[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31133-31137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15568]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Announcement 633]
Violence Prevention Programs; 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
for Violence Prevention Programs. These projects will develop,
implement, and evaluate multifaceted violence prevention programs to
reduce the incidence of injuries, disabilities, and deaths due to
interpersonal violence among youth. The cooperative agreements which
supported the development of scientific understanding of interventions
and programs that are effective in preventing violence-related
injuries, disabilities, and deaths among adolescents and young adults
will extend and build upon the work begun in the group of cooperative
agreements funded under CDC's Program Announcement No. 329, which began
in FY 1993.
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
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 301, 317,
and 391-394 (42 U.S.C. 241, 247b, and 280b-280b-3) of the Public Health
Service Act 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
Applications will be accepted from public and private, non-profit
and for-profit organizations and governments and their agencies. Thus,
community-based organizations, other public and private organizations,
State, territorial, and local governments or their bona fide agents,
federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Indian tribes, or
Indian tribal organizations, hospitals, churches, and small, minority-
and/or women-owned businesses, universities, colleges, and other
research institutions, are eligible to apply.
Availability of Funds
Approximately $1,600,000 is available in FY 1996 to fund up to four
projects to develop, implement, and evaluate intervention programs
designed to prevent violent injury in one, or some combination, of the
two priority areas, Creating Pro-social Environments for Child
Development and Creating Opportunity for Youth-at-risk. Awards are
expected to range from $350,000 to $420,000 with an average award of
$400,000 for each 12-month budget period.
It is expected that the new awards will begin on or about September
30, 1996. Awards will be made for a 12-month budget period within a 3-
year project period. Funding estimates may vary and are subject to
change.
Continuation awards within the project periods will be made on the
basis of satisfactory progress as evidenced by required reports and the
availability of funds. At the request of the applicant, Federal
personnel may be assigned to a project area in lieu of a portion of the
financial assistance.
Purpose
The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to support the
implementation and evaluation of multifaceted interventions which are
designed to prevent violence-related injuries and demonstrate strong
potential for broad-scale implementation in the Nation's communities.
Applicants may propose to develop, implement, and evaluate
interventions to prevent injuries due to interpersonal youth violence
in one, of two main areas:
A. Creating Pro-Social Environments for Child Development--refers
to efforts to encourage development of pro-social behavior and
attitudes among children between 3 and 10 years of age by modifying
institutional environments in communities exhibiting high rates of
violent behavior (e.g., homicide rates). Numerous interventions have
already been evaluated in schools, and, while school settings are
appropriate, we strongly encourage applications whose proposed
interventions occur in other settings, such as; homes, churches,
daycare, after school programs, and other community settings, or in
some combination of school and other settings.
Interventions proposed in this priority area must include
significant components in non-school settings, and must be directed
toward strengthening parent-child relationships and pro-social family
environments. Efforts to strengthen parent-child relationships are one
of the most challenging, and one of the most promising areas for
preventing the development of violent behavior among youth. In
particular, strategies that attempt to improve training in parenting
skills and provide support services to empower parents to monitor and
supervise their children more effectively are of interest.
B. Creating Opportunity for Youth-at-Risk--refers to efforts to
create economic opportunities for youth.
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Efforts to identify, recruit, and retain youth from high-risk
environments and situations into programs designed to improve their
life-choices and opportunities and reduce their risk of being victims
or perpetrators of violence should also be incorporated. Youth in high-
risk environments include youth who are found: (1) in settings with
limited opportunities to develop the skills needed to participate
adequately in societal institutions, and/or (2) in environments that
are associated with elevated risk for becoming victims or perpetrators
of violent behavior.
In an effort to develop economic opportunity for youth in high risk
environments, applicants who propose interventions in this priority
area must develop collaborative relationships with business, corporate,
or business alliance partners that will, at a minimum, provide
assistance in development of job training and placement components.
Whenever possible, applicants are encouraged to utilize existing
delivery systems rather than create new ones in order to maximize
acceptance of the program by potential participants, increase the
likelihood that the intervention will be continued after research has
been completed, and expedite the evaluation.
Program Requirements
Successful completion of the project will require a close working
relationship between the recipient and CDC. Recipient and CDC
activities are listed below:
A. Recipient Activities
In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program,
the recipient will:
1. Collect, compile, and analyze information relevant to the
proposed project.
2. Develop a final written scientific protocol for a comprehensive
evaluation of the specific intervention(s) through consultation with
CDC staff. This protocol will contain the following elements:
a. Statement of the questions to be answered (hypotheses to be
tested);
b. Description of the intervention to be evaluated;
c. Data collected and analyzed to assess intervention
implementation (monitoring), outcome (impact), and cost, including data
used to monitor and manage the intervention;
d. Description of data collection methods (both scientific and
operational) for monitoring, impact assessment, and cost data;
e. Description of how data will be maintained (i.e., in what
databases); and,
f. Description of statistical techniques that will be used to
analyze the data.
