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[CFDA Numbers: 93.581, 93.587, 93.612]
Pursuant to Section 814 of the
Native American Programs Act of 1974
(NAPA), as amended, the
Administration for Native Americans
(ANA) is required to provide members
of the public an opportunity to
comment on proposed changes in
interpretive rules, general statements of
policy, and rules of agency procedure or
practice that affect programs, projects,
and activities authorized under the
NAPA, and to give notice of the final
adoption of such changes at least 30
days before the changes become
effective. In accordance with notice
requirements of NAPA, ANA herein
describes its proposed interpretive
rules, general statements of policy, and
rules of agency procedure or practice as
they relate to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014
Funding Opportunity Announcements
(FOA) for the following programs: (1)
Social and Economic Development
Strategies (hereinafter referred to as
SEDS), HHS–2014–ACF–ANA–NA–
0776; (2) Sustainable Employment and
Economic Development Strategies
(hereinafter referred to as SEEDS), HHS–
2014–ACF–ANA–NE–0779; (3) Native
Language Preservation and Maintenance
(hereinafter referred to as Language
Preservation), HHS–2014–ACF–ANA–
NL–0778; (4) Native Language
Preservation and Maintenance—Esther
Martinez Immersion (hereinafter
referred to as Language—EMI), HHS–
2014–ACF–ANA–NA–0780; and (5)
Environmental Regulatory Enhancement
(hereinafter referred to as ERE), HHS–
2014–ACF–ANA–NR–0777.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on this Notice, on or before
January 21, 2014.
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Request for Public Comment on the
Proposed Adoption of Administration
for Native Americans Program Policies
and Procedures
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 16, 2013.
Michael J. Lewandowski,
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Send comments in response
to this notice via email to Lillian A.
Sparks, Commissioner, Administration
for Native Americans, at
ANACommissioner@acf.hhs.gov.
Comments will be available for
inspection by members of the public at
the Administration for Native
Americans, 901 D Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20447.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carmelia Strickland, Director, Division
of Program Operations, ANA, (877) 922–
9262.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Name Change of one FOA: ANA
proposes to change the name of the
program titled ‘‘Native American
Language Preservation and
Maintenance—Esther Martinez
Initiative’’ (HHS–2014–ACF–ANA–NL–
0780) to ‘‘Native American Language
Preservation and Maintenance—Esther
Martinez Immersion.’’ The FOA will
retain the same acronym ‘‘EMI.’’ This
proposed change is to address the fact
that EMI is no longer a temporary
initiative, but an ongoing program in
which immersion is a key goal.
B. Administrative Policies: ANA
proposes to clarify the conflict of
interest standards published in the 2013
FOAs [announced in 78 FR 13062–
13067] to ensure it aligns with the rule
at 45 CFR 1336.50(f), which authorizes
the Office of Chief Executive of a
federally-recognized Indian tribal
government to be paid salary and
expenses with ANA grant funds,
provided such costs are related to a
project funded under ANA FOAs and
that the costs exclude any portion of
salaries and expenses that are a cost of
general government. Given this rule
regarding the allowable use of grant
funds, we propose a limited exception
to previously published conflict of
interest standards which did not
include the regulatory exception
applicable to the Chief Executive of
federally recognized Indian tribes.
ADDRESSES:
Conflict of Interest Standards
Under the standard terms and conditions
for discretionary HHS awards (Grants Policy
Statement, page II–7 at https://
www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/terms-andconditions), grant recipients are required to
establish safeguards to prevent employees,
consultants, members of governing bodies
and others who may be involved in grantsupported activities from using their
positions for purposes that are, or give the
appearance of being, motivated by a desire
for private financial gain for themselves or
others, such as those with whom they have
family, business, or other ties. Therefore,
with one exception, staff employed through
an ANA-funded project cannot also serve as
a member of the governing body for the
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applicant organization. Under the exception,
as authorized by 45 CFR 1336.50(f), the Chief
Executive of a federally-recognized Indian
tribal government may be paid salary and
expenses with ANA grant funds, provided
such costs are not a cost of general
government and are related to the ANAfunded project.
