[Federal Register: January 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 18)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement: 03039]
Cooperative Agreement Training, Education, and Materials
Development Regarding Terrorism Acts; Notice of Availability of Funds
A. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
This program is authorized under section 301(a) and 317(a) of the
Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. sections 241(a) and 247b(a), as
amended. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.283.
B. Purpose
The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year
(FY) 2003 funds for a cooperative agreement for development,
implementation, and dissemination of effective terrorism preparedness
and emergency response training and education programs. This program
addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas Immunization and
Infectious Disease, Environmental Health, and Public Health
Infrastructure.
The purpose of the program is to enhance the national security of
the United States by improving the flow of timely and accurate
information to the American general public. This will be accomplished
by creating and maintaining a national training program for local
community based organizations (CBOs) to develop their capacity to
deliver effective terrorism preparedness education.
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one or
more of the following performance goals: help the American public to
prepare for the unexpected; and reduce stress and make the public feel
at ease should another emergency arise.
C. Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by national non-profit and faith-
based organizations with experience providing training services
nationwide.
Note: Title 2 of the United States Code section 1611 states that
an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code that engages in lobbying activities is not eligible to
receive Federal funds constituting an award, grant or loan.
D. Funding
Availability of Funds
Approximately $1,000,000 is available in FY 2003, to fund one
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or about March 30,
2003 and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project
period of up to five years. Funding estimates may change.
Continuation awards within an approved project period will be made
on the basis of satisfactory progress as evidenced by required reports
and the availability of funds.
Use of Funds
Funds may not be used to provide for direct patient medical care
(e.g., ongoing medical management, medications, etc.)
Recipient Financial Participation
Matching funds are not required for this program.
E. Program Requirements
In a cooperative agreement, CDC and the recipient of Federal funds
share roles and responsibilities. In conducting activities to achieve
the purpose of this program, the recipient will be responsible for the
activities listed in 1. Recipient Activities, and CDC will be
responsible for the activities listed in 2. CDC Activities.
1. Recipient Activities
a. Terrorism Preparedness Training and Education: Develop specific,
measurable, and time-phased objectives for the execution of terrorism
preparedness and emergency response training and education programs.
b. Develop Terrorism Preparedness Training and Education Programs:
Collaborate with CDC to develop terrorism preparedness and emergency
response training programs and material based on up-to-date information
that is scientifically relevant and substantiated by valid behavioral
science theory or empirical research.
c. Implement Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response Training
and Education Programs: Provide training and technical assistance to
local CBOs on conducting effective terrorism preparedness and emergency
response education interventions.
d. Support collaboration with CBOs and other local providers to
implement effective terrorism preparedness and emergency response
education interventions. Terrorism preparedness and emergency response
activities should be appropriate to the experience and resources of the
affiliate and consistent with the unmet needs and priorities outlined
in the state and local
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health department's comprehensive terrorism preparedness and emergency
response community planning process.
e. Develop collaborative relationships and linkages with behavioral
and social scientists, national and local non-governmental
organizations, state and local health departments, and other
individuals and organizations that can assist in the accomplishment of
the purpose of this cooperative agreement.
f. Evaluate Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response Training
and Education Programs: Develop and implement an evaluation plan that
describes how the accomplishment of the program objective at the
national and local levels will be measured. The plan must include (a) a
description of methods for monitoring program delivery; and (b) methods
to measure outcome objectives for program improvement.
g. Conduct formative and summative evaluation as part of the
instructional development process when designing program materials.
h. Design and implement systems to ensure training and education
program quality.
i. Conduct process evaluation annually on program implementation
and outcome evaluation on selected training and education programs
periodically.
2. CDC Activities
a. Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Response (OPTR) shall
provide consultation and technical assistance in the planning,
development, implementation, and evaluation of program activities (i.e.
training materials, identification and community-based organizations).
b. Depending on requirements, CDC Centers, Institutes, and Offices
(CIOs), in close collaboration with OTPR, will provide up-to-date
scientific information on the risk factors for terrorism preparedness,
prevention measures, scientific research on behavioral intervention,
and program strategies for terrorism preparedness. The CIOs include:
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), The National Center
for Infectious Diseases (NCID), the National Immunization Program
(NIP), The Public Health Practice Program Office (PHPPO), and The
Epidemiology Program Office (EPO).
c. OTPR Senior Management will assist the grantee in collaborating
with behavioral and social scientists, national and local non-
governmental organizations, State and local health departments,
community planning groups, other federally supported terrorism
preparedness programs, and organizations that can assist the grantee in
the accomplishment of the purpose of this cooperative agreement.
d. OTPR Senior Staff will facilitate the adoption and adaptation of
effective education interventions and program models through meetings,
workshops, conferences, newsletters, and communication with the project
officer.
e. OTPR Senior Staff will provide program descriptions from
research synthesis, scientific review, program feasibility activities,
and CDC Scientific panels to be used in the development of terrorism
preparedness and emergency response training and education programs.
f. OTPR Senior Staff will assist in the development of terrorism
preparedness and emergency response training programs and materials
based on empirical data on intervention effectiveness.
g. OTPR Senior Staff will assist the grantee in the dissemination
of new programs by providing access to CDC partners in terrorism
preparedness and emergency response.
F. Content
Letter of Intent (LOI)
A LOI is not required for this program.
