[Federal Register: June 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 107)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Funding Opportunity Title: Discretionary Funds for Projects to
Establish Individual Development Account (IDA) Programs for Refugees.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2005-ACF-ORR-ZI-0093.
CFDA Number: 93.576.
Due Date for Applications: Application is due July 21, 2005.
Executive Summary:
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites eligible entities
to submit competitive grant applications for projects to establish and
manage Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) for low-income refugee
participants. Eligible refugee participants who enroll in these
projects will open and contribute systematically to IDAs for specified
Savings Goals, including home ownership, business capitalization,
vehicles for educational or work purposes, and postsecondary education.
Grantees may use ORR funds to provide matches for the savings in the
IDAs up to $2,000 per individual refugee and $4,000 per refugee
household. Applications will be screened and evaluated as indicated in
this program announcement. Awards will be contingent on the outcome of
the competition and the availability of funds.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Legislative Authority: Section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA)(8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A)) authorizes the Director
``to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public or private
nonprofit agencies for projects specifically designed--(i) to assist
refugees in obtaining the skills which are necessary for economic self-
sufficiency, including projects for job training, employment services,
day care, professional refresher training, and other recertification
services; (ii) to provide training in English where necessary
(regardless of whether the refugees are employed or receiving cash or
other assistance); and (iii) to provide services where specific needs
have been shown and recognized by the Director, health (including
mental health) services, social services, educational and other
services.''
Discretionary Funds for Projects To Establish Individual Development
Account (IDA) Programs for Refugees
1. Description:
Program Purpose and Objectives: The Office of Refugee Resettlement
invites qualified entities to submit competing grant applications for
new projects that will establish, support, and manage Individual
Development Accounts (IDAs) for eligible low-income refugee individuals
and families. The Refugee IDA Program represents an anti-poverty
strategy built on asset accumulation for low-income refugee individuals
and families with the goal of promoting refugee economic independence.
In particular, the objectives of this program are to: encourage regular
saving habits among refugees; promote their participation in the
financial institutions of this country; promote refugee acquisition of
assets to build individual, family, and community resources; increase
refugee knowledge of financial and monetary topics; assist refugees in
advancing their education; increase home ownership among refugees; and
assist refugees in gaining access to capital. These new projects will
accomplish these objectives by establishing programs that combine the
provision of matched savings accounts with financial training and
counseling.
Eligibility:
Eligibility for this program is limited to refugees:
Who are not yet citizens regardless of their date of
arrival in the U.S. (However, refugees who arrived in the U.S. within
the last five years have priority for services.);
Who have earned income;
Whose household earned income at time of enrollment does
not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level; and
Whose assets at time of enrollment do not exceed $10,000,
excluding the value of a primary residence and one vehicle.
Please refer to the Definition of Terms section for the definition
of ``household''. The 2004 Poverty Guidelines may be found at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/04poverty.shtml
.
Asset Goals:
Grantees, in partnership with qualified financial institutions,
will create Individual Development Accounts for refugee participants.
Refugee participants will systematically contribute to the IDAs out of
earned income to purchase specified Savings Goals. The primary focus of
the Savings Goals in their IDA program should be the following:
Home Purchase;
Postsecondary Education, Vocational Training, or
Recertification; and
Microenterprise Capitalization.
In cases of documented necessity, the purchase of an automobile is
allowable for the purposes of employment or education. Automobiles may
only constitute 10 percent of a program, with 90 percent of the match
funds obligated to the other goals. The purpose of an automobile
purchase must be thoroughly justified and well documented. Additional
information on these Savings Goals is provided in the Definition of
Terms section of this announcement.
Supplemental IDA and Administrative Funds:
ORR strongly recommends applicants to include in their applications
commitment, or plan for developing a commitment of, additional public
or private funds for matching IDA deposits, operational overhead, and
training. These funds will supplement ORR funds in order to serve
greater numbers of refugees and assist the program in its future
sustainability. If additional funds have been secured, documentation
should be provided in the application in writing, executed with the
entity providing the non-ORR contribution on letterhead of the entity,
and signed by a person authorized to make a commitment on behalf of the
entity.
