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number (770)488–2746, Email address:

RNH2@cdc.gov.

Program technical assistance may be

obtained from: Ibrahim Parvanta,

Division of Nutrition and Physical

Activity, National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway,

Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone Number

(770) 488–5865, Email address:

ixp1@cdc.gov.

Dated: June 13, 2000.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 00128]

Rural Human Immunodeficiency Virus/

Acquired Immune Deficiency

Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) Prevention and

Education Project; Notice of

Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC 2000 funds for a

cooperative agreement program for

Rural HIV/AIDS Prevention and

Education. This program addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus area of

HIV Prevention. For the conference

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

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

healthy people. The purpose of the

program is to support the following

activities: (1) An information exchange

program among health and education

officials in local and State government

concerning HIV prevention in nonurban areas; (2) HIV prevention program

and policy development; and (3) the

provision of technical assistance to

community-based organizations (CBOs),

local and State health departments, and

others involved in health promotion and

disease prevention activities to persons

in non-urban areas.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided only to

the Rural Center for AIDS and STD

Prevention (RCAP) at Indiana

University. No other applications are

solicited. [This is consistent with Senate

Appropriations language for the Labor,

Health and Human Services, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention

regarding HIV for Fiscal Year 2000

which encourages CDC to sustain the

Rural Center for AIDS and STD

Prevention so it may continue its efforts

in rural communities through

prevention specialists.]

Eligibility is limited to RCAP because

it is the only national organization in

the country that solely focuses on HIV

and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

(STD) prevention in rural communities.

RCAP was created specifically to

promote HIV/STD prevention in rural

America, with the goal of reducing HIV/

AIDS. RCAP has served as a policydevelopment and capacity-building

organization in intergovernmental

affairs for more than five years and has

as one of its major objectives the sharing

of information between local

governments.

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 $250,000 is available

in FY 2000, to fund one award. 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 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

Funds may not be used to supplant or

duplicate existing funding.

D. Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

shall 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 HIV

prevention policies, practices,

procedures, programs, and processes

that are considered to be effective in

rural areas.

b. Assist representatives of rural

communities in identifying and

evaluating mechanisms to incorporate

HIV prevention into their short-and

long-range plans.

c. In collaboration with other

agencies, develop prevention education

materials and guidelines, as well as

technical and practical information

warranted by new epidemiological,

behavioral, or clinical discoveries that

particularly have applications for rural

areas.

d. Use existing information vehicles,

e.g., information exchange newsletters,

capsule and technical assistance reports,

case studies, information alerts,

directories, conferences, workshops,

and HIV/AIDS-related

telecommunications networks in

disseminating successful program

elements.

e. Provide technical assistance to rural

health and education officials and CBOs

on HIV prevention program and

management issues such as: grant

writing, educational material

development, and program

development, implementation, and

evaluation. Provide training to selected

groups of rural prevention specialists,

such as adolescent peer educators,

through workshops and/or conferences.

f. Develop rural case studies that will

enable: Community Planning Groups

(CPGs), local health departments (LHDs)

and CBOs to benefit from the experience

of other organizations in the planning,

development, implementation, and

evaluation of community prevention

planning processes, needs assessments,

programs and related activities which

are particularly relevant to rural areas.

g. Prepare abstracts, posters, oral

presentations, and articles for

publication in peer-reviewed journals.

h. Obtain information and materials

through surveys of local school districts

and health departments, other local

government agencies, CBOs, CPGs, and

other community entities concerning

HIV/AIDS prevention-related funding,

policies, practices, procedures,

programs, and processes.

2. CDC Activities

a. Collaborate as needed/requested in

the development of a dissemination

plan so that practical and technical

information related to rural HIV/AIDS

prevention can be rapidly shared with

appropriate government and health

department officials, as well as CBOs

and CPGs.

b. Assist as needed/requested in

identifying (1) HIV prevention-related

policies, practices, procedures,

community needs and processes; (2)

local health education/risk reduction

programs that have demonstrated the

capability to successfully serve the

needs of rural populations with AIDS or

HIV infection, sex and needle-sharing

partners, high-risk populations, healthcare providers, or the general public;

and (3) other local HIV preventionrelated efforts (e.g. community planning

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or peer youth education) that offer

valuable lessons to benefit others.

c. Collaborate as needed/requested in

the planning of all workshops,

conferences and other professional

gatherings that serve a rural public

health purpose, and provide speakers

for meetings that are regional or national

in scope.

d. Collaborate as needed/requested

and give technical feedback to RCAP on

drafts of all HIV-related materials

intended for dissemination, including

assistance in evaluation efforts of rural

prevention programs.

e. Collaborate in the analysis and

presentation of all materials for

publication.

