Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas: FY2004

Additions, Deletions and Title Changes to Programs

within the FY2003 Edition

These are additions, deletions or changes to existing programs within the “Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas: FY2003" publication. This addendum updates the FY2003 edition. For more information, please contact the Rural Information Center (RIC) at 1-800-633-7701 or EMAIL RIC at ric@nal.usda.gov. This publication is available full-text and searchable on the web at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ricpubs/funding/federalfund/ff.html

ADDED PROGRAMS

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

10.224 FUND FOR RURAL AMERICA RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES (FUND FOR RURAL AMERICA)

FEDERAL AGENCY: COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The CSREES Fund for Rural America competitive grants program will support applied, developmental, and adaptive research; technology transfer; extension and related outreach activities; and education. The program will emphasize biological, physical, and social sciences to address systems-based problems. This requires involvement of affected parties within the system (such as producers, commodity groups, environmental interests, rural communities, and other program beneficiaries); therefore, this program will give priority to projects that are designed and proposed by eligible grant recipients in collaboration with institutions, organizations, and communities of interest. Strong partnerships will be critical to leverage and apply research, education, and extension investments to address user needs and solve community-defined problems. The program is segmented into two initiatives: (1) The Fund Core Initiative, which addresses and links international competitiveness, profitability; and efficiency; environmental stewardship; and rural community enhancement; and (2) the Secretary's Initiative to Ensure a Safe, Competitive, Nutritional and Accessible Food System. Examples of potential research, education, and extension activities to be funded under the Fund Core Initiative include, but are not limited to: extension to improve producers' risk management knowledge, skills, and practices; adaptive research to develop new strategies for animal waste management to reduce environmental contaminants in animal waste; and innovations in delivery of education and information in rural areas. As part of the Fund Core Initiative, CSREES also intends to provide funding for FRA Center Grants which are aimed at bringing together individuals, institutions, States, and/or regions in support of research, education, and extension in a collaborative process towards a common goal. Initially, CSREES will award FRA Center Planning Grants to support only the planning stages of FRA Centers, and only those organizations successful in receiving a FRA Center Planning Grant will be eligible to receive follow-on funding for a FRA Center. Proposals for FRA Center Planning Grants and for follow- on FRA Center Grants may be solicited in separate announcements. Examples of research, education, and extension activities to be funded under the Secretary's Initiative to Ensure a Safe, Competitive, Nutritional and Accessible Food System include, but are not limited to: assessment of educational needs of small and very small meat and poultry processing plants to achieve Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) implementation; research, development and on-farm extension education about low-cost production facilities, such as hoop housing for swine production, combined with management systems and genetics appropriate to these facilities; research to create foods that have increased amounts of the beneficial components found in fruits, vegetables and grains; and research and extension efforts to develop and implement mechanisms such as community-operated canneries or dehydration facilities to extend the "shelf-life" of food available through gleaning and food recovery programs. Funds provided under the CSREES Fund for Rural America competitive grants program may not be used for the construction of a new building or for the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an existing building (including site grading and improvement and architect fees), or for the purchase of fixed equipment.

Applicant Eligibility: Proposals may be submitted by Federal research agencies, national laboratories, colleges or universities or research foundations maintained by a college or university, or private research organizations. National laboratories include Federal laboratories that are government-owned contractor-operated or government-owned government operated. If the applicant is a private organization, documentation must be submitted that the organization has an established and demonstrated capacity to perform research or technology transfer. A programmatic decision on the eligibility status of the private organization will be made based on the information submitted.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: None.

Headquarters Office: Deputy Administrator, Competitive Research Grants and Awards Management, the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 401-1761.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Planning for Native American Rural Development; Food Losses from the Farm to the Consumer; Competition for Land on the Urban-Rural Interface; Value-Added Composites from the Rural Southwestern United States.

10.353 NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP (NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP)

FEDERAL AGENCY: RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

OBJECTIVES: To improve the quality of life in rural America by supporting and maintaining a network of State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs) that create and facilitate cross-program collaborations.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Funds will be used by State Rural Development Councils to bring together individuals from a wide spectrum of organizations and entities and facilitate collaborations among them; address persistent and emerging rural problems and increase the voice of rural institutions in State and national policy.

Applicant Eligibility: State Rural Development Councils recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture as well as the National Rural Development Coordinating Committee to be established by the Secretary of Agriculture.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.

