[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28490-28493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13331]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 99133]


Cooperative Agreement for a Coordinated Community Response To 
Prevent Intimate Partner Violence; Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 1999 funds for a cooperative agreement 
program for a Coordinated Community Response (CCR) to Prevent Intimate 
Partner Violence. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2000'' 
priority area of Violent and Abusive Behavior.
    The purposes of this program are to:
    1. Enhance community coalitions and coordinated community responses 
for addressing intimate partner violence;
    2. Establish or enhance community programs directed at the primary 
prevention of intimate partner violence and their families;
    3. Enhance services for victims of intimate partner violence and 
their families; and
    4. Evaluate the process and impact of the coordinated community 
response on addressing, and potentially reducing, intimate partner 
violence.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided only to non-profit community-based 
organizations focusing on the prevention of intimate partner violence 
in towns, cities, and rural America.
    Competition is limited to non-profit community-based organizations 
because of the Legislative Authority (See Section I). Furthermore, the 
Congressional and Family and Intimate Violence Prevention Subcommittee 
intent is to support funding for non-profit community-based 
organizations.

    Note: Public Law 104-65 states that an organization described in 
section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engages 
in lobbying activities is not eligible to receive Federal funds 
constituting an award, grant, cooperative agreement, contract, loan, 
or any other form.

C. Availability of Funds

    Approximately $2.7 million is available in FY 1999 to fund 
approximately 6 awards. It is expected that the average award will be 
$450,000, ranging from $400,000 to $600,000. It is expected that the 
awards will begin on or about September 30, 1999, and will be made for 
a 12-month budget period within a project period of up to three years. 
Funding estimates may change.
    Continuation awards within an approved project period will be made 
on the basis of satisfactory progress as evidenced by required reports 
and the availability of funds.
Use of Funds
    1. Allowable Use of Funds. Funds may be used for planning, 
developing, implementing, and evaluating projects. Accordingly, funds 
can be used to support personnel, purchase hardware and software 
required to implement the project. Applicants may enter into 
contractual agreements to purchase goods and services, or to support 
collaborative activities, but the applicant must retain proper 
stewardship over funds and responsibility for tasks associated with the 
project.
    2. Prohibited Uses of Funds. Cooperative agreement funds for this 
project cannot be used for construction, renovation, the lease of 
passenger vehicles, the development of major software applications, or 
supplanting current applicant expenditures.
    3. Budget. The budget should include cost for travel for the 
project manager and evaluator or lead evaluator (if part of an 
evaluation team) to attend at least 2 meetings in Atlanta with CDC 
staff in the first year of the program.

D. Program Requirements

    In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program, 
the recipient will be responsible for the activities under 1. 
(Recipient Activities), and CDC will be responsible for the activities 
listed under 2. (CDC Activities).
1. Recipient Activities
    a. Enhance existing coordinated efforts through an established 
coalition to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) with integrated 
prevention, and intervention programs and services.
    b. Identify and select a comparison community without an 
established community coalition that meets demographic requirements.
    c. Develop and implement an evaluation plan for cross site analyses 
that includes a comparison of pre- and post-intervention activities 
such as incidence and prevalence of IPV, increase in programs and 
services, increased knowledge among coalition members, agency members, 
community members, etc. in the applicant community and the comparison 
community.
    d. Participate with other funded cooperative agreement recipients 
in revising and utilizing previously developed cross-site instruments 
to be administered at approved intervals.
    e. Analyze data and interpret findings.
    f. Compile and disseminate project results.
    g. Collaborate with and participate in workgroups that include all 
funded projects.
    h. Distribute data for analysis and joint evaluation.
2. CDC Activities
    a. Provide technical assistance and consultation.
    b. Collaborate in the design of all phases of the evaluation.
    c. Facilitate collaborative efforts to compile and disseminate 
program results through presentations and publications.
    d. Assist in the transfer of information and methods developed in 
these projects to other comparable intimate partner violence prevention 
and intervention programs.
    e. Assist in the development of research protocol for Institutional 
Review Board (IRB) review by all cooperating institutions participating 
in the research project. The CDC IRB will review and approve the 
protocol initially and on at least an annual basis until the research 
project is completed.

