96-13796. Coordinated Community Responses To Prevent Intimate Partner Violence; Notice of Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1996  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 107 (Monday, June 3, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 27879-27885]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-13796]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    [Announcement Number 621]
    
    
    Coordinated Community Responses To Prevent Intimate Partner 
    Violence; Notice of Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1996
    
    Introduction
    
        The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
    availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996 funds for cooperative agreements 
    establishing community demonstration projects to: (1) establish and 
    enhance community coalitions and coordinated community responses for 
    addressing intimate partner violence; (2) establish and enhance 
    community programs directed at the primary prevention of intimate 
    partner violence; (3) enhance services directed at victims of intimate 
    partner abuse and their families; and (4) evaluate the process and 
    impact of the coordinated community response on reducing intimate 
    partner violence.
        CDC is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease 
    prevention objectives described in ``Healthy People 2000,'' a national 
    activity to reduce morbidity and mortality and improve the quality of
    
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    life. This announcement is related to the priority area of Violent and 
    Abusive Behavior. (For ordering a copy of ``Healthy People 2000,'' see 
    the Section, ``Where to Obtain Additional Information.'')
    
    Authority
    
        This program announcement is authorized under sections 393 and 394 
    of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1a and 280b-2) as 
    amended.
    
    Smoke-Free Workplace
    
        CDC strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-
    free workplace and promote the non-use 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 only to nonprofit private organizations 
    for projects in local communities focusing on the prevention of 
    intimate partner violence in towns, cities, and rural America 
    (communities which contain fewer than 25,000 people and are not part of 
    a standard metropolitan statistical area). Applicants may apply for 
    either Part 1 funding or Part 2 funding but not both. Applicants must 
    provide evidence of how various sectors of the community will be 
    participating (see Part 1 applications), or are presently participating 
    (see Part 2 applications) in a community coalition to prevent intimate 
    partner violence (see Definitions and Program Requirements sections). 
    (The eligible applicants are limited based upon language in Public Law 
    103-222--September 13, 1994, Chapter 6.)
    
        Part 1: Funding under Part 1 is for applicants from rural 
    communities, American Indian populations, and tribes and tribal 
    councils.
        Part 2: Funding under Part 2 is for applicants from towns, 
    cities, and rural communities. The applicants must provide evidence 
    of a functioning intimate partner violence prevention coalition that 
    is broad-based in the community, represents a cross-section of 
    community sectors and underserved populations including American 
    Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Blacks and 
    Hispanics, and whose participants' roles, responsibilities, and 
    activities are well-defined and documented. In addition, applicants 
    under Part 2 must address how an award under this program 
    announcement will enhance the community coalition and broaden the 
    existing prevention efforts, activities, and services.
    
    Availability of Funds
    
        Approximately $3,000,000 is available in FY 1996 to fund up to five 
    projects. Approximately 2 awards will be made under Part 1 and are 
    expected to range from $200,000 to $250,000 with an average award of 
    $225,000 for year 1. Approximately 3 awards will be made under Part 2 
    and are expected to range from $800,000 to $900,000 with an average 
    award of $850,000 for year 1. Projects are expected to begin on or 
    about September 30, 1996. Awards will be made for a 12-month budget 
    period within a project period of 3 years. Funding estimates may vary 
    and are subject to change. These projects will be awarded to 
    organizations in communities geographically dispersed throughout the 
    country. Noncompeting continuation awards for new budget periods within 
    the approved project period will be made on the basis of satisfactory 
    progress as evidenced by required reports and site visits and the 
    availability of funds.
    
        Note: At the request of the applicant, Federal personnel may be 
    assigned to a project area in lieu of a portion of the financial 
    assistance.
    
