[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49026-49028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19061]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 02138]


Technology Transfer of a Community-level Intervention for Young 
Men at Risk for HIV Infection; 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 a cooperative agreement 
program for Technology Transfer of a Community-level Intervention for 
Young Men at Risk for HIV Infection. This program addresses the 
``Healthy People 2010'' focus dealing with HIV and AIDS prevention.
    The purpose of the program is to implement an HIV prevention, 
community level intervention in locations that served as comparison 
communities in research funded through the previous Program 
Announcement 96001.
    Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one or 
more of the following performance goals for the National Center for 
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Sexually Transmitted Disease and 
Tuberculosis (HIV, STD, & TB Prevention). Through the implementation of 
HIV prevention programs, reduce the number of cases of HIV infection 
and AIDS: 1. Acquired heterosexually, 2. related to injecting drug use, 
3. associated with male-to-male homosexual contact, and 4. acquired 
perinatally.

B. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    This program is authorized under sections 301(a) and 317 (k)(2) of 
the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. section 241. The Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.943.

C. Eligible Applicants

    Eligibility is limited to organizations (identified in this 
announcement as lead organizations) that were collaborative partners, 
or served as part of the local advisory group, in the comparison 
communities for the HIV prevention research study funded under Program 
Announcement 96001. Listed are eligible organizations located in the 
following communities: Atlanta, Georgia--AID Atlanta, AIDS Education 
Services for Minorities, Brothers Back to Back, Fulton County Health 
Department, Second Sunday, State of Georgia, Department of Health, STD/
HIV Division (in Decatur, Georgia), and Unity Fellowship Church; 
Detroit, Michigan--Midwest AIDS Prevention Project (in Ferndale, 
Michigan); Minneapolis, Minnesota--The Bridge for Runaway Youth, The 
City, Inc., District 202, Face to Face Health and Counseling Services, 
Inc. (in Saint Paul, Minnesota), HIM Program--Red Door Clinic, Lutheran 
Social Services, Minnesota AIDS Project, Out4Good, Out for Equity (in 
Saint Paul, Minnesota), Pillsbury House, Project Solo, and Youth Link 
(formerly Minneapolis Youth Diversion); Queens (Jackson Heights), New 
York City, New York--Hispanic AIDS Forum; San Diego, California--Asian 
Pacific Islander Community AIDS Project and Gay and Lesbian Center; San 
Gabriel Valley, California--AltaMed, Bienestar, Community Health 
Foundation, The Wall-Los Memorias, and Whittier-Rio Hondo.
    Universities and research organizations are not eligible for 
funding as a lead organization but can be part of the collaborative 
team.
    In addition, eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:
    (1) Where applicable, must target the following racial/ethnic 
populations: Asian and Pacific Islanders(San Diego); African-Americans 
(Atlanta); Latinos/Hispanics (Queens [Jackson Heights]; San Gabriel 
Valley).
    (2) Must have an agreement to collaborate with the investigator on 
the proposed program as evidenced by a letter of support.

    Note: Title 2 of the United States Code section 1611 states that 
an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code that engages in lobbying activities is not eligible to 
receive Federal funds constituting an award, grant or loan.

D. Availability of Funds

    Approximately $1.2 million is available in FY 2002 to fund 
approximately six awards. It is expected that the average award will be 
$200,000, ranging from $150,000 to $250,000. It is expected that the 
awards will begin on or about September 16, 2002 and will be made for a 
12-month budget period.
    Although applicants are encouraged to contract with other 
organizations under these cooperative agreements, applicants must 
perform a substantial portion of the activities (including program 
management and operations) for which funds are requested.

Funding Preferences

    Each applicant may submit only one application and the intent is to 
fund one award in each of the specified communities, therefore 
applicants from the same geographic area are encouraged to collaborate.
    Matching funds is not a requirement for this program announcement.

E. Program Requirements

    In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program, 
the recipient will 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. Establish a collaborative team of prevention service providers 
and other community partners to implement a multi-component HIV 
prevention intervention for young men (aged 15-25) who have sex with 
men (YMSM). The collaborative team should consist of the organizations 
that will jointly implement intervention activities for YMSM. The 
collaborative team will include a lead organization, a researcher that 
was previously funded through Program Announcement 96001, and at least 
one other community organization. The lead organization and other 
collaborating organizations may be state or local health departments, 
community-based organizations, AIDS service organizations, or other 
social service organizations, and organizations

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affiliated with the state/local Community Planning Group (CPG).
    b. Participate in a planning process that will involve a review of 
interventions that have been found to be effective for YMSM, selection 
of intervention activities that will be implemented jointly by the 
organizations in the collaborative team, and tailoring of the 
intervention protocols to the context of the community. The 
collaborative teams should consider interventions identified in the 
state/local Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plans but should also consider 
interventions that have been identified by CDC as effective for this 
population that may not be mentioned in a state/local plan. All 
activities supported under this announcement must be consistent with 
the goals of the state/local Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan.
    c. Implement the HIV prevention intervention for YMSM. This may 
involve any or all of the following activities: peer outreach, social 
marketing, social events with an HIV prevention theme, and small group 
workshops.
    d. Collaborate with academic or other appropriate institutions to 
develop and implement a plan for evaluating program activities.
    e. Establish mechanisms with other public and/or private groups to 
maintain support for the program at the conclusion of federal support.
    f. Collaborate with appropriate partners to inform, and educate 
state and local CPG's, other HIV prevention providers and researchers 
regarding the experiences and lessons learned in technology transfer of 
the selected intervention activities for YMSM in these communities.
    g. Collaborate with appropriate partners to inform and educate 
others regarding the experiences and lessons learned from the project.

