[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8244-8249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3555]
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HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Special Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Maternal and
Child Health Services; Federal Set-Aside Program; Genetic Services and
Maternal and Child Health Improvement Projects
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), PHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.
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SUMMARY: The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), HRSA, announces
that fiscal year (FY) 1995 funds are available for grants and
cooperative agreements for the following activities: Maternal and Child
Health (MCH) Special Projects of Regional and National Significance
(SPRANS), including special MCH improvement projects (MCHIP) which
contribute to the health of mothers, children, and children with
special health care needs (CSHCN); and genetic disease testing,
counseling and information services. All awards will be made under the
program authority of section 502(a) of the Social Security Act, the MCH
Federal Set-Aside Program. No new hemophilia SPRANS grants will be
funded in FY 1995. Grants for MCH research and training are being
announced in a separate notice.
Of the approximately $44 million available for SPRANS activities in
FY 1995 in categories covered by this announcement, about $9.7 million
will be available to support approximately 65 new and competing renewal
projects at an average of $150,000 per award for one year. The
remaining funds will be used to support continuation of existing SPRANS
activities. The actual amounts available for awards and their
allocation may vary, depending on unanticipated program requirements
and the volume and quality of applications. Awards are made for grant
periods which may run from 1 to 5 years in duration. Funds for the MCH
Federal Set-Aside Program are appropriated by Public Law 103-333.
Revised regulations implementing the Federal Set-Aside Program (42 CFR
part 51a) were published in the July 19, 1994, issue of the Federal
Register at 59 FR 36703.
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. The MCH
Block Grant Federal Set-Aside Program addresses issues related to the
Healthy People 2000 objectives of improving maternal, infant, child and
adolescent health and developing service systems for children with
special health care needs.
Potential applicants may obtain 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) through the Superintendent of
Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325
(telephone: 202 783-3238).
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. In
addition, Public Law 103-227, The Pro-Children Act Of 1994, prohibits
smoking in certain facilities in which education, library, day care,
regular and routine health care and early childhood development
services are provided to children. Smoking must also be prohibited in
indoor facilities that are constructed, operated or maintained with
Federal funds.
ADDRESSES: Grant applications for the MCH SPRANS Federal Set-Aside
Program must be obtained from and submitted to: Acting Chief, Grants
Management Branch, Office of Program Support, Maternal and Child Health
Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 18-12,
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301)
443-1440. Applicants for all projects covered by this announcement will
use application Form PHS 5161-1 with revised face page DHHS Form 424,
approved by OMB under control number 0937-0189. Requests should specify
the category or categories of activities for which an application is
requested so that the appropriate forms, information and materials may
be provided.
DATES: Deadlines for receipt of applications differ for the several
categories of grants and cooperative agreements. These deadlines are as
follows:
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MCH Federal Set-Aside Competitive Grant and Cooperative Agreements Anticipated Deadlines, Awards, Funding, and
Project Periods, by Category
[FY 1995]
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Application Estimated number of Estimated amounts
Funding source category deadline awards available Project period
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(1) Grants in the following
areas:
1.1 Genetic services..... 4/25/95 Up to 20............ $3.5 million........ Up to 3 years.
1.2 Special MCH
Improvement Projects
(MCHIP) of regional and
national significance in
the following areas:.
1.2.1 Maternal, infant, 4/25/95 10-12............... 1 million........... Up to 5 years.
child, and adolescent
health.
1.2.2 School health 5/10/95 8................... 1.5 million......... 3-5 years.
program.
1.2.3 Data utilization... 6/15/95 5................... 500,000............. 3 years.
1.2.4 Healthy tomorrows 4/14/95 Up to 10............ 500,000............. 5 years.
partnership for children.
(2) Cooperative agreements
(MCHIPs) in the following
areas:
2.1 CSHCN cultural 4/28/95 1................... 250,000............. 5 years.
competency systems
implementation.
2.2 Partnership for 5/10/95 4................... 1.2 million......... Up to 5 years.
information and
communication (PIC).
2.3 Childhood injury 3/31/95 4................... 600,000............. 3-5 years.
prevention.
2.4 Out-of-home child 4/27/95 1................... 350,000............. Up to 5 years.
care health and safety.
