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AR–7—Executive Order 12372 Review

AR–8—Public Health System Reporting

Requirement

AR–9—Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR–10—Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11—Healthy People 2010

AR–12—Lobbying Restrictions

AR–14—Accounting System

Requirements

AR–15—Proof of Non-Profit Status

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

sections 301(a), 311(b) and (c), and 317

(k)(2) [42 U.S.C. 241(a), 243(b) and (c),

and 247(b)(K)(2)] of the Public Health

Service Act, as amended. The Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance number is

93.938.

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.’’

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all documents, business

management technical assistance may

be obtained from: Cynthia Collins,

Grants Management Specialist, Grants

Management Office, Program

Announcement 01131, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

2920 Brandywine Rd, Rm 3000, MS E–

18, Atlanta, Georgia 30341–4146,

Telephone: (770) 488–2757, Email:

coc9@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Mary Vernon Smiley, Chief,

Special Populations Section, Program

Development and Services Branch,

Division of Adolescent and School

Health, National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Program Announcement

01131, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE

MS K–31, Atlanta, GA 30341,

Telephone: 770–488–6199, Email:

mev0@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 11, 2001.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 01122]

National Programs That Build the

Capacity of State and Local Health and

Education Agencies To Reduce the

Burden of Asthma Among Youth;

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 cooperative agreement

program for National Programs That

Build the Capacity of State and Local

Health and Education Agencies to

Reduce the Burden of Asthma Among

Youth. This program addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus areas of

Educational and Community-Based

Programs, and Respiratory Diseases 24.1

to 24.8. Background information can be

found in Appendix I.

The purpose of this announcement is

to develop a national program that

builds the capacity of state and local

health and education agencies to reduce

the burden of asthma and other

important health problems among

youth.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided to

national organizations that are private

health, education, or social service

agencies (professional or voluntary);

qualify as a non-profit 501(c)(3) entity;

have the capacity to assist their local

affiliates; and have affiliate offices or

local/state/or regional membership

constituencies in a minimum of 10

states and territories. Affiliate offices

and local/state/or regional membership

constituencies may not apply in lieu of,

or on behalf of, their parent national

office because organizations must have

the capacity to influence the

professional actions of their

constituencies at the national level.

National organizations that are funded

currently by CDC/Division of

Adolescent and School Health (DASH)

under program announcements 98005,

97065, 99023, 99072, 00026, 00079,

00081, 00109, 00618, 00719, are not

eligible for this program announcement.

A listing of these organizations is

provided in Appendix II.

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 any other form.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $1,000,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund approximately four

awards. It is expected that the average

award will be $250,000, ranging from

$200,000 to $275,000. It is expected that

the awards will begin on or about

August 1, 2001, and will be for a 12-

month budget period within a project

period of up to five years. Funding

estimates may change.

Priority will be given to organizations

whose direct constituents are school

nurses, health care providers, school

administrators, asthma and respiratory

health groups and parent groups, and

have the capacity to collaborate with

state and local education and health

agencies.

Continuation awards within an

approved project period will be made

on the basis of satisfactory progress as

evidenced by required reports and the

availability of funds.

D. Program Requirements

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. Collaborate with constituents; state

and local education, health, and social

service agencies; non-governmental

partners; and federal government

agencies to develop a national strategy

to create school and community-based

asthma education and management

programs with the goal of reducing

morbidity, mortality and school

absenteeism associated with asthma and

other important health problems of

youth.

b. Establish specific, measurable, and

realistic goals and objectives that reduce

morbidity, mortality and school

absenteeism associated with asthma.

c. Establish an operational plan that

includes local education and health

agencies collaborating with federal and

state education and health agencies, and

others engaged in school and

community-based asthma education and

management activities, in using existing

or developing target-audience and

discipline-specific training materials

needed to effectively build the capacity

of school personnel to implement a

model coordinated school health

program that addresses asthma

education and management.

d. Build the capacity of constituents

to better promote student, parent and

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school staff concerning asthma

education and management. Implement

a model coordinated school health

program addressing asthma education

and management.

e. Develop or use existing disciplinespecific training materials for

constituents to accompany a model

coordinated school health program

addressing asthma education and

management.

f. Evaluate the effectiveness of the

program in achieving goals and

objectives at the school and/or district

level.

g. Disseminate and share

programmatic information, projectedrelated news with state and local

education agencies, state and local

health agencies, national organizations,

and others through mechanisms such as

the Internet, newsletters,

clearinghouses, the mail and at

workshops and conferences.

