Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 83 / Friday, April 28, 2000 / Notices 24963

Research, National Center for Infectious

Diseases, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton

Road, NE, Mail-stop E–64. Atlanta, GA

30333, Telephone: (404) 371–5264, Email address: lfr8@cdc.gov.

The CDC Homepage address on the

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

Dated: April 24, 2000.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 00053]

Cooperative Agreement for

Collaborating Centers for Public Health

Law; Notice of Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2000

funds for a cooperative agreement

program for the development and

operation of a collaborating center (or

centers) for public health law. This

program addresses all the Healthy

People 2010 focus areas, but especially

focus area 23, the public health

infrastructure objectives. For the

conference copy of ‘‘Healthy People

2010’’ visit the Internet site: http://

www.health.gov/healthypeople.

Laws serve as a framework for public

health and can be used as a public

health intervention. A large and diverse

array of laws and legally enforceable

policies of federal, state, and local

jurisdictions affect public health. These

laws include statutes, ordinances, and

bylaws that authorize public health

programs and specific authorities of

public health agencies and officials;

case law; taxes and fees; rules,

regulations, and contracts; and laws

enacted for other purposes that

indirectly or directly affect public

health.

Healthy People 2010 recognizes that

laws are an essential part of the public

health infrastructure, and calls on local,

State, Tribal, and federal jurisdictions to

‘‘review and evaluate the extent to

which their statutes, ordinances, and

bylaws assure the delivery of essential

public health services.’’ In support of

this goal, CDC proposes to fund one or

more organizations that will work

toward establishing a strong legal

foundation for effective public health

practice through training and education,

collaboration, communication, and

analysis. Specific goals of the

collaborating center(s) will be to: (a)

improve the effectiveness of laws as a

type of public health intervention; (b)

improve the quality, accessibility, and

scientific basis of information about

laws related to public health; (c)

improve the knowledge of laws related

to public health among public health

practitioners, the legal community, and

public policy makers; and (d) stimulate

contributions by organizations and

individuals to improvement of the legal

foundation for public health. (See

Addendum 1 for the definition of the

term ‘‘public health law’’ used in this

announcement.)

B. Eligible Applicants

Applications may be submitted by

public and private nonprofit

organizations and by governments and

their agencies; that is, universities,

colleges, research institutions, other

public and private nonprofit

organizations, and State and local

governments or their bona fide agents,

and federally recognized Indian tribal

governments, Indian tribes, or Indian

tribal organizations. CDC specifically

encourages applications from consortia

composed of accredited schools of

public health or medicine, accredited

schools of law, and accredited schools

of public policy and/or public

administration.

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 $300,000 is available

in FY 2000 to fund one to three awards.

It is expected that the awards will begin

on or about September 30, 2000, and

will be made for a 12-month budget

period within a project period of up to

3 years. Funding estimates may change,

and awards could be supplemented by

additional funding.

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. Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will be responsible for the activities

under 1. (Recipient Activities), and CDC

will be responsible for the activities

listed under 2. (CDC Activities).

1. Recipient Activities

a. Identify and evaluate existing

training and continuing education in the

area of public health law for public

health practitioners, professionals in the

legal community, and public policy

makers; develop training and continuing

education to address identified gaps;

conduct training using both existing and

newly developed training and

continuing education materials, with

priority on training for public health

practitioners. Newly developed training

and continuing education materials

should support core competencies as

outlined in Essential Service 6 of ‘‘The

Public Health Workforce: An Agenda for

the 21st Century’’. Addendum 2, full

text available at the following Internet

site: http://www.health.gov/

phfunctions/pubhlth.pdf

b. Research laws that affect public

health, addressing the following general

objectives: (1) Identify and analyze

existing and proposed laws relevant to

public health; (2) assess the distribution,

provisions, and trends in laws that

affect public health; (3) develop and

implement a research agenda for public

health law with broad stakeholder

involvement; (4) synthesize and

translate research on laws affecting

public health; and (5) disseminate

results and findings from analyses.

c. Stimulate collaboration and

communication among organizations

active in public health, law, public

policy, and related fields by developing,

linking, and disseminating information

regarding laws and public health

through an Internet website and/or other

means; convening conferences and other

meetings; and producing, sponsoring,

and disseminating reports, analyses, and

other publications.

