[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18673-18677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9137]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Discretionary Cooperative Agreement Program To Support 
Implementation of the National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety 
Agenda

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Announcement of a discretionary cooperative agreement program 
to support efforts to implement the strategies and goals of the 
National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety agenda.

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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 
announces a discretionary cooperative agreement program to provide 
funding to individuals and organizations in support of the 
implementation of the National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety, 
a document designed to reduce the incidence of bicycle related 
fatalities and injuries. The National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle 
Safety was developed by a diverse group of bicycle advocates, injury 
prevention specialists, and government representatives working together 
at a conference in July 2000. The conference was sponsored by NHTSA, 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA) and the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information 
Center. The bicycle safety ``agenda'' addresses five key goals: (1) 
Motorists will share the road; (2) Bicyclists will ride safely; (3) 
Bicyclists will wear helmets; (4) The legal system will support safe 
bicycling; (5) Roads and paths will safely accommodate bicyclists. 
These goals are designed to be a road map for policy makers, safety 
specialists, educators, and the bicycling community as they undertake 
national, state and local efforts to increase safe bicycling.
    NHTSA anticipates funding approximately five (5) demonstration 
projects for a minimum period of one year and a maximum period of two 
years. To this end, this cooperative agreement will support projects 
that foster implementation of the National Strategies for Advancing 
Bicycle Safety.
    This notice solicits applications from public and private, non-
profit and not-for-profit organizations, State and local governments 
and their agencies or a consortium of the above. Interested applicants 
must submit an application packet as further described in the 
application section of this notice. The application will be evaluated 
to determine the proposals that will receive funding under this 
announcement.

DATES: Applications must be received in the office designated below on 
or before 3 p.m. (EDT), on May 24, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Contracts and Procurement 
(NAD-30), Attention: April Jennings, 400 Seventh Street SW., Room 5301, 
Washington, DC 20590. All applications submitted must include a 
reference to NHTSA Cooperative Agreement Program Number DTNH22-02-H-
05097.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General administrative questions may 
be directed to April Jennings, Office of Contracts and Procurement at 
202-366-9571, or by email at [email protected]. Programmatic 
questions relating to this cooperative agreement program should be 
directed to Marietta Y. Bowen, Safety Countermeasures Division, NHTSA, 
400 Seventh Street, SW. (NTS-15), Washington, DC 20590, by email at 
[email protected], or by phone at (202) 366-1739. Interested 
applicants are advised that no separate application package exists 
beyond the contents of this announcement.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    About 85 million adults and children ride their bikes every year. 
For children and teens, the bicycle is a primary means of 
transportation when traveling independently. In addition, every morning 
an estimated half million people bike to work in the United States. 
However, injuries do occur. Each year, more than 500,000 bicyclists of 
all ages sustain a cycling injury that requires emergency department 
care. Of the approximately 800 bicyclists killed annually, about 700 
are killed in traffic crashes. Perhaps not surprisingly, more than half 
of the bicyclists riding in or near traffic report feeling unsafe. In 
July 2000, a group of safety experts and advocates, bicycling 
enthusiasts, and government agency representatives met to develop a 
national agenda for bicycling safety. Safety, not use, was the central 
theme for the conference, as conference planners believed that 
increasing bicycle use had coverage in other forums, whereas safety and 
public health issues associated with bicycling were not adequately 
covered in other efforts. No one present at the July 2000 conference 
could recall a time when such a diverse group had been convened or when 
government representatives had worked with the cycling community to 
plan significant policy and strategies around bicycling and bicycle 
safety. The conference focused discussion on five issues that, once 
accomplished, would advance the safety of all bicyclists, regardless of 
age. These topics emerged as goals in the outcome document of the 
conference: The National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety.
    The National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety is a call to 
action. It reflects the thoughts and visions of the Bicycle Safety 
Conference 2000 participants who, together, developed an agenda that 
addresses bicycle safety on a variety of fronts. The publication, a 
result of the conference, is the first step in beginning the process of 
changing the cycling environment in significant ways by addressing five 
key goals: (1) Motorists will share the road; (2) Bicyclists will ride 
safely; (3) Bicyclists will wear helmets; (4) The legal system will 
support safe bicycling; (5) Roads and paths will safely accommodate 
bicyclists. Under each goal is a series of strategies and initial 
action steps for achieving the overall goal.
    The strategies outlined in the National Strategies for Advancing 
Bicycle Safety are considered to be those that can be initiated and 
completed within a three to five year time frame. Moreover, these 
strategies are expected to build local support and capacity for efforts 
to improve safe bicycling. Finally, the National Strategies for 
Advancing Bicycle Safety provides guidance and direction to those 
seeking to improve bicycle safety. The challenge now before us is 
implementation--turning a document into action. The National Strategies 
for Advancing Bicycle Safety must not sit on a shelf. Rather the goals, 
strategies and action steps articulated in the document must be put 
into action to make bicycling safe for all. To help facilitate 
implementation efforts, NHTSA proposes to support approximately five 
(5) mini-grant programs aimed at putting into action one or more of the 
strategies outlined under Goals 1-4 of the National Strategies for 
Advancing Bicycle Safety.
    Copies of the National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety are 
available on the NHTSA Website at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/index.html or at the Bike Hub Website at http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/bike

