

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity subject to
exceptions specified in Additional Information on Eligibility)

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Additional Information on Eligibility:
Faith-based and community organizations are also eligible
applicants.
No grant funds may be paid as profit to any recipient even if the
recipient is a commercial organization. Profit is any amount in excess
of allowable direct and indirect costs (45 CFR 74.81).
While a variety of organizations and entities are eligible to apply
for funding under this announcement, potential applicants should
carefully review the evaluation criteria to determine that they meet
the requirements for experience and expertise for conducting rigorous,
well-designed evaluations and studies of the type and scope discussed
herein. Applicants are reminded that funding under this announcement is
not available to support programs or service provision, but rather
research and evaluation.

2. Cost Sharing/Matching: Yes

Grantees are required to meet a non-Federal share of the project
costs, in accordance with section 1110 of the Social Security Act [42
U.S.C. 1310], which provides for making grants for paying part of the
cost of research projects. Grantees must provide at least 5 percent of
the total approved cost of the project. The total approved cost of the
project is the sum of the ACF share and the non-Federal share. The non-
Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind contributions, although
applicants are encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash
contributions. Therefore, a project requesting $300,000 in Federal
funds (based on an award of $100,000 per budget period) must provide a
match of at least $15,790 (5% of the total approved project costs).
Grantees will be held accountable for commitments of non-Federal
resources even if over the amount of the required match. Failure to
provide the amount which the applicant indicates is committed to the
project may result in a disallowance of Federal dollars. Lack of
supporting documentation at the time of application will not impact the
responsiveness of the application for competitive review.

3. Other

All applicants must have a Dun & Bradstreet number. On June 27,
2003 the Office of Management and Budget published in the Federal
Register a new Federal policy applicable to all Federal grant
applicants. The policy requires Federal grant applicants to provide a
Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number when
applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements on or after
October 1, 2003. The DUNS number will be required whether an applicant
is submitting a paper application or using the government-wide
electronic portal (http://www.Grants.gov). A DUNS number will be required for

every application for a new award or renewal/continuation of an award,
including applications or plans under formula, entitlement and block
grant programs, submitted on or after October 1, 2003.
Please ensure that your organization has a DUNS number. You may
acquire a DUNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free
DUNS number request line on 1-866-705-5711 or you may request a number
on-line at http://www.dnb.com.

Non-profit organizations applying for funding are required to
submit proof of their non-profit status. Proof of non-profit status is
any one of the following:
A reference to the applicant organization's listing in the
Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt
organizations described in the IRS Code.
A copy of a currently valid IRS tax exemption certificate.
A statement from a State taxing body, State attorney
general, or other appropriate State official certifying that the
applicant organization has a non-profit status and that none of the net
earnings accrue to any private shareholders or individuals.
A certified copy of the organization's certificate of
incorporation or similar document that clearly establishes non-profit
status.
Any of the items in the subparagraphs immediately above
for a State or national parent organization and a statement signed by
the parent organization that the applicant organization is a local non-
profit affiliate.

When applying electronically we strongly suggest you attach your proof
of non-profit status with your electronic application.
Private, non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit with
their applications the survey located under ``Grant Related Documents
and Forms,'' ``Survey for Private, Non-Profit Grant Applicants,''
titled, ``Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants,'' at:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/forms.htm.

Disqualification Factors

Applications that exceed the ceiling amount will be considered non-
responsive and will not be considered for funding under this
announcement.
Any application that fails to satisfy the deadline requirements
referenced in Section IV.3 will be considered non-responsive and will
not be considered for funding under this announcement.

