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of death certificates from the states. The

NDI Plus option currently provides the

ICD codes for the underlying and

multiple causes of death for the years

1979–1999. The five administrative

forms are completed by health

researchers in government, universities,

and private industry in order to apply

for NDI services and to submit records

of study subjects for computer matching

against the NDI file. The total cost to

respondents is estimated at $5,685.

Respondents No. of

respondents

No. of

responses/respondents

Avg. burden/

response

(in hrs.)

Total burden

(in hrs.)

Government researchers ................................................................................. 48 1 1.89 91

University researchers ..................................................................................... 60 1 1.89 113

Private industry researchers ............................................................................ 12 1 1.89 23

Total ...................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 227

Dated: June 15, 2001.

Chuck Gollmar,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 01–15601 Filed 6–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 01163]

HIV Prevention Projects for

Community-Based Organizations

Targeting Young Men of Color Who

Have Sex With Men; Notice of

Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year

(FY) 2001

A. Purpose

For fiscal year 2001, the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is

offering funds for a cooperative

agreement program for Human

Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Projects

for Community-Based Organizations

Targeting Young Men of Color Who

Have Sex With Men (YMSM of Color).

This program addresses the Healthy

People 2010 priority area(s) of

Educational and Community-Based

Programs, HIV Infection, and Sexually

Transmitted Diseases (STDs).

Note: CDC strongly suggests that you

supplement this program announcement as it

appears in the Federal Register, with a copy

of the program announcement that is in an

easy-to-use format. This easy-to-read version

can be found on the CDC home page Internet

address http://www.cdc.gov. Click on

‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and Cooperative

Agreements.’’

B. Eligibility Requirements

1. Have proof of current tax-exempt

status under Internal Revenue Service

(IRS) Code Section 501(c)(3).

2. Be located and provide services in

one of the following eligible

metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs):

Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Chicago,

IL; Cleveland—Lorain—Elyria, OH;

Columbia, SC; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI;

Fort Lauderdale, FL; Houston, TX;

Jackson, MS; Jacksonville, FL; Kansas

City, MO–KS; Los Angeles, CA;

Memphis, TN–AR–MS; Miami, FL; New

Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Newark,

NJ; Norfolk–Virginia Beach—Newport

News, VA; Oakland, CA; Philadelphia,

PA; St. Louis, MO; San Antonio, TX;

San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San

Juan, PR; Seattle, WA; Tampa—St.

Petersburg—Clearwater, FL; Orlando,

FL; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach,

FL.

3. Be able to show that your

organization has provided HIV

prevention or care services over the last

two years to young men of color who

have sex with men (YMSM of color)

(ages 24 years and younger). This may

include the sexual partners of YMSM

and/or transgendered youth (ages 24

years and younger).

4. Be able to show that 75 percent of

the persons your program served in the

past two years are of racial/ethnic

minority populations.

5. Provide at least three letters of

support from civic, business or faithbased organizations, which are located

in the community and also serve the

proposed target population, that show

you have been providing HIV

prevention services to YMSM of color in

the target communities.

6. Provide a statement that within 6

months of being selected for funding

you will agree to:

a. have at least one young person, age

24 years or younger, who is a member

of the target population, actively serving

on the board of directors, or

b. have a group of young persons from

the targeted population actively

involved in advising the board of

directors on the direction of youth

prevention programs. Please indicate if

your organization already meets this

requirement.

7. Not request more than $350,000,

including indirect costs, if applying

under Category A; and no more than

$500,000 if applying under Category B.

8. Not be a government or municipal

agency (including a health department,

school board, or public hospital), a

private or public university or college,

or a private hospital.

9. You can only apply for funding

under one of the two categories (see

next section).

Note: You are not eligible to receive

Federal funds constituting an award, grant,

cooperative agreement, contract, loan or any

other form, if under Title 2 of the United

States Code, Chapter 26, Section 1611, you

are considered to be an organization as

described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 that engages in

lobbying activities.

C. Availability of Funds

About $7 million is available for

awards for fiscal year 2001. It is

expected that those CBOs who are

selected will receive funding in

September 2001. The funds are to be

used during a budget time frame of 12

months within a project period of up to

5 years.

Note: Funding estimates may change based

on the availability of funds.

Funds will be distributed in two

categories:

Category A: Delivery of HIV

Prevention Services and Infrastructure

Development. Approximately $5 million

is available to fund 14 to16 awards in

this category. Applications that ask for

more than $350,000, including indirect

costs, will not be considered and the

application will be returned to you.

Category B: Strategic Alliances for the

Delivery of HIV Prevention Services.

Approximately $2 million is available to

fund up to 4 awards under this category.

Applications that ask for more than

$500,000, including indirect costs, will

not be considered and the application

will be returned to you.

Your organization’s project may be

continued for a total of 5 years (that is

to say, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)

under this agreement. Funding at the

same level after the first year is based on

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the amount of funds available to CDC

and your success and/or progress in

meeting your goals and objectives.

1. Use of Funds

Funds provided under this

announcement must support—

a. Activities directly related to

preventing YMSM of color, (ages 24

years and younger) from getting HIV or

transmitting the disease to someone

else. This may include the sexual

partners of YMSM and/or transgendered

youth, ages 24 years and younger.

b. Intervention activities that involve

preventing other STDs or substance

abuse as a means of reducing or

eliminating the risk of HIV transmission

may also be supported.

Funds provided under this

announcement must not be used to—

a. Give direct patient medical care,

including substance abuse or medical

treatment, or medications.

b. Supplant or duplicate existing

funding.

c. Support only administrative and

managerial functions.

Note: If your application requests funds

only to support administrative or managerial

activities your application will not be

funded.

