[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 107 (Monday, June 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27879-27885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13796]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Announcement Number 621]


Coordinated Community Responses To Prevent Intimate Partner 
Violence; Notice of Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1996

Introduction

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996 funds for cooperative agreements 
establishing community demonstration projects to: (1) establish and 
enhance community coalitions and coordinated community responses for 
addressing intimate partner violence; (2) establish and enhance 
community programs directed at the primary prevention of intimate 
partner violence; (3) enhance services directed at victims of intimate 
partner abuse and their families; and (4) evaluate the process and 
impact of the coordinated community response on reducing intimate 
partner violence.
    CDC is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease 
prevention objectives described in ``Healthy People 2000,'' a national 
activity to reduce morbidity and mortality and improve the quality of

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life. This announcement is related to the priority area of Violent and 
Abusive Behavior. (For ordering a copy of ``Healthy People 2000,'' see 
the Section, ``Where to Obtain Additional Information.'')

Authority

    This program announcement is authorized under sections 393 and 394 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1a and 280b-2) as 
amended.

Smoke-Free Workplace

    CDC strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-
free workplace and promote the non-use 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

    Assistance will be provided only to nonprofit private organizations 
for projects in local communities focusing on the prevention of 
intimate partner violence in towns, cities, and rural America 
(communities which contain fewer than 25,000 people and are not part of 
a standard metropolitan statistical area). Applicants may apply for 
either Part 1 funding or Part 2 funding but not both. Applicants must 
provide evidence of how various sectors of the community will be 
participating (see Part 1 applications), or are presently participating 
(see Part 2 applications) in a community coalition to prevent intimate 
partner violence (see Definitions and Program Requirements sections). 
(The eligible applicants are limited based upon language in Public Law 
103-222--September 13, 1994, Chapter 6.)

    Part 1: Funding under Part 1 is for applicants from rural 
communities, American Indian populations, and tribes and tribal 
councils.
    Part 2: Funding under Part 2 is for applicants from towns, 
cities, and rural communities. The applicants must provide evidence 
of a functioning intimate partner violence prevention coalition that 
is broad-based in the community, represents a cross-section of 
community sectors and underserved populations including American 
Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Blacks and 
Hispanics, and whose participants' roles, responsibilities, and 
activities are well-defined and documented. In addition, applicants 
under Part 2 must address how an award under this program 
announcement will enhance the community coalition and broaden the 
existing prevention efforts, activities, and services.

Availability of Funds

    Approximately $3,000,000 is available in FY 1996 to fund up to five 
projects. Approximately 2 awards will be made under Part 1 and are 
expected to range from $200,000 to $250,000 with an average award of 
$225,000 for year 1. Approximately 3 awards will be made under Part 2 
and are expected to range from $800,000 to $900,000 with an average 
award of $850,000 for year 1. Projects are expected to begin on or 
about September 30, 1996. Awards will be made for a 12-month budget 
period within a project period of 3 years. Funding estimates may vary 
and are subject to change. These projects will be awarded to 
organizations in communities geographically dispersed throughout the 
country. Noncompeting continuation awards for new budget periods within 
the approved project period will be made on the basis of satisfactory 
progress as evidenced by required reports and site visits and the 
availability of funds.

    Note: At the request of the applicant, Federal personnel may be 
assigned to a project area in lieu of a portion of the financial 
assistance.

