[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29396-29398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14555]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Announcement 641]
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Research Center for Teen
Pregnancy Prevention
Introduction
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996 funds for a cooperative agreement
program for a Health Promotion Disease Prevention Research Center (PRC)
to address teenage pregnancy prevention. Teen pregnancy is a nationally
recognized social problem requiring multifactorial approaches,
including behavioral interventions that focus on prevention. The
central theme for the PRC will be teenage pregnancy prevention.
CDC is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease
prevention objectives of ``Healthy People 2000,'' a national activity
to reduce morbidity and mortality and improve the quality of life. This
announcement is related to the priority area of Family Planning. (For
ordering a copy of ``Healthy People 2000,'' see the section ``Where To
Obtain Additional Information.'')
Authority
This program is authorized under Section 1706 (42 U.S.C. 300u-5),
of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
Smoke-Free Workplace
CDC strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-
free workplace and promote the nonuse of all tobacco 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.
Eligible Applicants
Assistance will be provided to an academic health center defined as
a school of public health, medicine, or osteopathy that has:
A. Multidisciplinary faculty with expertise in public health and
which has working relationships with relevant groups in such fields as
medicine, psychology, nursing, social work, education, and business.
B. Graduate training programs relevant to disease prevention.
C. Core faculty in epidemiology, biostatistics, social sciences,
behavioral and environmental health sciences, and health
administration.
D. Demonstrated curriculum in disease prevention.
E. Capability for residency training in public health or preventive
medicine.
Eligible applicants may enter into contracts, including consortia
agreements (as described in the PHS Grants Policy Statement), as
necessary to meet the essential requirements of this program and to
strengthen the overall application.
In Senate Report 50-52, Congress directed CDC to initiate one new
prevention center that would ``* * * focus on research, demonstration,
evaluation, and training, for health and other public sector
professionals, and community-based organizations to prevent teen
pregnancy.'' This report further stated that the development and
evaluation of successful programs which prevent teen pregnancies is one
of the nation's most pressing needs.
Excluded are the University of Washington, Columbia University
School, Johns Hopkins University, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, University of South Carolina, University of Alabama at
Birmingham, the University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston, and the University of California at
Berkeley, which were funded under Program Announcement 328: ``Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers Cooperative
Agreements''; the University of Oklahoma, the University of New Mexico,
and Saint Louis University, which were funded under Program
Announcement 432: ``Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research
Centers Cooperative Agreements''; and the West Virginia Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Center funded under Program
Announcement 461: ``West Virginia Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention Research Center Cooperative Agreement.''
Availability of Funds
Approximately $375,000 is available in FY 1996 to fund 1 Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Center dedicated to teenage
pregnancy prevention. It is expected that the award will be made on or
about September 30, 1996. The award will be funded for a 12-month
budget period within a project period of up to 2 years.
Continuation awards within the project period are made on the basis
of satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.
If requested, Federal personnel may be assigned to a project in
lieu of a portion of the financial assistance.
The amount of this award may not be adequate to support the PRC
activities and other sources of funding may be necessary.
Purpose
The purpose of this award is to support health promotion and
disease prevention research that focuses on teen pregnancy prevention.
Program Requirements
The primary goal of the Health Promotion Disease Prevention
Research Center Program will be to advance the scientific knowledge
base and work with CDC-funded demonstration programs, such as Special
Interest Projects (SIPs), to identify and disseminate strategies for
teen pregnancy prevention. Lessons learned from these programs will be
translated into models for teen pregnancy prevention, advance
professional and community education and training so that effective
interventions for teenage pregnancy prevention can be more fully
integrated into communities.
The Health Promotion Disease Prevention Research Center Program
must be interdisciplinary in approach, provide a behavioral science and
evaluation focus, educate professionals, and work directly with teen
populations through community partnerships.
In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program,
the recipient will be responsible for the activities under A.
(Recipient Activities), and CDC will be responsible for the activities
listed under B. (CDC Activities).
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A. Recipient Activities
1. Implement and evaluate one or more existing strategies that
demonstrate teen pregnancy prevention in a defined community or
targeted population.
2. Implement and evaluate a ``demonstration project'' in teen
pregnancy prevention with a State/local health/education department, or
community based organization.
3. Establish collaborative activities with appropriate community
organizations, national and professional organizations, health and
education agencies at the State and local level.
4. Establish an advisory committee to provide input on major
program activities. The committee should include a multidisciplinary
team comprised of behavioral scientists, a variety of health-care
providers, health and education agency officials, voluntary health
organizations and consumers including teens.
