[Federal Register: January 8, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 5)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National On-line Resource Center for Violence Against Women
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: 04066.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.136.
Key Dates:
Letter of Intent Deadline: January 23, 2004.
Application Deadline: March 8, 2004.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized under section 317(k) of
the Public Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. 247b(k)).
Purpose: The purpose of this program is to support an on-line,
publicly accessible collection of resources and discussion forums on
violence against women (VAW) within an organization that currently
manages an on-line collection. This program will utilize current
technology to build the capacity of local, state, national and tribal
agencies and organizations to develop, implement and evaluate VAW
prevention initiatives and intervention programs.
For the purposes of this program announcement the following
definitions apply:
Intervention: services, policies and actions provided after
domestic violence or sexual violence has occurred and may have the
advantageous effect of preventing a re-occurrence of violence.
Prevention: population-based and/or environmental/system level
services, policies and actions that prevent violence against women from
initially occurring. Prevention efforts work to modify and/or entirely
eliminate the event, conditions, situations, or exposure to influences
(risk factors) that result in the initiation of violence against women
and associated injuries, disabilities, and deaths. Additionally,
prevention efforts seek to identify and enhance protective factors that
may prevent violence against women not only in at-risk populations but
also in the community at large.
Violence Against Women (VAW): Minimally, violence against women
refers to physical violence, sexual violence, threats of physical and/
or sexual violence, stalking, and psychological/emotional abuse against
women by any perpetrator (e.g. spouse, acquaintance, stranger, etc.).
The program requires three core components:
1. Provide a searchable, on-line, publicly accessible, full-text
collection of resources that address VAW.
2. Provide on-line, publicly accessible discussion forum(s) for
participants to exchange ideas, share resources, discuss emerging
issues and network in order to support effective local, state, national
and tribal prevention initiatives and intervention programs.
3. Compile, translate and disseminate VAW research and evaluation
findings.
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):
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. Collaborate with CDC on the implementation and evaluation of the
program, which includes establishing mutually agreed upon goals and
objectives and participating in strategic planning.
b. Provide a searchable, on-line, publicly accessible, full-text
collection of resources that address VAW.
The on-line resource collection should provide access to
information and materials for developing and maintaining local, state,
national and tribal VAW prevention initiatives and intervention
programs (e.g. education and training curriculums, research on risk and
protective factors for violence against women perpetration and
victimization, law and policy concerning VAW, summary and translation
of current research and evaluation findings and community mobilization
strategies). This cooperative agreement also allows for the development
of original materials. The collection should be searchable and
resources should be available in full-text. Resources should include a
focus on traditionally underserved populations, violence as a public
health problem, prevention and public education strategies and research
and evaluation summary and translation. Materials and other resources
in support of domestic violence and sexual assault awareness month
activities should also be made available. Resources should be equally
balanced between domestic violence and sexual assault as well as
prevention and intervention topics.
c. Provide on-line, publicly accessible discussion forums for
participants to exchange ideas, share resources, discuss emerging
issues and network in order to support effective local, state, national
and tribal VAW prevention initiatives and intervention programs.
The discussion forums should strengthen communication between
local, state, national and tribal agencies and organizations (e.g.,
state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, local domestic
violence and sexual assault programs, public health agencies and
organizations and those working in underserved communities) as well as
interested individuals to support effective prevention initiatives and
intervention programs. Discussion forums should be equally balanced
between domestic violence and sexual assault, and prevention and
intervention topics.
d. Compile, translate and disseminate VAW research and evaluation
findings on a broad range of VAW related topics.
The program should make current research and evaluation findings
available and accessible to practitioners by providing summaries and
translation of findings as well as implications for practice. This
should be done in consultation with a researcher(s) that has expertise
in VAW.
e. Provide a full-time manager and other staff as appropriate.
f. Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with
national, state, local and tribal domestic violence and sexual violence
organizations, public health agencies and organizations, the recipient
of the national resource center on sexual violence prevention
cooperative agreement, and other CDC grantees and partners.
g. Actively market the program to a broad range of constituents,
including but not limited to local, state, national and tribal domestic
violence and sexual violence agencies and organizations, public health
agencies and organizations, and those working in underserved
communities.
h. Establish and maintain an advisory board with professional
experience and expertise in the areas of domestic
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violence and sexual violence. Board members should: represent multiple
disciplines, including public health; represent a balance between
prevention and intervention expertise; and be culturally and racially/
ethnically diverse.
i. Provide a detailed evaluation plan that will document program
process, effectiveness, and outcomes. This plan should identify
potential program data sources for evaluation, document staff
availability, expertise and capacity to perform the evaluation
activities. The plan should also include how results or information
will be used to make programmatic and/or operational decisions.
j. Participate in regular conference calls with CDC program staff
and participate in CDC grantee meetings as requested by CDC.
k. Submit required reports to CDC as scheduled.
