Social Services and Income Maintenance Benefits Enrollment Coordination Grants

 

To provide funds for benefits outreach and enrollment assistance activities awarded competitively to private, nonprofit organizations to support community pilot projects in communities with a high concentration of poverty that could be sustained through other funding sources after an 12-month grant period.

General information about this opportunity
Last Known Status
Deleted 04/02/2020 (Archived.)
Program Number
93.091
Federal Agency/Office
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Children and Families
Type(s) of Assistance Offered
Project Grants (Discretionary)
Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Authorization
Social Security Act, Section 1110, Public Law 111-117.
Who is eligible to apply/benefit from this assistance?
Applicant Eligibility
The Secretary is authorized to make grants to private-nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) status. Foreign entities are not eligible. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Private, nonprofit organizations provide services to low-income individuals and families to support benefits outreach and enrollment assistance activities. While low income populations are the general target population, benefits eligibility for specific Federal, State, and local programs will differ for each program included in the benefits enrollment outreach and assistance pilots.
Credentials/Documentation
Proof of 501 (c)(3) or (4) status is required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
What is the process for applying and being award this assistance?
Pre-Application Procedure
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. Awards are granted on a competitive basis. Announcements concerning the availability of funds along with the application package, including all required forms, will be posted at www.grants.gov. Applications to the Office of Community Services for grants under the announcement should be addressed to: OCS Operations Center 1515 Wilson Blvd., Suite 100, Arlington, Virginia 22209. Applicants are urged to inform and coordinate application submissions with State and local governments where such information and coordination is appropriate or necessary for the success of the program. This program is subject to the provisions of Title 45 CFR Part 74 (non-governmental entities). All applications for assistance under this program must contain: (1) SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance; (2) SF-424A, Budget Information; (3) SF-424B, Assurances-Non- Construction Programs; (4) Certificate Regarding Drug Free Workplace Requirements; (5) Certification regarding environmental tobacco smoke; (6) Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters; and (7) Certification Regarding Lobbying. These must be accompanied by a detailed budget, and a program narrative submitted in accordance with the format detailed in the program announcement.
Award Procedure
Objective review will be made for all grant awards. Selection of applicants will be determined based on the review criteria outlined in the program announcement.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Approval/Disapproval Decision Time
From 90 to 120 days.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
How are proposals selected?
Not Applicable.
How may assistance be used?
(1) Grantees receive the discretionary grant to support-on-going facilitated outreach and enrollment assistance to low-income individuals and families to access already existing Federal, State, and local benefit programs. (2) Grantees use award to initiate new benefits enrollment projects especially for the un-served. (3) Project should be sustained through other funding sources after an 12-month grant period.
What are the requirements after being awarded this opportunity?
Reporting
No reports are required.
Auditing
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.
Records
TBD.
Other Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Awards are made available for periods of 12 months. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: quarterly.
Who do I contact about this opportunity?
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Marsha Werner, Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 5th Floor West, Washington, District of Columbia 20447 Email: marsha.werner@acf.hhs.gov Phone: (202) 401-5281 Fax: (202) 401-5718 .
Website Address
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/index.html
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-1536-0-1-506.
Obligations
(Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 13 $0; FY 14 est $0; and FY 15 est $0 - This program is no longer funded.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
N/A.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Not Applicable.
Examples of Funded Projects
Not Applicable.

 



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