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review and evaluate the initial appraisal 

of each OGE senior executive’s 

performance by his or her supervisor, 

along with any recommendations in 

each instance to the appointing 

authority relative to the performance of 

the senior executive. This notice 

updates the membership of OGE’s SES 

Performance Review Board as it was last 

published at 68 FR 60392 (October 22, 

2003).

Approved: September 28, 2004. 

Marilyn L. Glynn, 

Acting Director, Office of Government Ethics.

The following have been selected as 

regular members of the SES 

Performance Review Board of the Office 

of Government Ethics: 

John J. Covaleski [Chair], Deputy 

Director for Agency Programs, Office of 

Government Ethics; 

Stuart D. Rick [Alternate Chair], 

Deputy General Counsel, Office of 

Government Ethics; 

Joseph E. Gangloff, Senior Counsel, 

Office of International Affairs, 

Department of Justice; 

Rosalind A. Knapp, Deputy General 

Counsel, Department of Transportation; 

Steven Y. Winnick, Deputy General 

Counsel, Department of Education.

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BILLING CODE 6345–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

National Program To Promote Diabetes 

Education Strategies in Minority 

Communities: The National Diabetes 

Education Program 

Announcement Type: New. 

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA 

05014. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 93.945. 

Key Dates 

Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline:

October 14, 2004. 

Application Deadline: November 18, 

2004. 

Executive Summary 

Diabetes is a serious and costly public 

health problem in the United States. In 

November 2003, the number of 

Americans with diabetes rose to an all 

time high with an estimated 18.2 

million people. Diabetes continues to be 

the sixth leading cause of death in the 

United States. An estimated 13 million 

Americans have been diagnosed with 

diabetes and about 5.2 million 

additional Americans have the disease 

but have not been diagnosed. Diabetes 

disproportionately affects some ethnic 

populations such as American Indians/

Alaskan Natives, blacks or African 

Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, Asian 

Americans, Native Hawaiians and other 

Pacific Islanders. The Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

and the National Institutes of Health 

(NIH) joined forces in 1995 to develop 

the National Diabetes Education 

Program (NDEP). The NDEP is a 

collaborative effort based on a 

partnership of public and private 

organizations that are concerned about 

the health status of their constituents. 

The NDEP is designed to improve 

treatment and outcomes for people with 

diabetes, to promote early diagnosis and 

to prevent the onset of diabetes. The 

NDEP aims to change the way diabetes 

is treated by working through its 

Partnership Network to increase 

awareness via media campaigns, create 

tools for community interventions, and 

promote health systems change for 

better diabetes management and 

prevention. It is through this 

commitment that the NDEP focuses on 

working with national and regional 

organizations that demonstrate the 

ability to reach populations 

disproportionately affected by diabetes. 

These organizations are critical partners 

of the NDEP, and it is through them and 

other partners that partnerships are 

formed to extend the reach of NDEP and 

its impact on reducing the burden of 

diabetes among racial and ethnic 

minority populations.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Authority: This program is authorized 

under Sections 301(a) and 317(k)(2) of the 

Public Health Service (PHS) Act, [42 U.S.C. 

241(a) and 247b(k)(2)] as amended. 

Applicable program regulations are found in 

45 CFR part 74. 

Purpose 

The purpose of this program 

announcement is to support the 

National Diabetes Education Program 

(NDEP) activities that strengthen the 

capacity of national and regional 

organizations to reduce the 

disproportionate burden of diabetes 

among high-risk populations (e.g., 

American Indians/Alaskan Natives, 

blacks or African Americans, Hispanics 

or Latinos, Asian Americans, Native 

Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders). 

This announcement is consistent with 

CDC’s Government Performance and 

Results Act (GPRA) performance plan. 

This program addresses the ‘‘Healthy 

People 2010’’ focus areas of Diabetes, 

Heart Disease and Stroke, Nutrition and 

Overweight, Physical Activity and 

Fitness http://www.healthypeople.gov.

Online information describing Healthy 

People 2010 as well as other 

requirements can be found in section 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements of this document. 

Measurable outcomes of the program 

will be in alignment with the following 

performance goal for the National 

Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) that 

relates to the NDEP: Increase the 

capacity of national and regional 

organizations to address the prevention 

of diabetes for those at risk and 

prevention of complications and 

premature mortality among people with 

diabetes through awareness and 

education efforts, including 

identification and dissemination of 

lifestyle interventions proven to be 

effective in preventing or delaying type 

2 diabetes. 

Activities 

Recipient activities for this program 

are as follows: 

A. Implement strategies for promoting 

diabetes awareness and delivering 

diabetes education messages, 

interventions and products to targeted 

populations using a variety of culturally 

effective community-based approaches 

that increase and improve health care 

utilization within communities. This 

should include but is not limited to 

presentations at CDC conferences/

meetings and having CDC present at the 

recipient’s conferences/meetings. 

