[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1291-1295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-358]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Development and Support of Research Agenda Needs Related to 
Injury Prevention and Control

    Announcement Type: Competing Continuation.
    Funding Opportunity Number: 04065.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.136.
    Key Dates:
    Letter of Intent Deadline: February 9, 2004.
    Application Deadline: March 8, 2004.

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I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Authority: This program is authorized under sections 301(a) and 
391(a) of the Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. section 280b(a)], 
as amended.
    Purpose: The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to assist an 
injury control research group to promote collaborative, educational, 
and scholarly activity in defining the research and training needs for 
injury control professionals and in developing the field of injury 
prevention and control. In addition, this cooperative agreement will 
assist an injury control research group in synthesizing the expertise 
of the multiple disciplines of injury control, in disseminating injury 
research findings, and in serving as a resource for injury researchers 
and practitioners, all within the context of building and sustaining 
the field of injury prevention and control.
    Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the 
following performance goal 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.
    Activities: Awardee activities for this program are as follows:
    [sbull] Promote collaborative, educational, and scholarly activity 
in defining the research and training needs of injury control 
professionals and in developing the field of injury prevention and 
control, both clinician and practitioner-oriented, through program 
development, teaching, and other activities drawing upon expertise from 
multiple disciplines, settings and perspectives.
    [sbull] Facilitate dissemination of the injury research findings of 
both the federally and non-federally funded community of injury control 
researchers to enable improvements in injury control policies and 
programs.
    [sbull] Provide a coordinated resource to other researchers and 
practitioners in accessing expertise in the development of program 
activities.
    [sbull] Sustain a focus on teaching the next generation of injury 
researchers and practitioners by participating in the development of 
improved educational opportunities in appropriate disciplines.
    [sbull] Promote rigorous evaluation of injury control initiatives 
through development and dissemination of improved methodologies for 
program implementation and evaluation.
    [sbull] Maintain active liaisons with other organizations, 
institutions, and agencies whose purposes and functions are similar in 
order to develop a more comprehensive presence in ongoing discussions 
defining injury-related issues.
    In a cooperative agreement, CDC staff is substantially involved in 
the program activities, above and beyond routine grant monitoring.
    CDC Activities for this program are as follows:
    [sbull] Provide assistance in defining the research and training 
needs of injury control professionals in the developing field of injury 
prevention and control.
    [sbull] Provide assistance in the provision of a coordinated 
resource to other researchers, practitioners, and decision makers in 
accessing the expertise of the multiple disciplines of the field of 
injury prevention and control.
    [sbull] Provide continuing updates on scientific and operational 
developments related to injury prevention and control as part of a 
shared dissemination strategy.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement.
    CDC involvement in this program is listed in the Activities Section 
above.
    Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2004.
    Approximate Total Funding: $250,000.
    Approximate Number of Awards: One award.
    Approximate Average Award: $250,000.
    Floor of Award Range: $250,000.
    Ceiling of Award Range: $250,000.
    If you request a funding amount greater than the ceiling of the 
award range, your application will be considered non-responsive and 
will not be entered into the review process. You will be notified that 
your application did not meet the submission requirements.
    Anticipated Award Date: July 30, 2004.
    Budget Period Length: Twelve months.
    Project Period Length: Five years.
    Throughout the project period, CDC's commitment to continuation of 
awards will be conditioned on the availability of funds, evidence of 
satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required 
reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best 
interest of the Federal Government.

III. Eligibility Information

    Eligible applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and 
private nonprofit organizations and by governments and their agencies, 
such as:

    [sbull] Public nonprofit organizations
    [sbull] Private nonprofit organizations
    [sbull] Small, minority, women-owned businesses
    [sbull] Universities
    [sbull] Colleges
    [sbull] Research institutions
    [sbull] Hospitals
    [sbull] Community-based organizations
    [sbull] Faith-based organizations
    [sbull] Federally recognized Indian tribal governments
    [sbull] Indian tribes
    [sbull] Indian tribal organizations
    [sbull] State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this 
includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, 
American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic 
of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau)
    [sbull] Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with 
States)

    A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the State 
as eligible to submit an application under the State eligibility in 
lieu of a State application. If you are applying as a bona fide agent 
of a State or local government, you must provide a letter from the 
State or local government as documentation of your status. Place this 
documentation behind the first page of your application form.
    Other Eligibility Requirements: If your application is incomplete 
or non-responsive to the requirements listed below, it will not be 
entered into the review process. You will be notified that your 
application did not meet the submission requirements.
    Non-profit organizations must have their tax-exempt status as 
determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code, section 501(c). 
Tax-exempt status may either be provided by submitting a copy of the 
current IRS Determination Letter or a copy of the pages from the IRS 
most recent list of 501(c) tax-exempt organization. Proof of tax-exempt 
status must be provided with the application.
    Cost Sharing or Matching: Matching funds are not required for this 
program.


