[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 106 (Thursday, June 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29868-29870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14002]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement [99147]]
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; A
Cooperative Agreement for Research, Prevention Education, and Clinical
Services in Occupational Safety and Health Clinics
A. Purpose
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
availability of fiscal year (FY)1999 funds for a cooperative agreement
program for research, prevention education, and clinical services in
occupational safety and health. This program addresses the ``Healthy
People 2000'' priority area(s) for Occupational Safety and Health.
The purpose of the program is to enhance the public health
capabilities, and to provide infrastructure support for the development
of an academic clinical occupational health network to encourage
clinical epidemiology, health services research, and enhanced
educational intervention effectiveness research, as well as to develop
clinical information relevant to improving medical screening and
surveillance for specific occupational hazards and to conduct outreach
education.
B. Eligible Applicants
This program is directed only to national organizations of health
professionals that provide occupational safety and health services for
their defined membership and constituencies.
Note: Public Law 104-65 states that an organization described in
section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engages
in lobbying activities is not eligible to receive Federal funds
constituting an award, grant, cooperative agreement, contract, loan,
or any other form.
C. Availability of Funds
Approximately $200,000 is available in FY 1999 to fund one award.
It is expected that the award will begin on or about September 29,
1999, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project
period of up to five years. The funding estimate is subject to change.
Continuation awards within an approved project period will be made
on the basis of satisfactory progress as evidenced by required reports
and the availability of funds.
D. Cooperative Activities
In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program,
the recipient
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will be responsible for activities under A. (Recipient Activities), and
CDC/NIOSH will be responsible for the activities listed under B. (CDC/
NIOSH Activities).
A. Recipient Activities
1. Develop and maintain a national clinical database, consisting of
exposure and outcome information, for both surveillance purposes and
for case identification.
2. Conduct periodic review of the database.
3. Provide Occupational health educational outreach in the health
professions and primary care practitioners, with emphasis on those
providing care to medically underserved populations.
4. Develop, maintain, and distribute to members a referral listing
of full-service occupational clinics at which individual patients or
small employers may seek high quality, multi-disciplinary, patient-
centered occupational health services practiced by clinicians who are
additionally committed to a public health model for prevention.
5. Work to expand into geographically and medically under-served
areas. Identify potential sources of occupational health care in these
areas and establish mentoring relationships with the nearest ``full-
service'' clinic, to include educational and referral ties, and
capacity-building.
6. Develop and enhance an internet listserv that facilitates
sharing clinical information without breaching medical confidentiality.
7. Develop and disseminate information regarding clinical practices
on occupational safety and health.
8. Develop information (such as documents) that provides needed
information for clinicians engaged in the practice of occupational
medicine.
B. CDC/NIOSH Activities
1. Provide technical assistance on all aspects of recipient
activities.
2. Provide expertise in epidemiology, industrial hygiene,
ergonomics and safety engineering for educational and capacity building
endeavors.
3. Provide technical advise on identifying topics and targets for
the outreach activity or other recipient activities.
E. Application Content
Competing Applications
Use the information in the Program Requirements, Other
Requirements, and Evaluation Criteria sections to develop the
application content. Your application will be evaluated on the criteria
listed, so it is important to follow them in laying out your program
plan. The narrative should be no more than 30 double-spaced pages. The
original and each copy of the application must be submitted unstapled
and unbound. All materials must be typewritten, double-spaced, with
unreduced type (font size 12 point) on 8 \1/2\'' by 11'' paper, with at
least 1'' margins, headers, and footers, and printed on one side only.
Do not include any spiral or bound materials or pamphlets.
F. Submission and Deadline
Letter of Intent (LOI)
The letter of intent must be submitted on or before June 16, 1999,
to: Sheryl L. Heard, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management
Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Announcement 99147, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000,
Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
Application
Submit the original and two copies of PHS 5161-1 (OMB Number 0937-
0189). Forms are in the application kit. On or before July 16, 1999,
submit the application to: Sheryl Heard, Grants Management Specialist,
Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Announcement
99147, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2920
Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
Deadline: Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline
if they are either:
(a) Received on or before the deadline date; or
(b) Sent on or before the deadline date and received in time for
orderly processing. (Applicants must request a legibly dated U.S.