Headquarters Office: National Rural Development Partnership, Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Room 4225-S, Mail Stop 3205, Washington, DC 20250-3205. Telephone: (202) 690-2394.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Operating funds for State Rural Development Councils since the President's Initiative on Rural America first launched in 1990.

10.858 RUS DENALI COMMISSION GRANTS AND LOANS (RUS)

FEDERAL AGENCY: RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

OBJECTIVES: Grants and loans to the Denali Commission for the benefit of rural communities in Alaska with extremely high energy costs.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants; Direct Loans.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Funds must be used for facilities serving rural communities where average residential energy expenditures are at least 275 percent of the national average. Grant must be in coordination with State rural development initiatives. Planning and administrative expenses must not exceed 4 percent of the grant amount.

Applicant Eligibility: Denali Commission only.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: None.

Headquarters Office: Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250-1500. Telephone: (202) 720-9540. Use the same number for FTS.

Web Site Address: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Projects funded by the Denali Commission through this grant were selected from approved projects on the Denali Commission Work Plan and include improvements and replacements of bulk fuel storage and handling facilities and electric distribution system improvements in remote Alaskan villages.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

84.245 TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS

FEDERAL AGENCY: OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OBJECTIVES: To make grants to tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institutions to provide basic support for the education and training of Indian students.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: To provide grants for the maintenance and operation of tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions in order to support vocational and technical education programs. This program is subject to non-supplanting requirements and must use a restricted indirect cost rate which is referenced under CFD 76.564-76.569. For assistance call the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Indirect Cost Group 202-708-7770.

Applicant Eligibility: A tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institution that: (1) Is formally controlled, or has been formally sanctioned or chartered, by the governing body of an Indian tribe or Indian tribes; (2) offers a technical degree or certificate granting program; (3) is governed by a board of directors or trustees, a majority of whom are Indians; (4) demonstrates adherence to stated goals, a philosophy, or a plan of operation, that fosters individual Indian economic and self-sufficient opportunity, including programs that are appropriate to stated tribal goals of developing individual entrepreneurships and self-sustaining economic infrastructures on reservations; (5) has been in operation for at least 3 years; (6) holds accreditation with or is a candidate for accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting authority for postsecondary vocational and technical education; and (7) enrolls the full-time equivalent of not less than 100 students, of whom a majority are Indians.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.

Headquarters Office: Division of National Programs, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-7242. Contact: . Telephone: (202) 205-9962.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Crownpoint Institute of Technology, Crownpoint, New Mexico, and United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, North Dakota, received grants.

84.315 CAPACITY BUILDING FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (CAPACITY BUILDING)

FEDERAL AGENCY: OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OBJECTIVES: To enhance the capacity and increase the participation of historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions of higher education, and other institutions of higher education where minority enrollment is at least 50 percent, in competitions for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under the Rehabilitation Act, as amended.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Grants are limited to support projects that assist individuals to compete for discretionary funds focusing on bringing larger numbers of minorities in the public rehabilitation profession and provide appropriate practitioner knowledge, role models, and sufficient manpower to address the clearly changing demography of vocational rehabilitation. Project results will focus on the recruitment of minorities into the field of vocational rehabilitation and related services.

Applicant Eligibility: States, public and nonprofit, agencies for- profit agencies, and organizations may apply.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: See your local telephone directory for a listing.

Headquarters Office: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20202. Contact: Telephone: (202) 205-9481.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: This is a new program; examples are not available.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

