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Likely Respondents: Applicants to the 

FY16 Home Visiting Competitive 

Funding Opportunity Announcement. 

Burden Statement: Burden in this 

context means the time expended by 

persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

disclose or provide the information 

requested. This includes the time 

needed to review instructions; to 

develop, acquire, install and utilize 

technology and systems for the purpose 

of collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information; to search 

data sources; to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. The total annual burden 

hours estimated for this Information 

Collection Request are summarized in 

the table below. 

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Summary progress on the following activities Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden hours 

Introduction .......................................................................... 47 1 47 10 470 

Needs Assessment .............................................................. 47 1 47 14 658 

Methodology ......................................................................... 47 1 47 15 705 

Work plan ............................................................................. 47 1 47 15 705 

Resolution of Challenges ..................................................... 47 1 47 14 658 

Evaluation and Technical Support Capacity ........................ 47 1 47 48 2256 

Organizational Information ................................................... 47 1 47 10 470 

Additional Attachments ........................................................ 47 1 47 13 611 

Total .............................................................................. 376 8 376 139 6533 

HRSA specifically requests comments 

on (1) the necessity and utility of the 

proposed information collection for the 

proper performance of the agency’s 

functions, (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected, and (4) the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. 

Jackie Painter, 

Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08485 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

Injury Prevention Program; 

Announcement; New and Competing 

Continuation Cooperative Agreement 

Funding Announcement Number: HHS– 

2015–IHS–IPP–0001 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number: 93.284 

Key Dates 

Application Deadline Date: June 15, 

2015 

Review Date: July 6–10, 2015 

Earliest Anticipated Start Date: 

September 1, 2015 

Signed Tribal Resolutions Due Date: 

July 6, 2015 

Proof of Non-Profit Status Due Date: 

June 15, 2015 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Statutory Authority 

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is 

accepting competitive cooperative 

agreement (CA) applications for the 

Injury Prevention Program (IPP) for 

American Indians and Alaska Natives 

(AI/AN). The program is authorized 

under 25 U.S.C. 13, Snyder Act, and 42 

U.S.C., Section 301(a), Public Health 

Service Act, as amended. This program 

is described in the Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance under 93.284. 

Background 

Injuries are the single leading cause of 

death for AI/AN between the ages of 1 

and 44 years. (Trends in Indian Health 

2002–2003 Edition, IHS, Division of 

Program Statistics). Depending on the 

type of injury, AI/AN experience injury 

mortality rates that are 2.5 to 8.7 times 

higher than the U.S. all races rates. This 

funding opportunity was developed by 

the IHS Injury Prevention Program to 

address the disparity in injury rates by 

encouraging tribes to implement injury 

prevention programs and projects based 

on evidence-based, effective strategies. 

Injury prevention evidence-based, 

effective strategies are prevention 

methods that have been scientifically 

proven to prevent injuries. Injury 

prevention programs and projects are 

most effective when based on these 

model practices. Though not repeatedly 

scientifically proven to be effective, the 

use of promising and innovative injury 

prevention strategies is also 

recommended. For more information on 

evidence-based injury prevention 

resources see: http://

www.healthy.ohio.gov/vipp/evidence/

ebresource.aspx. 

Comprehensive injury prevention 

programs use a public health approach 

to employ strategies that address 

education, policy development with 

enforcement, and environmental 

modifications. Programs use various 

combinations of effective strategies to 

ensure they are effective and 

sustainable. A single focus with only 

education is not an effective strategy. 

The IHS IPP priorities are prevention 

of (1) motor vehicle crash related 

injuries; and (2) unintentional fall 

injuries. For AI/AN, motor vehiclerelated injuries and deaths are the 

leading cause of disability, years of 

potential life lost, and medical and 

societal costs. Unintentional elder fallrelated injuries are a leading cause of 

hospitalizations in AI/AN communities. 

Among older adults, falls are the leading 

cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries 

(http://www.cdc.gov/

HomeandRecreationalSafety/Falls/

adultfalls.html). 

Purpose 

The purpose of this IHS funding 

opportunity is to promote the capability 

of Tribes, Indian organizations and 

urban Indian organizations to build and 

maintain sustainable, effective injury 

prevention programs. Tribal ownership 

and management of injury prevention 

programs and projects: 

(a) increase the understanding of the 

injury problem by Tribes/Indian 

organizations/urban Indian 

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(b) promote the implementation of 

effective strategies to prevent injuries in 

Tribal communities; and 

(c) improve injury prevention 

partnerships. 

The IHS will accept IPP applications 

in either of the two categories: 

(A) Part I—Injury Prevention 

Programs applicants: These are new 

applicants who have not previously 

received IHS Tribal Injury Prevention 

CA Part I funding. Applicants must 

meet the IHS minimum user population 

of 2,500. The population limit is set by 

the IHS IPP. IHS user population is 

defined as AI/AN people who have 

utilized services funded by the IHS at 

least once during the last three-year 

period. 

(B) Part II—IPP Effective Strategy 

Projects applicants. This grant 

opportunity is available to any applicant 

regardless of whether or not they have 

previously received IHS Injury 

Prevention CA Part I or II funding. 

There is no IHS user population 

requirement. 

Applicants will only be issued one 

award: Either for Part 1—Injury 

Prevention Programs or Part II—IPP 

Effective Strategy Projects. Applications 

should be sure to respond to the 

appropriate ‘‘Criteria’’ under Section 

V—Application Review Information. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award 

Cooperative Agreement 

Estimated Funds Available 

The total amount of funding 

identified for the current fiscal year (FY) 

2015 is approximately $1,800,000. 

