[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32008-32011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15545]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 98071]
Demonstration of School-Based Violence Prevention
A. Purpose
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
availability of fiscal year (FY) 1998 funds for a cooperative agreement
program for the Demonstration of School-Based Violence Prevention. This
program addresses the ``Healthy People 2000'' priority area of Violent
and Abusive Behavior.
The purpose of the program is to support quality implementation of
violence prevention programs that will serve as demonstration sites for
school-based violence prevention programs. Applications will be
considered in the area of implementing proven school-based violence
prevention programs that target youth (aged 5-19, not necessarily
inclusive of all ages) who are in elementary, middle, and high-schools.
B. Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by public and private nonprofit
organizations and by governments and their agencies; that is,
universities, colleges, research institutions, hospitals, other public
and private nonprofit organizations, State and local governments or
their bona fide agents, and federally recognized Indian tribal
governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal organizations. Public and
private elementary, middle, and high schools, and school districts are
also encouraged to apply.
Note: Effective January 1, 1996, Pub. L. 104-65 states that an
organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 which engages in lobbying activities shall not be
eligible to receive Federal funds constituting an award, grant
(cooperative agreement), contract, loan, or any other form.
C. Availability of Funds
Approximately $1,100,000 is available in FY 1998 to fund up to four
projects to implement, and monitor programs designed to prevent
violence among school aged youth. Awards are expected to range from
$250,000 to $300,000 with an average of $275,000 for each 12-month
budget period.
It is expected that the new awards will begin on or about September
30, 1998. Awards will be made for a 12-month budget period within a 4-
year project period. Funding estimates may vary and are subject to
change.
Continuation awards within the project periods will be made on the
basis of satisfactory progress as evidenced by required reports and the
availability of funds.
Funding Preferences
In making awards, priority consideration will be given to ensuring
a geographic balance, a representative mixture of target groups, and a
diversity of program strategies.
D. Cooperative Activities
In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program,
the recipient will be responsible for the activities under 1.
(Recipient Activities), and CDC will be responsible for the activities
listed under 2. (CDC Activities).
1. Recipient Activities
a. Develop and implement an intervention protocol (include a
minimum of two different strategies).
b. Develop and pilot test data collection instruments.
c. Analyze data & interpret findings.
d. Establish an advisory committee that will address issues related
to violence to ensure community engagement.
e. Develop collaborative relationships with voluntary, community-
based public and private organizations and agencies already involved in
preventing violence.
f. Compile and disseminate the results from the project.
2. CDC Activities
a. Collaborate on the development of the intervention protocol.
b. Provide technical assistance on the development and evaluation
of the data collection instruments.
c. Provide up-to-date scientific information about youth violence
prevention.
d. Assist in the transfer of information and methods developed in
these projects to other prevention programs.
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 unbound and no more than 30 double-spaced
pages, printed on one side, with one inch margins, and unreduced font
(no smaller than 12 cpi).
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1. Applications must be organized as follows:
a. Abstract and Table of Contents: A one page summary of the
application outlining the (1) student population characteristics and,
(2) the proposed violence prevention program. A table of contents that
provides page numbers for each of the following sections (all pages
must be numbered).
b. Student population: Describe the population to which the program
will be directed. Describe the impact of behaviors, injuries and deaths
resulting from violence on persons who would be directly or indirectly
affected by the program. Demonstrate that persons who would be affected
by the interventions have a high incidence or risk of violence and
injury from such violence. Demonstrate that participation by the target
group in the program will be adequate; describe the method by which
persons are selected to participate. Women, Racial and Ethnic
Minorities. A description of the proposed plan for the inclusion of
both sexes and racial and ethnic minority populations for appropriate
representation.
c. Proposed Goals and Objectives: Describe project goals and
include process and outcome objectives for pertinent health,
behavioral, psycho social, and structural/environmental activities.
Specify both short term (within 1 year) and long term (after one year)
objectives.
d. Program Description: Provide a detailed description of the
violence prevention program to be implemented. All proposed programs
must incorporate at least two different specific intervention
strategies. Proposed programmatic strategies must include those that
have been previously implemented and demonstrated to reduce violent
and/or aggressive behavior in school-aged populations. Applicants
should consider proposing curriculum-based (social-cognitive), parental
engagement, and mentoring among other intervention strategies. The
frequency, intensity, and duration of programmatic activities of each
proposed strategy should be specified. All necessary programmatic and
training materials must be described in detail and copies of existing
materials must be included in the appendix. If any strategy or training
material is not extant, provide a justification for not having the
materials and describe methods and time frames for their development.
