[Federal Register: May 24, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 99)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Promotion and Diabetes Prevention Projects for American
Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Communities: Adaptations of Practical
Community Environmental Indicators
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA AA029.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.945.
Key Dates: Letter of Intent Deadline (LOI): June 23, 2005.
Application Deadline: July 8, 2005.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended, sections
317(k)(2), 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(2).
Background
Type 2 diabetes was rare among American Indians until the 1950s, so
uncommon that some scientists believed that indigenous people might
have some type of immunity to it. In the past 50 years, diabetes has
become one of the most common and serious illnesses among American
Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). In 2002, the age-adjusted
prevalence of diabetes was 15.3 percent among AI/AN adults, in contrast
to seven point three percent for the overall U.S. population (August 1,
2003, MMWR). If not controlled over time, diabetes can damage every
organ in the body, diminishing the quality and the length of life. The
explanations for high rates of diabetes among indigenous North American
peoples, however, are not limited to recent societal trends,
environmental changes and deliberate lifestyle choices. They are rooted
in historical legacies of forced dispossession of their lands, culture,
and language. Understanding and acknowledging the complex array of
factors involved in diabetes causation and care are important steps in
addressing this disease. Culturally-sensitive, community-based
prevention interventions, coupled with committed tribal leadership and
aggressive clinical programs for risk reduction, are most likely to
succeed in stabilizing and eventually reducing the rates of chronic
disease in Native communities. Many communities are developing,
implementing and evaluating such ecological prevention approaches,
which recognize the history, cultural and environmental contributions
to high rates of diabetes. These approaches include multiple
individual, family, community, and policy interventions that are
expected to have positive impact for current and future generations.
Multi-level, broad-spectrum approaches to the prevention of diabetes
take time to yield results, and can be challenging to sustain the
engagement of communities over time.
However, limited practical environmental prevention interventions
for diabetes on a community level may have some unique benefits. These
benefits may include supplementing multi-level programs by creating an
environment supportive of the broader, long-term approaches. Limited
practical environmental interventions may also help garner the
community's interest in identifying opportunities for environmental
adaptations and tracking the progress of community indicators.
Incremental progress in improving environmental indicators identified
by the community as contributing risk factors for diabetes can have
several positive results. For example, they may help to increase
community knowledge, confidence in health practices and dispel
hopelessness about the devastating impacts of diabetes. Such approaches
maintain momentum toward steady progress in identified community health
goals and/or health promotion activities.
This program will provide support for community-based and
culturally appropriate practical environmental interventions for health
promotion and diabetes prevention. These interventions will target
practical environmental indicators identified by the community as
contributing to risk factors for diabetes. The projects will
collaborate with existing local diabetes programs and other community
organizations (e.g., schools, supermarkets, restaurants). The
interventions will focus on environmental factors that can be adapted
and measured by community-level indicators. These indicators can
reflect behavioral, policy, or practice adaptations by the community
and/or its members. The indicators do not involve evaluation of
individual behavior or outcomes and do not require human subject
approvals.
The prevention interventions proposed (environmental adaptations)
to be implemented by the communities can be measured in various ways.
For example, by economic means (e.g., purchase rates of foods),
environmental (e.g., increased number of walking paths, increased use
of fitness facilities, use of pedometers at pow-wows/community dances)
or process measures (e.g., school menus meeting nutritional
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guidelines). Other examples of practical environmental adaptations may
include: (1) The presence or absence of low-fat, low-sugar food
alternatives in vending machines in public buildings; (2) the
proportion of restaurant menu items that follow nutritional guidelines;
(3) miles of walking trails per capita; or (4) purchase rate of regular
soda, or of water bottles, in all stores on a reservation or within a
designated community, per month. The three year project period includes
year one for program and evaluation planning. Interventions will be
implemented and measured over a period of two years.
The projects will also assist other national, regional (including
states), and international partners of CDC/Division of Diabetes
Translation (DDT), as well as other NCCDPHP grantees, in documenting
community-based public health interventions that reduce the risk of
diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Purpose
The purpose of the program is to strengthen local capacity of AI/AN
communities in implementing limited, practical community environmental
interventions for health promotion and diabetes prevention. The Indian
Health Service (IHS) estimates that 60 percent of Native Americans live
in urban settings and the remaining on or near reservation lands.
Native American communities have the highest rates of diabetes, poverty
and other health disparities. Many tribal communities (including urban
settings) maintain strong cultural traditions, foods and practices. All
of the eligible entities provide health promotion and/or disease
prevention services to AI/AN populations either under specific legal or
legislative mandate. Programs that serve AI/AN populations are attuned
to the specific cultural traditions, practices, history, and health
status. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus area
of diabetes (5), which is aimed at addressing health disparities among
racial and ethnic minority populations.
