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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Request for Applications for the 

Intergenerational Approaches to HIV/ 

AIDS Prevention Education With 

Women Across the Lifespan Pilot 

Program 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Public Health and Science, 

Office on Women’s Health. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Announcement Type: 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 93.295. 

DATES: Applications must be received 

no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time on July 2, 2007. The application 

due date requirement in this 

announcement supersedes the 

instruction in the OPHS–1 form. 

Other Essential Dates 

Pre-site visits (if needed): July 23–27, 

2007. 

Award date: September 1, 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 on Women’s 

Health, Intergenerational. 

SUMMARY: The Office on Women’s 

Health (OWH) in the Department of 

Health and Human Services (DHHS) is 

the Department’s focal point for 

women’s health issues, and works to 

address disparities in research, health 

care services, and education that 

negatively effect the health of women. 

The OWH coordinates women’s health 

efforts within DHHS to eliminate 

disparities in health status and supports 

culturally sensitive educational 

programs that encourage women to take 

personal responsibility for their own 

health and wellness. To that end, OWH 

has established public/private 

partnerships to address critical women’s 

health issues nationwide. These 

partnerships are with non-profit 

community-based, faith-based, and 

women’s service organizations (CBOs, 

FBOs, WSOs) innovating 

intergenerational approaches for HIV/ 

AIDS prevention education targeting 

women disproportionately impacted by 

HIV/AIDS across the lifespan. African 

American and Latino women 

constituted 25 percent of the U.S. 

female population in 2002, but 81.5 

percent of the reported female AIDS 

cases (65 percent were among African 

Americans and 16.5 percent were 

among Hispanics). (1) The number of 

Asian/Pacific Islanders and American 

Indian/Alaskan Native women living 

with AIDS continues to rise, with an 

approximately 10 percent increase each 

year over the past 5 years. (2) Women 

disproportionately impacted by HIV/ 

AIDS are vulnerable for the disease 

because they lack accurate information 

about the virus; have low to no condom 

negotiation skills; are faced with low 

socioeconomic circumstances; suffer 

from sexual abuse; struggle with 

violence and other traumas, and lack 

information and skills to share sexual 

health information with other female 

members in the family. To this end, the 

Intergenerational Approaches to HIV/ 

AIDS Prevention Education with 

Women Across the Lifespan Pilot 

Program intends to: (1) Develop a crossgenerational HIV/AIDS prevention 

education program to establish effective 

and/or increase communication about 

sexual health between African 

American, Native American/American 

Indian, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian/ 

Pacific Islander women at risk for or 

living with HIV/AIDS with other female 

family and/or kinship network members 

12+ years old; (2) provide opportunities 

for African American, Native American/ 

American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, and 

Asian/Pacific Islander women and other 

female members of the family 12+ years 

old to know their serostatus; and 3) 

address the age-, gender-, cultural-, 

spiritual-, and language-specific needs 

of African American, Native American/ 

American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, and 

Asian/Pacific Islander women and other 

female members of the family 12+ years 

old regarding their sexual health issues, 

particularly HIV/AIDS prevention so 

they may decrease their risks for 

disease. 

This program builds on Minority 

AIDS Initiative- and Office on Women’s 

Health-funded Women and HIV/AIDS 

Programs (e.g., Model Mentorship 

Program; HIV Prevention Education for 

Young Women Attending Minority 

Academic Institutions) by addressing 

HIV/AIDS issues using the strength of 

familial and kinship networks, as well 

as women-specific vulnerabilities to 

acquiring the virus. 

DHHS Collaborative Partners 

(1) The OWH is the lead for this 

program and will be responsible for 

project officer duties. 

(2) The following DHHS agencies and 

offices have agreed to establish a 

collaborative partnership: 

<bullet≤ Office on Women’s Health 

(OWH), OPHS. 

<bullet≤ Substance Abuse Mental 

Health Services Administration 

(SAMHSA). 

<bullet≤ Office of HIV/AIDS Policy 

(OHAP), OPHS. 

<bullet≤ Indian Health Service (IHS). 

<bullet≤ Administration on Aging 

(AOA). 

<bullet≤ Office of Population Affairs 

(OPA). 

<bullet≤ Administration for Children 

and Families (ACF). 