Individual award amounts are 

anticipated to be between $20,000 and 

$100,000. The amount of funding 

available for awards issued under this 

announcement is subject to the 

availability of appropriations and 

budgetary priorities of the Agency. The 

IHS is under no obligation to make 

awards that are selected for funding 

under this announcement. 

Anticipated Number of Awards 

Approximately thirty awards will be 

issued under this program 

announcement. Injury Prevention 

applicants may apply for more than one 

of the areas of funding but only one will 

be awarded. Part I—Five-Year Injury 

Prevention Programs: up to $100,000 

will be awarded to each successful 

applicant the first year and up to 

$80,000 will be awarded each of the 

remaining four years (up to 15 awards). 

Part II—Five Effective Strategy Projects: 

up to $20,000, for each of the five years, 

will be awarded to successful applicants 

(up to 15 awards). 

Project Period 

The project period will be for five 

years and will run consecutively from 

September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2020 

for both the Part I and Part II. 

Cooperative Agreement 

Cooperative agreements awarded by 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) are administered under 

the same policies as a grant. The 

funding agency (IHS) is required to have 

substantial programmatic involvement 

in the project during the entire award 

segment. Below is a detailed description 

of the level of involvement required for 

both IHS and the grantee. IHS will be 

responsible for activities listed under 

Section A and the grantee will be 

responsible for activities listed under 

Section B as stated: 

Substantial Involvement Description for 

Cooperative Agreement 

A. IHS Programmatic Involvement 

The IHS IPP substantial involvement 

includes providing technical assistance 

to the Tribal Injury Prevention 

Coordinators in program planning, 

implementation, and evaluation. 

Technical assistance includes the 

following which will be supported by 

an outside contractor: 

1. Schedule bi-annual conference calls 

for technical assistance 

2. Assist grantee in writing progress 

reports 

3. Produce the quarterly Tribal Injury 

Prevention Cooperative Agreement 

(TIPCAP) newsletter for information 

sharing and collaboration 

4. Conduct annual site visits for 

technical assistance 

5. Disseminate injury prevention best 

practices guidance 

6. Provide training to grantees 

7. Coordinate an annual grantee 

workshop to build skills, share new 

information and innovative 

strategies, and to assist grantees in 

program implementation specific to 

AI/AN communities 

Part I—Injury Prevention Program 

Involvement 

IHS will assign an IHS Injury 

Prevention Specialist (Area, District) or 

designee to serve as the Project Officer 

(technical advisor/monitor) for the 

Tribal Injury Prevention Program. 

Responsibilities of the IHS Project 

Officers are described below: 

(1) Assist the grantee in determining 

the Tribal Injury Prevention Coordinator 

position qualifications and job 

descriptions and assist in the selection 

of the Coordinator. 

(2) Assist the Tribal Injury Prevention 

Coordinator with decisions regarding 

implementation of program activities, 

including creation of injury data 

systems (collection, quality, analysis, 

and reporting), use of public 

information materials, and quality 

assurance (adherence to evidence-based 

practice methods). 

(3) Monitor the overall progress of the 

grantees’ program sites and their 

adherence to the terms and conditions 

of the CA. 

(4) Review continuation applications 

and recommend approval or 

disapproval. 

(5) Provide guidance for meeting 

deadlines of required progress and 

financial reports. 

(6) Support contractor oversight by 

participating in site visits and 

conference calls when possible. 

(7) Provide guidance in preparing 

articles for publication and/or 

presentations of program successes, 

lessons learned, and new findings. 

(8) Recommend training and 

continuing education courses to develop 

the Tribal Injury Prevention 

Coordinator’s competencies. 

Part II—Effective Strategy Projects 

IHS will assign an IHS IPP Specialist 

or designee to serve as the local Project 

Officer. Responsibilities of the IHS local 

Project Officers are described below: 

(1) Provide guidance to the grantee 

involving strategy, injury data 

(collection, analysis, reporting, and 

interpretation of findings), use of public 

information materials, quality 

assurance, coordination of activities, 

training, reports, budget and evaluation. 

(2) Review continuation applications 

and recommend approval or 

disapproval. 

Technical assistance will also include 

the following which will be supported 

by an outside contractor: 

(1) Schedule bi-annual conference 

calls for technical assistance. 

(2) Assist grantee in writing progress 

reports. 

(3) Disseminate injury prevention best 

practices guidance. 

(4) Provide training to grantees. 

B. Grantee Cooperative Agreement 

Award Activities 

Responsibilities of the grantee are 

described below: 

Part I—Injury Prevention Program 

The grantee will: 

(1) Hire a full time Tribal Injury 

Prevention Coordinator. 

a. Must be full-time (40 hours/week) 

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management, control or performance of 

the IPP. 

b. Cannot be part-time or split duties 

or other duties as assigned. 

c. May be located within an urban 

Indian health organization, Tribal health 

program (or Tribal Highway Safety) or 

community-based Tribal program. 

(2) Develop and maintain an ongoing 

injury data system. Data will be used for 

priority setting, program planning and 

evaluation of interventions. 

(3) Develop a five-year plan based on 

sound morbidity/mortality injury data 

and implement effective strategies. The 

five-year plan will: 

a. Contain a logic model approach to 

address the formative, process, impact 

and outcome evaluation with timeline; 

action steps and benchmarks. 

b. Describe how the tribe will 

maintain the IPP after the five-year 

funding cycle. 

(4) Incorporate injury prevention 

evidence-based effective strategies that 

align with the IHS Injury Prevention 

priorities (motor vehicle and 

unintentional fall injury prevention) 

and/or local Tribal injury priorities 

based on sound injury mortality and 

morbidity data. 

(5) Tailor the IPP program and other 

organizations’ educational materials 

with culturally relevant information to 

promote and empower communities to 

take action in injury prevention. 

