[Federal Register: May 25, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 101)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Availability of Funding Opportunity Announcement
Funding Opportunity Title/Program Name: Aging and Disability
Resource Center Initiative: Building Upon Success.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2006-AoA-DR-0605.
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 July
21, 2006.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
In FY 2003, the Administration on Aging (AoA) and the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) formed a historic partnership to
launch the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) demonstration
grant initiative. The goal of the ADRC program is to empower
individuals to make informed choices and to streamline access to long
term support services. AoA and CMS share a vision to have Resource
Centers in every community serving as highly visible and trusted places
where people of all ages can turn for information on the full range of
long term support options and a single point of entry to public long
term support programs and benefits. ADRCs are a resource for both
public and private-pay individuals. They serve older adults, younger
individuals with disabilities, family caregivers, as well as persons
planning for future long term support needs. ADRCs are also a resource
for health and long term support professionals and others who provide
services to older adults and to people with disabilities. Since FY
2003, 43 states have received three year grants from AoA and CMS to
design and implement ADRC demonstrations serving the elderly and at
least one other target population of adults with disabilities in at
least one community. An ADRC Program Announcement published in FY 2003
resulted in the funding of twelve states that year with an additional
twelve states funded to develop ADRC programs in FY 2004. Nineteen
additional states were funded to develop ADRC programs based on a
Program Announcement published in FY 2005. To view the Program
Announcements published in FY 2003 and FY 2005 go to http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aging_dis/background.asp.
For more information on the
43 funded ADRC projects go to http://www.adrc-tae.org.
This announcement seeks proposals for competitive grants to assist
states funded to develop ADRCs in FY 2003 to significantly expand their
existing Resource Center programs. Building on current efforts, state
Resource Center programs funded under this Program Announcement will
be:
(1) Expanded to provide services to additional communities, and/or;
(2) Positioned to assume the role as the only entry point to
publicly funded long-term support systems, and/or;
(3) Enhanced to provide more efficient and effective access
services.
A detailed description of the funding opportunity may be found at
http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.asp.
II. Award Information
1. Funding Instrument Type
These new grants will be issued as cooperative agreements because
AoA, in cooperation with CMS, anticipates having substantial
involvement with the recipients during performance of funded
activities. This involvement may include collaboration, participation,
or intervention in the funded activities. AoA, in cooperation with CMS,
will also be involved in the development and implementation of the
funded projects by way of conducting a review of the applications and
providing technical assistance, training, guidance, and oversight
throughout the two-year project period. Grantees will be expected to
keep in contact with their Federal project officer on a regular basis.
Grantees will also be expected to share all significant products that
result from their projects with AoA.
2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding Per Budget Period
The total amount of Federal funds available for this funding
opportunity is $4 million. AoA anticipates funding 10 projects
nationwide for a period of up to 2 years. The maximum Federal award for
the entire 2-year project period is approximately $400,000. Applicants
are encouraged to develop project budgets that reflect annual Federal
funding of approximately $200,000 for each project year.
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III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements
1. Eligible Applicants
Only states that received an AoA and CMS Aging and Disability
Resource Center Grant in FY 2003 are eligible to apply. These states
are Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and
West Virginia.
Only the state agency that was the ADRC applicant in FY 2003, or a
state agency with a Memorandum of Agreement with the existing ADRC
grantee (e.g. the Single State Agency on Aging, Single State Medicaid
Agency or State Agency serving the target populations of people with
disabilities) may apply for this Resource Center grant. The applicant
agency must have the documented support, in the form of a Memorandum of
Understanding and active participation by the Single State Agency on
Aging, the Single State Medicaid Agency and the State Agency(s) serving
the target population(s) of people with disabilities specified in the
applicant's proposal.
A letter of support from the Governor indicating high-level state
executive support and designating the lead agency is also required.
Only one application per state will be accepted. ``State'' refers to
the definition provided under 45 CFR 74.2. Executive Order 12372 is not
applicable to these grant applications.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Grantees are required to make a non-financial or cash recipient
contribution (match) of a minimum of five percent (5%) of the total
grant 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 materials can be obtained from http://www.grants.gov or
http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.asp. Application materials
are also available by writing to: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration on Aging, John Murphy, Center for Planning and
Policy Development, Washington, DC 20201. Or by calling: 202-357-0136.
Or e-mailing: john.murphy@aoa.hhs.gov.
2. Address for Application Submission
Electronic submissions must be sent to: http://www.grants.gov.
Applicants unable to submit their application via http://www.grants.gov
may request permission to submit a hard copy from the AoA Project
Officer: Greg Case: greg.case@aoa.hhs.gov. (202) 357-3442.
If you mail or hand delivers your application, you must submit one
original application and two copies, plus a completed application
checklist to AoA. The application deadline for applications sent by
U.S. Postal Service must be post-marked by midnight July 21, 2006 or
hand-delivered by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 21, 2006.
Submissions using the regular, U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to:Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on
Aging, Grants Management Division, Washington, DC 20201. Attention:
Stephen Daniels.
Submissions by courier, overnight delivery, delivered in person,
etc. should be addressed to: Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration on Aging, Grants Management Division, One Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Room 4604, Washington, DC 20001. Attention: Stephen
Daniels.
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 and
evaluated competitively.
VI. Application Review Information
Eligible applications in response to this announcement will be
reviewed according to the following evaluation criteria:
Accomplishments and Problem Statement--Weight: 30 points
Approach, Work Plan and Activities--Weight: 40 points
Project Outcomes and Evaluation--Weight: 15 points
Level of Effort (Organization and Management; Budget and
Resources)--Weight: 15 points
VII. Agency Contacts
Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Center for
Planning and Policy Development, Attention: Greg Case, Washington, DC
20201. Telephone: (202) 357-3442.
Dated: May 22, 2006.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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