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PHS5161–1 application in the 

Grants.gov electronic submission only. 

Applicants should refer to http:// 

www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ 

PHS5161–1-Certificates.pdf. Once the 

applicant has filled out the form, please 

attach it to the Grants.gov submission as 

Other Attachment Forms. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide HHS/CDC with an 

original, plus two hard copies of the 

following reports: 

1. Interim progress report, due no less 

than 90 days before the end of the 

budget period. The progress report will 

serve as your non-competing 

continuation application, and must 

contain the following elements: 

a. Current Budget Period Activities 

and Objectives. 

b. Current Budget Period Financial 

Progress. 

c. New Budget Period Program 

Proposed Activities and Objectives. 

d. Budget and budget narrative with 

justification. 

e. Measures of Effectiveness, 

including progress against the 

numerical goals of the President’s 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief for 

Haiti. 

f. Additional Requested Information. 

2. Annual Progress Reports are due 

within 30 days of the end of each budget 

period. The report should detail 

progress toward achieving program 

milestones and projected next year 

activities. You must be develop 

indicators for each program milestone 

and incorporate them into the annual 

financial and programmatic reports. The 

report should include progress against 

the numerical goals of the President’s 

Emergency Plan AIDS Relief for Haiti. 

3. Financial status report, no more 

than 90 days after the end of the budget 

period. The financial report must show 

obligations, disbursements and funds 

remaining by program activity. The 

applicant must develop indicators for 

each program milestone and incorporate 

them into the periodic financial and 

programmatic reports. The applicant 

must draw indicators from The 

Emergency Plan Indicator Guide. 

4. Final performance reports, no more 

than 90 days after the end of the project 

period. 

Recipients must mail these reports to 

the Grants Management or Contract 

Specialist listed in the ‘‘Agency 

Contacts’’ section of this announcement. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

We encourage inquiries concerning 

this announcement. 

For general questions, contact: 

Technical Information Management 

Section, CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, 2920 Brandywine 

Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 

770–488–2700. 

For program technical assistance, 

contact: Kathy Grooms, Country 

Program Officer, CDC, NCHSTP, Global 

AIDS Program, U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS E–04, Atlanta, GA 

30333, Telephone: 404–639–8394, 

Email: Kgrooms@cdc.gov. 

For financial, grants management, or 

budget assistance, contact: Vivian 

Walker, Grants Management Specialist, 

CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services, 2920 Brandywine Road, 

Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770–

488–2724, E-mail: VEW4@CDC.GOV. 

VIII. Other Information 

Applicants can find this and other 

HHS funding opportunity 

announcements on the HHS/CDC Web 

site, Internet address: http:// 

www.cdc.gov (Click on ‘‘Funding’’ then 

‘‘Grants and Cooperative Agreements’’), 

and on the Web site of the HHS Office 

of Global Health Affairs, Internet 

address: http://www.globalhealth.gov. 

Dated: August 31, 2005. 

William P. Nichols, 

Director, Procurement and Grants Office, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 05–17673 Filed 9–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Improving HIV/AIDS Data Collection at 

the National, State and Municipal 

Levels in the Federative Republic of 

Brazil Through Strengthening HIV 

Surveillance Infrastructure and 

Building Capacity in the Use of Data 

for Program Evaluation and 

Assessment as Part of the President’s 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 

Announcement Type: New. 

Funding Opportunity Number: 

AA104. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 93.067. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: September 29, 

2004. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: This program is authorized 

under Sections 301(a) and 307 of the Public 

Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. Sections 241 

and 242l], as amended, and under Public 

Law 108–25 (United States Leadership 

against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 

Act of 2004) [22 U.S.C. 7601]. 

Background: President Bush’s 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has 

called for immediate, comprehensive 

and evidence-based action to turn the 

tide of global HIV/AIDS, and supports 

programs in more than 100 countries. 

The five-year strategy for the Emergency 

Plan is available at the following 

Internet address: http://www.state.gov/s/ 

gac/rl/or/c11652.htm. 

In Brazil, the Emergency Plan seeks to 

engage both governmental and nongovernmental institutions at all levels to 

bolster the already-robust provision of 

care and treatment to HIV-positive 

people, and to strengthen prevention 

activities to avoid new cases of HIV. 

The U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) announces the 

availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 

funds for a cooperative agreement to 

work with the National HIV/AIDS 

Program of Brazil (National Program), 

and Brazilian community-based and 

faith-based organizations, for the 

improvement and expansion of HIV/ 

AIDS prevention, care and support 

activities in Brazil. 

