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I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

section 317(k)(2) of the Public Health

Service Act, (42 U.S.C. 247b (k)(2)), 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 obtain

business management technical

assistance, contact: Glynnis Taylor,

Grants Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, Announcement

01114, 2920 Brandywine Road, Room

3000, Atlanta, GA 30341–4146,

Telephone number: (770) 488–2752,

Email address: gld1@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Warren Williams, MPH, Health

Scientist, Cancer Surveillance Branch,

Division of Cancer Prevention and

Control, National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy., NE

(MS—K53), Atlanta, GA 30341–3717,

Telephone number: (770) 488–3095,

Email address: wwilliams1@cdc.gov.

Dated: June 6, 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 01129]

Cooperative Agreement for the

Development, Operation, and

Evaluation of an Entertainment

Education Program; 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 development, operation,

and evaluation of an entertainment

education program. This program

addresses the ‘‘Healthy People 2010’’

focus areas of Health Communications,

Physical Activity and Fitness, HIV,

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Injury

and Violence Prevention, Diabetes,

Immunization and Infectious Diseases

and Cancer.

The overall goal of this program is to

foster Hollywood leadership support for

national public health priorities which

include accurate depictions of science

for public health action, collaborations

for prevention, and promoting accurate

depictions of healthy living at all stages

of life.

Specific purposes include

coordinating strategic placement of

public health storylines and messages in

entertainment programming including

daytime and prime time television

dramas; enhancing disease prevention

and promotion efforts through

entertainment programming that reaches

target audiences; providing

opportunities to relate the stories of

prevention through entertainment

programming; providing public health

education and training to entertainment

industry leaders and creators; recognize

exemplary work of entertainment;

eliciting the coordination and

cooperation of other national, public,

private, and voluntary agencies that

engage in entertainment education and

entertainment industry activities.

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, federally recognized Indian tribal

governments, Indian tribes, or Indian

tribal organizations.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $300,000 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 five

years. Funding estimates may vary and

are subject to 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.

Direct Assistance. You may request

equipment as direct assistance, in lieu

of a portion of financial assistance.

D. Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will be responsible for the activities

under 1., below, and CDC will assist as

requested with activities under 2.

1. Recipient Activities:

a. Develop and coordinate technical

assistance for health storylines in TV

shows.

Establish and maintain a resource

guide for TV Writers and Producers

which gives details of priority topics for

public health storylines (e.g.,tip sheets

for web page, CD-ROM, or binder

formats).

Target promotion of public health

topics as potential storylines to

appropriate audience segments.

Evaluate audience demographics and

match issues to audience potential of

specific shows, for example, shows

targeting youth of different age groups,

shows reaching older adults, shows

viewed primarily by women, etc.

Use resource guide to promote

priority topics for public health

storylines and establish partnerships

with entertainment industry writers and

producers. Develop and supply as

requested a subject matter expert list for

priority issues to serve as consultants

for TV writers and producers on an as

requested basis.

Serve as a point of contact for

entertainment industry to develop

accurate storylines on public health

issues coordinating expert consultants

as requested.

b. Foster additional partnerships to

promote Entertainment—Education

program.

Facilitate presentations of public

health topics by expert consultants to

other entertainment industry groups,

technical advisors, and educational

consultants.

Facilitate the development of a

special advisory group from industry

leaders to consult on best practices for

improving educational outcomes

through increasing the media awareness

of America’s youth.

Coordinate recognition of shows that

successfully weave public health

messages into storylines.

2. CDC Activities:

a. Provide, as requested, a list of

public health priorities in terms of the

scope and severity of risk and/or burden

on public health.

b. As requested, facilitate contact to

experts in specific health areas, as well

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as health communication leaders in key

public health positions.

c. Provide, as requested, technical

assistance and consultation in the area

of program development,

implementation, and health

communication campaigns.

d. Provide, as requested, technical

assistance and consultation in the

development of the award/recognition

activity.

e. Provide, as requested, technical

assistance in defining the scope of

activity and requests for the youthrelated activities, and all other healthtopic specific initiatives.

f. Provide, as requested, technical

assistance and direction in development

of audience assessments using existing

databases (e.g. Healthstyles Survey).

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 25 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 0920–0428). Forms are

available in the application kit and at

the following Internet address:

www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm

On or before July 31, 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 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

criteria by an independent review group

appointed by CDC.

The application will be evaluated

against the following criteria (maximum

100 total points):

1. Background, Need, and Capacity

(25 percent): The extent to which the

applicant presents data and information

documenting the capacity to accomplish

the program, positive progress in related

past or current activities or programs,

and, as appropriate, need for the

program. The extent to which the

applicant demonstrates a three year

history in conducting an EntertainmentEducation program, which includes

evidence of fruitful contacts with

industry leaders, entertainment

education scholarship and audience

research.

2. Goals and Objectives (15 percent):

The extent to which the applicant

includes goals that are relevant to the

purpose of the proposal and feasible to

accomplish during the project period,

and the extent to which these are

specific and measurable. The extent to

which the applicant has included

objectives which are feasible to

accomplish during the budget period

and project period, and which address

all activities necessary to accomplish

the purpose of the proposal.

