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Centers for Disease Control and
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Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry Academic Partners
Public Health Training Grant
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA
05045.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 93.283.
Dates: Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline:
March 2, 2005.
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Application Deadline: March 17,
2005.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: 42 U.S.C.b(k)(2).
Purpose: The purpose of the program
is to (a) provide trainees the opportunity
to learn about broad, cross-cutting
public health policy and program
development at the Federal, state, and
local government level; and (b) make
progress toward achieving the
prevention objectives of ‘‘Healthy
People 2010.’’
‘‘Healthy People 2010,’’ the
prevention agenda for the Nation, is a
statement of national health objectives
designed to identify the most significant
preventable threats to health and
establish national goals to reduce these
threats. This program announcement
addresses all the priority areas of
‘‘Healthy People 2010.’’
Measurable outcomes of the program
will be in alignment with one (or more)
of the following goal(s) for the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention: (1)
Implement training programs to build
an effective health workforce to respond
to current and emerging public health
threats; and (2) increase the number of
frontline public health workers at the
federal, state, tribal and local level.
This announcement is only for nonresearch activities supported by CDC/
ATSDR. If research is proposed, the
application will not be reviewed. For
the definition of research, please see the
CDC Web site at the following Internet
address: https://www.cdc.gov/od/ads/
opspoll1.htm.
Activities: In conducting activities to
achieve the purpose of this training
grant, applicants will be responsible for
developing one or more of the following
training programs:
1. Fellowship Program: These
programs are focused experience of 6 to
24 months targeted to students
completing a master’s or doctoral degree
in the disciplines of public health,
medicine, and preventive medicine
prior to the beginning of the fellowship;
and early career public health, medical,
and preventive medicine professionals
with a graduate degree.
2. Internship Program: These
programs are generally twelve-weeks,
with the possibility of one twelve week
full time extension or up to 480 hours
on a part time basis for full or part-time
students enrolled in a Master’s or
doctoral level degree program.
3. Career Development Program:
These are postgraduate experiences of
varying duration targeted to an
academic faculty and/or established
public health professional who
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possesses a graduate degree in health
science and/or related field. The project
duration cannot exceed three years;
4. Preventive Medicine Resident
Practicum: Residents enrolled in an
academic, state, or local residency
program in one of the following areas:
Preventive Medicine/Public Health,
Occupational Medicine or Aerospace
Medicine. All programs must be
accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education
(ACGME). Training opportunities,
which may be filled by residents,
include one three-month rotation at
CDC/ATSDR, or one six-month rotation
at the state/local level; or a split, or
combination rotation, in which a
resident spends three months at CDC/
ATSDR and up to six months at the
state/local level;
5. Short-term Training Program: These
are targeted topic specific training
opportunities for part-time masters,
doctoral degree candidates, and/or
medical students/residents. Project may
begin at any time and are to be
completed with a maximum period of
six months; and or;
6. Medical Student Training Program:
Programs from 4–12 weeks available for
Medical students as either elective
rotations or non-credit special projects.
For the purpose of this program
announcement, students will be
identified as trainees for the six training
programs listed above. Applicants may
submit a separate application for one or
more of the six individual training
programs.
Activities:
Awardees activities for these
programs are as follows:
• Identify training needs by working
with one or more of the following:
accredited public health, and preventive
medicine schools and programs;
teaching hospitals; state and local
governmental public health agencies
with public health, medical, and
preventive medicine specialist training
and education programs, and continuing
education programs.
• Develop a training program to
provide exposure to a broad array of
policy and program development areas,
and attain competency in applying
analytical methods through specific
projects.
• Develop a program plan that
includes the following:
1. Advertising and marketing the
training program.
2. Developing guidelines for trainees
and mentors.
3. Screening and selecting trainees.
4. Orientation to program, federal
system, benefits and obligations.
5. Matching trainees with mentors.
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6. Monitoring and evaluation of
trainee’s progress.
7. Monitoring trainee’s accounting
(stipend; travel; allowance).
8. Resolving unexpected problems.
9. Evaluation of the training program.
• Establish an advisory committee to
provide guidance and to determine the
specifics of the training program.
• Coordinate meetings with trainees
to receive feedback from program
evaluations upon completion of their
training.
• Facilitate partnerships to enhance
recruitment of minority applicants.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Grant.
Fiscal Year Funds: 2005.
Approximate Total Funding:
$4,000,000. (This amount is an estimate,
and is subject to availability of funds.)
Approximate Number of Awards:
Three–Six.
Approximate Average Award:
$278,000—$1,000,000. (This amount is
for the first 12-month budget period,
and includes both direct and indirect
costs.)
Floor of Award Range: None.
Ceiling of Award Range: $1,000,000.
(This ceiling is for the first 12-month
budget period.)
Anticipated Award Date: May 2, 2005.
Budget Period Length: 12 months.
Project Period Length: Three years.
Throughout the project period, CDC’s
commitment to continuation of awards
will be conditioned on the availability
of funds, evidence of satisfactory
progress by the recipient (as
documented in required reports), and
the determination that continued
funding is in the best interest of the
Federal Government.
III. Eligibility Information
III.1. Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by
public and private nonprofit
organizations such as:
• Public nonprofit organizations.
• Private nonprofit organizations.
• Faith-based organizations.
• American Indian, Alaska Native,
Native Hawaiian and Hispanic health
professions organizations.
• Historical black colleges and
universities.
• Asian and Pacific Islanders’ health
professions organizations.
