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Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300,

Mailstop E–09, Atlanta, Georgia 30305;

by telephone on (404) 842–6512; by fax

on (404) 842–6513; or by Internet or

CDC WONDER electronic mail at

<nea1@opspgo1.em.cdc.gov>.

Programmatic technical assistance

may be obtained from Joseph E.

McDade, Ph.D., Associate Director for

Laboratory Science, National Center for

Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta,

Georgia 30333; by telephone on (404)

639–3967; by fax (404) 639–3039; by

Internet or CDC WONDER electronic

mail at <jem3@cidod1.em.cdc.gov>.

Please refer to Announcement

Number 639 when requesting

information regarding this program.

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.

There may be delays in mail delivery

and difficulty in reaching the CDC

Atlanta offices during the 1996 Summer

Olympics. Therefore, CDC suggests

using Internet, following all instructions

in this announcement and leaving

messages on the contact person’s voice

mail for more timely responses to any

questions.

Dated: June 11, 1996.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 96–15557 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

[Announcement 633]

Violence Prevention Programs; Notice

of Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year

1996

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996

funds for cooperative agreements for

Violence Prevention Programs. These

projects will develop, implement, and

evaluate multifaceted violence

prevention programs to reduce the

incidence of injuries, disabilities, and

deaths due to interpersonal violence

among youth. The cooperative

agreements which supported the

development of scientific understanding

of interventions and programs that are

effective in preventing violence-related

injuries, disabilities, and deaths among

adolescents and young adults will

extend and build upon the work begun

in the group of cooperative agreements

funded under CDC’s Program

Announcement No. 329, which began in

FY 1993.

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives described in

‘‘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 Violent and Abusive

Behavior—(For ordering a copy of

‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ see the Section

‘‘Where to Obtain Additional

Information’’).

Authority

This program announcement is

authorized under Sections 301, 317, and

391–394 (42 U.S.C. 241, 247b, and

280b–280b–3) 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 non-use 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 will be accepted from

public and private, non-profit and forprofit organizations and governments

and their agencies. Thus, communitybased organizations, other public and

private organizations, State, territorial,

and local governments or their bona fide

agents, federally recognized Indian

tribal governments, Indian tribes, or

Indian tribal organizations, hospitals,

churches, and small, minority- and/or

women-owned businesses, universities,

colleges, and other research institutions,

are eligible to apply.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $1,600,000 is available

in FY 1996 to fund up to four projects

to develop, implement, and evaluate

intervention programs designed to

prevent violent injury in one, or some

combination, of the two priority areas,

Creating Pro-social Environments for

Child Development and Creating

Opportunity for Youth-at-risk. Awards

are expected to range from $350,000 to

$420,000 with an average award of

$400,000 for each 12-month budget

period.

It is expected that the new awards

will begin on or about September 30,

1996. Awards will be made for a 12-

month budget period within a 3-year

project period. Funding estimates may

vary and are subject to change.

Continuation awards within the

project periods will be made on the

basis of satisfactory progress as

evidenced by required reports and the

availability of funds. At the request of

the applicant, Federal personnel may be

assigned to a project area in lieu of a

portion of the financial assistance.

Purpose

The purpose of this cooperative

agreement program is to support the

implementation and evaluation of

multifaceted interventions which are

designed to prevent violence-related

injuries and demonstrate strong

potential for broad-scale

implementation in the Nation’s

communities. Applicants may propose

to develop, implement, and evaluate

interventions to prevent injuries due to

interpersonal youth violence in one, of

two main areas:

A. Creating Pro-Social Environments

for Child Development—refers to efforts

to encourage development of pro-social

behavior and attitudes among children

between 3 and 10 years of age by

modifying institutional environments in

communities exhibiting high rates of

violent behavior (e.g., homicide rates).

Numerous interventions have already

been evaluated in schools, and, while

school settings are appropriate, we

strongly encourage applications whose

proposed interventions occur in other

settings, such as; homes, churches,

daycare, after school programs, and

other community settings, or in some

combination of school and other

settings.

Interventions proposed in this priority

area must include significant

components in non-school settings, and

must be directed toward strengthening

parent-child relationships and prosocial family environments. Efforts to

strengthen parent-child relationships

are one of the most challenging, and one

of the most promising areas for

preventing the development of violent

behavior among youth. In particular,

strategies that attempt to improve

training in parenting skills and provide

support services to empower parents to

monitor and supervise their children

more effectively are of interest.

