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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Notice of Proposals To Engage in

Permissible Nonbanking Activities or

To Acquire Companies That Are

Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking

Activities

The companies listed in this notice

have given notice under section 4 of the

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12

CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to

acquire or control voting securities or

assets of a company, including the

companies listed below, that engages

either directly or through a subsidiary or

other company, in a nonbanking activity

that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y

(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has

determined by Order to be closely

related to banking and permissible for

bank holding companies. Unless

otherwise noted, these activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Each notice is available for inspection

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.

The notice also will be available for

inspection at the offices of the Board of

Governors. Interested persons may

express their views in writing on the

question whether the proposal complies

with the standards of section 4 of the

BHC Act. Additional information on all

bank holding companies may be

obtained from the National Information

Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding the applications must be

received at the Reserve Bank indicated

or the offices of the Board of Governors

not later than February 1, 2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198–0001:

1. First Ainsworth Company,

Ainsworth, Nebraska; to engage in

extending credit and servicing loans

pursuant to § 225.28(b)(1) of Regulation

Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 12, 2001.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–1523 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Sunshine Act Meeting

Agency Holding the Meeting: Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System.

TIME AND DATE: 11:00 a.m., Monday,

January 22, 2001.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, 20th and C

Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551

STATUS: Closed

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Personnel actions (appointments,

promotions, assignments,

reassignments, and salary actions)

involving individual Federal Reserve

System employees.

2. Any items carried forward from a

previously announced meeting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Lynn S. Fox, Assistant to the Board;

202–452–3204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may

call 202–452–3206 beginning at

approximately 5 p.m. two business days

before the meeting for a recorded

announcement of bank and bank

holding company applications

scheduled for the meeting; or you may

contact the Board’s Web site at http://

www.federalreserve.gov for an

electronic announcement that not only

lists applications, but also indicates

procedural and other information about

the meeting.

Dated: January 12, 2001.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–1573 Filed 1–12–01; 4:17 pm]

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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, nonfederally 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. Nonprofit 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 Laborrelated 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 Farmworkerrelated 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 LaborRelated 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 businessand 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 capacitybuilding 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 nongovernmental 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 capacitybuilding 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 nongovernmental 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 capacitybuilding 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 CDCcoordinated 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 nongovernmental 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 CDCfunded 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 capacitybuilding/technical assistance delivery

systems.

f. Facilitate and collaborate in the

dissemination of successful capacitybuilding/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 81⁄2′′

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 taxexempt 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 youthrelated 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 activityspecific 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:

jxv1@cdc.gov. 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:

kes0@cdc.gov.

Dated: January 11, 2001.

Sandra R. Manning,

Acting Director, Procurement and Grants

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Disease, Disability, and Injury

Prevention and Control Special

Emphasis Panel (SEP): National

Partnerships for HIV Prevention with a

Focus on Business and Labor, Youth,

and Migrant Workers

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): National Partnerships for HIV

Prevention with a Focus on Business and

Labor, Youth, and Migrant Workers, Program

Announcement #01017, meeting.

Times and Dates: 11 a.m.– p.m., March 4,

2001 (Open), 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., March 5,

2001 (Closed), 8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m., March 6,

2001 (Open), 8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m., March 6,

2001 (Closed).

Place: National Center for HIV, STD, and

TB Prevention, CDC, 8 Corporate Square

Blvd., Conference Room 1A, B, and C, and

2A and 2C, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.

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 Associate Director for Management and

Operations, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–

463.

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will

include the review, discussion, and

evaluation of applications received in

response to Program Announcement #01017.

Contact Person for more Information:

Elizabeth A. Wolfe, Prevention Support

Office, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB

Prevention, CDC, Corporate Square Office

Park, 8 Corporate Square Boulevard, M/S

E07, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, telephone 404/

639–8025.

The Director, Management Analysis and

Services office has been delegated the