[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52489-52491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20306]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Availability of Funds and Request for Applications for the 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Education and Training Program

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Service, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) 
announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2002 funds for a 
cooperative agreement to provide health promotion and disease 
prevention educational and training opportunities for medical students, 
preventive medicine residents, primary care residents, and practicing 
physicians.
    Approximately $125,000 will be available in fiscal year 2002. This 
award will begin on or about September 30, 2002 for a 12-month budget 
period with a project period of 5 years. Funding estimates may vary and 
are subject to change.
    Continuation awards within the project period will be made on the 
basis of satisfactory progress and availability of funds. The OMB 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for the National Health 
Promotion Program is 93.990.

    Authority: This program is authorized under section 301 and 
sections 1701 through 1704 of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 241 and 42 U.S.C. 300u through 300u-3.

ADDRESSES: Applications for this announcement shall be submitted to Ms. 
Karen Campbell, Grants Management Officer, Division of Management 
Operations, Office of Minority Health, Rockwall II Building, Suite 
1000, 5515 Security Lane, Rockville, MD 20852. Send the original and 2 
copies of the complete application to this address. Only original hard 
copy applications are acceptable.

DATES: To receive consideration, applications must be received by 
September 16, 2002. Applications will be considered as meeting the 
deadline if they are: Received on or before the deadline date by the 
Office of Minority Health by 5 PM EDT. Applications hand-carried by 
applicants or by applicant couriers shall be considered as meeting an 
announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline date 
between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the address indicated above. 
Applications submitted by facsimile transmission (FAX) or any other 
electronic format will not be accepted. Applications which do not meet 
the deadline will be considered late and will be returned to the 
applicant unread.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sally Jones, Administrative 
Officer, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building Room 738-G, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20201, (202) 260-7654.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (ODPHP) uses cooperative agreements with public and non-
profit organizations to support its mandate to provide leadership to 
promote health and prevent disease among Americans through management 
and coordination of the implementation of Healthy People 2010, the 
nation's health objectives for this decade. Through cooperative 
agreements, ODPHP has forged public-private partnerships to extend the 
reach and effectiveness of its work. For a copy of Healthy People 2010, 
visit the Internet site: http://www.health.gov/healthypeople.
    ODPHP intends to provide $125,000 to one grantee to enhance core 
competencies in health promotion and disease prevention for medical 
students, residents, and physicians. Measurable outcomes will include 
increased knowledge and understanding of the content, value and usage 
of such materials as Healthy People 2010, the Leading Health 
Indicators, Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Guide to Community 
Preventive Services, and health promotion and disease prevention in 
general.

Application Kit

    For this cooperative agreement, Form PHS 5161-1 (Revised July, 2000 
and approved by OMB under Control Number 0937-0189) must be used. An 
applicant is advised to pay close attention to the specific program 
guidelines and general instructions provided in the application kit. To 
get an application kit, write to: Ms. Karen Campbell, Grants Management 
Officer, Division of Management Operations, Office of Minority Health, 
Rockwall II Building, Suite 1000, 5515 Security Lane, Rockville, MD 
20852; or call Karen Campbell at (301) 594-0758.
    Eligible Applicants: To qualify for funding, an applicant must be a 
professional organization/society or institution of higher learning 
responsible for the education of medical students, preventive-medicine 
residents, primary-care residents, and practicing physicians from 
communities across the country. Eligible applicant organizations are 
encouraged to apply as partnerships.
    Faith-based organizations that meet the definition of a 
professional organization/society or institution of higher learning 
responsible for the training of those populations listed above are 
eligible to apply for this Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
Education and Training Program Cooperative Agreement.
    Availability of Funds: About $125,000 is expected to be available 
in FY 2002 to fund one cooperative agreement. It is expected that this 
award will begin on or about September 30, 2002 and will be made for a 
12-month budget period with a project period of five years. Funding 
estimates may change. Grantee may make contracts. Grantee will not be 
expected to match funds or share project costs.
    Use of Funds: Funds cannot be used for construction or renovation, 
to purchase or lease vehicles or vans, to purchase a facility to house 
project staff or carry out project activities, or to

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substitute new activities and expenditures for current ones.

