[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5160-5164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2103]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Resource Center on Sexual Violence Prevention

    Announcement Type: New.
    Funding Opportunity Number: 04067.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.136.

Key Dates

    Letter of Intent Deadline: February 18, 2004.
    Application Deadline: April 5, 2004.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Authority: This program is authorized under section 317(k), 392, 
and 393 of the Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. section 
247b(k), 280b-1, and 280b-1a] as amended.

    Purpose: The purposes of this program are to:
    1. Provide national leadership in the prevention of sexual 
violence.
    2. Provide comprehensive information and resources on sexual 
violence (e.g. sexual violence across the lifespan, the continuum of 
prevention, etc.) through a central resource library and Web site.
    3. Provide technical assistance and professional consultation to 
State sexual assault coalitions and local sexual assault programs; 
local, state, national and tribal agencies and organizations (including 
public health agencies and organizations), and the media designed to 
enhance the prevention of and community response to sexual violence.
    For the purposes of this program announcement the following 
definitions apply:
    Intervention: services, policies and actions provided after sexual 
violence has occurred and that may have the advantageous effect of 
preventing a re-occurrence of violence.
    Prevention: population-based and/or environmental/system level 
services, policies and action that prevent sexual violence from 
initially occurring. Prevention efforts work to modify and/or entirely 
eliminate the event, conditions, situations, or exposure to influences 
(risk factors) that result in the initiation of sexual violence and 
associated injuries, disabilities, and deaths. Additionally, prevention 
efforts seek to identify and enhance protective factors that may 
prevent sexual violence not only in at-risk populations but also in the 
community at large.
    This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus area of 
Injury and Violence Prevention.
    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:
    a. Collaborate with CDC on the implementation and evaluation of the 
resource center, which includes establishing mutually agreed upon goals 
and objectives, and participating in strategic planning.
    b. Provide national leadership in the prevention of sexual 
violence.
    c. Work with the media to respond to emerging issues and 
proactively communicate sexual violence prevention messages.
    d. Collaborate with research and academic experts to provide 
statistics, fact sheets, specialized information packets, and original 
informational materials addressing a range of sexual violence issues 
including, but not limited to: sexual violence across the lifespan; 
sexual violence in unserved and/or underserved communities; and sexual 
violence as a public health issue.
    e. Identify areas where additional research and evaluation is 
needed to complement policy and practice.
    f. Maintain a central resource library to compile and disseminate 
information on statistics, research and evaluation findings, promising 
prevention strategies and intervention programs.
    g. Maintain a website to communicate information about the resource 
center, resources and services available, and other information on 
emerging issues.
    h. Provide a toll-free information line and an e-mail request box 
which allows the public access to information on sexual violence 
prevention and intervention tools; research and evaluation findings; 
and practice standards.
    i. Provide a customized service available by phone, fax, mail, or 
electronic mail whereby programs, agencies, professionals, and the 
media may receive information packets, newsletters, bibliographies, 
policy papers, fact sheets, etc. This service should be designed and 
implemented in such a way as to meet the needs of programs, agencies 
and allied professionals residing in multiple time zones.
    j. Provide a full-time manager and other staff as appropriate.
    k. Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with 
national, state, local and tribal sexual violence prevention 
organizations, public health agencies and organizations, the recipient 
of the national online resource to support violence against women 
prevention cooperative agreement, and other CDC grantees and partners.
    l. Actively market the resource center to a broad range of 
constituents (including researchers and practitioners in the sexual 
violence field as well as public health researchers and practitioners).
    m. Establish and maintain an advisory board with professional 
experience and

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expertise in the area of sexual violence. Board members should 
represent multiple disciplines including child sexual abuse and public 
health, represent a balance between prevention and intervention 
expertise, and be culturally and racially/ethnically diverse.
    n. Provide a detailed evaluation plan that will document program 
process, effectiveness, and outcomes. This plan should identify 
potential data sources for evaluation, document staff availability, 
expertise and capacity to perform the evaluation activities. The plan 
should also include how results or information will be used to make 
programmatic and/or operational decisions.
    o. Participate in regular conference calls with CDC program staff 
and participate in CDC grantee meetings as requested by CDC.
    p. Submit required reports to CDC as scheduled.
    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:
    a. Provide technical assistance and consultation in the design, 
implementation and evaluation of the resource center including 
participation in strategic planning, and advisory committee meetings.
    b. Collaborate with resource center staff in identifying the most 
recent scientific and programmatic information around sexual violence 
prevention activities, including, but not limited to, CDC funded 
projects, extramural research, and initiatives with other agencies that 
support sexual violence prevention and intervention activities.
    c. Arrange for information sharing among the resource center and 
other relevant CDC grantees and partners.
    d. Participate in the concept development of original information 
materials and review all products before publishing.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement. CDC involvement in this 
program is listed in the Activities Section above.
    Fiscal Year Funds: 2004.
    Approximate Total Funding: $700,000.
    Approximate Number of Awards: One.
    Approximate Average Award: $700,000.
    Floor of Award Range: None.
    Ceiling of Award Range: None.
    Anticipated Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Budget Period Length: 12 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

