33676 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 118 / Friday, June 19, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Announcement Number 98062]

Notice of Availability of Funds for

Fiscal Year 1998; Cooperative

Agreement for Asthma Education

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1998

funds for a cooperative agreement for

the development, implementation, and

evaluation of an asthma education and

management program for families

enrolled in Welfare-to-work programs.

The purpose of this project is to bring

together public health expertise and

welfare reform to provide the asthma

education and management techniques

necessary to enable families enrolled in

the Welfare-to-work program to finish

job training and enter the work force.

B. Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are State health

departments or other State agencies or

departments deemed most appropriate

to lead, coordinate, and conduct this

project. This eligibility includes health

departments or other official

organizational authority (agency or

instrumentality) of the District of

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, and any territory or possession of

the United States.

If a State agency applying for funds is

other than the official State health

department, written concurrence by the

State health department must be

provided.

Only one application per State may

enter the review process and be

considered for award under this

program.

Eligible applicants may enter into

contracts and consortia agreements and

understandings as necessary to meet the

requirements of the program and

strengthen the overall application.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $100,000 will be

available in FY 1998 to support one

award. It is expected that the award will

begin on or about September 30, 1998,

and will be made for a 12-month budget

and project period. Continued funding

under this program will be based on

grantee performance and the availability

of funding.

D. Cooperative Activities

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will be responsible for the activities

under A. (Recipient Activities), and

CDC will be responsible for the

activities under B. (CDC Activities).

A. Recipient Activities

1. Develop, implement, and evaluate

in collaboration with other

organizations, an asthma education and

management program for families

enrolled in the Welfare-to-work

program.

2. Provide asthma education and

management techniques to the target

population.

3. Evaluate and analyze surveillance

data in terms of the impact of asthma

education and management on job

training among the target population.

4. Disseminate findings.

B. CDC Activities

1. Provide programmatic technical

assistance in planning, implementing,

and evaluating program activities.

2. Provide up-to-date scientific

information and activities of other

projects in the area.

E. Application Content

All applications must be developed in

accordance with the instructions for

PHS Form 5161–1 (revised 5/96),

information that is contained in this

program announcement, and the

instructions outlined in the following

section headings. The narrative section

of the application should not exceed 25

pages. The application pages must be

clearly numbered, and a complete index

to the application and its appendices

must be included. Please begin each

section of the proposal on a new page.

The original and each copy of the

application set must be submitted

UNSTAPLED and UNBOUND. All

material must be typewritten, double

spaced, with un-reduced type on 81⁄2′′

by 11′′ paper, with at least 1′′ margins,

heading and footers, and printed on one

side only. All graphics, maps overlays,

etc., should be in black and white and

meet the above criteria.

A. Description of Problem

Describe the issues related to

requirements, problems, objectives,

complexities, and interactions required

in developing and implementing a

project such as this. Include a

discussion of past experiences with

similar projects.

B. Goals and Objectives

For each of the elements cited in the

program plan (item C. of Application

Content), provide objectives that are

realistic, time-phased, measurable, and

consistent with the applicant’s proposed

theme, purpose, and objectives.

C. Program Plan

Submit a plan that describes how the

project goals will be achieved. The plan

must address the following topics:

1. ‘‘Study activities’’—discuss the

administrative and scientific capacity

critical to the development and

implementation of the study.

2. ‘‘Public Input and coordination of

affected parties’’—discuss the

administrative capacity and plans

necessary to ensure that the affected

parties have ample input during all

phases of this study.

3. ‘‘State agency linkages’’—describe

the linkages and support that will be

used during the development,

implementation and conclusion of this

study and the potential long-term

sustainability of the intervention.

D. Management and Staffing Plan

Submit a management and staffing

plan that includes a list of key

Department staff and, if appropriate, key

contractor staff, their role in the study

and their resume.

E. Evaluation

Describe how progress made toward

meeting the demonstration objectives

will be evaluated.

F. Budget

A detailed budget and justification

should be submitted for the study. A

brief budget projection should be

submitted that clearly separates and

distinguishes direct and indirect costs.

F. Application Submission and

Deadline

The original and 2 copies of the

application PHS Form 5161–1 (revised

5/96) must be submitted to David

Elswick, Grants Management Specialist,

Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE.,

Room 300, Mailstop E–13, Atlanta, GA

30305, on or before August 7, 1998.

Deadlines: Applications shall be

considered as meeting the deadline

above if they are either: (1) received on

or before the deadline date; or (2) sent

on or before the deadline date and

received in time for submission to the

independent review group. (Applicants

should request a legibly dated U.S.

