OpportunityTitle: Projects of National Significance: Family Support 360 Centers
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 42 U.S.C. %90115082 (DD Act %901 162) authorizes grants only to &quot;public or private nonprofit entities.&quot; The following entities from the States and Territories listed below are eligible to apply.  States and Territories that were not funded to implement a Family Support 360 grant in FY 2004 are eligible to apply.  These are:Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware,Florida,Georgia,Illinois, Iowa,Kentucky,Mississippi,Nevada,New Jersey,North Dakota,Ohio,Puerto Rico,South Carolina,Tennessee,Virgin Islands,Virginia,Washington,Wyoming.  The application must include a letter from the Governor designating the lead agency for the Family Support 360 Implementation Grant.  If the designated lead agency is not to be a State or local public human services agency, the Governor must, in a letter to the Commissioner of ADD also identify a State or local human service agency that will be the lead partner with the private lead agency which is being designated by the Governor.  The Governor&apos;s letter must accompany the application at the time of submission for funding consideration.  Applications that do not include this letter will not be reviewed and ranked for funding consideration.    Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.  Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Description: The Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 funds to award grants to plan and implement up to five Family Support 360 Centers for families of persons with developmental disabilities. The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, Public Law (P.L.) 106-402, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 15081(2) authorizes ADD to &quot;support the development of national and State policies that reinforce and promote, with the support of families, guardians, advocates, and communities, of individuals with developmental disabilities, the self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in all facets of community life of such individuals through- (A) family support activities&quot; (DD Act of 2000, %901 161(2)).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: ACF Applications Help Desk
GrantorContactText: ACF Applications Help Desk&lt;br/&gt;app_support@acf.hhs.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.