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<asm1@opspgo1.em.cdc.gov>.

Programmatic technical assistance may

be obtained from Robert Kohmescher,

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention,

National Center for HIV/STD/TB

Prevention, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton

Road, NE., Mailstop E–44, Atlanta, GA

30333, telephone (404) 639–8302, email:

<rnk1@cidhiv2.em.cdc.gov>.

Please refer to Announcement 627

when requesting information and

submitting an application.

Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of ‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ (Full

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00474–0) or

‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ (Summary

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00473–1)

referenced in the ‘‘INTRODUCTION,’’

through the Superintendent of

Documents, Government Printing

Office, Washington, DC 20402–9325,

telephone (202) 512–1800.

Internet Home Page

The announcement will be available

on one of two Internet sites on the

publication date: CDC’s home page at

<http://www.cdc.gov>, or at the

Government Printing Office home page

(including free access to the Federal

Register) at <http://

www.access.gpo.gov>.

There may be delays in mail delivery

and difficulty in reaching the CDC

Atlanta offices during the 1996 Summer

Olympics. Therefore, CDC suggests

applicants use Internet, follow all

instructions in this announcement and

leave messages on the contact person’s

voice mail for more timely responses to

questions.

Dated: June 4, 1996.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 96–14550 Filed 6–07–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

[Announcement 626]

Follow-up or Secondary Analysis of

HIV Behavioral Intervention Research

Studies

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996

funds for a grant program for conducting

follow-up or secondary analysis of data

from HIV behavioral intervention

research studies. This announcement

provides funds for two types of

activities:

Activity 1 Follow-up or secondary

analysis of outcome, process, or

economic data from existing HIV

behavioral intervention data sets, and;

Activity 2 Secondary analysis of

existing behavioral intervention data

with methodological implications for

how to conduct, analyze, or interpret

research findings from behavioral

intervention studies.

The CDC is committed to achieving

the health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of ‘‘Healthy

People 2000,’’ a national activity to

reduce morbidity and mortality and

improve the quality of life. This

announcement is related to the priority

area of Human Immunodeficiency Virus

(HIV) Infection. (For ordering a copy of

‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ see the section

‘‘WHERE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION.’’)

Authority

This program is authorized under

sections 301 and 317(k), of the Public

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

247b], as amended.

Smoke-Free Workplace

CDC strongly encourages all

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and to promote the nonuse of

all tobacco products, and Public Law

103–227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

prohibits smoking in certain facilities

that receive Federal funds in which

education, library, day care, health care,

and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Eligible Applicants

Applications may be submitted by

public and private, nonprofit and forprofit organizations and governments

and their agencies. Thus, universities,

colleges, research institutes, hospitals,

other public and private organizations,

State and local health departments or

their bona fide agents or

instrumentalities, federally recognized

Indian tribal governments, Indian tribes

or Indian tribal organizations, and

small, minority- and/or women-owned

businesses are eligible to apply.

Eligible applicants must have access

to data sets of outcome, process, or

economic data collected during efficacy

or effectiveness studies of HIV

behavioral interventions in the United

States.

Applicants may submit applications

for both Activity 1 (follow-up or

secondary analysis) and Activity 2

(analysis with methodological

implications) but must submit them as

separate applications. Applications

must state the activity type of the

proposal in the application’s title.

Note: Organizations described in section

501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of

1986 that engage in lobbying are not eligible

to receive Federal grant/cooperative

agreement funds.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $600,000 is available

in FY 1996 to fund a total of

approximately six awards under

Activities 1 and 2. It is expected that the

average award will range from $80,000

to $120,000, depending on the number

of analyses proposed. Awards are

expected to begin on or about

September 30, 1996, and will be made

for a 12-month budget period within a

project period of one year. Funding

estimates may vary and are subject to

change based on availability of funds.

Grant funds are to be applied to

analyses of existing behavioral

intervention data and cannot be used for

the collection of new or supplemental

data, secondary analyses of behavioral

survey data, data entry, purchase of

furniture, software, computers, rental of

facilities, equipment or support of

interventions.

