[Federal Register: April 8, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 68)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Program To Build Capacity To Conduct Environmental Medicine and
Health Education Activities
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: 04079.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.161.
Key Dates: Application Deadline: June 7, 2004.
Executive Summary: This program announcement is intended to
increase professional and lay health education services, and build
environmental medicine capacity, to inform and educate national
professional organizations engaged in clinical healthcare practice,
their members and constituent stakeholders, and other Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) partners working to assist
communities to cope with environmental contamination.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized under Sections 104(i) (14)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) [42 U.S.C. 9604(i)
(14)].
Purpose: The purpose of the program is to provide professional and
lay health education services, and build capacity for increased subject
matter expertise, in environmental medicine among national professional
organizations engaged in clinical healthcare practice, their members
and constituent stakeholders, and other ATSDR partners working to
assist communities to cope with environmental contamination. This
program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus area of Educational
and Community-Based Programs, Environmental Health, and Age-Related
Objectives for Children.
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one or
more of the following performance goals for the ATSDR: (1) Prevent
ongoing and future exposures and resultant health effects from
hazardous waste sites and releases; (2) mitigate the risks of human
health effects at toxic waste sites with documented exposures; and (3)
build and enhance effective partnerships.
Activities: Awardee activities for this project are as follows:
Required Recipient Activities:
Assemble and communicate information on
educational products, services, and capacity enhancements (e.g.,
training, resource materials, practice aids, technical assistance,
etc.) needed to improve the practice of environmental medicine and
health education among the applicant's national organizational members
and its constituent partners in environmental medicine.
Develop, implement, and evaluate products,
services, and capacity
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enhancements provided to improve the practice of environmental medicine
and health among the applicant's members and its constituent partners,
including healthcare clinicians, environmental health educators, and
other ATSDR constituents. Such activities should include information
about the unique vulnerabilities and special needs of children where
appropriate.
Provide all educational products and, when
appropriate, other services and capacity enhancements in an electronic
format for distribution and use through the Internet and/or other
technology-centered forms of information transfer.
Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the
educational products, services, and capacity enhancements through the
practices of environmental medicine and environmental health education.
Attend and participate in the annual ATSDR
Partners Meeting normally held in Atlanta, Georgia, including assisting
in planning and presenting program activities and evaluation results.
Optional Recipient Enhancement Activities:
Provide site-specific consultation and capacity
building activities specific to environmental medicine and health
education capabilities in ATSDR-served community sites that are
concerned with chemical contamination.
In a cooperative agreement, ATSDR staff is substantially involved
in the project activities, above and beyond routine grant monitoring.
ATSDR Activities for this project are as follows:
Provide technical assistance in identifying the
constituent and organizational member needs for environmental medicine
and health education resources.
Provide information, instructional resources,
technical assistance and collaboration needed to work effectively in
communities dealing with known contamination.
Assist in the development of the evaluation
plans that address the effectiveness and impact of the overall project.
Provide assistance in establishing communication
and resource networks between applicants and such partners as other
federal agencies, state and local health departments, tribal
governments, environmental and health professional non-governmental
organizations, and academic, medical, and clinical associations.
Provide technical assistance and collaboration
in the dissemination of resource materials, including assistance to
apply distance learning outreach, consultation, and training.
Assist in providing training related to exposure
assessment, health concerns response, and community involvement in
contaminated sites.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative agreement.
ATSDR involvement in this program is listed in the Activities
Section above.
Fiscal Year Funds: 2004.
Approximate Total Funding: $115,000.
Approximate Number of Awards: One-two.
Approximate Average Award: $115,000 (This amount is for the first
12-month budget period, and includes both direct and indirect costs.)
Floor of Award Range: $70,000.
Ceiling of Award Range: $115,000.
Anticipated Award Date: July 1, 2004.
Budget Period Length: 12 months.
Project Period Length: Up to five years.
Throughout the project period, ATSDR 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
III.1. Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by public non-profit national member
organizations of medical and allied healthcare professionals with
subject matter expertise in environmental medicine, clinical practice,
and medical consultation as well as experience in environmental health
education. Applicants must demonstrate experience and expertise in
providing educational products, services, and capacity enhancements
(e.g. training, resource materials, practice aids, technical
assistance, and education of professional and lay audiences) to their
organizational members, their constituent partners, and community
populations concerned with environmental contamination like those
served by ATSDR and its partners.