Savings Plan Agreement and Documentation:
The grantee will establish a ``Savings Plan Agreement'' with each
refugee participant. The Savings Plan Agreement must include:
(1) A proposed schedule of savings deposits by the participant;
(2) The rate at which the participant's savings will be matched;
(3) The Savings Goal(s) for which the account is maintained;
(4) Any training or counseling which the participant agrees to
attend;
(5) An agreement that the participant will not withdraw funds
except for the specified Savings Goal or for an emergency and only
after notification to the grantee;
(6) A statement by the participant that the participant has not
received the maximum allowable match from any other ORR-funded IDA
program;
(7) A procedure for amending the Agreement;
(8) A date by which asset must be purchased or the date on which
the program will end;
(9) A designation of beneficiary; and
(10) If saving for a vehicle, a statement by the participant that
the vehicle will be used for the purpose of maintaining or upgrading
employment or for the purpose of transportation for postsecondary
education, vocational training, or recertification.
Applicants under this grant announcement may propose additional
provisions to be included in Savings Plan Agreements. In addition to
the Savings Plan Agreement, grantees must collect and maintain
documentation showing supplementary confirmation of the client's
household budget, assets and liabilities, and earned income (this can
be in the form of pay stubs, tax returns, etc.). ORR strongly suggests
that each participant provide an overall household budget plan,
describing how their IDA savings will derive from their discretionary
income.
Appropriate documentation for the usage of an automobile could
include: calculation of long distances from the participant's home to
their place of employment or educational institution, bus schedules
showing unreasonable time tables and connections, and the anticipation
of increased wages due to more time on the job or access to better
wages or employment due to reduced commuting time.
Accounts and Drawdown of Funds:
The IDA contains only the refugee participant's deposits and
interest earned on those deposits. Grantees may establish non-interest
bearing IDA accounts for participants only with ORR approval. The
grantee will create one Parallel Account, separate from the
participants' IDAs, at a qualified financial institution in which all
matching ORR grant funds will be deposited and maintained on behalf of
the refugee participants. Drawdown of the ORR grant funds and deposit
of those funds into the Parallel Account
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will be permitted no earlier than the time of the refugee's deposit to
the IDA. Grantees must draw down ORR funds for matching IDA deposits
within three months of the date that the refugee participant makes the
deposit, and must continue to draw down at least on a quarterly basis
thereafter as participants make deposits.
Program Income:
The interest that accrues on the ORR matching funds deposited in
the parallel account must be used to enroll additional refugee
participants or to match interest earned on the refugee participant's
deposits. The interest on the match funds in the parallel account may
not be retained by the grantee for any purpose, including program
administration, participant support services, or program data
collection. (See 45 CFR 74.24(b)(1))
Match Funds:
ORR funds may be used at a matching rate no greater than one-to-one
for each dollar deposited in the IDA by the refugee participant.
Grantees may choose to vary the amount of the match by type of Savings
Goal and/or by income level of the refugee participants, such as
limiting the total match for automobiles to $1,000. Over the course of
the five-year project period, not more than $2,000 in ORR grant funds
may be provided through matching contributions to any one refugee
individual and not more than $4,000 may be provided to any one refugee
household (see the Definition of Terms section for the definition of
``household''). When the refugee purchases the Savings Goal, the
grantee must provide payment of the participant's IDA matching funds
directly to the asset vendor. Applicants must provide ORR with
information on the impact of IDA savings and match on refugee
eligibility for public benefits, and must submit alternative maximum
match limits to ORR for review if necessary.
Training:
Applicants must incorporate in these projects financial training
for the refugee participants. The training may be provided directly by
the grantee or the grantee may choose to provide the training through
subgrantees or other providers; grantees are strongly encouraged to
partner with other community agencies already providing general
financial or asset-specific training. The training provided by a
grantee should reflect both the refugee population and the Savings
Goals to be included in the program. Such training should include
budgeting, cash management, savings, investment, and credit counseling.
Specialized training and technical assistance should be provided for
refugee participants for each Savings Goal provided through the
program. Although the applicant listed on the Savings Plan Agreement
should be the person who attends the training, the entire household
should be encouraged to participate.
Close Out and Client Withdrawals:
Under these projects, grantees should schedule their account
activities so that all IDA accounts reach their maximum savings, and
refugee participants have purchased their Savings Goal, within the
five-year project period. If educational tuition or fees are paid in
installments to an institution, grantee must establish a plan to return
funds to the government if all of the match money is not utilized by
the student. If the participant stops contributing towards their IDA
for a period of three months without grantee approval, or fails to meet
his/her savings goal, the grantee may use those funds to enroll another
participant. If a participant has failed to meet their savings goal and
purchase their asset at the end of the project period, the grantee must
return the matching funds to the government in accordance with 45 CFR
74.71.