Purpose: The purpose of this 

cooperative agreement is to provide a 

funding mechanism and management 

support for HHS/CDC joint activities 

with the Brazilian National AIDS 

Program and community-based and 

faith-based organizations in the area of 

HIV/AIDS and associated diseases, 

including tuberculosis. Joint activities 

in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 will focus on 

strengthening the capacity of the 

Brazilian National AIDS Program in two 

of the following areas, through 

cooperation between the award 

recipient and the National Program and 

HHS and its Brazilian and international 

partners: (1) Adapting surveillance 

infrastructure to respond to a 

concentrated epidemic; and (2) 

broadening the skill base of Brazilian 

government and non-government 

personnel, at the Federal, State, and 

municipal levels, in the use of data for 

program evaluation and assessment. 

These collaborative activities could 

have a profound impact on the 

implementation of the Brazilian 

National AIDS Plan, which calls for 

central-level policy formulation and 

decentralized implementation of 

programs. Successful implementation of 

a sound monitoring and evaluation 

system (that includes improved research 

capacity for program evaluation and 

surveillance infrastructure), and the use 

of this system, will improve collection 

of data to direct program design; 

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determine the effectiveness of 

interventions; and substantially improve 

the ability to make sound policy 

decisions. These activities will 

strengthen ties between the Brazilian 

National AIDS Program, states, 

municipalities and non-governmental 

organizations (NGOs), including faithbased organizations, that work with 

HIV/AIDS-related programs, and could 

eventually lead to significant 

improvements in coordination of HIV/ 

AIDS prevention and care activities 

country-wide. 

Measurable outcomes of the program 

will be in alignment with the five-year 

strategy for the President’s Emergency 

Plan for AIDS Relief, and one (or more) 

of the following performance goal(s) for 

the National Center for HIV, STD and 

TB Prevention (NCHSTP) of the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC) within HHS: By 2010, work with 

other countries, international 

organizations, the U.S. Department of 

State, the U.S. Agency for International 

Development (USAID), and other 

partners to achieve the United Nations 

General Assembly Special Session on 

HIV/AIDS goal of reducing prevalence 

among persons 15 to 24 years of age. 

This announcement is only for nonresearch activities supported by CDC. If 

applicants propose research, HHS/CDC 

will not review the application. For the 

definition of ‘‘research,’’ please see the 

HHS/CDC Web site at the following 

Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/ 

od/ads/opspoll1.htm. 

Activities 

Awardee Activities for this program 

are as follows: 

1. Assist the Brazilian National HIV/ 

AIDS Program to further build capacity 

within its surveillance, operational 

research, and monitoring and evaluation 

technical units. 

2. Support the Brazilian National 

HIV/AIDS Program and communitybased and faith-based organizations in 

increasing the skills and methodology in 

data use for targeted services evaluation 

and assessment, and to set subsequently 

the operational research agenda of the 

National Program. 

3. Provide support to the Brazilian 

National HIV/AIDS Program for the 

development of national protocols and 

the implementation of national training 

programs to instruct both government 

and non-government staff in the areas of 

prevention and care of HIV and 

associated diseases, confidential 

voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), 

and prevention of mother-to-child 

transmission (PMTCT). 

4. Assist the Brazilian National HIV/ 

AIDS Program in the decentralization of 

program management to the regional, 

state and municipal levels, and in 

working with non-governmental 

organizations, including faith-based 

organizations. 

In a cooperative agreement, HHS staff 

is substantially involved in the program 

activities, above and beyond routine 

grant monitoring. 

HHS Activities for this program are as 

follows: 

1. Provide technical assistance to the 

Brazilian National HIV/AIDS Program 

and community-based and faith-based 

organizations to develop and implement 

monitoring and evaluation activities, 

perform analyses, and provide expertise 

for training and capacity-building. 

2. Facilitate and coordinate regional 

and U.S.-based international technical 

assistance to the project upon request 

(i.e., workshops, trainings and technical 

consultations), in the Portuguese 

language. 

3. Organize an orientation meeting 

with the grantee to brief them on 

applicable U.S. Government, HHS, and 

Emergency Plan expectations, 

regulations and key management 

requirements, as well as report formats 

and contents. The orientation could 

include meetings with staff from HHS 

agencies and the Office of the U.S. 