2. CDC Activities

a. Provide technical assistance to the

grantee(s) on an as-needed basis.

b. Collaborate with the grantee(s) to

identify appropriate audiences, content,

and media for training and continuing

education, for information

dissemination, for conferences and

other meetings, and for publications.

c. Collaborate with the grantee(s) in

developing a research agenda for public

health law.

d. Provide appropriate scientific

information and data relating to

prevention, health promotion, public

health practice, and related topics.

E. Application Content

Use the information in the Program

Requirements, Other Requirements, and

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Evaluation Criteria sections to develop

the application content. Applications

must address each of the ‘‘Recipient

Activities.’’ Your application will be

evaluated on the criteria listed, so it is

important to follow them in laying out

your program plan. The application

narrative should be no more than 25

double-spaced pages, printed on one

side, with 1-inch margins, and

unreduced font.

F. Submission and Deadline

Letter of Intent (LOI)

Prospective applicants are asked to

submit, by June 23, 2000, an LOI that

includes the program announcement

number and title, the name, address,

and telephone number of the Principal

Investigator, and the identities of other

key personnel and participating

institutions. Although a LOI is not

required, is not binding, and is not used

in the review of an application, the

information it contains is used to

estimate the potential reviewer

workload and avoid conflict of interest

in the review.

Send the letter of intent to the Grants

Management Specialist listed in ‘‘Where

to Obtain Additional Information’’

section of this announcement.

Application

Submit the original and two copies of

PHS–398 (OMB Number 0925–0001)

(adhere to the instructions on the Errata

Instruction Sheet for PHS 398). Forms

are available at the following Internet

address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/

forminfo.htm. On or before July 14,

2000, submit the application to the

Grants Management Specialist

identified in the ‘‘Where to Obtain

Additional Information’’ section of this

announcement.

Deadline

Applications shall be considered as

meeting the deadline if they are either:

(a) Received on or before the deadline

date; or (b) Sent on or before the

deadline date and received in time for

submission to the independent review

group. (Applicants must request a

legibly dated U.S. Postal Service

postmark or a legibly dated receipt from

a commercial carrier. Private metered

postmarks shall not be acceptable as

proof of time and date of 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:

1. Background and Need (10 Points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

clearly describes the need for, and

benefits of, a collaborating center in

public health law, including delineation

of target audiences and proposed

benefits they would realize from the

collaborating center program.

b. The applicant’s experience in

working with public health agencies,

academia, and other organizations

active in public health law.

2. Goals and Objectives (15 Points)

a. The extent to which the application

addresses the goals listed under

‘‘Purpose’’ in this announcement.

b. The extent to which the application

specifies objectives, activities, work

products, and timelines which are

supportive of the goals, measurable, and

feasible.

3. Project Management and Staffing (20

Points)

a. The extent to which the project staff

is clearly identified, possesses

appropriate skills and knowledge, and

has clearly described roles.

b. The extent to which the application

provides details regarding the level of

effort and allocation of time for each

staff position.

c. The extent to which the applicant

possesses management and other

systems to assure successful and

responsible program implementation.

d. The applicant’s experience in the

management of resources and

production of successful outcomes.

4. Methods and Plan of Operation (20

Points)

a. The soundness of the methods the

applicant proposes to use to develop

and conduct each of the ‘‘Recipient

Activities.’’

b. The specificity, relevance, and

feasibility of the plan of action the

applicant proposes to take to develop

and conduct each of the ‘‘Recipient

Activities.’’

5. Collaboration (25 Points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

documents evidence of past or current

collaboration with partners active in

public health practice and public health

law.

b. The extent to which the applicant

proposes relevant and feasible

collaboration with other organizations

in conducting the ‘‘Recipient Activities’’

and methods for stimulating

collaboration among other

organizations.

c. The extent to which the application

includes signed agreements specifying

the roles and responsibilities of each

organization that will be collaborating

with the applicant.

6. Evaluation Plan (10 Points)

The extent to which the applicant

provides a detailed description of the

methods to be used to evaluate program

effectiveness, including identification of

the variables to be evaluated,

identification of the person(s) or

organization(s) that will conduct

evaluations, and specification of the

time line for evaluations.

7. Budget (Not Scored)

The extent to which the budget is

clearly explained, adequately justified,

reasonable, sufficient for the proposed

project activities, and consistent with

the intended use of the cooperative

agreement funds.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with original plus two

copies of:

1. Detailed, semi-annual progress

reports;

2. A 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 in the

application kit.

