[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30922-30927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12230]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Rapid Expansion of HIV/AIDS Activities by Ivorian Nongovernmental 
Organizations and Associations Serving Highly Vulnerable Populations in 
Cote d'Ivoire Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

    Announcement Type: New.
    Funding Opportunity Number: 04199.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.941.
    Key Dates:
    Application Deadline: July 16, 2004.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Authority: This program is authorized under sections 307 and 
317(k)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. sections 242l 
and 247b(k)(2)), as amended, and under Public Law 108-25 (United States 
Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003) (22 
U.S.C. 7601).
    Purpose: President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 
has called for immediate action to turn the tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa 
and the Caribbean. Goals of the President's plan include: preventing 
seven million new HIV infections, treating at least two million HIV-
infected people, and caring for ten million HIV-affected individuals 
and AIDS orphans.
    Cote d'Ivoire-specific PEPFAR goals include the prevention of 
265,000 new HIV infections, treating at least 77,000 HIV-infected 
individuals, and caring for 385,000 HIV-affected individuals, including 
orphans.
    The primary purpose of this funding announcement is to increase the 
quality and coverage of HIV/AIDS prevention and care services targeting 
Highly Vulnerable Populations (HVP) in Cote d'Ivoire. HVP includes, but 
is not limited to: displaced persons and refugees, transactional sex 
workers and their partners, street children, and other vulnerable 
women.
    Services to be supported through this agreement may include, but 
are not limited to: comprehensive treatment for HIV/AIDS and sexually 
transmitted infections (STI), voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), 
prevention activities, support for people infected and affected by HIV/
AIDS, peer education, outreach, job skills and literacy training, and 
legal counseling.
    This will be accomplished by funding an international non-
governmental organization (NGO) to provide expert technical assistance, 
training, and oversight to build the capacity of selected Ivorian NGOs 
and associations (subgrantees) to design, implement, and manage 
activities for HVPs. The international NGO grantee will also be 
responsible for helping the Ivorian NGOs and associations improve their 
ability to mobilize resources and manage the financial and 
administrative functions of their organizations. The Ivorian 
nongovernmental organizations and associations will be selected by the 
international NGO recipient of this award with input from the local CDC 
office. The selected Ivorian organizations will receive technical 
assistance and funding to assist them with rapid expansion and 
improvement activities serving highly vulnerable populations. The CDC 
office in Cote d'Ivoire will collaborate with the international NGO 
recipient of this award in the design and implementation of these 
activities.
    These collaborative activities will lead to: (1) Reduction in 
transmission of HIV and sexually transmitted infections in both the 
target and general populations; (2) HVP who are living with HIV/AIDS 
receiving treatment; (3) HVP who are affected by HIV/AIDS receiving 
better care and support services; (4) promotion and protection of human 
and legal rights of HVP including protection against sex trafficking; 
(5) reducing stigma and discrimination against people infected or 
affected by HIV/AIDS; and (6) building national capacity to implement 
and manage quality services for HVP.
    The measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with 
goals of the Global AIDS Program (GAP) to reduce HIV transmission and 
improve care of persons living with HIV. They also will contribute to 
the goals of PEPFAR, which are: within five years treat more than two 
million HIV-infected persons with effective

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combination anti-retroviral therapy; care for ten million HIV-infected 
and affected persons including those orphaned by HIV/AIDS; and prevent 
seven million infections in 14 countries throughout the world.
    Activities: Awardee activities for this program are as follows:

A. Strengthen Operational Capacity

    1. Work with selected national NGOs and associations in Cote 
d'Ivoire that are implementing HIV activities for HVP to assess their 
current administrative and technical capacity, organizational 
structure, and challenges to implementing and sustaining activities.
    2. Provide training and technical assistance to the national NGOs 
and associations to expand and improve operational systems (budgeting, 
personnel, financial oversight, reporting and evaluation) to assure 
efficient management of activities and funds and increase the 
organizations' competitiveness for new funding.
    3. Support the local organizations in developing skills in resource 
mobilization.

B. Promote National and Sub-Regional Activities for HVP

    Participate in and promote national and sub-regional coordination 
forums.

C. Expand Quality and Geographic Coverage of HVP Services in Cote 
d'Ivoire

    1. Assist national organizations and associations in development of 
work plans to design and implement their activities, taking into 
account geographic and population coverage of services and activities 
and the diversity of various populations served. The work plan should 
be elaborated with consideration for sustainability of activities.
    2. Assist organizations to develop appropriate tools for 
activities.
    3. Work through national organizations and associations to provide 
training in peer counseling, outreach, care, support and treatment, 
skills and literacy training, and legal guidance to the NGOs and 
associations providing services for HVP.
    4. Assess organizations' and associations' resource needs to carry 
out activities.
    5. Finance the delivery of services accordingly.