During the award negotiation phase, ANA
will ask the prospective recipient to modify
project personnel if a proposed staff member
is also a member of the applicant
organization’s governing body. In addition,
there should be a separation of duties
between staff and the governing body within
an organization to ensure the integrity of
internal controls and to minimize disruptions
in the continuity of operations.
C. Federal Evaluation: ANA proposes
to include the following language in
Section I. Funding Opportunity
Description in FY14 FOAs for the
programs listed in the summary section
above, with the exception of the SEEDS
FOA, HHS–2014–ACF–ANA–NE–0779.
The SEEDS FOA will retain the same
federal evaluation requirements as
published in the FY13 SEEDS FOA,
HHS–2013–ACF–ANA–NE–0588,
available under ‘‘Prior Year Funding
Opportunities’’ at https://
www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/.
ANA is required by statute to evaluate
the impact of its funding. To fulfill this
requirement, ANA will implement a
federally-sponsored evaluation strategy
to assess the success and impact of
approved projects. The federal
evaluation strategy will include granteelevel documentation. In accepting a
grant award, all grantees agree to
participate fully in the federal
evaluation if selected, and to follow all
evaluation protocols established by
ANA or its designee contractor.
D. Name Change of one
Disqualification Factor: ANA proposes
to change the name of the
disqualification factor titled ‘‘Board
Documentation’’ to ‘‘Assurance of
Community Representation on Board of
Directors,’’ which will appear in all
FY14 ANA FOAs in order to further
clarify what is being requested of
applicants regarding demonstration of
community representation. The content
of this requirement will not change, and
it will not apply to tribes or Native
Alaska villages. All application
disqualification factors will appear in
Section III.3. Other of the FOAs.
E. Projects Ineligible for Funding:
ANA proposes revising language in this
section of Section III.3. Other to provide
clarification on three of the types of
projects that ANA will not fund under
regulations at 45 CFR 1336.33(b), as
follows:
1. Projects for which a grantee
purchases from a third party training
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and technical assistance (third party T/
TA) that is intended to be provided to
other tribes or Native American
organizations or to non-members of the
grantee organization or where such
training or technical assistance is
duplicative of ANA funded training and
technical assistance available to tribes
and other entities that are eligible to
apply for ANA funding. This does not
apply to ‘train-the-trainer’ capacity
building projects.
2. The support of ongoing social
service delivery programs or the
expansion, or continuation, of existing
social service delivery programs. This
means that ANA will not fund projects
that provide or expand ongoing services
that involve cash transfers or other
material assistance such as food,
medicine, child care, or income support
to individuals.
3. Projects from consortia of tribes
that do not include documentation from
each participating consortium member
specifying their role and support.
Projects from consortia must have goals
and objectives that will encompass the
participating communities. ANA will
not fund projects by a consortium of
tribes that duplicate activities for which
participating member tribes also receive
funding from ANA.
F. Community Involvement: ANA
proposes language in Section IV.2 The
Project Description and Section V.1
Criteria to clarify that community
involvement in the development of the
project is required as well as community
involvement in the implementation of
the project.
G. Page Limits for SEEDS
Applications: ANA proposes to change
the maximum page limit for
applications submitted in response to
the FY2014 SEEDS FOA (HHS–2014–
ACF–ANA–NE–0779) from 200 pages to
150 pages. This page limit excludes
required Standard Forms (SFs) and
OMB-approved forms, including ANA’s
Objective Work Plan (OWP). The change
makes the 150 page limit consistent
with in all ANA FOAs. Applications
that exceed the page limit will have
excess pages removed.