IV. Application and Submission Information

1. Address to Request Application Package

OPRE Grant Review Team, Xtria, LLC, 8045 Leesburg Pike, Suite 400,
Vienna, VA 22182, phone: 877-663-0250, e-mail: opre@xtria.com, URL:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/forms.htm.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission

Letters of Intent: Those parties expecting to submit an application
in response to this announcement are requested to submit a letter of
intent by email that includes the funding opportunity title and number
and the name and address of the applicant organization.
Due Date for Letters of Intent: 20 calendar days from date of
publication in the Federal Register. Letters of Intent are strongly
encouraged but not required.
Address to Submit Letters of Intent:

OPRE Grant Review Team, Xtria, LLC, 8045 Leesburg Pike, Suite 400,
Vienna, VA 22182, phone: 877-663-0250, e-mail: opre@xtria.com.
The length of the application, excluding application forms,
certifications, resumes and budget justification should not exceed 25
pages, double-spaced, using 12-point font or larger. Applicants are
requested not to send pamphlets, brochures or other printed materials
with the application. Such materials and/or pages exceeding the 25 page
limit, if submitted, will not be reviewed. Applicants have the option
of omitting from application copies (not originals) specific salary
rates or amounts for individuals specified in the application budget.
The copies may include summary salary information.
You may submit your application to us in either electronic or paper
format. To submit an application electronically, please use the http://www.Grants.gov/Apply
site. If you use Grants.gov, you will be able to

download a copy of the application package, complete it off-line, and
then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov site. ACF
will not accept grant applications via e-mail or facsimile
transmission.
Please note the following if you plan to submit your application
electronically via Grants.gov:
Electronic submission is voluntary, but strongly
encouraged.
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about

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submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as
the hours of operation. We strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process
through Grants.gov.
We recommend you visit Grants.gov at least 30 days prior
to filing your application to fully understand the process and
requirements. We encourage applicants who submit electronically to
submit well before the closing date and time so that if difficulties
are encountered an applicant can still send in a hard copy overnight.
If you encounter difficulties, please contact the Grants.gov Help Desk
at 1-800-518-4276 to report the problem and obtain assistance with the
system.
To use Grants.gov, you, as the applicant, must have a DUNS
Number and register in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). You
should allow a minimum of five days to complete the CCR registration.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit a grant application in electronic format, nor will we penalize
you if you submit an application in paper format.
You may submit all documents electronically, including all
information typically included on the SF 424 and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
Your application must comply with any page limitation
requirements described in this program announcement.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgement from Grants.gov that contains a
Grants.gov tracking number. The Administration for Children and
Families will retrieve your application from Grants.gov.
We may request that you provide original signatures on
forms at a later date.
You may access the electronic application for this program
on http://www.Grants.gov
You must search for the downloadable application package

by the CFDA number.
Applicants that are submitting their application in paper format
should submit an original and two copies of the complete application.
The original and each of the two copies must include all required
forms, certifications, assurances, and appendices, be signed by an
authorized representative, have original signatures, and be submitted
unbound.
Private, non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit with
their applications the survey located under ``Grant Related Documents
and Forms,'' ``Survey for Private, Non-Profit Grant Applicants,''
titled, ``Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants,'' at:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/forms.htm.

Standard Forms and Certifications

The project description should include all the information
requirements described in the specific evaluation criteria outlined in
the program announcement under Section V Application Review
Information. In addition to the project description, the applicant
needs to complete all the standard forms required for making
applications for awards under this announcement.
Applicants seeking financial assistance under this announcement
must file the Standard Form (SF) 424, Application for Federal
Assistance; SF-424A, Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs; SF-
424B, Assurances--Non-Construction Programs. The forms may be
reproduced for use in submitting applications. Applicants must sign and
return the standard forms with their application.
Applicants must furnish prior to award an executed copy of the
Standard Form LLL, Certification Regarding Lobbying, when applying for
an award in excess of $100,000. Applicants who have used non-Federal
funds for lobbying activities in connection with receiving assistance
under this announcement shall complete a disclosure form, if
applicable, with their applications (approved by the Office of
Management and Budget under control number 0348-0046). Applicants must
sign and return the certification with their application.
Applicants must also understand they will be held accountable for
the smoking prohibition included within P.L. 103-227, Title XII
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (also known as the PRO-KIDS Act of 1994). A
copy of the Federal Register notice which implements the smoking
prohibition is included with this form. By signing and submitting the
application, applicants are providing the certification and need not
mail back the certification with the application.
Applicants must make the appropriate certification of their
compliance with all Federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination. By
signing and submitting the applications, applicants are providing the
certification and need not mail back the certification form. Complete
the standard forms and the associated certifications and assurances
based on the instructions on the forms. The forms and certifications
may be found at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/forms.htm.