B. Establish coalitions and 

partnerships with community-based 

organizations (CBOs), State and local 

health departments, other national and 

regional organizations and other 

appropriate organizations. Partner with 

and engage State diabetes prevention 

and control programs (DPCPs) to expand 

programs that capitalize on current 

diabetes education efforts. Actively 

bring together members to identify 

community needs, barriers to care and 

resources using community 

mobilization models such as Diabetes 

Today and Racial and Ethnic 

Approaches to Community Health 

(REACH). More information on these 

programs can be found at http://

www.cdc.gov/diabetes/projects/

index.htm.

C. Develop program activities that are 

consistent with those proven to be 

effective for diabetes education within 

community settings such as Diabetes 

Today. Include the development of 

action plans and identify activities to 

engage affiliates, chapters and 

community-based organization (CBO) 

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partners. More information on Diabetes 

Today can be found at http://

www.diabetestodayntc.org/

program_info.htm.

D. Identify and address the capacitybuilding needs of your program with the 

goal of long-term sustainability of 

activities.

E. Attend and participate in CDC 

sponsored training and meetings and 

serve as an active participant on NDEP 

Workgroups. See section VIII. A. Other 

Information for a description of NDEP 

Workgroup member roles and 

responsibilities. 

F. Develop and implement 

community-based intervention 

strategies which include lifestyle 

interventions to prevent or delay 

diabetes that can be designed to 

improve the knowledge, attitude, skills 

and behaviors related to the prevention, 

early detection and control of diabetes 

complications. These intervention 

strategies can include new and creative 

approaches that are coordinated with 

NDEP Workgroups, supportive of the 

NDEP Strategic Plan, workgroup goals 

and objectives. The materials and 

messages should be linguistically and 

culturally appropriate. 

G. Describe the activities that will be 

conducted to ensure that proposed 

activities with partners will work 

synergistically with existing effective 

diabetes intervention and strategies. 

H. Promote and disseminate NDEP 

and local diabetes health care resources 

and educational materials, translate 

and/or tailor materials into specific 

languages and utilize existing diabetes 

awareness messages, interventions, 

products and strategies that are 

culturally and linguistically appropriate 

for the targeted population based on 

current science. 

I. Develop strategies that strengthen 

relationships with health care providers 

and assist them in providing culturally 

and linguistically appropriate diabetes 

education and support to diverse racial 

and ethnic minority populations. This 

may include the production of materials 

providing current scientific information 

regarding diabetes (if these materials do 

not already exist), other chronic 

diseases linked to diabetes such as 

cardiovascular disease (heart disease 

and stroke), high blood pressure and 

high cholesterol. Provide up-to-date, 

comprehensive diabetes resource 

guides, as well as general information 

on the populations served (i.e., customs, 

norms and languages spoken). 

Development of new materials should 

be coordinated with NDEP Workgroups 

so that the materials have maximal 

reach as joint products with NDEP. Any 

new materials developed should be 

supportive of the NDEP Strategic Plan, 

workgroup goals and objectives. 

J. Develop a well-designed evaluation 

plan to monitor the progress and to 

evaluate the impact of activities and 

strategies and to measure the 

accomplishments of the applicant and 

funded partner CBOs. The evaluation 

plan should include (but need not be 

limited to) the following: 

1. Identify existing data sources that 

can be used to establish baseline and 

evaluate the impact of interventions, 

possibly including Behavioral Risk 

Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 

data; hospital discharge data; medical 

care practice data; vital statistics data; 

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 

data; community health center data; 

Medicaid and Medicare data; and other 

sources of information about 

community health status, needs, and 

resources relevant to the NDEP Strategic 

Plan. 

2. Participate in the evaluation of 

NDEP. The cooperative agreement 

recipients will be involved in gathering 

and submitting information on process 

and impact measures surrounding NDEP 

initiatives. Recipients will also 

contribute to other evaluation activities 

that may include development of tools 

to assess individual workgroup products 

and share success stories to support 

evaluation capacity building within 

NDEP.

3. Evidence-Based Decisionmaking. 

Recipients are expected to use all the 

information above to design and modify 

program objectives and intervention 

strategies; participate in pilot testing 

and implement and evaluate revised 

materials and interventions created in 

conjunction with NDEP Workgroups; 

revise budgets and work plans as 

needed; and recruit new members to the 

NDEP Partnership Network. 

K. Disseminate pertinent program 

information to appropriate partner 

organizations and other agencies at the 

national, regional, State and local levels. 

1. Identify and share promising 

practices and results including 

successful strategies for building 

community engagement, mobilization, 

ownership, and organization with other 

NDEP partner organizations in an effort 

to sustain the program in lieu of NDEP 

funding. 

2. Ensure effective, timely 

communication and exchange of 

information, experiences, and results 

through the use of the Internet (e.g., the 

NDEP Web Board and http://

www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep); 

documentation in the CDC Management 

Information System (MIS), see section 

M; presentations at regional and 

national meetings on activities 

including NDEP promotion; workshops 

relevant to NDEP objectives; and other 

activities. 

L. Respond to public inquiries 

regarding program activities as 

appropriate. 

