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inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The application also will be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Additional information on all bank 

holding companies may be obtained 

from the National Information Center 

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than May 4, 2007. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New 

York (Anne MacEwen, Bank 

Applications Officer) 33 Liberty Street, 

New York, New York 10045-0001: 

1. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, 

S.A. (BBVA), Bilbao, Spain; to acquire 

100 percent of the voting shares of 

Compass Bancshares, Inc., Birmingham, 

Alabama, and thereby indirectly acquire 

voting shares of Compass Bank, 

Birmingham, Alabama, and Central 

Bank of the South, Anniston, Alabama. 

In addition, Circle Merger Corp., 

Birmingham, Alabama, a wholly–owned 

subsidiary of Compass Bancshares, Inc., 

proposes to become a bank holding 

company by acquiring 100 percent of 

the voting shares of Compass 

Bancshares Inc., for a moment in time, 

to facilitate the acquisition of Compass 

Bancshares, Inc., by BBVA. 

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 

(Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice 

President) 230 South LaSalle Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: 

1. Capitol Bancorp, Ltd., Lansing, 

Michigan, and its wholly owned 

subsidiary, Capitol Development 

Bancorp Limited VI, Lansing, Michigan, 

to acquire 51 percent of the voting 

shares of USNY Bank (in organization), 

Geneva, New York. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, April 5, 2007. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E7–6705 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Request for Applications for the 

Prevention and Support Services for 

Women Incarcerated or Newly 

Released Living With or at Risk for 

HIV/AIDS/STDs Program 

AGENCY: Office on Women’s Health, 

Office of Public Health and Science, 

Office of the Secretary, Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Announcement Type: Competitive 

Cooperative Agreement FY 2007 Initial 

announcement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: Not 

Applicable. 

OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance: The OMB Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance number is 93.015. 

DATES: No later than 5 p.m. Eastern 

Time on June 11, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: 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, 1515 Wilson Blvd., 

Third Floor Suite 310, Arlington, VA 

22209, Attention Office of Women’s 

Health, HIV. 

SUMMARY: This program is authorized by 

42 U.S.C. 300u–2(a). 

The mission of the Office on Women’s 

Health (OWH) is to promote the health 

of women and girls through genderspecific approaches. To that end, OWH 

has established activities to address 

critical women’s health issues 

nationwide. These include: Developing 

and implementing model public/private 

partnerships that address the health 

issues of incarcerated and newly 

released women, largely women of 

color, living with HIV/AIDS/STDs or at 

increased risk for sexually transmitted 

infections. These may include piloting a 

comprehensive system of health related 

support services, such as ensuring 

access to health care and most current 

therapies, pre-release discharge 

planning, case managing transition 

processes, and establishing linkages to 

various community-based support and 

prevention services. 

Funding will be directed at activities 

designed to improve the delivery of 

services to women disproportionately 

impacted by HIV/AIDS. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The primary purpose of this OWH 

HIV/AIDS program is to increase health 

related support services available for 

HIV infected incarcerated and newly 

released women. The goals for the 

Incarcerated/Newly Released Program 

are to: 

• Develop and sustain comprehensive 

HIV/AIDS/STD prevention and support 

services to incarcerated and newly 

released women living with HIV/AIDS 

in collaboration with health entities, 

care providers, social services, 

correctional facilities, and criminal 

justice offices; 

• Establish community linkages and 

networks for ensuring quality 

continuum of care, transitional support, 

discharge planning and preparation, and 

HIV/STD prevention services for 

incarcerated and newly released women 

living with or at high risk for HIV/AIDS; 

and 

• Improve the physical and mental 

health circumstances as well as the 

quality of life of incarcerated and newly 

released women living with HIV/AIDS 

or at high risk for HIV infection. 

The OWH hopes to fulfill this purpose 

by providing funding to targeted 

community-based organizations to 

enhance their prevention and support 

activities to incarcerated and newly 

released women living with or at high 

risk for HIV infection. 

The proposed program must address 

HIV prevention and support services for 

incarcerated and newly released women 

through a gender-specific approach. 

Information and services provided must 

be culturally and linguistically 

appropriate for the individuals for 

whom the information and services are 

intended. Women’s health issues are 

defined in the context of women’s lives, 

including their multiple social roles and 

the importance of relationships with 

other people to their lives. This 

definition of women’s health 

encompasses mental, dental, and 

physical health and spans the life 

course. 

