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For business management technical

assistance contact:

Mattie B. Jackson, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management

Branch, Procurement and Grants

Office, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention 2920 Brandywine Rd.,

Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341–4146.

Telephone: (770) 488–2718. Email

Address: mij3@cdc.gov.

Other CDC Announcements can be

downloaded from the internet at http:/

/www.cdc.gov (Click on funding).

For program technical assistance,

contact:

Duane Kilgus, Community Outreach and

Planning Branch, Immunization

Services Division, National

Immunization Program, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, 1600

Clifton Road, M/S E–52, Atlanta,

Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639–

8784, Email address—dgk9@cdc.gov.

Dated: April 25, 2000.

Henry S. Cassell III,

Acting 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 00041]

Public Health Leadership Institute;

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 Public Health Leadership

Institute. This program addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’, focus area 23–

8, which states that the goal is to:

‘‘Increase the proportion of Federal,

Tribal, State, and local agencies that

incorporate specific competencies in the

essential public health services into

personnel systems.’’ The purpose of this

cooperative agreement program is to

enhance the leadership knowledge and

skills of State and local health officials

and other public health professionals by

conducting an annual Public Health

Leadership Program. The program is

intended to provide participants with a

learning experience, highlighted by an

intensive on-site program. It will

provide an opportunity for public health

leaders to interact and create a network

of leaders who can be instrumental in

influencing the future direction of

public health. Participants will be

periodically evaluated during the

program to determine the impact of the

experience on their level of leadership

ability and their organization’s

effectiveness and efficiency. The results

of these evaluations, along with the

participants’ recommendations for

improvement, will be used in planning

activities for future leadership

programs.

The long-term objectives of the

cooperative agreement are to:

1. Provide an annual forum for

discussions and the critical analysis of

current public health issues.

2. Develop a network of public health

leaders who can provide ongoing

support to the public health

infrastructure following attendance at

the program.

3. Strengthen the relationship

between public health practice and

academia by providing a model for such

interaction.

4. Enhance and develop leadership

skills and abilities of participants in

areas that are vital to the operation of

their health agencies.

The core faculty of the program will

consist of recognized leaders from

academia. Leaders from the private

sector, professional and voluntary

organizations, government agencies and

legislative staffs will also be recruited

when specialized expertise is required.

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, hospitals,

other public and private nonprofit

organizations, State and local

governments or their bona fide agents,

and federally recognized Indian tribal

governments, Indian tribes, or Indian

tribal organizations.

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 $500,000 is available

in FY 2000 to fund one award. It is

expected that the award will begin on

September 30, 2000 and will be made

for a 12-month budget period within a

project period of up to five 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.

Use of Funds

The proposed budget should include

travel costs for two meetings at the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention during each year to discuss

programmatic issues and concerns.

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. Coordinate a steering committee

which should include leaders from

academia, health organizations such as

the Association of State and Territorial

Health Officials (ASTHO), the National

Association of County and City Health

Officials (NACCHO), the National

Governor’s Association (NGA), the

National Association of County Officials

(NACO), and the American Association

of Hospital Professionals (AAHP) and

alumni from other leadership

development programs.

b. Develop and present a

comprehensive advanced leadership

program to enhance existing leadership

skills and abilities of participants in the

areas that are critical to the operation of

State and local public health systems.

c. Demonstrate how the curriculum

supports the improved capacity of

public health leaders to achieve

significant progress in advancing public

health effectiveness as measured by the

National Public Health Performance

Standards.

d. Provide a conference facility for at

least one on-site forum to engage in

discussions and critical analysis of

current health issues as well as

continuing discussions during the yearlong experience.

e. Develop a network of public health

leaders who can strengthen the public

health infrastructure after attending the

program.

f. Develop a model for interaction

between public health practice and

academia.

g. Documentation and certification

that the applicant has the ability to

provide CCU or CME credits.

h. Provide expenses for participants to

attend the on-site week.

i. Develop an evaluation plan to

determine the impact of the leadership

experience on participants ability to

enhance organizational effectiveness

and efficiency.

j. Develop a funding plan that

demonstrates efforts for sustainability of

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the program and includes options for

both applicant and participant costs.

k. Demonstrate a plan that ensures

continued educational opportunities

and collaborative efforts between the

current class participants and previous

graduates of this national public health

leadership program.

2. CDC Activities

a. Provide technical assistance and

consultation in all phases of the

planning, preparation and presentation

of the Institute.

b. Assist as needed in the

development of goals and objectives of

the program and curriculum.

c. Provide technical assistance, as

needed, with identification of potential

faculty members to be recruited from

the private sector, legislative staffs, and

other health agencies.

E. Application Content

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, printed on

one side, with one inch margins, and

unreduced font.

F. Submission and Deadline

Letter of Intent (LOI)

Your letter of intent (LOI) should

include the following information: A

brief letter stating that the applicant

intends to submit a full proposal on or

before the final application submission

date. The LOI is not required and will

not be used for accepting or evaluating

applications, but for CDC planning

purposes only. The LOI should be

submitted by U.S. postal mail on or

before June 15, 2000 to the Grants

Management Specialist identified in the

‘‘Where to Obtain Additional

Information’’ section of this

announcement.

Application

Submit the original and two copies of

the PHS Form 5161–1 (OMB Number

0937–0189). Forms are available at the

following Internet address:

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

in the application kit.

