[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).
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