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Send comments to Patricia Royston,

HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room

14–36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Dated: January 31, 1997.

J. Henry Montes,

Director, Office of Policy and Information

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 97–2923 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

Maternal and Child Health Services;

Federal Set-Aside Program; Research

and Training Grants

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The HRSA announces that

approximately $47.9 million in fiscal

year (FY) 1997 funds will be available

for Maternal and Child Health (MCH)

Special Projects of Regional and

National Significance (SPRANS)

research and training grants. All awards

are made under the program authority of

section 502(a) of the Social Security Act,

the MCH Federal Set-Aside Program.

MCH research and training grants

improve the health status of mothers

and children through: development and

dissemination of new knowledge;

demonstration of new or improved ways

of delivering care or otherwise

enhancing Title V program capacity to

provide or assure provision of

appropriate services; and preparation of

personnel in MCH-relevant specialties.

Grants for SPRANS genetic services and

special MCH improvement projects

(MCHIP), which contribute to the health

of mothers, children, and children with

special health care needs (CSHCN), are

being announced in a separate notice.

No new SPRANS hemophilia program

grants will be funded in FY 1997.

Of the approximately $47.9 million

available for SPRANS research and

training activities in FY 1997, about

$8.1 million will be available to support

approximately 56 new and competing

renewal MCH research and training

projects. About $39.8 million will be

used to support continuation of existing

MCH research and training activities.

The actual amounts available for awards

and their allocation may vary depending

on unanticipated program requirements

and the volume and quality of

applications. Awards are made for grant

periods which generally run from 1 up

to 5 years in duration. Funds for

research and training grants under the

MCH Federal Set-Aside Program are

appropriated by Public Law 104–208.

The Public Health Service (PHS) is

committed to achieving the health

promotion and disease prevention

objectives of Healthy People 2000, a

PHS-led national activity for setting

priority areas. The MCH Block Grant

Federal Set-Aside Program addresses

issues related to the Healthy People

2000 objectives of improving maternal,

infant, child and adolescent health and

developing service systems for children

with special health care needs. 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).

The PHS strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and promote the non-use of

all tobacco products. In addition, Public

Law 103–227, the Pro-Children Act of

1994, prohibits smoking in certain

facilities (or in some cases, any portion

of a facility) in which regular or routine

education, library, day care, health care

or early childhood development

services are provided to children.

ADDRESSES: Federal Register notices

and application guidance for MCHB

programs are available on the World

Wide Web via the Internet at address:

http://www.os.dhhs.gov/hrsa/mchb.

Click on the file name you want to

download to your computer. It will be

saved as a self-extracting (Macintosh or)

WordPerfect 5.1 file. To decompress the

file once it is downloaded, type in the

file name followed by a <return>. The

file will expand to a WordPerfect 5.1

file.

For applicants for SPRANS research

and training grants who are unable to

access application materials

electronically, a hard copy may be

obtained from the HRSA Grants

Application Center. Applicants for

research projects will use Form PHS

398, approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) under

control number 0925–0001. Applicants

for training projects will use Form PHS

6025–1, approved by OMB under

control number 0915–0060. Requests

should specify the category or categories

of activities for which an application is

requested so that the appropriate forms,

information and materials may be

provided. The Center may be contacted

by: Telephone Number: 1–888–300–

HRSA, FAX Number: 301–309–0579, Email Address:

HRSA.GAC@ix.netcom.com. Completed

applications should be returned to:

Grants Management Officer, HRSA

Grants Application Center, 40 West

Gude Drive, Suite 100, Rockville,

Maryland 20850. Please indicate the

CFDA # [93.110(TA)–(RS)] representing

the category or subcategory for which

the application is being submitted (See

TABLE below).

DATES: Deadlines for receipt of

applications differ for the several

categories of grants. These deadlines are

as follows:

MCH FEDERAL SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS ANTICIPATED DEADLINE, AWARD, FUNDING,

AND PROJECT PERIOD INFORMATION, BY CATEGORY FY 1997

CFDA No. Funding source/category Application deadline Est. number

of awards

Est. amounts

available Project period

Category 1: MCH Long Term Training

93.110(TA) ............. Adolescent Health ............................... Mar. 21, 1997 ..................... Up to 6 ........ $2.2 million ....... Up to 5 years.

93.110(TB) ............. Behavioral Pediatrics .......................... Mar. 21, 1997 ..................... Up to 8 ........ 1 million ............ Up to 5 years.