Purpose

    The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to support 
implementation of aspects of the National Strategies for Advancing

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Bicycle Safety. Under each of the goals in the National Strategies for 
Advancing Bicycle Safety is a series of strategies and initial action 
steps. Approximately five mini-projects addressing one or more 
strategies outlined under the National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle 
will be supported. Each cooperative agreement recipient will be 
expected to coordinate an effort that supports one or more of the 
strategies outlined in the agenda. Project length will vary depending 
on the scope of the proposed effort. However, projects will be 
considered for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years.
    The objective is to provide seed monies to stakeholders for the 
purpose of implementing aspects of Goals 1-4 of the National Strategies 
for Advancing Bicycle Safety. Proposals may address any strategy or 
strategies listed in Goals 1-4. Examples of possible projects include:
    1. Identify the key components of a ``Share the Road'' campaign for 
motorists and bicyclists and pilot-test a program built on these. 
Innovative methods are encouraged.
    2. Are there ways, other than a major public information campaign, 
of teaching motorists about sharing the road with bicyclists? If so, 
identify and pilot test innovative approaches.
    3. Survey/review existing programs to determine the extent to which 
bicycle safety is incorporated into driver education for beginning 
drivers and license renewals in all states.
    4. Identify and pilot test innovative ways to teach bicyclists safe 
riding techniques.
    5. Develop and test programs to encourage new partners, especially 
business and industry, to embrace and promote bicycle safety.
    6. Identify and evaluate the effectiveness of existing bicycle 
safety education resources, especially after school programs, rodeos, 
health and safety fairs, and bicycle safety materials. Who is the 
audience? Who uses them? How effective are they?
    7. Identify and evaluate bicycle safety materials specifically 
designed to address nontraditional and diverse populations (i.e., 
different ethnicities; disabilities; ages; geographical locations; 
etc.)
    8. Identify and evaluate national or statewide bicycle helmet 
safety campaigns (large, public information and education campaigns 
designed to reach large audiences). Who was the targeted population? 
What are the delivery channels? How effective were the campaigns?
    9. Identify and evaluate bicycle helmet safety materials, resources 
and programs. How are these materials, programs, etc. generally used? 
What are the messages? What messages are most effective? Is the 
material developmentally and culturally appropriate for the intended 
audience?
    10. Identify and evaluate existing efforts to improve bicycle 
safety enforcement.
    11. Identify and evaluate innovative enforcement efforts to enforce 
existing bicycle helmet laws. What methods of enforcement are most 
effective? Is there an association between enforcement and a decrease 
or increase in injuries and/or fatalities, or between enforcement and 
ridership?
    12. Identify and evaluate how bicycle crash data are collected and 
recorded by law enforcement. What are the data collection procedures 
and practices? How do these affect the determination of fault between 
the driver and rider?
    13. Identify and evaluate bicycle safety enforcement tools used to 
enforce bicycle safety traffic laws aimed at bicyclists and motorists. 
Who uses the tools? How are the tools used? Are the tools effective? 
What additional tools might be needed? How might these tools best be 
disseminated?
    14. Investigate how courts are currently adjudicating bicycle-
related incidents. Include judicial outcomes.
    15. Assess the availability and adequacy of bicycle-related data 
and reporting systems used by courts.