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 and consultation in the
implementation and evaluation of the program including participation in
strategic planning and advisory committee meetings.
b. Consult with program staff in the development of discussion
forums including topics, facilitators and content.
c. Participate in on-line discussion forums.
d. Contribute to the identification and development of Web site
content.
e. Review of the compilation and translation of VAW research and
evaluation findings.
f. Collaborate with program staff in identifying up-to-date
scientific and programmatic information around VAW prevention
activities, including but not limited to CDC funded projects,
extramural research projects, and initiatives with other agencies
around VAW prevention and intervention issues.
g. Arrange for information sharing among the program and other
relevant CDC grantees and partners.
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: $770,000.
Approximate Number of Awards: one.
Approximate Average Award: $770,000.
Floor of Award Range: None.
Ceiling of Award Range: $770,000.
If you request a funding amount greater than the ceiling of the
award range, your application will not be entered into the review
process. You will be notified that your application did not meet the
submission requirements.
Anticipated Award Date: September 1, 2004.
Budget Period Length: 12.
Project Period Length: five 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 documented in required
reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best
interest of the Federal Government.
III. Eligibility Information
Eligible applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit organizations and faith- and community-based
organizations that currently have a searchable, on-line, full-text
collection of resources that address VAW as well as existing
technological infrastructure to support the growth of the collection
and web-based discussion forums.
Because these funds are not to be used for the development of new
infrastructure the only eligible applicants are those with the existing
capacity to accomplish the goals set forth in the ``Purpose'' section
of this announcement.
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.
Cost Sharing or Matching: Matching funds are not required for this
program.
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
Letter of Intent (LOI):
CDC requests that you send a LOI if you intend to apply for this
program. Your LOI will be used to gauge the level of interest in this
program, and to allow CDC to plan the application review. Your LOI must
be written in the following format:
[sbull] Maximum number of pages: two.
[sbull] Font size: 12-point unreduced.
[sbull] Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
[sbull] Single spaced.
[sbull] Page margin size: one inch.
[sbull] Printed only on one side of page.
[sbull] Written in English, avoid jargon.
Your LOI must contain the following information:
[sbull] Number and title of this Program Announcement (PA
04066).
[sbull] A brief description of your current on-line resource
collection.
LOI Deadline Date: January 23, 2004.
LOI Submission Address: Submit your LOI by express mail, delivery
service, fax or E-mail to: Karen Lang, Project Officer, 2939 Flowers
Road South, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-1118, Fax: 770-488-
4349, klang@cdc.gov.
How to Obtain Application Forms and Instructions: To apply for this
funding opportunity use application form PHS 5161. Forms 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.
Content and Form of Application Submission
Application: This program announcement is the definitive guide on
application format, content, and deadlines. It supersedes information
provided in the application instructions. If there are discrepancies
between the application form instructions and the program announcement,
adhere to the guidance in the program announcement.
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.
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Content and Form of Submission
Application: You must submit a signed original, two copies, and a
labeled disk or CD-Rom of your application forms.
You must include a project narrative with your application forms.
Your narrative must be submitted in the following format:
[sbull] Maximum number of pages: 25. If your narrative exceeds the
page limit, only the first pages which are within the page limit will
be reviewed.
[sbull] Font size: 12 point unreduced.
[sbull] Double spaced.
[sbull] Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
[sbull] Page margin size: one inch.
[sbull] Printed only on one side of page.
[sbull] 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:
[sbull] Abstract (one-page summary of the application, does not
count towards page limit).
[sbull] Applicant's relevant experience.
[sbull] Plan to implement the program.
[sbull] Applicant's capacity and staffing.
[sbull] Collaboration.
[sbull] Marketing plan.
[sbull] Measures of effectiveness.
[sbull] Proposed budget and justification (does not count towards
page limit).
Funding restrictions, which must be taken into account while
writing your budget are as follows: cooperative agreement funds for
this project cannot be used for construction, renovation, the lease of
passenger vehicles, the development of major software applications, or
supplanting current applicant expenditures.
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
.
Additional information may be included in the application
appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the narrative
page limit. This additional information includes:
[sbull] Curriculum vitaes
[sbull] Job descriptions
[sbull] Resumes
[sbull] Organizational charts
[sbull] Letters of support, etc.
Submission Date, Time, and Address
Application Deadline Date: March 8, 2004.
Application Submission Address: Submit your application by mail or
express delivery service to: Technical Information Management--
PA 04066, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine
Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
Applications may not be submitted by fax or e-mail.
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 carrier's 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 application
format, content, and deadlines. 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.
If you have a question about the receipt of your application, first
contact your courier. CDC will not notify you by mail upon receipt of
your application, but 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.
Intergovernmental Review of Applications: Executive Order 12372
does not apply to this program.