In the United States, the primary
educational system that trains personnel
needed to operate the Nation’s local,
state, and Federal public health agencies
is made up of institutions which
emphasize public health, medicine, and
preventive medicine in their academic
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programs. In an effort to reach
numerous institutions CDC has worked
collaboratively with various
organizations to include public nonprofit, private nonprofit, faith-based,
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native
Hawaiian and Hispanic health
professions, Historical black colleges
and universities, and Asian and PacificIslanders health professions
organizations to develop a high quality
and diverse public health workforce.
This collaborative effort with CDC/
ATSDR enabled these organizations to
further develop the public health
workforce and improve the interaction
between public health academicians.
These organizations help enhance the
preparation of future public health
workers, as well as to meet the Healthy
People 2010 objectives at the state and
local level. They provide advance
education to prepare students for the
work of controlling and preventing
disease and managing the nation’s
health resources.
In addition, these organizations have
the capacity to strengthen the public
health workforce by providing
structured multi-disciplinary training
and professional development
opportunities to preventive medicine
residents, medical students, public
health students, master’s/doctoral level
students and career professionals.
The training programs funded by this
grant will further prepare students by
providing practical training, which
builds upon their graduate education.
For students and new graduates, these
training programs will serve as a
transition from academia to professional
public health practice. The Career
Development Program will also provide
hands-on training in contemporary
public health practice to upgrade the
knowledge, skills, and abilities of public
health, medical, and preventive
medicine faculty and early career
professionals.
This Training Grant will assist in
fulfilling CDC/ATSDR’s mission by
preparing the next generation of public
health professionals.
III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Matching funds are not required for
this program.
III.3. Other
If you request a funding amount
greater than the ceiling of the award
range, your application will be
considered non-responsive, and will not
be entered into the review process. You
will be notified that your application
did not meet the submission
requirements.
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Special Requirements: If your
application is incomplete or nonresponsive to the special requirements
listed in this section, it will not be
entered into the review process. You
will be notified that your application
did not meet submission requirements.
• Late applications will be considered
non-responsive. See section ‘‘IV.3.
Submission Dates and Times’’ for more
information on deadlines.
• An LOI is requested (see section
‘‘IV.3. Submission Dates and Times’’),
• If your proposed project exceeds
‘‘Project Period Length’’ (see section ‘‘II.
Award Information’’) your application
will be considered non-responsive and
will not be entered into the review
process.
• Applicants who fail to meet the
eligibility requirements in section ‘‘III.1.
Eligible Applicants’’ will be considered
non-responsive and will not be entered
into the review process.
• Note: Title 2 of the United States
Code Section 1611 states that an
organization described in Section
501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
that engages in lobbying activities is not
eligible to receive Federal funds
constituting an award, grant, or loan.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
IV.1. Address To Request Application
Package
To apply for this funding opportunity
use application form PHS 5161–1.
Electronic Submission: CDC strongly
encourages you to submit your
application electronically by utilizing
the forms and instructions posted for
this announcement on https://
www.Grants.gov, the official Federal
agency wide E-grant Web site. Only
applicants who apply online are
permitted to forego paper copy
submission of all application forms.
Paper Submission: Application forms
and instructions are available on the
CDC Web site, at the following Internet
address: https://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) staff
at: 770–488–2700. Application forms
can be mailed to you.
IV.2. Content and Form of Submission
Letter of Intent (LOI)
Electronic Submission: You may
submit your LOI electronically at:
https://www.grants.gov by filling out the
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required Grants.gov information and
attach a word document.
Paper Submission: If submitting by
paper copy, send the original and two
hard copies of your application by mail
or express delivery service.
Your LOI must be written in the
following format:
• Maximum number of pages: 3.
• Font size: 12-point unreduced.
• Single spaced.
• Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
• Page margin size: One inch.
• Printed only on one side of page.
• Written in plain language, avoid
jargon and undefined acronyms.
Your LOI must contain the following
information:
• Title of this Announcement.
• Descriptive Title of your proposed
Training Grant.
• Name, address, e-mail address, and
telephone number of the Principal
Investigator.
• Names of other key personnel.
• A brief summary of the proposed
Training Grant.
Application
Electronic Submission: You may
submit your application electronically
at: https://www.grants.gov. Applications
completed online through Grants.gov
are considered formally submitted when
the applicant organization’s Authorizing
Official electronically submits the
application to https://www.grants.gov.
Electronic applications will be
considered as having met the deadline
if the application has been submitted
electronically by the applicant
organization’s Authorizing Official to
Grants.gov on or before the deadline
date and time.
It is strongly recommended that you
submit your grant application using
Microsoft Office products (e.g.,
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, etc.). If
you do not have access to Microsoft
Office products, you may submit a PDF
file. Directions for creating PDF files can
be found on the Grants.gov Web site.
Use of file formats other than Microsoft
Office or PDF may result in your file
being unreadable by our staff.
CDC recommends that you submit
your application to Grants.gov early
enough to resolve any unanticipated
difficulties prior to the deadline. You
may also submit a back-up paper
submission of your application. Any
such paper submission must be received
in accordance with the requirements for
timely submission detailed in Section
IV.3. of the grant announcement. The
paper submission must be clearly
marked: ‘‘BACK-UP FOR ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSION.’’ The paper submission
must conform with all requirements for
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non-electronic submissions. If both
electronic and back-up paper
submissions are received by the
deadline, the electronic version will be
considered the official submission.
Paper Submission: If you plan to
submit your application by hard copy,
submit the original and two hard copies
of your application by mail or express
delivery service. Refer to section IV.6.
Other Submission Requirements for
submission address.
You must submit a project narrative
with your application forms. The
narrative must be submitted in the
following format:
• Maximum number of pages: 30
pages. If your narrative exceeds the page
limit; only the first pages which are
within the page limit will be reviewed.
• Font size: 12-point unreduced.
• Single spaced.
• Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
• Page margin size: One inch.
• Printed only on one side of page.
