[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
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[Pages 4610-4613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1924]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 00026]


Cooperative Agreement for National Programs To Prevent HIV 
Infection and Other Important Health Problems Among Youth and To 
Strengthen Coordinated School Health Programs; Notice of Availability 
of Funds

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2000 funds for cooperative agreements 
to national organizations that can become a part of a national strategy 
to prevent and reduce sexual behaviors that result in HIV infection, 
other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), and unintended pregnancy.
    These national organizations will work to strengthen the capacity 
of national, state, and/or local agencies to help schools and other 
societal institutions to prevent behaviors that place all young people, 
and particularly those from communities of color, at risk for HIV 
infection, other STDs, and unintended pregnancy.
    This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2000'' priority area of 
Education and Community-Based Programs; and, the draft ``Healthy People 
2010'' priority area of Education and Community-Based Programs; HIV; 
and STDs.
    The purpose of this program announcement is to provide support for 
these national organizations to work exclusively on helping young 
people, particularly in communities of color, to not engage in sexual 
intercourse and engage a range of organizations to prevent and reduce 
the risk behaviors described above.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided to only national health, education, and 
social service organizations that are nonprofit, professional, or 
voluntary. Proof of nonprofit status must be provided prior to receipt 
of an award (AR-15 included in the application package.
    To meet the CDC definition of a national organization, eligible 
applicants must have affiliates in a minimum of 10 states and 
territories. Eligible organizations must also have experience 
strengthening the capacity of national, state, and/or local agencies to 
help schools and other societal institutions to prevent behaviors that 
place all young people at risk for HIV infection, other STDs, and 
unintended pregnancy with the exclusive focus of their efforts in this 
area being on helping young people to not engage in sexual intercourse. 
Eligible organizations must also have experience and established 
relationships with other organizations and individuals that have this 
same focus. Applicants must provide proof that any activity that is 
designed to prevent behaviors that put youth at risk for HIV, other 
STDs, and unintended pregnancy have the exclusive focus on helping 
youth to not engage in sexual intercourse. This proof shall include a 
statement that the organization's purpose in conducting any activity 
that is designed to prevent behaviors that put youth at risk for HIV, 
other STDs, and unintended pregnancy is to help youth not engage in 
intercourse.

C. Availability of Funds

    Approximately $400,000 is available in FY 2000 to fund up to 
approximately three awards. It is expected that the average award will 
be $140,000, ranging from $120,000 to $160,000. It is expected that the 
awards will begin on or about June 1, 2000 and will be made for a 12-
month budget period within a project period of up to 5 years. Funding 
estimates may vary and are subject to change. Continuation awards 
within an approved project period will be made on the basis of 
satisfactory performance as evidenced by required reports and on the 
availability of funds.

Use of Funds

    Funds must be used exclusively for activities that help young 
people not engage in sexual intercourse. Applicants must not identify 
any activities that would constitute research. Activities funded under 
this announcement are intended to build the capacity of national 
organizations to promote the prevention of HIV, other STDs, and 
unintended pregnancy among youth and should not include any formal or 
informal research.