66.817 STATE AND TRIBAL RESPONSE PROGRAM GRANTS

FEDERAL AGENCY: OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

OBJECTIVES: EPA's CERCLA Section 128(a) grant program funds activities that establish or enhance the capacity for State and tribal response programs, to capitalize revolving loan funds (RLFs) and support insurance mechanisms. The goals of this funding are to provide financial support for elements of an effective State or tribal response program as specified in CERCLA Section 128 and to ensure that States and tribes maintain a public record of sites included in their programs. Prior to the enactment of CERCLA 128, EPA provided Superfund Core funding under Section 104(d) of CERCLA for State and tribal voluntary cleanup programs and pre-remedial site assessment funding for State and tribal conducted Targeted Brownfields Assessments. Funding Priority: In FY 2003, funding will be prioritized as follows: (1) Funding for program development activities to establish the four elements of a State or tribal response program and to enable States and Indian tribes to comply with the public record requirement, including activities related to institutional controls. States with MOAs will not be prejudiced in funding distributions if their work plan does not include establishing the four elements; (2) funding for program development activities to enhance the cleanup capacity of a State or tribal response program; (3) funding for site-specific activities that enhance the cleanup capacity of a State or tribal response program, including targeted site assessments; (4) funding for environmental insurance mechanisms; and (5) funding to capitalize brownfields cleanup RLFs.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: States and tribes can use Section 128 funding to (1) establish or enhance four statutory elements (described below) of a response program; (2) capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund program for brownfields remediation; (3) purchase insurance or develop a risk sharing pool, an indemnity pool, or insurance mechanism to provide financing for response actions under their programs; and (4) maintain and update, at least annually, a public record of sites that includes the name and location of sites at which response actions have been completed during the previous year and the name and location of sites at which response actions are planned to be addressed in the next year; (1) Under CERCLA Section 128(a), "establish" includes activities necessary to build the foundation for the four elements of a State or tribal response program. For more developed State or tribal programs, "establish" may also include activities that keep their program at a level that meets the four elements. Under CERCLA Section 128(a), "enhance" is related to activities that add to or improve a State or tribal response program or increase the number of sites at which response actions are conducted under a State or tribal response program. States and Indian tribes may use Section 128(a) funds for activities that establish and enhance their response programs, even if their response programs address petroleum-contamination. The four statutory elements are: (a) Timely survey and inventory of brownfield sites in the State or in the tribal land. This element requires that States and tribes have a system to identify the universe of brownfield sites in their State or tribal land. EPA's goal in funding activities under this element is to enable the State or tribe to establish or enhance a system that will estimate the number, common locations, and the general characteristics of brownfields in their jurisdictions; (b) oversight and enforcement authorities or other mechanisms and resources. This element requires that State or tribal response programs have oversight and enforcement authorities or other mechanisms and resources that are adequate to ensure that a response action will protect human health and the environment and be conducted in accordance with applicable Federal and State law. In addition, this element requires State or tribal response programs have oversight and enforcement authorities or other mechanisms, and resources that are adequate to ensure the necessary response activities are completed if the person conducting the response activities, including operation and maintenance or long-term monitoring activities, fails to complete the activity; ©) mechanisms and resources to provide meaningful opportunities for public participation. This element requires that State and tribal response programs include mechanisms and resources for public participation, including public access to materials related to cleanup: prior notice and opportunity for public comment on cleanup plans and site activity; and a mechanism by which a person who is, or may be, affected by a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant at a brownfields site located in the community in which the person works or resides may request that a site assessment be conducted; (d) mechanisms for approval of a cleanup plan and verification and certification that cleanup is complete. States and Indian tribes must include, or be taking reasonable steps to include, mechanisms to approve cleanup plans in their response programs. In addition, States and Indian tribes must include, or be taking reasonable steps to include, in their response programs a requirement for verification by and certification or similar documentation from the State, the Indian tribe, or a licensed site professional to the person conducting a response action indicating that the response action is complete; (2) States and Indian tribes may use grant funding to capitalize an RLF for brownfields cleanup under CERCLA Section 104(k)(3). RLF funds may be used for loans or subgrants. Funding for RLFs under Section 128(a)(B)(I) is subject to the same statutory requirements and grant terms and conditions applicable to RLFs awarded under Section 104(k)(3). For example, States and tribes cannot use grant funds for administrative costs relating to the RLF, and a prohibition on using RLF loans or subgrants for response costs at a site for which the recipient may be potentially liable under Section 107 of CERCLA. Other prohibitions contained in CERCLA Section 104(k)(4), also apply. However, Section 128(a) funds used to capitalize a Brownfields RLF may be used at brownfields sites contaminated by petroleum to the extent allowed under CERCLA Section 104(k)(3); (3) States and tribes may purchase environmental insurance or develop a risk-sharing pool, indemnity pool, or insurance mechanism to provide financing for response actions under a state or tribal response program; (4) section 128(a) funding can be used to establish and maintain the required public record. States and tribes can use Section 128(a) funding to make information on sites in their response programs available to the public on the Internet or other means that ensures that the information is readily accessible to the public. For example, the Agency will fund state and tribal efforts to include detailed location information in the public record such as the street address and latitude and longitude information for each site. EPA encourages States and Indian tribes to maintain public record information including data on institutional controls on a long-term basis for sites at which a response action has been completed. Section 128(a) funds may be used for this purpose; (5) States and tribes may use Section 128(a) funding to develop legislation, regulations, procedures, guidance, etc., that would establish or enhance the administrative and legal structure of their response programs. State and tribal costs for complying with reporting requirements are also an eligible expense under the Section 128(a) grant; (6) States and tribes may use Section 128(a) funds for other activities that improve State or tribal capacity to increase the number of sites at which response actions are conducted under the State or tribal response program. This may include site-specific related activities such as conducting assessments at selected brownfields sites. The costs of conducting site assessments at petroleum contaminated brownfield sites, as defined at CERCLA Section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II), are eligible and allowable if the activity is included in the work plan negotiated between the EPA regional office and the State or Indian tribe. Section 128(a) funds cannot be used for assessments at sites that do not meet the definition of a brownfields site at CERCLA 101(39). However, costs incurred for oversight of cleanups at other than brownfields sites may be eligible and allowable costs if such activities are included in the State's or Indian tribe's work plan; and (7) Funding for auditing completed site cleanups can be used in states that use licensed site professionals to verify that sites have been properly cleaned up under Section 128(a).