H. Two-File Upload Requirement: For
FY13, ACF introduced a required twofile format for electronically submitted
applications. In order to reduce the
technical burden on such applicants
and to ensure that a lack of technical
resources not otherwise required of
applicants does not unintentionally act
to disqualify an otherwise eligible
applicant from applying under ANA
FOAs. Applicants submitting their
applications electronically under ANA
FOAs are exempt from the two-file
format requirement. Formatting
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instructions will be provided in all ANA
FOAs in Section IV.2. Form and Content
of Application Submission. Formatting
and page limitation instructions must be
followed or applicants risk having
excess pages removed from their
applications.
I. Outcomes Expected for SEEDS
Applications: ANA proposes to require
all SEEDS applicants to address two
program-wide performance outcomes
including full-time equivalent (FTE)
positions and the number of Native
Americans employed by the funded
project. The other three program-wide
performance outcomes must be
addressed only if they are applicable.
Under the FY2013 SEEDS FOA,
applicants were required to address 1 of
the 5 SEEDS specific outcomes.
J. Protection of Sensitive and/or
Confidential Information: ANA
proposes to add the following
requirement to applications submitted
under all FY14 FOAs in order to ensure
the protection of confidential and/or
sensitive information:
If any confidential or sensitive information
will be collected during the course of the
project, whether from staff (e.g., background
investigations) or project participants, and/or
project beneficiaries, provide a description of
the methods that will be used to ensure that
confidential and/or sensitive information is
properly handled and safeguarded. Also
provide a plan for the disposition of such
information at the end of the project period.
K. ANA Application Evaluation
Criteria: The following changes will
appear in Section V.I Criteria of the FY
14 FOAs:
1. Changes to Criteria: ANA proposes
to move the concept articulated
previously in the ‘Project Integration’
evaluation criterion and address the
substance of such criterion under the
OWP. The evaluation criterion appears
in the FOAs at Section V.I Application
Review Information, Criteria.
Consequently, the OWP will be moved
from the ‘Approach’ criterion and will
be evaluated using a stand-alone
evaluation criterion. No additional
requirements will be added to the OWP
or to any other component of the FOA
as a result of this change. The OMBapproved OWP information collection
requires project goals, objectives, results
expected, benefits expected, and
activities to be addressed. This change
is being proposed to more clearly
articulate that the integration of
multiple project components that will
receive focused attention during the
objective review.
2. Titles and Assigned Weight: ANA
proposes to adjust the maximum point
values of the evaluation criteria scores
to further prioritize elements that are
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consortium member also receives or has
received funding from ANA.
• Whether the project provides
couples or family counseling activities
that are medically-based.
• Whether the project originated and
was designed by consultants, who have
provided a major role for themselves in
the performance of the project, and who
are not members of the applicant
organization, tribe, or village.
3. Scoring Guidance: ANA proposes
• Whether the project contains
to provide guidance to reviewers to
contingent activities that may impede,
utilize the table below when allocating
or indefinitely delay, the progress of the
points for applications in order to
project.
ensure consistency and equivalence in
the scoring among different panels and
• Whether the project has the
panel reviewers. ANA proposes to add
potential to cause unintended harm to
the following table to all FY14 FOAs:
participants, or that could negatively
impact the safety or privacy of
Excellent .......................................
93–100 individuals.
Very Good ....................................
86–92
• Whether the project may be used for
Good .............................................
78–85
Fair ................................................
70–77 the purpose of providing loan capital.
Needs Significant Improvement ...
0–69 Federal funds awarded under this FOA
may not be used for the purpose of
providing loan capital. This restriction
L. ANA Internal Review of Proposed
is not related to loan capital authorized
Projects: ANA proposes to clarify the
under Sec. 803A of NAPA [42 U.S.C.
language in Section V.2. Review and
2991b-1(a)(1)] for the purpose of the
Selection Process of the FOAs to clarify
Hawaiian Revolving Loan fund.
of the scope of ANA’s discretion to be
• Whether the project includes
exercised in making funding decisions
human subject research as defined at 45
as follows:
CFR 45.102 (d) and (f).
