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will provide information regarding limb

loss.

6. Cost-Sharing (5 Points)

Evaluation will be based on:

The evidence of personnel and

financial contributions to the project

and the specific plans for providing

cost-sharing for the first year and

succeeding years within the project

period.

7. Budget Justification/Adequacy of

Facilities (Not Scored)

The proposed budget will be

evaluated on the basis of its

reasonableness, concise and clear

justification, accuracy and consistency

with the intended use of cooperative

agreement funds.

Funding Priority

CDC will give priority consideration

to an established national organization

with experience in providing

educational and support services to

individuals with limb loss.

Reporting Requirements

Project narrative reports, submitted

with an original and two copies, will be

required semi-annually. The reports

shall be submitted to CDC thirty days

after the end of the report period. An

original and two copies of the Financial

Status Report is required no later than

90 days after the end of each budget

period.

Executive Order 12372

Applications are not subject to the

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs as governed by Executive

Order 12372.

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements

This program is subject to the Public

Health System Reporting Requirements.

Under these requirements, all

community-based nongovernmental

applicants must prepare and submit the

items identified below to the head of the

appropriate State and/or local health

agency(s) in the program area(s) that

may be impacted by the proposed

project no later than the receipt date of

the Federal application. The appropriate

State and/or local health agency is

determined by the applicant. The

following information must be

provided:

A. A copy of the face page of the

application (SF424).

B. A summary of the project that

should be titled ‘‘Public Health System

Impact Statement’’ (PHSIS), not to

exceed one page, and include the

following:

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

plans with the appropriate State and/or

local health agencies.

If the State and/or local health official

should desire a copy of the entire

application, it may be obtained from the

State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) or

directly from the applicant.

Other Requirements

Paperwork Reduction Act

Projects that involve the collection of

information from 10 or more individuals

and funded by cooperative agreement

will be subject to review by the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is 93.184.

Application Submission and Deadline

The original and two copies of the

application PHS Form 5161–1 (OMB

number 0937–0189) must be submitted

to Mr. Ron Van Duyne, Grants

Management Officer, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, 255 East Paces

Ferry Road, NE., Room 300, Mailstop E–

13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, on or before

March 17, 1997.

1. Deadline:

Applications will be considered to

have met the deadline if they are either:

a. Received on or before the deadline

date; or

b. Sent on or before the deadline date

and received in time for submission for

the review process. Applicants must

request a legibly dated U.S. Postal

Service postmark or obtain a legibly

dated receipt from a commercial carrier

or the U.S. Postal Service. Private

metered postmarks will not be

acceptable as proof of timely mailing.

2. Late Applications:

Applications that do not meet the

criteria in 1.a. or 1.b. above are

considered late. Late applications will

not be considered and will be returned

to the applicant.

Where to Obtain Additional

Information

A complete program description,

information on application procedures,

an application package, and business

management technical assistance may

be obtained from Georgia Jang, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, 255 East Paces

Ferry Road, NE., Room 321, Mailstop E–

13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, telephone

(404) 842–6814, Internet address:

glj2@ops.cdc.gov. Please refer to

Program Announcement No. 717 when

requesting information and submitting

an application.

Programmatic technical assistance

including additional guidance may be

obtained from Jack Stubbs, Disabilities

Prevention Program, National Center for

Environmental Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, 4770

Buford Highway, Building 101, Mailstop

F–29, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, telephone

(404) 488–7096, Internet address:

jbs2@cehod1.em.cdc.gov.

Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of Healthy People 2000 (Full

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00474–0) or

Healthy People 2000 (Summary Report,

Stock No. 017–001–00473–1) through

the Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402–9325, telephone

(202) 512–1800.

Dated: January 30, 1997.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 97–2800 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

[Announcement 721]

State and Community-Based

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention

Program and Surveillance of Blood

Lead Levels in Children; Notice of

Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year

1997

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of funds in fiscal year (FY)

1997 for new and competing

continuation State and communitybased childhood lead poisoning

prevention projects, and to build

statewide capacity to conduct

surveillance of blood lead levels in

children.

The CDC is committed to achieving

the health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of Healthy People

2000, a national activity to reduce

morbidity and mortality and improve

the quality of life. This announcement

is related to the priority area of

Environmental Health. (To order a copy

of Healthy People 2000, see the Where

to Obtain Additional Information

section.)
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Authority

This program is authorized under

sections 301(a), 317A and 317B of the

Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C.

