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   16,     NUMBER   30,   GRANTS AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION SERVICE

HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES        WEEK OF:  July 24, 2006July 28, 2006

 

 

 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: Commerce                                              CFDA#: 11.800                AMOUNT: $7,490,000           

PROGRAM TITLE: Minority Business Development Centers               

FR Date: 07/26/06                                                                 PAGE: 42351                  DEADLINE: 09/20/06   

CONTACT: Efrain Gonzalez                                                                                           TELEPHONE: 202 482-1940              

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Minority Business Development Agency; Solicitation of Applications for the Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBEC) (Formerly Minority Business Development Center (MBDC)).  Applications submitted must be to operate a MBEC and to provide business consultation to eligible minority clients. Pre-Application teleconference will be held on August 17, 2006 and available on MBDA’s Portal at http://www.mbda.gov. Interesting parties must register at MBDAs Portal at least 24 hours in advance of the event.  Applicants are encouraged to submit their proposals electronically via using the Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.grants.gov, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery, on or before the September 20, 2006 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: Transportation                                       CFDA#: 20.236                AMOUNT: $1,412,044           

PROGRAM TITLE: Thermal Imaging Inspection System Demonstration Project               

FR Date: 07/26/06                                                                 PAGE: 42438                 DEADLINE: 08/25/06   

CONTACT: Jeff Loftus                                                                                                    TELEPHONE: 202 385-2363               

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Availability of Grant Funds for the Thermal Imaging Inspection System Project. The program provides one-time funding for a demonstration project that uses a thermal imaging inspection system that leverages state-of-the-art thermal imagery technology, integrated with signature recognition software, providing the capability to identify, in real time, faults and failures in tires, brakes, and bearings mounted on commercial motor vehicles.  Applicants must download, complete, and submit the grant application package via grants.gov Web site at http://www.grants.gov/Apply, on or before the August 25, 2006 deadline date.

 

DEPARTMENT: Education                                               CFDA#: 84.184D             AMOUNT: $1,680,000           

PROGRAM TITLE: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities – National Program               

FR Date: 07/26/06                                                                 PAGE: 42561                  DEADLINE: 09/05/06     

CONTACT: Robyn Disselkoen  or  Charlotte Gillespie                               TELEPHONE: 202 260-1862              

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Grants for School-Based Student Drug-Testing Programs, for New Awards, for fiscal year 2006. The Grants for School-based Student Drug Testing Programs provides funds to LEAs to support development and implementation of drug-testing programs in schools. Electronic submission of applications, must be submitted electronically using e-Application available through the Department’s e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application process.  

 

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                CFDA#: 93.217               AMOUNT: $3,405,000               

PROGRAM TITLE: Family Planning - Services                

FR Date: 07/26/06                                                                 PAGE: 42404                  DEADLINE: 11/01/06    

CONTACT: Susan B. Moskosky                                                                                    TELEPHONE: 240 453-2888             

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Office of Population Affairs, Office of Public Health and Science; Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants. Funding Award Amount for the following Region V, State of Wisconsin, ($3,405,000). While applications are accepted in hard copy, the use of the electronic application submission capabilities provided by the OPHS eGrants system at https://egrants.osophs.dhhs.gov, or the Grants.gov Web site at http://www.grants.gov Portal is encouraged, on or before November 1, 2006 deadline date.  This corrects the deadline date error that was published in the Federal Register on July 3, 2006.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II.    NOTICE OF RULES

 

DEPARTMENT: Agriculture                                                                           CFDA#: 10.051         

PROGRAM TITLE: Commodity Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments           

FR Date: 07/25/06                                                                                              PAGE: 42017

CONTACT: Phillip Elder                                                                                   TELEPHONE: 202 690-8104 

SUMMARY: Final rule correction regarding Commodity Credit Corporation; Standards for Approval of Warehouses for Storage of CCC Commodities. A correction is needed because the amended rule contains an incorrect reference to a regulatory provision. Section 1423.8 (b) of the final rule inadvertently contained a reference to section 14234(c) (5), which does not exist. The document removes that reference. That was originally published in the Federal Register on June 22, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Agriculture                                                                           CFDA#: 10.450         

PROGRAM TITLE: Crop Insurance                             

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                              PAGE: 42770

CONTACT: Linda Williams                                                                             TELEPHONE: 816 926-7730          

SUMMARY: Proposed rule regarding Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Fresh Market Sweet Corn Crop Insurance Provisions. The intended effect of this action is to provide policy changes to allow for the expansion of fresh market sweet corn coverage into areas when the crop is produced and when provided in the actuarial documents, and allow coverage for fresh market sweet corn when it is marketed through direct marketing. This change will be applicable for the 2008 and succeeding crop years. 

