DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families (ACF), DHHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for 
applications under the Office of Community Services' FY 2000 Job 
Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) Program.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Community Services (OCS), announces that, based on availability of 
funds, competing applications will be accepted for new grants pursuant 
to the Secretary's discretionary authority under section 505 of the 
Family Support Act of 1988, as amended.

    Closing Date: To be considered for funding, applications must be 
postmarked on or before January 14, 2000. Detailed application 
submission instructions, including the addresses to which applications 
must be submitted, are found in Part V-B, Application Submission.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration for Children and 
Families, Office of Community Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447. Contact: Nolan Lewis (202) 401-5282, Linda Bunn 
(202) 401-5324, Aleatha Slade (202) 401-5317. In addition, this Notice 
is accessible on the OCS WEBSITE for reading or downloading at: 
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs/kits1.htm.

    If this Program Announcement is not available at these sources, it 
may be obtained by telephoning or writing the office listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above.

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is ``93.593''. The title is ``Job Opportunities for Low-Income 
Individuals (JOLI) Program''.