On or before July 15, 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 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. Plan (25 Points)

Extent to which the applicant

understands the issues to be addressed

in accordance with the purpose of the

cooperative agreement. This plan

should demonstrate the willingness to

develop a partnership with other

nationally recognized, advanced

leadership and management programs

in both public and private sectors, in

health and non-health settings, and how

these programs would assist to develop,

execute and evaluate the proposed

program. Applicant should be able to

demonstrate the ability to develop a

public health leadership development

program model. Applicants must be able

to recruit nationally recognized core

faculty from academic institutions, State

and/or Federal Governmental Agencies,

professional and voluntary

organizations and private industries

who have demonstrated background and

knowledge in the research and

applications to leadership skill building

activities. Applicant must relate their

understanding of the existing literature

and data on advanced leadership

development programs. A detailed work

plan which includes measurable

objectives must be submitted. The plan

should demonstrate a clear

understanding of contemporary issues

and concerns of practicing public health

practitioners.

2. Objectives (30 Points)

Extent to which the applicant has a

clear description of the objectives of the

project and the specific and measurable

steps to be taken in the measurable

implementation of the program. The

respective responsibilities of any other

partners should be clearly described.

Applicant must include goals that are

feasible to be accomplished during the

budget period, address all activities

necessary to accomplish them and a

time-line which shows the objectives

are specific, time-phased and

measurable. A description of activities

that the applicant has been involved

with which would indicate an ability to

accomplish this project should be

included.

3. Methods (25 Points)

Extent to which the applicant

provides a detailed description of the

proposed activities which are likely to

achieve each objective and overall

program goals. The description should

include: (1) A reasonable and complete

schedule for implementing all activities,

(2) designation of responsibility for each

action, (3) position descriptions,

Curriculum Vitae (CV’s) and lines of

responsibility appropriate to

accomplishment of program goals and

objectives, (4) letters of support from

other partners or constituents involved

and their concurrence with the

applicant’s plans, and (5) suggested

geographical location for the on-site

program and facilities including space

and equipment needed to deliver the

Institute.

4. Evaluation (20 Points)

The extent to which the proposed

evaluation system is detailed and will

document program progress,

effectiveness, impact and outcome. The

extent to which the applicant

demonstrates potential data sources for

evaluation proposed, and documents

staff availability, expertise, and capacity

to perform the evaluation. The extent to

which a feasible plan for reporting

evaluation results and using evaluation

information for programmatic decisions

is included. Plans for short-term and

long-term evaluation with a baseline of

data to be collected and measured

throughout the entire program covered

under the cooperative agreement.

Documentation and certification that the

applicant has the ability to provide

Continuing Education Units (CEU) or

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

credits.

5. Budget (Not Scored)

Applicant must provide justification

for budget expenditures as well as

appropriateness to activities proposed

in their application. Costs for each

component of the program (design and

development, on-site program,

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evaluation, personnel, travel, etc.) must

be included. If applicant expects to

receive funds from other partners or

sources these must be clearly stated and

detailed according to the costs that will

be covered.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with original plus two

copies of:

1. Semi-annually progress reports;

2. Financial Status Report (FSR), 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–10—Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11—Healthy People 2010

AR–12—Lobbying Restrictions

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

section 1704 of the Public Health

Service Act, 42 U.S.C. section 300u–3,

as amended. The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance number is 93.283.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

This and other CDC announcements

may be found on the CDC home page on

the Internet: http://www.cdc.gov. 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 you 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,

Room 3000, 2920 Brandywine Road,

Atlanta, GA 30341–4146, Telephone

number (770) 488–2764, email

vxm7@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Donna C. Carmichael, Public

Health Practice Program Office 4770

Buford Highway, MS K–39, Atlanta, GA

39341, Telephone: (770) 488–2417 email

dcc0@cdc.gov.

Dated: April 25, 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 00066]

Using Private Provider Partnerships To

Strengthen the Immunization Message;

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 with national private provider

organizations to inform their

constituency on immunization issues,

identify best practices and successful

immunization programs, promote the

improvement of immunization coverage

in primary care settings, enhance and

create partnerships with, State and local

health departments, non-governmental

organizations, and other professional

organizations to collaborate on

immunization programs around the

country. This program addresses the

‘‘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 Immunization and

Infectious Diseases. For a conference

copy of ‘‘Healthy People 2010,’’ visit the

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

healthypeople.

This cooperative agreement will:

1. Establish partnerships with

national private provider organizations

and associations to effectively utilize

the combined resources of the public

and private health care delivery

systems.

2. Establish a mechanism to promote

successful immunization programs,

distribute current immunization

information to the recipients

constituency, and to gather information

regarding the status of current programs

at the grass-roots level.

3. Obtain access to the recipient

organization for the purpose of

promoting the goals and objectives of

the National Immunization Program.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided to nonprofit tax-exempt national private

provider professional associations with

active memberships of at least 3,000

health care providers who’s members

provide primary care services to

preschool-aged children, adolescents,

and/or adults. Tax-exempt status may be

confirmed by either providing a copy of

the pages from the Internal Revenue

Service’s (IRS most recent list of

501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations or a

copy of the current IRS Determination

Letter. Proof of tax-exempt status must

be provided in the application.

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 $450,000 will be

available to fund up to five cooperative

agreements. It is expected that the

average award will range from $100,000

to $150,000. It is expected that this

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 three 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.

Use of Funds

Funds cannot be used for construction

or renovation, to purchase or lease

vehicles or vans, to purchase a facility

to house project staff or carry out project

activities, or to substitute new activities

and expenditures for current ones.

D. Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this Cooperative Agreement,

the recipient will be responsible for

achieving the activities under Item 1.

Recipient Activities. The CDC will be

responsible for activities under Item 2.

CDC Activities.

1. Recipient Activities

A. Utilize recommendations by the

National Immunization Program (NIP),

Advisory Committee on Immunization

Practice (ACIP), American College of

Physicians (ACP), American Academy

of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American

Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

to create and distribute new materials to

promote the understanding, adoption,

and use of those recommendations by