(6) Lead, develop, or participate in a 

multidisciplinary injury prevention 

coalition to share resources and 

expertise in injury prevention, and 

provide oversight in the planning, 

implementation and evaluation of 

projects. 

(7) Attend the mandatory annual 

grantee workshop. 

(8) Participate in IHS/contractor site 

visits, conference calls and webinars. 

(9) Successfully complete the IHS 

Injury Prevention core training 

courses—IP Introduction, Intermediate, 

and IP Fellowship. 

(10) Successfully complete 

certification trainings necessary for the 

IP positions such as Child Passenger 

Safety Technician, Tai Chi Instructor, 

etc. 

Part II—Effective Strategy Projects 

The grantee will: 

(1) Work in partnership with the IHS 

in decisions involving strategy, injury 

data (collection, analysis, reporting), use 

of public information materials, quality 

assurance, coordination of activities, 

training, reports, budget and evaluation. 

(2) Provide a logic model plan for the 

Part II effective strategies project. The 

logic model will address the stages of 

the project development 

implementation and evaluation with 

proposed timeline. 

(3) Develop culturally-competent, 

project-related information to educate 

and empower communities to take 

action in injury prevention. 

(4) Develop a project evaluation plan 

with baseline data, timeline and 

outcome measures. 

(5) Participate in IHS/contractor 

conference calls and webinars. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligibility 

To be eligible for this ‘‘New and 

Competing Continuation 

Announcement,’’ an applicant must: 

Be one of the following as defined by 

25 U.S.C. 1603: 

i. An Indian Tribe as defined by 25 

U.S.C. 1603(14); 

ii. A Tribal organization as defined by 

25 U.S.C. 1603(26); 

iii. An Urban Indian organization as 

defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(29). 

Applicants must provide proof of 

non-profit status with the application, 

e.g. 501(c)(3). 

Note: Please refer to Section IV.2 

(Application and Submission Information/

Subsection 2, Content and Form of 

Application Submission) for additional proof 

of applicant status documents required such 

as Tribal resolutions, proof of non-profit 

status, etc. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

The IHS does not require matching 

funds or cost sharing for grants or 

cooperative agreements. 

3. Other Requirements 

If application budgets exceed the 

highest dollar amount outlined under 

the ‘‘Estimated Funds Available’’ 

section within this funding 

announcement, the application will be 

considered ineligible and will not be 

reviewed for further consideration. If 

deemed ineligible, IHS will not return 

the application. The applicant will be 

notified by email by the Division of 

Grants Management (DGM) of this 

decision. 

Tribal Resolution 

Signed Tribal Resolution—A signed 

Tribal resolution from each of the 

Indian Tribes served by the project must 

accompany the electronic application 

submission. An Indian Tribe that is 

proposing a project affecting another 

Indian Tribe must include resolutions 

from all affected Tribes to be served. 

Applications by Tribal organizations 

will not require a specific Tribal 

resolution if the current Tribal 

resolution(s) under which they operate 

would encompass the proposed grant 

activities. 

Draft Tribal resolutions are acceptable 

in lieu of an official signed resolution 

and must be submitted along with the 

electronic application submission prior 

to the official application deadline date 

or prior to the start of the Objective 

Review Committee (ORC) date. 

However, an official signed Tribal 

resolution must be received by the DGM 

prior to the beginning of the Objective 

Review. If an official signed resolution 

is not received by the Review Date listed 

under the Key Dates section on page one 

of this announcement, the application 

will be considered incomplete and 

ineligible. 

Your official signed resolution can be 

mailed to the DGM, Attn: Pallop 

Chareonvootitam, 801 Thompson 

Avenue, TMP Suite 360, Rockville, MD 

20852. Applicants submitting Tribal 

resolutions after or aside from the 

required online electronic application 

submission must ensure that the 

information is received by the IHS/

DGM. It is highly recommended that the 

documentation be sent by a delivery 

method that includes delivery 

confirmation and tracking. Please 

contact Pallop Chareonvootitam by 

telephone at 301–443–2195 prior to the 

review date regarding submission 

questions. 

Proof of Non-Profit Status 

Organizations claiming non-profit 

status must submit proof. A copy of the 

501(c)(3) Certificate must be received 

with the application submission by the 

Application Deadline Date listed under 

the Key Dates section on page one of 

this announcement. 

An applicant submitting any of the 

above additional documentation after 

the initial application submission due 

date is required to ensure the 

information was received by the IHS by 

obtaining documentation confirming 

delivery (i.e. FedEx tracking, postal 

return receipt, etc.). 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Obtaining Application Materials 

The application package and detailed 

instructions for this announcement can 

be found at http://www.Grants.gov or 

https://www.ihs.gov/dgm/index.cfm

?module=dsp_dgm_funding. 

Questions regarding the electronic 

application process may be directed to 

Mr. Paul Gettys at (301) 443–2114. 

2. Content and Form Application 

Submission 

The applicant must include the 

project narrative as an attachment to the 


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application package. Mandatory 

documents for all applicants include: 

• Table of contents. 

• Abstract (one page) summarizing 

the project. 

• Application forms: 

Æ SF–424, Application for Federal 

Assistance. 

Æ SF–424A, Budget Information— 

Non-Construction Programs. 

Æ SF–424B, Assurances—NonConstruction Programs. 

• Budget Justification and Narrative 

(must be single spaced and not exceed 

five pages). 

• Project Narrative (must be single 

spaced and not exceed 15 pages). 

Æ Background information on the 

Tribe or organization. 

Æ Proposed scope of work, objectives, 

and activities that provide a description 

of what will be accomplished, including 

a one-page Timeframe Chart. 