D. Program Requirements

    In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program, 
the recipient will be responsible for conducting activities under 1. 
Recipient Activities, and CDC will be responsible for activities under 
2. CDC Activities, below:
    1. Recipient Activities
    a. Work with interested CDC-funded and other national, state and 
local organizations to develop credible strategies to prevent sexual 
behaviors that result in HIV infection, other STDs, and unintended 
pregnancy by helping young people not engage in sexual intercourse. 
This work should focus on building partnerships among these different 
organizations at the state and local level to provide a comprehensive 
set of strategies to prevent behaviors that place all young people at 
risk for HIV infection, other STDs, and unintended pregnancy.
    b. Establish and implement specific and measurable goals and 
objectives.
    c. Evaluate the effectiveness of the program and use evaluation 
results for programmatic improvement and long-range planning.
    d. Participate in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
Division of Adolescent and School Health's (DASH) national conferences 
and at least one training workshop during the budget period.
    e. Share credible project-related information and materials with 
other interested State Education Agencies (SEAs), Local Education 
Agencies (LEAs), Post-secondary Institutions (PSIs), and national 
organizations through awareness sessions, training events, electronic 
communications, state and national conferences and CDC-sponsored 
training workshops and conferences.
    f. Implement an operational plan that may include, but is not 
limited to, one or more of the following activities:
    (1) Help interested State and local education agencies, CDC-funded 
and other national agencies to integrate credible strategies to help 
young people to not engage in sexual intercourse.
    (2) Collaborate with interested CDC-funded and other national 
organizations to establish and maintain credible initiatives to help 
young people to not engage in sexual intercourse and prevent behaviors 
that place school-through college-aged young people at risk for HIV 
infection, other STDs, and unintended pregnancy.
    (3) Educate and enable interested managers, who are members of CDC-
funded and other national organizations, to support credible, locally 
determined programs designed to encourage youth not to engage in sexual 
intercourse.
    (4) Provide technical assistance on helping young people to not 
engage in sexual intercourse to interested CDC-funded and other 
organizations, including State and local education agencies, and 
national organizations.
    (5) Support efforts by interested State and local education 
agencies, health departments, and social service agencies to help young 
people to not engage in sexual intercourse as part of a comprehensive 
HIV, other STDs, and unintended pregnancy prevention effort.

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    2. CDC Activities
    a. Provide and periodically update programmatic information.
    b. Coordinate with national, state, and local education, health and 
social service agencies, as well as other relevant organizations, in 
planning and conducting national strategies designed to strengthen 
programs for preventing HIV infection, other STDs, and unintended 
pregnancy among young people.
    c. Provide programmatic consultation and guidance related to 
program planning, implementation, and evaluation; assessment of program 
objectives; and dissemination of successful strategies, experiences, 
and evaluation reports.
    d. Plan and carry out meetings of national, state, and local 
education agencies and other appropriate organizations and individuals 
to address issues and program activities related to improving 
coordinated school health programs and strengthening the capacity of 
post-secondary institutions and agencies that serve young people to 
prevent HIV infection, other STDs, and unintended pregnancy among young 
people.
    e. Assist in the evaluation of program activities.