93.110(TC) ............. Communication Disorders ................... Mar. 14, 1997 ..................... Up to 3 ........ 400,000 ............ Up to 5 years.

93.110(TG) ............. Pediatric Dentistry ............................... Mar. 14, 1997 ..................... Up to 3 ........ 400,000 ............ Up to 5 years.

93.110(TH) ............. Pediatric Occupational Therapy .......... Mar. 14, 1997 ..................... Up to 3 ........ 400,000 ............ Up to 5 years.

93.110(TI) ............... Pediatric Physical Therapy ................. Mar. 14, 1997 ..................... Up to 3 ........ 400,000 ............ Up to 5 years.

93.110(TL) .............. Public Health Social Work .................. Mar. 14, 1997 ..................... Up to 3 ........ 400,000 ............ Up to 5 years.

Category 2: MCH Short Term Training

93.110(TO) ............. Continuing Education and Development.July 1, 1997 ........................ Up to 15 ...... 1 million ............ Up to 3 years.

Category 3: MCH Research
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MCH FEDERAL SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS ANTICIPATED DEADLINE, AWARD, FUNDING,

AND PROJECT PERIOD INFORMATION, BY CATEGORY FY 1997—Continued

CFDA No. Funding source/category Application deadline Est. number

of awards

Est. amounts

available Project period

93.110(RS) ............. MCH Research Cycle ......................... Mar. 1, and Aug. 1, 1997 ... Up to 12 ...... 1.9 million ......... Up to 5 years.

Applications will be considered to

have met the deadline if they are either:

(1) received on or before the deadline

date; or (2) postmarked on or before the

deadline date and received in time for

orderly processing. Applicants should

request a legibly dated receipt from a

commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal

Service, or obtain a legibly dated U.S.

Postal Service postmark. Private

metered postmarks will not be accepted

as proof of timely mailing. Late

applications will be returned to the

applicant.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for technical or programmatic

information should be directed to the

contact persons identified below for

each category covered by this notice.

Requests for information concerning

business management issues should be

directed to: Sandra Perry, Grants

Management Officer (GMO), Maternal

and Child Health Bureau, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Room 18–12, Rockville, Maryland

20857, telephone: 301–443–1440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Program Background and Objectives

Section 502 of the Social Security Act,

as amended by the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1989,

requires that 12.75 percent of amounts

appropriated for the Maternal and Child

Health Services Block Grant in excess of

$600 million are set aside by the

Secretary of Health and Human Services

(HHS) for special Community Integrated

Service Systems (CISS) projects

authorized under Section 501(a)(3) of

the Act. Of the remainder of the total

appropriation, Section 502(a) of the Act

requires that 15 percent of the funds be

retained by the Secretary to support

(through grants, contracts, or otherwise)

special projects of regional and national

significance, research, and training with

respect to maternal and child health and

children with special health care needs

(including early intervention training

and services development); for genetic

disease testing, counseling, and

information development and

dissemination programs; for grants

(including funding for comprehensive

hemophilia diagnostic treatment

centers) relating to hemophilia without

regard to age; and for the screening of

newborns for sickle cell anemia, and

other genetic disorders and follow-up

services. The MCH SPRANS set-aside

was established in 1981. Support for

projects covered by this announcement

will come from the SPRANS set-aside.

Availability of FY 1997 funds for

MCH research and training grants is

being announced separately from other

SPRANS grants this year in order to

help potential applicants distinguish

among large numbers of SPRANS

categories and subcategories.

The research and training grants

covered in this notice are intended to

improve the health status of mothers

and children. Research programs focus

on the development of new knowledge

for application in health care promotion

and prevention efforts directed at

pregnant women, women of

childbearing age, infants, children,

adolescents, and children with special

health care needs and their families.

Findings are expected to have potential

for application in health care delivery

programs for mothers and children.

Training programs focus on

development of professionals for

leadership roles, in combination with

advanced professional preparation.

Training is intended to accomplish the

dual objectives of developing high

levels of clinical competence and

developing leadership attributes which

extend beyond clinical acumen and

skills. To achieve the latter objective,

emphasis is placed on those curriculum

and practicum areas which relate to:

populations rather than individuals;

systems of care rather than specific

services; community-based services

rather than institution-based; program

administration in addition to clinical

expertise; public policy in addition to

practice policy; and research in addition

to putting new knowledge into practice.

