[Federal Register: July 1, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 126)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Request for Application (RFA) PS05-107]
Epidemiologic HIV/AIDS Research Among African American and
Hispanic Women at Risk for HIV Infection in the Southern United States
and Puerto Rico; Notice of Availability of Funds-Amendment
A notice announcing the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 funds
to award a Cooperative Agreement for Epidemiologic HIV/AIDS Research
among African American and Hispanic Women at Risk for HIV Infection in
the Southern United States and Puerto Rico was published in the Federal
Register, June 1, 2005, Volume 70, Number 104, pages 31472-31477.
The notice is amended as follows:
On page 31472, Second column, please change application deadline
date to: July 22, 2005.
On page 31473, First column, first paragraph, twelfth line,
following the sentence: ``Applicants should indicate clearly whether
their application pertains to Hispanic or African American women'';
please insert the following sentence: ``Applicants should select a
target population comprised of only Hispanic or African American women,
not both.''
On page 31473, Third column, Section II. Award Information,
Approximate Average Award, following the sentence: ``This amount is for
the first 12-month budget period''; please insert the following: ``this
includes both indirect and direct costs.''
On page 31474, First column, Section III.3 Other, following the
bullet: ``Priority will be given to applications that include two site
investigators--a senior research investigator (10 percent full time
effort) and a junior research investigator (30 percent full time
effort, who will serve as the primary site investigator)--with direct
links to or involvement with the specified study population''; please
insert the following sentence: ``Applicants who are unable to meet
these criteria may apply, but must include one research investigator
with demonstrated direct links to or involvement with specified study
population who can commit at least 30 percent full time effort during
the major phases of this research.''
On page 31475, First column, Section IV.2, Content and Form of
Application Submission, after the first paragraph, please insert the
following in a new paragraph: ``Applicants should provide budgets for
four years, but take into account that the first 18 months will be
predominantly protocol development (3 months) and IRB and Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) review (12-18 months) and will not require
full staffing and thus funding will be restricted. Enrollment of the
300-500 women will occur following IRB/OMB approval and is estimated to
take 9-12 months. The qualitative component will follow the cross-
sectional study. Budgets should contain laboratory costs to cover
purchase/processing of rapid oral HIV tests, confirmatory HIV testing,
urine testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia, and anticipated costs for
shipping of specimens to the CDC-designated laboratory in New York
state for STARHS testing.''
On page 31475, First column, IV.3. Submission Dates and Times,
Explanation of Deadlines, please delete the first sentence and replace
with: ``LOIs must be received by the CDC Project Officer and
applications must be received in the CDC Procurements and Grants Office
by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date.''
On page 31475, First column, IV.3. Submission Dates and Times,
please change application deadline date to: July 22, 2005.
On page 31475, Second column, IV.3. Submission Dates and Times,
Explanation of Deadlines, last paragraph, please delete the third
sentence and replace with: ``If you still have a question concerning
your LOI, contact the CDC Project Officer at 404-639-6117.''
On page 31475, Third column, IV.6 Other Submission Requirements,
please delete the following: ``Submit your LOI by express mail ,
delivery service, fax, or E-mail to: Mary Lerchen, DrPH (PS05-107),
Scientific Review Administrator, CDC/Office of Public Health Research,
1 West Court Square, Suite 7000, Mailstop D-72, Decatur, Georgia 30030,
Telephone: 404-371-5277, Fax 404-371-5215, E-mail: MLerchen@cdc.gov'';
and replace with: ``Submit your LOI by mail, fax, or E-mail to: Marta
Ackers, MD (PS05-107), Project Officer, CDC, NCHSTP, DHAP-SE; 1600
Clifton Road, Mailstop E-45, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: 404-
639-6117, Fax 404-639-6127, E-mail: MAckers@cdc.gov.''
On page 31475, Third column, IV.6. Other Submission Requirements,
second paragraph, under Application Submission Address, please delete
the following: ``Submit the original and one hard copy * * * '', and
insert: ``Submit the original and four hard copies * * * ''
On page 31475, Third column, IV.6. Other Submission Requirements,
please delete the third paragraph in its entirety.
On page 31475, Third column, Section V.1. Criteria, please delete
the third paragraph in its entirety and replace with the following:
``Each application will be evaluated individually against the following
criteria by a scientific review group appointed by CDC. Applications
will be ranked on a scale of 100 maximum points. Applications will be
reviewed and evaluated based on the evidence submitted and the
applicant's abilities to meet the following criteria:''
On page 31476, First and Second column, Section V.1. Criteria,
please attach the following points to each review criteria:
Significance (5 points); Approach (50 points); Innovation (5 points);
Investigator (30 points); and Environment (10 points).
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On pages 31476 and 31477, Third and First columns respectively,
V.2. Review and Selection Process, please delete all the information in
this section and replace with the following: ``Applications will be
reviewed for completeness by the Procurement and Grants Office (PGO)
staff, and for responsiveness by NCHSTP. 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.''
On page 31477, Second column, VII. Agency Contacts, please delete
the following: ``For scientific/research issues, contact: Amy L.
Sandul, Health Science Administrator, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road, NE., MS E-07, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: 404-639-6485,
E-mail: ASandul@cdc.gov''; and replace with: ``For scientific/research
issues contact: Marta Ackers, MD, Project Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,
Mailstop E-45, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: 404-639-6117, Fax
404-639-6127, E-mail: MAckers@cdc.gov.''
On page 31477, Second column, VIII. Agency Contacts, please delete
the following: ``For questions about peer review, contact: Mary
Lerchen, DrPH, Scientific Review Administrator, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1 West Court Square, Suite 7000, Mailstop D-72,
Decatur, Georgia 30030, Telephone: 404-371-5277, Fax 404-371-5215, E-
objective review, contact: Beth Wolfe, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-07, Atlanta, GA 30333;
Telephone: 404-639-8531, E-mail: eow1@cdc.gov''.
Dated: June 27, 2005.
Alan A. Kotch,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-13011 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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