[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2780-2783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1192]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 02060-FY03]


National Cancer Prevention and Control Program; Open Season; 
Notice of Availability Funds

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2003 funds for an Open Season for the 
National Cancer Prevention and Control Program (NCPCP) cooperative 
agreement program previously announced in Program Announcement 02060, 
National Cancer Prevention and Control Program (Henceforth referred to 
as PA 02060.) This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus 
areas related to cancer.
    PA 02060 was published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2002, 
Volume 67, Number 78, pages 19932-19950. Amendment 1 was published May 
23, 2002, and Amendment 2 was published January 2, 2003. Applicants may 
access the amended version of PA

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02060, along with this Open Season announcement, on the CDC Web site, 
Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov.
    Click on ``Funding,'' then ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements.'' 
sections A.-F. of the original PA 02060 are superceded by sections A.-
F. published in this Open Season announcement. If you do not have 
access to the Internet, or if you have difficulty accessing the 
announcements on-line, you may call the CDC Procurement and Grants 
Office, Technical Information Management Section at 770-488-2700 for 
assistance.
    The NCPCP will assist States/District of Columbia/Tribes/
Territories in developing, implementing, maintaining, enhancing, 
integrating, and evaluating a cancer program inclusive of cancer 
surveillance, prevention, and early detection programs, with a focus on 
eliminating health disparities. The purpose of each of the three 
programmatic components within the NCPCP is as follows:

A.1. National Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs (NCCCP)

    The NCCCP component supports the planning and implementation of 
comprehensive cancer control activities. CDC defines comprehensive 
cancer control as an integrated and coordinated approach to reduce the 
incidence, morbidity and mortality of cancer through prevention, early 
detection, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation.

A.2. National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program 
(NBCCEDP)

    The NBCCEDP component supports the development of systems to assure 
breast and cervical cancer screening for low income, underserved, and 
uninsured women with special emphasis on reaching those who are 
geographically or culturally isolated, older, or members of racial/
ethnic minorities. Components of the NBCCEDP include surveillance, 
partnership development, screening, referral and follow-up, quality 
assurance, public and provider education, and evaluation. These 
components are carried out at the local, State and national levels 
through collaborative partnerships with State health agencies, 
community-based organizations, tribal governments, universities, a 
variety of medical care providers and related agencies and 
institutions, and the business and voluntary sectors. These partners 
work together to develop, implement and evaluate strategies to promote 
breast and cervical cancer prevention and early detection, to increase 
access to related services and to improve the quality and timeliness of 
the services.

A.3. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)

    The NPCR component supports efforts to establish population-based 
cancer registries where they do not exist and to improve existing 
cancer registries.
    The amended PA 02060 contains information that is specific to the 
three individual components. Section G ``Specific Guidance for NCCCP'' 
addresses the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program; section H 
``Specific Guidance for NBCCEDP'' addresses the National Breast and 
Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program; and section I ``Specific 
Guidance for NPCR'' addresses the National Program of Cancer 
Registries. These component sections include specific guidance 
regarding:
    [sbull] Eligibility
    [sbull] Program Requirements
    [sbull] Application Content
    [sbull] Other Requirements
    [sbull] Evaluation Criteria
    Please refer to these specific component sections in the amended PA 
02060 for additional information.

Special Guidelines for Technical Assistance

Conference Call
    Technical assistance will be available for potential applicants on 
a conference call. The call will take place on Tuesday, January 28, 
2003, from 3 p.m. eastern standard time until 5 p.m. eastern standard 
time.
    Potential applicants are requested to call in using only one 
telephone line. The conference can be accessed by calling 1-800-713-
1971, or 404-639-4100, and entering access code 553768. The purpose of 
the conference call is to help potential applicants to:
    1. Understand the process for the Open Season Announcement for PA 
02060 for the National Cancer Prevention and Control Program.
    2. Understand the scope and intent of PA 02060 for the National 
Cancer Prevention and Control Program.
    3. Be familiar with the Public Health Services funding policies and 
application and review procedures.
    Participation in this conference call is not mandatory. At the time 
of the call, if you have problems accessing the conference call, please 
call 404-639-7550.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Applicants may apply for any or all of the components within this 
Open Season announcement for which they are eligible. Eligibility 
Criteria for each component are as follows:

B.1. Eligible for NCCCP

    Potential applicants that are eligible for components of NCCCP are 
the health departments of States or their bona fide agents, 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, the Republic of Palau, and Federally recognized 
Indian tribal governments and tribal organizations, urban Indian 
organizations and inter-tribal consortia (hereafter referred to as 
tribes) whose primary purpose is to improve American Indian/Alaska 
Native health and which represent the Native population in their 
catchment area, that are not currently funded for NCCCP under PA 02060.

