[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19755-19758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9759]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Indian Health Service; Indians Into Medicine Programs
AGENCY: Indian Health Service.
ACTION: Notice of competitive grant applications for the Indians Into
Medicine Program.
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SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces that competitive
grant applications are being accepted for the Indians Into Medicine
(INMED) Program established by section 114 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act of 1976 (25 U.S.C. 1612), as amended by Public Law 102-
573. There will be only one funding cycle during fiscal year (FY) 1995.
This program is described at 93.970 in the catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance and is governed by regulations at 42 CFR 36.310 et seq.
Costs will be determined in accordance with applicable OMB Circulars.
Executive Order 12372 requiring intergovernmental review does not apply
to this program.
The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the
health promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People
2000, a PHS-led activity for setting priority areas. This program
announcement is related to the priority area of Educational and
Community-based programs. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of
Healthy People 2000 (Full Report; Stock No. 017-001-00474-0) or Healthy
People 2000 (Summary Report; Stock No. 017-001-00473-1) through the
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C. 20402-9325 (Telephone 202-783-3238).
Smoke Free Workplace: The PHS strongly encourages all grant
recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of
all tobacco [[Page 19756]] products, and Public Law 103-227, the Pro-
Children Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in certain facilities that
receive Federal funds in which education, library, day care, health
care, and early childhood development services are provided to
children.
DATES: A. Application Receipt Date--An original and two (2) copies of
the completed grant application must be submitted with all required
documentation to the Grants Management Branch, Division of Acquisition
and Grants Operations, Twinbrook Building, Suite 100, 12300 Twinbrook
Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852, by close of business June 2, 1995.
Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline if they
are either: (1) Received on or before the deadline with hand carried
applications received by close of business 5 p.m.; or (2) postmarked on
or before the deadline date and received in time to be reviewed along
with all other timely applications. A legibly dated receipt from a
commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal Service will be accepted in lieu
of a postmark. Private metered postmarks will not be accepted as proof
of timely mailing. Late applications not accepted for processing will
be returned to the applicant and will not be considered for funding.
Additional Dates
1. Application Review: July 13, 1995.
2. Applicants Notified of Results (approved, approved unfunded, or
disapproved): August 1, 1995.
3. Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For program information, contact Ms. Rosh M. Foley, Chief, Scholarship
Branch, Division of Health Professions Recruitment and Training, Indian
Health Service, Twinbrook Building, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite
100A, Rockville, Maryland 20852, (301) 443-6197. For grants application
and business management information, contact M. Kay Carpenter, Grants
Management Officer, Division of Acquisition and Grants Operations,
Indian Health Service, Twinbrook Building, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway,
Suite 100, Rockville, Maryland 20852, (301) 443-5204. (The telephone
numbers are not toll-free numbers.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This announcement provides information on
the general program purpose, eligibility and priority, fields of health
care considered for support, required affiliation, fund availability
and period of support, and application procedures for FY 1995.
A. General Program Purpose
The purpose of the INMED program is to augment the number of Indian
health professionals serving Indians by encouraging Indians to enter
the health professions and removing the multiple barriers to their
entrance into the IHS and private practice among Indians.
B. Eligibility and Priority
Public and nonprofit private colleges and universities with medical
and other allied health programs are eligible. Nursing programs are not
eligible under this announcement since the IHS currently funds the
Nursing Recruitment grant program. The existing INMED grant program at
the University of North Dakota has as its target population Indian
tribes primarily within the States of North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana. A college or university applying under
this announcement must propose to conduct its program among Indian
tribes in States not currently served by the University of North Dakota
INMED program.
C. Program Objectives
Each proposal must address the following five objectives to be
considered for funding:
1. Provides outreach and recruitment for health professions to
Indian communities including elementary and secondary schools and
community colleges located on Indian reservations which will be served
by the program.
2. Incorporates a program advisory board comprised of
representatives from the tribes and communities which will be served by
the program.
3. Provides summer preparatory programs for Indian students who
need enrichment in the subjects of math and science in order to pursue
training in the health professions.
4. Provides tutoring, counseling and support to students who are
enrolled in a health career program of study at the respective college
or university.
5. To the maximum extent feasible, employs qualified Indians into
the program.
D. Fields of Health Care Considered for Support
The grant program must be developed to locate and recruit students
with educational potential in a variety of health care fields. Primary
recruitment efforts must be in the field of medicine with secondary
efforts in other allied health fields such as pharmacy, dentistry,
medical technology, X-ray technology, etc. The field of nursing is
excluded since the IHS does fund the IHS Nursing Recruitment grant
program.