The objectives of the OWH program 

are to: 

1. Increase the number of incarcerated 

women receiving pre-release discharge 

planning, particularly those who are 

living with HIV/AIDS or at high risk for 

HIV infection. 

2. Increase the number of HIV 

infected incarcerated women who are 

connected to drug assistance programs, 

medical care, and case management 

services prior to release or at time of 

release. 

3. Increase the number of community 

linkages and networks for ensuring 

continuum of care for incarcerated and 

newly released women living with or at 

high risk for HIV/AIDS in locations with 

high rates of HIV infections and 

incarcerated populations. 


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4. Increase the number of newly 

released women receiving support 

services and HIV care six months post 

release. 

The grantee must: (1) Develop and 

implement a model program to provide 

comprehensive HIV/AIDS/STD 

prevention and support services to 

incarcerated and newly released women 

living with HIV/AIDS in order to 

establish a continuum of care (e.g., 

treatment, therapies, case management, 

reproductive health, HIV/STD testing, 

etc.) and secondary prevention activities 

to improve disease management and 

health outcomes; risk reduction 

counseling and prevention education 

components must be developed and 

integrated in both pre-release and postrelease program plans; (2) propose a 

pilot program to address gaps in 

services to incarcerated and newly 

released women living with HIV/AIDS 

that will be implemented locally in 

partnership with local entities after 

reviewing city/county/State data on 

incarcerated populations, exploring 

challenges and trends confronting 

incarcerated and newly released women 

living with HIV/AIDS, assessing existing 

local HIV/AIDS network of prevention 

and care service providers that target 

incarcerated and newly released 

women, and identifying available 

criminal justice programs that service 

women; (3) establish Memoranda of 

Understanding with local health care 

entities, social services, HIV/AIDS 

prevention/service providers, and 

criminal justice offices in support of 

program implementation, collaboration 

around services, and re-entry support of 

the women participants; and (4) visit 

area criminal justice offices/facilities 

and affiliated programs as well as 

conduct outreach to communities and 

women living with HIV/AIDS and are at 

risk of infection of HIV/AIDS/STDs to 

identify and enroll participation of 

target population and to establish 

program partnerships. In addition, the 

grantee shall submit reports outlining 

program activities (e.g., recruitment, 

participant retention), which reflect 

how its implementation process 

reflected an understanding of the 

realities of women’s lives and addressed 

the issues of the participants to motivate 

continued participation. Finally, the 

grantee shall develop a plan to continue 

the program activities and community 

linkages beyond OWH funding and shall 

illustrate how program performance 

addressed community needs and the 

needs of incarcerated/newly released 

women. 

The grantee is encouraged to attend at 

least one national or regional HIV/AIDS 

Conference (e.g., U.S. Conference on 

AIDS, the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC) National HIV 

Prevention Conference, etc.), and to seek 

updates in HIV prevention strategies, 

therapies and priority activities as 

advised by the CDC, Health Resources 

and Services Administration, and other 

public health experts. 

Award Information 

The OWH program will be supported 

through the cooperative agreement 

mechanism. Using this mechanism, the 

OWH anticipates making five awards in 

FY 2007. The anticipated start date for 

new awards is September 01, 2007, and 

the anticipated period of performance is 

September 01, 2007, through August 31, 

2010. Approximately $625,000 is 

available to make awards of up to 

$125,000 total cost (direct and indirect) 

for a 12-month period. However, the 

actual number of awards made will 

depend upon the quality of the 

applications received and the amount of 

funds available for the program. 

The program is a collaborative effort 

between the OWH and the Office of 

HIV/AIDS Policy, OPHS. These offices 

will provide the technical assistance 

and oversight necessary for the 

implementation, conduct, and 

assessment of program activities. 

The applicant shall: 

1. Develop and implement the model 

described in the application. 

2. Assess local services and gaps. 

3. Establish community partnerships 

through Memoranda of Understanding/ 

Agreement. 

4. Perform outreach to criminal 

justice offices/facilities and to 

communities and women living with 

HIV/AIDS. 

5. Participate in special meetings and 

projects/funding opportunities 

identified by the OWH. 

6. Adhere to all program 

requirements specified in this 

announcement and the Notice of Grant 

Award. 

7. Submit required progress, annual, 

and financial reports by the due dates 

stated in this announcement and the 

Notice of Grant Award. 

8. Comply with the DHHS Protection 

of Human Subjects regulations (which 

require obtaining Institutional Review 

Board approval), set out at 45 CFR Part 

46, if applicable. General information 

about Human Subjects regulations can 

be obtained through the Office for 

Human Research Protections (OHRP) at 

http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp, 

ohrp@osophs.dhhs.gov, or toll free at 

(866) 447–4777. 