    1. Eligible applicants: Eligible applicants are limited to state 
sexual assault coalitions that receive the Sexual Assault Coalition 
Grants funded through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) (Pub. L. 
106-386, section 1103(c), 42 U.S.C. section 3796gg-1-3796gg-3), as 
identified by (CDC) since the authorization and funding for this 
program is designated in the Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) 
section of VAWA. RPE funds are intended to support rape prevention and 
education programs of state sexual assault coalitions and local rape 
crisis programs. The National Resource Center on Sexual Violence 
Prevention will provide technical support for the RPE Program. Because 
of the unique expertise, experience and knowledge base of state sexual 
assault coalitions, they are best positioned to implement the required 
components of a national resource center.
    III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Matching funds are not required 
for this program.
    III.3. Other:

    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

    IV.1. Address To Obtain Application Package: To apply for this 
funding opportunity use application form PHS 5161. Forms and 
instructions are available on the CDC Web site, 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) staff at: 770-488-
2700. Application forms can be mailed to you.
    IV.2. Content and Form of Submission: 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 program, 
and to allow CDC to plan the application review. Your LOI must be 
written in the following format:
     Maximum number of pages: 2.
     Font size: 12-point unreduced.
     Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
     Single spaced.
     Page margin size: 1.5 inches--left, 1 inch--top, 
bottom, and right.
     Printed only on one side of page.
    Your LOI must contain the following information:
     Number and title of this Program Announcement 
(PA ).

Application

    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 hard copy 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:
     Maximum number of pages: 25. If your narrative 
exceeds the page limit, only the first pages which are within the page 
limit will be reviewed.
     Font size: 12 point unreduced.
     Double spaced.
     Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
     Page margin size: One inch.
     Printed only on one side of page.
     Held together only by rubber bands or metal 
clips; not bound in any other way.
     Written in plain language, avoid jargon.
    Your narrative should address activities to be conducted over the 
entire project period, and must include the following items in the 
order listed:
     Abstract (one-page summary of the application, 
does not count towards page limit).
     Applicant's Relevant Experience.
     Plan to Implement the Resource Center.

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     Applicant's Capacity and Staffing.
     Collaboration.
     Marketing Plan.
     Measures of Effectiveness.
     Proposed Budget and Justification (does not 
count towards page limit).
    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.
     Job Descriptions.
     Resumes.
     Organizational Charts.
     Letters of Support, etc.
    IV.3. Submission Dates and Times:
    LOI Deadline Date: February 18, 2004.
    Application Deadline Date: April 5, 2004.
    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 carriers 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.
    IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of Applications: Executive Order 
12372 does not apply to this program.
    IV.5. Funding Restrictions: Funding restrictions, which must be 
taken into account while writing your budget are as follows: 
cooperative agreement funds for this project cannot be used for 
construction, renovation, the lease of passenger vehicles, the 
development of major software applications, or supplanting current 
applicant expenditures.
    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.
    IV.6. Other Submission Requirements:
    LOI Submission Address: Submit your LOI by express delivery 
service, or e-mail to:
Karen Lang, Project Officer, 2939 Flowers Road South, Atlanta, GA 
30341, (770) 488-1118, [email protected].
    Application Submission Address: Submit your application by mail or 
express delivery service to:
Technical Information Management-PA 04067, CDC Procurement and Grants 
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
    Applications may not be submitted electronically at this time.

V. Application Review Information

    V.1. 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. Applicant's Relevant Experience (30 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated experience 
coordinating, collaborating and providing leadership on a national 
level with regard to sexual violence.
    b. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated experience in 
managing a central resource library specializing in sexual violence 
prevention and intervention information and resources.
    c. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated experience 
providing technical assistance and professional consultation on sexual 
violence prevention to sexual violence practitioners, public health 
practitioners, policy makers, and the media.
    d. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated experience 
creating and distributing fact sheets, original informational 
materials, specialized information packets and other materials on 
sexual violence prevention and intervention through a variety of 
mediums.
    e. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated experience in 
compiling, synthesizing and disseminating research and evaluation 
findings, information on innovative prevention strategies and 
intervention programs through a variety of mediums.
    f. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated experience 
maintaining a web site and distributing timely information via the 
Internet.
    g. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated experience 
working with the media to respond to emerging issues and proactively 
communicate sexual violence prevention messages.
2. Plan To Implement the Resource Center (25 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant provides clearly stated goals 
and corresponding objectives that are time-phased, specific, 
attainable, and measurable.
    b. The extent to which the applicant provides a 5-year vision for 
how the resource center will be flexible and adaptable in incorporating 
change and growth in technology as well as changes in priorities and 
context of the sexual violence and public health fields.
    c. The extent to which the applicant provides a clear description 
of the role and involvement of the advisory board and has identified 
participants representing a broad range of disciplines that work in the 
area of sexual violence, including public health.
    d. The extent to which the applicant demonstrates a specific and 
achievable plan to market the resource center to a diverse range of 
constituents, including public health.
3. Applicant's Capacity and Staffing (20 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant demonstrates an existing 
capacity and infrastructure (including institutional experience, 
evidence of leadership, comprehensive resource library of sexual 
violence materials, adequate server space and other information 
technology) to manage the resource center and carry out the required 
activities in the cooperative agreements.