Definitions

    Intimate partner violence is threatened or actual use of physical 
force against an intimate partner that either results in or has the 
potential to result in injury or death. Violence of this type includes 
the physical, sexual, or psychological assault by partners or 
acquaintances. Some commonly used terms that are used to describe 
intimate partner violence include domestic violence, spouse abuse, 
woman battering, courtship violence, sexual assault, and date and 
partner rape. In addition, child abuse is closely associated with 
intimate partner violence.
    Coordinated community responses incorporate various community 
sectors (see definition of Community Coalition) and employ strategies 
and interventions aimed at preventing the incidence of intimate partner 
violence, delivering services to victims, and reducing resulting 
injuries or death. Coordinated community responses should employ an 
effective coalition-building component to create, refine, or expand 
ongoing prevention strategies and services through increased 
communication, cooperation, and coordination among all participating 
sectors. Critical to the coalition-building process is: (1) clear 
identification of roles and responsibilities for those sectors 
represented in the coalition, (2) explicit commitments to fulfill those 
responsibilities by providing services, conducting specific prevention 
activities, and providing both human and financial resources, and (3) 
clear and open communication among coalition working partners.
    Primary Prevention: Successful primary prevention programs would 
prevent intimate partner violence from occurring in the first place. 
Primary prevention may work by modifying the events, conditions, 
situations, or exposure to influences that result in the initiation of 
intimate partner violence and associated injuries, disabilities, and 
deaths. Examples of primary prevention could include: school-based 
violence prevention curricula, programs aimed at mitigating the effects 
on children of witnessing intimate partner violence, community 
campaigns designed to alter norms and values conducive to intimate 
partner violence, worksite prevention programs, and training and 
education in parenting skills and self-esteem enhancement.
    Community coalition is a working team of persons drawn from various 
community sectors; the sectors may include (but are not limited to): 
State and local health departments, representatives from the health 
care community, the law enforcement and criminal justice system, State 
and local domestic violence and rape prevention programs, State sexual 
assault prevention coalitions, the education community (public and 
private schools, colleges and universities), the religious community, 
human service entities such as child welfare agencies, substance abuse 
programs, mental health programs, business and civic leaders, and the 
media. A female victim of intimate violence should also be included as 
a full participating team member. The coalition will serve a community 
leadership function, bringing together leaders from each sector of the 
community to develop a coordinated response to the prevention of 
intimate partner violence. The community coalition may also identify, 
select, and oversee a steering committee consisting of representatives 
of the various community sectors who will chair subcommittees of the 
coalition focusing on specific intimate partner violence prevention and 
service delivery strategies. See Application Content section of the 
program announcement included in the application kit for greater 
detail.
    Comparison community is one that closely resembles the applicant's 
community in the following areas: population size and community setting 
(urban/suburban/rural), ethnic composition, socioeconomic

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characteristics, and reported rates of intimate partner violence 
(number of reported cases per 1,000 women in the community ages 12-45). 
Sources of data must be consistent between both the comparison and 
applicant communities.

Purpose

    The purposes of this program are to:
    1. Establish and enhance community coalitions and coordinated 
community responses for addressing intimate partner violence;
    2. Establish and enhance community programs directed at the primary 
prevention of intimate partner violence;
    3. Enhance services directed at victims of intimate partner abuse 
and their families; and
    4. Evaluate the process and impact of the coordinated community 
response on reducing intimate partner violence.
    Part 1: The purpose of funding is to help designated communities 
lacking intimate partner violence prevention coalitions, or whose 
coalitions are in the early stages of development, build their 
coalitions and begin to develop a coordinated community response to the 
problem of intimate partner violence. Developing the coalition will 
establish networking and communication that will enhance the funding 
recipient community's ability to respond to intimate partner violence. 
In addition, all recipients of this funding will collaborate with CDC 
and co-recipients, throughout the entire 3-year program period to 
evaluate the process of organizing intimate partner violence prevention 
coalitions and the resulting coordinated community responses.
    Part 2: The purpose of funding under Part 2 is to (1) enhance and 
broaden in designated communities already existing community coalitions 
and coordinated community responses aimed at reducing intimate partner 
violence; (2) implement coalition-initiated primary prevention programs 
to prevent intimate partner violence; and (3) evaluate the impact of 
these activities on members of the applicant's community as compared to 
persons in comparison communities lacking coordinated community 
responses. This evaluation will be accomplished in part by means of a 
cross-site survey among all recipients of Part 2 funding and requires 
applicants to identify and assure the participation of a matched 
comparison community (see Definitions, Program Requirements, and 
Application Content (in the program announcement) sections). In 
addition, applicants will conduct an inventory of new and existing 
programs in both intervention and comparison sites.
    Applicants receiving funding will be collaborating with CDC and the 
other recipients throughout the entire program period (3 years) in 
developing core process evaluation protocols and instruments (Parts 1 
and 2 recipients), outcome protocols and instruments (Part 2 
recipients), and the inventory data collection protocol (Parts 1 and 2 
recipients). Efforts to address intimate partner violence should 
effectively reach racial, cultural, ethnic and language minorities.
    Comprehensive efforts may include, but are not limited to the 
following strategies:

Primary Prevention Programs

    1. Outreach, public awareness campaigns, and community education to 
dispel misconceptions about intimate partner violence and change 
knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that cause or promote 
intimate partner violence.
    2. School-based interventions designed to promote healthy 
relationships and prevent dating violence.
    3. School-based protocols to identify and assist school-age 
children who witness partner violence in the home.
    4. Strategies aimed at improving parenting skills, improving job 
skills, increasing self-esteem, and bringing persons at risk for 
intimate partner violence into community programs.
    5. Worksite violence prevention education programs.