E. Required Affiliations
The grant applicant must submit official documentation indicating a
tribe's cooperation with and support of the program within the schools
on its reservation and its willingness to have a tribal representative
serving on the program advisory board. Documentation must be in the
form prescribed by the tribe's governing body, i.e., letter of support
or tribal resolution. Documentation must be submitted from every tribe
involved in the grant program.
F. Fund Availability and Period of Support
It is anticipated that approximately $200,000 will be available for
one award. The anticipated start date of the grant will be September 1,
1995, in order to begin recruitment for the 1995-1996 academic year.
Projects will be awarded for a budget term of 12 months, with a maximum
project period of up to three (3) years. Grant funding levels include
both direct and indirect costs. Funding of succeeding years will be
based on the FY 1995 level, continuing need for the program,
satisfactory performance, and the availability of appropriations in
those years.
G. Application Process
An IHS Grant Application Kit, including the required PHS 5161-1
(Rev. 7/92) (OMB Approval No. 0937-0189) and the U.S. Government
Standard forms (SF-424, SF-424A and SF-424B), may be obtained from the
Grants Management Branch, Division of Acquisition and Grants
Operations, Indian Health Service, Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 100,
Rockville, Maryland 20852, telephone (301) 443-5204. (This is not a
toll free number.)
H. Grant Application Requirements
All applications must be single-spaced, typewritten, and
consecutively numbered pages using black type not smaller than 12
characters per one inch, with conventional one inch border margins, on
only one side of standard size 8\1/2\ x 11 paper that can be
photocopied. The application narrative (not including abstract, tribal
resolutions or letters of support, standard forms, table of contents or
the appendix) must not exceed 15 typed pages as described above. All
applications must include the following in the order presented:
--Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance
--Standard Form 424A, Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs,
(Pages 1 and 2) [[Page 19757]]
--Standard Form 424B, Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (front and
back)
--Certifications, PHS 5161-1 (pages 17-18)
--Checklist, PHS 5161-1 (pages 23-24)
--Project Abstract (one page)
--Table of Contents
--Program Narrative to include:
--Introduction and Potential Effectiveness of Project
--Project Administration
--Acessibility to Target Population
--Relationship of Objectives to Manpower Deficiencies
--Project Budget
--Appendix to include:
--Tribal Resolution(s) or Letters of Support
--Resumes (Curriculum Vitae) of key staff
--Position descriptions for key staff
--Organizational chart
--Workplan format
--Completed IHS Application Checklist
--Application Receipt Card, PHS 3038-1, Rev. 5-90
I. Application Instructions
The following instructions for preparing the application narrative
also constitute the standards (criteria or basis for evaluation) for
reviewing and scoring the application. Weights assigned each section
are noted in parenthesis.
Abstract--An abstract may not exceed one typewritten page.
The abstract should clearly present the application in summary
form, from a ``who-what-when-where-how-cost'' point of view so that
reviewers see how the multiple parts of the application fit together to
form a coherent whole.
Table of Contents--Provide a one page typewritten table of
contents.
Narrative
1. Introduction and Potential Effectiveness of Project (30 Pts.)
a. Describe your legal status and organization.
b. State specific objectives of the project, which are measurable
in terms of being quantified, significant to the needs of Indian
people, logical, complete and consistent with the purpose of section
114.
c. Describe briefly what the project intends to accomplish.
Identify the expected results, benefits, and outcomes or products to be
derived from each objective of the project.
d. Provide a project specific workplan (milestone chart) which
lists each objective, the tasks to be conducted in order to reach the
objective, and the timeframe needed to accomplish each task. Timeframes
should be projected in a realistic manner to assure that the scope of
work can be completed within each budget period. (A workplan format is
provided.)
e. In the case of proposed projects for identification of Indians
with a potential for education or training in the health professions,
include a method for assessing the potential of interested Indians for
undertaking necessary education or training in such health professions.
f. State clearly the criteria by which the project's progress will
be evaluated and by which the success of the project will be
determined.
g. Explain the methodology that will be used to determine if the
needs, goals, and objectives identified and discussed in the
application are being met and if the results and benefits identified
are being achieved.
h. Identify who will perform the evaluation and when.