• Tribal Resolution or Tribal Letter of 

Support (Tribe, Indian organization or 

urban Indian organization). 

• Letter of Support from 

Organization’s Board of Directors. 

• 501(c)(3) Certificate (if applicable). 

• Biographical sketches for all Key 

Personnel. 

• Contractor/Consultant resumes or 

qualifications and scope of work. 

• Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 

(SF–LLL). 

• Certification Regarding Lobbying 

(GG-Lobbying Form). 

• Copy of current Negotiated Indirect 

Cost rate (IDC) agreement (required) in 

order to receive IDC. 

• Organizational Chart (optional). 

• Documentation of current Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) A–133 

required Financial Audit (if applicable). 

Acceptable forms of documentation 

include: 

Æ Email confirmation from Federal 

Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) that audits 

were submitted; or 

Æ Face sheets from audit reports. 

These can be found on the FAC Web 

site: http://harvester.census.gov/sac/

dissem/accessoptions.html?submit=

Go+To+Database. 

Public Policy Requirements: 

All Federal-wide public policies 

apply to IHS grants and cooperative 

agreements with exception of the 

Discrimination policy. 

Requirements for Project and Budget 

Narratives 

A. Project Narrative: This narrative 

should be a separate Word document 

that is no longer than fifteen pages and 

must: be single-spaced, be type written, 

have consecutively numbered pages, use 

black type not smaller than 12 

characters per one inch, and be printed 

on one side only of standard size 8–1/ 

2’’ x 11’’ paper. 

Be sure to succinctly address and 

answer all questions listed under the 

narrative and place them under the 

evaluation criteria (refer to Section V.1, 

Evaluation criteria in this 

announcement) and place all responses 

and required information in the correct 

section (noted below), or they shall not 

be considered or scored. These 

narratives will assist the ORC in 

becoming more familiar with the 

applicant’s activities and 

accomplishments prior to this 

cooperative agreement award. If the 

narrative exceeds the page limit, only 

the first fifteen pages will be reviewed. 

The ten page limit for the narrative does 

not include the work plan, standard 

forms, Tribal resolutions, table of 

contents, budget, budget justifications, 

narratives, and/or other appendix items. 

There are three parts to the narrative: 

Part A—Program Information; Part B— 

Program Planning and Evaluation; and 

Part C—Program Report. See below for 

additional details about what must be 

included in the narrative: 

Part A: Program Information (Page 

Limitation—2) 

Section 1: Needs 

User population for Part I applicants 

only 

No population requirements for Part II 

applicants 

Describe nature and extent of the 

injury problem of the Tribe, Indian 

organization or urban Indian 

organization. Describe the public health 

approach to address the injury problem. 

Part B: Program Planning and 

Evaluation (Page Limitation—8) 

Section 1: Program Plans 

Succinctly describe how the Tribe, 

Indian organization or urban Indian 

organization plans to address the injury 

problems utilizing effective strategies, 

best, or promising practices. 

Section 2: Program Evaluation 

Describe fully and clearly how the 

proposed interventions will impact in 

minimizing or reducing severe injuries 

in Tribal communities. Identify 

anticipated or expected benefits for the 

Tribal constituency. 

Part C: Program Report (Page 

Limitation—5) 

Section 1: Describe major 

accomplishments over the last 24 

months. 

Identify and describe significant 

program achievements associated with 

injury prevention initiatives. Provide 

the accomplishments of the goals 

established for the time frame, or if 

applicable, provide justification for the 

lack of progress. 

Section 2: Describe major activities 

over the last 24 months. 

Provide an overview of significant 

injury prevention program activities 

associated with in reduction of severe 

injuries over the past 24 months. This 

section should address significant 

program activities including those 

related to the accomplishments listed in 

the previous section. 

B. Budget Narrative: This narrative 

must include a line item budget with a 

narrative justification for all 

expenditures identifying reasonable and 

allowable costs necessary to accomplish 

the goals and objectives as outlined in 

the project narrative. Budget should 

match the scope of work described in 

the project narrative. The budget 

narrative should not exceed five pages. 

3. 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically through Grants.gov by 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) 

on the Application Deadline Date listed 

in the Key Dates section on page one of 

this announcement. Any application 

received after the application deadline 

will not be accepted for processing, nor 

will it be given further consideration for 

funding. Grants.gov will notify the 

applicant via email if the application is 

rejected. 

If technical challenges arise and 

assistance is required with the 

electronic application process, contact 

Grants.gov Customer Support via email 

to support@grants.gov or at (800) 518– 

4726. Customer Support is available to 

address questions 24 hours a day, 7 days 

a week (except on Federal holidays). If 

problems persist, contact Mr. Paul 

Gettys (Paul.Gettys@ihs.gov), DGM 

Grants Systems Coordinator, by 

telephone at (301) 443–2114. Please be 

sure to contact Mr. Gettys at least ten 

days prior to the application deadline. 

Please do not contact the DGM until you 

have received a Grants.gov tracking 

number. In the event you are not able 

to obtain a tracking number, call the 

DGM as soon as possible. 

If the applicant needs to submit a 

paper application instead of submitting 

electronically through Grants.gov, a 

waiver must be requested. Prior 

approval must be requested and 

obtained from Ms. Tammy Bagley, 

Acting Director of DGM, (see Section 

IV.6 below for additional information). 

The waiver must: (1) be documented in 

writing (emails are acceptable), before 

submitting a paper application, and (2) 

include clear justification for the need 

to deviate from the required electronic 


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grants submission process. A written 

waiver request must be sent to 

GrantsPolicy@ihs.gov with a copy to 

Tammy.Bagley@ihs.gov. Once the 

waiver request has been approved, the 

applicant will receive a confirmation of 

approval email containing submission 

instructions and the mailing address to 

submit the application. A copy of the 

written approval must be submitted 

along with the hardcopy of the 

application that is mailed to DGM. 