NHTSA Involvement

    NHTSA will be involved in all activities undertaken as part of the 
cooperative agreement program and will:
    1. Provide a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) 
to participate in the planning and management of this cooperative 
agreement and to coordinate activities between the Grantee and NHTSA.
    2. Provide information and technical assistance from government 
sources within available resources and as determined appropriate by the 
COTR.
    3. Serve as a liaison between NHTSA Headquarters, Regional Offices, 
and others (Federal, State and local) interested in reducing bicycle-
related injuries and fatalities and promoting the activities of the 
grantee.
    4. Review and provide comments on program content, materials, and 
evaluation activities.
    5. Stimulate the transfer of information among grant recipients and 
others engaged in bicycle safety activities.

Availability of Funds

    The strategies outlined in the National Strategies for Advancing 
Bicycle Safety are considered to be those that can be initiated and 
largely completed within a three-to five-year time frame. This grant 
program solicits proposals for efforts that can be accomplished within 
a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years. Approximately 
$250,000 is available to fund a number of projects for up to $50,000 
each. The total number of awards will depend on the quality of the 
proposals submitted for consideration. Given the amount of funds 
available for this effort, applicants are strongly encouraged to seek 
other funding opportunities to supplement the Federal funds. Depending 
on the number and quality of the proposals received NHTSA reserves the 
right to fully fund the cooperative agreement at the time of award or 
incrementally over the period of the cooperative agreement.

Period of Performance

    The period of performance for this cooperative agreement is up to 
two (2) years from the effective date of award.

Eligibility Requirements

    Applications may be submitted by public and private, non-profit and 
not-for-profit organizations, and governments and their agencies or a 
consortium of the above. Thus, universities, colleges, research 
institutions, hospitals, other public and private (non-or not-for-
profit) organizations, and state and local governments are eligible to 
apply. Interested applicants are advised that no fee or profit will be 
allowed under this cooperative agreement program.

Application Procedure

    Each applicant must submit one (1) original and two (2) copies of 
the application package to: NHTSA, Office of Contracts and Procurement 
(NAD-30), 400 Seventh Street SW., Room 5301, Washington DC 20590. 
Applications must include a completed Application for Federal 
Assistance (Standard Form 424--Revised 4/88). An additional two copies 
will facilitate the review process, but are not required.
    Only complete packages received on or before 3:00 p.m., May 24, 
2002 will be considered. No facsimile transmissions will be accepted. 
Applications must be typed on one side of the page only and contain a 
reference to NHTSA Cooperative Agreement Number DTNH22-02-H-05097. 
Unnecessarily elaborate applications beyond what is sufficient to 
present a complete and effective response to this invitation are not 
desired. Please direct cooperative agreement application questions to 
April Jennings, at (202) 366-9571 or by email address

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[email protected]. Programmatic questions should be directed to 
Marietta Bowen, by email at [email protected] or by phone at (202) 
366-1739.