Purpose

These awards will expand the

knowledge of HIV behavioral risk

prevention by conducting further

analyses of data sets from completed

research on HIV behavioral

interventions. Proposals are sought for

the following activities:

Activity 1 Follow-up or secondary

analysis of existing data sets collected

during efficacy or effectiveness trials of

theory-based HIV behavioral

interventions.

Activity 2 Secondary analysis of

existing behavioral intervention data

with methodological implications for

how to conduct, analyze, or interpret

research findings from behavioral

intervention studies. Examples of

analyses include methods to assess the

reliability or validity of behavioral

measures, implementation and

evaluation of intervention methods, the

relationship between behavioral and

biological outcome measures (including

STD and HIV transmission),

comparisons of data collection or

sampling methods, methods to identify

social networks, methods to determine

cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness, and

the use of behavioral intervention data

to model transmission trends.

These awards also have the goal of

obtaining information on diverse

populations, on populations for whom

there is little information on

intervention effectiveness, on

interventions conducted in geographic

areas or venue types on which there is

little intervention information, and on
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the creativity and appropriateness of the

intervention for the targeted population.

Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will be responsible for the following

activities:

1. Secure access to the data set. The

recipient will secure access to the

completed outcome, process, and/or

economic data set from the current

manager of the data set with sufficient

time to complete the proposed analysis.

2. Prepare the data set. The recipient

will finish cleaning the data and

debugging computer programs, if

relevant.

3. Ensure completion of the project by

sustaining analytic capability.

Throughout the course of the project,

the recipient has the responsibility to

sustain and continue the level of

analytic capability which was presented

in their application, particularly:

a. The skills to analyze the data and

to design, oversee, and evaluate the

results of the follow-up or secondary

analyses;

b. Adequate and appropriate technical

and support services for the proposed

project;

c. Adequate computer and data

management systems for the proposed

analyses; and

d. Plan and capacity for storing the

data securely and confidentially.

4. Conduct the proposed analyses.

The recipient will:

a. Conduct the:

(1) Follow-up or secondary analysis of

outcome, process, or economic data

from the data set (Activity 1); or

(2) Analysis of the data set for

methodological implications (Activity

2);

b. Apply appropriate statistical

methods; and

c. Adhere to the proposed timeline for

completion.

5. Disseminate results. The recipient

is expected to publish the results of the

funded analyses in a peer-reviewed

journal and to prepare a report on the

implication of those results for

improving HIV prevention programs or

future behavioral research.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications for Activities 1 and 2

will be reviewed and evaluated

according to the following criteria:

1. Description of the Behavioral

Intervention (15 points).

Thoroughness of the description of

the intervention that generated the

proposed data set, including completion

and evaluation. Clarity of the goal of the

intervention. Quality of the intervention

design, components, and methods.

Appropriateness of the theoretical basis

for the target population and

intervention method. Appropriateness

of the intervention methods for the

target population.

2. Quality of the Proposed Data Set

(20 points).

Detailed description of the proposed

data set, including contents, quality,

size, integrity, and format. Statement

whether the data are process, outcome,

or economic. Description of previous

analyses on the data set. Presence of

required reprints. Demonstrated

possession of or access to the data set.

3. Quality of the Research Question(s)

(20 points).

Appropriateness of the research

question(s) for the data set and the data

collection design. Contribution toward

improving HIV prevention programs

and HIV behavioral intervention

research and its effectiveness.

Uniqueness of the research question(s)

and proposed analysis for the data set.

Adequacy of justification for the

proposed analysis and for additional

funding if more than one analysis is

proposed.

4. Adequacy of the Analysis Plan (20

points).

Thoroughness of analysis plan.

Reasonableness and appropriateness to

the data set, including demonstration

that the data set is large enough to have

the statistical power for the proposed

analyses. Statistical rigor and

complexity. Adequacy of time line.

5. Analytic Capability (25 points).

Overall ability of the applicant to

perform the proposed analysis as

reflected in staff qualifications,

experience, demonstrated familiarity

with HIV behavioral interventions, and

statistical expertise. Clarity of the

described duties and responsibilities of

project personnel. The extent to which

staff time commitments for the conduct

of the analysis are realistic and

sufficient. Quality of applicant’s

previous statistical and methodologic

work. Adequacy of the facilities,

equipment, and plans for the

administration of the project. Quality of

data processing and analysis capacity.

