[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10589-10592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4684]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Announcement Number 524]


Injury Control Research Program Project Grants

Introduction

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 1995 funds for Injury Control Research 
Program Project Grants (RPPGs). 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 Violent and Abusive 
Behavior and Unintentional Injuries. For ordering a copy of ``Healthy 
People 2000,'' see the Section Where to Obtain Additional Information.

Authority

    This program is authorized under Sections 301 and 391-394 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 and 280b-280b-3). Program 
regulations are set forth in 42 CFR part 52.

Smoke-Free Workplace

    PHS strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-
free workplace and to promote the nonuse of all tobacco products, and 
Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in 
certain facilities that receive Federal funds in which education, 
library, day care, health care, and early childhood development 
services are provided to children.

Eligible Applicants

    Eligible applicants include all nonprofit and for-profit 
organizations. Thus, universities, colleges, research institutions, 
hospitals, other public and private organizations, State and local 
health departments, and small, minority and/or women-owned businesses 
are eligible for these grants. Applicants from non-academic 
institutions should provide evidence of a collaborative relationship 
with an academic institution. Special consideration may be given to 
applicants that emphasize the training of women and minorities. Current 
recipients of CDC injury control research program project grants are 
eligible to apply.

Availability of Funds

    Approximately $1,000,000 is available in FY 1995 to fund one new 
and two recompeting RPPG awards. At least one of these three awards 
will be for a successfully competing RPPG focusing on youth violence. 
New and recompeting awards will be made for a 12-month budget period 
within a project period of up to three years. The amount of funding 
available may vary and is subject to change. Beginning award dates for 
each submission are shown in the ``Receipt and Review Schedule'' 
section of this announcement. Continuation awards within the project 
period will be made on the basis of satisfactory progress and the 
availability of funds.
    RPPG awards will not exceed $400,000 per year (total direct and 
indirect costs) with a project period not to exceed three years. 
Subject to program needs and the availability of funds, supplemental 
awards to expand/enhance existing projects may be made. Supplemental 
awards may range from up to $100,000 to up to $200,000 per year (total 
direct and indirect costs). The range of supplemental funds is 
dependent upon the degree of comprehensiveness of the RPPG in 
addressing: research and training or research, training, and 
demonstration as determined by the Injury Research Grants Review 
Committee (IRGRC).
    Incremental levels for supplemental awards (subject to program 
needs and the availability of funds) for successfully competing or 
recompeting RPPGs will be determined as follows:

RPPG addresses research and training--Up to $100,000
RPPG addresses research, training, and demonstration--Up to $200,000

Purpose

    The purposes of this program are:
    A. To support injury prevention and control research on priority 
issues as delineated in: ``Healthy People 2000,'' ``Injury Control in 
the 1990's: A National Plan for Action,'' ``Injury in America,'' 
``Injury Prevention: Meeting the Challenge,'' and ``Cost of Injury: A 
Report to the Congress.'' Information on these reports may be obtained 
from the individuals listed in the section.

Where to Obtain Additional Information

    B. To support RPPGs as part of CDC's national extramural investment 
in injury control research and training, intervention development, and 
evaluation;
    C. To integrate collectively, in the context of a national program, 
the disciplines of engineering, epidemiology, medicine, biostatistics, 
public health, law and criminal justice, and behavioral and social 
sciences in order to prevent and control injuries more effectively;
    D. To identify and evaluate current and new interventions for the 
prevention and control of injuries;
    E. To bring the knowledge and expertise of RPPGs to bear on the 
development and improvement of effective public- and private-sector 
programs for injury prevention and control; and
    F. To facilitate injury control efforts supported by various 
governmental agencies within a geographic region.
Program Requirements

