[Federal Register: May 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 93)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Accessing and Improving Medical Examiner/Coroner Data
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: 04123.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.136.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: June 17, 2004.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized under section 301 (a) [42
U.S.C. 241(a)] of the Public Health Service Act and section 391 (a)
[42 U.S.C. 280b (a)] of the Public Service Health Act, as amended.
Purpose: The purpose of the program is to collaborate with a
national organization that represents medical examiners (ME) and/or
coroners to develop strategies for improving data collection from ME/
coroners. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus area
of Injury and Violence Prevention.
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the
following performance goal for the National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control (NCIPC):
1. Increase the capacity of injury prevention and control programs
to address the prevention of injuries and violence.
Activities
Awardee activities for this program are as follows:
a. Provide expert advice in regard to working with state ME to
access ME data.
b. Serve as a liaison with medical examiners in the National
Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) funded states. This could
include gaining feedback from ME/Coroners regarding the impact of NVDRS
on operational activities and costs.
c. Develop a set of recommendations for gaining input from coroners
regarding violent death reporting data. The recommendations would
address a process for getting coroners more involved in the
organization.
d. Send one medical examiner to the NVDRS implementation training
to provide consultation on working with medical examiner offices.
e. Explore the possibility of an additional ME/Coroner set of
variables that can be added to the electronic death certificate.
f. Provide at least one educational update per year regarding NVDRS
in the potential grantees' organizational newsletter.
In a cooperative agreement, CDC staff is substantially involved in
the program activities, above and beyond routine grant monitoring.
CDC Activities for this program are as follows:
a. Provide technical assistance for planning and conducting program
activities.
b. Provide educational materials for use with the organization's
membership as needed.
c. Provide technical assistance regarding the development of
strategies to increase involvement of coroners and medical examiners.
d. Identify and facilitate training opportunities for ME
representative for improvement of data collection accuracy.
e. Facilitate discussion with the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) for inclusion of additional ME variables into the
electronic death certificate for enhanced data collection through
NVDRS.
f. Attend relevant organizational functions to provide NVDRS
updates.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement.
CDC involvement in this program is listed in the Activities Section
above.
Fiscal Year Funds: 2004.
Approximate Total Funding: $55,000.
Approximate Number of Awards: One.
Approximate Average Award: $55,000.
Floor of Award Range: None.
Ceiling of Award Range: $55,000.
Your application will not be eligible for review if you request a
funding amount greater than the upper threshold. You will be notified
that you did not meet the submission requirements.
Anticipated Award Date: September 1, 2004.
Budget Period Length: 12 months.
Project Period Length: Two years.
Throughout the project period, CDC's commitment to continuation of
awards will be conditioned on the availability of funds, evidence of
satisfactory progress by the recipient (as
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documented in required reports), and the determination that continued
funding is in the best interest of the Federal Government.
III. Eligibility Information
III.1. Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by public and private nonprofit
organizations such as:
Public nonprofit organizations
Private nonprofit organizations
III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Matching funds are not required for this program.
III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements
If your application is incomplete or non-responsive to the
requirements listed below, it will not be entered into the review
process. You will be notified that your application did not meet the
submission requirements. Eligible applicants should be a national
professional organization of physician medical examiners, medical death
investigators and death investigation system administrators who perform
the official duties of the medicolegal investigation of deaths of
public interest in the United States. Applicant should provide a brief
description of organizational membership.
Data from medical examiners/coroners is one of the major data
sources that is vital for the development and implementation of the
National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS).
Note: Title 2 of the United States Code section 1611 states that
an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code that engages in lobbying activities is not eligible to
receive Federal funds constituting an award, grant, or loan.
IV. Application and Submission Information
IV.1. Address To Request Application Package
To apply for this funding opportunity use application form PHS
5161. Application forms and instructions are available on the CDC Web
site, at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm
.
If you do not have access to the Internet, or if you have
difficulty accessing the forms on-line, you may contact the CDC
Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section
(PGO-TIM) staff at: 770-488-2700. Application forms can be mailed to
you.
IV.2. Content and Form of Submission
Application: You must include a project narrative with your
application forms. Your narrative must be submitted in the following
format:
Maximum number of pages: 20
If your narrative exceeds the page limit, only the first pages
which are within the page limit will be reviewed.
Font size: 12 point unreduced
Double spaced
Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches
Page margin size: One inch
Printed only on one side of page
Held together only by rubber bands or metal clips; not
bound in any other way.
Your narrative should address activities to be conducted over the
entire project period, and must include the following items in the
order listed:
The narrative should consist of, at a minimum, Background, Goal and
Objectives, Methods, Evaluation, Management and Collaboration.
Additional information may be included in the application
appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the narrative
page limit. This additional information includes:
Curriculum Vitaes, Resumes, Organizational Charts, Letters
of Support, etc.
You are required to have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative
agreement from the Federal government. The DUNS number is a nine-digit
identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities.
Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a
DUNS number, access http://www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1-866-705-
5711.
For more information, see the CDC Web site at: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/pubcommt.htm.
If your application form does not have a
DUNS number field, please write your DUNS number at the top of the
first page of your application, and/or include your DUNS number in your
application cover letter.
Additional requirements that may require you to submit additional
documentation with your application are listed in section ``VI.2.
Administrative and National Policy Requirement.''
IV.3. Submission Dates and Times
Application Deadline Date: June 17, 2004.