3. Methods and Staffing (30 percent):

The extent to which the applicant

provides: (1) a detailed description of

proposed activities which are likely to

achieve each objective and overall

program goals, and which includes

designation of responsibility for each

action undertaken; (2) a reasonable and

complete schedule for implementing all

activities; and (3) a description of the

roles of each unit, organization, or

agency, and (4) evidence of

qualifications, supervision, and degree

of commitment of staff, organizations,

and agencies involved in activities.

4. Evaluation (10 percent): The extent

to which the applicant demonstrates

potential data sources for evaluation

purposes and methods to evaluate the

data sources, and documents staff

availability, expertise, experience, and

capacity to perform evaluation.

5. Collaboration (20 percent): The

extent to which relationships between

the program and other organizations and

agencies, including entertainment

advocacy, industry groups and leaders

will relate to the program or conduct

related activities are clear, complete,

and provide for complementary or

supplementary interactions. The extent

to which the applicant provides

evidence of entertainment advisory

capacity within an existing program.

6. Budget and Justification (not

scored): The extent to which the

applicant provides a detailed budget

and narrative justification consistent

with stated objectives and planned

program activities.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with original plus two

copies of:

1. Semiannual progress reports;

2. Financial status report, no more

than 90 days after the end of the budget

period; and

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 of the

announcement.

AR–5 HIV Program Review Panel

Requirements

AR–9 Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11 Healthy People 2010

AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions

AR–13 Prohibition on use of CDC

Funds for certain Gun Control

Activities

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

section 311 and 1704 of the Public

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

311 and 1704], 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.

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If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all the documents,

business management technical

assistance may be obtained from: Mattie

B. Jackson, 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: 770–488–2696, Email address:

mij3@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Claudia Parvanta, Ph.D.,

Director, Division of Health

Communication, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, Mailstop D–25,

1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333,

Telephone number: 404–639–7280,

Email address: cip0@cdc.gov.

Dated: June 6, 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

Disease, Disability, and Injury

Prevention and Control Special

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Cooperative

Agreements for Prevention Research

Centers, Program Announcement

98047

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)

announces the following meeting.

Name: Disease, Disability, and Injury

Prevention and Control Special

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Cooperative

Agreements for Prevention Research

Centers, Program Announcement 98047,

meeting.

Times and Dates: 2 p.m.—2:30 p.m.,

June 25, 2001 (Open). 2:30 p.m.—4 p.m.,

June 25, 2001 (Closed).

Place: This above portion of this

meeting will be held via teleconference.

The teleconference call will originate in

the National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion,

Prevention Research Centers Program,

Koger Center, Rhodes Building, 3005

Chamblee Tucker Rd., Atlanta, Ga

30341. Open access to the call will be

available from 2—2:30 p.m. EDT, only.

Interested parties may access the

teleconference at 800/811–2539. The

participant code is 989951.

Status: Portions of the meeting will be

closed to the public in accordance with

provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4)

and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the

Determination of the Deputy Director for

Program Management, CDC, pursuant to

Public Law 92–463.

Matters to be Discussed: The

teleconference meeting will concern the

review, discussion, and evaluation of

supplemental award applications

received in response to Program

Announcement #98047.

Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.—9 a.m.,

June 26, 2001 (Open). 9 a.m.—5 p.m.,

June 26, 2001 (Closed). 8 a.m.—5 p.m.,

June 27, 2001 (Closed).

Place: Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel,

1325 Virginia Ave, Atlanta, GA 30344.

Status: Portions of the meeting will be

closed to the public in accordance with

provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4)

and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the

Determination of the Deputy Director for

Program Management, CDC, pursuant to

Public Law 92–463.

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting

will include the review, discussion, and

evaluation of supplemental award

applications received in response to

Program Announcement #98047.

Contact Person For More Information:

Mike Waller, Deputy Branch Chief,

Healthcare and Aging Studies Branch,

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, 4770 Buford Highway, m/s

K45, Atlanta, GA., 30341. Telephone

770/488–5264, email mnw1@cdc.gov.

The Director, Management Analysis

and Services office has been delegated

the authority to sign Federal Register

notices pertaining to announcements of

meetings and other committee

management activities, for both the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: May 30, 2001.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services

Office, CDC.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Proposed Information Collection

Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

Title: Head Start Family and Child

Experiences Survey (FACES)/Quality

Research Center Consortium.

OMB No.: Revision of a currently

approved collection (#0970–0151).

Description: The Administration on

Children, Youth and Families (ACYF),

Administration for Children and

Families (ACF) of the Department of

Health and Human Services (DHHS) is

requesting comments on plans to amend

the Head Start Family and Child

Experiences Survey (FACES) data

collection. This study is being

conducted under contract with Westat,

Inc. (with Ellsworth Associates and the

CDM Group as their subcontractors)

(#105–96–1912) to collect information

on Head Start performance measures.

The current revision is intended to

include 8 additional sites participating

in the Head Start Quality Research

Center Consortium. These Head Start

program-university researcher

partnerships, funded under cooperative

agreements with ACYF, will be

conducting evaluations of interventions

designed to enhance the school

readiness of Head Start children in such

areas as literacy and social-emotional

development, through improvements in

curriculum, training, and assessment

practices. This amendment will include

use of subsections of the FACES

instrument battery to obtain information

about classroom quality and child

performance both before and after the

implementation of the interventions.

Data from local sites can then be

compared to the data available from the

FACES national sample.

Respondents: Federal Government,

Individuals or Households, and Not-forprofit institutions.

Annual Burden Estimates: