[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 54 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14979-14981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6801]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 00054]


Information Interchange and Technical and Financial Assistance 
for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention; 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 a cooperative agreement 
program for Information Interchange and Technical and Financial 
Assistance for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention. This 
program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' priority area(s) of Human 
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection. The purpose of the program is

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to continue supporting: an information exchange program among mayors 
and other local and State government officials concerning: HIV 
prevention; HIV prevention program and policy development; and the 
provision of technical and financial assistance to community-based 
organizations (CBOs), local and State health departments, and others 
involved in health promotion and disease prevention activities.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided only to the United States Conference of 
Mayors (USCM). No other applications are solicited.
    Eligibility is limited to USCM since it provides representation 
from city and local officials, including social service, education, and 
other community officials and organizations, in approximately 1,000 
cities with populations of more than 30,000 and, through its affiliate 
The United States Conference of Local Health Officials, provides 
representation from approximately 2,000 additional local health 
officials. USCM was created specifically to represent this wide variety 
of local organizations and community officials to the Federal 
government and other national organizations and is unique in its role 
as a liaison between these officials. It has served as a policy-
development and capacity-building organization in intergovernmental 
affairs for more than 65 years and has as one of its major objectives 
the sharing of information between local governments.

    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 $1,000,000 is available in FY 2000, to support an HIV 
prevention cooperative agreement with USCM. It is expected that the 
award will begin on or about May 1, 2000 and will be made for a 12-
month budget period within a project period of up to 5 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.

Direct Assistance

    You may request Federal personnel as direct assistance, in lieu of 
a portion of financial assistance.

Use of Funds

    Funds may not be used to supplant or duplicate existing funding.

D. Program Requirements

    In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program, 
the recipient shall 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. Collaborate with CDC in identifying those HIV prevention 
policies, practices, procedures, programs, and processes that have been 
demonstrated to be effective.
    b. Disseminate to local government officials, health departments, 
CBOs, and others, effective HIV/AIDS prevention-related policies, 
practices, procedures, programs, processes, materials and related 
items, as well as technical and practical information warranted by new 
epidemiological, behavioral, or clinical discoveries. Use existing 
information vehicles, e.g., information exchange newsletters, capsule 
and technical assistance reports, case studies, information alerts, 
directories, conferences, workshops, and HIV/AIDS-related 
telecommunications networks. This activity should include assisting 
mayors in mid-to-high HIV/AIDS incidence areas in identifying 
mechanisms to incorporate HIV prevention into their short-and long-
range plans.
    c. Compete, objectively review applications, award, and announce 
funding given to local health departments (LHDs) and CBOs working 
collaboratively to conduct HIV prevention needs assessments or 
implementation of high priority HIV prevention activities. Except in 
the case of non-competing continuation awards, efforts should be made 
to avoid funding the same localities and agencies during subsequent 
funding cycles.
    d. Provide technical assistance to funded and unfunded LHDs and 
CBOs on HIV prevention program and management issues such as: fiscal 
accounting systems, grant writing, educational material development, 
and program development, implementation, and evaluation.
    e. Conduct assessments of HIV prevention programs, resources, and 
capacities and report findings in case studies.
    f. Develop case studies that will enable: Community Planning Groups 
(CPGs), LHDs and CBOs to benefit from the experience of other 
organizations in the planning, development, implementation, and 
evaluation of HIV prevention planning processes, needs assessments, 
programs and related activities.
    g. Prepare abstracts, posters, and oral presentations and articles 
for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
    h. Obtain information and materials through surveys of cities, 
local school districts and health departments, other local government 
agencies, CBOs, CPGs, and other community entities concerning HIV/AIDS 
prevention-related funding, policies, practices, procedures, programs, 
and processes.
    i. Evaluate impact of outreach to mayors.
    2. CDC Activities
    a. Collaborate in the development of a dissemination plan so that 
practical and technical information related to HIV/AIDS prevention can 
be rapidly shared with the appropriate government and health department 
officials, as well as CBOs and CPGs.
    b. Identify: (1) HIV prevention-related policies, practices, 
procedures, community needs and processes; (2) local health education/
risk reduction programs that have demonstrated the capability to 
successfully serve the needs of people with AIDS or HIV infection, sex 
and needle-sharing partners, high-risk populations, health-care 
providers, or the general public; and (3) other local HIV prevention-
related efforts (e.g. community planning or peer youth education) that 
offer valuable lessons to benefit others.
    c. Collaborate in the planning of all USCM workshops, conferences 
and other professional gatherings that are determined to serve a large 
public health purpose, and provide speakers for meetings that are 
national in scope.
    d. Give technical feedback to USCM on drafts of all HIV-related 
materials intended for dissemination.
    e. Collaborate in the analysis and presentation of all material for 
publication.
    f. Identify community planning groups in need of fiscal services.

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. Provide a detailed plan for activities for the initial budget 
period and a more general plan for activities in years 2 through 5 of 
the project period. Specifically:
    1. Describe the need for and a plan to address the required 
recipient activities.

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    2. Provide realistic, measurable, and time-phased objectives that 
are related to the purpose of this program and the Healthy People: 2010 
national objectives. Provide both budget (1-year) and project (5-year) 
period objectives.
    3. Describe the activities that will be carried out to accomplish 
the proposed objectives.
    4. Provide a plan of evaluation that addresses each of the 
objectives and activities. Indicate how the evaluation findings will be 
used in program planning and decision making.
    5. Provide a line item budget and justification that is consistent 
with the purpose of this program and the proposal submitted.
    The narrative should be no more than 20 double-spaced pages, 
printed on one side, with one inch margins, and unreduced font.

Direct Assistance

    To request new direct-assistance assignees, include:
    A. number of assignees requested;
    B. description of the position and proposed duties;
    C. ability or inability to hire locally with financial assistance;
    D. justification for request;
    E. organizational chart and name of intended supervisor;
    F. opportunities for training, education, and work experiences for 
assignees; and
    G. description of assignee's access to computer equipment for 
communication with CDC (e.g., personal computer at home, personal 
computer at workstation, shared computer at workstation on site, shared 
computer at a central office).

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 24, 2000, 
submit the application to the Grants Management Specialist identified 
in the ``Where to Obtain Additional Information'' section of this 
announcement.
    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

    Each application will be evaluated individually against the 
following criteria by an independent review group appointed by CDC:
    1. The extent to which the applicant has described its ability to 
conduct HIV prevention activities and programs. (25 points)
    2. The extent to which the application includes an achievable plan, 
with specific, measurable, and attainable objectives, for conducting 
project activities as described under the section ``Program 
Requirements, 1. Recipient Activities.'' (25 points)
    3. The extent to which the application includes reasonable and 
appropriate methods for evaluating the project's effectiveness. (40 
points)
    4. The extent to which the applicant demonstrates the existence and 
use of organizational policies and procedures requiring the hiring, 
training and assigning of qualified personnel to conduct and manage 
project activities. (10 points)
    In addition, the budget will be evaluated (but not scored) to 
determine if it is reasonable, clearly justifiable, and consistent with 
the intended use of funds.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements
    Provide CDC with original plus two copies of
    1. Progress reports, annual;
    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 Attachment I in the 
application kit.
AR-5  HIV Program Review Panel Requirements
AR-9  Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10  Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11  Healthy People 2010
AR-12  Lobbying Restrictions
AR-14  Accounting System Requirements
AR-20  Conference Support

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    This program is authorized under sections 301(a) and 317 of the 
Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. sections 241(a) and 247(b). The 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.939, HIV Prevention 
Activities--Non-Governmental Organizations.

J. Where to Obtain Additional Information

    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.
    If you have questions after reviewing the contents of all the 
documents, business management technical assistance may be obtained 
from: Sharon Robertson, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management 
Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Announcement Number [00054], 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, 
Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-2782, E-mail: 
[email protected].
    Access to this and all other CDC program announcements are 
available on the CDC home page on the Internet: http://www.cdc.gov.
    For program technical assistance, contact: Mr. David Brownell, 
National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road N.W., Mailstop E-35, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-5200, Email: [email protected].

    Dated: March 14, 2000.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
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