Explanation of Deadlines: Applications must be received in the CDC
Procurement and Grants Office by 4 p.m. eastern time on the deadline
date. If you send your application by the United States Postal Service
or commercial delivery service, you must ensure that the carrier will
be able to guarantee delivery of the application by the closing date
and time. If CDC receives your application after closing due to: (1)
Carrier error, when the carrier accepted the package with a guarantee
for delivery by the closing date and time, or (2) significant weather
delays or natural disasters, you will be given the opportunity to
submit documentation of the carriers guarantee. If the documentation
verifies a carrier problem, CDC will consider the application as having
been received by the deadline.
This program announcement is the definitive guide on submission and
deadline. It supersedes information provided in the application
instructions. If your application does not meet the deadline above, it
will not be eligible for review, and will be discarded. You will be
notified that you did not meet the submission requirements.
CDC will notify you upon receipt of your application. If you have a
question about the receipt of your application, first contact your
courier. If you still have a question, contact the PGO-TIM staff at:
770-488-2700. Before calling, please wait two to three days after the
application deadline. This will allow time for applications to be
processed and logged.
IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of Applications
Executive Order 12372 does not apply to this program.
IV.5. Funding restrictions
Restrictions, which must be taken into account while writing your
budget, are as follows:
None
If you are requesting indirect costs in your budget, you must
include a copy of your indirect cost rate agreement. If your indirect
cost rate is a provisional rate, the agreement must be less than 12
months of age.
Guidance for completing your budget can be found on the CDC Web
site, at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/budgetguide.htm
.
IV.6. Other Submission Requirements
Submit the original and two hard copies of your application by
mail, or express delivery service to: Technical Information Management-
PA 04123, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine
Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
V. Application Review Information
V.1. Criteria
You are required to provide measures of effectiveness that will
demonstrate
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the accomplishment of the various identified objectives of the
cooperative agreement. Measures of effectiveness must relate to the
performance goals stated in the ``Purpose'' section of this
announcement. Measures must be objective and quantitative, and must
measure the intended outcome. These measures of effectiveness must be
submitted with the application and will be an element of evaluation.
Your application will be evaluated against the following criteria:
1. Methods (30 points)
a. Is a plan for educating organizational members regarding the
NVDRS included?
b. Does the applicant describe methods for developing standards for
representing concepts and data elements among its members?
2. Goal(s) and Objectives (20 points)
Are objectives that are measurable, specific, time phased and
achievable provided?
3. Background and Need (15 points)
Does the applicant describe its role regarding access to ME/
coroners and the need for a NVDRS?
4. Collaboration (15 points)
a. Does the applicant document a process for developing a working
relationship between medical examiners and coroners?
5. Management (10 points)
a. Does the applicant provide details regarding staff responsible
for activities related to the objectives?
b. Does the applicant provide an organizational chart of the
organization?
6. Evaluation (10 points)
Is a plan for evaluating and reporting results of proposed
activities included?
7. Budget (not scored)
8. Performance Measures (not scored)
Are measures of effectiveness included and do they address those
areas identified under the ``Purpose'' section above?
V.2. Review and Selection Process
An objective review panel will evaluate your application according
to the criteria listed above.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
September 1, 2004.
VI. Award Administration Information
VI.1. Award Notices
Successful applications will receive a Notice of Grant Award (NGA)
from the CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NGA shall be the only
binding, authorizing document between the recipient and CDC. The NGA
will be signed by an authorized Grants Management Officer, and mailed
to the recipient fiscal officer identified in the application.
Unsuccessful applicants will receive notification of the results of
the application review by mail.
VI.2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
45 CFR Part 74 or 92
For more information on the Code of Federal Regulations, see the
National Archives and Records Administration at the following Internet
address: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html.
The following additional requirements apply to this project:
AR-8 Public Health System Reporting Requirements
AR-9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11 Healthy People 2010
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
AR-13 Prohibition on Use of CDC Funds for Certain Gun
Control Activities
AR-14 Accounting System Requirements
AR-15 Proof of Non-Profit Status
AR-20 Conference Support
AR-21 Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business
Additional information on these requirements can be found on the
CDC Web site at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm
.
VI.3. Reporting Requirements
You must provide CDC with an original, plus two hard copies of the
following reports:
1. Interim progress report, no less than 90 days before the end of
the budget period. The progress report will serve as your non-competing
continuation application, and must contain the following elements:
a. Current Budget Period Activities Objectives.
b. Current Budget Period Financial Progress.
c. New Budget Period Program Proposed Activity Objectives.
d. Detailed Line-Item Budget and Justification.
e. Additional Requested Information.
f. Measures of Effectiveness.
2. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of
the budget period.
3. Final financial and performance reports, no more than 90 days
after the end of the project period.
This report must be mailed to the Grants Management or Contract
Specialist listed in the ``Agency Contacts'' section of this
announcement.
VII. Agency Contacts
For general questions about this announcement, contact: Technical
Information Management Section, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920
Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-2700.
For program technical assistance, contact: Leroy Frazier, Jr.,
Project Officer, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE., MS K60, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone:
770-488-1507, E-mail: Lfrazier1@cdc.gov.
For budget assistance, contact: Nancy Pillar, Grants Management
Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road,
Atlanta, GA 30341,Telephone: 770-488-2721, E-mail: nfp6@cdc.gov.
Dated: May 7, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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