241(a), 247b–1, and 247b–3], as

amended. Program regulations are set

forth in Title 42, Code of Federal

Regulations, Part 51b.

Smoke-Free Workplace

The CDC strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and promote the non-use of

all tobacco products, and Public Law

103–227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

prohibits smoking in certain facilities

that receive Federal funds in which

education, library, day care, health care,

and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Environmental Justice Initiative

Activities conducted under this

announcement should be consistent

with the Federal Executive Order No.

12898 entitled, ‘‘Federal Actions to

Address Environmental Justice in

Minority Populations and Low-Income

Populations.’’ Grantees, to the greatest

extent practicable and permitted by law,

shall make achieving environmental

justice part of its program’s mission by

identifying and addressing, as

appropriate, disproportionately high

and adverse human health and

environmental effects of lead on

minority populations and low-income

populations.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants for State childhood

lead prevention programs are State

health departments or other State health

agencies or departments deemed most

appropriate by the State to direct and

coordinate the State’s childhood lead

poisoning prevention program, and

agencies or units of local government

that serve jurisdictional populations

greater than 500,000. This eligibility

includes health departments or other

official organizational authority (agency

or instrumentality) of the District of

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, and any territory or possession of

the United States.

Applicants for prevention program

grants from eligible units of local

jurisdiction must elect either to apply

directly to CDC as a grantee, or to apply

as part of a statewide grant application.

Local jurisdictions cannot submit

applications directly to CDC and also

apply as part of a Statewide grant

application.

For Surveillance Funds Only

Eligible applicants are State health

departments or other State health

agencies or departments deemed most

appropriate by the State to direct and

coordinate the State’s childhood lead

poisoning prevention and surveillance

program. Eligible applicants must have

regulations for reporting of PbB levels

by both public and private laboratories

or provide assurances that such

regulations will be in place within six

months of awarding the grant. This

program is intended to initiate and

build capacity for surveillance of

childhood PbB levels. Therefore, any

applicant that already has in place a

PbB level surveillance activity must

demonstrate how these grant funds will

be used to enhance, expand or improve

the current activity, in order to remain

eligible for funding. CDC funds should

be added to blood-lead surveillance

funding from other sources, if such

funding exists. Funds for these

programs may not be used in place of

any existing funding for surveillance of

PbB levels.

If a State agency applying for grant

funds is other than the official State

health department, written concurrence

by the State health department must be

provided.

Availability of Funds

State and Community-based Prevention

Program Grant Funds

Approximately $8,000,000 will be

available in FY 1997 to fund a selected

number of new and competing

continuation childhood lead poisoning

prevention projects. The CDC

anticipates that awards for the first

budget year will range from $200,000 to

$1,500,000. Applications exceeding the

funding limit of $1,500,000 will be

returned as non-responsive to the

program announcement. This includes

both direct and indirect cost amounts.

Surveillance Grant Funds

Approximately $300,000 will be

available in FY 1997 to fund up to four

new grants to support the development

of PbB surveillance activities.

Surveillance awards are expected to

range from $60,000 to $75,000.

Applications exceeding the funding

limit of $75,000 will be returned as nonresponsive to the program

announcement. This includes both

direct and indirect cost amounts.

The new awards are expected to begin

on or about July 1, 1997.

New awards are made for 12-month

budget periods within project periods

not to exceed 3 years. Estimates

outlined above are subject to change

based on the actual availability of funds

and the scope and quality of

applications received. Continuation

awards within the project period will be

made on the basis of satisfactory

progress and availability of funds.

Grant awards cannot supplant

existing funding for childhood lead

poisoning prevention programs or

surveillance activities. Grant funds

should be used to increase the level of

expenditures from State, local, and

other funding sources.

Applicants may apply for either a

prevention program grant or a

surveillance grant, but NOT both.

Applicants from State health agencies

applying for prevention program grant

funds must address surveillance issues

in their application.

Awards will be made with the

expectation that program activities will

continue when grant funds are

terminated.

Note

• Grant funds may not be expended for

medical care and treatment or for

environmental remediation of lead sources.

However, the applicant must provide an

acceptable plan to ensure that these program

activities are appropriately carried out.

• Not more than 10 percent (exclusive of

Direct Assistance) of any grant may be

obligated for administrative costs. This 10

percent limitation is in lieu of, and replaces,

the indirect cost rate.

