[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20213-20214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08195]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Paralysis Resource Center

    Summary: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is proud to 
announce the Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) is moving to ACL as a 
result of the 2014 budget recently signed by President Obama.
    ACL was formed in April 2012 to advance policy and implement 
programs that support the rights of older Americans and people with 
disabilities to live in their communities throughout their lifespan. 
The mission of the PRC aligns perfectly with ACL's mission and provides 
the Administration with important new programmatic opportunities to 
help persons with physical disabilities as well as older adults and 
people with developmental disabilities.
    The PRC provides a comprehensive, national source of information 
for people living with paralysis and their families to promote health, 
foster involvement in the community, and improve quality of life. 
Resources on spinal cord injury, paralysis and mobility-related 
disabilities, including information and referral by phone and email are 
available in English and Spanish. The PRC currently operates through a 
cooperative agreement between the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation 
and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ACL will be working with the CDC 
on transitioning the program to ACL.
    Program Name: Paralysis Resource Center.
    Award Amount: Up to $6,683,000.
    Project Period: 6/1/2014 to 5/31/2015.
    Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.

    Statutory Authority:  This program is authorized under Section 
301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 247b(k)(2)).

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.325 
Discretionary Projects.

    Dates:
     Application Submission deadline: May 12, 2014.
     The anticipated budget period start date is June 1, 2014.

I. Program Description

    The purpose of the program is to provide funding to support a 
national Paralysis Resource Center to improve the health and quality of 
life of individuals living with paralysis and their families by raising 
awareness of and facilitating access to a broad range of services 
relevant to individuals with paralysis. The Paralysis Resource Center 
will work to remove environmental barriers to health for individuals 
living with paralysis and expand the knowledge base of proven, 
successful health promotion strategies leading to improved physical and 
emotional health for this population, improving the understanding of 
the true burden of paralysis by disease category, injury, and quality 
of life indicators and to measure secondary complications, and 
conducting evaluation projects to translate clinical rehabilitation 
treadmill therapy to community-based settings and training health care 
professionals to deliver this intervention. This program addresses the 
``Healthy People 2020'' focus area(s): Access to Health Services; 
Adolescent Health; Disability and Health; Early and Middle Childhood; 
Educational and Community-Based Programs; Health Communication and 
Health IT; Healthcare-Associated Infections; Nutrition and Weight 
Status; Older Adults; Physical Activity and Fitness; Quality of Life 
and Well-Being; Social Determinants of Health; and Tobacco Use.

Justification for the Exception to Competition

    The PRC currently operates through a cooperative agreement between 
the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and the U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC). To ensure uninterrupted continuation of the grant 
goals and objectives and given the administrative burden of holding an 
open competition and awarding a new grant given the short time since 
the funds were appropriated, ACL will award a one year continuation to 
the incumbent Paralysis Resource Center at the Christopher & Dana Reeve 
Foundation. Failure to move forward with this deviation would disrupt 
ACL's ability to improve and advance the PRC program as one cohesive 
and consistent program nationally.
     Eligible Applicants: Incumbent Paralysis Resource Center 
with award expiration date of 5/31/14.

II. Evaluation Criteria

    Information previously provided in semi-annual reports, as well as 
information in the non-competing extension application will be 
considered to determine satisfactory progress of the grantee project 
and ensure that proposed activities are within the approved scope and 
budget of the grant. Areas that will be evaluated include:
A. Project Relevance & Current Need.
B. Approach.
C. Budget.
D. Project Impact.
E. Organizational Capacity.

III. Application and Submission Requirements

A. SF 424--Application for Federal Assistance.
B. SF 424A--Budget Information.
C. Separate Budget Narrative/Justification.
D. SF 424B--Assurances. Note: Be sure to complete this form according 
to instructions.
E. Lobbying Certification.
F. Program narrative--no more than 10 pages.

     The project narrative must be submitted to GrantSolutions. 
The narrative must be submitted in the following format:
     Maximum number of pages: 10--If the narrative exceeds the 
page limit, only the first pages which are within the page limit will 
be reviewed.
     Font size: 12 point unreduced; Times New Roman is 
preferred.

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     Double spaced.
     Page margin size: One inch.
     Number all narrative pages; not to exceed the maximum 
number of pages.
     Include a table of contents.
     Application should be submitted through Grantsolutions at 
www.grantsolutions.gov.
    The narrative should address activities to be conducted over the 
entire project period and must include the following items in the order 
listed:

    i. Plan.
    ii. Methods.
    iii. Objectives.
    iv. Timeline.
    v. Staff.
    vi. Understanding.
    vii. Need.
    viii. Evaluation and Performance Measures.

    The budget and budget justification will be included as a separate 
attachment, not to be counted in the narrative 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 Vitae, Resumes, Organizational Charts, and 
Letters of Support. Additional information submitted via 
GrantSolutions.gov should be uploaded in a PDF file format, and should 
be named as appropriate, such as publications, reports, etc.
     No more than 15 attachments should be uploaded per 
application.

G. Work Plan.
H. Grantees will be required to access the non-competing application 
kit in GrantSolutions.gov to submit all materials for this application.

IV. Application Review Information

    Applications will be objectively reviewed by Federal staff 
utilizing the evaluation criteria listed above in Section II.

V. Agency Contact

    For further information or comments regarding this program 
expansion supplement, contact Ophelia M. McLain, U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, 
Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Office 
of Innovation, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001; 
telephone (202) 690-7025; fax (202) 357-3560; email 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 8, 2014.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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