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<br />Contact: Appalachian State Representative, Office
<br />of the Governor.
<br />
<br />The technical assistance and planning grants for
<br />the other regional commissions are discretionary, not
<br />by formula. Eligible applicants include member states,
<br />areawide districts, local governments and non-profit
<br />organizations. The list below indicates the Catalog
<br />Number, the range of grants in the last year, and the
<br />average grant awarded:
<br />
<br />Regional Commission
<br />
<br />Coastal Plains
<br />Four Corners
<br />New England
<br />Old West
<br />Czarks
<br />Pacific Northwest
<br />Upper Great Lakes
<br />
<br />Caralog
<br />Number
<br />
<br />Range Average
<br />($000) ($000)
<br />
<br />8-250 45
<br />2-110 32
<br />10-400 185
<br />By the Commission
<br />2.175 30
<br />NA 39
<br />2-200 47
<br />
<br />28.002
<br />38.002
<br />48.002
<br />75.002
<br />52.002
<br />76,002
<br />63.002
<br />
<br />Contact: Governor's Alternate or Representative,
<br />OR
<br />Regional Commission Office, listed in
<br />Table 4 on page 48.
<br />
<br />Economic Development Administration (11.303)
<br />
<br />EDA has a program of technical assistance to pro.
<br />vide information and demonstrate possible responses.
<br />They might fund feasibility studies, seminars, demonstra.
<br />tion projects or training. The grants are very flexible,
<br />but because of this are in heavy demand. 140 projects
<br />are programmed for 1975-76, averaging $40,000 to
<br />$92,000.
<br />
<br />Contact: Chief, Technical Assistance, Regional
<br />Office, EOA, listed in Table 3 on page 47,
<br />OR
<br />Chief, Program Development, Productivity
<br />and Human Resources, Commerce Build.
<br />ing, 14th and E Streets, N.W., Washington,
<br />D.C. 20230. 1202) 962-4101
<br />
<br />EDA Support to Economic Development Districts
<br />111.302)
<br />
<br />EDD's are multi-county districts designed to unite
<br />economically lagging areas with those of growth po-
<br />tential. The 157 districts in 40 States are run by local
<br />officials. The EDD's may also be the areawide planning
<br />district or A.95 agency. In Fiscal 1974, EDA approved
<br />$6.2 million to help 143 districts meet operating
<br />costs - salaries and expenses. The EDA contribution
<br />cannot exceed 75 per cent of total costs. An Overall
<br />Economic Development Program must be prepared
<br />and kept up to date.
<br />
<br />In addition, EDA has a new program called District
<br />Operational Assistance 111.306), which allows the
<br />Economic Development Districts to provide technical
<br />assistance to the local governments within them.
<br />Grants are used to provide professional assistance,
<br />and to defray costs of Federal review procedures.
<br />The range of grants is expected to be from $3,000 to
<br />$30,000. They cannot be for more than 75 per cent
<br />of eligible cost~.
<br />
<br />Contact: Economic Development District,
<br />OR
<br />Chief, Planning Division, Regional Office,
<br />EDA, listed in Table 3 on page 47.
<br />
<br />Health Maintenance Organizations (13.256)
<br />
<br />HEW has established an office to promote the
<br />establishment of health maintenance organizations
<br />(HMO). Eligible applicants include public and private
<br />non-profit organizations that plan to develop and
<br />operate an HMO. Profit making groups can be aided
<br />if they are in a medically underserved area. HEW can
<br />give project grants, research contracts, direct loans and
<br />guaranteed loans.
<br />In FY '75,165 grants were funded, ranging from
<br />$50,000 to $1 million. The average was about $100,000.
<br />Ten per cent matching is required. Grants are for a
<br />one year period. Awards are made by the HEW re-
<br />gional office.
<br />
<br />Contact:
<br />
<br />Regional Health Administrator, HEW,
<br />listed in Table 3 on page 47.
<br />
<br />Intergovernmental Personnel Act - Mobility (27.011)
<br />
<br />The Civil Service Commission runs the IPA programs,
<br />which include the temporary assignment of personnel
<br />exchanged between Federal agencies, states and
<br />local governments. It may be possible for a state or
<br />impacted community to obtain the services of a quali-
<br />fied Federal employee in planning and managing rapid
<br />growth. HUD may be one source of people. Assign-
<br />ments are generally for two years. Salary arrangements
<br />are worked out between the State or local government
<br />and the Federal agency, with potentials ranging from
<br />full Federal to full state/local support. About 1,000
<br />assignments were made in Fiscal Year 1975 for the
<br />entire country.
<br />
<br />Contact: Regional office of the Federal agency in
<br />which you are interested.
<br />
<br />For further information, contact:
<br />Chief, Intergovernmental Personnel Pro-
<br />grams Division, Regional Office, Civil
<br />Service Commission.
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