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1Health, United States, 2006, National Center for 

Health Statistics (NCHS), Hyattsville, MD, 

November 2006. 

2National Healthcare Disparities Report, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human Services, Agency 

for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), 

Rockville, MD, December 2005. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Community Partnerships To Eliminate 

Health Disparities Demonstration 

Grant Program 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Public Health and Science, 

Office of Minority Health. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Announcement Type: Competitive 

Initial Announcement of Availability of 

Funds. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: Community 

Partnerships to Eliminate Health 

Disparities Demonstration Grant 

Program—93.137. 

DATES: To receive consideration, 

applications must be received by the 

Office of Grants Management, Office of 

Public Health and Science (OPHS), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS) c/o WilDon Solutions, 

Office of Grants Management 

Operations Center, Attention Office of 

Minority Health Community 

Partnerships to Eliminate Health 

Disparities Demonstration Grant 

Program, no later than 5 p.m. Eastern 

Time on July 11, 2007. The application 

due date requirement in this 

announcement supersedes the 

instructions in the OPHS–1 form. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained electronically by accessing 

Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov or 

GrantSolutions at http:// 

www.GrantSolutions.gov. To obtain a 

hard copy of the application kit, contact 

WilDon Solutions at 1–888–203–6161. 

Applicants may fax a written request to 

WilDon Solutions at (703) 351–1138 or 

e-mail the request to 

OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com. 

Applications must be prepared using 

Form OPHS–1 ‘‘Grant Application,’’ 

which is included in the application kit. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

WilDon Solutions, Office of Grants 

Management Operations Center, 1515 

Wilson Blvd., Third Floor Suite 310, 

Arlington, VA 22209 at 1–888–203– 

6161, at e-mail 

OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com, or fax 

703–351–1138. 

SUMMARY: This announcement is made 

by the United States Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS or 

Department), Office of Minority Health 

(OMH) located within the Office of 

Public Health and Science (OPHS), and 

working in a ‘‘One-Department’’ 

approach collaboratively with 

participating HHS agencies and 

programs (entities). As part of a 

continuing HHS effort to improve the 

health and well being of racial and 

ethnic minorities, the Department 

announces availability of FY 2007 

funding for the Community Partnerships 

to Eliminate Health Disparities 

Demonstration Grant Program (hereafter 

referred to as the Community 

Partnerships Program). OMH is 

authorized to conduct this program 

under 42 U.S.C. 300u–6, section 1707 of 

the Public Health Service Act, as 

amended. The mission of the OMH is to 

improve the health of racial and ethnic 

minority populations through the 

development of policies and programs 

that address disparities and gaps. OMH 

serves as the focal point in the HHS for 

leadership, policy development and 

coordination, service demonstrations, 

information exchange, coalition and 

partnership building, and related efforts 

to address the health needs of racial and 

ethnic minorities. OMH activities are 

implemented in an effort to address 

Healthy People 2010, a comprehensive 

set of disease prevention and health 

promotion objectives for the Nation to 

achieve over the first decade of the 21st 

century (http://www.healthypeople.gov). 

This funding announcement is also 

made in support of the OMH National 

Partnership for Action initiative. The 

mission of the National Partnership for 

Action is to work with individuals and 

organizations across the country to 

create a Nation free of health disparities 

with quality health outcomes for all by 

achieving the following five objectives: 

increasing awareness of health 

disparities; strengthening leadership at 

all levels for addressing health 

disparities; enhancing patient-provider 

communication; improving cultural and 

linguistic competency in delivering 

health services; and better coordinating 

and utilizing research and outcome 

evaluations. 

The Community Partnerships Program 

is designed to support activities that 

address, and will subsequently 

eliminate, racial and ethnic health 

disparities through community-level 

activities that promote health, reduce 

risks, and increase access to and 

utilization of preventive health care and 

treatment services. In FY 2007 the 

Community Partnerships Program will 

support community-based programs that 

implement activities through 

collaborative arrangements among 

minority serving community-based 

organizations, health care facilities, and 

other community entities. This program 

is intended to ascertain the effectiveness 

of collaborative community-based 

interventions, implemented at the 

grassroots level, on reducing health 

disparities among racial and ethnic 

minority populations, and demonstrate 

the effectiveness of the collaborative 

partnership approach in: 

• Developing, implementing and 

conducting demonstration projects in 

high-risk minority communities which 

coordinate integrated community-based 

educational screening and outreach 

services, and include linkages for 

access, and treatment to minorities in 

high-risk, low-income communities; 

• Reducing social cultural and 

linguistic barriers to health care; and 

• Implementing and/or adapting 

existing promising practices/model 

programs for targeted minority 

communities. 

The gap in life expectancy between 

Black and white Americans has 

narrowed since 1985, but significant 

racial and ethnic disparities remain 

across a wide range of health measures.1

The 2005 National Healthcare 

Disparities Report found that disparities 

related to race, ethnicity and 

socioeconomic status continue to 

pervade the American health care 

system.2 The report also states that since 

the causes of disparities and their 

prioritization vary across the country, 

‘‘successfully addressing disparities 

often requires focused community-based 

projects that are supported by detailed 

local data.’’ Eliminating the 

disproportionate health care disparities 

is an HHS priority, and the second goal 

of Healthy People 2010. The risk of 

many diseases and health conditions are 

reduced through preventative actions. A 

culture of wellness diminishes 

debilitating and costly health problems. 

Individual health care is built on a 

foundation of responsibility for personal 

wellness, which includes participating 

in regular physical activity, eating a 

healthful diet, taking advantage of 

medical screenings, and making healthy 

choices to avoid risky behaviors. 