<bullet≤ Center for Faith-Based 

Community Initiatives (CFBCI). 

Together these agencies agree to 

recruit technical review panelists to 

evaluate grant proposals; make 

presentations during the orientation 

meetings; provide advice and materials 

during the program year; provide advice 

during quarterly project monitoring 

teleconferences; and serve as site 

evaluation team members and/or assist 

in development of site evaluation form. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: This program is authorized by 

42 U.S.C. 300u–2(a). 

The purpose of the Intergenerational 

Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention 

Education with Women Across the 

Lifespan Pilot Program is to develop 

cross-generational HIV/AIDS prevention 

education approaches specific to 

women at risk for or living with HIV/ 

AIDS and other female members of the 

family 12+ years old, particularly 

African American, Native American/ 

American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, and 

Asian/Pacific Islander women from the 

Diaspora who are grandmothers, 

mothers, daughters, granddaughters, 

and aunts. The goals of the program are: 

<bullet≤ To teach cross-generations of 

women and other female members of 

the family 12+ years old how to develop 

healthy communication patterns built 

on caring, trusting familial 

relationships; and 

<bullet≤ Equip women to share 

accurate information about their sexual 

health issues with other female 

members of the family 12+ years old by 

incorporating gender-focused, agespecific, culturally competent, and 

linguistically-appropriate HIV/AIDS 

prevention information. 

The objectives of the program are for 

African American, Native American/ 

American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, and 

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female members of the family 12+ years 

old to: 

<bullet≤ Know their serostatus; 

<bullet≤ Increase their knowledge of 

HIV/AIDS prevention; 

<bullet≤ Gain competencies in crossgenerational communications about 

health in general and sexual health 

specifically; and 

<bullet≤ Connect with a primary 

healthcare physician (and navigate other 

systems of care). 

In order to achieve the objectives of 

the program, the grantee shall: 

A. During months 1–5 (start-up 

phase): 

1. Attend the OWH Grantee 

Orientation Meeting. It will be 

conducted by OWH and DHHS 

Collaborating Partners (OHAP, IHS, 

AOA, OPA, ACF, and CFBCI). 

2. Clinical Staff and Specialized 

Training. 

a. Licensed female behavioral health 

therapist (such as Social Worker, 

Psychologist, Counselor) with expertise 

in counseling women and other female 

members of the family 12+ years old 

most vulnerable for acquiring HIV/ 

AIDS, e.g. counseling to address fear, 

stigma, abuse, and other areas of need 

that prevent participants from practicing 

healthy behaviors. Therapist legally 

required to uphold ‘‘duty to warn’’ state 

authorities for participants in instances 

presenting imminent harm or danger, 

such as statutory rape, intimate partner 

violence, suicide, etc. 

b. Request local health department to 

conduct in-service training on how to 

establish a review process for 

conducting a local program evaluation 

to measure whether goals and objectives 

are met. 

3. Complete program development, 

including but not limited to the 

following activities: 

a. Complete development of training 

modules, assessment tools, and 

protocols necessary to present an 

intergenerational approach for HIV/ 

AIDS prevention education to reach 

African American, Native American/ 

American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, or 

Asian/Pacific Islander women at risk for 

or living with HIV/AIDS and other 

female members of the family 12+ years 

old that reflects: (Note: Grantee must 

reach only one racial/ethnic minority 

group) 

<bullet≤ The cultural, spiritual, and/ 

or ritual factors that bridge traditional 

and American mores and values for 

women at risk for or living with HIV/ 

AIDS, especially African American; 

Native American/American Indian, 

Hispanic/Latino, and Asian/Pacific 

Islander; and, 

<bullet≤ Evidence-based (domestic 

only) HIV/AIDS prevention education 

curricula designed to reach women at 

risk for or living with HIV/AIDS and 

other female members of the family 12+ 

years old. b. With adapted tools from local 

health department, develop the local 

program evaluation to measure whether 

the program goals and objectives are 

met. 