h. Help schools, or other agencies that

serve young people, conduct

coordinated programs that prevent

behaviors that place elementary through

secondary school-aged young people at

risk for morbidity and mortality from

asthma.

i. Collaborate with other national

organizations to establish and maintain

initiatives to prevent behavior that place

elementary through secondary schoolaged young people at risk for morbidity

and mortality from asthma.

j. Educate managers, leaders, teachers,

school nurses, decision makers, parents,

families, media, businesses, and others

who are members of national

organizations and/or communities to act

individually and collectively to support

locally determined programs to reduce

morbidity, mortality and school

absenteeism related to asthma and teach

asthma management.

k. Build the capacity of schools,

community agencies and parents to

establish and/or maintain programs that

teach asthma management and reduce

morbidity, mortality and school

absenteeism related to asthma.

l. Provide technical assistance and

training to professionals and parents to

use proven, effective strategies and

programs to prevent behaviors that

place elementary through secondary

school-aged young people at risk for

morbidity, mortality and absenteeism

related to asthma and to educate

students who are not diagnosed with

asthma.

m. Participate in national conferences

through presentations and workshops to

promote model coordinated school

health programs addressing asthma

education and management.

n. Participate in meetings with

national, state, and local health and

education agencies and other

appropriate agencies to address issues

and program activities related to

improving coordinated school health

programs; and strengthen the capacity of

youth-serving agencies to teach asthma

management and reduce the burden of

asthma through coordinated school

health programs.

2. CDC Activities

a. Assist with planning and

conducting national strategies designed

to teach asthma management and reduce

morbidity and mortality associated with

asthma through coordinated school

health programs.

b. Provide programmatic consultation

and guidance related to program

planning, implementation, and

evaluation; assessment of program

objectives; and dissemination of

successful strategies, experiences, and

evaluation reports.

c. Assist in planning meetings of

national, state, and local education and

health agencies and other appropriate

agencies to address issues and program

activities related to improving

coordinated school health programs;

and strengthen the capacity of youthserving agencies to teach asthma

management and reduce morbidity and

mortality associated with asthma

through coordinated school health

programs addressing asthma education

and management.

d. Assist in the evaluation of program

activities in achieving goals and

objectives at the school and/or district

level.

E. Application Content

Use the information in the Purpose,

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 the criteria as you

construct your program plan. The

narrative should be no more than 20

double-spaced pages, printed on one

side, with one-inch margins, and

unreduced font.

1. Background (No More Than 4 Pages)

a. Describe your organization’s

current structure (mission, goals, and

membership or affiliates and their

geographical representation). Describe

how that structure can support schoolbased asthma education and

management programs that are part of a

coordinated school health program,

including the potential role of your

organization’s primary constituency in a

school asthma education and

management initiative. Identify current

gaps in the existing structure and

implementation of school-based asthma

education and management programs

and discuss how your constituency can

enhance the state and local education

agencies ability to deliver an optimal

asthma education and management

program.

b. Describe your organization’s

constituency experience in assisting

state and local education and health

departments to develop an education

and management strategy for asthma

and other important health problems of

youth. Priority will be given to

organizations whose constituencies

have a direct impact on asthma

education and management programs

including school nurses, health care

providers, school administrators,

asthma and respiratory health groups

and parents.

c. Describe your organization’s

experience in developing and

implementing policy related to asthma

education and management in schools.

Discuss potential limitations to existing

policies and describe, if any, the need

for new policies that address asthma

education and management.

d. Describe your organization’s

experience in developing and

implementing model policy, curricula,

training programs, surveillance

activities, and evaluation protocols.

Describe your organization’s experience

providing technical assistance and

training.

2. Operational Plan (No More Than 8

Pages)

a. Provide long-term (5-year) goals

and short-term (1-year) objectives for the

proposed project that build the capacity

of coordinated school health programs

to address asthma education and

management at the local level. The

objectives must be specific, timephased, measurable, and realistic. The

proposed objectives should compliment

ongoing activities related to the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus area(s) of

Educational and Community-Based

Programs and Respiratory Diseases 24.1

to 24.8.

b. Submit a plan that proposes first

year activities to build the capacity of

your organization and others to support

and/or implement a model asthma

education and management program

designed to teach asthma management

and reduce morbidity, mortality and

school absenteeism associated with

asthma through coordinated school

health programs. Include a time-line for

the completion of each component or

major activity that describes who will

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do what by when. Examples of

acceptable activities can include, but are

not limited to the Recipient Activities

described in Section 1.

