FEDERAL AGENCY: OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY (I&L), DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Armed Services Procurement Act, 10 U.S.C. 2301; Small Business Act, 15 U.S. C. 631 et seq. OBJECTIVES: To enable small business concerns to be considered fairly as subcontractors and suppliers to contractors performing as prime contractors on Government procurement contracts; to encourage prime contractors to award subcontracts to firms in labor surplus areas.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Advisory Services and Counseling. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Assistance is provided to interested small business concerns in the identification and application of subcontracting opportunities from Defense prime contractors. Small Business Specialists, assigned to major Defense purchasing offices, are available to advise and counsel on obtaining such program opportunities. Since Defense prime contractors have complete responsibility in awarding subcontracts, assistance is restricted to the prime contractor's determination of eligibility in conformance with the requirements of the Armed Services Procurement Regulation.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Eligibility requirements for business concerns to participate as subcontractors are determined by prime contractors. All business concerns are eligible to participate in the advisory services and counseling available from small business specialists.

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

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: To obtain general assistance, contact the Small Business Specialist in the procuring office that buys the general class of items in which the small firm has subcontracting capabilities.

Award Procedure: As determined by prime contractors.
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: As may be required by prime contractor.

Audits: As may be required by the Armed Service Procurement Regulation relating to subcontracts.

Records: As may be required by prime contractor. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: Not applicable.

Obligations: Not separately identifiable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 934 prime Defense contractors reported their total subcontract awards to small business in fiscal year 1970. In fiscal year 1970, subcontract awards to small businesses totalled $4.3 billion. In fiscal year 1971, it is estimated that subcontract awards to small businesses will be $4 billion. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Armed Services Procurement Regulation (1969 Edition, Revised), Part 7; Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 32A; Defense Manpower Policy No. 4; "Selling to the Military" (no charge for single copies); "DOD Small Business and Labor Surplus Area Specialists" (no charge for single copies); "List of Defense Prime Contractors" (no charge for single copies).

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Small Business Specialists, who are located at each major procuring activity in the Military Departments and the Defense Supply Agency, should be the first point of contact. Names and addresses of these specialists are contained in the Small Business and Labor Surplus Area Specialists directory. Headquarters Office: Director, Small Business and Economic Utilization Policy, Room 3D777, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301. Telephone: (202) 697-9383.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.601, Contracting with Labor Surplus Area Concerns; 12.602, Small Business Prime Contracting; 11.800, Minority Business Enterprise - Coordination and Technical Assistance; 39.001, Business Services; 59.006, Minority Business Development; 59.009, Procurement Assistance to Small Businesses.

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FEDERAL AGENCY: SECRETARIES OF MILITARY DEPART

MENTS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: 10 U.S.C. 2572; 10 U.S.C. 7308; 10 U.S.C. 7545. OBJECTIVES: To donate or lend material, surplus to the needs of DOD, to veterans' organizations, soldiers' monument associations, state museums, incorporated museums, and incorporated municipalities.

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

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Donation or loan of captured,

condemned, obsolete, or historical items including combat materials, books, manuscripts, works of art, drawings, plans, models and vessels. Disposition will be made after such demilitarization as may prescribed by the Defense Demilitarization Manual (DOD 4160.21M-1) and the Defense Disposal Manual (DOD 4160.21M, Part 3, Chapter III, Paragraph O). Determination of the quantity to be loaned will be made by the individual Secretaries of the Military Departments. Items are to be used for historical, ceremonial or display purposes only. Each donee must certify that the property requested is for the donee's use and, when no longer required by the donee, disposition instruction will be requested from the original donating activity. With respect to vessels, the donee must not, without written consent of the Department of the Navy, use the vessel for other than as stated in the application, or destroy, transfer or otherwise dispose of the vessel. Cost of packing and handling incident to the donation will be paid before release of the property.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Veterans organizations recognized by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) and who do not appear on the list of subversive organizations designated by the Attorney General as subversive, pursuant to Executive Order 10450 (DD Form 98, Armed Forces Security Questionnaire). Currently there is a list of veterans' organizations eligible for donations in the Defense Disposal Manual (DOD 4160.21M); museums operated and maintained for education purposes only and are tax-exempt; incorporated municipalities; the Department of the Navy donates or loans additional types of condemned or obsolete material to state, territory, commonwealth or possessions of the United States, political subdivisions of municipal incorporations thereof, the District of Columbia and to nonprofit organizations operated and maintained for educational purposes only.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility. Credentials/Documentation: As prescribed by the donating or loaning Military department.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: Veterans' organizations must obtain written approval for a donation or loan from Headquarter's of their association and must submit a copy of the approval with their application. When material of possible historical interest is being donated, prior approval will be obtained from the