D. Monitoring and Evaluation

    1. Progressively reinforce the monitoring and evaluation capacity 
of national organizations and associations working with HVP.
    2. Attend quarterly technical meetings with CDC to assess program 
progress and modify plans as needed.
    3. Attend annual program review meeting with CDC to assess overall 
progress and elaborate work plan for subsequent year.

E. Financial Management

    1. Prepare a work plan that is consistent with the proposed 
activities in this announcement.
    2. Prepare an annual budget for the proposed activities.
    3. Prepare financial and progress reports `` in English--according 
to CDC requirements and deadlines.
    4. Contract an independent auditor, approved by CDC, to ensure 
ongoing financial accountability and preparation of periodic audit 
reports, including a possible pre-audit assessment.
    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. Collaborate with recipient in designing and supporting all 
activities listed above with regular technical and administrative 
meetings.
    2. Review and approve grantee's work plans for elaboration of the 
activities in this agreement.
    3. Provide appropriate technical assistance--as agreed upon in work 
plan `` via persons identified as the CDC technical focal point(s) in 
Cote d'Ivoire.
    4. Hold quarterly technical meetings with grantee to assess 
progress and modify plans as necessary.
    5. Hold annual meeting to review overall progress and elaborate 
work plans for subsequent year.
    6. Collaborate with the grantee in the selection of local NGOs and 
associations they will work with.
    7. Collaborate with the grantee in the selection of key personnel 
to be involved in the activities performed under this agreement.
    8. Provide administrative support on financial requirements (see 
section VI.3. Reporting).
    Technical assistance and training may be provided directly by CDC 
staff or through organizations that have successfully competed for 
funding under a separate CDC contract.

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: $6,000,000.

(This amount is for the entire five-year project period. Yearly amounts 
will increase based on the expansion of the project.)

    Approximate Number of Awards: One.
    Approximate Average Award: $350,000.
    Floor of Award Range: $350,000.
    Ceiling of Award Range: $350,000.
    Anticipated Award Date: July 15, 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

III.1. Eligible Applicants

    Applications may be submitted by international nongovernmental 
organizations, including faith-based organizations that have experience 
in: designing and implementing HIV/AIDS activities in Africa; capacity 
building for local nongovernmental organizations and associations in 
developing countries (including resource mobilization and 
administration of funds); and understanding complexities and challenges 
of designing and implementing activities for HVP.
    Preference will be given to organizations that have: (1) an office 
and staff in francophone West Africa; 2. at least five years of prior 
experience working in francophone Africa; and 3. a successful history 
of program implementation in collaboration with the United States 
(U.S.) government.

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching

    Matching funds are not required for this program.

III.3. Other

    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.
    If your application is incomplete or non-responsive to the 
requirements listed in this section, it will not be entered into the 
review process. You will be notified that your application did not meet 
submission requirements.

    Note: Title 2 of the United States Code section 1611 states that 
an organization

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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. Application 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 or the Administrator at the local 
CDC office in Cote d'Ivoire, Mabel Enti Bohui-Dasse, at (225) 21-25-41-
89. Application forms can be mailed to you.

IV.2. Content and Form of Submission

    Application: You must submit a project narrative with your 
application forms. The narrative must be submitted in the following 
format:
     Maximum number of pages: 25.
    If your narrative exceeds this page limit, only the first pages 
which are within the page limit will be reviewed.
     Pages must be numbered.
     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.
     Your application MUST be submitted in English
    Your narrative should address activities to be conducted over the 
entire project period, and must include at a minimum, a Plan, 
Demonstrated understanding of activity, Need for assistance, 
Objectives, Methods, Timeline, Staff, Performance measures, and Budget 
justification.
    The budget justification will not be counted in the page limit 
stated above.
    Additional information is optional and may be included in the 
application appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the 
narrative page limit. This additional information could include but is 
not limited to: organizational charts, curricula vitae, 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

    Application Deadline Date: July 16, 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 announcement is the definitive guide on application submission 
address and deadline. 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 your application 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