With an understanding of and

appreciation for these broader issues

and aspects of health care, professionals

are more adequately prepared to deliver

care and to provide leadership in

advancing the field to better serve

mothers and children.

‘‘Continuing Education and

Development’’, or ‘‘CED’’, includes: (1)

Conduct of short-term, non-degree

related courses, workshops,

conferences, symposia, institutes, and

distance learning strategies; and/or (2)

development of curricula, guidelines,

standards of practice and educational

tools/strategies intended to assure

quality health care for the MCH

population. Continuing Education and

Development focuses on increasing

leadership skills of MCH health

professionals; facilitating timely transfer

and application of new information,

research findings, and technology

related to MCH; and updating and

improving the knowledge and skills of

health and related professionals in

programs serving mothers and children,

including children with special health

care needs (CSHCN). As a result of CED,

professionals in MCH and related

services have enhanced leadership

capabilities and practices to provide for

comprehensive services and to improve

the systems that deliver services for

mothers and children.

Eligible Applicants

MCH training grants may be made

only to public or nonprofit private

institutions of higher learning. Research

grants may be made only to public or

nonprofit private institutions of higher

learning and public or nonprofit private

agencies and organizations engaged in

research in maternal and child health or

programs for CSHCN. As noted in the

FUNDING CATEGORIES section below,

based on the subject matter of particular

categories or subcategories, applications

may be encouraged from applicants

with a specified area of expertise.

Funding Categories

Three categories of SPRANS research

and training grants are open for

competition in FY 1997: MCH Long

Term Training, MCH Short Term

Training (Continuing Education and

Development), and MCH Research.

Category 1: MCH Long Term Training

• Subcategory 1.1: Adolescent Health

(CFDA #93.110TA)

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: The purpose of this

competition is to provide

interdisciplinary leadership training for

several professional disciplines at the

graduate and postgraduate levels to

prepare them for leadership roles in

training for, research on, and

development of organized systems for

delivery of services in programs

providing adolescent health care.
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• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $2.2 million.

• Number of Expected Awards: up to

6.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences: Applications are

encouraged from Departments of

Pediatrics and Internal Medicine of

accredited U.S. Medical Schools, or

certain pediatric teaching hospitals

having formal affiliations with schools

of medicine.

• Evaluation Criteria: See CRITERIA

FOR REVIEW. Application guidance

materials specify final criteria.

• Application Deadline: March 21,

1997.

• Contact Person: Elizabeth Brannon,

M.S., R.D., telephone: 301–443–2190.

• Subcategory 1.2: Behavioral

Pediatrics (CFDA #93.110TB)

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: The purpose of this

competition is to enhance behavioral,

psychosocial and developmental aspects

of general pediatric care through

support for fellows in behavioral

pediatrics preparing for leadership roles

as teachers, investigators, and clinicians

advancing the field of behavioral

pediatrics and through providing

pediatric practitioners, residents, and

medical students with essential

biopsychosocial knowledge and clinical

expertise.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $ 1 million.

• Number of Expected Awards: up to

8.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences: Applications are

encouraged from departments of

pediatrics with an identifiable

behavioral pediatrics unit/program

within accredited medical schools in

the United States.

• Evaluation Criteria: See CRITERIA

FOR REVIEW. Application guidance

materials specify final criteria.

• Application Deadline: March 21,

1997.

• Contact Person: Elizabeth Brannon,

M.S., R.D., telephone: 301–443–2190.

• Subcategory 1.3: Communication

Disorders (CFDA #93.110TC)

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: The purpose of this

competition is to provide leadership in

communication disorders education

through support of: (1) Graduate

training of speech/language pathologists

and/or audiologists to assume

leadership roles in programs providing

health and related services for

populations of children, particularly

those with special health care needs; (2)

development and dissemination of

curriculum resources to enhance

pediatric content in communication

disorders training programs; and (3)

consultation, technical assistance and

continuing education in communication

disorders geared to the needs of the

MCH community.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $400,000.

• Number of Expected Awards: up to

3.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences: Applications are

encouraged from departments or

programs of audiology, communication

disorders or speech and language

pathology in institutions of higher

learning that offer a graduate degree and

are accredited for graduate education by

the American Speech-Language-Hearing

Association (ASHA) Council on

Academic Accreditation.

• Evaluation Criteria: See CRITERIA

FOR REVIEW.

Application guidance materials

specify final criteria.

• Application Deadline: March 14,

1997.