Background information on health issue 

areas in which significant racial/ethnic 

disparities are documented may be 

found in Section VIII of this 

announcement. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

Section I. Funding Opportunity Description 

1. Purpose 

2. OMH Expectations 

3. Applicant Project Results 

4. Project Requirements 


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5. Health Areas To Be Addressed 

Section II. Award Information 

Section III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

3. Other 

Section IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application Kit 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

3. Submission Dates and Times 

4. Intergovernmental Review 

5. Funding Restrictions 

Section V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria 

2. Review and Selection Process 

3. Anticipated Award Date 

Section VI. Award Administration 

Information 

1. Award Notices 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

3. Reporting Requirements 

Section VII. Agency Contacts 

Section VIII. Other Information 

1. Background Information 

2. Healthy People 2010 

3. Definitions 

Section I. Funding Opportunity 

Description 

Authority: This program is authorized 

under 42 U.S.C. 300u–6, section 1707 of the 

Public Health Service Act, as amended. 

1. Purpose 

The purpose of the Community 

Partnerships to End Health Disparities 

Demonstration Grant Program is to 

improve the health status of targeted 

minority populations (see definition of 

minority populations in Section VIII.3 

of this announcement) by eliminating 

disparities. Through this FY 2007 

announcement, the OMH is continuing 

to promote the utilization of community 

partnerships with locally grounded, 

grassroots organizations to develop and/ 

or implement promising practices and 

model programs targeting minority 

communities that focus on: Health 

education promotion, disease risk 

reduction and increased access to and 

utilization of preventive health care and 

treatment services. Support will be 

provided to projects that emphasize 

prevention, one of the HHS priorities. 

The risks of many diseases and health 

conditions are reduced through 

preventative actions. 

2. OMH Expectations 

It is intended that the Community 

Partnerships Program will result in: 

• Increased awareness of risk factors, 

and health promoting behaviors; 

• Reduction in high-risk behaviors; 

and 

• Improved access to health care for 

hardly reached minority populations. 

3. Applicant Project Results 

Applicants must identify 3 of the 5 

following anticipated project results that 

are consistent with the Community 

Partnerships Program overall and OMH 

expectations: 

• Increasing awareness of health 

disparities; 

• Strengthening leadership at all 

levels for addressing health disparities; 

• Improving patient-provider 

interaction; 

• Improving cultural and linguistic 

competency; and/or 

• Improving coordination and 

utilization of research and outcome 

evaluations. 

The outcomes of these projects will be 

used to develop other national efforts to 

address health disparities among racial 

and ethnic minority populations. 

4. Project Requirements 

Each applicant under the Community 

Partnership Program must: 

• Implement the project using a 

collaborative partnership arrangement 

of community-based organizations that 

will coordinate outreach, screening and 

education efforts and provide referrals 

and follow-up for treatment. The 

partnership must have the capacity to: 

• Plan and coordinate services which 

reduce existing sociocultural and/or 

linguistic barriers to health care; and 

• Carry out screening, outreach, 

education, and enabling services to 

ensure that clients follow-up with 

treatment and treatment referrals. 

• Identify problems such as gaps in 

services or issues, such as access to 

health care, affecting the targeted health 

area to be addressed by the proposed 

project. 

• Identify existing resources in the 

targeted health area which will be 

linked to the proposed project. 

• Ensure that health promotion and 

education outreach activities are 

linguistically, culturally and age 

appropriate. 

• Identify 3 of the 5 anticipated 

applicant project results for the project 

(listed above). 

• Address at least 1, but no more than 

3 of the identified health areas (see 

Section 5 below). 

5. Health Areas to be Addressed 

The activities and interventions 

implemented under Community 

Partnerships Program may target the 

racial and ethnic disparities in 1 but no 

more than 3 of the following ten (10) 

health areas: 

• Asthma (among children and 

adolescents aged 1 to 19) 

• Cancer 

• Diabetes 

• Heart Disease & Stroke 

• Hepatitis B 

• HIV 

• Immunization (adult and child) 

• Infant Mortality 

• Mental Health 

• Obesity & Overweight (among 

children and adolescents aged 1 to 19) 

Section II. Award Information 

Estimated Funds Available for 

Competition: $5,850,000 in FY 2007 

(Grant awards are subject to the 

availability of funds.) 

Anticipated Number of Awards: 23– 

29. 

Range of Awards: $200,000 to 

$250,000 per year. 

Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 

2007. 

Period of Performance: 3 Years 

(September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2010). 

Budget Period Length: 12 months. 

Type of Award: Grant. 

Type of Application Accepted: New, 

Competing Continuation. 

Section III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

To qualify for funding, an applicant 

must: 

• Be a private nonprofit, communitybased, minority-serving organization 

which addresses health or human 

services (see definitions); or be a public 

(local or tribal government) communitybased organization which addresses 

health or human services; and 

• Represent a collaborative 

partnership, consisting of at least three 

discrete organizations, that includes: 

—A community-based, minority-serving 

organization (applicant); 

—A health care facility (e.g., community 

health center, migrant health center, 

health department or medical center); 

and 

—Another community entity (e.g., social 

service agency, business entity, 

educational institution, or civic 

association). 

The partnership must be documented 

through a single signed Memorandum of 

Agreement (MOA) between the 

community-based minority serving 

organization (applicant), the health care 

facility and the other community entity. 

Each member of the partnership must 

have a specific, significant role in 

conducting the proposed project. The 

MOA must specify in detail the roles 

and resources that each entity will bring 

to the project, and the terms of the 

agreement. The MOA must cover the 

entire project period. The MOA must be 

signed by individuals with the authority 

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president, chief executive officer, 

executive director). 

Other entities that meet the definition 

of private non-profit community-based, 

minority-serving organization and the 

above criteria that are eligible to apply 

are: 

• Faith-based organizations. 

• Tribal organizations. 

• Local affiliates of national, statewide, or regional organizations. 