Necessary collaborating parties should be identified and evidence of
their ability and intention to participate should be supplied.
e. Program Monitoring Plans: Provide a detailed description of the
proposed plan to monitor program implementation and effectiveness. List
the major steps needed to implement the proposed plan for program
monitoring and provide a concise timetable for those steps.
f. Data Collection and Analysis: Provide a description of plans for
collecting information consistent with efforts to assess program
delivery. An information reduction plan should be described with
particular attention to how process information will be collected,
processed, and maintained for analysis. An appropriate analytical plan
should be presented and defended.
g. Project Management and Staffing Plan: Provide a demonstration of
the availability of staff and facilities to carry out the described
program and monitoring plan. Demonstrate the organization's experience
or capacity in the area of youth violence prevention, management of
school-based violence prevention programs, experience or the experience
of a full working partner in evaluation methods, and ability or the
ability of a full working partner to collect, manage, and analyze both
quantitative and qualitative data. Describe in detail each existing or
proposed position for this project by job title, function, general
duties, and activities for which that position will be involved.
Include the level of effort and allocation of time for each project
activity by staff position. If the identity of any key individual who
will fill a position is known, his/her name and curriculum vitae should
be attached. Experience and training related to the proposed project
should be noted. Management operation principles, structure, and
organization should be described.
h. Collaboration: Describe current and proposed collaborations with
appropriate government, health, youth agencies, community-based
organizations, minority organizations, and other persons working with
the specified target population. Include letters of support and
memoranda of understanding which specify precisely the nature of past,
present, and proposed collaborations, and the products/services or
other activities that will be provided by and to the applicant through
the collaboration on the proposal. Demonstrate an ability to work with
the designated populations and provide letters of recommendation or
support from government or non-government agencies or leaders with whom
they have worked. Describe current or past funding that has been
received for similar projects and the outcomes of these projects.
Provide evidence that these funds do not duplicate already funded
components of ongoing projects.
i. Project Budget: Provide a detailed budget for each priority
activity to be undertaken, with accompanying justification of all
operating expenses that is consistent with the stated objectives and
planned activities of the project. CDC may not approve or fund all
proposed activities. Applicant should be precise about the program
purpose of each budget item and should itemize calculations wherever
appropriate. Budgets should include costs for travel for two project
staff to attend two meetings per year in Atlanta with CDC staff.
j. Human Subjects: Describe the degree to which human subjects may
be at risk and the assurance that the project will be subject to
initial and continuing review by the appropriate institutional review
committees.
F. Submission and Deadline
Submit the original and two copies of PHS 5161-1 (OMB Number 0937-
0189). Forms are in the application kit.
On or before August 11, 1998, submit to Joanne Wojcik, Grants
Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants
Office, Announcement 98071, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300, Mailstop E-13,
Atlanta, GA 30305-2209.
If your application does not arrive in time for submission to the
independent review group, it will not be considered in the current
competition unless you can provide proof that you mailed it on or
before the deadline (i.e., receipt from U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier; private metered postmarks are not acceptable).
G. Evaluation Criteria
Each application will be evaluated individually against the
following criteria by an independent review group appointed by CDC.
Applicants will be evaluated according to the following criteria
(Maximum of 100 total points):
1. Program Plan (40 Points)
a. Target Groups
The extent to which the target group(s) is (are) described and
access to the target population is demonstrated. The extent to which
the target group has a high incidence or prevalence of the risk factors
to be influenced by the proposed intervention and the extent to which
appropriate demographic and morbidity data are described. The extent to
which youth, who are the direct or indirect target group, have a high
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incidence of interpersonal violence and violence-related injuries,
disabilities, and deaths. The extent to which the applicant
demonstrates a capability to achieve a sufficient level of
participation by the target group.
In addition, the degree to which the applicant has met the CDC/
ATSDR policy requirements regarding the inclusion of women, ethnic, and
racial groups in the proposed project. This includes:
i. The proposed plan for the inclusion of both sexes and racial and
ethnic minority populations for appropriate representation.
ii. The proposed justification when representation is limited or
absent.
iii. A statement as to whether the plans for recruitment and
outreach for study participants include the process of establishing
partnerships with the community(ies) and recognition of mutual
benefits.
b. Program Description
The extent to which the potential effectiveness of the selected
program is theoretically justified and supported by epidemiologic, or
social and behavioral research. The extent to which the program is
feasible and can be expected to produce the expected results in the
target group of interest. The extent to which the program, its
implementation, the development of all necessary materials, and all
necessary training are clearly described. The status of all necessary
measurement instruments or training materials must be described; if any
of this material is not extant, methods and time frames for their
development must be described. Necessary collaborators must be
identified, and evidence of their ability and intention to participate
must be supplied. The extent to which the proposed goals and objectives
are clearly stated, time-phased, and measurable.
