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capacity for participatory research or

does the plan contain a description of

the Center’s capacity for providing

professional, multidisciplinary

prevention research training in the area

of health promotion and disease

prevention?

(g) Does the plan address

dissemination of findings to the

community?

3. Management and Staffing Plan

(a) To what extent does the applicant

demonstrate the ability, capacity,

organizational structure, and staffing to

carry out the overall theme, objectives,

and specific project plans?

(b) Does the applicant demonstrate

well-defined and active leadership roles

for the center?

4. Research Project

(a) Does the applicant demonstrate an

understanding of the community

contexts, current scientific literature, as

well as other information sources

relevant to the proposed project?

(b) Are the conceptual framework,

design, methods, analyses, and

translation plan adequately developed,

well-integrated, scientifically strong,

and appropriate to the aims of the

project?

(c) Does the proposed approach allow

for flexibility or change in research

methods or focus as necessary?

(d) Does the applicant acknowledge

potential problem areas and consider

alternative tactics?

(e) Is there an appropriate work plan

included?

(f) Does the project include plans to

measure progress toward achieving the

stated objectives?

(g) Does the applicant propose

research translation approaches or

methods from the project?

(h) The degree to which the applicant

has met the CDC policy requirements

regarding the inclusion of women,

ethnic and racial groups in the proposed

research. This includes:

(1) The proposed plan for the

inclusion of both sexes and racial and

ethnic minority populations for

appropriate representation.

(2) The proposed justification when

representation is limited or absent.

(3) A statement as to whether the

design of the study is adequate to

measure differences when warranted.

(4) A statement as to whether the

plans for recruitment and outreach for

study participants include the process

of establishing partnerships with

community(ies) and recognition of

mutual benefits.

5. Evaluation

(a) To what extent are the plan and

methodology proposed to evaluate the

PRC program and activities with regard

to program progress and process;

fulfillment of outcome objectives;

impact, and community involvement;

the PRCs community-based objectives;

and any other indicators, such as costbenefit analyses feasible and of

scientific merit?

(b) Are there adequate plans for

periodic evaluation of the technical and

scientific merit of research projects and

publications?

6. Budget (Reviewed But Not Scored)

The extent to which the budget and

justification are consistent with the

program objectives and purpose.

7. Human Subjects (Reviewed But Not

Scored)

Does the application adequately

address the requirements of Title 45

CFR Part 46 for the protection of human

subjects?

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with original plus two

copies of

1. annual reports;

2. financial status report, no more

than 90 days after the end of the budget

period; and

3. final financial and performance

reports, no more than 90 days after the

end of the project period.

Send all reports to the Grants

Management Specialist identified in the

‘‘Where to Obtain Additional

Information’’ section of this

announcement.

The following additional

requirements are applicable to this

program. For a complete description of

each, see Attachment 1 of the

announcement.

AR–1 Human Subjects Requirements

AR–2 Requirements for Inclusion of

Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities in Research

AR–7 Executive Order 12372 Review

AR–8 Public Health System Reporting

Requirements

AR–9 Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11 Healthy People 2010

AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions

AR–22 Research Integrity

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

sections 301(a), 317(k)(2) and 1706 [42

U.S.C. 241(a), 247b(k)(2) and 300u–5] of

the Public Health Service Act, as

amended. The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance number is 983.135.

J. Where to Obtain Additional

Information

This and other CDC announcements

can be found on the CDC home page

Internet address—http://www.cdc.gov

Click on ‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and

Cooperative Agreements.’’

To receive aditional written

information and to request on

application kit, call 1–888–GRANTS4

(1–888–472–6874). You will be asked to

leave your name and address and will

be instructed to identify the Program

Announcement number of interest.

Should you have questions after

reviewing the contents of all the

documents, business management

technical assistance may be obtained

from: Robert Hancock, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, Room 3000,

2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA

30341–4146, Telephone number (770)

488–2746, E-mail address:

rnh2@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: David Elswick, Deputy Program

Director, Prevention Research Centers

Office, National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway,

Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30341–3724,

Telephone number: 404–488–5395, Email address: dcel@cdc.gov.

Dated: April 23, 2001.

John L. Williams,

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

Disease, Disability and Injury

Prevention and Control Special

Emphasis Panel: Grant Program for

Strategies for Improving Health Risk

Communication Related to Military

Deployments Among Military

Personnel, Veterans, Their Family

Members, and Their Health Care

Providers, PA# 01021

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease

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Control and Prevention (CDC)

announces the following meeting.

Name: Disease, Disability and Injury

Prevention and Control Special

Emphasis Panel: Grant Program for

Strategies for Improving Health Risk

Communication Related to Military

Deployments among Military Personnel,

Veterans, their Family Members, and

their Health Care Providers, PA# 01021.

