[Federal Register: April 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 81)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Complex Humanitarian Emergency and War-related Injury Public
Health and Information Management Program
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: 04124.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.283.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: June 28, 2004.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: 42 U.S.C. Section 241 & 247b, as amended.
Purpose: The purpose of the program is to build the epidemiologic
and information capacity of leading non-governmental organizations, and
to improve the data available for decision making in the field of
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies (CHEs). This program addresses the
``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas of Injury and Violence Prevention
and Environmental Health.
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the
following performance goal for the National Center for Environmental
Health (NCEH): Increase the understanding of the relationship between
environmental exposures and health effects.
Activities
Awardee activities for this program are as follows:
Use the public health model to evaluate the
impact of conflict on health in war-affected countries.
Estimate the prevalence of injury, disability
and mental health problems attributable to conflict.
Build the capacity of, and establish guidelines
in, health information management in emergencies.
Provide public health assistance in emergent
conflict settings.
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:
Provide technical assistance in evaluation of
the impact of conflict on civilian populations.
Collaborate on the dissemination of lessons
learned from the program.
Provide instructors for training courses and
other capacity building programs.
Provide technical assistance and guidance for
designing, implementing and maintaining data systems for health
information.
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: $400,000.
Approximate Number of Awards: 3-5.
Approximate Average Award: $75,000 (This amount is for the first
12-month budget period, and includes both direct and indirect costs).
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Floor of Award Range: $20,000.
Ceiling of Award Range: None.
Anticipated Award Date: August 1, 2004.
Budget Period Length: 12 months.
Project Period Length: 5 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
III.1. Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by organizations, other than United
Nations and governmental organizations, with a proven track record of
applying public health principles to war-related injuries, information
management, and health assessment in complex humanitarian emergencies
and conflict settings. Applicants must have experience conducting
health or landmine/unexploded ordnance assessments in post-conflict and
conflict settings.
III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Matching funds are not required for this program.
III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements
This announcement is for submission of proposals that are not
research. If your application contains research, it will be considered
non-responsive to the announcement.
If your application is incomplete or non-responsive to the
requirements listed in this section, it will not be entered into the
review process. You will be notified that your application did not meet
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: 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 must include a project narrative with your application forms.
Your narrative must be submitted in the following format:
Maximum number of pages: 10. 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
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:
Project plan
Understanding of topic
Staff
Timeline
Evaluation plan
Budget justification (not counted in page limit)
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
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.
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 28, 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 this program.
IV.5. Funding Restrictions
Funding restrictions, which must be taken into account while
writing your budget are as follows: Funds may be spent for reasonable
program purposes, including personnel, travel, supplies, and services.
Equipment may be purchased if deemed necessary to accomplish program
objectives,
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however, prior approval by CDC officials must be requested in writing.
The costs that are generally allowable in grants to domestic
organizations are allowable to foreign institutions and international
organizations, with the following exception: With the exception of the
American University, Beirut, and the World Health Organization,
Indirect Costs will not be paid (either directly or through sub-award)
to organizations located outside the territorial limits of the United
States or to international organizations regardless of their location.
The applicant may contract with other organizations under this
program; however the applicant must perform a substantial portion of
the activities (including program management and operations, and
delivery of prevention services for which funds are required).
All requests for funds contained in the budget, shall be stated in
U.S. dollars. Once an award is made, CDC will not compensate foreign
grantees for currency exchange fluctuations through the issuance of
supplemental awards.
You must obtain annual audit of these CDC funds (program-specific
audit) by a U.S.-based audit firm with international branches and
current licensure/authority in-country, and in accordance with
International Accounting Standards or equivalent standard(s) approved
in writing by CDC.
A fiscal Recipient Capability Assessment may be required, prior to
or post award, in order to review the applicant's business management
and fiscal capabilities regarding the handling of U.S. Federal funds.
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.
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 five hard
copies of your application by mail or express delivery service to:
Technical Information Management--PA 04034, 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:
Project plan (30 points)
Will the project plan meet the objectives of this cooperative
agreement?
Understanding of topic (20 points)
Is the applicant's understanding of the program sufficient for
implementation?
Staff (20 points)
Does the applicant's staff have sufficient experience and skill for
the program?
Timeline (15 points)
Is the timeline appropriate for the scope of proposed activities?
Evaluation plan (15 points)
Is the proposed evaluation protocol for the proposed activities
sufficient?
Budget justification (not counted in page limit)
V.2. Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement
and Grants Office (PGO) staff, and for responsiveness by NCEH.
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 your application according
to the criteria listed in the ``V.1. Criteria'' section above.
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 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 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-8 Public Health System Reporting 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-16 Security Clearance Requirement
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
.
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 and annual progress 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.
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
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Information Management Section, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920
Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-2700.
For program technical assistance, contact: Michael Gerber, Project
Officer, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mailstop F-48, Atlanta, Georgia 30341,
Telephone: 770-488-3520, E-mail: mcg9@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, and budget assistance, contact:
Steward Nichols, Contract Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-
2788, E-mail: shn8@cdc.gov.
Dated: April 20, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
MPA, Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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