appropriate military curator. With regard to vessels, the applicant must locate a vessel in a donable status before submitting an application.

Application Procedure: Application for and approval of donations or loans will be made to and by the Secretary of the Military Department which has control of the desired items in accordance with prescribed procedures. Requests for donations must be accompanied by a statement of "Assurance of Compliance with Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964," as amended, and as worded in Part 3, Chapter III, Attachment 16 of the Defense Disposal Manual (DOD 4160.21M). Donation of material under 10 U.S.C. 7308 and 10 U.S.C. 7545 require referral to Congress. Award Procedure: See application procedure.

Deadlines: Requests must be received before items are reported for sale.

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: Except for items of uniform, when the property is no longer required by the donee, disposition instructions must be required from the original donating activity. Additional requirements may be required by the donating/loaning department.

Audits: As prescribed by donating/loaning department. Records: As prescribed by donating/loaning department. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: Not applicable.

Obligations: (Inventory value of property donated) FY 70 $3,549,126; FY 71 est not yet available; and FY 72 est not yet available.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1970, the inventory value of property donated was $3,549,126. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: "Defense Disposal Manual" (DOD 4160.21M, Part 3, Chapter III, paragraph O and attachments 12 and 16). INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Nearest military installation for general information on the subject. Requests which cannot be handled at local level should be referred to the appropriate departmental headquarters.

Headquarters Office: Appropriate Military Department, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.308, Civil Defense Federal Surplus Personal Property Donations; 12.322, Civil Defense - Loans of Excess Federal Personal Property; 13.606, Surplus Property Utilization; 39.003, Donation of Federal Surplus Personal Property; 39.007, Sale of Federal Surplus Personal Property.

FEDERAL AGENCY: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

AUTHORIZATION: Public Health Service Act, as amended, sections 301 and 311;42 U.S.C. 246; Public Law 91-173, Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, section 502a; Public Law 91-596, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, section 20a(1). OBJECTIVES: This activity provides grants for research programs in occupational health problems in line with the mission of eliminating or controlling any factor in the work environment which is deleterious to the health of the workers and of promoting good health and preventing illness.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The grant funds are available for the allowable direct cost expenditure incident to research performance plus allocable portions of allowable indirect costs of the institutions, in accordance with the established policies of the Public Health Service. Full support (no matching required) is provided for research.

Grants cannot be awarded to a profitmaking organization. Full information on restrictions is contained in "Public Health Service Grants for Research Projects," available on request. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Any public or private nonprofitmaking institution or agency involved in conducting research germane to this mission.

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

Application Procedure: Made in the form of an application (PHS
Form 398 Rev. 2-69) to the National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health. (Office listed below).
Award Procedure: Not applicable.
Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Applications are reviewed
according to the following schedule: applications received by June
1, reviewed by November 1; received by October 1, reviewed by
March 1; received by February 1, reviewed by June 1.
Appeals: No appeals procedure as such. Resubmit application
according to above schedule.

Renewals: Applications for renewal (PHS 398) must be submitted in accordance with the deadline dates and instructions attached to

the form. This application will be reviewed in the same manner as a new application and will compete for available funds with other applications.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: 1 to 7 years (renewable). POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Report of expenditures (annual): interim progress report (annual); terminal progress report (6 months after end of project); invention report; invention statement (annual).

