Notice2023-05327
Availability of Program Application Instructions for Disaster Recovery Assistance for the Florida Protection and Advocacy System (P&A)
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March 16, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16263-16264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05327]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Availability of Program Application Instructions for Disaster
Recovery Assistance for the Florida Protection and Advocacy System
(P&A)
Title: Disaster Assistance for the Florida Protection and Advocacy
System.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.630.
DATES: The deadline date for the submission of the Disaster Assistance
for the Florida Protection and Advocacy System is 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time April 17, 2023.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces a new
funding opportunity to address the needs of people with disabilities
impacted by Hurricanes Ian. People with disabilities often have unique
needs during a crisis. For example, they may have a wider variety of
functional limitations, sometimes requiring more supports, many of
which are often in short supply during and after a crisis event. It is
critical that individuals, service providers, and communities actively
engage in emergency planning and response that is inclusive of people
with disabilities to ensure they continue to be supported in their
communities and not in institutions. Effective emergency and disaster
response and recovery promotes and protects the health of people and
the communities where they live, learn, work, and play. The disability
networks funded by the ACL play essential roles in that work. As the
nation's visible and trusted network of programs, these organizations
provide a variety of services, including those related to assisting
with emergency and disaster recovery efforts, such as offering case
management support, relocating impacted individuals to safe housing in
the community, and ensuring state and local services provided are
accessible to people with disabilities. Understanding the resources
available and the needs of people with disabilities in their areas,
these networks have over 50 years of community experience and possess
intimate knowledge of how to address emergencies and disasters.
Florida was directly impacted by a major category 4 hurricane which
significantly affected the vital services and programs that support
older adults, people with disabilities, and their family caregivers to
live as independently as possible in their own communities. The Aging
and Disability Network has been attempting to meet an increased need
for services in impacted communities with current Older Americans Act
(OAA) funding, Rehabilitation Act funding, and Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Right Act funding. None of these
authorities include direct funding for disaster related activities and
programs are redirecting funds intended for other activities to address
immediate needs caused by the Hurricanes. This funding is intended for
the ACL Aging and Disability Network in Florida to help advance
recovery and response efforts that are inclusive of people with
disabilities and provide gap-filling services for older adults, people
with disabilities, and their family caregivers for immediate and long-
term disaster response and recovery.
Specifically, this program aims to fund the P&A to support the
needs of people with disabilities who were impacted by Hurricane Ian in
Florida to ensure their health, wellness, and safety. Eligible
entities, Protection and Advocacy Systems (P&As) under Subtitle C of
the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of
2000 (DD Act), shall be provided funding for allowable activities that
are targeted for recovery and response efforts for the disability
community.
Allowable costs include program and staffing costs to support
response and recovery efforts; program materials and supply costs to
support response and recovery efforts; general outreach and information
and referral regarding disaster and recovery assistance for people with
disabilities; monitoring emergency shelters and temporary dwellings for
accessibility, health, wellness, and safety; coordination with
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emergency response, recovery partners, and other state, local, and
tribal agencies to ensure the needs of people with disabilities are
met; accessible housing location, home modification, and transition
assistance for those placed in institutional settings or in need of
safe housing; food assistance and home delivered groceries/meals;
assistance with personal care attendants and transportation; and
replacement and distribution costs of critical supplies, including
personal hygiene items, durable medical equipment, and medication not
covered through insurance. As needed, funds may also support rebuilding
of damaged offices of ACL grantees, including P&As. Although not
required for funding, grantees are encouraged to explore options for
funding to sustain emergency response activities after the end of the
grant. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement for this
funding.
Award recipients will be required to submit an annual progress
report in the form of a written summary on the activities and/or
staffing funded to support emergency and disaster response and recovery
efforts and the results of these efforts, including number of people
supported, number of partners involved, and the outcomes of these
efforts.
To be eligible to receive this grant, the eligible entity must
submit:
<bullet> An action plan (maximum 5-10 pages in 12-point, Times New
Roman font). The action plan should define the need they plan to
address and how they intend to implement authorized activities to
address the needs of people with disabilities impacted by Hurricane
Ian.
<bullet> A budget request (5 pages maximum) with justification for
how the funds would be used to support disaster recovery efforts.
<bullet> A Letter of Assurance to ACL (see below, ``Section III.
Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements'' and ``Section IV.
Submission Information'').
Collaboration with other entities that serve people with
disabilities in the plan and the budget is encouraged. Eligible
entities that do not submit an action plan, a budget request with
justification, and a Letter of Assurance will not be considered for
funding.
II. Award Information
1. Funding Instrument Type
These awards will be made in the form of new grants to eligible
entities.
2. Anticipated Total Funding per Budget Period
Awards made under this announcement have an estimated start date of
October 1, 2022, and an estimated end date of September 30, 2024, for a
two-year budget and performance period.
The total available funding for this opportunity is $4 million for
recovery efforts in Florida. The final grant amount awarded to each
grantee will vary based on individual budget requests; the
reasonableness and rationale of the submitted plan and budget to meet
the needs of individuals with disabilities; and availability of
funding.
III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements
1. Eligible Entities
The eligible entity for these awards is the state designated
Protection and Advocacy System under Subtitle C of the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act) that is
supporting recovery efforts of Hurricane Ian in Florida.
2. Match
Cost Sharing or Matching is not required.
3. Other Requirements
A. Letter of Assurance
A Letter of Assurance is required to be submitted by the eligible
entity in order to receive an award. The Letter of Assurance must
include the following:
1. Assurance that the award recipient is the state designated P&A
under Subtitle C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill
of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act).
2. Assurance that funds will be spent in ways consistent with the
purpose of the funding.
3. Assurance to provide annual federal financial reports.
4. Assurance to provide annual program reports in the form of a
written summary on the activities and/or staffing funded to support
emergency and disaster response and recovery efforts and the results of
these efforts, including number of people supported, number of partners
involved, and the outcomes of these efforts.
B. Action Plan
To be eligible to receive this grant, the eligible entity must
submit an action plan detailing the need(s) they plan to address of
people with disabilities impacted by Hurricane Ian and how they intend
to implement authorized activities to address these needs. The plan
must include a budget request with a budget justification for how the
funds would be used to support disaster recovery efforts.
C. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications.
IV. Submission Information
1. Application Packet
To receive funding, eligible entities must submit: a Letter of
Assurance containing all the information outlined in Section III above;
an Action Plan that details the identified need and how the entity
proposes to address the need; and a budget request includes a breakdown
of the budgetary costs with supporting justification that fully
explains and justifies the costs for each major budget item.
Applications should be submitted electronically to the P&A Program
Officer, Melvenia Wright, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4528202933202b2c246b32372c222d31052426296b2d2d366b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff929a93899a91969ed1888d9698978bbf9e9c93d197978cd1989089">[email protected]</span></a>.
2. Submission Dates and Times
To receive consideration, Application packets must be submitted by
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 17, 2023. Letters of Assurance should
be submitted electronically via email and have an electronic time stamp
indicating the date/time submitted.
VII. Agency Contacts
1. Programmatic and Submission Issues
Direct programmatic and submission inquiries to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#462b232a3023282f276831342f212e320627252a682e2e3568212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b464e475d4e45424a055c59424c435f6b4a484705434358054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for grants under this
program announcement is through the Public Health and Social Service
Emergency Fund (Pub. L. 117-2) and Subtitle C of the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act),
Protection and Advocacy Systems shall be provided funding under this
opportunity.
Dated: March 10, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-05327 Filed 3-15-23; 8:45 am]
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