APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: State or local government officials should consult the nearest District Engineer regarding specific problems and the possibility of remedial action under this program. Intent to file application must be coordinated with Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-95.

Application Procedure: Formal letter to District Engineer from a prospective sponsoring agency indicating clear intent to provide all required local participation.

Award Procedure: The Chief of Engineers approves an individual project upon the basis of a comprehensive investigation and report by the District Engineer.

Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Local cost participation requirements and procedures for determining the local share of project cost are similar to those for flood control projects specifically authorized by Congress under regular authorization procedures.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: A semiannual report is submitted to the District Engineer covering inspections, maintenance, and current project status. Audits: Not applicable.

Records: As necessary to show past project conditions and local actions.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 08-10-3122-0-1-401.

Obligations: (Salaries and expenses; design and construction) FY 70 $358,000; FY 71 est $656,000; and FY 72 est $550,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Projects: $25,000 to $100,000; $40,000.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Flood control projects at 11 locations are being constructed in fiscal year 1971. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Information regarding this program available from nearest District Engineer. INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: See appendix for listing of District Engineers.

Headquarters Office: Director of Civil Works, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C. 20314. Telephone: (202) 693-7290.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.102, Flood Control Works and Federally Authorized Coastal Protection Works, Rehabilitation; 12.106, Flood Control Projects.

FEDERAL AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Section 3 of the 1945 River and Harbor Act; 33 U.S.C. 603a.

OBJECTIVES: Channel improvement for purpose of navigation. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Provision of Specialized Services. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Each project selected must be engineeringly feasible, complete within itself, and economically justified. The non-Federal interest involved must provide all lands, easements and rights-of-way for construction of the project and bear the costs of necessary annual maintenance until such time as the location may become a part of a specifically authorized project.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: States, political subdivisions of State or other responsible local agencies established under State law able to undertake necessary legal and financial responsibilities. Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility. Credentials/Documentation: Applicant must furnish evidence of legal authorization, financial capability and willingness to provide all necessary local cooperation.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: State or local government officials

should consult nearest District Engineer regarding problems and possibility of consideration under the existing authorities. Application Procedure: Formal letter to District Engineer from a prospective sponsoring agency indicating clear intent to provide all required local participation.

Award Procedure: The Chief of Engineers makes final decision to

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 08-10-3123-0-1-401.

Obligations: (Salaries and expenses; design and construction) FY 70 $102,727; FY 71 est $200,000; and FY 72 est $200,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Projects: $20,000 to $100,000; $50,000.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Six (6) projects were completed in fiscal year 1970.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Information describing this program available from nearest District Engineer. INFORMATION CONTACT:

Regional or Local Office: See appendix for listing of District Engineers.

Headquarters Office: Director of Civil Works, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C. 20314. Telephone: (202) 693-7290.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.107, Navigation Projects.

FEDERAL AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF SUPPORT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

AUTHORIZATION: Act of August 27, 1954; Public Law 83-675; 66 Stat. 880.

OBJECTIVES: To provide a plot in a national cemetary for erection of a memorial to an active-duty decedent when body is not recovered.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Sale, Exchange, or Donation of Property and Goods.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Plot will be assigned only if decedent died while on active duty, and remains must be unrecoverable.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Must be close relative of the deceased (spouse, child, parent, brother, sister).

Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility.
Credentials/Documentation: None.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: Next of kin should communicate with the
superintendent of the national cemetery in which plot is desired.
Furnish name of decedent, rank, serial number, date and place of
entry into the service and date and place of death.
Award Procedure: Erection of memorial markers at private expense
is permitted only in those national cemeteries where private
monuments may be erected. New sections established in existing
national cemeteries after 1 January 1947 and new national
cemeteries established after 1 January 1947 permit only the
erection of government furnished headstones or markers.
Deadlines: Lifetime of close relatives.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 60 to 90 days.
Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: None.

Audits: None.

Records: Official records of plots are maintained at individual cemeteries.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 08-05-1805-0-1-809.

Obligations: None. Values not assigned to plots.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Placement of memorial markers at private expense in national cemeteries where erection of private monuments and markers is permitted is still authorized pursuant to provisions of Act of August 27, 1954 (Public Law 83-675, 66 Stat. 880). However, since the passage of Public Law 85-644, 85th Congress, approved August 14, 1958, the number of memorial markers erected at private expense in national cemeteries has been low. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Following leaflets are available at the Headquarters Office (no charge): "List of National Cemetery Installations Having Available Grave Space"; "Information and Specifications Regarding Erection of Private Monuments in National Cemeteries."

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: National Cemetery Supervising Offices are located at: Defense Personnel Service Center, 2800 S. 20th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101; Atlanta Army Depot, P.O. Box 1068, Atlanta, Georgia 30050; Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California 95330; Defense Construction Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio 43215; Military District of Washington, Washington, D.C. 20315.