3. Administration and Management (No

More Than 2 Pages)

a. Describe how the proposed

professional staff will contribute to the

overall school asthma education and

management program and show on an

organizational chart how the current or

proposed placement of each staff will

assure program implementation.

b. Demonstrate that existing or

proposed professional staff have or will

have the necessary background and

qualifications for the proposed

responsibilities and include a

curriculum vitae for each proposed staff.

c. In an appendix to the application,

provide an organizational chart that

identifies lines of communication,

accountability, reporting, authority, and

describes management and control

systems within your organization.

4. Collaboration (No More Than 2

Pages)

a. Describe the organization’s current

collaboration with local and state health

and education departments. Describe

your organization’s collaboration with

other federal agencies, national nonprofit organizations, foundations,

community-based groups, and others

who have an interest in or whose

mission includes asthma education or

management programs, whether their

efforts are school-based or not. Discuss

how your collaborative relationship can

strengthen this project. Indicate who

you propose to collaborate with to

implement the proposed Operational

Plan. Include letters of participation and

support documenting these anticipated

collaborations. In particular, describe

how the proposed activities compliment

or build on existing asthma education or

management programs.

b. Describe collaborative activities or

anticipated relationships with other

national organizations who support

school-based health education programs

including those related to asthma

education and management. Include

letters of participation and support

documenting these anticipated

collaborations. In particular, describe

how your organization can compliment

the activities of existing national

organizations and how their expertise

can support this proposed project.

5. Evaluation Plan (No More Than 2

Pages)

Describe plans to evaluate progress in

meeting objectives and conducting

activities during the budget period.

Specify what questions will be asked,

what data will be obtained and present

a plan that includes how the data will

be obtained, from whom, how it will be

analyzed and disseminated, and used to

improve the program. Indicate in the

plan who will do what and by when.

6. Budget and Justification (No More

Than 2 Pages)

Provide a detailed budget and lineitem justification for all operating

expenses that are consistent with

proposed objectives and planned

activities. The budget should include

funds for travel to two CDC meetings

during the budget year.

F. Submission and Deadline

Submit the original and two copies of

PHS 5161–1 (OMB Number 0937–0189)

on or before June 15, 2001, to the Grants

Management Specialist identified in the

‘‘Where to Obtain Additional

Information’’ section of this

announcement. Forms are available in

the kit and at the following Internet

address: http://forms.psc.gov/

Deadline: Applications will be

considered as meeting the deadline 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 must request a legibly dated

U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain

a legibly dated receipt from a

commercial carrier or U.S. Postal

Service. Private metered postmarks are

not acceptable as proof of timely

mailing).

Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria in 1. or

2. above will be returned to the

applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria

Each application will be evaluated

individually against the following

evaluation criteria by an independent

review group appointed by CDC.

1. Background and Need (25 Points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

describes the current organizational

structure, the capacity of the

organization to support school-based

asthma education and management

programs, and identifies current gaps in

the existing structure of state and local

education agencies that decreases the

ability of the nation’s schools to deliver

an optimal asthma education and

management program. (10 points)

b. The extent to which the applicant

discusses barriers that contribute to the

morbidity and mortality associated with

asthma and the prevention of asthma

symptoms, describes experience in

assisting state and local education

agencies and health departments current

school asthma education and

management programs, and describes

experience assisting state and local

agencies use of existing protocols,

training, and educational materials.

Priority will be given to organizations

whose direct constituents are school

nurses, health care providers, school

administrators, asthma and respiratory

health groups and parent groups. (5

points)

c. The extent to which the applicant

describes experience in developing

policy and programs related to asthma

education and management, discusses

gaps in existing policy and programs at

the state and/or local level and

discusses a proposal for new policy and

programs. (5 points)

d. The extent to which the applicant

describes experience in using existing or

developing, and implementing model

policy, curricula, and training programs,

and describes the organization’s

experience providing technical

assistance and training. (5 points)

2. Operational Plan (30 Points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

provides long-term (5-year) goals and

short-term (1-year) objectives for the

proposed project that build the capacity

of coordinated school health programs

to address asthma education and

management at the local level. The

objectives must be specific, timephased, measurable, and realistic. The

proposed objectives should compliment

ongoing activities related to the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus area(s) of