E. Application Content

    Use the information in the Program Requirements, Other 
Requirements, and Evaluation Criteria sections to develop the 
application content. Your application will be evaluated on the criteria 
listed, so it is important to follow them in laying out your program 
plan. The narrative should be no more than 40 pages, excluding the 
abstract, budget, justification, and attachments (i.e., letters of 
support, data collection forms, resume, etc.) All materials must be 
typewritten, double-spaced with type NO SMALLER THAN 12 CPI, on 8.5'' 
x  11'' paper, with at least 1'' margins, headings and footers, 
unbound, and printed on one side only. Do not include any pamphlets, 
spiral or bound materials.
1. Abstract
    A one page double-spaced abstract and summary of the proposed 
efforts to enhance and evaluate a coordinated community response to 
prevent intimate

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partner violence outlining the goals and objectives, working partners 
and collaborators, resources to be provided, the desired outcomes, and 
program evaluation plan.
2. Background and Need
    a. The applicant should provide clear evidence of the existence of 
an established community coalition in the applicant community to 
prevent intimate partner violence (See Addendum 2 for definition of 
Established Community Coalition). Include amount of time coalition has 
been in existence; coalition membership and leadership; coalition goals 
and objectives/mission statement; coalition members' roles and 
responsibilities; primary prevention activities undertaken by the 
coalition; and enhanced services and interventions in the community 
facilitated by the coalition. In addition, the applicant should include 
demographics, incidence of intimate partner violence and associated 
injury and death, and patterns of injury in the description.
    b. The applicant should describe current coalition activities, 
coalition achievements, and results of previous coalition evaluation 
activities. In addition, the applicant should describe how funding 
under this program announcement will enhance and strengthen the 
coordination of community programs and enhance and broaden existing 
services and coordinated community responses directed at the prevention 
of intimate partner violence.
    c. The applicant should provide clear evidence of access to a 
comparison community (See Addendum 2 for definition of Comparison 
Community). Include demographics, incidence of intimate partner 
violence and associated injury and death, and patterns of injury in the 
description.
3. Goals and Objectives
    a. The goals and objectives should be specific, time-phased, 
measurable, and achievable. Objectives should reflect an enhancement or 
expansion of existing prevention programs and services.
    b. The applicant should clearly describe short-term (year 1) 
objectives and long-term (years 2-3) objectives related to the program 
plan.
4. Plan of Operation
    a. The applicant should provide evidence that both the applicant 
and the community coalition participants have access to both the target 
population(s)in the applicant community and the comparison community 
for implementing the proposed plan.
    b. The applicant should clearly describe how the structure of the 
coalition and its subcommittees (if applicable) and the specific 
activities and interventions within the program plan will help achieve 
each of the program objectives.
    c. The applicant should clearly describe the primary prevention 
programs and services that are proposed for achieving each of the 
program objectives and specify how these activities represent an 
enhancement or expansion of ongoing intimate partner violence primary 
prevention programs and services. This description should include a 
discussion of the mechanisms for linking primary prevention programs 
and services, where appropriate, and assurances of participants' access 
to all primary prevention program and service components or other means 
by which proposed primary prevention programs and services (new or 
existing) are to be incorporated into the project.
    d. The applicant should provide a time-line indicating when 
activities will occur and who will be responsible for implementing the 
activity. Include an organizational chart for the IPV coalition as well 
as a chart that clearly delineates the proposed coordination plan.
    e. The applicant should include a detailed description of the 
procedures that makes the applicant compliant with CDC's Policy 
requirements regarding the inclusion of women, ethnic, and racial 
groups in the proposed research. The applicant's procedures should 
include:
    (1) A proposed plan for the inclusion of both sexes and racial and 
ethnic minority populations for appropriate representation.
    (2) The proposed justification when representation is limited or 
absent.
    (3) A statement as to whether the design of the study is adequate 
to measure differences when warranted.
    (4) A statement as to whether the plans for recruitment and 
outreach for study participants include the process of establishing 
partnerships with community(ies) and recognition of mutual benefits.
5. Project Management and Staffing
    a. The applicant should provide a description of key staff, their 
qualifications and experience, level of effort, and the role each 
person will play in carrying out the activities outlined in the 
application. Include in the description the proposed staffing for the 
project, noting existing staff as well as additional staffing needs.
    b. The applicant should ensure that project personnel reflect the 
racial and ethnic composition of the target populations. The applicant 
should provide resumes, curriculum vitae, or position descriptions of 
key staff as an appendix.
    c. The applicant should include, at a minimum, a full-time program 
manager with a direct line of authority to the Executive Director and a 
full-time equivalent evaluator or evaluation team with appropriate 
experience.
    d. The applicant should describe plans to train and support staff, 
and the availability of staff and facilities to carry out the program 
plan.
6. Collaboration
    a. The applicant should describe current and proposed 
collaborations. This description should include the name(s)and types of 
organization (e.g., youth agencies, community-based organization, 
minority organization, etc.),the nature of the collaborations, and 
letters of commitment.
    b. The applicant should describe coalition participants' previous 
or current experience in managing and delivering intimate partner 
violence programs at the community level.
7. Evaluation Plan
    a. The applicant should provide a detailed description of the 
proposed evaluation plan to document program progress and how the 
proposed plan will measure success in meeting specific objectives.
    b. The applicant should document staff availability, expertise, 
experience, and capacity to perform the evaluation.
    c. The applicant should provide evidence of and demonstrate a 
willingness to participate in cross-site evaluation of all projects.
    d. The applicant should identify, select, and guarantee the 
participation of a comparison community.
    e. The applicant should include a plan for reporting evaluation 
results and using evaluation information for programmatic decisions. 
The applicant should provide evidence of and indicate a willingness to 
participate in a process of continuous improvement which may require 
frequent reviews of progress and processes utilized, remediation of 
identified barriers, and adoption of modified methods and measures.
8. Proposed Budget
    The applicant must provide a detailed first-year budget with 
accompanying narrative justifying all individual budget items which 
make up the total amount of funds requested. The budget request should 
be reasonable and consistent with the intended use of cooperative 
agreement funds.