The Federal Government will: 

1. Conduct an orientation meeting for 

the grantees within the first month of 

funding. 

2. Conduct at least one site visit 

which includes some observation of 

program progress. 

3. Review all quarterly, annual, and 

final progress reports. 

4. Review and concur with requested 

project modifications. 

5. Review implementation plan for 

approval. 

6. Participate in telephone 

conferences and other activities 

supporting project performance 

improvements and evaluation. 

The DHHS is committed to achieving 

the health promotion and disease 

prevention Objectives of Healthy People 

2010 and the HealthierUS Initiative. 

Emphasis will be placed on aligning 

OWH activities and programs with the 

DHHS Secretary’s four priority areas: 

heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and HIV/ 

AIDS and with the Healthy People 2010: 

Goal 2—eliminating health disparities 

due to age, gender, race/ethnicity, 

education, income, disability, or living 

in rural localities. Applicants are 

encouraged to indicate the Healthy 

People 2010 objective this activity will 

address. More information on the 

Healthy People 2010 objectives may be 

found on the Healthy People 2010 Web 

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

healthypeople. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

Eligible Applicants must meet all of 

the following criteria. 

1. Organizations located in locations 

with high HIV prevalence among 

women; 

2. Locations near incarcerated 

populations of women; and 

3. Organizations indicating history of 

serving African American women, 

Hispanic women, substance abusing 

women, formerly incarcerated women, 

and women living with HIV/AIDS or 

whose lifestyles place them at high risk 

for HIV/STD infection. 

Eligible entities may include: 

Nonprofit community-based 

organizations, faith-based organizations, 

national organizations, colleges and 

universities, clinics and hospitals, 

research institutions, State and local 

government agencies, tribal government 

agencies and tribal/urban Indian 

organizations. 

2. Cost Share or Matching 

Cost Sharing or Matching funds are 

not required for this program. 


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IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application Kit 

Application kits may be obtained by 

accessing Grants.gov at http:// 

www.grants.gov or the eGrants system 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–

351–1135 or e-mail the request to 

OPHSgrantsinfor@teamwildon.com. 

Applicants must be prepared using 

Form OPHS–1, which can be obtained at 

the Web sites noted above. 

2. Content and Format of Application 

and Submission 

All completed applications must be 

submitted to the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management at the above mailing 

address. In preparing the application, it 

is important to follow ALL instructions 

provided in the application kit. 

Applications must be submitted on the 

forms supplied (OPHS–1, Revised 3/ 

2006) and in the manner prescribed in 

the application kits provided by the 

OPHS. Applicants are required to 

submit an application 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. The 

program narrative should not be longer 

than 25 double-spaced pages, not 

including appendices and required 

forms, using an easily readable, 12 point 

font. All pages, figures and tables 

should be numbered. 

A Dun and Bradstreet Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number is 

required for all applications for Federal 

assistance. Organizations should verify 

that they have a DUNS number or take 

the steps necessary to obtain one. 

Instructions for obtaining a DUNS 

number are included in the application 

package, and may be downloaded from 

the Web site: http://www.dnb.com/US/ 

duns_update/index.html. 

At a minimum, each application for a 

cooperative agreement grant funded 

under this OWH announcement must: 

• Present a plan to develop and 

implement a model program in 

partnership with an array of local 

service providers, including health care 

providers, support services, case 

management, etc. Specify the screening, 

development and selection process of 

intervention models and the role of 

advisory committees and/or board of 

directors. 

• Provide signed Memoranda of 

Agreement(s) (MOA) with prospective 

partners to build a consortium of 

providers for the targeted population 

based upon prevention, care and reentry transitioning needs. Detail/specify 

the roles and resources/services that 

each partner organization brings to the 

program, the duration and terms of 

agreement as confirmed by a signed 

memorandum of agreement between the 

applicant organization and each partner. 

The partnership agreement(s) must 

name the individual who will work 

with the program, describe their 

function, and state their qualifications. 

The documents, specific to each 

organization (form letters are not 

acceptable), must be signed by 

individuals with the authority to 

represent and bind the organization 

(e.g., president, chief executive officer, 

executive director) and submitted as 

part of the grant application. 