AR–2 Requirements for Inclusion of

Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities in Research

AR–7 Executive Order 12372 Review

AR–8 Public Health System Reporting

Requirements

AR–9 Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11 Healthy People 2010

AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions

AR–13 Prohibition on Use of CDC

Funds for Certain Gun Control

Activities

AR–15 Proof of Non-Profit Status

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I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

sections 301, 310, and 311 of the Public

Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. sections

241, 242o, and 243], as amended. The

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

number is 93.283.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

To receive additional written

information and to request an

application kit, call 1–888–GRANTS4

(1–888 472–6874). You will be asked to

leave your name and address and will

be instructed to identify the

Announcement number of interest.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all the documents,

business management technical

assistance may be obtained from: Van

Malone, Grants Management Specialist,

Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention 2920

Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta,

GA 30341–4146, Telephone number

770–488–2764, Email address

vxm7@cdc.gov.

For additional information on

obtaining a copy of the application

package, see also the CDC home page on

the Internet: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/

funding/grantmain.htm.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Anthony D. Moulton, Ph.D.,

Associate Director for Policy, Program

Analysis and Academic Programs,

Public Health Practice Program Office,

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy. (K–36),

Atlanta, GA 30341–3724, Phone 770–

488–2404/Fax 770–488–2420, E-mail:

ADM6@CDC.GOV.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 00090]

Notice of Availability of Funds;

Cooperative Agreement for State

Unintentional Injury Intervention

Programs

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year 2000 funds for

a cooperative agreement for

unintentional injury intervention

programs, focused in five topic areas:

Program to Increase Booster Seat Use

Among Children Riding in Motor

Vehicles (Part I); Demonstration

Program to Reduce Falls Among Older

Adults (Part II); Program to Prevent Fire

and Fall-Related Injuries in Older

Adults (Part III); Multifaceted Teen and

Young Adult Bicycle Safety Program

(Part IV); and, Multifaceted Program for

the Prevention of Dog Bite Related

Injuries (Part V). CDC is committed to

achieving the health promotion and

disease prevention objectives of

‘‘Healthy People 2010,’’ a national

activity to reduce morbidity and

mortality and improve the quality of

life. This announcement is related to the

focus area of Injury and Violence

Prevention. For the conference copy of

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’, visit the

internet site: <http://www.health.gov/

healthypeople>.

The purpose of these cooperative

agreements are to develop, implement

and evaluate unintentional injury

prevention programs in the five priority

areas.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided only to

the official public health departments of

States or their bona fide agents,

including the District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the

Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of

the Northern Mariana Islands, American

Samoa, Guam, federally recognized

Indian tribal governments, the

Federated States of Micronesia, the

Republic of the Marshall Islands, and

the Republic of Palau.

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 $1,300,000 is available

in FY 2000 to fund up to 11 awards.

Part I—Approximately $450,000 is

available to fund three awards to

promote the use of Booster Seats Among

Children, with an average award of

approximately $150,000.

Part II—Approximately $250,000 is

available to fund one award to

demonstrate the effectiveness of

multifaceted strategies to Reduce Falls

Among Older Adults who reside in

independent living situations.

Part III—Approximately $300,000 is

available to fund five awards to augment

existing Fire and/or Fall Prevention

Programs that target Older Adults, with

an average award of $60,000.

Part IV—Approximately $150,000 is

available to fund one award to

implement and evaluate a multi-faceted

Bicycle Safety Program that targets

Teens and Young Adults.

Part V—Approximately $150,000 is

available to fund one award to

implement and evaluate a multifaceted

educational program for Dog Bite

Prevention.

Applicants may submit separate

applications for each part.

It is expected that the award will

begin on or about September 30, 2000,

and will be made for a 12-month budget

period within a project period of up to

3 years. Funding estimates may 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.

Funding Preferences

In order to ensure funding

distribution across the United States no

more than one award will be given per

State under this announcement

D. Program Requirements

In conducting the activities to achieve

the purpose of this program, the

recipient will be responsible for the

activities under 1 (Recipient Activities),

and CDC will be responsible for the

activities under 2 (CDC Activities).

1. Recipient Activities

Part I—Program To Increase Booster

Seat Use Among Children Riding in

Motor Vehicles

(a) Identify a target community(ies)

with populations of at least 50,000 that

demonstrates a significant need for the

proposed intervention program, and a

comparable control community for each

intervention community.

(b) Determine baseline use rates for

booster seats among children aged 4–8