[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 90 (Monday, May 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25899-25903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10533]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


BECAUSE Kids Count! (Building and Enhancing Community Alliances 
United for Safety and Empowerment)

    Announcement Type: New.
    Funding Opportunity Number: 04142.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.136.
    Key Dates:
    Letter of Intent Deadline: May 25, 2004.
    Application Deadline: July 9, 2004.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Authority: This program is authorized under section 317(k)(2) of 
the Public Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(2).

    Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2004 cooperative 
agreement funds to build or expand the capacity of national 
organizations and their state, local, regional and/or tribal affiliates 
to address the prevention of child maltreatment, which includes 
physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse. Research 
suggests that these areas of violence have risk and protective factors 
across multiple domains of influence as represented by the ecological 
model presented in the World Report on Violence and Health (Krug et 
al., 2002) including individual, relationship, community and societal 
levels. Violence prevention efforts in child maltreatment include 
activities that are aimed at addressing the individual, relationship, 
community and societal factors of potential victims, perpetrators and 
bystanders.
    The specific purposes of this funding are to:
    1. Provide an opportunity for national organizations to expand 
their leadership role in addressing the prevention of child 
maltreatment by disseminating the key concepts of prevention, 
evaluation, and the ecological model, models for community assessment 
and action, and evidence-based prevention strategies within their own 
organizations. An emphasis will be placed on preventing child 
maltreatment before it occurs.
    2. Foster effective collaborations within the organizations and 
their affiliates to respond to emerging policy and program issues 
related to the prevention of child maltreatment.
    3. Conduct organizational assessments of infrastructure 
capabilities, staff and structural capacities, organizational 
definitions, understandings, and applications of prevention principles 
and key concepts. The assessments should also determine organizational 
readiness for dissemination of child maltreatment prevention concepts 
and strategies, and organizational barriers and facilitators, with an 
emphasis on preventing child maltreatment before it ever occurs.
    4. Develop a prevention plan based upon information obtained from 
the organizational assessments, as well as an inventory of initiatives 
and a review of organizational data related to the prevention of child 
maltreatment. The plan for future activities should have an emphasis on 
preventing child maltreatment before it occurs.
    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.
    For the purposes of this program announcement the following 
definitions apply:
    Child maltreatment: ``Child abuse or maltreatment constitutes all 
forms of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect 
or negligent treatment or commercial or other exploitation, resulting 
in actual or potential harm to the child's health, survival, 
development or dignity in the context of a relationship of 
responsibility, trust or power'' (Report of the Consultation on Child 
Abuse Prevention, 29-31 March 1999, WHO, Geneva. Geneva, World Health 
Organization (WHO), 1999 (document WHO/HSC/PVI/99.1)).
    Prevention: Individual, relationship or family, community, and/or 
environmental/system level strategies, policies and actions that 
prevent 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 
violence and associated injuries, disabilities, and deaths. 
Additionally, prevention efforts seek to identify and enhance 
protective factors that may prevent violence not only in at-risk 
populations but also in the community at large. Prevention efforts for 
child maltreatment include activities that are aimed at addressing the 
individual, relationship, community and societal factors that influence 
potential perpetrators, victims, and bystanders.

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    Intervention: Services, policies and actions provided after child 
maltreatment has occurred.
    Activities: Awardee activities for this program are as follows:
    1. Develop, expand, and/or maintain a child maltreatment prevention 
Work Group comprised of persons with expertise and experience in the 
areas of child maltreatment, child health, and child well-being, 
including public health. This group will:
    a. Provide consultation to the awardee and assist in guiding 
planning efforts.
    b. Assist in identifying organizational prevention programs and 
data sources.
    c. Assist in the development of a prevention plan (as defined by 
this announcement). This plan should guide the organization's efforts 
to address the prevention of child maltreatment or one or more specific 
components of child maltreatment, such as physical abuse, emotional 
abuse, neglect, and/or sexual abuse.
    d. Seek support and resources to implement the strategies and 
recommendations detailed in the prevention plan.
    2. Review existing data and conduct an inventory of initiatives 
within the organization and its affiliates related to the prevention of 
child maltreatment. This should be done in conjunction with CDC:
    a. Develop and conduct an organizational inventory of child 
maltreatment prevention programs; at minimum, the inventory should 
include the number of programs, intended audience, content, and 
resources devoted to the programs.
    b. Compile a report on organizational policies and research 
activities focused on the prevention of child maltreatment.
    c. Review existing organizational data related to the prevention of 
child maltreatment.
    d. Prepare a report summarizing the findings from 2a, 2b, and 2c. 
Include plans for using these data to inform the prevention-planning 
document described below in number four.
    3. Conduct assessments, using available guidance and direction from 
CDC, to determine the level of organizational commitment, interest and 
readiness to fully engage in efforts to prevent child maltreatment.
    a. Assess the status of the organization and its affiliates with 
regard to carrying out activities that support the purposes of this 
program and their needs for training, technical assistance, materials, 
and other resources.
    b. Conduct an organization-wide assessment of readiness for 
dissemination of child maltreatment prevention concepts and strategies.
    4. Develop a prevention plan that will guide the organization's 
efforts to prevent child maltreatment, or one or more components of 
child maltreatment, such as physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, 
and/or sexual abuse. The plan should address global risk and protective 
factors, and identify strategies to address the complex ecological 
factors that influence violence. Specifically, the plan must provide 
strategies that address individual, relationship, community, and 
societal factors. In addition, the prevention plan should include a 
logic model and time-phased implementation strategies.
    5. Identify strategies that will provide support for sustaining and 
enhancing future prevention activities by addressing the following: (1) 
Ongoing collaboration and community involvement; (2) Ongoing 
commitment; (3) Ongoing communication; (4) Evaluation; and (5) Other 
issues associated with the selected topic area.
    6. Launch the national organization's child maltreatment prevention 
plan.
    7. Collaborate with CDC and other awardees on an ongoing basis to 
ensure consensus and uniformity related to core measures, tools, and 
processes, through conference calls and traveling to required awardee 
meetings, including training sessions, evaluation meetings, and project 
updates.
    8. 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:
    1. Provide updated information related to the purposes and 
activities of this program announcement.
    2. Provide technical assistance and consultation in the 
development, implementation, and evaluation of assessment instruments 
and the organization's plan to prevent child maltreatment, including 
program objectives and performance measures.
    3. Coordinate information sharing among relevant CDC awardees and 
partners to ensure consensus and uniformity related to core measures, 
tools, and processes.
    4. Provide assistance with program planning to assure consistency 
with program goals for capacity building, including the use of logic 
models and other public health tools and resources.
    5. Collaborate with awardees to plan and implement partner 
meetings, conferences, and trainings to provide forums through which 
awardees can increase their knowledge and skills, learn from each 
other, share resources, and work collaboratively to address issues 
related to child maltreatment prevention.
    6. Participate in the Work Group's strategic planning meetings.