Application Contents

    1. The application package must be submitted with OMB Standard Form 
424, (Rev 4-88, including 424A and 424B), Application for Federal 
Assistance, including 424A, Budget Information-Non-construction 
Program, and 424B, Assurances-Non-construction Programs, with the 
required information provided and the certified assurances included. 
Forms are electronically available for downloading at 
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/index.html. While the Form 424-A deals 
with budget information, and Section B identifies Budget Categories, 
the available space does not permit a level of detail which is 
sufficient to provide for a meaningful evaluation of the proposed 
costs. A supplemental sheet should be provided which presents a 
detailed breakout of the proposed costs (detail labor, including labor 
category, level of effort, and rate; direct materials, including 
itemized equipment; travel and transportation, including projected 
trips and number of people traveling; subcontractors/subgrants, with 
similar detail, if known; and overhead), as well as any costs the 
applicant proposes to contribute or obtain from other sources in 
support of the projects in the project plan. The estimated costs should 
be separated and proposed by year.
    2. Funding sources other than the funds being provided through this 
cooperative agreement are encouraged. Since activities may be performed 
with a variety of financial resources, applicants need to fully 
identify all project costs and their funding sources in the proposed 
budget. The proposed budget must identify all funding sources in 
sufficient detail to demonstrate that the overall objectives of the 
project will be met.
    3. Program Narrative Statement: Proposal must fully describe the 
scope of the project, detailing the activities and costs for which 
funding is being requested. Also, applications for this program must 
include the following information in the program narrative statement:
    (a) A table of contents including page number references.
    (b) If applicable to effort proposed by grantee a description of 
the community in which the grantee proposes to implement or pilot test 
a bicycle safety program effort in support of the selected goal 
identified in the National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety 
should be provided. For the purpose of this program a community 
includes a city, town or county, small metropolitan area or a group of 
cities, towns or counties in particular region. It should be large 
enough so that the program can have a demonstrable effect on bicycling 
and bicycle safety. The description of the community should include, at 
a minimum, community demographics including bicycle population, the 
community's bicycle safety problems, data sources available, existing 
traffic safety programs, bicycle helmet laws, bicycle education 
programs and community resources.
    (c) A description of the project's or program goal and how the 
grantee plans to meet the goal. The grantee must be specific with 
respect to the particular problem being addressed and how the grantee 
will successfully address the issues. For example, if the grantee is 
proposing to review and evaluate existing materials, how will the 
materials be identified? What partnerships may be necessary? What 
criteria will be used to evaluate the materials? How will the results 
be reported? Include letters of agreement and support, as appropriate.
    (d) A description of the specific activity proposed by the grantee. 
What actions will be undertaken to support the proposed project? What 
partners need to be involved in the effort to ensure success? To what 
degree has the buy-in of these groups been secured? How does the 
proposed project contribute to improving bicycle safety? What is 
``success'' and how will it be determined?
    (e) A description of the analytic plan, including how information 
(data) will be obtained, compiled, analyzed, and reported.
    (f) A description of how the proposed project will be managed. The 
application shall identify the proposed project manager and other 
personnel considered critical to the successful accomplishment of the 
project, including a brief description of their qualifications and 
respective organizations responsibilities. The role and 
responsibilities of the grantee and any others included in the 
application package shall be specified. The proposed level of efforts 
in performing the various activities shall also be identified.
    (g) A detailed explanation of time schedules, milestones, and 
product deliverables, including quarterly reports and draft and final 
reports. (See Terms and Conditions of Award.)
    (h) A separately-labeled section with information demonstrating 
that the applicant meets all of the special competencies listed below:
    (i) Demonstrate expertise in traffic safety, program development 
and implementation, and knowledge and experience in bicycle safety 
issues, especially related to the specific goal(s) addressed by 
applicant. If proposing a community intervention, demonstrate knowledge 
and familiarity with data sources (including local data) needed to 
determine the incidence of bicycle-related injuries.
    (ii) Demonstrate capability of technical and management skills to 
successfully administer and complete projects in a timely manner. 
Include a narrative description of the documented experience, clearly 
indicating the relationship to this project and providing details such 
as project description and sponsoring agency. References to completed 
final project reports should include author's name.
    (iii) Demonstrate capacity to:
    A. Design, implement and evaluate innovative approaches for 
addressing difficult problems related to issues associated with bicycle 
safety, crashes and injuries;
    B. Work successfully with bicycling and other community groups;
    C. Collect and analyze both quantitative and qualitative data; and
    D. Synthesize, summarize, and report results, which are useable and 
decision-oriented.
    (iv) Demonstrate experience in working in partnership with others, 
for example, law enforcement, health care systems, government agencies, 
the media, etc.
    4. Commitment and Support: When other sources and organizations are 
required to complete the proposed effort, the grantee shall provide 
proof of said organization's willingness to cooperate on the effort. 
Such proof can be a letter of support or buy-in indicating what the 
organization will supply to the grantee.

