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   38,   GRANTS AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION SERVICE

HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES        WEEK OF:  September 18, 2006September 22, 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: Small Business Administration           CFDA#: 59.008                       

PROGRAM TITLE: Physical Disaster Loans               

FR Date: 09/20/06                                                                 PAGE: 55047                  DEADLINE: 11/06/06   

CONTACT: Disaster Area 3 Office   (Ft. Worth, Texas)                                                                                            

SUMMARY: Declaration of Physical Disaster #10614 for Pima, Pinal, The Gila River Indian Community Within Pinal County, and the Tohono O’odham Nation Within Pima and Pinal Counties in the State of Arizona, constitute a disaster area due to damage caused by severe storms and flooding occurring on July 25, 2006 through August 4, 2006. 

 

DEPARTMENT: Education                                               CFDA#: 84.021A             AMOUNT: $2,223,000           

PROGRAM TITLE: Overseas – Group Projects Abroad               

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                 PAGE: 54629                  DEADLINE: 11/02/06   

CONTACT: Dr. Lungching Chiao                                                                                   TELEPHONE: 202 502-7624

CONTACT: Ms. Michelle Guilfoil                                                                                   TELEPHONE: 202 502-7625               

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program; for New Awards, for fiscal year 2007. The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program supports overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for groups of teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, or group research or study.  Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov, or in paper format (if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application through the Grants.gov system); on or before the November 02, 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: Education                                               CFDA#: 84.047A             AMOUNT: Not Listed        

PROGRAM TITLE: TRIO – Upward Bound               

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                 PAGE: 55450                  DEADLINE: 11/06/06   

CONTACT: Gaby Watts                                                                                                   TELEPHONE: 202 502-7600              

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Upward Bound Program (Includes Regular Upward Bound (UB), Veterans Upward Bound (VUB), and Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS); for New Awards, for fiscal year 2007. The regular UB projects are designed to generate in participants the skills and motivation necessary for success in education beyond secondary school. The VUB projects are designed to assist veterans in preparing for a program of postsecondary education. The UBMS projects designed to prepare high school students for postsecondary education program that lead to careers in the fields of math and science.  Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov, or in paper format (if you qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement), by mail or hand delivery, on or before the November 06, 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: Education                                               CFDA#: 84.047M            AMOUNT: Not Listed        

PROGRAM TITLE: TRIO – Upward Bound               

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                 PAGE: 55450                  DEADLINE: 11/06/06   

CONTACT: Gaby Watts                                                                                                   TELEPHONE: 202 502-7600              

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Upward Bound Program (Includes Regular Upward Bound (UB), Veterans Upward Bound (VUB), and Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS); for New Awards, for fiscal year 2007. The regular UB projects are designed to generate in participants the skills and motivation necessary for success in education beyond secondary school. The VUB projects are designed to assist veterans in preparing for a program of postsecondary education. The UBMS projects designed to prepare high school students for postsecondary education program that lead to careers in the fields of math and science.  Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov, or in paper format (if you qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement), by mail or hand delivery, on or before the November 06, 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: Education                                               CFDA#: 84.133P              AMOUNT: $900,000           

PROGRAM TITLE: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research               

FR Date: 09/19/06                                                                 PAGE: 54805                  DEADLINE: 11/20/06   

CONTACT: Donna Nangle                                                                                              TELEPHONE: 202 245-7462              

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) – Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program – Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Projects; for New Awards, for fiscal year 2007. The purpose of this program is to provide research training and experience at an advanced level to individuals with doctorates or similar advanced degree who have clinical or other relevant experience. Application for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery, on or before the November 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: Health and Human Services               CFDA#: 93.017                AMOUNT: $1,750,000           

PROGRAM TITLE: Strengthening the Management and Services of the Women’s and Children’s Hospitals in Kabul               

FR Date: 09/19/06                                                                 PAGE: 54821                  DEADLINE: 10/04/06   

CONTACT: DeWayne Wynn  (Administrative and Budgetary Requirements)     TELEPHONE: 240 453-8822

CONTACT: Dr. Amar Bhat  (Program Requirements)                                                TELEPHONE: 301 443-1410              

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for the Office of Global Health Affairs, Office of the Secretary; Announcement of Availability of Funds for Cooperative Agreement To Provide Technical Assistance and Support to the Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in Strengthening the Management of the Women’s and Children’s Hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan. Funding Opportunity Number: OGHA 06-025. The primary goal of this project is to organized and establish a seamless and sustainable integration system for the delivery of the full range of quality prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum care, including health promotion, prevention, maintenance and professional care for pregnant women and their neonates. Optional Letter of Intent due by 5 p.m. e.t. September 26, 2006. HHS will accept applications in hard-copy, we encourage the use of the electronic application submission capabilities provide by the HHS/OPHS eGrants system at https://egrants.osophs.dhhs.gov, or the Grants.gov Web site portal at http://www.grants.gov, on or before October 04, 2006 deadline date. HHS will not accept for review any applications submitted via any other means of electronic communication, including facsimile or electronic mail.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services               CFDA#: 93.773                AMOUNT: Not Listed         

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Hospital Insurance                

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                 PAGE: 54664                 DEADLINE: 11/17/06   

CONTACT: Lisa Waters                                                                                                   TELEPHONE: 410 786-6615              

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Solicitation for Proposals to Participate in The Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration Program Under Section 5007 of the Deficit Reduction Act. This notice is to inform interesting parties of an opportunity to apply to participate in the Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration being implemented by CMS. Interesting parties can obtain complete solicitation, application, and supporting information on the CMS Web sites at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/MD/itemdetail.asp?itemID=CMS1186805, or http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/ . Mail or deliver applications are to be sent to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service in Baltimore, Md. For more information, contact Lisa Waters at 410 786-6615 or GAINSHARING@cms.htts.gov. Because of staff and resources limitations, we cannot accept applications by facsimile (FAX) transmission or by email.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services               CFDA#: 93.774                AMOUNT: Not Listed         

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Supplementary Medical Insurance               

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                 PAGE: 54664                 DEADLINE: 11/17/06   

CONTACT: Lisa Waters                                                                                                   TELEPHONE: 410 786-6615              

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Solicitation for Proposals to Participate in The Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration Program Under Section 5007 of the Deficit Reduction Act. This notice is to inform interesting parties of an opportunity to apply to participate in the Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration being implemented by CMS. Interesting parties can obtain complete solicitation, application, and supporting information on the CMS Web sites at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/MD/itemdetail.asp?itemID=CMS1186805, or http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/ . Mail or deliver applications are to be sent to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service in Baltimore, Md. For more information, contact Lisa Waters at 410 786-6615 or GAINSHARING@cms.htts.gov. Because of staff and resources limitations, we cannot accept applications by facsimile (FAX) transmission or by email.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services               CFDA#: 93.778                AMOUNT: Not Listed         

PROGRAM TITLE: Medical Assistance Program             

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                 PAGE: 54664                 DEADLINE: 11/17/06   

CONTACT: Lisa Waters                                                                                                   TELEPHONE: 410 786-6615              

SUMMARY: Applications are invited for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Solicitation for Proposals to Participate in The Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration Program Under Section 5007 of the Deficit Reduction Act. This notice is to inform interesting parties of an opportunity to apply to participate in the Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration being implemented by CMS. Interesting parties can obtain complete solicitation, application, and supporting information on the CMS Web sites at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/MD/itemdetail.asp?itemID=CMS1186805, or http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/ . Mail or deliver applications are to be sent to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service in Baltimore, Md. For more information, contact Lisa Waters at 410 786-6615 or GAINSHARING@cms.htts.gov. Because of staff and resources limitations, we cannot accept applications by facsimile (FAX) transmission or by email.

 

 

 

II.    NOTICE OF RULES

 

DEPARTMENT: Agriculture                                                                           CFDA#: 10.206         

PROGRAM TITLE: Grants for Agriculture Research – Competitive Research Grants                      

FR Date: 09/20/06                                                                                              PAGE: 54894

CONTACT: Gail McLean                                                                                 TELEPHONE: 202 401-6060        

SUMMARY: Final rule regarding Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES); National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program – Revisions to Administrative Provisions.  The (CSREES) is updating and making technical corrections to the administrative provisions for the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRICGP).