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: $600,000.
    Approximate Number of Awards: Three.
    Approximate Average Award: $200,000.
    Floor of Award Range: $150,000.
    Ceiling of Award Range: $200,000.
    Anticipated Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Budget Period Length: 12 months.
    Project Period Length: Two 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

III.1. Eligible Applicants

    Eligible applicants are national organizations that are non-profit 
and non-governmental, including national faith-based organizations, 
that work in the area of child maltreatment (i.e., physical abuse, 
emotional abuse, neglect, and/or sexual abuse). Eligible applicants 
must have state, local, regional, and/or tribal affiliates and provide 
support to these affiliates.

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching

    Matching funds are not required for this program.

III.3. 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.
     Effective and well-defined working relationships between 
the national organization and its affiliates, as well as entities 
outside the national organization, which will ensure implementation of 
proposed activities.
     The requested funding amount should not be greater than 
the ceiling amount of $200,000.



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    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 Request Application Package

    To apply for this funding opportunity use application form PHS 
5161. Forms 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.
    Pre-Application Conference Call: For interested applicants, one 
pre-application technical assistance call will be conducted. The call 
will be held for one hour. The conference call name is BECAUSE Kids 
Count! The call date and time is May 24, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern 
time. Call USA toll free (888) 528-9061. The leader will be Ms. Pat 
Bender. The pass code is 15033. For security reasons, the pass code and 
the leader's name will be required to join the call.

IV.2. Content and Form of Submission

Letter of Intent (LOI)

    Your LOI must be written in the following format:

     Maximum number of pages: two
     Font size: 12-point unreduced
     Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches
     Single spaced
     Page margin size: One inch
     Printed only on one side of page
     Written in plain language, avoid jargon

    Your LOI must contain the following information:

     Number and title of this Program Announcement
     Brief description of your organization including the 
component(s) of child maltreatment that your organization addresses
     Number of affiliates
     Organizational structure
     Requirements for affiliation

Application

    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 25 pages of the application 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 (e.g., do not use staples).
    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)
     Relevant Experience
     Work Plan
     Collaboration
     Capacity and Staffing
     Evaluation
     Measures of Effectiveness
     Proposed Budget and Justification (does not count towards 
page limit)

    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 Vitaes
     Job Descriptions
     Resumes
     Organizational Charts
     Letters of Support, etc.

    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 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.
    Additional requirements that may require you to submit additional 
documentation with your application are listed in section ``VI.2. 
Administrative and National Policy Requirements.''

IV.3. Submission Dates and Times

    LOI Deadline Date: June 23, 2004.
    CDC requests that you send a LOI if you intend to apply for this 
program. Although the LOI is not required, not binding, and does not 
enter into the review of your subsequent application, the LOI will be 
gauge the level of interest in this program, and to allow CDC to plan 
the application review.
    Application Deadline Date: June 23, 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 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 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 Application

    Executive Order 12372 does not apply to this program.

IV.5. Funding Restrictions

    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

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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.