National, state-wide, and regional 

organizations may not apply for these 

grants. As the focus of the program is at 

the local, grassroots level, OMH is 

looking for entities that have ties to the 

local community. National, state-wide, 

and regional organizations operate on a 

broader scale and are not as likely to 

effectively access the targeted minority 

population in the specific, local 

neighborhood and communities. 

The organization submitting the 

application will: 

• Serve as the lead agency for the 

project, responsible for its 

implementation and management; and 

• Serve as the fiscal agent for the 

Federal grant awarded. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Matching funds are not required for 

the Community Partnerships Program. 

3. Other 

Organizations applying for funds 

under the Community Partnerships 

Program must submit documentation of 

nonprofit status with their applications. 

If documentation is not provided, the 

application will be considered nonresponsive and will not be entered into 

the review process. The organization 

will be notified that the application did 

not meet the submission requirements. 

Any of the following serves as 

acceptable proof of nonprofit status: 

• A reference to the applicant 

organization’s listing in the Internal 

Revenue Service’s (IRS) most recent list 

of tax-exempt organizations described in 

section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. 

• A copy of a currently valid IRS tax 

exemption certificate. 

• A statement from a State taxing 

body, State Attorney General, or other 

appropriate State official certifying that 

the applicant organization has a 

nonprofit status and that none of the net 

earnings accrue to any private 

shareholders or individuals. 

• A certified copy of the 

organization’s certificate of 

incorporation or similar document that 

clearly establishes nonprofit status. 

For local, nonprofit affiliates of state 

or national organizations, a statement 

signed by the parent organization 

indicating that the applicant 

organization is a local nonprofit affiliate 

must be provided in addition to any one 

of the above acceptable proof of 

nonprofit status. 

If funding is requested in an amount 

greater than the ceiling of the award 

range, the application will be 

considered non-responsive and will not 

be entered into the review process. The 

application will be returned with 

notification that it did not meet the 

submission requirements. 

Applications that are not complete or 

that do not conform to or address the 

criteria of this announcement will be 

considered non-responsive and will not 

be entered into the review process. The 

application will be returned with 

notification that it did not meet the 

submission requirements. 

An organization may submit no more 

than one application to the Community 

Partnerships Program. Organizations 

submitting more than one proposal for 

this grant program will be deemed 

ineligible. The multiple proposals from 

the same organization will be returned 

without comment. 

Organizations are not eligible to 

receive funding from more than one 

OMH grant program to carry out the 

same project and/or activities. 

Section IV.Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application Kit 

Application kits for the Community 

Partnerships to Eliminate Health 

Disparities Demonstration Grant 

Program may be obtained by accessing 

Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov or 

the GrantSolutions system at http:// 

www.grantsolutions.gov. To obtain a 

hard copy of the application kit for this 

grant program, contact WilDon 

Solutions at 1–888–203–6161. 

Applicants may also fax a written 

request to WilDon Solutions at (703) 

351–1138 or e-mail the request to 

OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com. 

Applications must be prepared using 

Form OPHS–1, which can be obtained at 

the Web sites noted above. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

A. Application and Submission 

Applicants must use Grant 

Application Form OPHS–1 and 

complete the Face Page/Cover Page (SF 

424), Checklist, and Budget Information 

Forms for Non-Construction Programs 

(SF 424A). In addition, the application 

must contain a project narrative. The 

project narrative (including summary 

and appendices) is limited to 75 pages 

double-spaced. For those organizations 

that previously received funding under 

the OMH-supported Community 

Programs to Improve Minority Health, 

in addition to the project narrative, you 

must attach a report on that program 

and its results. This report is limited to 

15 pages double-spaced, which do not 

count against the project narrative page 

limitation. 

The narrative description of the 

project must contain the following, in 

the order presented: 

• Table of Contents. 

• Project Summary (Overview): 

Briefly describe key aspects of the 

Background, Objectives, Program Plan, 

and Evaluation Plan. The summary is 

limited to 3 pages. 

• Program Narrative 

• Background: 

—Statement of Need: Identify which of 

the health issue areas (up to 3) are 

being addressed. Describe and 

document, with data, demographic 

information on the targeted local 

geographic area, and the significance 

or prevalence of health problem(s) or 

issue(s) affecting the local target 

minority group(s). Describe the local 

minority group(s) targeted by the 

project (e.g., race/ethnicity, age, 

gender, educational level/income). 

—Experience: Describe the applicant 

organization’s background, and the 

background/experience of all 

coalition member organizations. 

Provide a rationale for inclusion of 

the coalition member organizations in 

the project. Describe any similar 

projects implemented to work with 

the targeted population and the 

results of those projects. (For those 

institutions that previously received 

funding under the OMH-supported 

Community Programs to Improve 

Minority Health, you must attach a 

report on that specific project and its 

results.) 

—Discuss the applicant organization’s 

experience in managing projects/ 

activities, especially those targeting 

the population to be served. Indicate 

where the project will be located 

within the applicant organization’s 

structure and the reporting channels. 

Provide a chart of the proposed 

project’s organizational structure, 

showing who will report to whom. 

Describe how the partner 

organizations will interface with the 

applicant organization. 

• Objectives: Provide objectives stated 

in measurable terms including baseline 

data, improvement targets, and time 

frames for achievement for the threeyear project period. Explain how the 

state objectives relate to the expected 

results of the project 

• Program Plan: Provide a plan 

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will be carried out. Describe specific 

activities and strategies planned to 

achieve each objective. For each 

activity, describe how, when, where, by 

whom, and for whom the activity will 

be conducted. Include the role of each 

coalition member organization. Provide 

a description of the proposed program 

staff, including resumes and job 

descriptions for key staff, qualifications 

and responsibilities of each staff 

member, and percent of time each will 

commit to the project. Provide a 

description of duties for any proposed 

consultants. Describe any products to be 

developed by the project. Provide a time 

line for each year of the three-year 

project period. 