Part of the funding under this

announcement may be used to;

a. Hire one or more contractors to

support coalition partners to help with

specific activities; however, you, not the

contract organization(s) or the coalition

partner(s), must carry out most of the

activities paid for with this funding

(including managing the program and

activities).

b. Help build the capacity of your

organization (for example, purchase of

computers or software, hiring a business

manager).

2. Funding Preferences

In making awards, preference for

funding will be given to;

a. ensure a balance of funded CBOs in

terms of targeted racial/ethnic minority

groups (the number of funded CBOs

serving each racial/ethnic minority

group may be adjusted based on the rate

of HIV/AIDS in that group).

b. a geographic balance of funded

CBOs. The number of funded CBOs will

be adjusted based on the prevalence of

HIV/AIDS cases in the MSA.

c. a balance of funded CBOs in terms

of age groups to be served.

d. a balance of funded CBOs in areas

where gaps have been identified by the

HIV prevention community planning

group in the city or state.

D. Program Requirements

There are many activities you can

implement to reach YMSM of color

(ages 24 and younger) with HIV

prevention messages. Your activities

should focus on your plan to reach this

target population, which may also

include the sexual partners of YMSM

and transgendered youth (ages 24 and

younger). Activities are divided into two

categories: Category A and Category B.

1. Recipient Activities

Category A: Delivery of HIV Prevention

Services and Infrastructure

Development

The applicant will be responsible

for—

(1) Involving the target population in

planning, implementing, and evaluating

activities and services throughout the

project period.

(2) Providing mentoring (that is to say,

guidance) to youth to enable them to

participate in the planning process and/

or other organizational functions or

direct service activities. Mentors must

be trained, the relationship must be for

at least six months, and all activities

must be monitored.

(3) Using or adapting program models

supported by scientifically valid

evidence of lowering risk behavior or

increasing help-seeking behavior. You

may also design and develop your HIV

prevention program to meet local needs

using a rationale based in science.

Note: Examples of evidence-based models

can be found in the ‘‘Compendium of

Effective Behavioral Interventions,’’

(Inventory #D235) available in CD-Rom

format from the CDC National Prevention

Information Network (NPIN) by calling 1–

800–458–5231 or at the following website

www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/hivcompendium.pdf

and in the report, ‘‘Positive Youth

Development in the United States,’’

commissioned by the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services Assistant

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and

available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/

positiveyouthdev99/index.htm.

Your program activities should

address barriers to HIV prevention and

should focus on issues of stigma and

discrimination based on infection

status, race, sexual orientation, or

gender identity. The activities could

address social, health service, and faith

organizations and family units that can

keep persons at risk from getting the

services they need.

Your program should also develop

leadership and/or other skills among

YMSM of color to help them to

effectively participate in the Community

Planning process, on the Ryan White

Council, or to make useful contributions

to the success of CBO, health

department, or other grantee activities.

These activities should also help build

skills to avoid HIV risk behaviors.

(4) Conducting at least one of the

interventions listed below. All of your

efforts must include cultural

competency, sensitivity to issues of

sexual and gender identity, and

developmental and linguistic

appropriateness.

(a) HIV counseling, testing, and

referral. Provide HIV counseling,

testing, and referral (CTR) services for

YMSM of color (ages 24 years and

younger). This may include the sexual

partners of YMSM and/or transgendered

youth (ages 24 years and younger). If

you provide these services, you must

meet certain requirements and follow

set guidelines. See Attachment 3 for

more information.

For example: Improve access to or

provide appropriate testing sites, that

will be more acceptable and accessible

to the target population; and/or improve

use of post-test counseling, referrals,

and follow-up.

(b) Health Education and Risk

Reduction. Conduct health education

and risk-reduction interventions (HE/

RR). These may include individual,

group, or community-level

interventions.

(c) Outreach Activities. Conduct

outreach activities to improve access to

the target population. Provide face-toface HIV prevention interactions,

handing out condoms, brochures, and

other prevention materials.

(5) Assisting high-risk clients with

referral to appropriate primary HIV

prevention services, and continued

prevention and care services if they are

infected.

(6) Monitoring, assuring quality, and

evaluating your proposed program by—

(a) Using approximately three to five

percent of the funds awarded under this

announcement for monitoring

intervention activities. CDC will provide

technical assistance in tracking program

activities and quality.

(b) Preparing and submitting to CDC,

within the first 6 months of funding, a

quality assurance plan for your program.

(c) Participating in a national

evaluation program.

(d) Conducting periodic client

satisfaction assessments, for example,

questionnaires or focus groups.

Note: During the first year of funding, CDC

will work with CBOs to develop standardized

evaluation formats and activities for grantees.

(7) Putting into place training and

capacity building measures to—

(a) Identify the training needs of your

staff.

(b) Develop and put into place a plan

to address these training needs.

(c) Work with CDC and CDC-funded

capacity-building assistance programs to

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identify and address the capacitybuilding needs of your program.

(d) Find and use local resources for

organizational and program

development, for example, the health

department, community development

agencies, other CBOs, local colleges and

universities, locally based foundations,

Service Corps of Retired Executives (a

Small Business Administration

program), and the local business or

industrial community.

(8) Putting into place a

communication and information

dissemination plan, including—

(a) Marketing your prevention

program and services to the target

population and local community.

(b) Share lessons learned and

successful program models.

(c) Ensuring Internet and e-mail

communication for your organization

and key program staff during the first

year of funding.

Note: You must attend at least one CDCsponsored meeting of funded agencies. If you

sponsor any conferences using CDC funds,

you must follow CDC policies for getting

approval.

(9) Begin to gather information to help

develop and implement a plan for

obtaining additional resources from

non-CDC sources to further support the

program run through this cooperative

agreement and to improve the chance

that it will continue after the end of the

project period.

