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dengue, hantavirus, HIV/AIDS,

Idiopathic CD4+T-lymphocytopenia,

Kawasaki syndrome, Legionellosis, lyme

disease, malaria, Mycobacterium avium

Complex Disease, plague, Reye

Syndrome, tick-borne Rickettsial

Disease, toxic shock syndrome,

toxocariasis, trichinosis, typhoid fever,

and viral hepatitis. Case report forms

enable CDC to collect demographic,

clinical, and laboratory characteristics

of cases of these diseases. This

information is used to direct

epidemiologic investigations, to identify

and monitor trends in reemerging

infectious diseases or emerging modes

of transmission, to search for possible

causes or sources of the diseases, and to

develop guidelines for the prevention of

treatment. It is also used to recommend

target areas in most need of vaccinations

for certain diseases and to determine

development of drug resistance.

Because of the distinct nature of each

of the diseases, the number of cases

reported annually is different for each.

The total annualized burden is 34,038

hours (131,307 × .259225).

Respondents Number of respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Average burden respondent

(in hours)

Health care workers ..................................................................................................................... 55 131,307 0.259225

Dated: May 10, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy,

Planning, and Evaluation Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 01–12774 Filed 5–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 01132]

American Indian/Alaska Native Core

Capacity Building 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 a cooperative agreement

program for American Indian/Alaska

Native (AI/AN) Core Capacity Building

Programs. This program addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus areas of

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health,

Cancer, Heart Disease and Stroke,

Diabetes, Human Immunodeficiency

Virus (HIV), and Immunization and

Infectious Diseases.

The purpose of the program is for AI/

AN Communities to build core capacity

and augment existing programs to

reduce disparities in health outcomes

for one or more of the designated health

priority areas. In addition, the funding

will be provided to AI/AN communities

that demonstrate need based on high

prevalence and related morbidity and

mortality and have limited

infrastructure and resources to address

health disparities.

‘‘Core capacity’’ is defined as the

development of infrastructure and

support strategies, including

networking, partnership formation, and

coalition building to raise and maintain

community awareness and support, as

well as national awareness of the health

priority area needs of AI/AN

populations. Core capacity programs

include basic health promotion, disease

prevention and control functions, ability

to capture data, program coordination

related to primary and secondary

prevention, scientific capacity, training

and technical assistance, and culturally

competent intervention strategies for

addressing the health priority area

needs of AI/AN populations.

Background

In 1997, President Clinton committed

the nation to an ambitious goal by the

year 2010 to eliminate disparities in

health status experienced by racial and

ethnic minority populations in key

areas, while continuing the progress we

have achieved in improving the overall

health of the American people. In

support of this effort, the Department of

Health and Human Services (DHHS)

identified six health priority areas in

which racial and ethnic minorities

experience serious health disparities:

Infant Mortality, Deficits in Breast and

Cervical Cancer Screening and

Management, Cardiovascular Diseases,

Diabetes, Human Immunodeficiency

Virus (HIV) Infections/Acquired

Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),

and Deficits in Child and/or Adult

Immunizations. On behalf of the DHHSwide collaborative effort, the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is

coordinating and managing a major

component of activities to support this

initiative.

B. Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are federally

recognized AI/AN tribal governments

and corporations, non-federally

recognized tribes and other

organizations that qualify under the

Indian Civil Rights Act, State Charter

Tribes, Urban Indian Health Programs,

Indian Health Boards, Inter-Tribal

Councils, and other tribal organizations,

including urban and eligible inter-tribal

consortia.

Tribal organizations, inter-tribal

consortia, and urban organizations are

eligible if incorporated for the primary

purpose of improving AI/AN health and

represent such interests for the tribes,

Alaska Native Villages and corporations,

or urban Indian communities located in

its region. AI/AN tribes or urban

communities represented may be

located in one state or in multiple states.

An urban organization is defined as a

non-profit corporate body situated in an

urban center eligible for services under

Title V of the Indian Health Care

Improvement Act, PL 94–437, as

amended.