Postal Service postmark or obtain a

legibly dated receipt from a commercial

carrier or the U.S. Postal Service. Private

metered postmarks shall not be

acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
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G. Evaluation Criteria

The application will be reviewed and

evaluated according to the following

criteria:

1. Understanding the Problem (10

points)

Evidence of the applicant’s

understanding of the problem and the

purpose of the cooperative agreement.

2. Measurable Objectives (20 points)

The consistency of the measurable

objectives with the stated purpose of the

cooperative agreement and the ability to

meet the objectives and timetable within

the specified period.

3. Proposed Plan (20 points)

The adequacy of the applicant’s plan

to carry out the activities proposed. Of

particular interest is the potential longterm sustainability of the intervention

and the involvement of community

organizations.

4. Management and Staffing Plan (35

points)

The extent to which the proposal has

described (a) the qualifications and

commitment of the applicant in terms of

related asthma projects, (b) allocations

of time and effort of staff devoted to the

project, (c) information on how the

applicant will implement and

administer the project, (d) the

qualifications of the key project staff in

terms of asthma related programs and

experience.

5. Proposed Evaluation Plan (15 points)

The adequacy of the applicant’s plan

to monitor progress toward meeting the

objectives of the project.

6. Budget (not scored)

The extent to which the budget is

reasonable, adequately justified, and

consistent with the intended use of the

cooperative agreement funds.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with the original plus

two copies of:

1. Semi-annual progress reports

including the following for each goal or

activity involved in the study: (a)

comparison of actual accomplishments

to the objectives established for the

period; (b) the reasons for slippage if

objectives were not met; (c) other

pertinent information including, when

appropriate, analysis and explanation of

unexpectedly high costs for

performance.

2. Financial status report, no more

than 90 days after the end of the budget

period, and

3. Final financial status report and

performance report no more than 90

days after the end of the project period.

Send all reports to: David Elswick,

Grants Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Room 300,

Mailstop E13, Atlanta, GA 30305–2209.

The following additional

requirements are applicable to this

program. For a complete description of

each, see Addendum 1 included in the

application kit.

AR98–1—Human Subjects

Requirements

AR98–2—Requirements for Inclusion of

Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities in Research

AR98–9—Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR98–10—Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR98–11—Healthy People 2000

AR98–12—Lobbying Restrictions

AR98–7—Executive Order 12372

AR98–8—Public Health System

Reporting Requirements

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under the

Public Health Service Act, section

301(a) [42 U.S.C. 241(a)], as amended.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number assigned to this

project is 98.062.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

Please refer to Announcement

Number 98062 and contact David

Elswick, Grants Management Officer,

Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E.,

Room 300, Mailstop E–13, Atlanta, GA

30305–2209, telephone (404) 842–6521,

for business management technical

assistance.

Programmatic technical assistance

may be obtained from James Rifenburg,

Air Pollution and Respiratory Health

Branch, Division of Environmental

Hazards and Health Effects, National

Center for Environmental Health,

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), Mailstop F–39, 4770

Buford Highway, N.E., Atlanta, GA

30341–3724, telephone (770) 488–7322.

Dated: June 15, 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 (CDC)

[Announcement Number 98068]

Notice of Availability of Funds for

Fiscal Year 1998; Grants for Radiation

Studies and Research

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), announces that

applications are being accepted for

Grants for Radiation Studies and

Research. The efforts funded by these

grants will result in models and

procedures that will improve systems to

track environmental exposures and

diseases.

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of HEALTHY

PEOPLE 2000, a national activity to

reduce morbidity and mortality and

improve the quality of life. This

announcement is related to the priority

areas of Environmental Health. For

ordering a copy of HEALTHY PEOPLE

2000, see the section WHERE TO

OBTAIN ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION.

Authority

This program is authorized under

Section 301(a) of the Public Health

Service Act [42 U.S.C. Section 241(a)] as

amended, and under the Occupational

Safety and Health Act [29 U.S.C. Section

669(a)].

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include all nonprofit organizations. Thus State and

local health departments and other State

and local governmental agencies,

universities, colleges, research

institutions, laboratories, and other

public and private organizations,

including small, minority and/or

woman-owned businesses are eligible

for these research grants.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $350,000 is expected

to be available in Fiscal Year 1998 to

fund approximately two to four awards.

It is expected that the average award

will be $100,000–$150,000, the range

being $60,000 to $200,000 (including

both direct and indirect costs). It is

expected that the awards will begin on

or about September 30, 1998, and are

usually made for a 12-month budget

period within a project period of up to

three years. Funding estimates may vary

and are subject to change.