• Be a sustainable organization with 

an established network of partners 

capable of providing coordinated and 

integrated women’s health services in 

the targeted community. The partners 

and their roles and responsibilities to 

the program must be clearly identified 

in the application. OWH prefers that 

applicants have a minimum of three 

years’ prior demonstrated experience. 

• Demonstrate that any prevention 

intervention (including prevention for 

positives) contains the core elements of 

interventions with evidence of 

effectiveness. (See Compendium of HIV 

Prevention Interventions with Evidence 

of Effectiveness, from CDC’s HIV/AIDS 

Prevention Research Synthesis Project, 

Nov. 1999; see CDC’s HIV Prevention 

Strategic Plan Through 2005. 

• Provide a time line and plans for 

Program Implementation for the funding 

year, presented in correlation to goals, 

objectives, and expected outcomes or 

targets, demonstrating an understanding 

of the relationship between 

programmatic activities and HIV 

prevention outcomes. 

• Demonstrate the ways in which the 

organization and the services that are 

coordinated through its partners are 

gender and age appropriate, womenfocused, women-friendly, womenrelevant as well as culturally and 

linguistically appropriate to the target 

population. 

• Describe in detail plans for the local 

evaluation of the program and when and 

how the evaluation will be used to 

enhance the program; and describe the 

approval process of local and state 

review boards for local evaluation 

surveys, focus groups, and other client 

inquiries. 

• Describe the organization’s skill 

levels in word processing and data 

management (Word, Word Perfect, 

Excel); and specify the filing, storage, 

and location of client files. 

Format and Limitations of 

Application: Applicants are required to 

submit an original ink-signed and dated 

application and 2 photocopies. All 

pages must be numbered clearly and 

sequentially beginning with the Project 

Summary. The application must be 

typed double-spaced on one side of 

plain 81⁄2′′ x 11′′ white paper, using at 

least a 12 point font, and contain 1′′ 

margins all around. 

The Project Summary and Project 

Narrative must not exceed a total of 25 

double-spaced pages, excluding the 

appendices. The original and each copy 

must be stapled; the application should 

be organized in accordance with the 

format presented in the RFA. An outline 

for the minimum information to be 

included in the Project Narrative section 

is presented below. The content 

requirements for the Project Narrative 

portion of the application are divided 

into five sections and described below 

within each Factor. Applicants must 

pay particular attention to structuring 

the narrative to respond clearly and 

fully to each review Factor and 

associated criteria. Applications not 

adhering to these guidelines may not be 

reviewed. 

Background (Understanding of the Problem) 

A. Organization’s goals and purpose(s). 

B. Local needs assessment and gaps in 

services for targeted population. 

C. Strategy for linking public health, 

corrections, and community services. 

D. Local program objectives: 

1. Tied to program goal(s); 

2. Measurable with time frame. 

E. Organizational charts that include partners 

and a discussion of the proposed 

resource to be contributed by the 

partners, personnel and their expertise, 

and how their involvement will help 

achieve the program goals. 

Implementation Plan (Approach) 

A. Describe linkages with multiple systems 

which impact incarcerated and newly 

released women living with HIV 

infection transitioning back into society. 

B. Describe pre-release and post release 

activities relative to secondary 

prevention and risk reduction 

counseling. 

C. Discuss gender specific program elements 

D. Provide systems chart outlining the 

connection of program components. 

E. Show time line of program activities and 

performance of targets/goals. 

F. Partnerships and referral system/follow 

up. 

Management Plan 

A. Key project staff, their resumes, and a 

staffing chart for budgeted staff. 

B. To-be-hired staff and their qualifications. 

C. Staff responsibilities. 

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and partners as related to their role in 

the program. 

E. Management oversight of staff roles and 

job performance. 

F. Address maintenance of confidentiality, 

ethics in performance, and on-going staff 

training. 

G. Explain decision making hierarchy. 

Local Evaluation Plan 

A. Purpose. 

B. Describe tools and procedures for 

measuring strengths and weaknesses. 

C. Use of results to enhance programs. 

D. Indicators that reflect goals/objectives are 

being met. 

Organizational Agency Qualifications 

A. Agency history of services for HIV 

infected individuals, HIV infected 

women, and women formerly 

incarcerated. 

B. Agency relationships, past and current, 

with criminal justice systems and local 

service providers. 

C. Community acceptance: staff recognition, 

media, requests for agency involvement. 

Appendices 

A. Memorandums of Agreement/ 

Understanding/Partnership Letters 

B. Required Forms (Assurance of Compliance 

Form, etc.) 

