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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 an appropriate institutional review

committee. 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 evidence of

this assurance in accordance with the

appropriate guidelines and form

provided in the application kit.

Women, Racial and Ethnic Minorities

It is the policy of the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

and Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry (ATSDR) to ensure that

individuals of both sexes and the

various racial and ethnic groups will be

included in CDC/ATSDR-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 exists that

inclusion is inappropriate or not

feasible, this situation must be

explained as part of the application.

This policy does not apply to research

studies when the investigator cannot

control the race, ethnicity and/or sex

subjects. Further guidance to this policy

is contained in the Federal Register,

Vol. 60, No. 179, pages 47947–47951,

dated Friday, September 15, 1995.

Application Submission and Deadline

The original and two copies of each

application Form PHS–5161–1 (revised

7/92, OMB Control Number 0937–0189)

must be submitted to Sharron P. Orum,

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–18, Atlanta, Georgia 30305,

Attention: Marsha Driggans, on or before

August 5, 1996:

1. Deadline: Applications shall be

considered as meeting the deadline if

they are either:

a. Received on or before the deadline

date; or

b. 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 U.S. Postal Service. Private metered

postmarks shall not be acceptable as

proof of timely mailing.)

2. Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria in 1.a. or

1.b. 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

A complete program description and

information on application procedures

are contained in the application

package. An application package and

business management and technical

assistance may be obtained from Marsha

Driggans, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Mailstop E–18, Room 300, Atlanta,

Georgia 30305, telephone (404) 842–

6523, E-mail

mdd2@opspgo1.em.cdc.gov, facsimile

(404) 842–6513.

Programmatic technical assistance

may be obtained from Dr. Fred C.

Tenover, Hospital Infections Program,

National Center for Infectious Diseases,

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton Road,

NE., Mailstop G–08, Atlanta, Georgia

30333, E-mail fnt1@cidhip1.em.cdc.gov,

telephone (404) 639–3246.

Please refer to Announcement

Number 663 when requesting

information regarding this program.

Important Notice: Atlanta, Georgia,

will be the host of the 1996 Summer

Olympics Games, July 19 through

August 4, 1996. As a result of this event,

it is likely that the Procurement and

Grants Office (PGO), CDC, may

experience delays in the receipt of both

regular and overnight mail deliveries.

Contacting PGO employees during this

time frame may also be hindered due to

the possible telephone disruptions. To

the extent authorized, please consider

the use of voice mail, E-mail, and

facsimile transmission to the maximum

extent practicable. However, do not fax

lengthy documents or grant

applications.

You may obtain this announcement

from one of two Internet sites on the

actual publication date: CDC’s

homepage at http://www.cdc.gov or at

the Government Printing Office

homepage (including free on-line access

to the Federal Register at http://

www.access.gpo.gov).

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. 96–15558 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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[Announcement Number 532A]

Cooperative Agreements for a National

System of Integrated Activities To

Prevent HIV Infection and Other

Serious Health Problems Among

Students, Especially Postsecondary

Students and Those in High-Risk

Situations

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996

funds for cooperative agreements to

establish a national system of integrated

activities for preventing HIV infection

and other serious health problems

among the nation’s students, especially

postsecondary students and those in

high-risk situations. This program

announcement is an amendment to

Announcement Number 532 published

in the Federal Register on June 16,

1995, pages 31721 through 31724 [60 FR

31721]. (A cooperative agreement is a

legal agreement in which CDC provides

financial assistance and substantial

programmatic assistance to the recipient

during the project.)

The CDC is committed to

implementing the recommendations

outlined in the External Review of HIV

Prevention Strategies and 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 program announcement is

related to the priority areas of Health

Promotion and Preventive Services with

a particular focus on HIV Infection

Objective 18.11, to ‘‘Provide HIV

education for students and staff in at

least 90% of colleges and universities’’;
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Objective 8.5, ‘‘Increase to at least 50%

the proportion of postsecondary

institutions with institutionwide health

promotion programs for students,

faculty, and staff’’; Objective 8.4,

‘‘Increase to at least 75 percent the

proportion of the Nation’s elementary

and secondary schools that provide

planned and sequential kindergarten

through 12th grade quality school health

education’’; and Objective 8.6, ‘‘Increase

to at least 85 percent the proportion of

workplaces with 50 or more employees

that offer health promotion activities for

their employees, preferably as part of a

comprehensive employee health

promotion program.’’ The most recent

description of CDC efforts to prevent

HIV infection is included in Public

Health Reports, including CDC efforts to

prevent HIV infection among youth. (To

order a copy of the External Review of

HIV Prevention Strategies, Healthy

People 2000, and Public Health Reports,

see the section on Reference Materials.)

