[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-1880]


[Federal Register: January 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[CDC-305A]


Fiscal Year 1994 Preventive Health Services; Addendum to Program 
Announcement 305; Cooperative Agreements for National/Regional Minority 
Organization HIV/STD Prevention, Immunization, and TB Projects

Summary

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 1994 supplemental funds for current 
awardees of the National/Regional Minority Organizations (NRMO) program 
to provide technical assistance and training to community planning 
groups and the State and local health departments working with them to 
facilitate representation, inclusiveness, and parity in the 
implementation of HIV-prevention community planning. This competitive 
announcement is an addendum to Federal Register (FR) Notice 305, 
published in the Federal Register on June 4, 1993 [58 FR 31721], in 
which current recipients are collaborating with community organizations 
and health agencies to coordinate technical assistance and training 
programs that serve racial and ethnic minority populations. 
Approximately $750,000 is expected to be available for a one-time award 
in FY 1994 to supplement up to 5 cooperative agreements. The awards are 
not expected to exceed $150,000 each and will not be funded beyond the 
current budget period. It is expected that these supplemental awards 
will be made on or about February 28, 1994.
    The purpose of this addendum to Program Announcement 305 is to 
provide State and local health departments and other community 
organizations with the necessary technical assistance and training to: 
(1) Assure that inclusion, representation, and parity occur in the 
community planning process; and (2) Enhance selection processes for 
equitable representation in HIV prevention planning activities, thereby 
enhancing the capacity of affected communities and non-governmental 
organizations to participate effectively and equally in the planning 
process.
    The CDC shall be responsible for coordinating all requests for 
technical assistance and training between the NRMO and the community 
organizations (via State and local health departments) that are 
requiring the technical assistance; providing consultation and 
technical assistance in planning, operating, and evaluating program 
activities under this announcement; assisting in developing plans for 
evaluation of all program activities and services and interpreting 
evaluation findings; assisting successful applicants in collaborating 
with State and local health departments and other PHS grantees; 
facilitating the transfer of successful prevention interventions and 
program models to other areas; monitoring the successful applicant's 
program activities, protection of client confidentiality, and 
compliance with other requirements; and facilitating the exchange of 
program information and technical assistance among community 
organizations, health departments, and NRMOs.
    The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the 
health promotion and disease prevention objectives of ``Healthy People 
2000,'' a PHS-led national activity to reduce morbidity and mortality 
and improve the quality of life. This announcement is related to the 
priority areas of Educational and Community-Based Programs, HIV 
Infection, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), and Immunization and 
Infectious Diseases. (To order a copy of ``Healthy People 2000,'' see 
the section entitled ``Where to Obtain Additional Information.'')

Authority

    This program is authorized under sections 301(a) and 317 of the 
Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. 241(a) and 247b], as amended.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants for this competitive supplement are the current 
cooperative agreement recipients under announcement 305, ``National/
Regional Minority Organizations HIV/STD Prevention, Immunization, and 
TB Projects.'' Eligibility is limited to these organizations since this 
is a competitive supplement to a pre-existing program announcement. The 
program announcement and application kit have been sent to all eligible 
applicants.

Other Requirements

OMB Clearance

    Projects that involve the collection of information from 10 or more 
individuals and funded by cooperative agreement will be subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.

HIV Program Review Panel Requirements

    Recipients must comply with the terms and conditions included in 
the document titled, ``Content of HIV/AIDS-Related Written Materials, 
Pictorials, Audiovisuals, Questionnaires, Survey Instruments, and 
Educational Sessions in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC) Assistance Programs (June 1992),'' a copy of which is included in 
the application kit. In complying with the program review panel 
requirements contained in this document, recipients are encouraged to 
use a current program review panel such as the one created by the State 
health department's HIV/AIDS Prevention Program. If the recipient forms 
its own program review panel, at least one member must also be a 
designated representative of a State or local health department.

Executive Order 12372 Review

    Applications are subject to Intergovernmental Review of Federal 
Programs as governed by Executive Order (E.O.) 12372. E.O. 12372 sets 
up a system for State and local government review of proposed Federal 
assistance applications. Potential applicants should have already 
contacted their State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to alert them to 
the prospective applications and to receive instructions on the State 
process. For proposed projects that serve more than one State, the 
applicant should contact the SPOC for each State served. If SPOCs have 
any State process recommendations on applications submitted to CDC, 
they should forward them, no later than February 25, 1994, to Clara M. 
Jenkins, Grants Management Officer, Grants Management Branch, 
Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., room 320, Mail Stop 
E-15, Atlanta, GA 30305. The CDC does not guarantee to accommodate or 
explain State process recommendations it receives after February 25, 
1994.

Public Health System Reporting Requirements

    This program is not subject to the Public Health System Reporting 
Requirements.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number is 93.939, HIV 
Prevention Activities--Non-Governmental Organization Based.

Where To Obtain Additional Information

    If you are interested in obtaining additional information regarding 
these projects, please refer to Announcement 305A and contact Sharron 
Orum or Van Malone, Grants Management Specialists, Grants Management 
Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., room 320, Mail Stop 
E-15, Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404) 842-6575.
    A copy of ``Healthy People 2000'' (Full Report, Stock No. 017-001-
00474-0) or ``Healthy People 2000'' (Summary Report, Stock No. 017-001-
00473-1) referenced in the SUMMARY may be obtained through the 
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 
20402-9325, telephone (202) 783-3238.

    Dated: January 24, 1994.
Robert L. Foster,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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