4 Recruit a Team of Consumers to give 

feedback on what works best during all 

phases of program development and 

implementation. 5. Recruit community stakeholders 

with the following roles: a. Provide HIV testing opportunities 

for focus group participants (and 

consumer advisory team) b. Provide age-specific referral 

services via scheduled weekly 

appointments for women at risk for or 

living with HIV/AIDS and other female 

members of the family 12+ years old to 

receive counseling services from a 

licensed female behavioral health 

therapist with expertise in counseling 

women and other female members of 

the family 12+ years old most 

vulnerable for acquiring HIV/AIDS, e.g. 

counseling to address fear, stigma, 

abuse, and other areas of need that 

prevent participants from practicing 

healthy behaviors. 

Note: Therapist legally required to uphold 

‘‘duty to warn’’ participants in instances 

presenting imminent harm or danger, such as 

statutory rape, intimate partner violence, 

suicide, etc. 

6. Recruit women at risk for or living 

with HIV/AIDS to participate in focus 

groups to: <bullet≤ Identify gender-focused 

concerns of women most vulnerable for 

acquiring HIV/AIDS to be included in 

curriculum; 

<bullet≤ Identify age- and culturallyspecific barriers to effective crossgenerational communication for each 

women and other female members of 

the family 12+ years old 

disproportionately impacted by HIV/ 

AIDS, for instance, African American, 

Native American/American Indian, 

Hispanic/Latino, and Asian/Pacific 

Islander women from the Diaspora; <bullet≤ Adult minority women 

participants to develop strategies for 

recruiting other female members of the 

family 12+ years old; <bullet≤ Participate in small group 

piloting of the training; 

<bullet≤ Provide entry to untapped 

venues to recruit additional 

participants; 

<bullet≤ Recruit age-appropriate peer 

support group leaders; 

<bullet≤ Recruit peers to get tested for 

HIV; and 

<bullet≤ Recruit peers to participate 

in program. 

7. Submit: 

a. Four abstracts for workshop and/or 

poster presentations at one national 

HIV/AIDS conference targeting public 

health professionals; and 

b. Four abstracts for one community 

conference attracting an audience of 

consumers. 

8. Require all program staff, 

consultants, and volunteers to attend 

OWH site evaluation visit. 

9. Identify twenty funding 

opportunities and submit four 

applications. 

10. Before start-up phase ends, recruit 

African American, Native American/ 

American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, and 

Asian/Pacific Islander women at risk for 

or living with HIV/AIDS in places 

where they naturally gather both as a 

family and individually, including but 

not limited to: 

<bullet≤ Churches and other places of 

worship 

<bullet≤ Alumni associations of 

academic institutions for higher 

learning 

<bullet≤ Women’s professional 

organizations/social organizations 

<bullet≤ PTA meetings 

<bullet≤ Commercial fitness centers 

<bullet≤ Beauty centers 

<bullet≤ English as a Second 

Language (ESL) courses 

<bullet≤ Conferences 

<bullet≤ Sporting events 

<bullet≤ Supermarkets 

11. Submit OWH initial progress 

report. 

B. During months 6–8 (pilot-test 

phase 1): 

1. Pilot-test program and make 

program adaptations. 

a. Professional counseling services to 

be offered to participants by a licensed 

female behavioral health therapist (such 

as Social Worker, Psychologist, 

Counselor) with expertise in counseling 

women and other female members of 

the family 12+ years old most 

vulnerable for acquiring HIV/AIDS, e.g. 

counseling to address fear, stigma, 

abuse, and other areas of need that 

prevent participants from practicing 

healthy behaviors. Therapist legally 

required to uphold ‘‘duty to warn’’ state 

authorities for participants in instances 

presenting imminent harm or danger, 

such as statutory rape, intimate partner 

violence, suicide, etc. 

b. Offer peer group support to 

program participants. 

c. Review and measure success of 

meeting goals and objectives to-date. 