Use of Human Subjects. If your evaluation plan includes gathering
data from or about individuals, unless the project meets specified
exemption criteria (see http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/exmpt-pb.htm
), there are specific procedures which must be followed in

order to protect their privacy and ensure the confidentiality of the
information about them. Applicants planning to gather such data are
asked to describe their plans regarding an Institutional Review Board
(IRB) review. If applicable, applicants must include a completed Form
310, Protection of Human Subjects. For more information about use of
human subjects and IRB's you can visit these Web sites: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/irb/irb_chapter2.htm#d2

and

http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/ictips.htm.

Those organizations required to provide proof of non-profit status,
please refer to Section III.3. Please see Section V.1 for instructions
on preparing the full project description.

3. Submission Dates and Times

Due Date For Letter of Intent or Preapplications: June 27, 2005.
Due Date for Applications: July 26, 2005.

Explanation of Due Dates

The closing time and date for receipt of applications is referenced
above. Applications received after 4:30 p.m. eastern time on the
closing date will be classified as late.
Deadline: Applications shall be considered as meeting an announced
deadline if they are received on or before the deadline time and date
referenced in Section IV.6. Applicants are responsible for ensuring
applications are mailed or submitted electronically well in advance of
the application due date.
Applications hand carried by applicants, applicant couriers, other
representatives of the applicant, 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 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., eastern time, at the address referenced in Section
IV.6., between Monday and Friday (excluding Federal holidays).
ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by facsimile.
Therefore, applications transmitted to ACF by fax will not be accepted
regardless of date or time of submission and time of receipt.

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Late Applications: Applications that 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.
Any application received after 4:30 p.m. eastern time on the
deadline date will not be considered for competition.
Applicants using express/overnight mail services should allow two
working days prior to the deadline date for receipt of applications.
Applicants are cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not
always deliver as agreed.
Extension of deadlines: ACF may extend application deadlines when
circumstances such as acts of God (floods, hurricanes, etc.) occur, or
when there are widespread disruptions of mail service, or in other rare
cases. A determination to extend or waive deadline requirements rests
with the Chief Grants Management Officer.
Receipt acknowledgement for application packages will not be
provided to applicants who submit their package via mail, courier
services, or by hand delivery. Applicants will receive an electronic
acknowledgement for applications that are submitted via http://www.Grants.gov
.

Checklist:
You may use the checklist below as a guide when preparing your
application package.

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Required form or
What to submit Required content format When to submit
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Letter of Intent............... See Section IV.2........................... Found in Section IV.2. 20 days from date of announcement.
Project Description............ See Sections IV.2 and V.................... Found in Sections IV.2 By application due date.
and V.
Budget Narrative/Justification. See Sections IV.2 and V.................... Found in Sections IV.2 By application due date.
and V.
SF424.......................... See Section IV.2........................... See http:// By application due date.

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
programs/ofs/

forms.htm.
SF-LLL Certification Regarding See Section IV.2........................... See http:// By date of award.

Lobbying. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
programs/ofs/

forms.htm.
Certification Regarding See Section IV.2........................... See http:// By date of award.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
programs/ofs/

forms.htm.
Assurances..................... See Section IV.2........................... May be found at http:// By date of award.

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
program/ofs/forms.htm.

Proof of Non-Profit Status..... See Section III.3.......................... Found in Section III.3 By date of award.
Assurance Regarding Protection IV.2....................................... http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ By application due date.

of Human Subjects. programs/ofs/
forms.htm.
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Additional Forms: Private, non-profit organizations are encouraged
to submit with their applications the survey located under ``Grant
Related Documents and Forms,'' ``Survey for Private, Non-Profit Grant
Applicants,'' titled, ``Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for
Applicants,'' at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/forms.htm.

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/
ofs/forms.htm.

