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Director, Division of Adult and

Community Health, National Center for

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford

Highway, NE., Atlanta, GA 30341–3724,

telephone: 404–488–5269; E-mail

address: jgh4@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 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

[Announcement Number 00087]

Cooperative Agreement Between CDC

and ASTHO; Tobacco Control

Information and Resource Network

(ASTHO)

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of funds in fiscal year (FY)

2000 for a cooperative agreement with

the Association of State and Territorial

Health Officials (ASTHO) to enhance its

capacity to provide information and

technical assistance to State Health

Officials (SHOs) and affiliate member

groups. 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

areas of Tobacco use and the areas

related to chronic disease prevention

and control. For the conference copy of

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’, visit the

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

healthypeople>.

The purpose of this program is to

address issues related to:

1. Tobacco-use prevention and control

programs;

2. The following four goal areas

outlined in CDC’s National Tobacco

Control Program:

a. Eliminate exposure to

environmental tobacco smoke;

b. Promote quitting among young

people and adults;

c. Prevent initiation among young

people; and

d. Identify and eliminate disparities

among population groups);

3. Maintain a forum where State

tobacco control managers can

communicate among themselves and

with SHOs and ASTHO affiliates about

tobacco-related issues impacting their

States; and,

4. Chronic disease prevention and

control programs as they relate to

tobacco use prevention and control.

B. Eligible Applicant

Assistance will be provided only to

ASTHO. No other applications are

solicited.

ASTHO is the only organization that

represents all State and territorial public

health officials, including a network of

State health department tobacco-control

representatives.

ASTHO was created specifically to

represent this group of State agencies to

the Federal government and other

national organizations and is unique in

its role as a liaison among these

officials. It has served as a capacitybuilding organization in public health

matters for many years and one of its

major objectives is the sharing of

information among State health

departments.

ASTHO has established a unique

network of public health professionals

in each State and territory who are

concerned with tobacco-use and chronic

disease prevention and control

programs. ASTHO has maintained

active involvement in tobacco-related

issues through their Tobacco Control

Resource Council. The Resource

Council has: (1) Developed a network of

tobacco-control representatives

representing the ten U.S. Public Health

Service Regions, (2) conducted regular

mailings and communications with

State health officials, and (3)

coordinated activities between Federal

agencies and States.

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 $350,000 is available

in FY 2000 to fund this award. It is

expected that the award will be made on

or about July 1, 2000, and will be made

for a 12-month budget period within a

project period of up to 5 years. Funding

estimates may change.

Continuation awards within the

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

under 2. (CDC Activities):

1. Recipient Activities

a. Advance comprehensive tobacco

and chronic disease prevention and

control programs.

(1) Promote and foster support for

comprehensive tobacco and chronic

disease prevention and control

programs to raise tobacco and chronic

disease prevention and control as a

priority within ASTHO and among State

health officials, affiliates, and other key

partners.

(2) Identify and develop opportunities

to promote successful State health

department tobacco and chronic disease

prevention and control efforts at

ASTHO’s regional and national

meetings.

(3) Provide opportunities, in regional

and national forums, where health

officials and other key decisionmakers

can discuss and develop policy

positions on tobacco use and chronic

disease prevention and control issues.

(4) Maintain liaison with the National

Association of City and County Health

Officials (NACCHO), the National

Association of Local Boards of Health

(NALBOH), and other national public

health organizations interested in

tobacco, chronic disease and health to

encourage support for comprehensive

tobacco and chronic disease prevention

and control programs.

(5) Coordinate communication

between the Tobacco Resource Council

and ASTHO affiliates to foster

communication between tobacco control

program managers and affiliates

regarding State tobacco control efforts.

Disseminate state-based summaries of

these efforts to SHOs, affiliates and

other partners on a regular basis.

b. Identify and promote opportunities

to educate State Health Officials and

affiliate member leadership programs, as

well as, guidelines and ‘‘Best Practices’’

for comprehensive tobacco control

programs, as well as, about guidelines

and recommendations related to chronic

disease prevention and control. This

could include use of state-of-the-art

technologies such as distance-based

learning, web-based information

exchange forums, and skill building

conferences/workshops.

c. Provide staff support to the ASTHO

Tobacco Resource Council to facilitate

information exchange and problem

solving among tobacco control program

managers in every region (10 U.S. Public

Health Service Regions and the Pacific

Islands).