• Clearly numbered pages.
• Held together only by metal clips;
not bound in any other way.
Your narrative should address
activities to be conducted over the
entire project period, and must include
the following items in the order listed
below:
1. Background
Briefly describe the background,
critically evaluating the national,
regional and local need/demand for the
project and specifically identifying the
gaps, which the project is intended to
fill.
2. Goals and Objectives
a. List goals specifically related to
program requirements, and indicate
expected program outcome at the end of
the three-year project period.
b. Address program objectives
(objectives of the overall program) and
educational objectives (objectives
specifying what trainees will be able to
do upon completion of the training
program) which will be accomplished
through support of the proposed project.
Objectives should be measurable,
feasible, and time phased to be
accomplished during the projected 12month budget period. Also objectives
should relate directly to the program
goals.
3. Method
a. Provide a yearly timeline describing
activities, methods, strategies and
techniques that will be used to
accomplish the objectives of the project.
b. Identify strategies and activities for
increasing the applicant’s involvement
in promoting and supporting the
training program.
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c. Explain the review process for the
selection of Trainees, addressing CDC
program goals and objectives.
4. Evaluation Plan
a. Describe how each of the activities
and their impact will be evaluated.
b. Describe how progress toward
meeting project objectives will be
monitored.
c. The evaluation plan should address
measures considered critical to
determine the success of the plan
outlined by the applicant, and results
should be used for improvement of the
intended plan.
5. Project Management and Staffing Plan
a. Describe the proposed staffing for
the project and submit job descriptions
of key personnel illustrating their
qualifications and experience to
carryout project activities.
b. Describe the organization’s
structure and function, and how it
supports health promotion and
educational activities.
c. Describe application appendices;
include curriculum vitae for each key
personnel named in the proposal.
6. Budget Plan and Budget Justification
(The budget and justification will not be
counted in the page limit)
a. Provide a detailed budget and
budget justifications, which indicate the
anticipated costs for personnel, fringe
benefits, travel, supplies, contractual,
consultants, equipment, indirect, and
other items.
Applications should include budget
items for travel to CDC sponsored
meetings.
Additional information may be
included in the application appendices.
The appendices will not be counted
toward the narrative page limit. This
additional information includes:
• As a separate appendix to the
application, the applicant must provide
a labeled ‘‘Documentation of
Eligibility,’’ and the location of the
appendix must be identified in the table
of contents. This appendix should
succinctly summarize the applicant’s
eligibility and should include
experience and expertise as they relate
to the eligibility requirements for this
training program.
• Principal Investigator must provide
documented evidence of his or her
experience, expertise, ability, and
institutional support to accomplish the
proposed project. The Principal
Investigator should have at least two
years of related experience.
• Biographical sketches and
Curriculum Vitaes must be provided for
key personnel responsible for planning
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and implementing this training
program.
• Provide letters of support
illustrating applicant’s experience in
managing training programs.
You are required to have a Dun and
Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number to apply for a
grant or cooperative agreement from the
Federal government. The DUNS number
is a nine-digit identification number,
which uniquely identifies business
entities. Obtaining a DUNS number is
easy and there is no charge. To obtain
a DUNS number, access https://
www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1–
866–705–5711.
For more information, see the CDC
Web site at: https://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/
funding/pubcommt.htm. If your
application form does not have a DUNS
number field, please write your DUNS
number at the top of the first page of
your application, and/or include your
DUNS number in your application cover
letter.
Additional requirements that may
require you to submit additional
documentation with your application
are listed in section ‘‘VI.2.
Administrative and National Policy
Requirements.’’
IV.3. Submission Dates and Times
LOI Deadline Date: March 2, 2005.
CDC requests that you submit a LOI
if you intend to apply for this program.
Although the LOI is not required, not
binding, and does not enter into review
of your subsequent application, the LOI
will be used to gauge the level of
interest in this program, and to allow
CDC to plan the application review.
Application Deadline Date: April 1,
2005.
Explanation of Deadlines: LOIs and
Applications must be received in the
CDC Procurement and Grants Office by
4 p.m. eastern time on the deadline
date. If you submit your LOI or
application by the United States Postal
Service or commercial delivery service,
you must ensure that the carrier will be
able to guarantee delivery by the closing
date and time. If CDC receives your
submission 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, you will be given the
opportunity to submit documentation of
the carriers guarantee. If the
documentation verifies a carrier
problem, CDC will consider the
submission as having been received by
the deadline.
This announcement is the definitive
guide on LOI and application content,
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submission address, and deadline. It
supersedes information provided in the
application instructions. If your
submission does not meet the deadline
above, it will not be eligible for review,
and will be discarded. You will be
notified that you did not meet the
submission requirements.
Electronic Submission: If you submit
your application electronically with
Grants.gov, your application will be
electronically time/date stamped which
will serve as receipt of submission. In
turn, you will receive an e-mail notice
of receipt when CDC receives the
application. All electronic applications
must be submitted by 4 p.m. eastern
time on the application due date.
Paper Submission: CDC will not
notify you upon receipt of your paper
submission. If you have a question
about the receipt of your LOI or
application, first contact your courier. If
you still have a question, contact the
PGO–TIM staff at: 770–488–2700. Before
calling, please wait two to three days
after the submission deadline. This will
allow time for submissions to be
processed and logged.
IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of
Applications
Executive Order 12372 does not apply
to this program.
IV.5. Funding Restrictions
Restrictions, which must be taken into
account while writing your budget, are
as follows:
• Funds may not be used for research.
• Reimbursement of pre-award costs
is not allowed.
If you are requesting indirect costs in
your budget, you must include a copy
of your indirect cost rate agreement. If
your indirect cost rate is a provisional
rate, the agreement should be less than
12 months old.
