Formatting Requirements

See current Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).

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Scoring Criterion
See current Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).

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Program Areas of Interest
Program Areas of Interest have been established for each competition and can be found in the funding opportunity announcements. Applicants are encouraged to develop projects that fall within these areas of interest.

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• A reference to the applicant organization’s listing in the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt organizations
• A copy of the currently valid IRS tax exemption certificate
• A statement from a State taxing body, State Attorney General, or other appropriate State official certifying that the applicant organization has a non-profit status and none of the net earnings accrue to any private shareholders of individuals
• A certified copy of the organization’s certificate of incorporation or similar document that clearly establishes non-profit status
• Any of the items in the subparagraphs immediately above for a State or national parent organization and a statement signed by the parent organization that he applicant organization is a local non-profit affiliate

Non-Profit Survey
Private, non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit with their applications the survey of non-profit organizations. Click here to download the survey.

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• An approved agreement that covers the proposed budget period
• A statement on letterhead from the cognizant agency which states that they have received the indirect cost agreement proposal and that the current rate is extended until the new rate is approved
• The cognizant agency can issue a memo to the applicant stating they have the indirect cost proposal and it is pending review. Applicants choosing this option should know that if considered for funding, the costs will be disallowed unless the applicant submits an approved rate or revised the budget to make the expenses direct costs.

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Healthy Marriage and Fatherhood Grants  

• http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/funding/index.html
• http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage
• http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org (Resource Center)

Online Technical Assistance:

• http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/tech_assistance/index.html#online
 
• Fatherhood Initiative

        

Faith-based and Community Initiative:
Developing Quality Grant Proposals Presentation:

• http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/developing-quality-grants-200510.pdf#Section1

Example of a funding opportunity announcements from the Federal Register:

• http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/developing-quality-grants-200510.pdf#Section2

Sample of a Successful Grant Proposal:

• http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/Section3

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Report Filing
ANA Grantees are encouraged to send copies of the quarterly Objective Progress Report (OPR) and the Financial Status Report (SF269 Long Form) directly to the ANA program office. NOTE: This submission is in addition to the original reports that ANA Grantees are required to submit to the ACF Office of Grants Management (OGM). We recommend that ANA Grantees use certified mail services (this is an allowable grant expense) or email when submitting their reports to ANA.

ANA Mailing Address:
Administration for Native Americans
Mail Stop: 8th Fl. West Aerospace Center
370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW
Washington, D.C. 20447-0002

ANA Electronic Submission:
anareports@acf.hhs.gov

OGM Mailing Address:
[Grants Management Specialist Name]
Office of Grants Management
Mail Stop: 6th Fl. East Aerospace Center
370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW
Washington, D.C. 20447-0002

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Attention Grantees
As many of you know, ANA is recommending that grantees use a new, standardized format to submit their quarterly Objective Progress Reports (OPRs). This format will soon be mandatory for all grantees and therefore it is a good idea for everyone to get in the habit of using it. Using this standardized form allows ANA to compare similar outcomes across projects and better serve ANA grantees in the implementation of their projects. All ANA forms are available via the website under “Forms” (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana/programs/forms.html).

Upcoming Report Due Dates

1/31, 4/30, 7/31, and 10/31Grantees can submit their quarterly reports: 1) Via e-mail to a new e-mail address: anareports@acf.hhs.gov (recommended method).2) Via e-mail directly to your program specialist.3) Via fax at (202) 690-8145 or (202) 690-7441.4) Via mail to the Administration for Native Americans, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW, 8th Floor West, Washington, DC 20447.Please remember that a copy of the OPR and SF269 must be submitted to ANA and the originals must be sent to the Office of Grants Management. ANA has improved its monitoring and evaluation processes and is intensively reviewing reports and flagging grantees that are not submitting in a timely manner. The importance of submitting quarterly reports on time cannot be overstated and failure to do so can result in serious consequences forgrantees, as outlined in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Standard Terms and Conditions:“Failure to submit reports (i.e., financial, progress, or other required reports) on time may be the basis for withholding financial assistance payments, suspension, termination or denial of refunding. A history of such unsatisfactory performance may result in designation of ‘high risk’ status for the recipient organization and may jeopardize potential future funding from DHHS.”