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d. Identify opportunities for ASTHO

affiliates to work collaboratively with

the Tobacco Resource Council to

develop, support and/or implement

comprehensive tobacco control

programs.

e. Monitor the implementation of the

ASTHO Policy on Tobacco Use

Prevention and Control. Monitor current

events and, as appropriate, share

information with States and

collaborating agencies. Before

undertaking any data collection efforts,

conduct an assessment of data available

through other sources.

f. Maintain a mechanism (e.g.,

website, e-mail updates, newsletter), for

sharing timely information about

tobacco-related issues with SHOs, State

tobacco control contacts and affiliate

membership. Provide links to websites

that would be useful to ASTHO’s

constituents.

g. Develop an annual action plan and

SMART (specific, measurable,

achievable, realistic and time-phased)

objectives. Develop a mechanism for

evaluating overall effectiveness of the

plan.

h. Provide a full-time staff person to

coordinate and oversee the project.

2. CDC Activities

a. Provide consultation and technical

assistance in the planning,

implementation and evaluation of

program activities.

b. Provide up-to-date information that

includes diffusion of best practices and

current research and data in the areas of

tobacco use and chronic disease

prevention and control.

c. Collaborate in the planning and

support of workshops, conferences, and

other professional gatherings that serve

a public health purpose, and provide

speakers for meetings that are national

in scope.

d. Provide analytical expertise and

assist in preparation of material for

publication that includes information

on State tobacco prevention and control

activities.

e. Provide technical assistance to

ASTHO and its affiliates regarding

tobacco control and chronic disease

programs and policies.

E. Application Content

Use the information in the Program

Requirements, Other Requirements, and

Evaluation Criteria section 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 50 pages double-spaced pages,

printed on one side, with one inch

margins, and unreduced font.

1. Provide a description of the tobacco

and chronic disease prevention and

control activities performed and the

results achieved during the previous

project period which started in fiscal

year 1997.

2. Identify strategies and activities for

increasing ASTHO’s involvement in

promoting and supporting

comprehensive tobacco and chronic

disease prevention and control

programs over the next five years.

3. Describe how ASTHO’s affiliate

members will be involved with

ASTHO’s tobacco and chronic disease

prevention and control activities.

4. Describe how the Tobacco Control

Resource Council will facilitate

communication between tobacco control

managers and SHO’s.

5. Provide an Annual Action Plan that

includes objectives that are specific,

measurable, achievable, relevant and

time-phased. Objectives must relate to

CDC’s National Tobacco Control

Program objectives (four goal areas) and

the elements listed under the ‘‘Recipient

Activities’’ section of this

announcement.

6. Define and provide an operational

plan for each activity necessary to

achieve the objectives.

7. Provide an evaluation plan that

clearly describes the methods proposed

to evaluate each objective.

Measurements must be established to

evaluate the level of achievement of all

project objectives and elements listed

under the ‘‘Recipient Activities’’ section

of this announcement.

8. Provide an organizational chart

highlighting line and staff authority.

Include a description of the activities for

each position.

9. Submit a detailed budget and lineitem justification that is consistent with

the purpose of the program and the

proposed project objectives.

F. Submission and Deadline

Application

Submit the original and two copies of

PHS 5161–1 (OMB 0937–0189). Forms

are available at the following Internet

address: http://www.cdc.gov/. Forms, or

in the application kit. On or before June

23, 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 it

is 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. (The

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 Application: The application

which does not meet the criteria in (a)

or (b) above is considered a late

application, will not be considered, and

will be returned to the applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria (100 Points)

Each application will be evaluated

individually against the following

criteria by an independent review group

appointed by CDC:

1. Five-year Vision (15 Percent)

The extent to which the applicant

articulates its vision, seeks meaningful

changes for a five year period, and ties

the vision to the Healthy People 2010

Objectives.

2. Annual Action Plan (30 percent)

a. The extent to which the objectives

are realistic and related to identified

needs and purpose of the program.

b. The extent to which activities are

realistic and feasible and will help

accomplish the objectives.

c. The extent to which there are

realistic plans to promote and foster

support for comprehensive Tobacco

Control Programs and chronic disease

prevention and control programs to

raise tobacco and chronic disease

prevention and control as a priority

within ASTHO and among State health

officials, affiliates, and other key

partners.