Background and Definitions

Background

State and community health agencies

have traditionally been the principal

delivery points for childhood lead

screening and related medical and

environmental management activities;

however, limited resources and

changing public health infrastructures

have required public health agencies to

develop new strategies to ensure the

delivery of comprehensive services to

prevent childhood lead poisoning.

In 1991, CDC recommended universal

screening for children under six years

old except in communities where the

prevalence of elevated blood lead levels

was known to be very low. In areas

where the majority of children are at

low risk for lead exposure, universal

screening is not a practical or costbeneficial investment of limited

resources. Thus, screening activities

should be targeted to children at

elevated risk of lead exposure. As the

prevalence of blood lead levels

continues to diminish in the United

States, targeting screening to those

children who remain at elevated risk of

lead exposure will become increasingly

important.

Based on this scientific information

and practical experience, to prevent

childhood lead poisoning State and

community health agencies will need to
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re-examine their current screening

policies and practices. State and local

health agencies must have in place

sound policies and programs to assess

the risk for lead exposure and assure

that appropriate and timely actions take

place to protect children at risk of lead

exposure. As State and local health

departments revise their screening

policies, it is anticipated that the

screening and follow-up of children

who most need services will be

expanded or enhanced, thereby

diminishing the screening of children in

areas where they are not exposed to

lead.

Blood lead levels in the United States

have fallen dramatically over the past

decade—by about 78 percent between

1978 and 1991. Nevertheless, the Third

National Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey (NHANES III)

shows that, despite a dramatic decline

in lead exposure among children,

approximately 1.7 million children ages

1–5 still have blood lead levels ≥10 μg/

dL, a level at which there has been

shown to be subtle effects on children’s

cognitive development. Poor, urban,

black children and Mexican-American

children are at especially high risk for

harmful levels of lead in their blood.

We have made great progress in

reducing lead in important sources for

the U.S. population—gasoline and food.

However, there are still important

sources of lead that pose a serious

health threat to children. The remaining

sources of lead exposure for children—

lead in paint, dust, and soil—are far

more difficult to address, since these

can only be reduced by actions in

individual homes. Without a concerted

effort to reduce exposure from these

sources, elevated lead levels in children

will continue to be a public health

problem.

Definitions

•Program: A designated unit within

an agency responsible for implementing

and coordinating a systematic and

comprehensive approach to prevent

childhood lead poisoning in high-risk

communities.

•Program Elements: Include (1)

identifying infants and young children

with elevated blood lead levels, (2)

identifying and assuring the

remediation of possible sources of lead

exposure throughout the community, (3)

monitoring the medical and

environmental management of lead

poisoned children, (4) providing

information on childhood lead

poisoning and its prevention and

management to the public, health

professionals, and policy and decision

makers, (5) encouraging and supporting

community-based programs directed to

the goal of eliminating childhood lead

poisoning, (6) developing and providing

laboratory support, and (7) maintaining

a data management component that

assists in the day-to-day management of

the childhood lead poisoning

prevention program and documents

program activities.

•High-Risk or Targeted Community:

Geographically defined community or

neighborhood where there is significant

childhood lead exposure (documented

by the presence of children with

elevated blood lead levels) or potential

childhood lead exposure (documented

by the presence of sources of lead

exposure, especially older, deteriorating

housing.)

•Lead Hazard: Accessible paint, dust,

soil, water, or other source or pathway

that contains lead or lead compounds

that can contribute to or cause lead

poisoning.

•Lead Hazard Remediation: The

elimination, reduction, or containment

of known and accessible lead sources.

•Care coordination: The total care of

a child with lead poisoning, including

appropriate and timely medical and

environmental follow-up.

•Surveillance: For the purpose of this

program, a complete PbB surveillance

activity is defined as a process which:

(1) systematically collects information

over time about children with elevated

PbB levels using laboratory reports as

the data source; (2) provides for the

follow-up of cases, including field

investigations when necessary; and (3)

provides timely and useful analysis and

reporting of the accumulated data

including an estimate of the rate of

elevated PbB levels among all children

receiving blood tests.

Purpose

Prevention Grant Program

The purpose of this grant program is

to provide impetus for the development

and operation of State and communitybased childhood lead poisoning

prevention programs in places where

there is a determined risk of childhood

lead exposure and to develop Statewide

capacity for conducting surveillance of

elevated blood-lead levels.