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 under ‘‘Section G,

Evaluation Criteria.’’ Therefore it is

important to follow the specified criteria

when designing your program plan.

Provide a detailed plan for activities for

the initial budget period and a more

general plan for activities in Years 2

through 5 of the project period.

Specifically:

1. Describe the need for and a plan to

address the required recipient activities.

This description should include the

need for programs and activities that

directly address HIV prevention gaps

that have already been identified by

non-urban areas of the nation.

2. Describe past experience in

providing technical assistance, on a

national scope, to State and local health

and education agencies, CBOs and

others engaged in HIV/AIDS and STD

prevention and education activities.

3. Provide realistic, measurable, and

time-phased objectives that are related

to the purpose of this program and the

Healthy People 2010 national objectives.

Provide program objectives for the

budget period (year 1) and the project

period (5 years).

4. Describe the activities that will be

carried out to accomplish the proposed

objectives.

5. Provide a plan of evaluation that

addresses each of the objectives and

activities. Indicate how the evaluation

findings will be used in program

planning and decision making.

6. Provide a line item budget and

justification that is consistent with the

purpose of this program and the

proposal submitted.

The narrative should be no more than

15 double-spaced pages, with one inch

margins, printed on one side in 10 or 12

point font(s).

F. Submission and Deadline

Application

The applicant must submit the

original and two copies of PHS 5161–1

(OMB Number 0937–0189). Forms are

available at the following Internet

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

the application kit. On or before August

18, 2000, submit the application to the

Grants Management Specialist

identified in the ‘‘Where to Obtain

Additional Information’’ section of this

announcement.

Deadline: The application 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 Applicant

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: If the application

does not meet the criteria in (a) or (b)

above, it will be considered a late

application. Subsequently, it will not be

considered for funding and will be

returned to the applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria

The application will be evaluated

against the following criteria by an

independent review group appointed by

CDC:

1. Description of Need (25 points) The

extent to which the applicant has

described the need for a program to

address rural HIV prevention needs and

its ability to conduct HIV prevention

activities and programs that will address

the needs identified.

2. Program Plan and Objectives (25

points) The extent to which the

application includes an achievable plan,

with specific, measurable, and

attainable objectives, for conducting

project activities as described under the

section ‘‘Program Requirements, 1.

Recipient Activities.’’

3. Evaluation Plan (40 points) The

extent to which the application includes

reasonable and appropriate methods for

evaluating the project’s effectiveness.

4. Personnel Policies and Procedures

(10 points) The extent to which the

applicant demonstrates the existence

and use of organizational policies and

procedures requiring the hiring, training

and assigning of qualified personnel to

conduct and manage project activities.

5. Budget and Justification (not

scored) The extent to which the budget

is reasonable, clearly justifiable, and

consistent with the intended use of

funds.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with original plus two

copies of

1. annual progress reports;

2. Financial Status Report (FSR), SF

269, no more than 90 days after the end

of the budget period; and

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 applicable to this

program. For a complete description of

each, see Attachment I in the

application kit.

AR–5 HIV Program Review Panel

Requirements

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–20 Conference Support

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

section 301 (a) of the Public Health

Service Act, [42 U.S.C. section 241 (a)],

as amended. The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance number is 93.939,

HIV Prevention Activities—NonGovernmental Organizations.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

To obtain additional information,

contact: Annie Harrison Camacho,

Grants Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), Room

3000, 2920 Brandywine Road, Mailstop

E–15, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.

Telephone number: (770) 488–2735.

