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[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4830-4837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1468]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 01017]

National Partnerships for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 
Prevention With a Focus on Business and Labor, Youth-at-High Risk, and 
Migrant Workers; 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 Partnerships for Human Immunodeficiency Virus 
(HIV) Prevention. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' 
focus areas of HIV Educational and Community-Based Programs, and 
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. For a conference copy of ``Healthy 
People 2010'', visit the internet site:

http://www.health.gov/healthypeople.

    The purpose of the program is to develop local, regional, State, 
and national leadership and support for HIV prevention programs and 
policies, and to provide technical assistance and service delivery in 
support of capacity building and skills development for Community-based 
organizations (CBOs), State and local health departments, and other 
organizations conducting HIV prevention activities at the local, 
regional, state, and national levels. This announcement is intended to 
help address gaps in leadership and technical assistance in the 
development and delivery of HIV prevention services.
    For the purpose of this announcement the following definitions 
apply:
    Leadership activities are defined as the development of 
communication and mobilization strategies including network 
development, partnership formation and coalition building, to raise and 
maintain community, as well as national awareness of HIV prevention 
needs and programs in specified populations. Leadership activities may 
also include developing and implementing strategies for needs 
assessments, policy analysis and service integration in collaboration 
with the private sector, federal partners, health departments, CBOs and 
Community planning groups (CPGs).
    Technical assistance activities are defined as the provision of 
information and skills, consultation and training for individuals and 
organizations to improve the delivery and effectiveness of HIV 
prevention interventions. Service delivery activities may also be 
included under the technical assistance activity. Technical assistance 
funds available under this announcement must support assistance that 
improves the capacity of recipient agencies to design, develop, 
implement, and/or evaluate effective HIV prevention interventions for 
one or more of the three populations described below.

B. Eligible Applicants

    To be eligible for funding under this announcement, applicants must 
be (1) a tax-exempt, non-profit national business or labor related, 
youth related, or migrant worker related organization; or (2) an 
academic institution working in a contractual relationship with a 
community-based partner; or (3) a federally recognized Indian tribal 
government, a non-federally recognized tribe or other organization that 
qualifies under the Indian Civil Rights Act, State Charter Tribes, 
Urban Indian Health Programs, Indian Health Boards, and/or Inter-Tribal 
Councils.
    If you are applying to conduct activities internationally, you must 
demonstrate having at least two years of experience conducting 
leadership or

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technical assistance activities in an international setting.
    Indian Tribal governments, 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, and Inter-Tribal Councils may apply under each category 
provided that these entities meet the eligibility criteria described 
under each category.
    Proof of non-profit tax-exempt status must be provided with the 
application. CDC will not accept an application without proof of tax-
exempt status. Non-profit tax-exempt status is determined by the 
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code, Section 501(c)(3). Tax-exempt 
status may be proved by providing a current copy of the 501(c)(3) non-
profit tax-exempt of the current IRS Determination Letter.

    Note: Public Law 104-65 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 Federal funds constituting an award, grant, 
cooperative agreement, contract, loan, or any other form. Below is 
additional eligibility criteria for each category.

Category I--Business- or Labor-Related Organization Programs

    A. A business- or labor-related organization is a professional or 
voluntary organization, that (1) has businesses, business leaders, or 
labor leaders as a focus or constituency; or (2) is a labor union; or 
(3) is a trade association. In addition, the organization (4) has a 
formal or informal network, chapters, affiliates, constituent 
organizations, or offices in at least two U.S. States or territories; 
and (5) has access to or relationships with national or regional 
corporate, business, union, or labor leaders and managers (e.g., human 
resource managers). For example, a labor union with chapters in at 
least two States would meet the definition of a national business- or 
labor-related organization, whereas an individual State chapter of a 
national labor union would not.
    B. Has a documented two year record of providing technical 
assistance or leadership activities focusing on HIV prevention with 
business and labor organizations and their employees or members.

Category II--Youth-Related Organization Programs

    A. A youth-related organization is an organization that has youth, 
and/or service providers who work with youth, as a focus or 
constituency. The organization must have a formal or informal network, 
chapters, affiliates, constituent organizations, or offices in at least 
two U.S. States or territories. For example, an agency with a linked 
network of youth-serving providers with members residing in at least 2 
States or Territories would meet the definition of a youth-related 
organization, whereas an individual chapter of a national organization 
would not.
    B. Has a documented two year record of providing technical 
assistance, prevention services and/or leadership activities focusing 
on HIV prevention for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and 
Questioning (GLBTQ) youth, homeless/run-away or street youth, and/or 
young women of color.
    C. Has a young person, age 24 or younger from the target 
population, on the Board of Directors that oversees programmatic 
activities, or has an Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors that 
is made up of young people age 24 or younger from the target 
population.