Guidance for completing your budget
can be found on the CDC Web site, at
the following Internet address: https://
www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/
budgetguide.htm.
You will be able to download a copy of
the application package from https://
www.Grants.gov, complete it offline,
and then upload and submit the
application via the Grants.gov site. Email submissions will not be accepted.
If you are having technical difficulties
in Grants.gov they can be reached by email at https://www.support@grants.gov
or by phone at 1–800–518–4726 (1–800–
518–GRANTS). The Customer Support
Center is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Paper Submission: If you chose to
submit a paper application, submit the
original and two hard copies of your
application by mail or express delivery
service to: Technical Information
Management—RFA 05045, CDC
Procurement and Grants Office, 2920
Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
V. Application Review Information
V.1. Criteria
Applicants are required to provide
measures of effectiveness that will
demonstrate the accomplishment of the
various identified objectives of the
grant. 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.
Your application will be evaluated
against the following criteria:
1. Goals and Objectives (30 Points)
a. Are the goals and objectives clearly
stated, realistic, time-phased, and
adequately detailed as it relates to the
programmatic requirements proposed in
the program announcement?
b. Are the objectives and goals
measurable, feasible and time sufficient
to accomplish the project during a 12
month period?
Application Submission Address
2. Method (30 Points)
a. To what extent does the applicant
describe the methodologies for
accomplishing the program objectives?
b. Has the applicant described the
program activities and provided a yearly
timeline?
c. Has the applicant clearly explained
the review process for the selection of
Trainees as it relates to the goals and
objectives?
d. Has the applicant clearly identified
strategies and program activities to
support the training program?
Electronic Submission: CDC strongly
encourages applicants to submit
electronically at: https://www.Grants.gov.
3. Evaluation Plan (20 Points)
a. Did the applicant provide a detailed
plan for evaluating progress towards
IV.6. Other Submission Requirements
LOI Submission Address: Submit your
LOI by express mail, delivery service,
fax, or e-mail to: Ruth E. Harris, Project
Officer, Office of Workforce and Career
Development (OWCD), 4770 Buford
Highway, NE. (MS K–38), Atlanta, GA
30341. Telephone Number: 770–488–
2522. Fax: 770–488–2574. E-mail
address: reh6@cdc.gov.
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meeting the goals and objectives of the
project and its impact?
b. Did evaluation plan appear to be
reasonable and feasible?
c. Did applicant describe how the
progress toward meeting the project
objectives will be monitored?
4. Project Management and Staffing Plan
(20 Points)
a. Are the proposed project personnel
fully qualified, with evidence of
experience and evidence in past
activities or achievements appropriate
to a project of this magnitude and
scope?
b. Did the applicant give a detailed
description of the systems and
procedures which will be used to
manage the progress, budget, and
operations of the project?
c. Did the applicant clearly describe
the organization’s structure and
functions as it relates to supporting
health promotion and educational
activities?
5. Budget (Not Scored)
a. How well does the applicant
provide justification for budget
expenditures as well as appropriateness
of activities proposed in the
application?
b. Was the budget reasonable, clearly
justified, and consistent with the
intended use of the grant funds?
V.2. Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for
completeness by the Procurement and
Grants Office (PGO) staff and for
responsiveness by Coordinating Center
for Health Information and Service
(CoCHIS). Incomplete applications and
applications that are non-responsive to
the eligibility criteria will not advance
through the review process. Applicants
will be notified that their application
did not meet submission requirements.
An objective review panel will
evaluate complete and responsive
applications according to the criteria
listed in section ‘‘V.1. Criteria.’’
Applicants may submit a separate
application for any or all of the
following six individual programs stated
in section ‘‘I. Activities’’: (1) Fellowship
Program; (2) Internship Program; (3)
Career Development Program; (4)
Preventive Medicine Resident
Practicum; (5) Short-term Training
Program; and (6) Medical Student
Training Program. Each application will
be evaluated on a 100-point basis to
determine the applicant’s numerical
score in each individual program area
for which they apply. The objective
review panel will consist of three
reviewers from CDC staff, which are not
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employees of the cognizant program
office. Each reviewer will present his or
her findings to the panel. The panel will
vote to approve or disapprove based
upon the criteria listed in section
‘‘V.1.Criteria.’’
In addition, the following factors may
affect the funding decision:
• Availability of funds.
• Preference will be given to
organizations with: (1) Three or more
years experience in developing graduate
level training and education programs
in public health, public health related
disciplines, and preventive medicine,
nationally; (2) the capacity for nationallevel reach and collaboration with
accredited institutions or schools; and
state and local governmental public
health agencies with public health, (3)
three or more years of access to graduate
students, faculty, researchers, and
professionals in the disciplines of
public health, medicine, and preventive
medicine, nationally; and (4) evidence
of recruiting a diverse applicant pool
including underrepresented minorities.
Applications will be funded in order
by score and rank determined by the
review panel. CDC/ASTDR will provide
justification for any decision to fund out
of rank order.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and
Award Dates
May 2, 2005.
VI. Award Administration Information
VI.1. Award Notices
Successful applicants will receive a
Notice of Award (NoA) from the CDC
Procurement and Grants Office. The
NoA shall be the only binding,
authorizing document between the
recipient and CDC. The NoA will be
signed by an authorized Grants
Management Officer, and mailed to the
recipient fiscal officer identified in the
application.
Unsuccessful applicants will receive
notification of the results of the
application review by mail.
VI.2. Administrative and National
Policy Requirements
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You must provide CDC with an
original, plus two hard copies of the
following reports:
1. Interim progress report, due no less
than 90 days before the end of the
budget period. The progress report will
serve as your non-competing
continuation application, and must
contain the following elements:
a. Current Budget Period Activities
Objectives.
b. Current Budget Period Financial
Progress.
c. New Budget Period Program
Proposed Activity Objectives.
d. Budget.
e. Measures of Effectiveness.
f. Additional Requested Information.