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4. Intergovernmental Review

State Single Point of Contact (SPOC)
This program is covered under Executive Order 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.
As of October 1, 2004, the following jurisdictions have elected to
participate in the Executive Order process: Arkansas, California,
Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa,
Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, American Samoa, Guam,
North Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. As these
jurisdictions have elected to participate in the Executive Order
process, they have established SPOCs. Applicants from participating
jurisdictions should contact their SPOC, as soon as possible, to alert
them of prospective applications and receive instructions. Applicants
must submit all required materials, if any, to the SPOC and indicate
the date of this submittal (or the date of contact if no submittal is
required) on the Standard Form 424, item 16a. Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2).
A SPOC has 60 days from the application deadline to comment on
proposed new or competing continuation awards. 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 may trigger the ``accommodate or
explain'' rule.
When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they should be
addressed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Grants Management,
Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 4th
floor, Washington, DC 20447.
Although the remaining jurisdictions have chosen not to participate
in the process, entities that meet the eligibility requirements of the
program are still eligible to apply for a grant even if a State,
Territory, Commonwealth, etc. does not have a SPOC. Therefore,
applicants from these jurisdictions, or for projects administered by
federally-recognized Indian Tribes, need take no action in regard to
E.O. 12372.
The official list, including addresses, of the jurisdictions that
have elected to participate in E.O. 12372 can be found on the following
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html.

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5. Funding Restrictions

Grant awards will not allow reimbursement of pre-award costs.
Grant awards are for research and evaluation costs only, not for
program services or the support of conferences. This limitation does
not preclude inclusion of costs associated with dissemination or
presentation of findings by authors.
No grant funds may be paid as profit to any recipient even if the
recipient is a commercial organization. Profit is any amount in excess
of allowable direct and indirect costs (45 CFR 74.81).

6. Other Submission Requirements

Submission by Mail: An applicant must provide an original
application with all attachments, signed by an authorized
representative and two copies. Please see Section IV.3 for an
explanation of due dates. Applications should be mailed to: OPRE Grant
Review Team, Xtria, LLC, 8045 Leesburg Pike, Suite 400, Vienna, VA
22182.
Hand Delivery: An applicant must provide an original application
with all attachments signed by an authorized representative and two
copies. The application must be received at the address below by 4:30
p.m. eastern time on or before the closing date. Applications that are
hand delivered will be accepted between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday. Applications should be
delivered to: OPRE Grant Review Team, Xtria, LLC, 8045 Leesburg Pike,
Suite 400, Vienna, VA 22182.
Electronic Submission: Please see Section IV.2 for guidelines and
requirements when submitting applications electronically via http://www.Grants.gov
.

V. Application Review Information

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

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 20 hours per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed and
reviewing the collection information.
The project description is approved under OMB control number 0970-
0139 which expires 4/30/2007.
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.

