[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19082-19090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7286]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Capacity Building Assistance To Improve the Delivery and 
Effectiveness of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention 
Interventions for High-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Subpopulations

    Announcement Type: New.
    Funding Opportunity Number: RFA 05051.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.939.
    Application Deadline: May 27, 2005.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Authority: This program is authorized under Sections 301(a) and 
317(k)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 241 and 
247b(k)(2).
    Purpose: The purpose of this announcement is to provide financial 
assistance to non-governmental HIV prevention organizations to provide 
capacity building assistance (CBA), including training and technical 
assistance (TA), to adapt, tailor and implement science-based, 
behavioral HIV prevention interventions specifically targeting high-
risk racial/ethnic minority subpopulations as demonstrated by high-
prevalence epidemiological evidence and other concrete quantitative and 
qualitative data. The minority subpopulations are migrant workers, 
transgender individuals, and youth in non-school settings, including 
lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
    The term ``capacity building assistance'' or ``CBA'' means the 
provision of information, TA, training, and technology transfer for 
individuals and organizations to improve the delivery and effectiveness 
of HIV prevention services. CBA does not include the delivery of direct 
client HIV prevention services and interventions.
    CBA provided must be consistent with the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Advancing HIV Prevention Initiative 
(AHP), Replicating Effective Programs (REP), Diffusion of Effective 
Behavioral Interventions (DEBI), the Compendium of Effective Behavioral 
Interventions, and other CDC-supported strategies for specific high-
risk racial/ethnic minority subpopulations.
    As effective interventions and adaptation and tailoring guidance 
are developed, future funding cycles will integrate the new science.
    For migrant workers, the interventions and public health strategies 
should be consistent with CDC-supported strategies for specific high-
risk racial/ethnic minority subpopulations. Examples include the 
community health outreach worker (CHOW) model (also referred to as 
Promotores/as, lay health advisors, community health advisor networks 
or peer educators), Real AIDS Prevention Project (RAPP), other 
interventions from REP and DEBI which are appropriate for migrant 
worker populations.
    For youth in non-school settings, a number of evidence-based, 
scientifically tested behavioral interventions have been identified 
specifically for high-risk youth, including Street Smart (for

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homeless and runaway teens); Teens Linked to Care (TLC) (for HIV-
positive persons ages 13-24); and Focus on Kids (for out-of-school 
African-American teens in poverty settings) [Stanton et al., (1996) 
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 150 (4), 363-372]. All 
of the interventions for youth supported by CDC contain abstinence 
education, and comply with the ABC Approach to HIV Prevention--
Information on HIV prevention methods (or strategies) can include 
abstinence, monogamy (i.e., being faithful to a single sexual partner), 
or using condoms consistently and correctly. These approaches can avoid 
risk (abstinence) or effectively reduce risk for HIV (monogamy, 
consistent and correct condom use).

    Note: For this program announcement, youth are defined as 
individuals between the ages of 13 to 24 years who are at high risk 
for HIV infection. Interventions for youth at high risk are limited 
to out-of-school youth in non-school settings. CBA providers are 
expected to remind youth-focused community-based organizations (CBO) 
that they should be familiar with and adhere to their own state's 
rules and regulations related to providing HIV prevention 
information to youth (e.g., the age requirement for access to 
services with or without parental consent).