Paper applications that are submitted 

without a copy of the signed waiver 

from the Acting Director of the DGM 

will not be reviewed or considered for 

funding. The applicant will be notified 

via email of this decision by the Grants 

Management Officer of the DGM. Paper 

applications must be received by the 

DGM no later than 5:00 p.m., EST, on 

the Application Deadline Date listed in 

the Key Dates section on page one of 

this announcement. Late applications 

will not be accepted for processing or 

considered for funding. 

4. Intergovernmental Review 

Executive Order 12372 requiring 

intergovernmental review is not 

applicable to this program. 

5. Funding Restrictions 

• Pre-award costs are not allowable. 

• The available funds are inclusive of 

direct and appropriate indirect costs. 

• Only one grant/cooperative 

agreement will be awarded per 

applicant. 

• IHS will not acknowledge receipt of 

applications. 

6. Electronic Submission Requirements 

All applications must be submitted 

electronically. Please use the http://

www.Grants.gov Web site to submit an 

application electronically and select the 

‘‘Find Grant Opportunities’’ link on the 

homepage. Download a copy of the 

application package, complete it offline, 

and then upload and submit the 

completed application via the http://

www.Grants.gov Web site. Electronic 

copies of the application may not be 

submitted as attachments to email 

messages addressed to IHS employees or 

offices. 

If the applicant receives a waiver to 

submit paper application documents, 

they must follow the rules and timelines 

that are noted below. The applicant 

must seek assistance at least ten days 

prior to the Application Deadline Date 

listed in the Key Dates section on page 

one of this announcement. 

Applicants that do not adhere to the 

timelines for System for Award 

Management (SAM) and/or http://

www.Grants.gov registration or that fail 

to request timely assistance with 

technical issues will not be considered 

for a waiver to submit a paper 

application. 

Please be aware of the following: 

• Please search for the application 

package in http://www.Grants.gov by 

entering the CFDA number or the 

Funding Opportunity Number. Both 

numbers are located in the header of 

this announcement. 

• If you experience technical 

challenges while submitting your 

application electronically, please 

contact Grants.gov Support directly at: 

support@grants.gov or (800) 518–4726. 

Customer Support is available to 

address questions 24 hours a day, 7 days 

a week (except on Federal holidays). 

• Upon contacting Grants.gov, obtain 

a tracking number as proof of contact. 

The tracking number is helpful if there 

are technical issues that cannot be 

resolved and a waiver from the agency 

must be obtained. 

• If it is determined that a waiver is 

needed, the applicant must submit a 

request in writing (emails are 

acceptable) to GrantsPolicy@ihs.gov 

with a copy to Tammy.Bagley@ihs.gov. 

Please include a clear justification for 

the need to deviate from the standard 

electronic submission process. 

• If the waiver is approved, the 

application should be sent directly to 

the DGM by the Application Deadline 

Date listed in the Key Dates section on 

page one of this announcement. 

• Applicants are strongly encouraged 

not to wait until the deadline date to 

begin the application process through 

Grants.gov as the registration process for 

SAM and Grants.gov could take up to 

fifteen working days. 

• Please use the optional attachment 

feature in Grants.gov to attach 

additional documentation that may be 

requested by the DGM. 

• All applicants must comply with 

any page limitation requirements 

described in this Funding 

Announcement. 

• After electronically submitting the 

application, the applicant will receive 

an automatic acknowledgment from 

Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. The DGM will 

download the application from 

Grants.gov and provide necessary copies 

to the appropriate agency officials. 

Neither the DGM nor the IHS Injury 

Prevention Program will notify the 

applicant that the application has been 

received. 

• Email applications will not be 

accepted under this announcement. 

Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

All IHS applicants and grantee 

organizations are required to obtain a 

DUNS number and maintain an active 

registration in the SAM database. The 

DUNS number is a unique 9-digit 

identification number provided by D&B 

which uniquely identifies each entity. 

The DUNS number is site specific; 

therefore, each distinct performance site 

may be assigned a DUNS number. 

Obtaining a DUNS number is easy, and 

there is no charge. To obtain a DUNS 

number, please access it through 

http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform, or to 

expedite the process, call (866) 705– 

5711. 

All HHS recipients are required by the 

Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act of 2006, as amended 

(‘‘Transparency Act’’), to report 

information on subawards. Accordingly, 

all IHS grantees must notify potential 

first-tier subrecipients that no entity 

may receive a first-tier subaward unless 

the entity has provided its DUNS 

number to the prime grantee 

organization. This requirement ensures 

the use of a universal identifier to 

enhance the quality of information 

available to the public pursuant to the 

Transparency Act. 

System for Award Management (SAM) 

Organizations that were not registered 

with Central Contractor Registration and 

have not registered with SAM will need 

to obtain a DUNS number first and then 

access the SAM online registration 

through the SAM home page at 

https://www.sam.gov (U.S. 

organizations will also need to provide 

an Employer Identification Number 

from the Internal Revenue Service that 

may take an additional 2–5 weeks to 

become active). Completing and 

submitting the registration takes 

approximately one hour to complete 

and SAM registration will take 3–5 

business days to process. Registration 

with the SAM is free of charge. 

Applicants may register online at 

https://www.sam.gov. 

Additional information on 

implementing the Transparency Act, 

including the specific requirements for 

DUNS and SAM, can be found on the 

IHS Grants Management, Grants Policy 

Web site: https://www.ihs.gov/dgm/

index.cfm?module=dsp_dgm_policy_

topics. 

