NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Innovation and Expansion Grant to Plan, Coordinate and Implement a Statewide Independent Living Conference; OVR RFP 2002-4
[32 Pa.B. 4208] The Department of Labor and Industry, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), under the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended in 1992, announces that competing applications to establish, expand or improve community rehabilitation programs serving persons with the most significant disabilities will be accepted. This competition is authorized under the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Funding for this competition is under the auspice of the State Board of Vocational Rehabilitation and the OVR, which will serve as administrator and fiscal agent for the grant awarded under this competition. Applications will be written to accomplish the following areas of emphasis:
In coordination with, and guidance from, the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC):
* The Grantee will develop a work plan for an Independent Living Conference (Conference). The work plan will include, at minimum, strategies to explore, evaluate and select prospective Conference topics; strategies for Conference site selection; strategies for selection and recruitment of prospective Conference speakers/presenters for the Conference topics; strategies for Conference marketing, public relations and support; strategies for expanding Conference attendance to underserved populations; and a prospective budget and cost allocation plan for the Conference, including prospective resources of revenue.
* The Grantee will convene a Conference Planning Committee to advise the Grantee and assist with planning and coordinating the Conference. At minimum, membership of the Conference Planning Committee will consist of persons with significant disabilities, including at least one person who is blind and one person who is deaf. Conference Planning Committee membership will be recruited from a variety of sources, including from populations of people who are traditionally underserved by independent living and rehabilitation services.
* With the assistance of the Conference Planning Committee, the Grantee will coordinate and facilitate planning activities associated with the Conference.
* The Grantee will coordinate and implement logistical activities associated with the Conference, including announcements and invitations, scheduling of speakers/presenters, onsite Conference management, Conference security, disability-related accommodations, lodging reser-vations, as necessary, preparation and distribution of Conference program booklets, participant rosters and other arrangements as may be necessary to the conduct of a successful Conference.
* The Grantee will prepare and submit to the OVR quarterly and year-end reports presenting activity and progress/problems related to the Conference.
* The Grantee will provide the OVR with stage and cumulative accountings of Conference and Conference-related expenses and revenues at 90-day intervals throughout the 18-month life of the grant.
* The Grantee will provide the OVR with an audited accounting of Conference expenses and revenues no later than 90 days following the close of the Conference.
Service Information
This competition will result in one 18 month award beginning January 1, 2003. Activities required under this grant competition include those noted in the preceding section.
For purposes of this competition, an eligible applicant is an individual, a for-profit or nonprofit organization, incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth or a government agency or political subdivision experienced in effectively planning and implementing conferences of the scope intended, particularly where events have been undertaken on behalf of persons with significant disabilities.
An applicant must have experience in activities, as noted, for a minimum of 3 years prior to the date of application to be considered for this competition. A successful applicant must be able to demonstrate the effectiveness of previous experience in its grant application.
Application Information
Applications received by 5 p.m. on October 4, 2002, which are complete and conform to established specifications, will be accepted for review. Applications submitted after this date and time will be ineligible for consideration.
Applications will be evaluated by a panel of reviewers convened for that purpose.
The effective dates for the contract will be January 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004. Final awards made through this competition are subject to the approval of the Executive Director of the OVR.
A complete OVR RFP 2002-4 application package, which includes more detailed information, is available by contacting Jacqueline B. Lucas, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Contracts and Grants Management Section, 1521 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102, (717) 787-7016, fax: (717) 705-9345, TDD: (717) 783-8917.
Preproposal Conference
A preproposal conference to deal specifically with technical questions regarding applications will be held for applicants on Thursday, September 5, 2002, at 10 a.m. in the OVR Central Office, 1521 North Sixth St., Harrisburg, PA. Copies of the application package will also be available at the preproposal conference.
Persons planning to attend the preproposal conference who have special needs that should be considered to participate fully in the preproposal conference should contact Jacqueline B. Lucas at (717) 787-7016 no later than 1 week in advance of the preproposal conference date.
JOHNNY J. BUTLER,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1487. Filed for public inspection August 23, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
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