Note: Local organizations and agencies,

such as community development agencies,

colleges, and universities, often have

information about funding and other types of

assistance.

We encourage you to work with other

organizations in the community by—

(a) Establishing ongoing

collaborations with health departments,

community planning groups, academic

and research institutions, health care

providers, or other local resources in

designing, implementing, and

evaluating interventions.

(b) Participating in the HIV

prevention community planning

process. Participation may include

going to meetings; if selected, serving as

a member of the group; reviewing and

commenting on plans; and becoming

familiar with and using information

from the community planning process,

such as the epidemiologic profile, needs

assessment data, and intervention

strategies. If selected for funding, an

overview of project activities should be

presented to your jurisdiction’s

community planning group.

Category B: Strategic Alliances for the

Delivery of HIV Prevention Services

Organizations funded under Category

B will also be responsible for the

activities listed under Category A.

(1) During the first two years of

funding, you will have to—

(a) Work to establish dynamic

partnerships with other organizations to

ensure that a full range of services are

available to the target population.

(b) Establish or continue to support

this project with a full-time staff

position with the responsibility,

authority, professional training, and

experience needed to lead and

coordinate the program activities of the

coalition;

(c) Establish or continue to support a

coalition including representatives from

the health department, local service

providers (including CDC-funded

CBOs), and affected community

members to design, develop, and

implement a comprehensive plan for a

linked network of HIV prevention

services. You should—

(d) Identify key community and

opinion leaders and ask them to be a

part of the coalition process;

(e) Establish and/or continue to

clearly keep track of linkages with local

HIV prevention community planning

groups, Ryan White CARE Act planning

councils, and the State and local health

departments;

(f) Establish and/or continue linkages

with those local and community-based

organizations that provide services to

prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, STDs,

tuberculosis (TB), and substance abuse.

The applicant should also look at

including public hospitals,

neighborhood and mental health clinics,

managed care groups that provide

services to persons who receive

Medicaid, and Women, Infants, and

Children’s programs, among others.

Note: The term ‘‘coalition,’’ for this

announcement, means a group of

organizations working together, where each

organization has a clearly defined activity

assigned to them from the overall program

plan. All groups share program

responsibilities, but the organization

applying for funds must take the lead and

perform most of the program activities. The

lead organization must meet all requirements

above.

Each member of the coalition should

sign a formal memoranda of agreement

(MOA) (see Attachment 5) that

addresses a way to track referrals and

ensure appropriate routine sharing of

information about your program’s

activities and progress. You will also

need to give details on the role and what

each coalition member will bring to the

project. The terms and length of time for

the agreement, as confirmed by the

MOA, signed by the applicant and each

coalition member, must be stated. The

documents must be signed by those who

have the authority to represent the

organization, for example, president,

chief executive officer, or executive

director.

(g) Develop a community needs

assessment for YMSM of color (ages 24

years and younger), in the target area.

This may include the sexual partners of

YMSM and/or transgendered youth

(ages 24 years and younger). This

should include reviewing epidemiologic

and other data, reviewing the State and

local HIV prevention comprehensive

plans and other planning documents

that can help in the development, and

finding out what community assets

there are and what gaps in service.

Note: Useful background information can

be found in the document entitled, PMI:

Constructing a Teen HIV Risk Profile (NPIN

Inventory #D269). Contact NPIN for this

document at 1–800–458–5231.

(h) Develop a detailed plan for

creating and maintaining a linked

network of services for the targeted

community, based on the community

needs assessment. This network may

include, but not be limited to, HIV, STD,

TB, and substance abuse prevention,

treatment, and care services; mental

health services; primary care services;

social services; and family planning

services. Your plan must describe in

detail all linkages that will exist within

the network.

(2) In years 3 through 5, the applicant

should—

(a) Coordinate and participate in the

full implementation of the plan;

(b) Serve as liaison among members of

the coalition and provide management

oversight, facilitate program

implementation and operations, and

maintain effective working

relationships;

(c) Conduct an evaluation of system

outcomes using both quantitative and

qualitative data, for example, an

assessment of the changes in access to

care for the target population as a result

of the coalition’s activities.

2. CDC Activities

If you are selected for funding, CDC

will support you by:

a. Providing assistance and

consultation on program and

administrative issues.

b. Meeting and working with you to

find out what your training needs are

and how to meet those needs.

c. Sharing the most up-to-date

information, both scientific and

programmatic, to help prevent HIV

infection.

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d. Providing assistance and

information if you choose to use the

new rapid test technologies.

e. Helping you establish partnerships

with other groups who receive federal

funding to support HIV/AIDS activities.

f. Making sure that successful

prevention interventions, program

models, and lessons learned are shared

between grantees through various

mediums.

g. Overseeing your success in program

and fiscal activities.

h. Develop standardized evaluation

formats and activities for grantees.

E. Application Content

1. When Writing the Application

a. Include page numbers throughout

your application. Begin with the first

page and number each page through to

the last page of the last attachment.

b. Have a Table of Contents for the

whole package you send in.

c. Begin each separate section of your

application on a new page.

d. Not staple or bind the original

document submission or the two (2)

copies.

e. Type all materials in a 12 point

type size, single spaced.

f. Use 81⁄2 × 11 paper.

g. Set the margins at a minimum of 1

inch.

h. Use headers and footers, as needed.

i. Type on one side of the paper only.

Note: The sections that follow give you the

questions you have to answer to correctly

prepare your application. There are three

sections: 1. Proof of Eligibility, 2. Program

Narrative, 3. Budget.

2. When Answering the Questions

Below, You Must

a. Label each section, as indicated

below, using the section title and, when

appropriate, the name of the subsection.

b. Use the abbreviation N/A (not

applicable), if a section does not apply

to your application.

c. Include all information that is part

of the basic plan in the main section of

the application, for example, activity

timetables, evaluation plans, staff

program responsibilities.