    Science-based behavioral HIV prevention interventions listed in the 
Procedural Guidance for Selected Interventions and Strategies for 
Community-Based Organizations, REP and DEBI include: Recruitment and 
retention; counseling, testing and referral (CTR); prevention case 
management (PCM); and partner counseling, testing and referral services 
(PCTRS).
    For information on the Procedural Guidance for Selected 
Interventions and Strategies for Community-Based Organizations 
mentioned above, visit the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/partners/pa04064_cbo.htm.
    For information on the Compendium of Effective Behavioral 
Interventions, visit the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/hivcompendium/HIVcompendium.htm
    The term ``adapt'' refers to changes in the target population or 
venue in which an intervention takes place. The term ``tailor'' refers 
to changes in: (1) The health message or activity; (2) the way the 
message is delivered or by whom; and (3) the timing of the message. TA 
is training to adapt, tailor and evaluate science-based behavioral HIV 
prevention interventions for the specific racial/ethnic/cultural high-
risk minority subpopulations of migrant workers, transgender 
individuals, or youth in non-school settings, including LGBTQ youth.
    Adaptation and tailoring of DEBI products and public health 
strategies for specific high-risk racial/ethnic minority subpopulations 
of migrant workers, transgender individuals, or youth in non-school 
settings, including LGBTQ youth, must be culturally and linguistically 
appropriate. Fidelity of all interventions and public health strategies 
must be maintained by adhering to their specific core elements. This 
includes adapting and tailoring all training curricula and written 
materials on each intervention selected, development of a national 
marketing and diffusion plan for the adapted and tailored 
interventions, and the provision of CBA to implement adapted and 
tailored interventions.
    This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus area of 
HIV. This program also addresses the goals stated in CDC's HIV 
Prevention Strategic Plan through 2005, which can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/partners/psp.htm; and Advancing HIV Prevention: New 
Strategies for a Changing Epidemic at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/partners/ahp.htm.
    Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one 
(or more) of the following performance goals for the National Center 
for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP):
    1. Decrease the number of persons at high risk for acquiring or 
transmitting HIV infection.
    2. By 2010, increase by 13 percent the proportion of HIV-infected 
people who know they are infected, as measured by the proportion 
diagnosed before progression to AIDS (Baseline: 76 percent in 2000; 
Target for 2010: 85 percent).
    3. By 2010, increase to at least 80 percent the proportion of HIV-
infected people who are linked to appropriate prevention, care, and 
treatment services, as measured by those who report having received 
some form of medical care within three months of their HIV diagnosis 
(2001 Baseline: 79 percent).
    4. Strengthen the capacity to develop and implement effective HIV 
prevention interventions.
    CBA developed under this program will be categorized as 
Strengthening Interventions for HIV Prevention (designated as Focus 
Area [FA] 2) in the CBA model, as referenced in Attachment I.
    Program Goals: The goal for this program is to strengthen 
interventions for HIV prevention by improving the capacity of CBOs and 
health departments to implement, improve, and evaluate HIV prevention 
interventions specifically targeting high-risk racial/ethnic minority 
subpopulations. The minority subpopulations are migrant workers, 
transgender individuals, and youth in non-school settings, including 
lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
    This announcement is only for non-research activities supported by 
CDC. If research is proposed, the application will not be reviewed. For 
the definition of research, please see the CDC website at the following 
Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov.od/ads/opspoll1.htm.
    Activities: Awardee activities for this program are as follows: All 
applicants are required to implement awardee activities by developing 
process objectives and activities for the following:
    1. Provide ongoing individualized CBA to CDC's directly funded 
CBOs, health departments, and health department-funded CBOs in the 
adaptation, implementation, quality assurance, and evaluation of 
effective science-based behavioral HIV prevention interventions for 
high-risk, racial/ethnic minority subpopulations of migrant workers, 
transgender individuals, or youth in non-school settings, including 
LGBTQ youth. CBA providers will utilize CDC's draft adaptation guidance 
to: (a) Conduct assessments of needs and community resources; (b) 
identify and address gaps in CBA services; (c) collaborate with other 
sources of CBA (including other CDC CBA providers and CBOs specifically 
receiving CDC's Program Announcement 04064 ADAPT supplemental for 
adapting and tailoring DEBI interventions); (d) notify, collaborate and 
coordinate with state and local health departments in the delivery of 
CBA services within their health jurisdictions; and (e) leverage other 
federal, state or local resources.
    Examples of prevention interventions are health education and risk 
reduction; outreach capacity and preparation for testing; HIV testing; 
referrals; prevention and partner counseling; prevention case 
management; interventions to prevent perinatal transmission; and rapid 
testing in non-traditional settings, such as correctional facilities 
and high-risk community venues.
    2. Provide CBA to health departments and their funded CBOs on 
culturally appropriate HIV prevention interventions and strategies for 
high-risk racial/ethnic minority subpopulations of migrant workers, 
transgender individuals, or youth in non-school settings, including 
LGBTQ youth. This includes: (a) Obtaining and utilizing