Authority

This program is authorized under

sections 311(c) [42 U.S.C. 243(c)], and

317(k) [42 U.S.C. 247(k)] of the Public

Health Service Act, as amended.

Regulations are set forth in 42 CFR Part

51b.

Eligible Applicants

To be considered eligible for this

announcement, applicants must meet all

five of the criteria listed below.

Applicants must provide evidence of

eligibility in a cover letter to the Grants

Management Officer. Please attach this

cover letter and any supportive

documentation to your application.

1. Eligible applicants must be a

national organization whose focus is

education, health, or social service that

also is private, nonprofit, professional,

or voluntary. Postsecondary institutions

are not eligible to apply for funding

under this announcement. NOTE:

Public Law 104–65 dated December 19,

1995, prohibits an organization

described in section 501(c)(4) of IRS

Code of 1986, that engages in lobbying

activities to influence the Federal

Government, from receiving Federal

funds.

2. The grantee, as the direct and

primary recipient of grant funds, must

perform a substantive role in carrying

out project activities and not merely

serve as a conduit for an award to

another party or to provide funds to an

ineligible party.

3. Eligible applicants must have

affiliate offices, organizations, or

constituencies in a minimum of 10

States and territories.

4. The organization must possess a

documented history of directly serving

postsecondary constituencies,

institutions, or programs through its

offices at the national level for at least

24 months prior to submission of the

application to CDC.

5. Eligible applicants must have the

organizational capacity to help develop

an ongoing national system of integrated

activities to prevent HIV infection and

other serious health problems among

students, especially postsecondary

students and those in high-risk

situations.

National organizations that received

funding for a priority area under

Program Announcement 532 in FY 1995

are ineligible to apply for funding under

this announcement. These organizations

include the American College Health

Association, Association of American

Colleges and Universities, American

Association of Community Colleges, and

the American Association of Colleges

for Teacher Education.

Smoke-Free Workplace

CDC strongly encourages all grant

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.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $1 million is available

in FY 1996 to fund approximately 4

awards. It is expected that the average

award will be $250,000, ranging from

$200,000 to $300,000. It is expected that

awards will begin on or about

September 25, 1996, and will be made

for a 12-month budget period within a

project period of up to 4 years. Funding

estimates may vary and are subject to

change. Continuation awards for new

budget periods will be based on

satisfactory performance, receipt of an

acceptable continuation application,

and the availability of funds.

Applicants may apply for funding to

carry out activities in one or more of the

following priority areas:

Priority One—Educate Policy and

Decision-Makers

To educate and encourage policy and

decision-making members of

postsecondary institutions across the

nation to support programs to prevent

HIV infection and other serious health

problems among students, especially

postsecondary students and those in

high-risk situations.

Priority Two—Support Institution-Wide

Health Promotion Programs

To build the capacity of

postsecondary institutions across the

nation to implement comprehensive

integrated strategies designed to prevent

HIV infection and other serious health

problems as part of institution-wide

health promotion and disease

prevention programs for postsecondary

students, especially those in high-risk

situations.

Priority Three—Support Preservice

Education

To provide technical assistance and

training to personnel in postsecondary

institutions across the nation about the

skills that health, education, social

service, and other professionals need in

order to help young people, including

students in grades K–12, postsecondary

institutions, and those in high-risk

situations, avoid HIV infection and

other serious health problems.

Funds must be used for categorical

activities to prevent HIV infection

among youth. Activities can also be

included that support the integration of

HIV activities as part of broader

programs to improve the health of youth

(e.g., related STD and pregnancy

prevention programs; related alcohol

and other drug prevention programs;

related institution-wide health

promotion programs for students,

faculty, and staff). These funds may not

be used to conduct research.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to

support national organizations in

establishing an ongoing national system

of integrated activities to prevent HIV

infection and other serious health

problems among students, especially

postsecondary students and those in

high-risk situations.

Program Requirements

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.

A. Recipient Activities

1. Collaborate with constituents; other

national organizations whose foci are

postsecondary institutions; community

planning groups; State and local

education, health, and social service

agencies; and CDC to develop a national

system to achieve the purpose of this

program announcement.

2. Establish and implement an

operational plan that could include, but

is not limited to:
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(a) Including as a priority within the

organization, health promotion and

disease prevention programs to reduce

HIV risk behaviors of students,

especially postsecondary students and

those in high-risk situations.

(b) Developing and promoting the

implementation of State, and local

policies designed to reduce the HIV risk

behaviors of students, especially

postsecondary students and those in

high-risk situations.