• Evaluation Plan: Delineate how 

program activities will be evaluated. 

The evaluation plan must clearly 

articulate how the project will be 

evaluated to determine if the intended 

results have been achieved. The 

evaluation plan must describe, for all 

funded activities: 

—Intended results (i.e., impacts and 

outcomes); 

—how impacts and outcomes will be 

measured (i.e. what indicators or 

measures will be used to monitor and 

measure progress toward achieving 

project results); 

—methods for collecting and analyzing 

data on measures; 

—evaluation methods that will be used 

to assess impacts and outcomes; 

—evaluation expertise that will be 

available for this purpose; 

—how results are expected to contribute 

to the objectives of the Program as a 

whole, and Healthy People 2010 goals 

and objectives; and 

—the potential for replicating the 

evaluation methods for similar efforts. 

Discuss plans and describe the 

vehicle (e.g., manual, CD) that will be 

used to document the steps which 

others may follow to replicate the 

proposed project in similar 

communities. Describe plans for 

disseminating project results to other 

communities. 

• Appendices: Include MOAs and 

other relevant information in this 

section. 

If required, attach a report on the 

project and outcomes supported under 

the Community Programs to Improve 

Minority Health (does not count against 

page limitation). 

In addition to the project narrative, 

the application must contain a detailed 

budget justification which includes a 

narrative explanation and indicates the 

computation of expenditures for each 

year for which grant support is 

requested. The budget request must 

include funds for key project staff to 

attend an annual OMH grantee meeting. 

(The budget justification does not count 

toward the page limitation.) 

B. Data Universal Numbering System 

number (DUNS) 

Applications must have a Dun & 

Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal 

Numbering System number as the 

universal identifier when applying for 

Federal grants. The D&B number can be 

obtained by calling (866) 705–5711 or 

through the Web site at http:// 

www.dnb.com/us/. 

3. Submission Dates and Times 

To be considered for review, 

applications must be received by the 

Office of Public Health and Science, 

Office of Grants Management, c/o 

WilDon Solutions, by 5 p.m. Eastern 

Time on July 11, 2007. Applications 

will be considered as meeting the 

deadline if they are received on or 

before the deadline date. The 

application due date requirement in this 

announcement supercedes the 

instructions in the OPHS–1 form. 

Submission Mechanisms 

The Office of Public Health and 

Science (OPHS) provides multiple 

mechanisms for the submission of 

applications, as described in the 

following sections. Applicants will 

receive notification via mail from the 

OPHS Office of Grants Management 

confirming the receipt of applications 

submitted using any of these 

mechanisms. Applications submitted to 

the OPHS Office of Grants Management 

after the deadlines described below will 

not be accepted for review. Applications 

which do not conform to the 

requirements of the grant announcement 

will not be accepted for review and will 

be returned to the applicant. 

While applications are accepted in 

hard copy, the use of the electronic 

application submission capabilities 

provided by the Grants.gov and 

GrantSolutions.gov systems is 

encouraged. Applications may only be 

submitted electronically via the 

electronic submission mechanisms 

specified below. Any applications 

submitted via any other means of 

electronic communication, including 

facsimile or electronic mail, will not be 

accepted for review. 

In order to apply for new funding 

opportunities which are open to the 

public for competition, you may access 

the Grants.gov Web site portal. All 

OPHS funding opportunities and 

application kits are made available on 

Grants.gov. If your organization has/had 

a grantee business relationship with a 

grant program serviced by the OPHS 

Office of Grants Management, and you 

are applying as part of ongoing grantee 

related activities, please access 

GrantSolutions.gov. 

Electronic grant application 

submissions must be submitted no later 

than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the 

deadline date specified in the DATES

section of the announcement using one 

of the electronic submission 

mechanisms specified below. All 

required hardcopy original signatures 

and mail-in items must be received by 

the OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

c/o WilDon Solutions, no later than 5 

p.m. Eastern Time on the next business 

day after the deadline date specified in 

the DATES section of the announcement. 

Applications will not be considered 

valid until all electronic application 

components, hardcopy original 

signatures, and mail-in items are 

received by the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management according to the deadlines 

specified above. Application 

submissions that do not adhere to the 

due date requirements will be 

considered late and will be deemed 

ineligible. Applicants are encouraged to 

initiate electronic applications early in 

the application development process, 

and to submit early on the due date or 

before. This will aid in addressing any 

problems with submissions prior to the 

application deadline. 

Electronic Submissions via the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal 

The Grants.gov Web site Portal 

provides organizations with the ability 

to submit applications for OPHS grant 

opportunities. Organizations must 

successfully complete the necessary 

registration processes in order to submit 

an application. Information about this 

system is available on the Grants.gov 

Web site, http://www.grants.gov. 

In addition to electronically 

submitted materials, applicants may be 

required to submit hard copy signatures 

for certain Program related forms, or 

original materials as required by the 

announcement. It is imperative that the 

applicant review both the grant 

announcement, as well as the 

application guidance provided within 

the Grants.gov application package, to 

determine such requirements. Any 

required hard copy materials, or 

documents that require a signature, 

must be submitted separately via mail to 

the OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

c/o WilDon Solutions, and if required, 

must contain the original signature of an 

individual authorized to act for the 

applicant agency and the obligations 

imposed by the terms and conditions of 

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required forms, do not send the entire 

application. Complete hard copy 

applications submitted after the 

electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Electronic applications submitted via 

the Grants.gov Web site Portal must 

contain all completed online forms 

required by the application kit, the 

Program Narrative, Budget Narrative 

and any appendices or exhibits. All 

required mail-in items must received by 

the due date requirements specified 

above. Mail-In items may only include 

publications, resumes, or organizational 

documentation. When submitting the 

required forms, do not send the entire 

application. Complete hard copy 

applications submitted after the 

electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Upon completion of a successful 

electronic application submission via 

the Grants.gov Web site Portal, the 

applicant will be provided with a 

confirmation page from Grants.gov 

indicating the date and time (Eastern 

Time) of the electronic application 

submission, as well as the Grants.gov 

Receipt Number. It is critical that the 

applicant print and retain this 

confirmation for their records, as well as 

a copy of the entire application package. 

