FEDERAL FUNDING REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEDERAL FUNDING REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS

This Federal Funding Report is a weekly compilation of items published in the Federal Register which affect Federal domestic assistance programs. No attempt is made to include Federal Register notices not directly related to Grants and Loans programs. The summary consists of three parts: (1) Federal Register Summary, (2) Early Warning Grants Report, and (3) Disaster Loan Applications.

Periodically, a Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number will not be listed in the announcement. There are two (2) basic reasons for this: 1) a CFDA number has been applied for and not yet received, or 2) the CFDA number has not been put in by the agency yet. Please call the contact person listed in the Federal Register announcement for the correct CFDA number. The new number should appear in the next edition of the CFDA, which is published in June and December of each year.

PART 1. FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY

(Each week, HIR summarizes information from Federal Register announcements that may significantly affect grants programs. The Federal Register is available online from GPO Access at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html.) The House of Representatives' Federal Funding Report contains the following sections:

I. Availability of Funds - An expansion of the highlights, including synopsis on

Notice, CFDA, and Federal Register references

II. Notice of Rules - Synopsis of rule-making notices affecting Grants with CFDA and Federal Register References

III. Other Federal Register Notices - For items not falling into the Rules or Availability sections

PART 2. EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT

(Listing of programs for which applications are being especially solicited and which have been mentioned in the Federal Register in recent weeks, listed in order of expiration date).

PART 3. DISASTER LOAN APPLICATIONS

(Listing of areas for which Disaster Loan Programs are open, those with the most immediate closing dates listed first, those with the most recent disasters at the end. This part is divided into two sections, reflecting type of loan.)

I. Economic Injury Loans - For business losses

II. Physical Disaster Loans - For repair and replacement of real and

personal property

VOLUME 17, NUMBER 45, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION SERVICE

HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES WEEK OF: November 05, 2007 – November 09, 2007

FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY

This section contains summaries of those Federal Register entries appearing during the last 2 weeks, which may significantly affect Federal domestic assistance programs. For detailed information about a specific assistance program, the program can be found in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) by looking it up by its 5-digit program number. Each summary represents H.I.R.'s interpretation of the major import of an entry and does not reflect the full content of the Federal Register announcement. Consult the Federal Register for the full text of items of interest.

I. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

DEPARTMENT: Housing and Urban Development CFDA#: 14.252 AMOUNT: $29,590,000

PROGRAM TITLE: Section 4 Capacity Building for Affordable Housing and Community Development Grants

FR Date: 11/08/07 PAGE: 63183 DEADLINE: 01/11/08

CONTACT: Karen E. Daly TELEPHONE: 202 708-1817

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development; Funding Opportunity Title: Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants; Funding Opportunity Number: FR-5147-N-01. Technical Correction and Extension of Application Deadline. On September 18, 2007, HUD published a NOFA for Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants. To clarify the scope of eligible applicants, HUD has decided to publish this technical correction. Additionally, to permit eligible applicants sufficient time to prepare their applications for assistance, HUD has also determined to extend the deadline. To eliminate any confusion, HUD is publishing this correction to specifically identify the four eligible applicants. Paper applications will not be accepted, unless the applicant has received a waiver of the electronic submission requirement. Waiver requests must be submitted in writing by e-mail. Waiver requests must be submitted no later than 15 days prior to the application deadline date and should be sent to Karen E. Daly at Karen.E.Daly@hud.gov. Applicants must submit their applications via grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp, If you are granted a waiver from the electronic submission process, your application must be received by HUD no later than

11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on January 11, 2008, the application deadline date.

DEPARTMENT: Transportation CFDA#: 20.234 AMOUNT: Not Listed

PROGRAM TITLE: Safety Data Improvement Program

FR Date: 11/09/07 PAGE: 63643 DEADLINE: 01/30/08

CONTACT: Betsy Benkowski TELEPHONE: 202 366-5387

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Fiscal Year 2008 Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant Application Instructions and Materials. A tentative schedule for the Fiscal Year 2008 SaDIP grant application and award process is included with the synopsis and application instructions. Grant awards are contingent on passage of the FY 2008 U.S. Department of Transportation appropriations bill, which includes FMCSA appropriations, by Congress and approved by the U.S. President. Applicants must registrar with Grants.gov to apply for funding at (http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jps).

DEPARTMENT: Small Business Administration CFDA#: 59.002

PROGRAM TITLE: Economic Injury Disaster Loans

FR Date: 11/06/07 PAGE: 62721 DEADLINE: 07/25/08

CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC. TELEPHONE: Not Listed

SUMMARY: Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster #11081 and #11082 for Fairfield County in the State of Connecticut; and for the following contiguous counties of Litchfield, and New Haven, in the State of Connecticut; and Dutchess, Putnam, and Westchester Counties in the State of New York, constitute a disaster area due to damage caused by Severe Storms and Flooding occurring on October 11, 2007.