    Definitions
    
        Intimate partner violence is threatened or actual use of physical 
    force against an intimate partner that either results in or has the 
    potential to result in injury or death. Violence of this type includes 
    the physical, sexual, or psychological assault by partners or 
    acquaintances. Some commonly used terms that are used to describe 
    intimate partner violence include domestic violence, spouse abuse, 
    woman battering, courtship violence, sexual assault, and date and 
    partner rape. In addition, child abuse is closely associated with 
    intimate partner violence.
        Coordinated community responses incorporate various community 
    sectors (see definition of Community Coalition) and employ strategies 
    and interventions aimed at preventing the incidence of intimate partner 
    violence, delivering services to victims, and reducing resulting 
    injuries or death. Coordinated community responses should employ an 
    effective coalition-building component to create, refine, or expand 
    ongoing prevention strategies and services through increased 
    communication, cooperation, and coordination among all participating 
    sectors. Critical to the coalition-building process is: (1) clear 
    identification of roles and responsibilities for those sectors 
    represented in the coalition, (2) explicit commitments to fulfill those 
    responsibilities by providing services, conducting specific prevention 
    activities, and providing both human and financial resources, and (3) 
    clear and open communication among coalition working partners.
        Primary Prevention: Successful primary prevention programs would 
    prevent intimate partner violence from occurring in the first place. 
    Primary prevention may work by modifying the events, conditions, 
    situations, or exposure to influences that result in the initiation of 
    intimate partner violence and associated injuries, disabilities, and 
    deaths. Examples of primary prevention could include: school-based 
    violence prevention curricula, programs aimed at mitigating the effects 
    on children of witnessing intimate partner violence, community 
    campaigns designed to alter norms and values conducive to intimate 
    partner violence, worksite prevention programs, and training and 
    education in parenting skills and self-esteem enhancement.
        Community coalition is a working team of persons drawn from various 
    community sectors; the sectors may include (but are not limited to): 
    State and local health departments, representatives from the health 
    care community, the law enforcement and criminal justice system, State 
    and local domestic violence and rape prevention programs, State sexual 
    assault prevention coalitions, the education community (public and 
    private schools, colleges and universities), the religious community, 
    human service entities such as child welfare agencies, substance abuse 
    programs, mental health programs, business and civic leaders, and the 
    media. A female victim of intimate violence should also be included as 
    a full participating team member. The coalition will serve a community 
    leadership function, bringing together leaders from each sector of the 
    community to develop a coordinated response to the prevention of 
    intimate partner violence. The community coalition may also identify, 
    select, and oversee a steering committee consisting of representatives 
    of the various community sectors who will chair subcommittees of the 
    coalition focusing on specific intimate partner violence prevention and 
    service delivery strategies. See Application Content section of the 
    program announcement included in the application kit for greater 
    detail.
        Comparison community is one that closely resembles the applicant's 
    community in the following areas: population size and community setting 
    (urban/suburban/rural), ethnic composition, socioeconomic
    
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    characteristics, and reported rates of intimate partner violence 
    (number of reported cases per 1,000 women in the community ages 12-45). 
    Sources of data must be consistent between both the comparison and 
    applicant communities.
    
    Purpose
    
        The purposes of this program are to:
        1. Establish and enhance community coalitions and coordinated 
    community responses for addressing intimate partner violence;
        2. Establish and enhance community programs directed at the primary 
    prevention of intimate partner violence;
        3. Enhance services directed at victims of intimate partner abuse 
    and their families; and
        4. Evaluate the process and impact of the coordinated community 
    response on reducing intimate partner violence.
        Part 1: The purpose of funding is to help designated communities 
    lacking intimate partner violence prevention coalitions, or whose 
    coalitions are in the early stages of development, build their 
    coalitions and begin to develop a coordinated community response to the 
    problem of intimate partner violence. Developing the coalition will 
    establish networking and communication that will enhance the funding 
    recipient community's ability to respond to intimate partner violence. 
    In addition, all recipients of this funding will collaborate with CDC 
    and co-recipients, throughout the entire 3-year program period to 
    evaluate the process of organizing intimate partner violence prevention 
    coalitions and the resulting coordinated community responses.
        Part 2: The purpose of funding under Part 2 is to (1) enhance and 
    broaden in designated communities already existing community coalitions 
    and coordinated community responses aimed at reducing intimate partner 
    violence; (2) implement coalition-initiated primary prevention programs 
    to prevent intimate partner violence; and (3) evaluate the impact of 
    these activities on members of the applicant's community as compared to 
    persons in comparison communities lacking coordinated community 
    responses. This evaluation will be accomplished in part by means of a 
    cross-site survey among all recipients of Part 2 funding and requires 
    applicants to identify and assure the participation of a matched 
    comparison community (see Definitions, Program Requirements, and 
    Application Content (in the program announcement) sections). In 
    addition, applicants will conduct an inventory of new and existing 
    programs in both intervention and comparison sites.
        Applicants receiving funding will be collaborating with CDC and the 
    other recipients throughout the entire program period (3 years) in 
    developing core process evaluation protocols and instruments (Parts 1 
    and 2 recipients), outcome protocols and instruments (Part 2 
    recipients), and the inventory data collection protocol (Parts 1 and 2 
    recipients). Efforts to address intimate partner violence should 
    effectively reach racial, cultural, ethnic and language minorities.
        Comprehensive efforts may include, but are not limited to the 
    following strategies:
    