Application Review Process and Criteria

    Each application package will be reviewed initially to confirm that 
the applicant is an eligible recipient, and has included all of the 
items specified in the Application Procedures section of this 
announcement. Each complete application from an eligible recipient will 
then be evaluated by an Evaluation Committee. The applications will be 
evaluated using the following criteria:

1. Program Approach (30 percent)

    The extent to which the applicant is knowledgeable about bicycle 
safety efforts and programs. The extent to

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which the applicant clearly identifies and explains creative approaches 
to address bicycle-related injuries and fatalities.
    If building on an existing approach or program, what are the 
innovative, new, or creative features that make this project different 
from what has been tried in the past? Has the applicant identified 
potential barriers associated with developing and implementing the new, 
creative approach? Has the applicant offered solutions for addressing 
the barriers? Has the applicant demonstrated how the project may be 
adaptable to other jurisdictions at a reasonable cost? Has the 
applicant identified partners and groups to work on the proposed 
project? Has the applicant specified who will be involved and what each 
will contribute to the project? What new or non-traditional partners 
has the applicant involved in the project?

2. Goals, Objectives, and Work Plan (30 percent)

    The extent to which the applicant's goals are clearly articulated 
and the objectives are time-phased, specific, action-oriented, 
measurable, and achievable. The extent to which the work plan will 
achieve an outcome-oriented result that ultimately will reduce bicycle-
related crashes, injuries, and fatalities. The applicant will describe 
how an ``outcome-oriented'' result will be measured. The work plan must 
address what the applicant proposes to develop and implement; how this 
will be accomplished; and must include the major tasks/milestones 
necessary to complete the project. This involves identification of, and 
solutions to, potential technical problems and critical issues related 
to successful completion of the project. The work plan will be 
evaluated with respect to its feasibility, realism, and ability to 
achieve desired outcomes.
    The work plan must also clearly describe how ``an outcome-oriented 
result'' will be measured. This should be articulated in an analytic 
plan, which clearly defines the project's potential to make a 
significant impact on improving bicycle safety or reducing bicycle 
crashes, and associated injuries and fatalities. The analytic plan may 
differ depending on whether the focus of the effort is a community or 
examination of data. Issues that need to be considered in the analytic 
plan include how the information/data collected in the project will be 
compiled, analyzed, interpreted and reported. When information is 
qualitative, what criteria will be used to analyze it? Are there 
sufficient data/information sources and is access ensured from 
appropriate owners or collectors of data to obtain and appropriately 
analyze the quantitative and qualitative information needed on the 
proposed project?

3. Special Competencies (20 percent)

    The extent to which the applicant has met the special competencies 
including knowledge and familiarity with bicycle safety issues 
associated with the proposed intervention or effort; technical and 
management skills needed to successfully design, conduct, and evaluate 
the proposed effort; ability to work with various organizations and the 
bicycling community to implement programs or compile data; ability to 
design and implement approaches for addressing bicycle safety related 
problems; and experience in fostering new partnership with 
nontraditional partners.