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one
(or more) of the following performance goal(s) for the National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP):
Diabetes--Goal: Increase the capacity of state diabetes control
programs to address the prevention of diabetes and its complications at
the community level, and Nutrition--Goal: Decrease levels of obesity,
or reduce the rate of growth of obesity in communities through
nutrition and physical activity interventions.
This announcement is only for non-research activities supported by
CDC/ATSDR. If research is proposed, the application will not be
reviewed. For the definition of research, please see the CDC Web site
at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/ads/opspoll1.htm
.
Activities
Awardee activities for this program are as follows:
Develop a three year action plan (year one planning, years
two to three implementation) for a limited practical community
environmental health promotion/diabetes prevention intervention
project. Action plan should describe the Project Implementation
process. Action plan should include objectives that are specific,
measurable, achievable, relevant and time-phased. The implementation
process may be guided by a community action organization,
collaboration, or a group of partners to plan and implement a
community-wide environmental intervention project.
[cir] If such partnerships or collaborations are already in place,
provide a description of how they intend to expand their scope to
include the implementation of the intervention project.
[cir] Relevant partnerships working closely with and developing
collaborations for the community intervention may include tribal and/or
Indian Health Service (IHS) programs, tribal epidemiological centers,
State and local health departments (including Diabetes Prevention and
Control Programs). Local, regional tribal colleges or universities or
colleges with significant numbers of Native students may be included.
Collaborations may also include other partners to share resources and
information that could strengthen the program.
[cir] Action plan should focus on developing and implementing a
community-wide prevention intervention strategy for a specified
population group (e.g., children, adolescents, young adults, middle
aged adults or for the elderly).
[cir] Action plan for the community intervention should include
mechanisms for information sharing, interactive group activities and
ongoing quality improvement process. The community intervention should
include culturally appropriate behavioral, policy, and community
approaches to diabetes prevention.
Applicants must attend two grantee meetings per year. The
budget submitted should reflect travel costs for the project
coordinator/director and the evaluator attending the two meetings per
year. Location (hotel) and time frame for the meetings will be provided
after award. However, meetings will generally be held in Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Applicants must participate in an evaluation of the
community intervention. Each grantee shall secure the services of a
qualified local project evaluation consultant with training and
experience in evaluation of community-based programs. The grantee shall
work with the CDC staff and evaluation consultants to develop local
process measures and generic outcome measures.
It is anticipated that up to 10 percent of grant funds
will be required to procure the local evaluation consultant. Applicants
will also be required to employ a part-time data collection/data entry
employee for the project.
Other costs in conjunction with the evaluation of the
project may include training (onsite and off-site), conference calls
and information sharing using email and/or faxing materials.
Participate in community-wide programs; the programs may
include:
[cir] Identification of one to three environmental issues that
community members have stated need to be addressed in order to promote
health and help to prevent diabetes. There should be some record that
this has been noted as an issue that needs addressing. This may include
local newspapers, Tribal Council meetings, Town Hall meetings, or Radio
programs.
[cir] Plans for a community forum that allows dialogue and confirms
that these are worthwhile environmental concerns that require
adaptation. It may be necessary to reduce a longer list of concerns for
this project.
[cir] Pair the limited set of community-level adaptations to
indicators for which baseline data is available and which can be
tracked at regular intervals over time.
[cir] Community programs would inform their community about the
program and its goals and the baseline data for the adaptation
indicators. The program would establish a time frame and setting to
share with their progress with the community. The settings could
include regular programs on the radio station, monthly newspaper
reports or newsletter mailings, one or more graph or ``thermometer''
type billboards or central-place posters that track progress.
[cir] A community gathering is held to close the project with
accounting of the progress by indicators and dialogue about next steps.
In a cooperative agreement, CDC staff is substantially involved in
the program
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activities, above and beyond routine grant monitoring.
CDC Activities for this program are as follows:
In collaboration with the recipients, provide training on
developing community capacity on health promotion and diabetes primary
prevention strategies (e.g., building scientific capacity,
collaboration and partnerships, implementing guidelines on model
programs on diabetes prevention).
Provide technical assistance through site visits,
conference calls, resource materials, strategic planning and updated
information, as needed.
Facilitate communications locally, regionally, and
nationally regarding resources and other opportunities involving the
implementation of the action plan activities. This includes
coordinating two grantee meetings annually for the coordinators and
evaluators of each project.