Note: Your application will be reviewed

based on the answers you give to these

questions. To be sure you get the best review

of your application, follow the format

provided below when writing your

application. Please answer all questions with

complete sentences that provide detailed

information about your eligibility and

proposed activities. Do not put basic

information in attachments.

3. Proof of Eligibility (Categories A and

B)

In this section, provide the

information requested below about your

organization. This will let us know if

you are eligible.

a. Is your organization located within

and serving one of the MSAs with the

highest prevalence of reported AIDS

cases among YMSM, their sexual

partners, and transgendered youth (ages

24 years and younger). The MSAs are

Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Chicago,

IL; Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH;

Columbia, SC; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI;

Fort Lauderdale, FL; Houston, TX;

Jackson, MS; Jacksonville, FL; Kansas

City, MO–KS; Los Angeles, CA;

Memphis, TN–AR–MS; Miami, FL; New

Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Newark,

NJ; Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport

News, VA; Oakland, CA; Philadelphia,

PA; St. Louis, MO; San Antonio, TX;

San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San

Juan, PR; Seattle, WA; Tampa-St.

Petersburg-Clearwater, FL; Orlando, FL;

Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach, FL.

If yes, which one?

b. Does your organization have proof

of current, valid Internal Revenue

Service (IRS) 501(c)(3) tax-exempt

status? If you answer yes, you must

attach a copy of the letter from the IRS

at the end of this section. If you answer

no, you are not eligible to submit an

application.

c. Can you show that your

organization has provided HIV

prevention services for 2 years or more

to YMSM of color (This may include the

sexual partners of YMSM and/or

transgendered youth, ages 24 years and

younger)?

d. Are you able to show that 75

percent of the persons your program

served in the past two years are of

racial/ethnic minority populations?

e. Can you provide at least three

letters of support from civic, business or

faith-based organizations, which are

located in the community and also serve

the proposed target population, that

show you have been providing HIV

prevention services to YMSM of color in

the target communities.

f. Is your organization applying under

Category A or Category B? You cannot

apply in both categories as the lead

agency.

g. Is your organization a government

or municipal agency, a private or public

university or college, or a private

hospital? (If you answer yes to this

question, you are not eligible to apply.)

h. Is your organization included in the

category described in section 501(c)(4)

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

that engages in lobbying activities? (If

you answer yes to this question, you are

not eligible to apply.)

Note: You must answer all of these

questions and provide any documents

requested. If you do not provide all the

materials requested, your application will not

be reviewed and will be returned to you.

i. Include the following

documentation in the appendix of your

application under the label, ‘‘Proof of

Eligibility.’’

(1) Copy of the letter from the IRS

indicating your 501(c)(3) tax-exempt

status.

(2) Any information supporting

service you have provided to YMSM,

their sexual partners; and transgendered

persons (ages 24 years and younger).

Include a list of the HIV prevention or

care services your organization has

provided to the proposed target

population and the time period during

which each type of service was

provided, for example, street outreach,

July 1996–present.

4. Program Narrative (Categories A and

B)

This section is divided into two parts.

The first part outlines the narrative for

those applying under Category A. The

narrative for Category B is outlined in

the second half of this section.

Category A

The narrative should be no more than

35 pages. We have included the number

of points attached to each section and a

suggested number of pages. Sections can

vary in length as long as the total

number of pages of the narrative is no

more than 35. Total number of points

for this section is 1,000. The narrative

should address the following areas.

a. Justification of Need (Suggested

length: 6 pages) (Points for this section:

75 points)

How this section will be scored: You

will be scored on what information you

use and how you use it to show the need

of the target population for your

proposed program. It will help you

write your answer for this section, if you

check with the health department for

information on the HIV statistics and

HIV needs assessment developed for the

community planning process. Use this

information when writing your answers.

Answer all of the following questions

for this section.

(1) How has your proposed target

population been affected by the HIV/

AIDS epidemic, for example, how many

persons are infected with HIV or AIDS,

how many deaths have there been from

AIDS, how do socioeconomics affect the

population? (20 points)

(2) What are the behaviors and other

characteristics of your target population

that put them at a high risk of becoming

infected with HIV or infecting others

(for example, unsafe sexual behaviors as

indicated by rates of STDs, teen

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pregnancy rates, or assessments of risk

behaviors; substance use rates;

environmental, social, cultural, or

language characteristics)? (20 points)

(3) What are the barriers to accessing

HIV prevention counseling and testing

in your target population? How will you

address these barriers? (20 points)

(4) Which organizations in your area

are providing similar services? Please

describe their activities and how your

proposed activities will further meet the

needs of the target population or

improve services provided. (5 points)

(5) Is your proposed target population

a priority population as indicated in the

comprehensive HIV prevention plan

developed through the community

planning process? If not, please tell us

why your proposed activities are

needed? (10 points)

b. Program Activities (Suggested length:

15 pages) (Points for this section: 400

points)

How this section will be scored: We

will look at whether or not your

objectives and goals are likely to be

achieved; if your activities are sound,

doable, creative, specific (how detailed

you are in what you want to do), timephased (have you set a time frame), and

measurable (can you show that your

activities made a difference).

Answer all of the following questions

for this section.

(1) Proposed Interventions (100 points)

(a) What program model are you

planning to use?

(b) Which social-behavioral science

theory are you basing your proposed

program model on?

(c) What risk behavior(s) or helpseeking behavior(s) will your program

model address?

(d) What strategies will you use to

build skills and capacity for the

identified target population to help

them participate effectively on the

Community Planning Group, Ryan

White Council, or within your CBO?