IV.6. Other Submission Requirements

    LOI Submission Address: Submit your LOI by express mail, delivery 
service, fax, or E-mail to: Margaret Brome, Project Officer, 2939 
Flowers Road South, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-1721, Number: 
770-488-1360, E-mail: [email protected].
    Application Submission Address: Submit the original and two hard 
copies of your application by mail or express delivery service to: 
Technical Information Management--PA 04142, 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. Relevant Experience (30 Points)
    a. Does the applicant demonstrate experience coordinating, 
collaborating and providing leadership with regard to child 
maltreatment or a specific component of child maltreatment, such as 
physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, or sexual abuse?
    b. Does the applicant demonstrate experience managing a work group?
    c. Does the applicant demonstrate experience in collecting and 
using organizational assessment data? Does the applicant have 
experience using data to determine organizational priorities?
    d. Does the applicant demonstrate experience identifying and 
prioritizing violence-related strategies, especially in the field of 
child maltreatment or in a specific component of child maltreatment?
    e. Does the applicant demonstrate experience developing strategic 
plans?
2. Work Plan (30 Points)
    a. Does the applicant include a detailed work plan, including a 
time-line for the first year?
    b. Does the applicant provide clearly stated goals and 
corresponding objectives that are specific, measurable, attainable, 
realistic and time-phased?
    c. Does the applicant provide details about how the inventory of 
initiatives and review of data related to the prevention of child 
maltreatment within the organization and its affiliates will be 
achieved? Does the applicant describe how the assessments of the needs 
of the organization and its affiliates will be conducted relative to 
training, technical assistance, materials, and other resources? Does 
the applicant describe how it will assess the readiness of the 
organization and its affiliates to disseminate child maltreatment 
prevention concepts and strategies?
    d. Does the applicant describe how the inventory and assessments 
will be integrated into the organization's prevention plan for child 
maltreatment?
    e. Does the applicant describe how the prevention plan will be 
developed? Does the applicant provide details about what strategies 
will be used to obtain support for the prevention plan within the 
organization and its affiliates?
    f. Does the applicant indicate a willingness to embrace prevention 
concepts, that is preventing initial perpetration? Does the applicant 
incorporate strategies that are aimed at addressing individual, 
relationship, community and societal factors, which are elements of the 
ecological model?
3. Collaboration (20 Points)
    a. Does the applicant describe the composition, role and 
involvement of the Work Group, and identify or propose participants 
representing a broad range of disciplines that work in the areas of 
child maltreatment, child health, and child well being, including 
public health?
    b. Does the applicant demonstrate a willingness to collaborate with 
CDC in the assessment and prevention planning activities? Does the 
applicant demonstrate a willingness to collaborate with relevant CDC 
awardees and partners? Does the applicant demonstrate a willingness to 
work with CDC and the other awardees to reach consensus and uniformity 
in selecting core measures, tools, and processes?
    c. Does the applicant demonstrate a successful history of 
collaborating effectively with other organizations? Does the applicant 
include letters of support and/or memoranda of agreement from 
organizations, research and/or academic experts/institutions, and other 
agencies and organizations, including public health agencies and 
organizations that work with children?
    d. Does the applicant demonstrate a clear plan for involving state, 
local, regional, and/or tribal affiliates in the assessment and 
planning processes?
4. Capacity and Staffing (10 Points)
    a. Does the applicant demonstrate existing capacity, 
infrastructure, and evidence of leadership to carry out the required 
activities? Does the applicant demonstrate an ability to effectively 
manage and implement the required activities?
    b. Does the applicant describe the responsibilities of individual 
staff members, including their level of effort and allocation of time?
    c. Does the applicant describe project staff and their relevant 
skills and expertise for their assigned tasks relative to this 
announcement?
    d. Does the applicant include an organizational chart?
5. Evaluation (10 Points)
    a. Does the applicant provide a detailed description of the methods 
to be used to evaluate the project?
    b. Does the applicant demonstrate a willingness to collaborate with 
CDC and other awardees in the development of a logic model?
6. Measures of Effectiveness (Not Scored)
    Does the applicant provide objective/quantifiable measures 
regarding the intended outcomes that will demonstrate the 
accomplishment of the various identified objectives of the cooperative 
agreement?
7. Proposed Budget and Justification (Not Scored)
    Does the applicant 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? Does the budget projection 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

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other support. These funds should not be used to supplant existing 
efforts.

V.2. Review and Selection Process

    Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement 
and Grants Office (PGO) staff, and for responsiveness by NCIPC. 
Incomplete applications and applications that are non-responsive to the 
eligibility criteria will not advance through the review process. 
Applicants will be notified that their application did not meet 
submission requirements.
    A Special Emphasis Panel will evaluate your application according 
to the criteria listed in the ``V.1. Criteria'' section above.

V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Date

    August 15, 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 Parts 74 or 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.
    Projects that involve the collection of information from ten or 
more individuals and funded by cooperative agreement will be subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.

VI.3. 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. Measures 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.
    These reports must be mailed to the Grants Management or Contract 
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: Margaret Brome, Project 
Officer, 4770 Buford Hwy., NE, MS-K60, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, 
Telephone: 770-488-1721, E-mail: [email protected].
    For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact: 
Angie Tuttle, Grants Management Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants 
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Suite 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 
770-488-2719, E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: May 4, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
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