Service Provision

    1. Expansion of emergency shelter and support services for victims.
    2. Coordination of programs, services, and working relationships 
among various community sectors.
    3. Victim identification and referral protocols in settings such as 
managed care facilities, hospitals, health departments, social services 
facilities, and the workplace.
    4. The application of community policing to the prevention of 
intimate partner violence and rape (with enhanced arrest procedures).

Treatment

    1. Expansion of court-ordered treatment programs for batterers and 
rapists.
    2. Therapeutic interventions for battered women, and for children 
who witness intimate partner violence in the home.

Training, Education, and Information

    1. Training about intimate partner violence and rape for justice 
and law enforcement personnel, health care providers, social services 
personnel, etc.
    2. Media campaigns on the availability of and access to community 
services for intimate partner violence.

Program Requirements

    In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program, 
the recipient will be responsible for the activities under A. 
(Recipient Activities), and CDC will be responsible for the activities 
listed under B. (CDC Activities).

A. Recipient Activities

    Recipient activities should include but are not limited to the 
following:
    1. Convene the community coalition composed of representatives of 
the pertinent community sectors.
    2. Develop protocols and data collection instruments for 
implementing and evaluating the selected primary prevention programs 
and activities comprising the program including the cross-site survey.
    3. Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate a coordinated 
community response for reducing intimate partner violence in the 
community.
    4. Conduct the evaluation of the overall project in collaboration 
with the other funding recipients.

B. CDC Activities

    1. Provide consultation in establishing baseline data, defining 
target populations, designing program protocols, and evaluating the 
cost, process(es), and outcomes of the program.
    2. Provide consultation on developing standardized data collection 
instruments and procedures for the cross-site survey.
    3. Provide consultation in the management of the cross-site survey.
    4. Provide consultation in establishing standardized reporting 
systems to monitor program activities.
    5. Provide up-to-date scientific and programmatic information about 
intimate partner violence prevention.
    6. Compile and disseminate results from the cross-site survey and 
project evaluation.

Evaluation Criteria

    Applications will be reviewed and evaluated according to the 
following criteria (maximum 100 total points):

Part 1 Applications Will Be Scored According to Criteria A Through G:

A. Needs Assessment: (5 points)
    1. The extent to which the applicant documents that the community 
and target population are victims of or are at risk for intimate 
partner violence and associated injuries and deaths.

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    2. The extent to which the applicant provides statistical summaries 
of the target population and community, including demographics.
    3. The availability of existing intimate partner violence primary 
prevention programs, and services, as well as gaps in their delivery.
B. Community Access: (15 points)
    1. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated an 
understanding of the target population.
    2. The extent to which the applicant or coalition members have 
access to the target population.
C. Collaboration: (20 points)
    1. The extent to which the pertinent sectors of the community are 
included on the coalition and have specific program responsibilities.
    2. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of other 
beneficial collaborative relationships between service providers and 
researchers, and between government, health, and community-based 
organizations who are or will be involved in the design, 
implementation, and evaluation of the project.
    3. Inclusion of letters of support from proposed coalition members 
and delineation of specific responsibilities and commitment of time and 
resources.
    4. Inclusion of organizational charts of collaborating agencies and 
institutions.
    5. Establishment of culturally relevant and linguistically 
appropriate linkages within the community.
D. Goals and Objectives: (10 points)
    The extent to which the applicant's goals are clearly articulated 
and objectives are time-phased, specific, measurable, and achievable; 
the extent to which the outcome objectives will achieve the desired 
program results.
E. Plan of Operations, Project Management, and Staffing: (30 points)
    1. Specificity of the proposed program plan to establish the 
community coalition as well as deliver prevention program interventions 
and services to prevent injuries and deaths associated with intimate 
partner violence.
    2. A program planning time line should provide sufficient detail 
about who will do what and when.
    3. The applicant's chances of achieving the stated program 
objectives and for successfully delivering prevention programs and 
services at the community level should be realistic.
    4. The proposed primary prevention programs and services should 
meet the intended purposes of the funding.
    5. The applicant indicates its willingness to collaborate with CDC 
and other funding recipients in the design of evaluation protocols and 
instruments and to collaborate in the publication of program findings.
    6. The extent to which the management staff and their working 
partners are clearly described, appropriately assigned, and have 
appropriate skills and experiences.
    7. The extent to which the applicant and working partners have the 
capacity and facilities to design, implement, and evaluate the project.
    8. The extent to which the applicant provides details regarding the 
level of effort and allocation of time for each staff position.
    9. The applicant should provide evidence that a full-time program 
manager and a full-time evaluation specialist are or will be available.
    10. The applicant should submit an organizational chart and 
curriculum vitae for each proposed key staff member that indicates the 
applicant's ability to manage this project.
    11. The applicant should provide details of involving personnel who 
reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the target group.
    12. The applicant should include a chart of the proposed 
coordination plan.
F. Evaluation Plan: (20 points)
    1. The applicant's plan to (a) evaluate program processes such as 
operational capacity of the coalition, and (b) conduct the inventory of 
existing programs and services to identify the magnitude and scope of 
primary prevention programs and services should be clear.
    2. The applicant clearly describes its evaluation methods and 
statistical techniques.
    3. The applicant should address the coalition's capacity for data 
collection, storage, and retrieval.
    4. The applicant should address its willingness to collaborate with 
CDC and fellow funding recipients.
G. Proposed Budget: (Not scored)
    The extent to which the budget request is clearly explained, 
adequately justified, reasonable, sufficient for the proposed project 
activities, and consistent with the intended use of the cooperative 
agreement funds.