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input from high-risk, racial/ethnic minority subpopulations of migrant 
workers, transgender individuals, or youth in non-school settings, 
including LGBTQ youth proposed for this project; and (b) incorporating 
cultural competency and linguistic and educational appropriateness into 
all CBA activities.
    CBA for HIV prevention may include methods for practicing 
abstinence, monogamy (i.e., being faithful to a single sexual partner), 
or safer sex (i.e., using condoms consistently and correctly). These 
approaches can avoid risk or effectively reduce risk for HIV infection.
    Prevention interventions should also include risk reduction and 
avoidance for co-infections with other sexually transmitted diseases, 
blood-borne diseases (i.e., Hepatitis B and C), and tuberculosis.
    3. Work with CDC program consultants and Science Application Team 
technical monitors, who are responsible for ensuring fidelity, 
consistency, and support for the delivery of evidence-based HIV 
prevention interventions and strategies. With their help, develop 
collaborative partnerships with the originators of the supported 
science-based interventions, other social and behavioral scientists, 
and public health experts to adapt and tailor a minimum of two (2) 
science-based behavioral interventions for high-risk, racial/ethnic 
minority subpopulations of migrant workers, transgender individuals, or 
youth in non-school settings, including LGBTQ youth. These partners 
will be responsible for reviewing all materials produced to ensure 
fidelity to the original intervention and for collaborating on the 
delivery of CBA. This includes: (a) Development of adaptation and 
tailoring materials based on CDC's draft adaptation guidance on each 
intervention; (b) provision of CBA, including training and TA, on 
adapting and tailoring science-based behavioral HIV prevention 
interventions; and (c) development of a national marketing and 
diffusion plan for the interventions in the CDC's Procedural Guidance 
and other CDC-supported strategies for specific high-risk, racial/
ethnic minority subpopulations. Note: Specifically for DEBI 
interventions, all materials related to the adaptation and tailoring of 
the interventions will need to be reviewed by CDC program consultants, 
Science Application Team technical monitors, and original 
investigators, as appropriate.
    4. Collaborate with CDC, CDC-funded CBA and TA providers, and 
locally based partners and contractors to plan and deliver CBA that is 
consistent with the requirements of the DEBI interventions and CDC 
program requirements (as provided in trainings for grantees) and avoids 
duplication of services. This includes developing training materials, 
diffusing best program practices and interventions for HIV-negative and 
HIV-positive persons, and supporting partners with orientation and 
training to help them deliver effective and efficient services. Note: 
To achieve cost-effectiveness, other partners and experts contracted by 
CBA providers should be locally based and culturally competent.
    5. Core Performance Indicators. To ensure quality programs and to 
measure progress, all applicants receiving funding are required to 
report on the following core performance indicators:
    (a) Number of CDC-funded CBOs that serve high-risk, racial/ethnic 
minority subpopulations of migrant workers, transgender individuals, or 
youth in non-school settings, including LGBTQ youth, receiving CBA on 
adapted and tailored science-based behavioral prevention interventions 
and public health strategies that increase behaviors that reduce risk 
for transmission or acquisition of HIV.
    (b) Number of health department-funded CBOs that serve high-risk, 
racial/ethnic minority subpopulations of migrant workers, transgender 
individuals, or youth in non-school settings, including LGBTQ youth, 
receiving CBA on adapted and tailored science-based behavioral 
prevention interventions and public health strategies that increase 
behaviors that reduce risk for transmission or acquisition of HIV.
    (c) Number of CDC-funded CBOs that report agreement with timeliness 
in completion of CBA services.
    (d) Number of health department-funded CBOs that report agreement 
with timeliness in completion of CBA services.
    (e) Number of CDC-funded CBOs that receive CBA and, in turn, 
deliver adapted and tailored interventions and/or public health 
strategies to high-risk, racial/ethnic minority subpopulations of 
migrant workers, transgender individuals, or youth in non-school 
settings, including LGBTQ youth.
    (f) Number of health department-funded CBOs that receive CBA and, 
in turn, deliver adapted and tailored interventions and/or public 
health strategies to high-risk, racial/ethnic minority subpopulations 
of migrant workers, transgender individuals, or youth in non-school 
settings, including LGBTQ youth.
    (g) Number of CDC-funded CBOs, health department-funded CBOs, and 
other stakeholders serving high-risk, racial/ethnic minority 
subpopulations of migrant workers, transgender individuals, or youth in 
non-school settings, including LGBTQ youth, receiving CBA on 
implementing realistic and feasible evaluation efforts of adapted and 
tailored science-based behavioral prevention interventions.
    Applicants will be responsible for the following in response to the 
performance indicators:
    (1) Set baseline, one-year, and four-year target goals (target 
goals will be negotiated with CDC post-award).
    (2) Use performance indicators for the design of a monitoring 
evaluation plan.
    (3) Collect process and outcome monitoring data and report to the 
CDC.
    Applicants, with the substantial involvement of CDC, will be 
accountable for achieving performance target goals. If an applicant 
fails to achieve its target, CDC will work with the applicant to 
determine what steps can be taken to improve performance. CDC 
involvement may include TA, conditional or restrictive funding. If 
applicant's performance fails to improve, CDC in accordance with 
applicable federal regulations may take enforcement actions such as, 
suspension or termination of the Notice of Award (NoA).
    6. Implement an evaluation-monitoring plan based on logic modeling 
that links outcomes (both short- and long-term) with program 
activities/processes and the theoretical assumptions/principles of the 
program performance indicators.
    The plan should outline the process and outcome data to be 
collected, identify sources of information, explain the methods by 
which information will be collected, and outline the process for 
analyzing and interpreting information, and using findings for program 
improvement.
    7. Identify the CBA training needs of your own program and staff. 
Develop and implement a plan to address these needs.
    8. Develop protocols that respond to new CBA requests, including 
submission of notification and completion of forms. Refer all CBA 
requests outside your scope of work to the CDC CBA coordinator 
responsible for tracking and assigning CBA requests, following 
procedures to be provided by CDC.
    9. Participate in CDC-coordinated CBA networks to enhance 
communication, coordination, cooperation, and training.