Category III--Migrant Worker-Related Programs

    A. A migrant worker-related organization is an organization that 
has migrant workers and/or the service providers who work with migrant 
workers, as a focus or constituency. The organization must have a 
formal or informal network, chapters, affiliates, constituent 
organizations, or offices in at least two U.S. States or territories. 
For example, an agency with a linked network of migrant worker-serving 
providers with members residing in at least two States or Territories 
would meet the definition of a migrant farmworker-related organization, 
whereas an individual chapter of a national organization would not.
    B. Has a documented two year record of providing culturally 
tailored technical assistance or leadership activities focusing on HIV 
prevention for migrant workers.

C. Availability of Funds

    Approximately $2.2 million is available in FY 2001 to fund 
approximately 9 awards. It is expected that the average award will be 
$225,000 ranging from $200,000 to $300,000. It is expected that the 
awards will begin on or about April 1, 2001, and will be made for a 12-
month budget period within a project period of up to four 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, 
satisfactory site visits and the availability of funds.
    Applicants may apply for funding in up to two categories, and 
within each category applicants may apply for one or both of the two 
activities, as defined in the section on ``Recipient Activities''. A 
separate application package and budget must be submitted for EACH 
category.
    1. Category I--Business- or Labor-related Organization Programs up 
to three awards, including:

--Up to two that address Activity A (Leadership Activities); and
--Up to two that address Activity B (Technical Assistance Activities).

    2. Category II--Youth-related Organization Programs up to three 
awards, including:

--Up to two that address Activity A (Leadership Activities), and
--Up to two that address Activity B (Technical Assistance Activities).

    3. Category III--Migrant Farmworker-related Programs up to three 
awards, including:

--Up to two that address Activity A (Leadership Activities), and
--Up to two that address Activity B (Technical Assistance Activities).

Use of Funds

    1. Funds available under this announcement must support activities 
that engage and develop their constituent communities for the purpose 
of increasing awareness, leadership, participation, and support for HIV 
prevention and/or increase the ability of organizations to design, 
develop, implement, and evaluate effective HIV prevention 
interventions.
    2. These Federal funds may not supplant or duplicate existing 
funding for these activities.
    3. The applicant must perform a substantial portion of the program 
activities and cannot serve merely as a fiduciary agent. Applications 
requesting funds to support only managerial and administrative 
functions will not be accepted.
    4. No funds will be provided for direct patient care, including 
substance abuse treatment, medical treatment, or medications.
    5. Before using funds awarded through this cooperative agreement to 
develop HIV prevention materials, recipients must check with the CDC 
National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) to determine if suitable 
materials are already available. Also, materials developed by 
recipients must be made available for dissemination through the CDC 
NPIN. Successful applicants will be contacted by NPIN for

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information on program resources for use in referrals and resource 
directories. Also, grantees should send three copies of all educational 
materials developed under this cooperative agreement to NPIN for 
inclusion in NPIN's databases.

Funding Preferences

    Preference for funding in all categories will be given to:
    1. Ensuring that leadership development and/or technical assistance 
is available to the designated target populations as a primary focus; 
and
    2. Addressing gaps in current national/regional or local technical 
assistance services (gaps may be defined by geography; target 
population, race/ethnicity, risk behavior; or intervention type).
    3. Ensuring that technical assistance activities will address a 
variety of intervention types (e.g., small group intervention, 
counseling and testing, prevention case management) and strategies or 
programs that raise awareness about HIV.
    4. Ensuring that technical assistance activities will address 
diverse target population groups.
    Additional Funding Preference for Category I--Business and Labor:
    Preference for funding will be given to ensuring that both business 
and labor organizations are funded in at least one of the two 
designated activities.

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. Recipients in All Categories Must Conduct the Following Activities

    a. Incorporate cultural competency and linguistic appropriateness 
into all technical assistance and skills building efforts, including 
those involving the development, production, dissemination, and 
marketing of health communication or prevention messages;
    b. Use epidemiologic data, behavioral research, and program 
evaluation, to inform technical assistance and intervention development 
which meet the needs of the designated populations;
    c. Coordinate program activities with relevant public sector 
partners, including national, regional, State, and local HIV prevention 
programs and Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) providers to prevent 
duplication of efforts. (Please see Attachment III for a list of the 
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention Capacity-Building and Technical 
Assistance Providers. Also, see Section G. ``Submission and Deadline'' 
for online availability of complete program announcement, attachments, 
and forms);
    d. Review and ensure consistency with applicable State and local 
comprehensive HIV prevention community plans when conducting program 
activities at the State and local levels;
    e. Facilitate the dissemination of successful prevention 
interventions and program models through meetings, workshops, 
conferences, and communications with project officers;
    f. Compile ``lessons learned'' from the project and share these 
with the CDC;
    g. Monitor and conduct process evaluations on all major program 
activities and services supported with CDC HIV prevention funds under 
this cooperative agreement;
    h. Submit CDC forms for initiating and completing technical 
assistance services. Forms will be provided by CDC.