2. Convene scheduled meetings for 

the: 

a. Team of Consumers 

b. Community stakeholders 

3. Require program participants, Team 

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stakeholders to recruit new program 

participants. 4. Receive confirmation for (2) 

conference presentations. 5. Submit four applications to federal 

and non-federal funding sources. 6. Submit OWH mid-year progress 

report. C. During months 9–12 (pilot phase 2) 

1. Conduct program with adaptations 

finalized from pilot phase 1: a. Professional counseling services to 

be offered to participants by a licensed 

female behavioral health therapist (such 

as Social Worker, Psychologist, 

Counselor) with expertise in counseling 

women and other female members of 

the family 12+ years old most 

vulnerable for acquiring HIV/AIDS, e.g. 

counseling to address fear, stigma, 

abuse, and other areas of need that 

prevent participants from practicing 

healthy behaviors. Therapist legally 

required to uphold ‘‘duty to warn’’ state 

authorities for participants in instances 

presenting imminent harm or danger, 

such as statutory rape, intimate partner 

violence, suicide, etc. 

b. Offer peer group support to 

program participants. 2. Convene final meetings for the: 

a. Team of Consumers 

b. Community stakeholders. 

3. Review the success of meeting 

program goals and objectives. 4. Conduct one presentation 

(workshops, panels, posters) on the 

program at a national HIV/AIDS 

prevention conference targeting public 

health professionals. 5. Conduct one presentation 

(workshops, panels, posters) on the 

program at one community conference 

targeting consumers. 6. Submit four applications to federal 

and non-federal funding sources. 7. Submit OWH final progress report. 

8. Submit OWH annual report. 

II. Award Information 

Under this announcement, the Office 

on Women’s Health (OWH) anticipates 

making four cooperative agreement 

awards. Approximately $1,200,000 is 

available to make four awards of up to 

$300,000 each. It is expected that the 

award will cover costs for the period of 

September 1, 2007 through August 31, 

2008. Funding estimates may change. The Federal Government (Project 

Officer) will: 

A. Conduct an orientation meeting for 

the grantees (with other federal 

partners) within the first 8 weeks of the 

funding period. B. Conduct at least one site evaluation 

visit (with DHHS Collaborative Partners) 

that may include observation of program 

during pilot or implementation phase. C. Conduct quarterly project 

monitoring teleconferences (with DHHS 

Collaborative Partners). 

D. Review all quarterly, final, and 

annual progress reports. E. Review timeline and 

implementation plan. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

Eligible entities may include: non 

profit 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 Sharing or Matching 

Cost sharing and matching funds is 

not a requirement of this grant. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Application kits may be 

obtained by accessing Grants.gov at 

http://grants.gov or GrantSolution.gov. 

To obtain a hard copy of the application 

kit, contact WilDon Solutions, Office of 

Grants Management Operations Center, 

1515 Wilson Boulevard, Third Floor, 

Suite 310, Arlington, VA 22209 at 1– 

888–203–6161. Applicants may fax a 

written request to WilDon Solutions at 

(703) 351–1148 or e-mail the request to 

OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com. 

Applications must be prepared using 

Form OPHS–1, which can be obtained at 

the Web site noted above. 

2. Content and Format of Application 

and Submission: At a minimum, each 

application for a cooperative agreement 

grant funded by this OWH 

announcement must: 

<bullet≤ Describe the applicant’s 

record of success in providing HIV/ 

AIDS prevention education, support 

services, and/or other services (e.g., 

other minority women’s health issues; 

socioeconomic empowerment services; 

educational services) to women at risk 

for or living with HIV/AIDS. <bullet≤ Describe the applicant’s 

current HIV/AIDS prevention education, 

support services, and/or other services 

for the women at risk for or living with 

HIV/AIDS served by the agency. <bullet≤ Give details on the barriers to 

cross-generational communication 

between grandmothers, mothers, 

daughters, aunts, and other female 

members of the family 12+ years old 

citing the impact of age, culture, 

traditions, and spirituality, as well as 

any trends or shifts in these areas. <bullet≤ Clearly define the women at 

risk for or living with HIV/AIDS to be 

reached by giving demographic and 

HIV/AIDS data covering the applicant’s 

local service area and State (must cite 

all data from credible sources only). 

<bullet≤ Describe the applicant’s 

work utilizing Teams of Consumers for 

feedback, in such cases where consumer 

feedback assisted in the design of new 

programs or making program 

adaptations that better meet the needs of 

those to be served. 

<bullet≤ Describe in detail any focus 

groups convened by the agency to reach 

women at risk for or living with HIV/ 

AIDS, including demographic 

information, focus group leadership, 

number of participants, number of 

sessions, topics for each session, 

participant age range, and outcomes of 

the focus groups. 

<bullet≤ Describe the applicant’s 

knowledge and/or experience with 

evidence-based HIV/AIDS prevention 

education curricula for women at risk 

for or living with HIV/AIDS in America. 

Cite your sources. 

<bullet≤ Provide a timeline for startup, two piloting phases, and the 

proposed intergenerational approach for 

HIV/AIDS prevention education with a 

description of the demographics for 

women at risk for or living with HIV/ 

AIDS and other female members of the 

family 12+ years old to be reached. 

<bullet≤ Provide a draft Plan of 

Action that links the applicant’s 

timeline with delineated tasks to be 

accomplished over the three phases of 

the program. 

<bullet≤ Give a detailed description of 

the participation of applicant in existing 

community collaborative efforts. 

Include information on the purpose for 

collaboration; goals and objectives; 

names and complete contact 

information for partners; roles of each 

partner; timeline; challenges; corrective 

actions; and achievements. 

<bullet≤ Describe the applicant’s 

competency or needs to build skills in 

reviewing whether program goals and 

objectives are met during all phases of 

the funding period. 

<bullet≤ Describe the process for 

determining whether program goals and 

objectives are met during all phases of 

the funding period. 

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 12 

point font, and containing 1’’ margins 

all around. 

The Project Summary and Project 

Narrative must not exceed a total of 25 

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must not exceed 15 double-spaced 

pages. The original and each copy must 

be stapled and/or otherwise securely 

bound. The application should be 

organized in accordance with the format 

presented in the Program Guidelines. 

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. 

Background (Understanding of the 

Problem) 

A. Provide a preliminary assessment 

of the HIV/AIDS prevention and support 

service needs for women at risk for or 

living with HIV/AIDS to be reached in 

this program. The assessment must be 

an age-specific demographic and service 

need profile for African American, 

Native American/American Indian, 

Hispanic/Latino, or Asian/Pacific 

Islander women disproportionately 

impacted by HIV/AIDS and other female 

members of the family 12+ years old in 

your local service area and State (cite 

data from credible sources only). B. Describe issues or challenges that 

impact African American, Native 

American/American Indian, Hispanic/ 

Latino, or Asian/Pacific Islander women 

at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS to be 

able to have effective cross-generational 

communication about: (1) Their own 

sexual health issues; and (2) the health 

of female family or kinship network 

members 12+ years old about: <bullet≤ Understanding a woman’s 

body and how to care for it over the 

lifespan; <bullet≤ Knowledge of ways to 

enhance health; 

<bullet≤ Building and/or maintaining 

healthy relationships that include an 

understanding of health threats; <bullet≤ Awareness of a primary 

healthcare system and how to access it; <bullet≤ Skills to express feelings and 

concerns about one’s sexual health 

issues to other female family or kinship 

network members 12+ years old; <bullet≤ Awareness and ability to 

insure physical safety when threatened 

by sexual, physical, or emotional 

violence. 

Implementation Plan (Approach) 

A. State goals for achieving the 

intended purpose of the proposed 

Intergenerational Approaches to HIV/ 

AIDS Prevention Education with 

Women Across the Lifespan Pilot 

Program: to develop a cross-generational 

HIV/AIDS prevention education 

approach specific to women at risk for 

or living with HIV/AIDS and other 

female members of the family 12+ years 

old, particularly African American 

women, Native American/American 

Indian, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian/ 

Pacific Islander women from the 

Diaspora who are grandmothers, 

mothers, daughters, granddaughters, 

and aunts. 

B. State quantifiable objectives for the 

number of African American, Native 

American/American Indian, Hispanic/ 

Latino, or Asian/Pacific Islander women 

at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS and 

other female members of the family 12+ 

years old to be reached for the proposed 

program. C. Give a detailed Plan of Action and 

timeline covering: <bullet≤ Start-up phase activities; <bullet≤ First pilot phase activities; 

and 

<bullet≤ Second pilot phase activities. 