Email address: atc4@CDC.gov

Access to this information and all

other CDC announcements are available

on the CDC home page on the Internet:

http://www.cdc.gov

For program technical assistance,

contact: Mr. David Brownell, Division of

HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center

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for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention,

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road N.W.,

Mailstop E–35, Atlanta, Georgia 30333,

Telephone: (404) 639–5200, Email:

DFB2@CDC.gov

Dated: June 14, 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 00109]

Cooperative Agreements for National

Programs That Build the Capacity of

Schools To Prevent Foodborne Illness

Through Coordinated School Food

Safety Programs; 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 cooperative agreements that

establish a national program to assist the

nation’s schools and health departments

to prevent foodborne illness through

coordinated school food safety

programs.

The purpose of this announcement is

to develop a national program that

builds the capacity of national nongovernmental, non-profit organizations’

constituents to help schools prevent

foodborne illness. CDC recognizes that

many state education agencies (SEAs)

and local education agencies (LEAs)

have implemented components of a

coordinated school health program that

addresses important health risk

behaviors and health problems. This

announcement provides support to

national non-governmental, non-profit

organizations to collaborate with state

education agencies, state health

agencies and others engaged in activities

related to Coordinated School Health

Programs to focus on foodborne illness

prevention and school food safety.

CDC is committed to working

collaboratively with the nation’s state

education and health agencies and to

helping them implement comprehensive

school health education as part of a

coordinated school health program that

can prevent the leading causes of death

and disability. CDC is also 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(s) of Educational and

Community-Based Programs. For the

conference copy of ‘‘Healthy People

2010’’ , visit the internet site: http://

www.health.gov/healthypeople.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided only to

national organizations that are private

health, education, or social service

agencies (professional, or voluntary);

and must qualify as a non-profit 501

(c)(3) entity. Priority will be given to

organizations whose constituencies

have a direct impact on the school food

safety program including school food

service professionals, school nurses, and

administrators. Eligible applicants must

have the capacity and experience to

assist their local affiliates. Applicants

and their local affiliates must have

experience working with personnel

from state and local education agencies,

state or local health agencies, or other

relevant agencies within the previous

ten years that could contribute toward

foodborne illness prevention efforts

through coordinated school food safety

programs. Eligible organizations must

have affiliate offices or local/state/or

regional membership constituencies in a

minimum of 10 states and territories.

Affiliate offices and local/state/or

regional membership constituencies

may not apply in lieu of, or on behalf

of, their parent national office.

National organizations that are funded

currently by CDC/Division of

Adolescent and School Health (DASH)

under program announcements 99023,

and 97065, 00026,or 00037 are not

eligible for this program announcement.

A listing of CDC/DASH funded national

organizations that are not eligible to

apply is provided on the DASH website,

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/.

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 $420,000 is available

in FY 2000 to fund approximately three

awards. It is expected that the average

award will be $140,000, ranging from

$125,000 to $155,000 and that the

project period will be for 3 years. It is

expected that the awards will begin on

or about September 30, 2000. 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.

D. Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

shall be responsible for conducting

activities under section 1 (Recipient

Activities), and CDC will be responsible

for conducting activities under section 2

(CDC Activities) as listed below:

1. Recipient Activities

a. Collaborate with constituents; state

and local education, health, agriculture,

and social service agencies; nongovernmental partners; and federal

government agencies to develop a

national strategy to prevent foodborne

illness within school-based food safety

programs.

b. Establish specific, measurable, and

realistic goals and objectives that reduce

and or manage school foodborne illness

outbreaks.

c. Establish an operational plan that

includes collaborating with federal and

state agencies and others engaged in

coordinated school food safety programrelated activities, in developing targetaudience and discipline-specific

training materials needed to effectively

build the capacity of school personnel

to implement a model coordinated

school food safety program.

d. Specific activities can also include:

1. Build the capacity of constituents

to better prevent school foodborne

illness and implement a model

coordinated school food safety program

through participation in 3–4 training

workshops facilitated by a State

Education Agency;

2. Develop discipline-specific training

materials for accompanying a model

coordinated school food safety program

for constituents;

3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the

program in achieving goals and

objectives;

4. Disseminate programmatic

information through appropriate

methods, such as:

a. Sharing materials that would

reduce school foodborne illness through

a variety of mechanisms (e.g.

clearinghouses, conferences and/or

workshops, newsletters, annual progress

reports, etc.).

b. Sharing project-related news and

information with State and Local

Education Agencies, State Health

Agencies, national organizations, and

others through the Internet, other

computer networks, the mail and at

workshops and conferences;