V. Application Review Information
Review Criteria: You are required to provide measures of
effectiveness that will demonstrate 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. Applicant's Relevant Experience (30 points)
a. Does the applicant have experience in managing a comprehensive,
searchable, on-line, publicly accessible, full-text collection of
resources that address VAW?
b. Does the applicant have experience in addressing prevention and
intervention of both domestic violence and sexual assault (including
sexual assault perpetrated by someone other than an intimate partner)?
c. Does the applicant have experience in managing on-line
discussion forums that address VAW prevention and intervention?
d. Does the applicant have experience in providing summary and
translation of current research and evaluation findings for VAW
practitioners?
2. Plan to Implement the Resource Collection (25 points)
a. Does the applicant provide a plan that responds to all three
core areas outlined in ``Purpose'' section of this announcement?
b. Does the applicant provide clearly stated goals and
corresponding objectives that are time-phased, specific, attainable,
and measurable?
c. Does the applicant provide a 5-year vision for how the program
will be flexible and adaptable in incorporating change and growth of
both technology as well as priorities and context of the domestic
violence, sexual assault and public health fields?
d. Does the applicant articulate how this program provides a
resource that is unique and not duplicative of other programs/
resources?
e. Does applicant provide a clear description of the role and
involvement of the advisory board and do they identify participants
representing a broad range of disciplines that work in the area of VAW,
including public health?
f. Does the applicant provide a specific and achievable plan to
market the resource collection to a diverse range of constituents,
including public health?
g. Does applicant have a plan to recruit and manage a diverse range
of participants in the on-line discussion forums (including a plan to
address potential inappropriate postings)?
3. Applicant's Capacity and Staffing (20 points)
a. Does the applicant demonstrate an existing capacity and
infrastructure (including a comprehensive, searchable, on-line,
publicly accessible, full-text
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collection of resources that address VAW, and has institutional
experience, adequate server space and other information technology) to
manage the program and carry out the required activities in the
cooperative agreements?
b. Does the applicant's description of the responsibilities of
individual staff members, including the level of effort and allocation
of time, demonstrate an ability to effectively manage and implement the
activities of this cooperative agreement?
c. Is the project staff clearly described and does each staff
member have the appropriate skills and expertise for their assigned
staff position? Has the applicant included an organizational chart and
curriculum vitae, or position description for each proposed staff
member?
4. Collaboration (15 points)
a. Does the applicant demonstrate a willingness to collaborate with
CDC in the design, implementation and evaluation of the program?
b. Does the applicant demonstrate a willingness to collaborate with
other relevant CDC grantees and partners, including the recipient of
the national resource center on sexual violence prevention?
c. Does the applicant demonstrate a successful history of
collaborating effectively with other organizations at the national,
state, local and tribal levels? Does the applicant include letters of
support and/or memoranda of agreement from national and state VAW
organizations, research and/or academic experts/institutions, and other
relevant agencies and organizations, including public health agencies
and organizations?
5. Evaluation (10 points)
a. Does the applicant provide a detailed description of the methods
to be used to evaluate program effectiveness, including what will be
evaluated, data to be collected and analyzed, who will perform the
evaluation, the time frame and how the data will be used for program
enhancement?
b. Does the applicant's evaluation plan include a component for
assessing consumer satisfaction as well as periodic assessment of
emerging issues and information needs in the VAW and public health
fields?
c. Does the applicant document staff availability, expertise, and
capacity to evaluate program activities and effectiveness?
6. Measures of Effectiveness (not scored)
Does the applicant provide objective/quantifiable measures
regarding the resource centers intended outcomes that will demonstrate
the accomplishment of the various identified objectives of the
cooperative agreement?
7. Budget (not scored)
Does the applicant provide a detailed budget with complete line-
item justification of all proposed costs consistent with the stated
activities in the program announcement? Details must include a
breakdown in the categories of personnel (with time allocations for
each), staff travel, communications and postage, equipment, supplies,
and any other costs. The budget projection must also include a
narrative justification for all requested costs. Any sources of
additional funding beyond the amount stipulated in this cooperative
agreement should be indicated, including donated time or services. For
each expense category, the budget should indicate CDC share, the
applicant share and any other support. These funds should not be used
to supplant existing efforts.
Review and Selection Process: An objective review panel will
evaluate your application according to the criteria listed above.
VI. Award Administration Information
Award Notices: Successful applicants 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.
Administrative and National Policy Requirements: 45 CFR parts 74
and 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:
[sbull] AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
[sbull] AR-11 Healthy People 2010
[sbull] AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
[sbull] AR-13 Prohibition on Use of CDC Funds for Certain Gun
Control Activities
[sbull] AR-15 Proof of Non-Profit Status
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
.
Reporting Requirements: You must provide CDC with an original, plus
two 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.
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: Karen Lang, Project
Officer, 4770 Buford Hwy., NE., MS-K60, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724,
Telephone: 770-488-1118, E-mail: klang@cdc.gov.
For budget assistance, contact: Angie Nation, Grants Management
Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road,
Suite 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-2719, E-mail:
aen4@cdc.gov.
Dated: December 31, 2003.
Edward Schultz,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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