[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31124-31128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15556]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Announcement Number 532A]
Cooperative Agreements for a National System of Integrated
Activities To Prevent HIV Infection and Other Serious Health Problems
Among Students, Especially Postsecondary Students and Those in High-
Risk Situations
Introduction
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996 funds for cooperative agreements
to establish a national system of integrated activities for preventing
HIV infection and other serious health problems among the nation's
students, especially postsecondary students and those in high-risk
situations. This program announcement is an amendment to Announcement
Number 532 published in the Federal Register on June 16, 1995, pages
31721 through 31724 [60 FR 31721]. (A cooperative agreement is a legal
agreement in which CDC provides financial assistance and substantial
programmatic assistance to the recipient during the project.)
The CDC is committed to implementing the recommendations outlined
in the External Review of HIV Prevention Strategies and 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 program announcement is related to the priority
areas of Health Promotion and Preventive Services with a particular
focus on HIV Infection Objective 18.11, to ``Provide HIV education for
students and staff in at least 90% of colleges and universities'';
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Objective 8.5, ``Increase to at least 50% the proportion of
postsecondary institutions with institutionwide health promotion
programs for students, faculty, and staff''; Objective 8.4, ``Increase
to at least 75 percent the proportion of the Nation's elementary and
secondary schools that provide planned and sequential kindergarten
through 12th grade quality school health education''; and Objective
8.6, ``Increase to at least 85 percent the proportion of workplaces
with 50 or more employees that offer health promotion activities for
their employees, preferably as part of a comprehensive employee health
promotion program.'' The most recent description of CDC efforts to
prevent HIV infection is included in Public Health Reports, including
CDC efforts to prevent HIV infection among youth. (To order a copy of
the External Review of HIV Prevention Strategies, Healthy People 2000,
and Public Health Reports, see the section on Reference Materials.)
Authority
This program is authorized under sections 311(c) [42 U.S.C.
243(c)], and 317(k) [42 U.S.C. 247(k)] of the Public Health Service
Act, as amended. Regulations are set forth in 42 CFR Part 51b.
Eligible Applicants
To be considered eligible for this announcement, applicants must
meet all five of the criteria listed below. Applicants must provide
evidence of eligibility in a cover letter to the Grants Management
Officer. Please attach this cover letter and any supportive
documentation to your application.
1. Eligible applicants must be a national organization whose focus
is education, health, or social service that also is private,
nonprofit, professional, or voluntary. Postsecondary institutions are
not eligible to apply for funding under this announcement. NOTE: Public
Law 104-65 dated December 19, 1995, prohibits an organization described
in section 501(c)(4) of IRS Code of 1986, that engages in lobbying
activities to influence the Federal Government, from receiving Federal
funds.
2. The grantee, as the direct and primary recipient of grant funds,
must perform a substantive role in carrying out project activities and
not merely serve as a conduit for an award to another party or to
provide funds to an ineligible party.
3. Eligible applicants must have affiliate offices, organizations,
or constituencies in a minimum of 10 States and territories.
4. The organization must possess a documented history of directly
serving postsecondary constituencies, institutions, or programs through
its offices at the national level for at least 24 months prior to
submission of the application to CDC.
5. Eligible applicants must have the organizational capacity to
help develop an ongoing national system of integrated activities to
prevent HIV infection and other serious health problems among students,
especially postsecondary students and those in high-risk situations.
National organizations that received funding for a priority area
under Program Announcement 532 in FY 1995 are ineligible to apply for
funding under this announcement. These organizations include the
American College Health Association, Association of American Colleges
and Universities, American Association of Community Colleges, and the
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
Smoke-Free Workplace
CDC strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-
free workplace and to 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.
Availability of Funds
Approximately $1 million is available in FY 1996 to fund
approximately 4 awards. It is expected that the average award will be
$250,000, ranging from $200,000 to $300,000. It is expected that awards
will begin on or about September 25, 1996, and will be made for a 12-
month budget period within a project period of up to 4 years. Funding
estimates may vary and are subject to change. Continuation awards for
new budget periods will be based on satisfactory performance, receipt
of an acceptable continuation application, and the availability of
funds.
