solutions So as to have maximum impact on these problems nationwide.

(e) Migrant Projects. Farmworkergoverned organizations which meet CSA's eligibility requirements may apply for funding under this category. Migrant conduits and other applicants proposing activities of a national or multi-regional scope will apply directly to CSA headquarters and will be exempt from the competitive process. Applicants proposing to operate local projects, and which meet CSA's eligiblity criteria (preferably farmworkergoverned organizations), may apply as sub-contractors to the appropriate migrant conduit. Applicants applying as sub-contractors of the migrant conduits will follow the procedures outlined in § 1061.50-11 and § 1061.50-13 of this subpart. Their applications will be reviewed, rated and ranked by the migrant conduits on the basis of the criteria listed in Appendix D. The funding process will be competitive, with applicants with the highest scores being given funding preference.

NOTE: Applicants for local migrant projects will be required to achieve the minimum score of 65 points in order to be considered eligible for funding. However, CSA may waive this requirement where necessary in order to serve the most needy migrant populations.

(f) Indian Projects. Indian groups whose governance is controlled by the populations to be served are eligible to apply for Indian project funds. This includes Indian nations, tribes, bands, pueblos, or other organized groups or communities, including Alaskan Native villages as defined in the Alaskan Claims Settlement Act who are either indigenous to the United States or who otherwise have a special relationship to the United States, or a state, through treaty agreement, executive order, law, court order or administrative action of the Department of Interior, except as otherwise provided by Federal law. Urban Indian groups which meet the eligibility requirement stipulated in the first sentence of this subsection may apply for funds under this category. Applicants for Indian projects should submit their applications to the appropriate CSA regional office and should follow the application procedures outlined in

§ 1061.50-11 and § 1061.50-13 of this subpart. Their applications will be reviewed, rated and ranked according to the criteria in Appendix C and the funding process will be competitive, with funding preference being given to applicants with the highest scores. (Note: The CSA review panels for Indian projects will include Indians and Indian applicants will be required to achieve the minimum score of 65 points in order to be considered eligible for funding. However, CSA may waive this requirement where necessary in order to serve the most needy Indian populations.)

§ 1061.50-10 Funding.

The non

(a) Non-Federal Share. Federal share is waived for CFNP projects (see § 1068.20 of this chapter). However, grantees are expected to mobilize local and state resources throughout the life of a project.

(b) Federal Share. Federal share as matching funds granted under Section 222(a)(1) may be used to match USDA funds to support food stamp outreach projects, as well as nutrition projects for the elderly funded under Title XX of the Social Security Act as amended. § 1061.50-11 Application procedures.

(a)(1) Required forms and documents.

(i) SF 424: Federal Assistance (See 1067.10 of this chapter). This form serves two purposes: (A) It is used as a "notification of intent" to notify the A-95 Clearinghouses, sixty days in advance, of the applicant's intent to apply for a grant; (B) It is the transmittal document used to convey the application to the clearinghouses and CSA. Note: The Catalog of Federal Domestic number is 49.005.

(ii) OEO Form 395: Eligibility Documents (See subpart 1067.40 of this chapter.

NOTE: All applicants are required to have on the file with CSA the following documents in order to establish eligibility to receive CSA funds. Current grantees should check to make certain these documents are up-to-date, making changes and resubmitting where necessary. New applicants should submit them either prior to or along with the submission of their formal applications.

(A) Articles of Incorporation (See subpart 1067.80 of this chapter);

(B) By-laws or Rules of Organization (See subpart 1067.80 of this chapter); (C) Personnel Policies and Procedures (See 1069.20 series of this chapter);

(D) Biographic Data on Key Staff (See § 1069.10 of this chapter);

(E) Statement of Accounting System (See § 1068.42 of this chapter);

(F) Current Bond (See § 1050 subpart C of this chapter)

(G) Participation of the Poor (See § 1060.1 of this chapter); include:

(1) List of Boards and Committees of Title II Programs (See § 1062 subpart J of this chapter);

(2) List of Policy Advisory Committee Members (LPA's Only See § 1060.1 of this chapter);

(H) Applicant Certifications (CSA Form 301-New applicants only);

(I) Certification of Applicant's Attorney (OEO Form 393-New applicant's only See § 1067.40 of this chapter).