C. Key Staff Resumes 

D. Charts/Tables (partners, services, 

population demographics, program 

components, etc.) 

E. Other attachments 

Use of Funds: A majority of the funds 

from the award must be used to support 

staff and efforts aimed at implementing 

the program. The Program Coordinator, 

or the person responsible for the day-today management of the program, must 

devote at least a 75 percent level of 

effort to the program. Funds may also be 

used to transfer the lessons learned/ 

successful strategies/gender specific 

approaches from the program (technical 

assistance) through activities such as 

showcasing the program at conferences, 

meetings and workshops; providing 

direct technical assistance to other 

communities; and providing technical 

assistance to allied health and health 

professionals, directly or through their 

professional organizations, interested in 

working with incarcerated and newly 

released women living with HIV/AIDS 

or who are at high risk for HIV/STD 

infection. These may include either 

process-based lessons (i.e., How to bring 

multiple sectors of community partners 

together) or outcomes-based lessons 

(i.e., How to increase the number of 

incarcerated and newly released women 

who remain in care and treatment over 

a period of time). Funds may be used for 

personnel, consultants, supplies 

(including screening, education, and 

outreach supplies), and grant related 

travel. Funds may not be used for 

construction, building alterations, 

equipment, medical treatment, or 

renovations. All budget requests must 

be justified fully in terms of the 

proposed goals and objectives and 

include an itemized computational 

explanation/breakout of how costs were 

determined. 

Meetings: The OWH will convene 

grantees once a year for orientation. The 

meeting will be held in the Washington 

metropolitan area or in one of the ten 

(10) DHHS regional office cities. The 

budget should include a request for 

funds to pay for the travel, lodging, and 

meals. The meeting is usually held 

within the first six weeks post award. 

3. Submission Date and Time 

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 on 

June 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 website 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 (1515 Wilson 

Blvd., Suite 310, Arlington, VA 22209) 

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, 


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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 

the grant award. 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 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 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 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 hand-delivered 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. 

Applications will be screened upon 

receipt. Those that are judged to be 

incomplete or arrive after the deadline 

will not be reviewed. Applications that 

exceed the specified amount for a 

twelve-month budget period may also 

not be reviewed. Applications that are 

judged to be in compliance will be 

reviewed for technical merit in 

accordance with DHHS policies. 

Applications will be evaluated by a 

technical review panel composed of 

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gender programs, program management, 

service delivery, outreach, health 

education, Healthy People 2000 and/or 

Healthy People 2010, leadership 

development and program assessment. 

Consideration for award will be given to 

applicants that best demonstrate 

progress and/or plausible strategies for 

eliminating health disparities through 

sex and gender targeted HP 2010 

objectives. Applicants are also advised 

to pay close attention to the specific 

program guidelines and general 

instructions in the application kit. 

4. Intergovernmental Review 

This program is subject to the Public 

Health Systems Reporting 

Requirements. Under these 

requirements, a community-based nongovernmental applicant must prepare 

and submit a Public Health System 

Impact Statement (PHSIS). Applicants 

shall submit a copy of the application 

face page (SF–424) and a one page 

summary of the project, called the 

Public Health System Impact Statement. 

The PHSIS is intended to provide 

information to State and local health 

officials to keep them apprised on 

proposed health services grant 

applications submitted by communitybased, non-governmental 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 and local health 

agencies in the area(s) to be impacted: 

(a) A copy of the face page of the 

application (SF 424), (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 

letters forwarding the PHSIS to these 

authorities must be contained in the 

application materials submitted to the 

OWH. 

This program is also subject to the 

requirements of Executive Order 12372 

that allows States the option of setting 

up a system for reviewing applications 

from within their States for assistance 

under certain Federal programs. The 

application kit to be made available 

under this notice will contain a listing 

of States that have chosen to set up a 

review system and will include a State 

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) in the 

State for review. Applicants (other than 

federally recognized Indian tribes) 

should contact their SPOCs as early as 

possible to alert them to the prospective 

applications and receive any necessary 

instructions on the State process. For 

proposed projects serving more than one 

State, the applicant is advised to contact 

the SPOC in each affected State. A 

complete list of SPOCs may be found at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

spoc.html The due date for State process 

recommendations is 60 days after the 

application deadline. The OWH 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.) 

5. Funding Restrictions 

Funds may not be used for 

construction, building alterations, 

equipment purchase, medical treatment, 

renovations, or to purchase food. Preaward costs are not an allowable cost for 

this award. 