Applicants may apply for funding to carry out activities in one or
more of the following priority areas:
Priority One--Educate Policy and Decision-Makers
To educate and encourage policy and decision-making members of
postsecondary institutions across the nation to support programs to
prevent HIV infection and other serious health problems among students,
especially postsecondary students and those in high-risk situations.
Priority Two--Support Institution-Wide Health Promotion Programs
To build the capacity of postsecondary institutions across the
nation to implement comprehensive integrated strategies designed to
prevent HIV infection and other serious health problems as part of
institution-wide health promotion and disease prevention programs for
postsecondary students, especially those in high-risk situations.
Priority Three--Support Preservice Education
To provide technical assistance and training to personnel in
postsecondary institutions across the nation about the skills that
health, education, social service, and other professionals need in
order to help young people, including students in grades K-12,
postsecondary institutions, and those in high-risk situations, avoid
HIV infection and other serious health problems.
Funds must be used for categorical activities to prevent HIV
infection among youth. Activities can also be included that support the
integration of HIV activities as part of broader programs to improve
the health of youth (e.g., related STD and pregnancy prevention
programs; related alcohol and other drug prevention programs; related
institution-wide health promotion programs for students, faculty, and
staff). These funds may not be used to conduct research.
Purpose
The purpose of this program is to support national organizations in
establishing an ongoing national system of integrated activities to
prevent HIV infection and other serious health problems among students,
especially postsecondary students and those in high-risk situations.
Program Requirements
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.
A. Recipient Activities
1. Collaborate with constituents; other national organizations
whose foci are postsecondary institutions; community planning groups;
State and local education, health, and social service agencies; and CDC
to develop a national system to achieve the purpose of this program
announcement.
2. Establish and implement an operational plan that could include,
but is not limited to:
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(a) Including as a priority within the organization, health
promotion and disease prevention programs to reduce HIV risk behaviors
of students, especially postsecondary students and those in high-risk
situations.
(b) Developing and promoting the implementation of State, and local
policies designed to reduce the HIV risk behaviors of students,
especially postsecondary students and those in high-risk situations.
(c) Developing and promoting the implementation of activities
designed to prevent HIV risk behaviors among students, especially
postsecondary students and those in high-risk situations.
(d) Educating and encouraging policy and decision-making members of
other national organizations and their constituents, to support HIV
prevention education programs for students, especially postsecondary
students and those in high-risk situations.
3. Evaluate the project's effectiveness in achieving goals and
objectives.
4. Disseminate programmatic information to other interested
recipients as well as CDC through appropriate methods that include:
(a) Identifying and submitting pertinent programmatic information
for incorporation into a computerized database of health information
and health promotion resources, such as the Combined Health Information
Database (CHID).
(b) Sharing information through electronic bulletin boards, such as
the Comprehensive Health Education Network (CHEN).
5. Participate with CDC and other appropriate agencies in planning
and convening meetings that support the purpose of this program
announcement. The budget request should include the cost of a five-day
trip to Atlanta for two individuals to attend a CDC annual conference
and a two-day trip to Atlanta for two individuals to attend an
additional meeting.
B. CDC Activities
1. Provide and periodically update information related to the
purposes or activities of this program announcement.
2. Collaborate with national, State, and local education and health
agencies and other relevant organizations in planning and conducting
national strategies designed to strengthen programs for preventing HIV
infection and other serious health problems among youth.
3. Provide substantial programmatic consultation and guidance
related to program planning, implementation, and evaluation; assessment
of program objectives; and dissemination of successful strategies,
experiences, and evaluation reports.
4. Plan meetings of national, State, and local education agencies
and other appropriate agencies to address issues and program activities
related to improving the health of postsecondary students; and
strengthening the capacity of education, health, and other relevant
agencies to prevent HIV infection and other serious health problems
among youth, especially those in high-risk situations.
