[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39953-39954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17069]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Modification to the Basic Center Program Funding Opportunity 
Announcement

    Program Office: Administration on Children, Youth, & Families--
Family & Youth Services Bureau.
    Funding Opportunity Title: Basic Center Program.
    Announcement Type: Modification.
    Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2010-ACF-ACYF-CY-0002.
    CFDA Number: 93.623.
    Due Date for Applications: 07/19/2010.
    This is a Modification to the Basic Center Program Funding 
Opportunity Announcement (FOA), HHS-2010-ACF-ACYF-CY-0002, published to 
the ACF Grant Opportunities webpage on June 2, 2010, http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2010-ACF-ACYF-CY-0002. A 
modified FOA that incorporates the following changes was published to 
the ACF Grant Opportunities webpage on June 25, 2010. The application 
procedures are hereby modified.
SUMMARY: The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is accepting 
applications for the Basic Center Program (BCP), which is authorized by 
the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to address Runaway and Homeless 
Youth (RHY) problems. BCPs provide an alternative for runaway and 
homeless youth who might otherwise end up with law enforcement or in 
the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. Each BCP 
must provide runaway and homeless youth with a safe and appropriate 
shelter; individual, family, and group counseling, as appropriate; and 
aftercare.
    The purpose of the modification is to correct information appearing 
in Section IV.2 Content and Form of Application Submission regarding 
application formatting and point deduction for noncompliance with FOA 
instructions.

Modification to the Published Announcement

    Please delete the following under Section IV.2. Content and Form of 
Application Submission:

    ``Applicants that do not adhere to the prescribed format will 
have points deducted from the overall total after the grant review:
    Program narrative (which includes Objective and Need for 
Assistance, Results and Benefits, Approach, Organizational Profile, 
Staff and Position Data, and Budget

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Justification) is not double spaced: Deduction of 5 points.
    Margins less than \1/2\ inch: Deduction of 3 points.
    Font is not at least 12-point size or Times New Roman: Deduction 
of 2 points.''

    Please replace the deleted language under Section IV.2. Content and 
Form of Application Submission with the following:

    ``Applications that do not adhere to the prescribed format will 
be converted to conform with the prescribed format. Should the 
conversion result in a document which exceeds 90 pages, all pages 
exceeding the 90-page limit will be removed and will not be 
considered in the reviewing process.''

    All information in this modification is accurate and replaces 
information specified in the June 2, 2010 Funding Opportunity 
Announcement. Announcement Availability: To access this Program 
Announcement please go to the ACF Grant Opportunities webpage at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html or to http://www.Grants.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Marquez at 202-205-4866 and 
[email protected].

    Dated: July 1, 2010.
Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 2010-17069 Filed 7-12-10; 8:45 am]
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