[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13025-13028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6311]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 99055]
Extramural Grants for Violence-Related Injury Evaluation
Research; Notice of Availability of Funds
A. Purpose
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces that
grant applications are being accepted for Injury Prevention and Control
Research Grants for fiscal year (FY) 1999.
This program addresses the priority area of injuries as a result of
Violent and Abusive Behavior.
The purposes of this program are to:
1. Evaluate current interventions, policies and strategies for the
prevention of violence-related injuries.
2. Identify effective strategies to prevent violence-related
injuries.
3. Build the scientific base for the prevention of injuries,
disabilities, and deaths due to violence in the following four priority
areas: suicidal behavior, firearm-related injury, sexual violence, and
intimate partner violence as delineated in Healthy People 2000.
4. Encourage professionals from a wide spectrum of disciplines such
as public health, health care, medicine, criminal justice, and
behavioral and social sciences, to work together and undertake research
to prevent and control injuries from suicidal behavior, firearm-related
injury, sexual violence, and intimate partner violence.
B. Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by public and private nonprofit and
for-profit organizations and by governments and their agencies; that
is, universities, colleges, research institutions, hospitals, other
public and private nonprofit and for-profit organizations, State and
local governments or their bona fide agents, including small, minority
and/or women-owned businesses and federally recognized Indian tribal
governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal organizations.
Applicant requirements:
1. A principal investigator who has conducted research, published
the findings in peer-reviewed journals, and has specific authority and
responsibility to carry out the proposed project.
2. Demonstrated experience in conducting, evaluating, and
publishing in peer-reviewed journals injury control research pertaining
to violence on the applicant's project team.
3. Effective and well-defined working relationships within the
performing organization and with outside entities which will ensure
implementation of the proposed activities.
4. The ability to carry out injury control research projects as
defined under Addendum 2, (2.a-c).
5. The overall match between the applicant's proposed theme and
research objectives, and the program interests as described under the
heading, ``Programmatic Interests.''
C. Availability of Funds
Approximately $1.0 million is available for FY 1999 injury research
grants that evaluate the effectiveness and/or cost effectiveness of
interventions and policies designed to reduce morbidity, mortality, and
disabilities caused by suicidal behavior, firearm-related injury,
sexual violence, or intimate partner violence. Approximately, 3-4
awards will be made. It is expected that the awards will begin on or
about September 1, 1999. Awards will be made for a 12-month budget
period within a project period not to exceed three years. The maximum
funding level per year will not exceed $300,000 (including both direct
and indirect costs). Applications that exceed the funding cap of
$300,000 will be excluded from the competition and returned to the
applicant. The availability of Federal funding may vary and is subject
to change.
Note: Grant funds will not be made available to support the
provision of direct care. Eligible applicants may enter into
contracts, including consortia agreements (as set forth in the PHS
Grants Policy Statement, dated April 1, 1994), as necessary to meet
the requirements of the program and strengthen the overall
application.
Note: Pub. L. 104-65 states that an organization described in
section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engages
in lobbying activities is not eligible to receive Federal funds
constituting an award, grant, cooperative agreement, contract, loan
or any other form.
Programmatic Interests
There is programmatic interest in research projects designed to
rigorously assess the effectiveness (i.e., the impact of a specific
intervention or policy on reducing violence-related morbidity or
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mortality or violent behavior) and/or cost effectiveness (i.e., an
economic analysis to assess the cost per health outcome--``cost per
life saved'' or ``cost per case prevented'') of interventions to
prevent suicidal behavior, firearm-related injury, sexual violence, or
intimate partner violence. Cost effectiveness analyses should only be
applied to those interventions or policies for which there is already
strong evidence of effectiveness.
1. In the area of suicide, there is particular interest in projects
to evaluate suicide prevention interventions for general or high risk
populations and projects to evaluate services provided in various
settings such as a managed care setting.
2. In the area of firearm injuries, there is particular interest in
projects evaluating prevention programs and policies that offer promise
in preventing firearm injuries among children and adolescents (e.g.,
safe storage of firearms in homes, safe gun technology, curricula to
promote gun safety for children and adolescents).
3. In the areas of sexual violence and intimate partner violence,
there is particular interest in evaluation research to determine the
effectiveness of: 1. Prevention programs for adolescent males at risk
for perpetration of sexual violence or intimate partner violence; or 2.
Intervention programs for perpetrators of sexual violence or intimate
partner violence.
D. Application Content
Applications should follow the PHS-398 (Rev. 5/95) application and
Errata sheet, and should include the following information:
1. The project's focus that justifies the research needs and
describes the scientific basis for the research, the expected outcome,
and the relevance of the findings to reduce injury morbidity,
mortality, disability, and economic losses. This focus should be based
on recommendations in Healthy People 2000 and should seek creative
approaches that will contribute to a national program for injury
control.