• Contact Person: Elizabeth Brannon,

M.S., R.D., telephone: 301–443–2190.

• Subcategory 1.4: Pediatric Dentistry

(CFDA #93.110TG)

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: The purpose of this

competition is to provide leadership in

pediatric dentistry education through

support of: (1) postdoctoral training of

dentists in the primary care specialty of

pediatric dentistry to assume leadership

roles related to oral health programs for

populations of children, particularly

those with special health care needs; (2)

development and dissemination of

curriculum resources to enhance

pediatric content in dentistry training

programs; and (3) consultation,

technical assistance and continuing

education in pediatric dentistry geared

to the needs of the MCH community.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $400,000.

• Number of Expected Awards: up to

3.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences:

Applications are encouraged from

advanced education programs in

pediatric dentistry accredited by the

Commission on Dental Accreditation

(CODA) at institutions which offer

graduate degrees at the Master’s level

and above.

• Evaluation Criteria: See CRITERIA

FOR REVIEW. Application guidance

materials specify final criteria.

• Application Deadline: March 14,

1997.

• Contact Person: Elizabeth Brannon,

M.S., R.D., telephone: 301–443–2190.

• Subcategory 1.5: Pediatric

Occupational Therapy (CFDA

#93.110TH)

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: The purpose of this

competition is to provide leadership in

pediatric occupational therapy training

through support of: (1) post-professional

graduate training of occupational

therapists for leadership roles in

programs providing health and related

services for populations of mothers and

children, particularly those with special

health care needs; (2) development and

dissemination of curriculum resources

to enhance pediatric content in

occupational therapy training programs;

and (3) consultation, technical

assistance and continuing education in

occupational therapy geared to the

needs of the MCH community.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $400,000.

• Number of Expected Awards: up to

3.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences:

Applications are encouraged from

schools or departments of occupational

therapy accredited by the Accreditation

Council for Occupational Therapy

Education (ACOTE). Preference will be

given to schools/departments with an

established doctoral program with a

pediatric focus or which are developing

such a doctoral program.

• Evaluation Criteria: See CRITERIA

FOR REVIEW. Application guidance

materials specify final criteria.

• Application Deadline: March 14,

1997.

• Contact Person: Elizabeth Brannon,

M.S., R.D., telephone: 301–443–2190.

• Subcategory 1.6: Pediatric Physical

Therapy (CFDA ι93.110TI)

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: The purpose of this

competition is to provide leadership in

pediatric physical therapy education

through support of: (1) post-professional

graduate training of physical therapists

for leadership roles in programs

providing health and related services for

populations of mothers and children,

particularly those with special health

care needs; (2) development and

dissemination of curriculum resources

to enhance pediatric content in physical

therapy training programs; and (3)

consultation, technical assistance and

continuing education in pediatric

physical therapy geared to the needs of

the MCH community.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $400,000.

• Number of Expected Awards: up to

3.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences: Applications are

encouraged from post-professional-level

graduate degree programs for physical

therapists. Preference will be given to
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established doctoral programs with a

pediatric focus or to advanced masters

programs with a pediatric focus which

are developing such a doctoral program.

• Evaluation Criteria: See CRITERIA

FOR REVIEW. Application guidance

materials specify final criteria.

• Application Deadline: March 14,

1997.

• Contact Person: Elizabeth Brannon,

M.S., R.D., telephone: 301–443–2190.

• Subcategory 1.7: Public Health

Social Work (CFDA ι93.110TL)

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: The purpose of this

competition is to provide leadership in

public health social work education

through support of:

(1) graduate training of social workers

for leadership roles in programs

providing health and related services for

populations of mothers and children,

including those with special health care

needs; (2) development and

dissemination of curriculum resources

to enhance MCH content in social work

training programs; and (3) consultation,

technical assistance and continuing

education in public health social work

geared to the needs of the MCH

community. Category A programs

provide a master’s degree in social

work, while category B programs

provide a Master’s degree in public

health following the MSW or combined

with a doctoral degree in social work.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $400,000.

• Number of Expected Awards: up to

2 in Category A; 1 in Category B.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences: For Category A grants,

applications are encouraged from

graduate programs of social work with

a Master’s Degree program which is

fully accredited by the Council on

Social Work Education (CSWE), and

which have a concentration in health.

For Category B grants, applications are

encouraged from graduate schools of

pubic health accredited by the Council

on Education in Public Health (CEPH),

or schools of social work (accredited by

CSWE) offering a university-approved

post-MSW program in public health

social work leading to the MPH or

combined MPH and PhD/DSW. The two

programs must have a formal affiliation.

