[Federal Register: November 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 221)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Availability of Funding Opportunity Announcement
Funding Opportunity Title/Program Name: Title VI, Part B--Native
Hawaiian Program.
Announcement Type: Initial announcement.
Funding Opportunity Number: Program Announcement No. AoA-06-01.
Statutory Authority: The Older Americans Act, Public Law 106-501.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.047, Title
VI.
Dates: The deadline date for the submission of applications is
February 15, 2006.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
This announcement seeks applications for the provision of
supportive and nutrition services to Native Hawaiian elders who are 60
years of age or older. The Act provides that a public or nonprofit
private organization having the capacity to provide services for Native
Hawaiians is eligible for assistance under Title VI, Part B, if the
organization will serve at least 50 Native Hawaiian individuals who
have attained 60 years of age or older, and the organization
demonstrates the ability to deliver supportive services and nutrition
services.
For the purposes of Title VI, Part B, the term ``Native Hawaiian''
means an individual any of whose ancestors were natives of the area,
which consists of the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778. Nutritional
services, and information and assistance services, are required by the
Act. Nutrition services include congregate meals and home-delivered
meals. Supportive services include information and assistance,
transportation, chore services, and other supportive services, which
contribute to the welfare of older Native Hawaiians. These services
must be available for older Native Hawaiians living in the geographic
boundaries of the Title VI, Part B, service area proposed by the
applicant organization and approved by the Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
Organizations receiving funds to provide services to older Native
Hawaiians shall assure that all activities will be conducted in
coordination with the State Agency on Aging and with the activities
carried out under Title III in the same geographical area. A detailed
description of the funding opportunity may be found at http://www.aoa.gov
under AoA Grant Programs--Funding Opportunities and
http://www.olderindians.org.
II. Award Information
1. Formula Grants.
2. Distribution of funds among Native Hawaiian organizations is
subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out Title VI.
Funding levels for Fiscal Year 2005 range from $73,620 to $179,810.
These amounts are an estimation for Fiscal Year 2006 funding and
subject to change. As required by the OAA Section 624A, subject to the
availability of appropriation, organizations who were grantees in 1992
will not be funded less than the 1991 grant award. New applications
will be funded pending availability of additional appropriations.
III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements
1. Eligible Applicants
All current Title VI, Part B grantees and new applicants that are
public or nonprofit private organizations having the capacity to
provide services for Native Hawaiians are encouraged to apply.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
There is no required cost sharing or matching for these grants.
3. DUNS Number
All grant applicants must obtain a DUNS number from Dun and
Bradstreet. It is a nine-digit identification number, which provides
unique identifiers of single business entities. The DUNS number is free
and easy to obtain. Organizations can receive a DUNS number at no cost
by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS Number request line at 1-866-
705-5711 or by using this link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/duns_num_guide.pdf
.
4. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package
Application kits are available by writing to the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of American
Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Programs, Washington, DC
20201, or by calling 202/357-3537. Applications kits may also be found
on http://www.AoA.gov or www.olderindians.org.
2. Address for Application Submission
Applications may be mailed to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Grants Management,
Washington, DC 20201, attn: Margaret Tolson (AoA-06-01).
Applications may be delivered (in person, via messenger) to the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging,
Office of Grants Management, One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 4604,
Washington, DC 20001, attn: Margaret Tolson (AoA-06-01). If you elect
to mail or hand deliver your application you must submit one original
and two copies of the application; an acknowledgement card will be
mailed to applicants.
3. Submission Dates and Times
To receive consideration, applications must be received by the
deadline listed in the Dates section of this notice.
V. Responsiveness Criteria
Each application submitted will be screened to determine whether it
was received by the closing date and time.
Applications received by the closing date and time will be screened
for completeness and conformity with the requirements outlined in
Sections III and IV of this notice and the Program Announcement. Only
complete applications that meet these requirements will be reviewed.
VI. Application Review Information
Applications are reviewed to ensure that all required screening
criteria and narrative information below is included:
Has the ability to provide nutrition and supportive
services consistent with the Older American Act;
Has conducted a current Needs Assessment (or assurance
that one will be completed within the first year of the project);
Describes coordination efforts with Title III programs in
the same geographical area;
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Describes their current or proposed policies and
procedures, including fiscal control;
Describes reporting and evaluation procedures;
Narrative description of the Title VI, Part B, service
area. The area to be served by Title VI, Part B, must have clear
geographic boundaries. There is no prohibition, however, on its
overlapping with areas served by Title III.
VII. Agency Contacts
Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Yvonne Jackson,
Director, Office of American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian
Programs, Washington, DC 20201, telephone: (202) 357-3501.
Dated: November 10, 2005.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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