Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants (93.630)

 

Program

93.630 Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants

 

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration For Children And Families

 

Authorization

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, Title I, Section 121, Public Law 106-402, 42 U.S.C 15021-15045.

 

Program Number

93.630

 

Last Known Status

Active

 

Objectives

To enable individuals with developmental disabilities to become independent, productive, integrated and included into their communities. Funding under these programs is to assist States in the development of a plan for a comprehensive and coordinated system of services and other activities to enhance the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to their maximum potential, and to support a system which protects the legal and human rights of individuals with developmental disabilities.

 

Types of Assistance

FORMULA GRANTS

 

Uses and Use Restrictions

(1) Allotments under the basic developmental disabilities formula grant program may be used by States for priority area and other activities, including administrative costs, to build capacity, to refocus existing services, and to advocate to better meet the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities. The designated State agency in each State receives, accounts for and disburses funds, and provides for required assurances and other administrative support services on behalf of the State Developmental Disabilities Council, which carries out the priority area activity and other activities under an approved triennial State Plan. This plan and corresponding budget is developed and administered by the State Developmental Disabilities Council. Federal funds may be expended for up to half the cost of the functions of the designated State agency under this program, but may not exceed five percent of a State's allotment or $50,000, whichever is less. (2) Allotments under the protection and advocacy program may be used to assist States in supporting a system which will have authority to pursue legal and other remedies to protect the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities within the State.

 

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

State grant agencies are the designated State agencies of the respective States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa. Under the basic developmental disabilities program, the designated State agency must not provide or pay for services to individuals with developmental disabilities, unless it has held such designation on the date of the enactment of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1994, and the Governor of the State (or the legislature, where appropriate and in accordance with State law) determines prior to June 30, 1994, not to change the designation of such agency. The State can only receive funding under the basic developmental disabilities program if it is also participating in the protection and advocacy program. The agency designated to implement the State system under the protection and advocacy program cannot provide or pay for services to individuals with developmental disabilities, and that agency must have authority to obtain access to records of individuals with developmental disabilities.

Beneficiary Eligibility

To be eligible for a grant, an agency must be designated to administer the program on behalf of the State. The Basic Program benefits individuals with developmental To be eligible for a grant, an agency must be designated to administer the program on behalf of the State. The Basic Program benefits individuals with developmental disabilities through systems change. The Protection and Advocacy system benefits individuals with developmental disabilities. Developmental disability is defined here as a severe chronic disability of an individual that is attributable to mental, physical, or a combination of impairments, is manifested before age 22, that is likely to continue indefinitely, that results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following major life activities (self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, and economic self-sufficiency), and that reflects an individual's lifelong need for services. Infants and children from birth to age 9, inclusive, are included if they have a developmental delay or condition with a high probability of resulting in developmental disabilities if services are not provided.

Credentials/Documentation

Costs will be determined in accordance with 45 CFR 74 and 92. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

 

Application and Award Process

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 Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Basic Support: Requests for allotments are submitted in the form of a State plan, which must be submitted not less than every 5 years, and must address all of the requirements of the Statute. Protection and Advocacy: Application is made by the State's submission of a description of the Protection and Advocacy system in the State and appropriate assurances as required by law, and by annual submission statement on the goals and priorities.

Award Procedure

Formula awards are processed through a payment management system to the State.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

None.

Appeals

Appeals are processed in accordance with HHS regulations in 45 CFR, Part 16.

Renewals

Automatic, under approved application.

 

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory Formula: Title I Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Public Law 106-402.

Matching Requirements: Percent: 25.%. Match is only for the Councils. No match is required for Protection and Advocacy allotments.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Funds provided under allotments must be obligated by states by the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which appropriations were received. Such obligation must be liquidated by the end of the following fiscal year. Payments are made through Electronic Transfer System or, when such is not practicable, on basis of payment requests from the State to meet current needs. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.

 

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

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 74 and 92.

Records

Records must be retained for at least 3 years; records shall be retained beyond the 3-year period if all findings have not been resolved.

 

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: 112 grants were awarded. Fiscal Year 2009: 112 grants projected to be awarded. Fiscal Year 2010: 112 grants projected to be awarded.

 

Financial Information

Account Identification

75-1536-0-1-506.

Obligations

(Formula Grants (Apportionments)) FY 08 $111,506,000; FY 09 est $114,340,000; FY 10 est $114,340,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Basic Support: $450,000; Protection and Advocacy: $200,000.

 

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

45 CFR 74 and 92, Grant Administrative Requirements; and Program Regulations in Chapter XIII of Title 45 of the Code of Regulations, Parts 1385 and 1386.

 

Related Programs

93.631 Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance; 93.632 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service

 

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. Contact the Regional Administrator, Department of Health and Human Services, Regional Offices. (See Appendix IV of the Catalog for list of addresses.).

Headquarters Office

Jennifer Johnson Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20447 Email: jjohnson@acf.hhs.gov Phone: 202 690-5982

Web Site Address

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add.

 

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

 

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.