Based on the ranked order of
applications, ANA staff will perform an
• Whether the project is duplicative
internal review and analysis of the
of projects funded by other federal
applications ranked highest as a result
agencies.
of the panel’s review and scoring in
Please note: The funding restriction
order to determine the application’s
applied in prior years’ FOAs on ‘‘Projects
consistency with the purposes of NAPA, that seek to revive Native American
all relevant statutory and regulatory
languages that do not have any living
requirements, and the requirements of
speakers’’ has been removed from the above
the relevant FOA. ANA’s Commissioner list. Projects with this focus are now eligible
to receive funding under Language
has discretion to make all final funding
Preservation and EMI FOAs.
and award decisions. In the exercise of
such discretion the Commissioner will
M. Reporting: ANA proposes to
consider:
change the frequency of reporting
• Whether the project, as determined
requirements from quarterly to semibased on ANA’s administrative and
annual for the Objective Progress
programmatic expertise, does not to
Reports (OPR) and Financial Status
further the purpose of the funding
Reports (FSR). Therefore, grantees will
opportunity as described in Section I.
be required to submit an OPR and an
Funding Opportunity Description.
FSR every 6 months instead of every 3
• Whether the project is determined
months. Please note that grantees will
to be unlikely to be successful or cost
still be required to submit a Federal
effective based on the application
Financial Report—Federal Cash
submitted for evaluation in response to
Transaction Report SF–425 (FFR–FCTR)
Section IV.2. Project Description and
to the Division of Payment Management
Budget and Budget Justification.
(DPM) on a quarterly basis.
• Whether the project allows any one
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community, or region, to receive a
comment is required by Section 814 of the
disproportionate share of the funds
Native American Programs Act of 1974
available for award.
(NAPA), as amended.
• Whether the projects is essentially
Lillian A. Sparks Robinson,
identical or similar in whole or in part
Commissioner, Administration for Native
to previously funded projects proposed
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important to project monitoring and
success. For all FY14 FOAs, ANA
proposes to use the following criteria
values:
Need for Assistance—10 points;
Outcomes Expected—25 points;
Project Approach—30 points;
Objective Work Plan—25 points
Budget and Budget Justification—10
points
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Numbers: 93.581, 93.587, 93.612]
Request for Public Comment on the Proposed Adoption of
Administration for Native Americans Program Policies and Procedures
AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice for Public Comment.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of
1974 (NAPA), as amended, the Administration for Native Americans (ANA)
is required to provide members of the public an opportunity to comment
on proposed changes in interpretive rules, general statements of
policy, and rules of agency procedure or practice that affect programs,
projects, and activities authorized under the NAPA, and to give notice
of the final adoption of such changes at least 30 days before the
changes become effective. In accordance with notice requirements of
NAPA, ANA herein describes its proposed interpretive rules, general
statements of policy, and rules of agency procedure or practice as they
relate to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcements
(FOA) for the following programs: (1) Social and Economic Development
Strategies (hereinafter referred to as SEDS), HHS-2014-ACF-ANA-NA-0776;
(2) Sustainable Employment and Economic Development Strategies
(hereinafter referred to as SEEDS), HHS-2014-ACF-ANA-NE-0779; (3)
Native Language Preservation and Maintenance (hereinafter referred to
as Language Preservation), HHS-2014-ACF-ANA-NL-0778; (4) Native
Language Preservation and Maintenance--Esther Martinez Immersion
(hereinafter referred to as Language--EMI), HHS-2014-ACF-ANA-NA-0780;
and (5) Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (hereinafter referred to
as ERE), HHS-2014-ACF-ANA-NR-0777.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on this Notice, on or
before January 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments in response to this notice via email to
Lillian A. Sparks, Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans,
at ANACommissioner@acf.hhs.gov. Comments will be available for
inspection by members of the public at the Administration for Native
Americans, 901 D Street SW., Washington, DC 20447.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmelia Strickland, Director,
Division of Program Operations, ANA, (877) 922-9262.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Name Change of one FOA: ANA proposes to change the name of the
program titled ``Native American Language Preservation and
Maintenance--Esther Martinez Initiative'' (HHS-2014-ACF-ANA-NL-0780) to
``Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance--Esther
Martinez Immersion.'' The FOA will retain the same acronym ``EMI.''