2. Category I--Business- or Labor-Related Organization Programs--
Recipient Activities

a. Activity A--Leadership Activities
    (1) Develop and promote, at the national, State, and local levels, 
and when appropriate, at the international level, leadership in and 
support for HIV prevention policies and strategies, that promote 
private-public partnerships to enhance HIV/AIDS awareness and 
prevention;
    (2) Influence and strengthen, at the national, State, and local 
levels, and when appropriate, international level, private sector 
engagement in shaping societal and community norms that dispel HIV/AIDS 
stigma, reduce discrimination against persons with HIV/AIDS, and 
facilitate HIV prevention by encouraging the adoption and maintenance 
of safer behaviors;
    (3) Support the private sector development of policies and programs 
addressing HIV/AIDS and HIV prevention education in the workplace, at 
the national, State, regional, local, and when appropriate, 
international levels.
b. Activity B--Technical Assistance Activities
    (1) Provide businesses and business-and labor-related organizations 
with technical assistance related to:
     Adopting and implementing appropriate CDC-recommended 
policies on HIV/AIDS in the workplace
     Educating managers and labor leaders about these policies
     Educating workers about HIV/AIDS in the workplace
     Educating workers and their families about HIV prevention, 
and
     Contributing to community efforts to control HIV 
transmission;
    (2) Facilitate State and local HIV prevention community planning 
groups, health departments, CBOs, and other HIV prevention providers in 
working with business, labor, and business-and labor-related 
organizations to strengthen and promote HIV prevention efforts in the 
community;
    (3) Facilitate business, labor and business-and labor-related 
organizations in working with State and local HIV prevention community 
planning groups, health departments, CBOs, and other HIV prevention 
providers to strengthen and promote HIV prevention efforts in the 
community.
    These services are to be provided through the use of information 
transfer, skills building, technical consultation, technical services, 
and technology transfer. These services should be culturally 
appropriate and based in science.
    (4) Implement a plan for developing and maintaining ongoing 
technical assistance and service delivery collaboration with CDC-funded 
CBOs, other CBOs, and State and local Health Departments.
    (5) Implement a system that responds to technical assistance and 
service delivery requests. The system must include mechanisms for 
assessing and prioritizing requests; linking requests to other 
technical assistance and service resources and to services provided by 
other Technical Assistance providers.
    (6) Identify and complement the technical assistance and service 
delivery efforts for the target population available locally. Cooperate 
with other national, regional, State, and local technical assistance 
and service providers to (a) avoid duplication of effort and (b) ensure 
that capacity-building assistance is allocated according to gaps in 
available services and the needs of organizations serving youth at high 
risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV and other STDs.
    (7) Coordinate program activities with appropriate national, 
regional, State, and local governmental and non-governmental HIV 
prevention partners (e.g., health departments, CBOs and CPGs). (Note: 
For this announcement, the term ``coordinate'' means exchanging 
information and altering activities for mutual benefit.)
    (8) Incorporate cultural competency, age, linguistic and 
educational appropriateness into all capacity-building activities;

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3. Category II--Youth-Related Organization Programs--Recipient 
Activities