2. Financial status report and annual
progress report, due no more than 90
days after the end of the budget period.
3. Final financial and performance
reports, due no more than 90 days after
the end of the project period.
These reports must be mailed to the
Grants Management or Contract
Specialist listed in the ‘‘Agency
Contacts’’ section of this announcement.
VII. Agency Contacts
45 CFR parts 74 and 92.
For more information on the Code of
Federal Regulations, see the National
Archives and Records Administration at
the following Internet address: https://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-tablesearch.html.
An additional Certifications form
from the PHS5161–1 application needs
to be included in your Grants.gov
electronic submission only. Refer to
https://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/
PHS5161–1–Certificates.pdf. Once the
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Grants.gov submission as Other
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The following additional
requirements apply to this project:
• AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace
Requirements.
• AR–11 Healthy People 2010.
• AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions.
• AR–14 Accounting System
Requirements.
• AR–15 Proof of Non-Profit Status.
• AR–16 Security Clearance
Requirement.
• AR–23 States and Faith-Based
Organizations.
• AR–25 Release and Sharing of
Data.
Additional information on these
requirements can be found on the CDC
Web site at the following Internet
address: https://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/
funding/ARs.htm.
We encourage inquiries concerning
this announcement.
For general questions, contact:
Technical Information Management
Section, CDC Procurement and Grants
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta,
GA 30341.
Telephone: 770–488–2700.
For program technical assistance,
contact: Ruth E. Harris, Project Officer,
Office of Workforce and Career
Development, 4770 Buford Highway,
NE., MSK–38, Atlanta, GA 30341.
Telephone: 770–488–2522.
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E-mail: reh6@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, or
budget assistance, contact: Rick Jaeger,
Grants Management Specialist, CDC
Procurement and Grants Office, 2920
Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
Telephone: 770–488–2727.
E-mail: ryj4@cdc.gov.
VIII. Other Information
This and other CDC funding
opportunity announcements can be
found on the CDC Web site, Internet
address: https://www.cdc.gov. Click on
‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and
Cooperative Agreements.’’
The Director, Procurement and Grants
Office, CDC, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register
notices pertaining to the availability of
grant and cooperative agreement funds.
Dated: February 9, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Academic
Partners Public Health Training Grant
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA 05045.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.283.
Dates: Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline: March 2, 2005.
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Application Deadline: March 17, 2005.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: 42 U.S.C.b(k)(2).
Purpose: The purpose of the program is to (a) provide trainees the
opportunity to learn about broad, cross-cutting public health policy
and program development at the Federal, state, and local government
level; and (b) make progress toward achieving the prevention objectives
of ``Healthy People 2010.''
``Healthy People 2010,'' the prevention agenda for the Nation, is a
statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most
significant preventable threats to health and establish national goals
to reduce these threats. This program announcement addresses all the
priority areas of ``Healthy People 2010.''
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one
(or more) of the following goal(s) for the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention: (1) Implement training programs to build an effective
health workforce to respond to current and emerging public health
threats; and (2) increase the number of frontline public health workers
at the federal, state, tribal and local level.
This announcement is only for non-research activities supported by
CDC/ATSDR. If research is proposed, the application will not be
reviewed. For the definition of research, please see the CDC Web site
at the following Internet address: https://www.cdc.gov/od/ads/
opspoll1.htm.
Activities: In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this
training grant, applicants will be responsible for developing one or
more of the following training programs:
1. Fellowship Program: These programs are focused experience of 6
to 24 months targeted to students completing a master's or doctoral
degree in the disciplines of public health, medicine, and preventive
medicine prior to the beginning of the fellowship; and early career
public health, medical, and preventive medicine professionals with a
graduate degree.
2. Internship Program: These programs are generally twelve-weeks,
with the possibility of one twelve week full time extension or up to
480 hours on a part time basis for full or part-time students enrolled
in a Master's or doctoral level degree program.
3. Career Development Program: These are postgraduate experiences
of varying duration targeted to an academic faculty and/or established
public health professional who possesses a graduate degree in health
science and/or related field. The project duration cannot exceed three
years;
4. Preventive Medicine Resident Practicum: Residents enrolled in an
academic, state, or local residency program in one of the following
areas: Preventive Medicine/Public Health, Occupational Medicine or
Aerospace Medicine. All programs must be accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Training
opportunities, which may be filled by residents, include one three-
month rotation at CDC/ATSDR, or one six-month rotation at the state/
local level; or a split, or combination rotation, in which a resident
spends three months at CDC/ATSDR and up to six months at the state/
local level;
5. Short-term Training Program: These are targeted topic specific
training opportunities for part-time masters, doctoral degree
candidates, and/or medical students/residents. Project may begin at any
time and are to be completed with a maximum period of six months; and
or;
6. Medical Student Training Program: Programs from 4-12 weeks
available for Medical students as either elective rotations or non-
credit special projects.
For the purpose of this program announcement, students will be
identified as trainees for the six training programs listed above.
Applicants may submit a separate application for one or more of the six
individual training programs.
Activities:
Awardees activities for these programs are as follows:
Identify training needs by working with one or more of the
following: accredited public health, and preventive medicine schools
and programs; teaching hospitals; state and local governmental public
health agencies with public health, medical, and preventive medicine
specialist training and education programs, and continuing education
programs.
Develop a training program to provide exposure to a broad
array of policy and program development areas, and attain competency in
applying analytical methods through specific projects.