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Applications will be considered to have met the deadline if they
are either: (1) Received on or before the deadline date, or (2)
postmarked on or before the deadline date and received in time for
orderly processing. Applicants should request a legibly dated receipt
from a commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal Service, or obtain a
legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark. Private metered postmarks
will not be accepted as proof of timely mailing. Late applications or
those sent to an address other than specified in the ADDRESSES section
will be returned to the applicant.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for technical or programmatic
information should be directed to: Audrey H. Nora, M.D., M.P.H.,
Director, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, Room 18-05, Parklawn
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Requests for
category-specific technical information should be directed to the
contact persons identified below for each category covered by this
notice. Requests for information concerning business management issues
should be directed to: Acting Grants Management Officer (GMO), Maternal
and Child Health Bureau, at the address specified in the ADDRESSES
section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To facilitate the use of this announcement,
information in this section has been organized, as outlined in the
Table of Contents below, into a discussion of: Program Background,
Special Concerns, Overall Review Criteria, SPRANS Program, and Eligible
Applicants. In addition, for each specific SPRANS funding category and
subcategory covered by this notice, information is presented under the
following headings:
Application Deadline
Purpose
Priorities
Grants/Amounts
Contact
Table Of Contents
1. Program Background and Objectives
2. Special Concerns
3. Project Review and Funding
3.1. Criteria for Review
3.2. Funding of Approved Applications
4. Special Projects of Regional and National Significance
4.1. Grants
4.1.1. Genetic Disease Testing, Counseling and Information
4.1.2. Maternal and Child Health Improvement Projects
4.1.2.1. Maternal, Infant, Child, and Adolescent Health
4.1.2.2. School Health Program
4.1.2.3. Data Utilization and Enhancement
4.1.2.4. Healthy Tomorrows Partnerships for Children
4.2. Cooperative Agreements
4.2.1. CSHCN Cultural Competency Systems Implementation
4.2.2. Partnership for Information and Communication (PIC)
4.2.3. Childhood Injury Prevention
4.2.4. Out-Of-Home Child Care Health And Safety
5. Eligible Applicants
6. Public Health System Reporting Requirements
7. Executive Order 12372
1. Program Background and Objectives
Under Section 502 of the Social Security Act, as amended by the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1989, 12.75 percent of
amounts appropriated for the Maternal and Child Health Services Block
Grant in excess of $600 million are set aside by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (HHS) for special Community Integrated
Service Systems projects under Section 501(a)(3) of the Act. Of the
remainder of the total appropriation, 15 percent of the funds are to be
retained by the Secretary to support (through grants, contracts, or
otherwise) special projects of regional and national significance,
research, and training with respect to maternal and child health and
children with special health care needs (including early intervention
training and services development); for genetic disease testing,
counseling, and information development and dissemination programs; for
grants (including funding for comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic
treatment centers) relating to hemophilia without regard to age; and
for the screening of newborns for sickle cell anemia, and other genetic
disorders and follow-up services. The MCH SPRANS set-aside was
established in 1981. Support for projects covered by this announcement
will come from the SPRANS set-aside. To reduce confusion to potential
applicants from announcement of grants in very large numbers of SPRANS
categories and subcategories, announcement of availability of FY 1995
funds for MCH research and training categories is being published
separately this year.
2. Special Concerns
In its administration of the MCH Services Block Grant, the MCHB
places special emphasis on improving service delivery to women and
children from racial and ethnic minority populations who have had
limited access to accessible care. This means that SPRANS projects are
expected to serve and appropriately involve in project activities
individuals from the populations to be served, unless there are
compelling programmatic or other justifications for not doing so. The
MCHB's intent is to ensure that project interventions are responsive to
the [[Page 8246]] cultural and linguistic needs of special populations,
that services are accessible to consumers, and that the broadest
possible representation of culturally distinct and historically
underrepresented groups is supported through programs and projects
sponsored by the MCHB.
In keeping with our special concern for broadening participation in
MCHB programs of institutions that reflect the Nation's cultural and
linguistic diversity, a funding priority will be placed on projects
from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) or Hispanic
Serving Institutions (HSI) in all categories and subcategories in this
notice for which applications from academic institutions are
encouraged. An approved proposal from a HBCU or HSI will receive a 0.5
point favorable adjustment of the priority score in a 4 point range
before funding decisions are made.