Global AIDS Coordinator. 

4. Review and approve the process 

used by the grantee to select key 

personnel and/or post-award 

subcontractors and/or subgrantees to be 

involved in the activities performed 

under this agreement, as part of the 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Country 

Operational Plan review and approval 

process, managed by the Office of the 

U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. 

5. Review and approve grantee’s 

annual work plan and detailed budget, 

as part of the Emergency Plan for AIDS 

Relief Country Operational Plan review 

and approval process, managed by the 

Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator. 

6. Review and approve grantee’s 

monitoring and evaluation plan, 

including for compliance with the 

strategic information guidance 

established by the Office of the U.S. 

Global AIDS Coordinator. 

7. Meet on a monthly basis with 

grantee to assess monthly expenditures 

in relation to approved work plan and 

modify plans as necessary. 

8. Meet on a quarterly basis with 

grantee to assess quarterly technical and 

financial progress reports and modify 

plans as necessary. 

9. Meet on an annual basis with 

grantee to review annual progress report 

for each U.S. Government Fiscal Year, 

and to review annual work plans and 

budgets for subsequent year, as part of 

the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 

review and approval process for 

Country Operational Plans, managed by 

the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator. 

10. Provide technical assistance, as 

mutually agreed upon, and revise 

annually during validation of the first 

and subsequent annual work plans. This 

could include expert technical 

assistance and targeted training 

activities in specialized areas, such as 

strategic information, project 

management, confidential counseling 

and testing, palliative care, treatment 

literacy, and adult learning techniques. 

11. Provide in-country administrative 

support to help grantee meet U.S. 

Government financial and reporting 

requirements 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. HHS involvement in this 

program is listed in the Activities 

Section above. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2005. 

Approximate Total Funding: $250,000 

(This amount is an estimate, and is 

subject to availability of funds.). 

Approximate Number of Awards: 

One. 

Approximate Average Award: $83,500 

(This amount is for the first 12-month 

budget period, and includes direct 

costs). 

Floor of Award Range: None. 

Ceiling of Award Range: $150,000 

(This ceiling is for the first 12-month 

budget period.). 

Anticipated Award Date: October 25, 

2005. 

Budget Period Length: 12 months. 

Project Period Length: Three years. 

Throughout the project period, HHS’

commitment to continuation of awards 

will be conditioned on the availability 

of funds, evidence of satisfactory 

progress by the recipient (as 

documented in required reports), and 

the determination that continued 

funding is in the best interest of the 

Federal Government, as determined by 

the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants 

Limited Competition: Public or 

private not-for-profit organizations 

within Brazil that meet the following 

criteria may submit applications: (1) 

Ability to demonstrate past and current 

experience in collaborating with 

international organizations and 

Brazilian faith-based and communitybased organizations; (2) ability to 

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demonstrate past experience in 

collaborating with the National AIDS 

Program of Brazil (National Program); 

(3) ability to disburse funds to a 

Brazilian Federal governmental 

institution and to other nongovernmental organizations; and (4) 

ability to demonstrate a strong linkage 

with one or more public health and/or 

medical university institutions and with 

community-based and faith-based 

organizations. 

The National AIDS Program of the 

Ministry of Health of Brazil (National 

Program) is HHS/CDC Global AIDS 

Program’s (GAP) primary partner in 

Brazil. HHS/CDC GAP Brazil’s program 

is focused on meeting the needs of the 

National Program, and all program 

activities are planned in pursuance of 

this goal. HHS/CDC will provide 

funding to a management foundation 

that manages the money on behalf of the 

Ministry and funds its activities. HHS 

believes that it is in the best interest of 

the U.S. Government to establish the 

above criteria as minimum standards to 

ensure both the appropriate 

management of funds and selection of 

an organization that can immediately 

become engaged in the activities listed 

in this announcement; and, thus, to 

benefit the people of Brazil as quickly 

as possible. 

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds 

Matching funds are not required for 

this program. Although matching funds 

are not required, preference will go to 

organizations that can leverage 

additional funds to contribute to 

program goals. 

III.3. Other 

Special Requirements 

If your application is incomplete or 

non-responsive to the special 

requirements listed in this section, it 

will not enter into the review process. 

You will be notified that your 

application did not meet submission 

requirements. 

• HHS/CDC considers late 

applications non-responsive. See 

section ‘‘IV.3. Submission Dates and 

Times’’ for more information on 

deadlines. 