Management Plan 

A. Key project staff, volunteer, and 

student interns; their resumes; and a 

staffing chart for budgeted staff. B. To-be-hired staff and their 

qualifications, including but not limited 

to a contractual services of a licensed 

female behavioral health therapist with 

expertise in counseling African 

American, Native American/American 

Indian, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian/ 

Pacific Islander women at risk for or 

living with HIV/AIDS and other female 

members of the family 12+ years old. C. Staff, consultant/sub-contractor, 

volunteer, and student intern 

responsibilities. D. Management oversight of staff roles 

and job performance. E. Address maintenance of 

confidentiality, ethics in performance, 

and any mandatory in-service staff 

training. 

Evaluation Plan 

A. Indicators that reflect goals/ 

objectives are being met. B. Indicators of any trends. 

C. Indicators of any unanticipated 

outcomes. 

Appendices 

A. Required Forms (Assurance of 

Compliance Form, etc.). B. Key Staff Resumes. 

C. Charts/Tables (target population 

demographics, gaps in services, etc.). D. 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. Funds may be used for 

supplies (including screening, 

education, and outreach supplies); local 

travel to perform duties of the funded 

HIV/AIDS prevention program; and outof-town travel (required attendance at 

the OWH Grantee Orientation meeting 

and participation in one national HIV/ 

AIDS prevention conference). 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 sponsor a 

mandatory orientation meeting for 

grantees. The meeting will be held in 

the Washington metropolitan area or in 

one of the ten (10) HHS 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 eight weeks 

after awards are made. 

3. Submission Date 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 Standard Time July 2, 

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 supersedes the 

instructions in the OPHS–1 form. 

Submission Mechanisms 

The 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 


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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 WilDon Solutions, Office of Grants 

Management Operations Center, 1515 

Wilson Boulevard, Third Floor 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 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 

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, DHHS, and is designated by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) as one of the three Governmentwide 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 

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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 

WilDon Solutions, Office of Grants 

Management Operations Center, 1515 

Wilson Boulevard, Third Floor Suite 

310, Arlington, VA 22209, 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: This 

program is subject to the Public Health 

Systems Reporting Requirements. Under 

these requirements, a community-based 

non-governmental 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. 

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: https://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 

Criteria: The technical review of 

applications will consider the following 

factors: 

Factor 1: Background/Understanding of 

the Problem (30%) 

This section must discuss: 

1. Applicant’s experience providing 

HIV/AIDS prevention education, 

support services, and/or other services 

(e.g., women’s health issues; 

socioeconomic empowerment services; 

educational services) to women at risk 

for or living with HIV/AIDS, 

particularly African American, Native 

American/American Indian, Hispanic/ 

Latino, and Asian/Pacific Islander 

women. 

2. Applicant’s description of the HIV/ 

AIDS prevention and support service 

needs for the women at risk for or living 

with HIV/AIDS and other female 

members of the family 12+ years old to 

be reached in this program; must 

include a detailed assessment with agespecific demographic and service need 

profile for minority females (African 

American, Native American/American 

Indian, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian/ 

Pacific Islander) in the applicant’s local 

service area. 

3. Applicant’s full description of the 

issues or challenges that impact women 

at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS 

specific to one of the racial/ethnic 

minority groups to be reached (African 

American, Native American/American 

Indian, Hispanic/Latino, or Asian/ 

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about: (1) Their own sexual health 

issues; and (2) the health of female 

family or kinship network members 12+ 

years old about: <bullet≤ Understanding a woman’s 

body and how to care for it over the 

lifespan. <bullet≤ Knowledge of ways to 

enhance health. 

<bullet≤ Building and/or maintaining 

healthy relationships that includes an 

understanding of health threats. <bullet≤ Awareness of primary 

healthcare system and how to access it. <bullet≤ Gaining skills to express 

feelings and concerns about one’s sexual 

health issues to other female family or 

kinship network members 12+ years 

old. 

<bullet≤ Increasing awareness and 

ability to secure a safe place to live first 

when threatened by sexual, physical, or 

emotional violence. 

Factor 2: Implementation/Approach 

(25%) 

This section must discuss: 

1. Evidence provided of applicant’s 

success in providing HIV/AIDS 

prevention education, support services, 

and/or other services (e.g., women’s 

health issues; socioeconomic 

empowerment services; educational 

services) to women at risk for or living 

with HIV/AIDS who are African 

American, Native American/American 

Indian, Hispanic/Latino, or Asian/ 

Pacific Islander. 