Applicant Eligibility: States (as defined in CERCLA Section 101(27) and Indian tribes (as defined in CERCLA Section 101(36) are eligible for funding under Section 128(a). To be eligible to receive funding under CERCLA Section 128(a), a State or Indian tribe must demonstrate that its response program includes, or is taking reasonable steps to include, the four elements of a response program. States or Indian tribes that are parties to voluntary response program memoranda of agreement (MOAs) are automatically eligible for Section 128(a) funding. Additionally, States and Indian tribes, including those with MOAs, must maintain and make available to the public a record of sites at which response actions have been completed in the previous year and are planned to be addressed in the upcoming year in order to qualify for Section 128(a) funding.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: EPA Regional Brownfield Coordinators.

Headquarters Office: Director, Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, OSWER, EPA, Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: (202) 566-2777. Web Site: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Program development activities to establish the four elements of a State or tribal response program, including conducting an inventory of brownfields sites; developing or enhancing oversight and enforcement mechanisms; establishing mechanisms to approve cleanup plans; and providing opportunities and resources for public involvement. Establishing and maintaining a public record of sites, including making information available on the Internet and maintaining and monitoring institutional controls; capitalizing an RLF for brownfields cleanup; purchasing environmental insurance; developing legislation, regulations, procedures, and guidance that would establish or enhance the administrative and legal structure of their response programs; and undertaking-site specific related activities, such as conducting assessments at selected brownfields sites and auditing completed site cleanups in states that administer a licensed site professional program.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

93.123 HEALTH PROFESSIONS PREGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR INDIANS

FEDERAL AGENCY: INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

OBJECTIVES: To provide scholarships to American Indians and Alaska Natives for the purpose of completing pre-graduate education leading to a baccalaureate degree only in the following areas: (1) Pre-Medicine: priority as follows: senior, junior, sophomore, freshman; (2) Pre-dentistry: priority as follows: senior, junior, sophomore, freshman.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Scholarship awards are limited to persons of American Indian or Alaska Native descent. Support is limited to 4 years of full-time education, or part-time equivalent for a maximum of 8 years.

Applicant Eligibility: Individuals of American Indian or Alaska Native descent, who have successfully completed high school education or high school equivalency, and have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled in an accredited pre-graduate program in a pre-medicine or pre-dentistry curriculum.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.

Headquarters Office: Program Contact: IHS Scholarship Program, Indian Health Service, 801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 120, Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone: (301) 443-6197. Grants Management Contact: Grants Management Officer, Grants Management Branch; Division of Acquisition and Grants Management, Indian Health Service, 801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 120, Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone: (301) 443-0243. Use the same numbers for FTS.

Web Site Address: http://www.ihs.gov.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Scholarships may be awarded for any of the following career categories (or the equivalent): (1) Premedicine; (2) preoptometry; (3) predentistry; or (4) preosteopathy. The priority categories are premedicine (priority as follows: senior, junior, sophomore, freshman) and predentistry (priority as follows: senior, junior, sophomore, freshman).

93.237 SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAM FOR INDIANS DIABETES PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROJECTS (INDIAN HEALTH)

FEDERAL AGENCY: INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

OBJECTIVES: To promote improved health care among American Indians/Alaska Natives through special diabetes prevention and treatment services projects with objectives and priorities determined at the local level.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: To fund primary, secondary, and tertiary diabetic prevention and treatment and related data collection. The award amount will include both direct and indirect costs. Grant funds may not be used for any other purpose. Funding may not be used as matching funds for other Federal programs.