B. Creating Opportunity for Youth-atRisk—refers to efforts to create

economic opportunities for youth.
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Efforts to identify, recruit, and retain

youth from high-risk environments and

situations into programs designed to

improve their life-choices and

opportunities and reduce their risk of

being victims or perpetrators of violence

should also be incorporated. Youth in

high-risk environments include youth

who are found: (1) in settings with

limited opportunities to develop the

skills needed to participate adequately

in societal institutions, and/or (2) in

environments that are associated with

elevated risk for becoming victims or

perpetrators of violent behavior.

In an effort to develop economic

opportunity for youth in high risk

environments, applicants who propose

interventions in this priority area must

develop collaborative relationships with

business, corporate, or business alliance

partners that will, at a minimum,

provide assistance in development of

job training and placement components.

Whenever possible, applicants are

encouraged to utilize existing delivery

systems rather than create new ones in

order to maximize acceptance of the

program by potential participants,

increase the likelihood that the

intervention will be continued after

research has been completed, and

expedite the evaluation.

Program Requirements

Successful completion of the project

will require a close working relationship

between the recipient and CDC.

Recipient and CDC activities are listed

below:

A. Recipient Activities

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will:

1. Collect, compile, and analyze

information relevant to the proposed

project.

2. Develop a final written scientific

protocol for a comprehensive evaluation

of the specific intervention(s) through

consultation with CDC staff. This

protocol will contain the following

elements:

a. Statement of the questions to be

answered (hypotheses to be tested);

b. Description of the intervention to

be evaluated;

c. Data collected and analyzed to

assess intervention implementation

(monitoring), outcome (impact), and

cost, including data used to monitor and

manage the intervention;

d. Description of data collection

methods (both scientific and

operational) for monitoring, impact

assessment, and cost data;

e. Description of how data will be

maintained (i.e., in what databases);

and,

f. Description of statistical techniques

that will be used to analyze the data.

3. Obtain the necessary clearances

and agreements to proceed with all

aspects of the proposed violence

prevention project. These shall include

appropriate human subjects clearances

and agreements with other organizations

and individuals needed to complete the

project.

4. Identify or develop, and pilot test

data collection instruments.

5. Establish baseline rates for the

pertinent outcomes within the target

group.

6. Monitor progress toward

achievement of project goals through

use of realistic, measurable, timeoriented objectives for all phases of the

project.

7. Implement the proposed

intervention(s).

8. Evaluate the impact of the

intervention.

9. Collect and compile monitoring

and prevention effectiveness data in an

ongoing fashion. Compile ‘‘lessons

learned’’ from the project.

10. Establish an advisory structure to

address issues related to violence to

ensure community input, and to

generate community support. This

advisory structure must include

individuals, or representatives of

agencies or organizations with

experience, expertise and interest in

preventing violence. Additionally, the

advisory structure must include

individuals who represent the target

population.

11. Develop collaborative

relationships with voluntary,

community-based public and private

organizations and agencies already

involved in preventing violence.

B. CDC Activities

As required for the proper direction of

these cooperative agreements, CDC will:

1. Provide technical consultation on

implementing the intervention,

determining the impact of the

evaluation, and designing the scientific

protocols.

2. Collaborate in the design of all

phases of the project, consult with the

applicant on data collection instruments

and procedures, on the choice and

timing of the intervention, and on

training needs and composition of the

implementation team.

3. Monitor intervention

implementation, and the collection and

analysis of process and impact

assessment (outcome) data.

4. Facilitate information sharing

among DVP/NCIPC’s various evaluation

projects, and with similar projects

funded by other agencies or private

foundations.

5. Provide up-to-date scientific

information about youth violence

prevention.

6. Assist in the transfer of information

and methods developed in these

projects to other prevention programs.

Evaluation Criteria

Applicants will be evaluated

according to the following criteria

(Maximum of 100 total points):

A. Target Group

The extent to which the target group

is described and access to the target

population is demonstrated. The extent

to which the target group has a high

incidence or prevalence of the risk

factors to be influenced by the proposed

intervention and the extent to which

appropriate demographic and morbidity

data are described. The extent to which

youth, who are the direct or indirect

target group, have a high incidence of

interpersonal violence and violencerelated injuries, disabilities, and deaths.