a. Activity A--Leadership
    (1) Develop and promote, at the national, State, and local levels, 
and when appropriate, at the international level, leadership support 
for HIV prevention policies, programs and services for HIV prevention 
for young women of color; homeless, run-away and/or street youth; and/
or Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (GLBTQ) youth;
    (2) Influence and strengthen, at the national, State, and local 
levels, and when appropriate, at the international level, societal and 
community norms that dispel HIV/AIDS stigma, reduce discrimination 
against persons with HIV/AIDS, and facilitate HIV prevention by 
supporting the adoption and maintenance of safer behaviors in youth.
b. Activity B--Technical Assistance
    1. Include CDC-funded CBOs, other CBOs, Health Department staff, 
State education agencies, and other potential consumers of the proposed 
services in planning and evaluating the proposed technical assistance 
and service delivery program.
    2. Ensure the effective and efficient provision of technical 
assistance and/or delivery of effective services to address HIV 
prevention for the designated youth populations. (Examples include, but 
are not limited to, intervention replication or adaptation, use of 
behavioral and social sciences to increase intervention effectiveness, 
increasing the cultural competence and linguistic appropriateness of 
interventions, service integration, developing effective health 
communications messages, conducting population-based needs assessments, 
and evaluation planning and implementation.) Recipients should work 
closely with CDC to identify interventions for the designated youth 
populations that have a sound basis in science or proven program 
experience and are suitable for dissemination.
    For a compilation of intervention types (e.g. small group 
interventions, counseling and testing, prevention case management) and 
other proven interventions please refer to the CDC Compendium of 
Effective Programs, titled, ``Compendium of HIV Prevention 
Interventions with Evidence of Effectiveness'' November 1999, CDC 
Prevention Research Synthesis to reach the designated population (e.g. 
young women of color, GLBTQ youth, runaway, homeless, or street youth). 
The ``Compendium of HIV Prevention Interventions with Evidence of 
Effectiveness'' may be found in Attachment II and on the CDC home page 
Internet address. (See Section G. ``Submission and Deadline'' for 
online availability of complete program announcement, attachments, and 
forms).
    These services are to be provided through the use of information 
transfer, skills building, technical consultation, technical services, 
and technology transfer. These services should be culturally 
appropriate and based in science.
    3. Implement a plan for developing and maintaining ongoing 
technical assistance and service delivery collaboration with CDC-funded 
CBOs, other CBOs, and State and local Health Departments.
    4. Implement a system that responds to technical assistance and 
service delivery requests. The system must include mechanisms for 
assessing and prioritizing requests; linking requests to other 
technical assistance and service resources and to services provided by 
other Technical Assistance providers.
    5. Identify and complement the technical assistance and service 
delivery efforts for the target population available locally. Cooperate 
with other national, regional, State, and local technical assistance 
and service providers including Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) 
providers, to (a) avoid duplication of effort and (b) ensure that 
capacity-building assistance is allocated according to gaps in 
available services and the needs of organizations serving youth at high 
risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV and other STDs.
    6. Coordinate program activities with appropriate national, 
regional, State, and local governmental and non-governmental HIV 
prevention partners (e.g., health departments, CBOs, CBA providers) and 
CPGs.
    (Note: For this announcement, the term ``coordinate'' means 
exchanging information and altering activities for mutual benefit.)
    7. Incorporate cultural competency, age, linguistic and educational 
appropriateness into all capacity-building activities;
    8. Assist State and local HIV prevention community planning groups, 
health departments, CBOs, and other HIV prevention providers in working 
with youth and youth serving organizations to strengthen and promote 
HIV prevention among youth in the community.
    9. Assist youth serving organizations in working with State and 
local HIV prevention community planning groups, health departments, 
CBOs, and other HIV prevention providers to strengthen and promote HIV 
prevention among youth in the community.
    10. Participate in the CDC-coordinated Capacity-Building Assistance 
Network to enhance communication, coordination, and training.

4. Category III--Migrant Worker-Related Programs--Recipient Activities

a. Activity A--Leadership
    1. Develop and promote, at the national, State, regional and local 
levels, and when appropriate, at the international level, leadership 
support for HIV prevention policies, programs and services for HIV 
prevention for migrant workers.
    2. Influence and strengthen, at the national, State, and local 
levels, and when appropriate, at the international level, societal and 
community norms that dispel HIV/AIDS stigma, reduce discrimination 
against migrant workers with HIV/AIDS, and facilitate HIV prevention by 
supporting the adoption and maintenance of safer behaviors in migrant 
workers.
b. Activity B--Technical Assistance
    1. Include CDC-funded CBOs, other CBOs, Health Department staff, 
State education agencies, and other potential consumers of the proposed 
services in planning and evaluating the proposed technical assistance 
and service delivery program.
    2. Ensure the effective and efficient provision of technical 
assistance and/or delivery of effective services to address HIV 
prevention for migrant workers.
    (Examples include, but are not limited to, intervention replication 
or adaptation, use of behavioral and social sciences to increase 
intervention effectiveness, increasing the cultural competence and 
linguistic appropriateness of interventions, service integration, 
developing effective health communications messages, conducting 
population-based needs assessments, and evaluation planning and 
implementation.) Recipients should work closely with CDC to identify 
interventions for the migrant worker population that have a sound basis 
in science or proven program experience and are suitable for 
dissemination.
    These services are to be provided through the use of information 
transfer, skills building, technical consultation, technical services, 
and technology transfer. These services should be culturally and 
linguistically appropriate and based in science.
    3. Implement a plan for developing and maintaining ongoing 
technical assistance and service delivery