(iii) Project Narrative (See § 1061.5013(h), (i)).

(iv) OEO Form 419: Summary of Work Program and Budget (See

§ 1067.10 of this chapter).

(v) CAP Form 325 & 325a: Program Account Budget and Support Sheet (See OEO Instruction 6710-1).

(vi) CAP Form 84: Participant Characteristics Plan (See OEO Instruction 6710-1).

NOTE: Applicants are to list only those participants to be served by the proposed project and are reminded specifically that they are to list the number of elderly poor to be served.

(vii) OEO Form 394: Checkpoint Procedure for Coordination (Optional). Applicants are encouraged to use this form to indicate coordination linkages and agreements with local agencies. However, if the question of coordination is adequately addressed in the project narrative, the applicant need not include this form (See § 1067.10 of this chapter).

(viii) CSA Form 440: Program Progress Review Report (See Part 1050, Subpart I of this chapter).

NOTE: Although this form is not an application document, and not normally required with an application, CSA is requiring an up

dated Form 440 from applicants currently operating CFNP projects.

(2) Additional forms required when delegating projects.

Administering

(i) CAP Form 85: Agency Funding Estimate (See OEO Instruction 6710-1).

(ii) CAP Form 87: Delegate Agency Basic Information (See OEE Instruction 6710-1).

(iii) CAP Form II: Assurance of Compliance with Civil Rights (See OEO Instruction 6710-1).

(iv) OEO Form 280: Agreement for Delegation of Activities (Self-explanatory). (See OEO Instruction 7570-1 Appendix C).

(b) Clearinghouse Review (A-95). Applicants are reminded that they must comply with the requirements of OMB circular A-95 (See § 1067.10 of this chapter), including the following:

(1) Applicants must, at least 60 days prior to the actual submission of their applications to CSA, notify the appropriate clearinghouses of their intent to apply. This is accomplished through the SF-424 which is synonymous with "notification of intent." In order to expedite clearinghouse review, applicants are encouraged to attach to the SF-424 a summary, not to exceed three pages, of the proposed project which includes a brief description of: (i) The planning process and those involved in it; (ii) The problem to be addressed and the number of poor and age groups the project will serve; (iii) The goals and major activities to be carried out; (iv) How the project will be coordinated with other organizations involved in anti-hunger efforts; and (v) Resources the project expects to mobilize.

NOTE: Applicants are requested to submit an informational copy of their notifications of intent to the appropriate CSA Regional or headquarters office. CSA will send application packets containing the necessary application forms to all applicants who submit copies of their notifications of intent to CSA.

(2) Where the clearinghouse, in response to the notification of intent to apply, indicates that it wishes to review and comment on the application, applicants should forward applications to the clearinghouse as soon as

possible. Applicants are required to submit the comments of the clearinghouse along with their applications to CSA.

(3) Applicants proposing statewide projects need only submit their notification of intent to the state clearinghouse for review. Such applicants should indicate in writing to the state clearinghouse that their proposed project is statewide and will not be submitted to area clearinghouses. Applicants serving as conduits (other than migrant conduits) must submit the applications of their delegates or subgrantees to the appropriate area or state clearinghouses if those applications will be part of such conduits' application to CSA. Indian applicants who are part of a federally recognized tribal government or local subunit of such tribal governments are not required to submit their notifications of intent to area or state clearinghouses but are encouraged to coordinate with the appropriate clearinghouses. Migrant conduits must submit notifications of intent to their state and areawide clearinghouses. Local migrant organizations submitting appliIcations to conduits as subcontractors or delegate agencies must submit their notifications of intent to appropriate state and areawide clearinghouses. Applicants may obtain clearinghouse addresses from the appropriate CSA Regional Office or, in the case of applicants for projects of national scope, CSA headquarters.

