[Federal Register: July 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 133)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Unrealized Opportunities for Clinical Prevention Practices
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: AA060.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.283.
Key Dates: Letter of Intent Deadline: July 25, 2005.
Application Deadline: August 12, 2005.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized under the section 317
(k)(2) of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. sections 247b
(k)(2)] as amended.
Purpose: The purpose of the program is to address unrealized
opportunities for clinical prevention practices by stimulating
innovative partnerships and strategies between the private health care
sector and public health through collaborative efforts with national
organizations and their affiliated members. This program addresses the
``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas of heart disease and stroke,
immunization and infectious diseases, physical activity and fitness,
nutrition and overweight, public health infrastructure, tobacco use and
overarching disease prevention, health promotion and preparedness
goals.
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one or
more of the following performance goal(s) for the Division of Private
and Public Partnerships: (a) Develops strategies and innovative
solutions for the health care sector and CDC partners; (b) identifies
and provides services, resources, and customer-specific materials; (c)
create opportunities for collaboration with healthcare delivery system
stakeholders and public health, including public health preparedness
and communication.
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:
Awardee will propose activities to address unrealized prevention and
health promotion opportunities.
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The applicant must consider sub-populations affected by racial/
ethnic disparities in health status, risk factors and/or receipt of
health services (Institute of Medicine, Unequal Treatment: Confronting
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare, 2002 and Unequal
Treatment: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know about Racial and
Ethnic Disparities in Health-Care, 2002).
In addition applicants are encouraged to consider the unique needs
of people in various stages of their lives, including children and
adolescents.
Applicants should specify if they are applying for Option A, Option
B or both. Applicants who do not specify which option(s) of activities
they intend to apply for will not be considered.
Option A--National Partnerships
The objective of this Option is to foster partnerships between
public health and national organizations representing the interests of
health plans/insurers/health care delivery systems and organizations
that focus on quality improvement. The activities in the Option should
include:
Using organizational resources to assist CDC in
recognizing and understanding important emerging health systems trends
that affect the public's health. Explore opportunities to use
mechanisms such as accreditation, performance measurement, and
financial incentives to improve health outcomes.
Identify a focus on quality improvement through the above
mechanisms.
Develop case examples of effective health plan/health
organization initiatives that utilize assessment tools (e.g., Health
Risk Assessments/Appraisals etc.) to identify and stratify explicitly
preventable health care conditions for a given beneficiary population.
Using the information from these assessments coupled with other health
information; describe promotion and deployment of innovative education/
coaching, incentive-based health behavior change programs, prevention-
oriented care/disease-management or similar strategies to reduce
preventable disease burden and the associated health care costs in a
beneficiary population. Identify programs that address CDC's Health
Protection Goals for target areas. (http://www.cdc.gov/futures/Goals).
Plan and execute a comprehensive plan to assess effectiveness of the
outlined strategies.
Propose conferences, meetings, seminars, or symposia that
can be expected to have beneficial effects on health outcomes. CDC
representatives will be part of the planning stage of these activities
and as active participants in the final program.
Option B--Small-Scale Innovation Design and Evaluation
Using health care organization processes, accreditation, or
certification as a framework for developing new strategies, propose
small-scale exploratory activities in a preferred provider or network
setting that evaluate innovative system interventions to address
unrealized prevention opportunities in populations, particularly sub-
populations affected by racial/ethnic disparities. Activities should
incorporate at least one of the following:
Innovative payment strategies;
New methods of communicating prevention messages to
consumers;
Activities to increase consumer participation in shared
decision-making for preventive care;
Use of consumer ``health-coaches'';
New accreditation strategies;
Innovations in supporting information technology
infrastructure in health care settings (e.g., develop innovative
strategies to improve prevention messages and services using health
information technology);
New approaches for linkages of data (e.g., medical/
pharmacy/disability claims and health risk appraisal data);
Novel incentive systems to improve prevention/health
promotion; or,
Community-based participatory models (e.g., community-
based health promotion/clinical practice model) as innovative
strategies to improve clinical prevention practices.
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 an updated list of CDC goals, priorities and
mission; technical assistance; and monitoring of the progress of this
cooperative agreement.
Foster the formation and growth of national and regional
public-private partnerships that support prevention research and
evidence-based prevention practice.
Assist with the development of conferences, meetings,
seminars and symposia which explore and expand areas of commonality
around prevention between public health and health care sectors.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement.