All applications submitted via the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal will be 

validated by Grants.gov. Any 

applications deemed ‘‘Invalid’’ by the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal will not be 

transferred to the GrantSolutions 

system, and OPHS has no responsibility 

for any application that is not validated 

and transferred to OPHS from the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal. Grants.gov 

will notify the applicant regarding the 

application validation status. Once the 

application is successfully validated by 

the Grants.gov Web site Portal, 

applicants should immediately mail all 

required hard copy materials to the 

OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

c/o WilDon Solutions, to be received by 

the deadlines specified above. It is 

critical that the applicant clearly 

identify the Organization name and 

Grants.gov Application Receipt Number 

on all hard copy materials. 

Once the application is validated by 

Grants.gov, it will be electronically 

transferred to the GrantSolutions system 

for processing. Upon receipt of both the 

electronic application from the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal, and the 

required hardcopy mail-in items, 

applicants will receive notification via 

mail from the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management confirming the receipt of 

the application submitted using the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal. 

Applicants should contact Grants.gov 

regarding any questions or concerns 

regarding the electronic application 

process conducted through the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal. 

Electronic Submissions via the 

GrantSolutions System 

OPHS is a managing partner of the 

GrantSolutions.gov system. 

GrantSolutions is a full life-cycle grants 

management system managed by the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), and is 

designated by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) as one of the three 

Government-wide grants management 

systems under the Grants Management 

Line of Business initiative (GMLoB). 

OPHS uses GrantSolutions for the 

electronic processing of all grant 

applications, as well as the electronic 

management of its entire Grant 

portfolio. 

When submitting applications via the 

GrantSolutions system, applicants are 

required to submit a hard copy of the 

application face page (Standard Form 

424) with the original signature of an 

individual authorized to act for the 

applicant agency and assume the 

obligations imposed by the terms and 

conditions of the grant award. If 

required, applicants will also need to 

submit a hard copy of the Standard 

Form LLL and/or certain Program 

related forms (e.g., Program 

Certifications) with the original 

signature of an individual authorized to 

act for the applicant agency. When 

submitting the required forms, do not 

send the entire application. Complete 

hard copy applications submitted after 

the electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Electronic applications submitted via 

the GrantSolutions system must contain 

all completed online forms required by 

the application kit, the Program 

Narrative, Budget Narrative and any 

appendices or exhibits. The applicant 

may identify specific mail-in items to be 

sent to the Office of Grants Management 

separate from the electronic submission; 

however these mail-in items must be 

entered on the GrantSolutions 

Application Checklist at the time of 

electronic submission, and must be 

received by the due date requirements 

specified above. Mail-In items may only 

include publications, resumes, or 

organizational documentation. When 

submitting the required forms, do not 

send the entire application. Complete 

hard copy applications submitted after 

the electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Upon completion of a successful 

electronic application submission, the 

GrantSolutions system will provide the 

applicant with a confirmation page 

indicating the date and time (Eastern 

Time) of the electronic application 

submission. This confirmation page will 

also provide a listing of all items that 

constitute the final application 

submission including all electronic 

application components, required 

hardcopy original signatures, and mailin items, as well as the mailing address 

of the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management where all required hard 

copy materials must be submitted. 

As items are received by the OPHS 

Office of Grants Management, the 

electronic application status will be 

updated to reflect the receipt of mail-in 

items. It is recommended that the 

applicant monitor the status of their 

application in the GrantSolutions 

system to ensure that all signatures and 

mail-in items are received. 

Mailed or Hand-Delivered Hard Copy 

Applications 

Applicants who submit applications 

in hard copy (via mail or handdelivered) are required to submit an 

original and two copies of the 

application. The original application 

must be signed by an individual 

authorized to act for the applicant 

agency or organization and to assume 

for the organization the obligations 

imposed by the terms and conditions of 

the grant award. Mailed or handdelivered applications will be 

considered as meeting the deadline if 

they are received by the OPHS Office of 

Grant Management, c/o WilDon 

Solutions, on or before 5 p.m. Eastern 

Time on the deadline date specified in 

the DATES section of the announcement. 

The application deadline date 

requirement specified in this 

announcement supersedes the 

instructions in the OPHS–1. 

Applications that do not meet the 

deadline will be returned to the 

applicant unread. 

4. Intergovernmental Review 

The Community Partnerships Program 

is subject to requirements of Executive 

Order 12372 which allows States the 

options of setting up a system for 

reviewing applications from within 

their States for assistance under certain 

Federal programs. The application kits 

available under this notice will contain 

a list of States which have chosen to set 

up a review system and will include a 

State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) in 

the State for review. The SPOC list is 

also available on the Internet at the 

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www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

spoc.html. Applicants (other than 

federally recognized Indian tribes) 

should contact their SPOC as early as 

possible to alert them to the prospective 

applications and receive any necessary 

instructions on the State process. The 

due date for State process 

recommendations is 60 days after the 

application deadlines established by the 

OPHS Grants Management Officer. The 

OMH does not guarantee that it will 

accommodate or explain its responses to 

State process recommendations received 

after that date. (See ‘‘Intergovernmental 

Review of Federal Programs,’’ Executive 

Order 12372, and 45 CFR Part 100 for 

a description of the review process and 

requirements.) 