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collaboration with CDC-funded CBOs, other CBOs, and State and local 
Health Departments.
    4. Implement a system that responds to requests for technical 
assistance and service delivery. The system must include mechanisms for 
assessing and prioritizing requests; linking requests to other 
technical assistance and service resources and to services provided by 
other Technical Assistance providers.
    5. Identify and complement the technical assistance and service 
delivery efforts for the target population available locally. Cooperate 
with other national, regional, State, and local technical assistance 
and service providers to (a) avoid duplication of effort, and (b) 
ensure that technical assistance is allocated according to gaps in 
available services and the needs of organizations serving migrant 
workers at risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV and other STDs.
    6. Coordinate program activities with appropriate national, 
regional, State, and local governmental and non-governmental HIV 
prevention partners (e.g., health departments, CBOs, CBA providers), 
other technical assistance providers and CPGs. (Note: For this 
announcement, the term ``coordinate'' means exchanging information and 
altering activities for mutual benefit.)
    7. Incorporate cultural and linguistic competency, and educational 
appropriateness into all technical assistance and prevention 
activities;
    8. Assist State and local HIV prevention community planning groups, 
health departments, CBOs, and other HIV prevention providers in working 
with migrant workers and/or organizations serving migrant workers to 
strengthen and promote HIV prevention among this community.
    9. Assist migrant serving organizations in working with State and 
local HIV prevention community planning groups, health departments, 
CBOs, and other HIV prevention providers to strengthen and promote HIV 
prevention among youth in the community.

2. CDC Activities

    a. Serve as the coordinator for technical assistance and service 
provision as part of CDC's overall capacity-building programs and 
network by ensuring coordination and collaboration with other capacity 
building and technical assistance providing grantees.
    b. Provide consultation to recipients regarding planning, 
developing, implementing and evaluating technical assistance services. 
CDC will provide consultation and assistance and may also employ 
contractors; national, regional, and local organizations; and peer-to-
peer assistance from CDC-funded partners.
    c. Provide up-to-date scientific information on the risk factors 
for HIV infection, prevention measures, and program strategies for the 
prevention of HIV infection. Work closely with recipients to identify 
interventions that have a sound basis in science or proven program 
experience and are suitable for dissemination.
    d. Facilitate and promote collaboration through the exchange of 
program information, coalition maintenance strategies, and technical 
assistance/capacity-building assistance among CBOs; State and local 
health departments; HIV prevention community planning Groups; national, 
regional, and local organizations; and other HIV prevention partners.
    e. Support train-the-trainer opportunities that enhance capacity-
building/technical assistance delivery systems.
    f. Facilitate and collaborate in the dissemination of successful 
capacity-building/technical assistance strategies and successful 
innovations through meetings of grantees, workshops, and conferences.
    g. Collaborate with recipients to standardize a system for tracking 
and reporting all technical assistance requests and delivery.
    h. Coordinate an evaluation of the overall assistance program.

E. Application Content for All Applicants

    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 
evaluation criteria listed, so it is important to follow them in laying 
out your application. The narrative should be no more than 40 double-
spaced pages (excluding the budget and attachments). Number each page, 
including appendices and attachments sequentially and provide a 
complete ``Table of Contents'' to the application and its attachments. 
Please begin each separate section of the application on a new page. 
The original and each copy of the application set must be submitted 
unstapled and unbound.
    All material must be typewritten with a font of 10 pitch or 12 
point on 8\1/2\" by 11" paper, with at least 1" margins, headings and 
footers; and printed on one side only. Materials which should be part 
of the basic plan will not be accepted if placed in the attachments. 
Attachments should be unbound and printed in black and white.
    In developing the application, follow the format and instructions 
outlined below.
1. Proof of Eligibility
    Include documents as specified below as proof of eligibility. 
Applicants must complete this section. Failure to provide the required 
documentation will result in your application being disqualified and 
returned to you without further review.
    a. Indicate if your organization is a national, regional or local 
organization. Attach the specific charge from your organization's 
Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, or a resolution from its executive 
board or governing body to operate nationally, regionally (in multiple 
states or territories), or internationally and proof of informal 
networks which allows your organization to work in multiple states and/
or regions.
    b. Indicate if your organization is (1) business or labor related, 
or a labor union/trade association, (2) youth related, (3) migrant 
worker related, (4) an academic institution working in a contractual 
relationship with a community-based partner or (5) a federally 
recognized Indian tribal government or a non-federally recognized tribe 
or other organization that qualifies under the Indian Civil Rights Act, 
State Charter Tribe, Urban Indian Health Program, Indian Health Board, 
or Inter-Tribal Council.
    c. Does your organization have a currently valid 501(c)(3) non-
profit tax-exempt status? Attach to this section a copy of the current, 
valid Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determination letter of your 
organization's 501(c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt status.
    If you are applying as an academic institution: Include a 
``Memoranda of Understanding'' which provides a detailed description 
and time-line of the activities to be conducted by the community-based 
partner with which you are contracting.
    If you are applying to conduct international activities: Include 
documented evidence which demonstrates that you have at least two years 
of experience conducting leadership or technical assistance activities 
in an international setting.
    If your organization conducts Business-or Labor-related programs:
    (a) Submit documentation proving that your organization has 
businesses, business leaders, or labor leaders as a focus or 
constituency: or (1) is a labor union; or (2) is a trade association. 
In addition, the organization (3) has a

