[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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