2. Project Administration (20 Pts.)
a. Provide an organizational chart and describe the administrative,
managerial and organizational arrangement and the facilities and
resources to be utilized to conduct the proposed project (include in
appendix).
b. Provide the name and qualifications of the project director or
other individuals responsible for the conduct of the project; the
qualifications of the principal staff carrying out the project; and a
description of the manner in which the application's staff is or will
be organized and supervised to carry out the proposed project. Include
biographical sketches of key personnel (or job descriptions if the
position is vacant) (include in appendix).
c. Describe any prior experience in administering similar projects.
d. Discuss the commitment of the organization, i.e., although not
required, the level of non-Federal support. List the intended financial
participation, if any, of the applicant in the proposed project
specifying the type of contributions such as cash or services, loans of
full or part-time staff, equipment, space, materials or facilities or
other contributions.
3. Accessibility to Target Population (20 Pts.)
a. Describe the current and proposed participation of Indians (if
any) in your organization.
b. Identify the target Indian population to be served by your
proposed project and the relationship of your organization to that
population.
c. Describe the methodology to be used to access the target
population.
4. Relationship of Objectives to Manpower Deficiencies (20 Pts.)
a. Provide data and supporting documentation to substantiate need
for recruitment.
b. Indicate the number of potential Indian students to be contacted
and recruited as well as potential cost per student recruited. Those
projects that have the potential to serve a greater number of Indians
will be given first consideration.
5. Project Budget (10 Pts.)
a. Clearly define the budget. Provide a justification and detailed
breakdown of the funding by category for the first year of the project.
Information on the project director and project staff should include
salaries and percentage of time assigned to the grant. List equipment
purchases necessary for the conduct of the project.
b. The available funding level of $200,000 is inclusive of both
direct and indirect costs. Because this project is for a training
grant, the Department of Health and Human Services' policy limiting
reimbursement of indirect cost to the lesser of the applicant's actual
indirect costs or 8 percent of total direct costs (exclusive of tuition
and related fees and expenditures for equipment) is applicable. This
limitation applies to all institutions of higher education other than
agencies of State and local government.
c. The applicant may include as a direct cost tuition and student
support costs related only to the summer preparatory program. Tuition
and stipends for regular sessions are not allowable costs of the grant;
however, students recruited through the INMED program may apply for
funding from the IHS Scholarship Programs.
d. Projects requiring a second and third year must include a
program narrative and categorical budget and justification for each
additional year of funding requested (this is not considered part of
the 15-page narrative).
Appendix--to include:
a. Tribal Resolution(s) or Letters of Support
b. Resumes (Curriculum Vitae) of key staff
c. Position descriptions for key staff
d. Organizational chart
e. Workplan format
f. Completed IHS Application Checklist
g. Application Receipt Card, PHS 3038-1, Rev. 5-90
J. Reporting
1. Progress Report--Program progress reports may be required
quarterly or [[Page 19758]] semi-annually. These reports will include a
brief description of a comparison of actual accomplishments to the
goals established for the period, reasons for slippage and other
pertinent information as required. A final report is due 90 days after
expiration of the budget/project period.
2. Financial Status Report--Quarterly or semiannually financial
status reports will be submitted 30 days after the end of the quarter
or half year. Final financial status reports are due 90 days after
expiration of the budget/project period. Standard Form 269 (long form)
will be used for financial reporting.
K. Grant Administration Requirements
Grants are administered in accordance with the following documents:
1. 45 CFR part 92, HHH, Uniform Administrative Requirements for
grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments or 45
CFR part 74, Administration of Grants,
2. PHS Grants Policy Statement, and
3. OMB Circular A-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions.
L. Objective Review Process
Applications meeting eligibility requirements that are complete,
responsive, and conform to this program announcement will be reviewed
by an Objective Review Committee (ORC) in accordance with IHS objective
review procedures. The objective review process ensures a nationwide
competition for limited funding. The ORC will be comprised of IHS (40%
or less) and other federal or nonfederal individuals (60% or more) with
appropriate expertise. The ORC will review each application against
established criteria. Based upon the evaluation criteria, the reviewers
will assign a numerical score to each application, which will be used
in making the final funding decision. Approved applications scoring
less than 60 points will not be considered for funding.
M. Results of the Review
The results of the objective review are forwarded to the Associate
Director, Office of Human Resources (OHR), for final review and
approval. The Associate Director, OHR, will also consider the
recommendations from the Division of Health Professions Recruitment and
Training and Grants Management Branch. Applicants are notified in
writing on or about August 1, 1995. A Notice of Grant Award will be
issued to successful applicants. Unsuccessful applicants are notified
in writing of disapproval. A brief explanation of the reasons the
application was not approved is provided along with the name of the IHS
official to contact if more information is desired.
Dated: April 12, 1995.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General, Director.
[FR Doc. 95-9759 Filed 4-19-95; 8:45 am]
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