Part 2 Applications Will Be Scored According to Criteria A Through G:

A. Needs Assessment: (5 points)
    1. The extent to which the applicant documents that the community 
and target population are victims of or are at risk for intimate 
partner violence and associated injuries and deaths.
    2. The extent to which the applicant provides statistical summaries 
of the target population and community, including demographics.
    3. The availability of existing intimate partner violence primary 
prevention programs services, as well as gaps in their delivery.
B. Community Access: (10 points)
    1. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated an 
understanding of the target population.
    2. The extent to which the applicant or coalition members have 
access to the target population and experience in the management and 
delivery of intimate partner violence primary prevention programs and 
services at the community level.
C. Collaboration: (20 points)
    1. The extent to which the applicant describes how funding under 
this program announcement will enhance and strengthen existing 
community intimate partner violence primary prevention efforts.
    2. The extent to which the applicant provides details of the 
community coalition as well as the design, implementation, and 
evaluation of the project.
    3. The extent to which the pertinent sectors of the community are 
included on the coalition and have specific program responsibilities.
    4. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of other 
beneficial collaborative relationships between service providers and 
researchers, and between government, health, and community-based 
organizations who are or will be involved in the design, 
implementation, and evaluation of the project.
    5. The applicant should include letters of support from proposed 
coalition members and the letters mention specific responsibilities and 
commitment of time and resources.
    6. The applicant should submit organizational charts of 
collaborating agencies and institutions.
    7. The applicant should show evidence of having established 
culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate linkages within the 
community.
D. Goals and Objectives: (10 points)
    1. The extent to which the applicant's goals are clearly 
articulated and objectives are time-phased, specific, measurable, and 
achievable; the extent to which the outcome objectives will achieve the 
desired program results.
    2. The objectives should reflect an enhancement of existing primary 
prevention programs and services.