1. Criteria

The following are instructions and guidelines on how to prepare the
``project summary/abstract'' and ``full project description'' sections
of the application. Under the evaluation criteria section, note that
each criterion is preceded by the generic evaluation requirement under
the ACF Uniform Project Description (UPD).
Part I The Project Description Overview
Purpose
The project description provides a major means by which an
application is evaluated and ranked to compete with other applications
for available assistance. The project description should be concise and
complete and should address the activity for which Federal funds are
being requested. Supporting documents should be included where they can
present information clearly and succinctly. In preparing your project
description, information responsive to each of the requested evaluation
criteria must be provided. Awarding offices use this and other
information in making their funding recommendations. It is important,
therefore, that this information be included in the application in a
manner that is clear and complete.
General Instructions
ACF is particularly interested in specific project descriptions
that focus on outcomes and convey strategies for achieving intended
performance. Project descriptions are evaluated on the basis of
substance and measurable outcomes, not length. Extensive exhibits are
not required. Cross-referencing should be used rather than repetition.
Supporting information concerning activities that will not be directly
funded by the grant or information that does not directly pertain to an
integral part of the grant funded activity should be placed in an
appendix.
Pages should be numbered and a table of contents should be included
for easy reference.
Introduction
Applicants required to submit a full project description shall
prepare the project description statement in accordance with the
following instructions while being aware of the specified evaluation
criteria. The text options give a broad overview of what your project
description should include while the evaluation criteria identifies the
measures that will be used to evaluate applications.
Project Summary/Abstract
Provide a summary of the project description (a page or less) with
reference to the funding request.
Objectives and Need for Assistance
Clearly identify the physical, economic, social, financial,
institutional, and/or other problem(s) requiring a solution. The need
for assistance must be demonstrated and the principal and subordinate
objectives of the project must be clearly stated; supporting
documentation, such as letters of support and testimonials from
concerned interests other than the applicant, may be included. Any
relevant data based on planning studies should be included or referred
to in the endnotes/footnotes.
Incorporate demographic data and participant/beneficiary
information, as needed. In developing the project description, the
applicant may volunteer or be requested to provide information on the
total range of projects currently being conducted and supported (or to
be initiated), some of which may be outside the scope of the program
announcement.
Results or Benefits Expected
Identify the results and benefits to be derived.
Clearly state the ways in which knowledge about what works will be
improved through the funding of a project to evaluate a marriage
education program for low-income couples, using an experimental design
with random assignment of couples or individuals.
Approach
Outline a plan of action that describes the scope and detail of how
the proposed work will be accomplished. Account for all functions or
activities identified in the application. Cite factors that might
accelerate or decelerate the work and state your reason for taking the
proposed approach rather than others. Describe any unusual features of
the project such as design or technological innovations, reductions in
cost or time, or extraordinary social and community involvement.
Provide quantitative monthly or quarterly projections of the
accomplishments to be achieved for each function or activity in such
terms as the number of people to be served and the number of activities
accomplished.
When accomplishments cannot be quantified by activity or function,
list them in chronological order to show the schedule of
accomplishments and their target dates.
If any data is to be collected, maintained, and/or disseminated,
clearance may be required from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget
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``collection of information that is conducted or sponsored by ACF.''
List organizations, cooperating entities, consultants, or other key
individuals who will work on the project along with a short description
of the nature of their effort or contribution.
Evaluation
Provide a narrative addressing how the conduct of the project and
the results of the project will be evaluated. In addressing the
evaluation of results, state how you will determine the extent to which
the project has achieved its stated objectives and the extent to which
the accomplishment of objectives can be attributed to the project.
Discuss the criteria to be used to evaluate results, and explain the
methodology that will be used to determine if the needs identified and
discussed are being met and if the project results and benefits are
being achieved. With respect to the conduct of the project, define the
procedures to be employed to determine whether the project is being
conducted in a manner consistent with the work plan presented and
discuss the impact of the project's various activities on the project's
effectiveness.
Staff and Position Data
Provide a biographical sketch and job description for each key
person appointed. Job descriptions for each vacant key position should
be included as well. As new key staff is appointed, biographical
sketches will also be required.
Dissemination Plan
Provide a plan for distributing reports and other project outputs
to colleagues and the public. Applicants must provide a description of
the kind, volume and timing of distribution.
Third-Party Agreements
Provide written and signed agreements between grantees and
subgrantees or subcontractors or other cooperating entities. These
agreements must detail scope of work to be performed, work schedules,
remuneration, and other terms and conditions that structure or define
the relationship.
Budget and Budget Justification
Provide a budget with line item detail and detailed calculations
for each budget object class identified on the Budget Information form.
Detailed calculations must include estimation methods, quantities, unit
costs, and other similar quantitative detail sufficient for the
calculation to be duplicated. Also include a breakout by the funding
sources identified in Block 15 of the SF-424.
Provide a narrative budget justification that describes how the
categorical costs are derived. Discuss the necessity, reasonableness,
and allocability of the proposed costs.
General
Use the following guidelines for preparing the budget and budget
justification. Both Federal and non-Federal resources shall be detailed
and justified in the budget and narrative justification. ``Federal
resources'' refers only to the ACF grant for which you are applying.
``Non Federal resources'' are all other Federal and non-Federal
resources. It is suggested that budget amounts and computations be
presented in a columnar format: First column, object class categories;
second column, Federal budget; next column(s), non-Federal budget(s),
and last column, total budget. The budget justification should be a
narrative.
Personnel
Description: Costs of employee salaries and wages.
Justification: Identify the project director or principal
investigator, if known. For each staff person, provide the title, time
commitment to the project (in months), time commitment to the project
(as a percentage or full-time equivalent), annual salary, grant salary,
wage rates, etc. Do not include the costs of consultants or personnel
costs of delegate agencies or of specific project(s) or businesses to
be financed by the applicant.
Fringe Benefits
Description: Costs of employee fringe benefits unless treated as
part of an approved indirect cost rate.
Justification: Provide a breakdown of the amounts and percentages
that comprise fringe benefit costs such as health insurance, FICA,
retirement insurance, taxes, etc.
Travel
Description: Costs of project-related travel by employees of the
applicant organization (does not include costs of consultant travel).
Justification: For each trip, show the total number of traveler(s),
travel destination, duration of trip, per diem, mileage allowances, if
privately owned vehicles will be used, and other transportation costs
and subsistence allowances. Travel costs for key staff to attend ACF-
sponsored workshops should be detailed in the budget.
Equipment
Description: ``Equipment'' means an article of nonexpendable,
tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year
and an acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of (a) the
capitalization level established by the organization for the financial
statement purposes, or (b) $5,000. (Note: Acquisition cost means the
net invoice unit price of an item of equipment, including the cost of
any modifications, attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus
necessary to make it usable for the purpose for which it is acquired.
Ancillary charges, such as taxes, duty, protective in-transit
insurance, freight, and installation shall be included in or excluded
from acquisition cost in accordance with the organization's regular
written accounting practices.)
Justification: For each type of equipment requested, provide a
description of the equipment, the cost per unit, the number of units,
the total cost, and a plan for use on the project, as well as use or
disposal of the equipment after the project ends. An applicant
organization that uses its own definition for equipment should provide
a copy of its policy or section of its policy which includes the
equipment definition.
Supplies
Description: Costs of all tangible personal property other than
that included under the Equipment category.
Justification: Specify general categories of supplies and their
costs. Show computations and provide other information which supports
the amount requested.
Contractual
Description: Costs of all contracts for services and goods except
for those that belong under other categories such as equipment,
supplies, construction, etc. Include third party evaluation contracts
(if applicable) and contracts with secondary recipient organizations,
including delegate agencies and specific project(s) or businesses to be
financed by the applicant.
Justification: Demonstrate that all procurement transactions will
be conducted in a manner to provide, to the maximum extent practical,
open and free competition. Recipients and subrecipients, other than
States that are required to use Part 92 procedures, must justify any
anticipated procurement action that is expected to be awarded without
competition and exceed the simplified acquisition threshold fixed at 41
U.S.C. 403(11) (currently set at $100,000).