• Applicant must document 

eligibility, in an appendix to their 

application, by submitting either letters 

of support from partner institutions, 

acknowledging cooperation, or official 

annual reports that document 

partnership with the aforementioned 

groups. 

• Note: Title 2 of the United States Code 

Section 1611 states that an organization 

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

Revenue Code that engages in lobbying 

activities is not eligible to receive Federal 

funds constituting an award, grant, or loan. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

IV.1. Address To Request Application 

Package 

To apply for this funding opportunity 

use application form PHS 5161–1. 

HHS strongly encourages you to 

submit your application electronically 

by using the forms and instructions 

posted for this announcement at 

http://www.grants.gov. 

Application forms and instructions 

are available on the HHS/CDC Web site, 

at the following Internet address: 

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

forminfo.htm. 

If you do not have access to the 

Internet, or if you have difficulty 

accessing the forms online, you may 

contact the HHS/CDC Procurement and 

Grants Office Technical Information 

Management Section (PGO–TIM) staff 

at: 770–488–2700. We can mail 

application forms to you. 

IV. 2. Content and Form of Submission 

Application: You must submit a 

project narrative with your application 

forms. You must submit the narrative in 

the following format: 

• Maximum number of pages: 25. If 

your narrative exceeds the page limit, 

we will only review the first pages 

within the page limit. 

• Font size: 12 point unreduced. 

• Double spaced. 

• Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches. 

• Page margin size: One inch. 

• Printed only on one side of page. 

• Held together only by rubber bands 

or metal clips; not bound in any other 

way. 

• Your application MUST be 

submitted in English. 

Your narrative should address 

activities to be conducted over the 

entire project period, and must include 

the following items in the order listed: 

• Project Description. Demonstrate a 

clear and concise understanding of the 

nature of the problem described in the 

purpose section of this announcement. 

Describe the public health importance 

of the planned activities to be 

undertaken. 

• Plan of Action. Present an overall 

design strategy, with proposed 

objectives and projects and measurable 

timelines. Describe how your 

organization will meet stated 

requirements. Describe the 

responsibilities for each of the key staff. 

• Project Contribution to the Goals 

and Objectives of the Emergency Plan 

for AIDS Relief 

• Evaluation. Provide a monitoring 

and evaluation plan for the project. 

• Itemized Budget. Budget and budget 

justifications will not count toward the 

stated page limit. 

You may include additional 

information in the application 

appendices. The appendices will not 

count toward the narrative page limit. 

This additional information includes 

the following: 

• Curriculum Vitas/Resumes 

• Organizational Charts 

• Documentation of partnerships 

(letters of support, annual reports) 

• Job descriptions of proposed key 

positions to be created for the activity 

• Quality-Assurance, Monitoringand-Evaluation, and StrategicInformation Forms 

• Applicant’s Corporate Capability 

Statement 

• Letters of Support 

• Evidence of Legal Organizational 

Structure 

You must have a Dun and Bradstreet 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) number to apply for a grant or 

cooperative agreement from the Federal 

Government. The DUNS number is a 

nine-digit identification number, which 

uniquely identifies business entities. 

Obtaining a DUNS number is easy, and 

there is no charge. To obtain a DUNS 

number, access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1–

866–705–5711. 

For more information, see the HHS/ 

CDC Web site at: http://www.cdc.gov/ 

od/pgo/funding/pubcommt.htm. 

If your application form does not have 

a DUNS number field, please write your 

DUNS number at the top of the first 

page of your application, and/or include 

your DUNS number in your application 

cover letter. 

Additional requirements that could 

require you to submit additional 

documentation with your application 

are listed in section ‘‘VI.2. 

Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements.’’

IV. 3. Submission Dates and Times 

Application Deadline Date: 

September 29, 2005. 

Explanation of Deadlines: 

Applications must be received in the 

HHS/CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office by 4 p.m. eastern time on the 

deadline date. 

You may submit your application 

electronically at http://www.grants.gov. 

We consider applications completed 

online through Grants.gov as formally 

submitted when the applicant 

organization’s Authorizing Official 

electronically submits the application to 

http://www.grants.gov. We will consider 

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electronic applications as having met 

the deadline if the applicant 

organization’s Authorizing Official has 

submitted the application electronically 

to Grants.gov on or before the deadline 

date and time. 

If you submit your application 

electronically with Grants.gov, your 

application will be electronically time/ 

date stamped, which will serve as 

receipt of submission. You will receive 

an e-mail notice of receipt when HHS/ 

CDC receives the application. 