    Essential Requirements for RPPGs:
    A. Applicants must demonstrate and apply expertise (defined as: 
conducting ongoing high quality injury research and publication in peer 
reviewed scientific and technical journals(s) in the phases 
(prevention, acute care, or rehabilitation) or disciplines (e.g., 
biomechanics and epidemiology) of injury control which the research 
program addresses.
    B. Applicants must document ongoing injury-related research 
projects or control activities currently supported by other sources of 
funding.
    C. Applicants must provide a director (Principal Investigator) who 
has specific authority and responsibility to carry out the project. The 
director should report to an appropriate institutional official (e.g., 
dean of a school, vice president of a university, or commissioner of 
health). The director must have no less than 30% effort devoted solely 
to this project with an anticipated range of 30% to 50%. 
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    D. Applicants must demonstrate experience in: conducting, 
evaluating, and publishing injury control research; developing, 
conducting, and evaluating injury control training curricula 
(researcher and/or practitioner) ; and/or designing, implementing, and 
evaluating injury control demonstration programs.
    E. Applicants must provide evidence of working relationships with 
outside agencies and other entities which will allow for implementation 
of any proposed intervention activities.
    F. Applicants must provide evidence of involvement of specialists 
or experts in medicine, engineering, epidemiology, law and criminal 
justice, behavioral and social sciences, biostatistics, and/or public 
health as needed to complete the plans of the RPPG. These are 
considered the disciplines and fields for RPPGs.
    G. Applicants must specify mechanisms for linking the injury 
control research findings with public health ( i.e. State and local 
organizations) and other intervention efforts to facilitate rapid 
translation, dissemination, and application of research findings 
preferably within three years of inception.
    H. Applicants should clearly describe and be able to demonstrate 
how several proposed multiple research projects interrelate and 
complement each other. Outcome objectives of the research should be 
stated such that accomplishments clearly reflect elements of each 
individual project within the RPPG.
    I. Applicants must have the ability to disseminate injury control 
research findings, translate them into interventions, and evaluate 
their effectiveness.
    J. Applicants involved in training activities must be able to 
accomplish A-I above and have an established curricula and graduate 
training programs (researcher and/or practitioner) in disciplines 
relevant to injury control (e.g., epidemiology, biomechanics, safety 
engineering, traffic safety, behavioral sciences, or economics).
    K. Applicants involved in training and demonstration activities 
must be able to accomplish A-J above and conduct demonstration projects 
(including description of statistical/epidemiologic methodology and 
data sources to be used) aimed at determining the effectiveness of 
interventions, in terms of impact and cost, as part of a national 
injury prevention and control effort.
    For the youth violence RPPG, in addition to research, training, and 
demonstration activities described in the Essential Requirements for 
RPPGs, of particular interest are projects designed to: a) develop 
further understanding of the relationship between social and economic 
influences ( e.g., poverty, joblessness, concentration of poverty) and 
violent behavior, b) evaluate policies, programs, or interventions for 
reducing the impact of social and economic factors on violent behavior 
among youth and c) provide training for youth violence prevention 
researchers and practitioners.
    Grant funds will not be made available to support the provision of 
direct care. Studies may be supported which evaluate methods of care 
and rehabilitation for potential reductions in injury effects and 
costs. Studies can be supported which identify the effect on injury 
outcomes and cost of systems for pre-hospital, hospital, and 
rehabilitative care and independent living.
    Eligible applicants may enter into contracts, including consortia 
agreements (as set forth in the PHS Grants Policy Statement, dated 
October 1, 1990, as amended), as necessary to meet the requirements of 
the program and strengthen the overall application.

Evaluation Criteria

    Upon receipt, applications will be reviewed by CDC staff for 
completeness and responsiveness as outlined under the previous heading 
Program Requirements, (A listing of where these requirements are 
described and/or documented in the application will facilitate the 
review process.). Incomplete applications and applications that are not 
responsive will be returned to the applicant without further 
consideration.
    Applications which are complete and responsive may be subjected to 
a preliminary evaluation by reviewers from the Injury Research Grants 
Review Committee (IRGRC) to determine if the application is of 
sufficient technical and scientific merit to warrant further review. 
CDC will withdraw from further consideration applications judged to be 
noncompetitive and promptly notify the principal investigator/program 
director and the official signing for the applicant organization.
    Those applications judged to be competitive will be further 
evaluated by a dual review process. The primary review will be a peer 
evaluation (IRGRC) of the scientific and technical merit of the 
application. The final review will be conducted by the CDC Advisory 
Committee for Injury Prevention and Control (ACIPC), which will 
consider the results of the peer review together with program need and 
relevance. Funding decisions will be made by the Director, National 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), based on merit and 
priority score ranking by the IRGRC, program review by the ACIPC, and 
the availability of funds.