Grant-supported programs are

expected to serve as catalysts and

models for the development of nongrant-supported programs and activities

in other States and communities.

Further, grant-supported programs

should create community awareness of

the problem (e.g., among community

and business leaders, medical

community, parents, educators, and

property owners). It is expected that

State health agencies will play a lead

role in the development of communitybased childhood lead poisoning

prevention programs, including

ensuring coordination and integration

with maternal and child health

programs; State Medicaid Early Periodic

Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment,

(EPSDT) programs; community and

migrant health centers; and communitybased organizations providing health

and social services in or near public

housing units, as authorized under

Section 340A of the PHS Act.

The prevention grant program will

provide financial assistance and support

to State and local government agencies

to:

1. Establish, expand, or improve

services to assure that children in high

risk areas are screened. Screening

should focus on: (1) Making certain

children not currently served by

existing health care services are

screened, (2) integrating screening

efforts with maternal and child health

programs; State Medicaid programs,

such as the EPSDT programs;

community and migrant health centers;

and community-based organizations

providing health and social services in

or near public housing units, as

authorized under Section 340A of the

PHS Act, and (3) guaranteeing that highrisk children seen by private providers

are screened.

2. Intensify care coordination efforts

to ensure that children with elevated

blood lead levels receive appropriate

and timely follow-up services.

3. Establish, expand, or improve

environmental investigations to rapidly

identify and reduce sources of lead

exposure throughout a community.

4. Plan and develop activities for the

primary prevention of childhood lead

poisoning in demonstrated high-risk

areas to be conducted in collaboration

with other government and communitybased organizations.

5. Develop and implement efficient

information management/data systems

compatible with CDC guidelines for

monitoring and evaluation.

6. Improve the actions of other

appropriate agencies and organizations

to facilitate the rapid remediation of

identified lead hazards in high-risk

communities.

7. Enhance knowledge and skills of

program staff through training and other

methods.

8. Based upon program findings,

provide information on childhood lead

poisoning to the public, policy-makers,

academic community, and other

interested parties.

9. Develop State-based systems for

surveillance of blood lead levels among
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children, and use surveillance data to

assess prevention activities and target

resources.

Surveillance Grant Funds

The surveillance component of this

announcement is intended to assist

State health departments or other

appropriate agencies to implement a

complete surveillance activity for PbB

levels in children. Development of

surveillance systems at the local, State

and national levels is essential for

targeting interventions to high-risk

populations and for tracking progress in

eliminating childhood lead poisoning.

The childhood blood-lead

surveillance program has the following

five goals:

1. Increase the number of State health

departments with surveillance systems

for elevated PbB levels;

2. Build the capacity of State-or

territorial-based PbB level surveillance

systems;

3. Use data from these systems to

conduct national surveillance of

elevated PbB levels;

4. Disseminate data on the occurrence

of elevated PbB levels to government

agencies, researchers, employers, and

medical care providers; and

5. Direct intervention efforts to reduce

environmental lead exposure.

Program Requirements

A copy of the Program Guidance

Document will be included with the

application package. Please refer to this

document (Program Guidance) for

important information and procedures

in developing and completing your

application.

Prevention Grant Program

The following are requirements for

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention

Projects:

1. A director/coordinator with

authority and responsibility to carry out

the requirements of the program.

2. Provide qualified staff, other

resources, and knowledge to implement

the provisions of the program.

3. Revise program efforts based on

CDC’s plans to issue new

recommendations on childhood lead

poisoning prevention.

4. Provide a comprehensive statewide

plan that includes strategies, identifies

where lead exposed children are, and

provides appropriate screening and

timely follow-up for those children.

5. Provide a plan to develop an

automated data-management system

designed to collect and maintain

laboratory data on the results of blood

lead testing and care coordination data

for children with elevated blood lead

levels. This automated datamanagement systems should be used to

monitor and evaluate all major program

activities and services.

6. Establishment and maintenance of

a system to monitor the notification and

follow-up of children who are

confirmed with elevated blood lead

levels and who are referred to local

Public Housing Authorities (PHAs).