If you submit your application by the 

United States Postal Service or 

commercial delivery service, you must 

ensure the carrier will be able to 

guarantee delivery by the closing date 

and time. If HHS/CDC receives your 

submission after closing because of: (1) 

carrier error, when the carrier accepted 

the package with a guarantee for 

delivery by the closing date and time; or 

(2) significant weather delays or natural 

disasters, you will have the opportunity 

to submit documentation of the carrier’s 

guarantee. If the documentation verifies 

a carrier problem, HHS/CDC will 

consider the submission as received by 

the deadline. 

If you submit a hard copy application, 

HHS/CDC will not notify you upon 

receipt of your submission. If you have 

a question about the receipt of your 

application, first contact your courier. If 

you still have a question, contact the 

PGO–TIM staff at: 770–488–2700. Before 

calling, please wait two to three days 

after the submission deadline. This will 

allow time for us to process and log 

submissions. 

This announcement is the definitive 

guide on application content, 

submission address, and deadline. It 

supersedes information provided in the 

application instructions. If your 

submission does not meet the deadline 

above, it will not be eligible for review, 

and we will discard it. We will notify 

you that you did not meet the 

submission requirements. 

IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications 

Executive Order 12372 does not apply 

to this program. 

IV.5. Funding Restrictions 

Restrictions, which you must take 

into account while writing your budget, 

are as follows: 

• Funds may not be used for research. 

• Reimbursement of pre-award costs 

is not allowed. 

• The purchase of antiretroviral 

drugs, reagents and laboratory 

equipment for antiretroviral treatment 

projects requires prior approval in 

writing by CDC officials. 

• No funds shall be used to distribute 

sterile needles or syringes for the 

hypodermic use of any illegal drug. 

• Funds may be spent for reasonable 

program purposes, including personnel; 

travel; operating costs, including 

supplies; fuel for transportation; 

utilities; staff training costs, including 

registration fees and purchase and rental 

of training related equipment; 

renovation of clinical or lab facilities; 

and purchase of HIV testing reagents, 

test kits and laboratory equipment for 

HIV testing and services. Equipment 

may be purchased if deemed necessary 

to accomplish program objectives; 

however, prior approval by HHS/CDC 

officials must be requested in writing. 

• All requests for funds contained in 

the budget shall be stated in U.S. 

dollars. Once an award is made, HHS/ 

CDC will not compensate foreign 

grantees for currency exchange 

fluctuations through the issuance of 

supplemental awards. 

• The costs that are generally 

allowable in grants to domestic 

organizations are allowable to foreign 

institutions and international 

organizations, with the following 

exception: With the exception of the 

American University, Beirut, and the 

World Health Organization, Indirect 

Costs will not be paid (either directly or 

through sub-award) to organizations 

located outside the territorial limits of 

the United States or to international 

organizations, regardless of their 

location. 

• The applicant may contract with 

other organizations under this program; 

however the applicant must perform a 

substantial portion of the activities 

(including program management and 

operations, and delivery of prevention 

services for which funds are required). 

• You must obtain an annual audit of 

these HHS/CDC funds (program-specific 

audit) by a U.S.-based audit firm with 

international branches and current 

licensure/authority in-country, and in 

accordance with International 

Accounting Standards or equivalent 

standard(s) approved in writing by 

HHS/CDC. 

• A fiscal Recipient Capability 

Assessment may be required, prior to or 

post award, in order to review the 

applicant’s business management and 

fiscal capabilities regarding the 

handling of U.S. Federal funds. 

Prostitution and Related Activities 

The U.S. Government is opposed to 

prostitution and related activities, 

which are inherently harmful and 

dehumanizing, and contribute to the 

phenomenon of trafficking in persons. 

Any entity that receives, directly or 

indirectly, U.S. Government funds in 

connection with this document 

(‘‘recipient’’) cannot use such U.S. 

Government funds to promote or 

advocate the legalization or practice of 

prostitution or sex trafficking. Nothing 

in the preceding sentence shall be 

construed to preclude the provision to 

individuals of palliative care, treatment, 

or post-exposure pharmaceutical 

prophylaxis, and necessary 

pharmaceuticals and commodities, 

including test kits, condoms, and, when 

proven effective, microbicides. 