Headquarters Office: Cemetery Branch, Memorial Division, Office of the Chief of Support Services, Department of the Army, Tempo "A", 2nd and T Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20315. Telephone: (202) 693-0381.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.201, National Cemeteries; 12.202, Procurement of Headstones and Markers; 64.101, Burial Allowance for Veterans.

FEDERAL AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF SUPPORT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

AUTHORIZATION: 24 U.S.C.

OBJECTIVES: To provide for interment in national cemeteries of all members or former members of the Armed Forces of the United States whose last service terminated honorably, and certain classes of eligible dependents.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Provision of specialized services. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: For burial of eligible members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the Reserve components, and certain commissioned officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and of the Public Health Service. The spouse and minor children of an eligible service member and the unmarried adult children, if they are incapable of self-support because of physical or mental disability, are also eligible. Persons not entitled to interment in any national cemetery include the father, mother, brother, sister, or in-law by reason of relationship to an eligible service person. Also, a nonservice-connected person who has been divorced from a service-connected spouse or has remarried after the death of that spouse is not eligible for burial on the basis of the service of the latter.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: To be eligible for burial in a national cemetery the service connected person's last service must have terminated honorably. Commissioned officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey must have been: Assigned to an area of immediate hazard, serving in the public interest on December 7, 1941, or actually

transferred to the Department of Army or Department of Navy under provisions of the Act of May 22, 1917 (40 Stat. 87; 33 U.S.C. 855). Commissioned Officers of the PHS must have been detailed for duty with the Army or Navy during World War I pursuant to the Act of July 1, 1902 (32 Stat. 712, 713), as amended, and Executive Order 2571, April 3, 1871. Beneficiary Eligibility: Unremarried widows, spouses, the minor children, and physically or mentally incapacitated adult children of service-connected persons who have previously been buried in a national cemetery or will agree to their eventual burial in a national cemetery.

Credentials/Documentation: None. A copy of the discharge from the last active service is an aid to obtaining authorization for burial. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: The person responsible for funeral arrangements (next of kin or funeral director) should communicate as soon as possible with the superintendent of the national cemetery in which interment is desired, furnishing the name of person upon whose military service request for burial is predicated, together with rank, serial number, date and place of entry into and separation from last period of active service, date and place of birth and date of death.

Award Procedure: After eligibility for interment in a national cemetery has been established, the next of kin and/or funeral director acting with the national cemetery superintendent will make arrangements as to time and date of interment of deceased in the cemetery. Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: None.

Audits: None.

Records: Official records of interments are maintained at the individual cemeteries.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 08-05-1805-0-1-809.

Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) FY 70 $7,849,000; FY 71 est $9,346,000; and FY 72 est $11,936,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: During fiscal year 1970, 38,029 interments were made in the Department of the Army National Cemeteries. It is estimated that interments during fiscal year 1971 will total 37,725. As of 1 February 1971 there were 85 national cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army. Of this number 46 cemeteries had available grave space for future interments other than those in previously reserved gravesites and second interments in existing graves under the single gravesite policy now in effect at all Department of Army national cemeteries.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: The following leaflets are available at Headquarters Office at no charge: "Interments in National Cemeteries"; "List of National Cemetery Installations Having Available Grave Space"; "Information and Specifications Regarding Erection of Private Monuments in National Cemeteries"; "Historical Background - Arlington National Cemetery"; "The Unknowns of World War I, II and Korea in Arlington National Cemetery." Gravesite locator maps and historical and informational leaflets are available or being written for many of the Department of Army national cemeteries. INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: National Cemetery Supervising Offices are located at: Defense Personnel Support Center, 2800 S. 20th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101; Atlanta Army Depot, P.O. Box 1068, Atlanta, Georgia 30050; Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California 95330; Defense Construction Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio 43215; Military District of Washington, Washington, D.C. 20315; Commanding General, U.S. Army, Alaska, APO, Seattle, Washington 98749.

Headquarters Office: Cemetery Branch, Memorial Division, Office of the Chief of Support Services, Department of the Army, Tempo "A" Building, 2nd and T Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20315. Telephone: (202) 693-0381.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.200, Memorial Plots in National Cemeteries; 12.202, Procurement of Headstones and Markers; 64.101, Burial Allowance for Veterans.