Applicant Eligibility: The Public Health Service Act, as amended, states that the following groups are eligible to apply for grants: Indian Health Service (IHS) entities: Indian tribes or tribal organizations who operate an Indian Health program. This includes program under a contract, grant, cooperative agreement or compact with the IHS under the Indian Self-Determination Act; and Urban Indian organizations that operate an urban Indian Health program. This includes programs under a grant or contract with the IHS under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.

Headquarters Office: Program Contact: Director, Diabetes Program, Indian Health Service, 5300 Homestead Road, NE., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110. Telephone: (505) 248-4182. Fax: (505) 248-4188. Grant Management contact: Grants Management Officer, Grants Management Branch, Division of Acquisition and Grants Management, Indian Health Service, 801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 120, Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone: (301) 443-5204. Fax: (301) 443-9602. Web Site Address: http://www.ihs.gov.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Examples include primary prevention efforts to prevent the onset of diabetes in people at risk for the disease and have not been diagnosed with diabetes (such as diet and exercise programs); or secondary prevention efforts to prevent complications of diabetes such as kidney disease, eye disease, heart disease, and amputations in patients diagnosed with diabetes; and tertiary prevention efforts to prevent or delay morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes already having complications from the disease.

93.587 PROMOTE THE SURVIVAL AND CONTINUING VITALITY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES

FEDERAL AGENCY: ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

OBJECTIVES: To provide financial assistance to eligible applicants for the purpose of assisting Native Americans in assuring the survival and continuing vitality of their languages. Grants are provided under the following two categories: Category I Planning Grants are limited to 12 months and are used to conduct the assessment and planning needed to identify the current status of the Native American language(s) to be addressed and to establish community long-range language goals; Category II Design and/or Implementation Grants are limited to 36 months and allow communities to design and/or implement a language program or programs that will contribute to the achievement of the community's long-range language goal(s), and to accommodate where the Tribe or community is in its long-term language goals continuum.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Funds may be used for language preservation and enhancement.

Applicant Eligibility: The following organizations are eligible to apply; Federally-recognized Indian tribes (as listed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in an October 21, 1993 Federal Register notice); Incorporated Non-Federally recognized Indian tribes; Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANSCA) and/or nonprofit village consortia; Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Associations with village specific projects; Nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village specific projects; Incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based Indian organizations; Urban Indian Centers: Public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians; National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native American organizations with Native American community-specific objectives; Public and nonprofit private agencies serving native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (The populations served may be located on these islands or in the United States.); and Tribally Controlled Community Colleges, Tribally Controlled Post Secondary Vocational Institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands which serves Native American Pacific Islanders.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.

Headquarters Office: Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Mail Stop HHH 348-F, Washington, DC 20447. Contact: Program Operations Division. Telephone: (202) 690-5787.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable.

93.887 HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES (RENOVATION OR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS)

FEDERAL AGENCY: HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

OBJECTIVES: To construct, renovate, expand, equip, or modernize health care facilities and other health care related facilities.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: All funds awarded should be expended solely for carrying out the approved projects in accordance with the provisions of the fiscal year 2003 Congressional Appropriations Bill, Public Law 108-7.

Applicant Eligibility: Eligible applicants include State and local governments, including their universities and colleges, quasi- governmental agencies, private universities and colleges, and private profit and nonprofit organizations that are specifically earmarked in the Congressional Appropriation Bill.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: None.

Headquarters Office: Program Contact: Director, Division of Facilities Compliance and Recovery, Office of Special Programs, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17C, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-5656. Grants Management. Contact: Grants Management Specialist, Division of Grants Management Operations, Health Resources and Services Administration, 4350 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814. Telephone: (301) 443-5906.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Construction of the Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation Institute at the University of Northern Colorado, Midwest Center for Rural Health at Union Hospital in Terra Haute, Indiana, and equipment for the Telemedicine Program at Magee Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

15.021 CONSOLIDATED TRIBAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM

FEDERAL AGENCY: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

OBJECTIVES: To promote Indian self determination and improve the quality of life in Tribal communities by providing greater flexibility in planning programs and meeting the needs of communities. This program allows Tribes to combine various programs and/or grants into one agreement. The simplified contracting procedures enhance program accountability by reducing paperwork and reporting requirements, and reduce Tribal administrative costs to allow for increased services under these contracts.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Funds from various Bureau programs, such as, Scholarships, Johnson O'Malley, Adult Education, and Job Placement and Training can be combined into a single consolidated contract.