 

DEPARTMENT: Veterans Affairs                                                                 CFDA#: 64.102          

PROGRAM TITLE: Compensation for Service-Connected Deaths for Veterans’ Dependents                       

FR Date: 09/20/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55052

CONTACT: Bob White                                                                                     TELEPHONE: 202 273-9515 

SUMMARY: Proposed rule regarding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Dependents and Survivors.  VA proposes to reorganize and rewrite in plain language general provisions applicable to its compensation and pension regulations, including those relating to dependents and survivors of veterans and other VA claimants and beneficiaries. The intended effect of the proposed revisions is to assist claimants and VA personnel in locating and understanding these provisions.

 

DEPARTMENT: Veterans Affairs                                                                 CFDA#: 64.104         

PROGRAM TITLE: Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability for Veterans              

FR Date: 09/20/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55052

CONTACT: Bob White                                                                                     TELEPHONE: 202 273-9515 

SUMMARY: Proposed rule regarding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Dependents and Survivors.  VA proposes to reorganize and rewrite in plain language general provisions applicable to its compensation and pension regulations, including those relating to dependents and survivors of veterans and other VA claimants and beneficiaries. The intended effect of the proposed revisions is to assist claimants and VA personnel in locating and understanding these provisions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT: Veterans Affairs                                                                 CFDA#: 64.105         

PROGRAM TITLE: Pension to Veterans Surviving Spouses, and Children         

FR Date: 09/20/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55052

CONTACT: Bob White                                                                                     TELEPHONE: 202 273-9515 

SUMMARY: Proposed rule regarding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Dependents and Survivors.  VA proposes to reorganize and rewrite in plain language general provisions applicable to its compensation and pension regulations, including those relating to dependents and survivors of veterans and other VA claimants and beneficiaries. The intended effect of the proposed revisions is to assist claimants and VA personnel in locating and understanding these provisions.

 

DEPARTMENT: Veterans Affairs                                                                 CFDA#: 64.109         

PROGRAM TITLE: Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability                 

FR Date: 09/20/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55052

CONTACT: Bob White                                                                                     TELEPHONE: 202 273-9515 

SUMMARY: Proposed rule regarding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Dependents and Survivors.  VA proposes to reorganize and rewrite in plain language general provisions applicable to its compensation and pension regulations, including those relating to dependents and survivors of veterans and other VA claimants and beneficiaries. The intended effect of the proposed revisions is to assist claimants and VA personnel in locating and understanding these provisions.

 

DEPARTMENT: Veterans Affairs                                                                 CFDA#: 64.110         

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

FR Date: 09/20/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55052

CONTACT: Bob White                                                                                     TELEPHONE: 202 273-9515 

SUMMARY: Proposed rule regarding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Dependents and Survivors.  VA proposes to reorganize and rewrite in plain language general provisions applicable to its compensation and pension regulations, including those relating to dependents and survivors of veterans and other VA claimants and beneficiaries. The intended effect of the proposed revisions is to assist claimants and VA personnel in locating and understanding these provisions.

 

DEPARTMENT: Veterans Affairs                                                                 CFDA#: 64.127         

PROGRAM TITLE: Monthly Allowance for Children of Vietnam Veterans Born with Spina Bifida            

FR Date: 09/20/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55052

CONTACT: Bob White                                                                                     TELEPHONE: 202 273-9515 

SUMMARY: Proposed rule regarding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Dependents and Survivors.  VA proposes to reorganize and rewrite in plain language general provisions applicable to its compensation and pension regulations, including those relating to dependents and survivors of veterans and other VA claimants and beneficiaries. The intended effect of the proposed revisions is to assist claimants and VA personnel in locating and understanding these provisions.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                            CFDA#: 93.563          

PROGRAM TITLE: Child Support Enforcement                      

FR Date: 09/20/06                                                                                              PAGE: 54965

CONTACT: Thomas G. Miller                                                                         TELEPHONE: 202 401-5730          

SUMMARY: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Administration for Children and Families; Child Support Enforcement Program; Medical Support. These proposed regulations would revise Federal requirements for establishing and enforcing medical support obligations in child support enforcement program cases receiving services under title IV-D of the Social Security Act (the Act).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                            CFDA#: 93.773         

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Hospital Insurance                

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55341 

CONTACT: John Warren                                                                                 TELEPHONE: 410 786-3633        