Minimal Requirements

1. Application

The application must target American

Indian or Alaska Native communities

and must address one or more of the

following six health priority area(s):

Infant Mortality, Deficits in Breast and

Cervical Cancer Screening and

Management, Cardiovascular Diseases,

Diabetes, Human Immunodeficiency

Virus (HIV) Infections/Acquired

Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),

and Deficits in Child and/or Adult

Immunizations. Activities for health

priority areas that are not under these

categories will not be considered.

2. Tax-exempt Status

For those applicants applying as a

private, non-profit organization, proof of

tax-exempt status must be provided

with the application. Tax-exempt status

is determined by the Internal Revenue

Service (IRS) Code, Section 501(c)(3).

Any of the following is acceptable

evidence:

a. A reference to the organization’s

listing in the IRS’s most recent list of

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tax-exempt organizations described in

section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.

b. A copy of a currently valid IRS taxexemption certificate.

c. A statement from a state taxing

body, State Attorney General, or other

appropriate state official certifying that

the applicant organization has a nonprofit status and that none of the net

earnings accrue to any private

shareholders or individuals.

d. A certified copy of the

organizations’s certificate of

incorporation or similar document if it

clearly establishes the non-profit status

of the organization.

Competition is limited to those

identified under ‘‘Eligible Applicants’’,

because of the problems posed by high

prevalence, morbidity and mortality for

Infant Mortality, Deficits in Breast and

Cervical Cancer Screening and

Management, Cardiovascular Diseases,

Diabetes, Human Immunodeficiency

Virus (HIV) Infections/Acquired

Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),

Deficits in Child and/or Adult

Immunizations, and the unique

challenges faced by this population.

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 $1,500,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund approximately five

to seven awards. It is expected that the

average award will be $250,000, ranging

from $200,000 to $300,000. It is

expected that the awards will begin on

or about September 30, 2001, and will

be made for a 12-month budget period

within a project period of up to three

years. Funding estimates may change.

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.

1. Use of Funds

Assistance under this award may

consist of developing culturally

competent health promotion and

disease intervention strategies, building

scientific capacity, providing training

and technical assistance, and facilitating

networking and partnership

development, including promoting

collaboration with other tribes, national/

regional organizations (e.g., Indian

Health Boards, Inter-Tribal Councils,

etc.), other health organizations (e.g.,

hospitals, Indian Health Service and

Tribal Health Clinics, foundations,

National Diabetes Association, etc.),

state/local health departments, the

Indian Health Service and other Federal

government agencies, and other

appropriate partners (e.g., business

associations, faith-based organizations,

etc.).

Applicants will not be eligible for

multiple awards for different health

priority areas. However, applications

addressing related health priority areas

(e.g., cardiovascular diseases and

diabetes, HIV infection/AIDS and infant

mortality, etc.) that have a logical

relationship due to common risk factors

will be considered.

Funds may not be used to support

direct patient medical care, facilities

construction, to supplant or duplicate

existing funding, or to fund activities for

human subjects research.

Although applicants may contract

with other organizations under these

cooperative agreements, applicants must

perform a substantial portion of the

activities (including program

management and operations) for which

funds are requested.

Pre-Application Telephone Conference

Applicants are invited by CDC to

participate in a pre-application

technical assistance telephone

conference May 24, 2001, from 1 p.m. to

3 p.m., Eastern Standard Time to

discuss: programmatic issues regarding

this program, how to apply, and

questions regarding the content of the

Program Announcement. This telephone

conference is expected to last two hours.

The conference name is American

Indian/Alaska Native. The telephone

bridge number for Federal participants

is 404 639–3277; for non-Federal

participants call 1–800–311–3437.

Participants will need to enter the

following conference code when

prompted to be connected: code 112686.

2. Funding Preference

Each applicant may submit only one

application. Geographic distribution

among applicants and diversity in

health priority areas may be funding

considerations. Applicants should

describe the geographic boundaries and

make-up of the area for which it is

applying. Applicants from the same

geographic area are encouraged to

collaborate. In addition, a community

will not be eligible for multiple awards

for different health priority areas.