(c) Developing and promoting the

implementation of activities designed to

prevent HIV risk behaviors among

students, especially postsecondary

students and those in high-risk

situations.

(d) Educating and encouraging policy

and decision-making members of other

national organizations and their

constituents, to support HIV prevention

education programs for students,

especially postsecondary students and

those in high-risk situations.

3. Evaluate the project’s effectiveness

in achieving goals and objectives.

4. Disseminate programmatic

information to other interested

recipients as well as CDC through

appropriate methods that include:

(a) Identifying and submitting

pertinent programmatic information for

incorporation into a computerized

database of health information and

health promotion resources, such as the

Combined Health Information Database

(CHID).

(b) Sharing information through

electronic bulletin boards, such as the

Comprehensive Health Education

Network (CHEN).

5. Participate with CDC and other

appropriate agencies in planning and

convening meetings that support the

purpose of this program announcement.

The budget request should include the

cost of a five-day trip to Atlanta for two

individuals to attend a CDC annual

conference and a two-day trip to Atlanta

for two individuals to attend an

additional meeting.

B. CDC Activities

1. Provide and periodically update

information related to the purposes or

activities of this program

announcement.

2. Collaborate with national, State,

and local education and health agencies

and other relevant organizations in

planning and conducting national

strategies designed to strengthen

programs for preventing HIV infection

and other serious health problems

among youth.

3. Provide substantial programmatic

consultation and guidance related to

program planning, implementation, and

evaluation; assessment of program

objectives; and dissemination of

successful strategies, experiences, and

evaluation reports.

4. Plan meetings of national, State,

and local education agencies and other

appropriate agencies to address issues

and program activities related to

improving the health of postsecondary

students; and strengthening the capacity

of education, health, and other relevant

agencies to prevent HIV infection and

other serious health problems among

youth, especially those in high-risk

situations.

5. Assist in the evaluation of program

activities.

Review and Evaluation Criteria

Each application will be allocated a

total of 100 points, and will be reviewed

and evaluated according to the

following criteria:

A. Background/Need (10 Points)

The extent to which the applicant

justifies the need for the activities

including:

1. Identifying target populations;

2. Identifying the barriers in reaching

the target population; and

3. Identifying what might move HIV

prevention efforts forward within the

target population.

B. Capacity and Impact (30 Points)

The extent to which the applicant

demonstrates the capacity and ability to:

1. Develop and conduct the proposed

activities;

2. Involve postsecondary institutions

or programs; and,

3. Institutionalize activities that can

reduce HIV infection among students,

especially postsecondary students and

those students who may be in high-risk

situations.

4. Perform a substantive role in

carrying out project activities and not

merely serve as a conduit for an award

to another party or to provide funds to

an ineligible party.

C. Goals and Objectives (10 Points)

1. Goals. The extent to which the

applicant has submitted realistic goals

for the projected four-year project

period.

2. Objectives. The extent to which the

applicant has submitted specific,

measurable, and feasible objectives for

the one-year budget period that directly

relate to the applicant’s goals.

D. Operational Plan (15 Points)

1. The extent to which proposed

activities:

(a) Involve the applicant’s

constituencies nation-wide.

(b) Are likely to reduce HIV infection

and related health problems among

students, especially postsecondary

students and those in high risk

situations.

(c) Achieve the stated objectives

within the first budget period.

2. The extent to which the applicant

includes a reasonable timeline for

conducting proposed activities.

3. The extent to which the applicant

provides a brief description of the

activities anticipated for years 2, 3, and

4 of the project.

E. Project Management and Staffing (15

Points)

The extent to which the applicant

identifies staff and other agencies that

have the responsibility and authority to

carry out each activity, including:

1. Organizational charts

demonstrating that the staff have the

authority needed to carry out those

responsibilities.

2. Job descriptions and curricula vitae

demonstrating that the staff have

backgrounds that qualify them to fulfill

the proposed responsibilities.

3. Commitment of at least one fulltime staff member to provide direction

for the proposed activities.

4. Letters from collaborating

organizations indicating their intent and

capacity to carry out their designated

responsibilities.

F. Sharing Experiences and Resources (5

Points)

The extent to which the applicant

indicates how it will share effective

materials and activities.

G. Collaborating (5 Points)

The extent to which the applicant

describes how it will collaborate with

CDC and with other relevant agencies.

H. Evaluation (10 Points)

The extent to which the applicant:

1. Identifies how it will monitor

progress in meeting objectives.