(4) Applicants proposing projects of a nationwide or miltistate scope need only submit their proposal to the state clearinghouse in the state where they are located if the activities proposed will not result in a significant impact. If a significant impact is anticipated in a given state, then a notification of intent, plus the application, if desired by the clearinghouse, must be submitted to the approporiate state clearinghouse. Applicants proposing activities of a national scope and which have targeted specific states for on-going or intensive efforts should assume that such activities will have a significant impact and therefore must notify the appropriate state clearinghouse of their intent to apply.

§ 1061.50-12 Reporting Requirements.

Grantees will follow the financial and project reporting requirements outlined in Part 1050, Subparts H and I of this chapter, with the following exception: CSA is waiving the requirement as provided in Part 1050 Subpart I of this chapter that CAA's submit progress reports of CFNP projects along with the 440 submitted for Program Account 01. For this program 440s will be submitted semi-annually based on the effective date of the CFNP grant, to the appropriate CSA regional or headquarters office (see Appendix G).

NOTE: CSA is required by statute to report on the number of elderly poor being served by CSA funded projects. Grantees are, therefore, directed to indicate in their Program Progress Reports (440) the number of elderly poor being served by the project.

§ 1061.50-13 Current fiscal year application and review information.

(a) Timetable for accepting applications. The deadline for the submission of applications by various categories of applicants are listed below. Applications postmarked later than the dates indicated for a particular category will not be accepted.

(1) Applications for General Community, Special Support, and Indian projects will be accepted from the date of the publication of this rule through July 7 1980. Migrant subcontractors or delegate agencies should contact the appropriate Migrant Conduit to ascertain the deadline for submitting their applications.

(2) Applications from Headquarters and Regional T&TA applicants for one year programs, beginning January 1, 1981 and ending December 31, 1981, will be submitted to the appropriate CSA office not later than October 31, 1980.

(b) Two-year Programming. (1) Beginning in FY 80, CSA is instituting two-year programming for the Community Food and Nutrition Program, that is, CSA will approve two-year work programs for applicants rather than one-year programs except as noted below in paragraph (3). Thus, there will be one competition for the selection of applicants every two years. (2) The reasons for instituting twoyear programming are: (i) To reduce the amount of time and work spent by both the applicant and CSA in the grant application and review process, (ii) to allow both the grantee and CSA to focus more attention upon the substantive work to be accomplished during the grant period, and (iii) to assure at least a two-year period of continuity for projects that cannot be accomplished within a twelve-month period.

(3) The institution of two-year programming does not apply to Headquarters and Regional T&TA applicants, and does not preclude other applicants from applying for a one year grant if a particular set of proposed activities can be accomplished during a twelve-month

period and further funding from CSA will not be required.

(4) The procedures for applying for funds to operate two-year projects are the same as those for one-year grants with the following exceptions: (i) The applicant need submit only one Form 419 for the two-year project, with the goals, objectives and activities for the entire two-year project clearly delineated both in the Form 419, and in the project narrative; (ii) In column 14 on

the Form 419, entitled "Time Table Program Year Quarter", "quarter" should be interpreted as a 6-months period, so that the columns headed "1st" and "2nd" will cover the first twelve months of the project while the columns headed "3rd" and "4th" will cover the second twelve months; (iii) The applicant need attach only one budget form (Forms 325 and 325a) covering the first year of the project, and must enter in Section II of Form 325 the dollar amount needed for the second year of the project; (iv) Column 17 of the 419 must indicate the amount of funds required for each program category (program account); and (v) By June 30, 1981, the applicant must submit to the appropriate Regional office a new Form 325 and 325a for the second year of the project and, if there are any changes in the work program needed in the light of what happened in the first year of the project, an amended Form 419 should also be submitted.