A recipient that is otherwise eligible 

to receive funds in connection with this 

document to prevent, treat, or monitor 

HIV/AIDS shall not be required to 

endorse or utilize a multisectoral 

approach to combating HIV/AIDS, or to 

endorse, utilize, or participate in a 

prevention method or treatment 

program to which the recipient has a 

religious or moral objection. Any 

information provided by recipients 

about the use of condoms as part of 

projects or activities that are funded in 

connection with this document shall be 

medically accurate and shall include the 

public health benefits and failure rates 

of such use. 

In addition, any recipient must have 

a policy explicitly opposing prostitution 

and sex trafficking. The preceding 

sentence shall not apply to any ‘‘exempt 

organizations’’ (defined as the Global 

Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and 

Malaria, the World Health Organization 

and its six Regional Offices, the 

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative or 

to any United Nations agency). 

The following definition applies for 

purposes of this clause: 

• Sex trafficking means the 

recruitment, harboring, transportation, 

provision, or obtaining of a person for 

the purpose of a commercial sex act. 22 

U.S.C. 7102(9). 

All recipients must insert provisions 

implementing the applicable parts of 

this section, ‘‘Prostitution and Related 

Activities,’’ in all subagreements under 

this award. These provisions must be 

express terms and conditions of the 

subagreement, must acknowledge that 

compliance with this section, 

‘‘Prostitution and Related Activities,’’ is 

a prerequisite to receipt and 

expenditure of U.S. Government funds 

in connection with this document, and 

must acknowledge that any violation of 

the provisions shall be grounds for 

unilateral termination of the agreement 

prior to the end of its term. Recipients 

must agree that HHS may, at any 

reasonable time, inspect the documents 

and materials maintained or prepared 

by the recipient in the usual course of 

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its operations that relate to the 

organization’s compliance with this 

section, ‘‘Prostitution and Related 

Activities.’’

All prime recipients that receive U.S. 

Government funds (‘‘prime recipients’’) 

in connection with this document must 

certify compliance prior to actual 

receipt of such funds in a written 

statement that makes reference to this 

document (e.g., ‘‘[Prime recipient’s 

name] certifies compliance with the 

section, ‘Prostitution and Related 

Activities.’ ’’) addressed to the agency’s 

grants officer. Such certifications by 

prime recipients are prerequisites to the 

payment of any U.S. Government funds 

in connection with this document. 

Recipients’ compliance with this 

section, ‘‘Prostitution and Related 

Activities,’’ is an express term and 

condition of receiving U.S. Government 

funds in connection with this 

document, and any violation of it shall 

be grounds for unilateral termination by 

HHS of the agreement with HHS in 

connection with this document prior to 

the end of its term. The recipient shall 

refund to HHS the entire amount 

furnished in connection with this 

document in the event HHS determines 

the recipient has not complied with this 

section, ‘‘Prostitution and Related 

Activities.’’

You may find guidance for 

completing your budget on the HHS/ 

CDC Web site, at the following Internet 

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

funding/budgetguide.htm. 

IV.6. Other Submission Requirements 

Application Submission Address: 

HHS/CDC strongly encourages 

applicants to submit electronically at: 

http://www.grants.gov. You will be able 

to download a copy of the application 

package from http://www.grants.gov, 

complete it offline, and then upload and 

submit the application via the 

Grants.gov site. We will not accept email submissions. If you are having 

technical difficulties in Grants.gov, you 

may reach them by e-mail at 

support@grants.gov, or by phone at 1–

800–518–4726 (1–800–518–GRANTS). 

The Customer Support Center is open 

from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time, 

Monday through Friday. 

HHS/CDC recommends that you 

submit your application to Grants.gov 

early enough to resolve any 

unanticipated difficulties prior to the 

deadline. You may also submit a backup paper submission of your 

application. We must receive any such 

paper submission in accordance with 

the requirements for timely submission 

detailed in Section IV.3. of the grant 

announcement. You must clearly mark 

the paper submission: ‘‘BACK–UP FOR 

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.’’

The paper submission must conform 

to all requirements for non-electronic 

submissions. If we receive both 

electronic and back-up paper 

submissions by the deadline, we will 

consider the electronic version the 

official submission. 

