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b. The extent to which the applicant

describes the specific activities and

methods to achieve each objective.

c. The extent to which the proposed

time-table for developing the

demonstration model is clearly defined.

It should include a tentative work plan

and time table for the remaining years

of the proposed project.

3. Program Development Plan (30

Points)

a. The extent to which the applicant’s

program development plan is clear,

feasible, scientifically sound, and

describes the approach and activities

necessary to carry out the health

department’s role in providing essential

environmental health services under the

three core functions of assessment,

policy development, and assurance.

b. The extent to which the applicant

has demonstrated its ability to develop

a comprehensive, state-of-the art

environmental health program based on

the ten Essential Public Health Services,

ten Essential Environmental Health

Services, and the Core Competencies for

Effective Practice of Environmental

Health. Each element will be

specifically evaluated in terms of how it

applies directly to the provision or

delivery and improvement of

environmental health services.

4. Coordination and Collaboration (10

Points)

The extent to which the applicant

involves collaborators in the

development of the demonstration

model. This includes describing its

relationship with other health

department components and

government agencies, academia, and

CBOs as evidenced by letters of support,

memoranda of agreement, and other

documented evidence.

5. Project Management and Staffing (15

Points)

The extent to which the applicant

documents skills, ability, and

experience of key health department

staff who will be responsible for

developing, implementing, and carrying

out the requirements of the

demonstration model. Specifically, the

applicant should: (a) Describe health

department staff roles in the

development and implementation of the

model, their specific responsibilities

and their level of effort and time

commitment. It should provide

assurances that positions to be filled by

the applicant’s personnel system will be

done within reasonable time after

receiving funding.

6. Program Evaluation (15 Points)

a. The evaluation plan should

describe useful and appropriate

strategies and approaches to monitor

and improve the quality, effectiveness,

and efficiency of the demonstration

model.

b. The extent to which the applicant

proposes to measure the overall impact

of the demonstration model in terms of

its contribution to improving the

delivery of environmental health

services, as may be evidenced by the

reduction of environmentally related

risk factors known to contribute to

disease, and/or the impact on incidence

and prevalence of environmentally

induced illness and disease.

7. Budget Justification (Not Scored)

The extent to which the budget is

clearly explained, adequately justified,

and is reasonable and consistent with

the stated objectives and planned

activities.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with the original plus

two copies of:

1. Semi-annual progress reports

which are due within 30 days of the end

of each six-month reporting period;

2. The financial status report which is

due no more than 90 days after the end

of the budget period; and

3. The final financial and performance

reports which are due 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 I of the

announcement.

AR–7—Executive Order 12372 Review

AR–9—Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR–10—Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11—Healthy People 2010

AR–12—Lobbying Restrictions

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

Sections 301 and 317 of the Public

Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. Sections

241 and 247], as amended. The Catalog

of Federal Domestic Assistance number

is 93.283.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

This and other CDC announcements

can be found on the CDC home page

Internet address: www.cdc.gov by

clicking on ‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and

Cooperative Agreements.’’

To obtain additional information,

contact: Virginia Hall-Broadnax, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, Mailstop E–13,

2920 Brandywine Road, Suite 3000,

Atlanta, GA 30341–4146, Telephone

number: (770) 488–2761, Email address:

vdh2@cdc.gov.

For scientific technical assistance,

contact: Patrick O. Bohan, Acting Chief,

Environmental Health Services,

Division of Emergency and

Environmental Health Services,

National Center for Environmental

Health, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, Mail Stop: F–30, 4770

Buford Highway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

30341–2724, Telephone: (770) 488–

7303, Email: pbohan@cdc.gov.

For programmatic assistance, contact:

Jerry M. Hershovitz, Special Assistant to

the Director for Program Development,

Division of Emergency and

Environmental Health Services,

National Center for Environmental

Health, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, Mail Stop: F–30, 4770

Buford Highway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

30341–2724, Telephone: (770) 488–

4542, Email: jhershovitz@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 11, 2001.

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 01157]

Public Health Disease Surveillance

Initiative; Notice of Availability of

Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for a one year grant program for

the State of Delaware, Department of

Health and Social Services, Public

Health Disease Surveillance Initiative.

