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application procedures, and application

forms. CDC will not send application

kits by facsimile or express mail.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all the documents,

business management technical

assistance may be obtained from:

Victoria Sepe, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), Room 300, 255 East Paces Ferry

Road, NE., Mailstop E–13, Atlanta, GA

30305–2209, telephone (404) 842–6804,

Internet: vxw1@cdc.gov.

Programmatic technical assistance

may be obtained from:

Greg Kullman, Ph.D., CIH, National

Institute for Occupational Safety and

Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 1095

Willowdale Rd., Mailstop P–04/18,

Morgantown, WV 26505, telephone

(304) 285–5711, Internet:

gjk1@cdc.gov,

OR

Vincent R. Nathan, Ph.D., M.P.H.,

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 1600 Clifton Rd., NE., Mailstop

D–40, Atlanta, GA 30333, telephone

(404) 639–1493, Internet:

van3@cdc.gov.

This and other CDC announcements

are available through the CDC

Homepage on the Internet. The address

for the CDC Homepage is: http://

www.cdc.gov.

Copies of the publication, The

National Occupational Research Agenda

(NORA) may be obtained from The

National Institute of Occupational

Safety and Health, Publications Office,

4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH

45226–1998 or telephone 1–800–356–

4674, and is available through the

NIOSH Homepage: ‘‘http://

www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora.html’’.

Dated: June 5, 1998.

Diane D. Porter,

Acting Director, National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 98071]

Demonstration of School-Based

Violence Prevention

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1998

funds for a cooperative agreement

program for the Demonstration of

School-Based Violence Prevention. This

program addresses the ‘‘Healthy People

2000’’ priority area of Violent and

Abusive Behavior.

The purpose of the program is to

support quality implementation of

violence prevention programs that will

serve as demonstration sites for schoolbased violence prevention programs.

Applications will be considered in the

area of implementing proven schoolbased violence prevention programs that

target youth (aged 5–19, not necessarily

inclusive of all ages) who are in

elementary, middle, and high-schools.

B. Eligible Applicants

Applications may be submitted by

public and private nonprofit

organizations and by governments and

their agencies; that is, universities,

colleges, research institutions, hospitals,

other public and private nonprofit

organizations, State and local

governments or their bona fide agents,

and federally recognized Indian tribal

governments, Indian tribes, or Indian

tribal organizations. Public and private

elementary, middle, and high schools,

and school districts are also encouraged

to apply.

Note: Effective January 1, 1996, Pub. L.

104–65 states that an organization described

in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 which engages in lobbying

activities shall not be eligible to receive

Federal funds constituting an award, grant

(cooperative agreement), contract, loan, or

any other form.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $1,100,000 is available

in FY 1998 to fund up to four projects

to implement, and monitor programs

designed to prevent violence among

school aged youth. Awards are expected

to range from $250,000 to $300,000 with

an average of $275,000 for each 12-

month budget period.

It is expected that the new awards

will begin on or about September 30,

1998. Awards will be made for a 12-

month budget period within a 4-year

project period. Funding estimates may

vary and are subject to change.

Continuation awards within the

project periods will be made on the

basis of satisfactory progress as

evidenced by required reports and the

availability of funds.

Funding Preferences

In making awards, priority

consideration will be given to ensuring

a geographic balance, a representative

mixture of target groups, and a diversity

of program strategies.

D. Cooperative Activities

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will be responsible for the activities

under 1. (Recipient Activities), and CDC

will be responsible for the activities

listed under 2. (CDC Activities).

1. Recipient Activities

a. Develop and implement an

intervention protocol (include a

minimum of two different strategies).

b. Develop and pilot test data

collection instruments.

c. Analyze data & interpret findings.

d. Establish an advisory committee

that will address issues related to

violence to ensure community

engagement.

e. Develop collaborative relationships

with voluntary, community-based

public and private organizations and

agencies already involved in preventing

violence.

f. Compile and disseminate the results

from the project.