This proposed change is to address the fact that EMI is no longer a
temporary initiative, but an ongoing program in which immersion is a
key goal.
B. Administrative Policies: ANA proposes to clarify the conflict of
interest standards published in the 2013 FOAs [announced in 78 FR
13062-13067] to ensure it aligns with the rule at 45 CFR 1336.50(f),
which authorizes the Office of Chief Executive of a federally-
recognized Indian tribal government to be paid salary and expenses with
ANA grant funds, provided such costs are related to a project funded
under ANA FOAs and that the costs exclude any portion of salaries and
expenses that are a cost of general government. Given this rule
regarding the allowable use of grant funds, we propose a limited
exception to previously published conflict of interest standards which
did not include the regulatory exception applicable to the Chief
Executive of federally recognized Indian tribes.
Conflict of Interest Standards
Under the standard terms and conditions for discretionary HHS
awards (Grants Policy Statement, page II-7 at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/terms-and-conditions), grant recipients are
required to establish safeguards to prevent employees, consultants,
members of governing bodies and others who may be involved in grant-
supported activities from using their positions for purposes that
are, or give the appearance of being, motivated by a desire for
private financial gain for themselves or others, such as those with
whom they have family, business, or other ties. Therefore, with one
exception, staff employed through an ANA-funded project cannot also
serve as a member of the governing body for the
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applicant organization. Under the exception, as authorized by 45 CFR
1336.50(f), the Chief Executive of a federally-recognized Indian
tribal government may be paid salary and expenses with ANA grant
funds, provided such costs are not a cost of general government and
are related to the ANA-funded project.
During the award negotiation phase, ANA will ask the prospective
recipient to modify project personnel if a proposed staff member is
also a member of the applicant organization's governing body. In
addition, there should be a separation of duties between staff and
the governing body within an organization to ensure the integrity of
internal controls and to minimize disruptions in the continuity of
operations.
C. Federal Evaluation: ANA proposes to include the following
language in Section I. Funding Opportunity Description in FY14 FOAs for
the programs listed in the summary section above, with the exception of
the SEEDS FOA, HHS-2014-ACF-ANA-NE-0779. The SEEDS FOA will retain the
same federal evaluation requirements as published in the FY13 SEEDS
FOA, HHS-2013-ACF-ANA-NE-0588, available under ``Prior Year Funding
Opportunities'' at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/.
ANA is required by statute to evaluate the impact of its funding.
To fulfill this requirement, ANA will implement a federally-sponsored
evaluation strategy to assess the success and impact of approved
projects. The federal evaluation strategy will include grantee-level
documentation. In accepting a grant award, all grantees agree to
participate fully in the federal evaluation if selected, and to follow
all evaluation protocols established by ANA or its designee contractor.
D. Name Change of one Disqualification Factor: ANA proposes to
change the name of the disqualification factor titled ``Board
Documentation'' to ``Assurance of Community Representation on Board of
Directors,'' which will appear in all FY14 ANA FOAs in order to further
clarify what is being requested of applicants regarding demonstration
of community representation. The content of this requirement will not
change, and it will not apply to tribes or Native Alaska villages. All
application disqualification factors will appear in Section III.3.
Other of the FOAs.