We strongly recommended that you 

submit your grant application by using 

Microsoft Office products (e.g., 

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, etc.). If 

you do not have access to Microsoft 

Office products, you may submit a PDF 

file. You may find directions for 

creating PDF files on the Grants.gov web 

site. Use of file formats other than 

Microsoft Office or PDF could make 

your file unreadable for our staff. 

or 

Submit the original and two hard 

copies of your application by mail or 

express delivery service to the following 

address: Technical Information 

Management–AA104 CDC Procurement 

and Grants Office U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services 2920 

Brandywine Road Atlanta, GA 30341 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Criteria 

Applicants must provide measures of 

effectiveness that will demonstrate the 

accomplishment of the various 

identified objectives of the cooperative 

agreement. Measures of effectiveness 

must relate to the performance goals 

stated in the ‘‘Purpose’’ section of this 

announcement. Measures must be 

objective and quantitative, and must 

measure the intended outcome. 

Applicants must submit these measures 

of effectiveness with the application and 

will be an element of evaluation. 

We will evaluate your application 

against the following criteria: 

1. Technical Approach (25 points). 

Does the applicant’s proposal include 

an overall design strategy, with 

measurable time lines, that is realistic, 

achievable, time-framed and 

appropriate? Does the application 

appropriately address regular 

monitoring and evaluation, and the 

potential effectiveness of the proposed 

activities in meeting objectives? Does 

the applicant have a commitment to 

train both public and private health care 

workers in local languages? 

2. Understanding of the Problem (20 

points). Does the applicant demonstrate 

a clear and concise understanding of the 

nature of the problem described in the 

Purpose section of this announcement? 

This specifically includes description of 

the public health importance of the 

planned activities to be undertaken and 

realistic presentation of proposed 

objectives and projects. Does the 

applicant display knowledge of the fiveyear strategy and goals of the President’s 

Emergency Plan, such that it can build 

on these to develop a comprehensive 

project and meet the goals of the 

Emergency Plan? 

3. Ability to Carry Out the Project (20 

points). Does the applicant document 

demonstrate capability to achieve the 

purpose of the project and provide 

training in the Portuguese language? 

4. Personnel (20 points). Are the 

professional personnel involved in this 

project qualified (i.e., is there evidence 

included of experience in working with 

HIV/AIDS and associated diseases and 

HIV surveillance and Portugueselanguage fluency)? 

5. Plans for Administration and 

Management of Projects (15 points). Are 

there adequate plans for administering 

the project and adequate financial 

controls to account for the finances 

covered under this cooperative 

agreement? Does the applicant have 

transparent and competitive procedures 

for performing and procurement 

necessary under this project? 

6. Budget (not scored). Is the itemized 

budget for conducting the project, and 

its justification, reasonable and 

consistent with stated objectives and 

planned program activities, and with 

the five-year strategy and goals of the 

President’s Emergency Plan and 

Emergency Plan activities in Brazil? 

V.2. Review and Selection Process 

The HHS/CDC Procurement and 

Grants Office (PGO) staff will review 

applications for completeness, and HHS 

Global AIDS program will review them 

for responsiveness. Incomplete 

applications and applications that are 

non-responsive to the eligibility criteria 

will not advance through the review 

process. Applicants will receive 

notification that their application did 

not meet submission requirements. 

An objective review panel will 

evaluate complete and responsive 

applications according to the criteria 

listed in the ‘‘V.1. Criteria’’ section 

above. All persons who serve on the 

panel will be external to the U.S. 

Government Country Program Office. 

The panel may include both Federal and 

non-Federal participants. 

In addition, the following factors 

could affect the funding decision: 

While U.S.-based organizations are 

eligible to apply, we will give 

preference to existing national/Brazilian 

organizations. It is possible for one 

organization to apply as lead grantee 

with a plan that includes partnering 

with other organizations, preferably 

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local. Although matching funds are not 

required, preference will go to 

organizations that can leverage 

additional funds to contribute to 

program goals. 

Applications will be funded in order 

by score and rank determined by the 

review panel. HHS/CDC will provide 

justification for any decision to fund out 

of rank order. 

V.3. Anticipated Announcement and 

Award Dates 

October 25, 2005. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Notice of Award (NoA) from the HHS/ 

CDC Procurement and Grants Office. 

The NoA shall be the only binding, 

authorizing document between the 

recipient and HHS/CDC. An authorized 

Grants Management Officer will sign the 

NoA, and mail it to the recipient fiscal 

officer identified in the application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review by mail. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

45 CFR Part 74 and Part 92. 

For more information on the Code of 

Federal Regulations, see the National 

Archives and Records Administration at 

the following Internet address: http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-tablesearch.html. 