    Primary Prevention Programs
    
        1. Outreach, public awareness campaigns, and community education to 
    dispel misconceptions about intimate partner violence and change 
    knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that cause or promote 
    intimate partner violence.
        2. School-based interventions designed to promote healthy 
    relationships and prevent dating violence.
        3. School-based protocols to identify and assist school-age 
    children who witness partner violence in the home.
        4. Strategies aimed at improving parenting skills, improving job 
    skills, increasing self-esteem, and bringing persons at risk for 
    intimate partner violence into community programs.
        5. Worksite violence prevention education programs.
    
    Service Provision
    
        1. Expansion of emergency shelter and support services for victims.
        2. Coordination of programs, services, and working relationships 
    among various community sectors.
        3. Victim identification and referral protocols in settings such as 
    managed care facilities, hospitals, health departments, social services 
    facilities, and the workplace.
        4. The application of community policing to the prevention of 
    intimate partner violence and rape (with enhanced arrest procedures).
    
    Treatment
    
        1. Expansion of court-ordered treatment programs for batterers and 
    rapists.
        2. Therapeutic interventions for battered women, and for children 
    who witness intimate partner violence in the home.
    
    Training, Education, and Information
    
        1. Training about intimate partner violence and rape for justice 
    and law enforcement personnel, health care providers, social services 
    personnel, etc.
        2. Media campaigns on the availability of and access to community 
    services for intimate partner violence.
    
    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
    
        Recipient activities should include but are not limited to the 
    following:
        1. Convene the community coalition composed of representatives of 
    the pertinent community sectors.
        2. Develop protocols and data collection instruments for 
    implementing and evaluating the selected primary prevention programs 
    and activities comprising the program including the cross-site survey.
        3. Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate a coordinated 
    community response for reducing intimate partner violence in the 
    community.
        4. Conduct the evaluation of the overall project in collaboration 
    with the other funding recipients.
    
    B. CDC Activities
    
        1. Provide consultation in establishing baseline data, defining 
    target populations, designing program protocols, and evaluating the 
    cost, process(es), and outcomes of the program.
        2. Provide consultation on developing standardized data collection 
    instruments and procedures for the cross-site survey.
        3. Provide consultation in the management of the cross-site survey.
        4. Provide consultation in establishing standardized reporting 
    systems to monitor program activities.
        5. Provide up-to-date scientific and programmatic information about 
    intimate partner violence prevention.
        6. Compile and disseminate results from the cross-site survey and 
    project evaluation.
    
    Evaluation Criteria
    
        Applications will be reviewed and evaluated according to the 
    following criteria (maximum 100 total points):
    
    Part 1 Applications Will Be Scored According to Criteria A Through G:
    
    A. Needs Assessment: (5 points)
        1. The extent to which the applicant documents that the community 
    and target population are victims of or are at risk for intimate 
    partner violence and associated injuries and deaths.
    