2. Applicant’s goals, objectives, plan 

of action and timeline that fully 

describes how proposed 

intergenerational approach to HIV/AIDS 

prevention education for women at risk 

for or living with HIV/AIDS who are 

African American, Native American/ 

American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, or 

Asian/Pacific Islander addresses the 

barriers to cross-generational 

communication between grandmothers, 

mothers, daughters, granddaughters, 

and aunts and/or other adult female 

kinship members 12+ years old with the 

impact of age, culture, traditions, and 

spirituality, as well as any trends or 

shifts in these areas. 

3. Evidence of applicant’s work in 

establishing and/or convening African 

American, Native American/American 

Indian, Hispanic/Latino, or Asian/ 

Pacific Islander consumers for feedback 

on HIV/AIDS prevention, support, care, 

and/or treatment programs. 4. Evidence of applicant’s work in 

identifying and/or working with 

community stakeholders, specifically 

for HIV/AIDS prevention, support, care, 

and/or treatment. 

Factor 3: Management Plan (25%) 

The applicant’s proposal should 

contain: 

1. Applicant’s proposed staff and/or 

requirements for new staff adequately 

described in resumes (see Appendix); 

must include contractual services of a 

licensed female behavioral health 

therapist with expertise in counseling 

African American, Native American/ 

American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, or 

Asian/Pacific Islander women at risk for 

or living with HIV/AID and other female 

members of the family 12+ years old. 

2. Proposed staff level of effort; 

3. Detailed position descriptions 

(appears in Appendix); and 

4. Addresses maintenance of 

confidentiality, ethics in performance, 

and any mandatory in-service staff 

training. 

Factor 4: Evaluation Plan (20%) 

The applicant’s proposal contains: 

1. Clear statement of program goal(s); 

2. Quantifiable objectives; 

3. Clear indicators to analyze trends; 

and 

4. Clear indicators to recognize 

unanticipated outcomes. 

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). Accepted applications will be 

reviewed for technical merit in 

accordance with DHHS policies. 

Applications will be evaluated by a 

technical review panel composed of 

experts in the fields of minority 

women’s health issues, particularly 

HIV/AIDS prevention; community 

based, faith based, and women’s service 

organizations delivery of HIV/AIDS 

prevention and support services; and 

federal and state government public 

health systems. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: Applicants will 

receive a Notice of Grant Award signed 

by the Grants Management Officer 

(GMO). This is the authorizing 

document and it will be sent 

electronically and followed up with a 

mailed copy. 

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, the applicant will submit 

an initial progress report, a mid-year 

progress report, a final progress report, 

and a financial status report (in 

accordance with provisions of the 

general regulations which apply under 

‘‘Monitoring and Reporting Program 

Performance,’’ 45 CFR parts 74 and 92). 

OWH will provide Progress Report 

Forms and Annual Report Forms during 

the orientation meeting. 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 one copy of the four 

report(s) must be submitted as follows: 

1. Initial Progress Report due date 

(provided at OWH orientation meeting). 

2. Mid-Year Progress Report due date 

(provided at OWH orientation meeting). 

3. Final Progress Report due date 

(provided at OWH orientation meeting). 

A Financial Status Report (FSR) SF– 

269 is due 90 days after the close of each 

12-month budget period. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For application kits, submission of 

applications, and information on the 

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 1–888–203–2061, e-mail 

OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com, or fax 

703–351–1138. 

4. Questions regarding programmatic 

information and/or requests for 

technical assistance in the preparation 

of the grant application should be 

directed in writing to: 

Joanna Short, M.Div., Public Health 

Advisor, Office on Women’s Health, 

OPHS, DHHS, Hubert H. Humphrey 

Building, Room 733E, 200 

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(202) 260–8420, E-mail: 

JShort@osophs.dhhs.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

A. Protection of Human Subjects 

Regulations 

The applicant must comply with the 

DHHS Protection of Human Subjects 

regulations (which require obtaining 

Institutional Review Board approval), 

set out as 45 CFR Part 46, if applicable. 

General information about Human 

Subjects regulations can be obtained 

through the Office of Human Research 

Protections (OHRP) at http:// 

www.hhs.gov/ohrp, or 

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

(866) 447–4777. 