Educational and Community-Based

Programs and Respiratory Diseases 24.1

to 24.8. (15 Points)

b. The extent to which the applicant

submits a plan that builds the capacity

of its constituents and others to assist

state and local education agencies in

establishing a model school asthma

education and management program

designed to teach asthma management

and reduce morbidity, mortality and

school absenteeism related to asthma

through coordinated school health

programs and includes a time-line for

the completion of each component or

major activity that describes who will

do what by when. The extent to which

the proposed activities are comparable

to the identified Recipient Activities

described in Section D Program

Requirements. (15 points)

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3. Administration and Management (15

Points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

provides job descriptions for existing

and proposed professional positions and

describes how the proposed

professional staff will contribute to the

overall school asthma education and

management program and shows on an

organizational chart how the current or

proposed placement of each staff will

assure program implementation. (5

points)

b. The extent to which the applicant

demonstrates that existing or proposed

staff have or will have the necessary

background and qualifications for the

proposed responsibilities and includes a

curriculum vitae of each staff. (5 points)

c. The extent to which the applicant

provides an organizational chart that

identifies lines of communication,

accountability, reporting, authority, and

describes management and control

systems within the organization and

discusses how the proposed placement

of the project in the organization will

increase its likelihood of success. (5

points)

4. Collaboration (20 Points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

describes current collaboration with

state and/or local health and education

departments, the organization’s

collaboration with other federal

agencies, national non-profit

organizations, foundations, communitybased groups, and others who have an

interest in or whose mission includes

asthma education or management

programs, and discusses how the

current collaborative relationships can

compliment the proposed project. The

extent to which the applicant indicates

proposed collaborative relationships

that will support the proposed

operational plan and includes letters of

participation and support documenting

these anticipated collaborations

especially with proposed activities. (15

points)

b. The extent to which the applicant

describes collaborative activities or

anticipated relationships with other

national organizations who support

school-based health education programs

including asthma education and

management, and provides letters of

participation and support documenting

these anticipated collaborations. The

extent to which the applicant describes

how the organization can compliment

the activities of existing organizations

and how their expertise can support this

proposed project. (5 points)

5. Evaluation Plan (10 Points)

The extent to which the applicant

describes their plan to evaluate progress

in meeting objectives and conducting

activities during the budget period

including their ability to describe: (1)

what data will be obtained; (2) how the

data will be obtained; (3) from whom

the data will be obtained; (4) what

analysis will be conducted; (5) how

evaluation information will be

disseminated; (6) how the evaluation

data will be used to improve the

program; and (7) who will implement

the evaluation plan and by when.

6. Budget and Justification (Not Scored)

The extent to which the budget is

reasonable and consistent with the

purposes and activities of the program.

Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with the original plus

two copies of:

1. Annual progress reports.

2. Financial status report, no more

than 90 days after the end of the budget

period.

3. Final financial report and

performance report, 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

application kit.

AR–7—Executive Order 12372 Review

AR–8—Public Health System Reporting

Requirement

AR–9—Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR–10—Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11—Healthy People 2010

AR–12—Lobbying Restrictions

AR–14—Accounting System

Requirements

AR–15—Proof of Non-Profit Status

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

sections 301(a), 311(b) and (c), and 317

(k)(2) [42 U.S.C. 241(a), 243(b) and (c),

and 247b(K)(2)] of the Public Health

Service Act, as amended. The Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance number is

93.938.

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.’’

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all documents, business

management technical assistance may

be obtained from: Cynthia Collins,

Grants Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

Program Announcement 01122, 2920

Brandywine Rd, Room 3000, M/S E18,

Atlanta, Georgia 30341–4146,Telephone

number: (770) 488–2757, E-mail:

coc9@cdc.gov

For program technical assistance,

contact: Mary Vernon-Smiley, Chief,

Special Populations Program Section,

Program Development and Services

Branch, Division of Adolescent and

School Health, National Center for

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway,

NE M/S K31, Atlanta, GA 30341,

Telephone number: (770) 488–6199, EMail: mev0@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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[Program Announcement 01096]

Development of Prototypes for The

Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke

Registry; 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 cooperative agreement for

the development of prototypes for The

Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke

Registry. This project addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus area(s)

related to Heart Disease and Stroke and

Access to Quality Health Services.

The purpose of this program is to

design and pilot test real-time data and

analysis prototypes in statewide

samples that will measure the delivery

of care to patients with acute stroke.

The focus is on acute care which

includes the process from onset of signs

and symptoms through the emergency

medical system or other transport to a