Grantee Responsibilities

    1. The successful applicant, in collaboration with the ODPHP, will 
develop, implement and monitor Medical Student education in disease 
prevention and health promotion:
    a. Develop and execute a 2-3 day educational seminar for selected 
medical students to enhance their understanding of community-based 
health promotion and disease prevention strategies in the context of 
Healthy People 2010 and the Leading Health Indicators. This may be 
modeled on the 2002 Paul Ambrose Health Promotion Medical Student 
Leadership Symposium. (See attached documentation for further 
specifics.)
    b. Assist symposium students and their sponsoring institutions in 
the development of a specific health promotion or disease prevention 
project prior to and/or following the symposium by linking medical 
students to faculty at their institution of higher learning engaged in 
disease prevention and health promotional activities.
    c. Provide a forum for students to present the results of their 
project.
    2. The successful applicant, in collaboration with the ODPHP, will 
develop, implement and monitor Preventive Medicine and Primary Care 
Resident education in disease prevention and health promotion:
    a. Facilitate/coordinate an elective rotation at ODPHP of 1-3 
months duration. (2 month minimum for preventive medicine residents)
    b. Recruit and select preventive medicine and primary care 
residents to participate in this elective.
    c. Convene a meeting at the onset of the initial project year of 
relevant residency program directors and field placement/site mentors 
and/or advisors to review program goals, objectives and educational 
plans.
    3. The successful applicant, in collaboration with the ODPHP, will 
develop and present a proposal to expand disease prevention and health 
promotion education opportunities for primary care providers. This may 
include, for example, expanding opportunities for continuing medical 
education or other mechanisms for educating practitioners on the 
principles of health promotion and disease prevention.
    4. The successful applicant will assist ODPHP with the Luther Terry 
Fellowship including the framework for identifying education content 
and resources in the public health community for the development and 
implementation of the Luther Terry Fellowship.

ODPHP Responsibilities

    Substantial programmatic involvement is as follows:
    1. ODPHP will provide technical assistance and oversight as 
necessary for the overall design and implementation of the Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion Education and Training programs.
    2. ODPHP will participate with grantee in the development of, and 
ultimately approve, educational materials and program activities for 
medical students, residents, and practicing physicians.
    3. Provide site location and mentorship for preventive medicine 
residents and primary care residents on educational assignment at 
ODPHP.
    4. ODPHP will provide assistance to the management of program 
strategies, direction, evaluation activities, and any decisions related 
to adjustments in funding levels of participating institutions.
    5. ODPHP will participate in site visits to training events, as 
deemed appropriate.

Review of Applications

    Applications that are not complete or that do not conform to or 
address the criteria of the announcement will be returned without 
comment. Each organization may submit no more than one proposal under 
this announcement. Organizations submitting more than one proposal will 
be deemed ineligible. The proposals will be returned without comment. 
Accepted applications will be reviewed for technical merit in 
accordance with PHS policies. Applications will be evaluated by an 
Objective Review Panel. Panel members are chosen for their expertise in 
disease prevention and health promotion issues at the national and 
local levels. Applications should be no more than 30 pages in length, 
excluding resumes and organizational background material.

Application Review Criteria

    The technical review of applications will consider the following 5 
generic factors:

(1) Education and Training Plan (30 points)

    The proposed goals and objectives in the Education Plan relate to 
the goal of increasing knowledge and use of disease prevention and 
health promotion materials and methods among the targeted levels of 
medical students/residents and practitioners:

--Extent to which the plan summarizes the state of disease prevention 
and health promotion education for medical students, preventive 
medicine and primary care residents, and practicing primary care 
physicians. Including a description of the extent to which ``disease 
prevention and health promotion'' didactic and applied experiences and 
opportunities exist in medical education and clinical practice.
--Description of how the applicant develops each activity specific to 
the medical students, preventive medicine residents and primary care 
residents, and practicing physicians as outlined under Grantee 
Responsibilities.
--Appropriateness and relationship of strategies and objectives to the 
overall goal and implementation of the required activities.
--Appropriateness of specific, realistic, measurable and time-phased 
process and outcome objectives for each of the strategies to be 
implemented.
--Relevancy of the evidentiary basis for the proposed strategies.
--Degree to which the Healthy People 2010 initiative, corresponding 
Healthy People State plans, the Leading Health Indicators, the Clinical 
and Community Guides to Preventive Services will be incorporated into 
proposed activities.
--Where applicable, how proposed strategies and objectives are 
currently being implemented using other resources.
--How applicant will leverage additional resources for implementation 
of components of the each educational/training activity.

(2) Project Evaluation (20 points)

--Extent to which application describes how process and outcome 
objectives for all educational activities will be measured, evaluated 
and documented.
--Identification of mechanisms to track: (1) The participants in the 
three educational/training activities, (2) the effect(s) the activities 
have on the respective careers, and (3) use of clinical preventive 
services and participation in health promotional activities.
--Feasibility and appropriateness of evaluation design;
--Ability to share and disseminate project results.