However, applications addressing

related health priority areas (e.g.,

cardiovascular diseases and diabetes;

HIV infection/AIDS and infant

mortality) will be considered.

Should both a tribal organization and

an individual tribe that is currently a

member of that organization become

award recipients, CDC may choose to

ensure that no duplication of effort

within the scope of work authorized in

this Program Announcement will be

conducted within the same target

community.

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). All

Recipient and CDC Activities authorized

under this Program Announcement are

expected to be completed by the end of

the three-year project period.

1. Recipient Activities for Core Capacity

Building Programs During the ThreeYear Project Period

a. Develop/enhance scientific capacity

in epidemiology, statistics, surveillance,

and data analysis from new or existing

data systems (e.g., vital statistics,

hospital discharges, Indian Health

Service (IHS) data sets, National Health

and Examination Survey (NHANES),

Survey of American Indians/Alaska

Natives, Behavioral Risk Factor

Surveillance System (BRFSS), etc.) to

correctly identify the AI/AN

population(s) and existing health

disparity and to monitor the

effectiveness of public health

interventions targeting these groups.

Scientific capacity should include, but

not be limited to, efforts to determine:

(1) Disease trends, including age of

onset of disease, age at death, etc.;

(2) Geographic distribution of related

health priority area disparities;

(3) Behavioral, social, or ecological

risk factors related to the occurrence of

disease;

(4) Ways to integrate systems to

provide comprehensive data needed for

assessing and monitoring the health of

populations and program outcomes.

Monitoring and program evaluation are

considered essential components of

building scientific capacity. Scientific

capacity may also extend to developing

access to outside databases, such as

medical care and access to laboratory

capacity consistent with the overall

direction of the program.

b. Develop a Community Capacity

Plan (CCP). Develop and implement a

Community Capacity Plan, which

includes specific objectives for building

capacity to reduce disparities in health

outcomes for selected health priority

area(s)and related risk factors.

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The plan should consider culturally

appropriate behavioral, policy, and

community approaches to reducing

morbidity and mortality for the selected

health priority area(s).

The CCP should include, but not be

limited to, understanding the context,

causes, and solutions for the health

disparity; community needs assessment

to identify and develop training and

technical assistance; forming

partnerships and engaging in

community planning; accumulating

resources; plans to develop and

implement a culturally appropriate

intervention(s) believed to bring about

desired effects; planning community

and systems changes that alter the

environmental context within which

individuals and groups behave; and

documenting changes in knowledge,

attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors among

influential individuals or groups, with

an intent of diffusing similar changes to

a broader community population. For

additional information regarding the

CCP, please refer to Appendix I.

c. Evaluation Plan. Design and

implement an evaluation plan to track

and measure process and progress in

developing a core capacity program. The

plan should address measures

considered critical to determine the

readiness or ability of the AI/AN

Community and its members to take

action aimed at protective behaviors or

changing risk, transforming community

conditions and systems so that a

supportive context exists to sustain

behavior changes over time. In addition,

the plan should include time-specific

objectives which account for the major

activities of the Community Capacity

Plan, the means of tracking and

measuring the collaborative work with

partners, and any other relevant process

measures. Time lines, objectives, and

other supporting documentation should

be included in the evaluation plan.

2. CDC Activities for the Three-Year

Project

a. In collaboration with the recipient,

provide appropriate training on

developing prevention strategies (e.g.,

building scientific capacity,

collaboration and partnerships,

implementing guidelines and model

programs on disease prevention, etc.),

which prepare tribes to mobilize and

engage in prevention initiatives for the

health priority area(s) selected.

b. Provide technical assistance

through conference calls, resource

material, training, and updated

information, as needed. Facilitate

communications locally, regionally, and

nationally regarding resources and other

opportunities involving capacity

building activities. In addition, provide

technical assistance through site visits.

c. Participate in the evaluation of

activities and initiatives, including

annual site visits.

E. Content

Applications

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. Submit an original and five copies

of the application, unstapled, and

unbound. The narrative should be no

more than 30 double-spaced pages,

printed on one side, with one-inch

margins, and unreduced font. The thirty

pages do not include budget, appended

pages or items placed within appended

pages such as resumes, tribal letters of

commitment, other letters of support,

etc.