7. Effective, well-defined working

relationships within public health

agencies and with other agencies and

organizations at national, State, and

community levels (e.g., housing

authorities, environmental agencies,

maternal and child health programs,

State Medicaid EPSDT programs; or,

community and migrant health centers;

community-based organizations

providing health and social services in

or near public housing units, as

authorized under Section 340A of the

PHS Act, State epidemiology programs,

State and local housing rehabilitation

offices, schools of public health and

medical schools, and environmental

interest groups) to appropriately address

the needs and requirements of programs

(e.g., data management systems to

facilitate the follow-up and tabulation of

children reported with elevated blood

lead levels, training to ensure the safety

of abatement workers) in the

implementation of proposed activities.

This includes the establishment of

networks with other State and local

agencies with expertise in childhood

lead poisoning prevention

programming.

8. Assurances that income earned by

the childhood lead poisoning

prevention program is returned to the

program for use by the program.

9. For awards to State agencies, there

must be a demonstrated commitment to

provide technical, analytical, and

program evaluation assistance to local

agencies interested in developing or

strengthening childhood lead poisoning

prevention programs.

10. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

regarding Medicaid provider-status of

applicants: Pursuant to section 317A of

the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.

247b–1) as amended by Sec. 303 of the

‘‘Preventive Health Amendments of

1992’’ (Public Law 102–531), applicants

AND current grantees must meet the

following requirements: For Childhood

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

services which are Medicaidreimbursable in the applicant’s State:

• Applicants who directly provide

these services must be enrolled with

their State Medicaid agency as Medicaid

providers.

• Providers who enter into

agreements with the applicant to

provide such services must be enrolled

with their State Medicaid agency as

providers.

An exception to this requirement will

be made for providers whose services

are provided free of charge and who

accept no reimbursement from any

third-party payer. Such providers who

accept voluntary donations may still be

exempted from this requirement.

11. For State Prevention Programs, a

Surveillance component defined as a

process which: (1) Systematically

collects information over time about

children with elevated PbB levels using

laboratory reports as the data source; (2)

provides for the follow-up of cases,

including field investigations when

necessary; (3) provides timely and

useful analysis and reporting of the

accumulated data including an estimate

of the rate of elevated PbB levels among

all children receiving blood tests; and

(4) reports data to CDC in the

appropriate format.

To achieve these goals, programs must

be able to: (1) provide qualified staff,

other resources, and knowledge to

implement the provisions of this

program. Applicants requesting grant

supported positions must provide

assurances that such positions will be

approved by the applicant’s personnel

system; (2) revise, refine, and

implement, in collaboration with CDC,

the methodology for surveillance as

proposed in the respective program

application; (3) have demonstrated

experience or access to professionals

knowledgeable in conducting and

evaluating public health programs; and

(4) have the ability to translate data to

State and local public health officials,

policy and decision-makers, and to

others seeking to strengthen program

efforts.

For Surveillance Grants

The following are requirements for

surveillance only grant projects:

1. A full-time director/coordinator

with authority and responsibility to

carry out the requirements of

surveillance program activities.

2. Ability to provide qualified staff,

other resources, and knowledge to

implement the provisions of this

program. Applicants requesting grant

supported positions must provide

assurances that such positions will be

approved by the applicant’s personnel

system.

3. Effective, well-defined working

relationships with childhood lead

poisoning prevention programs within

the applicant’s State.

4. Revise, refine, and implement, in

collaboration with CDC, the

methodology for surveillance as
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proposed in the respective program

application.

5. Collaborate with CDC in any

interim and/or final evaluation of the

surveillance activity.

6. Monitor and evaluate all major

program activities and services.

7. Demonstrated experience in

conducting and evaluating public health

programs or having access to

professionals who are knowledgeable in

conducting such activities.

8. Ability to translate data to State and

local public health officials, policy and

decision-makers, and to others seeking

to strengthen program efforts.

Technical Reporting Requirements

Quarterly progress reports are

required of all grantees. The quarterly

report should not exceed 25 pages. Time

lines for the quarterly reports will be

established at the time of award, but are

typically due 30 days after the end of

each calendar quarter. A progress report

is required as a part of the continuation

application. Note that surveillance only

grantees are not required to submit

quarterly quantitative data.

Annual Financial Status Reports

(FSRs) are due 90 days after the end of

the budget period. The final progress

report and FSR shall be prepared and

submitted no later than 90 days after the

end of the project period. Submit the

original and 2 copies of the reports to

the Grants Management Office indicated

under ‘‘Where to Obtain Additional

Information’’ section.

Evaluation Criteria

The review of applications will be

conducted by an objective review

committee who will review the quality

of the application based on the strength

and completeness of the plan submitted.