M. Management Information System 

(MIS): The MIS will be used to assist in 

the post award administration, technical 

assistance and programmatic 

decisionmaking processes. Programs 

will be expected to ensure that 

information is entered into the MIS in 

a timely manner. Note: Currently, NDEP 

funded organizations are not using this 

system; however, a MIS specifically 

designed for programs funded under 

this announcement may be 

implemented before the end of the 

project period and recipients will be 

expected to participate. Training will be 

provided as needed. 

N. Demonstrate quality activities 

linked to two or more of the CDC 

Division of Diabetes Translation’s (DDT) 

National Objectives (see section VIII. B. 

Other Information). Recipients should 

document these activities in the 

program activities section of their 

application. 

In a cooperative agreement, CDC staff 

is substantially involved in the program 

activities, above and beyond routine 

grant monitoring. 

CDC Activities for this program are as 

follows: 

A. Ensure that successful prevention 

interventions, program models and 

lessons learned are shared between 

grantees and others through meetings, 

workshops, conferences, newsletters, 

Internet and other avenues of 

communication. 

B. Provide periodic updates of 

national activities related to the 

prevention and control of diabetes in 

targeted populations. Provide linkage to 

communities funded through other 

mechanisms (e.g., communities funded 

by the Steps to a Healthier US Initiative 

http://www.healthierus.gov/steps/, 

community health centers involved in 

the Diabetes Collaborative http://

www.healthdisparities.net/) to facilitate 

on-going evaluation in a collaborative 

process. 

C. Assist in identifying and 

developing culturally and linguistically 

appropriate diabetes educational 

materials for community based 

programs that reach the targeted 

populations. 

D. Provide programmatic consultation 

and guidance related to the 

development, implementation, and 

evaluation and monitoring of proposed 

program activities. This includes access 

to an Evaluation Tool Kit (ETK) 

developed by CDC DDT personnel to 

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assist in evaluation strategies and 

identify sources of data for 

decisionmaking. 

E. Provide technical assistance 

relative to the coordination of activities 

between recipients and other national 

and community programs including 

State and local health departments to 

facilitate effective communication and 

integration between state DPCPs and 

national and regional organizations. 

F. Provide support in the maintenance 

of an information system for funded 

organizations to input information for 

the purpose of planning and sharing. 

This includes initial training in the use 

of the MIS and ongoing training updates 

as needed for new staff or when 

additional features are installed. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. CDC involvement in this 

program is listed in the ‘‘Activities’’

section above. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2005. 

Approximate Total Funding:

$3,000,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: Six 

to eight. 

Approximate Average Award:

$375,000 (This amount is for the first 

12-month budget period, and includes 

both direct and indirect costs).

Floor of Award Range: $250,000. 

Ceiling of Award Range: $550,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: February 27, 

2005. 

Budget Period Length: 12 months. 

Project Period Length: Up to five 

years. Throughout the project period, 

CDC’s commitment to continuation of 

awards will be conditioned on the 

availability of funds, evidence of 

satisfactory progress by the recipient (as 

documented in required reports), and 

the determination that continued 

funding is in the best interest of the 

Federal government. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants 

• Applications may only be 

submitted by national, regional, State, 

multi-State, and faith based 

organizations and institutions that are 

private health, education or social 

service organizations (professional or 

voluntary); qualify as a non-profit 

501(c)(3) entity; have affiliate offices or 

chapters at the local, State and/or 

regional level in five or more 

geographically distinct communities 

serving a high concentration of the 

targeted population and have the 

capacity and experience to assist their 

affiliate offices and chapters. 

Geographically distinct communities 

must be located in different areas. 

Applicants should consider available 

resources when determining the 

population size and the number of 

geographically distinct communities to 

include in their proposal. Affiliate and 

chapter offices may not apply in lieu of 

or on behalf of their parent national 

office. However, this does not exclude 

affiliates from assisting with the 

development of the application. 

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Matching funds are not required for 

this program. 

III.3. Other 

If you request a funding amount 

greater than the ceiling of the award 

range, your application will be 

considered non-responsive, and will not 

be entered into the review process. You 

will be notified that your application 

did not meet the submission 

requirements. 

If your application is incomplete or 

non-responsive to the requirements 

listed in section IV. Application and 

Submission Information, it will not be 

entered into the review process. You 

will be notified that your application 

did not meet submission requirements.

Note: Title 2 of the United States Code 

section 1611 states that an organization 

described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 

Revenue Code that engages in lobbying 

activities is not eligible to receive Federal 

funds constituting an award, grant, or loan.

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

IV.1. Address to Request Application 

Package 

To apply for this funding opportunity, 

use application form PHS 5161. 

Application forms and instructions are 

available on the CDC Web site, at the 

following Internet address: http://

www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm. If 

you do not have access to the Internet, 

or if you have difficulty accessing the 

forms on-line, you may contact the CDC 

Procurement and Grants Office 

Technical Information Management 

Section (PGO–TIM) staff at (770) 488–

2700. Application forms can be mailed 

to you. 