3. Obtain the necessary clearances and agreements to proceed with
all aspects of the proposed violence prevention project. These shall
include appropriate human subjects clearances and agreements with other
organizations and individuals needed to complete the project.
4. Identify or develop, and pilot test data collection instruments.
5. Establish baseline rates for the pertinent outcomes within the
target group.
6. Monitor progress toward achievement of project goals through use
of realistic, measurable, time-oriented objectives for all phases of
the project.
7. Implement the proposed intervention(s).
8. Evaluate the impact of the intervention.
9. Collect and compile monitoring and prevention effectiveness data
in an ongoing fashion. Compile ``lessons learned'' from the project.
10. Establish an advisory structure to address issues related to
violence to ensure community input, and to generate community support.
This advisory structure must include individuals, or representatives of
agencies or organizations with experience, expertise and interest in
preventing violence. Additionally, the advisory structure must include
individuals who represent the target population.
11. Develop collaborative relationships with voluntary, community-
based public and private organizations and agencies already involved in
preventing violence.
B. CDC Activities
As required for the proper direction of these cooperative
agreements, CDC will:
1. Provide technical consultation on implementing the intervention,
determining the impact of the evaluation, and designing the scientific
protocols.
2. Collaborate in the design of all phases of the project, consult
with the applicant on data collection instruments and procedures, on
the choice and timing of the intervention, and on training needs and
composition of the implementation team.
3. Monitor intervention implementation, and the collection and
analysis of process and impact assessment (outcome) data.
4. Facilitate information sharing among DVP/NCIPC's various
evaluation projects, and with similar projects funded by other agencies
or private foundations.
5. Provide up-to-date scientific information about youth violence
prevention.
6. Assist in the transfer of information and methods developed in
these projects to other prevention programs.
Evaluation Criteria
Applicants will be evaluated according to the following criteria
(Maximum of 100 total points):
A. Target Group
The extent to which the target group is described and access to the
target population is demonstrated. The extent to which the target group
has a high incidence or prevalence of the risk factors to be influenced
by the proposed intervention and the extent to which appropriate
demographic and morbidity data are described. The extent to which
youth, who are the direct or indirect target group, have a high
incidence of interpersonal violence and violence- related injuries,
disabilities, and deaths. (13 points)
The extent to which the applicant demonstrates a capability to
achieve a sufficient level of participation by the target group in
order to evaluate the intervention in an unbiased fashion.
In addition, the degree to which the applicant has met the CDC
policy requirements regarding the inclusion of women, ethnic, and
racial groups in the proposed research. This includes:
a. The proposed plan for the inclusion of both sexes and racial and
ethnic minority populations for appropriate representation.
b. The appropriateness of the proposed justification when
representation is limited or absent.
c. Whether the design of the study is adequate to measure
differences when warranted.
d. Whether the plans for recruitment and outreach for study
participants include the process of establishing partnerships with
community(ies) and recognition of mutual benefits.
B. Goals and Objectives
The extent to which the proposed goals and objectives are clearly
stated, time-phased, and measurable. The extent to which they encompass
monitoring both process and outcome features of the intervention. The
extent to which specific questions to be answered about the
effectiveness and replicability of the intervention are described. (12
points)
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C. Intervention Description
The extent to which the potential effectiveness of the intervention
is theoretically justified and supported by epidemiologic, or social
and behavioral research. The extent to which the intervention is
feasible and can be expected to produce the expected results in the
target group of interest. The extent to which the intervention, its
implementation, the development of all necessary materials, and all
necessary training are clearly described. The extent to which the
desired outcomes (e.g., behavioral change, injury, disability, or
death) are specified and definitions of measurable endpoints are
provided. The extent to which the setting in which the intervention is
to be implemented is clearly described and shown to be adequate for
reaching the target group and achieving the desired objectives. The
status of all necessary measurement instruments or training materials
must be described; if any of this material is not extant, methods and
time frames for their development must be described. Necessary
collaborators must be identified, and evidence of their ability and
intention to participate must be supplied. (25 points)
D. Evaluation Design and Analysis
The extent to which the evaluation design and the data analysis
plan are clearly described and are appropriate for the target group,
intervention, data collection opportunities, and proposed project
period. The extent to which the various threats to the validity of the
evaluation are recognized and addressed. The extent to which the
sampling methods, sample size estimates, power estimates, and attrition
of the participating population are clarified. The extent to which data
collection, data processing, and management activities are clearly
described.
The extent to which the major phases of the project are clearly
presented and logically and realistically sequenced. (25 points)
E. Project Management and Staffing Plan
The extent to which project management staff and their working
partners are clearly described, appropriately assigned, and possess
pertinent skills and experiences to conduct the project successfully to
completion. The extent to which the applicant has arranged to involve
appropriate researchers and other personnel who reflect the racial/
ethnic composition of the target group. The extent to which the
applicant or a full working partner demonstrates the capacity and
facilities to design, implement, and evaluate the proposed
intervention. (13 points)
F. Collaboration
The extent to which the necessary partners are clearly described
and their qualifications and intentions to participate explicitly
stated. The extent to which the applicant provides proof of support
(e.g., letters of support and/or memoranda of understanding) for
proposed activities. The extent to which a full working partnership
between a community-based organization, a university or other academic
institution, and a State or local health department has been
established for applicants seeking funds for a 3-year project period.