2. Specific, measurable, and time-framed objectives.
3. A detailed plan describing the methods by which the objectives
will be achieved and evaluated, including their sequence. (A
comprehensive evaluation plan is an essential component of the
application.)
4. A description of the grant's principal investigator's role and
responsibilities.
5. A description of all the project staff regardless of their
funding source. It should include their title, qualifications,
experience, percentage of time each will devote to the project, as well
as that portion of their salary to be paid by the grant.
6. A description of those activities related to, but not supported
by the grant.
7. A description of the involvement of other entities that will
relate to the proposed project, if applicable. It should include
commitments of support and a clear statement of their roles.
8. A detailed first year's budget for the grant with future annual
projections, if relevant. (Awards will be made for a project period of
up to three years.)
9. An explanation of how the research findings will contribute to
the national effort to reduce the morbidity, mortality and disability
caused by violence-related injuries within 3-5 years.
An applicant organization has the option of having specific salary
and fringe benefit amounts for individuals omitted from the copies of
the application which are made available to outside reviewing groups.
To exercise this option: on the original and five copies of the
application, the applicant must use asterisks to indicate those
individuals for whom salaries and fringe benefits are not shown; the
subtotals must still be shown. In addition, the applicant must submit
an additional copy of page four of Form PHS-398, completed in full,
with the asterisks replaced by the salaries and fringe benefits. This
budget page will be reserved for internal staff use only.
E. Submission and Deadline
Submit the original and five copies of PHS 398 (OMB Number 0925-
0001 and adhere to the instructions on the Errata Instruction sheet for
PHS 398). Forms are in the application kit.
On or before April 30, 1999, submit to:
Anne Foglesong, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch,
Procurement and Grants Office, Announcement #99055, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Suite 3000,
Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline if they
are received at the above address on or before the deadline date; or
sent on or before the deadline date, and received in time for the
review process. Applicants should request a legibly dated U.S. Postal
Service postmark or obtain a legibly dated receipt from a commercial
carrier or the U.S. Postal Service. Private metered postmarks will not
be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.
Late Applications: applications which do not meet the above
criteria are considered late applications, will not be considered, and
will be returned to the applicant.
F. Evaluation Criteria
(Please take special notice as elements of this section have changed
since the last announcement. A more complete description of the grant
award selection process policy can be obtained by calling the phone
number found under ``Where to Obtain Additional Information'' in the
application package.)
Upon receipt, applications will be reviewed by CDC staff for
completeness and responsiveness as outlined under Eligible Applicants,
subtitle, Applicant Requirements (Items 1-5). Incomplete applications
and applications that are not responsive will be returned to the
applicant without further consideration. It is especially important
that the applicant's abstract reflects the project's focus, because the
abstract will be used to help determine the responsiveness of the
proposal.
Applications which are complete and responsive will be subjected to
a preliminary evaluation (triage) by a peer review committee, the
Injury Research Grant Review Committee (IRGRC), to determine if the
application is of sufficient technical and scientific merit to warrant
further review by the IRGRC. CDC will withdraw from further
consideration applications judged to be noncompetitive and promptly
notify the principal investigator/program director and the official
signing for the applicant organization. Those applications judged to be
competitive will be further evaluated by a dual review process.
Awards will be determined by the Director of the National Center
for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) based on priority scores
assigned to applications by the primary review committee,
recommendations by the secondary review committee, consultation with
NCIPC senior staff, and the availability of funds.
1. The primary review will be a peer review conducted by the IRGRC.
All proposals will be reviewed for scientific merit by a committee of
no less than three reviewers with appropriate expertise using current
National Institutes of Health (NIH) criteria to evaluate the methods
and scientific quality of the proposal. Factors to be considered will
include:
a. The specific aims of the research project, i.e., the broad long-
term objectives, the intended accomplishment of the specific research
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proposal, and the hypothesis to be tested.
b. The background of the proposal, i.e., the basis for the present
proposal, the critical evaluation of existing knowledge, and specific
identification of the injury control knowledge gaps which the proposal
is intended to fill.
c. The significance and originality from a scientific or technical
standpoint of the specific aims of the proposed research, including the
adequacy of the theoretical and conceptual framework for the research.
d. For competitive renewal applications, the progress made during
the prior project period. For new applications, (optional) the progress
of preliminary studies pertinent to the application.
e. The adequacy of the proposed research design, approaches, and
methodology to carry out the research, including quality assurance
procedures, plan for data management, and statistical analysis plan.
f. The extent to which the research findings will contribute to the
national effort to reduce the morbidity, mortality and disability
caused by violence-related injuries.
g. The extent to which the evaluation plan will allow the
measurement of progress toward the achievement of the stated
objectives.