(e) If you have not chosen a program

model, what is your plan to find or

develop a plan that is supported by

scientific evidence to help lower risk

behavior(s) or increase help-seeking

behavior(s) or that is based on public

health standards and behavioral science

theory.

(2) Reaching Your Clients (130 points)

(a) What are your objectives and

activities planned to reach YMSM of

color during the first year of your

proposed project (This may include the

sexual partners of YMSM and/or

transgendered youth, ages 24 years and

younger.)?

(b) What are your objectives and

activities planned in your community to

reduce stigma and discrimination

against this population?

(c) What will you do to reach your

target population at high risk of

becoming infected with HIV or STDs

because of sexual or drug-using

behaviors?

(d) What steps will you take to build

trust and credibility with this

population?

(e) How will you get them to use your

services?

(f) How will you use the available

social networks to help you provide

services?

(g) How will you identify and select

youth to become a part of your

leadership development program?

(h) How will you involve them in

planning, evaluating, and modifying

your program activities?

(3) Referral and Linkages (80 points)

(a) What are your objectives and

activities to help ensure that YMSM of

color who are infected with HIV or at a

high risk get treatment and other

services they need, for example,

medical, mental health, drug use

treatment, and social services such as

housing and transportation (This may

include the sexual partners of YMSM

and/or transgendered youth, ages 24

years and younger.)?

(b) If you are working with other

organizations, which of your proposed

activities will be carried out by those

organizations, whether they are part of

an HIV prevention coalition,

subcontractors, or non-paid partners?

You must provide in your application a

letter of intent from all partnering

organizations, as applicable.

(4) Confidentiality (50 points)

(a) What steps will you take to ensure

the confidentiality of all records,

information, and activities related to

your clients?

(b) What steps will you take to ensure

the confidentiality of your clients

during program activities?

(5) Management and Staffing of the

Program (20 points)

(a) How will you manage your

program?

(b) What will be the responsibilities

and roles of the staff?

(c) What skills and experience does

your staff have working with the target

population?

(d) What are the responsibilities and

roles of those organizations who you

want to work with you (for example,

staff responsibilities, skills, experience)?

(6) Time line (20 points)

(a) What are the details of your time

line? Include information on the most

important steps in your project and the

approximate dates for when a step is

begun and expected to be completed.

c. Training, Quality Assurance, and

Program Monitoring and Evaluation

(Suggested length: 8 pages) (Points for

this section: 200 points)

How this section will be scored: We

will look at your overall plan to

determine if your objectives are

appropriate to your goals, if they are

complete, sound in their methods,

doable, specific (how detailed you are in

what you want to do), time-phased

(have you set a time frame), and

measurable (can you show that your

activities made a difference).

In this section, discuss how you will

address each of the requirements for

training, quality assurance, and program

monitoring and evaluation. With each

goal and set of objectives, you also need

to discuss activities, staffing/resources,

data collection, and your time line.

Answer all of the following questions

for this section.

(1) What will you do to make sure

your staff gets the training they need?

Give an estimate of the number of staff

to be trained, which staff will be

trained, and who will provide the

training? (40 points)

(2) How will you routinely monitor

your staff’s activities to find out if they

are following established guidelines and

protocols and what training they need?

(30 points)

(3) How will you determine and meet

your organization’s needs in the areas of

capacity-building or technical

assistance? (30 points)

(4) How will you find out if you are

meeting your objectives during the first

year of operation? (40 points)

(5) How will you measure whether

your services are meeting the needs of

the target population and if those you

refer for services are using the referral?

(30 points)

(6) How will you monitor your

activities and those of the organizations

working with you as subcontractors or

as collaborators? (30 points)

d. Organizational History and

Experience (Suggested length: 8 pages)

(Points for this section: 250 points)

How this section will be scored: We

will look at the overall experience of

your organization in working with

YMSMs of color and their partners. This

will include how much experience you

have related to your proposed project.

Answer all of the following questions

for this section.

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(1) How does the composition of your

board of directors reflect your target

population? (Please use Attachment 6 to

provide additional information

regarding the composition of your

board) (50 points)

(2) How does the composition of your

key staff (management, supervisory, and

administrative positions) and key

service provision positions (for

example, outreach worker, prevention

case manager, counselor, group

facilitator) reflect your target

population? (50 points)

(3) What are the specific kinds of

health-related services, other than HIV

prevention services, that you have

provided your target population and for

how long? (20 points)

(4) What are the HIV prevention

services that you have provided your

target population and for how long? (20

points)

(5) How have you ensured that any

materials or interventions that you use

in your program are culturally sensitive

and appropriate for the target

population? (30 points)

(6) What other experience does your

organization have in providing services

to YMSMs of color and their partners,

and for how long? (20 points)

(7) What is your organization’s

experience in linking with other

organizations to provide HIV care or

prevention services and ongoing care, as

needed, for your clients? (20 points)

(8) What experience does your

organization have in record keeping of

when and how services are provided,

evaluating services, and marketing

services to the target population? (25

points)

(9) What experience does your

organization have in improving the way

services are delivered by finding and

accessing other resources (for example,

other organizations, materials, proven

strategies)? (15 points)

e. Communication and Information

Dissemination (Suggested length: 3

pages) (Points for this section: 75 points)

How this section will be scored: We

will look at the overall experience of

your organization sharing information

with other partners, health departments,

national organizations.

Answer all of the following questions

for this section.

