[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31331-31334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11563]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement Number 02128]


Targeted Injury Intervention Programs; Notice of Availability of 
Funds

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National 
Centers for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2002 funds for a cooperative agreement 
for Targeted Injury Intervention Programs. This program addresses the 
``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas for Injury and Violence Prevention.
    The purpose of this program is to strengthen and support the 
capacity of state injury programs by awarding funds for targeted injury 
intervention activities to States which demonstrate an existing 
capacity to access and analyze current state injury data and to design, 
develop, and implement a targeted injury prevention program of high 
public health importance in the state.
    The goal of this program is to support State public health agencies 
in developing their capacity to implement effective, comprehensive 
injury prevention programs, including both unintentional injury and 
violence prevention components.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided only to the official public health 
agencies of States or their bona fide agents, 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 $1.2 million is available in FY 2002 to fund 
approximately three to four awards. It is expected that the average 
award will be $300,000, ranging from $275,000 to $350,000. It is 
expected that the awards will begin on or about September 30, 2002 and 
will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period of up 
to three 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 progress as evidenced by required reports 
and the availability of funds.
    Pre-Application Conference Call: In addition, for interested 
applicants, a telephone conference call for a pre-application Injury 
technical assistance workshop will be held on Friday, June 14, 2002, 
from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, Eastern Standard Time. The conference name is 
``Pre Application Grant Workshop'', the bridge number for the 
conference call is 1-800-713-1971, and the conference code is #52104. 
If you have a problem during your conference, you may press *0 at 
anytime to signal the attendant.

D. Program Requirements

    In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program, 
the recipient will be responsible for the activities listed under 1 
(Recipient Activities), and CDC will be responsible for the activities 
listed under 2. (CDC Activities).

1. Recipient Activities

    a. Select an injury (unintentional or violence) topic or area for 
intervention based on identified priorities which have been established 
by the State's current Injury Prevention Plan (or similar consensus 
document which provides a framework for existing data-driven action to 
reduce the burden of injury in the state).
    b. Develop, enhance, or provide evidence of a current detailed 
targeted intervention plan focused specifically on the priority topic 
or area of injury identified by the State Injury Prevention

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Plan (or similar document) identified in a, above.
    c. Utilize, for implementation, intervention activities which are 
based on proven or very promising approaches as documented in the 
scientific literature (i.e., evidence based intervention activities).
    d. Assess the State public health agency's injury infrastructure 
and capacity and determine key staff, expertise, and associated 
resources needed to coordinate and implement the targeted intervention 
plan described above. Determine how the addition of these staff and 
their activities will best further creation and operation of a 
comprehensive State injury program.
    e. Build new and enhance existing partnerships by identifying and 
inviting potential key private, professional, voluntary, and non-profit 
injury prevention organizations, policymakers, consumers, payers, 
media, state, and Federal agencies, surveillance agencies, research and 
academic institutions, and others to become members of a new or 
existing state injury prevention and control coalition. Focus the 
partnerships on supporting and enhancing the targeted intervention 
plan's activities. States with existing injury advisory committees 
might wish to build upon these to form their coalitions, while still 
maintaining an active focus on development of a comprehensive injury 
prevention program.
    f. Enhance and build new linkages among existing state-based 
surveillance systems and other data sources to refine and evaluate 
targeted intervention activities and to further develop comprehensive 
injury prevention activities.
    g. Conduct systematic evaluation of the targeted intervention 
activities; develop performance indicators to use as benchmarks for 
improvement and to determine the impact of the targeted intervention 
activities; determine how conducting these targeted intervention 
activities impacts the State's ability to develop a comprehensive 
injury prevention program.
    Applicants are required to provide Measures of Effectiveness that 
will demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified 
objectives of the grant/cooperative agreement. Measures must be 
objective/quantitative and must measure the intended outcome. These 
Measures of Effectiveness shall be submitted with the application and 
shall be an element of evaluation.

2. CDC Activities

    a. Assist with the exchange of information and collaboration among 
recipients.
    b. Provide to recipients relevant, state of the art, research 
findings and public health recommendations related to comprehensive 
injury control.
    c. Provide ongoing guidance, consultation, and technical assistance 
in conducting Recipient Activities.
    d. Assist with identifying and developing national injury 
prevention and control campaigns and materials that can be integrated 
into comprehensive injury control programs.