Definition of Terms:
Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) are leveraged, or matched,
savings accounts. IDAs are established in insured accounts in qualified
financial institutions. The funds are intended for the Savings Goals
specified in this announcement. Although the refugee participant
maintains control of all funds that the participant deposits in the
IDA, including all interest that may accrue on the funds, the
participant must sign a Savings Plan Agreement with the grantee that
specifies that the funds in the account will be used only for the
participant's Savings Goal or for an emergency withdrawal. A signed
Savings Plan Agreement is required for the refugee participant to be
eligible for matching funds.
A ``household'' is an applicant and all other persons living as an
individual economic unit at one address that submits a single federal
tax return.
The Savings Goals, as specified below, are the purchases/
investments for which the matching funds are available when used in
conjunction with the savings from the IDAs of refugee participants. The
Savings Goal specified by a participant in the Savings Plan Agreement
may be for the benefit of the refugee participant or of a refugee
dependent (children under 21 years of age who are dependent on an adult
for their livelihood) of the refugee participant. Purchase of any
savings goal should not create an excessive debt burden for the refugee
participant. Primary Savings Goals are defined as follows:
Home Ownership: includes costs of a principal residence
including the down payment and closing costs when purchasing a home.
The purchaser must be a first-time homebuyer. Prior to approval for a
client to save for this asset, the grantee must assess the likelihood
that the client can obtain appropriate financing prior to the end of
the project period. Grantee must also assess client's abilities to
maintain a mortgage and the upkeep of a home.
Microenterprise Capitalization: means costs for a micro-
business described in a qualified business plan, such as capital,
plant, equipment, working capital, and inventory expenses. The business
plan must be approved by a financial institution, a microenterprise
development organization, or a non-profit loan fund. The plan must also
describe services or goods to be sold and include a marketing plan and
projected financial statements.
Post-secondary Education, Vocational Training, and
Recertification: Tuition or fees, professional recertification fees,
books, supplies, and equipment, including a computer, related to the
enrollment or attendance of a refugee student at an educational
institution. Funds may be used for a dependent refugee if that child
begins postsecondary education or vocational training within the
project period. Proof of enrollment must be documented in the client's
file.
The Purchase of an Automobile is defined as a vehicle that is a
documented necessity for the purpose of maintaining or upgrading
employment or for the purpose of transportation for postsecondary
education, vocational training, or recertification. Accounts
established for automobiles must represent less than 10 percent of all
those established. Funds can be used for the actual cost of the vehicle
as well as one-time fees and taxes associated with the purchase of the
vehicle. Vehicles may not be purchased through auctions.
Qualified financial institution means a Federally insured bank or
credit union or a State-insured bank or credit union if no Federally
insured bank or credit union is available.
A Parallel Account is an insured account opened by the grantee in a
qualified financial institution for the purpose of depositing the
matching funds for the savings deposited by refugee participants in
their individual IDAs. Interest earned on the matching funds must
remain in the Parallel Account and be used to enroll
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additional refugee participants or to match the interest earned on the
refugee participant's deposits. The matching funds must be made
available to the refugee participant at the time that the participant
purchases the Savings Goal. The matching funds are not available to the
refugee participant except for the Savings Goals defined in this
announcement.
An emergency withdrawal is a withdrawal of funds, or a portion of
funds, deposited by the refugee participant in his/her Individual
Development Account. The withdrawal may also include any of the
interest that may have accrued to the participant's savings in the
account but does not include any matching funds. The participant must
notify the project grantee of the withdrawal prior to the withdrawal.
Causes for emergency withdrawals include, but are not limited to,
medical expenses, payments to prevent eviction or foreclosure, or
payments for necessary living expenses. If funds withdrawn for
emergency purposes are not repaid within 12 months, the refugee
participant forfeits the match on those funds. Emergency withdrawals
may never be authorized from the Parallel Account(s).
II. Award Information
Funding Instrument Type: Grant.
Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding: $1,500,000.
Anticipated Number of Awards: 7 to 8.
Ceiling on Amount of Individual Awards Per Budget Period: $400,000.
Average Projected Award Amount Per Budget Period: $200,000.
Length of Project Periods: 60 month project with five 12 month
budget periods.