E. Projects Ineligible for Funding: ANA proposes revising language
in this section of Section III.3. Other to provide clarification on
three of the types of projects that ANA will not fund under regulations
at 45 CFR 1336.33(b), as follows:
1. Projects for which a grantee purchases from a third party
training and technical assistance (third party T/TA) that is intended
to be provided to other tribes or Native American organizations or to
non-members of the grantee organization or where such training or
technical assistance is duplicative of ANA funded training and
technical assistance available to tribes and other entities that are
eligible to apply for ANA funding. This does not apply to `train-the-
trainer' capacity building projects.
2. The support of ongoing social service delivery programs or the
expansion, or continuation, of existing social service delivery
programs. This means that ANA will not fund projects that provide or
expand ongoing services that involve cash transfers or other material
assistance such as food, medicine, child care, or income support to
individuals.
3. Projects from consortia of tribes that do not include
documentation from each participating consortium member specifying
their role and support. Projects from consortia must have goals and
objectives that will encompass the participating communities. ANA will
not fund projects by a consortium of tribes that duplicate activities
for which participating member tribes also receive funding from ANA.
F. Community Involvement: ANA proposes language in Section IV.2 The
Project Description and Section V.1 Criteria to clarify that community
involvement in the development of the project is required as well as
community involvement in the implementation of the project.
G. Page Limits for SEEDS Applications: ANA proposes to change the
maximum page limit for applications submitted in response to the FY2014
SEEDS FOA (HHS-2014-ACF-ANA-NE-0779) from 200 pages to 150 pages. This
page limit excludes required Standard Forms (SFs) and OMB-approved
forms, including ANA's Objective Work Plan (OWP). The change makes the
150 page limit consistent with in all ANA FOAs. Applications that
exceed the page limit will have excess pages removed.
H. Two-File Upload Requirement: For FY13, ACF introduced a required
two-file format for electronically submitted applications. In order to
reduce the technical burden on such applicants and to ensure that a
lack of technical resources not otherwise required of applicants does
not unintentionally act to disqualify an otherwise eligible applicant
from applying under ANA FOAs. Applicants submitting their applications
electronically under ANA FOAs are exempt from the two-file format
requirement. Formatting instructions will be provided in all ANA FOAs
in Section IV.2. Form and Content of Application Submission. Formatting
and page limitation instructions must be followed or applicants risk
having excess pages removed from their applications.
I. Outcomes Expected for SEEDS Applications: ANA proposes to
require all SEEDS applicants to address two program-wide performance
outcomes including full-time equivalent (FTE) positions and the number
of Native Americans employed by the funded project. The other three
program-wide performance outcomes must be addressed only if they are
applicable. Under the FY2013 SEEDS FOA, applicants were required to
address 1 of the 5 SEEDS specific outcomes.
J. Protection of Sensitive and/or Confidential Information: ANA
proposes to add the following requirement to applications submitted
under all FY14 FOAs in order to ensure the protection of confidential
and/or sensitive information:
If any confidential or sensitive information will be collected
during the course of the project, whether from staff (e.g.,
background investigations) or project participants, and/or project
beneficiaries, provide a description of the methods that will be
used to ensure that confidential and/or sensitive information is
properly handled and safeguarded. Also provide a plan for the
disposition of such information at the end of the project period.
K. ANA Application Evaluation Criteria: The following changes will
appear in Section V.I Criteria of the FY 14 FOAs:
1. Changes to Criteria: ANA proposes to move the concept
articulated previously in the `Project Integration' evaluation
criterion and address the substance of such criterion under the OWP.
The evaluation criterion appears in the FOAs at Section V.I Application
Review Information, Criteria. Consequently, the OWP will be moved from
the `Approach' criterion and will be evaluated using a stand-alone
evaluation criterion. No additional requirements will be added to the
OWP or to any other component of the FOA as a result of this change.
The OMB-approved OWP information collection requires project goals,
objectives, results expected, benefits expected, and activities to be
addressed. This change is being proposed to more clearly articulate
that the integration of multiple project components that will receive
focused attention during the objective review.
