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| 03-13442 | Fiscal Year 2003 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and Notice Regarding Applications | Notice | The Administration on Aging (AoA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announce that under this program announcement they will hold a competition for grant awards to be issued as cooperative agreements for up to sixteen (16) projects at a federal share of up to $800,000 over 3 (three) years. Legislative authority: AoA's authority for these grants is under the Older Americans Act, Public Law 106-501 (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 93.048, Title IV and Title II, Discretionary Projects). CMS' legislative authority for these grants is under section 1110 of the Social Security Act. Funding to CMS and Congressional language was provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108-7). AoA and CMS are the designated HHS agencies with administrative responsibility for their respective portion for funding this joint effort. See Supplementary Information below for additional discussion of CMS' authority under section 1110. Purpose of grant awards: The awards are to be used by states to develop Aging and Disability Resource Center programs that will provide citizen-centered "one-stop shop" entry points into the long term support system and will be based in local communities accessible to people who may require long term support. Resource Centers will serve individuals who need long term support, their family caregivers, and those planning for future long term support needs. They will also serve as a resource for health and long term support professionals and others who provide services to the elderly and to people with disabilities. Resource Centers supported under this program must, at a minimum, include the elderly population, and at least one of the following major target groups by the first quarter of the second year: (a) Individuals with physical disabilities, (b) individuals with serious mental illness, and/or (c) individuals with mental retardation/developmental disabilities. These grants will be issued as cooperative agreements because AoA and CMS anticipate having substantial involvement with the recipients during performance of funded activities. The involvement may include collaboration, participation, or intervention in the funded activities. AoA and CMS will also be involved in the development and implementation of the funded projects by way of conducting a joint review of the applications and providing technical assistance, training, guidance and oversight throughout the project period. More specifically, letters of intent and applications may be submitted to AoA and CMS through the AoA "single point of application" address listed in this solicitation. AoA will ensure that all appropriate parties in both AoA and CMS receive the letter and application. AoA and CMS will make final decisions on the grant awards jointly. AoA and CMS project officers will jointly perform the day-to-day federal responsibilities. Grantees will be expected to keep in contact with AoA and CMS project officer staff on a regular basis. Grantees will also be expected to share all significant products that result from their projects with AoA and CMS. Eligibility for grant awards and other requirements: Eligibility for grant awards (cooperative agreements) is limited to state agencies or instrumentalities of a state. Only one application per state will be accepted. The applicant agency must have the support and active participation of the Single State Agency on Aging and the Single State Medicaid Agency. Grantees are required to provide at least 5% of the project's total cost with non-Federal cash or non-financial recipient contribution (match) in order to be considered for the award. Non- financial recipient contributions may include the value of goods and/or services contributed by the Grantee (e.g., salary and fringe benefits of staff devoting a percentage of their time to the grant not otherwise included in the budget or derived from federal funds). Recipient contributions must be included in the applicant's budget in Item 15 (Estimated Funding) on Standard Form 424A and described in the budget narrative/justification section of the application. The non-financial match requirement may also be satisfied if a third party participating in the grant makes an "in-kind contribution," provided that the Grantee's contribution and/or the third-party in-kind contribution equals 5% of the total grant award (including all direct and indirect costs). Third-party "in-kind contributions" may include the value of the time spent by citizen task force members (using appropriate cost allocation methods to the extent that non-Federal funds are involved) who specifically contribute to the design, development and implementation of the grant. Executive Order 12372 is not applicable to these grant applications. Screening criteria: In order for an application to be reviewed, it must meet the following screening requirements: 1. Applications must be postmarked by midnight, July 28, 2003, or hand-delivered by 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time, on July 28, 2003, or submitted electrically by midnight, July 28, 2003. Electronic submissions must be sent to: http://www.aoa.gov/egrants. 2. The Project Narrative section of the Application must be double- spaced, on single-sided 8\1/2\" x 11" plain white paper with 1" margins on both sides, and a font size of not less than 11. 3. The Project Narrative must not exceed 25 pages. Review of applications: Applications will be evaluated against the following criteria: Problem Statement/Need for Assistance (5 points); Approach, Work Plan and Activities (25 points); Formative Learning and Information Management (10 points); Capabilities (10 points); Significance and Sustainability (15 points); Stakeholder Input and Partnerships (15 points); and Budget and Resources (20 points). | 2003-05-29 | 2003 | 5 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/05/29/03-13442/fiscal-year-2003-program-announcement-availability-of-funds-and-notice-regarding-applications | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-05-29/pdf/03-13442.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Aging Administration; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 221,8,45 | The Administration on Aging (AoA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announce that under this program announcement they will hold a competition for grant awards to be issued as cooperative agreements for up to sixteen (16) projects... |