2. Program Monitoring (25 Points)
The extent to which the design to monitor program implementation
(including a data analysis plan) are clearly described and are
appropriate for the target group, program, data collection
opportunities, and proposed project period. The extent to which data
collection, data processing, and management activities are clearly
described. The extent to which the proposed goals and objectives are
clearly stated, time-phased, and measurable.
3. Project Management and Staffing Plan (25 Points)
The extent to which project management staff and their working
partners are clearly described, appropriately assigned, and possess
pertinent skills and experiences to conduct the project successfully to
completion. The extent to which the applicant has arranged to involve
appropriate researchers and other personnel who reflect the racial/
ethnic composition of the target group. The extent to which the
applicant or a full working partner demonstrates the capacity and
facilities to design, implement, and monitor the proposed program.
4. Collaboration (10 Points)
The extent to which the necessary partners are clearly described
and their qualifications and intentions to participate explicitly
stated. The extent to which the applicant provides proof of support
(e.g., letters of support and/or memoranda of understanding) for
proposed activities. Evidence must be provided that these funds do not
duplicate already funded components of ongoing projects.
5. Proposed Budget (Not Scored)
The extent to which the budget request is clearly explained,
adequately justified, reasonable, sufficient for the proposed project
activities, and consistent with the intended use of the cooperative
agreement funds.
6. Human Subjects: (Not Scored)
The extent to which the applicant complies with the Department of
Health and Human Services Regulations (45 CFR Part 46).
H. Other Requirements
Technical Reporting Requirements
Provide CDC with original plus two copies of:
1. Semiannual progress reports;
2. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of
the budget period; and
3. Final financial status and performance reports, no more than 90
days after the end of the project period.
Send all reports to: Joanne Wojcik, Grants Management Specialist,
Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE.,
Room 300, M/S E-13, Atlanta, GA 30305-2209.
Confidentiality of Records
All identifying information obtained in connection with the
provision of services to any person in any program that is being
carried out with a cooperative agreement made under this announcement
shall not be disclosed unless required by a law of a State or political
subdivision or unless written, voluntary informed consent is provided
by persons who received services.
1. Nonpersonal identifying, unlinked information, which preserves
the individual's anonymity, derived from any such program may be
disclosed without consent:
a. In summary, statistical, or other similar form, or
b. For clinical or research purposes.
2. Personal identifying information: Recipients of CDC funds who
must obtain and retain personal identifying information as part of
their CDC-approved work plan must:
a. Maintain the physical security of such records and information
at all times;
b. Have procedures in place and staff trained to prevent
unauthorized disclosure of client-identifying information;
c. Obtain informed client consent by explaining the risks of
disclosure and the recipient's policies and procedures for preventing
unauthorized disclosure;
d. Provide written assurance to this effect including copies of
relevant policies; and
e. Obtain assurances of confidentiality by agencies to which
referrals are made.
Assurance of compliance with these and other processes to protect
the confidentiality of information will be required of all recipients.
A Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) certificate of
confidentiality may be required for some projects.
The following additional requirements are applicable to this
program. For a complete description of each, see Addendum I (included
in the application kit).
AR98-1 Human Subjects Requirements
AR98-2 Requirements for Inclusion of Women and Racial and Ethnic
Minorities in Research
AR98-7 Executive Order 12372 Review
AR98-8 Public Health System Reporting Requirements
AR98-9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR98-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR98-11 Healthy People 2000
AR98-12 Lobbying Restrictions
AR98-13 Prohibition on Use of CDC Funds for Certain Gun Control
Activities
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I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
This program announcement is authorized under Sections 391, 392,
393, and 394 [42 U.S.C. 280b, 280b-1, 280b-1a, and 280b-2] of the
Public Health Service Act, as amended. The Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance number is 93.136.
J. Where To Obtain Additional Information
The program announcement and application forms may be downloaded
from the Internet: www.cdc.gov (look under funding). You may also
receive a complete application kit by calling 1-888-GRANTS4. You will
be asked to identify the program announcement number and provide your
name and mailing address. A complete announcement kit will be mailed to
you.
Please refer to Program Announcement 98071 when you request
information.
If you have questions after reviewing the forms, for business
management technical assistance, contact: Joanne Wojcik, Grants
Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants
Office, Announcement 98071, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300, Mailstop E-13,
Atlanta, GA 30305-2209, telephone (404) 842-6535, E-mail address
jcw6@cdc.gov.
For program technical assistance, contact Wendy Watkins, Division
of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford
Highway, NE., Mailstop K-60, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone
(770) 488-4646, E-mail address dmw7@cdc.gov.
Dated: June 5, 1998.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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