year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Audits are conducted in accordance with the requirements in 45 CFR, Parts 74 and 92. Records: Recipient must maintain information on children and families served, including income data to determine eligibility and data on services provided. Data should be kept for three years. Account Identification: 75-1537-0-1-506. Obligations: (Project Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $800,000,000; FY 10 est $200,000,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $100,000-$5,000,000; $300,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2009: The same as current. Fiscal Year 2010: Since 1965, Head Start has served more than 25 million children from low income families in 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Outer Pacific. The program has provided education, health, nutrition and social services to the target population. In fiscal year 2008, there were 1,604 grantees funded to provide Head Start services. We estimate in FY 2009 (and FY 2010) there will be 1,800 grantees. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Chapter XIII of Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations, including 45 CFR 1301 1311. These are available electronically at the following ACF website: http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Program%20Design%20and%20Management/ Head%20Start%20Requirements/Head%20Start%20Requirements Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. Region I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT): Louise Eldridge, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Boston Regional Office, JFK Building, Rm. 2000, 15 New Sudbury Street, Boston, MA 02203. Telephone: (617) 565-1150. Region II (NJ, NY, PI, VI): Carolyn B. Goode, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, New York Regional Office, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 4114, New York, NY 10278. Telephone: (212) 264-2890, ext. 173. Region III (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV): Nancy Elmore, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Philadelphia Regional Office, 150 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3499. Telephone: (215) 861-4048. Region IV (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN): Marsha Lawrence, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Atlanta Regional Office, Atlanta Federal Center, 61- Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 4M60, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909. Telephone: (404) 562-2841. Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI): Kay Willmoth, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Chicago Regional Office, 233 N. Michigan Ave. - Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60601. Telephone: (312) 353-7562. Region VI (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX): Susan Johnston, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Dallas Regional Office, 1301 Young Street, Room 914, Dallas, TX 75202. Telephone: (214) 767-8844. Region VII (IA, KS, MO, NE): Lynda Bitner, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Kansas City Regional Office, 601 East 12th Street, Rm. 276, Kansas City, MO 64106. Telephone: (816) 426-2275. Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY) Ross Weaver, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Denver Regional Office, 1961 Stout Street, Suite 924, Denver, CO 80294. Telephone: (303) 844-1106. Region IX (AZ, CA, HI, NV): Jan Len, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Region X (AK, ID, OR, WA): Nancy Hutchins, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Seattle Regional Office, 2201 Sixth Avenue, room 610 M/S RX-70, Seattle, WA 98121. Telephone: (206) 615-3661. Headquarters Office: Collen Rathgeb 1250 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20024 Email: colleen.rathgeb@acf.hhs.gov Phone: 202-205-7378 Website Address: http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb. RELATED PROGRAMS: 93.600 Head Start EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: (1) Full-Year and Full-Day Head Start Programs; (2) The degree to which the proposed project will meet the Head Start Program http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Program%20Design%20and%20Management/ Head%20Start%20Requirements/Head%20Start%20Requirements and other program objectives as specified in the program announcement. 93.709 ARRA - EARLY HEAD START EHS, Recovery Act FEDERAL AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services AUTHORIZATION: Head Start Act, as amended by the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, Public Law 110-134; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5. OBJECTIVES: This funding will provide economic stimulus to the nation while furthering the ACF mission to promote the development of infant and toddler age children. The objective of the Early Head Start program is to enhance the cognitive, social and emotional development of low-income children, including children on federally recognized reservations and children of migratory farm workers, through the provision of comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services and to involve parents in their childrens learning and to help parents make progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. Early Head Start also emphasizes the significant involvement of parents in the administration of their local Early Head Start programs. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: At least 90 percent of the enrollees in a program must be income eligible, i.e., from families whose income is below the poverty line, from families receiving public assistance, from homeless families or children in foster care. Up to 10 percent of the funding is for training and technical assistance grants and up to 3 percent is for monitoring the program. See above. Applicant Eligibility: Any government, federally-recognized Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit or for profit agency which meets the requirements may apply for a grant. However, application will be considered only when submitted in response to a specific announcement, published via the Internet at the following website address: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_hsb.html, which solicits proposals to establish new Head Start Programs. Grantee agencies may subcontract with other child-serving agencies to provide services to Head Start children. Beneficiary Eligibility: Credentials/Documentation: Nonprofit organizations must submit proof of nonprofit status. Applicable costs and administrative procedures will be determined in accordance with Part 74 and 92 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Applications will be considered only when submitted in response to a specific announcement, published online at Grants.gov or on the ACF website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_hsb.html, which solicits proposals to establish new Early Head Start Programs or increase enrollment in current programs. The standard application forms as furnished by DHHS must be used for this program. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Prepare and submit applications according to the instructions provided in the applicable ARRA Funding Opportunity Announcement which can be found online at Grants.gov or on the ACF website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_hsb.html. The Office of Head Start will provide each applicant agency with a completed check list form showing exactly which items must be completed by each applicant and delegate agency. Award Procedure: All funds are awarded directly to existing and/or new grantees. Funds for local Early Head Start programs, including a portion of training and technical assistance funds, are awarded by the Office of Head Start's Regional Offices. Funds for the following are awarded by the Central Office of Head Start: American Indian/Alaskan Native programs; Migrant and Seasonal programs; and some training and technical assistance efforts. Deadlines: May 08, 2009 to Jul 09, 2009 Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 90 to 120 days. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: Other - Not Specified. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Matching Requirements: Percent: 20.%. Head Start grantees are required to provide 20 percent of the total cost of the program, although this may be waived wholly or in part if certain conditions pertain. Matching share may be in cash or in-kind fairly evaluated. This program does not have MOE requirements. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Funds awarded under the authority of ARRA are available for obligation through September 30, 2010. Funds are released by monthly allowance on an Electronic Transfer System or by monthly check. Semiannual financial and annual program reports are required. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Funds are released by monthly allowance on an Electronic Transfer System or by monthly check. Semiannual financial and annual program reports are required. Reports: Semiannual financial and annual program reports are required. Funded grantees must submit quarterly reports required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. No cash reports are required. No progress reports are required. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Audits are conducted in accordance with the requirements in 45 CFR, Parts 74 and 92. Records: Grantee must maintain an accounting system adequate to meet the purposes of the grant. Requirements for records are found in 45 CFR, Part 74 and 92. Account Identification: PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: Since 1965, Head Start has served more than 25 million children from low income families in 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Outer Pacific. The program has provided education, health, nutrition and social services to the target population. In fiscal year 2008, there were 1,604 grantees funded to provide Head Start services. We estimate in FY 2009 (and FY 2010) there will be 1,800 grantees. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Chapter XIII of Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations, including 45 CFR 1301 1311. These are electronically at the following ACF website: http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Program%20Design%20and%20Management/ Head%20Start%20Requirements/Head%20Start%20Re Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. Region I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT): Louise Eldridge, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Boston Regional Office, JFK Building, Rm. 2000, 15 New Sudbury Street, Boston, MA 02203. Telephone: (617) 565-1150. Region II (NJ, NY, PI, VI): Carolyn B. Goode, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, New York Regional Office, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 4114, New York, NY 10278. Telephone: (212) 264-2890, ext. 173. Region III (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV): Nancy Elmore, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Philadelphia Regional Office, 150 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3499. Telephone: (215) 861-4048. Region IV (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN): Marsha Lawrence, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Atlanta Regional Office, Atlanta Federal Center, 61- Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 4M60, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909. Telephone: (404) 562-2841. Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI): Kay Willmoth, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Chicago Regional Office, 233 N. Michigan Ave. - Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60601. Telephone: (312) 353-7562. Region VI (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX): Susan Johnston, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Dallas Regional Office, 1301 Young Street, Room 914, Dallas, TX 75202. Telephone: (214) 767-8844. Region VII (IA, KS, MO, NE): Lynda Bitner, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Kansas City Regional Office, 601 East 12th Street, Rm. 276, Kansas City, MO 64106. Telephone: (816) 426-2275. Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY) Ross Weaver, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Denver Regional Office, 1961 Stout Street, Suite 924, Denver, CO 80294. Telephone: (303) 844-1106. Region IX (AZ, CA, HI, NV): Jan Len, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Region X (AK, ID, OR, WA): Nancy Hutchins, Regional Program Manager, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, Seattle Regional Office, 2201 Sixth Avenue, room 610 M/S RX-70, Seattle, WA 98121. Telephone: (206) 615-3661. Headquarters Office: Collen Rathgeb 1250 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20024 Email: colleen.rathgeb@acf.hhs.gov Phone: 202-205-7378 Website Address: http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb. RELATED PROGRAMS: 93.600 Head Start EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2009: (1) Full-Year and Full-Day Head Start Programs; (2) Full-Year and Part-Day Head Start Programs; and (3) Part-Year and Part-Day Head Start Programs. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: The degree to which the proposed project will meet the Head Start Program Performance Standards located on the ACF website: http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Program%20Design%20and%20Management/ Head%20Start%20Requirements/Head%20Start%20Requirements and other program objectives as specified in the program announcement. 93.710 ARRA - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT CSBG, Recovery Act. FEDERAL AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services AUTHORIZATION: Community Services Block Grant Act (CSBG Act), as amended by the Community Opportunities, Accountability, Training, and Educational Services Act of 1998, Public Law 105-285; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5. OBJECTIVES: This funding will provide economic stimulus to the nation while furthering the ACF mission to promote the economic and social well-being of children, youth, families and communities. Objectives are to provide assistance to States and local communities, working through a network of community action agencies and other neighborhood-based organizations, for the reduction of poverty, revitalization of low-income communities, and empowerment of low-income families and individuals in rural and urban areas to become fully self-sufficient (particularly families who are attempting to transition off a State program carried out under part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act). Additional objectives are (1) to provide services and activities having a measurable and potential major impact on causes of poverty in the community or those areas of the community where poverty is a particularly acute problem; (2) to provide activities designed to assist low-income participants, including the elderly poor, to: (a) secure and retain meaningful employment; (b) attain an adequate education; (c) make better use of available income; (d) obtain and maintain adequate housing and a suitable living environment; (e) obtain emergency assistance through loans or grants to meet immediate and urgent individual and family needs, including health services, nutritious food, housing, and employment-related assistance; (f) remove obstacles and solve problems which block the achievement of self-sufficiency; (g) achieve greater participation in the affairs of the community; and (h) make more effective use of other related programs; (3) to provide on an emergency basis for the provision of such supplies and services, nutritious food, and related services, as may be necessary to counteract conditions of starvation and malnutrition among the poor; and (4) to coordinate and establish linkages between governmental and other social services programs to assure the effective delivery of such services to low-income individuals. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Uses and restrictions for CSBG Recovery Act funds differ from the uses and restrictions that apply to allotments to States from regular CSBG annual appropriations with regard to use and percentage of funds retained by the States. As with regular CSBG grants, States receive CSBG Recovery Act funds to ameliorate the causes of poverty in communities. The block grant approach gives the States flexibility to tailor their programs to the particular services needs in their communities. States are required to pass through 99 percent of their Recovery Act allocations for grants to eligible entities, as defined in the CSBG Act and use the remaining one percent of funds for benefits enrollment coordination activities relating to the identification and enrollment of eligible individuals and families. See Above. Applicant Eligibility: The Secretary is authorized to make grants to States. This includes each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Island, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Secretary also provides assistance directly to the governing body of an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization upon application by the tribe. Only State-recognized tribes, as evidenced by a statement to that effect by the Governor, or tribds formally recognized by the Secretary of the Interior, under the procedure for such recognition in 25 CFR 54, are eligible to receive direct grants. Beneficiary Eligibility: States make grants to qualified locally-based nonprofit community anti-poverty agencies and other eligible entities which provide services to low-income individuals and families. The official poverty line, as established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is used as a criterion of eligibility in the Community Services Block Grant program. When a State determines that it serves the objectives of the block grant, it may revise the income limit, not to exceed 200 percent of the official poverty line. Credentials/Documentation: No Credentials or documentation are required. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Under the regularly-funded CSBG Program, each State desiring to receive an allotment for a fiscal year is required to submit an application to the Secretary of HHS. For Recovery Act funds, States will receive a separate allotment of funds based on the statutory formula. Within 30 days of receiving new grant allotments, each State must submit an application amendment outlining the intended use of Recovery Act funds, to include how the State will carry out the assurances in Section 676(b) of the CSBG Act. The application amendment must be a separate document from the original application and must contain assurances by the Chief Executive Officer of the State that the State will comply with the allowable uses of funds under Section 675C of the CSBG Act, with modifications to allowable uses specified in the Recovery Act. The application amendment must set forth the general purposes for which funds will be used, including a description of the State intended use for benefits enrollment coordination activities relating to the identification and enrollment of eligible individuals and families in