[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
Development and Support of Research Agenda Needs Related to
Injury Prevention and Control
Announcement Type: Competing Continuation.
Funding Opportunity Number: 04065.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.136.
Key Dates:
Letter of Intent Deadline: February 9, 2004.
Application Deadline: March 8, 2004.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized under sections 301(a) and
391(a) of the Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. section 280b(a)],
as amended.
Purpose: The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to assist an
injury control research group to promote collaborative, educational,
and scholarly activity in defining the research and training needs for
injury control professionals and in developing the field of injury
prevention and control. In addition, this cooperative agreement will
assist an injury control research group in synthesizing the expertise
of the multiple disciplines of injury control, in disseminating injury
research findings, and in serving as a resource for injury researchers
and practitioners, all within the context of building and sustaining
the field of injury prevention and control.
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:
[sbull] Promote collaborative, educational, and scholarly activity
in defining the research and training needs of injury control
professionals and in developing the field of injury prevention and
control, both clinician and practitioner-oriented, through program
development, teaching, and other activities drawing upon expertise from
multiple disciplines, settings and perspectives.
[sbull] Facilitate dissemination of the injury research findings of
both the federally and non-federally funded community of injury control
researchers to enable improvements in injury control policies and
programs.
[sbull] Provide a coordinated resource to other researchers and
practitioners in accessing expertise in the development of program
activities.
[sbull] Sustain a focus on teaching the next generation of injury
researchers and practitioners by participating in the development of
improved educational opportunities in appropriate disciplines.
[sbull] Promote rigorous evaluation of injury control initiatives
through development and dissemination of improved methodologies for
program implementation and evaluation.
[sbull] Maintain active liaisons with other organizations,
institutions, and agencies whose purposes and functions are similar in
order to develop a more comprehensive presence in ongoing discussions
defining injury-related issues.
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:
[sbull] Provide assistance in defining the research and training
needs of injury control professionals in the developing field of injury
prevention and control.
[sbull] Provide assistance in the provision of a coordinated
resource to other researchers, practitioners, and decision makers in
accessing the expertise of the multiple disciplines of the field of
injury prevention and control.
[sbull] Provide continuing updates on scientific and operational
developments related to injury prevention and control as part of a
shared dissemination strategy.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement.
CDC involvement in this program is listed in the Activities Section
above.
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2004.
Approximate Total Funding: $250,000.
Approximate Number of Awards: One award.
Approximate Average Award: $250,000.
Floor of Award Range: $250,000.
Ceiling of Award Range: $250,000.
If you request a funding amount greater than the ceiling of the
award range, your application will be considered non-responsive and
will not be entered into the review process. You will be notified that
your application did not meet the submission requirements.
Anticipated Award Date: July 30, 2004.
Budget Period Length: Twelve months.
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 by governments and their agencies,
such as:
[sbull] Public nonprofit organizations
[sbull] Private nonprofit organizations
[sbull] Small, minority, women-owned businesses
[sbull] Universities
[sbull] Colleges
[sbull] Research institutions
[sbull] Hospitals
[sbull] Community-based organizations
[sbull] Faith-based organizations
[sbull] Federally recognized Indian tribal governments
[sbull] Indian tribes
[sbull] Indian tribal organizations
[sbull] State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this
includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau)
[sbull] Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with
States)
A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the State
as eligible to submit an application under the State eligibility in
lieu of a State application. If you are applying as a bona fide agent
of a State or local government, you must provide a letter from the
State or local government as documentation of your status. Place this
documentation behind the first page of your application form.
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.
Non-profit organizations must have their tax-exempt status as
determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code, section 501(c).
Tax-exempt status may either be provided by submitting a copy of the
current IRS Determination Letter or a copy of the pages from the IRS
most recent list of 501(c) tax-exempt organization. Proof of tax-exempt
status must be provided with the application.
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
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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: 1 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
04065)
[sbull] Description of the proposed activities
[sbull] Name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the
Principal Investigator
[sbull] Names of other key personnel
[sbull] Participating institutions
LOI Deadline Date: February 9, 2004.
LOI Submission Address: Submit your LOI by express mail, delivery
service, fax or e-mail to: Tom Voglesonger, Project Officer, CDC,
NCIPC, 4770 Buford Highway, M/S: K-02, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724,
Telephone: (770) 488-4823, E-mail: tdv1@cdc.gov.
