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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

93.289: President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Objectives: To promote physical fitness for Americans of all ages by encouraging the development, implementation and improvement of physical fitness and sports programs. These objectives are accomplished through the provision of professional consultation, technical assistance, publications and public information, program evaluation and development to school systems, government agencies, employee organizations, industrial organizations, recreation and park departments, and others who wish to introduce or to improve physical fitness or sports programs.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

93.289 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: General public.

Beneficiary Eligibility: General public.

Credentials/Documentation: Not applicable.

93.289 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: Standard written or oral inquiry addressed to the Council. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Award Procedure: Not applicable.

Deadlines: Not applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects: No projects were funded.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

93.289 RELATED PROGRAMS:

None.

93.289 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

With more than two and a half million individuals participating in PCPFS programs each year, the PCPFS responds to more than 50,000 individual requests for information and assistance. The PCPFS continues to be a catalytic agent for fitness programs launched by the private sector and other government agencies. The third phase marked a multi-media public service campaign on youth fitness through the private sector. It also marked the fourth year for the PCPFS traveling exhibition (to the U.S. Presidential Libraries) entitled, A Flexing of the Nation's Muscle: President's Physical Fitness and Sports in the American Century.

93.289 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (

Type of Assistance: Dissemination of Technical Information.

Obligations: (Salaries and Expenses) FY 99 $1,005,000; FY 00 est $1,091,000; and FY 01 est $1,152,000.

Budget Account Number: 75-0120-0-1-551.

Authorization: Executive Order 12345, as amended, September 28, 1985.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Published Literature: The PCPFS Research Digest; The President's Challenge; Instructor's Guide for the Presidential, National and Participant Physical Fitness Award; President's Challenge Test Manual; Kids in Action; Physical Education Checklist; Get Fit; Fitness Fundamentals; Presidential Sports Award; Exercise and Weight Control; Pep Up Your Life; Nolan Ryan Fitness Guide; Physical Activity & Sports in the Lives of Girls. Contact Headquarters Office listed below to obtain copies of literature.

93.289 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Ms. Joan P. Komlos, Director of Communications, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave., SW., Suite 738H, Washington, DC 20201-0004. Phone: (202) 690-9000, FAX: (202) 690-5211. Use the same number for FTS.

Headquarters Office: Ms. Sandra Perlmutter, Executive Director, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave., SW., Suite 738H, Washington, DC 20201-0004. Phone: (202) 690-5187, Fax: (202) 690-5211. Use the same number for FTS.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

93.289 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions: The Council does not provide grant or loan funds. Professional consultation and technical assistance in the design, development and implementation of programs designed to expand physical activity, fitness, exercise, and sports participation opportunities are available. The limitations are those imposed by the Council's limited resources. Information material includes pamphlets and program publications. Publications for youth, adults, and seniors, and physical fitness activities are available from the Council and/or the Government Printing Office.

93.289 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Not applicable.

Audits: Not applicable.

Records: Not applicable.