 

DEPARTMENT: Agriculture                                                                           CFDA#: 10.450         

PROGRAM TITLE: Crop Insurance                             

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                              PAGE: 42761

CONTACT: Elizabeth Lopez                                                                           TELEPHONE: 816 926-7730          

SUMMARY: Proposed rule regarding Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Potato Provisions. The intended effect of the action is to provide policy changes and clarify existing policy provisions to better meet the needs of the insured, and to reduce vulnerability to fraud, waste and abuse. The changes are intended to apply for the 2008 and succeeding crop years.

 

DEPARTMENT: Transportation                                                                    CFDA#: 20.205         

PROGRAM TITLE: Highway Planning and Construction                      

FR Date: 07/24/06                                                                                              PAGE: 41748

CONTACT: Edward Strocko, Office of Freight Management, FHWA    TELEPHONE: 202 366-2997

CONTACT: Ms. Alla Shaw, Office of the Chief Counsel, FHWA            TELEPHONE: 202 366-1042 

CONTACT: Ms. Diane Mobley, Office of the Chief Counsel, FHWA     TELEPHONE: 202 366-1372   

SUMMARY: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Federal Highway Administration; Projects of National and Regional Significance Evaluation and Rating. This proposed rule would established the required evaluation and rating guidelines for proposed projects. If the rule were adopted, a proposed project would become eligible to be funded under this program only if the Secretary finds that the project meets the requirements of the rule.

 

DEPARTMENT: Transportation                                                                    CFDA#: 20.205         

PROGRAM TITLE: Highway Planning and Construction                      

FR Date: 07/27/06                                                                                              PAGE: 42611

CONTACT: Ms. Diane Mobley, Office of Chief Counsel, FHWA           TELEPHONE: 202 366-1372

CONTACT: Lamar Smith, Office of Project Development, FHWA        TELEPHONE: 202 366-8994 

CONTACT: Joseph Ossi, Office of Planning & Environmental, FTA      TELEPHONE: 202 366-1613

CONTACT: Christopher VanWyk, Office of Chief Counsel, FTA           TELEPHONE: 202 366-1733

SUMMARY: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Parks, Recreation Areas, Wildlife and Waterfowl Refuges, and Historic Sites. This proposal would modify the procedures for granting approvals under 23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303 (hereafter referred to as “Section 4(f)”) in several ways.

 

DEPARTMENT: Veterans Affairs                                                                 CFDA#: 64.101          

PROGRAM TITLE: Burial Expenses Allowance for Veterans               

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                              PAGE: 42758  

CONTACT: Bill Russo                                                                                      TELEPHONE: 202 273-7211          

SUMMARY: Final rule regarding VA; Definition of Psychosis for Certain VA Purposes. This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs adjudication regulations to define the term “psychosis”. The term is used but not defined in certain statutes that provide presumptive service connection for compensation. The intended effect of this amendment is consistent application of these statutory provisions. 

 

DEPARTMENT: Veterans Affairs                                                                 CFDA#: 64.109          

PROGRAM TITLE: Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability                 

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                              PAGE: 42758  

CONTACT: Bill Russo                                                                                      TELEPHONE: 202 273-7211          

SUMMARY: Final rule regarding VA; Definition of Psychosis for Certain VA Purposes. This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs adjudication regulations to define the term “psychosis”. The term is used but not defined in certain statutes that provide presumptive service connection for compensation. The intended effect of this amendment is consistent application of these statutory provisions. 

 

DEPARTMENT: Veterans Affairs                                                                 CFDA#: 64.110          

PROGRAM TITLE: Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death                   

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                              PAGE: 42758  

CONTACT: Bill Russo                                                                                      TELEPHONE: 202 273-7211          

SUMMARY: Final rule regarding VA; Definition of Psychosis for Certain VA Purposes. This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs adjudication regulations to define the term “psychosis”. The term is used but not defined in certain statutes that provide presumptive service connection for compensation. The intended effect of this amendment is consistent application of these statutory provisions. 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                            CFDA#: 93.865         

PROGRAM TITLE: Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research                         

FR Date: 06/26/06                                                                                              PAGE: 42295

CONTACT: Jerry Moore                                                                                   TELEPHONE: 301 496-4607 

SUMMARY: Final rule regarding National Institute of Health; National Institute of Health Training Grants. NIH is amending the current regulations governing its training grants to reflect applicability of the regulations to institutional training grants supporting pediatric research training.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III.   OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS (NOTICES)

 

DEPARTMENT: Transportation                                                                                    CFDA#: 20.205                    