The application should include the

following:

1. Introduction—Applicant Description

a. Describe the applicant’s tribe,

organization or consortia, including

purpose or mission (if applicable), years

of existence (if applicable), and

experience in representing the healthrelated interests of the represented

tribe(s).

b. Describe the represented tribe(s),

including:

(1) The total population size of the

tribe(s) represented.

(2) The represented tribe(s)

geographical locations, their proximity

to you and how you plan to reach the

tribe(s).

c. Applicants should describe

experience in community development,

including, but not limited to:

(1) Current and past experience in

providing leadership in the

development of health-related programs,

training programs or health promotion

campaigns.

(2) Current and past experience

related to one or more of the health

priority area(s) or public health disease

prevention and control programs,

including descriptions of activities and

initiatives developed and implemented.

(3) Current and past experience in

networking and in building partnerships

and alliances with other organizations.

(4) Ability to provide support,

outreach, and technical assistance on

health-related matters to the represented

tribes.

d. Submit a letter of commitment from

the represented tribe(s) leadership,

which indicates the tribe’s willingness

to participate in the program, including

a copy of the signed original in the

Appendix.

2. Need to Address Health Priority

Area(s)

Describe the specific community’s

health problem(s) and need for building

capacity to address the selected health

priority area(s) among the represented

tribe(s). Discuss data needs and how the

applicant will assist the tribe(s) in

addressing these identified needs. The

information provided should describe

the following:

a. The extent to which the tribe(s) is

impacted by the health priority area(s),

including discussion of prevalence rates

and any variations in prevalence among

represented tribe(s), morbidity and/or

mortality, and other evidence of the

health disparity.

b. The need to strengthen existing

data and add new data.

c. The need for disease prevention

and control strategies that are culturally

appropriate for their populations,

including discussion of the challenges,

limitations and/or opportunities for

implementing effective prevention

programs.

d. The need to develop a

comprehensive and sustainable CCP

among the represented tribe(s).

3. Community Capacity Plan

Submit a comprehensive and detailed

Community Capacity Plan (CCP) that is

realistic and achievable over the threeyear project period with objectives that

are specific, measurable, achievable,

and time-phased. The CCP should

clearly address the following:

a. A description of how the applicant

will conduct and use results of a

community needs assessment to

develop local or regional, culturally

competent training and technical

assistance programs to increase the

skill-level of tribes and partners in areas

such as epidemiologic investigative

methods, surveillance, public health

policy, and other relevant topics as

identified through the needs assessment

process (see Appendix for additional

information and examples.

b. A description of how the applicant

will identify and develop culturallycompetent intervention strategies,

designed to enhance program efforts to

reduce the selected health disparity.

Strategies should focus on public policy

and community approaches but may

include interventions that alter the

context within which individuals and

groups behave, increase awareness of

the disease burden and risk factors, and

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promote healthy behaviors to reduce the

selected disparity.

c. A description of who will be the

target of selected activities and how

each proposed activity will be achieved.

d. A description of proposed linkages

with appropriate partners (e.g., tribal,

state, local health departments, and

other public or private organizations) in

carrying out the proposed activities in

the CCP.

e. A description of how the applicant

will include affected community

members in the development and

implementation of the CCP.

f. A description of how the applicant

will communicate and disseminate

information and guidance to the

represented tribes and their

memberships (e.g., newsletters,

conferences, and meeting minutes).

g. A time line detailing initiation and

completion of all activities in the CCP

for the three-year project period.

4. Management Plan

a. Provide a description of how the

applicant will manage the project to

accomplish all proposed activities.

b. Provide a description of how the

applicant proposes to staff the project.

Provide job descriptions and indicate if

they are existing or proposed positions.

Staffing should include the commitment

of at least one full-time staff member to

provide direction for the proposed

activities. Demonstrate that the staff

member(s) have the professional

background, experience, and

organizational support needed to fulfill

the proposed responsibilities. Where

possible, identify staff responsible for

completing each activity.

c. Describe the letters of commitment

from the represented tribe(s) leadership

which indicates the tribe’s willingness

to participate in the program. Be sure to

include the signed original in the

Appendix.

d. Submit a copy of the applicant’s

organizational chart and describe the

existing structure and how it supports

the development of the proposed CCP

for the health priority area(s) selected.