2. CDC Activities

a. Collaborate on the development of

the intervention protocol.

b. Provide technical assistance on the

development and evaluation of the data

collection instruments.

c. Provide up-to-date scientific

information about youth violence

prevention.

d. Assist in the transfer of information

and methods developed in these

projects to other prevention programs.

E. Application Content

Use the information in the Program

Requirements, Other Requirements, and

Evaluation Criteria sections to develop

the application content. Your

application will be evaluated on the

criteria listed, so it is important to

follow them in laying out your program

plan.

The narrative should be unbound and

no more than 30 double-spaced pages,

printed on one side, with one inch

margins, and unreduced font (no

smaller than 12 cpi).
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1. Applications must be organized as

follows:

a. Abstract and Table of Contents: A

one page summary of the application

outlining the (1) student population

characteristics and, (2) the proposed

violence prevention program. A table of

contents that provides page numbers for

each of the following sections (all pages

must be numbered).

b. Student population: Describe the

population to which the program will be

directed. Describe the impact of

behaviors, injuries and deaths resulting

from violence on persons who would be

directly or indirectly affected by the

program. Demonstrate that persons who

would be affected by the interventions

have a high incidence or risk of violence

and injury from such violence.

Demonstrate that participation by the

target group in the program will be

adequate; describe the method by which

persons are selected to participate.

Women, Racial and Ethnic Minorities. A

description of the proposed plan for the

inclusion of both sexes and racial and

ethnic minority populations for

appropriate representation.

c. Proposed Goals and Objectives:

Describe project goals and include

process and outcome objectives for

pertinent health, behavioral, psycho

social, and structural/environmental

activities. Specify both short term

(within 1 year) and long term (after one

year) objectives.

d. Program Description: Provide a

detailed description of the violence

prevention program to be implemented.

All proposed programs must incorporate

at least two different specific

intervention strategies. Proposed

programmatic strategies must include

those that have been previously

implemented and demonstrated to

reduce violent and/or aggressive

behavior in school-aged populations.

Applicants should consider proposing

curriculum-based (social-cognitive),

parental engagement, and mentoring

among other intervention strategies. The

frequency, intensity, and duration of

programmatic activities of each

proposed strategy should be specified.

All necessary programmatic and

training materials must be described in

detail and copies of existing materials

must be included in the appendix. If

any strategy or training material is not

extant, provide a justification for not

having the materials and describe

methods and time frames for their

development. Necessary collaborating

parties should be identified and

evidence of their ability and intention to

participate should be supplied.

e. Program Monitoring Plans: Provide

a detailed description of the proposed

plan to monitor program

implementation and effectiveness. List

the major steps needed to implement

the proposed plan for program

monitoring and provide a concise

timetable for those steps.

f. Data Collection and Analysis:

Provide a description of plans for

collecting information consistent with

efforts to assess program delivery. An

information reduction plan should be

described with particular attention to

how process information will be

collected, processed, and maintained for

analysis. An appropriate analytical plan

should be presented and defended.

g. Project Management and Staffing

Plan: Provide a demonstration of the

availability of staff and facilities to carry

out the described program and

monitoring plan. Demonstrate the

organization’s experience or capacity in

the area of youth violence prevention,

management of school-based violence

prevention programs, experience or the

experience of a full working partner in

evaluation methods, and ability or the

ability of a full working partner to

collect, manage, and analyze both

quantitative and qualitative data.

Describe in detail each existing or

proposed position for this project by job

title, function, general duties, and

activities for which that position will be

involved. Include the level of effort and

allocation of time for each project

activity by staff position. If the identity

of any key individual who will fill a

position is known, his/her name and

curriculum vitae should be attached.

Experience and training related to the

proposed project should be noted.

