[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38045-38047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16146]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 03098]


Cooperative Agreement for the Development and Support of Core 
Public Health Functions Related to Injury Prevention and Control; 
Notice of Availability of Funds

    Application Deadline: July 28, 2003.

A. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    This program is authorized under sections 301(a), 391, 392, and 393 
of the Public Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. sections 241(a), 247b, 
280b, 280b-1, and 280b-1a), as amended, including Public Law 104-166. 
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.136.

B. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2003 funds for a cooperative agreement 
program for the Development and Support of Core Public Health Functions 
Related to Injury Prevention and Control. This program addresses the 
``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas of Injury and Violence Prevention.
    The purpose of the program is to determine and respond to the 
training, information, education, research, surveillance, program 
implementation, and evaluation needs required to build or expand public 
health injury prevention and control capacity at the State and 
territorial level.
    Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one or 
more of the following performance goals for the National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC):

--Increase the capacity of injury prevention and control programs to 
address the prevention of injuries and violence.
--Monitor and detect fatal and non-fatal injuries.

C. Eligible Applicants

    Applications may be submitted by public and private nonprofit and 
for profit organizations and by governments and their agencies; that 
is, universities, colleges, technical schools, research institutions, 
hospitals, other public and private nonprofit and for profit 
organizations, community-based organizations, faith-based 
organizations, state and local governments 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, federally 
recognized Indian tribal governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal 
organizations, and small, minority, and/or women-owned businesses.
    Minimum applicant qualification:

--Experience conducting reviews of State/Territorial public health 
injury prevention and control programs against defined standards.


    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. Funding

Availability of Funds

    Approximately $383,898 is available in FY 2003 to fund one award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or about September 15, 2003 
and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period 
of up to five years. Funding estimates may 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.

Recipient Financial Participation

    Matching funds are not required for this program.

E. Program Requirements

    In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program, 
the recipient will be responsible for the activities listed in 1. 
Recipient Activities, and CDC will be responsible for the activities 
listed in 2. CDC Activities.
    1. Recipient Activities:
    a. Assess current, and anticipate future, State injury program and 
staff training needs and assist in the development of regional and 
national training programs in areas such as injury evaluation capacity, 
surveillance and data needs, policy development, translation of proven 
interventions, and program implementation.
    b. Develop, refine, and update models for State injury prevention 
and control programs, identifying both minimum capability and structure 
and definition of advanced State injury control components. Measure 
State and territorial injury prevention capacity against standards 
derived from these models.

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    c. Develop a peer-based technical assistance network and provide 
assistance to State and territorial health departments in the roles and 
function of injury prevention and control programs and units. This may 
include onsite visits in which assistance and recommendations will be 
provided to improve the structure of injury programs.
    d. Develop and submit to each State, territorial public health 
agency, and CDC a report of the condition of injury control and 
prevention in the States and territories. Submit reports on particular 
injury topics as necessary to facilitate translation of the state-of-
the-art for the injury field.
    e. Develop and disseminate materials and conduct/sponsor training 
or conferences/meetings to address identified needs or topics. 
Implement plans for educating public health injury staff regarding 
topics of increasing interest, such as the National Violent Death 
Reporting System.
    f. Conduct scientific and programmatic meetings, workshops, 
sessions, and briefings to disseminate information, gain input or 
support for injury plans or strategies, or educate injury staff and 
associated policy makers on current injury developments and topics. 
Content should be inclusive of the breadth of the injury field and 
include the state-of-the-art in topics of interest.
    g. Strengthen existing collaboration with organizations such as the 
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and its 
affiliates, the National Association of County and City Health 
Officials, the National Association of Local Boards of Health, the 
National Association of Injury Control Research Centers, injury 
prevention and control specialist in managed care, and other 
organizations related to injury prevention and control research, 
practice, and professional preparation and training.
    2. CDC Activities:
    a. Provide continuing updates on scientific, operational, policy, 
and funding developments related to injury prevention and control.
    b. Provide assistance in determination of methods and processes for 
supplying peer-based technical assistance to States, networks, and 
injury practitioners.
    c. Provide assistance in the selection and performance of topics, 
audiences, and locations for State, regional, or multi-state meetings, 
workshops, sessions, or briefings.
    d. Provide information and assistance relative to defining the 
scope of injury-related training and information needs at the State and 
territorial level, and provide scientific and programmatic review of 
materials proposed to address such needs.
    e. Provide assistance in planning, conducting, and evaluating 
injury prevention and control activities, in identifying regional 
networks, and in identifying relevant groups for development of 
collaborative arrangements.