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    b. The extent to which the applicant's description of the 
responsibilities of individual staff members, including the level of 
effort and allocation of time, demonstrates an ability to effectively 
manage and implement the activities of this cooperative agreement.
    c. The extent to which the project staff are clearly described and 
have appropriate skills and expertise for their assigned staff 
position. Additionally, the applicant has included an organizational 
chart and curriculum vitae or position description for each proposed 
staff member.
    d. The extent to which the applicant describes plans to train new 
staff and support existing staff to carry out the program plan.
4. Collaboration (15 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant demonstrates a willingness to 
collaborate with CDC in the design, implementation and evaluation of 
the resource center.
    b. The extent to which the applicant demonstrates a willingness to 
collaborate with other relevant CDC grantees and partners, including 
the recipient of the national online resource to support the prevention 
of violence against women.
    c. The extent to which the applicant demonstrates a successful 
history of collaborating effectively with other organizations at the 
local, state, national and tribal levels. Additionally, the applicant 
has included letters of support and/or memoranda of agreement from 
national and state sexual violence organizations, research and/or 
academic experts/institutions, and other relevant agencies and 
organizations, including public health agencies and organizations.
5. Evaluation (10 points)
    a. The extent to which the applicant provides a detailed 
description of the methods to be used to evaluate program 
effectiveness, including what will be evaluated, data to be collected 
and analyzed, who will perform the evaluation, the time-frame and how 
data will be used for program enhancement.
    b. The extent to which the applicant documents staff availability, 
expertise, and capacity to evaluate program activities and 
effectiveness. Evaluation should include progress towards meeting the 
objectives during the budget and project periods, and the impact of 
program activities on the individuals and agencies accessing center 
resources. Describe how evaluation results will be used to make 
programmatic decisions, mid course corrections and how results will be 
reported.
    c. The extent to which the applicant's evaluation plan includes a 
component for assessing consumer satisfaction as well as periodic 
assessment of emerging issues and information needs in the sexual 
violence field.
6. Measures of Effectiveness (not scored)
    The extent to which the applicant provided objective/quantifiable 
measures regarding the resource center's intended outcomes that will 
demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified objectives of 
the cooperative agreement.
7. Budget (Not Scored)
    The applicant should provide a detailed budget with complete line-
item justification of all proposed costs consistent with the stated 
activities in the program announcement. Details must include a 
breakdown in the categories of personnel (with time allocations for 
each), staff travel, communications and postage, equipment, supplies, 
and any other costs. The budget projection must also include a 
narrative justification for all requested costs. Any sources of 
additional funding beyond the amount stipulated in this cooperative 
agreement should be indicated, including donated time or services. For 
each expense category, the budget should indicate CDC share, the 
applicant share and any other support. These funds should not be used 
to supplant existing efforts.
    V.2. Review and Selection Process: An objective review panel will 
evaluate your application according to the criteria listed above.
    V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates:
    Announcement Date: None.
    Award Date: September 1, 2004.

VI. Award Administration Information

    VI.1. 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.
    Unsuccessful applicants will receive notification of the results of 
the application review by mail.
    VI.2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: 45 CFR part 
74 and part 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:
     AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements.
     AR-11 Healthy People 2010.
     AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions.
     AR-13 Prohibition on Use of CDC Funds for 
Certain Gun Control Activities.
     AR-15 Proof of Non-Profit Status.
    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.
    VI.3. Reporting Requirements:
    You must provide CDC with a hard copy 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.
    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.
    These reports must be mailed to the Grants Management Specialist 
listed in the ``Agency Contacts'' section of this announcement.

VII. Agency Contacts

    For general questions about this announcement, contact: Technical 
Information Management Section, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 
Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-2700.
    For program technical assistance, contact: Karen Lang, Project 
Officer, 4770 Buford Hwy. NE, MS-K60, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, 
Telephone: (770) 488-1118, E-mail: [email protected].
    For budget assistance, contact: Angie Nation, Grants Management 
Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, 
Suite 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-2719, E-mail: 
[email protected].


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    Dated: January 27, 2004.
Sandra R. Manning,
CGFM, Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
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