Appropriate data management, software,

and statistical packages for the proposed

analysis. Adequacy of systems for the

management of data security. Presence

of required documentation.

6. Budget (not scored).

Extent to which the budget is

reasonable, itemized, clearly justified,

and consistent with the intended use of

the funds.

Funding Priorities

It is the intention of this

announcement to solicit proposals to

fund further analyses of data sets from

completed HIV behavioral intervention

research. For Activity 1, priority will be

given to proposals requesting funds to

conduct quantitative analysis of

outcome, process, or economic data

collected during HIV intervention

studies. Outcome (dependent) variables

may include both behavioral and

biological markers. Analysis of

qualitative data or analysis of behavioral

determinants may also be included if

such data were collected during the

implementation phase of intervention

studies and are relevant to

understanding the impact of a specific

intervention. For Activity 2, priority

will be given to proposals to conduct

secondary analysis of existing

behavioral intervention data with

methodological implications for how to

conduct, analyze, or interpret research

findings from behavioral intervention

studies.

Interested persons are invited to

comment on the proposed funding

priorities. All comments received on or

before July 15, 1996, will be considered

before the final funding priority is

established. If the funding priorities

should change as a result of any

comments received, revised

applications will be accepted prior to

the final selection of awards.

Written comments should be

addressed to: Van Malone, Grants

Management Officer, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300,

Mailstop E15, Atlanta, GA 30305.

Executive Order 12372 Review

Applications are subject to

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs as governed by Executive

Order (E.O.) 12372. E.O. 12372 sets up

a system for State and local government

review of proposed Federal assistance

applications. Applicants (other than

federally recognized Indian tribal

governments) should contact their State

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) as early

as possible to alert them to the

prospective applications and receive

any necessary instructions on the State

process. For proposed projects serving

more than one State, the applicant is

advised to contact the SPOC for each

affected State. A current list of SPOCs

is included in the application kit. If

SPOCs have any State process

recommendations on applications

submitted to CDC, they should send
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them to Van Malone, Grants

Management Officer, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300,

Mailstop E15, Atlanta, GA 30305, no

later than 30 days after the application

deadline. (The appropriation for this

financial assistance program was

received late in the fiscal year and

would not allow for an application

receipt date which would accommodate

the 60-day State recommendation

process period.) The granting agency

does not guarantee to ‘‘accommodate or

explain’’ for State process

recommendations it receives after that

date.

Indian tribes are strongly encouraged

to request tribal government review of

the proposed application. If tribal

governments have any tribal process

recommendations on applications

submitted to the CDC, they should

forward them to Van Malone, Grants

Management Officer, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300,

Mailstop E15, Atlanta, GA 30305. This

should be done no later than 30 days

after the application deadline date. The

granting agency does not guarantee to

‘‘accommodate or explain’’ for tribal

process recommendations it receives

after that date.

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements

This program is subject to the Public

Health System Reporting Requirements.

Under these requirements, all

community-based nongovernmental

applicants must prepare and submit the

items identified below to the head of the

appropriate State and/or local health

agency(s) in the program area(s) that

may be impacted by the proposed

project no later than the receipt date of

the Federal application. The appropriate

State and/or local health agency is

determined by the applicant. The

following information must be

provided:

A. A copy of the face page of the

application (SF 424).

B. A summary of the project that

should be titled ‘‘Public Health System

Impact Statement’’ (PHSIS), not exceed

one page, and include the following:

1. A description of the population to

be served;

2. A summary of the services to be

provided; and

3. A description of the coordination

plans with the appropriate state and/or

local health agencies.

If the State and/or local health official

should desire a copy of the entire

application, it may be obtained from the

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) or

directly from the applicant.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number

Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is 93.941.