F. Content

Applications

    The Program Announcement title and number must appear in the 
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 pages, double-spaced, 
printed on one side, with one-inch margins, and unreduced 12-point 
font.
    The narrative should consist of, at a minimum, an Abstract, Table 
of Contents, the Background and Coordination, Scope, Goals, and 
Objectives, Operational Plan, Administration and Management, 
Evaluation, and Budget. The operational plan must cover activities to 
be conducted over the entire five year project period.

G. Submission and Deadline

Application Forms

    Submit the signed original and two copies of PHS 5161 (OMB Number 
0920-0428). Forms are available at the following Internet address: 
http://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 
(PGO-TIM) at: 770-488-2700. Application forms can be mailed to you.

Submission Date, Time, and Address

    The application must be received by 4 p.m. Eastern Time July 28, 
2003. Submit the application to: Technical Information Management-
PA03098, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, 
Atlanta, GA 30341-4146.
    Applications may not be submitted electronically.

CDC Acknowledgement of Application Receipt

    A postcard will be mailed by PGO-TIM, notifying you that CDC has 
received your application.

Deadline

    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.

H. Evaluation Criteria

    Applicants are required to provide measures of effectiveness that 
will demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified 
objectives of the cooperative agreement. Measures of effectiveness must 
relate to the performance goals stated in the purpose section of this 
announcement. Measures must be objective and quantitative and must 
measure the intended outcome. These measures of effectiveness must be 
submitted with the application and will be an element of evaluation.
    An independent review group appointed by CDC will evaluate each 
application against the following criteria:
    1. Operational Plan (30 Points). The extent to which the applicant 
provides an operational plan that addresses achievement of each of the 
objectives proposed. Does the applicant provide a description of each 
component or major activity, how it relates to objectives, and how it 
will be accomplished? Does the plan include a detailed time-line for 
completion of each component or major activity? Does the plan cover the 
entire five-year project period?
    2. Background and Coordination (25 points). The extent to which the 
applicant demonstrates successful experience in related projects, and 
describes the context and needs related to the purpose of this program 
announcement. The extent to which the

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applicant demonstrates a relationship with public health injury 
professionals at the State and territorial level and with regional and 
national injury and public health groups and organizations.
    3. Administration and Management (20 Points). The extent to which 
the organizational structure is described and to which adequate 
management control systems are in place. Is proposed staffing and the 
relationship to public health injury staff in each State and territory 
adequate for completion of all activities under this program 
announcement?
    4. Evaluation and Plan (15 Points). The extent to which the 
evaluation plan provides an adequate basis for monitoring, evaluating, 
and reporting results for proposed activities. Will the proposed 
evaluation system be specific and sensitive enough to rapidly identify 
areas of needed change?
    5. Scope, Goals, and Objectives (10 Points). The extent to which 
the applicant provides relevant long-term goals and short-term 
objectives that are specific, measurable, time-phased, and achievable. 
Will achievement of these objectives lead to fulfillment of the stated 
purpose of this announcement?
    6. Budget (not scored). The extent to which the budget is 
reasonable, clearly justified, and consistent with stated objectives 
and proposed activities.
    7. Performance Goals (not scored). The extent to which measures of 
effectiveness are included and address those areas identified in the 
purpose section of this announcement.

I. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

    Provide CDC with original plus two copies of:
    1. Interim progress report, due April 15 of each year within the 
project period. The progress report will serve as your non-competing 
continuation application, and must contain the following elements:
    a. Current Budget Period Activities and Objectives.
    b. Current Budget Period Financial Progress.
    c. New Budget Period Program Proposed Activities and Objectives.
    d. Detailed Line-Item Budget and Justification.
    e. Additional Requested Information.
    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.
    Send all reports to the Grants Management Specialist identified in 
the ``Where to Obtain Additional Information'' section of this 
announcement.

Additional Requirements

    The following additional requirements are applicable to this 
program. For a complete description of each, see Attachment I of the 
program announcement, as posted on the CDC Web site.

AR-8--Public Health System Reporting Requirements
AR-10--Smoke-Free Workplace
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-15--Proof of Non-Profit Status

    Executive Order 12372 does not apply to this program.

J. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    This and other CDC announcements, the necessary applications, and 
associated forms can be found on the CDC Web site, 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, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-2700.
    For business management and budget assistance, contact: Angie 
Nation, Grants Management Specialist, Procurement and Grants Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Road, 
Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-2719, E-mail address: 
[email protected].
    For business management and budget assistance in the territories, 
contact: Charlotte L. Flitcraft, Contract Specialist, Procurement and 
Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2920 
Brandywine Rd., Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-2632, E-mail 
address: [email protected].
    For program technical assistance, contact: James A. Enders, MPH, 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop F-41, Atlanta, 
Georgia, 30341-3724, Phone Number: 770 488-1254, e-mail address: 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 20, 2003.
Sandra R. Manning,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
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