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Recipients might be required to make available to ACF pre-award
review and procurement documents, such as request for proposals or
invitations for bids, independent cost estimates, etc.

Note: Whenever the applicant intends to delegate part of the
project to another agency, the applicant must provide a detailed
budget and budget narrative for each delegate agency, by agency
title, along with the required supporting information referred to in
these instructions.

Other
Enter the total of all other costs. Such costs, where applicable
and appropriate, may include but are not limited to insurance, food,
medical and dental costs (noncontractual), professional services costs,
space and equipment rentals, printing and publication, computer use,
training costs, such as tuition and stipends, staff development costs,
and administrative costs.
Justification: Provide computations, a narrative description and a
justification for each cost under this category.
Indirect Charges
Description: Total amount of indirect costs. This category should
be used only when the applicant currently has an indirect cost rate
approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or
another cognizant Federal agency.
Justification: An applicant that will charge indirect costs to the
grant must enclose a copy of the current rate agreement. If the
applicant organization is in the process of initially developing or
renegotiating a rate, upon notification that an award will be made, it
should immediately develop a tentative indirect cost rate proposal
based on its most recently completed fiscal year, in accordance with
the cognizant agency's guidelines for establishing indirect cost rates,
and submit it to the cognizant agency. Applicants awaiting approval of
their indirect cost proposals may also request indirect costs. When an
indirect cost rate is requested, those costs included in the indirect
cost pool should not also be charged as direct costs to the grant.
Also, if the applicant is requesting a rate which is less than what is
allowed under the program, the authorized representative of the
applicant organization must submit a signed acknowledgement that the
applicant is accepting a lower rate than allowed.
Non-Federal Resources
Description: Amounts of non-Federal resources that will be used to
support the project as identified in Block 15 of the SF-424.
Justification: The firm commitment of these resources must be
documented and submitted with the application so the applicant is given
credit in the review process. A detailed budget must be prepared for
each funding source.
Total Direct Charges, Total Indirect Charges, Total Project Costs