6. Other Submission Requirements 

Beginning October 1, 2003, all 

applicants are required to obtain a Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number as preparation for doing 

business electronically with the Federal 

Government. The DUNS number must 

be obtained prior to applying for OWH 

funds. The DUNS number is a ninecharacter identification code provided 

by the commercial company Dun & 

Bradstreet, and serves as a unique 

identifier of business entities. There is 

no charge for requesting a DUNS 

number, and you may register and 

obtain a DUNS number by either of the 

following methods: 

Telephone: 1–866–705–5711. 

Web site: http://www.dnb.com/ 

product/eupdate/requestOptions.html. 

Be sure to click on the link that reads, 

*DUNS Number Only* at the right 

hand, bottom corner of the screen to 

access the free registration page. Please 

note that registration via the web site 

may take up to 30 business days to 

complete. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria: The objective technical 

review of applications will consider the 

following factors: 

Factor 1: Implementation /Approach 

30% 

This section must discuss: 

1. Appropriateness of the existing 

community resources and linkages 

established to deliver coordinated, 

comprehensive women’s services to 

meet the requirements of the program. 

Describe other community providers 

that will be affiliated with the program 

and their role in service delivery. 

2. Pre-release and post release 

program phases; explain the integration 

of program components to include 

prevention and risk reduction 

interventions. 

3. Appropriateness of proposed 

approach, linkages of multiple systems, 

and specific activities described to 

address program objectives. 

4. Soundness of evaluation objectives 

for measuring program effectiveness, 

impact of continuity of care, and 

improvement in disease management by 

individual clients. 

5. Appropriate MOAs and/or Letters 

of Intent to support assertions made in 

this section. 

Factor 2: Management Plan—20% 

This section must discuss: 

1. Applicant organization’s capability 

to manage the project as determined by 

the qualifications of the proposed staff 

or requirements for to be hired staff; 

2. Proposed staff level of effort; 

management experience of the lead 

agency; 

3. The experience, resources, and role 

of each partner organization as it relates 

to the needs and programs/activities of 

the program; 

4. Staff experience as it relates to 

meeting the needs of the community 

and populations served; 

5. Detailed position descriptions, 

resumes of key staff, and a staffing chart 

should be included in the appendix 

Factor 3: Organizational Agency 

Qualifications—20% 

This section should include 

demonstrated knowledge of local need 

and existing systems, agency 

relationships with corrections and 

incarcerated populations, and agency 

history of services to HIV infected 

individuals, HIV infected women, and 

women formerly incarcerated. 

Factor 4: Background / Understanding 

of the Problem—15% 

This section must discuss: 

1. The current state of affairs locally 

for incarcerated and newly released 

women living with HIV/AIDS or at high 

risk for HIV/STD infection. 

2. Relevance of organizational goals 

and purpose(s) to community and local 

needs. 

3. Challenges to linking public health, 

corrections and community services to 

provide services to an underserved 

population disproportionately impacted 

by criminal justice problems and HIV 

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4. Coordination of independent 

systems to meet the needs of the target 

population. 

5. Prevention interventions for those 

living with HIV/AIDS and risk 

reduction counseling for positive 

persons and those at risk for HIV/AIDS/ 

STDs. 

Factor 5: Evaluation Plan—15% 

Provide a clear Statement of program 

goal(s), feasibility and appropriateness 

of the local evaluation plan, analysis of 

results, and procedures to determine if 

the program goals are met. Provide a 

clear Statement of willingness to 

participate actively in the national OWH 

evaluation. 

Review and Selection Process: 

Funding decisions will be made by the 

OWH, and will take into consideration 

the recommendations and ratings of the 

review panel, program needs, 

geographic location, Stated preferences, 

and the recommendations of DHHS 

Regional Women’s Health Coordinators 

(RWHC). 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive a 

notification letter from the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Health (Women’s 

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 OWH. 

Notification will be mailed to the 

Program Director identified in the 

application. Unsuccessful applicants 

will receive a notification letter with the 

results of the review of their application 

from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Health (Women’s Health). 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

The regulations set out at 45 CFR 

parts 74 and 92 are the Department of 

Health and Human Services (DHHS) 

rules and requirements that govern the 

administration of grants. Part 74 is 

applicable to all recipients except those 

covered by part 92, which governs 

awards to State and local governments. 

Applicants funded under this 

announcement must be aware of and 

comply with these regulations. The CFR 

volume that includes parts 74 and 92 

may be downloaded from http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/ 

waisidx_03/45cfrv1_03.html. 

