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Part VI





Department of Health and Human Services





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Public Health Service



Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health



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Availability of Grants for Bilingual/Bicultural Service Demonstration 
Projects in Minority Health, et al.; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
[0905-ZA54]

 
Availability of Grants for Bilingual/Bicultural Service 
Demonstration Projects in Minority Health, and Minority Community 
Health Coalition Demonstration Project Grants

agency: Office of Minority Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Health, PHS, HHS.

action: Notice of Availability of Funds and Request for Applications 
for: (1) Bilingual/Bicultural Service Demonstration Projects in 
Minority Health (Bilingual Grants); and (2) Minority Community Health 
Coalition Demonstration Project Grant (Coalition Grants).

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Authority: These programs are authorized under section 1707(d)(1) of 
the Public Health Service Act, as amended in Public Law 101-527.

purpose: (1) Bilingual Grants: To provide support to expand the 
capacity linguistic and cultural competence of health care 
professionals and paraprofessionals working with minority communities 
and/or improve the accessibility and utilization of health care 
services among the limited-English-speaking minority populations. (2) 
Coalition Grants: To provide support to existing minority community 
health coalitions for enhancement activities which will strengthen 
coalition effectiveness and have the potential for producing models/
materials.

applicant eligibility: Eligible applicants are public and private 
nonprofit minority organizations. (1) Applicants applying for the 
Bilingual Grants must be minority community-based organizations. (2) 
Applicants applying for Coalition Grants must have had current or 
previous OMH coalition grant support because the purpose of this 
particular announcement is to help existing or previous recipients to 
enhance their effectiveness. This includes projects funded under the 
Minority Community Health Coalition Demonstration Program or the 
Minority Male Demonstration Grant Program (Intervention or Coalition 
Development).

addresses/contacts: Applications must be prepared on Form PHS 5161-1 
(Revised July 1992; OMB Approval Number 0937-0189). Application kits 
and technical assistance on budget and business aspects of the 
application may be obtained from Ms. Carolyn A. Williams, Grants 
Management Officer, Office of Minority Health, Rockwall II Building, 
suite 1000, 5515 Security Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, (telephone: 301-
594-0758). Completed applications are to be submitted to the same 
address.
    Technical assistance on the programmatic content for Bilingual 
Grants may be obtained from Mr. Stephen P. Jiang. Technical assistance 
on the programmatic content for Coalition Grants may be obtained from 
Ms. Joan S. Jacobs. Both can be reached at the Office of Minority 
Health, Rockwall II Building, suite 1000, 5515 Security Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20852, (telephone: 301-594-0769).
    OMH Regional Minority Health Consultants (RMHCs) can also provide 
necessary technical assistance. A listing of the RMHCs and how they may 
be contacted is provided in the grant application kit. Applicants also 
can contact the OMH Resource Center (OMH/RC) at 1-800-444-6472 for 
health information and generic information on preparing grant 
applications.

DEADLINE: To receive consideration, grant applications must be received 
by the Grants Management Officer by July 5, 1994. Applications will be 
considered as meeting the deadline if they are either: (1) Received at 
the above address on or before the deadline date, or (2) Sent to the 
above address on or before the deadline date and received in time for 
submission to the review panel. A legibly dated receipt from a 
commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service will be accepted in lieu of a 
postmark. Private metered postmarks will not be accepted as proof of 
timely mailing. Applications which do not meet the deadline will be 
considered late and will be returned to the applicant without comment.

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: It is anticipated that the Office of Minority 
Health will have approximately $2.2 million available to support 
approximately 29 awards of up to $75,000 each under the Bilingual Grant 
Program. It is anticipated that the Office of Minority Health will have 
approximately $2.0 million available to support approximately 26 awards 
of up to $75,000 each under the Coalition Grant Program.

PERIOD OF SUPPORT: Support may be requested for a total project period 
not to exceed one year.

PROJECT BUDGETS: Budgets of up to $75,000 total direct and indirect 
costs per year may be requested to cover: the cost of personnel; 
consultants; support services; materials; and justified travel. Project 
budget must include travel for 2 project staff to attend a 3-day 
meeting in Washington, DC. Funds may not be used for building 
alterations and renovations. Also, funds may not be used to purchase 
equipment except as may be acceptably justified in relation to 
conducting the project/enhancement activity.

AWARD CRITERIA: Funding decisions will be determined by the Office of 
Minority Health and will be based on: The recommendations/ratings of 
review panels, program balance, including geographic and race/ethnicity 
distribution, and health problem area. For Bilingual grants, consistent 
with section 1707(c)(3) Public Health Service Act, priority will be 
given to projects targeting Asian and Pacific Islander populations 
which score in the upper 50th percentile of all Bilingual applications.

