Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 96 / Thursday, May 17, 2001 / Notices 27511

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 01131]

National Programs That Build the

Capacity of Schools To Prevent

Foodborne Illness Through

Coordinated School 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 National Programs That

Build the Capacity of Schools to Prevent

Foodborne Illness and Other Important

Health Problems Through Coordinated

School Health Programs. This program

addresses the ‘‘Healthy People 2010’’

focus areas of Educational and

Community-Based Programs.

The purpose of this program is to

develop a national program to build the

capacity of state and local education

and health agencies, and others to

prevent foodborne illness and other

important health problems as part of a

coordinated school health program.

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 and experience to

assist their local affiliates; and have

affiliate offices or local, state, or regional

membership constituencies in a

minimum of ten states and territories.

National organizations that are funded

currently by CDC/Division of

Adolescent and School Health (DASH)

under program announcements 99023,

97065, 00026, 00081, 00109, 00719,

98885, 99072, 00079 or 00618 are not

eligible for this program announcement.

A listing of CDC/DASH funded national

organizations that are not eligible to

apply is provided in Appendix I.

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 $168,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund one award. It is

expected that the awards will begin on

or about August 15, 2001, and will be

made for a 12-month budget period

within a project period of up to four

years. Funding estimates may change.

Priority will be given to organizations

whose direct constituencies are

directors, administrators and managers

of school food service programs.

Affiliate offices and local, state, or

regional membership constituencies

may not apply in lieu of, or on behalf

of, their parent national office.

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

shall be responsible for conducting

activities under section 1 (Recipient

Activities), and CDC will be responsible

for conducting activities under section 2

(CDC Activities) as listed below:

1. Recipient Activities

a. Collaborate with constituents; state

and local education, health, agriculture,

and social service agencies; nongovernmental partners; and federal

government agencies to implement a

national strategy to prevent foodborne

illness as part of coordinated school

health programs.

b. Establish specific, measurable, and

realistic goals, objectives and evaluation

measures to reduce and/or manage

school foodborne illness outbreaks.

c. As a part of the National Food

Safety Initiative, establish an

operational plan that includes

collaborating with federal and state

agencies and others engaged in food safe

schools program-related activities, and

developing or using existing disciplinespecific training materials that build the

capacity of school food service

personnel to implement the school food

service component of a model

coordinated school food safety schools

program, and to integrate that

component with other components.

d. Participate in quarterly meetings of

the National Coalition for Food Safe

Schools.

e. Developing or using existing

discipline-specific training materials for

accompanying a model coordinated

school food safe schools program for

constituents.

f. Disseminating programmatic

information through appropriate

methods, such as:

1. Sharing materials that would

reduce school foodborne illness or

manage an outbreak through a variety of

mechanisms (e.g. clearinghouses,

conferences and/or workshops,

newsletters, annual progress reports,

etc.);

2. Sharing project-related news and

information with state and local

education and health agencies, national

organizations, and others through the

Internet, other computer networks, the

mail and at workshops and conferences.

g. Educating and enabling school food

service managers, decision makers and

others who are members of the national

organizations to act individually and

collectively to support locally

determined programs to reduce/manage

school foodborne illness outbreaks.

h. Educating and enabling families,

media, businesses, and others in the

community to act individually and

collectively to support coordinated

school health programs to reduce/

manage school foodborne illness

outbreaks.

i. Building the capacity of community

agencies and parents to establish and/or

maintain programs that reduce/manage

school foodborne illness outbreaks;

j. Providing technical assistance and

training to professionals and parents to

use proven, effective strategies and

programs to prevent behaviors that

place elementary through college-aged

young people at risk for foodborne

illness.

k. Participating in national

conferences to promote model food safe

schools programs.

2. CDC Activities

a. Coordinate with national, state, and

local education, health and social

service agencies as well as other

relevant organizations in planning and

conducting national strategies designed

to prevent foodborne illness through the

development and implementation of a

national food safe schools program.

b. Assist with 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. Participate in planning meetings

with national, state, and local education

agencies and other appropriate agencies

to address issues and program activities

related to improving coordinated school

health programs; and strengthen the

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capacity of postsecondary institutions

and youth-serving agencies to prevent

foodborne illness through coordinated

food safe schools programs.

d. Assist with the evaluation of

program activities.

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 twenty (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 its

membership or affiliates and their

geographic representation). Describe

how that structure can support food safe

schools programs that are part of a

coordinated school health program,

including the potential role of your

organization’s primary constituency in a

food safe schools initiative. Identify

current gaps in the existing structure

and implementation of school-based

food safety programs, and discuss how

your constituency can enhance the state

and local education agencies’ ability to

deliver an optimal food safe schools

program.

b. Describe your organization’s

experience in assisting the state

education, health and agriculture

departments’ current school food safety

program. Include in your description,

experience assisting these agencies’ use

of existing protocols, training, and

educational materials available from the

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

and the Food and Drug Administration

(FDA) related to food safety and

foodborne illness outbreaks. Describe

barriers within state and local education

agencies to reporting foodborne

illnesses and outbreaks and indicate

how your organization and constituency

can build that capacity.

c. Describe your organization’s

experience in developing and

implementing policy related to food

safety programs and reporting schoolbased foodborne outbreaks. Discuss

potential limitations to existing policies

and describe, if any, the need for new

policies that address school food safety

and the prevention of foodborne illness.