(5) It is important to note that in approving applications for two-year programs CSA is neither making nor approving a two-year grant award since CSA cannot legaly commit funds which have not been appropriated. The funding process for two-year programs will be as follows: CSA will fund the first twelve months from current fiscal year funds. The second twelve month funding will be awarded in the subsequent fiscal year, if and only if, the following conditions are met: (i) Congress appropriates sufficient funds to permit the second year of funding, (ii) the grantee's performance during the first twelve months has been satisfactory, and (iii) there is no change in Agency priorities. If the above conditions are met, then the grantee will be awarded the second year of funds without having to submit another application.

(6) In order to determine whether a grantee's performance has been satisfactory CSA will conduct an assessment through an on-site visit or a telephone conference in conjunction with a review of the grantee's year-end program progress report (Form 440).

(7) In the event that appropriations for the CFNP are reduced in FY 81, CSA will make a determination as to

how to effect reductions in grantees' budgets for the second year and notify the grantees in writing of its decision. In the event that appropriations for the CFNP are increased, CSA will determine how the increased allocation will be spent and will publish its plan for spending this increase in allocation in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

In

(c) Consortium Applications. order to foster cooperation among grantees and to permit the maximum use of limited funds, CSA will permit applicants for FY 80, where it is geographically appropriate within a substate area, to submit a single application through a local Community Action Agency, or through any eligible non-profit organization consistent with the provisions of § 1061.50-9(a) (1) and (2) of this subpart. The applicant would then serve as the coordinator of CFNP activities within that geographical area. The permitting of consortiums among CFNP applicants merely formalizes a practice that already exists in some regions where such arrangements are known as "clusters".

(d) Program Priorities. The program priorities listed in § 1061.50-7 of this subpart are listed in priority order: (1) Access, (2) Self-Help, (3) Food Supply, (4) Crisis Relief and (5) Nutrition/ Consumer Education (See Appendix A for further discussion of priorities).

(e) Review Process. The review process for applications, except Headquarters applicants, will be competitive, i.e., each application will be reviewed, rated, and ranked according to the criteria published in Appendixes B through F, with funding preference being given those applicants with the highest scores. Each applicant must score a minimum of 65 points in order to be funded. An applicant who scores more than the minimum points required may be funded, if funds are available, but funding is not guaranteed. The review process for all applications will be undertaken by the office to which applications are submitted as indicated in § 1061.50-11 of this subpart. Regional Offices and Migrant conduits' ratings, rankings and favorable or unfavorable funding decisions will be reviewed by CSA Headquarters before decisions become final.

Applications from conduit organizations other than migrant conduits, must include copies of the applications from the sub-contractors or delegate agencies to which the conduit is redistributing CFNP funds.

(f) Notification of Appeals. (1) Each Regional Office will establish an appeals panel of not less than three members. Regional Offices will complete their funding decisions and mail notifications of results to all applicants within 30 working days of the deadline for submitting applications. The letter of notification will indicate whether the applicant was selected for funding and will give the applicant's score and rank standing and will include reviewers' rating sheets and comments. If an applicant is not funded and believes that the score assigned was unfair or that an incorrect decision regarding eligibility was made, the applicant may file a written appeal to the CSA Regional Director and may also request a hearing before the Regional Appeals Panel. All appeals and requests for a hearing must be presented in writing to the Appropriate Regional Director within ten working days of notification by the regional offices of the applicant's failure to qualify for funding. An applicant may only appeal a decision not to fund. He may not appeal the amount of funds awarded.

(2) The appeal should state succinctly why the applicant believes the decision of CSA to be incorrect or unfair. Where a meeting with the Appeals Panel is requested, the panel will promptly schedule such a meeting, hear the applicant's complaint, and provide any additional pertinent information as to why the applicant was not funded. The Appeals Panel will consider the arguments and evidence presented by the applicant and present its findings and recommendations to the Regional Director. Within 15 working days of the deadline for submitting appeals, the Regional Director will notify in writing all applicants of his/her decision. The decisions of the Regional Directors will be final.

(3) Migrant subcontractors or delegate agencies will follow the same procedure outlined above except that their appeals will be made to the ap