[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29316-29318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13742]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[Program Announcement 99143]
Program To Build Capacity To Conduct Environmental Health
Promotion Activities; Notice of Availability of Funds
A. Purpose
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1999 funds for a
cooperative agreement program to build the capacity of a national
organization to conduct health promotion activities for their members.
This program addresses ``Healthy People 2000'' in the priority areas of
Educational and Community-Based Programs and Environmental Health.
The purpose of this program is to build capacity for the conduct of
health professional education and community health promotion activities
for its membership.
B. Eligible Applicants
This program is directed only to non-profit national organizations
of health professionals that provide environmental health education and
environmental public health promotion activities for their defined
membership.
Note: Public Law 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.
C. Availability of Funds
Approximately $1,200,000 is available in FY 99 to fund one award.
It is expected that the award will begin on or about September 30,
1999, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project
period of up to five years. Funding estimates may change.
Continuation awards within an approved project period will be made
on the basis of satisfactory progress as evidenced by required reports
and the availability of funds.
Use of Funds
Funds awarded may be expended for reasonable program purposes, such
as personnel, travel, supplies and services, including contractual
services. ATSDR funding is generally not to be used for the purchase of
furniture or equipment. The direct and primary recipient in a
cooperative agreement program must perform a substantive role in
carrying out project activities and not merely serve as a conduit for
an award to another party or provide funds to an ineligible party.
D. Program Requirements
In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of the program, the
recipient shall be responsible for conducting activities under 1 below,
and ATSDR will be responsible for conducting activities under 2 below:
1. Recipient Activities
a. Conduct an assessment of health promotion needs, including
health professional education needs of the membership.
b. Plan, conduct, and evaluate health professional education and
training in
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collaboration with state health departments, academic institutions,
local health departments, tribal nations, and concerned communities,
based on the needs assessment process.
c. Plan and implement health promotion activities, as appropriate
based on the needs assessment process.
d. Conduct evaluation of program activities and overall project
outcomes and impact.
e. Publish, house and disseminate findings and materials to the
membership.
f. Attend and participate in ATSDR's annual partners' meetings.
2. ATSDR Activities
a. Provide technical assistance in conducting the health education
and promotion needs assessments.
b. Assist in planning, conducting and evaluating health
professional education and health promotion activities.
E. Application Content
Use the information in the Program Requirements, Other
Requirements, and Evaluation Criteria sections to develop the
application content. Your application will be evaluated on the criteria
listed, so it is important to follow them in laying out your program
plan. The narrative should be no more than 30 double-spaced pages,
excluding appendices,printed on one side, with one-inch margins, and
unreduced font.
F. Submission and Deadline
Submit the original and two copies of PHS 5161 (OMB Number 0937-
0189). Forms are in the application kit. On or before July 12, 1999,
submit the application to the Grants Management Specialist identified
in the ``Where to Obtain Additional Information'' section of this
announcement.
Deadline: Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline
if they are either: (a) Received on or before the deadline date; or (b)
sent on or before the deadline date and received in time for orderly
processing. (Applicants must 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 shall not
be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
Late Applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria in
(a) or (b) above are considered late applications, will not be
considered, and will be returned to the applicant.
G. Evaluation Criteria
The application will be reviewed and evaluated by an ATSDR-convened
objective review panel based on the following criteria:
1. Proposed Program--40 percent
a. Clearly stated understanding of the types of environmental
health problems to be addressed.
b. Clear and reasonable project goals, and realistic and measurable
objectives, including specificity and feasibility of proposed time line
for implementing activities.
c. Demonstrated experience in conducting the proposed health
education and promotion activities described.
2. Proposed Personnel--20 percent
Demonstrated experience of the proposed staff in conducting
environmental health and environmental health care provider capacity
needs assessments, developing environmental health education and
environmental health promotion materials, implementing environmental
health education and environmental health promotion activities, and
conducting environmental health program evaluation.
3. Capability--20 percent
a. Ability of applicant to provide a description/documentation of
multi-disciplinary, patient-centered, environmental public health
promotion/disease prevention approach to patient care.
b. Experience of the applicant in providing quality assurance.
c. Ability of applicant to provide access to established
occupational and environmental medical clinics and specialists
nationwide.
4. Evaluation Plan--20 percent
a. Extent to which the evaluation plan includes strategies and
methods to measure program activities and outcomes of program
activities, such as changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.
b. Extent to which the evaluation plan includes specific approaches
and methods to measure overall project effectiveness and impacts, such
as achievement of stated environmental public health goals and effect
of the program on stated environmental public health problems.
5. Budget--(not scored)
The extent to which the budget relates directly to project
activities, is clearly justified, and is consistent with intended use
of funds.
H. Other Requirements
Technical Reporting Requirements
Provide Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office the
original plus two copies of:
1. Quarterly progress reports.
2. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of
the budget period.
3. Final financial status and performance reports, no more than 90
days after the end of the project period.
Send all reports to the Grants Management Specialist identified in
the ``Where to Obtain Additional Information'' section of this
announcement.
The following additional requirements are applicable to this
program. For a complete description of each, see Attachment I in the
application kit.
AR-9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11 Healthy People 2000
AR-18 Cost Recovery--ATSDR
AR-19 Third Party Agreements--ATSDR
AR-20 Conference Support
I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
This program is authorized under sections 104(i), (1)(E), (4), (6),
(7), (9), (14) and (15) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended by the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C.
9604(i)(1) (E), (4), (6), (7), (9), (14) and (15)), and Section 3019
(b) and (c) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as
amended (Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984) (42 U.S.C. 6939a
(b) and (c)). The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers are
93.200, 93.201, 93.203.
J. Where To Obtain Additional Information
A complete copy of the announcement may be downloaded from CDC's
home page on the Internet at: http://www.cdc.gov (click on funding).
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 (Announcement 99143). You will receive
a complete program description, information on application procedures
and application forms.
If you have questions after reviewing the contents of all the
documents, business management technical assistance may be obtained
from: Nelda
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Godfrey, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch,
Procurement and Grants Office, Announcement 99143, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Rd., Suite 3000, Atlanta,
Georgia 30341-4146, Email address: nag9@cdc.gov, Telephone: (770) 488-
2722.
For program technical assistance, contact:
Christine Rosheim, D.D.S., M.P.H., Health Education Specialist,
Division of Health Education and Promotion, Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-33, Atlanta, GA
30333, Telephone Number: (404) 639-6351.
Dated: May 25, 1999.
Georgi Jones,
Director, Office of Policy and External Affairs, Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
[FR Doc. 99-13742 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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