Provide technical assistance, evaluation capacity and
leadership in the evaluation of grantee action plan activities. The CDC
evaluation consultants will assist the grantees in developing local
process measures and generic outcome measures.
Facilitate linkages with state and tribal programs, Indian
Health Service and Tribal Epidemiological Centers.
Provide guidance, as requested, on reporting and
documenting effectiveness of action plan and activities.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement.
CDC involvement in this program is listed in the Activities Section
above.
Fiscal Year Funds: 2005.
Approximate Total Funding: $525,000 (This amount is an estimate,
and is subject to availability of funds.)
Approximate Number of Awards: Five to Seven.
Approximate Average Award: $75,000-$100,000 (This amount is for the
first 12-month budget period, and includes both direct and indirect
costs.)
Floor of Award Range: $75,000.
Ceiling of Award Range: $100,000 (This ceiling is for the first 12-
month budget period.)
Anticipated Award Date: August 31, 2005.
Budget Period Length: 12 months.
Project Period Length: Three 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
Eligible applicants are:
AI/AN tribal governments and corporations, and other
organizations that qualify under the Indian Civil Rights Act.
State Charter Tribes.
Urban Indian Health Programs.
Indian Health Boards.
Inter-Tribal Councils.
Eligible urban tribal and inter-tribal consortia.
Eligibility is limited to the aforementioned applicants because
they have the necessary knowledge of, experience, and capability/
capacity to work within the AI/AN communities to perform the required
activities.
Applicants must provide a copy of a tribal resolution specific to
this project from the tribe, or letter of support from the board if a
tribal organization. If there is insufficient time to procure such a
resolution prior to submitting the application, the resolution must be
submitted within six months after award. Place this documentation
behind the first page of your application form.
III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Matching funds are not required for this program.
III.3. Other
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.
Special Requirements: If your application is incomplete or non-
responsive to the special 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.
Late applications will be considered non-responsive. See
section ``IV.3. Submission Dates and Times'' for more information on
deadlines.
Urban tribal and inter-tribal consortia are eligible if
incorporated for the primary purpose of improving AI/AN health and
representing such interests for the tribes, Alaska Native Villages and
corporations, or urban Indian communities located in its region. AI/AN
tribes or urban communities represented may be located in one state or
in multiple states. An urban tribal organization is defined as a non-
profit corporate body situated in an urban center eligible for services
under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Pub. L. 94-
437, as amended. Proof of non-profit status 501(c)(3) should be
provided as an appendix in the application.
Tribal resolution or letters of support from the board of
a tribal organization must be provided as described.
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
5161-1. CDC strongly encourages you to submit your application
electronically by utilizing the forms and instructions posted for this
announcement at http://www.grants.gov. 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 online, 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
Letter of Intent (LOI): Your LOI must be written in the following
format:
Maximum number of pages: Two.
Font size: 12-point unreduced.
Single spaced.
Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
Page margin size: One inch.
Printed only on one side of page.
Written in plain language, avoid jargon.
Your LOI must contain the following information:
A brief description of the applicant or applicant
organization to confirm eligibility.
A brief description of the proposed intervention to
substantiate that it is responsive to this announcement.
A brief description which demonstrates the applicant's
capability and/or experience with community interventions, diabetes
prevention and/or health promotion activities.
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Application: You must submit a Project Narrative with your
application forms. The 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.
Single 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:
Statement of need
[cir] Describe the community demographics, location and brief
history of diabetes burden and response both locally and for the state.
[cir] Describe the local resource organizations in the community.
[cir] Describe the local health and fitness resources available to
the project (see Criteria for more detailed descriptions).
Project Plan
[cir] Describe how the project is to be implemented, including the
roles of partners and staff to be hired.
[cir] Describe objectives and activities (including responsible
staff or partners).
[cir] Provide a timeline describing the entire project period.
[cir] Identify target population(s) for the project.
[cir] Describe potential problems/barriers to the implementation/
success of the project and identify solutions.
Organizational Capacity
[cir] Describe existing community infrastructure that addresses
diabetes directly (i.e., diabetes treatment providers or prevention
services) and indirectly (i.e., media and other organizations that can
provide public health service).
[cir] Describe evidence of successful program management experience
(see Criteria for more detail).
[cir] Describe experience with other federal, state or private
grants.
[cir] Describe staffing to be devoted to the project, their roles
and/or tasks, required experience and training and time commitment.
[cir] Provide position descriptions for key personnel (local
project coordinator, evaluation consultant and data collection/data
entry employee), including time commitment for each.
[cir] Describe data collection experience and capacity for data
storage.
Local Evaluation Capacity
[cir] Develop measurable and feasible local process and outcome
measures for project activities and objectives.