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        2. The extent to which the applicant provides statistical summaries 
    of the target population and community, including demographics.
        3. The availability of existing intimate partner violence primary 
    prevention programs, and services, as well as gaps in their delivery.
    B. Community Access: (15 points)
        1. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated an 
    understanding of the target population.
        2. The extent to which the applicant or coalition members have 
    access to the target population.
    C. Collaboration: (20 points)
        1. The extent to which the pertinent sectors of the community are 
    included on the coalition and have specific program responsibilities.
        2. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of other 
    beneficial collaborative relationships between service providers and 
    researchers, and between government, health, and community-based 
    organizations who are or will be involved in the design, 
    implementation, and evaluation of the project.
        3. Inclusion of letters of support from proposed coalition members 
    and delineation of specific responsibilities and commitment of time and 
    resources.
        4. Inclusion of organizational charts of collaborating agencies and 
    institutions.
        5. Establishment of culturally relevant and linguistically 
    appropriate linkages within the community.
    D. Goals and Objectives: (10 points)
        The extent to which the applicant's goals are clearly articulated 
    and objectives are time-phased, specific, measurable, and achievable; 
    the extent to which the outcome objectives will achieve the desired 
    program results.
    E. Plan of Operations, Project Management, and Staffing: (30 points)
        1. Specificity of the proposed program plan to establish the 
    community coalition as well as deliver prevention program interventions 
    and services to prevent injuries and deaths associated with intimate 
    partner violence.
        2. A program planning time line should provide sufficient detail 
    about who will do what and when.
        3. The applicant's chances of achieving the stated program 
    objectives and for successfully delivering prevention programs and 
    services at the community level should be realistic.
        4. The proposed primary prevention programs and services should 
    meet the intended purposes of the funding.
        5. The applicant indicates its willingness to collaborate with CDC 
    and other funding recipients in the design of evaluation protocols and 
    instruments and to collaborate in the publication of program findings.
        6. The extent to which the management staff and their working 
    partners are clearly described, appropriately assigned, and have 
    appropriate skills and experiences.
        7. The extent to which the applicant and working partners have the 
    capacity and facilities to design, implement, and evaluate the project.
        8. The extent to which the applicant provides details regarding the 
    level of effort and allocation of time for each staff position.
        9. The applicant should provide evidence that a full-time program 
    manager and a full-time evaluation specialist are or will be available.
        10. The applicant should submit an organizational chart and 
    curriculum vitae for each proposed key staff member that indicates the 
    applicant's ability to manage this project.
        11. The applicant should provide details of involving personnel who 
    reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the target group.
        12. The applicant should include a chart of the proposed 
    coordination plan.
    F. Evaluation Plan: (20 points)
        1. The applicant's plan to (a) evaluate program processes such as 
    operational capacity of the coalition, and (b) conduct the inventory of 
    existing programs and services to identify the magnitude and scope of 
    primary prevention programs and services should be clear.
        2. The applicant clearly describes its evaluation methods and 
    statistical techniques.
        3. The applicant should address the coalition's capacity for data 
    collection, storage, and retrieval.
        4. The applicant should address its willingness to collaborate with 
    CDC and fellow funding recipients.
    G. 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.
    
    Part 2 Applications Will Be Scored According to Criteria A Through G:
    
    A. Needs Assessment: (5 points)
        1. The extent to which the applicant documents that the community 
    and target population are victims of or are at risk for intimate 
    partner violence and associated injuries and deaths.
        2. The extent to which the applicant provides statistical summaries 
    of the target population and community, including demographics.
        3. The availability of existing intimate partner violence primary 
    prevention programs services, as well as gaps in their delivery.
    B. Community Access: (10 points)
        1. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated an 
    understanding of the target population.
        2. The extent to which the applicant or coalition members have 
    access to the target population and experience in the management and 
    delivery of intimate partner violence primary prevention programs and 
    services at the community level.
    C. Collaboration: (20 points)
        1. The extent to which the applicant describes how funding under 
    this program announcement will enhance and strengthen existing 
    community intimate partner violence primary prevention efforts.
        2. The extent to which the applicant provides details of the 
    community coalition as well as the design, implementation, and 
    evaluation of the project.
        3. The extent to which the pertinent sectors of the community are 
    included on the coalition and have specific program responsibilities.
        4. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of other 
    beneficial collaborative relationships between service providers and 
    researchers, and between government, health, and community-based 
    organizations who are or will be involved in the design, 
    implementation, and evaluation of the project.
        5. The applicant should include letters of support from proposed 
    coalition members and the letters mention specific responsibilities and 
    commitment of time and resources.
        6. The applicant should submit organizational charts of 
    collaborating agencies and institutions.
        7. The applicant should show evidence of having established 
    culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate linkages within the 
    community.
    D. Goals and Objectives: (10 points)
        1. The extent to which the applicant's goals are clearly 
    articulated and objectives are time-phased, specific, measurable, and 
    achievable; the extent to which the outcome objectives will achieve the 
    desired program results.
        2. The objectives should reflect an enhancement of existing primary 
    prevention programs and services.
    