A. Review by the Injury Research Grants Review Committee (IRGRC)

    Peer review of RPPG grant applications will be conducted by the 
IRGRC, which may recommend the application for further consideration or 
not for further consideration. Site visits will be a part of this 
process for recompeting RPPGs. Site visits may be a part of this 
process for new applicants.
    Factors to be considered by IRGRC include:
    1. The specific aims of the application, e.g., the long-term 
objectives and intended accomplishments.
    2. The scientific and technical merit of the overall application, 
including the significance and originality (e.g., new topic, new 
method, new approach in a new population, or advancing understanding of 
the problem) of the proposed research.
    3. The extent to which the evaluation plan will allow for the 
measurement of progress toward the achievement of stated objectives.
    4. Qualifications, adequacy, and appropriateness of personnel to 
accomplish the proposed activities.
    5. The soundness of the proposed budget in terms of adequacy of 
resources and their allocation.
    6. The appropriateness (e.g., responsiveness, quality, and 
quantity) of consultation, technical assistance, and training in 
identifying, implementing, and/or evaluating intervention/control 
measures that will be provided to public and private agencies and 
institutions, with emphasis on state and local health departments, as 
evidenced by letters detailing the nature and extent of this commitment 
and collaboration. Specific letters of support or understanding from 
appropriate governmental bodies must be provided.
    7. Evidence of other public and private financial support.
    8. Progress thus far made as detailed in the application if the 
applicant is submitting a competitive renewal application. Documented 
success examples include: development of pilot projects; completion of 
high quality research projects; publication of findings in peer 
reviewed scientific and technical journals; number of professionals 
trained; integration of disciplines; translation of research into 
implementation; impact on injury [[Page 10591]] control outcomes 
including legislation/regulation, treatment, or behavior modification 
interventions.

B. Review by CDC Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control 
(ACIPC)

    Factors to be considered by ACIPC include:
    1. The results of the peer review.
    2. The significance of the proposed activities as they relate to 
national program priorities and the achievement of national objectives.
    3. National and programmatic needs and geographic balance.
    4. Overall distribution of the thematic focus of competing 
applications; the nationally comprehensive balance of the program in 
addressing: the three phases of injury control (prevention, acute care, 
and rehabilitation); the control of injury among populations who are at 
increased risk, including minority groups, the elderly and children; 
the major causes of intentional and unintentional injury; and the major 
disciplines of injury control (e.g., biomechanics and epidemiology).
    5. Within budgetary considerations the ACIPC will establish annual 
funding levels as detailed under the heading, Availability of Funds.

C. Applications for Supplemental Funding

    Supplemental grant awards may be made when funds are available, to 
support research work or activities. Applications should be clearly 
labeled to denote their status as requesting supplemental funding 
support. These applications will be reviewed by the IRGRC and the 
ACIPC.
D. Continued Funding

    Continuation awards within the project period will be made on the 
basis of the availability of funds and the following criteria:
    1. The accomplishments of the current budget period show that the 
applicant's objectives as prescribed in the yearly workplans are being 
met;
    2. The objectives for the new budget period are realistic, 
specific, and measurable;
    3. The methods described will clearly lead to achievement of these 
objectives;
    4. The evaluation plan allows management to monitor whether the 
methods are effective by having clearly defined process, impact, and 
outcome objectives, and the applicant demonstrates progress in 
implementing the evaluation plan; and
    5. The budget request is clearly explained, adequately justified, 
reasonable, and consistent with the intended use of grant funds.

Award Priorities

    Special consideration will be given to recompeting Injury Control 
Research Program Projects Grants.

E.O. 12372 Review

    Applications are not subject to the review requirements of 
Executive Order 12372, entitled Intergovernmental Review of Federal 
Programs.