The Community Partnerships Program 

is subject to Public Health Systems 

Reporting Requirements. Under these 

requirements, community-based nongovernmental applicants must prepare 

and submit a Public Health System 

Impact Statement (PHSIS). The PHSIS is 

intended to provide information to State 

and local officials to keep them apprised 

of proposed health services grant 

applications submitted by communitybased organizations within their 

jurisdictions. 

Community-based non-governmental 

applicants are required to submit, no 

later than the Federal due date for 

receipt of the application, the following 

information to the head of the 

appropriate State or local health 

agencies in the area(s) to be impacted: 

(a) A copy of the face page of the 

application (SF 424), and (b) a summary 

of the project (PHSIS), not to exceed one 

page, which provides: (1) A description 

of the population to be served, (2) a 

summary of the services to be provided, 

and (3) a description of the coordination 

planned with the appropriate State or 

local health agencies. Copies of the 

letter forwarding the PHSIS to these 

authorities must be contained in the 

application materials submitted to the 

OPHS. 

5. Funding Restrictions 

Budget Request: If funding is 

requested in an amount greater than the 

ceiling of the award range, the 

application will be considered nonresponsive and will not be entered into 

the review process. The application will 

be returned with notification that it did 

not meet the submission requirements. 

Grants funds may be used to cover 

costs of: 

• Personnel. 

• Consultants. 

• Equipment. 

• Supplies (including screening and 

outreach supplies). 

• Grant-related travel (domestic only), 

including attendance at an annual OMH 

grantee meeting. 

• Other grant-related costs. 

Grants funds may not be used for: 

• Building alterations or renovations. 

• Construction. 

• Fund raising activities. 

• Job training. 

• Medical care, treatment or therapy. 

• Political education and lobbying. 

• Research studies involving human 

subjects. 

• Vocational rehabilitation. 

Guidance for completing the budget 

can be found in the Program Guidelines, 

which are included with the complete 

application kit. 

Section V. Application Review 

Information 

1. Criteria 

The technical review of the 

Community Partnerships Program 

applications will consider the following 

four generic factors listed, in descending 

order of weight. 

A. Factor 1: Program Plan (40%) 

—Appropriateness and merit of 

proposed approach and specific 

activities for each objective. 

—Logic and sequencing of the planned 

approaches as they relate to the 

statement of need and to the 

objectives. 

—Soundness of the established coalition 

and member roles in the program. 

—Qualifications and appropriateness of 

proposed staff or requirements for ‘‘to 

be hired’’ staff and consultants. 

—Proposed staff level of effort. 

—Appropriateness of defined roles 

including staff reporting channels and 

that of any proposed consultants. 

B. Factor 2: Evaluation Plan (25%) 

—The degree to which intended results 

are appropriate for the objectives of 

the Community Partnerships Program 

overall, stated objectives of the 

proposed project and proposed 

activities. 

—Appropriateness of the proposed 

methods for data collection (including 

demographic data to be collected on 

project participants), analysis and 

reporting. 

—Suitability of process, outcome, and 

impact measures. 

—Clarity of the intent and plans to 

assess and document progress 

towards achieving objectives, planned 

activities, and intended outcomes. 

—Potential for the proposed project to 

impact the health status of the target 

population(s) relative to the health 

areas addressed. 

—Soundness of the plan to document 

the project for replicability in similar 

communities. 

—Soundness of the plan to disseminate 

project results. 

C. Factor 3: Background (20%) 

—Demonstrated knowledge of the 

problem at the local level. 

—Significance and prevalence of 

targeted health issues in the proposed 

community and target population(s). 

—Extent to which the applicant 

demonstrates access to the target 

community(ies), and whether it is 

well positioned and accepted within 

the community(ies) to be served. 

—Extent and documented outcome of 

past efforts and activities with the 

target population. 

—Applicant’s capability to manage and 

evaluate the project as determined by: 

• The applicant organization’s 

experience in managing project/ 

activities involving the target 

population. 

• The applicant’s organizational 

structure and proposed project 

organizational structure. 

• Clear lines of authority among 

and between coalition member 

organizations. 

—If applicable, the extent and 

documented outcome(s) of activities 

conducted under the OMH-supported 

Community Programs to Improve 

Minority Health included in the 

required progress report. 

D. Factor 4: Objectives (15%) 

—Merit of the objectives. 

—Relevance to Healthy People 2010 and 

National Partnership for Action 

objectives. 

—Relevance to the Community 

Partnerships Program purpose and 

expectations, and to the stated 

problem to be addressed by the 

proposed project. 

—Degree to which the objectives are 

stated in measurable terms. 

—Attainability of the objectives in the 

stated time frames. 

2. Review and Selection Process 

Accepted Community Partnerships 

Program applications will be reviewed 

for technical merit in accordance with 

PHS policies. Applications will be 

evaluated by an Objective Review 

Committee (ORC). Committee members 

are chosen for their expertise in 

minority health and health disparities, 

and their understanding of the unique 

health problems and related issues 

confronted by the racial and ethnic 

minority populations in the United 

States. Funding decisions will be 

determined by the Deputy Assistant 


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3 2004 Fact Sheet—Obesity Still a Major Problem, 

New Data Show, NCHS, Hyattsville, MD 2006. 

4American Diabetes Association, Web site, 

November 27, 2006 http://www.diabetes.org/ 

diabetes-statistics/prevalance.jsp. 

5Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Hepatitis Surveillance Report No. 61. Atlanta, GA: 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006. 

6Health Related Quality of Life Survey, CDC, 

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 

Health Promotion, 2006. 

7Asthma Prevalence and Control Characteristics 

by Race/Ethnicity—United States, 2002, MMWR 

Weekly, February 27, 2004, CDC. 

8United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2002 

Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report, U.S. 

Cancer Statistics Working Group, CDC and Naitonal 

Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA 2005. 

9Health United States, 2006. 