5. Assist in the evaluation of program activities.
Review and Evaluation Criteria
Each application will be allocated a total of 100 points, and will
be reviewed and evaluated according to the following criteria:
A. Background/Need (10 Points)
The extent to which the applicant justifies the need for the
activities including:
1. Identifying target populations;
2. Identifying the barriers in reaching the target population; and
3. Identifying what might move HIV prevention efforts forward
within the target population.
B. Capacity and Impact (30 Points)
The extent to which the applicant demonstrates the capacity and
ability to:
1. Develop and conduct the proposed activities;
2. Involve postsecondary institutions or programs; and,
3. Institutionalize activities that can reduce HIV infection among
students, especially postsecondary students and those students who may
be in high-risk situations.
4. Perform a substantive role in carrying out project activities
and not merely serve as a conduit for an award to another party or to
provide funds to an ineligible party.
C. Goals and Objectives (10 Points)
1. Goals. The extent to which the applicant has submitted realistic
goals for the projected four-year project period.
2. Objectives. The extent to which the applicant has submitted
specific, measurable, and feasible objectives for the one-year budget
period that directly relate to the applicant's goals.
D. Operational Plan (15 Points)
1. The extent to which proposed activities:
(a) Involve the applicant's constituencies nation-wide.
(b) Are likely to reduce HIV infection and related health problems
among students, especially postsecondary students and those in high
risk situations.
(c) Achieve the stated objectives within the first budget period.
2. The extent to which the applicant includes a reasonable timeline
for conducting proposed activities.
3. The extent to which the applicant provides a brief description
of the activities anticipated for years 2, 3, and 4 of the project.
E. Project Management and Staffing (15 Points)
The extent to which the applicant identifies staff and other
agencies that have the responsibility and authority to carry out each
activity, including:
1. Organizational charts demonstrating that the staff have the
authority needed to carry out those responsibilities.
2. Job descriptions and curricula vitae demonstrating that the
staff have backgrounds that qualify them to fulfill the proposed
responsibilities.
3. Commitment of at least one full-time staff member to provide
direction for the proposed activities.
4. Letters from collaborating organizations indicating their intent
and capacity to carry out their designated responsibilities.
F. Sharing Experiences and Resources (5 Points)
The extent to which the applicant indicates how it will share
effective materials and activities.
G. Collaborating (5 Points)
The extent to which the applicant describes how it will collaborate
with CDC and with other relevant agencies.
H. Evaluation (10 Points)
The extent to which the applicant:
1. Identifies how it will monitor progress in meeting objectives.
2. Identifies how program effectiveness will be measured and
presents a reasonable plan for obtaining data, reporting results, and
using the results for programmatic decisions.
I. Budget and Accompanying Justification (Not Scored)
The extent to which the applicant provides a detailed and clear
budget narrative consistent with the stated objectives and planned
activities of the project.
Executive Order 12372 Review
This program is not subject to the Executive Order 12372 review,
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Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.
Public Health Systems Reporting Requirements
This program is not subject to the Public Health Systems Reporting
Requirements.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number is 93.938.
Other Requirements
Paperwork Reduction Act
Projects that involve the collection of information from 10 or more
individuals and funded by the cooperative agreement will be subject to
review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act.
HIV/AIDS Requirements
Recipients must comply with the document entitled: ``Interim
Revision of Requirements of the Content of AIDS-Related Written
Materials, Pictorials, Audiovisuals, Questionnaires, Survey
Instruments, and Educational Sessions in Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention Assistance Programs'' (June 15, 1992), a copy of which
is included in the application kit. The names and affiliations of the
review panel members must be listed on the Assurance of Compliance form
CDC 0.1113, which is also included in the application kit. In progress
reports, the recipient must submit the program review panel's report
indicating all materials have been reviewed and approved.
Application Submission and Deadline
The original and two copies of the application Form PHS-5161-1
(Revised 7/92) (OMB Number 0937-0189) 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 300, Mailstop E18, Atlanta, GA
30305, Attention: Marsha Driggans, on or before August 9, 1996.