Application
The program announcement title and number must appear in the
application. Use the information in the Program Requirements, Other
Requirements, and Evaluation Criteria sections to develop the
application content. Your application will be evaluated on the criteria
listed, so it is important to follow them in laying out your program
plan. The narrative should be no more than 25 pages, double-spaced,
printed on one side, with one-inch margins, and unreduced 12-point
font.
The narrative should consist of, at a minimum, a Plan, Objectives,
Methods, Evaluation and Budget.
G. Submission and Deadline
Application Forms
Submit the signed original and two copies of PHS form 5161. Forms
are available at the following Internet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm
If you do not have access to the Internet, or if you have
difficulty accessing the forms on-line, you may contact the CDC
Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section
(PGO-TIM) at: 770-488-2700. Application forms can be mailed to you.
Submission Date, Time, and Address
The application must be received by 4 p.m. Eastern Time March 14,
2003. Submit the application to: Technical Information Management-
PA03039, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road,
Atlanta, GA 30341-4146.
Applications may not be submitted electronically.
CDC Acknowledgement of Application Receipt
A postcard will be mailed by PGO-TIM, notifying you that CDC has
received your application.
Deadline
Applications will be considered as meeting the deadline if they are
received before 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date. Any applicant
who sends their application by the United States Postal Service or
commercial delivery services must ensure that the carrier will be able
to guarantee delivery of the application by the closing date and time.
If an application is received after closing due to (1) carrier error,
when the carrier accepted the package with a guarantee for delivery by
the closing date and time, or (2) significant weather delays or natural
disasters, CDC will upon receipt of proper documentation, consider the
application as having been received by the deadline.
Any application that does not meet the above criteria will not be
eligible for competition, and will be discarded. The applicant will be
notified of their failure to meet the submission requirements.
H. Evaluation Criteria
Applicants are required to provide measures of effectiveness that
will demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified
objectives of the cooperative agreement. Measures of effectiveness must
relate to the performance goals stated in the purpose section of this
announcement. Measures must be objective and quantitative and must
measure the intended outcome. These measures of effectiveness must be
submitted with the application and will be an element of evaluation.
An independent review group appointed by CDC will evaluate each
application against the following criteria:
1. Technical Approach (30 Points)
The extent to which the application addresses:
a. An overall design strategy, including measurable time lines.
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b. The relationship between activities and objectives.
c. Description of the management and analysis of data collected for
meeting objectives.
2. Ability to Carry Out the Project (30 Points)
The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of their
ability to carry out the proposed activity or project and the extent to
which the applicant documents the demonstrated capability to achieve
the purpose of this project.
3. Understanding of the Need or Problem (20 Points)
The extent to which the applicant demonstrates a clear, concise
understanding of the need or problem to be addressed.
a. Extent to which the applicant specifically includes a
description of the public health importance of the planned activities
to be undertaken.
b. Extent to which the applicant provides a realistic presentation
of the proposed project.
4. Personnel (10 Points)
The extent to which professional personnel involved in this
activity or project are qualified, including evidence of prior
experience similar to this activity or project. (Complete C.V. should
be provided for professional and senior administrative staff; relevant
training and experience should be highlighted). If a position is
vacant, a position description and complete description of required
qualifications for that position are to be included in the application
along with a specific plan (including time line) for hiring.
5. Management Plan (10 Points)
The extent to which the applicant provides a description of the
systems and the procedures that will be used to manage the progress,
budget and operations of the activity or project.
6. Budget (Not Scored)
Extent to which the budget is reasonable, clearly justified, and
consistent with the intended use of cooperative agreement funds.
I. Other Requirements
Technical Reporting Requirements
Provide CDC with the original plus two copies of:
1. Interim progress report, no less than 90 days before the end of
the budget period. The progress report will serve as your non-competing
continuation application, and must contain the following elements:
a. Current Budget Period Activities Objectives. Describe quantified
progress in achieving objectives, as well as relevant evaluation
findings, changes or adjustments in objectives resulting from
evaluation findings, and reasons for not attaining an objective.
b. Current Budget Period Financial Progress.
c. New Budget Period Program Proposed Activity Objectives.
d. Detailed Line-Item Budget and Justification.
e. Additional Requested Information.
2. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of
the budget period.
3. Final financial and performance reports, no more than 90 days
after the end of the project period. Send all reports to the Grants
Management Specialist identified in the ``Where to Obtain Additional
Information'' section of this announcement.
Additional Requirements
The following additional requirements are applicable to this
program. For a complete description of each, see Attachment I of the
program announcement as posted on the CDC Web site.
AR-1 Human Subjects Requirements
AR-7 Executive Order 12372 Review
AR-8 Public Health System Reporting Requirements
AR-9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11 Healthy People 2010
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
AR-13 Prohibition on Use of CDC Funds for Certain Gun Control
Activities
AR-14 Accounting System Requirements
AR-15 Proof of Non-Profit Status
J. Where To Obtain Additional Information
This and other CDC announcements, the necessary applications, and
associated forms can be found on the CDC Web site, Internet address:
http://www.cdc.gov. Click on ``Funding'' then ``Grants and Cooperative
Agreements''.
For general questions about this announcement, contact: Technical
Information Management, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920
Brandywine Rd, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-
2700.
For business management and budget assistance, contact: Sharon
Robertson, Grants Management Specialist, Procurement and Grants Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Road, Room
3000, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-2748, E-mail:
sqr2@cdc.gov.
For program technical assistance, contact: Amy Loy, Office of
Terrorism Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: 404-639-
7855, E-mail: anl6@cdc.gov.
Dated: January 22, 2003.
Sandra R. Manning,
CGFM Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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