Evidence must be provided that these funds do not duplicate already
funded components of ongoing projects. (12 points)
G. Proposed Budget
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. (Not scored)
H. Human Subjects
If human subjects will be involved, how they will be protected,
i.e., describe the review process which will govern their
participation. (Not scored)
Funding Priority
Important considerations for funding will be geographic balance, a
representative mixture of target groups, and diversity of intervention
strategies.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed funding
priority. All comments received on or before July 19, 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 receipt of applications.
Written comments should be addressed to Ron S. 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 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) must 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, applicants
are 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 must
forward them to Ron S. 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 E13, Atlanta, GA 30305, no later than 30 days after the
application deadline. (The appropriation for this financial assistance
program was received late in the fiscal year and would not allow for
the application receipt date which would accommodate the 60-day State
recommendation process period.) The Announcement Number and Program
Title should be referenced on the document. The granting agency does
not guarantee to ``accommodate or explain'' for 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 S. 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. This should be done no
later than 30 days after the application deadline date. The granting
agency does not guarantee to ``accommodate or explain'' for tribal
process recommendations it receives after that date.
Public Health System Reporting Requirements
This program 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
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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.
B. A summary of the project that should be titled Public Health
System Impact Statement (PHSIS), not 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 Number is 93.136.
Other Requirements
A. Paperwork Reduction Act
Projects that involve the collection of information from 10 or more
individuals and funded by cooperative agreement will be subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
B. 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 the appropriate
institutional review committees. In addition to other applicable
committees, Indian Health Service (IHS) institutional review committees
also must review the project if any component of IHS will be involved
or will support the research. If any American Indian community is
involved, its tribal government must also approve that portion of the
project applicable to it. The applicant will be responsible for
providing assurance in accordance with the appropriate guidelines and
form provided in the application kit.
C. Confidentiality of Records
All identifying information obtained in connection with the
provision of services to any person in any program that is being
carried out with a cooperative agreement made under this announcement
shall not be disclosed unless required by a law of a State or political
subdivision thereof unless written, voluntary informed consent is
provided by persons who received services.
D. Women, Racial, and Ethnic Minorities
It is the policy of CDC to ensure that individuals of both sexes
and the various racial and ethnic groups will be included in CDC
supported research projects involving human subjects, whenever feasible
and appropriate. Racial and ethnic groups are those defined in OMB
Directive No. 15 and include American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian,
Pacific Islander, Black and Hispanic. Applicants shall ensure that
women, racial and ethnic minority populations are appropriately
represented in applications for research involving human subjects.
Where clear and compelling rationale exist that inclusion is
inappropriate or not feasible, this situation must be explained as part
of the application. In conducting review for scientific merit, review
groups will evaluate proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and
both sexes as part of the scientific assessment and scoring. This
policy does not apply to research studies when the investigator cannot
control the race, ethnicity and/or sex of subject. Further guidance to
this policy is contained in the Federal Register, Vol. 60, No. 179,
pages 47947-47951, Friday, September 15, 1995.
E. Accounting Systems
The services of a certified public accountant licensed by the State
Board of Accountancy or equivalent must be retained throughout the
budget 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.
F. 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 Accountant (AICPA)),
governmental auditing standards (established by the General Accounting
Office (GAO)), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-
133.
Application Submission and Deadline
The original and two copies of the application PHS Form 5161-1 (OMB
Number 0937-0189) must be submitted to Joanne A. Wojcik, Grants
Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East
Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300, Mailstop E13, Atlanta, GA 30305, on or
before August 13, 1996.
A. Deadlines
Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline 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 independent 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.
B. Late Applications
Applications that do not meet the criteria in A.1. or A.2. 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 information call (404) 332-4561. You will be
asked to leave your name, address and phone number and will need to
refer to Announcement 633. You will receive a complete program
description, information on application procedures and application
forms. The announcement is also available through the CDC home page on
the Internet. The address for the CDC home page is http://www.cdc.gov.
If you have questions after reviewing the contents of all
documents, business management assistance may be obtained from Joanne
A. Wojcik, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch,
Procurement and
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Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 E.
Paces Ferry Road, NE., Mailstop E13, Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404)
842-6535, or INTERNET address [email protected].
Programmatic assistance may be obtained from Mark S. Long, Division
of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford
Highway, NE, Mailstop K60, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, telephone, (770)
488-4224, INTERNET address, [email protected].
Please Refer to Announcement Number 633 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, in order to receive more timely response to
questions please use INTERNET/E-Mail, follow all instructions in this
announcement and leave 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: June 11, 1996.
Joseph R. Carter,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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