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    10. Implement a quality assurance strategy that ensures the 
delivery of high-quality services.
    11. Develop and implement an effective strategy for marketing your 
CBA services.
    12. Report planned group CBA events to the Capacity Building Branch 
(CBB) Training Calendar, as provided by CDC, for dissemination to HIV 
prevention partners and constituents.
    13. Facilitate the dissemination of information about successful 
CBA strategies and ``lessons learned'' through peer-to-peer 
interactions, meetings, workshops, conference presentations, case 
studies, and communications with CDC program consultants.
    14. Take the Adaptation and Tailoring course provided by the STD/
HIV Prevention Training Centers (PTC); follow the adaptation and 
tailoring guidance document, once it is developed by CDC, and 
collaborate with CDC behavioral and social scientists in developing 
adapted and tailored materials for the behavioral interventions.
    15. Coordinate with local and state health departments prior to 
providing CBA services.
    16. Attend all post-award training events.
    17. Submit materials developed with funding through this program 
announcement to the CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) 
for access by the public free of charge and dissemination by NPIN.
    18. Check with the CDC NPIN to determine if suitable materials are 
already available. For further information on NPIN services and 
resources, contact NPIN at 1-800-458-5231; visit its website at 
www.cdcnpin.org; or send requests by fax to 1-888-282-7681 (TTY users: 
1-800-243-7012).
    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. Support all funded awardees by coordinating national networks of 
capacity building providers.
    2. Provide consultation and TA in designing, planning, developing, 
operating, and evaluating activities (such as progress reporting, 
submitting information for the training calendar, etc.) based on CDC's 
standards and CDC program requirements. CDC may provide consultation 
and TA both directly from CDC and indirectly through prevention 
partners, such as health departments, national and regional minority 
partners, CBA partners, trainers, contractors, and other national 
organizations.
    3. Monitor the performance of program and fiscal activities through 
progress reports, data reporting, site visits, conference calls, and 
ensuring compliance with federally mandated requirements, such as use 
of a materials review panel and internal audit procedures.
    4. Add or refine performance indicators over the course of the 
project period. (For additional information on performance indicators, 
see Application and Submission Information thru NPIN.)
    5. Provide up-to-date scientific information and training on the 
risk factors for transmitting HIV infection among persons living with 
HIV/AIDS; HIV prevention services for individual and partner 
counseling, HIV testing, and referral to care and treatment; and proven 
effective behavioral interventions for people at risk for transmitting 
HIV or becoming infected.
    6. Provide up-to-date information and training on CDC's draft 
adaptation guidance developed by CDC with input from internal and 
external researchers, HIV prevention intervention implementers and 
community advocates.
    7. Assist in the development of collaborative efforts with state 
and local health departments, HIV prevention community planning groups, 
CBOs that receive direct funding from CDC, and other federally 
supported organizations providing HIV/AIDS services.
    8. Facilitate the exchange of information about successful 
interventions, program models, and ``lessons learned'' through grantee 
meetings, workshops, conferences, newsletters, the Internet, and 
communications with CDC project officers. CDC will also facilitate the 
exchange of program information and TA among community-based 
organizations, health departments, and national and regional 
organizations.
    9. Ensure that any products developed with these funds reflect both 
cultural competence and sound evidence-based science. These products 
must first be reviewed and cleared by the original behavioral 
scientist(s) for the selected DEBI intervention(s) before submitting 
them to CDC for clearance.
    10. Conduct an overall evaluation of the project.
    11. Disseminate CBA Training Calendar of training activities.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement. CDC involvement in this 
program is listed in the Activities Section above.
    Fiscal Year Funds: 2005.
    Approximate Total Funding: $2,876,000 (This amount is an estimate 
and is subject to availability of funds.).
    Approximate Number of Awards: Six (6).
    Approximate Average Award: $440,000 (This amount is for the first 
12-month budget period and includes both direct and indirect costs.).
    Floor of Award Range: $400,000.
    Ceiling of Award Range: $500,000 (This ceiling is for the first 12-
month budget period.).
    Anticipated Award Date: August 1, 2005.
    Budget Period Length: 12 months.
    Project Period Length: Four (4) years.
    Throughout the project period, CDC's commitment to the 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 public and private nonprofit 
organizations, such as:
     Public nonprofit organizations.
     Private nonprofit organizations.
     Universities.
     Colleges.
     Community-based organizations.
     Faith-based organizations.
     Federally recognized Indian tribal government.
     Indian tribal organizations.

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.
    Special Requirements: If your application is incomplete or non-
responsive to the special 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.
     Applicants must provide proof of eligibility as outlined 
in Section IV.2. of this announcement.

