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MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED (Lise doutle spacing and all capital letters)

 

TO: TO ALL RMPS COORDINATORS & GRANTEE OFFICIALS
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THE PRESIDENT HAS SUBMITTED HIS BUDGET PROPOSALS TO THE CONGRESS. WHILE

 

THE AMOUNT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1973 FOR RMPS GRANTS AND CONTRACTS IS SHOWN

  
 

$125,100,000, THE ACTUAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO THE PROGRAM FOR GRANTS
J .D CONTRACTS DURING THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR IS $55,358,000. THE ACTUAL
REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE IS DETAILED ON PAGE 384 OF THE APPENDIX

TO THE OFFICIAL SUBMISSION.

YOU ARE AWARE THAT WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING UNDER A CONTINUING RESOLUTION.

EARLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR, 17 RMPs WERE FUNDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR WITH START

DATES OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1972. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AWARDS AT THE END OF
DECEMBER TO 18. RMPs WITH START DATES OF JANUARY 1, 1973. THERE REMAIN’

21 RMPs WITH MAY 1, 1973 START DATES.

 

BY TELEGRAM ON DECEMBER 29, 1972, I ADVISED THE 18 RMPs WITH JANUARY 1

 

START DATES TAAT BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED FUNDS AVAILABLE » THEIR AWARDS

@: AUTHORIZED ONLY THROUGH JUNE 30, 1973, FUNDED AT ONLY HALF THE

crsMOUNT ESTABLISHED FOR ONE YEAR. ' SIMILARLY WITH: THE LIMITED FUNDS AVAIL-

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TO:.
JUNE 30, 1973.

NO GRANT FUNDS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT" S BUDGET REQUEST FOR RMP IN :

FISCAL YEAR 1974. THEREFORE, WITH NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS PROPOSED TO BE

 

DE AVAILABLE IN FISCAL YEAR 1974, AND WITH THE LIMITED FUNDS AVAILABLE

  
 

(77 11S YEAR, THE ABOVE FUNDING DECISIONS WERE MADE TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY
OF OVEROBLIGATING FISCAL YEAR 1973 FUNDS. FURTHER, IN ORDER TO TREAT
ALL 56 RMPs AS EQUITABLY AS POSSIBLE AND ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR

THE MOST CRITICAL SITUATIONS, ALL OF FISCAL YEAR 1973 GRANT AWARDS WILL

 

TERMINATE ON JUNE 30, 1973. “IT FOLLOWS, THEN, THAT THE 17 GRANTS AWARDED

AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1972, WILL RECEIVE “AMENDED AWARDS REDUCING THE BUDGET
PERIOD BY TWO MONTHS WITH APPROPRIATE PRORATED FUNDS. AS STATED ABOVE,

ALL RMP GRANTS WILL BE TERMINATED ON JUNE 30, 1973.

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IT IS OUR INTENTION TO PERMIT GRANT EXTENSIONS BEYOND JUNE 30 BUT TO NO

LATER THAN FESRUARY 15, 1974. ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL NOT BE AWARDED

 

EXCEPT AS DETERMINED ‘NECESSARY TO ADHERE TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUITABLE

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@ 3. REQUEST CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THOSE ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES

 

 

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TERMINATED BY THAT DATE DUE TO NEED TO FINALIZE NECESSARY REPORIS ,

PUBLISH FINDINGS, ETC. UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR PLANS BY MARCH 15, 1973,

| FOR TERMINATING GRANT SUPPORT, WE WILL ANNOUNCE ON APRIL 15, DECISIONS

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CARDING REDISTRIBUTION OF ANY GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGH ADJUSTNEN

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AWARDS WHICH CAN BE USED TO PHASEOUT RMPS SUPPORT. IT MAY WELL BE

THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT MUCH OF WiaAT IS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL

BY YOU BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED FUNDS AVAILABLE. YOUR PLAN, THEN, FOR
BEGINNING AN IMMEDIATE PHASEOUT OF RMPS SUPPORT TO BE COMPLETED NO LATER

THAN FEBRUARY 15, 1974, SHOULD BE DEVELOPED AND SUBMITTED TO US NO LATER

| THAN MARCH 15, 1973. THE PLAN SHOULD REFLECT THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

1. DO NOT ENTER INTO ANY NEW CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS FOR
ACTIVITIES OR PERSONNEL WHICH COMMIT RMPS FUNDS.

2. REQUEST CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ONLY THOSE ACTIVITIES
REQUIRING RMPS FUNDS THAT WILL PRODUCE A PREDICTABLE
RESULT JUSTIFYING THE FEDERAL INVESTMENT, OR

WHERE A MECHANISM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO. CONTINUE

 

 

 

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VITIES PROPOSED FOR CONTINUATION, BEYOND JUNE 30,” 1973, BUT IN NO

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IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOUR PLAN BE SUBMITTED IN KRITING, ACCOMPANIED BY
PAGES 1, 6, 15 and 16 OF THE APPLICATION FORM 34-1, FOR PHASING OUT ALL

RMPS SUPPORT BY JUNE 30, 1973, AND A SEPARATE PLAN AND SET OF FORMS FOR

MAY I ALSO REMIND YOU THAT YOUR PLAN FOR PHASING OUT OPERATIONS MUST
INVOLVE THE GRANTEE OFFICIAL AND THE RAG IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES DELINEATED IN RMPS-NID DATED AUGUST 30, 1972. STAFF

IN THE DIVISION OF OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT ARE AVAILABLE TO CONSULT

IT IS EXPECTED THAT AZL EXPENDITURE REPORTS UNDER THIS PROCEDURE WILL BE ;

RECEIVED IN RMPS BY NO LATER THAN JUNE 15, 1974.

I AM SURE EACH OF YOU RECOGNIZE THAT IN THE LIGHT OF THE PRESIDENT'S

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PARATIONS IN AN ORDERLY AND PROMPT MANNER.

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