(1) How are you planning to market

your prevention program and services to

the target population and local

community? (25 points)

(2) How are you planning to compile

lessons learned from the project? (30

points)

(3) How would you ensure access to

Internet and e-mail communication for

your organization during the first year of

funding? (20 points)

Category B

The narrative should be no more than

45 pages. We have included the number

of points attached to each section and a

suggested number of pages. Sections can

vary in length as long as the total

number of pages of the narrative is no

more than 45. Total points for this

section is 1,000. The narrative should

address the following areas.

a. Justification of Need (Suggested

length: 6 pages) (Points for this section:

75 points)

How this section will be scored: You

will be scored on what information you

use and how you use it to demonstrate

the need of the target population for

your proposed program. Check with the

health department for information on

the HIV statistics and HIV needs

assessment developed for the

community planning process. Use this

information when writing your answer

for this section.

Answer all of the following questions

for this section.

(1) How has your proposed target

population been affected by the HIV/

AIDS epidemic, for example, how many

persons are infected with HIV or AIDS,

how many deaths have there been from

AIDS, how do socioeconomics affect the

population? (20 points)

(2) What are the behaviors and other

characteristics of your target population

that put them at a high risk of becoming

infected with HIV or infecting others

(for example, unsafe sexual behaviors as

indicated by rates of STDs, teen

pregnancy rates, or assessments of risk

behaviors; substance use rates;

environmental, social, cultural, or

language characteristics)? (20 points)

(3) What are the barriers to accessing

HIV prevention counseling and testing

in your target population? How will you

address these barriers? (20 points)

(4) Which organizations in your area

are providing similar services? Please

describe their activities and how your

proposed activities will further meet the

needs of the target population or

improve services provided. (5 points)

(5) Is your proposed target population

a priority population as indicated in the

comprehensive HIV prevention plan

developed through the community

planning process? If not, please tell us

why your proposed activities are

needed? (10 points)

b. Program Activities (Suggested length:

20 pages) (Points for this section: 400

points)

How this section will be scored: We

will look at whether or not your goals

are likely to be achieved; if your

activities are sound, doable, creative,

specific (how detailed you are in what

you want to do), time-phased (have you

set a time frame), and measurable (can

you show that your activities made a

difference).

Answer all of the following questions

for this section.

(1) Proposed Interventions (100 points)

(a) What program model are you

planning to use?

(b) Which social-behavioral science

theory are you basing your proposed

program model on?

(c) What risk behavior(s) or helpseeking behavior(s) will your program

model address?

(d) What strategies will you use to

build skills and capacity for identified

target population to help them

participate effectively in the Community

Planning process, on the Ryan White

Council, or within your CBO?

(e) If you have not chosen a program

model, what is your plan to find or

develop a plan that is supported by

scientific evidence to help lower risk

behavior(s) or increase help-seeking

behavior(s) or that is based on public

health standards and behavioral science

theory.

(2) Reaching Your Clients (130 points)

(a) What are your objectives and

activities planned to reach YMSM of

color during the first year of your

proposed project (This may include the

sexual partners of YMSM and/or

transgendered youth ages 24 years and

younger.)?

(b) What are your objectives and

activities planned in your community to

reduce stigma and discrimination

against this population?

(c) What will you do to reach your

target population at high risk of

becoming infected with HIV or STDs

because of sexual or drug-using

behaviors?

(d) What steps will you take to build

trust and credibility with this

population?

(e) How will you get them to use your

services?

(f) How will you use the available

social networks to help you provide

services?

(g) How will you identify and select

youth to become a part of your

leadership development program?

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(h) How will you involve them in

planning, evaluating, and modifying

your program activities?

(3) Referral and Strategic Partnerships

(80 points)

(a) How will you help persons who

are HIV infected or at a high risk of HIV

get the treatment and other services they

need (for example, medical, mental

health, drug use treatment, and social

services such as housing and

transportation)?

(b) Who will be part of your coalition?

Members may include the following, as

appropriate: Community groups and

organizations, including churches and

religious groups; HIV/AIDS service

organizations; Ryan White CARE Title I

and Title II planning bodies; schools,

boards of education, and other State or

local education agencies; State and local

substance abuse agencies, communitybased and other drug-treatment or

detoxification programs; Federally

funded community projects, such as

those funded by the Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Services

Administrations’ Center for Substance

Abuse Treatment and Center for

Substance Abuse Prevention, the U.S.

Department of Health and Human

Services’ Health Resource Services

Administration, Office of Minority

Health, and other Federal agencies;

Providers of services to youth in highrisk situations (for example, youth in

shelters); State or local departments of

mental health; Juvenile and adult

criminal justice, correctional, or parole

systems and programs; Family planning

and women’s health agencies; STD and

TB clinics and programs; and Medicaid

managed care providers.

(c) What would be the responsibilities

and roles of each partner organization?

(d) Which of your proposed activities

will be carried out by those

organizations working with you,

whether they are part of an HIV

prevention coalition, subcontractor, or

non-paid partner? You must provide in

your application a letter of intent from

all partnering organizations, as

applicable.

(4) Confidentiality (50 points)

(a) What steps will you take to ensure

the confidentiality of all records,

activities, and information related to

your clients?

(b) What steps will you take to ensure

the confidentiality of your clients

during program activities?

(5) Management and Staffing of the

Program (20 points)

(a) How will you manage your

program?

(b) What will be the responsibilities

and roles of the staff?

(c) What skills and experience does

your staff have working with the target

population?

(d) What are the roles and

responsibilities of those organizations

you want to work with you (for

example, skills, staff responsibilities,

experience)?

(6) Time line (20 points)

What are the details of your time line?

Include information on the most

important steps in your project and the

approximate dates for when a step is

begun and expected to be completed.

c. Training, Quality Assurance, and

Program Monitoring and Evaluation

(Suggested length: 8 pages) (Points for

this section: 200 points)

How this section will be scored: We

will look at your overall plan to

determine if your objectives are

appropriate to your goals, if they are

complete, sound in their methods,

doable, specific (how detailed you are in

what you want to do), time phased

(have you set a time frame), and

measurable (can you show that your

activities made a difference).