The budget justification will be used to

assess how well the technical plan is

likely to be carried out using available

resources. The maximum ratings score

of an application is 100 points.

A. The Factors To Be Considered in the

Evaluation of Prevention Program

Grant Applications Are:

1. Evidence of the Childhood Lead

Poisoning Problem (40 points).

(a) Applicants should describe and

document the extent of the problem as

defined by data from recent screening,

demographic, environmental, and other

data. (Population-based data or

estimates should be compared to

NHANES III data discussed in the

Background and Definition Section of

this program announcement). (20

points)

(b) Applicants’ ability to identify

high-risk targeted areas within their

public health jurisdictions defined by

such factors as: evidence of children

with elevated blood lead levels,

documentation of pre-1950 housing

and/or other evidence of old,

deteriorating houses as well as the

percent and number of children under

six years of age living in poverty. Other

known or suspected sources of lead

poisoning should also be discussed. (20

points)

2. Technical Approach (30 points).

The quality of the technical approach

in carrying out the proposed activities

including:

(a) Goals and Objectives: The extent to

which the applicant has included

clearly identified goals and objectives

which are specific, measurable, and

relevant to the purpose of this proposal

(10 points).

(b) Approach: The extent to which the

applicant provides a detailed

description of the proposed activities

which are likely to achieve each

objective for the budget period (10

points).

(c) Timeline: The extent to which the

applicant provides a reasonable

schedule for implementation of the

activities (5 points).

(d) Evaluation: The extent to which

the evaluation plan addresses the

achievement of objectives (5 points).

3. Applicant Capability (10 points).

Capability of the applicant to initiate

and carry out proposed program

activities successfully within the time

frames set forth in the application.

Proposed staff skills must match the

proposed program of work described.

Elements to consider include:

(a) Demonstrated knowledge and

experience of the proposed project

director or manager and staff in

planning and managing large and

complex interdisciplinary programs

involving public health, environmental

management, and housing

rehabilitation. The percentage of time

the project manager will devote to this

project is a significant factor, and must

be indicated (5 points).

(b) Written assurances that proposed

positions can and will be filled as

described in the application (3 points).

(c) Evidence of institutional capacity,

demonstrated by the experience and

continuing capability of the jurisdiction,

to initiate and implement similar

environmental and housing projects.

The applicant should describe these

related efforts and the current capacity

of its agency (2 points).

4. Collaboration (20 points).

(a) Extent to which the applicant

demonstrates that proposed activities

are being conducted in conjunction

with, or through, organizations with

known and established ties in the target

communities. Evidence of support and

participation from appropriate

community-based or neighborhoodbased organizations in the form of

memoranda of understanding or other

agreements of collaboration. (10 points)

(b) Extent to which the applicant

documents established collaboration

with appropriate governmental agencies

responding to childhood lead poisoning

prevention issues such as

environmental health, housing, medical

management, etc., through specific

commitments for consultation,

employment, or other activities, as

evidenced by the names and proposed

roles of these participants and letters of

commitment. Absence of letters

describing specific participation will

result in a reduced rating under this

factor. (10 points)

5. Budget Justification and Adequacy

of Facilities (NOT SCORED).

The budget will be evaluated for the

extent to which it is reasonable, clearly

justified, and consistent with the

intended use of grant funds. The

adequacy of existing and proposed

facilities to support program activities

also will be evaluated.

B. The Factors to be Considered in the

Evaluation of Applications for

Surveillance Program Grant

Applications are:

1. Surveillance Activity : (35 points).

The clarity, feasibility, and scientific

soundness of the surveillance approach.

Also, the extent to which a proposed

schedule for accomplishing each

activity and methods for evaluating each

activity are clearly defined and

appropriate. The following points will

be specifically evaluated:

(a) How laboratories report PbB levels.

(b) How data will be collected and

managed.

(c) How the quality of data and

completeness of reporting will be

assured.

(d) How and when data will be

analyzed.

(e) How summary data will be

reported and disseminated.

(f) Protocols for follow-up of

individuals with elevated PbB levels.

(g) Provisions to obtain denominator

data.

2. Progress Toward Complete BloodLead Surveillance (30 points).

The extent to which the proposed

activities are likely to result in

substantial progress towards

establishing a complete State-based PbB

surveillance activity (as defined in the

‘‘Purpose’’ section).