Applicant Eligibility: Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Applications may be filed with the local Bureau of Indian Affairs agency or regional office as listed in your local telephone directory.

Headquarters Office: Chief, Division of Tribal Government Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 "C" Street, NW., MS-4660 MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: (202) 208-5097. Use the same number for FTS.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not available.

15.065 SAFETY OF DAMS ON INDIAN LANDS

FEDERAL AGENCY: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

OBJECTIVES: To improve the structural integrity of dams on Indian lands.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Funds allow for the inspection and hazard classification of 116 dams under the responsibility of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and for modification construction necessary to correct identified deficiencies on the most unsafe dams. Financial awards are specific to a given site and awards are restricted to Indian tribes or tribal organizations affected by the projects.

Applicant Eligibility: Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and Native American Organizations authorized by Indian tribal governments to be benefitted by the award.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Applications may be filed with the local Bureau of Indian Affairs agency office as listed in your telephone directory.

Headquarters Office: Office of Trust Responsibilities, Division of Water and Land Resources, Branch of Irrigation, Power, and Safety of Dams, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS 4513 MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: (202) 208-5480.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Projects commonly encompass three phases of program work: conceptual design, involving engineering studies of construction alternatives; final design, including structural dam design and cost estimation; and construction repair, the physical rehabilitation of existing structures.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

20.906 HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (ETTAP)

FEDERAL AGENCY: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OBJECTIVES: To support Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) to achieve their principle mission; utilize the resources of HSIs to increase the ability of small and disadvantaged business enterprises (S/DBEs) to participate in transportation-related projects; and assist S/DBEs in obtaining information on DOT procurement opportunities and provide training and technical assistance to enhance DBEs and small business opportunity to successfully compete on DOT contracts and funded projects.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Financial assistance under this section may be used by educational institutions to design and carry out programs to encourage, promote and assist minority entrepreneurs and small businesses compete in transportation-related contracts, subcontracts and projects. Funds may also be used to develop educational programs designed to enhance DBEs' knowledge of the transportation field, and thus increasing their capabilities to successfully compete in transportation-related contracts. In addition, this project will attract more of the Nation's young talent into transportation-related careers by providing through their academic course studies and practical experience through internships.

Applicant Eligibility: Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) are accredited and degree-granting public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education with at least 25 percent of total undergraduate Hispanic full-time student enrollment.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.

Headquarters Office: Department of Transportation, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, S-40, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 9414, Washington, DC 20590. Att: Minority Educational Executive, telephone: (800) 532-1169, or (202)366-2852. E-mail: Patricia Martin@ost.dot.gov.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Cooperative Agreements will have five major activities including: establish an internet use and access capability; train and provide technical assistance to small, disadvantaged and women-owned business entrepreneurs in the areas and access of Electronic Commerce (EC), application of electronic communication technology, status of the Federal implementation of EC; provide funding for transportation related student internships to support the outreach and training activities; provide information dissemination and outreach activities regarding the Presidential initiative to hire individuals off the welfare rolls and support the DOT Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program.

CHANGED TITLE PROGRAMS:

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

14.246 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT/BROWNSFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Program Title was changed on 06/10/03 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. This is in the Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas:FY2003 publication on page 97

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

66.461 WETLAND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Program Title was changed on 04/21/03 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. This is in the Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas:FY2003 publication on page 51.

66.812 TRIBAL HAZARDOUS WASTE GRANTS

Program Title was changed on 04/09/03 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. This is in the Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas:FY2003 publication on page 56.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

59.007 MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Program Title Change appears in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. This is in the Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas:FY2003 publication on page 137.

DELETED PROGRAMS:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

93.960 SPECIAL MINORITY INITIATIVES.

This program was deleted in the Catalog of Domestic Assistance 07/29/03. This is in the Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas:FY2003 publication on page 90.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

45.027 PROMOTION OF THE ARTS CHALLENGE AMERICA GRANTS

This programs budget authority expired and the program was deleted in the catalog of Domestic Assistance 07/24/03. This is in the Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas:FY2003 publication on page 133.

This update was produced September 4, 2003