2. Titles and Assigned Weight: ANA proposes to adjust the maximum
point values of the evaluation criteria scores to further prioritize
elements that are
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important to project monitoring and success. For all FY14 FOAs, ANA
proposes to use the following criteria values:
Need for Assistance--10 points;
Outcomes Expected--25 points;
Project Approach--30 points;
Objective Work Plan--25 points
Budget and Budget Justification--10 points
3. Scoring Guidance: ANA proposes to provide guidance to reviewers
to utilize the table below when allocating points for applications in
order to ensure consistency and equivalence in the scoring among
different panels and panel reviewers. ANA proposes to add the following
table to all FY14 FOAs:
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Excellent.................................................... 93-100
Very Good.................................................... 86-92
Good......................................................... 78-85
Fair......................................................... 70-77
Needs Significant Improvement................................ 0-69
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L. ANA Internal Review of Proposed Projects: ANA proposes to
clarify the language in Section V.2. Review and Selection Process of
the FOAs to clarify of the scope of ANA's discretion to be exercised in
making funding decisions as follows:
Based on the ranked order of applications, ANA staff will perform
an internal review and analysis of the applications ranked highest as a
result of the panel's review and scoring in order to determine the
application's consistency with the purposes of NAPA, all relevant
statutory and regulatory requirements, and the requirements of the
relevant FOA. ANA's Commissioner has discretion to make all final
funding and award decisions. In the exercise of such discretion the
Commissioner will consider:
Whether the project, as determined based on ANA's
administrative and programmatic expertise, does not to further the
purpose of the funding opportunity as described in Section I. Funding
Opportunity Description.
Whether the project is determined to be unlikely to be
successful or cost effective based on the application submitted for
evaluation in response to Section IV.2. Project Description and Budget
and Budget Justification.
Whether the project allows any one community, or region,
to receive a disproportionate share of the funds available for award.
Whether the projects is essentially identical or similar
in whole or in part to previously funded projects proposed by the same
applicant or activities or projects proposed by a consortium that
duplicate activities for which any consortium member also receives or
has received funding from ANA.
Whether the project provides couples or family counseling
activities that are medically-based.
Whether the project originated and was designed by
consultants, who have provided a major role for themselves in the
performance of the project, and who are not members of the applicant
organization, tribe, or village.
Whether the project contains contingent activities that
may impede, or indefinitely delay, the progress of the project.
Whether the project has the potential to cause unintended
harm to participants, or that could negatively impact the safety or
privacy of individuals.
Whether the project may be used for the purpose of
providing loan capital. Federal funds awarded under this FOA may not be
used for the purpose of providing loan capital. This restriction is not
related to loan capital authorized under Sec. 803A of NAPA [42 U.S.C.
2991b-1(a)(1)] for the purpose of the Hawaiian Revolving Loan fund.
Whether the project includes human subject research as
defined at 45 CFR 45.102 (d) and (f).
Whether the project is duplicative of projects funded by
other federal agencies.
Please note: The funding restriction applied in prior years'
FOAs on ``Projects that seek to revive Native American languages
that do not have any living speakers'' has been removed from the
above list. Projects with this focus are now eligible to receive
funding under Language Preservation and EMI FOAs.
M. Reporting: ANA proposes to change the frequency of reporting
requirements from quarterly to semi-annual for the Objective Progress
Reports (OPR) and Financial Status Reports (FSR). Therefore, grantees
will be required to submit an OPR and an FSR every 6 months instead of
every 3 months. Please note that grantees will still be required to
submit a Federal Financial Report--Federal Cash Transaction Report SF-
425 (FFR-FCTR) to the Division of Payment Management (DPM) on a
quarterly basis.
Statutory Authority: This notice for public comment is required
by Section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (NAPA),
as amended.
Lillian A. Sparks Robinson,
Commissioner, Administration for Native American.
[FR Doc. 2013-30192 Filed 12-18-13; 8:45 am]
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