Other Requirements

HIV/AIDS Requirements

Recipients must comply with the

document entitled Content of AIDSRelated Written Materials, Pictorials,

Audiovisuals, Questionnaires, Survey

Instruments, and Educational Sessions

(June 1992) (a copy is in the application

kit). To meet the requirements for a

program review panel, recipients are

encouraged to use an existing program

review panel, such as the one created by

the State health department’s HIV/AIDS

prevention program. If the recipient

forms its own program review panel, at

least one member must be an employee

(or designated representative) of a State

or local health department. The names

of the review panel members must be

listed on the Assurance of Compliance

for CDC 0.1113, which is also included

in the application kit. The recipient

must submit the program review panel’s

report that indicates all materials have

been reviewed and approved.

Application Submission and Deadlines

1. Preapplication Letter of Intent

A non-binding letter of intent-toapply is required from potential

applicants. An original and two copies

of the letter should be submitted to the

Grants Management Branch, CDC (see

‘‘Applications’’ for the address). It

should be postmarked no later than July

15, 1996. The letter should identify the

announcement number, name of

principal investigator, and specify the

activity(ies) to be addressed by the

proposed project. The letter of intent

does not influence review or funding

decisions, but it will enable CDC to plan

the review more efficiently, and will

ensure that each applicant receives

timely and relevant information prior to

application submission.

2. Applications

An original and two copies of the

application PHS Form 5161–1, OMB

Number 0937–0189) must be submitted

to Van Malone, Grants Management

Officer, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE.,

Room 300, Mailstop E–15, Atlanta, GA

30305, on or before August 15, 1996.

3. Deadlines

A. Applications shall be considered as

meeting the deadline if they are either:

(1) Received on or before the deadline

date; or

(2) Sent on or before the deadline date

and received in time for submission to

the objective review group. (Applicants

must request a legibly dated U.S. Postal

Service postmark or obtain a legibly

dated receipt from a commercial carrier

or the U.S. Postal Service. Private

metered postmarks shall not be

acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)

B. Applications that do not meet the

criteria in 3.A.(1) or 3.A.(2) above are

considered late applications. Late

applications will not be considered in

the current competition and will be

returned to the applicant.

Where to Obtain Additional

Information

To receive additional information call

(404) 332–4561. You will be asked to

leave your name, address, and phone

number and will need to refer to

Announcement 626. You will receive a

complete program description,

information on application procedures,

and application forms.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all the documents,

business management technical

assistance may be obtained from

Adrienne Brown, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE.,

Room 300, Mailstop E–15, Atlanta, GA

30305, telephone (404) 842–6634, email:

<asm1@opspgo1.em.cdc.gov>.

Programmatic technical assistance may

be obtained from Robert Kohmescher,

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention,

National Center for HIV/STD/TB

Prevention, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton

Road, NE., Mailstop E–44, Atlanta, GA

30333, telephone (404) 639–8302, email:

<rnk1@cidhiv2.em.cdc.gov>.

Please refer to Announcement 626

when requesting information and

submitting an application.

Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of ‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ (Full

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00474–0) or

‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ (Summary

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00473–1)

referenced in the ‘‘INTRODUCTION,’’

through the Superintendent of

Documents, Government Printing

Office, Washington, DC 20402–9325,

telephone (202) 512–1800.
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Internet Home Page

The announcement will be available

on one of two Internet sites on the

publication date: CDC’s home page at

<http://www.cdc.gov>, or at the

Government Printing Office home page

(including free access to the Federal

Register) at <http://

www.access.gpo.gov>.

There may be delays in mail delivery

and difficulty in reaching the CDC

Atlanta offices during the 1996 Summer

Olympics. Therefore, CDC suggests

applicants use Internet, follow all

instructions in this announcement, and

leave messages on the contact person’s

voice mail for more timely responses to

any questions.

Dated: June 4, 1996.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 96–14553 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

[Announcement 641]

Health Promotion Disease Prevention

Research Center for Teen Pregnancy

Prevention

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996

funds for a cooperative agreement

program for a Health Promotion Disease

Prevention Research Center (PRC) to

address teenage pregnancy prevention.