Projects supported under SPRANS are expected to be part of
community-wide, comprehensive initiatives, to reflect appropriate
coordination of primary care and public health activities, and to
target HRSA resources effectively to fill gaps in the Nation's health
system for at-risk mothers and children. This applies especially to
projects in the 22 communities in the Nation which have received grants
from HRSA under the Healthy Start initiative. Grantees in these
communities providing services related to activities of a Healthy Start
program are expected to coordinate their projects with the Healthy
Start program efforts. Healthy Start communities include: Aberdeen Area
Indian Nations, NE/ND/SD; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Boston, MA;
Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Essex County, NJ;
Florida Panhandle, FL; Lake County, IN; Milwaukee, WI; Mississippi
Delta, MS; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Oakland, CA; Philadelphia,
PA; Pittsburgh, PA; PeeDee Region, SC; Richmond, VA; Savannah, GA;
Washington, DC.
3. Project Review and Funding
Within the limit of funds determined by the Secretary to be
available for the activities described in this announcement, the
Secretary will review applications for funds under the specific project
categories in section 4 below as competing applications and may award
Federal funding for projects which will, in her judgment, best promote
the purpose of title V of the Social Security Act, with special
emphasis on improving service delivery to women and children from
culturally distinct populations; best address achievement of Healthy
Children 2000 objectives related to maternal, infant, child and
adolescent health and service systems for children at risk of chronic
and disabling conditions; and otherwise best promote improvements in
maternal and child health.
3.1 Criteria for Review
The criteria which follow are used, as pertinent, to review and
evaluate applications for awards under all SPRANS grants and
cooperative agreement project categories announced in this notice.
Further guidance in this regard is supplied in application guidance
materials, which elaborate upon how these criteria apply to specific
grant categories and subcategories.
--The extent to which the project will contribute to the advancement of
maternal and child health and/or improvement of the health of children
with special health care needs;
--The extent to which the project is responsive to policy concerns
applicable to MCH grants and to program objectives, requirements,
priorities and/or review criteria for specific project categories, as
published in program announcements or guidance materials.
--The extent to which the estimated cost to the Government of the
project is reasonable, considering the anticipated results;
--The extent to which the project personnel are well qualified by
training and/or experience for their roles in the project and the
applicant organization has adequate facilities and personnel; and
--The extent to which, insofar as practicable, the proposed activities,
if well executed, are capable of attaining project objectives.
--The strength of the project's plans for evaluation.
--The extent to which the project will be integrated with the
administration of the Maternal and Child Health Services block grants,
State primary care plans, public health, and prevention programs, and
other related programs in the respective State(s).
--The extent to which the application is responsive to the special
concerns and program priorities specified in this notice.
3.2 Funding of Approved Applications
Final funding decisions for SPRANS grants are the responsibility of
the Director, MCHB. The following mechanisms, as defined below, may be
applied in determining scores for ranking the funding of approved
applications:
--Funding Preferences--Funding of a specific category or group of
approved applications ahead of other categories or groups of
applications, such as competing continuation projects ahead of new
projects.
--Funding Priorities--Merit reviewers will assign scores based on the
extent to which applicants address program priorities specified in this
notice for the category in which the application is made.
--Special Considerations--Merit reviewers will assign scores based on
the extent to which applicants address areas that are identified in
this notice as meriting special consideration.
4. Special Projects of Regional and National Significance
Project categories for SPRANS awards are grouped in this notice
under two sections: Grants and Cooperative Agreements.
4.1. Grants
Two major categories of SPRANS grants are discussed below: Genetic
Services; and Maternal and Child Health Improvement Projects (in 4
subcategories):
4.1.1. Genetic Services
Application Deadline: April 25, 1995.
Purpose: To support projects that demonstrate increased access to
effective genetic information, education, testing and counseling
services.
Priorities: Applicants to the genetic services program are invited
to submit proposals in the areas of:
--Genetics in primary care. To aid in incorporating genetics into
maternal and child health and federally-qualified health centers'
(FQHC) primary care programs.
--Ethnocultural barriers. To improve services for populations for whom
language and/or culture are barriers.
--Regional genetic services networks. To maintain genetic services
networks in the Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest, Mountain States,
and areas encompassing New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
--Cooley's Anemia/Thalassemia. To demonstrate comprehensive care for
those affected by Cooley's Anemia/Thalassemia.
--Comprehensive care for infants with Sickle Cell Disease identified
through State newborn screening programs.
--Transition from pediatric to adult care. To demonstrate models of
care for individuals with genetic disorders [[Page 8247]] moving from
pediatric care to adult, family practice, and specialty care.