[cir] Describe evaluation experience with current or past community
projects.
[cir] State willingness to work with CDC evaluation consultants in
developing generic outcome measures.
[cir] Show evidence of having secured or plans to secure a
qualified local evaluation consultant and part-time employee to conduct
data collection and data entry (e.g., resume, position description).
Budget Justification (will not be counted in the stated
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:
Position descriptions for local evaluator and data
collection/data entry employee.
Curriculum Vitae/Resume of key personnel--project
director, evaluator (if identified).
Tribal resolution or letter of support from the board of a
tribal organization.
Documentation of current tribal indirect cost agreement.
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
LOI Deadline Date: June 23, 2005. CDC requests that you send a LOI
if you intend to apply for this program. Although the LOI is not
required, not binding, and does not enter into the review of your
subsequent application, the LOI will be used to gauge the level of
interest in this program, and to allow CDC to plan the application
review.
Application Deadline Date: July 8, 2005.
Explanation of Deadlines: Applications must be received in the CDC
Procurement and Grants Office by 4 p.m. eastern time on the deadline
date. You may submit your application electronically at http://www.grants.gov.
Applications completed online through Grants.gov are
considered formally submitted when the applicant organization's
Authorizing Official electronically submits the application to http://www.grants.gov.
Electronic applications will be considered as having
met the deadline if the application has been submitted electronically
by the applicant organization's Authorizing Official to Grants.gov on
or before the deadline date and time.
If you submit your application electronically with Grants.gov, your
application will be electronically time/date stamped, which will serve
as receipt of submission. You will receive an e-mail notice of receipt
when CDC receives the application.
If you submit your application by the United States Postal Service
or commercial delivery service, you must ensure that the carrier will
be able to guarantee delivery by the closing date and time. If CDC
receives your submission 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 submission as having been received by
the deadline.
If you submit a hard copy application, CDC will not notify you upon
receipt of your submission. If you have a question about the receipt of
your LOI or 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 submission deadline. This will
allow time for submissions to be processed and logged.
This announcement is the definitive guide on LOI and application
content, submission address, and deadline. It supersedes information
provided in the application instructions. If your submission 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.
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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:
Funds may not be used for research.
Reimbursement of pre-award costs is not allowed.
Construction.
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
LOI Submission Address: Submit your LOI by express mail, delivery
service, fax, or e-mail to: Maria E. Burns, Project Officer, CDC,
NCCDPHP, DDT, PDB, NDWP, c/o 1720 Louisiana Blvd., NE, Suite 312,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110, Telephone: (505) 240-0477, Fax: (505)
272-2824; e-mail address: mburns@cdc.gov.
Application Submission Address: CDC strongly encourages applicants
to submit electronically at: http://www.grants.gov You will be able to download a copy of the application package from http://www.grants.gov.,
complete it offline, and then upload and submit the application via the
Grants.gov site. E-mail submissions will not be accepted.
If you are having technical difficulties in Grants.gov, they can be
reached by e-mail at http:http://www.support@grants.gov">www.support@grants.gov or by phone at 1-800-
518-4726 (1-800-518-GRANTS). The Customer Support Center is open from 7
a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday.
CDC recommends that you submit your application to Grants.gov early
enough to resolve any unanticipated difficulties prior to the deadline.
You may also submit a back-up paper submission of your application. Any
such paper submission must be received in accordance with the
requirements for timely submission detailed in Section IV.3. of the
grant announcement. The paper submission must be clearly marked:
``Back-Up for Electronic Submission.'' The paper submission must
conform to all requirements for non-electronic submissions. If both
electronic and back-up paper submissions are received by the deadline,
the electronic version will be considered the official submission.
It is strongly recommended that you submit your grant application
using Microsoft Office products (e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
etc.). If you do not have access to Microsoft Office products, you may
submit a PDF file. Directions for creating PDF files can be found on
the Grants.gov Web site. Use of file formats other than Microsoft
Office or PDF may result in your file being unreadable by our staff.
Or: Submit the original and two hard copies of your application by
mail or express delivery service to: Technical Information Management--
RFA AA029, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road,
Atlanta, GA 30341.
V. Application Review Information
V.1. Criteria
Applicants 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, qualitative and
quantitative, and must measure the intended process and 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 (40 Points).
[cir] How adequate is the description of the project to be
implemented? (e.g., are the roles of partners and staff to be hired
included)--10 Points.
[cir] How comprehensive are proposed objectives and activities
described? (e.g., are responsible partners or staff identified for all
activities; will activities complete the project successfully, are the
proposed methods feasible)--15 Points.