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9. Human Subjects
    a. The applicant should describe the degree to which human subjects 
may be at risk and what protections will be in place to assure 
protection and confidentiality.
    b. The applicant should demonstrate that it has adequately 
addressed the requirements of Title 45 CFR Part 46 for the protection 
of human subjects.

F. Submission and Deadline

    Submit the original and two copies of PHS 5161-1 (OMB Number 0937-
0189). Forms are in the application kit.
    On or before July 28, 1999, submit the application to the Grants 
Management Specialist identified in the ``Where to Obtain Additional 
Information'' section of this announcement.
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 
orderly processing. (Applicants must request a legibly dated U.S. 
Postal Service postmark or obtain a legibly dated receipt from a 
commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private metered postmarks 
shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
2. Late Applications
    Applications which do not meet the criteria in (a) or (b) above are 
considered late applications, will not be considered, and will be 
returned to the applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria

    Each application will be evaluated individually against the 
following criteria by a special emphasis panel (SEP) appointed by CDC.
1. Background and Need (30 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of an 
established coalition to coordinate community response to intimate 
partner violence prevention and intervention activities.
    b. The extent to which the applicant provides a demographic 
description of the applicant community and the comparison community.
    c. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of the 
incidence of intimate partner violence and associated injury and death 
among women, children, and families in both the applicant community and 
the comparison community.
    d. The extent to which the applicant provides information on the 
patterns of injuries resulting from intimate partner violence in both 
the applicant community and the comparison community.
    e. The extent to which the applicant describes the present 
availability of intimate partner violence primary prevention programs 
and services as well as existing gaps both in the applicant community 
and the comparison community.
    f. The extent to which the applicant indicates knowledge of other 
providers and researchers engaged in intimate partner violence 
prevention projects both in the applicant community and the comparison 
community.
    g. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of previous 
coalition evaluation activities.
    h. The extent to which the applicant describes in detail how this 
program will (a) enhance and strengthen the coordination of community 
programs in preventing intimate partner violence; and (b) enhance and 
broaden existing services and coordinated community responses directed 
at the prevention of intimate partner violence.
2. Goals and Objectives (10 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant can clearly state specific 
program goals, as well as short-term (year 1) objectives and longer-
term (years 2-3) objectives related to the program plan.
    b. The extent to which the applicant's goals and objectives are 
time-phased, specific, measurable, and achievable.
3. Plan of Operation (15 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence that the 
applicant and the community coalition participants have access to the 
target population(s) for implementing the proposed program in the 
applicant community and the comparison community.
    b. The extent to which the applicant includes a program planning 
time-line indicating when each activity will occur, who will do what to 
implement the activity, and describes realistic activities for 
producing the desired results.
    c. The extent to which the applicant describes proposed 
collaborations with appropriate government agencies, universities, 
health agencies, youth agencies, community-based organizations, 
minority organizations, researchers working with the specified target 
population(s), and victim advocacy organizations.
    d. The extent to which the applicant describes how the structure of 
the coalition and its subcommittees (if applicable) and the specific 
activities and interventions within the program plan will help achieve 
each of the program objectives described in the Goals and Objectives 
Section.
    e. The extent to which the applicant describes the coalition 
planning process including explicit commitment to provide services and 
resources, mechanisms for communication both among coalition members 
and between the coalition and the applicant community.
    f. The extent to which the applicant describes the applicant's and 
coalition participants' previous or current experience in managing and 
delivering intimate partner violence programs at the community level.
    g. The extent to which the applicant describes the primary 
prevention programs and services that are proposed for achieving each 
of the program objectives and specifies how these activities represent 
an enhancement or expansion of ongoing intimate partner violence 
primary prevention programs and services.
4. Project Management and Staffing (10 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant describes the proposed 
staffing for the project, noting existing staff as well as additional 
staffing needs.
    b. The extent to which the applicant describes the responsibilities 
of individual staff members including the level of effort and 
allocation of time for each project activity by staff position.