5. Coordinate and collaborate with other health and human services
supported research programs to prevent duplication and enhance overall
efforts.
B. CDC Activities
1. Collaborate as appropriate with recipient in all stages of the
project.
2. Provide programmatic and technical assistance.
3. Participate in improving program performance through
consultation based on information and activities of other projects.
4. Provide scientific collaboration.
5. At the request of the applicant, assign Federal personnel in
lieu of a portion of the financial assistance to assist with developing
the curriculum, training, or conducting other specific necessary
activities.
6. Facilitate the coordination and collaboration of prevention
center research with other health and human services supported research
programs that address teen pregnancy prevention so that duplication is
avoided and overall research efforts and findings are maximized.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be reviewed and evaluated through a dual review
process. The first review will be a peer evaluation of the scientific
and technical merit of the application conducted by the Prevention
Centers Grant Review Committee. The second review will be conducted by
senior Federal staff, who will consider the results of the first
review, national program needs, and relevance to the mission of CDC.
Awards will be made on the basis of priority score rankings by the peer
review, recommendations based on program review by senior Federal
staff, and the availability of funds.
The Prevention Center Grants Program Objective Review Committee may
recommend approval or disapproval based on the intent of the
application and the following criteria:
A. Background Section (25 points)
1. The extent to which the applicant understands and identifies the
problems related to teenage pregnancy and prevention, assesses the
current state of the art in teen pregnancy prevention, identifies gaps
in current evaluation and intervention, and professional training
needs.
2. The extent to which community(ies) needs that will be served by
the PRC are identified and provides supporting documentation comparing
these needs with 1 above.
3. The extent to which the applicant demonstrates their capacity
and unique resource to decrease the number of teen pregnancies in the
community(ies) served by the PRC or to build the capacity of agencies
or professionals that serve teenagers.
B. Goals and Objectives (5 points)
The extent to which the overall program plan has clear objectives
that are specific, measurable, and realistic, and makes effective use
of Prevention Center resources to advance the theme of teenage
pregnancy prevention.
C. Specific Project Plans (45 points)
The technical and scientific merits of the proposed projects, the
potential to achieve the stated objectives and the extent to which the
applicant's plans are consistent with the purpose of the program.
1. Core activities.
2. Demonstration and evaluation projects.
3. Collaborative project with State and local health or education
department, or community organizations.
4. Prevention Research Training and training on teen pregnancy
prevention.
5. The extent to which findings and results from the PRC's research
will be communicated and shared with professional and lay communities.
6. The degree to which the applicant has met the CDC Policy
requirements regarding the inclusion of women, ethnic, and racial
groups in the proposed research. This includes:
a. The proposed plan for the inclusion of both sexes and racial and
ethnic minority populations for appropriate representation.
b. The proposed justification when representation is limited or
absent.
c. A statement as to whether the design of the study is adequate to
measure differences when warranted.
d. A statement as to whether the plans for recruitment and outreach
for study participants include the process of establishing partnerships
with community(ies) and recognition of mutual benefits will be
documented.
D. Other Activities (5 points)
The extent to which prevention research, developmental and
evaluation research, and behavioral science research are integrated
into the proposal.
E. Management and Staffing Plan (15 points)
The extent to which the applicant demonstrates the institution's
ability and capacity to carry out the overall theme, objectives, and
specific project plans.
F. Evaluation Plan (5 points)
The extent to which the overall Prevention Center theme and
objectives will be evaluated in regard to progress, efficacy, and cost
benefit.
G. Budget (Not Scored)
The extent to which the budget and justification are consistent
with the program objectives and purpose. Applicants are strongly urged
to include a plan for obtaining additional resources that lead to
institutionalization of the Center.
H. Human Subjects (Not Scored)
Whether or not exempt from the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) regulations, are procedures adequate for the protection
of human subjects? Recommendations on the adequacy of protections
include: (1) protections appear adequate and there are no comments to
make or concerns to raise, or (2) protections appear adequate, but
there are comments regarding the protocol, or (3) protections appear
inadequate and the ORG has concerns related to human subjects; or (4)
disapproval of the application is recommended because the research
risks are sufficiently serious and protection against the risks are
inadequate as to make the entire application unacceptable.
I. Review by Senior Federal Staff
Further review will be conducted by senior Federal staff. Factors
to be considered will be:
1. Results of the peer review.
2. Program needs and relevance to national goals.
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3. Budgetary considerations.
