[Federal Register: May 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 84)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Increasing Access to HIV Counseling and Testing (VCT) and
Enhancing HIV/AIDS Communications, Prevention, and Care in Botswana,
Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland and Cote d'Ivoire
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: AA006.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.067.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: June 2, 2005.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized under Sections 307 and
317(k)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. Sections 242l
and 247b(k)(2)], as amended.
Background
Southern Africa faces the world's most severe HIV/AIDS epidemic.
National prevalence rates are estimated at 30 percent in Lesotho, 27.9
percent (GOSA 2003 Antenatal Study) in South Africa, 37 percent in
Botswana, and 39 percent in Swaziland. Cote d'Ivoire has the highest
HIV prevalence in the West African sub-region. Young adults are among
the hardest hit. The availability of HIV counseling and testing (CT),
prevention communications and interventions, and care varies in the
five countries; and, in all places, Voluntary Counseling and Testing
(VCT) needs further promotion and strengthening. In some of the
countries, most people who have been tested for HIV have been tested
for medical diagnostic purposes or because they are pregnant, while in
Botswana, for example, a good VCT service network exists but remains
underutilized. In all five countries, stigma surrounding accessing HIV
CT services, fears of confidentiality not being maintained, and low
belief in the efficacy of Rapid Test Kits remain barriers to people
accessing HIV CT. Overall, relatively few asymptomatic people are
accessing VCT services that would empower them to change their behavior
and direct them to post-test care and support services, including
antiretroviral therapy (ART) and Tuberculosis (TB) therapy.
Other aspects of behavior change need strengthening as well. Levels
of abstinence, faithfulness, and correct and consistent condom use need
to increase in all countries, in order to decrease HIV incidence.
Research has shown that key mediating factors to infection, such as
alcohol and substance abuse and partner violence, are also prevalent in
the populations at high risk for HIV infection in the five countries;
thus, these mediating factors also need to be addressed in prevention,
care and treatment efforts. Youth are particularly vulnerable to
infection, but also particularly open to positive behavior change;
thus, the youth of these five countries should be a key target group
for some of the activities proposed below.
Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds up to $5.8
million for a cooperative agreement program to increase United States
(U.S.) support for Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland and Cote
d'Ivoire to limit the further spread of HIV/AIDS and to care for those
affected by this devastating disease. This funding is an action by the
U.S. Government recognizing the impact that HIV/AIDS continues to have
on individuals, families, communities and nations, and the need to do
more. Over the next five years, it is expected that these activities
will contribute to achieving the global targets of the United States
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The mission of the
PEPFAR is to work with leaders throughout the world to combat HIV/AIDS,
promoting integrated prevention, treatment, and care interventions,
with an urgent focus on countries that are among the most afflicted
nations of the world. The goals are as follows:
To encourage bold leadership at every level to fight HIV/
AIDS.
Apply best practices within our bilateral HIV/AIDS
prevention, treatment, and care programs, in concert with the
objectives and policies of the host governments' national HIV/AIDS
strategies.
Encourage partners, including multilateral organizations
and other host governments, to coordinate at all levels to strengthen
response efforts, to embrace best practices, to adhere to principles of
sound management, and to harmonize monitoring and evaluation efforts to
ensure the most effective and efficient use of resources.
In the PEPFAR funded countries, the targets are to: (1) Provide
treatment to two million HIV-infected people; (2) prevent seven million
new infections; and (3) provide care to ten million people infected and
affected by HIV/AIDS, including orphans and vulnerable children.
The purpose of the program is to increase the use of high quality
HIV CT services in Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland and Core
d'Ivoire. Use of CT services is intended to lead to safer sexual
behaviors, including abstinence, fidelity, and correct and consistent
condom use, and increased use of care and support services through a
strong referral network to complementary services. A secondary purpose
of this program is to enhance HIV/AIDS prevention communications
activities.
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one or
more of the following performance goals for the PEPFAR program:
Palliative Care--Counseling and Testing (CT)
1. Number of CT service outlets/programs, direct and/or indirect.
2. Number of clients receiving both CT, direct.
3. Number of people trained in both CT, direct.
Palliative Care--TB/HIV
Number of people provided with palliative care for TB/HIV,
direct and/or indirect.