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E. Plan of Operations, Project Management, and Staffing: (30 points)
    1. The extent to which the applicants program plan (1) to enhance 
or expend the existing community coalition and, (2) deliver expanded 
and enhanced primary prevention programs and services to prevent 
injuries and deaths associated with intimate partner violence are 
detailed and specific.
    2. The extent to which the program planning time line provide 
sufficient detail about who will do what and when.
    3. The extent to which the applicant's chances of achieving the 
stated program objectives and for successfully delivering services and 
interventions at the community level.
    4. The extent to which the proposed services and interventions meet 
the intended purposes of the funding.
    5. The extent the applicant indicates its willingness to 
collaborate with CDC and other funding recipients in the design of 
evaluation protocols and instruments and to collaborate in the 
publication of program findings.
    6. The extent to which the management staff and their working 
partners are clearly described, appropriately assigned, and have 
appropriate skills and experiences.
    7. The extent to which the applicant and working partners have the 
capacity and facilities to design, implement, and evaluate the project.
    8. The extent to which the applicant provides details regarding the 
level of effort and allocation of time for each staff position.
    9. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence that a full-
time program manager and a full-time evaluation specialist are or will 
be available.
    10. The applicant should submit an organizational chart and 
curriculum vitae for each proposed key staff member that indicates the 
applicant's ability to manage this project.
    11. The extent to which the applicant provides details of involving 
personnel who reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the target 
group.
    12. The applicant should provide a chart of the proposed 
coordination plan.
F. Evaluation Plan: (25 points)
    1. The extent to which the applicant describes its methods for 
identifying and selecting a comparison community. The extent to which 
the methods and participation in the comparison community are assured.
    2. The applicant should address its willingness to collaborate with 
CDC and the other funded projects and participate in the community-wide 
survey and post-project publications.
    3. The applicant's plan to (a) evaluate program processes such as 
operational capacity of the coalition, and (b) conduct the inventory of 
existing programs and services within the community to identify the 
magnitude and scope of primary prevention programs and services should 
be clear.
    4. The applicant should clearly describe its evaluation methods and 
statistical techniques.
    5. The applicant should address the coalition's capacity for data 
collection, storage, and retrieval.
G. Proposed Budget: (Not scored)
    The extent to which the budget request is clearly explained, 
adequately justified, reasonable, sufficient for the proposed project 
activities, and consistent with the intended use of the cooperative 
agreement funds.

Funding Priorities

    Funding priority under this announcement will be given to: (a) 
those applicants whose primary interest is in preventing violence 
against adolescent (12+ years of age) and adult women by persons known 
to the victim rather than by strangers, (b) those applicants that will 
undertake coalition-building activities, and (c) those applicants that 
will enhance or expand existing coalitions and associated primary 
prevention activities and services. Geographic distribution of awards 
will also be considered.
    Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed funding 
priority. All comments received on or before July 3, 1996 will be 
considered before the final funding priority is established. If the 
funding priority should change as a result of any comments received, a 
revised Announcement will be published in the Federal Register prior to 
the final selection of awards.
    Written comments should be addressed to: Ron Van Duyne, 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.

Executive Order 12372 Review

    Applications are subject to the 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. Applicants, other than federally recognized 
Indian tribal governments should contact their State Single Point of 
Contact (SPOC) as early as possible to alert them to the prospective 
applications and receive any necessary instructions on the State 
process. For proposed projects serving more than one State, the 
applicant is advised to contact the SPOC of each affected State. A 
current list of SPOCs is included in the application kit. If SPOCs have 
any State process recommendations on applications submitted to CDC, 
they should forward them to Ron Van Duyne, 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, Georgia 30305, no later than 60 days 
after the application deadline date. The granting agency does not 
guarantee to ``accommodate or explain'' State process recommendations 
it receives after that date.
    Indian tribes are strongly encouraged to request tribal government 
review of the proposed application. If tribal governments have any 
tribal process recommendations on applications submitted to CDC, they 
should forward them to Ron Van Duyne, 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, Georgia 30305, no later than 60 days after the 
application deadline date. The granting agency does not guarantee to 
``accommodate or explain'' tribal process recommendations it receives 
after that date.

Public Health System Reporting Requirements

    This program is subject to the Public Health System Reporting 
Requirements. Under these requirements, all community-based 
nongovernmental applicants must prepare and submit the items identified 
below to the head of the appropriate State and/or local health 
agency(s) in the program area(s) that may be impacted by the proposed 
project no later than the receipt date of the Federal application. The 
appropriate State and/or local health agency is determined by the 
applicant. The following information must be provided:
    A. A copy of the face page of the application (SF424).
    B. A summary of the project that should be titled ``Public Health 
System Impact Statement'' (PHSIS), not to

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exceed one page, and include the following:
    1. A description of the population to be served;
    2. A summary of the services to be provided; and
    3. A description of the coordination plans with the appropriate 
State and/or local health agencies.

If the State and/or local health official should desire a copy of the 
entire application, it may be obtained from the State Single Point of 
Contact (SPOC) or directly from the applicant.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this 
project is 93.262.