The following additional 

requirements apply to this project: 

• AR–4 HIV/AIDS Confidentiality 

Provisions 

• AR–5 HIV Program Review Panel 

Requirements 

• AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions 

• AR–14 Accounting System 

Requirements 

Applicants can find additional 

information on these requirements on 

the HHS/CDC Web site at the following 

Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/ 

od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm. 

You need to include an additional 

Certifications form from the PHS 5161–

1 application in your Grants.gov 

electronic submission only. Please refer 

to http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ 

PHS51611Certificates.pdf. Once you 

have filled out the form, attach it to your 

Grants.gov submission as Other 

Attachment Forms. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide HHS/CDC with an 

original, plus two hard copies, of the 

following reports: 

1. Interim progress report, due no less 

than 90 days before the end of the 

budget period. The progress report will 

serve as your non-competing 

continuation application, and must 

contain the following elements: 

a. Current Budget Period Activities 

Objectives. 

b. Current Budget Period Financial 

Progress. 

c. New Budget Period Program 

Proposed Activity Objectives. 

d. Budget. 

e. Measures of Effectiveness, 

including progress against the 

numerical goals of the President’s 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief for 

Brazil. 

f. Additional Requested Information. 

2. Financial status report, no more 

than 90 days after the end of the budget 

period. 

3. Final financial and performance 

reports, due no later than 90 days after 

the end of the project period. 

4. Annual progress report, due no 

later than 90 days after the end of the 

budget period. Reports should include 

progress against the numerical goals of 

the President’s Emergency Plan for 

AIDS Relief for Brazil. 

Recipients must mail these reports to 

the Grants Management or Contract 

Specialist listed in the ‘‘Agency 

Contacts’’ section of this announcement. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

We encourage inquiries concerning 

this announcement. 

For general questions, contact: 

Technical Information Management 

Section, CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, 2920 Brandywine 

Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 

770–488–2700 

For program technical assistance, 

contact: 

Brazil Contact. 

William Brady, Co-Project Officer, 

HHS/CDC, Global AIDS Program (GAP), 

Brazil, Unit 3500, APO AA 34030, 

Telephone: 55 (61) 273–4851, E-mail: 

web0@cdc.gov. 

Atlanta Contact. 

Eddas Bennett, Co-Project Officer, 

1600 Clifton Rd., MS E–04, Atlanta, GA 

30333, Telephone: 404–639–6305, Email: ebennett@cdc.gov. 

For financial, grants management, or 

budget assistance, contact: 

Vivian Walker, Grants Management 

Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, 2920 Brandywine 

Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 

770–488–2724, E-mail: 

vwalker@cdc.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

Applicants can find this and other 

HHS/CDC funding opportunity 

announcements on the HHS/CDC Web 

site, Internet address: http:// 

www.cdc.gov (click on ‘‘Funding’’ then 

‘‘Grants and Cooperative Agreements’’), 

and on the Web site of the HHS Office 

of Global Health Affairs, Internet 

address: http://www.globalhealth.gov. 

Dated: August 31, 2005. 

William P. Nichols, 

Director, Procurement and Grants Office, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 05–17675 Filed 9–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Support for Programs Designed To 

Reduce the Impact of HIV in Southern 

Sudan, Under the President’s 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 

Announcement Type: New. 

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC–

RFA–AA211. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 93.067. 

Key Dates: Application Deadline: 

September 29, 2005. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: This program is authorized 

under Sections 301 (a) and 307 of the Public 

Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. Sections 241 

and 2421], as amended and under Public Law 

108–25 (United States Leadership Against 

HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 

2003) [22 U.S.C. 7601]. 

Background: President Bush’s 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has 

called for immediate, comprehensive 

and evidence-based action to turn the 

tide of global HIV/AIDS. The initiative 

aims to treat more than two million 

HIV-infected people with effective 

combination anti-retroviral therapy by 

2008; care for ten million HIV-infected 

and affected persons, including those 

orphaned by HIV/AIDS, by 2008; and 

prevent seven million infections by 

2010, with a focus on 15 priority 

countries, including 12 in sub-Saharan 

Africa. The five-year strategy for the 

Emergency Plan is available at the 

following Internet address: http:// 

www.state.gov/s/gac/rl/or/c11652.htm. 

Under the leadership of the U.S. 

Global AIDS Coordinator, as part of the 

President’s Emergency Plan, the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) works with host 

countries and other key partners to 

assess the needs of each country and