How To Obtain Application Forms and Instructions: To apply for this
funding opportunity use application form PHS 398. 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.
Content and Form of Submission: 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://
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.
You must submit a signed original, and two copies 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: 40 pages 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] 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] Face page
[sbull] Description (abstract) and personnel
[sbull] Table of contents
[sbull] Detailed budget for the initial budget period: The budget
should reflect the composite figures for the cooperative agreement as
well as breakdown budgets for individual projects within the
cooperative agreement
[sbull] Budget for the entire proposed project period including
budgets pertaining to consortium/contractual arrangements
[sbull] Biographical sketches of key personnel, consultants, and
collaborators
[sbull] Other support: This listing should include all other funds
or resources pending or currently available. For each grant or
contract, include source of funds, amount of funding (indicate whether
pending or current), date of funding (initiation and termination), and
relationship to the proposed program
[sbull] Resources and environment available to carry out described
activities.
[sbull] Operational plan including:
[sbull] A detailed operational plan including value to field, and
specific, measurable, and time-framed objectives consistent with the
proposed activities for each project within the proposed cooperative
agreement.
[sbull] A detailed evaluation plan that addresses outcome and cost-
effectiveness evaluation as well as formative, efficacy, and process
evaluation.
[sbull] A description of the organization and its role in
implementing and evaluating the proposed programs. The applicant should
clearly specify how disciplines would be integrated to achieve the
coordinating organization's objectives. Charts showing the proposed
organizational structure of the coordinating organization and its
relationship to any broader institution of which it is a part, and,
where applicable, to affiliate institutions or collaborating
organizations. These charts should clearly detail the lines of
authority as they relate to the coordinating organization, both
structurally and operationally.
[sbull] Documentation of the public health agencies and other
public and private sector entities' involvement in the proposed
program, including letters that detail commitments of support and a
clear statement of the role, activities, and participating personnel of
each agency or entity.
An applicant organization has the option of having specific salary
and fringe benefit amounts for individuals omitted from the copies of
the application, which are made available to outside reviewing groups.
To exercise this option: on the original and two copies of the
application, the applicant must use asterisks to indicate those
individuals for whom salaries and fringe benefits are not shown; the
subtotals must still be shown. In addition, the applicant must submit
an additional copy of page four of Form PHS-398, completed in full,
with the asterisks replaced by the salaries and fringe benefits. This
budget page will be reserved for internal staff use only.
Funding 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
.
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 Vitae,
Resumes, Organizational Charts and Letters of Support.
Submission Date, Time, and Address:
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Application Deadline Date: March 8, 2004.
Application Submission Address: Submit your application by mail or
express delivery service to: Technical Information Management--
PA04065, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
Applications may not be submitted electronically.
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.
CDC will not 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.
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. Operational Plan (40 percent). Does the applicant provide an
operational plan, which addresses achievement of each of the objectives
proposed? Does the applicant provide a description of each component or
major activity, how it relates to objectives, and how it will be
accomplished? Does the plan include a detailed time-line for completion
of each component or major activity?
2. Administration and Management (20 percent). Are the proposed
organizational structure and management control systems reasonable and
adequate? Is the proposed staffing adequate for completion of
activities under this program announcement?
3. Evaluation Plan (20 percent). Does the evaluation plan provide
an adequate basis for monitoring and evaluating proposed activities?
4. Scope, Goals, and Objectives (15 percent). Does the applicant
provide relevant long-term goals and short-term objectives, which are
specific, measurable, time-phased, and achievable?
5. Background and Need (5 percent). Does the applicant's experience
in related projects, context, and needs match the purpose of this
program announcement?
6. Budget (not scored). Is the budget, reasonable, clearly
justified, and consistent with stated objectives and proposed
activities?
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 Part 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
[sbull] AR-20 Conference Support
[sbull] AR-21 Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business
[sbull] AR-22 Research Integrity
[sbull] AR-23 States and Faith-Based Organizations
[sbull] AR-24 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Requirements
[sbull] AR-25 Release and Sharing of Data
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. Measure 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 (PA 04065), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine
Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-2700.
For program technical assistance, contact: Tom Voglesonger, Project
Officer, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop
K-02, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, Telephone: (770) 488-4823, E-mail
address: tdv1@cdc.gov.
For budget assistance, contact: Van King, Grants Management
Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and
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Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road,
Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-2751, E-mail: VBK5@cdc.gov.
Dated: December 31, 2003.
Edward Schultz,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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