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    E. Plan of Operations, Project Management, and Staffing: (30 points)
        1. The extent to which the applicants program plan (1) to enhance 
    or expend the existing community coalition and, (2) deliver expanded 
    and enhanced primary prevention programs and services to prevent 
    injuries and deaths associated with intimate partner violence are 
    detailed and specific.
        2. The extent to which the program planning time line provide 
    sufficient detail about who will do what and when.
        3. The extent to which the applicant's chances of achieving the 
    stated program objectives and for successfully delivering services and 
    interventions at the community level.
        4. The extent to which the proposed services and interventions meet 
    the intended purposes of the funding.
        5. The extent the applicant indicates its willingness to 
    collaborate with CDC and other funding recipients in the design of 
    evaluation protocols and instruments and to collaborate in the 
    publication of program findings.
        6. The extent to which the management staff and their working 
    partners are clearly described, appropriately assigned, and have 
    appropriate skills and experiences.
        7. The extent to which the applicant and working partners have the 
    capacity and facilities to design, implement, and evaluate the project.
        8. The extent to which the applicant provides details regarding the 
    level of effort and allocation of time for each staff position.
        9. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence that a full-
    time program manager and a full-time evaluation specialist are or will 
    be available.
        10. The applicant should submit an organizational chart and 
    curriculum vitae for each proposed key staff member that indicates the 
    applicant's ability to manage this project.
        11. The extent to which the applicant provides details of involving 
    personnel who reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the target 
    group.
        12. The applicant should provide a chart of the proposed 
    coordination plan.
    F. Evaluation Plan: (25 points)
        1. The extent to which the applicant describes its methods for 
    identifying and selecting a comparison community. The extent to which 
    the methods and participation in the comparison community are assured.
        2. The applicant should address its willingness to collaborate with 
    CDC and the other funded projects and participate in the community-wide 
    survey and post-project publications.
        3. The applicant's plan to (a) evaluate program processes such as 
    operational capacity of the coalition, and (b) conduct the inventory of 
    existing programs and services within the community to identify the 
    magnitude and scope of primary prevention programs and services should 
    be clear.
        4. The applicant should clearly describe its evaluation methods and 
    statistical techniques.
        5. The applicant should address the coalition's capacity for data 
    collection, storage, and retrieval.
    G. 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.
    
    Funding Priorities
    
        Funding priority under this announcement will be given to: (a) 
    those applicants whose primary interest is in preventing violence 
    against adolescent (12+ years of age) and adult women by persons known 
    to the victim rather than by strangers, (b) those applicants that will 
    undertake coalition-building activities, and (c) those applicants that 
    will enhance or expand existing coalitions and associated primary 
    prevention activities and services. Geographic distribution of awards 
    will also be considered.
        Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed funding 
    priority. All comments received on or before July 3, 1996 will be 
    considered before the final funding priority is established. If the 
    funding priority should change as a result of any comments received, a 
    revised Announcement will be published in the Federal Register prior to 
    the final selection of awards.
        Written comments should be addressed to: Ron Van Duyne, 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 E-13, Atlanta, GA 30305.
    
    Executive Order 12372 Review
    
        Applications are subject to the 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, other than federally recognized 
    Indian tribal governments 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 of 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 forward them to Ron Van Duyne, 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 E-13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, no later than 60 days 
    after the application deadline date. The granting agency does not 
    guarantee to ``accommodate or explain'' State process recommendations 
    it receives after that date.
        Indian tribes are strongly encouraged to request tribal government 
    review of the proposed application. If tribal governments have any 
    tribal process recommendations on applications submitted to CDC, they 
    should forward them to Ron Van Duyne, 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 E-13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, no later than 60 days after the 
    application deadline date. The granting agency does not guarantee to 
    ``accommodate or explain'' tribal process recommendations it receives 
    after that date.
    
    Public Health System Reporting Requirements
    
        This program is subject to the Public Health System Reporting 
    Requirements. Under these requirements, all community-based 
    nongovernmental applicants must prepare and submit the items identified 
    below to the head of the appropriate State and/or local health 
    agency(s) in the program area(s) that may be impacted by the proposed 
    project no later than the receipt date of the Federal application. The 
    appropriate State and/or local health agency is determined by the 
    applicant. The following information must be provided:
        A. A copy of the face page of the application (SF424).
        B. A summary of the project that should be titled ``Public Health 
    System Impact Statement'' (PHSIS), not to
    
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    exceed one page, and include the following:
        1. A description of the population to be served;
        2. A summary of the services to be provided; and
        3. A description of the coordination plans with the appropriate 
    State and/or local health agencies.
    