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     All applicants will be required to provide CBA within the 
United States and its Territories.
     Late applications will be considered non-responsive. See 
section ``IV.3. Submission Dates and Times'' for more information on 
deadlines.
     Governmental, municipal agencies or affiliates of 
governmental or municipal agencies (e.g., health departments, school 
boards, public hospitals) are not eligible to apply.
     Organizations currently receiving more than one award for 
capacity building assistance from CDC's Capacity Building Branch are 
not eligible to apply.
     A minimum of two interventions or CDC-supported 
strategies, listed in the ``Purpose'' section, must be adapted and 
tailored for high-risk, racial/ethnic minority subpopulations of 
migrant workers, transgender individuals, or youth in non-school 
settings, including LGBTQ youth. For additional information about 
interventions and CDC-supported strategies, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/partners/pa04064_cbo.htm and http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/hivcompendium/HIVcompendium.htm.
     Preference will be given to organizations that provide 
evidence of having previously adapted and tailored interventions listed 
under the ``Purpose'' section for migrant workers, transgender 
individuals, or youth in non-school settings, including LGBTQ youth.
     CDC may allocate additional funding to this program 
announcement to provide CBA as described in this announcement to reach 
organizations specifically targeting underserved Latino/a youth at risk 
for HIV and STDs (i.e., high-risk runaway Latino/a youth engaging in 
survival activities such as sex in exchange for drugs, money, shelter, 
or food).


    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 
5161-1.
    CDC strongly encourages you to submit your application 
electronically by utilizing the forms and instructions posted for this 
announcement at www.grants.gov.
    Application forms and instructions are available on the CDC 
website, at the following Internet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm.
    If you do not have access to the Internet, or if you have 
difficulty accessing the forms online, 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.
    To request an application kit (which includes the request for 
application, required forms, supplemental information, CBA Guidelines, 
and other information), contact CDC's National Prevention Information 
Network (NPIN) at 1-800-458-5231; visit its website at http://www.cdcnpin.org; or send requests by fax to 1-888-282-7681 (TTY users: 
1-800-243-7012). This announcement and associated forms can also be 
found on the CDC Internet home page, http://www.cdc.gov. Click on 
Funding Opportunities then Grants and Cooperative Agreements.

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: 40 pages (excluding budget, 
appendices and attachments). 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.
     All material must be typewritten; single-spaced.
     Paper size: 8.5 x 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.
     Program announcement title and number must appear on each 
page of the application.
     Number each page sequentially, including appendices and 
attachments, and provide a complete table of contents to the 
application, its appendices and attachments.
    Narrative. Your narrative should address activities to be conducted 
over the entire project period, and must include the following items in 
the order listed:
1. Abstract
    Please provide a brief four-page summary of the proposed program 
activities, including the following information:
    a. A description of the high-risk subpopulation of migrant workers, 
transgender individuals, or youth in non-school settings, including 
LGBTQ youth, for whom you propose to adapt and tailor interventions or 
CDC-supported strategies.
    b. A description of all the science-based behavioral interventions 
or CDC-supported strategies you propose to adapt and tailor.
    c. A description of your strategy that includes: (1) All 
interventions previously adapted; (2) the proposed overall marketing 
and diffusion plan; (3) the overall evaluation plan; and (4) the 
proposed plan to deliver CBA nationally.
    d. A description of your organization's three-year record of 
experience providing CBA to consumers that serve a major racial/ethnic 
minority population listed above or of providing direct HIV prevention 
services to a major racial/ethnic minority population.
2. Program Plan
    The program plan should include the following:
a. Proposed Plan
    A description of your proposed plan for building capacity for 
adapting, tailoring and implementing interventions listed in the 
``Purpose'' section of this announcement. In addition, include a 
description of the HIV prevention interventions you have previously 
adapted and tailored, including training and TA delivered. Include 
epidemiological evidence and other quantitative and qualitative data to 
support your proposed program plan.
b. Objectives
    What are your proposed specific, measurable, appropriate, realistic 
and time-phased (SMART) objectives to address the awardee activities?
c. Activities
    List and describe the proposed activities that relate to each of 
the objectives listed above.
d. Timeline
    Provide a time line and list staff responsible for accomplishing 
and implementing activities in the first year.
3. Program Experience
    a. Describe your organization's program experience as it relates to 
providing CBA nationally, including training and TA on adapting, 
tailoring, marketing and evaluating science-based behavioral HIV 
prevention interventions.
    b. Describe the methods and recipients of CBA services previously 
provided by your organization.

