DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Fiscal Year 2000 Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Funds Program; Availability of Funds and Request for Applications
AGENCY: Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), DHHS
ACTION: Announcement of the availability of funds and request for applications under the Office of Community Services' Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Funds Program.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), announces its Family Violence Prevention and Services discretionary funds program for fiscal year (FY) 2000. Funding for grants under this announcement is authorized by the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, Public Law 102-295, as amended, governing discretionary programs for family violence prevention and services. Applicants should note that the award of grants under this program announcement is subject to the availability of funds. This announcement contains all forms and instructions for submitting an application.
CLOSING DATE: The closing date for submission of applications is May 15, 2000. Applications postmarked after the closing date will be classified as late. Applicants are cautioned to request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or to obtain a legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private metered postmarks shall not be accepted as proof of timely mailing. Detailed application submission instructions, including the addresses where applications must be received, are found in Part IV of this announcement.
MAILING ADDRESS: Applications should be mailed to the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Grants Management/OCSE, 4th Floor Aerospace Center, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447; Attention: Application for Family Violence Prevention and Services Program.
NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: One signed original application and four copies should be submitted at the time of initial submission. (OMB- 0970-0062, expiration date 10/31/2001).
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT: An acknowledgment will be mailed to all applicants with an identification number which will be noted on the acknowledgment. This number must be referred to in all subsequent communications with OCS concerning the application. If an acknowledgment is not received within three weeks after the application deadline, applicants must notify ACF by telephone (202) 401-5103. Applicant should also submit a mailing label for the acknowledgment.
(Note: To facilitate receipt of this acknowledgment from ACF, applicant should include a cover letter with the application containing an E-mail address and facsimile (FAX) number if these items are available to applicant.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Division of State Assistance, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447. Contact: Sunni Knight (202) 401-5319, James Gray (202) 401-5705, William Riley (202) 401-5529.
FOR A COPY OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT, CONTACT: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., 5th Floor West, Washington, DC 20447. In addition, the announcement will be accessible on the OCS website for reading or printing at: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs/ under ``Funding Opportunities''