4. Project Management and Staffing (20 percent)

    The extent to which the proposed staff are clearly described, 
appropriately assigned, and have adequate skills and experience. The 
extent to which the applicant has the capacity and facilities to 
administer and execute the proposed project. The extent to which the 
applicant has provided details regarding the level of effort and 
allocation of time for each staff position. The applicant must furnish 
an organizational chart and resumes of each proposed staff member. Is 
the applicant's staffing plan reasonable for accomplishing the 
objectives of the project within the time frame set forth in the 
announcement? Is the timeline submitted by the grantee reasonable? Has 
the applicant's financial budget provided sufficient detail to allow 
NHTSA to determine that the estimated costs are reasonable and 
necessary to perform the proposed effort? Has financial or in-kind 
commitment of resources by the applicant's organization or other 
supporting organizations been clearly identified?

Special Award Selection Factors

    Applicants are strongly urged to seek funds from other Federal, 
State, local, and private sources to augment those available under this 
announcement. Among proposals of equal merit preference may be given to 
those that have proposed cost-sharing strategies and/or other proposed 
funding sources in addition to those in this announcement.

Terms and Conditions of Award

    1. Prior to award, each grantee must comply with the certification 
requirements of 49 CFR part 20, Department of Transportation New 
Restrictions on Lobbying, and 49 CFR part 29, Department of 
Transportation government wide Debarment and Suspension (Non-
procurement) and Government-wide Requirement for Drug Free Work Place 
(Grants).
    2. Reporting Requirements and Deliverables:
    (a) Quarterly Progress Reports must include a summary of the 
previous quarter's activities and accomplishments, as well as the 
proposed activities for the upcoming quarter. Any decisions and actions 
required in the upcoming quarter should be included in the report. Any 
problems and issues that may arise and need the Contracting Officer's 
Technical Representative (COTR) or Contracting Officer (CO) attention 
should be clearly identified in the quarterly report in a specific, 
identified section. The grantee shall supply the progress report to the 
COTR every ninety (90) days, following date of award.
    (b) Initial and Subsequent Meetings with COTR: The grantee will 
meet with the COTR and appropriate NHTSA staff at NHTSA's offices in 
Washington D.C. to discuss and refine the development, implementation, 
and evaluation of the project. The grantee will prepare a 20 to 30 
minute presentation describing the project and will be prepared to 
answer questions from the COTR and others present at the briefing. 
After this initial meeting with the COTR, the grantee should meet at 
least once a year with the COTR in Washington D.C. at NHTSA's offices 
to discuss the project's progress and results. These meetings will be a 
minimum of 4 hours in length.
    (c) Revised Project Plan: If needed, the grantee will submit a 
revised project plan incorporating verbal and written comments from the 
COTR. This revised plan is due no more than one (1) month from date of 
the initial meeting with COTR.
    (d) Draft Final Report: The grantee will prepare a Draft Final 
Report that includes a description of the project, issue addressed, 
program implementation (if relevant), analytic strategies, findings and 
recommendations. With regard to technology transfer, it is important to 
know what worked and what did not work, under what circumstances, what 
can be done to enhance replication in similar communities, and what can 
be done to avoid potential problems for future replication of the 
project. This is true even if the applicant reviewed and documented 
existing programs. The grantee will submit the Draft Final Report to 
the COTR 60 days prior to the