Justification for Limitation on Eligibility: This project engages
national expertise in environmental medical assistance to communities,
families, and individuals who are threatened or affected by illness
from exposures to hazardous substances. Through collaboration with
national medical and clinical professional organizations, the field of
environmental medicine is stimulated to grow at all levels of the
health and medical care system. In addition, national organizations are
capable of providing increased local capacity to respond quickly to
concerns in contaminated communities across the nation.
III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Matching funds are not required for this program.
III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements
If the requested funding amount is greater than the ceiling of the
award range, the 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.
If your application is incomplete or non-responsive to the
requirements listed, it will not be entered into the review process.
You will be notified that your application did not meet the submission
requirements.
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: 25. 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.
Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
Page margin size: One inch.
Printed only on one side of page.
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Held together only by rubber bands or metal
clips; not bound in any other way.
Double-spaced.
Your narrative should address work required to be conducted over
the entire project period, and must include the following items in the
order listed:
Project Plan:
1. Background: A brief discussion demonstrating an understanding of
issues of chemical and toxic contamination of communities in the United
States (U.S.), including disproportionate risk to children and other
vulnerable populations.
2. Target Populations and Their Needs in Environmental Medicine and
Health Education: An explanation of populations (e.g., organizational
members, partners, and community residents) that can be reached by the
national organization and the perceived needs these populations have
for health education services and environmental medicine resources.
3. Project Goals and Objectives: This section should provide
clearly stated project objectives that are realistic, measurable, and
related to program requirements.
4. Activities and Timeline: The activities of the project should be
clearly presented to demonstrate a sufficient time allocation, and
chronology or sequence of events to be conducted. The activities should
provide specificity and demonstrate feasibility of the proposed
activities in the form of a plan of work and timeline for accomplishing
the project activities.
5. Plan for Collaboration: The project plan should present the
intent and scope of activities that the applicant intends to undertake
within his/her membership organization and with key constituent groups
as well as the level of interaction intended to occur with the partner
networks of ATSDR.
Capacity to Influence Clinical Practice in
Environmental Medicine and Health Education: In this section, a
discussion of past and present activities that demonstrate a capability
to:
1. Plan, conduct, and evaluate clinical practice in environmental
medicine and health education initiatives for professional and lay
audiences.
2. Provide consultative services in the clinical practice of
environmental medicine and health education activities for professional
and lay audiences.
3. Develop and deliver resources that support clinical practice in
environmental medicine and health education efforts for professional
and lay audiences.
4. Demonstrates a history of collaborative environmental health
work.
Personnel: This section should address the
qualification, experience, and responsibilities of each individual
working on the project. Adequate time and effort necessary to provide
effective leadership should be demonstrated by the project lead. Any
new staffing requirements should be addressed with inclusion of a
recruitment plan and position descriptions. Vitas or resumes should be
provided for all existing staff.
Evaluation Plan: The project evaluation plan
should address the evaluation strategies and methods necessary to
measure impacts and outcomes of the project interventions. It should
present measures for the overall project and its impact and outcome,
such as achievement of stated public health objectives and effect of
the project on the stated population. Other project measures may be
changes in the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors or practices of the
target population/audience, or professional/community-wide changes
intended to occur in programs, policies, or the physical environment
that influences the health of the target populations. To the extent
possible, the evaluation measures must be objective and quantitative
and relate to the performance goals stated in section ``B. Purpose'' of
this announcement.
Budget Justification: A clearly justified budget
narrative that is consistent with the purpose, relates directly to
project activities, is clearly justified, and is consistent with
intended use of funds is required.
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 Vitas or Resumes.
Organizational Charts.
Letters of Support.
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.
You must submit a signed original and two copies of your
application forms.
Additional requirements that may require you to submit additional
documentation with your application are listed in section ``VI.2.
Administrative and National Policy Requirements.''
IV.3. Submission Dates and Times
Application Deadline Date: June 7, 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 application
submission address 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 your application 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.
IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of Applications
Executive Order 12372 does not apply to his program.
IV.5. Funding Restrictions
Funding restrictions, which must be taken into account while
writing your budget, are as follows:
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Funds may be expended for reasonable program
purposes, such as personnel, travel, supplies and services, including
contractual.
ATSDR funding is generally not to be used for
the purchase of furniture or equipment.
The direct and primary recipient in a
cooperative agreement program must perform a substantive role in
carrying out project activities and not merely serve as a conduit for
an award to another party or provider who is an ineligible party.
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 should be less than 12
months of age.