Develop a program plan that includes the following:
1. Advertising and marketing the training program.
2. Developing guidelines for trainees and mentors.
3. Screening and selecting trainees.
4. Orientation to program, federal system, benefits and
obligations.
5. Matching trainees with mentors.
6. Monitoring and evaluation of trainee's progress.
7. Monitoring trainee's accounting (stipend; travel; allowance).
8. Resolving unexpected problems.
9. Evaluation of the training program.
Establish an advisory committee to provide guidance and to
determine the specifics of the training program.
Coordinate meetings with trainees to receive feedback from
program evaluations upon completion of their training.
Facilitate partnerships to enhance recruitment of minority
applicants.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Grant.
Fiscal Year Funds: 2005.
Approximate Total Funding: $4,000,000. (This amount is an estimate,
and is subject to availability of funds.)
Approximate Number of Awards: Three-Six.
Approximate Average Award: $278,000--$1,000,000. (This amount is
for the first 12-month budget period, and includes both direct and
indirect costs.)
Floor of Award Range: None.
Ceiling of Award Range: $1,000,000. (This ceiling is for the first
12-month budget period.)
Anticipated Award Date: May 2, 2005.
Budget Period Length: 12 months.
Project Period Length: Three years.
Throughout the project period, CDC's commitment to continuation of
awards will be conditioned on the availability of funds, evidence of
satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required
reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best
interest of the Federal Government.
III. Eligibility Information
III.1. Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by public and private nonprofit
organizations such as:
Public nonprofit organizations.
Private nonprofit organizations.
Faith-based organizations.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and
Hispanic health professions organizations.
Historical black colleges and universities.
Asian and Pacific Islanders' health professions
organizations.
In the United States, the primary educational system that trains
personnel needed to operate the Nation's local, state, and Federal
public health agencies is made up of institutions which emphasize
public health, medicine, and preventive medicine in their academic
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programs. In an effort to reach numerous institutions CDC has worked
collaboratively with various organizations to include public non-
profit, private nonprofit, faith-based, American Indian, Alaska Native,
Native Hawaiian and Hispanic health professions, Historical black
colleges and universities, and Asian and Pacific-Islanders health
professions organizations to develop a high quality and diverse public
health workforce.
This collaborative effort with CDC/ATSDR enabled these
organizations to further develop the public health workforce and
improve the interaction between public health academicians. These
organizations help enhance the preparation of future public health
workers, as well as to meet the Healthy People 2010 objectives at the
state and local level. They provide advance education to prepare
students for the work of controlling and preventing disease and
managing the nation's health resources.
In addition, these organizations have the capacity to strengthen
the public health workforce by providing structured multi-disciplinary
training and professional development opportunities to preventive
medicine residents, medical students, public health students, master's/
doctoral level students and career professionals.
The training programs funded by this grant will further prepare
students by providing practical training, which builds upon their
graduate education. For students and new graduates, these training
programs will serve as a transition from academia to professional
public health practice. The Career Development Program will also
provide hands-on training in contemporary public health practice to
upgrade the knowledge, skills, and abilities of public health, medical,
and preventive medicine faculty and early career professionals.
This Training Grant will assist in fulfilling CDC/ATSDR's mission
by preparing the next generation of public health professionals.
III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Matching funds are not required for this program.
III.3. Other
If you request a funding amount greater than the ceiling of the
award range, your application will be considered non-responsive, and
will not be entered into the review process. You will be notified that
your application did not meet the submission requirements.
Special Requirements: If your application is incomplete or non-
responsive to the special requirements listed in this section, it will
not be entered into the review process. You will be notified that your
application did not meet submission requirements.
Late applications will be considered non-responsive. See
section ``IV.3. Submission Dates and Times'' for more information on
deadlines.
An LOI is requested (see section ``IV.3. Submission Dates
and Times''),
If your proposed project exceeds ``Project Period Length''
(see section ``II. Award Information'') your application will be
considered non-responsive and will not be entered into the review
process.
Applicants who fail to meet the eligibility requirements
in section ``III.1. Eligible Applicants'' will be considered non-
responsive and will not be entered into the review process.
Note: Title 2 of the United States Code Section 1611
states that an organization described in Section 501(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code that engages in lobbying activities is not
eligible to receive Federal funds constituting an award, grant, or
loan.
IV. Application and Submission Information
IV.1. Address To Request Application Package
To apply for this funding opportunity use application form PHS
5161-1.
Electronic Submission: CDC strongly encourages you to submit your
application electronically by utilizing the forms and instructions
posted for this announcement on https://www.Grants.gov, the official
Federal agency wide E-grant Web site. Only applicants who apply online
are permitted to forego paper copy submission of all application forms.
Paper Submission: Application forms and instructions are available
on the CDC Web site, at the following Internet address: https://
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) staff at: 770-488-2700. Application forms can be mailed to
you.
IV.2. Content and Form of Submission
Letter of Intent (LOI)
Electronic Submission: You may submit your LOI electronically at:
https://www.grants.gov by filling out the required Grants.gov
information and attach a word document.
Paper Submission: If submitting by paper copy, send the original
and two hard copies of your application by mail or express delivery
service.
Your LOI must be written in the following format:
Maximum number of pages: 3.
Font size: 12-point unreduced.
Single spaced.
Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
Page margin size: One inch.
Printed only on one side of page.
Written in plain language, avoid jargon and undefined
acronyms.
Your LOI must contain the following information:
Title of this Announcement.
Descriptive Title of your proposed Training Grant.
Name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the
Principal Investigator.
Names of other key personnel.
A brief summary of the proposed Training Grant.
Application
Electronic Submission: You may submit your application
electronically at: https://www.grants.gov. Applications completed online
through Grants.gov are considered formally submitted when the applicant
organization's Authorizing Official electronically submits the
application to https://www.grants.gov. Electronic applications will be
considered as having met the deadline if the application has been
submitted electronically by the applicant organization's Authorizing
Official to Grants.gov on or before the deadline date and time.
It is strongly recommended that you submit your grant application
using Microsoft Office products (e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
etc.). If you do not have access to Microsoft Office products, you may
submit a PDF file. Directions for creating PDF files can be found on
the Grants.gov Web site. Use of file formats other than Microsoft
Office or PDF may result in your file being unreadable by our staff.
CDC recommends that you submit your application to Grants.gov early
enough to resolve any unanticipated difficulties prior to the deadline.
You may also submit a back-up paper submission of your application. Any
such paper submission must be received in accordance with the
requirements for timely submission detailed in Section IV.3. of the
grant announcement. The paper submission must be clearly marked:
``BACK-UP FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.'' The paper submission must
conform with all requirements for
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non-electronic submissions. If both electronic and back-up paper
submissions are received by the deadline, the electronic version will
be considered the official submission.
Paper Submission: If you plan to submit your application by hard
copy, submit the original and two hard copies of your application by
mail or express delivery service. Refer to section IV.6. Other
Submission Requirements for submission address.
You must submit a project narrative with your application forms.
The narrative must be submitted in the following format:
Maximum number of pages: 30 pages. If your narrative
exceeds the page limit; only the first pages which are within the page
limit will be reviewed.
Font size: 12-point unreduced.
Single spaced.
Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
Page margin size: One inch.
Printed only on one side of page.
Clearly numbered pages.
Held together only by metal clips; not bound in any other
way.
Your narrative should address activities to be conducted over the
entire project period, and must include the following items in the
order listed below:
1. Background
Briefly describe the background, critically evaluating the
national, regional and local need/demand for the project and
specifically identifying the gaps, which the project is intended to
fill.
2. Goals and Objectives
a. List goals specifically related to program requirements, and
indicate expected program outcome at the end of the three-year project
period.
b. Address program objectives (objectives of the overall program)
and educational objectives (objectives specifying what trainees will be
able to do upon completion of the training program) which will be
accomplished through support of the proposed project. Objectives should
be measurable, feasible, and time phased to be accomplished during the
projected 12-month budget period. Also objectives should relate
directly to the program goals.
3. Method
a. Provide a yearly timeline describing activities, methods,
strategies and techniques that will be used to accomplish the
objectives of the project.
b. Identify strategies and activities for increasing the
applicant's involvement in promoting and supporting the training
program.
c. Explain the review process for the selection of Trainees,
addressing CDC program goals and objectives.
4. Evaluation Plan
a. Describe how each of the activities and their impact will be
evaluated.
b. Describe how progress toward meeting project objectives will be
monitored.
c. The evaluation plan should address measures considered critical
to determine the success of the plan outlined by the applicant, and
results should be used for improvement of the intended plan.
5. Project Management and Staffing Plan
a. Describe the proposed staffing for the project and submit job
descriptions of key personnel illustrating their qualifications and
experience to carryout project activities.
b. Describe the organization's structure and function, and how it
supports health promotion and educational activities.
c. Describe application appendices; include curriculum vitae for
each key personnel named in the proposal.
6. Budget Plan and Budget Justification (The budget and justification
will not be counted in the page limit)
a. Provide a detailed budget and budget justifications, which
indicate the anticipated costs for personnel, fringe benefits, travel,
supplies, contractual, consultants, equipment, indirect, and other
items.
Applications should include budget items for travel to CDC
sponsored meetings.
Additional information may be included in the application
appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the narrative
page limit. This additional information includes:
As a separate appendix to the application, the applicant
must provide a labeled ``Documentation of Eligibility,'' and the
location of the appendix must be identified in the table of contents.
This appendix should succinctly summarize the applicant's eligibility
and should include experience and expertise as they relate to the
eligibility requirements for this training program.
Principal Investigator must provide documented evidence of
his or her experience, expertise, ability, and institutional support to
accomplish the proposed project. The Principal Investigator should have
at least two years of related experience.
Biographical sketches and Curriculum Vitaes must be
provided for key personnel responsible for planning and implementing
this training program.
Provide letters of support illustrating applicant's
experience in managing training programs.
You are required to have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative
agreement from the Federal government. The DUNS number is a nine-digit
identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities.
Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a
DUNS number, access https://www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1-866-705-
5711.
For more information, see the CDC Web site at: https://www.cdc.gov/
od/pgo/funding/pubcommt.htm. If your application form does not have a
DUNS number field, please write your DUNS number at the top of the
first page of your application, and/or include your DUNS number in your
application cover letter.
Additional requirements that may require you to submit additional
documentation with your application are listed in section ``VI.2.
Administrative and National Policy Requirements.''
IV.3. Submission Dates and Times
LOI Deadline Date: March 2, 2005.
CDC requests that you submit a LOI if you intend to apply for this
program. Although the LOI is not required, not binding, and does not
enter into review of your subsequent application, the LOI will be used
to gauge the level of interest in this program, and to allow CDC to
plan the application review.
Application Deadline Date: April 1, 2005.
Explanation of Deadlines: LOIs and Applications must be received in
the CDC Procurement and Grants Office by 4 p.m. eastern time on the
deadline date. If you submit your LOI or application by the United
States Postal Service or commercial delivery service, you must ensure
that the carrier will be able to guarantee delivery by the closing date
and time. If CDC receives your submission 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, you will be given the opportunity to
submit documentation of the carriers guarantee. If the documentation
verifies a carrier problem, CDC will consider the submission as having
been received by the deadline.
