[Federal Register: July 7, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 130)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Availability of Funding Opportunity Announcement
Funding Opportunity Title/Program Name: Performance Outcomes
Measures Project.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Funding Opportunity Number: Program Announcement No. HHS-2006-AoA-
PO-0612.
Statutory Authority: The Older Americans Act, Public Law 106-501.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048, Title
IV and Title II, Discretionary Projects.
Dates: The deadline date for the submission of applications is
August 15, 2006.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for
POMP projects that will complete work on the POMP-developed performance
measurement surveys and enhance their utility for the Aging Network as
follows:
Conduct validity tests for POMP surveys.
Conduct pilot testing for statewide performance
measurement methodology.
Assist in the development of performance measurement
toolkits for use by the Aging network.
A detailed description of the funding opportunity may be found at
http://www.grants.gov.
II. Award Information
1. Funding Instrument Type: Grants.
2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding per Budget Period: These
grants are two-year projects. For the first year, AoA intends to make
available, under this program announcement, grant awards for 6 to 10
projects at a federal share of approximately $35,000-$50,000. The
maximum award will be $50,000. Second year award amounts will be
similar to first year amounts, contingent on the availability of
federal funds and satisfactory progress.
III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements
1. Eligible Applicants
Eligibility for grant awards is limited to State Agencies on Aging.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Grantees are required to provide at least 25 percent of the total
program costs from non-federal cash or in-kind resources in order to be
considered for the award.
3. DUNS Number
All grant applicants must obtain a D-U-N-S number from Dun and
Bradstreet. It is a nine-digit identification number, which provides
unique identifiers of single business entities. The D-U-N-S number is
free and easy to obtain from: http://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/.
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
Evaluation, Washington, DC 20201, by calling 202-357-0145, or online at
http://www.grants.gov.
Please note AoA is requiring applications for this announcement to
be submitted electronically through http://www.grants.gov. The
Grants.gov registration process can take several days. If your
organization is not currently registered with http://www.grants.gov, please
begin this process immediately. For assistance with http://www.grants.gov
, please contact Arthur Miller at AoA's Grants.gov
helpdesk at 202-357-3438. At http://www.grants.gov, you will be able to
download a copy of the application packet, complete it off-line, and
then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov Web site.
2. Address for Application Submission
Applicants unable to submit their application via http://www.grants.gov
may request permission to submit a hard copy from
Stephen Daniels, Director, Office of Grants Management at
Stephen.Daniels@aoa.hhs.gov.
With prior approval, 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: Stephen
Daniels.
With prior approval, 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: Stephen Daniels.
If you elect to mail or hand deliver your application, you must
submit one original and two copies of the application. Instructions for
electronic mailing of grant applications are available at http://www.grants.gov
.
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.
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Applications that fail to meet the application due date will not be
reviewed and will receive no further consideration.
VI. Application Review Information
Eligible applications in response to this announcement will be
reviewed according to the following evaluation criteria:
Purpose and Need for Assistance--(20 points).
Approach/Method--Workplan and Activities--(35 points).
Outcomes/Evaluation/Dissemination--(25 points).
Level of Effort--(20 points).
VII. Agency Contacts
Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of
Evaluation, Washington, DC 20201, telephone: (202) 357-0145.
Dated: July 3, 2006.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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