Prevention--Abstinence and Be Faithful (A/B)
Number of community outreach and/or mass media programs
that are A/B focused, direct and/or indirect.
Number of people reached through community outreach and/or
mass media programs that are not A/B focused.
Prevention--Other
Number of community outreach and/or mass media programs
that are not focused on A/B, direct and/or indirect.
Number of people reached through community outreach and/or
mass media programs that are not A/B focused
Treatment--Laboratory Infrastructure
Number of labs, direct.
Number of people trained in lab related activities,
direct.
In addition, funds will support necessary wrap-around activities to
complement HIV CT, such as prevention communications, interventions,
and referrals and linkages to HIV/AIDS care.
Activities:
The specific activities carried out in each country should meet the
needs of
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that country; thus, the activity plans for each country may differ
under this agreement. Awardee activities for this program are as
follows:
1. Establishing and running non-medical, stand-alone HIV CT sites
linked together within countries as a network sharing: standardized CT
protocols and procedures; standardized management systems; standardized
monitoring and evaluation procedures and instruments; and standardized
marketing and education materials and activities.
2. Operating mobile HIV CT activities to reach rural populations
and/or employees at their workplaces.
3. Developing and implementing comprehensive social marketing
campaigns to create informed demand for HIV CT services and reduce
stigma surrounding accessing CT.
4. Developing and implementing comprehensive social marketing
campaigns to promote abstinence, faithfulness, and/or consistent and
correct condom use.
5. Developing and implementing programs to promote healthy behavior
change among high-risk populations (e.g., youth) and at high-risk sites
(e.g., bars, bottle shops).
6. Promoting messages that raise awareness about the harmful ties
between alcohol/substance abuse and HIV infection and poor adherence to
antiretrovirals (ARVs).
7. Creating referral networks for HIV CT clients to improve access
to care and support services.
8. Collecting strategic information to ensure the effectiveness of
HIV/AIDS prevention activities.
9. Providing support as appropriate to the national Departments of
Health (DOH), Ministries of Health (MOH) and other South African
Government agencies, which may include, without limitation: improvement
of monitoring and evaluation activities to assure high quality service
delivery in all HIV CT sites; development of communications materials;
development and/or implementation of training curricula; and
improvement of laboratory infrastructure.
10. Training faith-based leaders to encourage testing and
partnering with CT providers to enable testing at places of worship.
11. Ensuring that all of the above activities are undertaken in a
manner consistent with and in support of U.S. Government HIV/AIDS
strategies.
In a cooperative agreement, CDC staff is substantially involved in
the program activities, above and beyond routine monitoring.
CDC Activities for this program are as follows:
1. Providing input into overall program strategies.
2. Providing technical assistance, as needed, in the development of
HIV CT service provision, training, referral and communications
strategies and activities. Technical assistance may be provided
directly by CDC staff or through organizations supported by CDC under a
separate contract.
3. Collaborating with the awardee in the development and
implementation of information gathering systems to enable assessment of
program activities.
4. Assisting, as needed, in the monitoring and evaluation of the
program and the development of further appropriate initiatives.
5. Fostering collaboration between the awardee and other CDC and
U.S. Government-funded programs.
6. Providing oversight for the program, including approval of key
personnel and annual operational plans.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement. CDC involvement in this
program is listed in the Activities Section above.
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2005.
Approximate Total Funding: $2-5.8 million per year, over five
years; or $30 million. (This amount is an estimate, and is subject to
availability of funds.)
Approximate Number of Awards: One.
Approximate Average Award: $1-2 million for South Africa, $1-2
million for Swaziland and Lesotho, $1-2 million for Cote d'Ivoire and
$400,000 for Botswana. (This amount is for the first 12-month budget
period, and includes both direct and indirect costs.)
Floor of Award Range: $1 million.
Ceiling of Award Range: $6.5 million. (This ceiling is for the
first 12-month budget period.)