V. Application Review Information 

The instructions for preparing the 

application narrative also constitute the 

evaluation criteria for reviewing and 

scoring the application. Weights 


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assigned to each section are noted in 

parentheses. The fifteen page narrative 

should include only the first year of 

activities; information for multi-year 

projects should be included as an 

appendix. See ‘‘Multi-year Project 

Requirements’’ at the end of this section 

for more information. The narrative 

section should be written in a manner 

that is clear to outside reviewers 

unfamiliar with prior related activities 

of the applicant. It should be well 

organized, succinct, and contain all 

information necessary for reviewers to 

understand the project fully. Points will 

be assigned to each evaluation criteria 

adding up to a total of 100 points. A 

minimum score of 60 points is required 

for funding. Points are assigned as 

follows: 

1. Criteria 

Part I Injury Prevention Programs 

A. Introduction and Need for Assistance 

(30 Points) 

Describe the need for funding and the 

injury problem using local IHS, state or 

national injury data in the community 

or target area. Describe the population to 

be served by the proposed program. 

Provide documentation that the target 

population is at least 2,500 people. (IHS 

User population is the ONLY acceptable 

source). 

B. Project Objective(s), Work Plan and 

Approach (30 Points) 

Goals and objectives must be clear 

and concise. Each program objective 

must be measurable, feasible and 

attainable to accomplish during the 5 

year project period (SMART—Specific, 

Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time 

specific). EXAMPLE: The Injury 

Prevention Tribal Team will increase 

adult safety belt use at Bob Cat Canyon 

community to 80% by April 2020. 

The methods and staffing will be 

evaluated on the extent to which the 

applicant provides: A description of 

proposed year one work plan that 

describes how the injury prevention 

effective strategy will be implemented 

using the public health approach (multiyear work plan should be included in 

appendix with actions steps, timeline, 

responsible person, etc.). 

C. Program Evaluation (20 Points) 

Describe how and when the program 

will be evaluated to show process, 

effectiveness, and impact. This 

includes, but is not limited to, what data 

will be collected to evaluate the success 

of the proposed program objectives. 

D. Organizational Capabilities, Key 

Personnel and Qualifications (10 Points) 

A description of the roles of the Tribal 

involvement, organization, or agency 

and evidence of coordination, 

supervision, and degree of commitment 

(e.g., time in-kind, financial) of staff, 

organizations, and agencies involved in 

activities. Provide biographical sketches 

(resumes) for all key personnel. Include 

information for consultants or 

contractors to be hired during the 

proposed project and include 

information in their scope of work. 

Provide organizational structure (chart). 

Describe coalition or collaboration 

activities of the Tribe or urban Tribal 

program. 

E. Categorical Budget and Budget 

Justification (10 Points) 

Provide a detailed and justification of 

budget for the first 12-month budget 

periods. A budget summary should be 

included for each subsequent year (Year 

2–Year 5). 

If indirect costs are claimed, indicate 

and apply the current negotiated rate to 

the budget. 

Include travel expenses for annual 

grantee workshop (mandatory 

participation) at a city location to be 

determined by IHS. Include airfare, per 

diem, mileage, etc. Note: The first and 

last annual grantee workshops are held 

in the Washington, DC area. 

Part II—Effective Strategy Projects 

A. Introduction and Need for Assistance 

(30 Points) 

Describe the need for funding and the 

injury problem using local IHS, state, or 

national injury data in the community 

or target area. 

Describe the Tribe’s/Tribal 

organization’s support for the proposed 

IP project. 

Describe the population to be served 

by the proposed project (no minimum 

population requirement). 

B. Project Objective(s), Work Plan and 

Approach (30 Points) 

Goals and objectives must be clear 

and concise. Each objective must be 

measurable, feasible and attainable to 

accomplish during the 5 year project 

period (SMART—Specific, Measurable, 

Attainable, Realistic, Time specific). 

EXAMPLE: Child car seat use will be 

increased to 75% at Bobcat community 

by August 2020. 

Effective strategies must be 

incorporated in each project and should 

be based on effectiveness, economic 

efficiency and feasibility of the project. 

Provide a description of the extent to 

which proposed projects are an effective 

strategy based on a documented need in 

the target communities. 

Coalition/Collaboration: Describe how 

the Tribe or urban community, the IHS 

and other organizations will collaborate 

on the project or conduct related 

activities. Provide a description of the 

roles of Tribal involvement, 

organization, or agency and evidence of 

coordination, supervision, and degree of 

commitment (e.g., time, in-kind, 

financial) of staff, organizations, and 

agencies involved in activities. 

C. Program Evaluation (20 Points) 

Describe how and when the project 

will be evaluated for program process, 

effectiveness, and impact. This 

includes, but is not limited to, what data 

will be collected to evaluate the success 

of the proposed program objectives. 

D. Organizational Capabilities, Key 

Personnel and Qualifications (10 Points) 

A description of the roles of the key 

personnel in activities during the 5 year 

project(s) (e.g., time in-kind, financial). 

Provide the organizational structure 

(chart). Describe coalition or 

collaboration activities of the Tribe or 

urban Tribal program. 

E. Categorical Budget and Budget 

Justification (10 Points) 

Projects must include a project 

narrative, 5 year categorical budget, and 

budget justification for each year of 

funding requested. If indirect costs are 

claimed, indicate and apply the current 

negotiated rate to the budget. 

Multi-Year Project Requirements (If 

Applicable) 

Projects requiring a second, third, 

fourth, and/or fifth year must include a 

brief project narrative and budget (one 

additional page per year) addressing the 

developmental plans for each additional 

year of the project. 