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    c. Describe your organization's program experience collaborating 
with behavioral science researchers as well as other HIV prevention 
agencies, including state and local health departments.
    d. Describe your organization's program experience in providing CBA 
that responds effectively to the cultural, gender, environmental, 
social, and linguistic characteristics of your proposed high-risk 
subpopulation of migrant workers, transgender individuals, or youth in 
non-school settings, including LGBTQ youth. In answering this question, 
describe the types of services provided and list any culturally, 
linguistically, and developmentally appropriate curricula and materials 
that your organization has adapted or developed.
4. Organizational Capacity
    a. Indicate where the proposed program will be located within the 
organization (e.g., within the Office of the Executive Director, the 
Health Services Department, the HIV Prevention Section/Department, 
etc.).
    b. Describe your fiscal management system and how it functions.
    c. Describe your human resource management system and how it 
functions.
    d. Describe your Management Information System (MIS), including 
functional role and software assets.
    e. Summarize how the systems and assets described above will be 
used to support and manage the proposed program.
    f. Provide the number of your full-time employees (FTEs) and 
describe their expertise related to social/behavioral science, 
curriculum development, training, marketing, and evaluation.
5. Evaluation Monitoring Plan
    a. Provide baseline, one-year interim and four-year overall target 
performance goals based on the core performance indicators.
    b. Describe the process and outcome data you will collect. Note: 
Data collected must relate to your objectives and the performance 
indicators.
    c. Describe the methods for collecting, analyzing, interpreting, 
and reporting your process and outcome data.
    d. Describe the plans for using your process and outcome data to 
improve the program.
6. Budget and Staffing Breakdown and Justification (Not Included in 
Narrative Page Limit)
    a. Provide a detailed budget for each proposed activity. Justify 
all operating expenses in relation to the planned objectives and 
related activities. CDC may not approve or fund all proposed 
activities. Be precise about the justification for each budget item and 
itemize calculations wherever appropriate.
    b. For each contract and consultant contained within the 
application budget, describe the type(s) of organizations or parties to 
be selected and the method of selection; identify the specific 
contractor(s), if known; and describe the expertise related to 
behavioral science, curriculum development, training, marketing, and 
evaluation. Describe services to be performed, and justify the use of a 
third party to perform these services; provide a breakdown of and 
justification for the estimated costs of the contractors and 
consultants; specify the period of performance; and describe the 
methods to be used for contract monitoring.
    c. Provide a job description for each position, specifying job 
title, function, general duties, activities and expertise related to 
behavioral science, curriculum development, training, marketing, and 
evaluation. Also provide salary range or rate of pay, and the level of 
effort and percentage of time, to be spent on activities that would be 
funded through this cooperative agreement. If the identity of any key 
personnel who will fill a position is known, his/her name and resume 
should be included in the appendix section. Experience and training 
related to the proposed project should be noted. If the identity of 
staff is not known, describe your recruitment plan. If volunteers are 
involved in the project, provide their job descriptions and expertise 
related to behavioral science, curriculum development, training, 
marketing, and evaluation.
7. Proof of Eligibility
    Applicants must complete the following section on proof of 
eligibility, including providing the following documents as 
appropriate. Include eligibility documentation as ``Attachment A.''
    Applications without the required documentation will be considered 
non-responsive.
     CBA developed under this program announcement will be 
delivered to CBA consumers serving one or more of the four major 
racial/ethnic populations as follows:
     Black/African American
     Hispanic/Latino
     Asian/Pacific Islander
     American Indian/Alaska Native
     Documentation that your organization has the specific 
charge from its executive board or governing body to operate nationally 
within the United States and its Territories. Documentation should 
include a copy of the statement from your organization's Articles of 
Incorporation, Bylaws, or Board Resolution.
     A copy of the current, valid Internal Revenue Service 
(IRS) determination letter of your organization's 501(c)3 tax-exempt 
status.
     Evidence that your organization has been in operation for 
three years as documented by annual agency reports, a board resolution, 
or other documentation.
     Evidence that your organization has a three-year record of 
experience, as documented by annual agency reports, a board resolution, 
or other documentation, in the following:
    1. Providing CBA to CBOs and health departments on adapting, 
tailoring and implementing science-based behavioral HIV prevention 
interventions for high-risk, racial/ethnic minority subpopulations of 
migrant workers, transgender individuals, or youth in non-school 
settings including LGBTQ youth for which you are applying.
    2. Providing CBA to CBOs and health departments that serve a major 
racial/ethnic minority population(s) listed above, or providing direct 
HIV prevention services to a major racial/ethnic minority population. 
In order to enhance program efficacy and facilitate learning, 
applicants must demonstrate cultural competence, including access to 
and credibility with the targeted populations mentioned above.
    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, 
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 http://www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1-866-705-
5711.
    For more information, see the CDC website 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.

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    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: May 27, 2005.
    Explanation of Deadlines: Applications must be received in the CDC 
Procurement and Grants Office by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline 
date.
    You may submit your application electronically at www.grants.gov. 
Applications completed online through Grants.gov are considered 
formally submitted when the applicant organization's Authorizing 
Official electronically submits the application to www.grants.gov. 
Electronic applications will be considered as having met the deadline 
if the application has been submitted electronically by the applicant 
organization's Authorizing Official to Grants.gov on or before the 
deadline date and time.
    If you submit your application electronically with Grants.gov, your 
application will be electronically time/date stamped, which will serve 
as receipt of submission. You will receive an e-mail notice of receipt 
when CDC receives the application.
    If you submit your application by the United States Postal Service 
or commercial delivery service, you must ensure that the carrier will 
be able to guarantee delivery by the closing date and time. If CDC 
receives your submission 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 submission as having been received by 
the deadline.
    If you submit a hard copy application, CDC will not notify you upon 
receipt of your submission. 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 submission deadline. This will 
allow time for submissions to be processed and logged.
    This announcement is the definitive guide on application content, 
submission address, and deadline. It supersedes information provided in 
the application instructions. If your submission 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.

IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of Applications

    Your application is subject to Intergovernmental Review of Federal 
Programs, as governed by Executive Order (EO) 12372. This order sets up 
a system for state and local governmental review of proposed federal 
assistance applications. You should contact your state single point of 
contact (SPOC) as early as possible to alert the SPOC to prospective 
applications and to receive instructions on your state's process. Click 
on the following link to get the current SPOC list: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html.

IV.5. Funding Restrictions

    Restrictions, which must be taken into account while writing your 
budget, are as follows:
     Funds may not be used for research.
     Reimbursement of pre-award costs is not allowed.
     Funds available under this announcement must:
    a. Support CBA that improves the capacity of the CBOs to implement, 
improve, and sustain programs that support the delivery of effective 
HIV prevention services for high-risk, racial/ethnic minority sub-
populations.
    b. Support CBA that gives priority to CBOs directly funded by CDC, 
followed by CBOs funded by state and local health departments.
    c. Not supplant or duplicate existing funding.
    d. Not be used to provide direct provision of health education and 
risk reduction and avoidance (HERR) services or patient care, including 
substance abuse treatment, medical treatment, or medications.
    e. Not be used to support the cost of developing applications for 
other federal funds.
     Organizations receiving award must directly provide the 
majority of CBA services by their employed staff.

    Note: All work provided by subcontractors is subject to approval 
and the applicant may not receive an award if proposed 
subcontractors are providing the majority of CBA services.

    Funding estimates and project period may change based on the 
availability of funds, scope of work, and quality of the applications 
received, appropriateness and reasonableness of the budget 
justifications, and proposed use of project funds.
    If you are requesting indirect costs in your budget, you must 
include a copy of your indirect cost rate agreement. If your indirect 
cost rate is a provisional rate, the agreement must be less than 12 
months of age.
    Guidance for completing your budget can be found on the CDC 
website, at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/budgetguide.htm.

IV.6. Other Submission Requirements

    Application Submission Address: CDC strongly encourages applicants 
to submit electronically at: www.grants.gov. You will be able to 
download a copy of the application package from www.grants.gov, 
complete it offline, and then upload and submit the application via the 
Grants.gov site. E-mail submission will not be accepted. If you are 
having technical difficulties in Grants.gov, they can be reached by e-
mail at [email protected] or by phone at 1-800-518-4726 (1-800-
GRANTS). The Customer Support Center is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
    CDC recommends that you submit your application to Grants.gov early 
enough to resolve any unanticipated difficulties prior to the deadline. 
You may also submit a back-up paper submission of your application. Any 
such paper submission must be received in accordance with the 
requirements for timely submission detailed in Section IV.3. of the 
grant announcement. The paper submission must be clearly marked: 
``BACK-UP FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.''
    The paper submission must conform to all requirements for non-
electronic submissions. If both electronic and back-up paper 
submissions are received by the deadline, the electronic version will 
be considered the official submission.
    It is strongly recommended that you submit your grant application 
using Microsoft Office products (e.g., Microsoft Office, Microsoft 
Excel, etc.). If you do not have access to Microsoft Office products, 
you may submit a PDF file. Directions for creating PDF files can be 
found on the Grants.gov web site. Use of file formats other than 
Microsoft Office or PDF may result in your file being unreadable by our 
staff.

OR

    Submit the original and two hard copies of your application by mail 
or express delivery service to: Technical Information Management--
RFA 05051, CDC Procurement and Grants Office,

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 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.

V. Application Review Information

V.1. Criteria

    Applicants 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. Program Plan (40 Points)
    a. Is the program based on high-prevalence epidemiological evidence 
and other concrete quantitative and qualitative data? (10 points)
    b. Are the proposed program objectives specific, measurable, 
appropriate, realistic, and time-phased? (10 points)
    c. What is the likelihood that the proposed program activities will 
accomplish the proposed program objectives? (10 points)
    d. Is the timeline feasible? (10 points)
2. Program Experience (20 Points)
    Is the applicant's program experience relevant to adapting and 
tailoring science-based behavioral HIV prevention interventions, 
curriculum development, training and TA, marketing, and evaluation for 
high-risk racial/ethnic minority subpopulations of migrant workers, 
transgender individuals, or youth in non-school settings including 
LGBTQ youth?
3. Organizational Capacity (20 Points)
    Does the applicant demonstrate current organizational capacity to 
adapt, tailor, implement, and evaluate HIV interventions for high-risk 
racial/ethnic minority subpopulations of migrant workers, transgender 
individuals, or youth in non-school settings including LGBTQ youth?
    4. Evaluation-Monitoring Plan (20 Points)
    Is the evaluation-monitoring plan feasible and does it address the 
required performance indicators, process and outcome data collection, 
analysis, and reporting activities?