Postal Service postmark or obtain a legibly dated receipt from a
commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private metered postmarks
shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
Late Applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria in
(a) or (b) above are considered late applications, will not be
considered, and will be returned to the applicant.
G. Evaluation Criteria
Each application will be evaluated individually against the
following criteria by an independent review group appointed by CDC:
1. Background and Need (20 points):
The extent to which the applicant and its membership demonstrates
experiences and capability in conducting this program. The extent to
which a description of current and previous related experiences in
terms of a national occupational clinical network, evaluation
capability and coordination activities and demonstrated capacity to
conduct the program.
2. Goals and Objectives (20 points):
The extent to which the applicant has included goals which are
relevant to the purpose of the project and feasible to be accomplished
during the project period, and the extent to which these goals are
specific, and measurable. The extent to which the applicant has
included objectives which are feasible to be accomplished during the
budget period, and which address all activities necessary to accomplish
the purpose of the proposal. The extent to which the objectives are
specific, time-phased, and measurable.
3. Staffing (25 points)
The extent to which proposed staffing, organizational structure,
staffing qualifications and experience, identified training needs or
plan, and job descriptions and curricula vitae for both proposed and
current staff indicate the applicant's ability to carry out the
objectives of the program and show demonstrated experience in managing
a national clinical database.
4. Methods (20 points)
The extent to which the proposed methods and activities can achieve
the proposed objectives, consistent with the purposes of this
announcement. The extent to which the applicant provides a detailed
description of proposed activities which are likely to achieve each
objective and overall program goals and which includes designation of
responsibility for each action undertaken. The extent to which the
applicant provides a reasonable and complete schedule for implementing
all activities.
5. Evaluation (15 points)
The extent to which the applicant includes plans to evaluate the
attainment of the proposed objectives. The extent to which a feasible
plan for reporting evaluation results and using evaluation information
for programmatic decisions is included.
6. Budget (not scored)
The extent to which the budget is reasonable, clearly justified,
and
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consistent with the intended use of funds.
7. Human Subjects (Not Scored)
If human subjects will be involved, the extent to which the
applicant describes how will they be protected, i.e., describe the
review process which will govern their participation.
H. Other Requirements
Technical Reporting Requirements
Provide CDC with original plus two copies of--
1. Annual 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 the Grants Management Specialist identified in
the ``Where to Obtain Additional Information'' section of this
announcement.
The following additional requirements are applicable to this
program. For a complete description of each, see Attachment I (included
in the application package).
AR-9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11 Healthy People 2000
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
AR-20 Conference Grants
I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
This program is authorized under sections 20(a) and 22(e) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 [29 U.S.C. 669(a) and 671(e)
(7)]. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.283.
J. Where To Obtain Additional Information
The application kit for 99147 can also be downloaded via the CDC
home page on the Internet: http://www.cdc.gov
Please refer to Program Announcement 99147 when you request
information. To receive additional written information and to request
an application kit, call 1-888-GRANTS4 (1-888-6874). You will be asked
to leave your name, address, and phone number and will need to refer to
NIOSH Announcement 99147. You will receive a complete program
description, information on application procedures, and application
forms. CDC will not send application kits by facsimile or express mail.
If you have any questions after reviewing the contents of all the
documents, business management technical assistance may be obtained by
contacting: Sheryl Heard, Grants Management Specialist, Grants
Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Announcement 99147,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road,
Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341, telephone (770) 488-2723, E-mail address:
slh3@cdc.gov.
For program technical assistance, contact Gregory Wagner, M.D.,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Respiratory
Disease Studies, 1095 Willowdale Road, P-B121, Morgantown, West
Virginia 26505-2888, Telephone (304) 285-5749, e-mail grw3@cdc.gov.
Dated: May 27, 1999.
Diane D. Porter,
Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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