Anticipated Award Date: July 1, 2005.
Budget Period Length: 12 months.
Project Period Length: Five 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 input from recipient government agencies), 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 nonprofit organizations
Private nonprofit organizations
Universities
Colleges
For profit organizations
Small, minority, women-owned businesses
Community-based organizations
Research institutions
Hospitals
Faith-based organizations
Competition for this cooperative agreement is limited to the types
of organizations listed above because of the uniqueness the specific
activities for this project and the location of where the majority of
the work will be performed, in multiple countries throughout Africa.
The types of organizations listed above are those that have direct
experience with performing this type of activity. CDC and the Global
AIDS Program have routinely coordinated with the types of organizations
listed above for activities similar to those proposed in this RFA
multiple times in the past.
The organizations listed below are those that are excluded from
competition:
Federally recognized Indian tribal governments
Indian tribes
Indian tribal organizations
State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents
(this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna
Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau)
Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with
States)
The organizations listed directly above have been excluded from
competition because inherently they do not have a mandate to, nor have
the resources, skills or experience to provide the types of services
that are requested as part of this cooperative agreement.
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.
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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.
Applicant must meet the following criteria:
Have at least three years of documented HIV/AIDS related
program implementation experience in each of the countries: Botswana,
Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland and Cote d'Ivoire.
Have demonstrated expertise in the areas of direct HIV CT
service delivery, AIDS prevention communications, and social marketing
in Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland and Cote d'Ivoire.
Be locally incorporated in Botswana, Lesotho, South
Africa, Swaziland and Cote d'Ivoire.
Have established relationships with the government in all
five countries and written letters of support from the National DOH or
MOH in each country. U.S. Embassy collaboration in Swaziland and
Lesotho will also be necessary.
Late applications will be considered non-responsive. See
section ``IV.3. Submission Dates and Times'' for more information on
deadlines.
Demonstrate non-profit 501(c)(3) status.
Provide Articles of Incorporation in each country.
Articles of Incorporation are legal documents providing proof that the
organization is legally incorporated in the specific country.
Have documented HIV/AIDS prevention activities in each
country.
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 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 submit a project narrative with your
application forms. The narrative must be submitted in the following
format:
Maximum number of pages: 35. 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.
Must be submitted in English.
Your narrative should address activities to be conducted over the
entire project period, and must include the following items in the
order listed:
Project Context and Background (Understanding and Need)
Project Strategy--Description and Methodologies
Project Goals
Project Outputs
Project Contribution to PEPFAR Goals and Objectives
Workplan and Description of Project Components and
Activities
Performance Measures
Gantt Chart with Timeline
Management of Project Funds and Reporting
Additional information may be included in the application
appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the narrative
page limit. This additional information includes:
Project Budget
Project Budget Notes
Job Descriptions
Testing Protocols
Overview of HIV CT Quality Assurance Procedures, Both
Internal and External
HIV CT Quality Assurance, Monitoring and Evaluation and
Strategic Information Forms
HIV CT Referral Procedures and Forms
Mobile HIV CT Processes and Procedures
HIV CT Staff Training Curricula
Applicant's Corporate Capability Statement
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 2, 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
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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.
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.
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;
however, prior approval by CDC officials must be requested in writing.
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.
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 U.S. 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).
You must obtain an 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 standards(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.
Prostitution and Related Activities
The U.S. Government is opposed to prostitution and related
activities, which are inherently harmful and dehumanizing, and
contribute to the phenomenon of trafficking in persons.
Any entity that receives, directly or indirectly, U.S. Government
funds in connection with this document (``recipient'') cannot use such
U.S. Government funds to promote or advocate the legalization or
practice of prostitution or sex trafficking. Nothing in the preceding
sentence shall be construed to preclude the provision to individuals of
palliative care, treatment, or post-exposure pharmaceutical
prophylaxis, and necessary pharmaceuticals and commodities, including
test kits, condoms, and, when proven effective, microbicides. A
recipient that is otherwise eligible to receive funds in connection
with this document to prevent, treat, or monitor HIV/AIDS shall not be
required to endorse or utilize a multisectoral approach to combating
HIV/AIDS, or to endorse, utilize, or participate in a prevention method
or treatment program to which the recipient has a religious or moral
objection. Any information provided by recipients about the use of
condoms as part of projects or activities that are funded in connection
with this document shall be medically accurate and shall include the
public health benefits and failure rates of such use.