B. Objectives of Healthy People 2010 

Emphasis will be placed on aligning 

OWH activities and programs with 

Healthy People 2010: Goal 2 to 

eliminate health disparities. More 

information on the Healthy People 2010 

objectives may be found on the Healthy 

People 2010 Web site: http:// 

www.health.gov/healthypeople. 

C. Definitions 

Community-based organization: 

Public and private, non-profit 

organizations that are representative of 

communities or significant segments of 

communities. 

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. 

Evidence-Based: DHHS recognizes 

HIV/AID prevention education 

approaches for reaching minority 

populations, namely education/training, 

outreach (street, media), and care 

services. Additional information on 

evidence-based HIV/AIDS prevention 

programs is available at the following 

Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/ 

hivcompendium/organize.htm. 

Gender-focused: An approach which, 

in considering the social and 

environmental contexts impacting 

women’s lives therefore structures 

information, activities, program 

priorities, and service delivery systems 

that compliment those factors. 

Healthy People 2010: A set of national 

health objectives that outlines the 

prevention agenda for the Nation. 

Healthy People 2010 identifies 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. 

Prevention education: Accurate 

information to increase knowledge of 

methods and behaviors to keep 

individuals from becoming infected 

with HIV. 

References 

(1) Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report. 

2002; 14/Addendum: 5. Table A3. 

(2) Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report 

2002, Vol. 14. 

Dated: April 19, 2007. 

Wanda K. Jones, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health 

(Women’s Health). 

[FR Doc. E7–8228 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Toxicology Program (NTP); 

Liaison and Scientific Review Office; 

Meeting of the Scientific Advisory 

Committee on Alternative 

Toxicological Methods (SACATM) 

AGENCY: National Institute of 

Environmental Health Sciences 

(NIEHS), National Institutes of Health 

(NIH). 

ACTION: Meeting announcement and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of a meeting of 

SACATM on June 12, 2007, at the 

Marriott Bethesda North Hotel and 

Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, 

Bethesda, Maryland. The meeting is 

scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 

adjournment (5 p.m.) and is open to the 

public with attendance limited only the 

space available. SACATM advises the 

Interagency Coordinating Committee on 

the Validation of Alternative Methods 

(ICCVAM), the NTP Interagency Center 

for the Evaluation of Alternative 

Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), and 

the Director of the NIEHS and NTP 

regarding statutorily mandated duties of 

ICCVAM and activities of NICEATM. 

DATES: The SACATM meeting will be 

held on June 12, 2007. All individuals 

who plan to attend are encouraged to 

register online at the NTP Web site 

(http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/7441) by 

June 8, 2007. In order to facilitate 

planning, persons wishing to make an 

oral presentation are asked to notify Dr. 

Mary S. Wolfe via online registration, 

phone, or email by June 4, 2007 (see 

ADDRESSES below). Written comments 

should also be received by June 4 to 

enable review by SACATM and NIEHS/ 

NTP staff before the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The SACATM meeting will 

be held at the Marriott Bethesda North 

Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 

Marinelli Road, Bethesda, Maryland 

20852 [hotel: (301) 822–9200]. Public 

comments and other correspondence 

should be directed to Dr. Mary S. Wolfe 

(NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD A3–01, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; 

telephone: 919–541–7539 or e-mail: 

wolfe@niehs.nih.gov). Persons needing 

special assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodation in order to attend, 

should contact 919–541–2475 voice, 

919–541–4644 TTY (text telephone), 

through the Federal TTY Relay System 

at 800–877–8339, or send e-mail to 

niehsoeeo@niehs.nih.gov. Requests 

should be made at least 7 days in 

advance of the meeting. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Preliminary Agenda and Availability of 

Meeting Materials 

A preliminary agenda is provided 

below. Additional background materials 

will be posted on the NTP Web site 

(http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/7441) or 

available upon request (see ADDRESSES

above). One agenda topic is discussion 

of the draft NICEATM–ICCVAM 5-Year 

Plan, which will be available by May 7 

and presented at a public Town Meeting 

at the William H. Natcher Center, NIH, 

9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, 

Maryland on June 11 (http:// 

iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/meetings/ 

5YPlanTM/townmtg.htm). The Town 

Meeting will be announced in a separate 


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