DEPARTMENT: Small Business Administration CFDA#: 59.008

PROGRAM TITLE: Physical Disaster Loans

FR Date: 11/06/07 PAGE: 62721 DEADLINE: 12/24/07

CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC. TELEPHONE: Not Listed

SUMMARY: Declaration of Physical Disaster #11081 and #11082 for Fairfield County in the State of Connecticut, constitute a disaster area due to damage caused by Severe Storms and Flooding occurring on October 11, 2007.

DEPARTMENT: Education CFDA#: 84.153A AMOUNT: $1,680,000

PROGRAM TITLE: Business and International Education Projects

FR Date: 11/05/07 PAGE: 62453 DEADLINE: 12/12/07

CONTACT: Ms. Tanyelle Richardson TELEPHONE: 202 502-7626

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Business and International Education Program; for New Awards, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The Business and International Education program provides grants to enhance international business education programs and to expand the capacity of the business community to engage in international economic activities. You can obtain an application package via the Internet by downloading the package from the program Web site: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsbie/index.html. Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov, or in paper format (if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement) by mail or hand delivery, on or before the December 12, 2007 deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application process through Grants.gov.

DEPARTMENT: Education CFDA#: 84.330B AMOUNT: $12,000,000

PROGRAM TITLE: Advanced Placement Program

FR Date: 11/09/07 PAGE: 63778 DEADLINE: 12/28/07

CONTACT: Kristie Barber TELEPHONE: 202 260-3169

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview Information; Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Program; for New Awards, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The AP Test Fee Program awards grants to eligible State educational agencies (SEAs) to enable them to pay all or a portion of advanced placement test fees on behalf of eligible low-income students who (1) are enrolled in an advanced placement course and (2) plan to take an advanced placement exam. The program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who take advanced placement tests and receive scores for which college academic credit is awarded. To obtain a copy of the application package via the Internet us the following address: http://www.ed.gov/programs/apfee/applicant.html. Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov, or in paper format (if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement) by mail or hand delivery, on or before the December 28, 2007 deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application process through Grants.gov.

DEPARTMENT: Education CFDA#: 84.334A AMOUNT: $44,700,000

PROGRAM TITLE: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

FR Date: 11/05/07 PAGE: 62449 DEADLINE: 12/20/07

CONTACT: Angela Oliphant TELEPHONE: 202 502-7676

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Office of Post Secondary Education; Overview Information; Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs; for New Awards, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 in Partnership Grants. The purpose of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is to support early college preparation and awareness activities for low-income students. You can obtain an application package via the Internet by downloading the package from the program Web site at: http://www.ed.gov/programs/gearup/index.html. Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov, or in paper format (if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement) by mail or hand delivery, on or before the December 20, 2007 deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application process through Grants.gov.

DEPARTMENT: Education CFDA#: 84.334S AMOUNT: $44,700,000

PROGRAM TITLE: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

FR Date: 11/05/07 PAGE: 62449 DEADLINE: 12/20/07

CONTACT: Angela Oliphant TELEPHONE: 202 502-7676

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Office of Post Secondary Education; Overview Information; Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs; for New Awards, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 in State Grants. The purpose of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is to support early college preparation and awareness activities for low-income students. You can obtain an application package via the Internet by downloading the package from the program Web site at: http://www.ed.gov/programs/gearup/index.html. Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov, or in paper format (if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement) by mail or hand delivery, on or before the December 20, 2007 deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application process through Grants.gov.

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security CFDA#: 97.012 AMOUNT: $5,400,000

PROGRAM TITLE: Boating Safety Financial Assistance

FR Date: 11/09/07 PAGE: 63619 DEADLINE: 01/22/08

CONTACT: Ms. Vickie Hartberger TELEPHONE: 202 372-1060

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Coast Guard; National Boating Safety Activities: Funding for National Nonprofit Public Service Organizations. The Coast Guard seeks applications for fiscal year 2008 grants and cooperative agreements from national, nongovernmental, nonprofit public service organizations. These grants and cooperative agreements would be used to fund projects on various subjects promoting recreational boating safety on a national scope. You may obtain application packages by calling the Coast Guard at 202-372-1060. Submit proposals to: Commandant (CG-54221), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Room 3100, Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available from the Coast Guard and on the Internet at the Web site for the Boating Safety Division at http://www.uscgboating.org and at http://www.regulation.gov.