B.2. Eligible for NBCCEDP

    Potential applicants that are eligible for NBCCEDP are the Virgin 
Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and Federally recognized 
Indian tribal governments and tribal organizations, urban Indian 
organizations and inter-tribal consortia (hereafter referred to as 
tribes) whose primary purpose is to improve American Indian/Alaska 
Native health and which represent the Native population in their 
catchment area, that are not currently funded for NBCCEDP under PA 
02060.

B.3. Eligible for NPCR

    Potential applicants that are eligible for components of NPCR are 
the health departments of States or their bona fide agents, 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, the Republic of Palau, and academic or nonprofit 
organizations designated by the State to operate the State's cancer 
registry, that are not currently funded under PA 02060.

    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.


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C. Funds

Availability of Funds

    Pending availability of FY 2003 funds, approximately $6,250,000 is 
available in FY 2003 to fund new programs under the Open Season for PA 
02060-FY03.
    Awards under PA 02060 were made for a Project Period of September 
30, 2002, through June 29, 2007. The first budget period was September 
30, 2002, through June 29, 2003. Awards under this Open Season 
announcement will be for a Project Period of June 30, 2003, through 
June 29, 2007, with a budget period of June 30, 2003, through June 29, 
2004. Future budget periods will be 12-month periods, and will begin on 
June 30 of every year and run through June 29 of each following year. 
These budget periods will occur until the expiration of the project 
period for PA 02060, which is June 29, 2007.

Component Funding

NCCCP--$1,000,000
NBCCEDP--$2,000,000
NPCR--$250,000

    NCCCP--Optional Funding available for recipients of NCCCP 
Implementation Programs as follows:

[sbull] Colorectal cancer activities--$1,000,000
[sbull] Ovarian cancer activities--$1,000,000
[sbull] Prostate cancer activities--$1,000,000

Funding Preference

    In accordance with the ``Funding Preference'' section of the 
amended PA 02060, funding preference may be given to applicants from 
previous year's applications who were considered Approved but Unfunded 
(ABU). Criteria for determining which programs would be eligible for 
this consideration were based on an acceptable score from the previous 
(fiscal year 2002) objective review. Funding preference will be given 
to NCCCP Planning applicants, including: California, Delaware, Fon du 
Lac Reservation, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, 
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Puget Intertribal Planning 
Agency, Tennessee, and Washington, DC. Funding preference will be given 
to NCCCP Implementation applicants, including: Massachusetts, Northwest 
Portland Area Indian Health Board, Rhode Island, and Texas. Applicants 
listed above need not submit a new application to be considered for 
funding. Programs who previously applied and are not on this list, but 
are interested in being funded, must reapply. In addition, applicants 
who previously submitted a Planning application that was approved but 
unfunded, and now wish to be considered for Implementation, must submit 
a new application.
    For component specific funding preference information, please refer 
to sections G, H, and I of the amended PA 02060.

Requested Budget Information

    Applicants should submit separate budgets for each component (as 
well as separate budgets if applying for the Optional Funding under 
NCCCP) in response to this Open Season announcement. Each detailed 
budget and narrative justification should support the activities for 
the funding period specified in this Program Announcement for FY 2003 
support.
    Applications should follow the guidance provided under each program 
component in the amended PA 02060, with respect to the development and 
submission of an itemized budget and justification.

Use of Funds

    For specific use of funds information, refer to sections G, H, and 
I of the amended PA 02060.
    Cooperative agreement funds may be used to support personnel and to 
purchase equipment, supplies, and services directly related to project 
activities and consistent with the scope of the cooperative agreement.
    Funds provided under this program announcement may not be used to:
    [sbull] Conduct research projects. Guidance regarding CDC's 
definition of ``research'' should be reviewed at: http://www.cdc.gov/od/ads/opspoll1.htm.
    [sbull] Supplant State or local funds, provide inpatient care or 
treatment, or support the construction or renovation of facilities.
    Applicants are encouraged to identify and leverage mutually 
beneficial opportunities to interact and integrate with other State 
health department programs that address related chronic diseases or 
risk factors. This may include cost sharing to support a shared 
position such as a Chronic Disease Epidemiologist, Health Communication 
Specialist, Program Evaluator, or Policy Analyst to work on relevant 
activities across units/departments within the State health department. 
Such activities may include, but are not limited to, joint planning, 
joint funding of complementary activities, public health education, 
collaborative development and implementation of environmental, policy, 
systems, or community interventions and other cost sharing activities.

Recipient Financial Participation

    For specific recipient financial participation information, please 
refer to sections G, H, and I of the amended PA 02060.

Direct Assistance

    For specific Direct Assistance information, please refer to 
sections G, H, and I of the amended PA 02060.

Funding Consideration

    For specific component funding consideration information, please 
refer to sections G, H, and I of the amended PA 02060.