SUMMARY: Interim final rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Rural Health Clinics: Amendments to Participation Requirements and Payment Provisions; and Establishment of a Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program; and Suspension of Effectiveness. This interim final rule with comment period revises the rural health clinic (RHC) regulations to revert to those provisions set forth in regulations before publication of the December 24, 2003 RHC final rule.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                            CFDA#: 93.774         

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Supplementary Medical Insurance                    

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55341 

CONTACT: John Warren                                                                                 TELEPHONE: 410 786-3633        

SUMMARY: Interim final rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Rural Health Clinics: Amendments to Participation Requirements and Payment Provisions; and Establishment of a Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program; and Suspension of Effectiveness. This interim final rule with comment period revises the rural health clinic (RHC) regulations to revert to those provisions set forth in regulations before publication of the December 24, 2003 RHC final rule.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                            CFDA#: 93.773         

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Hospital Insurance                

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55326

CONTACT: Danielle Shearer                                                                           TELEPHONE: 410 786-6617

CONTACT: James Merrill                                                                                TELEPHONE: 410 786-6998

CONTACT: Jeannie Miller                                                                               TELEPHONE: 410 786-3164

CONTACT: Mayer Zimmerman                                                                     TELEPHONE: 410 786-6839        

SUMMARY: Final rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities; Amendment.  This amendment allows certain health care facilities to place alcohol-based hand rub dispensers in egress corridors under specified conditions. This final rule also requires that nursing facilities at least install battery-operated single station smoke alarms in resident rooms and common areas if they are not fully sprinklered or they do not have system-based smoke detectors in those areas.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                            CFDA#: 93.774         

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Supplementary Medical Insurance                    

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55326

CONTACT: Danielle Shearer                                                                           TELEPHONE: 410 786-6617

CONTACT: James Merrill                                                                                TELEPHONE: 410 786-6998

CONTACT: Jeannie Miller                                                                               TELEPHONE: 410 786-3164

CONTACT: Mayer Zimmerman                                                                     TELEPHONE: 410 786-6839        

SUMMARY: Final rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities; Amendment.  This amendment allows certain health care facilities to place alcohol-based hand rub dispensers in egress corridors under specified conditions. This final rule also requires that nursing facilities at least install battery-operated single station smoke alarms in resident rooms and common areas if they are not fully sprinklered or they do not have system-based smoke detectors in those areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                            CFDA#: 93.778         

PROGRAM TITLE: Medical Assistance Program                     

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55326

CONTACT: Danielle Shearer                                                                           TELEPHONE: 410 786-6617

CONTACT: James Merrill                                                                                TELEPHONE: 410 786-6998

CONTACT: Jeannie Miller                                                                               TELEPHONE: 410 786-3164

CONTACT: Mayer Zimmerman                                                                     TELEPHONE: 410 786-6839        

SUMMARY: Final rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities; Amendment.  This amendment allows certain health care facilities to place alcohol-based hand rub dispensers in egress corridors under specified conditions. This final rule also requires that nursing facilities at least install battery-operated single station smoke alarms in resident rooms and common areas if they are not fully sprinklered or they do not have system-based smoke detectors in those areas.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                            CFDA#: 93.773         

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Hospital Insurance                

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55404

CONTACT: Nancy Braymer                                                                           TELEPHONE: 410 786-4323

SUMMARY: Proposed rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Limitation on Recoupment of Provider and Supplier Overpayments.  This proposed rule would implement a new provision of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 that prohibits recouping Medicare overpayments when an appeal is received from a provider or supplier until a decision is rendered by a Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC).

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                            CFDA#: 93.774         

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Supplementary Medical Insurance                    

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55404

CONTACT: Nancy Braymer                                                                           TELEPHONE: 410 786-4323

SUMMARY: Proposed rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Limitation on Recoupment of Provider and Supplier Overpayments.  This proposed rule would implement a new provision of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 that prohibits recouping Medicare overpayments when an appeal is received from a provider or supplier until a decision is rendered by a Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC).