Awards will not allow reimbursement of pre-award costs.
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
Application Submission Address: Submit the original and two hard
copies of your application by mail or express delivery service to:
Technical Information Management--PA 04079, CDC Procurement
and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
Applications may not be submitted electronically at this time.
V. Application Review Information
V.1. 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. Proposed Project--40 Percent
a. Clearly stated understanding of environmental public health
problems associated with communities and other locations affected with
hazardous contaminations, including any special risks to children as a
susceptible population.
b. Clear and reasonable public health goals and clearly stated
project objectives that are realistic, measurable, and related to
program requirements.
c. Identification of specific target audiences and their needs in
clinical practice of environmental medicine and health education.
d. Specificity and feasibility of the proposed timeline for
implementing project activities.
e. Appropriateness and thoroughness of the proposed activities for
the proposed target groups.
f. Plans for collaborative efforts.
g. Appropriate letters of support.
2. Capability--20 Percent
a. Capability to develop and distribute national guidance in
clinical practice of environmental medicine and health education
initiatives and the supportive resource materials.
b. Demonstrated ability to plan, conduct, and evaluate clinical
practice in environmental medicine and health education activities,
including training.
c. Capability to prove consultative services nationally through the
organization's membership.
d. Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with a variety
of public health and clinical partners.
3. Proposed Personnel--20 Percent
a. Ability of the applicant to provide adequate program staff and
support staff, including proposed consultants or contractors.
b. Experience and expertise of proposed staff in developing,
distributing, implementing, and evaluating clinical guidance in
environmental medicine and health education initiatives and the
supporting intervention materials.
4. Evaluation Plan--20 Percent
a. Strategies and methods to measure impacts and outcomes of
project interventions, such as changes in target population/audience
knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors or practices, as well as
environmental changes within a community or professional organization.
b. Specific evaluation plan to measure overall project impact and
outcome, such as achievement of stated public health objectives and
effect of the project on the stated population.
5. Proposed Budget--(Not Scored)
Is the budget reasonable, clearly justified with a budget
narrative, and consistent with the intended use of cooperative
agreement funds?
V.2. Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement
and Grants Office (PGO) staff, and for responsiveness by ATSDR.
Incomplete applications and applications that are non-responsive to the
eligibility criteria will not advance through the review process.
Applicants will be notified that their application did not meet
submission requirements.
An objective review panel will evaluate complete and responsive
applications according to the criteria listed in the ``V.1. Criteria''
section above.
In addition, the following factors may affect the funding decision:
Ability to provide site-specific consultation on environmental health
concerns in locations where NCEH/ATSDR is assisting communities to cope
with hazardous contamination.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement Award Date: August 1, 2004.
VI. Award Administration Information
VI.1. 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 ATSDR. 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 and Part 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-1 Human Subjects Requirements
AR-9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11 Healthy People 2010
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
AR-14 Accounting System Requirements
AR-15 Proof of Non-Profit Status
AR-18 Cost Recovery-ATSDR
AR-19 Third Party Agreements-ATSDR
Materials Review: All materials, including
meeting agendas, course notebooks, and fact sheets, developed with
cooperative agreement funding
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must be reviewed by the ATSDR Project Officer in draft before they are
finalized and disseminated. ATSDR will return draft materials with
comments within two weeks of receipt. All materials developed with
cooperative agreement must contain acknowledgement of funding as
follows:
This material was developed under a cooperative agreement from
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, with funding from the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980 as amended by the Superfund Amendment and
Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986.
All materials developed with cooperative agreement funds will not
be copyrighted and will remain in the public domain to encourage wide
distribution. ATSDR will receive final paper and electronic copies
(electronic files are to be compatible with ATSDR software) of all
materials developed by the awardee.
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 Objectives and Activities.
b. Current Budget Period Financial Progress.
c. New Budget Period Program Proposed Objectives and Activity.
d. Detailed Line-Item Budget and Justification.
e. Additional Requested Information.
f. Measures of Effectiveness.
2. Financial status report and annual progress report are due 60
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.
These reports must be sent to the Grants Management 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: Brenda L. Adams, Project
Officer, CPET/PSB/DHEP/ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E-33,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: 404-498-0513, E-mail:
badams@cdc.gov.
For budget assistance, contact: Edna Green, Grants Management
Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road,
Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-2743, E-mail: egreen@cdc.gov.
Dated: April 2, 2004.
William P. Nichols, MPA,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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