E. Content

Application

    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 30 double-spaced pages, 
printed on one side, with one inch margins, and unreduced 12 point 
Courier Font. Number each page consecutively and provide a complete 
Table of Contents. The total number of pages should not exceed 50 pages 
including the appendix. All materials must be provided in an unbound, 
one-sided, 8.5 x 11 inch pages, suitable for photocopying.

F. Submission and Deadline

Application

    Submit the original and two copies of PHS 5161-1 (OMB Number 0920-
0428). Forms are available in the application kit and at the following 
Internet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm.
    On or before 5 pm Eastern Standard Time on June 24, 2002, submit 
the application to:

Technical Information Management-PA02128,
Procurement and Grants Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
2920 Brandywine Rd., Room 3000,
Atlanta, GA 30341-4146.

    Application forms must be submitted in the following order:

Cover Letter
Table of Contents
Application
Budget Information Form
Budget Justification
Checklist
Assurances
Certifications
Disclosure Forms
HIV Assurance Form
Human Subject Certification
Indirect Cost Rate Agreement
Narrative

G. Evaluation Criteria

Application

    Each application will be evaluated individually against the 
following criteria by an independent review group appointed by CDC.
1. Background and Need (15 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant submits a State Injury 
Prevention Plan or similar consensus document which is up to date and 
which includes:
    (1) An assessment and prioritization of the injury burden (both 
unintentional injury and violence) in the State using population-based 
data.
    (2) Short-term and long-term goals and objectives that address a 
range of injury issues based on identified needs.
    (3) An inventory assessment of existing and needed resources to 
implement specific injury intervention programs.
    (4) Evidence that the plan was developed as part of a collaborative 
process with other state governmental and non-governmental agencies.
2. Targeted Intervention Plan (25 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant describes design and 
development of a specific injury prevention intervention activity or 
set of activities that focuses on a priority area of injury identified 
in the State Injury Prevention Plan (e.g. motor vehicle injuries, 
bicycle head injuries, youth violence or suicide prevention, etc.)
    b. The extent to which proposed targeted intervention activities 
are based on evidence documented in the scientific literature and on 
the activities' potential impact in reducing the targeted unintentional 
injury or violence in the State.
    c. The extent to which the injury problem chosen for intervention 
is based on the relative magnitude of the problem (i.e., in comparison 
with other causes of injuries in the state and relative to national 
rates.)
    d. The extent to which the applicant describes how injury 
surveillance data will be used in the context of the targeted 
intervention activities; the extent to which the applicant documents a 
process for updating or modifying the surveillance system as new needs 
are identified; the extent to which the description shows evidence that 
existing surveillance systems enable the injury program to: collect 
population-based information on the demographics and incidence of 
relevant injury morbidity and mortality; identify segments of the 
population who are at risk for the selected injury; identify factors 
contributing to the burden of this