• Evaluation Criteria: See CRITERIA

FOR REVIEW. Application guidance

materials specify final criteria.

• Application Deadline: March 14,

1997.

• Contact Person: Elizabeth Brannon,

M.S., R.D., telephone: 301–443–2190.

Category 2: MCH Short Term Training

• Continuing Education and

Development (CFDA ι93.110.TO)

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: The purpose of this

competition is to facilitate timely

transfer and application of new

information, research findings, and

technology related to MCH through: (1)

conduct of short-term, non-degree

related courses, workshops,

conferences, symposia, institutes, and

distance learning strategies and/or; (2)

development of curricula, guidelines,

standards of practice or educational

tools/strategies intended to assure

quality health care for the MCH

population. The goal is to improve the

health status of the MCH population

through enhancing the leadership

capabilities and practices of

professionals in MCH and related

services and through modifying the

systems that deliver services.

• Eligible Organizations: Applicants

may be public or nonprofit private

institutions of higher learning.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $1 million.

• Number of Expected Awards: Up to

15.

• Evaluation Criteria: See CRITERIA

FOR REVIEW. Application guidance

materials specify final criteria.

• Application Deadline: July 1, 1997.

• Contact Person: Elizabeth Brannon,

M.S., R.D., telephone: 301–443–2190.

Category 3: MCH Research

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: This category encourages

research in maternal and child health

which has the potential for ready

transfer of findings to health care

delivery programs. Of special interest

are projects that address factors and

processes that lead to disparities in

health status and the use of services

among minority and other

disadvantaged groups as well as health

promoting behaviors, quality outcome

measures, and system/integration

reform. Effective for the August 1, 1997,

competition, a comprehensive research

agenda or plan is available to guide

prospective research applicants. The

agenda is composed of a list of research

issues or questions identified by a

national advisory group in 1994 to be of

critical importance for the mission of

the MCHB as it enters the year 2000 and

beyond. A copy of the agenda is

included with the application kit for

research projects.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $1.9 million.

• Number of Expected Awards: Up to

12.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences: Within the issues/questions

comprising the research agenda,

preference for funding will be given to

projects which: (1) Seek to develop

measures of racism and/or study its

consequences for the health of mothers

and children; (2) investigate the role

that fathers play in caring for and

nurturing the health, growth, and

development of children; and (3)

address the factors and processes that

enhance the quality, safety, access, and

effectiveness of health care services

provided to mothers and newborns,

especially in light of the impact of

managed care.

• Evaluation Criteria: See CRITERIA

FOR REVIEW. Application guidance

materials specify final criteria.

• Application Deadlines: March 1 and

August 1, 1997.

• Contact Person: Gontran Lamberty,

Dr. P.H., telephone: 301–553–2190.

Special Concerns

In keeping with the goals of

advancing the development of human

potential, strengthening the Nation’s

capacity to provide high quality

education by broadening participation

in MCHB programs of institutions that

may have perspectives uniquely

reflecting the Nation’s cultural and

linguistic diversity, and increasing

opportunities for all Americans to

participate in and benefit from Federal

public health programs, HRSA will

place a funding priority on projects from

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCU) or Hispanic

Serving Institutions (HSI) in all

categories in this notice for which

applications from academic institutions

are encouraged. This is in conformity

with the Federal Government’s policies

in support of White House Initiatives on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (Executive Order 12876)

and Educational Excellence for Hispanic

Americans (Executive Order 12900). An

approved proposal from a HBCU or HSI

will receive a 0.5 point favorable

adjustment of the priority score in a 4

point range before funding decisions are

made.

Evaluation Protocol

Maternal and child health

discretionary grant projects, including

all projects awarded as part of the MCH

Research and Training program, are

expected to incorporate a carefully

designed and well planned evaluation

protocol capable of demonstrating and

documenting measurable progress

toward achieving the project’s stated

goals. The protocol should be based on

a clear rationale relating the grant

activities, the project goals, and the

evaluation measures. Wherever

possible, the measurements of progress

toward goals should focus on health
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outcome indicators, rather than on

intermediate measures such as process

or outputs. A project lacking a complete

and well-conceived evaluation protocol

as part of the planned activities may not

be funded.