    If the State and/or local health official should desire a copy of the 
    entire application, it may be obtained from the State Single Point of 
    Contact (SPOC) or directly from the applicant.
    
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
    
        The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this 
    project is 93.262.
    
    Other Requirements
    
    A. Paperwork Reduction Act
    
        Projects that involve the collection of information from 10 or more 
    individuals and funded by this cooperative agreement program will be 
    subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 
    the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    
    B. Accounting System
    
        The services of a certified public accountant licensed by the State 
    Board of Accountancy or equivalent must be retained throughout the 
    project period as a part of the recipient's staff or as a consultant to 
    the recipient's accounting personnel. These services may include the 
    design, implementation, and maintenance of an accounting system that 
    will record receipts and expenditures of Federal funds in accordance 
    with accounting principles, Federal regulations, and terms of the 
    cooperative agreement.
    
    C. Audits
    
        Funds claimed for reimbursement under this cooperative agreement 
    must be audited annually by an independent certified public accountant 
    (separate and independent of the consultant referenced above or 
    recipient's staff certified public accountant). This audit must be 
    performed within 60 days after the end of the budget period; or at the 
    close of an organization's fiscal year. The audit must be performed in 
    accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (established by 
    the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)), 
    governmental auditing standards (established by the General Accounting 
    Office (GAO)), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-
    133.
    
    D. State and Local Requirements
    
        Recipients must comply with prevailing State and local regulations 
    and laws regarding the delivery of social and health services to the 
    public and mandatory reporting of sexual or physical abuse.
    
    E. Confidentiality
    
        All personal identifying information obtained in connection with 
    the delivery of services provided to any person in any program carried 
    out under this cooperative agreement cannot be disclosed unless 
    required by a law of a State or political subdivision or unless such a 
    person provides written, voluntary informed consent.
        1. Nonpersonally 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 personally 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 DHHS certificate of confidentiality may be required for some 
    projects.
    
    F. Capability Audit
    
        Some applicants may be required to participate in a fiscal 
    Recipient Capability Audit prior to the award of funds.
    
    Application Submission and Deadline
    
        The original and two copies of the application PHS Form 5161-1 (OMB 
    Number 0937-0189) must be submitted to Ron Van Duyne, 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 E-13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, on or 
    before August 2, 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 committee. For proof of timely 
    mailing, 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 will not be 
    acceptable 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. Late applications will not be 
    considered in the current competition and will be returned to the 
    applicant.
    
    Where To Obtain Additional Information
    
        To receive additional written information call (404) 332-4561. You 
    will be asked your name, address, and phone number and will need to 
    refer to Announcement 621. In addition, this announcement is also 
    available through the CDC Home Page on the Internet. The address for 
    the CDC Home Page is
    http://www.cdc.gov. A complete program description and information on 
    application procedures are contained in the application package. 
    Business management technical assistance and an application package may 
    be obtained from Georgia Jang, Grants Management Specialist, Grants 
    Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
    Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Mailstop 
    E-13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, telephone (404) 842-6814, Internet: 
    glj2@opspgo1.em.cdc.gov.
        Programmatic assistance may be obtained from Chester L. Pogostin, 
    D.V.M., M.P.A., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
    National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence 
    Prevention, Mailstop K-60, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (770) 488-
    4410, Internet: clp3@cipcod1.em.cdc.gov.
        Please refer to Announcement Number 621 when requesting information 
    and submitting an application.
        There may be delays in mail delivery as well as difficulty in 
    reaching the CDC Atlanta offices during the 1996 Summer Olympics (July 
    19-August 4). Therefore, CDC suggests the following to get more timely 
    responses to any questions: using
    
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    internet/email, following all instructions in this announcement, and 
    leaving messages on the contact person's voice mail.
        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.
    
        Dated: May 28, 1996.
    Joseph R. Carter,
    Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for 
    Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    [FR Doc. 96-13796 Filed 5-31-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
    
    

Document Information

Published:
06/03/1996
Department:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
96-13796
Pages:
27879-27885 (7 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Announcement Number 621
PDF File:
96-13796.pdf