PROGRAM TITLE: Highway Planning and Construction        

FR Date: 07/25/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42169

CONTACT: Ms. Lucy Garliauskas, Division Administrator, FHWA                        TELEPHONE: 401 528-4544  

CONTACT: Edmund T. Parker, Jr., P.E. Rhode Island DOT                 TELEPHONE: 401 222-2023, Ext. 4100               

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Federal Highway Administration; Limitation on claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA and other Federal Agencies. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, improvements to the U.S. Route 6/Route 10 Interchange in Providence County in the State of Rhode Island. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

 

DEPARTMENT: Transportation                                                                                    CFDA#: 20.205                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Highway Planning and Construction      

FR Date: 07/26/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42437 

CONTACT: David W. Cough, P.E. Director of Operations, FHWA                          TELEPHONE: 717 221-3411

CONTACT: Cheryl Moon-Sirianni, Assistant District Executive, Penna. DOT      TELEPHONE: 412 429-5001              

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Federal Highway Administration: Cancellation of the Notice of Intent.  This notice rescinds the previous Notice of Intent (issued April, 2000) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed highway project in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

 

DEPARTMENT: Transportation                                                                                    CFDA#: 20.205                    

PROGRAM TITLE: Highway Planning and Construction        

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42892

CONTACT: Salvador Deocampo, District Engineer, FHWA                                     TELEPHONE: 512 536-5950

CONTACT: Dianna Noble, Texas Department of Transportation                           TELEPHONE: 512 416-2734

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Federal Highway Administration; Limitation on claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA and other Federal Agencies. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, State Highway 45 Southeast (SH 45SE), south of Austin, beginning at I-35 and heading east to SH 130/US 183 in Travis and Hays Counties in the State of Texas. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT: Education                                                                                              CFDA#: 84.184D                    

PROGRAM TITLE: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities – National Programs       

FR Date: 07/26/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42556

CONTACT: Robyn L. Disselkoen  or  Charlotte Gillespie                                         TELEPHONE: 202 260-1862              

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Grants for School-Based Student Drug-Testing Program. Notice of final priority, eligibility and application requirements, and selection criteria for competitions in Fiscal Year 2006 and later years.  And to support development and implementation of drug-testing programs in schools.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                                            CFDA#: 93.243                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC) Program

FR Date: 07/27/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42647

CONTACT: Catherine D. Nugent                                                                                    TELEPHONE: 240 276-1577              

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; (Request for Comment) From the Field on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Addiction Technology Transfer Center Program. To assist SAMHSA in developing the RFA, SAMHSA is seeking input from stakeholders and interesting parties on a number of issues relating to these Cooperative Agreements.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                                            CFDA#: 93.767                   

PROGRAM TITLE: State Children’s Insurance Program         

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42854    

CONTACT: Richard Strauss                                                                                            TELEPHONE: 410 786-2019

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; State Children’s Health Insurance Program; Final Allotments to States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories and Commonwealths for fiscal year 2007. Title XXI of the Social Security Act (the Act) authorizes payment of Federal Matching funds and to initiate and expand health insurance coverage to uninsured, low-income children under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.030                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Community Disaster Loans       

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42868

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 23 to July 6, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.031                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Cora Brown Fund  

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42868

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 23 to July 6, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.032                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Crisis Counseling      

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42868

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 23 to July 6, 2006.

 

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.033                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Disaster Legal Services       

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42868

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 23 to July 6, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.034                  

PROGRAM TITLE: Disaster Unemployment Assistance  

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42868

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 23 to July 6, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.036                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Public Assistance Grants       

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42868

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 23 to July 6, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.039                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Hazard Mitigation Grant      

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42868

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 23 to July 6, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.046                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Fire Management Assistance Grant       

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42868

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 23 to July 6, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.048                  

PROGRAM TITLE: Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households - Housing   

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42868

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 23 to July 6, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.049                  

PROGRAM TITLE: Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households – Disaster Housing Operations  

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42868

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 23 to July 6, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.050                  

PROGRAM TITLE: Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households – Other Needs      

FR Date: 07/28/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 42868

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 23 to July 6, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT

 

 Below are deadlines for the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Programs that have appeared in the Federal Register in the past several weeks.

 

DEADLINE              CFDA NUMBER                                             PROGRAM TITLE

 

08/25/06                               20.236                                   Thermal Imaging Inspection System Demonstration Project

09/05/06                               84.184D                                                Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities – National Program

09/20/06                               11.800                                   Minority Business Development Centers

11/01/06                               93.217                                   Family Planning - Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISASTER LOANS

               

59.002   ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS                                 CLOSING DATE:

                                 

                                 

                None.

                 

 

 

 

 

59.008   PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS                                                                    CLOSING DATE:             

                                                                                                                 

   

              None.