h. Qualifications, adequacy, and appropriateness of personnel to
accomplish the proposed activities.
i. The degree of commitment and cooperation of other interested
parties (as evidenced by letters detailing the nature and extent of the
involvement).
j. Gender and minority issues-Are plans to include both sexes and
minorities and their subgroups adequately developed (as appropriate for
the scientific goals of the project)? Are strategies included for the
recruitment and retention of human subjects?
k. Human Subjects--Are the procedures proposed adequate for the
protection of human subjects and are they fully documented? Are all
procedures in compliance with applicable published regulations?
l. The reasonableness of the proposed budget to the proposed
research and demonstration program.
m. Adequacy of existing and proposed facilities and resources.
2. The secondary review will be conducted by the Science and
Program Review Work Group (SPRWG) from the Advisory Committee for
Injury Prevention and Control (ACIPC). At the SPRWG's request, Federal
ex officio members may be invited to attend the secondary review. The
Federal ex officio members will be responsible for identifying
proposals in overlapping areas of research interest so that unwarranted
duplication in federally-funded research can be avoided. At the SPRWG's
request, NCIPC Division Associate Directors for Science (ADS) may be
invited to attend the secondary review to assure that research
priorities of the announcement are understood and to provide background
regarding current research activities. The SPRWG may reach over better
ranked proposals in order to assure maximal impact and balance of
proposed research. The factors to be considered will include:
a. The results of the primary review including the proposal's
priority score as the primary factor in the selection process.
b. The match between the proposal and the program announcement's
programmatic interests and funding preferences.
c. The relevance and balance of proposed research relative to the
NCIPC programs and priorities.
d. The significance of the proposed activities in relation to the
priorities and objectives stated in Healthy People 2000, Injury in
America, Injury Prevention, Meeting the Challenge, and Cost of Injury.
e. Budgetary considerations.
Only SPRWG members will vote on funding recommendations. These
recommendations will be carried to the entire ACIPC in the form of a
report. The ACIPC may vote to approve, disapprove, or modify the
recommendations for funding. These recommendations will then be
presented to the NCIPC Director for final decision.
3. Continued Funding: Continuation awards made after FY 1999, but
within the project period, will be made on the basis of the
availability of funds and the following criteria:
a. The accomplishments reflected in the progress report of the
continuation application indicate that the applicant is meeting
previously stated objectives or milestones contained in the project's
annual workplan and satisfactory progress demonstrated through
presentations at work-in-progress monitoring workshops.
b. The objectives for the new budget period are realistic,
specific, and measurable.
c. The methods described will clearly lead to achievement of these
objectives.
d. The evaluation plan will allow management to monitor whether the
methods are effective.
e. The budget request is clearly explained, adequately justified,
reasonable and consistent with the intended use of grant funds.
G. Other Requirements
Technical Reporting Requirements
Provide CDC with an original plus two copies of:
1. An annual progress report annually,
2. A financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of
the budget period, and
3. A final financial report and performance report, no more than 90
days after the end of the project period.
Send all reports to: Anne Foglesong, Grants Management Specialist,
Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Suite 3000,
Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
The following additional requirements are applicable to this
program. For a complete description of each see Addendum 1 in the
application package.
AR-1 Human Subjects Certification
AR-2 Requirements for inclusion of Women and Racial and Ethnic
Minorities in Research
AR-9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirement
AR-11 Healthy People 2000
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
AR-13 Prohibition on Use of CDC funds for Certain Gun Control
Activities
AR-20 Conference Activities within Grants/Cooperative Agreement
H. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
This program is authorized under Sections 301(a)[42 U.S.C. 241(a)]
of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. The catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance number is 93.136.
I. Where To Obtain Additional Information
Please refer to Program Announcement 99055 when you request
information. To receive additional written information and to request
an application kit, call 1-888-GRANTS4 (1-888-472-6874). You will be
asked to leave your name and address and will be instructed to identify
the Announcement number of interest.
If you have questions after reviewing the contents of all the
documents, business management technical assistance may be obtained
from: Anne Foglesong, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management
Branch,
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Procurement and Grants Office, Program Announcement #99055, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Suite 3000,
Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone (770) 488-2724, Internet address:
anf3@cdc.gov.
For program technical assistance, contact: Ted Jones, Program
Manager, Office of Research Grants, National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop K-5, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724,
Telephone (770) 488-4824, Internet address: tmj1@cdc.gov.
This and other CDC announcements are available through the CDC
homepage on the Internet. The address for the CDC homepage is http://
www.cdc.gov>.
Interested applicants may receive a draft copy of the ``Policy for
Solicitation and Selection of Injury Research Grant Proposals'' by
calling 770/488-4265.
Dated: March 10, 1999.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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