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Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average

burden per

response

(in hours)

Total burden

in

hours

Parents ............................................................................................................. 15,000 1 15/60 3,750

Reoccurring parent panel(s) ............................................................................ 40 4 2 320

Adult influencers .............................................................................................. 10,000 1 15/60 2,500

Older tween influencers ................................................................................... 5,000 1 15/60 1,250

Partners/alliances ............................................................................................ 500 2 30/60 500

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 16,140

Dated: May 18, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 01128]

Strengthening Emergency Medical

Preparedness in Tanzania; 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 ‘‘Strengthening Emergency

Medical Preparedness in Tanzania.’’

This program addresses the ‘‘Healthy

People 2010’’ focus areas: Public Health

Infrastructure; Access to Quality Health

Services; and Educational and

Community-Based Programs.

The purpose of the program is to

initiate a sustainable curriculum for

post-graduate emergency medical

training in Tanzania. Tanzanian careproviders and instructors will be trained

involving the fundamentals of essential

emergency medical care and equipment.

This program is being performed

specifically in Tanzania according to US

Congressional mandate for Department

of State, US Agency for International

Development (USAID) implementation

in response to the 1998 bombing of the

US embassy in Tanzania.

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 and

for-profit organizations, State and local

governments or their bona fide agents,

federally recognized Indian tribal

governments, Indian tribes, or Indian

tribal organizations, and small,

minority, or women-owned businesses.

To be an eligible applicant you must

provide evidence of the following:

1. Copies of certificates from the

American Board of Emergency Medicine

documenting current specialty board

certification for the practice of

emergency medicine for all educational

staff.

2. Copies of letters of reference from

prior implementing partners (including

at minimum the funding institution

contract officer and a key implementing

representative from the host nation)

documenting successful project

completion in the provision of postgraduate emergency medical training

among African nations.

3. A copy of documentation verifying

current accreditation of the applicant

institution by the Accreditation Council

of Graduate Medical Education for

provision of post-graduate medical

training in the specialty of emergency

medicine.

This information should be placed

after the face page of the application.

Any application that does not provide

the above information will be

determined non-responsive and

returned without review.

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 $150,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund one award. It is

expected that the award 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 2 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.

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. Develop two curriculum

components (one for training physicians

and one for nurses) regarding emergency

and disaster medicine in Tanzania.

b. Train approximately 20–30

medicine and nursing educators in

conducting the courses. These educators

should be from, but are not limited to:

The Muhimbili University College of

Health Sciences (MUCHS) or other sites

in Dar es Salaam and other Tanzanian

health institutions (located in Moshi,

Mbeya, Mwanza, Kigoma, Dodoma,

Morogoro and Kibaha).

c. Facilitate and evaluate these 20–30

newly-trained educators in conducting

this course for students at MUCHS or

other sites.

d. Develop and conduct in-service

training for medical and nursing staff at

the health institutions using the

procured materials in an emergency

medical and/or mass casualty situation.

e. Develop a project operational plan.

This plan should at a minimum include:

curriculum format and content,

descriptions of all media to be used,

time-lines for all planning and

educational meetings, curriculum vitae

of all personnel, expected outcomes and

indicators of completion.

2. CDC Activities

a. Provide consultation and assistance

in planning and implementing program

activities.

b. Provide science-based collaboration

and technical assistance in developing

and implementing evaluation strategies

for the program.

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

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criteria listed, so it is important to

follow them in laying out your program

plan. The narrative should be no more

than twenty double-spaced pages,

printed on one side, with one inch

margins, and unreduced font. The

narrative must consist of, at a minimum,

a Plan, Objectives, Methods, Evaluation

and Budget. Provide a detailed budget

and justification based on the funds

available.

F. Submission and Deadline

Submit the original and two copies of

PHS 5161–1 (OMB Number 0920–0428).

Forms are available at the following

Internet address: www.cdc.gov 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 will be returned to the

applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria

The application will be evaluated

against the following criteria by an

independent review group appointed by

CDC.

1. Understanding the Project (10 points)

a. Demonstrated clarity, feasibility

and practicality of the proposed plan to

accomplish this project.

b. Demonstrated recognition of the

potential difficulties in performance and

appropriateness and soundness of

proposed solutions.

2. Methodology and Approach (20

points)

a. Provide evidence of demonstrated

expertise in methodology for

development and successful

implementation of ‘‘train-the-trainers’’

educational programming.

b. Provide evidence of demonstrated

successful experience in developing

nations using an educational approach

that utilizes ‘‘hands-on’’ clinical

teaching as well as lecture-based,

didactic instruction.

3. Staff Experience and Capability (20

points)

a. Provide evidence of a demonstrated

adequate depth of staffing to include

contributions from at least four different

board-certified emergency physicians to

be assigned for implementation of this

project.

b. Provide evidence of demonstrated

technical expertise and professional

experience of staff in the clinical

practice of emergency medicine under

austere conditions of an African nation.

4. Scientific or Technical Approach (30

points)

a. Provide evidence of demonstrated

scientific expertise involving programs

for the promotion of public health in

Africa.

b. Provide evidence of demonstrated

technical expertise in developing

medical education to include training

methods that are culturally and

technological appropriate to sub

Saharan Africa.

c. Provide evidence of demonstrated

technical expertise in developing

medical education to include concepts

of disaster medicine such as triage,

incident management systems,

communication and casualty care.

5. Cultural Knowledge Requirements (20

points)

a. Provide evidence of demonstrated

successful experience as a consultant in

sub Saharan African countries.

b. Provide evidence of an existing

relationship with the Ministry of Health

of Tanzania or with the Ministry of

Health of another sub Saharan African

nation.

6. Budget Justification (not scored)

The extent to which the budget is

clearly explained, adequately justified,

and is reasonable and consistent with

the stated objectives and planned

activities.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with original plus two

copies of:

1. Progress reports semi-annually.

2. Financial status report, no more

than 90 days after the end of the budget

period.

3. Final financial and performance

reports, no more than 90 days after the

end of the project period.

Send all reports to the Grants

Management Specialist identified in the

‘‘Where to Obtain Additional

Information’’ section of this

announcement.

The following additional

requirements are applicable to this

program. For a complete description of

each, see Attachment I in the

application kit.

AR–7 Executive Order 12372 Review

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 and 307 of the Public

Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. sections

241 and 242], as amended. The Catalog

of Federal Domestic Assistance number

is 93.283.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

This and other CDC announcements

can be found on the CDC home page

Internet address—http://www.cdc.gov

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

Cooperative Agreements.’’

To receive additional written

information and to request an

application kit, call 1–888-GRANTS4

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

leave your name and address and will

be instructed to identify the Program

Announcement number of interest.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all the documents,

business management technical

assistance may be obtained from:

Michael Smiley, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management

Branch, Procurement and Grants

Office, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, 2920 Brandywine

Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341–

4146, Telephone number: (770) 488–

2694, Email address: znr6@cdc.gov

For program technical assistance,

contact: Mark Keim, M.D., Emergency

Preparedness and Response Branch,

National Center for Environmental

Health, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, 4770 Buford

Highway, NE (F–38), Atlanta, GA

30341–3724, Telephone number: 770–

488–4597, Email address:

mjk9@cdc.gov

Dated: May 22, 2001.

Henry S. Cassell III,

Acting Director, Procurement and Grants

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC).

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