(13 points)

The extent to which the applicant

demonstrates a capability to achieve a

sufficient level of participation by the

target group in order to evaluate the

intervention in an unbiased fashion.

In addition, the degree to which the

applicant has met the CDC policy

requirements 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 appropriateness of the

proposed justification when

representation is limited or absent.

c. Whether the design of the study is

adequate to measure differences when

warranted.

d. Whether the plans for recruitment

and outreach for study participants

include the process of establishing

partnerships with community(ies) and

recognition of mutual benefits.

B. Goals and Objectives

The extent to which the proposed

goals and objectives are clearly stated,

time-phased, and measurable. The

extent to which they encompass

monitoring both process and outcome

features of the intervention. The extent

to which specific questions to be

answered about the effectiveness and

replicability of the intervention are

described. (12 points)
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C. Intervention Description

The extent to which the potential

effectiveness of the intervention is

theoretically justified and supported by

epidemiologic, or social and behavioral

research. The extent to which the

intervention is feasible and can be

expected to produce the expected

results in the target group of interest.

The extent to which the intervention, its

implementation, the development of all

necessary materials, and all necessary

training are clearly described. The

extent to which the desired outcomes

(e.g., behavioral change, injury,

disability, or death) are specified and

definitions of measurable endpoints are

provided. The extent to which the

setting in which the intervention is to be

implemented is clearly described and

shown to be adequate for reaching the

target group and achieving the desired

objectives. The status of all necessary

measurement instruments or training

materials must be described; if any of

this material is not extant, methods and

time frames for their development must

be described. Necessary collaborators

must be identified, and evidence of their

ability and intention to participate must

be supplied. (25 points)

D. Evaluation Design and Analysis

The extent to which the evaluation

design and the data analysis plan are

clearly described and are appropriate for

the target group, intervention, data

collection opportunities, and proposed

project period. The extent to which the

various threats to the validity of the

evaluation are recognized and

addressed. The extent to which the

sampling methods, sample size

estimates, power estimates, and attrition

of the participating population are

clarified. The extent to which data

collection, data processing, and

management activities are clearly

described.

The extent to which the major phases

of the project are clearly presented and

logically and realistically sequenced.

(25 points)

E. Project Management and Staffing

Plan

The extent to which project

management staff and their working

partners are clearly described,

appropriately assigned, and possess

pertinent skills and experiences to

conduct the project successfully to

completion. The extent to which the

applicant has arranged to involve

appropriate researchers and other

personnel who reflect the racial/ethnic

composition of the target group. The

extent to which the applicant or a full

working partner demonstrates the

capacity and facilities to design,

implement, and evaluate the proposed

intervention. (13 points)

F. Collaboration

The extent to which the necessary

partners are clearly described and their

qualifications and intentions to

participate explicitly stated. The extent

to which the applicant provides proof of

support (e.g., letters of support and/or

memoranda of understanding) for

proposed activities. The extent to which

a full working partnership between a

community-based organization, a

university or other academic institution,

and a State or local health department

has been established for applicants

seeking funds for a 3-year project

period. Evidence must be provided that

these funds do not duplicate already

funded components of ongoing projects.

(12 points)

G. Proposed Budget

The extent to which the budget

request is clearly explained, adequately

justified, reasonable, sufficient for the

proposed project activities, and

consistent with the intended use of the

cooperative agreement funds. (Not

scored)

H. Human Subjects

If human subjects will be involved,

how they will be protected, i.e., describe

the review process which will govern

their participation. (Not scored)

Funding Priority

Important considerations for funding

will be geographic balance, a

representative mixture of target groups,

and diversity of intervention strategies.

Interested persons are invited to

comment on the proposed funding

priority. All comments received on or

before July 19, 1996 will be considered

before the final funding priority is

established. If the funding priority

should change as a result of any

comments received, a revised

Announcement will be published in the

Federal Register prior to the final

receipt of applications.

