1.	AFI Program Contacts - OCS and OGM Roles for AFI Grant Administration PDF Version (40KB)
	OCS AFI Program Team and AFI Resource Center Office of Grants Management Office of Grants Management AFI Assignments

The Office of Community Services (OCS) and the Office of Grants Management (OGM) jointly administer the AFI Program grants. These two offices have separate and complementary roles. The OCS team is responsible for programmatic aspects of the grant, such as issuing the AFI funding opportunity announcement, reviewing grant proposals, and providing guidance and interpretations on program topics such as eligibility issues, project design matters, and the like. OCS also operates the AFI Resource Center, which provides training and technical assistance in a variety of formats to grantees. The OGM staff is charged with awarding grants and providing fiscal monitoring. OGM also assists with drawdown procedures.

OCS AFI Program Team and AFI Resource Center

Assets for Independence
Office of Community Services
Administration for Children and Families
370 L’Enfant Promenade SW, Suite 500 West
Washington DC 20447
Tel: 202-401-4626
Fax: 202-401-5718
Email: afiprogram@acf.hhs.gov
Web site: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/assetbuilding

James Gatz, manager
Marilyn Henry, program assistant
Liza Lowe, lead program specialist
Jeffrey Pearson, AFI2 contact
Anne Yeoman, peer expert

The OCS team works on all topics and with all grantees. Currently, team members are not assigned to assist projects in particular regions or locations.

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Office of Grants Management

Division of Discretionary Grants
Office of Grants Management
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Grants Management
370 L’Enfant Promenade SW, Fourth Floor West
Washington DC 20447

Barbara Ziegler–Johnson, division director
Telina L. Bennett, grants specialist
Twanna Nickens, lead grants specialist
Nikisha Weaver, grants specialist

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Office of Grants Management AFI Assignments

Grants management specialists work with grantees in particular States. The following chart lists their assignments.

Grants Specialists	State Assignments
Telina L. Bennett Tel: 202-401-4609 Fax: 202-690-5588 Email: tbennett@acf.hhs.gov	Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Hawaii Louisiana Montana	North Dakota New Mexico Nevada Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Utah
Twanna Nickens (lead) Tel: 202-260-5319 Fax: 202-690-5588 Email: tnickens@acf.hhs.gov	Alabama Connecticut District of Columbia* Florida Georgia Iowa* Illinois* Indiana* Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Maine	Michigan* Missouri Mississippi North Carolina Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey* Pennsylvania* South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Vermont Wisconsin*
Nikisha Weaver Tel: 202-401-4736 Fax: 202-690-5588 Email: nweaver@acf.hhs.gov	Alaska Delaware District of Columbia Illinois Massachusetts Maryland Michigan Minnesota	New Jersey New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Virginia Washington Wisconsin West Virginia

 

*Ms. Nickens is the grants management specialist for grantees in these States that received grants in September 2004 only. She is also the specialist for grants for special statewide projects in Indiana and Pennsylvania.

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