IV.2. Content and Form of Submission 

Letter of Intent (LOI): Your LOI must 

be written in the following format: 

• Maximum number of pages: One. 

• Font size: 12-point unreduced. 

• Double spaced. 

• Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches. 

• Page margin size: One inch. 

• Printed only on one side of page. 

• Written in plain language, avoid 

jargon. 

Your LOI must contain the following 

information: 

• Your organization name, address, 

executive director and contact 

information. 

• A description of the population 

your organization plans to target. 

• A statement of your intent to apply. 

• Indicate whether your agency is a 

national or regional organization. 

• Your application should not 

accompany your LOI. 

Application: You must submit a 

project narrative with your application 

forms. The narrative must be submitted 

in the following format: 

• Maximum number of pages: 35.

Note: If your narrative exceeds the page 

limit, only the first 35 pages will be 

reviewed.

• Font size: 12 point unreduced. 

• Doubled spaced. 

• Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches. 

• Page margin size: One inch. 

• Printed only on one side of page. 

• Held together only by rubber bands 

or metal clips; not bound in any other 

way. 

Your narrative should address 

activities to be conducted over the 

entire project period, and must include 

the following items in the order listed: 

• Justification of Need—Describe the 

problem(s) being addressed by the 

proposed activities. Describe the need 

for the proposed activities in the 

geographical area(s) within which the 

activities will be implemented. Who is 

your proposed target population? 

Describe the characteristics of the 

targeted population relative to their 

racial and ethnic diversity and 

knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and health 

practices relative to diabetes. 

• Organization Capacity—The 

purpose of this section is to assess your 

organization’s ability to effectively 

sustain your proposed program. 

Describe the organization’s mission, 

structure and function to include: 

1. Describe past experience serving 

racial and ethnic minority populations 

through its offices, affiliates, chapters or 

participating organizations at the 

national/regional level for at least 12 

months prior to submission of the 

application. Please include outcomes or 

expected outcomes if the project/

intervention is ongoing. 

2. Number of affiliate or chapter 

organizations, location of affiliate or 

chapter organizations, and how affiliates 

or chapters work with the national and/

or regional organization decisions 

makers, methods of routine 

communication with affiliates or 

chapters and description of how the 

infrastructure will be used to support 

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successful implementation of the 

proposed program activities. 

3. Describe the organization’s past and 

present abilities to work with affiliates, 

chapters, CBOs and other governmental 

and non-governmental organizations 

including other national or local 

diabetes related agencies, State diabetes 

prevention and control programs 

(DPCPs) and local health departments. 

Explain how existing effective diabetes 

messages, interventions and products 

will be incorporated and how the 

proposed activities will expand rather 

than duplicate present activities. 

4. Include the nature and extent of 

affiliates, chapters, etc. support for past 

and present activities relative to 

awareness and/or educational activities 

or describe how affiliates, chapters, etc. 

support will be obtained for the 

proposed program activities. 

5. Provide a copy of a letter of 

commitment from the organization’s 

board president or appropriate designee 

acknowledging their support of the 

applicant’s activities and organization. 

The letter should address the 

organization’s support and commitment 

to develop a plan and policy that will 

be adopted by affiliates, chapter 

membership organizations and CBO 

partners. If a diabetes control policy and 

plan currently exists within the 

organization’s office, it should be 

submitted in lieu of a letter of 

commitment. 

• Objectives

Objectives are tangible statements that 

describe the activities the program is 

attempting to achieve. Objectives should 

be written in a manner to be evaluated 

at the conclusion of a project to 

determine if they were achieved. 

Relative to objectives the applicant 

should: 

1. Describe the five year (long term) 

specific, measurable, achievable, 

relevant, time-phased objectives for the 

program consistent with the purpose of 

this program announcement. 

2. Describe specific, measurable, 

achievable, relevant, time-phased 

objectives for each budget year (short 

term). 

• Program Activities 

1. Describe how the affiliates, 

chapters or CBOs will be involved in the 

implementation of the proposed 

program activities. 

2. Describe the specific activities that 

will be undertaken to achieve each of 

the program’s objectives during the first 

year consistent with the recipient 

activities. 

3. Briefly describe the activities 

planned for budget years two through 

five. Include the linkages to the Division 

of Diabetes Translation (DDT) National 

Objectives. 

• Project Management 

1. Submit a work plan that outlines 

the main implementation steps and 

activities to be completed by recipient 

and affiliates, chapters, or partner CBOs 

by specified targeted dates to achieve 

the objectives for the budget year. 

Identify the name(s) or position(s) 

responsible for carrying out the 

activities. 

2. Describe each proposed position for 

this program that will support this work 

plan by job title, function, general duties 

and the responsibilities of the position. 

3. Describe the qualifications for the 

project coordinator position in terms of 

education, experience and desired 

skills. 

4. Include the level of effort and 

allocation of time for each project 

activity by staff position. 

Minimal staffing should include a 

full-time project coordinator and one 

program assistant. 