Fiscal Year Funds: 2005.
Approximate Total Funding: $500,000-$700,000.
Approximate Number of Awards: three to five.
Approximate Average Award: It is expected that the average award
will range from approximately $100,000 to $230,000.
Floor of Award Range: None.
Ceiling of Award Range: $230,000.
Anticipated Award Date: August 30, 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
Applications may be submitted by Private and Public nonprofit
organizations such as:
Public nonprofit organizations
Private nonprofit organizations
This announcement will be for limited competition. It is in the
best interest of the government to work with organizations that have
members who are from or connect to the healthcare delivery system
through which CDC science is implemented. These applicants will bring
expertise for collaborative activities that will assist CDC in
furthering its impact goals.
Applicants should be able to work with communities and sub-
populations as a non-governmental organization (NGO). Applicants should
be experienced in developing all aspects of health plan initiatives.
Applicants should demonstrate an expertise in promoting and
disseminating innovative public education and public information
interventions through health care organizations. Applicants should
directly address CDC health protection goals, and impact large numbers
of constituents through private sector initiatives.
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
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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.
Please list all Options of activity proposed in the
application. Applicants failing to specify Option(s) of activities will
be judged as incomplete or non-responsive to the requirements listed in
this section, and 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
5161-1.
Electronic Submission: CDC strongly encourages you to submit your
application electronically by utilizing the forms and instructions
posted for this announcement on http://www.Grants.gov, the official Federal
agencywide E-grant Web site. Only applicants who apply online are
permitted to forego paper copy submission of all application forms.
Paper Submission: 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
Letter of Intent (LOI): Your LOI must be written in the following
format:
Maximum number of pages: Two.
Font size: 12-point unreduced.
Double 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:
Your organization's intent to apply for this program
announcement. Please specify if you are applying for Option A, Option
B, or both. LOI that do not specify which Option(s) of activities will
be judged incomplete or non-responsive to the requirements listed in
this section and will not be considered for a full application review
process.
Application: Electronic Submission: 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.
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.
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 with 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.
Paper Submission: If you plan to submit your application by hard
copy, submit the original and two hard copies of your application by
mail or express delivery service. Refer to section IV.6. Other
Submission Requirements for submission address.
You must submit a project narrative with your application forms.
The narrative must be submitted in the following format:
Maximum number of pages: 20. If your narrative exceeds the
page limit, only the first will be reviewed.
Font size: 12 point unreduced.
Double 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:
1. The activity Option(s) for which you are applying under this
Program Announcement.
2. Organizational description include full description of members/
affiliates and previous experience and full description of any
coalition and committed co-conveners assembled for this announcement,
if applicable. (Please see Section III.1. Eligible Applicants for
specific eligibility information for each Option of activity).
If you are applying for more than one Option of activity, you must
submit a separate description of items three to seven (below) for each
Option of activity (See also allowed adjustment in page length
described above).
3. Goals and Objectives
4. Methods
5. Evaluation
6. Plan for Dissemination of findings
7. Budget Justification (not included 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 can include:
Curriculum Vitae, Resumes, Organizational Charts,
Descriptions of other community activities for Option B activities,
brief examples of previous experience (e.g. products), etc.
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/pubcommt1.htm.
If your application form does not have a DUNS number field, please
write your DUNS number at the top of the first
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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: July 25, 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: August 12, 2005.
Explanation of Deadlines: LOIs and Applications must be received in
the CDC Procurement and Grants Office by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the
deadline date. If you submit your LOI and 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.
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.
Electronic Submission: If you submit your application
electronically with Grants.gov, your application will be electronically
time/date stamped which will serve as receipt of submission. In turn,
you will receive an e-mail notice of receipt when CDC receives the
application. All electronic applications must be submitted by 4 p.m.
Eastern Time on the application due date.
Paper Submission: CDC will not notify you upon receipt of your
paper 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.
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 costs will not be allowed in this cooperative
agreement.
Cooperative agreement funds can not be used for food,
refreshments or entertaining expenses.
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: Frank Lochner, CDC, National Center for
Health Marketing, Division of Private and Public Partnerships, 4770
Buford Highway, NE., MAILSTOP K-39, Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone: 770-
488-1124. Fax: 770-488-2553. E-mail: FLochner@cdc.gov.
Application Submission Address: Electronic Submission: 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.