In this section, discuss how you will

address each of the requirements for

training, quality assurance, and program

monitoring and evaluation. With each

goal and set of objectives, you also need

to discuss activities, staffing/resources,

data collection, and your time line.

Answer all of the following questions

for this section.

(1) What will you do to make sure

your staff gets the training they need?

Give an estimate of the number of staff

to be trained, which staff will be

trained, and who will provide the

training? (40 points)

(2) How will you routinely monitor

your staff’s activities to determine if

they are following established

guidelines and protocols and what

ongoing training they need? (30 points)

(3) How will you determine and meet

your organization’s needs in the areas of

capacity-building or technical

assistance? (30 points)

(4) How will you find out if you are

meeting your objectives during the first

year of operation? (30 points)

(5) How will you measure whether

your services are meeting the needs of

the target population and if those you

refer for services are using the referral?

(30 points)

(6) How will you monitor your

activities and those of the organizations

working with you as subcontractors or

as collaborators? (20 points)

(7) How would you monitor the

progress of your coalition? (20 points)

d. Organizational History and

Experience (Suggested length: 6 pages)

(Points for this section: 250 points)

How this section will be scored: We

will look at the overall experience of

your organization in working with

YMSMs, there sexual partners, and

transgendered youth and networking

with other agencies. This will include

how much experience you have related

to your proposed project.

Answer all of the following questions

for this section.

(1) How does the composition of your

board of directors reflect your target

population? (40 points)

(2) How does the composition of your

key staff (for example, management,

supervisory, and administrative

positions) and key service provision

positions (for example, outreach worker,

prevention case manager, counselor,

group facilitator) reflect your target

population? (40 points)

(3) What are the specific kinds of

health-related services, other than HIV

prevention services, that you have

provided your target population and for

how long? (20 points)

(4) What are the HIV prevention

services that you have provided your

target population and for how long? (20

points)

(5) What other experience does your

organization have in providing services

to YMSMs and their partners, and for

how long? (30 points)

(6) What is your organization’s

experience in linking with other

organizations to provide HIV care or

prevention services and ongoing care, if

needed, for your clients? (20 points)

(7) What is your agencies experience

in developing or being a part of at least

one coalition or collaborative activity,

not limited to HIV? Please include a

summary of the collaboration, its

purpose, accomplishments and

activities. Attach memoranda of

agreement from current coalition

members and/or collaborators that

describe existing relationships and

specify the length of their involvement

and contributions (see Attachment 5).

(25 points)

If there are no memoranda of

agreement, list and describe the

organizations and entities that have

participated in the coalition and/or

collaborative activities. Include a

description of existing relationships,

length of involvement, and

contributions.

(8) How have you ensured that any

materials or interventions that you use

in your program are culturally sensitive

and appropriate for the target

population? (25 points)

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(9) What is your experience in

collaborating with government and nongovernment organizations, including

national agencies or organizations, State

and local health departments,

community planning groups, and State

and local non-government organizations

that provide HIV, TB, STD or substance

abuse prevention, treatment, and care

services? (10 points)

(10) What experience does your

organization have in record keeping of

when and how services are provided,

evaluating services, and marketing

services to the target population? (10

points)

(11) What experience does your

organization have in improving the way

services are delivered by finding and

accessing other resources (for example,

other organizations, materials, proven

strategies)? (10 points)

e. Communication and Information

Dissemination (Suggested length: 3

pages) (Points for this section: 75 points)

How this section will be scored: We

will look at the overall experience of

your organization sharing information

with other partners, health departments,

national organizations.

Answer all of the following questions

for this section.

(1) How are you planning to market

your prevention program and services to

the target population and local

community? (25 points)

(2) How are you planning to compile

lessons learned from the project? (30

points)

(3) How would you ensure access to

Internet and e-mail communication for

your organization during the first year of

funding? (20 points)

5. Budget

Categories A and B

In this section, you will need to

provide a detailed description of your

budget needs and the type and number

of staff you will need to successfully put

into place your proposed activities. Use

Form 5161, 424A for the correct format

when writing your budget. These forms

are provided in the application package,

but are also available in a PDF format

at the following Website: http://

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

You must provide details of your

budget for each activity you want to do.

You must show how the operating costs

will support the activities and objectives

you propose.

Your organization should have the

capability to access the Internet and to

download documents about HIV from

CDC and other sites, as well as have

electronic mail (e-mail) available. If you

do not have this capability, you must

provide a budget for purchasing this

equipment in the first year of funding.

The following information and

questions will help you in writing this

part of the application.

(1) What are your budget and staffing

needs? This answer should provide the

specifics of how you plan to spend

funds.

Note: CDC may not approve or fund all

proposed activities. Give as much detail as

possible to support each budget item. List

each cost separately when possible.

(2) If you are contracting with other

organizations or are applying as a

coalition, you must include in the

budget the type and name (if known) of

the organization(s); how you chose the

organization(s); what activities they will

do and why they are the best ones to do

these activities; a detailed list of the

funds you think you will need to pay

the organization(s); why and how long

you will use their services; and how you

will keep track of what they are doing

for you.

(3) Provide a description for each job,

including job title, function, general

duties, and activities; the rate of pay and

whether it is hourly or salary; and the

level of effort and how much time will

be spent on the activities (give this in a

percentage, for example, 50% of time

spent on evaluation). Also, if you

already know names and titles of

persons you will be working with,

include this information and a resume,

if available. If you don’t have names yet,

tell us how you plan to recruit these

persons. For positions that are

voluntary, give a description of the work

the volunteers will be doing. Also

include the experience and training that

is available in relation to the proposed

project.