FEDERAL AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF SUPPORT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

AUTHORIZATION: 24 U.S.C. 279a-3; 62 Stat. 1215, as amended. OBJECTIVES: To provide headstones and markers for all unmarked graves in national and post cemeteries and, upon receipt of application, for the unmarked graves of eligible veterans interred in private cemeteries. Also to furnish memorial headstones or markers for nonrecovered or unidentified remains, or those buried at sea.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Provision of Specialized Services. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Includes procurement of government-type headstones and markers, authorized inscription, and costs of shipment to destination. Also, erection and maintenance costs in national and post cemeteries, and replacements when stones and markers are no longer serviceable, if they constitute a hazard, or if inscriptions are illegible. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Any person who will accept responsibility for receiving and erecting a headstone or marker may apply for one. Approval of the application is subject to determination that such headstone or marker is to be placed at the unmarked grave of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who died in service or whose last discharge was honorable. An applicant for a memorial headstone or marker must be a close relative of the deceased (spouse, child, parent, grandparent, brother or sister). Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility. Credentials/Documentation: "Reports of Interment" (DA Form 2122); "Application for Headstone or Marker" (DD Form 1330). APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: Applicant should coordinate with someone in charge of the cemetery on the type of headstone or marker chosen.

Application Procedure: Applicant completes the DD Form 1330, "Application for Headstone or Marker," in accordance with instructions provided and mails it to the Chief of Support Services, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Attention: Memorial

Division, Washington, D.C. 20315. Application forms are available at the Headquarters Office. Award Procedure: Not applicable.

Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Not applicable.

Audits: Not applicable.

Records: Records of all headstones and markers furnished and all applications received are maintained in the headquarters office. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 08-05-1805-0-1-809.

Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) FY 70 $5,817,000; FY 71 est $6,458,000; and FY 72 est $7,109,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1970, 200,445 headstones and markers were procured. In fiscal year 1971, it is estimated that 210,000 headstones and markers will be procured. REGULATIONS, GUILDEINES, AND LITERATURE: DD Form 1330, "Application for Headstone or Marker," contains general information on the program, instructions for completing the form, and illustrations of the types of headstones and markers furnished. Available at the headquarters office at no charge. INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: None.

Headquarters Office: Headstone Branch, Memorial Division, Office of the Chief of Support Services, Department of the Army, Tempo "A" Building, 2nd and T Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20315. Telephone: (202) 693-0381.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.200, Memorial Plots in National Cemeteries; 12.201, National Cemeteries; 64.101, Burial Allowance for Veterans.

FEDERAL AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended, Subsection 201(e); Public Law 81-920; 50 U.S.C. App. 2281(e). OBJECTIVES: To develop capability of architectural and engineering professors to conduct courses in Nuclear Defense Designs.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Training.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Conduct of summer institutes in Nuclear Defense Design for professors of architecture and engineering.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Applicant must be a recognized faculty member in good standing from an accredited college or university teaching architecture or engineering.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility.

Credentials/Documentation: Statement certifying compliance with eligibility requirements.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:
Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: Letter application stating the educational
experience, background and other related data must be submitted
to the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
Award Procedure: Applications are reviewed by a mixed panel of
government and nongovernment (ASEE) persons. Those applicants
approved are then notified in writing.

Deadlines: March 1, 1972.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 15 to 30 days.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: None.

Audits: None.

Records: None.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 07-35-0604-0-1-051.

Obligations: (Training contracts) FY 70 $128,000; FY 71 est $105,000; and FY 72 est $155,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1970, 100 professors received training.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Pamphlet L41, "Professional Development Courses for Architects and Engineers" (no charge); "Nuclear Defense Design Brochure" (no charge). Literature may be obtained from local or State civil defense directors.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Interested and eligible architects and engineers are encouraged to communicate with their local or State civil defense directors. See appendix for OCD Regional Offices. Headquarters Office: Staff Director, Architectural and Engineering Development Division, Office of Civil Defense, Washington, D.C. 20310. Telephone: (202) 695-9533.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.301, Civil Defense - Architect/Engineer

Professional Development.

FEDERAL AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended, Subsection 201(e); Public Law 81-920; 50 U.S.C. App. 2281(e). OBJECTIVES: To develop capability of architects and engineers to incorporate fallout shelter protected areas into new design and construction projects.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Training.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Conduct of professional development courses in the fields of radiation shielding, protective construction and environmental engineering for architects and engineers.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Applicant for enrollment must possess bachelors degree or equivalent in architecture or engineering or possess a license to practice as professional engineer or architect. Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility. Credentials/Documentation: Statement certifying compliance with eligibility requirements.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: An application must be sent to OCD regional offices.

Application Procedure: Office of Civil Defense Form 1353, Application for Enrollment in Architect Engineer Courses, must be completed and submitted to appropriate Office of Civil Defense regional office.

Award Procedure: Applications are reviewed by Office of Civil Defense Regional Office personnel and applicants meeting the criteria are notified in writing of approval and of the scheduled classes.

Deadlines: Application must be received between September 15 and October 15 for fall semester courses, and between January 15 and February 15 for spring semester courses.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 15 to 30 days.