• Program Evaluation Plan 

This section should be described in 

terms of how the recipient will engage 

in the six-step CDC Framework for 

Evaluation: engage stakeholders, 

describe the program, spotlight the 

evaluation design, gather credible 

evidence, justify conclusions and ensure 

use and share lessons learned. More 

information on this evaluation 

framework can be found at: http://

www.cdc.gov/eval/steps.htm.

Additionally, recipients will be 

responsible for working with 

appropriate NDEP Workgroup(s) to 

develop evaluation plans designed to 

measure process and impact measures 

for implementation of NDEP. 

1. Identify methods for attaining 

measurable, time phased short and long 

term objectives. Identify methods for 

accomplishing program activities and 

monitoring program quality. The 

evaluation plan should include 

qualitative and quantitative data 

collection and assessment methods. As 

appropriate, this plan should include 

baseline data for the proposed objectives 

or the methods that will be used to 

establish the baseline data; the 

minimum data to be collected to 

evaluate the achievement of proposed 

program objectives; and the systems for 

collecting and analyzing the data. Data 

to be reported will be dependent on the 

proposed program objectives and 

activities; however, examples of 

potential data include, but are not 

limited to the following: 

a. The number of individuals 

expected to be reached in the targeted 

population and the plan for evaluating 

the number actually reached. 

b. Information about the national, 

regional, state and local health 

organizations, providers reached and 

populations served. 

c. Number and types of community 

activities implemented (when, where, 

and how activities are conducted). 

d. Information on the change in 

knowledge, attitudes and selfmanagement and/or care utilization 

practices among people with diabetes. 

e. Information on the number of 

affiliates, chapters, organizations, 

coalitions and partnerships that are 

participating in program activities and 

how activities complement national 

education efforts. 

• Budget and Narrative Justification

1. Provide a detailed line-item budget 

and justification for all operating 

expenses consistent with the proposed 

objectives and activities. Provide precise 

information regarding the purpose of 

each budget item and provide itemized 

calculations when appropriate. 

2. Applicants should budget for the 

following cost: Out-of-state travel, 

participation in CDC sponsored 

trainings, workshops and meetings. 

Travel funds should be budgeted for: 

a. Two persons to attend the CDC 

Diabetes Translation Conference held 

during the spring (4 days). 

b. At least one person to attend one 

NDEP Minority Workgroup face-to-face 

meeting (2 days). 

c. At least one person to attend NDEP 

Steering Committee meetings (twice a 

year: 1–2 days). 

d. At least one person to attend the 

Division of Diabetes Translation Annual 

Program Director’s meeting. (3 days). 

e. Two persons to attend the first year 

program orientation meeting, preferably 

attended by the program coordinator 

and evaluation lead (2 days). 

f. Organizations are also encouraged 

to attend and participate in nonconference training such as Diabetes 

Today and the Diabetes Collaborative 

which is relevant to the goals and 

objectives of NDEP. 

3. Local travel as necessary to meet 

program objectives and activities. 

• Additional information may be 

included in the application appendices. 

The appendices will not be counted 

toward the narrative page limit. This 

additional information includes 

curriculum vitaes, resumes, 

organizational charts, letters of support, 

etc. Please include the following 

information as appendices: 

1. Provide an organization chart and 

one page resume of each current staff 

member who will work on this project. 

Include a one-page job description of 

proposed staff. This must include the 

identification of a lead person for 

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creating and implementing evaluation 

or a description with timeline of plans 

to hire or contract an individual to 

function as an evaluation lead. 

2. A list of applicant’s affiliates/

chapters by regional, state and local 

organizations or a description of each 

CBO partner. 

3. Evidence of collaboration with 

other organizations that serve the same 

targeted populations. Include 

Memoranda of Agreement and letters of 

support. 

4. A description of funding from other 

sources to conduct similar activities. 

a. Describe how funds requested 

under this announcement will be used 

differently or in ways that will expand 

on the funds already received, applied 

for or being received. 

b. Identify proposed personnel 

devoted to this project who are 

supported by other funding sources and 

the activities they support. 

c. Written statement that the funds 

being requested will not duplicate or 

supplant funds received from any other 

sources. 

5. Proof of eligibility (see section III. 

Eligible Applicants).

You are required to have a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number to apply for a 

grant or cooperative agreement from the 

Federal government. The DUNS number 

is a nine-digit identification number, 

which uniquely identifies business 

entities. Obtaining a DUNS number is 

easy and there is no charge. To obtain 

a DUNS number, access http://

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1–

866–705–5711. For more information, 

see the CDC Web site at: http://

www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/

pubcommt.htm. If your application form 

does not have a DUNS number field, 

please write your DUNS number at the 

top of the first page of your application, 

and/or include your DUNS number in 

your application cover letter. 

Additional requirements that may 

require you to submit additional 

documentation with your application 

are listed in section ‘‘VI.2. 

Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements.’’

IV.3. Submission Dates and Times 

LOI Deadline Date: October 14, 2004. 

CDC requests that you send a LOI if 

you intend to apply for this program. 