II. NOTICE OF RULES

DEPARTMENT: Agriculture CFDA#: 10.404

PROGRAM TITLE: Emergency Loans

FR Date: 11/08/07 PAGE: 63242

CONTACT: William D. Cobb TELEPHONE: 202 720-1059

SUMMARY: Final rule regarding the Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation; Regulatory Streamlining of the Farm Service Agency’s Direct Farm Loan Programs. This rule streamlines the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) regulations governing its direct Farm Loan Programs. The final rule simplifies and clarifies FSA’s direct loan regulations; implements the recommendations of the USDA Civil Rights Action Team; meets the objectives of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; and separates FSA’s direct Farm Loan Programs regulations from the Rural Development mission area’s loan program regulations.

DEPARTMENT: Agriculture CFDA#: 10.406

PROGRAM TITLE: Farm Operating Loans

FR Date: 11/08/07 PAGE: 63242

CONTACT: William D. Cobb TELEPHONE: 202 720-1059

DEPARTMENT: Agriculture CFDA#: 10.407

PROGRAM TITLE: Farm Ownership Loans

FR Date: 11/08/07 PAGE: 63242

CONTACT: William D. Cobb TELEPHONE: 202 720-1059

DEPARTMENT: Agriculture CFDA#: 10.450

PROGRAM TITLE: Crop Insurance

FR Date: 11/07/07 PAGE: 62767

CONTACT: Linda Williams TELEPHONE: 816 926-7730

SUMMARY: Final rule correction regarding the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Fresh Market Sweet Corn Crop Insurance Provisions. This document contains a correction to the final regulation which was published Wednesday, September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54519-54525). The final regulation that is the subject of this correction was intended to amend certain Fresh Market Sweet Corn Crop Provisions to be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions for ease of use and consistency of terms.

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services CFDA#: 93.773

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Hospital Insurance

FR Date: 11/06/07 PAGE: 62585

CONTACT: Miechal Lefkowitz TELEPHONE: 410 786-5316

CONTACT: Valerie Miller TELEPHONE: 410 786-4535

SUMMARY: Correction of final rule regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2008 Rates. This document corrects wage index, case-mix index, and geographic adjustment factor errors in the final rule with comment period that appeared in the August 22, 2007 Federal Register and also the correction notice that appeared in the October 10, 2007 Federal Register entitled ”Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2008 Rates.

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services CFDA#: 93.774

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Supplementary Medical Insurance

FR Date: 11/06/07 PAGE: 62585

CONTACT: Miechal Lefkowitz TELEPHONE: 410 786-5316

CONTACT: Valerie Miller TELEPHONE: 410 786-4535

DEPARTMENT: Social Security Administration CFDA#: 96.001

PROGRAM TITLE: Social Security – Disability Insurance

FR Date: 11/06/07 PAGE: 62607

CONTACT: SSA (for information on eligibility or filing for benefits) TELEPHONE: 1-800-772-1213

SUMMARY: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Social Security Administration (SSA); Compassionate Allowances for Rare Diseases; Office of the Commissioner, Hearing. We plan to hold four public hearings over the next year. The purpose of this first hearing is to obtain your views about the advisability and possible methods of identifying and implementing compassionate allowances for children and adults with rare diseases. However, you may listen to the proceedings by calling 1-888-456-0278, at 9 a.m., EST, the mornings of December 4 and 5. If you plan to listen in, please send an e-mail to Compassionate.Allowances@ssa.gov by November 21, 2007. Your e-mail will help ensure that we have enough telephone lines for everyone interested in listening to the proceedings.

DEPARTMENT: Social Security Administration CFDA#: 96.006

PROGRAM TITLE: Supplemental Security Income

FR Date: 11/06/07 PAGE: 62607

CONTACT: SSA (for information on eligibility or filing for benefits) TELEPHONE: 1-800-772-1213

III. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS (NOTICES)

DEPARTMENT: Commerce / Environmental Protection Agency CFDA#: 11.419

PROGRAM TITLE: Coastal Zone Management Administrative Awards

FR Date: 11/05/07 PAGE: 62444

CONTACT: Allison Castellan (for Proposed Findings Documents) TELEPHONE: 301 713-3155, Ext. 125

CONTACT: John King (for Comments) TELEPHONE: 301 713-3155, Ext. 188

SUMMARY: Notice regarding National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration; is hereby given of the availability of the Proposed Findings Document, Environmental Assessment, and Finding of No Significant Impact for Indiana’s Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program. Coastal states and territories are required to submit their coastal nonpoint programs to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval.

DEPARTMENT: Transportation CFDA#: 20.205