Paper Submission: If you chose to submit a paper application,
submit the original and two hard copies of your application by mail or
express delivery service to: Technical Information Management-RFA
AA060, 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 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:
Submit your application as one; however, each activity Option that
is submitted will be evaluated separately. It is possible that in the
case of an application that includes both Options--one or both Options
of activities may not be funded. Applicants must submit separate Goals
and Objectives, Methods (including Timeline and Staffing/Personnel
needs and descriptions), Evaluation, Dissemination, Letters of Support
(if applicable), and Budget for each Option of activity in the
application. The applicant should only include one Organizational
description, unless additional information is needed for the proposed
Option of activity.
Methods (35 points)
Are the proposed methods feasible? Will applicant accomplish the
program goals? Are the applicant's plans for conducting the required
activities realistic and feasible within existing programmatic and
fiscal restrictions? Do program activities use a life-stages approach?
Is a detailed timeline included which relates to the goals, objectives
and methods? Does the applicant demonstrate adequate and appropriate
Staffing/Personnel needs and provide a description of current and
needed personnel?
Goals and Objectives (25 points)
Does the applicant clearly re-state their choice of activities
listed under Option A and/or Option B? Do the proposed goals and
objectives stated by the applicant meet the required activities
specified under each Option of activity in the ``Recipient Activities''
section of this announcement? Are the goals and objectives listed
measurable, specific, time-phased and realistic?
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Organizational Description (15 points)
Does the applicant have an organizational structure, mission, goals
and objectives, activities, functions and membership/affiliates on a
national level that are consistent with the purpose of this Program
Announcement? Does the applicant demonstrate past experience using a
collaborative approach with health care organizations to evaluate and
improve the delivery of health services or policy? Does the applicant
show evidence (past or current) of research, programmatic or broad
policy development work in the areas of health promotion, disease
prevention, disease management, care management, quality improvement,
accreditation of health care organizations, managed care or chronic
care management? Does the applicant show evidence of work that focuses
on racial and ethnic minorities in order to reduce health care
disparities through improved prevention strategies?
Evaluation (15 points)
Has the applicant developed on-going methods for evaluating project
activities that are realistic, time-framed and measurable? Does the
applicant build in capacity for mid-course correction(s) based on those
evaluations? Does the applicant include plans for evaluation towards
stated goals and objectives which include partner/co-convener and end-
user feedback? How does the applicant incorporate guidance and feedback
from CDC in the project's evaluation?
Dissemination (10 points)
Does the applicant present a clear and timely plan for
disseminating findings from activities? Will these dissemination plans
reach members/affiliates, health care organizations, consumers and/or
public health audiences? Is an array of dissemination strategies
proposed based on the target audience which uses a life stages
approach? Will dissemination activities be included in the project
evaluation?
Statement of Applying for Option A and/or Option B Activities (Not
Scored)
Please list all Options of activity proposed in the application.
Applicants failing to specify Option(s) of activities will be judged as
incomplete or non-responsive to the requirements listed in this
section, and it will not be entered into the review process. You will
be notified that your application did not meet submission requirements.
Budget (Not Scored)
Is the proposed budget for each Option of activity (and for the
whole application) reasonable within the amount requested, justified by
the application content, and consistent with the specifications listed
in this announcement?
V.2. Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement
and Grants Office (PGO) staff and for responsiveness by the Division of
Private and Public Partnerships. 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 comprised of CDC employees outside the
funding center will evaluate complete and responsive applications
according to the criteria listed in the ``V.1. Criteria'' section
above.
Applications will be funded in order by score and rank determined
by the review panel. CDC will provide justification for any decision to
fund out of rank order.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Award date: August 30, 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.
An additional Certifications form from the PHS5161-1 application
needs to be included in your Grants.gov electronic submission only.
Refer to http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PHS5161-1-Certificates.pdf.
Once the form is filled out attach it to your Grants.gov submission as
Other Attachments Form.
The following additional requirements apply to this project:
AR-8 Public Health System Reporting 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-20 Conference Support.
AR-21 Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business.
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, 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 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 mailed to the Grants Management 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: Frank Lochner, CDC,
National Center for Health Marketing, Division of Private and Public
Partnerships, Address: 4770 Buford Highway, MAILSTOP K-39, Atlanta, GA
30341. Telephone: 770-488-1124/2460. Fax:
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770-488-2553. E-mail: FLochner@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact:
Angela Webb, Grants Management Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone: 770-488-
2784. Fax: 770-488-2777. E-mail: aqw6@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.''
Dated: July 7, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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