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 

In addition to those listed above, a 

successful applicant will submit 

quarterly reports that include a 

summary of the local evaluation and a 

discussion of steps taken to implement 

each component of the program and the 

impact of the program on the targeted 

community/population, an annual 

Financial Status Report, a final Progress 

Report, a final Financial Status Report 

in the format established by the OWH, 

in accordance with provisions of the 

general regulations which apply under 

‘‘Monitoring and Reporting Program 

Performance,’’(45 CFR Parts 74 and 92). 

The purpose of the progress reports is to 

provide accurate and timely program 

information to program managers and to 

respond to Congressional, Departmental, 

and public requests for information 

about the program. An original and two 

copies of the progress report(s) must be 

submitted by December 10, March 10, 

June 10 and final report by August 25. 

If these dates fall on a Saturday or 

Sunday, the report will be due on 

Monday. 

A Financial Status Report (FSR) SF–

269 is due 90 days after the close of each 

12-month budget period. 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

For application kits, information on 

budget and business aspects, and 

programmatic questions 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 

703–351–1135. 

VIII. Other Information 

Three (3) OWH Incarcerated/Newly 

Released Women Living with HIV/AIDS 

or at High Risk for HIV/STD Infection 

programs are currently funded by the 

OWH. Information about these programs 

may be found at the following Web site: 

http://www.womenshealth.gov/owh/ 

fund/index.htm. 

Definitions 

For the purposes of this cooperative 

agreement program, the following 

definitions are provided: 

AIDS: Acquired immunodeficiency 

syndrome is a disease in which the 

body’s immune system breaks down and 

is unable to fight off certain infections 

and other illnesses that take advantage 

of a weakened immune system. 

Age-appropriate: Provision of 

prevention education that adapts the 

assessment and overall counseling 

education to the developmental level of 

the individual(s). 

Case Management: A collaborative 

process of assessment, planning, 

facilitation and advocacy for options 

and services to meet an individual’s 

health needs through communication 

and available resources to promote 

quality cost-effective outcomes. 

Community-based: The locus of 

control and decision-making powers is 

located at the community level, 

representing the service area of the 

community or a significant segment of 

the community. 

Community-based organization: 

Public and private, nonprofit 

organizations that are representative of 

communities or significant segments of 

communities. 

Community health center: A 

community-based organization that 

provides comprehensive primary care 

and preventive services to medically 

underserved populations. This includes 

but is not limited to programs 

reimbursed through the Federally 

Qualified Health Centers mechanism, 

Migrant Health Centers, Primary Care 

Public Housing Health Centers, 

Healthcare for the Homeless Centers, 

and other community-based health 

centers. 

Comprehensive women’s health 

services: Services including, but going 

beyond traditional reproductive health 

services to address the health needs of 

underserved women in the context of 

their lives, including a recognition of 

the importance of family relationships 

and responsibilities. Services include 

basic primary care services; acute, 

chronic, and preventive services 

including gender and age-appropriate 

preventive services; mental and dental 

health services; patient education and 

counseling; promotion of healthy 

behaviors (like nutrition, smoking 

cessation, substance abuse services, and 

physical activity); and enabling services. 

Ancillary services are also provided 

such as laboratory tests, X-ray, 

environmental, social referral, and 

pharmacy services. 

Correctional Settings: Secure 

detention facilities that house 

individuals convicted of crimes carrying 

sentences of one year or greater length. 

These can also be secure detention 

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conviction inmates serving less than one 

year sentences or awaiting transfer to 

other settings. 

Culturally competent: Information 

and services provided at the educational 

level and in the language and cultural 

context that are most appropriate for the 

individuals for whom the information 

and services are intended. Additional 

information on cultural competency is 

available at the following Web site: 

http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/May2001/ 

factsheets/Cultural-Competency.html 

Cultural perspective: Recognizes that 

culture, language, and country of origin 

have an important and significant 

impact on the health perceptions and 

health behaviors that produce a variety 

of health outcomes. 

Discharge Planning: The process of 

developing a re-entry support program 

for an incarcerated individual 

scheduled for upcoming release to 

reduce obstacles to care, medication, 

eligibility for public benefits, housing, 

employment, substance abuse treatment, 

mental health, and other support 

services needed. 

Enabling services: Services that help 

women access health care, such as 

transportation, parking vouchers, 

translation, child care, and case 

management. 

Gender-Specific: An approach which 

considers the social and environmental 

context in which women live and 

therefore structures information, 

activities, program priorities and service 

delivery systems to compliment those 

factors. 