Appeals: An appeal can be made by formal letter to appropriate OCD regional office.

Renewals: Not applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: None.

Audits: None.

Records: None.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 07-35-0604-0-1-051.

Obligations: (Training contracts) FY 70 $410,000; FY 71 est $255,000; and FY 72 est $285,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1970, 1,248 architects-engineers received training.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Pamphlet L41, "Professional Development Courses for Architects and Engineers" (no charge). Literature may be obtained from local or State civil defense directors.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Interested and eligible architects and engineers are encouraged to communicate with their local or State civil defense directors. See appendix for OCD regional offices. Headquarters Office: Staff Director, Architectural and Engineering Development Division, Office of Civil Defense, Washington, D.C. 20310. Telephone: (202) 695-9533.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.300, Civil Defense - Architect/Engineer Faculty Development; 12.304, Civil Defense - Community Shelter Planning; 12.316, Civil Defense - Radiation Shielding Design and Advisory Services; 12.318, Civil Defense - Shelter Information.

FEDERAL AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, OFFICE OF
CIVIL DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION: Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended,
Subsection 201; Public Law 81-920; 50 U.S.C. App. 2281.
OBJECTIVES: Assist civil defense directors to improve their skills in
gaining public involvement and utilizing volunteers in all phases of
civil defense, especially emergency planning and operations.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Advisory Services and Counseling; Sale,
Exchange, or Donation of Property and Goods.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Available to civil defense directors and other government officials at all levels of government.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: All government and club leaders.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility.
Credentials/Documentation: None.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: Write to Community Service Office, Office of Civil Defense, Room 3C318, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20310.

Award Procedure: No formal procedure.

Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: None.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: As soon as possible.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: None.
Audits: None.

Records: None.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 07-35-0604-0-1-051.
Obligations: Not separately identifiable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1970, more than 160,000 publications were distributed to support the program. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: H11 "Community Action for Civil Defense"; H11A "Community Involvement in Civil Defense"; H11-5 "Community Action for Civil Defense"; Federal Civil Defense Guide, Part B, Chapter 2, Appendix 2 "Civil Defense Directors' Guide to Citizen Participation." Literature may be obtained from Regional civil defense offices at no charge.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Office of Civil Defense Regional Offices. See appendix.

Headquarters Office: Assistant Staff Director, Community Voluntary Services, Room 3D332, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20310. Telephone: (202) 695-9550.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.307, Civil Defense Exhibits; 13.213, Emergency Health - Civil Defense Medical Self-Help; 50.001, Continuity of Government and Management of Resources in Emergencies

FEDERAL AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended, Section 201; Public Law 81-920; 50 U.S.C. App. 2281. OBJECTIVES: Provide assistance to a local government in developing a plan for the best possible use by the public of fallout protection existing in local buildings.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants; Dissemination of Technical Information.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Funds and technical data are used to develop a plan telling people where shelters are. Also includes funds for publication and distribution of the plan. Contract based on reimbursable cost used to provide funds. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Local government (city or county) must have an OCD approved program paper.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility.
Credentials/Documentation: Program paper must be on file in the
OCD Regional Office. Executed civil rights assurance must be on
file.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: By formal letter to State civil defense director.

Award Procedure: The contracting office awards a contract after negotiation with the local government on the scope of work and expected costs. Notification of award must be made to the designated State Central Information Reception Agency (SF 240). Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 30 to 60 days.

Appeals: By formal letter to State civil defense director; thence to OCD Region.

Renewals: Not applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Project grant for actual costs to city, county or metropolitan area government in heavily populated areas approximately 100,000 or larger. In sparsely populated areas, federally funded technical assistance is provided through the State civil defense agency.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Usually 3 to 9 months. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Publish and distribute information to public, revise local government emergency operating plans, and develop procedures to increase local shelter inventory.

Audits: None.

Records: Expenditure records. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 07-35-0605-0-1-051.

Obligations: (Grants) FY 70 $2,900,612; FY 71 est $3,710,959; and FY 72 est $4,800,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: From only technical assistance to $300,000 for a major multi-county metropolitan

area.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 43 projects covering a population of 23,010,000 were initiated in fiscal year 1970. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: "Federal Civil

Defense Guide," part D, chapter 3 (no charge). Literature may be obtained from State civil defense directors.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Interested persons should contact the State civil defense director. See appendix.

Headquarters Office: Director, Shelter Operations Division, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Office of Civil Defense, Washington, D.C. 20310. Telephone: (202) 697-8246. RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.301, Civil Defense Architect/Engineer Professional Development; 12.312, Civil Defense National Fallout Shelter Survey; 12.318, Civil Defense - Shelter Information.