(4) If you ask for indirect costs, you

must include a copy of your

organization’s current agreement

concerning your negotiated Federal

indirect cost rate.

F. Submission and Deadline

You must send to us the original and

two (2) copies of PHS 5161 (including

SF424—OMB Number 0348–0043).

Forms are available at the following

website: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/

forminfo.htm.

You must also send an original and

two (2) copies of your application,

including attachments.

Send your application to: David A.

Wilson, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Program

Announcement 01163, Centers for

Disease Control & Prevention, 2920

Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta,

Georgia 30341–4146.

Application Deadline: On or Before

July 27, 2001.

Your application will be accepted, if

it has a postmark of July 31, 2001 from

the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial

carrier (no private meters will be

accepted) and arrives in time to be given

to the independent review group.

Late Applications: Applications that

are not received on time, that do not

have a readable postmark, have a

postmark from a private meter machine,

or arrive too late to be included in the

independent review, will be considered

late, will not be accepted for review,

and will be returned to the applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria

Your application will not be

compared to other applications. It will

only be reviewed based on the

information contained in the narrative

section. This will be done by an

independent review group that is

chosen by CDC. Before final award

decisions are made, CDC may make

general site visits to those CBOs who

rank high on the initial scoring to look

at your program, business management,

or fiscal capabilities. CDC may also

check with the health department and

your organization’s board of directors to

find out more about your organizational

structure and the availability of needed

services and support.

H. Other Requirements

The following are additional

requirements for this program.

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–20 Conference Support

AR–21 Small, Minority, WomenOwned Businesses

Technical Reporting Requirements

If you are selected for funding, you

must let CDC know how you are doing

by sending to us an original plus two (2)

copies of—

1. Quarterly progress reports, no later

than 30 days after the end of each 3-

month period;

2. A financial status report, no later

than 90 days after the end of each

budget period;

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3. Final financial report and

performance report, no later than 90

days after the end of the project period;

and

Note: Send all reports to the Grants

Management Specialist identified in section

‘‘I. Where Can I Get More Information.’’

If funded, CDC staff will visit your

organization to learn about your

activities. When asking for the

continuation awards, you must again

show CDC that you still meet the

requirements stated under ‘‘B. Who Can

Apply?’’.

Note: Successful applicants may be

contacted by the National Prevention

Information Network (NPIN) to obtain

information on their program resources. Your

resources may be used in referrals and

resource directories. If selected for funding,

three copies of all educational materials and

resources developed under this grant should

be sent to NPIN for inclusion in their

databases.

If you develop HIV prevention materials

using CDC funds, you must first check with

NPIN to find out if the same kind of materials

have already been developed.

NPIN also makes available

information and technical assistance

services for use in program planning

and evaluation. They can be contacted

at the numbers and Internet site given

above.

NPIN makes available materials on

HIV, STD, and TB to the general public

through its Internet site

(www.cdcnpin.org), its 1–800 number

(1–800–458–5231; TTY users: 1–800–

243–7012), and fax number (1–888–

282–7681).

Human Subjects Guidelines

If you are conducting a research

project that involves human subjects,

you must ensure that your application

includes or addresses the following:

1. Requirements of Title 45 CFR Part

46 for the protection of human subjects?

(Not scored; however, an application

can be disapproved if the research risks

are sufficiently serious and protection

against risks is so inadequate as to make

the entire application unacceptable.)

2. Requirements of CDC Policy

regarding the inclusion of women,

ethnic, and racial groups in the

proposed research.

This includes:

a. The proposed plan for the inclusion

of both sexes and racial and ethnic

minority populations for appropriate

representation.

b. The proposed justification when

representation is limited or absent.

c. A statement as to whether the

design of the study is adequate to

measure differences when warranted.

d. A statement as to whether the plans

for recruitment and outreach for study

participants include the process of

establishing partnerships with

community(ies) and recognition of

mutual benefits.

Note: Projects that involve the collection of

information from 10 or more individuals and

funded by cooperative agreement will be

subject to review and approval by the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) under the

Paperwork Reduction Act.

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

section 301(a) and 317 of the Public

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

241(a) and 247(b)], as amended. The

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

number is 93.939.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

CDC strongly suggests that you

supplement this program announcement

as it appears in the Federal Register,

with a copy of the program

announcement that is in an easy-to-use

format. This easy-to-read version can be

found on the CDC home page Internet

address http://www.cdc.gov. Click on

‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and

Cooperative Agreements.’’

To request a hard copy of the

application, call 1–888–GRANTS4(1–

888–472–6874). You will be asked to

leave your name and address and will

be instructed to identify the Program

Announcement number you want.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all the documents,

business management technical

assistance may be obtained from: David

A. Wilson, 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: 770–488–2700, E-mail address:

DAWilson@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Bill Comeaux, Project Officer,

Prevention Program Branch, Division of

HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, 1600

Clifton Road, NE, MS–E58, Atlanta, GA

30333, Telephone number: 404–639–

0968, E-mail address:

wcomeaux@cdc.gov.

Dated: June 15, 2001.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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Dated: June 15, 2001.

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ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking

a CRADA partner for collaboration to

examine the use of anti-substance P

antibodies and/or anti-substance P

F(ab)′2 antibody fragments to prevent

and/or treat an inflammatory response

mediated by substance P associated

with respiratory viral infection

(particularly respiratory syncytial virus

[RSV]). Anti-substance P antibody

treatment would be used in combination

with agents for anti-viral treatment (e.g.,

Ribavirin, palivizumab, and RSV fusion

inhibitors) to ameliorate substance Pmediated inflammation and disease

pathogenesis.

Because CRADAs are designed to

facilitate the development of scientific

and technologic knowledge into useful,

marketable products, a great deal of

freedom is given to Federal agencies in