Project Review and Funding

Within the limit of funds determined

by the Secretary to be available for the

activities described in this

announcement, the Secretary will

review applications for funds under the

specific project categories in the

FUNDING CATEGORIES section above

as competing applications and may

award Federal funding for projects

which will, in her judgment, best

promote the purpose of title V of the

Social Security Act; best address

achievement of Healthy Children 2000

objectives related to maternal, infant,

child and adolescent health and service

systems for children at risk of chronic

and disabling conditions; and otherwise

best promote improvements in maternal

and child health.

Criteria for Review

The criteria which follow are used, as

pertinent, to review and evaluate

applications for awards under all

SPRANS grants and cooperative

agreement project categories announced

in this notice. Further guidance

regarding review criteria is supplied in

application materials, which specify

final criteria.

—The quality of the project plan or

methodology.

—The need for the research or training.

—The extent to which the project will

contribute to the advancement of

maternal and child health and/or

improvement of the health of children

with special health care needs;

—The extent to which the project is

responsive to policy concerns

applicable to MCH grants and to

program objectives, requirements,

priorities and/or review criteria for

specific project categories, as

published in program announcements

or guidance materials.

—The extent to which the estimated

cost to the Government of the project

is reasonable, considering the

anticipated results.

—The extent to which the project

personnel are well qualified by

training and/or experience for their

roles in the project and the applicant

organization has adequate facilities

and personnel.

—The extent to which, insofar as

practicable, the proposed activities, if

well executed, are capable of attaining

project objectives.

—The adherence of the project’s

evaluation plans to the requirements

in the EVALUATION PROTOCOL.

—The extent to which the project will

be integrated with the administration

of the Maternal and Child Health

Services block grants, State primary

care plans, public health, and

prevention programs, and other

related programs in the respective

State(s).

—The extent to which the application is

responsive to the special concerns

and program priorities specified in

this notice.

Funding of Approved Applications

Final funding decisions for SPRANS

research and training grants are the

responsibility of the Director, MCHB. In

considering scores for the ranking of

approved applications for funding,

preferences may be exercised for groups

of applications, e.g., competing

continuations may be funded ahead of

new projects. Within any category of

approved projects, the score of an

individual project may be favorably

adjusted if the project addresses specific

priorities identified in this notice. In

addition, special consideration in

assigning scores may be given by

reviewers to individual applications

that address areas identified in this

notice as special concerns.

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements

This program is subject to the Public

Health System Reporting Requirements

(approved under OMB No. 0937–0195).

Under these requirements, the

community-based nongovernmental

applicant must prepare and submit a

Public Health System Impact Statement

(PHSIS). The PHSIS is intended to

provide information to State and local

health officials to keep them apprised of

proposed health services grant

applications submitted by communitybased nongovernmental organizations

within their jurisdictions. Communitybased nongovernmental applicants are

required to submit the following

information to the head of the

appropriate State and local health

agencies in the area(s) to be impacted no

later than the Federal application

receipt due date:

(a) A copy of the face page of the

application (SF 525).

(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.

(3) A description of the coordination

planned with the appropriate State and

local health agencies.

Executive Order 12372

The MCH Federal set-aside program

has been determined to be a program

which is not subject to the provisions of

Executive Order 12372 concerning

intergovernmental review of Federal

programs.

The OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is 93.110.

Dated: January 31, 1997.

Ciro V. Sumaya,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–3013 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

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National Institutes of Health

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request; ‘‘Infant Sleep

Position and Sudden Infant Death

Syndrome (SIDS) Risk’’ Study

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the National

Institute of Child Health and Human

Development (NICHD), the National

Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) a request to review and approve

the information collection listed below.

This proposed information was

previously published in the Federal

Register on January 29, 1996, page 2836

and allowed 60 days for public

comment. No public comments were

received. The purpose of this notice is

to allow an additional 30 days for public

comment. The NIH may not conduct or

sponsor, and the respondent is not

required to respond to, an information

collection that has been extended,

revised, or implemented on or after

October 1, 1995, unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

Title: ‘‘Infant Sleep Position and

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Risk’’ Study. Type of Information

Collection Request: New. Need and Use

of Information Collection: This study is

a population-based case-control study of

infant sleeping position in relation to

the risk of SIDS to be conducted in 11

counties of California. The primary

objectives of the study are to 1)

determine the risk of SIDS associated

with sleeping in the prone or side

positions relative to the supine position;

2) identify any factors that exacerbate

the association of sleeping position with

the risk of SIDS; and 3) to establish

baseline information on the prevalence