3. Project Sustainability (20 points).

The extent to which the proposed

activities are likely to result in the long-
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term maintenance of a complete Statebased PbB surveillance system. In

particular, specific activities that will be

undertaken by the State during the

project period to ensure that the

surveillance program continues after

completion of the project period.

4. Personnel (10 points).

The extent to which the qualifications

and time commitments of project

personnel are clearly documented and

appropriate for implementing the

proposal.

5. Use of Existing Resources (5

points).

The extent to which the proposal

would make effective use of existing

resources and expertise within the

applicant agency or through

collaboration with other agencies.

6. BUDGET (Not Scored).

The extent to which the budget is

reasonable, clearly justified, and

consistent with the intended use of

funds.

Executive Order 12372 Review

Applications are subject to

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs as governed by Executive

Order (E.O.) 12372. E.O. 12372 sets up

a system for State and local government

review of proposed Federal assistance

applications. Applicants should contact

their State Single Point of Contact

(SPOC) 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

for each affected State. A current list of

SPOCs is included in the application

kit. If they have comments it should be

sent to Lisa G. Tamaroff, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Atlanta, GA

30305, no later than 60 days after the

application due date. The Program

Announcement Number and Program

Title should be referenced on the

document. The granting agency does not

guarantee to ‘‘accommodate or explain’’

State process recommendations it

receives after that date.

Public Health System Reporting

Requirement

This program is not subject to the

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is 93.197.

Other Requirements

Paperwork Reduction Act

Projects that involve the collection of

information from 10 or more individuals

and funded by the grant will be subject

to review by the Office of Management

and Budget(OMB)under the Paperwork

Reduction Act.

Application Submission and Deadline

The original and two copies of the

PHS 5161–1 (OMB Number 0937-0189)

must be submitted to Lisa G. Tamaroff,

Grants Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300,

Atlanta, GA 30305, on or before April 9,

1997.

1. Deadline

Applications shall be considered as

meeting the deadline if they are either:

A. Received on or before the deadline

date, or

B. Sent on or before the deadline date

and received in time for submission for

the review process. Applicants must

request a legibly dated U.S. Postal

Service Postmark or obtain a legibly

dated receipt from a commercial carrier

or U.S. Postal Service. Private metered

postmarks shall not be acceptable as

proof of timely mailing.

2. Late Applications

Applications which do not meet the

criteria in 1.A. or 1.B. above are

considered late applications. Late

applications will not be considered in

the current competition and will be

returned to the applicant.

A one-page, single-spaced, typed

abstract must be submitted with the

application. The heading should

include the title of the grant program,

project title, organization, name and

address, project director and telephone

number.

Where to Obtain Additional

Information

To receive additional written

information call (404) 332–4561. You

will be asked to leave your name,

address, and phone number and will

need to refer to Announcement 721.

You will receive a complete program

description, information on application

procedures and application forms.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all documents, business

management technical assistance may

be obtained from Lisa G. Tamaroff,

Grants Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300,

Mailstop E–13, Atlanta, GA 30305,

telephone (404) 842–6796. Internet

address lgt1.@ops.cdc.gov.

This and other CDC announcements

are also available through the CDC

homepage on the Internet. The address

for the CDC homepage is http://

www.cdc.gov.

CDC will not send application kits by

facsimile or express mail.

Please refer to Announcement

Number 721 when requesting

information and submitting an

application.

Technical assistance on prevention

activities may be obtained from

Claudette A. Grant, Acting Chief,

Program Services Section, Lead

Poisoning Prevention Branch, Division

of Environmental Hazards and Health

Effects, National Center for

Environmental Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

4770 Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop F–

42, Atlanta, GA 30341–3724, telephone

(770) 488–7330, Internet address

cag4@ceh.cdc.gov.

Technical assistance on surveillance

activities may be obtained from Carol

Pertowski, M.D., Medical

Epidemiologist, Surveillance and

Programs Branch, Division of

Environmental Hazards and Health

Effects, National Center for

Environmental Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

4770 Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop F–

42, Atlanta, GA 30341–3724, telephone

(770) 488–7330, Internet address

cap4@ceh.cdc.gov.

Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of Healthy People 2000 (Full

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00474–0) or

Healthy People 2000 (Summary Report,

Stock No. 017–001–00473–1) through

the Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402–9325, telephone

(202) 512–1800.

Dated: January 30, 1997.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director, Management and

Operations, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention.

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