[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4292-4293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1897]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No.: 021108269-4015-02]


Climate Variability and Human Health, FY 2004 Joint Announcement

AGENCY: Office of Global Programs (OGP), Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC). (In collaboration with NSF)

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: With the intent of stimulating integrated multidisciplinary 
studies and enhancing institutional collaboration, the National Oceanic 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) announce our interest in receiving research proposals to improve 
understanding of the human health consequences related to climate 
variability and enhance the integration of useful climate information 
into public health policy and decision-making. This joint announcement 
is intended to support the formation of multidisciplinary teams working 
in close collaboration on integrated projects to illuminate the human, 
biological, and physical pathways by which climate may affect human 
health, and which explore the potential for applying climate and 
environmental information toward the goal of improved public health. We 
are also interested in understanding how the human health impacts and 
responses, on shorter time scales (i.e. seasonal, annual, decadal), 
affect our knowledge of vulnerability and adaptation to longer-term 
changes in the climate system.

DATES: Pre-proposals must be received by OGP no later than 5 p.m. 
eastern time February 27, 2004. Full proposals must be received at the 
Office of Global Programs no later than 5 p.m. eastern time April 23, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Full Proposals must be submitted to: Office of Global 
Programs (OGP); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1100 
Wayne Avenue, Suite 1210, Silver Spring, MD 20910-5603. Pre-proposals 
can be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

GENERAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane S. Brown, Grants Manager (see 
ADDRESSES), phone at 301-427-2089, ext. 107, fax to 301-427-2222, or e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Electronic Access: Applicants should read the full text of the full 
funding opportunity announcement, which can be accessed at OGP's Web 
site: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov or the central NOAA site: http://
www.ofa.noaa.gov/[sim]amd/SOLINDEX.HTML. This announcement will also be 
available through Grants.gov at: http://www.Grants.gov. The standard 
NOAA application kit is available on the OGP Web site at: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/grants/appkit.htm.
    Funding Availability: NOAA and NSF believe that research on the 
relationship between climate variability and human health will benefit 
significantly from a strong partnership with outside investigators. An 
estimated $1 million may be available for FY04. Current plans assume 
that over 50% of the total resources provided through this announcement 
will support extramural efforts, particularly those involving the broad 
academic community. Funding may be provided by NOAA or NSF. In previous 
years, three to seven grants have been awarded ranging from $50,000 to 
$250,000 per year. Past or current grantees funded under this 
announcement are eligible to apply for a new award which builds on 
previous activities or areas of research not covered in the previous 
award. Current grantees should not request supplementary funding for 
ongoing research through this announcement. Proposals may be for up to 
a three-year period. It is anticipated that the funding instrument for 
most of the extramural awards will be a grant, however, in some cases, 
if NOAA will be substantially involved in the implementation of the 
project, the funding instrument may be a cooperative agreement.

    Statutory Authority: NOAA Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2931 et seq.; 
(CFDA No. 11.431)--Climate and Atmospheric Research. NSF Authority: 
42 U.S.C. 1861-75; (CFDA No. 47.050)--Geosciences.

    CFDA: No. 11.431, Climate and Atmospheric Research.
    Eligibility: Participation in this competition is open to all 
institutions eligible to receive support from NOAA and NSF. For awards 
to be issued by NOAA, eligible applicants are institutions of higher 
education, hospitals, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, 
foreign governments, organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign 
governments, international organizations, state, local and Indian 
tribal governments and Federal agencies. Applications from non-Federal 
and Federal applicants will be competed against each other. Proposals 
selected for funding from non-Federal applicants will be funded through 
a project grant or cooperative agreement under the terms of this 
notice. Proposals selected for funding from NOAA employees shall be 
effected by an intragency funds transfer. Proposals selected for 
funding from a non-NOAA Federal Agency will be funded through an 
interagency transfer. Before non-NOAA Federal applicants may be funded, 
they must demonstrate that they have legal authority to receive funds 
from another federal agency in excess of their appropriation. Because 
this announcement is not proposing to procure goods or services from 
applicants, the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535) is not an appropriate 
legal basis.
    Cost Sharing Requirements: None.
    Evaluation and Selection Procedures: NOAA published its first 
omnibus notice announcing the availability of grant funds for both 
projects and fellowships/scholarships/internships for Fiscal Year 2004 
in the Federal Register on June 30, 2003 (68 FR 38678). The evaluation 
criteria and selection procedures contained in the June 30, 2003 
omnibus notice are applicable to

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this solicitation. For a copy of the June 30, 2003 omnibus notice, 
please go to: http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/[sim]amd/SOLINDEX.HTML.
    Limitation of Liability: Funding for the program[s] listed in this 
notice is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2004 
appropriations. NOAA issues this notice subject to the appropriations 
made available under the current continuing resolution, H.J. Res. 69, 
``Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004, and for 
other purposes,'' Public Law 108-84, as amended by H.J. Res. 75, Public 
Law 108-104, H.J. Res. 76, Public Law 108-107, and H.J. Res. 79, Public 
Law 108-135. NOAA anticipates making awards for the programs listed in 
this notice provided that funding for the programs is continued beyond 
January 31, 2004, the expiration of the current continuing resolution. 
In no event will NOAA or the Department of Commerce be responsible for 
proposal preparation costs if these programs fail to receive funding or 
are cancelled because of other agency priorities. Publication of this 
announcement does not oblige NOAA to award any specific project or to 
obligate any available funds.
    The Department of Commerce Pre-Award Notification Requirements for 
Grants and Cooperative Agreements: The Department of Commerce Pre-Award 
Notification Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements 
contained in the Federal Register notice of October 1, 2002 (67 FR 
49917), as amended by the Federal Register notice published on October 
30, 2002 (67 FR 66109), are applicable to this solicitation.
    Paperwork Reduction Act: This document contains collection-of-
information requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 
The use of Standard Forms 424 and 424A, 424B, SF-LLL, and CD-346 have 
been approved by OMB under the respective control numbers 0348-0043, 
0348-0044, 0348-0040, 0348-0046, and 0605-0001. Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall 
any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a 
collection of information subject to the requirements of the PRA unless 
that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.
    Executive Order 12866: This notice has been determined to be not 
significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    Executive Order 13132 (Federalism): It has been determined that 
this notice does not contain policies with Federalism implications as 
that term is defined in Executive Order 13132.
    Intergovernmental Review: Applications under this program are not 
subject to Executive Order 12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of federal 
programs.''
    Administrative Procedure Act/ Regulatory Flexibility Act: Prior 
notice and an opportunity for public comments are not required by the 
Administrative Procedure Act or any other law for this notice 
concerning grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. section 553(a)). 
Because notice and opportunity for comment are not required pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical requirements of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. section 601 et seq) are 
inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis has not been 
prepared.

    Dated: January 23, 2004.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, OAR, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
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