Although the LOI is not required, not 

binding, and does not enter into the 

review of your subsequent application, 

the LOI will be used to gauge the level 

of interest in this program, and to allow 

CDC to plan the application review. 

Application Deadline Date: November 

18, 2004. 

Explanation of Deadlines:

Applications must be received in the 

CDC Procurement and Grants Office by 

4 p.m. eastern time on the deadline 

date. If you send your application by the 

United States Postal Service or 

commercial delivery service, you must 

ensure that the carrier will be able to 

guarantee delivery of the application by 

the closing date and time. If CDC 

receives your application after closing 

due to: (1) Carrier error, when the 

carrier accepted the package with a 

guarantee for delivery by the closing 

date and time, or (2) significant weather 

delays or natural disasters, you will be 

given the opportunity to submit 

documentation of the carriers guarantee. 

If the documentation verifies a carrier 

problem, CDC will consider the 

application as having been received by 

the deadline. 

This announcement is the definitive 

guide on application submission 

address and deadline. It supersedes 

information provided in the application 

instructions. If your application does 

not meet the deadline above, it will not 

be eligible for review, and will be 

discarded. You will be notified that 

your application did not meet the 

submission requirements. 

CDC will not notify you upon receipt 

of your application. If you have a 

question about the receipt of your 

application, first contact your courier. If 

you still have a question, contact the 

PGO–TIM staff at (770) 488–2700. 

Before calling, please wait two to three 

days after the application deadline. This 

will allow time for applications to be 

processed and logged. 

IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications 

Executive Order 12372 does not apply 

to this program. 

IV.5. Funding restrictions 

Restrictions, which must be taken into 

account while writing your budget, are 

as follows:

• Funding may not be expended for 

the purchase or lease of land or 

buildings, construction of facilities, 

renovation of existing space, or the 

delivery of clinical and therapeutic 

services. The purchase of equipment is 

discouraged but will be considered for 

approval if justified on the basis of 

being essential to the program and not 

available from any other source. 

If you are requesting indirect costs in 

your budget, you must include a copy 

of your indirect cost rate agreement. If 

your indirect cost rate is a provisional 

rate, the agreement should be less than 

12 months of age. 

Awards will not allow reimbursement 

of pre-award costs. Guidance for 

completing your budget can be found on 

the CDC Web site, at the following 

Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/

od/pgo/funding/budgetguide.htm. 

IV.6. Other Submission Requirements 

LOI Submission Address: Submit your 

LOI by express mail, delivery service, 

fax, or e-mail to: Shirl Ellis, Public 

Health Advisor, CDC, National Center 

for Chronic Disease Prevention and 

Health Promotion, Division of Diabetes 

Translation, National Diabetes 

Education Program, 4770 Buford 

Highway, NE., MS K–10, Atlanta, GA 

30341, telephone: (770) 488–5035, fax: 

(770) 488–5195, e-mail: sfe9@cdc.gov. 

Application Submission Address:

Submit the original and two hard copies 

of your application by mail or express 

delivery service to: Technical 

Information Management–RFA 05014, 

CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 

2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 

30341, telephone: (770) 488–2700. 

Applications may not be submitted 

electronically by e-mail or faxed at this 

time. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Criteria (100 Points) 

You are required to provide measures 

of effectiveness that will demonstrate 

the accomplishment of the various 

identified objectives of the cooperative 

agreement. Measures of effectiveness 

must relate to the performance goals 

stated in the ‘‘Purpose’’ section of this 

announcement. Measures must be 

objective and quantitative, and must 

measure the intended outcome. These 

measures of effectiveness must be 

submitted with the application and will 

be an element of evaluation. 

Your application will be evaluated 

against the following criteria: 

A. Capacity (20 Points) 

Extent to which the applicant 

describes: 

1. The capacity of the applicant’s 

infrastructure to support successful 

implementation of the proposed 

program activities in high risk 

populations. 

2. Applicant’s relationship with target 

population; a primary or direct 

relationship is preferred. Secondary 

relationships that are limited to 

fundraising or philanthropy have less 

preference. 

3. The success of the applicant’s past 

and present experiences in working 

with the high risk populations, 

conducting awareness and/or other 

educational activities, collaborating 

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with public and private sector partners 

and the potential contribution of these 

experiences to the success of the 

proposed program activities. 

4. The success of the applicant in 

generating affiliate or chapter support 

for past and present organizational 

activities and the likelihood that strong 

support can be secured for the proposed 

program activities. 

5. The reach of affiliates and chapters, 

national and regional organizations and 

number of states or jurisdictions 

covered. 

B. Program Activities (20 Points) 

Extent to which proposed activities 

are appropriate for the targeted 

population, achievable and that 

implementation will lead to 

accomplishment of the proposed 

objectives within the project period. 

C. Project Management (20 Points) 

1. Extent to which the work plan 

outlined is adequate to implement the 

program within the time lines described 

by the positions and and individuals 

identified. 