Other Requirements

A. Paperwork Reduction Act

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

B. Accounting System

    The services of a certified public accountant licensed by the State 
Board of Accountancy or equivalent must be retained throughout the 
project period as a part of the recipient's staff or as a consultant to 
the recipient's accounting personnel. These services may include the 
design, implementation, and maintenance of an accounting system that 
will record receipts and expenditures of Federal funds in accordance 
with accounting principles, Federal regulations, and terms of the 
cooperative agreement.

C. Audits

    Funds claimed for reimbursement under this cooperative agreement 
must be audited annually by an independent certified public accountant 
(separate and independent of the consultant referenced above or 
recipient's staff certified public accountant). This audit must be 
performed within 60 days after the end of the budget period; or at the 
close of an organization's fiscal year. The audit must be performed in 
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (established by 
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)), 
governmental auditing standards (established by the General Accounting 
Office (GAO)), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-
133.

D. State and Local Requirements

    Recipients must comply with prevailing State and local regulations 
and laws regarding the delivery of social and health services to the 
public and mandatory reporting of sexual or physical abuse.

E. Confidentiality

    All personal identifying information obtained in connection with 
the delivery of services provided to any person in any program carried 
out under this cooperative agreement cannot be disclosed unless 
required by a law of a State or political subdivision or unless such a 
person provides written, voluntary informed consent.
    1. Nonpersonally identifying, unlinked information, which preserves 
the individual's anonymity, derived from any such program may be 
disclosed without consent:
    a. In summary, statistical, or other similar form, or
    b. For clinical or research purposes.
    2. Personal identifying information: Recipients of CDC funds who 
must obtain and retain personally identifying information as part of 
their CDC-approved work plan must:
    a. Maintain the physical security of such records and information 
at all times;
    b. Have procedures in place and staff trained to prevent 
unauthorized disclosure of client-identifying information;
    c. Obtain informed client consent by explaining the risks of 
disclosure and the recipient's policies and procedures for preventing 
unauthorized disclosure;
    d. Provide written assurance to this effect including copies of 
relevant policies; and
    e. Obtain assurances of confidentiality by agencies to which 
referrals are made.
    Assurance of compliance with these and other processes to protect 
the confidentiality of information will be required of all recipients. 
A DHHS certificate of confidentiality may be required for some 
projects.

F. Capability Audit

    Some applicants may be required to participate in a fiscal 
Recipient Capability Audit prior to the award of funds.

Application Submission and Deadline

    The original and two copies of the application PHS Form 5161-1 (OMB 
Number 0937-0189) must be submitted to Ron Van Duyne, 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, Georgia 30305, on or 
before August 2, 1996.
    1. Deadline: Applications shall be considered as meeting the 
deadline if they are either;
    a. Received on or before the deadline date; or
    b. Sent on or before the deadline date and received in time for 
submission to the objective review committee. For proof of timely 
mailing, applicants must 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 will not be 
acceptable as proof of timely mailing.
    2. Late Applications: Applications that do not meet the criteria in 
1.a. or 1.b. above are considered late. Late applications will not be 
considered in the current competition and will be returned to the 
applicant.

Where To Obtain Additional Information

    To receive additional written information call (404) 332-4561. You 
will be asked your name, address, and phone number and will need to 
refer to Announcement 621. In addition, this announcement is also 
available through the CDC Home Page on the Internet. The address for 
the CDC Home Page is
http://www.cdc.gov. A complete program description and information on 
application procedures are contained in the application package. 
Business management technical assistance and an application package may 
be obtained from Georgia Jang, Grants Management Specialist, Grants 
Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Mailstop 
E-13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, telephone (404) 842-6814, Internet: 
[email protected].
    Programmatic assistance may be obtained from Chester L. Pogostin, 
D.V.M., M.P.A., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence 
Prevention, Mailstop K-60, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (770) 488-
4410, Internet: [email protected].
    Please refer to Announcement Number 621 when requesting information 
and submitting an application.
    There may be delays in mail delivery as well as difficulty in 
reaching the CDC Atlanta offices during the 1996 Summer Olympics (July 
19-August 4). Therefore, CDC suggests the following to get more timely 
responses to any questions: using

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internet/email, following all instructions in this announcement, and 
leaving messages on the contact person's voice mail.
    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) referenced in the 
``Introduction'' through the Superintendent of Documents, Government 
Printing Office, Washington DC 20402-9325, telephone (202) 512-1800.

    Dated: May 28, 1996.
Joseph R. Carter,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-13796 Filed 5-31-96; 8:45 am]
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