This program addresses the ‘‘Healthy

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People 2010’’ focus area of

Immunization and Infectious Diseases.

The purpose of the program is to

build an integrated data management

system that will allow the sharing of

core data elements needed by the state

to effectively fulfill their responsibilities

for the surveillance and reporting of

communicable diseases.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided only to

the State of Delaware, Department of

Health and Social Services, Public

Health Disease Surveillance Initiative.

No other applications are solicited.

Eligibility is limited to the Delaware

Department of Health and Social

Services because fiscal year 2001

Federal appropriations specially directs

the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) to award to the

Department of Health funds to build an

integrated disease surveillance system.

Note: Title 2 of the United States Code,

Chapter 26, Section 1611 states that an

organization described in section 501(c)(4) of

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that

engages in lobbying activities is not eligible

to receive Federal funds constituting an

award, grant, cooperative agreement,

contract, loan or other form.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $1,843,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund the award. It is

expected that the award will begin on or

about July 15, 2001, and will be made

for a 12-month budget period within a

project period of one year.

D. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

To obtain additional information,

contact: Juanita Crowder, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, 2920

Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta,

GA 30341–4146, Telephone: 770–488–

2734, Email address: Jcrowder@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Barbara W. Kilbourne, R.N.,

M.P.H., Deputy, Integrated Health

Information Systems, Office of the

Director, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, Mailstop D–68, Atlanta,

GA 30333, 404–639–7860 (main#) ext.

7243 (pvt. line), 404–639–7770 (fax),

Email address: Bkilbourne@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 11, 2001.

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 01156]

Network-Based Surveillance System

Initiative; Notice of Availability of

Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for a one-year grant program for

the University of New Mexico in

Albuquerque, Emerging Infectious

Disease Center. This program addresses

the ‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus area of

Immunization and Infectious Diseases.

The purpose of the program is to

build a center that will allow the unique

interdisciplinary expertise of multiple

institutions, as well as national

laboratories, be applied to epidemics

and other instances of emerging

infectious diseases. The intent of a

center is to develop a network-based

surveillance system to understand,

detect, intervene and prevent emerging

epidemics by working at the

intersection of public health.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided only to

the University of Mexico in

Albuquerque. No other applications are

solicited. Eligibility is limited to the

University of New Mexico because fiscal

year 2001 Federal appropriations

specifically directs the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to

award this University funds to develop

a network-based surveillance system.

Note: Title 2 of the United States Code,

Chapter 26, Section 1611 states that an

organization described in section 501(c)(4) of

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that

engages in lobbying activities is not eligible

to receive Federal funds constituting an

award, grant, cooperative agreement,

contract, loan or other form.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $921,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund the award. It is

expected that the award will begin on or

about July 15, 2001, and will be made

for a 12-month budget period within a

project period of one year.

D. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

To obtain additional information,

contact: Juanita Crowder, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, 2920

Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta,

GA 30341–4146, Telephone: 770–488–

2734, Email address: JCrowder@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Barbara W. Kilbourne, R.N.,

M.P.H., Deputy, Integrated Health

Information Systems, Office of the

Director, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, Mailstop D–68, Atlanta,

GA 30333, 404–639–7860 (main#) ext.

7243 (pvt. line), 404–639–7770 (fax),

Email address: BKilbourne@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 11, 2001.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

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Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 01047]

Cancer Prevention and Control

Programs; Notice of Availability of

Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for grant programs entitled

‘‘Cancer Prevention and Control

Programs’’. This program addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus area of

Cancer.

The purpose of the program is to

improve and to promote health among

at-risk cancer populations and to reduce

cancer morbidity and mortality.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided only to

the organizations listed below. No other

applications are solicited. The

Conference Report H.R. 4577,

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001,

specified these funds for the

organizations listed below. No other

applications are solicited or will be

accepted.

1. Healthcare Association of New

York to develop an integrated model for

the delivery of comprehensive breast

cancer services ($1,590,558).

2. Health Choice Network, Miami/

Dade County, Florida to administer the

Jesse Trice Cancer Prevention Project

($404,540).

3. East Tennessee State University,

Cancer Prevention Research Center,

James H. Quillen College of Medicine to