Public Health System Reporting Requirement

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

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number is 93.136.

Other Requirements

A. Human Subjects

    If the proposed project involves research on human subjects, the 
applicant must comply with the Department of Health and Human Services 
Regulations, 45 CFR part 46, regarding the protection of human 
subjects. Assurance must be provided to demonstrate that the project 
will be subject to initial and continuing review by an appropriate 
institutional review committee. The applicant will be responsible for 
providing assurance in accordance with the appropriate guidelines and 
form provided in the application kit.

B. Animal Subjects

    If the proposed project involves research on animal subjects, the 
applicant must comply with the ``PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of 
Laboratory Animals by Awardee Institutions.'' An applicant organization 
proposing to use vertebrate animals in PHS-supported activities must 
file an Animal Welfare Assurance with the Office for Protection from 
Research Risks at the National Institutes of Health.

Application Submission and Deadlines

A. Preapplication Letter of Intent

    In order to schedule and conduct site visits as part of the formal 
review process, potential applicants are encouraged to submit a 
nonbinding letter of intent to apply to the Grants Management Officer 
(whose address is given in this section Item B). It should be 
postmarked no later than one month prior to the submission deadline 
(April 1, 1995, for May 1, 1995, submission deadline). The letter 
should identify the relevant announcement number for the response, 
indicate the submission deadline which will be met, name the principal 
investigator, and specify the injury control theme or emphasis of the 
proposed RPPG (e.g., acute care, biomechanics, epidemiology, 
prevention, or rehabilitation). The letter of intent does not influence 
review or funding decisions, but it will enable CDC to plan the review 
more efficiently.
B. Applications

    Applicants should use Form PHS-398 (Rev. 9/91, OMB Number 0925-
0001) and adhere to the ERRATA Instruction Sheet for PHS-398 contained 
in the Grant Application Kit. The narrative section for each project 
within an RPPG should not exceed 25 typewritten pages. Refer to section 
4, page 10, of PHS-98 instructions for font type and size. Applications 
not adhering to these specifications may be returned to applicant. 
Applicants should submit an original and five copies to Henry S. 
Cassell, III, Grants Management Officer, Grants Management Branch, 
Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300, Mailstop E-
13, Atlanta, GA 30305, in accordance with the submission date shown in 
the ``Receipt and Review Schedule'' listed below.

C. Deadlines

    Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline above if 
they are either:
    1. Received on or before the deadline date; or
    2. Sent on or before the deadline date and received in time for 
submission to the peer review committee. Applicants should request a 
legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain a legibly dated 
receipt from a commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal Service. Private 
metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.
    Applications which do not meet the criteria in C.1. or C.2. above 
are considered late applications and will be returned to the applicant. 
Supplemental materials received later than thirty days after the 
application receipt date are considered late and will be returned to 
the applicant.

D. Receipt and Review Schedule

    This is a continuous announcement. Consequently, these receipt 
dates will be ongoing until further notice. The proposed timetables for 
receiving applications and awarding grants are as follows:

                                                                        
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Receipt of new/revised/supplementary/   Initial  Secondary    Earliest  
   competitive renewal applications     review     review    award date 
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May 1, 1995..........................  June....  July.....  Aug. 1,     
                                                             1995.      
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  Future receipt dates are as follows:


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Receipt of new/revised/supplementary/   Initial  Secondary    Earliest  
   competitive renewal applications     review     review    award date 
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April................................  June....  July.....  Aug.        
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Where to Obtain Additional Information

    All application procedures and guidelines are contained within this 
program announcement. Business management technical assistance may be 
obtained from Maggie Slay, Grants Management Specialist, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces, Ferry Road, NE., 
Mailstop E13, Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404) 842-6797. Programmatic 
technical assistance may be obtained from Tom Voglesonger, Program 
Manager, Injury Control Research Centers, National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop K58, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, 
telephone (404) 488-4265.

    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.


    Dated: February 21, 1995.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 95-4684 Filed 2-24-95; 8:45 am]

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