Audits: PHS Grants are subject to inspection and audit by representatives of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Records: The financial records, including all documents to support entries on the accounting records and to substantiate charges to each grant, must be kept readily available for examination by personnel authorized to examine Public Health Service grant accounts in an institution. All such records must be maintained for 5 years after the end of each budget period and if questions still remain, such as those raised as a result of audit, related records should be retained until the matter is completely resolved. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 09-20-0343-0-1-653.

Obligations: (Grants) FY 70 $2,233,417; FY 71 est $2,423,000; and FY 72 est $3,000,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $5,000 to $100,000; $35,000.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1970, 63 applications for research grants were funded.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 42 CFR 52. "Public Health Service Grants for Research Projects." INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: HEW regional offices (see appendix for listing).

Headquarters Office: Grants Program Officer, Bureau of Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1014 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Telephone: (513) 689-2679.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 15.300, Coal Mine Health and Safety Grants; 15.303, Mineral Research Grants and Contracts; 15.306, Mine Health and Safety Research Grants and Contracts; 17.307, Occupational Safety and Health.

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FEDERAL AGENCY: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

AUTHORIZATION: Public Health Service Act, as amended, sections 301 and 311; 42 U.S.C. 242D and G; Public Law 91-173, Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, section 502(a); Public Law 91-596, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, section 21. OBJECTIVES: For training programs to be conducted in occupational health problems and solution techniques to develop specialized professional personnel.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: For the allowable direct cost expenditures incident to the program, plus the allocable portion of allowable indirect cost of the institution, determined by Public Health Service policy on training programs. Amounts of stipends and other details are in accordance with Public Health Service policy.

It cannot be awarded to a profitmaking organization. Full restrictions are contained in "Grants for Training Projects - Policy Statement" PHS pamphlet, available on request. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Any public or private nonprofitmaking institution or agency. Individuals to be trained could include state and local health agency personnel, sanitarians, and other professionals. They would apply directly to the grantee. Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility. Credentials/Documentation: None unless requested. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: Made in the form of an application (PHS Form 2499-1 Rev. 12-65) to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. (Office listed below). Award Procedure: Award is made by the Bureau after review has been made by the Study Section in the Bureau. Notice of award is communicated to the applicant by letter.

Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Applications are reviewed according to the following schedule: applications received by June 1, reviewed by November 1; received by October 1, reviewed by March 1; received by February 1, reviewed by June 1. Appeals: No appeals procedure as such. Resubmit application according to above schedule.

Renewals: Application for renewal must be submitted in accordance

with the deadline dates and instructions attached to the form. This application will be reviewed in the same manner as a new application and will compete for available funds with other applications.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: From 3 to 5 years (renewable).

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: "Statement of Appointment of Trainee," (annual); "Report of Expenditures," (annual); "Interim Progress Report," (annual); "Terminal Progress Report," (90 days after the terminal date of the project); "Invention Report," "Invention Statement," (annual).

Audits: PHS grants are subject to inspection and audit by representatives of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Records: The financial records, including all documents to support entries on the accounting records and to substantiate charges to each grant, must be kept readily available for examination by personnel authorized to examine PHS grant accounts in an institution. All such records should be retained until the matter is completely resolved.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 09-20-0343-0-1-653.

Obligations: (Grants) FY 70 $637,716; FY 71 est $1,427,000; and FY 72 est $1,900,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $10,000 to $101,000; $50,000.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1970, 14 grants were funded and 41 trainees received support.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: "Public Health
Service Grants for Research Projects."
INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: HEW regional offices (see appendix for listing).

Headquarters Office: Grants Program Officer, Bureau of Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1014 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Telephone: (513) 684-2679.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 15.300, Coal Mine Health and Safety Grants; 15.305, Mine Health and Safety Education and Training; 17.307, Occupational Safety and Health.