2. Extent to which the proposed 

personnel time allocation is sufficient to 

accomplish the program activities.

D. Objectives (15 Points) 

Extent to which the proposed 

objectives are specific, measurable, 

achievable, appropriate and relevant for 

the targeted audience and consistent 

with the stated purpose of this program 

announcement. The objectives must also 

be time related. 

E. Program Evaluation Plan (15 Points) 

Extent to which the applicant 

describes an evaluation plan for 

monitoring the program’s progress, 

quality, accomplishments relative to 

achieving the objectives and completing 

the proposed program activities within 

the project period. 

F. Justification of Need (10 Points) 

Extent to which the applicant 

demonstrates an understanding of the 

program’s purpose, objectives, describes 

the target population characteristics, 

diabetes burden, needs of the targeted 

population and justify the need for the 

proposed activities. 

G. Budget and Justification (Not 

Weighted) 

Extent to which the budget is 

reasonable and consistent with the 

purpose of the program announcement 

and proposed objectives and activities. 

V.2. Review and Selection Process 

Applications will be reviewed for 

completeness by the Procurement and 

Grants Office (PGO) staff, and for 

responsiveness by the National Center 

for Chronic Disease Prevention and 

Health Promotion. Incomplete 

applications and applications that are 

non-responsive to the eligibility criteria 

will not advance through the review 

process. Applicants will be notified that 

their application did not meet 

submission requirements. 

An objective review panel will 

evaluate complete and responsive 

applications according to the criteria 

listed in the ‘‘V.1. Criteria’’ section 

above. 

In addition, the following factors may 

affect the funding decision: Preference 

for funding will be given to ensure that: 

• Funded organizations are balanced 

in terms of the racial/ethnic minority 

groups they target. The number of 

funded national and regional 

organizations serving each racial/ethnic 

minority group may be adjusted based 

on the burden of diabetes in that target 

group as measured by U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services 

(HHS)reporting sources. 

• Funded national and regional 

organizations are balanced in terms of 

geographic distribution within the 

United States, including the District of 

Columbia and United States Territories. 

Consideration will be given to high 

prevalence areas; the number of funded 

organizations may be adjusted based on 

the burden of diabetes in the 

jurisdiction as measured by HHS 

reporting sources. 

V.3. Anticipated Announcement and 

Award Dates 

It is expected that the awards will 

begin on or about February 27, 2005, 

and will be made for a 12 month budget 

period within a project period of up to 

five years. Funding estimates may vary 

depending on availability of funds. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Notice of Grant Award (NGA) from the 

CDC Procurement and Grants Office. 

The NGA shall be the only binding, 

authorizing document between the 

recipient and CDC. The NGA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants 

Management Officer, and mailed to the 

recipient’s fiscal officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review by mail. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

45 CFR Part 74 and Part 92 

For more information on the Code of 

Federal Regulations, see the National 

Archives and Records Administration at 

the following Internet address: http://

federal.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrtable-search.html.

The following additional 

requirements apply to this project: 

• AR–9 Paperwork Reduction Act 

Requirements 

• AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace 

Requirements 

• AR–11 Healthy People 2010 

• AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions 

• AR–14 Accounting System 

Requirements 

• AR–15 Proof of Non-Profit Status

• AR–21 Small, Minority, and 

Women-Owned Business Additional 

information on these requirements can 

be found on the CDC Web site at the 

following Internet address: http://

federal.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/

ARs.htm.

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide CDC with an 

original, plus two hard copies of the 

following reports: 

1. Interim progress report, no later 

than September 27 of each year. The 

progress report will serve as your noncompeting continuation application, 

and must contain the following 

elements: 

a. Current Budget Period Activities 

Objectives. 

b. Current Budget Period Financial 

Progress. 

c. New Budget Period Program 

Proposed Activity Objectives. 

d. Budget. 

e. Additional Requested Information. 

f. Measures of Effectiveness. 

2. Financial status report and annual 

progress report no more than 90 days 

after the end of the budget period. 

3. Final financial and performance 

reports, no more than 90 days after the 

end of the project period. 

These reports must be mailed to the 

Grants Management Specialist listed in 

the ‘‘Agency Contacts’’ section of this 

announcement. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

announcement, contact: Technical 

Information Management Section, CDC 

Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 

Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, 

telephone: (770) 488–2700. 

For program technical assistance, 

contact: Shirl Ellis, Project Officer, CDC, 

National Center for Chronic Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion, 

Division of Diabetes Translation, 

National Diabetes Education Program, 

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4770 Buford Highway, NE., MS K–10, 

Atlanta, GA 30341, telephone: (770) 

448–5035, e-mail: sfe9@cdc.gov.

For financial, grants management, or 

budget assistance, contact: Tiffney 

Esslinger, Grants Management 

Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, 

GA 30341, telephone: (770) 488–2686, email: tesslinger@cdc.gov.