Grants/Amounts: About $3.5 million will be available to support up to
20 projects. Approximately 7 of these are expected to be competing
renewals of existing projects, and approximately 13 will be new. An
average of about $175,000 per award per year is anticipated. Project
periods are up to 3 years.
Contact: For programmatic or technical information, contact: Jane S.
Lin-Fu, M.D., telephone: 301 443-1080.
4.1.2. Maternal and Child Health Improvement Projects
Maternal and Child Health Improvement Projects (MCHIP) are divided
into 4 subcategories: Maternal, Infant, Child, and Adolescent Health;
School Health Program; Data Utilization and Enhancement; and Healthy
Tomorrows Partnerships for Children;
4.1.2.1. Maternal, Infant, Child, and Adolescent Health.
Application Deadline: April 25, 1995.
Purpose: To improve the health of all mothers, infants, children,
and adolescents.
Priorities: Applicants in this MCHIP category are invited to submit
proposals in the following program areas:
--Content And Organization Of Care For Women Of Child Bearing Age,
Infants, Children, Adolescents And Their Families. Grants will be
provided for projects which assist in developing mechanisms to define
appropriate personal health care services, creating or enhancing
collaborative systems to deliver such services, and identifying
measures to determine the quality of the content and mechanism of
services delivered.
--Adolescent Health Resource Development. Grants will be awarded for
the purpose of continuing the capacity-building of State health
agencies/maternal and child health programs to meet the diverse health
needs of adolescents in a period of health care reform and the myriad
of changes in States and communities. Adolescent Health Resource Center
grants are intended to advance the knowledge and skills of State MCH
staff and local providers of adolescent health services through
training and technical assistance, information development and
dissemination, and promotion of integrated systems development that
impact on adolescent access to prevention and health services.
Grants/Amounts: A total of 10-12 grants, totalling $1 million will
be awarded in this category in FY 1995. For grants dealing with the
content and organization of care, funding for 2 grants is anticipated
in the range of $150,000 per year for periods of up to 5 years. For
adolescent health resource development, approximately 4-6 grants of
$150,000-$200,000 each per year will be supported for up to 5 years.
Contact: For programmatic or technical information, contact David
Heppel, M.D., telephone: 301 443-2250.
4.1.2.2. School Health Program
Application Deadline: May 10, 1995.
Purpose: To strengthen the capacity of school-based and school-
linked health programs to address psychosocial issues and mental health
problems by enhancing primary mental health resources and services for
school-age children and youth, including those with special health care
needs. Primary mental health resources and services include primary
prevention, such as prevention of violent and health damaging
behaviors; early problem identification and intervention, including
indicated referral and followup; and collaboration with ongoing care
for chronic conditions.
Priorities: Grants will be awarded in the following two areas:
--Development of infrastructure and resources to build capacity for
primary mental health services in school-based and school-linked health
programs. Applicants are expected to represent State-level partnerships
among health, mental health and education agencies that are designed to
assure accessibility to primary mental health services for school-age
children and youth. Project emphasis is on coordinating school-based
and school-linked programs with multiple community resources in the
public health, mental health, substance abuse prevention and treatment,
social service and other relevant systems to facilitate comprehensive
approaches.
--Development of ``state of the art'' instructional materials and
resources to strengthen the mental health service capacity of primary
care providers for school-age children and youth. The emphasis is on
enhancing primary mental health resources and services in school-based
and school-linked health programs; in addition, such staff development
materials and resources will be available to community-based centers
that furnish primary health care to those in the school-age population
who cannot be accessed through the schools.
Grants/Amounts: A total of $1.5 million dollars will be available
for projects in this subcategory; about $750,000 for up to 5 State
primary mental health partnership grants for 3 to 5 years, and about
$750,000 for up to 3 mental health resource grants for up to 5 years.
Contact: For programmatic information, contact Linda Johnston,
telephone 301 443-4026.
4.1.2.3. Data Utilization and Enhancement
Application Deadline: June 15, 1995.
Purpose: To enable Federal, State, and local MCH/CSHCN agencies, in
collaboration with State primary care planning, to develop data and
data systems required under Title V and analyze data to facilitate
needs assessment, planning, monitoring or evaluation of maternal and
child agencies and comprehensive health services.
Priorities: Proposals in this MCHIP subcategory are invited in the
following program areas:
--Enhancement of data collection and analysis capabilities of national,
state and local health agencies.
--Compilation and analysis of new data, and development and application
of analytic techniques regarding the health status of and delivery of
comprehensive health care to mothers and children.