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                            CFDA#: 93.778         

PROGRAM TITLE: Medical Assistance Program                     

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                                              PAGE: 55404

CONTACT: Nancy Braymer                                                                           TELEPHONE: 410 786-4323

SUMMARY: Proposed rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Limitation on Recoupment of Provider and Supplier Overpayments.  This proposed rule would implement a new provision of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 that prohibits recouping Medicare overpayments when an appeal is received from a provider or supplier until a decision is rendered by a Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III.   OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS (NOTICES)

 

DEPARTMENT: Education                                                                                            CFDA#: 84.047A                     

PROGRAM TITLE: TRIO – Upward Bound         

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 55447

CONTACT: Geraldine Smith   or  Gaby Watts                                                             EMAIL: TRIO@ed.gov

SUMMARY: Notice of final priority regarding Office of Postsecondary Education; Upward Bound Program.

The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education announces a priority under the Upward Bound (UB) Program. This priority will help focus Federal resources on students most in need of academic assistance and increase the effectiveness of the UB Program.

 

DEPARTMENT: Education                                                                                            CFDA#: 84.133A                   

PROGRAM TITLE: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research       

FR Date: 09/19/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54870

CONTACT: Donna Nangle                                                                                              TELEPHONE: 202 245-7462

CONTACT: Lynn Medley                                                                                                TELEPHONE: 202 245-7338          

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; proposed priorities for National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) – Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program – Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs). Specifically, this notice proposes four priorities for DRRPs. The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2007 and later years. 

 

DEPARTMENT: Education                                                                                            CFDA#: 84.133E                   

PROGRAM TITLE: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research       

FR Date: 09/19/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54870

CONTACT: Donna Nangle                                                                                              TELEPHONE: 202 245-7462

CONTACT: Lynn Medley                                                                                                TELEPHONE: 202 245-7338          

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; proposed priorities for National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) – Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program – Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs). Specifically, this notice proposes seven priorities for RERCs. The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2007 and later years. 

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                                            CFDA#: 93.575                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Child Care and Development Block Grant       

FR Date: 09/20/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54993

CONTACT: Ivelisse Martinez-Beck                                                                               TELEPHONE: 202 690-7885              

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Administration for Children and Families; Office of Family Assistance; Intent to Fund Single-Source Program Expansion Supplement. Justification for the Exception to Competition: Oregon State University (the grantee) is currently conducting data analyses with the funding from a research grant award in FY 2004 to validate methodologies used to conduct State market rate surveys on the price for child care and early education programs at the State and local levels. Amount of Award: $101,774.00 for one year, Project Period: 09/30/2006 – 09/29/2007.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                                            CFDA#: 93.773                    

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare - Hospital Insurance        

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54661

CONTACT: Clare McFarland                                                                                          TELEPHONE: 410 786-6390               

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Part A Premium for Calendar Year 2007 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement. The monthly Part A premium for the 12 months beginning January 1, 2007 for these individuals will be $410.00. The reduced premium for certain other individuals as describe in this notice will be $226.00.   

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                                            CFDA#: 93.773                    

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare - Hospital Insurance        

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54662

CONTACT: Clare McFarland                                                                                          TELEPHONE: 410 786-6390

CONTACT: Gregory J. Savord  (for case-mix analysis only)                                   TELEPHONE: 410 786-1521               

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for Calendar Year 2007. For CY2007, the inpatient hospital deductible will be $992. The daily coinsurance amounts for CY2007 will be: (a) $248.00 for the 61st through 90th day of hospitalization in a benefit period. (b) $496.00 for lifetime reserve days; and (c) $124.00 for the 21st through 100th day of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility in a benefit period.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                                            CFDA#: 93.773                    

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare - Hospital Insurance        

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54665

CONTACT: M. Kent Clemens                                                                                         TELEPHONE: 410 786-6391

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rates, and Annual Deductible for Calendar Year 2007.  The Monthly actuarial rates for 2007 are $187.00 for aged enrollees and $197.30 for disabled enrollees. The monthly Part B premium rates to be paid in 2007, including the income-related monthly adjustment amounts, are $93.50 (the standard premium), $106.00, $124.70, $143.40, and $162.10. The specific amount payable by beneficiaries depends on their income level and income tax filing status. (The 2006 premium rate paid by all beneficiaries was $88.50). The Part B deductible for 2007 is $131.00 for all beneficiaries.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                                            CFDA#: 93.774                    