[cir] Is there a good description and justification for the
identified project target population(s)?--5 Points.
[cir] Is the time line provided comprehensive? (i.e., does it
identify proposed project activities and responsible staff, does the
plan cover the entire project period)--5 Points.
[cir] How comprehensive is the plan in describing and identifying
potential problem areas or barriers and proposing solutions? (e.g.,
changes in vending products, reluctance to changing school or
restaurant menus, restricted use of designated existing fitness
facilities)--5 Points.
Statement of Need (25 Points).
[cir] Does the description provide an adequate baseline picture of
the community? (e.g., demographics, location and brief history of local
and state diabetes burden and response)--15 Points.
[cir] How comprehensive is the description of the local resource
organizations relevant to the proposed plan? (e.g., health,
educational, business)--5 Points.
[cir] How comprehensive is the description of community health and
fitness resources? (e.g., number of current walking trails or fitness
facilities and programs; existing community gardens; number and content
of vending machines)--5 Points.
Organizational Capacity (20 points).
[cir] Is there an adequate description of the infrastructure
addressing diabetes? (e.g., local diabetes-specific programs, health
education resources, community health coalition or other existing
partnerships for health related concerns)--5 Points.
[cir] Is there adequate evidence provided of successful health
program management capability?--2 Points.
[cir] How comprehensive is the description of experience with other
Federal, State or private grants?-- 2 Points.
[cir] How adequate is the description of the project staffing,
their tasks/roles, required experience and training, and time
commitment? (i.e., are the staff roles clearly defined; do key staff
have sufficient experience and training required; is the time
commitment for all staff sufficient to accomplish the program goals)--6
Points.
[cir] Are position descriptions for key personnel provided? Key
personnel include the local evaluation consultant, local project
director/coordinator (if noted), and data collection/data entry
employee.--3 Points.
[cir] Is the data collection and storage capacity adequately
described?--2 Points.
Local Evaluation Capacity (15 Points).
[cir] How well do the process and outcome measures describe
accomplishment of stated activities and objectives? (e.g., are they
measurable objectives, is there a reasonable time frame for proposed
project)?--5 Points.
[cir] Is there well-described evidence of experience of evaluation
capacity with other Federal, State or private grants?--3 Points.
[cir] Is there stated willingness to collaborate with external CDC
evaluation consultants?--4 Points.
[cir] Is evidence of commitment to securing a qualified local
evaluator and
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data collection/entry employee well documented (e.g., letter of
commitment/contract, position descriptions, resumes)?--3 Points.
V.2. Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement
and Grants Office (PGO) staff and for responsiveness by NCCDPHP.
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.
A Special Emphasis Review Panel consisting of external experts will
evaluate complete and responsive applications according to the criteria
listed in the ``V.1. Criteria'' section above.
The review process will be directed by the Procurement and Grants
Office (PGO) staff to ensure compliance with HHS and CDC grant review
guidelines.
In addition, the following factors may affect the funding decision:
Geographic diversity--Not more than one grant awarded per
state.
Rural and urban settings--A balanced mix of grants to
Native populations living in urban settings and reservation/rural
communities.
CDC will provide justification for any decision to fund out of rank
order.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
The anticipated award announcement date is August 31, 2005.
VI. Award Administration Information
VI.1. Award Notices
Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Award (NoA) from the
CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NoA shall be the only binding,
authorizing document between the recipient and CDC. The NoA 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-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-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
.
An additional Certifications form from the PHS 5161-1 application
needs to be included in your Grants.gov electronic submission only.
Refer to http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PHS5161-1Certificates.pdf.
Once the form is filled out, attach it to your Grants.gov submission as
Other Attachment Forms.
VI.3. Reporting Requirements
You must provide CDC with an original, plus two hard copies of the
following reports:
1. Interim progress report, due 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. Budget.
e. Measures of Effectiveness.
f. Additional Requested Information.
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.
These reports must be mailed to the Grants Management or Contract
Specialist listed in the ``Agency Contacts'' section of this
announcement.
VII. Agency Contacts
We encourage inquiries concerning this announcement.
For general questions, 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: Maria E. Burns, Project
Officer, c/o 1720 Louisiana Blvd., NE, Suite 208, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87110; Telephone: (505) 240-0477; e-mail: mburns@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact:
Tracey Sims, Grants Management Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341; Telephone: 770/488-
2739; e-mail: atu9@cdc.gov.
VIII. Other Information
This and other CDC funding opportunity announcements can be found
on the CDC Web site, Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov. Click on
``Funding'' then ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements.''
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-10297 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am]
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