VIII. Other Information 

VIII.A. NDEP Workgroup Member 

Position Description and Requirements 

Workgroup members serve as 

advisors/consultants for the 

development of NDEP materials, and 

implement strategic intervention 

activities for the NDEP program through 

their NDEP partner organizations. In 

addition, workgroup members serve as 

conduits for promoting the NDEP 

messages and the principles of NDEP. 

Workgroup members participate on 

conference calls, face-to-face meetings 

and the annual Partnership Network 

conference. 

Workgroup membership roles and 

responsibilities include a commitment 

to do the following: 

• Represent an organization invited to 

participate as an NDEP partner. 

• Notify the workgroup chair if the 

workgroup member no longer represents 

the NDEP partner organization or if the 

organization selects another 

representative. 

• Communicate with the organization 

which the member represents about 

NDEP campaigns and activities. 

• Communicate with NDEP about 

members’ organizational activities in 

support of the NDEP goals and 

objectives.

• Participate in workgroup 

conference calls. In most workgroups 

this represents a commitment of one 

hour monthly. 

• Participate in face-to-face meetings, 

which usually will include one 

workgroup meeting and one Partnership 

Network meeting annually. It is not 

acceptable to invite a substitute to 

participate on a call or at a meeting if 

the NDEP member is not available. 

• Facilitate partnerships that promote 

NDEP activities. 

• Serve as a spokesperson for NDEP. 

• Encourage networking in 

professional associations and 

organizations to promote NDEP. 

• Assist with language translation or 

review of translated materials (if needed 

and applicable). 

• Provide feedback and input for 

materials development. 

• Contribute to NDEP’s overall 

evaluation effort by reporting back to 

NDEP staff about activities promoting, 

disseminating or implementing NDEP 

campaigns and interventions. 

VIII.B. CDC Division of Diabetes 

Translation National Objectives 

1. By 2008, demonstrate success in 

achieving an increase in the percentage 

of people with diabetes in your 

jurisdiction who receives the 

recommended foot exams. 

2. By 2008, demonstrate success in 

achieving an increase in the percentage 

of people with diabetes in your 

jurisdiction who receives the 

recommended eye exams. 

3. By 2008, demonstrate success in 

achieving an increase in the percentage 

of people with diabetes in your 

jurisdiction who receive the 

recommended vaccinations (influenza 

and pneumococcal). 

4. By 2008, demonstrate success in 

achieving an increase in the percentage 

of people with diabetes in your 

jurisdiction who receives the 

recommended A1C tests. 

5. By 2008, demonstrate success in 

reducing health disparities for high-risk 

populations with respect to diabetes 

prevention and control. 

6. By 2008, demonstrate success in 

linking to programs for promotion of 

wellness and physical activity, weight 

and blood pressure control and smoking 

cessation for people with diabetes. 

To find out more about the National 

Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), 

visit the following Web sites at:

http://www.ndep.nih.gov, http://

www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep, http://

www.betterdiabetescare.nih.gov, http://

www.diabetesatwork.org.

To find out more about the CDC 

Division of Diabetes Translation, visit 

the Web site at: http://www.cdc.gov/

diabetes.

Dated: September 28, 2004. 

William P. Nichols, 

Acting Director, Procurement and Grants 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Diseases Transmitted Through the 

Food Supply

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of annual update of list 

of infectious and communicable 

diseases that are transmitted through 

handling the food supply and the 

methods by which such diseases are 

transmitted. 

SUMMARY: Section 103(d) of the 

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 

Pub. L. 101–336, requires the Secretary 

to publish a list of infectious and 

communicable diseases that are 

transmitted through handling the food 

supply and to review and update the list 

annually. The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) published 

a final list on August 16, 1991 (56 FR 

40897) and updates on September 8, 

1992 (57 FR 40917); January 13, 1994 

(59 FR 1949); August 15, 1996 (61 FR 

42426); September 22, 1997 (62 FR 

49518–9); September 15, 1998 (63 FR 

49359), September 21, 1999 (64 FR 

51127); September 27, 2000 (65 FR 

58088), September 10, 2001 (66 FR 

47030), September 27, 2002 (67 FR 

61109) and November 6, 2003 (68 FR 

62809). No new information that would 

warrant additional changes has been 

received; therefore the list, as set forth 

in the last update and below, remains 

unchanged.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 4, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Art Liang, National Center for Infectious 

Diseases, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton 

Road, NE., Mailstop G–24, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 639–

2213

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

103(d) of the Americans with 

Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 

12113(d), requires the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services to: 

1. Review all infectious and 

communicable diseases which may be 

transmitted through handling the food 

supply; 

2. Publish a list of infectious and 

communicable diseases which are 

transmitted through handling the food 

supply; 

3. Publish the methods by which such 

diseases are transmitted; and, 

4. Widely disseminate such 

information regarding the list of 

diseases and their modes of 

transmissibility to the general public. 

Additionally, the list is to be updated 

annually. 

Since the last publication of the list 

on November 6, 2003 (68 FR 62809), 

CDC has received no information to 

indicate that additional unlisted 

diseases are transmitted through 

handling the food supply. Therefore, the 

list set forth below is unchanged from