Teen pregnancy is a nationally

recognized social problem requiring

multifactorial approaches, including

behavioral interventions that focus on

prevention. The central theme for the

PRC will be teenage pregnancy

prevention.

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of ‘‘Healthy

People 2000,’’ a national activity to

reduce morbidity and mortality and

improve the quality of life. This

announcement is related to the priority

area of Family Planning. (For ordering a

copy of ‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ see the

section ‘‘Where To Obtain Additional

Information.’’)

Authority

This program is authorized under

Section 1706 (42 U.S.C. 300u–5), of the

Public Health Service Act, as amended.

Smoke-Free Workplace

CDC strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and promote the nonuse of

all tobacco products, and Public Law

103–227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

prohibits smoking in certain facilities

that receive Federal funds in which

education, library, day care, health care,

and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided to an

academic health center defined as a

school of public health, medicine, or

osteopathy that has:

A. Multidisciplinary faculty with

expertise in public health and which

has working relationships with relevant

groups in such fields as medicine,

psychology, nursing, social work,

education, and business.

B. Graduate training programs

relevant to disease prevention.

C. Core faculty in epidemiology,

biostatistics, social sciences, behavioral

and environmental health sciences, and

health administration.

D. Demonstrated curriculum in

disease prevention.

E. Capability for residency training in

public health or preventive medicine.

Eligible applicants may enter into

contracts, including consortia

agreements (as described in the PHS

Grants Policy Statement), as necessary

to meet the essential requirements of

this program and to strengthen the

overall application.

In Senate Report 50–52, Congress

directed CDC to initiate one new

prevention center that would ‘‘* * *

focus on research, demonstration,

evaluation, and training, for health and

other public sector professionals, and

community-based organizations to

prevent teen pregnancy.’’ This report

further stated that the development and

evaluation of successful programs

which prevent teen pregnancies is one

of the nation’s most pressing needs.

Excluded are the University of

Washington, Columbia University

School, Johns Hopkins University,

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill, University of South Carolina,

University of Alabama at Birmingham,

the University of Illinois at Chicago,

University of Texas Health Science

Center at Houston, and the University of

California at Berkeley, which were

funded under Program Announcement

328: ‘‘Health Promotion and Disease

Prevention Research Centers

Cooperative Agreements’’; the

University of Oklahoma, the University

of New Mexico, and Saint Louis

University, which were funded under

Program Announcement 432: ‘‘Health

Promotion and Disease Prevention

Research Centers Cooperative

Agreements’’; and the West Virginia

Health Promotion and Disease

Prevention Research Center funded

under Program Announcement 461:

‘‘West Virginia Health Promotion and

Disease Prevention Research Center

Cooperative Agreement.’’

Availability of Funds

Approximately $375,000 is available

in FY 1996 to fund 1 Health Promotion

and Disease Prevention Research Center

dedicated to teenage pregnancy

prevention. It is expected that the award

will be made on or about September 30,

1996. The award will be funded for a

12-month budget period within a project

period of up to 2 years.

Continuation awards within the

project period are made on the basis of

satisfactory progress and the availability

of funds.

If requested, Federal personnel may

be assigned to a project in lieu of a

portion of the financial assistance.

The amount of this award may not be

adequate to support the PRC activities

and other sources of funding may be

necessary.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to

support health promotion and disease

prevention research that focuses on teen

pregnancy prevention.

Program Requirements

The primary goal of the Health

Promotion Disease Prevention Research

Center Program will be to advance the

scientific knowledge base and work

with CDC-funded demonstration

programs, such as Special Interest

Projects (SIPs), to identify and

disseminate strategies for teen

pregnancy prevention. Lessons learned

from these programs will be translated

into models for teen pregnancy

prevention, advance professional and

community education and training so

that effective interventions for teenage

pregnancy prevention can be more fully

integrated into communities.

The Health Promotion Disease

Prevention Research Center Program

must be interdisciplinary in approach,

provide a behavioral science and

evaluation focus, educate professionals,

and work directly with teen populations

through community partnerships.

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will be responsible for the activities

under A. (Recipient Activities), and

CDC will be responsible for the

activities listed under B. (CDC

Activities).