Evaluation Criteria

The following evaluation criteria appear in weighted descending
order. The corresponding score values indicate the relative importance
that ACF places on each evaluation criterion; however, applicants need
not develop their applications precisely according to the order
presented. Application components may be organized such that a reviewer
will be able to follow a seamless and logical flow of information
(i.e., from a broad overview of the project to more detailed
information about how it will be conducted).
In considering how applicants will carry out the responsibilities
addressed under this announcement, competing applications for financial
assistance will be reviewed and evaluated against the following
criteria:
Approach--30 Points
Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which the proposed
approach, methods, and analytic techniques are appropriate and
sufficient for addressing the questions proposed in the application.
Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which the approach
is the most rigorous appropriate, including the use of random
assignment for evaluation studies. Further, the review will assess the
extent to which the planned analyses reflect knowledge and use of
state-of-the-art analytic techniques and can be expected to advance the
state of the art and knowledge in relation to research on healthy
marriage, particularly among low-income populations and racial and
ethnic minorities.
Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which the project
plan reflects careful and appropriate consideration of differences in
low-income populations and racial and ethnic minorities in a study
focused on healthy marriage.
Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which the overall
project plan is reasonable and can be expected to be successfully
accomplished on the schedule proposed, at the funding and staffing
levels proposed.
Results or Benefits Expected--25 Points
Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which the results
expected, as described in the application, will lead to knowledge and
improvements that can be straightforwardly applied and used by those
providing direct services in the field of healthy marriage.
Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which the project
and expected findings/results will substantially improve knowledge and
understanding regarding family formation and healthy marriage among
low-income populations and racial and ethnic minorities within the
context of direct services or research in the field of healthy
marriage.
Staff and Position Data--20 Points
Applications will be evaluated on the demonstrated relevance of the
experience and expertise of the proposed principal investigator and
other key staff for carrying out the proposed project.
Applicants should describe relevant prior experience for all key
personnel in carrying out the activities and the types of analyses
expected to be necessary in the proposed project. Listings or
descriptions of prior studies are not sufficient.
Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which proposed key
staff have demonstrated experience working with or studying low-income
populations and racial and ethnic minorities in the area of family
formation and/or healthy marriage.
Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which the time to
be devoted to the project by the principal investigator is sufficient
to ensure a high level of professional input and attention to all
aspects of the study.
Objectives and Need for Assistance--15 Points
Applications will be evaluated on the clarity of the statement of
the problem or issue they will address and the relevance of that
problem/issue to the objectives of ACF's Healthy Marriage Initiative
and the purposes of this announcement.
Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which they
demonstrate that the project or study will address an important need
related to the study of or direct services for healthy marriage,
particularly among low-income populations and racial and ethnic
minorities.
Budget and Budget Justification--10 Points
Applications will be evaluated on the reasonableness and
appropriateness of the budget in relation to the proposed scope and
scale of the project.

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Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which the budget
items are well justified in support of the proposed project and
objectives and do not include superfluous items.
Applications will be evaluated on the extent of the cost-share
provided. Grantees must provide at least 5 percent of the total
approved cost of the project.

2. Review and Selection Process

No grant award will be made under this announcement on the basis of
an incomplete application.
Timely applications from eligible applicants will be reviewed and
scored competitively. Reviewers will use the evaluation criteria listed
above to review and score the application.
In addition, ACF may solicit comments from ACF Regional Office
staff, other Federal agencies, and, if determined to be appropriate,
other knowledgeable individuals. These comments along with those of the
reviewers will be considered by ACF in making the funding decision.
In making award decisions, ACF will aim to fund a group of studies
that together address a wide range of questions of the greatest
importance to ACF, states, other governmental agencies, and the general
public. In order to ensure that a wide array of questions, topics, and
issues will be addressed through projects funded under this
announcement, in making the final selections, in addition to the review
criteria identified below, ACF may consider additional factors
including geographic diversity, racial/ethnic populations studied,
project type, opportunities to analyze particular sub-groups of the
population, methods being used and the issues being examined.
Further, to maximize the benefit of the Federal investment to
stimulate research and advance knowledge about healthy marriages, ACF
may give preference to applicants who provide evidence of other sources
of funding for the project (e.g., applicant resources or private
foundation funding) beyond the cost share.
On the basis of the review of an application, ACF will: (a) Approve
the application for funding; or (b) disapprove the application; or (c)
approve the application but not fund it for such reasons as a lack of
funds or a need for further review.
Since ACF will be using non-Federal reviewers in the process,
applicants have the option of omitting from the application copies (not
the original) specific salary rates or amounts for individuals
specified in the application budget and Social Security Numbers, if
otherwise required for individuals. The copies may include summary
salary information.