Additional Documents Can Be 

Uploaded as Appendix Items in 

Grants.gov 

• Work plan, logic model and/or time 

line for proposed objectives. 

• Position descriptions for key staff. 

• Resumes of key staff that reflect 

current duties. 

• Consultant or contractor proposed 

scope of work and letter of commitment 

(if applicable). 

• Current Indirect Cost Agreement. 

• Organizational chart. 

• Map of area identifying project 

location(s). 

• Additional documents to support 

narrative (i.e. data tables, key news 

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2. Review and Selection 

Each application will be prescreened 

by the DGM staff for eligibility and 

completeness as outlined in the funding 

announcement. Applications that meet 

the eligibility criteria shall be reviewed 

for merit by the ORC based on 

evaluation criteria in this funding 

announcement. The ORC could be 

composed of both Tribal and Federal 

reviewers appointed by the IHS Program 

to review and make recommendations 

on these applications. The technical 

review process ensures selection of 

quality projects in a national 

competition for limited funding. 

Incomplete applications and 

applications that are non-responsive to 

the eligibility criteria will not be 

referred to the ORC. The applicant will 

be notified via email of this decision by 

the Grants Management Officer of the 

DGM. Applicants will be notified by 

DGM, via email, to outline minor 

missing components (i.e., budget 

narratives, audit documentation, key 

contact form) needed for an otherwise 

complete application. All missing 

documents must be sent to DGM on or 

before the due date listed in the email 

of notification of missing documents 

required. 

To obtain a minimum score for 

funding by the ORC, applicants must 

address all program requirements and 

provide all required documentation 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices 

The Notice of Award (NoA) is a 

legally binding document signed by the 

Grants Management Officer and serves 

as the official notification of the grant 

award. The NoA will be initiated by the 

DGM in our grant system, 

GrantSolutions (https://

www.grantsolutions.gov). Each entity 

that is approved for funding under this 

announcement will need to request or 

have a user account in GrantSolutions 

in order to retrieve their NoA. The NoA 

is the authorizing document for which 

funds are dispersed to the approved 

entities and reflects the amount of 

Federal funds awarded, the purpose of 

the grant, the terms and conditions of 

the award, the effective date of the 

award, and the budget/project period. 

Disapproved Applicants 

Applicants who received a score less 

than the recommended funding level for 

approval, 60, and were deemed to be 

disapproved by the ORC, will receive an 

Executive Summary Statement from the 

IHS program office within 30 days of the 

conclusion of the ORC outlining the 

strengths and weaknesses of their 

submitted application. The IHS program 

office will also provide additional 

contact information as needed to 

address questions and concerns as well 

as provide technical assistance if 

desired. 

Approved But Unfunded Applicants 

Approved but unfunded applicants 

that met the minimum scoring range 

and were deemed by the ORC to be 

‘‘Approved’’, but were not funded due 

to lack of funding, will have their 

applications held by DGM for a period 

of one year. If additional funding 

becomes available during the course of 

FY 2015, the approved but unfunded 

application may be re-considered by the 

awarding program office for possible 

funding. The applicant will also receive 

an Executive Summary Statement from 

the IHS program office within 30 days 

of the conclusion of the ORC. 

Note: Any correspondence other than the 

official NoA signed by an IHS Grants 

Management Official announcing to the 

Project Director that an award has been made 

to their organization is not an authorization 

to implement their program on behalf of IHS. 

2. Administrative Requirements 

Cooperative Agreements are 

administered in accordance with the 

following regulations, policies, and 

OMB cost principles: 

A. The criteria as outlined in this 

Program Announcement. 

B. Administrative Regulations for 

Grants: 

• Uniform Administrative 

Requirements HHS Awards, located at 

45 CFR part 75. 

C. Grants Policy: 

• HHS Grants Policy Statement, 

Revised 01/07. 

D. Cost Principles: 

• Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for HHS Awards, ‘‘Cost 

Principles,’’ located at 45 CFR part 75, 

subpart E. 

E. Audit Requirements: 

• Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for HHS Awards, ‘‘Audit 

Requirements,’’ located at 45 CFR part 

75, subpart F. 

3. Indirect Costs 

This section applies to all grant 

recipients that request reimbursement of 

indirect costs (IDC) in their grant 

application. In accordance with HHS 

Grants Policy Statement, Part II–27, IHS 

requires applicants to obtain a current 

IDC rate agreement prior to award. The 

rate agreement must be prepared in 

accordance with the applicable cost 

principles and guidance as provided by 

the cognizant agency or office. A current 

rate covers the applicable grant 

activities under the current award’s 

budget period. If the current rate is not 

on file with the DGM at the time of 

award, the IDC portion of the budget 

will be restricted. The restrictions 

remain in place until the current rate is 

provided to the DGM. 

Generally, IDC rates for IHS grantees 

are negotiated with the Division of Cost 

Allocation (DCA) https://rates.psc.gov/ 

and the Department of Interior (Interior 

Business Center) http://www.doi.gov/

ibc/services/Indirect_Cost_Services/

index.cfm. For questions regarding the 

indirect cost policy, please call the 

Grants Management Specialist listed 

under ‘‘Agency Contacts’’ or the main 

DGM office at (301) 443–5204. 

4. Reporting Requirements 

The grantee must submit required 

reports consistent with the applicable 

deadlines. Failure to submit required 

reports within the time allowed may 

result in suspension or termination of 

an active grant, withholding of 

additional awards for the project, or 

other enforcement actions such as 

withholding of payments or converting 

to the reimbursement method of 

payment. Continued failure to submit 

required reports may result in one or 

both of the following: (1) The 

imposition of special award provisions; 

and (2) the non-funding or non-award of 

other eligible projects or activities. This 

requirement applies whether the 

delinquency is attributable to the failure 

of the grantee organization or the 

individual responsible for preparation 

of the reports. Reports must be 

submitted electronically via 

GrantSolutions. Personnel responsible 

for submitting reports will be required 

to obtain a login and password for 

GrantSolutions. Please see the Agency 

Contacts list in section VII for the 

systems contact information. 