3. Project Management and Staffing

Plan (30 Percent)

a. The extent to which the applicant

identifies staff that have the

responsibility, capability, and authority

to carry out the activities, as evidenced

by job descriptions, and curriculum

vitae.

b. The extent to which the plan to

manage the project and to overcome

challenges is logical, resourceful, and

adequate to accomplish the purpose of

the project.

4. Evaluation (25 Percent)

The extent to which the applicant

realistically and adequately proposes to

measure progress in tracking and

meeting objectives and presents a

reasonable plan for obtaining data,

reporting the results and using the

results for programmatic decisions.

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5. Budget and Accompanying

Justification (Not Scored)

The extent to which the budget is

reasonable, itemized, clearly justified

and consistent with the work plan and

intended use of funds.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with the original plus

two copies of:

1. Progress reports (semiannual)

2. Financial status 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.

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 acceptable to this

program. For a complete description of

each, see Attachment I in the

application kit.

AR–7—Executive Order 12372 Review

AR–9—Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR–11—Health People 2010

AR–12—Lobbying Restrictions

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized by Section

317(k)(2) [42 U.S.C. 247b(2)], Section

301 of the Public Health Service Act, as

amended. The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number is 93.283.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

This and other CDC announcements

can be found on the CDC Homepage

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

click on ‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and

Cooperative Agreements.’’

Business management technical

assistance may be obtained from:

Kimberly Pope, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention,

Announcement Number 00087, 2920

Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta,

GA 30341–4146, Telephone number:

(770) 488–2767, FAX: (770) 488–2777,

Email address: kgp6@cdc.gov

Program technical assistance may be

obtained from: Barbara Park, Project

Officer, Program Services Branch, Office

on Smoking and Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, 4770

Buford Hwy., NE, Telephone number:

(770) 488–1249, FAX: (770) 488–1147,

Email address: bzp@cdc.gov

Dated: May 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

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Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Disease, Disability, and Injury

Prevention and Control Special

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Cooperative

Agreements for Prevention Research

Centers, Program Announcement

98047

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)

announces the following meeting.

Name: Disease, Disability, and Injury

Prevention and Control Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP): Cooperative Agreements for

Prevention Research Centers, Program

Announcement #98047, meeting.

Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–9 a.m., July 11,

2000 (Open). 9 a.m.–5 p.m., July 11, 2000

(Closed). 8 a.m.–5 p.m., July 12, 2000

(Closed).

Place: Sheraton Colony Square Hotel, 188

14th St., NE, Atlanta, GA. Telephone 404/

892–6000.

Status: Portions of the meeting will be

closed to the public in accordance with

provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4) and

(6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of

the Associate Director for Management and

Operations, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–

463.

Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will

include the review, discussion, and

evaluation of applications received in

response to Program Announcement #98047.

Contact Person for More Information:

David Elswick, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,

4770 Buford Highway m/s F30, Atlanta, GA.,

30341. Telephone 770/488–5395, email

dce1@cdc.gov.

The Director, Management Analysis and

Services office has been delegated the

authority to sign Federal Register notices

pertaining to announcements of meetings and

other committee management activities, for

both the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: May 24, 2000.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention CDC.

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Prevention

Disease, Disability, and Injury

Prevention and Control Special

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Childhood

Agricultural Safety and Health

Research, RFA–OH–00–001

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)

announces the following meeting.

Name: Disease, Disability, and Injury

Prevention and Control Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP): Childhood Agricultural Safety

and Health Research, RFA–OH–00–001.

Times and Dates: 12 p.m.–12:30 p.m., June

21, 2000 (Open). 12:30 a.m.–5 p.m., June 21,

2000 (Closed). 8 a.m.–5 p.m., June 22, 2000

(Closed).

Place: Embassy Suites, 1900 Diagonal

Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.

Status: Portions of the meeting will be

closed to the public in accordance with

provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4) and

(6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of

the Associate Director for Management and

Operations, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–

463.

Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will

include the review, discussion, and

evaluation of applications received in

response to RFA–OH–00–001.

Contact Person for More Information:

Michael J. Galvin, Jr., Ph.D., National

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,

CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., m/s D30

Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone 404/639–

3525, e-mail mtg3@cdc.gov.

The Director, Management Analysis and

Services office has been delegated the

authority to sign Federal Register notices

pertaining to announcements of meetings and

other committee management activities, for

both the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: May 23, 2000.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention CDC.

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