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Supplementary Medical Insurance       

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54665

CONTACT: M. Kent Clemens                                                                                         TELEPHONE: 410 786-6391

SUMMARY: Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rates, and Annual Deductible for Calendar Year 2007.  The Monthly actuarial rates for 2007 are $187.00 for aged enrollees and $197.30 for disabled enrollees. The monthly Part B premium rates to be paid in 2007, including the income-related monthly adjustment amounts, are $93.50 (the standard premium), $106.00, $124.70, $143.40, and $162.10. The specific amount payable by beneficiaries depends on their income level and income tax filing status. (The 2006 premium rate paid by all beneficiaries was $88.50). The Part B deductible for 2007 is $131.00 for all beneficiaries.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                                            CFDA#: 93.773                    

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare - Hospital Insurance        

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 55480

CONTACT: M. Kent Clemens                                                                                         TELEPHONE: 410 786-6391

SUMMARY: Correction Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rates, and Annual Deductible for Calendar Year 2007.  There was a technical error in the calculation of the income-related monthly adjustment amounts. Originally was published in the Federal Register on September 18, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Health and Human Services                                                            CFDA#: 93.774                    

PROGRAM TITLE: Medicare – Supplementary Medical Insurance        

FR Date: 09/22/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 55480

CONTACT: M. Kent Clemens                                                                                         TELEPHONE: 410 786-6391

SUMMARY: Correction Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rates, and Annual Deductible for Calendar Year 2007.  There was a technical error in the calculation of the income-related monthly adjustment amounts. Originally was published in the Federal Register on September 18, 2006.

 

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.030                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Community Disaster Loans      

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54677   

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the State of Arizona, resulting from severe storms and flooding during the period of July 25, to August 4, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.031                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Cora Brown Fund     

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54677   

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the State of Arizona, resulting from severe storms and flooding during the period of July 25, to August 4, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.032                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Crisis Counseling      

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54677   

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705               

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the State of Arizona, resulting from severe storms and flooding during the period of July 25, to August 4, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.033                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Disaster Legal Services     

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54677   

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the State of Arizona, resulting from severe storms and flooding during the period of July 25, to August 4, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.034                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Disaster Unemployment Assistance     

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54677   

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the State of Arizona, resulting from severe storms and flooding during the period of July 25, to August 4, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.036                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Public Assistance Grants    

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54677   

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the State of Arizona, resulting from severe storms and flooding during the period of July 25, to August 4, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.039                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Hazard Mitigation Grant   

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54677   

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the State of Arizona, resulting from severe storms and flooding during the period of July 25, to August 4, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.046                    

PROGRAM TITLE: Fire Management Assistance Grant     

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54677   

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the State of Arizona, resulting from severe storms and flooding during the period of July 25, to August 4, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.048                   

PROGRAM TITLE: Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households - Housing      

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54677   

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the State of Arizona, resulting from severe storms and flooding during the period of July 25, to August 4, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.049                   

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

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54677   

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the State of Arizona, resulting from severe storms and flooding during the period of July 25, to August 4, 2006.

 

DEPARTMENT: Homeland Security                                                                            CFDA#: 97.050                   

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

FR Date: 09/18/06                                                                                                             PAGE: 54677   

CONTACT: Magda Ruiz                                                                                                  TELEPHONE: 202 646-2705              

SUMMARY: Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the damage in certain areas of the State of Arizona, resulting from severe storms and flooding during the period of July 25, to August 4, 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

 

10/04/06                               93.017                                   Strengthening the Management and Services of the Women’s

11/02/06                               84.021A                                                Overseas – Group Projects Abroad

11/06/06                               84.047A                                                TRIO – Upward Bound

11/06/06                               84.047M                               TRIO – Upward Bound

11/17/06                               93.773                                   Medicare – Hospital Insurance

11/17/06                               93.774                                   Medicare – Supplementary Medical Insurance

11/17/06                               93.778                                   Medical Assistance Program

11/20/06                               84.133P                                 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISASTER LOANS

               

59.002   ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS                                 CLOSING DATE:

                                 

                                 

                None.

               

 

 

               

 

59.008   PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS                                                                    CLOSING DATE:             

                                                                                                                 

   

              Arizona – Pima and Pinal counties                                                                    11/06/06