The reporting requirements for this 

program are noted below. 

A. Progress Reports 

Program progress reports are required 

semi-annually, within 30 days after the 

budget period ends. These reports must 

include a brief comparison of actual 

accomplishments to the goals 

established for the period, or, if 

applicable, provide sound justification 

for the lack of progress, and other 

pertinent information as required. A 

final report must be submitted within 90 

days of expiration of the budget/project 

period. 

B. Financial Reports 

Federal Financial Report FFR (SF– 

425), Cash Transaction Reports are due 

30 days after the close of every calendar 


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quarter to the Payment Management 

Services, HHS at: http://

www.dpm.psc.gov. It is recommended 

that the applicant also send a copy of 

the FFR (SF–425) report to the Grants 

Management Specialist. Failure to 

submit timely reports may cause a 

disruption in timely payments to the 

organization. 

Grantees are responsible and 

accountable for accurate information 

being reported on all required reports: 

the Progress Reports and Federal 

Financial Report. 

C. Federal Subaward Reporting System 

(FSRS) 

This award may be subject to the 

Transparency Act subaward and 

executive compensation reporting 

requirements of 2 CFR part 170. 

The Transparency Act requires the 

OMB to establish a single searchable 

database, accessible to the public, with 

information on financial assistance 

awards made by Federal agencies. The 

Transparency Act also includes a 

requirement for recipients of Federal 

grants to report information about firsttier subawards and executive 

compensation under Federal assistance 

awards. 

IHS has implemented a Term of 

Award into all IHS Standard Terms and 

Conditions, NoAs and funding 

announcements regarding the FSRS 

reporting requirement. This IHS Term of 

Award is applicable to all IHS grant and 

cooperative agreements issued on or 

after October 1, 2010, with a $25,000 

subaward obligation dollar threshold 

met for any specific reporting period. 

Additionally, all new (discretionary) 

IHS awards (where the project period is 

made up of more than one budget 

period) and where: (1) The project 

period start date was October 1, 2010 or 

after and (2) the primary awardee will 

have a $25,000 subaward obligation 

dollar threshold during any specific 

reporting period will be required to 

address the FSRS reporting. For the full 

IHS award term implementing this 

requirement and additional award 

applicability information, visit the DGM 

Grants Policy Web site at: https://

www.ihs.gov/dgm/

index.cfm?module=dsp_dgm_policy_

topics. 

Telecommunication for the hearing 

impaired is available at: TTY (301) 443– 

6394. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

1. Questions on the programmatic 

issues may be directed to: 

Ms. Nancy Bill, Program Manager, 

Injury Prevention Program, IHS, 801 

Thompson Ave, TMP Suite 610, 

Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: (301) 

443–0105, Fax: (301) 443–7538, EMail: Nancy.Bill@ihs.gov 

2. Questions on grants management 

and fiscal matters may be directed to: 

Pallop Chareonvootitam, Senior Grant 

Management Specialist, 801 

Thompson Avenue, TMP Suite 360– 

78, Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: (301) 

443–2195; or the DGM main line (301) 

443–5204, Fax: (301) 443–9602, EMail: Pallop.Chareonvootitam@

ihs.gov. 

3. Questions on systems matters may 

be directed to: 

Paul Gettys, Grant Systems Coordinator, 

801 Thompson Avenue, TMP Suite 

360, Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: 

(301) 443–2114; or the DGM main line 

(301) 443–5204, Fax: (301) 443–9602, 

E-Mail: Paul.Gettys@ihs.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

The Public Health Service strongly 

encourages all cooperative agreement 

and contract recipients to provide a 

smoke-free workplace and promote the 

non-use of all tobacco products. In 

addition, Public Law 103–227, the ProChildren Act of 1994, prohibits smoking 

in certain facilities (or in some cases, 

any portion of the facility) in which 

regular or routine education, library, 

day care, health care, or early childhood 

development services are provided to 

children. This is consistent with the 

HHS mission to protect and advance the 

physical and mental health of the 

American people. 

Dated: April 3, 2015, 

Robert G. McSwain, 

Acting Director, Indian Health Service. 

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Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the Center 

for Scientific Review Advisory Council. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public, with attendance limited to space 

available. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

notify the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Advisory Council. 

Date: May 18, 2015. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Agenda: Provide advice to the Director, 

Center for Scientific Review (CSR), on 

matters related to planning, execution, 

conduct, support, review, evaluation, and 

receipt and referral of grant applications at 

CSR. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Room 3091, Bethesda, MD 

20892. 

Contact Person: Rene Etcheberrigaray, MD. 

Deputy Director, Center for Scientific 

Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Room 3030, MSC 7776, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–1111, 

etcheber@csr.nih.gov. 

Any interested person may file written 

comments with the committee by forwarding 

the statement to the Contact Person listed on 

this notice. The statement should include the 

name, address, telephone number and when 

applicable, the business or professional 

affiliation of the interested person. 

In the interest of security, NIH has 

instituted stringent procedures for entrance 

into NIH buildings. Visitors will be asked to 

show one form of identification (for example, 

a government-issued photo ID, driver’s 

license, or passport) and to state the purpose 

of their visit. 

Information is also available on the 

Institute’s/Center’s home page: http://

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CSROrganization/Pages/CSRAC.aspx, where 

an agenda and any additional information for 

the meeting will be posted when available. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

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Dated: April 8, 2015. 

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