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] double-spaced pages, 
printed on one side, with one inch margins, and unreduced font.
    1. Executive Summary. The applicant should provide a concise, two 
to three page, summary that clearly describes:
    a. Eligibility, including:
    (1) Status as a national organization to include the number and 
geographic location of affiliates representing at least 10 states and 
territories,
    (2) Experience and capacity to work exclusively on helping young 
people to not engage in sexual intercourse and engage a range of 
organizations to prevent and reduce the risk behaviors that place all 
young people at risk for HIV infection, other STDs, unintended 
pregnancy, and other serious health problems.
    (3) Proof that the activities designed to prevent sexual risk 
behaviors (those behaviors that put youth at risk for HIV, STDs, 
unintended pregnancy and other serious health problems) focus only on 
helping youth to not engage in sexual intercourse. This proof shall 
include a statement that the organization's sole purpose in conducting 
any activity that is designed to prevent behaviors that put youth at 
risk for HIV, other STDs, and unintended pregnancy is to help youth not 
engage in intercourse.
    (4) Documentation that supports eligibility should be submitted as 
an attachment to the Executive Summary. Specifically, the applicant 
must submit a valid tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) as 
evidenced by an Internal Revenue Service determination letter.
    b. The major proposed goals, objectives, and activities for 
implementation of the program, as well as the total requested amount of 
Federal funding.
    c. Applicant's capability to implement the program.
    2. Background (not more than 4 pages): Applicant should describe 
the Organization's background and experience in addressing the needs 
related to the purpose of this announcement.
    3. Capacity (not more than 8 pages).
    a. Describe ability to address the identified needs.
    b. Describe affiliates as follows:
    (1) Types of affiliates.
    (2) Number of affiliates.
    (3) Location of affiliates.
    (4) How the affiliates can work with or influence the population 
identified in the purpose of the announcement.
    c. Describe efforts and relevant experience at the national, state, 
and local levels that support the purpose of the announcement, 
including such factors as:
    (1) Current and previous experience related to the proposed program 
activities.
    (2) Activities related to building partnerships with diverse 
organizations.
    (3) Current and previous coordination and collaboration with 
national, non-governmental agencies that have an interest in helping 
young people to not engage in sexual intercourse.
    d. Submit a copy of the organizational chart, describe the 
organizational structure, and describe how that structure supports 
health promotion and education activities.
    4. Operational Plan (not more than 15 pages).
    a. Goals. List goals that specifically relate to program 
requirements that indicate what the program will have accomplished at 
the end of the projected 5-year project period. The goals should relate 
directly to the recipient activities and project objectives.
    b. Objectives. List objectives that are specific, measurable, and 
feasible to be accomplished during the projected 12-month budget 
period. The objectives should relate directly to the project goals and 
recipient activities.
    c. Describe in narrative form and display on a 12-month timetable, 
specific activities that are related to each objective. Indicate when 
each activity will occur as well as when preparations for activities 
will occur. Also, indicate who will be responsible for each activity 
and identify staff who will work on each activity.
    5. Project Management and Staffing Plan (8 pages).
    a. Describe the proposed staffing for the project and provide job 
descriptions for existing and proposed positions.
    b. Submit curriculum vitae (limited to 2 pages per person) for each 
professional staff member named in the proposal.
    c. Submit job descriptions illustrating the level of organizational 
responsibility for professional staff who will be assigned to the 
project.
    d. If other organizations will participate in proposed activities, 
provide the name(s) of the organization(s), as well as the applicant's 
staff person who will coordinate the activity and/or supervise the 
other staff. For each organization listed, provide a letter from that 
organization identifying the specific activity and the capacity of the 
assisting organization or subcontractor, and their role in carrying out 
the proposed activities.
    6. Sharing experiences (1 page). Describe how materials that are 
developed or activities that are successful will be shared with others. 
Examples of such activities include, but are not limited to:
    a. Sharing project related materials through newsletters, 
clearinghouses, workshops, and conferences.
    b. Disseminating materials upon request to affiliates and CDC-
funded and other national, state, and local organizations.
    c. Disseminating information and materials to interested 
organizations within a state that employ a wide range of strategies to 
prevent sexual behaviors that result in HIV infection, other STDs, and 
unintended pregnancy.
    7. Collaborating (1 page). Describe the types of proposed 
collaboration and the agencies and organizations with whom 
collaboration will be conducted. Examples of such activities include, 
but are not limited to:
    a. Planning and implementing joint training programs or workshops.
    b. Planning and convening joint conferences.
    c. Participating in conferences or workshops with other recipients.

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    d. Identifying measures of progress.
    8. Evaluation (4 pages). Describe a plan that evaluates the 
program's effectiveness in meeting its objectives. For each of the 
types of evaluation listed below, specify the evaluation question to be 
answered, data to be obtained, the type of analysis, to whom it will be 
reported, and how data will be used to improve the program. Indicate in 
the plan the projected staff and time lines to be used.
    a. Process evaluation. Evaluate the program's progress in meeting 
objectives and conducting activities during the budget period.
    b. Outcome evaluation. Assess the effectiveness of proposed 
activities, including training sessions and documents developed in 
attaining goal(s) at the completion of each 1-year budget period and 
the 5-year project period.
    9. Budget and Accompanying Justification. Provide a detailed budget 
and line-item justification of all operating expenses for the 1-year 
budget period. The budget should be consistent with the stated 
objectives and planned activities of the project. The budget should 
include the cost of a 4-day trip to Atlanta for two individuals.
    10. Typing and Mailing. Application pages must be numbered clearly, 
and a complete table of contents of the application and its appendixes 
must be included. Begin each separate section on a new page. The 
original and each copy of the application set must be submitted 
unstapled and unbound. All materials must be typewritten, single-
spaced, using an unreduced font not less than 12 point (10 characters 
per inch) on 8\1/2\"  x  11" paper, with at least a 1" margin, 
including headers and footers, and printed on one side only.