2. Identifies how program

effectiveness will be measured and

presents a reasonable plan for obtaining

data, reporting results, and using the

results for programmatic decisions.

I. Budget and Accompanying

Justification (Not Scored)

The extent to which the applicant

provides a detailed and clear budget

narrative consistent with the stated

objectives and planned activities of the

project.

Executive Order 12372 Review

This program is not subject to the

Executive Order 12372 review,
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Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.

Public Health Systems Reporting

Requirements

This program is not subject to the

Public Health Systems Reporting

Requirements.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number is 93.938.

Other Requirements

Paperwork Reduction Act

Projects that involve the collection of

information from 10 or more individuals

and funded by the cooperative

agreement will be subject to review and

approval by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork

Reduction Act.

HIV/AIDS Requirements

Recipients must comply with the

document entitled: ‘‘Interim Revision of

Requirements of the Content of AIDSRelated Written Materials, Pictorials,

Audiovisuals, Questionnaires, Survey

Instruments, and Educational Sessions

in Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention Assistance Programs’’ (June

15, 1992), a copy of which is included

in the application kit. The names and

affiliations of the review panel members

must be listed on the Assurance of

Compliance form CDC 0.1113, which is

also included in the application kit. In

progress reports, the recipient must

submit the program review panel’s

report indicating all materials have been

reviewed and approved.

Application Submission and Deadline

The original and two copies of the

application Form PHS–5161–1 (Revised

7/92) (OMB Number 0937–0189) must

be submitted to Sharron P. Orum,

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 E18, Atlanta, GA 30305,

Attention: Marsha Driggans, on or before

August 9, 1996. Facsimile copies will

not be accepted.

1. Deadline: Applications shall be

considered as meeting the deadline if

they are either:

(a) Received on or before the deadline

date. or,

(b) Sent on or before the deadline date

and received in time for submission to

the independent review group.

Applicants must request a legibly dated

U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain

a legibly dated receipt from a

commercial mail carrier or U.S. Postal

Service. Private metered postmarks shall

not be accepted as proof of timely

mailing.

2. Late Applications: Applications

that do not meet the criteria in 1(a) or

1(b) 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

A complete program description,

information on application procedures,

application package, and business

management technical assistance may

be obtained from Marsha Driggans,

Grants Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Rd., NE., Room 300,

Mailstop E18, Atlanta, GA, 30305;

telephone (404) 842–6523, E-mail

mdd2@opspgo1.em.cdc.gov, facsimile

(404) 842–6513.

Programmatic technical assistance

may be obtained from Elizabeth

Majestic, Chief, Special Populations

Program Section, Program Development

and Services Branch, Division of

Adolescent and School Health, National

Center for Chronic Disease Prevention

and Health Promotion, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

4770 Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop

K31, Atlanta, GA 30341–3724,

telephone (404) 488–5356, E-mail

eam0@ccdash1.em.cdc.gov, facsimile

(404) 488–5972.

Please refer to Announcement 532A

when requesting information or

submitting an application.

Important Notice: Atlanta, Georgia,

will be the host of the 1996 Summer

Olympics Games, July 19 through

August 4, 1996. As a result of this event,

it is likely that the Procurement and

Grants Office (PGO), CDC, may

experience delays in the receipt of both

regular and overnight mail deliveries.

Contacting PGO employees during this

time frame may also be hindered due to

the possible telephone disruptions. To

the extent authorized, please consider

the use of voice mail, E-mail, and

facsimile transmission to the maximum

extent practicable. However, do not fax

lengthy documents or grant

applications.

You may obtain this announcement

from one of two Internet sites on the

actual publication date: CDC’s

homepage at http://www.cdc.gov or at

the Government Printing Office

homepage (including free on-line access

to the Federal Register at http://

www.access.gpo.gov).

Reference Materials

(1) Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of Healthy People 2000 (Full

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00474–0),

Healthy People 2000 (Summary Report,

Stock No. 017–001–00473–1), and

Adolescent Health (Volume 1, Stock No.

052–00301234–1; Volume 2, Stock No.

052–003–01235–9; Volume 3, Stock No.

052–003–01236–7), referenced in the

Introduction, through the

Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402–9325, telephone

(202) 512–1800, facsimile (202) 512–

2250.

(2) Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of the External Review of HIV

Prevention Strategies, from the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention,

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB

Prevention,(name of Center pending),

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, 1600

Clifton Rd., Mailstop D21, Atlanta, GA

30333; telephone (404) 639–0900.

(3) Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of Public Health Reports, Volume

106, Number 6, from the National AIDS

Information Clearinghouse, P.O. Box

6003, Rockville, MD, 20850; telephone

(800) 458–5231, select option 2.