    Restrictions, which must be taken into account while writing your 
budget, are as follows:
     Funds may be spent for reasonable program purposes, 
including personnel, travel, supplies, and services. Equipment may be 
purchased if deemed necessary to accomplish program objectives; 
however, prior approval by CDC officials must be requested in writing.
     All requests for funds contained in the budget shall be 
stated in U.S. dollars. Once an award is made, CDC will not compensate 
foreign grantees for currency exchange fluctuations through the 
issuance of supplemental awards.
     The costs that are generally allowable in grants to 
domestic organizations are allowable to foreign institutions and 
international organizations, with the following exception: With the 
exception of the American University, Beirut, and the World Health 
Organization, Indirect Costs will not be paid (either directly or 
through sub-award) to organizations located outside the territorial 
limits of the United States or to international organizations 
regardless of their location.
     The applicant may contract with other organizations under 
this program; however the applicant must perform a substantial portion 
of the activities (including program management and operations, and 
delivery of prevention services for which funds are required).
     You must obtain an annual audit of these CDC funds 
(program-specific audit) by a U.S.-based audit firm with international 
branches and current licensure/authority in-country, and in accordance 
with International Accounting Standards or equivalent standard(s) 
approved in writing by CDC.
     A fiscal Recipient Capability Assessment may be required, 
prior to or post award, in order to review the applicant's business 
management and fiscal capabilities regarding the handling of U.S. 
Federal funds.
     No funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to 
carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for 
the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
     The U.S. Government is opposed to prostitution and related 
activities, which are inherently harmful and

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dehumanizing, and contribute to the phenomenon of trafficking in 
persons.
    Any entity that receives, directly or indirectly, U.S. Government 
funds in connection with this document (``recipient'') cannot use such 
U.S. Government funds to promote or advocate the legalization or 
practice of prostitution or sex trafficking. Nothing in the preceding 
sentence shall be construed to preclude the provision to individuals of 
palliative care, treatment, or post-exposure pharmaceutical 
prophylaxis, and necessary pharmaceuticals and commodities, including 
test kits, condoms, and, when proven effective, microbicides. A 
recipient that is otherwise eligible to receive funds in connection 
with this document to prevent, treat, or monitor HIV/AIDS shall not be 
required to endorse or utilize a multisectoral approach to combating 
HIV/AIDS, or to endorse, utilize, or participate in a prevention method 
or treatment program to which the recipient has a religious or moral 
objection. Any information provided by recipients about the use of 
condoms as part of projects or activities that are funded in connection 
with this document shall be medically accurate and shall include the 
public health benefits and failure rates of such use.
    In addition, any foreign recipient must have a policy explicitly 
opposing, in its activities outside the United States, prostitution and 
sex trafficking, except that this requirement shall not apply to the 
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Health 
Organization, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative or to any 
United Nations agency, if such entity is a recipient of U.S. government 
funds in connection with this document.
    The following definitions apply for purposes of this clause:
     Sex trafficking means the recruitment, harboring, 
transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of 
a commercial sex act. 22 U.S.C. 7102(9).
     A foreign recipient includes an entity that is not 
organized under the laws of any State of the United States, the 
District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Restoration of 
the Mexico City Policy, 66 FR 17303, 17303 (March 28, 2001).
    All recipients must insert provisions implementing the applicable 
parts of this section, ``Prostitution and Related Activities,'' in all 
subagreements under this award. These provisions must be express terms 
and conditions of the subagreement, acknowledge that each certification 
to compliance with this section, ``Prostitution and Related 
Activities,'' are a prerequisite to receipt of U.S. government funds in 
connection with this document, and must acknowledge that any violation 
of the provisions shall be grounds for unilateral termination of the 
agreement prior to the end of its term. In addition, all recipients 
must ensure, through contract, certification, audit, and/or any other 
necessary means, all the applicable requirements in this section, 
``Prostitution and Related Activities,'' are met by any other entities 
receiving U.S. government funds from the recipient in connection with 
this document, including without limitation, the recipients' sub-
grantees, sub-contractors, parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates. 
Recipients must agree that HHS may, at any reasonable time, inspect the 
documents and materials maintained or prepared by the recipient in the 
usual course of its operations that relate to the organization's 
compliance with this section, ``Prostitution and Related Activities.''
    All primary grantees receiving U.S. Government funds in connection 
with this document must certify compliance prior to actual receipt of 
such funds in a written statement referencing this document (e.g., 
``[Recipient's name] certifies compliance with the section, 
`Prostitution and Related Activities.' '') addressed to the agency's 
grants officer. Such certifications are prerequisites to the payment of 
any U.S. Government funds in connection with this document.
    Recipients' compliance with this section, ``Prostitution and 
Related Activities,'' is an express term and condition of receiving 
U.S. government funds in connection with this document, and any 
violation of it shall be grounds for unilateral termination by HHS of 
the agreement with HHS in connection with this document prior to the 
end of its term. The recipient shall refund to HHS the entire amount 
furnished in connection with this document in the event it is 
determined by HHS that the recipient has not complied with this 
section, ``Prostitution and Related Activities.''
    Awards will allow recipients reimbursement of pre-award costs such 
as photocopying, fax, postage or delivery charges, and translation.
    Guidance for completing your budget can be found on the United 
States government Web site at the following address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/budgetguide.htm.