Funds designated for the purpose of providing matches for the
refugee IDA accounts should be approximately 75 percent of the total
project. ORR funds not used for such matches may be used for such other
purposes to include, but not be limited to, the administrative and
operational costs of the project and for financial training,
counseling, and technical assistance. ``Administrative and operational
costs'' are defined as anything pertaining to the management of the
operation of the grant by the grantee or subgrantee (if applicable);
these costs may be slightly higher or lower in any one budget period.
The Director reserves the right to award more or less than the
funds described in the absence of worthy applications or such other
circumstances as may be deemed to be in the best interest of the
government. Applicants may be required to reduce the scope of selected
projects based on the amount of the approved grant award.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
State Governments, County governments, City or township
governments, Non-profits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other
than institutions of higher education, Non-profits that do not have a
501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education.
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible non-profit organizations include faith-based and community
organizations. Applicants must also provide documentation of
participation of a qualified financial institution(s) in the project.
This documentation must be in writing, on letterhead of the financial
institution, and signed by a person authorized to make the commitment
on behalf of the financial institution. The documentation must include
a commitment by the financial institution to establish IDAs for the
refugee participants, to establish a parallel account (or accounts) for
the matching funds, and to provide the grantee with account activity
data on the IDAs and the parallel account(s) in a timely manner.
Successful grantees will be expected to coordinate their policies
and procedures for developing and administering refugee IDA projects
with ORR and with the existing refugee IDA network. To ensure an
exchange of technical and training information among programs, all
grantees are encouraged to attend up to two ORR training meetings
during each year of their participation in this program area. Grant
funds may be used to offset the cost of attendance. Additionally,
agencies may be asked to participate in an ORR-initiated program
evaluation.
2. Cost Sharing/Matching
No.
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
earning 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.
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IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package
Sylvia Johnson, Grants Management Officer, Office of Grants
Management, Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade SW., 4th Floor West, Washington, DC 20447, Phone: 202-401-
5513. E-mail: ACFOGME-Grants@acf.hhs.gov. URL: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr
.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
ACF is particularly interested in specific factual information and
statements of measurable goals in quantitative terms. Project
descriptions are evaluated on the basis of substance, 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. A table of contents and an executive
summary should be included. The application narrative should be in a
12-pitch font with a 25 page narrative limit (up to an additional 20
pages of attachments are allowable, not including letters of support,
table of contents, executive summary, or standard forms and
certifications). Reviewers may disregard any narrative over the page
limit. Each page should be numbered sequentially, including any
attachments or appendices. Please do not staple or in any way bind the
application other than with a rubber band or clip. Please do not
include books or videotapes as they are not easily reproduced and are,
therefore, inaccessible to reviewers.
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 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.
An original and two copies of the complete application are required.
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 forms. 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.
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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 Applications: August 5, 2005.
Explanation of Due Dates:
The closing date for submission of applications is referenced
above. Mailed applications postmarked after the closing date will be
classified as late.
Deadline: 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 referenced in Section IV.6.
Applicants must ensure that a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark or a legibly dated, machine produced postmark of a commercial
mail service is affixed to the envelope/package containing the
application(s). To be acceptable as a proof of timely mailing, a
postmark from a commercial mail service must include the logo/emblem of
the commercial mail service company and must reflect the date the
package was received by the commercial mail service company from the
applicant. Private Metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof
of timely mailing. (Applicants are cautioned that express/overnight
mail services do not always deliver as agreed.)
Applications hand carried by applicants, applicant couriers, or by
other representatives of the applicant 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). Applicants are cautioned that express/
overnight mail services do not always deliver as agreed.
ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax.
Therefore, applications transmitted to ACF by fax will not be accepted
regardless of date or time of submission and time of receipt.
Receipt acknowledgement for application packages will not be
provided to applicants who submit their package via mail, courier
services, or by hand delivery. However, applicants will receive an
electronic acknowledgement for applications that are submitted via
http://www.Grants.gov.
Late applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria
above are considered late applications. ACF shall notify each late
applicant that its application will not be considered in the current
competition.
Extension of deadlines: ACF may extend 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. Determination to extend or waive deadline requirements rest with
the Chief Grants Management Officer.
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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Project Abstract................. See Sections IV.2 Found in Sections By application due date.
and V. IV.2 and V.
Project Description.............. See Sections IV.2 Found in Sections By application due date.
and V. IV.2 and V.
Budget Narrative/Justification... See Sections IV.2 Found in Sections By application due date.
and V. IV.2 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.... ................... By date of award.
Support Letters.................. V................... Provide statements All submissions should be included
from community, in the application OR by
public and application deadline.
commercial leaders
that support the
project proposed
for funding..
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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.
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What to submit Required content Location When to submit
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Survey for Private, Non-Profit See form............ Found in http:// By application due date.
Grant Applicants. 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,
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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.
When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they should be
addressed to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration
for Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 370
L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 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.
5. Funding Restrictions
Grant awards will not allow reimbursement of pre-award costs.
See Section II for information on IDA match requirements.
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: Sylvia
Johnson, Grants Management Officer, Office of Grants Management,
Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
4th Floor West, Washington, DC 20447.
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: Sylvia Johnson, Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Grants Management, ACF Mailroom, Second Floor (near loading
dock), Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024.
Electronic Submission: http://www.Grants.gov. Please see Section
IV.2 for guidelines and requirements when submitting applications
electronically.
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 40 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.
Part II--General Instructions for Preparing a Full Project Description
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/
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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.
For example, ORR is particularly interested in the projected
outcomes for the refugee participants, including the number of IDAs
established, the amount of savings by refugee participants, the number
and size of withdrawals for each of the Savings Goals, and the impact
of the purchase of the Savings Goal on the refugee participant's
movement toward self-sufficiency.
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.
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.
Geographic Location
Describe the precise location of the project and boundaries of the
area to be served by the proposed project. Maps or other graphic aids
may be attached.
Additional Information
Following are requests for additional information that need to be
included in the application:
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.
Organizational Profiles
Provide information on the applicant organization(s) and
cooperating partners, such as organizational charts, financial
statements, audit reports or statements from CPAs/Licensed Public
Accountants, Employer Identification Numbers, names of bond carriers,
contact persons and telephone numbers, child care licenses and other
documentation of professional accreditation, information on compliance
with Federal/State/local government standards, documentation of
experience in the program area, and other pertinent information. If the
applicant is a non-profit organization, submit proof of non-profit
status in its application.
The non-profit agency can accomplish this by providing: (a) 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; (b) a copy of a currently valid IRS tax
exemption certificate; (c) 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; (d) a
certified copy of the organization's certificate of incorporation or
similar document that clearly establishes non-profit status; (e) any of
the items 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.
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.
Letters of Support
Provide statements from community, public and commercial leaders
that support the project proposed for funding. All submissions should
be included in the application OR by application deadline.
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.
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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).
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.
Program Income
Description: The estimated amount of income, if any, expected to be
generated from this project.
Justification: Describe the nature, source and anticipated use of
program income in the budget or refer to the pages in the application
which contain this information.
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
(a) Narrative Work Plan--The application provides a clear
explanation of a feasible, appropriate, and complete plan for
establishing and managing IDAs for the refugee participants and for
leveraging any additional non-Federal financial matching resources that
may have been or may be committed. The plan clearly describes the
structure, uses, requirements, and management of the IDAs and includes
procedures for managing the Parallel Account, ensuring that interest on
the matches is utilized to enroll additional refugee participants or to
match interest earned on the refugee participant's deposits, providing
financial training appropriate to the
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refugee population and to the Savings Goals included in the project,
and closing all IDAs within the project period. Describes all major
elements, activities, and procedures such as those listed below.
(Provide expected outcomes for each activity.)
(i) Selecting and training key staff for the project.
(ii) After researching public benefits and the impact of IDAs on
benefits for the applicant's clients, provide a proposed plan to ensure
public benefits are not adversely affected by the IDA.
(iii) Establishing and maintaining the Parallel Account.
(iv) Developing protocols for managing the Parallel Account,
including a system for allocating interest income to enroll additional
project participants or to match interest earned on the refugee
participant's deposits.
(v) Establishing strong working relationships with one or more
financial institution(s) that will participate in the project.
(vi) Establishing and maintaining IDAs for each participant.
(vii) Providing basic financial education and asset-specific
training to participants.
(viii) Developing Savings Plan Agreements with participants and
working with them to save in accordance with the plan.
(ix) Providing payments of participants' IDA match directly to the
asset vendors for each of the Savings Goals.
(x) Assisting participants who have difficulty completing the
financial education or meeting the requirements of their Savings Plan
Agreement.
(xi) Ensuring that participants use IDA funds appropriately.
(xii) Ensuring that project participants purchase an eligible asset
within the project period.
(xiii) Providing required financial and programmatic reports to
ACF.
(xiv) Self-evaluation of the overall project goals and
accomplishments.