Times and Dates: 8 a.m.–9:15 a.m.,

June 4, 2001 (Open), 9:15 a.m.–4:30

p.m., June 4, 2001 (Closed), 8:30 a.m.–

4:30 p.m., June 5, 2001 (Closed).

Place: Holiday Inn Select Conference

Center, 130 Clairemont Avenue,

Decatur, GA 30030.

Status: Portions of the meeting will be

closed to the public in accordance with

provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4)

and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the

Determination of the Deputy Director for

Program Management, CDC, pursuant to

Public Law 92–463.

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting

will include the review, discussion, and

evaluation of applications received in

response to PA# 01021.

Contact Person for More Information:

Drue Barrett, Ph.D., Chief, Veterans’

Health Activity Working Group,

National Center for Environmental

Health, CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, MS

E–19, Atlanta, Ga. 30333. Telephone

404/639–4862, e-mail dhb1@cdc.gov.

The Director, Management Analysis

and Services Office, has been delegated

the authority to sign Federal Register

notices pertaining to announcements of

meetings and other committee

management activities, for the both the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: April 12, 2001.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACYF–PA–

CCB–2001–03]

Early Learning Opportunities Act

Discretionary Grants

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families (ACYF), ACF,

DHHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the

availability of competitive grants to

Local Councils.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this program

announcement is to announce the

availability of Fiscal Year 2001

Discretionary Funds, authorized by

Congress under the FY 2001

Consolidated Appropriations Act, for

grants to Local Councils.

DATES: The closing date for submission

of applications is June 14, 2001. Mailed

applications postmarked after the

closing date will be classified as late.

Deadline: Mailed applications shall be

considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are either received on

or before the deadline date, or sent on

or before the deadline date and received

by ACF in time for the independent

review to: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families, Child Care Bureau

Program Announcement No. ACYF–PA–

CCB–2001–03, 1815 North Fort Myer

Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209,

Telephone: 1–800–351–2293.

Applicants must ensure that a legibly

dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or a

legibly dated, machine produced

postmark of a commercial mail service

is affixed to the envelope/package

containing the application(s). To be

acceptable as a proof of timely mailing,

a postmark from a commercial mail

service must include the logo/emblem

of the commercial mail service company

and must reflect the date the package

was received by the commercial mail

service company from the applicant.

Private metered postmarks shall not be

acceptable as proof of timely mailing.

Applications hand carried by

applicants, applicant couriers, or by

other representatives of the applicant

shall be considered as meeting an

announced deadline if they are received

on or before the deadline date, between

the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,

EST, Monday through Friday (excluding

Federal holidays) at the address above.

(Applicants are cautioned that express/

overnight mail services do not always

deliver as agreed.)

ACF cannot accommodate

transmission of applications by fax or

through other electronic media,

regardless of date or time of submission

and receipt. Therefore, applications

transmitted to ACF electronically will

not be accepted.

Late Applications. Applications that

do not meet the criteria stated above are

considered late applications. ACF shall

notify each late applicant that its

application will not be considered in

the current competition.

Extension of Deadlines. ACF may

extend an application deadline for

applicants affected by acts of God such

as floods and hurricanes, when there is

widespread disruption of mail service,

or for other disruptions of services, such

as a prolonged blackout, that affect the

public at large. A determination to

extend or waive deadline requirements

rests with the Chief Grants Management

Officer.

Notice of Intent to Submit

Application: If you intend to submit an

application, please contact ACYF’s

Operations Center at 1–800–351–2293

with the following information: the

number and title of this announcement;

your organization’s name and address;

and your contact person’s name, phone

number, fax number, and e-mail

address. The information will be used to

determine the number of expert

reviewers needed to evaluate

applications and to update the mailing

list for program announcements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families, Child Care Bureau, Room

2046, Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C

Street, Southwest, Washington, DC

20447, Phone: 202–690–6243 or 202–

401–5130, Fax: 202–690–5600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACF

Uniform Discretionary Grant

Application, covering all ACF

announcements contained in the

Application Kit, and this

Supplementary Information section,

contains all the forms and instructions

needed to apply for a grant under this

announcement. No additional

application materials are needed.

The Supplementary Information

section consists of seven parts. Part I

includes general information about

funding requirements, and application

procedures for child care grants under

this program announcement. Part II

provides background information on the

Child Care Bureau and the Early

Learning Opportunities Act as well as

relevant definitions. Part III describes

goals and priorities related to this

announcement. Part IV provides

instructions for the Uniform Project

Description. Part V describes the

evaluation criteria and selection

process. Part VI describes the

application process. Part VII provides

information on the content of the

application and submission

instructions. The contents are outlined

below:

Table of Contents

Part I. General Information

A. Purpose

B. Citations

C. Number of Awards

D. Project Duration

E. Funding Levels and Budget Periods