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS: Applications will be screened upon receipt. 
Those that are judged to be incomplete, nonresponsive to the 
announcement, or nonconforming will be returned without comment. Each 
organization may submit no more than one proposal under this 
announcement. If an organization submits more than one proposal, all 
will be deemed ineligible and returned to the applicant without 
comment. Applications judged to be complete, conforming, and responsive 
will be reviewed for technical merit in accordance with PHS policies.
    Applications will be evaluated by federal and non-federal reviewers 
chosen for their expertise in minority health, experience with similar 
projects, and their understanding and special knowledge of the 
respective programs covered in this announcement.
    Applicants are advised to pay close attention to the general and 
supplemental instructions provided in the application kit. Applications 
will be reviewed and evaluated for technical merit and consistency with 
the requirements of this announcement. Of specific importance will be 
the criteria found in the supplemental instructions under these listed 
headings. The percentage weight for each section appears in the 
Parentheses after each heading.

I. Background

Bilingual Grants: (16%)
Coalition Grants: (24%)

II. Goals and Objectives

Bilingual Grants: (16%)
Coalition Grants: (14%)

III. Methodology

Bilingual Grants: (48%)
Coalition Grants: (48%)

IV. Evaluation

Bilingual Grants: (20%)
Coalition Grants: (14%)

DEFINITIONS: For the purpose of this grant program, the following 
definitions are provided:
    (1) Enhancement Activity--Activities and projects that will improve 
or strengthen an existing coalition. For example: data collection/
community surveys; development of community databases; development of 
innovative evaluation methods; novel approaches for leadership 
development and/or involvement of community volunteers; curriculum 
development and/or materials testing; testing and development of 
innovative outreach methodologies; conduct of organized efforts to 
improve access to health care or to address other critical health 
issues.
    (2) Models/Materials--Tangible and documented product resulting 
from project effort and which can be generalized or disseminated to 
like groups, e.g., training manual, outreach guidelines.
    (3) Community--A defined geographical area in which persons live, 
work, and play and are characterized by: (a) Formal and informal 
leadership structures for the purpose of maintaining order and 
improving conditions; and (b) its capacity to serve as a focal point 
for addressing societal needs including health needs.
    (4) Minority Community Coalition--An entity comprised of 
organizations/institutions which have come together in a minority 
community for the purpose of collaborating on specific concerns, 
seeking coordination of related services, and resolution of those 
concerns. The coalition must have a formalized structure and process 
for member organizations to work together.
    (5) Minority Community-Based Organization--Public or private non-
profit organization that has a governing board composed of 51 percent 
or more racial/ethnic minority members, has minorities in key program 
positions, and has an established record of service to a racial and 
ethnic minority community, or a local affiliate of a national 
organization provided the local affiliate has a governing body composed 
of 51 percent or more racial/ethnic minority members, has minorities in 
key program positions, and has an established record of service to 
racial and ethnic minority populations in their target community.
    (6) Minority Populations--As defined in the Office of Management 
and Budget Statistical Directive 15, they are as follows: Black/African 
American, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, 
and Hispanics.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Relation to the Goals for the Year 2000, 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 for setting priority areas. This announcement 
for Fiscal Year 1994 Bilingual and Coalition Grants is potentially 
related to all twenty-two priority areas which are listed as follows: 
Physical activity and fitness; nutrition; tobacco; alcohol and other 
drugs; family planning; mental health and mental disorders; violent and 
abusive behavior; educational and community-based programs; 
unintentional injuries; occupational safety and health; environmental 
health; food and drug safety; oral health; maternal and infant health; 
heart disease and stroke; cancer; diabetes and chronic disabling 
conditions; HIV infection; sexually transmitted diseases; immunization 
and infectious diseases; clinical preventive services; surveillance and 
data systems. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of Healthy People 
2000 (Full Report: Stock No. 017-00100474-0) or Healthy People 2000 
(Summary Report: Stock No. 017-001-00473-1) through the Superintendent 
of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325 
(telephone: 202-783-3238).

STATE REVIEWS: Applications are subject to review as governed by 
Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs. 
Applications for funding will be subject to State review. All comments 
from a State office must be received by 60 days after the application 
deadline by the Office of Minority Health's Grants Management Officer. 
Applicants should contact State Single Points to Contact (SPOC) early 
in the application preparation process. A list of addresses of the 
SPOCs is enclosed with the application kit material.

PROVISION OF SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE AND NON-USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY 
RECIPIENTS OF PHS GRANTS: The Public Health Service strongly encourages 
all grant recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the 
non-use of all tobacco products. This is consistent with the PHS 
mission to protect and advance the physical and mental health of the 
American people.

PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: This program is subject to 
Public Health Systems Reporting Requirements. Under these requirements, 
a community-based nongovernmental applicant must prepare and submit a 
Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS; Approved by OMB under 
control number 0937-0195). The PHSIS is intended to provide information 
to State and local health officials to keep them apprised of proposed 
health services grant applications submitted by community-based 
nongovernmental organizations within their jurisdictions.
    Community-based nongovernmental applicants are required to submit 
the following information to the head of the appropriate State and 
local health agencies in the area(s) to be impacted no later than the 
Federal application receipt due date: (a) A copy of the face page of 
the applications (SF 424), (b) a summary of the project (PHSIS), not to 
exceed one page, which provides: (1) A description of the population to 
be served, (2) a summary of the services to be provided, (3) a 
description of the coordination planned with the appropriate State or 
local health agencies.

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers are 93-105 
(Bilingual Grants) and 93-137 (Coalition Grants).

    Dated: April 14, 1994.
Audrey F. Manley,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health.
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