5. Evaluation

a. Applicants should describe how

they plan to measure the

implementation and progression of

various capacity building activities in

achieving the objectives during the

three-year project period (e.g.,

understanding the context, causes, and

solutions for health disparities,

transforming community conditions and

systems so that a supportive context

exists to form and maintain an effective

infrastructure, accumulating resources

needed to implement the Community

Capacity Plan, etc.).

b. Describe how the applicant will

document success in building capacity

for the tribe(s) (e.g., surveys conducted,

group(s) formed, number of trainings

conducted, level of difficulty of the

training and their rationale, evidence of

acquired skills through application, and

the impact on program objectives).

c. Describe how the applicant will

assess the quantity and quality of

networking efforts (e.g., number of

planning meetings or meeting with

leadership, the degree of collaboration

with leadership and other disease

prevention and control programs, and

the degree of collaboration with other

organizations).

6. Budget and Accompanying

Justification

(a) Provide a detailed budget and lineitem justification that is consistent with

the stated objectives and planned

activities. To the extent possible,

applicants are encouraged to include

budget items for the following:

(1) Travel for a minimum of one or

two persons to attend up to one national

conference on health promotion and

disease prevention related to the

selected health priority area(s).

(2) Up to two trips to Atlanta, GA, for

a minimum of one or two persons, to

attend training and technical assistance

workshops.

F. Submission and Deadline

Application

Submit the original and two copies of

PHS 5161–1 (OMB Number 0348–0043).

Forms are available in the application

kit and at the following Internet address:

http://forms.psc.gov

On or before July 13, 2001, submit the

application to the Grants Management

Specialist identified in the ‘‘Where to

Obtain Additional Information’’ section

of this announcement.

Deadline: Applications shall 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 shall

not be acceptable as proof of timely

mailing.)

Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria in 1. or

2. above, are considered late

applications, will not be considered,

and will be returned to the applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria (100 points)

Each application will be evaluated

individually against the following

criteria by an independent review group

appointed by CDC.

1. Introduction—Applicant Description

(15 points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

clearly describes the tribe, organization

or consortia, including purpose or

mission (if applicable), years of

existence (if applicable), and experience

in representing the health-related

interests of the represented tribe(s).

b. The extent to which the applicant

describes the population size of the total

tribe(s) represented, geographic

location(s) and proximity to the

applicant (if applicable).

c. The extent of the applicant’s

capacity and ability to conduct the

activities as evidenced by the:

(1) Current and past experience in

providing leadership in the

development of health-related programs,

training programs or health promotion

campaigns.

(2) Current and past experience

related to one or more of the health

priority area(s) or public health disease

prevention and control programs,

including descriptions of activities and

initiatives developed and implemented.

(3) Current and past experience in

networking and in building partnerships

and alliances with other organizations.

(4) Ability to provide support,

outreach, and technical assistance on

health-related matters to the represented

tribes.

2. Need to Address Health Priority

Area(s) (20 points)

The extent to which the applicant

documents the need for building

capacity to address the selected health

priority area(s) for an AI/AN population,

including:

(a) The extent to which the tribe(s) is

impacted by the health priority area(s),

including discussion of prevalence rates

and any variations in prevalence among

represented tribe(s), morbidity and/or

mortality, and other evidence of the

health disparity;

(b) The need to strengthen existing

data and add new data;

(c) The need for disease prevention

and control strategies that are culturally

appropriate for their populations,

including discussion of the challenges,

limitations and/or other opportunities

for implementing effective prevention

programs;

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(d) The need to develop a

comprehensive and sustainable CCP

among the represented tribe(s).