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formal or informal network, chapters, affiliates, constituent 
organizations, or offices in at least two U.S. States or territories; 
and (4) has access to national or regional corporate, business, union, 
or labor leaders and managers (e.g., human resource managers).
    (b) Submit the following documents to demonstrate that your 
organization has a two year record of providing technical assistance, 
conducting leadership activities focusing on HIV prevention with 
business and labor organizations and their employees or members and/or 
delivering HIV prevention services: (1) Attach to this section a list 
of clients, including the organization name, location (i.e., city and 
State), dates of service, and type(s) of assistance provided, (2) 
Provide copies of memoranda of understanding, agreements, or contracts 
and/or consultants, (3) training agendas, (4) newspaper articles, (5) 
correspondence from recipients of assistance, (6) program brochures, 
(7) extracts from previous grants to support comparable activities.
    If your organization conducts youth-related programs:
    (a) Submit documentation demonstrating that your organization has a 
formal or informal network, chapters, affiliates, constituent 
organizations, or offices in at least two U.S. States or territories.
    (b) Attach the following documents as evidence that your 
organization has a two year record of providing technical assistance, 
conducting leadership activities focusing on HIV prevention for youth 
and/or delivering HIV prevention services: (1) Attach to this section a 
list of clients, including the organization name, location (i.e., city 
and State), dates of service, and type(s) of assistance provided, (2) 
Provide copies of memoranda of understanding, agreements, or contracts/
consultants, (3) training agendas, (4) newspaper articles, (5) 
correspondence from recipients of assistance, (6) program brochures, 
(7) extracts from previous grants to support comparable activities.
    (c) Attach a complete list of the members of your board, governing 
body or advisory committee along with their positions on the board, age 
and gender as evidence that a person age 24 or younger participates on 
the Board that oversees programmatic activities, or that your 
organization has an Advisory Committee to the Board that is made up of 
young people age 24 or younger.
    If your organization conducts Migrant Worker-related programs:
    (a) Submit evidence of having a formal or informal network, 
chapters, affiliates, constituent organizations, or offices in at least 
two U.S. States or territories.
    (b) Attach the following documents as evidence that your 
organization has a documented two year record of providing culturally 
tailored technical assistance, conducting leadership activities 
focusing on HIV prevention for migrant workers and/or delivering HIV 
prevention services: (1) Attach to this section a list of clients, 
including the organization name, location (i.e., city and State), dates 
of service, and type(s) of assistance provided, (2) Provide copies of 
memoranda of understanding, agreements, or contracts/consultants, (3) 
training agendas, (4) newspaper articles, (5) correspondence from 
recipients of assistance, (6) program brochures, (7) extracts from 
previous grants to support comparable activities.
2. Abstract (not to exceed two pages)
    Summarize your proposed program activities. Include the following:
    a. category and activity for which the application is being made;
    b. brief summary of the need for the proposed activities and how 
the target audience perceives risk behaviors and preventive measures;
    c. brief description of organizational history and capacity;
    d. proposed first budget period objectives;
    e. brief summary of proposed plan of operation;
    f. brief description of planned collaborations with governmental 
and non-governmental organizations;
    g. brief summary of plans for evaluating the activities of this 
project (only process evaluation is required); and
 3. Organizational History and Capacity
4. Assessment of Need
5. Long-term Goals
6. Program Proposal
a. Objectives
b. Plan of Operation
c. Prioritize Program Activities
d. Coordination/Collaboration
e. Communications
f. Time Line
7. Scientific, Theoretical, or Conceptual Foundation for Proposed 
Activities
8. Plan for Process Evaluation
9. Project Management and Staffing
10. Budget Breakdown and Justification
    For the personnel section, indicate the job title, annual salary/
rate of pay, and percentage of time spent on this program.
    For contracts contained within the application budget, identify the 
contractor, if known, describe the services to be performed, justify 
the use of a third party, and provide a breakdown of and justification 
for the estimated costs of the contracts, the kinds of organizations or 
parties to be selected, the period of performance, and the method of 
selection.