D. Content

Letter of Intent

    One Letter of Intent (LOI) is requested from each applicant 
applying for any component(s) of this program. The narrative should be 
no more than one single-spaced page, printed on one side, with one-inch 
margins, and unreduced font. Your LOI will not be evaluated, but will 
be used to assist CDC in planning for the objective review for this 
program and should include the announcement number, the specific 
component(s) and parts of the component, if applicable, for which funds 
are being applied, and the name of the principal investigator.

Application Development

    Please refer to sections G, H, and I of the amended PA 02060 to use 
the information in the Program Requirements, Other Requirements, and 
Evaluation Criteria sections to develop the application content. Your 
application will be evaluated using the criteria listed, so it is 
important to follow them in laying out your application.
    Applications should follow the guidance below with respect to page 
limitations for each component. All applications should be printed on 
one side, with one-inch margins, using unreduced font. All materials 
must be provided in an unbound, one-sided, 8 \1/2\ by 11 inch print 
format, suitable for photocopying (i.e., no audiovisual materials, 
posters, tapes, etc.)

Page Limitations

    For specific page limitations information, please see sections G, 
H, and I of the amended PA 02060.

Application Outline

    Applicants may apply for any or all of the components within this 
program announcement for which they are eligible. Please provide 
specific application outline information for each component as outlined 
in specific

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sections G, H, and I of the amended PA 02060.

E. Submission and Deadline

Letter of Intent

    On or before February 5, 2003, submit the LOI to the Grants 
Management Specialist identified in the ``Where to Obtain Additional 
Information'' section of this announcement.

Application

    Submit the signed original and two copies of CDC Form 0.1246. Forms 
are available at the following Internet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm. If you do not have access to the Internet, or if you have 
difficulty accessing the forms on-line, you may contact the CDC 
Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section 
at: 770-488-2700. Application forms can be mailed to you.
    The application must be received by 4 p.m. eastern time March 7, 
2003. Submit the application to: Technical Information Management-
PA02060-FY03, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, 
Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146.
    Applications may not be submitted electronically.
    Please reference Program Announcement Number 02060-FY03 National 
Cancer Prevention and Control Program on the mailing envelope and on 
the application Standard Form 424, block 11. Please also make sure that 
block 16 on Standard Form 424 regarding Executive Order 12372 has been 
completed correctly.

Deadline

    Letters of intent and applications shall be considered as meeting 
the deadline if they are received before 4 p.m. eastern time on the 
deadline date. Any applicant who sends their application by the United 
States Postal Service or commercial delivery services must ensure that 
the carrier will be able to guarantee delivery of the application by 
the closing date and time. If an application is received after closing 
due to (1) Carrier error, when the carrier accepted the package with a 
guarantee for delivery by the closing date and time, or (2) significant 
weather delays or natural disasters, CDC will upon receipt of proper 
documentation, consider the application as having been received by the 
deadline.
    Any application that does not meet the above criteria will not be 
eligible for competition, and will be discarded. The applicant will be 
notified of their failure to meet the submission requirements.

F. Evaluation Criteria

    Each application will be evaluated individually, through an 
objective review process.
    For specific evaluation criteria information, please see sections 
G, H, and I of the amended PA 02060.

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.''
    For general questions about this announcement, contact: Technical 
Information Management, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 
Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146. Telephone: 770-488-
2441.
    For business management and budget assistance, contact: Annie 
Camacho or Glynnis Taylor, Grants Management Specialist, CDC 
Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, 
Atlanta, GA 30341-4146.
    Telephone: Annie Camacho: 770-488-2735. Glynnis Taylor: 70-488-
2752.
    E-mail address: Annie Camacho: [email protected]. Glynnis Taylor: 
[email protected].
    For business management and budget assistance in the territories, 
contact: Charlotte Flitcraft, Grants Management Officer, CDC 
Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, 
Atlanta, GA 30341-4146. Telephone: 770-488-2632. E-mail address: 
[email protected].
    For program technical assistance contact:

NCCCP:
    Leslie S. Given, M.P.A., Public Health Advisor, NCCCP, Program 
Services Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention. 4770 Buford Hwy., NE. (MS K-57), 
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717. Telephone number: 770-488-3099. E-mail address: 
[email protected].

NBCCEDP:
    Susan True, M.Ed., Branch Chief, Program Services Branch, Division 
of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy., NE. (MS K-57), Atlanta, GA 30341-3717. 
Telephone number: 770-488-4880. E-mail address: [email protected].

NPCR:
    Leah Simpson, M.B.A., Program Analyst, Cancer Surveillance Branch, 
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy., NE. (MS K-53), Atlanta, GA 30341-
3717. Telephone number: 770-488-4158. E-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: January 13, 2003.
Sandra R. Manning,
CGFM, Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
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