(b) Timeline--Applicant should provide a timeline of services,
keeping in mind that generally the first and last years of the project
require a higher concentration on administrative services. The timeline
should be consistent with the proposed budget, reflect key activities
outlined in the narrative work plan, and ensure that all project
participants complete their financial education, finish saving, and
purchase their asset prior to the end of the project period. Applicants
are strongly encouraged to present the timeline in the format of a
Gantt chart.
(c) Additional Financial Resources--To the extent possible,
applicants provide a plan for obtaining cash or in-kind funds from
other sources using the ORR IDA funds to leverage these additional non-
Federal financial matching resources.
Results or Benefits Expected--20 points
The outcomes and benefits proposed are reasonable and reflect the
objectives of this announcement. Explain how the project will produce
results by specifying short and long-term measurable outcomes. Describe
the strategy for collecting and validating data for use in program
management, monitoring and evaluation. Describe the electronic
management information system that the applicant will use for project
data. The methodology proposed for collecting outcome data should be
reasonable.
Organizational Profiles--20 points
Applicant organization, staff and partner organizations have
demonstrated capability to implement and manage new programs and to
recruit and work with the refugee population. The applicant has
developed a partnership with a financial institution(s) to implement
the IDAs. Applicant should discuss previous IDA grants administered by
the agency and the IDA program outcomes, fiscal abilities, and evidence
that they have gained the trust of the refugee community. Discuss
instances of managing grants of the same size as you are requesting
here.
Additionally, applicant should list public and private non-profit
and for-profit organization(s), qualified financial institution(s), or
microenterprise development organization(s) that will participate in
the proposed project. For example, list partner organization(s) to
review and approve refugee business plans for a microenterprise asset.
Provide a description of the roles and responsibilities of each
organization. Describe how additional partners will be recruited
throughout the project period.
Budget and Budget Justification--15 points
The budget is reasonable and clearly justified. The methodologies
for estimating the number of refugee participants and amount of
matching funds are reasonable. Seventy-five percent of the ORR grant
funds are designated for the purpose of providing matches for the
refugee IDA accounts.
Objectives and Need for Assistance--15 points
The application identifies the refugee population to be assisted by
this project and describes the need for assistance of this population.
Indicators of the need for assistance include low rates of home
ownership, education, access to capital, and use of financial
institutions and high rates of reliance on public assistance and of
incomes below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level. Applicant
should demonstrate knowledge of refugee communities and potential
clients.
2. Review and Selection Process
No grant award will be made under this announcement on the basis of
an incomplete application.
The ORR Director and program staff use review panel scores when
considering competing applications. Review panel scores will weigh
heavily in funding decisions, but will not be the only factors
considered. Applications generally will be considered in order of the
average scores assigned by the review panel. Because other important
factors are taken into consideration, highly ranked applications are
not guaranteed funding. These other considerations include the timely
and proper completion by the applicant of projects funded with ORR
funds granted in the last five (5) years; comments of reviewers and
government officials; ORR staff evaluation and input; amount and
duration of the grant requested and the proposed project's consistency
and harmony with ORR goals and policy; administrative costs associated
with any sub-grantees; geographic distribution of applications;
previous program performance of applicants; compliance with grant terms
under previous HHS grants; audit reports; investigative reports; and
applicant's progress in resolving any final audit disallowance on
previous ORR or other Federal agency grants.
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.
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
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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).
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
Program Progress Reports: Quarterly.
Financial Reports: Semi-Annually.
Grantees will be required to submit program progress and financial
reports (SF 269) throughout the project period. Program progress and
financial reports are due 30 days after the reporting period. In
addition, final programmatic and financial reports are due 90 days
after the close of the project period.
VII. Agency Contacts
Program Office Contact: Lisa Campbell, Project Officer, Office of
Refugee Resettlement, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 8th Floor West,
Washington, DC 20447, phone: 202-205-4597, e-mail:
lcampbell@acf.hhs.gov.
Grants Management Office Contact: Sylvia Johnson, Grants Management
Officer, Office of Grants Management, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 4th
Floor West, Washington, DC 20447, phone: 202-401-5513, e-mail:
ACFOGME-Grants@acf.hhs.gov.
VIII. Other Information
Notice: Beginning with FY 2005, 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 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html.
Please reference Section IV.3 for details about acknowledgement of
received applications.
ORR typically sponsors two training workshops per year, and
applicants should budget accordingly.
Dated: June 1, 2005.
Nguyen Van Hanh,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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