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. Priority will be given to

organizations whose direct

constituencies are directors,

administrators and managers of school

food service programs.

2. Operational Plan (No More Than 8

Pages)

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

and short-term (one-year) objectives for

the proposed project that build the

capacity of coordinated food safe

schools programs nationwide. The

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

proposed objectives should compliment

ongoing activities related to ‘‘From Farm

to Table: A National Food Safety

Initiative’’ (see the U.S. government

food safety information gateway website

http://www.foodsafety.gov for more

information on activities related to the

National Food Safety Initiative).

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 food safe

schools program designed to prevent

foodborne illness in schools. Include a

time-line for the completion of each

component or major activity that

describes who will do what by when.

Examples of acceptable activities can

include, but are not limited to the

Recipient Activities described in section

D Program Requirements.

3. Administration and Management (No

More Than 2 Pages)

a. Describe how the proposed

professional staff will contribute to the

overall food safe schools program.

Describe how the current or proposed

placement of each staff will assure that

program implementation among state

education, health, and agriculture

agencies, their affiliates, and partners is

coordinated with your organization’s

constituents.

b. Demonstrate that existing or

proposed professional staff have or will

have the necessary background and

qualifications for the proposed

responsibilities. Indicate how your

organization can ensure that for each

professional working on the project,

their position description requires the

appropriate level of education and

experience related to the level of

responsibility and expected duties. A

curriculum vitae (no more than two

pages for each staff) should be included

in an appendix to the application for

existing staff who are assigned to this

project.

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 states’ health,

education, and agricultural

departments. Describe your

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

food safety 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 the existing food safety

programs.

b. Describe collaborative activities or

anticipated relationships with other

national organizations who support

coordinated school health programs.

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 data will be obtained and

present a plan that includes how the

data will be obtained, disseminated, and

used to improve the program. Indicate

in the plan who will do what and 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 0920–0428).

Forms are available in the application

kit and at the following Internet address:

http://forms.psc.gov/

On or before June 15, 2001 submit the

application to the Grants Management

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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 are

not acceptable as proof of timely

mailing).

Late: 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 (30 Points)

a. (10 points) The extent to which the

applicant describes the current

organizational structure, how that

structure can support food safe schools

programs, and identifies current gaps in

the existing structure of education

agencies that decreases the agencies’

ability to deliver an optimal food safe

schools program.

b. (5 points) The extent to which the

applicant discusses barriers within

education agencies to using existing

resources that contribute to the

prevention of foodborne illnesses and

describes experience assisting state

agencies’ use of existing protocols,

training, and educational materials.

c. (5 points) The extent to which the

applicant describes experience in

developing policy related to food safety

programs and reporting school-based

foodborne outbreaks, discusses gaps in

existing policy and discusses a proposal

for new policy.

d. (10 points) The extent to which the

applicant describes experience in

supporting, developing and

implementing model policy, curricula,

training programs, surveillance

activities, and evaluation protocol and

describes the organization’s experience

providing technical assistance and

training. Priority will be given to

organizations whose direct

constituencies are directors,

administrators and managers of school

food service programs.

2. Operational Plan (30 Points)

a. (15 Points) The extent to which the

applicant provides long-term (four-year)

and short-term (one-year) objectives for

the proposed project that build the

capacity of food safe schools programs

nationwide. The objectives must be

specific, time-phased, measurable, and

realistic. The proposed objectives

should compliment ongoing activities

related to ‘‘From Farm to Table: A

National Food Safety Initiative’’ (see the

U.S. government food safety information

gateway website, http://

www.foodsafety.gov, for more

information on activities related to the

National Food Safety Initiative).

b. (15 points) 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 food safe

schools program designed to prevent

foodborne illness and includes a timeline 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.

3. Administration and Management (15

Points)

a. (5 points) 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 food safe

schools program. The extent to which

the applicant describes how the current

or proposed placement of each staff will

assure that program implementation is

coordinated with the organization’s

constituents and partners.

b. (5 points) 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. The

extent to which the applicant provides

a curriculum vitae for existing staff who

are assigned to this project.

c. (5 points) 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.

4. Collaboration (20 Points)

a. (15 points) The extent to which the

applicant describes current

collaboration with health, education,

and/or agricultural agencies, 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

food safety 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.

b. (5 points) The extent to which the

applicant describes collaborative

activities or anticipated relationships

with other national organizations who

support model food safe schools

programs, and includes 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. Evaluation Plan (5 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: (a)

What data will be obtained; (b) how the

data will be obtained; (c) how

evaluation information will be

disseminated; (d) how the evaluation

data will be used to improve the

program; and (e) who will implement

the evaluation plan and 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.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with original plus two

copies of:

1. Annual progress report.

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 in the

application kit.

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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