    Note: If indirect costs are requested, you must provide a copy 
of your organization's current negotiated Federal indirect cost rate 
agreement.

11. Attachments
    Provide the following as attachments:
    a. Proof of nonprofit status;
    b. An organizational chart and listing of existing and proposed 
staff, including volunteer staff;
    c. Description of collaborating organizations or institutions, if 
appropriate and original, signed letters from the chief executive 
officers of each such organization or institution assuring their 
understanding of the intent of this program announcement, the proposed 
program, their role in the proposed program, and the responsibilities 
of recipients;
    d. A description of any funding being received from CDC or other 
sources to conduct activities related to HIV and similar to those 
proposed which includes:
    (1) A summary of funds and income received to conduct HIV/AIDS 
programs. This summary must include the name of the sponsoring 
organization/source of income, level of funding, a description of how 
the funds have been used, and the budget period. In addition, identify 
proposed personnel devoted to the project you are proposing and 
personnel supported by other funding sources and the activities they 
support.
    (2) A summary of the objectives and activities of the funded 
programs described above.
    (3) A description of how funds requested in this application will 
be used differently or in ways that will expand upon the funds already 
received, applied for, or being received; and
    (4) An assurance that the funds being requested will not duplicate 
or supplant funds received from any other Federal or non-Federal 
source. CDC awarded funds can be used to expand or enhance services 
supported with other Federal or non-Federal funds.
    e. Independent audit statements from a certified public accountant 
for the previous 2 years.

F. Evaluation Criteria

    Each application will be evaluated individually against the 
following

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criteria by an independent review group appointed by CDC.

1. Organizational History and Capacity: (15 Total Points)

    a. The extent to which the applicant describes their role as a 
national, regional, local or international entity and how they meet the 
eligibility criteria defined in this program announcement; describes 
their existing organizational structure, including constituent or 
affiliate organizations or networks, how that structure will support 
the proposed program activities, and how the proposed program will have 
the capacity to reach targeted communities or groups in multiple States 
or territories. (3 points)
    b. The extent to which the applicant describes their past and 
current experience in developing and implementing similar programs in 
the appropriate category and activity; for leadership activities, 
describes capacity for and expertise in leadership development; for 
technical assistance activities, describes capacity and expertise in 
providing technical assistance; for HIV service deliver, describes 
capacity and expertise in delivering HIV prevention services. (3 
points)
    c. The extent to which the applicant describes their knowledge of 
HIV transmission and behavioral and social interventions for preventing 
HIV transmission, and experience in developing and implementing 
effective HIV prevention strategies and activities appropriate to the 
target audience; discusses their capacity and expertise in providing 
educational or prevention services to the target populations at risk 
for HIV. (3 points)
    d. The degree to which the applicant describes their capacity to 
provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate services 
that respond effectively to the cultural, gender, age, environmental, 
social and multilingual character of the target audiences, including 
any history of providing such services. (3 points)
    e. The degree to which the applicant describes their experience and 
ability to (1) collaborate with other governmental and non-governmental 
organizations, including other national agencies or organizations, 
State and local health departments, CPGs, and State and local non-
governmental organizations that provide HIV prevention services; and 
(2) coordinate program development with existing governmental and 
private prevention efforts. (2 points)
    f. For any of the above areas in which the applicant does not have 
capacity or expertise, the degree to which the applicant describes 
measures to ensure that the proposed program obtains that capacity 
(e.g., through a collaborating organization or a subcontractor). (1 
point)

2. Assessment of Need (10 Total Points)

    The extent to which the applicant clearly identifies the need that 
will be addressed by the proposed program; describes how the need for 
the proposed program was assessed; includes epidemiologic and other 
data used to identify the need, an inventory of resources currently 
available that address the identified need, and an analysis of the gap 
between the identified need and the resources currently available to 
address the need (i.e., how will proposed activities or program address 
an important unmet HIV prevention need or risk-group?). State why the 
funds being applied for in this application are necessary to address 
the need.

3. Long-term Goals: (5 Total Points)

    The extent to which the applicant describes the broad goals that 
the proposed program aims to achieve over the course of the project 
period; and describes how these goals relate to the prevention of HIV 
infection, either directly or indirectly.