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particular injury; and, when appropriate, monitor the number and 
characteristics of people served by relevant targeted intervention 
activities.
3. Collaborative Partnerships and Community Involvement (10 Points)
    a. The extent to which evidence is presented which demonstrates the 
breadth and appropriateness of (1) existing linkages within and outside 
the State public health agency to coordinate diverse injury control 
activities, and (2) the current or proposed broad-based State 
collaborative partnership to advise and/or support a state injury 
advisory committee on state injury implementation activities.
    b. The extent to which the applicant demonstrates that it will be 
able to mobilize support for the targeted intervention activities among 
the public and private sectors, including target communities.
    c. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence it will 
enhance and build new linkages among partners to support existing and 
new surveillance systems to refine and evaluate targeted intervention 
activities and to further develop comprehensive injury prevention 
activities.
4. Methods and Staffing (30 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant includes goals which are 
relevant to the targeted intervention in the proposed injury area and 
feasible to accomplish during the project period.
    b. The extent to which the applicant describes long and short term 
objectives which are specific, measurable, attainable, and realistic 
and which are time-framed process and outcome objectives designed to 
accomplish all activities of the targeted injury intervention(s).
    c. The extent to which the applicant provides a program logic model 
that identifies and relates the critical elements of the targeted 
intervention activities with intended outcomes (e.g., inputs, 
activities, outputs, intermediate and longer term outcomes).
    d. The extent to which the applicant provides a detailed framework 
for implementation of the targeted intervention plan that shows 
specific intervention activities beginning not later than the latter 
part of year 1 and that includes a description of expected inputs, 
resources, and activities (with time lines and organizations/persons 
responsible and proposed level of effort).
    e. The extent to which the applicant provides: (1) A detailed 
description of how staffing resources (including programmatic, 
epidemiological and evaluation resources) will be allocated for each 
activity, and which includes designation of a coordinator with 
responsibility for coordinating the targeted intervention plan's 
activities; (2) a reasonable and complete schedule for implementing and 
completing all activities; and (3) evidence of access or assignment of 
epidemiological expertise for performing routine data review and 
analysis activities.
5. Evaluation (20 Points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant describes an evaluation plan 
which includes questions and methods for assessing the targeted 
intervention's implementation, impact, costs, and the linkage between 
the targeted intervention activities and the intended outcomes. In 
addition, since these targeted intervention activities are intended to 
expand existing capacities in the state to prevent injuries, the extent 
to which evaluation questions and methods addressing this have been 
proposed.
    b. The extent to which a feasible plan for: assuring the targeted 
intervention plan is being implemented as designed (i.e., what measure 
or indicators will be in place to monitor progress and fidelity of 
implementation); assessing the level of effort that may include 
developing guidance documents, training, intensity (how much and how 
often), reach, etc. and assessing program outputs and outcomes 
(intended/unintended, positive/negative) are included.
    c. The extent to which the applicant describes data sources and 
linkages for evaluation purposes and methods to evaluate the data 
sources, and documents staff availability, expertise, experience, and 
capacity to perform the evaluation.
    d. The extent to which the applicant describes a method for 
documenting lessons learned, including barriers (anticipated and 
unanticipated) and recommended changes or other considerations in 
future similar injury and violence prevention activities.
    e. The extent the applicant provides a plan for collecting 
information related to costs associated with the project, including 
costs funded by the cooperative agreement, other sources, in-kind and 
donated (e.g., volunteer) and which include: personnel time (type, 
amount and hours per activity); equipment and materials; facilities; 
and any client inputs.
    f. The extent to which the applicant provides a plan for describing 
increased capacities within the state and/or the state public health 
agency as a result of this project.
    g. The extent to which the applicant provides a plan for reporting 
information on intervention implementation and evaluation results.
6. Budget and Justification (Not Scored)
    The extent to which the applicant provides a detailed budget and 
narrative justification consistent with stated objectives and planned 
injury prevention program activities and includes an out of state 
travel budget for two state participants to attend an annual CDC 
grantees meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
    The Objective Review Panel shall assure that measures set forth in 
the application are in accordance with CDC's performance plans.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

    Provide CDC with original plus two copies of:
    1. Semiannual progress reports.
    2. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of 
the budget period.
    3. Final financial and performance reports, no more than 90 days 
after the end of the project period.
    4. The results of the Measures of Effectiveness shall be a data 
requirement to be submitted with or incorporated into the periodic 
progress reports.
    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 of the 
announcement.

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 2010
AR-12  Lobbying Restrictions
AR-13  Prohibition on Use of CDC Funds for Certain Gun Control 
Activities
AR-14  Accounting System Requirements
AR-16  Security Clearance Requirement

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    This program is authorized under section 301 (a) and 317k (2) (42 
U.S.C. 241(a) and 247b (2)) of the Public Health

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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 home page 
Internet address--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: Nancy Pillar, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management 
Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146. 
Telephone number 770-488-2721. e-mail address: [email protected].

    For program technical assistance, contact: John Hemphill, Project 
Officer, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Injury Disability Outcomes 
and Programs, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop KO2, Atlanta, GA 30341-
3724. Telephone (770) 488-1285.

    Dated: May 4, 2002.
Sandra R. Manning,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
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