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end of the performance period. The COTR will review the Draft Final 
Report and provide comments to the grantee within 30 days of receipt of 
the document.
    (e) Final Report: The grantee will revise the Draft Final Report to 
reflect the COTR's comments. The revised final report will be delivered 
to the COTR 15 days before the end of the performance period.
    (f) Requirements for Printed Material: The print materials shall be 
provided to NHTSA in both camera ready and appropriate media formats 
(disk, CD-rom) with graphics and printing specifications to guide 
NHTSA's printing office and any outside organization implementing the 
program. Printing Specifications follow.
    (i) Digital artwork for printing shall be provided to NHTSA on 
diskette (100MG Zip disk or 1GB Jaz disk). Files should be in current 
desktop design and publication programs, for example, Adobe 
Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Pagemaker, Macromedia Freehand, 
QuarkXPress. The grantee shall provide all supporting files and fonts 
(both screen and printers) needed for successful output, black and 
white laser separations of all pages, disk directory(s) with printing 
specifications provided to the Government Printing Office (GPO) on GPO 
Form 952 to guide NHTSA's printing office, GPO, and any outside 
organizations assisting with program production. The grantee shall 
confer with the COTR to verify all media format and language.
    (ii) Additionally, the program materials shall be submitted in the 
following format for placement on NHTSA's website on the World Wide 
Web.
     Original application format, for example, *pm5; *.doc; 
*.ppt; etc
     HTML level 3.2 or later
     A PDF file for viewing with Adobe Acrobat
    (iii) All HTML deliverables must be delivered on either a standard 
3.5" floppy disk or on a Windows 95 compatible formatted Iomega zip 
disk and labeled with the following information:
     Grantee's name and phone number
     Names of relevant files
     Application program and version used to create the 
file(s).
     If the files exceed the capacity of a high density floppy, 
a Windows 95 compatible formatted Iomega zip disk is acceptable.
    (iv) Graphics must be saved in Graphic Interchange Format (GIF) or 
Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG). Graphics should be prepared in 
the smallest size possible, without reducing the usefulness or the 
readability of the figure on the screen. Use GIF for solid color or 
black and white images, such as bar charts, maps, or diagrams. Use JPEG 
(highest resolution and lowest compression) for photographic images 
having a wider range of color or grey-scale tones. When in doubt, try 
both formats and use the one that gives the best image quality for the 
smallest file size. Graphic files can be embedded in the body of the 
text or linked from the body text in their own files: the latter is 
preferable when a figure needs to be viewed full screen (640 x 480 
pixels) to be readable.
     Tabular data must be displayed in HTML table format.
     List data must be displayed in HTML list format.
     Pre-formatted text is not acceptable.
     Currently, frames are not acceptable.
     JAVA, if used, must not affect the readability or 
usefulness of the document, only enhance it.
     Table background colors may be used, but must not be 
relied upon (for example, a white document background with a table with 
colored background may look nice with white text, but the colored 
background doesn't show up on the user's browser the text shall be 
white against white and unreadable.)
     All HTML documents must be saved in PC format and tested 
on a PC before delivery.
    (v) During all phases of program development, draft program content 
and materials shall be provided to the COTR, as appropriate, for 
approval and coordination within NHTSA.
    (vi) All HTML deliverables rendered under this cooperative 
agreement must comply with the accessibility standards at 36 CFR 
1194.22 which implements Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
as amended. This standard is available for viewing at the Access Board 
web site at: http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm
    Unless otherwise indicated, the grantee represents by signature of 
this cooperative agreement that all deliverables comply with the 
accessibility standards.
    (g) Final project briefing to NHTSA and a presentation to a 
national meeting: The grantee will deliver a briefing in Washington, DC 
at NHTSA's offices to the COTR and appropriate NHTSA staff to review 
the project implementation, evaluation, and results. This presentation 
shall last no less than 30 minutes and the grantee shall be prepared to 
answer questions from the briefing's attendees.
    In consultation with the COTR, the grantee will select a national 
meeting to deliver a presentation of the project and its effectiveness.
    (h) The grantee will deliver an electronic Microsoft PowerPoint 
(97) presentation that NHTSA staff shall be able to use to brief senior 
staff or bicycle partners at various meetings and conference.
    3. During the effective performance period of the cooperative 
agreements awarded as a result of this announcement, the agreements 
shall be subject to the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration's General Provisions for Assistance Agreement, dated 
July 1995.

    Issued on: April 9, 2002.
Rose A. McMurray,
Associate Administrator for Traffic Safety Programs.
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