IV.6. Other Submission Requirements

    Application Submission Address: Submit the original and two hard 
copies of your application by mail or express delivery service to: 
Technical Information Management-PA04199, 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. Understanding of the proposed activity (25 points): Does the 
applicant demonstrate a good understanding of the extent and 
limitations of the proposed activity?
    2. Feasibility of plan (25 points): Does the applicant's proposed 
plan for the activity appear feasible?
    3. Relevant experience (25 points): Does the applicant have skills 
and experience relevant to the activities described in this program 
announcement?
    1. Administration and management of project (25 points): Does the 
applicant seem capable of administering this project and meeting all 
CDC requirements?

V.2. Review and Selection Process

    Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement 
and Grants Office (PGO) staff, and for responsiveness by NCHSTP. 
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.
    An objective review panel will evaluate complete and responsive 
applications according to the criteria listed in the ``V.1. Criteria'' 
section above.

V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates

    July 15, 2004.

VI. Award Administration Information

VI.1. Award Notices

    Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Grant Award (NGA) 
from the

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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-4--HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Provisions
     AR-6--Patient Care
     AR-10--Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
     AR-12--Lobbying Restrictions
     AR-14--Accounting System Requirements
    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.
Information Security Plan
    The contractor shall prepare and maintain an information security 
plan which promotes information protection and systems security 
appropriate to the environment in which it will be executed. This plan 
should address confidentiality and privacy, integrity and backup of 
data and systems, access, continuity of operations, and all other 
relevant considerations. The contractor is responsible for ensuring 
that the project complies with relevant Federal and other 
jurisdictional regulations. Before developing the security plan, the 
contractor should review the considerations included in Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A-130, Appendix III (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a130/a130appendixiii.html), and FISMA 
(http://csrc.nist.gov/policies/FISMA-final.pdf), as well as other 
Federal regulations, guidance, and information security standards.
    The initial draft and all subsequent versions of the information 
security plan must be prepared and submitted by the contractor to the 
CDC contracting officer and to the CDC project officer, in Microsoft 
Word compatible format. The contractor shall be responsible for 
ensuring that the security plan is acceptable to the CDC project 
officer, as well as any subsequent federal reviewers (e.g., Center and/
or CDC information security officers, HHS officials, OMB officials, 
etc.). Comments shall be conveyed to the contractor by the project 
officer and/or the contracting officer.
    The project officer and the contracting officer will review the 
draft security plan and any subsequent versions and submit 
recommendations/comments to the contractor within 14 working days after 
receipt. The contractor shall incorporate the project officer's 
recommendations and submit paper and electronic copies of the security 
plan to the contracting officer and to the project officer within five 
working days after receipt of the project officer's comments.
    In addition to developing and maintaining a security plan as 
described above, the contractor shall be responsible for continuously 
assessing and assuring information security for the project, and for 
updating the security plan as needed throughout the duration of the 
contract.
Information Security Training
    The contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all 
contractor employees receive employment screening and information 
security training appropriate to their responsibilities, prior to the 
start of their work on the contract. This would be provided at the 
contractor's expense and would be the contractor's responsibility to 
plan and arrange.
    CDC is not required to grant the contractor access to CDC 
information technology resources (e.g., computers, network, e-mail, 
etc.). If CDC were to agree to grant the contractor, or any of its 
employees, access to CDC information technology resources at any point 
in time, it would be the contractor's responsibility to ensure that all 
of its employees to be granted such access complete any additional 
required information security courses that CDC specifies prior to 
gaining or utilizing such access. It would also be the contractor's 
responsibility to ensure that such employees have met any other CDC and 
Federal requirements, such as, for example, completion of background 
checks, before gaining or utilizing access to CDC information 
technology resources.
Non-Disclosure
    The contractor and any subcontractors or employees are forbidden 
from sharing any technical or logistical information they may gain in 
conjunction with matters related to this contract which could 
jeopardize the physical or information security of CDC or its 
employees, projects, or information systems.
Certification and Accreditation
    The Federal government and CDC now require (with rare interim 
exceptions) that a certification and accreditation (C and A) process be 
completed before any new information technology systems can go online.

VI.3. Reporting Requirements

    You must provide CDC with an original, plus two hard 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. Budget.
    e. Additional Requested Information.
    f. Measures of Effectiveness.
    2. Financial status report and annual progress report are due no 
more than 90 days after the end of the budget period. The annual 
progress report is a brief narrative report that should include: (a) 
comparison of actual accomplishments to the objectives established; (b) 
the reasons for slippage if established objectives were not met; and 
(c) modifications, if needed.
    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: Karen Ryder, Project 
Officer, CDC/Projet RETRO-CI, 2010 Abidjan Place, Dulles, Virginia 
20189-2010, Telephone: (225) 21-25-41-89, e-mail: [email protected].
    For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact: 
Shirley Wynn, Contract Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 
2920

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Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-1515, E-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: May 21, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
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