--Networking, coordination, and integration of existing and proposed
resources and data and analysis systems developed in other states,
national organizations or organizations.
--Increasing national, state and local entities' capacity to respond to
and implement changes in the organization of health care resources.
Grants/Amounts: An estimated $500,000 will be available for 5
grants in this subcategory at $100,000 per award per year. Project
periods are up to 3 years.
Contact: For programmatic or technical information, contact Russ
Scarato, telephone: 301 443-2340.
4.1.2.4. Healthy Tomorrows Partnerships for Children.
Application Deadline: April 14, 1995.
Purpose: To support projects for children that improve access to
health services and utilize preventive strategies. The initiative
encourages additional support from the private sector and from
foundations to form community-based partnerships to coordinate health
resources for pregnant women, infants and children.
Priorities: Proposals in this MCHIP category are invited in the
following program areas:
[[Page 8248]] --Local initiatives that are community-based, family-
centered, comprehensive and culturally relevant and improve access to
health services for infants, children, adolescents, or CSHCN.
--Initiatives which show evidence of a capability to meet cost
participation goals by securing funds for the second and sequential
years of the project.
In the interest of equitable geographic distribution, special
consideration for funding will be given to projects from States without
a currently funded project in this category. These States are cited in
the application guidance.
Grants/Amounts: About $500,000 will be available to
support up to 10 new Healthy Tomorrows projects, at an average of
$50,000 per award per year. The project period is 5 years.
Contact: For programmatic or technical information,
contact Latricia Robertson, M.S.N., M.P.H., telephone: 301 443-3163.
4.2. Cooperative Agreements
Cooperative agreements will be awarded in 4 categories: Children
with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Cultural Competency Systems
Implementation; Partnership for Information and Communication;
Childhood Injury Prevention; and Out-Of-Home Child Care Health And
Safety.
It is anticipated that substantial Federal programmatic involvement
will be required in these cooperative agreements. This means that after
award, awarding office staff provide technical assistance and guidance
to, or coordinate and participate in, certain programmatic activities
of award recipients beyond their normal stewardship responsibilities in
the administration of grants. Federal involvement may include, but is
not limited to, planning, guidance, coordination and participation in
programmatic activities. Periodic meetings, conferences, and/or
communications with the award recipient are held to review mutually
agreed upon goals and objectives and to assess progress. Additional
details on the scope of Federal programmatic involvement in cooperative
agreements, consistent with HRSA grants administration policy, will be
included in the application guidance for these cooperative agreements.
4.2.1. Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Cultural
Competency Systems Implementation
Application Deadline: April 28, 1995.
Purpose: To promote the design, implementation, and
testing of culturally competent service systems to assist State and
local Title V and other related programs to furnish services for
culturally diverse CSHCN and their families. Specifically, to:
--Promote networking and information exchange among CSHCN/MCH programs
at all levels that advances their ability to assure that services to
culturally diverse families having children with special health needs
are integrated into such programs in a culturally competent manner.
--Foster linkages between such programs and: (a) culturally diverse
consumers and families of children with special health care needs; and
(b) other public/private agencies or groups at the Federal, State and
local levels, including those providing primary health care and
services, that will enhance the development of culturally competent
systems of care which are family-centered and at the community level.
--Provide training, technical assistance, and consultation to the above
mentioned programs to advance the ``state of the art'' in the areas of:
(a) staff/agency assessment and training; (b) development and
implementation of culturally competent policies, procedures and
practices; and (c) identification of resources for training and program
implementation.
--Support evaluation of existing training materials and evaluation
tools, develop and test new materials for adoption by CSHCN programs,
and identify model approaches.
--Disseminate training materials, principles, and model approaches for
CSHCN and related programs.
Preference for funding will be given to public or private non-
profit organizations having prior experience with CSHCN/MCH systems of
care at the Federal, State and local levels, and in the areas described
above, especially those which can demonstrate:
--Measurable, positive outcomes in operationalizing cultural competence
in programs.
--Expertise in providing appropriate training and technical assistance
packages in a timely manner.
--Establishment of linkages with related programs having cultural
competency initiatives and expertise.
Cooperative Agreement/Amounts: Up to $250,000 will be
available to support one new cultural competency systems implementation
cooperative agreement focusing on the provision of comprehensive care
to CSHCN and their families. The project period is 5 years.
Contact: For programmatic and technical information
contact Ms. Diana Denboba, telephone 301-443-2370.