(3) Organizational Capabilities/Qualifications (20 points)

--The management and administrative structure of the applicant is 
explained. Evidence of the applicant's

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ability to manage a project of the proposed activities is well defined.
--The application clearly demonstrates the successful management of 
projects of similar scope by the organization and or by the individual 
and/or team designated to manage the project.
--The organization's active involvement in education and or training of 
the targeted groups is demonstrated.
--Position descriptions and/or resumes of key personnel, including 
those of consultants/contractors, are presented. The position 
descriptions and/or resumes relate specifically to the staff proposed 
in the proposed approach and in the proposed budget of the application. 
Position descriptions clearly describe the position and its duties and 
clearly relate to the personnel staffing required to achieve the 
project objectives. Resumes demonstrate that the proposed staff are 
qualified to carry out the proposed activities. Either the position 
descriptions or the resumes contain the qualifications, and/or 
specialized skills, necessary for overall quality management of the 
project. Resumes must be included if individuals have been identified 
for positions in the application.

(4) Partnerships (15 points)

--Description of how partners (if any) were selected and how they will 
contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring, and any 
modifications to the proposed activities over time.

(5) Budget (15 points)

    A detailed and fully explained budget is provided which:
--Justifies each line item, with a well-written justification, in the 
budget categories of the application;
--Includes and justifies sufficient cost and other necessary details to 
facilitate the determination of cost allowability and the relevance of 
these costs to the proposed activities;
--Requests funds which are appropriate and necessary for the scope of 
the proposed activities; and
--Demonstrates administrative efficiency and value which allows for the 
maximizing of resources for the proposed activities.

General Reporting Requirements

    A successful applicant under this notice will also submit (1) semi-
annual progress reports; (2) an annual Financial Status Report; and (3) 
a final progress report and Financial Status Report in the format 
established by ODPHP, in accordance with provisions of the general 
regulations which apply under ``Monitoring and Reporting Program 
Performance,'' 45 CFR 74.51-74.52, with the exception of State and 
local governments to which 45 CFR part 92, Subpart C reporting 
requirements apply.

Provision of Smoke-Free Workplace and Non-Use of Tobacco Products 
by Recipients of PHS

Grants

    The PHS strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a 
smoke-free workplace and to promote the non-use of all tobacco 
products. In addition, Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 
1994, prohibits smoking in certain facilities (or in some cases, any 
portion of a facility) in which regular or routine education, library, 
day care, health care or early childhood development services are 
provided to children.

Public Health System Reporting Requirements

    This program is subject to Public Health System Reporting 
Requirements. Under these requirements, a community-based 
nongovernmental applicant must prepare and submit a Public Health 
System Impact Statement (PHSIS). The PHSIS is intended to provide 
information to State and local health officials to keep them apprised 
of proposed health services grant applications submitted by community-
based organizations within their jurisdictions.
    Community-based nongovernmental applicants are required to submit, 
no later than the Federal due date for receipt of the application, the 
following information to the head of the appropriate State and local 
health agencies in the area(s) to be impacted:
    (a) A copy of the face page of the application (SF 424), and
    (b) A summary of the project (PHSIS), not to exceed one page, which 
provides:
    (1) A description of the population to be served,
    (2) A summary of the services to be provided, and
    (3) A description of the coordination planned with the appropriate 
State or local health agencies.
    Copies of the letters forwarding the PHSIS to these authorities 
must be contained in the application materials submitted to the Office 
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

State Reviews

    This program is subject to the requirements of Executive Order 
12372 which allows States the option of setting up a system for 
reviewing applications from within their States for assistance under 
certain Federal programs. The application kit available under this 
notice will contain a list of States which have chosen to set up a 
review system and will include a State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) 
in the State for review. Applicants (other than federally recognized 
Indian tribes) should contact their SPOCs as early as possible to alert 
them to the prospective applications and receive any necessary 
instructions on the State process. For proposed projects serving more 
than one State, the applicant is advised to contact the SPOC of each 
affected State. The due date for State process recommendations is 60 
days after the application deadline established by the Office of 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's Acting Grants Management 
Officer. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion does not 
guarantee that it will accommodate or explain its responses to State 
process recommendations received after that date. (See 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs'' Executive Order 12372 
and 45 CFR part 100 for a description of the review process and 
requirements).

    Dated: August 2, 2002.
Randolph F. Wykoff,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion), Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion.
[FR Doc. 02-20306 Filed 8-9-02; 8:45 am]
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