[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12979]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No: CB 98-03]
Announcement of the Availability of Financial Assistance and
Request for Applications for Fiscal Year 1998 to Support Child Welfare
Training Projects as Authorized by Section 426 of the Social Security
Act, as Amended. 42 U.S.C. 626, CFDA: 93.648
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and
Families (ACF/DHHS).
ACTION: Notice of fiscal year 1998 Child Welfare Training Project
priorities, availability of financial assistance, and request for
applications to support Child Welfare Training Projects as authorized
by section 426 of the Social Security Act, as Amended. 42 U.S.C. 626,
CFDA: 93.648.
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SUMMARY: The Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and
Families, ACF, announces the availability of FY 1998 funds for
competing new discretionary grants to public or other non-profit
institutions of higher learning for special projects for training of
personnel for work in the field of child welfare.
Federal funds for Child Welfare Training Project Priorities are
available for: (1) professional education for public child welfare
practitioners; (2) training for the frontline public child welfare
agency staff in the use of the Statewide Automated Child Welfare
Information Systems (SACWIS); and (3) training for child protective and
child welfare services staff for collaboration with community-based
agencies to provide services to at-risk families to prevent child abuse
and neglect.
DEADLINE DATE: The closing time and date for the receipt of
applications under this announcement is 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone),
on July 20, 1998. Applications received after 4:30 p.m. of the closing
date will be classified as late. Post marks and other similar documents
DO NOT establish receipt of an application.
ADDRESSES: Mailing and Delivery Instructions: Mailed applications and
applications delivered by overnight/express mail services shall be
considered as meeting the announced deadline if they are received on or
before the deadline receipt date, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone) and sent to the Administration on
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Operations Center, 1225 Jefferson
Davis Hwy, Suite 415, Arlington, VA 22202. The telephone number is 1-
800-351-2293. Any application received after the deadline time and date
will not be considered for competition.
Hand Delivered Applications, Applicant Couriers: If applications
hand delivered by applicants or applicant couriers are received on or
before the deadline date between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
(Eastern Time Zone) at the Administration on Children, Youth and
Families (ACYF) Operations Center, 1225 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 415,
Arlington, VA 22202, they shall be considered as meeting the announced
deadline.
Electronic Transmissions: ACF cannot accommodate transmission of
applications by fax or through other electronic media. Therefore,
applications transmitted to ACF electronically will not be accepted
regardless of date or time of submission and time of receipt.
Late Applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria
above are considered late applications. ACF shall notify each late
applicant that its application will not be considered in the current
competition.
Extension of Deadlines: ACF may extend the deadline for all
applicants because of acts of God such as floods, hurricanes, etc., or
when there is a widespread disruption of the mail system. However, if
ACF does not extend the deadline for all applicants, it may not waive
or extend the deadline for any applicants.
Program Announcement Requests: Copies of the program announcement
may obtained by contacting the Administration on Children, Youth and
Families (ACYF) Operations Center, 1225 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 415,
Arlington, VA 22202. The telephone number is 1-800-351-2293. Copies of
this announce will be automatically sent to all universities with
accredited undergraduate and graduate social work programs. A copy of
this program announcement is also located at the Children's Bureau
website at http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/program/cb.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grant awards of FY 1998 funds will be made
by September 30, 1998. Under this announcement, approximately $2
million is available for the new awards. The announcement provides
information regarding the funding level for each priority area.
Applicants should note that the number of grants to be awarded under
this program announcement are subject to the availability of funds.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number of the
Child Welfare Training Grants is 93.648.
Dated: May 11, 1998.
James A. Harrell,
Deputy Commissioner Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 98-12979 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am]
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