Written comments should be

addressed to Ron S. Van Duyne, 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–13, 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) must 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, applicants are

advised to contact the SPOC of 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 must forward

them to Ron S. Van Duyne, 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 E13, 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 the application

receipt date which would accommodate

the 60-day State recommendation

process period.) The Announcement

Number and Program Title should be

referenced on the document. 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 CDC, they should forward

them to Ron S. Van Duyne, 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–13, 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 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
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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.

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

State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) or

directly from the applicant.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number is 93.136.

Other Requirements

A. Paperwork Reduction Act

Projects that involve the collection of

information from 10 or more individuals

and funded by cooperative agreement

will be subject to review by the Office

of Management and Budget under the

Paperwork Reduction Act.

B. Human Subjects

If the proposed project involves

research on human subjects, the

applicant must comply with the

Department of Health and Human

Services Regulations, 45 CFR Part 46,

regarding the protection of human

subjects. Assurance must be provided to

demonstrate that the project will be

subject to initial and continuing review

by the appropriate institutional review

committees. In addition to other

applicable committees, Indian Health

Service (IHS) institutional review

committees also must review the project

if any component of IHS will be

involved or will support the research. If

any American Indian community is

involved, its tribal government must

also approve that portion of the project

applicable to it. The applicant will be

responsible for providing assurance in

accordance with the appropriate

guidelines and form provided in the

application kit.

C. Confidentiality of Records

All identifying information obtained

in connection with the provision of

services to any person in any program

that is being carried out with a

cooperative agreement made under this

announcement shall not be disclosed

unless required by a law of a State or

political subdivision thereof unless

written, voluntary informed consent is

provided by persons who received

services.

D. Women, Racial, and Ethnic

Minorities

It is the policy of CDC to ensure that

individuals of both sexes and the

various racial and ethnic groups will be

included in CDC supported research

projects involving human subjects,

whenever feasible and appropriate.

Racial and ethnic groups are those

defined in OMB Directive No. 15 and

include American Indian, Alaskan

Native, Asian, Pacific Islander, Black

and Hispanic. Applicants shall ensure

that women, racial and ethnic minority

populations are appropriately

represented in applications for research

involving human subjects. Where clear

and compelling rationale exist that

inclusion is inappropriate or not

feasible, this situation must be

explained as part of the application. In

conducting review for scientific merit,

review groups will evaluate proposed

plans for inclusion of minorities and

both sexes as part of the scientific

assessment and scoring. This policy

does not apply to research studies when

the investigator cannot control the race,

ethnicity and/or sex of subject. Further

guidance to this policy is contained in

the Federal Register, Vol. 60, No. 179,

pages 47947–47951, Friday, September

15, 1995.

E. Accounting Systems

The services of a certified public

accountant licensed by the State Board

of Accountancy or equivalent must be

retained throughout the budget period

as a part of the recipient’s staff, or as a

consultant to the recipient’s accounting

personnel. These services may include

the design, implementation, and

maintenance of an accounting system

that will record receipts and

expenditures of Federal funds in

accordance with accounting principles,

Federal regulations, and terms of the

cooperative agreement.

F. Audits

Funds claimed for reimbursement

under this cooperative agreement must

be audited annually by an independent

certified public accountant (separate

and independent of the consultant

referenced above or recipient’s staff

certified public accountant). This audit

must be performed within 60 days after

the end of the budget period, or at the

close of an organization’s fiscal year.

The audit must be performed in

accordance with generally accepted

auditing standards (established by the

American Institute of Certified Public

Accountant (AICPA)), governmental

auditing standards (established by the

General Accounting Office (GAO)), and

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) Circular A–133.

Application Submission and Deadline

The original and two copies of the

application PHS Form 5161–1 (OMB

Number 0937–0189) must be submitted

to Joanne A. Wojcik, 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 E13, Atlanta, GA 30305, on or

before August 13, 1996.

A. Deadlines

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 independent review committee. For

proof of timely mailing, 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 will not be

acceptable as proof of timely mailing.

B. Late Applications

Applications that do not meet the

criteria in A.1. or A.2. above are

considered late. 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 633. You will receive a

complete program description,

information on application procedures

and application forms. The

announcement is also available through

the CDC home page on the Internet. The

address for the CDC home page is http:/

/www.cdc.gov.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all documents, business

management assistance may be obtained

from Joanne A. Wojcik, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and
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Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 E.

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Mailstop E13,

Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404)

842–6535, or INTERNET address

jcw6@opspgo1.em.cdc.gov.