4.2.2. Partnership for Information and Communication
Application Deadline: May 10, 1995.
Purpose: To facilitate dissemination of new maternal and child
health-related information to policy and decision makers in a format
most useful to them and provide those individuals with a means of
communicating issues directly to each other and to MCHB.
This is a continuous Bureau activity with a single priority--to
enhance communication between the MCHB and governmental, professional
and private organizations representing leaders and policy makers
concerned with issues related to maternal and child health.
Organizations currently receiving support as part of this cooperative
agreement represent State governors and their staffs; county health
policymakers, municipal health policymakers, as well as national
membership organizations representing groups or constituencies listed
below.
To ensure continuity, membership for the organizations
participating in PIC is rotated so that not all project periods
coincide. For this year, only national membership organizations
representing the following groups will be considered for funding:
--State Title V programs.
--State legislators.
--Private business, particularly self-insured businesses.
--Philanthropic organizations.
--Parent organizations.
Cooperative Agreement/Amounts: Up to 5 cooperative
agreements totalling $1.2 million in FY 1995 will be awarded in this
category. Award amounts will vary with the level of proposed grantee
participation, as described in the application guidance. Awards will be
made for a project period of up to 5 years.
Contact: For programmatic or technical information,
contact David Heppel, M.D., telephone: 301 443-2250.
4.2.3. Childhood Injury Prevention
Application Deadline: March 31, 1995.
Purpose: The Children's Safety Network was established in
FY 1990 to provide technical assistance to States and communities in
injury prevention and to consult with States and localities, develop
and distribute publications, organize conferences, and conduct
training. MCHB is interested in continuing this capacity.
Priorities: During FY 1995, awards will be made for a
resource center focused on each of the following four special injury
prevention topics:
[[Page 8249]] --Rural Child and Adolescent Injury.
--Adolescent Violence and Suicide.
--Injury Data.
--Economics and Insurance Issues.
All funded centers, together with the Children's Safety Network
site at the Education Development Center, will constitute the
Children's Safety Network.
Cooperative Agreement/Amounts: Up to 4 agreements,
totaling $600,000, will be awarded in this category in FY 1995.
Contact: For programmatic or technical information,
contact Jean Athey, Ph.D., telephone: 301 443-4026.
4.2.4. Out-Of-Home Child Care Health And Safety
Application deadline: April 27, 1995.
Purpose: To continue support for a national resource
center which will:
--Maintain a reference collection relating to health and safety in out-
of-home child care settings.
--Maintain computerized databases, including states' current health and
safety standards; health consultants registry; and directory of
conferences and organizations.
--Provide training and technical assistance on health and safety in
child care programs.
--Develop and distribute resource materials and maintain communications
links with the child care community.
Cooperative Agreement/Amounts: Approximately $350,000 will
be available annually for up to 5 years to support a resource center to
assist in maintaining links with child care providers and consumers
regarding health and safety in out-of-home child care settings.
Contact: For programmatic or technical information,
contact Denise Sofka, telephone: (301) 443-6600.
The categories, priorities, special considerations and preferences
described above are not being proposed for public comment this year. In
July 1993, following publication of the Department's Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking to revise the MCH special project grant regulations at 42
CFR 51a, the public was invited for a 60-day period to submit comments
regarding all aspects of the SPRANS application and review process.
Public comments regarding SPRANS priorities received during the comment
period were considered in developing this announcement. In responding
to those comments, the Department noted the practical limits on
Secretarial discretion in establishing SPRANS categories and priorities
owing to the extensive prescription in both the statute and annual
Congressional directives.
Comments on this SPRANS notice which members of the public wish to
make are welcome at any time and may be submitted to: Director,
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section. Suggestions will be considered when priorities are
developed for the next solicitation.
5. Eligible Applicants
Any public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal
organization (as defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply for
grants or cooperative agreements for project categories covered in this
announcement.
6. Public Health System Reporting Requirements
This program is subject to the Public Health System Reporting
Requirements (approved under OMB No. 0937-0195). Under these
requirements, the community-based nongovernmental applicant must
prepare and submit a Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS). 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 application (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 and local health agencies.
7. Executive Order 12372
The MCH Federal set-aside program has been determined to be a
program which is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372
concerning intergovernmental review of Federal programs.
The OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.110.
Dated: February 8, 1995.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-3555 Filed 2-10-95; 8:45 am]
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