Facsimile copies will not be accepted.
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 independent review group. Applicants must request a
legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain a legibly dated
receipt from a commercial mail carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private
metered postmarks shall not be accepted as proof of timely mailing.
2. Late Applications: Applications that 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, application package, and business management technical
assistance may be obtained from Marsha Driggans, Grants Management
Specialist, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry
Rd., NE., Room 300, Mailstop E18, Atlanta, GA, 30305; telephone (404)
842-6523, E-mail mdd2@opspgo1.em.cdc.gov, facsimile (404) 842-6513.
Programmatic technical assistance may be obtained from Elizabeth
Majestic, Chief, Special Populations Program Section, Program
Development and Services Branch, Division of Adolescent and School
Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770
Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop K31, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, telephone
(404) 488-5356, E-mail eam0@ccdash1.em.cdc.gov, facsimile (404) 488-
5972.
Please refer to Announcement 532A when requesting information or
submitting an application.
Important Notice: Atlanta, Georgia, will be the host of the 1996
Summer Olympics Games, July 19 through August 4, 1996. As a result of
this event, it is likely that the Procurement and Grants Office (PGO),
CDC, may experience delays in the receipt of both regular and overnight
mail deliveries. Contacting PGO employees during this time frame may
also be hindered due to the possible telephone disruptions. To the
extent authorized, please consider the use of voice mail, E-mail, and
facsimile transmission to the maximum extent practicable. However, do
not fax lengthy documents or grant applications.
You may obtain this announcement from one of two Internet sites on
the actual publication date: CDC's homepage at http://www.cdc.gov or at
the Government Printing Office homepage (including free on-line access
to the Federal Register at http://www.access.gpo.gov).
Reference Materials
(1) Potential applicants may obtain a copy of Healthy People 2000
(Full Report, Stock No. 017-001-00474-0), Healthy People 2000 (Summary
Report, Stock No. 017-001-00473-1), and Adolescent Health (Volume 1,
Stock No. 052-00301234-1; Volume 2, Stock No. 052-003-01235-9; Volume
3, Stock No. 052-003-01236-7), referenced in the Introduction, through
the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402-9325, telephone (202) 512-1800, facsimile (202)
512-2250.
(2) Potential applicants may obtain a copy of the External Review
of HIV Prevention Strategies, from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention,(name of
Center pending), Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd.,
Mailstop D21, Atlanta, GA 30333; telephone (404) 639-0900.
(3) Potential applicants may obtain a copy of Public Health
Reports, Volume 106, Number 6, from the National AIDS Information
Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD, 20850; telephone (800)
458-5231, select option 2.
(4) Potential applicants can obtain additional information about
HIV Prevention Community Planning Groups, by contacting Mary
Willingham, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center
for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (name of Center pending), Division of
HIV/AIDS Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., Mailstop D21, Atlanta, GA 30333;
telephone (404) 639-0965.
(5) Potential applicants may obtain a copy of The Second Annual
National School Health Conference Proceedings, from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School
Health, 1600 Clifton Rd., Mailstop K31, Atlanta, GA 30333; telephone
(404) 488-5324.
Special Guidelines for Technical Assistance Workshop
A one-day technical assistance workshop will be held in Washington,
DC, approximately two weeks after the publication date in the Federal
Register. The purpose of this meeting is to help potential applicants
to:
1. Understand the scope and intent of Announcement 532A; and
2. Understand the Public Health Service grants policies,
applications, and review procedures.
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Attendance at this workshop is not mandatory. Applicants who are
currently funded by CDC may not use project funds to attend this
workshop.
Each potential applicant may send no more than two representatives
to this meeting. Please provide the names of the persons that are
planning to attend this meeting to Elizabeth Majestic, Chief, Special
Populations Section, Division of Adolescent and School Health;
telephone (404) 488-5356; no later than July 2, 1996.
Dated: June 11, 1996.
Joseph R. Carter,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-15556 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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