Programmatic assistance may be

obtained from Mark S. Long, Division of

Violence Prevention, National Center for

Injury Prevention and Control, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, NE,

Mailstop K60, Atlanta, GA 30341–3724,

telephone, (770) 488–4224, INTERNET

address, msl1@cipcod1.em.cdc.gov.

Please Refer to Announcement Number

633 When Requesting Information and

Submitting an Application

There may be delays in mail delivery

as well as difficulty in reaching the CDC

Atlanta offices during the 1996 Summer

Olympics (July 19–August 4). Therefore,

in order to receive more timely response

to questions please use INTERNET/EMail, follow all instructions in this

announcement and leave messages on

the contact person’s voice mail.

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.

Dated: June 11, 1996.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 96–15568 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

[Announcement 634]

Violence Prevention Programs

(Longitudinal Evaluations)

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996

funds for cooperative agreements for

Violence Prevention Programs

(Longitudinal Evaluations). These

projects will evaluate injury prevention

programs designed to reduce the

incidence of injuries, disabilities, and

deaths due to interpersonal violence

among youth. The cooperative

agreements will extend and build upon

the work begun in the group of

cooperative agreements funded under

CDC’s Program Announcement 329,

which began in fiscal year (FY) 1993.

The cooperative agreements funded

under Program Announcement 329

supported the continuing development

of applied research to evaluate the

effectiveness of interventions and

programs designed to prevent violencerelated injuries, disabilities, and deaths

among children, adolescents, and young

adults.

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives described in

‘‘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 Violent and Abusive

Behavior (to order a copy of ‘‘Healthy

People 2000,’’ see the Section Where to

Obtain Additional Information).

Authority

This program announcement is

authorized under Sections 301, 317, and

391–394 (42 U.S.C. 241, 247b, and

280b–280b–3) 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 non-use 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 will be accepted from

public and private, non-profit and forprofit organizations and governments

and their agencies. Thus, communitybased organizations, other public and

private organizations, State, territorial,

and local governments or their bona fide

agents, federally recognized Indian

tribal governments, Indian tribes, or

Indian tribal organizations, hospitals,

and small, minority- and/or womenowned businesses, universities,

colleges, and other research institutions,

are eligible to apply.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $500,000 is available

in FY 1996 to fund up to four followup evaluations of previously

implemented and evaluated violence

prevention programs that targeted youth

below the age of 19 years. Institutions

may request funds for more than one

project as long as the proposed projects

are submitted separately and are

distinctly different. Awards are

expected to range from $100,000 to

$166,000 with an average award of

$125,000 for each 12-month budget

period.

It is expected that the new awards

will begin on or about September 30,

1996, and will be made for a 12-month

budget period. Programs funded under

this announcement will have a 3-year

project period. Funding estimates may

vary and are subject to change.

Continuation funds within the project

periods will be awarded on the basis of

satisfactory progress as evidenced by

required reports and the availability of

funds. The estimates outlined above

may vary, based on the quality of the

applications received within each

project period.

Purpose

The purpose of this cooperative

agreement is to support extended

assessments of the impact of previously

implemented and evaluated violence

prevention programs that targeted youth

below the age of 19 years which

demonstrated promising outcomes.

Specifically, this announcement seeks

applications to assess the residual

effects of previously evaluated

interventions that initially exhibited

significant effects in reducing violent

behavior, violence-related injuries, or

intermediate indicators (e.g.

aggressiveness).

Of particular interest are: (1) assessing

whether the effects of the initial

intervention persist, and (2) assessing

the effects of continued long-term

intervention such as efforts to reinforce

gains made in the initial intervention

against both those who receive no

significant additional reinforcement and

those who received no significant

intervention.

Program Requirements

Successful completion of the project

will require a close working relationship

between the recipient and CDC.

Recipient and CDC Activities are listed

below:

A. Recipient Activities

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will:

1. Collect, compile, and analyze

information relevant to the proposed

project.

2. Develop a final written protocol for

a comprehensive longitudinal

evaluation of the intervention’s impact.

This protocol must contain the

following elements:

a. Statement of the questions to be

answered (hypotheses to be tested);

b. Description of the intervention to

be evaluated;

c. Specific monitoring data that has

been collected and analyzed;