    c. The extent to which the applicant describes plans to train and 
support staff, and the availability of staff and facilities to carry 
out the program plan.
    d. The extent to which the applicant provides curriculum vitae or 
position descriptions for each staff member and commitment of time to 
program activities.
    e. The extent to which the applicant provides an organizational 
chart of the applicant's organization and includes a chart of the 
proposed coordination plan.
    f. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of project 
involvement of personnel who reflect the racial and ethnic composition 
of the applicant community and comparison community.
5. Collaboration (10 points)
    The extent to which the applicant describes current coalition 
activities including (1) names and affiliations of the persons serving 
on the coalition, (2) letters of commitment from the organizations 
whose members are serving on the coalition including the precise nature 
of past and proposed collaborations, the products, services, and other 
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provided by and to the applicant through the collaboration on the 
project.
6. Evaluation Plan (25 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant assess how adding resources to 
an established community coalition to prevent intimate partner violence 
enhances coalition activities and coordination among primary prevention 
programs and services and, potentially reduces the incidence of 
intimate partner violence.
    b. The extent to which the applicant assess the impact of a 
coordinated community response to prevent intimate partner violence in 
the applicant community as compared to a community lacking this 
coordinated community response.
    c. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of the 
selection and the participation of a comparison community (see Addendum 
2 for a definition of a Comparison Community).
    d. The extent to which the applicant describes how previously 
developed cross-site core instruments will be administered.
    e. The extent to which the applicant describes site-specific 
program evaluations that fit with overall program goals and objectives.
    f. The extent to which the applicant demonstrates its capability to 
implement these program evaluation components.
7. Proposed Budget (Not scored)
    The extent to which the budget request (budget and narrative) is 
clearly explained, adequately justified, reasonable, sufficient for the 
proposed project activities, and consistent with the intended use of 
the cooperative agreement funds.
8. Human Subjects (Not scored)
    The extent to which procedures for the protection of human subjects 
are described and adequately address the requirements of the Department 
of Health and Human Resources (45 CFR 46) for the protection of human 
subjects.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements
    Provide CDC with original plus two copies of :
    1. progress reports (semi-annually);
    2. financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of 
the budget period; and
    3. final financial status and performance reports, no more than 90 
days after the end of the project period.
    Send all reports to the Grants Management Specialist identified in 
the ``Where to Obtain Additional Information'' section of this 
announcement.
    The following additional requirements are applicable to this 
program. For a complete description of each, see Addendum 1 in the 
application package.

AR-1  Human Subjects Requirements
AR-2  Requirements for Inclusion of Women and Racial and Ethnic 
Minorities in Research
AR-7  Executive Order 12372 Review
AR-8  Public Health System Reporting Requirements
AR-9  Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10  Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11  Healthy People 2000
AR-12  Lobbying Restrictions
AR-13  Prohibition on Use of CDC Funds for Certain Gun Control 
Activities
AR-14  Accounting System Requirements
AR-15  Proof of Non-Profit Status

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    This program is authorized under sections 301(a), 317(k)(2), and 
391-394 of the Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. 241(a),247b(k)(2), 
and 280b-280b-2, as amended. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
number is 93.136.

J. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    This and all other CDC Announcements may be found and downloaded 
from the CDC homepage. Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov (click on 
funding).
    To receive additional written information and to request an 
application kit, call 1-888-Grants (1-888-472-6874). You will be asked 
to leave your name and address and will be instructed to identify the 
Announcement number of interest.
    If you have questions after reviewing the contents of all the 
documents, business management technical assistance may be obtained 
from: Ricky Willis, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management 
Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Announcement 99133, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Suite 3000, 
Mailstop E-13, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone (770) 488-2719, E-mail 
address: RQW[email protected]
    For program technical assistance contact: Pamela Gruduah, Project 
Officer, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., 
Mailstop K-60, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-1390, E-mail 
Addresses: PYB[email protected]

    Dated: May 20, 1999.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
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