Approved but Unfunded Applications

Applications that are approved but unfunded may be held over for
funding in the next funding cycle, pending the availability of funds,
for a period not to exceed one year.

Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates

Awards are expected to be made by September 30, 2005. If
applications cannot be funded before September 30, 2005 using FY 2005
funds, awards will be made after October 1 using FY 2006 funds.
Unsuccessful applicants will be notified in writing after award
actions are made.

VI. Award Administration Information

1. Award Notices

The successful applicants will be notified through the issuance of
a Financial Assistance Award document which sets forth the amount of
funds granted, the terms and conditions of the grant, the effective
date of the grant, the budget period for which initial support will be
given, the non-Federal share to be provided (if applicable), and the
total project period for which support is contemplated. The Financial
Assistance Award will be signed by the Grants Officer and transmitted
via postal mail.
Organizations whose applications will not be funded will be
notified in writing.

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

Grantees are subject to the requirements in 45 CFR Part 74 (non-
governmental) or 45 CFR Part 92 (governmental).
Grantees are subject to the requirements in 45 CFR Part 74 (non-
governmental) or 45 CFR Part 92 (governmental).
Direct federal grants, subaward funds, or contracts under this
Program shall not be used to support inherently religious activities
such as religious instruction, worship, or proselytization. Therefore,
organizations must take steps to separate, in time or location, their
inherently religious activities from the services funded under this
Program. Regulations pertaining to the prohibition of Federal funds for
inherently religious activities can be found on the HHS Web site at
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/fbci/waisgate21.pdf.

3. Reporting Requirements

Grantees will be required to submit program progress and financial
reports (SF-269 found at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/forms.htm)

throughout the project period. Program progress and financial reports
are due 30 days after the reporting period. Final programmatic and
financial reports are due 90 days after the close of the project
period.
Program Progress Reports: Semi-Annually.
Financial Reports: Semi-Annually.
Grantees' programmatic reports should indicate progress and
accomplishments in carrying out the approved study to date compared to
what was expected or proposed in the application and actions that have
been taken to correct problems or delays. To the extent relevant based
on study design/approach, programmatic progress reports should include
interim findings. The progress report should also include information
on completed and planned presentations on the project.

VII. Agency Contacts

Program Office Contact: OPRE Grant Review Team, Xtria, LLC, 8045
Leesburg Pike, Suite 400, Vienna, VA 22182, phone: 877-663-0250, e-
mail: opre@xtria.com.
Grants Management Office Contact: Sylvia Johnson, Administration
for Children and Families, Office of Grants Management, Division of
Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 4th Floor West,
Washington, DC 20447, phone: 202-401-4524, e-mail:
syjohnson@acf.hhs.gov.

VIII. Other Information

Notice: Beginning with FY 2006, the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) will no longer publish grant announcements in the
Federal Register. Beginning October 1, 2005 applicants will be able to
find a synopsis of all ACF grant opportunities and apply electronically
for opportunities via: http://www.Grants.gov. Applicants will also be

able to find the complete text of all ACF grant announcements on the
ACF Web site located at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html.

Information about existing OPRE sponsored research projects and
publications may be found at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre. and

information about the ACF Healthy Marriage Initiative may be found at
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/index.html.

Please reference Section IV.3 for details about acknowledgement of
received applications.

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Dated: May 26, 2005.
Naomi Goldstein,
Director, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
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