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Strengthening Communities Fund

The Office of Community Services (OCS) has two new programs under the Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF) – Nonprofit Capacity Building and State, Local, and Tribal Government Capacity Building.

SCF will enable nonprofit organizations to contribute to economic recovery and help Federal. State, local and Indian/Native American Tribal governments ensure that the information and services described in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) reach disadvantaged and hard-to-serve populations.

A fact sheet on the SCF program can be found on, http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/scf/fact_sheet.html.

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Assets for Independence

Assets for Independence (AFI) is asking for help to reach out to tribes and organizations that serve Native Americans. AFI wants to encourage them to learn about the program and apply for a grant in the Summer 2009 funding cycle.

The application due date is June 25, 2009. AFI is producing weekly conference calls/webinars about the program and application procedures. The calls take place on Wednesdays, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.

They are scheduled through Wednesday, June 10. Please contact Jim Gatz in OCS for more information. This is a link to the page about the overview conference calls:

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/afi/outreach_presentations/june_09_application.html

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Division of Discretionary Programs

These are current grant opportunities from OCS’s Division of Discretionary Programs:

• For the Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) program: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-EO-0011.html
• For the Community Economic Development (CED) program: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-EE-0034.html
• For the Rural Communities Facilities (RF) program: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-EF-0025.html

Interested persons can learn details about how these and other available ACF funds at the ACF Open Funding Opportunities Web page.

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Presidential Appointment to The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID)

The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) was established, by Executive Order, to provide advice and assistance in the area of mental retardation/intellectual disabilities as the President of the United States or the Secretary of Health and Human Services may request. Such advice and assistance is particularly relevant to the following areas:

• Evaluation and monitoring the national effort to establish appropriate policies, services, and supports for people with intellectual disabilities.
• Providing suggestions for improvement in the delivery of services, including preventive services, promulgation of effective and humane policies, and the provision of necessary supports.
• Identifying the extent to which various Federal and State programs achieve national goals in the field of intellectual disabilities and have a positive impact on the lives of people with these disabilities.
• Facilitating liaison among Federal, State and local governments, foundations, non-profit organizations, other private organizations, and citizens concerning intellectual disabilities.
• Developing and disseminating information that will reduce the incidence and severity of intellectual disabilities.
• Promoting the concept of community inclusion and participation.
• Supporting development of community supports for citizens with intellectual disabilities.

The Committee consists of 21 citizen members appointed by the President and thirteen ex officio (Federal Government) members designated by the President. Membership from the Native American community is non existent, even though our population suffers from intellectual disabilities due to our socio-economic status. It is estimated that there are seven to eight million Americans of all ages who experience mental retardation or intellectual disabilities. Intellectual disabilities affect about one in ten families in the USA. Statistics have shown that a majority of individuals with intellectual disabilities developed the disabilities as a result of their socio-economic status rather than through genetics.

The PCPID meets periodically, up to four times a year, and reports its findings to the President of the United States, in accordance with the President’s Executive Order.

Currently the Committee has 7 vacancies open for appointment by the President. All appointments to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities are made by the President of the United States. Native American Leaders or tribal members interested in applying for consideration for appointment as a member of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities must apply through the White House Office of Personnel. An application form must be obtained from the White House, completed and submitted directly to the White House. Also, a resume must be prepared and submitted along with the application. A statement on financial status may be requested so as to determine any areas of conflict in interest.

The person must expect to be asked to submit their name (including any name changes), their social security number, their present and past home and business addresses, their phone numbers, their date and place of birth and any other contact information as may be required or useful before an appointment is made. The person making the application should expect that an investigation may be conducted to determine the validity of information submitted, the extent of the person’s loyalty to the United States of America, the existence of any known criminal records and any other areas as may be determined during the course of the investigation.

The White House Office of Personnel staff will contact the person to inform them as to their status for an appointment to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. There are more requests to serve than there are positions available on the Committee. Therefore, not all applicants can expect to be appointed to the Committee.

For application information, please contact:

The White Office
Office of Presidential Personnel
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1111

www.whitehouse.gov

The leadership and staff of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) are located in the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

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