Management operation principles,

structure, and organization should be

described.

h. Collaboration: Describe current and

proposed collaborations with

appropriate government, health, youth

agencies, community-based

organizations, minority organizations,

and other persons working with the

specified target population. Include

letters of support and memoranda of

understanding which specify precisely

the nature of past, present, and

proposed collaborations, and the

products/services or other activities that

will be provided by and to the applicant

through the collaboration on the

proposal. Demonstrate an ability to

work with the designated populations

and provide letters of recommendation

or support from government or nongovernment agencies or leaders with

whom they have worked. Describe

current or past funding that has been

received for similar projects and the

outcomes of these projects. Provide

evidence that these funds do not

duplicate already funded components of

ongoing projects.

i. Project Budget: Provide a detailed

budget for each priority activity to be

undertaken, with accompanying

justification of all operating expenses

that is consistent with the stated

objectives and planned activities of the

project. CDC may not approve or fund

all proposed activities. Applicant

should be precise about the program

purpose of each budget item and should

itemize calculations wherever

appropriate. Budgets should include

costs for travel for two project staff to

attend two meetings per year in Atlanta

with CDC staff.

j. Human Subjects: Describe the

degree to which human subjects may be

at risk and the assurance that the project

will be subject to initial and continuing

review by the appropriate institutional

review committees.

F. Submission and Deadline

Submit the original and two copies of

PHS 5161–1 (OMB Number 0937–0189).

Forms are in the application kit.

On or before August 11, 1998, submit

to Joanne Wojcik, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office,

Announcement 98071, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room

300, Mailstop E–13, Atlanta, GA 30305–

2209.

If your application does not arrive in

time for submission to the independent

review group, it will not be considered

in the current competition unless you

can provide proof that you mailed it on

or before the deadline (i.e., receipt from

U.S. Postal Service or a commercial

carrier; private metered postmarks are

not acceptable).

G. Evaluation Criteria

Each application will be evaluated

individually against the following

criteria by an independent review group

appointed by CDC. Applicants will be

evaluated according to the following

criteria (Maximum of 100 total points):

1. Program Plan (40 Points)

a. Target Groups

The extent to which the target

group(s) is (are) described and access to

the target population is demonstrated.

The extent to which the target group has

a high incidence or prevalence of the

risk factors to be influenced by the

proposed intervention and the extent to

which appropriate demographic and

morbidity data are described. The extent

to which youth, who are the direct or

indirect target group, have a high
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incidence of interpersonal violence and

violence-related injuries, disabilities,

and deaths. The extent to which the

applicant demonstrates a capability to

achieve a sufficient level of

participation by the target group.

In addition, the degree to which the

applicant has met the CDC/ATSDR

policy requirements regarding the

inclusion of women, ethnic, and racial

groups in the proposed project. This

includes:

i. The proposed plan for the inclusion

of both sexes and racial and ethnic

minority populations for appropriate

representation.

ii. The proposed justification when

representation is limited or absent.

iii. A statement as to whether the

plans for recruitment and outreach for

study participants include the process

of establishing partnerships with the

community(ies) and recognition of

mutual benefits.

b. Program Description

The extent to which the potential

effectiveness of the selected program is

theoretically justified and supported by

epidemiologic, or social and behavioral

research. The extent to which the

program is feasible and can be expected

to produce the expected results in the

target group of interest. The extent to

which the program, its implementation,

the development of all necessary

materials, and all necessary training are

clearly described. The status of all

necessary measurement instruments or

training materials must be described; if

any of this material is not extant,

methods and time frames for their

development must be described.

Necessary collaborators must be

identified, and evidence of their ability

and intention to participate must be

supplied. The extent to which the

proposed goals and objectives are

clearly stated, time-phased, and

measurable.

2. Program Monitoring (25 Points)

The extent to which the design to

monitor program implementation

(including a data analysis plan) are

clearly described and are appropriate for

the target group, program, data

collection opportunities, and proposed

project period. The extent to which data

collection, data processing, and

management activities are clearly

described. The extent to which the

proposed goals and objectives are

clearly stated, time-phased, and

measurable.