3. Community Capacity Plan (25 points)

a. The extent to which CCP is realistic

and the extent to which the objectives

in the Community Capacity Plan are

specific, measurable, achievable,

relevant and time-phased and likely to

be accomplished during the three-year

budget period.

b. Extent to which a community needs

assessment will be conducted and used

to develop culturally-competent training

and technical assistance programs to

increase the skill-level of tribes and

partners in areas such as epidemiologic

investigative methods, surveillance,

public health policy, and other relevant

topics as identified through the needs

assessment process, and organizational

involvement in program activities;

c. Extent to which the applicant

identifies culturally competent

intervention strategies designed to

enhance program efforts to reduce the

selected health disparity;

d. Extent to which the applicant

describes who will be the targeted and

how each proposed activity will be

achieved;

e. Extent to which the applicant

describes proposed linkages with

appropriate partners (e.g., tribal, state,

local health departments, and other

public or private organizations) in

carrying out the Community Capacity

Plan;

f. Extent to which the applicant

describes how affected community

members will be included in the

development and implementation of the

CCP.

g. Extent to which the applicant

describes how communication and

dissemination of information and

guidance will be conducted with the

represented tribe(s) and their

memberships (e.g., newsletters,

conferences, and meeting minutes) and

h. Extent to which the applicant

provides time lines for initiation and

completion of all proposed activities for

the three-year period.

4. Management Plan (25 points)

a. Extent to which the applicant

describes how the project will be

managed to accomplish all proposed

activities.

b. Extent to which the applicant

provides a description of proposed

staffing for the project, including

providing job descriptions and

indicating if they are existing or

proposed positions. Staffing should

include the commitment of at least one

full-time staff member to provide

direction for the proposed activities.

Demonstrate that the staff member(s)

have the professional background,

experience, and organizational support

needed to fulfill the proposed

responsibilities. Where possible,

identifying staff responsible for

completing each activity.

c. Extent to which the applicant

describes the letters of commitment

from the represented tribe(s’) leadership

which indicates the tribe’s willingness

to participate in the program. Inclusion

of signed originals should be provided

in the Appendix.

d. Extent to which the applicant

submits a copy of the applicant’s

organizational chart, and describes the

existing structure and how it supports

the development of the proposed CCP

for the health priority area(s) selected.

5. Evaluation (15 points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

describes how they plan to measure the

implementation and progression of

various capacity building activities in

achieving the objectives during the

three-year project period (e.g.,

understanding the context, causes, and

solutions for health disparities;

transforming community conditions and

systems so that a supportive context

exists to form and maintain an effective

infrastructure; accumulating resources

needed to implement the Community

Capacity Plan, etc.).

b. Extent to which the applicant

documents success in building capacity

for the tribe(s) (e.g., number of trainings

conducted, level of difficulty of the

training and their rationale, evidence of

acquired skills through application, and

the impact on program objectives).

c. Extent to which the applicant

describes the quantity and quality of

networking efforts (e.g., number of

planning meetings or meeting with

leadership, the degree of collaboration

with leadership and other disease

prevention and control programs, and

the degree of collaboration with other

organizations).

6. Budget and Accompanying

Justification (Not Scored)

The extent to which the applicant

provides a detailed and clear budget

consistent with the stated objectives and

work plan.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC With an Original Plus Two

Copies of:

1. A progress report on a semi-annual

basis. Progress reports are required no

later than 30 days after the end of the

first six months of the budget period,

and 30 days after the end of the twelvemonth budget period. The progress

reports must include the following for

each goal and objective.

a. Comparison of actual

accomplishments to the objectives

established for the period;

b. Reasons for not meeting any

established objectives;

c. Other pertinent information,

including explanations of any

unexpected events or costs.

2. A financial Status Report (FSR) is

required no later than 90 days after the

end of each budget period.

3. A final FSR and progress report is

required no later 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. All reports must be

submitted to the Grants Management

Branch, Procurement and Grants Office,

CDC.

The following additional

requirements are applicable to this

program. For a complete description of

each, see Attachment II in the

application package.

AR–7 Executive Order 12372 Review

AR–9 Paperwork Reduction Act

AR–10 Smokefree Workplace

Requirements

AR–11 Healthy People 2010

AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions

AR–15 Proof of Non-Profit Status

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

sections 301(a) and 317(k)(2) [42 U.S.C.,

section 241(a), and 247b(k)(2)] of the

Public Health Service Act, as amended.

The catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number 93.283.

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: Robert Hancock,

Grants Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, 2920

Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta,

Georgia 30341–4146, Telephone: (770)

488–2746, FAX: (770) 488–2820, Email

address: rnh2@cdc.gov.

Program technical assistance may be

obtained from: Chris Tullier, Project

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 22, 2001 / Notices 28173

Consultant, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway,

NE, Mailstop K–30, Atlanta, Georgia

30341, Telephone: (770) 488–5482,

Email Address: cjt4@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 16, 2001.

Henry S. Cassell, III,

Acting 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 01084]

Improving Environmental Health

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 a cooperative agreement

program for improving environmental

health programs. This program

addresses the ‘‘Healthy People 2010’’

focus areas of Environmental Health and

Public Health Infrastructure. The

purpose of the program is to identify

methods that can be employed to

strengthen collaborative linkages and

better coordinate and integrate programs

between environmental regulatory,

environmental public health, and

related environmental functions and

programs in State, local, and Tribal

governments as well as the private

sector, academia, volunteer and

advocacy groups, and others; to

strengthen existing post-employment

training and professional credentialing

programs for the nation’s environmental

health workforce; and to develop a

model plan for implementing these

methods within the recipient’s

organization and that can be used as a

model for similar organizations.

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,

including the District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the

Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of

the Northern Mariana Islands, American

Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of

Micronesia, the Republic of the

Marshall Islands, and the Republic of

Palau, and federally recognized Indian

tribal governments, Indian tribes, or

Indian tribal organizations.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $125,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund one award. It is

expected that the award will begin

about September 1, 2001, and will be

made for a 12-month budget period

within a one year project period.

Funding estimates may change.

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. Identify a representative sample of

a cross section of environmental health

practitioners representing both

regulatory and public health

perspectives that are employed by the

private sector; academia; State and local

government; Indian Tribes or Nations;

and professional, volunteer, and

advocacy organizations.

b. Develop a series of focus group

questions that can serve to elicit

information about: strengthening

linkages among environmental health,

environmental regulatory, and private

sector professionals; and strengthening

post-employment training and

professional credentialing programs for

environmental professionals in these

sectors.

c. Organize and conduct up to four

focus group discussions made up of the

environmental health professionals

referenced in D.1.a. above in up to four

geographically representative locations

in the United States.

d. Disseminate focus group findings

in a report that defines methods to be

employed by the recipient organization

to improve coordination among the

multiple disciplines, missions, and

regulatory and public health

perspectives represented within the

environmental health field and that can

be employed to strengthen existing

programs that train, credential, and

enhance the professional status of the

environmental health workforce.

e. Develop and implement a system to

evaluate the effectiveness of this project.

2. CDC Activities

a. Provide technical assistance as

needed regarding sampling and other

methodologic issues associated with the

conduct of this project.

b. Provide the recipient with source

documents as needed to develop focus

group questions.

c. Assist in developing and

disseminating the report of focus group

findings and related strategies and

recommendations.

d. Assist in conducting the project

evaluation.

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 no more

than 15 double-spaced pages, printed on

one side, with one inch margins, and

unreduced font. The narrative should

consist of, at a minimum, a Plan,

Objectives, Methods, Evaluation, and

Budget.

F. Submission and Deadline

Application

Submit the original and two copies of

PHS 5161–1 (OMB Number 0937–0189).

Forms are available at the following

Internet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/

forminfo.htm, or in the application kit.

On or before July 27, 2001, submit the

application to the Grants Management

Specialist identified in the ‘‘Where to

Obtain Additional Information’’ section

of this announcement. Deadline:

Applications shall 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 shall

not be acceptable as proof of timely

mailing.)

Late Applications

Applications which do not meet the

criteria in (1) or (2) above are considered

late applications, will not be

considered, and will be returned to the

applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria

Each application will be evaluated

individually against the following

criteria by an independent review group

appointed by CDC.