4. Program Proposal (25 Total Points)

    The extent to which the applicant describes the proposed program, 
including:
    a. Objectives: Provides specific, realistic, time-phased and 
measurable objectives to be accomplished during the first budget 
period. Describes how these objectives relate to the program's long-
term goals. Describes possible barriers to or facilitators for reaching 
these objectives. (5 points)
    b. Plan of Operation: Describes in detail the methods (i.e., 
strategies and activities) used to achieve the proposed goals and 
objectives, and perform the required recipient activities. Identifies 
program staff responsible for conducting the proposed activities. 
Describes specifically how general and activity-specific requirements 
will be addressed. Describes their roles and responsibilities and those 
of each collaborating institution, organization, subcontractor or CBA 
provider in performing the proposed activities. (5 points)
    c. Prioritize Program Activities: Describes how program activities 
will be prioritized to place emphasis on the target populations or 
communities that are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. (4 
points)
    d. Coordination/Collaboration: Describes how they will work and 
coordinate with other national, regional, State, and local governmental 
and nongovernmental organizations, including CBA providers, the private 
sector, as well as other HIV prevention providers, to conduct the 
proposed activities. Describes how they will ensure consistency with 
applicable State and local comprehensive HIV prevention community plans 
when conducting program activities at the State and local levels. (4 
points)
    e. Communications: Describes how they will share successful 
approaches with other organizations and how ``lessons learned'' will be 
compiled and disseminated. (3 points)
    f. Time Line: Provides a time line that indicates the approximate 
dates by which activities will be accomplished. (4 points)

5. Scientific, Theoretical, or Conceptual Foundation for Proposed 
Activities: (15 Total Points)

    The extent to which the applicant provides a detailed description 
of the scientific, theoretical, or conceptual foundation on which the 
proposed activities are based and which support the potential 
effectiveness of these activities for addressing the stated need.

6. Plan of Evaluation: (15 Total Points)

    The extent to which the applicant describe how activities to 
monitor progress to determine if the objectives are being achieved, and 
determine if the methods used to deliver the proposed activities are 
effective. Describes how data will be collected, analyzed, and used to 
improve the program.

7. Project Management and Staffing: (15 Total Points)

    The extent to which the applicant describes how the proposed 
program will be managed and staffed, including the location of the 
program within the organization. Describe in detail each existing or 
proposed position by job title, function, general duties, and 
activities. Include the level of effort and allocation of time for each 
project activity by staff positions. If the identity of any key 
personnel who will fill a position is known, provide their curriculum 
vitae (not to exceed two pages per person) as an attachment. Note 
experience and training related to the proposed project.

8. Budget Breakdown and Justification: (Not Scored)

    The extent to which the applicant provides a detailed budget for 
each proposed activity. Justifies all operating expenses in relation to 
the stated objectives and planned priority

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activities. Provides specific information about the program purpose of 
each budget item and itemizes calculations wherever appropriate. CDC 
may not approve or fund all proposed activities.
    For the personnel section, indicates the job title, annual salary/
rate of pay, and percentage of time spent on this program.

G. Submission and Deadline

    Application: Submit the original and two copies of PHS 5161-1 (OMB 
Number 0937-0189) and Assurance of Compliance with the ``Requirements 
of AIDS-related written materials, pictorials, audiovisuals, 
questionnaires, survey instruments, and educational sessions in Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Assistance Programs''.
    Forms are available at the following Internet addresses: 
www.cdc.gov/ * * *. Forms or in the application kit.
    The PHS 5161-1 form is available at

http://forms.psc.gov/forms/phs/ps5161-1.pdf

    The Assurance of Compliance Form is available at

http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forms/hivpanel.htm

    On or before February 23, 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:
    (a) Received on or before the deadline date; or
    (b) Postmarked 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 
(a) or (b) above are considered late applications, will not be 
considered, and will be returned to the applicant.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements
    Provide CDC with original plus two copies of:
    1. Progress reports quarterly including technical assistance and 
service delivery requested and delivered;
    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 in the 
application kit. (List all applicable requirements by number and title. 
The Grants Management Branch will include the applicable descriptions 
in the application kit.)

AR-4  HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Provisions
AR-5  HIV Program Review Panel Requirements
AR-7  Executive Order 12372 Review
AR-8  Public Health System Reporting Requirements
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 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 93.941.

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 Announcement number of interest.
    If you have questions after reviewing the contents of all the 
documents, business management technical assistance may be obtained 
from: Julia L. Valentine, 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: 770-488-2732, Email address: 
[email protected].
    For program technical assistance, contact: Karena Sapsis, Public 
Health Advisor, Training and Technical Support Systems Branch, Division 
of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE 
Mailstop E-40, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: (404)639-5221 email: 
[email protected].

    Dated: January 11, 2001.
Sandra R. Manning,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 01-1468 Filed 1-17-01; 8:45 am]
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