[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43262-43263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20753]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 02002]


Grants for Rape Prevention and Education; Notice of Availability 
of Funds

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2002 funds for grants to state and 
territorial health departments, to support programs addressing violence 
against women. The Rape Prevention and Education Grant Program 
strengthens violence against women prevention efforts by supporting 
increased awareness, education and training, and the operation of 
hotlines. The purpose of this program is to award formula grants to 
States and Territories to be used for rape prevention and education 
programs conducted by rape crisis centers, State sexual assault 
coalitions, and other public and private nonprofit entities. This 
announcement addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas of 
injury and violence prevention.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided only to the health departments of 
States and territories, or their bona fide agents who are current 
recipients of Rape Prevention and Education funding, including the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

C. Availability of Funds

    Approximately $42,000,000 is available in FY 2002, for funding 
under this formula based grant program (refer to attachment 1 in the 
application kit). It is expected that the awards will be made on two 
cycles. The first cycle will begin on or about January 1, 2002, and the 
second cycle will begin on or about June 1, 2002. The awards will be 
made for a 12-month budget period within a project period of up to five 
years.
    The funding formula is based on population. The population used for 
the States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico is based on the 
Census conducted April 1, 2000. This information is available at 
www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/respop.html. The population used 
for the remaining territories is based on the U.S. Census International 
Data Base dated May 10, 2000. This information can be accessed at 
(www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbsum.html). 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 availability of funds.

Use of Funds

    Pre-award cost is authorized up to three months before the 
effective date of the award.
    Funds will be used for Rape Prevention and Education Programs 
specifically to conduct:
    1. Educational seminars;
    2. The operation of hotlines;
    3. Training programs for professionals;
    4. The preparation of informational material;
    5. Training programs for students and campus personnel designed to 
reduce the incidence of sexual assault at colleges and universities;
    6. Education to increase awareness about drugs used to facilitate 
rapes or sexual assault; and
    7. Other efforts to increase awareness of the facts about, or to 
help prevent sexual assault, including efforts to increase awareness in 
under-served communities and awareness among individuals with 
disabilities (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)).
    Applicants must adhere to Congressional legislation (section 393B 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.)).
    The Legislation stipulates the following:
    1. Applicants may not use more than five percent of the amount 
received for each fiscal year (exclusive of Direct Assistance) for 
administrative expenses. This five percent limitation is in lieu of, 
and replaces, the indirect cost rate.
    2. An applicant may not use more than two percent of the amount 
received for each fiscal year for surveillance studies or prevalence 
studies.
    3. Amounts provided to applicants must be used to supplement, and 
not supplant Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant, other 
Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide the services 
described above.
    4. Grant funds cannot be used for construction, renovation, the 
lease/purchase of passenger vehicles or the development of major 
software applications.

D. Application Content

    Applications may be submitted electronically using the Rape 
Prevention and Education Grant System (RPEGS) format. The RPEGS 
application will include the following:
    1. Executive Summary;
    2. Program Narrative including goals and objectives;
    3. Budget and Justification; and
    4. Cost Allocations for Surveillance and Core RPE activities.
    All eligible applicants will receive the RPEGS software no later 
than September 4, 2001. CDC will provide technical and administrative 
support to ensure the timely submission of applications. To provide 
technical assistance for this RFA, CDC will conduct pre-application 
conference calls with PA 02002 eligible applicants on August 27, 2001 
and September 5, 2001. Details are as follows:
    To provide technical assistance for this RFA, CDC will conduct pre-
application calls with PA 02002 recipients on August 27, 2001 and 
September 5, 2001. Details are as follows:

1. Date: August 27, 2001 (Monday)
Time: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM (EST)
Telephone: USA Toll Free Number: (888) 394-4822; USA Toll Number: (712) 
257-3329
PASSCODE: CDC RPE CONF
Conference Host: Neil Rainford

2. Date: September 5, 2001 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM (EST)
Telephone: USA Toll Free Number (800) 713-1971; USA Toll Number (404) 
639-4100
Conference Code: 585112

F. Submission and Deadline

Application

    Submit the original copy and two copies of PHS form 5161-1, (OMB 
Number 0937-0189). Forms are located in the RPEGS certifications 
section. Forms are also available at: www.forms.psc.gov
    Deadline: Applications shall be considered as meeting deadline if 
they are either:
    (a) Received on or before the deadline dates; or
    (b) Postmarked on or before the deadline dates and received in time 
for orderly processing.
    Late: 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.

Application Due Dates

    Cycle A: November 1, 2001. For States and Territories that require 
FY 2002

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RPE funds prior to February 28, 2002. Award Date: January 1, 2002.
    Cycle B: April 1, 2002. For all other States and Territories. Award 
Date: June 1, 2002.

G. 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.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

    1. a progress report shall be submitted annually, no later than 90 
days after the end of each budget period.
    2. a financial status report shall be submitted, no later than 90 
days after the end of each budget period.
    3. a final financial status report shall be submitted, no later 
than 90 days after the end of the five year project period.
    The following additional requirements are applicable to this 
program. For a complete description of each see Addendum 1.

AR-1  Human Subjects Requirements
AR-7  Executive Order 12372 Review
AR-9  Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10  Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11  Healthy People 2010
AR-12  Lobbying Restrictions
AR-13  Prohibition on Use of CDC Funds for Certain Gun Control 
Activities
AR-22  Research Integrity

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    In addition to being authorized under 301 (a) (42 U.S.C. 241(a)) of 
the Public Health Service Act, this program announcement is also 
authorized under 391 (a) and 393B (42 U.S.C. 280(b) et seq) of the 
Public Health Service Act. The catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
number is 93.136.

J. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    This and other CDC announcements can be found on the CDC homepage 
on the Internet http://www.cdc.gov. Click on ``Funding'' then ``Grants 
and Cooperative Agreements.''
    If you have questions after reviewing the contents of all the 
documents, business management technical assistance may be obtained 
from:Sheryl Heard, Grants Management Specialist,Grants Management 
Branch,Procurement and Grants Office,Program Announcement 02002,Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 
3000 Atlanta, Georgia 30341 Telephone: (770) 488-2723 Email address: 
[email protected]
    For program technical assistance, contact:Wendy Watkins, Program 
Manager,Division of Violence Prevention,National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop K-58 Atlanta, GA 30341-3724 
Telephone: (770) 488-1567 Email address: [email protected].

    Dated: August 13, 2001.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
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