    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.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    Letter of Intent (LOI): CDC requests that you send a LOI if you 
intend to apply for this program. Your LOI will be used to gauge the 
level of interest in this

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program, and to allow CDC to plan the application review. Your LOI must 
be written in the following format:

    [sbull] Maximum number of pages: Two
    [sbull] Font size: 12-point unreduced
    [sbull] Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches
    [sbull] Single spaced
    [sbull] Page margin size: 1 inch
    [sbull] Printed only on one side of page
    [sbull] Written in English, avoid jargon

    Your LOI must contain the following information:

    [sbull] Number and title of this Program Announcement (PA 
04065)
    [sbull] Description of the proposed activities
    [sbull] Name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the 
Principal Investigator
    [sbull] Names of other key personnel
    [sbull] Participating institutions

    LOI Deadline Date: February 9, 2004.
    LOI Submission Address: Submit your LOI by express mail, delivery 
service, fax or e-mail to: Tom Voglesonger, Project Officer, CDC, 
NCIPC, 4770 Buford Highway, M/S: K-02, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, 
Telephone: (770) 488-4823, E-mail: [email protected].
    How To Obtain Application Forms and Instructions: To apply for this 
funding opportunity use application form PHS 398. Application forms and 
instructions are available on the CDC Web site, 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 
(PGO-TIM) staff at: (770) 488-2700. Application forms can be mailed to 
you.
    Content and Form of Submission: This program announcement is the 
definitive guide on application format, content, and deadlines. It 
supersedes information provided in the application instructions. If 
there are discrepancies between the application form instructions and 
the program announcement, adhere to the guidance in the program 
announcement.
    You are required to have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 
Numbering System (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative 
agreement from the Federal government. The DUNS number is a nine-digit 
identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities. 
Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a 
DUNS number, access http://www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1-866-705-
5711. For more information, see the CDC Web site at: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/pubcommt.htm.
    If your application form does not have a DUNS number field, please 
write your DUNS number at the top of the first page of your 
application, and/or include your DUNS number in your application cover 
letter.
    You must submit a signed original, and two copies of your 
application forms. You must include a project narrative with your 
application forms. Your narrative must be submitted in the following 
format:

    [sbull] Maximum number of pages: 40 pages if your narrative exceeds 
the page limit, only the first pages, which are within the page limit, 
will be reviewed.
    [sbull] Font size: 12 point unreduced
    [sbull] Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches
    [sbull] Page margin size: one inch
    [sbull] Printed only on one side of page
    [sbull] Held together only by rubber bands or metal clips; not 
bound in any other way.
    Your narrative should address activities to be conducted over the 
entire project period, and must include the following items in the 
order listed:
    [sbull] Face page
    [sbull] Description (abstract) and personnel
    [sbull] Table of contents
    [sbull] Detailed budget for the initial budget period: The budget 
should reflect the composite figures for the cooperative agreement as 
well as breakdown budgets for individual projects within the 
cooperative agreement
    [sbull] Budget for the entire proposed project period including 
budgets pertaining to consortium/contractual arrangements
    [sbull] Biographical sketches of key personnel, consultants, and 
collaborators
    [sbull] Other support: This listing should include all other funds 
or resources pending or currently available. For each grant or 
contract, include source of funds, amount of funding (indicate whether 
pending or current), date of funding (initiation and termination), and 
relationship to the proposed program
    [sbull] Resources and environment available to carry out described 
activities.
    [sbull] Operational plan including:
    [sbull] A detailed operational plan including value to field, and 
specific, measurable, and time-framed objectives consistent with the 
proposed activities for each project within the proposed cooperative 
agreement.
    [sbull] A detailed evaluation plan that addresses outcome and cost-
effectiveness evaluation as well as formative, efficacy, and process 
evaluation.
    [sbull] A description of the organization and its role in 
implementing and evaluating the proposed programs. The applicant should 
clearly specify how disciplines would be integrated to achieve the 
coordinating organization's objectives. Charts showing the proposed 
organizational structure of the coordinating organization and its 
relationship to any broader institution of which it is a part, and, 
where applicable, to affiliate institutions or collaborating 
organizations. These charts should clearly detail the lines of 
authority as they relate to the coordinating organization, both 
structurally and operationally.
    [sbull] Documentation of the public health agencies and other 
public and private sector entities' involvement in the proposed 
program, including letters that detail commitments of support and a 
clear statement of the role, activities, and participating personnel of 
each agency or entity.
    An applicant organization has the option of having specific salary 
and fringe benefit amounts for individuals omitted from the copies of 
the application, which are made available to outside reviewing groups. 
To exercise this option: on the original and two copies of the 
application, the applicant must use asterisks to indicate those 
individuals for whom salaries and fringe benefits are not shown; the 
subtotals must still be shown. In addition, the applicant must submit 
an additional copy of page four of Form PHS-398, completed in full, 
with the asterisks replaced by the salaries and fringe benefits. This 
budget page will be reserved for internal staff use only.
    Funding restrictions, which must be taken into account while 
writing your budget, are as follows: None.
    If you are requesting indirect costs in your budget, you must 
include a copy of your indirect cost rate agreement. If your indirect 
cost rate is a provisional rate, the agreement must be less than 12 
months of age.
    Guidance for completing your budget can be found on the CDC web 
site, at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/budgetguide.htm.
    Additional information may be included in the application 
appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the narrative 
page limit. This additional information includes: Curriculum Vitae, 
Resumes, Organizational Charts and Letters of Support.
    Submission Date, Time, and Address:

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    Application Deadline Date: March 8, 2004.
    Application Submission Address: Submit your application by mail or 
express delivery service to: Technical Information Management--
PA04065, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
    Applications may not be submitted electronically.
    Explanation of Deadlines: Applications must be received in the CDC 
Procurement and Grants Office by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline 
date. If you send your application by the United States Postal Service 
or commercial delivery service, you must ensure that the carrier will 
be able to guarantee delivery of the application by the closing date 
and time. If CDC receives your application 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, you will be given the opportunity to 
submit documentation of the carrier's guarantee. If the documentation 
verifies a carrier problem, CDC will consider the application as having 
been received by the deadline.
    This program announcement is the definitive guide on application 
format, content, and deadlines. It supersedes information provided in 
the application instructions. If your application does not meet the 
deadline above, it will not be eligible for review, and will be 
discarded. You will be notified that you did not meet the submission 
requirements.
    CDC will not notify you upon receipt of your application. If you 
have a question about the receipt of your application, first contact 
your courier. If you still have a question, contact the PGO-TIM staff 
at: 770-488-2700. Before calling, please wait two to three days after 
the application deadline. This will allow time for applications to be 
processed and logged.
    Intergovernmental Review of Applications: Executive Order 12372 
does not apply to this program.

V. Application Review Information

    Review Criteria: You 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.
    Your application will be evaluated against the following criteria:
    1. Operational Plan (40 percent). Does the applicant provide an 
operational plan, which 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?
    2. Administration and Management (20 percent). Are the proposed 
organizational structure and management control systems reasonable and 
adequate? Is the proposed staffing adequate for completion of 
activities under this program announcement?
    3. Evaluation Plan (20 percent). Does the evaluation plan provide 
an adequate basis for monitoring and evaluating proposed activities?
    4. Scope, Goals, and Objectives (15 percent). Does the applicant 
provide relevant long-term goals and short-term objectives, which are 
specific, measurable, time-phased, and achievable?
    5. Background and Need (5 percent). Does the applicant's experience 
in related projects, context, and needs match the purpose of this 
program announcement?
    6. Budget (not scored). Is the budget, reasonable, clearly 
justified, and consistent with stated objectives and proposed 
activities?
    Review and Selection Process: An objective review panel will 
evaluate your application according to the criteria listed above.

VI. Award Administration Information

    Award Notices: Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Grant 
Award (NGA) from the CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NGA shall 
be the only binding, authorizing document between the recipient and 
CDC. The NGA will be signed by an authorized Grants Management Officer, 
and mailed to the recipient fiscal officer identified in the 
application.
    Administrative and National Policy Requirements: 45 CFR Part 74 and 
92.
    For more information on the Code of Federal Regulations, see the 
National Archives and Records Administration at the following Internet 
address: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html.
    The following additional requirements apply to this project:

    [sbull] AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
    [sbull] AR-11 Healthy People 2010
    [sbull] AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
    [sbull] AR-13 Prohibition on Use of CDC Funds for Certain Gun 
Control Activities
    [sbull] AR-15 Proof of Non-Profit Status
    [sbull] AR-20 Conference Support
    [sbull] AR-21 Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business
    [sbull] AR-22 Research Integrity
    [sbull] AR-23 States and Faith-Based Organizations
    [sbull] AR-24 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
Requirements
    [sbull] AR-25 Release and Sharing of Data

    Additional information on these requirements can be found on the 
CDC Web site at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm.
    Reporting Requirements: You must provide CDC with an original, plus 
two copies of the following reports:
    1. Interim progress report, no less than 90 days before the end of 
the budget period. The progress report will serve as your non-competing 
continuation application, and must contain the following elements:
    a. Current Budget Period Activities Objectives.
    b. Current Budget Period Financial Progress.
    c. New Budget Period Program Proposed Activity Objectives.
    d. Detailed Line-Item Budget and Justification.
    e. Additional Requested Information.
    f. Measure of effectiveness.
    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.

VII. Agency Contacts

    For general questions about this announcement, contact: Technical 
Information Management Section (PA 04065), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine 
Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-2700.
    For program technical assistance, contact: Tom Voglesonger, Project 
Officer, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop 
K-02, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, Telephone: (770) 488-4823, E-mail 
address: [email protected].
    For budget assistance, contact: Van King, Grants Management 
Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and

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Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, 
Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-2751, E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: December 31, 2003.
Edward Schultz,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
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