Secretary for Minority Health who will 

take under consideration: 

• The recommendations and ratings 

of the ORC. 

• Geographic distribution of 

applicants. 

• A balanced distribution of 

populations to be served. 

• The health areas addressed. 

3. Anticipated Award Date 

September 1, 2007. 

Section VI. Award Administration 

Information 

1. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive a 

notification letter from the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Minority Health 

and a Notice of Grant Award (NGA), 

signed by the OPHS Grants Management 

Officer. The NGA shall be the only 

binding, authorizing document between 

the recipient and the Office of Minority 

Health. Unsuccessful applicants will 

receive notification from OPHS. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

In accepting this award, the grantee 

stipulates that the award and any 

activities thereunder are subject to all 

provisions of 45 CFR parts 74 and 92, 

currently in effect or implemented 

during the period of the grant. 

The DHHS Appropriations Act 

requires that, when issuing statements, 

press releases, requests for proposals, 

bid solicitations, and other documents 

describing projects or programs funded 

in whole or in part with Federal money, 

all grantees shall clearly state the 

percentage and dollar amount of the 

total costs of the program or project 

which will be financed with Federal 

money and the percentage and dollar 

amount of the total costs of the project 

or program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources. 

3. Reporting Requirements 

A successful applicant under this 

notice will submit: (1) Semi-annual 

progress reports; (2) an Annual 

Financial Status Report; and (3) a final 

progress report and Financial Status 

Report in the format established by the 

OMH, in accordance with provisions of 

the general regulations which apply 

under ‘‘Monitoring and Reporting 

Program Performance,’’ 45 CFR part 

74.51–74.52, with the exception of State 

and local governments to which 45 CFR 

part 92, Subpart C reporting 

requirements apply. 

Uniform Data Set: The Uniform Data 

Set (UDS) is a Web-based system used 

by OMH grantees to electronically 

report progress data to OMH. It allows 

OMH to more clearly and systematically 

link grant activities to OMH-wide goals 

and objectives, and document 

programming impacts and results. All 

OMH grantees are required to report 

program information via the UDS 

(http://www.dsgonline.com/omh/uds). 

Training will be provided to all new 

grantees on the use of the UDS system 

during the annual grantee meeting. 

Grantees will be informed of the 

progress report due dates and means of 

submission. Instructions and report 

format will be provided prior to the 

required due date. The Annual 

Financial Status Report is due no later 

than 90 days after the close of each 

budget period. The final progress report 

and Financial Status Report are due 90 

days after the end of the project period. 

Instructions and due dates will be 

provided prior to required submission. 

Section VII. Agency Contacts 

For application kits, submission of 

applications, and information on budget 

and business aspects of the application, 

please contact: WilDon Solutions, Office 

of Grants Management Operations 

Center, 1515 Wilson Blvd., Third Floor 

Suite 310, Arlington, VA 22209 at 1– 

888–203–6161, e-mail 

OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com, or fax 

703–351–1138. 

For questions related to the 

Community Programs to Improve 

Minority Health or assistance in 

preparing a grant proposal, contact Ms. 

Sonsiere Cobb-Souza, Acting Director, 

Division of Program Operations, Office 

of Minority Health, Tower Building, 

Suite 600, 1101 Wootton Parkway, 

Rockville, MD 20852. Ms. Cobb-Souza 

can be reached by telephone at (240) 

453–8444; or by e-mail at sonsiere.cobbsouza@hhs.gov. 

For additional technical assistance, 

contact the OMH Regional Minority 

Health Consultant for your region listed 

in your grant application kit. 

For health information, call the OMH 

Resource Center (OMHRC) at 1–800– 

444–6472. 

Section VIII. Other Information 

1. Background Information 

Many aspects of health in the U.S. 

have improved; however, significant 

racial and ethnic disparities remain. The 

prevalence of overweight in 2003–04 

was significantly higher among 

Hispanic and Black children than white 

children, and approximately 45 percent 

of Black and 37 percent of Hispanic 

adults were obese compared to 30 

percent of whites.3 American Indians/ 

Alaska Natives are 2.2 times as likely to 

have diabetes than whites, and Blacks 

are 1.8 times as likely to have the 

disease.4 The rates of hepatitis B have 

declined among all racial ethnic groups; 

however, rates were highest among nonHispanic Blacks in 2004.5 According to 

data from the CDC, 50 percent of adults 

and adolescents diagnosed with HIV/ 

AIDS in 2004 were Black (13 percent of 

population), 18 percent were Hispanic 

(12.5 percent of population), and 1 

percent were American Indian/Alaska 

Native (.7 percent of population). In 

2005, 18.1 percent of Native American/ 

Alaska Natives reported frequent mental 

distress (14 or more mentally unhealthy 

days) compared to 9.6 percent of 

whites.6 Higher percentages of Blacks 

(11.8) and Hispanics (10.2) also reported 

frequent mental distress than whites. 

American Indians/Alaska Natives also 

had the highest prevalence of asthma in 

2002, when 11.6 percent of that 

population reported having asthma 

compared to 7.6 percent of whites.7

In 2002, American Indian/Alaska 

Native women had the lowest cancer 

incidence rate, yet the third highest 

cancer death rate. Breast cancer was the 

leading cause of cancer death among 

Hispanic women. Black men and 

women had the highest cancer death 

rates for all cancers among all races.8

Heart disease is the leading cause of 

death for men and women in the U.S.; 

the 2002 age-adjusted death rates for 

diseases of the heart were 30 percent 

higher among Blacks than whites. The 

mortality rates for infants of Black 

(13.6), American Indian/Alaska Native 

(8.7), and Puerto Rican (8.2) mothers all 

exceeded the rate for infants of white 

mothers (5.7) in 2003.9

2. Healthy People 2010 

The Public Health Service (PHS) is 

committed to achieving the health 

promoting and disease prevention 

objectives of Healthy People 2010, a 

PHS-led national activity announced in 

January 2000 to eliminate health 

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quality of life. More information may be 

found on the Healthy People 2010 Web 

site: http://www.healthypeople.gov/ and 

copies of the documents may be 

downloaded. Copies of the Healthy 

People 2010: Volumes I and II can be 

purchased by calling (202) 512–1800 

(cost $70 for printed version; $20 for 

CD–ROM). Another reference is the 

Healthy People 2010 Final Review– 

2001. 