V.2. Review and Selection Process

    Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement 
and Grants Office (PGO) staff, and for responsiveness by National 
Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP)/Division of HIV and AIDS 
Prevention (DHAP)/Capacity Building Branch (CBB). 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 Review Panel consisting of external experts will 
evaluate complete and responsive applications according to the criteria 
listed in the ``V.1. Criteria'' section above.
    In addition, the following factors may affect the funding decision:
    1. CDC's commitment to ensure overall funding for CBA services that 
serve each of the four major racial/ethnic minority populations.
    2. CDC's commitment to ensure overall funding for CBA services, 
which is distributed in proportion to the HIV/AIDS disease burden among 
high-risk racial/ethnic minority sub-populations.
    3. CDC's commitment to ensure that CBA funding will include 
different high-risk racial/ethnic minority subpopulations of migrant 
workers, transgender individuals, or youth in non-school settings 
including LGBTQ youth.
    4. Preference will be given to organizations that provide evidence 
of having previously adapted and tailored interventions listed under 
the ``Purpose'' section for migrant workers, transgender individuals, 
or youth in non-school settings, including LGBTQ youth.
    5. CDC may allocate additional funding to this program announcement 
to provide CBA as described in this announcement to reach organizations 
specifically targeting underserved Latino/a youth at risk for HIV and 
STDs (i.e., high-risk runaway Latino/a youth engaging in survival 
activities such as sex in exchange for drugs, money, shelter, or food).
    CDC will provide justification for any decision to fund out of rank 
order.

V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates

    Anticipated Award Date: August 1, 2005.

VI. Award Administration Information

VI.1. Award Notices

    Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Award (NoA) from the 
CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NoA shall be the only binding, 
authorizing document between the recipient and CDC. The NoA 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 and 92
    For more information on the Code of Federal Regulations, see the 
National Archives and Records Administration at the following Internet 
address: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html.
    The following additional requirements apply to this project:

 AR-4 HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Provisions
 AR-5 HIV Program Review Panel Requirements
 AR-7 Executive Order 12372 Review
 AR-8 Public Health System Reporting Requirements
 AR-9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
 AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
 AR-11 Healthy People 2010
 AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
 AR-14 Accounting System Requirements
 AR-15 Proof of Non-Profit Status
 AR-20 Conference Support
 AR-21 Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business
 AR-23 States and Faith-Based Organizations
 AR-25 Release and Sharing of Data

    Additional information on these requirements can be found on the 
CDC website at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm.
    An additional Certifications form from the PHS 5161-1 application 
needs to be included in your Grants.gov electronic submission only. 
Refer to http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PHS5161-1Certificates.pdf. 
Once the form is filled out, attach it to your Grants.gov submission as 
Other Attachment Forms.

VI.3. Reporting Requirements

    You must provide CDC with an original plus two hard copies of the 
following reports:
    1. First trimester progress report, due 30 days after the first 
four (4) months of the project period. The report must contain the 
following elements:
    a. Current Budget Period Activities Objectives.

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    b. Current Budget Period Financial Progress.
    c. New Budget Period Program Proposed Activity Objectives.
    d. Budget.
    e. Measures of effectiveness.
    f. Additional requested information, including (1) data related to 
performance target goals; (2) data on progress toward achieving 
objectives; (3) an inventory of total individual capacity building 
assistance and proactive training for the reporting period; and (4) 
data related to the quality assurance system.
    2. Second trimester interim progress report shall be due 30 days 
after the completion of the first eight (8) months of the project 
period. This second trimester progress report will serve as your non-
competing continuation application for the next funding cycle. (See 
Continuing Application Requirements provided by Procurement and Grants 
Office.) This report must include elements a-f, as listed in the first 
trimester report, and be completed during this time period (months 5-
8). The report should also include the following:
    a. Base line and actual level of core performance indicators.
    b. Specific guidance, which will be provided by the CDC three 
months prior to the due date.
    3. The third trimester progress report shall be due 30 days after 
the end of the budget period. This report must include elements a-f as 
listed in the first trimester report, elements a-b as listed in the 
second trimester report, and completed during this time period (months 
9-12).
    4. Financial status report is due no more than 90 days after the 
end of the budget period.
    5. Final financial and performance reports are due 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

    We encourage inquiries concerning this announcement.
    For Pre-application Technical Consultation: Send questions 
regarding this application to [email protected]. You will receive a 
response within 24-48 hours.
    For general questions, 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: Gerlinda Gallegos 
Somerville, Public Health Analyst, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Division 
of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Capacity Building Branch, 1600 Clifton Road, 
Mailstop E-40, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: 404-639-2918. E-mail 
address: [email protected].
    For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact: 
Roslyn Curington, Grants Management Specialist, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine 
Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-4146. Telephone: 770-488-2767, 
E-mail address: [email protected].

VIII. Other Information

    This and other CDC funding opportunity announcements can be found 
on the CDC Web site, Internet address: www.cdc.gov. Click on 
``Funding'' then ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements.''

    Dated: April 6, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
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