2. CDC Activities

    a. Provide up to date information and recommendations on effective 
intervention strategies for YMSM.
    b. Provide consultation and technical assistance in the planning 
and evaluation of program activities.
    c. Monitor recipient performance of program activities and 
compliance with other requirements.
    d. Identify mechanisms for disseminating lessons learned from the 
project.

F. Content

Applications

    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 25 double-spaced pages, 
printed on one side, with one-inch margins, and twelve point fonts. The 
25 pages does not include the budget or appendices.

G. Submission and Deadline

Application

    Submit the original and two copies of PHS 5161-1 [(OMB Number 0920-
0428) (adhere to the instructions on the Errata Instruction Sheet for 
PHS 398)]. Forms are at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm.
    Forms may also be obtained by contacting the Grants Management 
listed in the ``Where to Obtain Additional Information'' section of 
this announcement. Forms may not be submitted electronically.
    On or before August 28, 2002, submit the application to the: 
Technical Information Management Section, 2920 Brandywine Road, Suite 
3000, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
    Deadline: Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline 
if they are: Received on or before the deadline date.
    Late Applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria 
above will be returned to the applicant.

H. Evaluation Criteria

Application

    Applicants are required to provide Measures of Effectiveness that 
will demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified 
objectives of the grant or cooperative agreement. Measures of 
Effectiveness must relate to the performance goal (or goals)as stated 
in section ``A. Purpose'' of this announcement. Measures must be 
objective and quantitative and must measure the intended outcome. These 
Measures of Effectiveness shall be submitted with the application and 
shall be an element of evaluation.
    Each application will be evaluated individually against the 
following criteria by an independent review group appointed by CDC.
(1) Intervention implementation plan (30 points)
    a. The applicant should describe the planning process for reviewing 
HIV prevention interventions that have shown evidence of effectiveness, 
and selecting intervention activities for their community. The planning 
process should include strategies for tailoring the planned 
intervention to the target population and the community context.
    b. The applicant should provide a plan for implementing, with 
members of the collaborative team and community members, the selected 
HIV prevention intervention for young men who have sex with men. This 
intervention may include any or all of the following activities: Peer 
outreach, social marketing, social events with an HIV prevention theme, 
small group workshops, and capacity-building. Applicants are encouraged 
to improve existing services with proven effective prevention programs 
in order to enhance the sustainability of the effort.
    c. The proposed implementation plan should include overall goals 
and specific objectives that are time-phased, measurable, realistic, 
and related to the proposed goals.
    d. A time line of planned program activities should be included in 
the appendix for this section. The time line should allow for a 
planning process of at least three but no more than six months prior to 
intervention implementation.
    e. The applicant should provide a plan for sustaining the 
intervention beyond the federal funding period, including potential 
alternate sources of funding.
(2) Organizational capacity of lead agency (25 points)
    a. The applicant should describe experience conducting HIV 
prevention activities directly with the target population, or as part 
of a coalition or collaborative team working with the target 
population, for at least two of the previous four years in the selected 
community.
    b. The applicant should describe the staffing plan for the proposed 
program. At a minimum, staffing should include a full-time program 
coordinator, a full-time peer outreach coordinator, and a part-time 
program assistant. Except for the program coordinator, some of these 
positions may be housed within other coalition members' organizations.
    c. The applicant should provide descriptions of any other 
collaborative ventures within the past four years, and document the 
accomplishments of those collaborations.
(3) Collaborative Team (25 points)
    a. The applicant must describe the members of the collaborative 
team by type of organization and relative organizational experience. 
(At a minimum, the collaborative team should include at least the lead 
agency, the original researcher funded under

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Cooperative Agreement 96001, and at least one other community 
organization). The applicant should be able to show strong 
representation by the targeted YMSM population in the collaborative 
team.
    b. The applicant should provide evidence of an established 
relationship with one of the investigators funded under Cooperative 
Agreement 96001 and/or an agreement to collaborate with the researcher 
on this program as evidenced by a letter of support. The applicant 
should describe the specific role the researcher will perform in the 
implementation and evaluation of the intervention.
    c. Signed letters of support or other official documentation (e.g., 
memorandum of agreement) of the relevant collaboration should be 
appended to the document but not included in this section of the 
narrative.
(4) Evaluation Plan (10 points)
    a. Applicant should provide a description of the evaluation and 
monitoring process that the applicant will use to track and measure 
program progress.
    b. An evaluation plan should be provided that includes time-phased, 
specific, and measurable objectives that account for the major 
activities of the intervention implementation plan, and any other 
relative process measures.
(5) Dissemination of Lessons Learned (10 points)
    The applicant should describe how successful approaches and lessons 
learned will be shared with other organizations.
(6) Budget (not scored)
    The applicant should provide a line-item budget with a detailed 
narrative justification that is consistent with the purpose and 
objectives of this cooperative agreement.

I. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

    Provide CDC with original plus two copies of
    1. Quarterly 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.
    4. Applicants are required to provide Measures of Effectiveness 
that will demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified 
objectives of the grant or cooperative agreement.
    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-1  Human Subjects Requirements
AR-2  Requirements for Inclusion of Women and Racial and Ethnic 
Minorities in Research
AR-4  HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Provisions
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 2010
AR-12  Lobbying Restrictions
AR-14  Accounting System Requirements
AR-15  Proof of Non-Profit Status
AR-22  Research Integrity

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.''
    To obtain business management technical assistance, contact: Lynn 
Mercer, Grants Management Officer, 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) 488-2810, Email address: [email protected].
    For program technical assistance, contact: Craig Studer, Behavioral 
Intervention Research Branch, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB 
Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road, NE, MS E-37, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone number: (404) 639-1900, 
Email address: [email protected].

    Dated: July 23, 2002.
Edward J. Schultz,
Deputy Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control Prevention.
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