For one free copy of the Healthy 

People 2010, contact: The National 

Center for Health Statistics, Division of 

Data Services, 3311 Toledo Road, 

Hyattsville, MD 20782, or by telephone 

at (301) 458–4636. Ask for HHS 

Publication No. (PHS) 99–1256. This 

document may also be downloaded 

from: http://www.healthypeople.gov. 

3. Definitions 

For purposes of this announcement, 

the following definitions apply: 

Community-Based Organizations— 

Private, nonprofit organizations and 

public organizations (local or tribal 

governments) that are representative of 

communities or significant segments of 

communities where the control and 

decisionmaking powers are located at 

the community level. 

Community-Based Minority-Serving 

Organization—A community-based 

organization that has a demonstrated 

expertise and experience in serving 

racial/ethnic minority populations (See 

definition of Minority Populations 

below.) 

Community Partnership—At least 3 

discrete organizations and institutions 

in a given community which work 

together on specific community 

concerns, and seek resolution of those 

concerns through formalized 

relationship documented by written 

memoranda of understanding/agreement 

signed by individuals with the authority 

to obligate the organizations (e.g., chief 

executive officer, executive director, 

president/chancellor) is required. 

Health Care Facility—A private 

nonprofit or public facility that has an 

established record for providing 

comprehensive health care services to a 

targeted, racial/ethnic minority 

community. 

A health care facility may be a 

hospital, outpatient medical facility, 

community health center, migrant 

health center, or a mental health center. 

Facilities providing only screening and 

referral activities are not included in 

this definition. 

Intervention—A combination of 

services designed to alter or modify a 

condition or outcome, or to change 

behavior to reduce the likelihood of a 

preventable health problem occurring or 

progressing further. Services include: 

• Clinical prevention services (e.g., 

blood pressure screening); 

• information dissemination; 

• environmental modifications; 

• educational activities; and 

• coordinated networking activities 

among health and human service related 

programs (e.g., referral for child care 

services, job placement, literacy 

programs). 

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)— 

A single document signed by authorized 

representatives of each community 

partnership member organization which 

details the roles and resources each 

entity will provide for the project and 

the terms of the agreement (must cover 

the entire project period). 

Minority Populations—American 

Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or 

African American, Hispanic or Latino, 

and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific 

Islander. (42 U.S.C. 300u–6, section 

1707 of the Public Health Service Act, 

as amended.) 

Nonprofit Organizations— 

Corporations or associations, no part of 

whose net earnings may lawfully inure 

to the benefit of any private shareholder 

or individual. Proof of nonprofit status 

must be submitted by private nonprofit 

organizations with the application or, if 

previously filed with PHS, the applicant 

must state where and when the proof 

was submitted. (See III, 3. Other, for 

acceptable evidence of nonprofit status.) 

Sociocultural Barriers—Policies, 

practices, behaviors and beliefs that 

create obstacles to health care access 

and service delivery. Examples of 

sociocultural barriers include: 

• Cultural differences between 

individuals and institutions. 

• Cultural differences of beliefs about 

health and illness. 

• Customs and lifestyles. 

• Cultural differences in languages or 

nonverbal communication styles. 

Dated: June 5, 2007. 

Garth N. Graham, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority 

Health. 

[FR Doc. 07–2894 Filed 6–08–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Funding Opportunity Title: 

Announcement of Anticipated 

Availability of Funds for Family 

Planning Services Grants 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of Public Health 

and Science, Office of Population 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

Competitive Grant. 

CFDA Number: 93.217. 

Authority: Section 1001 of the Public 

Health Service Act. 

DATES: Application due dates vary. To 

receive consideration, applications must 

be received by the Office of Public 

Health and Science (OPHS), Office of 

Grants Management (OGM) no later than 

the applicable due date listed in Table 

I of this announcement (Section IV. 3, 

Submission Dates and Times) and 

within the time frames specified in this 

announcement for electronically 

submitted, mailed, and/or handdelivered hard copy applications. 

Executive Order 12372 comment due 

date: The State Single Point of Contact 

(SPOC) has 60 days from the applicable 

due date as listed in Table I of this 

announcement to submit any comments. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained electronically by accessing 

Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov or 

GrantSolutions at 

www.GrantSolutions.gov. To obtain a 

hard copy of the application kit, contact 

the OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

at 240–453–8822. Applicants may fax a 

written request to OPHS Office of Grants 

Management 240–453–8823. 

Applications must be prepared using 

Form OPHS–1 ‘‘Grant Application,’’ 

which is included in the application kit. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 550, 

Rockville, MD 20853 at 240–453–8822, 

or fax 240–453–8822. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Population 

Affairs (OPA), Office of Family Planning 

(OFP), announces the anticipated 

availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 

2008 family planning services grants 

under the authority of Title X of the 

Public Health Service Act. This notice 

solicits applications for competing grant 

awards to serve the areas and/or 

populations listed in Table I. Only 

applications which propose to serve the 

areas and/or populations listed in Table 

I will be accepted for review and 

possible funding. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

This announcement seeks 

applications from public and nonprofit 

private entities to establish and operate 

voluntary family planning services 

projects, which shall provide family 

planning services to all persons desiring 

such services. Family planning services 

include clinical family planning and 

related preventive health services; 

information, education, and counseling 


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