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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 24 / Monday, February 8, 2021 / Notices
to new products and techniques that expedite the modification of existing spaces, so as to reduce the impact that adaptive projects can have on a Veterans quality of life during the construction phase. VA notes that applications addressing these categories of special interest are not guaranteed selection, but they would, on initial review, be categorized as meeting the priorities for this grant cycle.
Additional information regarding how these priorities will be scored and considered in the final selection is contained in Section V A of this notice.
E. Definitions Definitions of terms used in the SAHAT Grant Program are found at 38
CFR 36.4412b.
F. Delegation of Authority
II. Award Information A. Funding Availability Funding will be provided as an assistance agreement in the form of grants. The number of assistance agreements VA will fund as a result of this notice will be based on the quality of the technology grant applications received and the availability of funding.
However, the maximum amount of assistance a technology grant applicant may receive in any fiscal year is limited to $200,000.

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B. Additional Funding Information Funding for these projects is not guaranteed and is subject to the availability of funds and the evaluation of technology grant applications based on the criteria in this announcement. In appropriate circumstances, VA reserves the right to partially fund technology grant applications by funding discrete portions or phases of proposed projects that relate to adapted housing. Award of funding through this competition is not a guarantee of future funding. The SAHAT Grant Program is administered annually and does not guarantee subsequent awards. Renewal grants to provide new assistive technology will not be considered under this announcement.

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The anticipated start date for funding grants awarded under this announcement is April 1, 2021. The funding period will not exceed 15
months from the start date, to be followed by a 90-day period for closeout. Grant projects must be closed out by September 30, 2022.
III. Eligibility Information A. Eligible Applicants As authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2108, the Secretary may provide a grant to a person or entity for the development of specially adapted housing assistive technologies.
B. Cost Sharing or Matching There is no cost sharing, matching, or cost participation for the SAHAT Grant Program.
C. Threshold Criteria
Pursuant to 38 CFR 36.4412i, certain VA employees appointed to or lawfully fulfilling specific positions within VBA
are delegated authority, within the limitations and conditions prescribed by law, to exercise the powers and functions of the Secretary with respect to the SAHAT Grant Program authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2108.

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All technology grant applicants and applications must meet the threshold criteria set forth below. Failure to meet any of the following threshold criteria in the application will result in the automatic disqualification for funding consideration. Ineligible participants will be notified within 30 days of the finding of disqualification for award consideration based on the following threshold criteria:
1. Projects funded under this notice must involve new assistive technologies that the Secretary determines could aid or enhance the ability of a Veteran or Service member to live in an adapted home.
2. Projects funded under this notice must not be used for the completion of work which was to have been completed under a prior grant.
3. Applications in which the technology grant applicant is requesting assistance funds in excess of $200,000
will not be reviewed.
4. Applications that do not comply with the application and submission information requirements provided in Section IV of this notice will be rejected.
5. Applications submitted via mail, email, or facsimile will not be reviewed.
6. Applications must be received through www.Grants.gov, as specified in Section IV of this announcement, on or before the application deadline, February 22, 2021. Applications received through www.Grants.gov after the application deadline will be considered late and will not be reviewed.
7. Technology grant applicants that have an outstanding obligation that is in arrears to the Federal Government or have an overdue or unsatisfactory
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response to an audit will be deemed ineligible.
8. Technology grant applicants in default by failing to meet the requirements for any previous Federal assistance will be deemed ineligible.
9. Applications submitted by entities deemed ineligible will not be reviewed.
10. Applications with project dates that extend past June 30, 2022, this period does not include the 90-day closeout period will not be reviewed.
All technology grant recipients, including individuals and entities formed as for-profit entities, will be subject to the rules on Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, as found at 2 CFR part 200. See 2 CFR 200.101a. Where the Secretary determines that 2 CFR part 200 is not applicable or where the Secretary determines that additional requirements are necessary due to the uniqueness of a situation, the Secretary will apply the same standard applicable to exceptions under 2 CFR 200.102.
IV. Application and Submission Information A. Address To Request Application Package Technology grant applicants may download the application package from www.Grants.gov. Questions regarding the application process should be referred to Mr. Oscar Hines, Program Manager, Specially Adapted Housing Program at Oscar.Hines@va.gov or 2026328862 This is not a toll-free number.
B. Content and Form of Application Submission The SAHAT Grant Program application package provided at www.Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: VASAHAT2106 contains electronic versions of the application forms that are required. Additional attachments to satisfy the required application information may be provided; however, letters of support included with the application will not be reviewed. All technology grant applications must consist of the following:
1. Standard Forms SF 424, 424A, and 424B require general information about the applicant and proposed project. The project budget should be described in SF424A. Please do not include leveraged resources in SF
424A.
2. VA Form 260967: Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion.
3. VA Form 260967a: Scoring Criteria for SAHAT Grants.

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