3. Project Management and Staffing

Plan (25 Points)

The extent to which project

management staff and their working

partners are clearly described,

appropriately assigned, and possess

pertinent skills and experiences to

conduct the project successfully to

completion. The extent to which the

applicant has arranged to involve

appropriate researchers and other

personnel who reflect the racial/ethnic

composition of the target group. The

extent to which the applicant or a full

working partner demonstrates the

capacity and facilities to design,

implement, and monitor the proposed

program.

4. Collaboration (10 Points)

The extent to which the necessary

partners are clearly described and their

qualifications and intentions to

participate explicitly stated. The extent

to which the applicant provides proof of

support (e.g., letters of support and/or

memoranda of understanding) for

proposed activities. Evidence must be

provided that these funds do not

duplicate already funded components of

ongoing projects.

5. Proposed Budget (Not Scored)

The extent to which the budget

request is clearly explained, adequately

justified, reasonable, sufficient for the

proposed project activities, and

consistent with the intended use of the

cooperative agreement funds.

6. Human Subjects: (Not Scored)

The extent to which the applicant

complies with the Department of Health

and Human Services Regulations (45

CFR Part 46).

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with original plus two

copies of:

1. Semiannual progress reports;

2. Financial status report, no more

than 90 days after the end of the budget

period; and

3. Final financial status and

performance reports, no more than 90

days after the end of the project period.

Send all reports to: Joanne Wojcik,

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, M/S

E–13, Atlanta, GA 30305–2209.

Confidentiality of Records

All identifying information obtained

in connection with the provision of

services to any person in any program

that is being carried out with a

cooperative agreement made under this

announcement shall not be disclosed

unless required by a law of a State or

political subdivision or unless written,

voluntary informed consent is provided

by persons who received services.

1. Nonpersonal identifying, unlinked

information, which preserves the

individual’s anonymity, derived from

any such program may be disclosed

without consent:

a. In summary, statistical, or other

similar form, or

b. For clinical or research purposes.

2. Personal identifying information:

Recipients of CDC funds who must

obtain and retain personal identifying

information as part of their CDCapproved work plan must:

a. Maintain the physical security of

such records and information at all

times;

b. Have procedures in place and staff

trained to prevent unauthorized

disclosure of client-identifying

information;

c. Obtain informed client consent by

explaining the risks of disclosure and

the recipient’s policies and procedures

for preventing unauthorized disclosure;

d. Provide written assurance to this

effect including copies of relevant

policies; and

e. Obtain assurances of confidentiality

by agencies to which referrals are made.

Assurance of compliance with these

and other processes to protect the

confidentiality of information will be

required of all recipients. A Department

of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

certificate of confidentiality may be

required for some projects.

The following additional

requirements are applicable to this

program. For a complete description of

each, see Addendum I (included in the

application kit).

AR98–1 Human Subjects

Requirements

AR98–2 Requirements for Inclusion of

Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities in Research

AR98–7 Executive Order 12372

Review

AR98–8 Public Health System

Reporting Requirements

AR98–9 Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR98–10 Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR98–11 Healthy People 2000

AR98–12 Lobbying Restrictions

AR98–13 Prohibition on Use of CDC

Funds for Certain Gun Control

Activities
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I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program announcement is

authorized under Sections 391, 392,

393, and 394 [42 U.S.C. 280b, 280b–1,

280b–1a, and 280b–2] of the Public

Health Service Act, as amended. The

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

number is 93.136.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

The program announcement and

application forms may be downloaded

from the Internet: www.cdc.gov (look

under funding). You may also receive a

complete application kit by calling 1–

888–GRANTS4. You will be asked to

identify the program announcement

number and provide your name and

mailing address. A complete

announcement kit will be mailed to you.

Please refer to Program

Announcement 98071 when you request

information.