Executive Order 12372 Review
Applications are subject to Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs as governed by Executive Order (E.O.) 12372. E.O. 12372 sets
up a system for State and local government review of proposed Federal
assistance applications. Applicants should contact their state Single
Point of Contact (SPOC) as early as possible to alert them to the
prospective applications and receive any necessary instructions on the
State process. For proposed projects serving more than one State, the
applicant is advised to contact the SPOC for each affected State. A
current list of SPOCs is included in the application kit. If SPOCs have
any State process recommendations on applications submitted to CDC,
they should send them to Sharron P. Orum, Grants Management Officer,
Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE.,
Atlanta, GA 30305, no later than 45 days after the application deadline
date (the appropriation for this financial assistance program was
received late in the fiscal year and would not allow for an application
receipt date which would accommodate the 60-day State recommendation
process period). The Program Announcement Number and Program Title
should be referenced on the document. The granting agency does not
guarantee to ``accommodate or explain'' State process recommendations
it receives after that date.
Public Health System Reporting Requirements
This program is not subject to the Public Health System Reporting
Requirements.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.135.
Other Requirements
Human Subjects
If the proposed project involves research on human subjects, the
applicant must comply with the Department of Health and Human Services
Regulations, 45 CFR Part 46, regarding the protection of human
subjects. Assurance must be provided to demonstrate that the project
will be subject to initial and continuing review by an appropriate
institutional review committee. The applicant will be responsible for
providing assurance in accordance with the appropriate guidelines and
form provided in the application kit.
Women, Racial, and Ethnic Minorities
It is the policy of the CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) to ensure that individuals of both sexes and
the various racial and ethnic groups will be included in CDC/ATSDR-
supported research projects involving human subjects, whenever feasible
and appropriate. Racial and ethnic groups are those defined in OMB
Directive No. 15 and include American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian,
Pacific Islander, Black and Hispanic. Applicants shall ensure that
women, racial and ethnic minority populations are appropriately
represented in applications for research involving human subjects.
Where clear and compelling rationale exist that inclusion is
inappropriate or not feasible, this situation must be explained as part
of the application. In conducting review for scientific merit, review
groups will evaluate proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and
both sexes as part of the scientific assessment of scoring.
This policy does not apply to research studies when the
investigator cannot control the race, ethnicity and/or sex of subjects.
Further guidance to this policy is contained in the Federal Register,
Vol. 60, No. 179, pages 47947-47951, dated Friday, September 15, 1995.
Application Submission and Deadlines
The original and five copies of the application PHS 398 form
(Revised 5/95, OMB No. 0925-0001) must be submitted to Sharron P. Orum,
Grants Management Officer, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and
Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255
East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 314, Mailstop E-18, Atlanta, GA 30305,
on or before July 15, 1996.
1. 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
submission to the objective review group. (Applicants must request a
legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain a legibly dated
receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private
metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
2. Late Applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria
in 1.(a) or 1.(b) above are considered late applications. Late
applications will not be considered in the current competition and will
be returned to the applicant.
Where To Obtain Additional Information
A complete program description, information on application
procedures, an application package, and business management technical
assistance may be obtained from Glynnis D. Taylor, Grants Management
Specialist, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry
Road, NE., Room 314, Mailstop E-18, Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404)
842- 6508, by fax (404) 842-6513, or by Internet or CDC WONDER
electronic mail at gld1@opspgo1.em.cdc.gov>. Programmatic technical
assistance may be obtained from Patricia L. Riley, C.N.M., M.P.H.,
Director, Health Promotion Disease Prevention Research Center Program,
or Donald E. Benken, M.P.H., Health Education Specialist, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, NE.,
Mailstop K-30, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, telephone (404) 488-5395 or by
Internet or CDC WONDER electronic mail at pyr0@ccdod1.em.cdc.gov> or
dxb0@ccdash1.em.cdc.gov>.
Please refer to Program Announcement Number 641 when requesting
information and submitting an application.
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) referenced in the
``Introduction'' through the Superintendent of Documents, Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325, telephone (202) 512-1800.
There may be delays in mail delivery and difficulty in reaching the
CDC Atlanta offices during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Therefore, CDC
suggests using Internet, following all instructions in this
announcement and leaving messages on the contact person's voice mail
for more timely responses to any questions.
Dated: June 3, 1996.
Joseph R. Carter,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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