FEDERAL AGENCY: BUREAU OF RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE AUTHORIZATION: Public Health Service Act, as amended, especially sections 301 and 311; Public Law 89-749; Radiation Control for Health Safety Act of 1968, Public Law 90-602; 42 U.S.C. 241, 243, 264.

OBJECTIVES: Grants for research in projects that will contribute to determination of the extent and character of the radiation problem, mechanisms by which radiation produces damage in human beings, improvements of present techniques involving radioactivity, and dose-disease relationships. The objective of the program is to explore ionizing and non-ionizing radiation hazards and reduce the resultant risk to health.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The grant funds are available for the allowable direct-cost expenditures incident to research performance plus allocable portions of allowable indirect costs of the institutions, in accordance with the established policies of the Public Health Service. Full support (no matching required) is provided for research.

Grants cannot be awarded to a profit-making organization. Full information on restrictions is contained in "Public Health Service Grants for Research Projects Policy Statement," available on request.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Any public or private nonprofitmaking institution, individual or agency involved in conducting research germane to radiological health.

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

Application Procedure: Made in the form of an application (PHS Form 398 Rev. 2-69) to the Bureau of Radiological Health. Each application kit includes an instruction sheet for completing the application. Assistance is also available from the Research Grants program officer of the Bureau upon request.

Award Procedure: Grants are made on the basis of a dual review of an investigator-prepared application. The reviews are made by peer groups: The first by a study section for scientific merit; the second by an advisory council for program relevance and consonance with public policy. Final approval of these recommendations is made by the Bureau Director.

Deadlines: See below.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Applications are reviewed according to the following schedule: Applications received by June 1, reviewed by November 1; received by October 1, reviewed by March 1; received by February 1, reviewed by June 1. Appeals: No appeals procedure as such. Resubmit application according to above schedule.

Renewals: Applications for renewal (PHS 398) must be submitted in accordance with the deadline dates and instructions attached to the form. This application will be reviewed in the same manner as a new application and will compete for available funds with other

applications.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: 1 to 3 years (renewable). POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Report of Expenditures (annual); Interim Progress Report (annual); Terminal Progress Report (6 months after end of project); Invention Report; Invention Statement (annual). Audits: PHS grants are subject to inspection and audit by representatives of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Records: The financial records, including all documents to support entries on the accounting records and to substantiate charges to each grant, must be kept readily available for examination by personnel authorized to examine Public Health Service grant accounts in an institution. All such records must be maintained for 5 years after the end of each budget period, and if questions still remain, such as those raised as a result of audit, related records should be retained until the matter is completely resolved. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 09-20-0343-0-1-653.

Obligations: (Grants) FY 70 $1,741,000; FY 71 est $1,741,000; and FY 72 est $1,045,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Range: $3,000 to $150,000; Average: $25,000.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: A total of 69 research grants were made in fiscal year 1970 to institutions in 32 states and 5 foreign countries. These covered a broad range of scientific and technologic interests of importance in furthering the basic goal of reducing or eliminating all unnecessary human exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. The principal efforts were directed toward understanding and mitigating mechanisms of radiation damage, developing methodology for radiation exposure reduction in medical and dental practice, and in understanding fundamental radiation biological effects.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: "Public Health Service Grants for Research Projects," no charge; "Grants Activities Supported by the Environmental Control Administration," no charge.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Persons are encouraged to communicate with the Research Grants Officer of the Bureau of Radiological Health or the HEW regional offices (see appendix for listing), Headquarters Office: Research Grants Officer, Bureau of Radiological Health, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Telephone: (301) 443-1856..

RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.310, Civil Defense Inspection, Maintenance and Calibration of Civil Defense Radiological Equipment; 12.317, Civil Defense - Radiological Equipment Donation; 13.013, Radiological Health Training Grants; 24.027, Radiation Control - Training Assistance and Advisory Counseling; 24.028, Radiological Emergency Assistance; 66.200, Radiation Research Grants; 66.201, Radiation Training Grants.