If you have questions after reviewing

the forms, for business management

technical assistance, contact: Joanne

Wojcik, Grants Management Specialist,

Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office,

Announcement 98071, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room

300, Mailstop E–13, Atlanta, GA 30305–

2209, telephone (404) 842–6535, E-mail

address jcw6@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact Wendy Watkins, Division of

Violence Prevention, National Center for

Injury Prevention and Control, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, NE.,

Mailstop K–60, Atlanta, Georgia 30341–

3724, telephone (770) 488–4646, E-mail

address dmw7@cdc.gov.

Dated: June 5, 1998.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 98072]

The Evaluation of Interventions to

Prevent Suicide

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1998

funds for a cooperative agreement

program for the Evaluation of

Interventions to Prevent Suicide. This

program addresses the ‘‘Healthy People

2000’’ priority area Violent and Abusive

Behavior.

The purpose of this cooperative

agreement is to evaluate specific

interventions that may influence one or

more of the factors that lead to suicidal

behavior among high-risk populations

(see Addendum II—Background for

additional information included in the

application kit).

B. Eligible Applicants

Applications may be submitted by

public and private nonprofit

organizations and by governments and

their agencies; that is, universities,

colleges, research institutions, hospitals,

other public and private nonprofit

organizations, State and local

governments or their bona fide agents.

Note: Effective January 1, 1996, Public Law

104–65 states that an organization described

in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 which engages in lobbying

activities shall not be eligible to receive

Federal funds constituting an award, grant

(cooperative agreement), contract, loan, or

any other form.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $400,000 is available

in fiscal year 1998 to fund up to two

awards. It is expected that projects

completed in three years will have an

average award of $200,000 and ranging

from $175,000 to $225,000 per year.

Awards will be made for a 12 month

budget period within a three year

project period.

Non-competing continuation awards

for new budget periods within an

approved project period are made on the

basis of satisfactory performance and

availability of funds.

Funding Preferences

In making awards, priority

consideration will be given to ensuring

a balance among types of interventions

(e.g., peer support, gatekeeper training)

and programs that target different highrisk populations (e.g., age groups, sex,

race/ethnicity).

D. Cooperative Activities

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

shall be responsible for the activities

under 1., below, and CDC shall be

responsible for the activities under 2.,

below:

1. Recipient Activities:

a. Develop a protocol for evaluating

the specific intervention.

b. Develop procedures for collecting

and compiling information relevant to

the proposed project.

c. Develop and pilot test instruments

for data collection.

d. Establish goals and realistic,

measurable, time-oriented objectives.

e. Develop, implement, and evaluate

the selected intervention.

f. Compile and disseminate the results

from the project.

2. CDC Activities:

a. Provide technical assistance in

defining the target population.

b. Collaborate in the design of all

phases of the evaluation.

c. Provide technical assistance in

sharing information among the various

evaluation projects awarded.

d. Provide up-to-date scientific

information about suicidal behavior

prevention.

e. Assist in the transfer of information

and methods developed in these

projects to other prevention programs.

E. Application Content

Use the information in the

Cooperative Activities, Other

Requirements, Evaluation Criteria

sections and the Errata Sheet

(Addendum III), included in the

application package to develop the

application content. Your application

will be evaluated on the criteria listed,

so it is important to follow them in

laying out your program plan.

The narrative should be no more than

30 double-spaced pages, printed on one

side, with one inch margins, and

unreduced font (no smaller than 10 cpi).

F. Submission and Deadline

Submit the original and five copies of

PHS–398 (OMB Number 0925–0001)

and adhere to the instructions on the

Errata Instruction Sheet for PHS 398.

Forms are in the application kit.

On or before August 4, 1998, submit

to: Joanne Wojcik, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office,

Announcement 98072, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room

300, Mailstop E–13, Atlanta, GA 30305–

2209.

If your application does not arrive in

time for submission to the independent

review group, it will not be considered

in the current competition unless you

can provide proof that you mailed it on

or before the deadline (i.e., receipt from

U.S. Postal Service or a commercial

carrier; private metered postmarks are

not acceptable).

G. Evaluation Criteria

Each application will be evaluated

individually against the following