In addition, any recipient must have a policy explicitly opposing
prostitution and sex trafficking. The preceding sentence shall not
apply to any ``exempt organizations'' (defined as the Global Fund to
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Health Organization,
the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative or to any United Nations
agency), but does apply to any non-governmental, non-exempt
organization entity receiving U.S. government funds from an exempt
organization in connection with this document.
The following definition applies for purposes of this clause:
Sex trafficking means the recruitment, harboring,
transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of
a commercial sex act. 22 U.S.C. 7102(9).
All recipients must insert provisions implementing the applicable
parts of this section, ``Prostitution and Related Activities,'' in all
sub-agreements under this award. These provisions must be express terms
and conditions of the sub-agreement, must acknowledge that compliance
with this section, ``Prostitution and Related Activities,'' is a
prerequisite to receipt and expenditure of U.S. government funds in
connection with this document, and must acknowledge that any violation
of the provisions shall be grounds for unilateral termination of the
agreement prior to the end of its term. Recipients must agree that HHS
may, at any reasonable time, inspect the documents and materials
maintained or prepared by the recipient in the usual course of its
operations that relate to the organization's compliance with this
section, ``Prostitution and Related Activities.''
All prime recipients receiving U.S. Government funds (``prime
recipients'') in connection with this document must certify compliance
(pending OMB clearance) prior to actual receipt of such funds in a
written statement referencing this document (e.g., ``[Prime recipient's
name] certifies compliance with the section, ``Prostitution and Related
Activities.'''') addressed to the agency's grants officer. Such
certifications by prime recipients are prerequisites to the payment of
any U.S. Government funds in connection with this document.
Recipients' compliance with this section, ``Prostitution and
Related Activities,'' is an express term and condition of receiving
U.S. government funds in connection with this document, and any
violation of it shall be grounds for unilateral termination by HHS of
the agreement with HHS in connection with this document prior to the
end of its term. The recipient shall refund to HHS the entire amount
furnished in connection with this document in the event it is
determined by HHS that the recipient has not complied with this
section, ``Prostitution and Related Activities.''
If you are a U.S.-based organization and 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.
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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
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--
AA006, 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:
1. Ability to carry out the proposal (30 points): Does the
applicant demonstrate the experience and capability to achieve the
goals of the project?
2. Understanding the issues, principles and systems requirements
involved in carrying out the project (30 points): Does the applicant
demonstrate an understanding of the issues, principles and systems
requirements to carry out the project?
3. Work Plan (20 points): Does the applicant describe activities
that are realistic, achievable and appropriate to achieve the goals of
the program?
4. Administrative and Accounting Plan (20 points): Is there a plan
to prepare reports, monitor and evaluate activities, audit expenditures
and manage the resources of the program?
5. Budget (not scored): Is the budget for conducting the program
itemized, well-justified and consistent with planned program
activities?
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 National
Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (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.
An objective review panel 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. All persons serving on the panel will
be external to NCHSTP. CDC will provide justification for any decision
to fund out of rank order.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
July 1, 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-4 HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Provisions
AR-6 Patient Care
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
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. Annual progress report, due 30 days after the end of the budget
period.
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3. Financial status report, due no more than 90 days after the end
of the budget period.
4. Final financial and performance reports, due 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: Mary Wettrich, Project
Officer, HHS/CDC Global AIDS Program, 9300 Pretoria Place, Washington,
DC 20521-9300, Telephone: 27 12 346 0170, E-mail:
wettrichm@sacdc.co.za.
For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact:
Shirley Wynn, Contract Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-1515, E-
mail: zbx6@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: April 26, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-8751 Filed 5-2-05; 8:45 am]
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