[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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