(4) Potential applicants can obtain

additional information about HIV

Prevention Community Planning

Groups, by contacting Mary

Willingham, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, National Center for

HIV, STD and TB Prevention (name of

Center pending), Division of HIV/AIDS

Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., Mailstop

D21, Atlanta, GA 30333; telephone (404)

639–0965.

(5) Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of The Second Annual National

School Health Conference Proceedings,

from the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Division of Adolescent and

School Health, 1600 Clifton Rd.,

Mailstop K31, Atlanta, GA 30333;

telephone (404) 488–5324.

Special Guidelines for Technical

Assistance Workshop

A one-day technical assistance

workshop will be held in Washington,

DC, approximately two weeks after the

publication date in the Federal Register.

The purpose of this meeting is to help

potential applicants to:

1. Understand the scope and intent of

Announcement 532A; and

2. Understand the Public Health

Service grants policies, applications,

and review procedures.
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Attendance at this workshop is not

mandatory. Applicants who are

currently funded by CDC may not use

project funds to attend this workshop.

Each potential applicant may send no

more than two representatives to this

meeting. Please provide the names of

the persons that are planning to attend

this meeting to Elizabeth Majestic,

Chief, Special Populations Section,

Division of Adolescent and School

Health; telephone (404) 488–5356; no

later than July 2, 1996.

Dated: June 11, 1996.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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[Announcement 628]

Outcome Evaluations of HIV/AIDS

Prevention Interventions

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996

funds for a cooperative agreement

program to conduct outcome

evaluations of existing innovative

interventions designed to reduce the

transmission of the human

immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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)(2), of the Public

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

247b(k)(2)) 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.

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 $500,000 is available

in FY 1996 to fund approximately three

awards each evaluating a different

intervention strategy in a different highrisk population. It is expected that the

average award will be $150,000, ranging

from $125,000 to $175,000. 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 up to three years.

Funding estimates may vary and are

subject to change.

Continuation awards within the

project period will be made on the basis

of satisfactory progress and the

availability of funds.

Definitions

For the purposes of this program, an

Innovative HIV Prevention Intervention

is an HIV prevention strategy that has

not been extensively researched in the

context in which it is being applied or

one that represents a new approach to

the integration of known prevention

strategies. The terms Outcome

Evaluation and Effectiveness Study are

used somewhat interchangeably and

refer to the design and methods used to

assess the short- or long-term effects that

can be reasonably attributed to the

intervention.

The term HIV Community Planning

Priorities are priorities based upon the

epidemiologic profile of HIV in a

community as determined by the

Community Planning Group (CPG). For

example, if a CPG determined that there

is a significant problem of HIV

intravenous drug (ID) use in the

community then the funding of HIV

prevention strategy for ID use would be

a priority for HIV community planning.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to

support intervention effectiveness

studies that assess social, behavioral,

programmatic, and policy outcomes of

specific innovative HIV prevention

interventions. These outcome

evaluations should assess prevention

interventions that are innovative, have

new components or involve the

innovative application of interventions

that are commonly employed (e.g. HIV

counseling and testing) and have

potentially broad relevance to the field

of HIV prevention. These evaluation

studies will use methods common to

rigorous outcome evaluation research

(e.g. comparison groups, individual

baseline data, cohorts, cross-sectional

surveys) within the limits of the funding

available and appropriately matched to

the nature and size of the intervention.

This program is designed to provide

evaluation resources to organizations

that might not otherwise have the

resources to determine the effectiveness

of their programs. Funds are intended

solely to implement the evaluation and

not to support the intervention itself.

Interventions being evaluated should

target high-risk populations (e.g. men

who have sex with men, injection drug

users and their partners, youth in high

risk situations).

Lastly, this program is to devise

practical, yet reasonably rigorous,

outcome evaluation methods and

designs that integrate both qualitative

and quantitative data, possibly from

multiple sources, in the analysis and

interpretation of the findings.

Program Requirements

The application should demonstrate

the applicant’s ability to design and

implement the evaluation, analyze the

data, and disseminate the findings. 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).

A. Recipient Activities

Recipients will be asked to attend

meetings in Atlanta approximately

twice a year to brief CDC staff on the

project and discuss key decisions.

Additionally the recipient should

expect to host periodic (up to 4 per year)

site visits by the CDC project officer.

1. Prepare a detailed evaluation

protocol, including a description of the

intervention and how it is innovative,

the study research questions, proposed

methods, including sampling,

assessment, and analysis plans, draft

measurement instruments, and project

timelines.