F. Submission and Deadline

Application

    Submit the original and two copies of PHS 5161-1 (OMB Number 0937-
0189). Forms are in the application kit. On or before March 15, 2000, 
submit the application to: Robert Hancock, Grants Management 
Specialist, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, 
Program Announcement 00026, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
    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 independent review group. (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).
    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 (100 Points)

    Each application will be evaluated individually according to the 
following criteria by an independent review group appointed by CDC.
    1. Background (10 points). The extent to which the applicant 
documents their organization's experience in addressing the purpose of 
the program announcement, and the rationale for the proposed 
activities.
    2. Capacity (30 points). The extent to which the applicant 
demonstrates the capacity and ability of their organization to carry 
out the required recipient activities (page 4-7) to work exclusively on 
helping young people to not engage in sexual intercourse, and engage a 
range of CDC-funded and other organizations that work to prevent the 
risk behaviors that place all young people, and particularly those from 
communities of color, at risk for HIV infection, other STDs, and 
unintended pregnancy.
    3. Operational Plan (25 points). The extent to which the applicant:
    a. Identifies Goals. The extent to which the applicant has 
submitted goals that are specific and feasible for the projected 5-year 
project period and are consistent with program requirements.
    b. Identifies Objectives. The extent to which the applicant has 
submitted objectives for the 1-year budget period that are specific, 
measurable, and feasible and are related directly to the program's 
goals.
    c. Proposes activities that are likely to achieve each objective 
for the budget period.
    d. Addresses each recipient activity.
    e. Provides a reasonable time line for conducting those activities.
    4. Project Management and Staffing (15 points). The extent to which 
the applicant identifies staff members that have experience in 
activities that increase the number of young people who do not engage 
in sexual intercourse and that have the responsibility, capability, and 
authority to carry out each activity, as evidenced by job descriptions, 
curriculum vitae, organizational charts, and letters of support from 
collaborating agencies.
    5. Sharing Experiences and Resources (5 points). The extent to 
which the applicant indicates how it will share credible materials and 
activities regarding strategies to help young people to not engage in 
sexual intercourse in an effort to prevent HIV infection, STDs, and 
unintended pregnancy.
    6. Collaborating (5 points). The extent to which the applicant 
describes how they will collaborate with CDC-funded State and local 
education agencies, postsecondary institutions, and/or other national 
organizations.
    7. Evaluation (10 points). The extent and method to which the 
applicant proposes to measure progress in meeting objectives and 
program effectiveness, and presents a reasonable plan for obtaining 
data, reporting the results, and using the results for programmatic 
decisions.
    8. Budget (Not Scored). The extent to which the applicant provides 
a detailed and clear budget narrative consistent with the stated 
objectives, planned activities and goals of the project.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

    Provide CDC with original plus two copies of:
    1. Annual progress reports.
    2. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of 
the budget period; and
    3. Final financial and performance reports, no more than 90 days 
after the end of the project period.
    Send all reports to:
    Robert Hancock, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management 
Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia 
30341.
    The following additional requirements are applicable to this 
program. For a complete description of each, see Attachment I in the 
application kit.

AR-5  HIV Program Review Panel Requirements
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-15 Proof of Non-profit Status

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I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    This program is authorized under Sections 301(a), 311(b)and (c), 
and 317(k)(2) of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. section 
241(a), 243(b) and (c), and 247b(k)(2)], as amended. The Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.938.

J. Where to Obtain Additional Information

    Please refer to Program Announcement 00026 when you request 
information. For a complete program description, information on 
application procedures, an application package, and business management 
technical assistance, contact: Robert Hancock, Grants Management 
Specialist, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, 
Program Announcement 00026, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, 
Telephone: (404) 488-2746, E-mail address: [email protected].
    See also the CDC home page on the Internet: http://www.cdc.gov.
    For program technical assistance, contact Mary Vernon-Smiley, 
Chief, Special Populations Section, Program Development and Services 
Branch, Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Mail Stop K-31, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, 
NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3717, E-mail address [email protected]; phone 
(770) 488-3253.
    To receive additional written information and to request an 
application kit, call 1-888-GRANTS4 (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.

    Dated: January 21, 2000.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
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