Healthy People 2010: A set of national 

health objectives that outlines the 

prevention agenda for the Nation. 

Healthy People 2010 identify the most 

significant preventable threats to health 

and establishes national goals for the 

next ten years. Individuals, groups, and 

organizations are encouraged to 

integrate Healthy People 2010 into 

current programs, special events, 

publications, and meetings. Businesses 

can use the framework, for example, to 

guide worksite health promotion 

activities as well as community-based 

initiatives. Schools, colleges, and civic 

and faith-based organizations can 

undertake activities to further the health 

of all members of their community. 

Health care providers can encourage 

their patients to pursue healthier 

lifestyles and to participate in 

community-based programs. By 

selecting from among the national 

objectives, individuals and 

organizations can build an agenda for 

community health improvement and 

can monitor results over time. More 

information on the Healthy People 2010 

objectives may be found on the Healthy 

People 2010 Web site: http:// 

www.health.gov/healthypeople. 

HIV: The human immunodeficiency 

virus that causes AIDS. 

Holistic: Looking at women’s health 

from the perspective of the whole 

person and not as a group of different 

body parts. It includes dental, mental, as 

well as physical health. 

Incarcerated Person: Refers to an 

individual involuntarily confined in the 

secure custody of law enforcement, 

judicial, or penal authorities. 

Integrated: The bringing together of 

the numerous spheres of activity that 

touch women’s health, including 

clinical services, research, health 

training, public health outreach and 

education, leadership development for 

women, and technical assistance. The 

goal of this approach is to unite the 

strengths of each of these areas, and 

create a more informed, less fragmented, 

and efficient system of care for 

underserved women that can be 

replicated in other populations and 

communities. 

Lifespan: Recognizes that women 

have different health and psychosocial 

needs as they encounter transitions 

across their lives and that the positive 

and negative effects of health and health 

behaviors are cumulative across a 

woman’s life. 

Multi-disciplinary: An approach that 

is based on the recognition that 

women’s health crosses many 

disciplines, and that women’s health 

issues need to be addressed across 

multiple disciplines, such as adolescent 

health, geriatrics, cardiology, mental 

health, reproductive health, nutrition, 

dermatology, endocrinology, 

immunology, rheumatology, dental 

health, etc. 

Newly Released: The status of an 

individual returning to society and the 

community after incarceration. 

Re-entry: The process of returning to 

society and the community after 

incarceration. 

Rural Community: All territory, 

population, and housing units located 

outside of urban areas and urban 

cluster. 

Social Role: Recognizes that women 

routinely perform multiple, overlapping 

social roles that require continuous 

multi-tasking. 

Sustainability: An organization’s or 

program’s staying power: The capacity 

to maintain both the financial resources 

and the partnerships/linkages needed to 

provide adequate and effective services 

in the target area and to the target 

population. It also involves the ability to 

survive change, incorporate needed 

changes, and seize opportunities 

provided by a changing environment. 

Underserved Women: Women who 

encounter barriers to health care that 

result from any combination of the 

following characteristics: Poverty, 

ethnicity and culture, mental or 

physical State, housing status, 

geographic location, language, age, and 

lack of health insurance/under-insured. 

Women-centered/women-focused: 

Addressing the needs and concerns of 

women (women-relevant) in an 

environment that is welcoming to 

women, fosters a commitment to 

women, treats women with dignity, and 

empowers women through respect and 

education. The emphasis is on working 

with women, not for women. Women 

clients are considered active partners in 

their own health and wellness. 

Dated:April 3, 2007. 

Wanda K. Jones, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health 

(Women’s Health). 

[FR Doc. E7–6719 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the National Coordinator for 

Health Information Technology; 

American Health Information 

Community Meeting 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

13th meeting of the American Health 

Information Community in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.). 

The American Health Information 

Community will advise the Secretary 

and recommend specific actions to 

achieve a common interoperability 

framework for health information 

technology (IT). 

DATES: April 24, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 

1:30 p.m. (EDT) 

ADDRESSES: Hubert H. Humphrey 

building (200 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20201), 

Conference Room 800. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit 

http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will include presentations by 

the Electronic Health Records and 

Chronic Care Workgroups on 

Recommendations and an update, as 

well as reports from the National 

Governors Association’s State Alliance 

Task Force and a report on the First 

Year of the Nationwide Health 

Information Network (NHIN) initiative. 

A Web cast of the Community 

meeting will be available on the NIH 


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