Federal, State, and local benefit programs. The State also must describe how it will incorporate monitoring of Recovery Act funds into its regular monitoring of CSBG eligible entities. This includes descriptions of how the State will monitor restrictions on administrative expenses, eligible recipients, board requirements for community action agencies and other nonprofit organizations, fiscal control, monitoring, and Federal investigation provisions, coordination between antipoverty programs in each community and certain prohibitions on political activities. States also must include a description of how they plan to track CSBG funds from ARRA separately from CSBG funds provided through the regular FY 2009 and 2010 appropriations process. In addition, States must indicate how they plan to evaluate the effectiveness of ARRA CSBG funds, including tracking the number of jobs created. This program is excluded from coverage under 45 CFR Part 1050. Award Procedure: HHS determines the amount of funds to be allocated as block grants to each State in accordance with the formula set forth in the CSBG Act. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has the authority to apportion to HHS through the course of a year the Congressional appropriation for block grants. Consistent with OMB's apportionment of funds, HHS will assign allotments to the States through individual awards or a series of awards. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not Applicable. Appeals: Funds may be withheld from any State which does not utilize its allotment substantially in accordance with the provisions of the CSBG Act, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and the assurances provided in its application. This may be done only after adequate notice and an opportunity for a hearing conducted within the affected State. Renewals: Not Applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. This program has no matching requirements. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Formula grant awards will be made in FY 2009. Grant funds allotted to the State will be awarded in accordance with apportionment of funds from OMB. Amounts unobligated by the State at the end of a fiscal year remain available for obligation during the succeeding fiscal year. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Formula grant awards will be made in FY 2009. Reports: Funded grantees must submit quarterly reports required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. States must conduct financial and compliance audits of block grant funds annually in accordance with Section 678D of the CSBG Act. Records: States are required to keep records sufficient to permit preparation of the required reports and to permit tracking of funds to a level of expenditure adequate to ensure that funds have not been spent unlawfully. Account Identification: 75-1537-0-1-506 - TAFS: 75-0910-1537. Obligations: (Formula Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $985,000,000; FY 10 est $0 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: These funds were not available in FY 2008, therefore, there are no accomplishments to report. Fiscal Year 2009: $985,000,000 has already been awarded to states, territories and tribes. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 45 CFR Part 16, 45 CFR Part 74 and 45 CFR Part 96. All ARRA Standard None. Headquarters Office: Division of State Assistance, Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, District of Columbia 20201 Email: POC@DHS.GOV Phone: (202) 401-2333 Website Address: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/csbg/ RELATED PROGRAMS: 93.045 Special Programs for the Aging_Title III, Part C_Nutrition Services; 93.048 Special Programs for the Aging_Title IV_and Title II_Discretionary Projects; 93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance; 93.570 Community Services Block Grant_Discretionary Awards; 93.600 Head Start EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not Applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not Applicable. 93.711 ARRA STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES FUND SCF, Recovery Act. FEDERAL AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services AUTHORIZATION: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5. This funding will provide economic stimulus to the nation while furthering the ACF mission to promote the economic and social well-being of children, youth, families, and communities. The objectives of the Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF) are to (1) fund entities to provide training, technical assistance, and financial assistance to local faith-based and community organizations enabling them to more fully participate in economic recovery and (2) build the capacity of State, Local, and Tribal governments to provide outreach to faith-based and community-based organizations. The funding is used to build capacity of government and nonprofit organizations to partner with local faith-based and community-based organizations, with a focus on expanding economic recovery efforts, increasing community access to public benefits (including ARRA benefits), and helping low- and moderate-income people secure and retain employment. SCF is composed of two programs: (1) SCF Nonprofit Capacity Building Program The focus of the SCF Nonprofit Capacity Building Program is to fund organizations that provide training, technical assistance, and competitive financial assistance to faith-based and community-based nonprofit organizations to help them address the broad economic recovery issues present in their communities, including helping low-income individuals secure and retain employment, earn higher wages, obtain better-quality jobs, and increase access to State and Federal benefits and tax credits. (2) SFC Government Capacity Building Program The focus of the SCF State, Local, and Tribal Government Capacity Building Program is to build the sustainability and effectiveness of the government entities that provide outreach to faith-based and community-based organizations. Ultimately, these partnerships will enable local nonprofit organizations to better serve those in need and to increase nonprofit organizations' involvement in the economic recovery. Government entities or their designees will use program funds to develop their capacity to serve as a resource to nonprofit organizations and other government agencies regarding ARRA funding/benefits to ensure that disadvantaged and hard-to-serve populations are aware of and understand how to access the benefits and services described in the ARRA. Grantees also will use program funds to offer free capacity building services to nonprofit organizations to improve awareness of and access to ARRA efforts/benefits, improve nonprofits organizational capacities to be active participants in ARRA efforts, and facilitate partnerships between and among nonprofits and other government agencies. For example, grantees could establish a beneficiary benefits clearinghouse for individuals and a funding opportunities clearinghouse for nonprofit organizations, provide outreach and education, and deliver training and technical assistance. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Cooperative Agreements USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Under the SCF Nonprofit Capacity Building Program, lead organizations assist nonprofit project partners in distressed communities with capacity building activities in four critical areas: (1) organizational development, (2) program development, (3) collaboration and community engagement (4) leadership development and( 5) evaluating their effectiveness. Capacity building activities are designed to increase an organization's sustainability and effectiveness, enhance its ability to provide social services, and create collaborations to better serve those in need. Lead organizations use the award funds to provide two services within their communities: (1) training and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations; and (2) competitive financial assistance to some subset of the nonprofit organizations receiving training and technical assistance. Training and technical assistance activities are conducted at no cost to interested nonprofit organizations. Each organization will also provide subawards to local non-profits to help these organizations build the capacity to expand and strengthen programs and services related to helping low-income individuals secure and retain employment, earn higher wages, and obtain better-quality jobs. Examples of these capacity building activities include staff training, technical assistance, and materials and equipment to enhance efficiency or enable the ability to provide a new service. Funds also help organizations build capacity to expand and strengthen programs aimed at increasing low- and moderate-income individuals access to the state and Federal benefits and tax credits for which individuals are eligible. Examples include developing organizational capacity to offer a counselor-assisted centralized electronic screening and application tool, establishing procedures to assess eligibility of prospective and current clients for benefits and tax credits, developing referral protocols with other local service providers, developing a guide/clearinghouse of benefits and tax credits, and developing the capacity to offer free tax preparation assistance. Under the SCF State, Local, and Tribal Government Capacity Building Program, funds are awarded to State, city, county and tribal government offices (e.g., offices responsible for outreach to faith-based and community organizations or those offices interested in initiating such an effort) or their designees for the purpose of building the sustainability and effectiveness of the government entities, other government agencies and ultimately local nonprofits to better serve those in need. Specifically, funds are used to build the capacity of organizations that are contributing to the economic recovery and help Federal, State, and local governments ensure that the information and services described in the ARRA reach disadvantaged and hard-to-serve populations. Grantees use program funds to provide free capacity building services to nonprofit organizations, such as developing a funding opportunities clearinghouse and/or training and technical assistance to improve access to ARRA funding/benefits and to improve organizational capacity to be competitive applicants for ARRA funding/benefits. Grantees also will use program funds to build their own capacity to provide these services to nonprofits. Priority for awards will be given to State and Indian/Native American Tribal governments and such governments designees. Grantees must also use funds to measure their own effectiveness and help non-profit organizations develop ways to measure their effectiveness. Costs of organized. fund raising, including financial campaigns, endowment drives, solicitation of gifts and bequests, and similar expenses incurred solely to raise capital or obtain contributions, are unallowable under this program. Awards will not allow reimbursement of pre-award costs. Construction is not an allowable activity or expenditure under this program. Purchase of real property is not an allowable activity or expenditure under this program. The SCF grantees and project partners (including subawardees) may not use funds for direct social service provisions. Funds are intended to help grantees and their partners build and strengthen their capacity to provide services. The cost of the augmentation or supplanting of direct services isunallowable. Direct Federal grants, financial assistance funds, or contracts under the Department of Health and Human Services shall not be used to support inherently religious activities such as religious instruction, worship, or proselytization. Organizations that receive HHS funds may notengage in inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization, as part of the programs or services funded with HHS funds. An organization receiving a SCF award shall not, in providing Federally-funded services, discriminate against a program beneficiary or prospective program beneficiary on the basis of religion or religious belief. SCF program funding may not pay for capacity building activities that support medical and/or health care related activities or items such as medical equipment or supplies or medically-oriented trainings, certifications, or licensures. SCF Nonprofit Capacity Building Program lead organizations may not provide competitive financial assistance to a health care organization. A grantee is not to use award funds to provide a contract to organizations that provide the grantee with a cost share match.. Applicant Eligibility: (SCF Nonprofit Capacity Building Cooperative Agreements): state governments; county governments; city or township governments; special |