This announcement is the definitive guide on LOI and application
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submission address, and deadline. It supersedes information provided in
the application instructions. If your submission does not meet the
deadline above, it will not be eligible for review, and will be
discarded. You will be notified that you did not meet the submission
requirements.
Electronic Submission: If you submit your application
electronically with Grants.gov, your application will be electronically
time/date stamped which will serve as receipt of submission. In turn,
you will receive an e-mail notice of receipt when CDC receives the
application. All electronic applications must be submitted by 4 p.m.
eastern time on the application due date.
Paper Submission: CDC will not notify you upon receipt of your
paper submission. If you have a question about the receipt of your LOI
or application, first contact your courier. If you still have a
question, contact the PGO-TIM staff at: 770-488-2700. Before calling,
please wait two to three days after the submission deadline. This will
allow time for submissions to be processed and logged.
IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of Applications
Executive Order 12372 does not apply to this program.
IV.5. Funding Restrictions
Restrictions, which must be taken into account while writing your
budget, are as follows:
Funds may not be used for research.
Reimbursement of pre-award costs is not allowed.
If you are requesting indirect costs in your budget, you must
include a copy of your indirect cost rate agreement. If your indirect
cost rate is a provisional rate, the agreement should be less than 12
months old.
Guidance for completing your budget can be found on the CDC Web
site, at the following Internet address: https://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/
funding/budgetguide.htm.
IV.6. Other Submission Requirements
LOI Submission Address: Submit your LOI by express mail, delivery
service, fax, or e-mail to: Ruth E. Harris, Project Officer, Office of
Workforce and Career Development (OWCD), 4770 Buford Highway, NE. (MS
K-38), Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone Number: 770-488-2522. Fax: 770-488-
2574. E-mail address: reh6@cdc.gov.
Application Submission Address
Electronic Submission: CDC strongly encourages applicants to submit
electronically at: https://www.Grants.gov. You will be able to download
a copy of the application package from https://www.Grants.gov, complete
it offline, and then upload and submit the application via the
Grants.gov site. E-mail submissions will not be accepted. If you are
having technical difficulties in Grants.gov they can be reached by e-
mail at http:www.support@grants.gov">//www.support@grants.gov or by phone at 1-800-518-4726 (1-
800-518-GRANTS). The Customer Support Center is open from 7 a.m. to 9
p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Paper Submission: If you chose to submit a paper application,
submit the original and two hard copies of your application by mail or
express delivery service to: Technical Information Management--RFA
05045, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road,
Atlanta, GA 30341.
V. Application Review Information
V.1. Criteria
Applicants are required to provide measures of effectiveness that
will demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified
objectives of the grant. 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.
Your application will be evaluated against the following criteria:
1. Goals and Objectives (30 Points)
a. Are the goals and objectives clearly stated, realistic, time-
phased, and adequately detailed as it relates to the programmatic
requirements proposed in the program announcement?
b. Are the objectives and goals measurable, feasible and time
sufficient to accomplish the project during a 12 month period?
2. Method (30 Points)
a. To what extent does the applicant describe the methodologies for
accomplishing the program objectives?
b. Has the applicant described the program activities and provided
a yearly timeline?
c. Has the applicant clearly explained the review process for the
selection of Trainees as it relates to the goals and objectives?
d. Has the applicant clearly identified strategies and program
activities to support the training program?
3. Evaluation Plan (20 Points)
a. Did the applicant provide a detailed plan for evaluating
progress towards meeting the goals and objectives of the project and
its impact?
b. Did evaluation plan appear to be reasonable and feasible?
c. Did applicant describe how the progress toward meeting the
project objectives will be monitored?
4. Project Management and Staffing Plan (20 Points)
a. Are the proposed project personnel fully qualified, with
evidence of experience and evidence in past activities or achievements
appropriate to a project of this magnitude and scope?
b. Did the applicant give a detailed description of the systems and
procedures which will be used to manage the progress, budget, and
operations of the project?
c. Did the applicant clearly describe the organization's structure
and functions as it relates to supporting health promotion and
educational activities?
5. Budget (Not Scored)
a. How well does the applicant provide justification for budget
expenditures as well as appropriateness of activities proposed in the
application?
b. Was the budget reasonable, clearly justified, and consistent
with the intended use of the grant funds?
V.2. Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement
and Grants Office (PGO) staff and for responsiveness by Coordinating
Center for Health Information and Service (CoCHIS). Incomplete
applications and applications that are non-responsive to the
eligibility criteria will not advance through the review process.
Applicants will be notified that their application did not meet
submission requirements.
An objective review panel will evaluate complete and responsive
applications according to the criteria listed in section ``V.1.
Criteria.'' Applicants may submit a separate application for any or all
of the following six individual programs stated in section ``I.
Activities'': (1) Fellowship Program; (2) Internship Program; (3)
Career Development Program; (4) Preventive Medicine Resident Practicum;
(5) Short-term Training Program; and (6) Medical Student Training
Program. Each application will be evaluated on a 100-point basis to
determine the applicant's numerical score in each individual program
area for which they apply. The objective review panel will consist of
three reviewers from CDC staff, which are not
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employees of the cognizant program office. Each reviewer will present
his or her findings to the panel. The panel will vote to approve or
disapprove based upon the criteria listed in section ``V.1.Criteria.''
In addition, the following factors may affect the funding decision:
Availability of funds.
Preference will be given to organizations with: (1) Three
or more years experience in developing graduate level training and
education programs in public health, public health related disciplines,
and preventive medicine, nationally; (2) the capacity for national-
level reach and collaboration with accredited institutions or schools;
and state and local governmental public health agencies with public
health, (3) three or more years of access to graduate students,
faculty, researchers, and professionals in the disciplines of public
health, medicine, and preventive medicine, nationally; and (4) evidence
of recruiting a diverse applicant pool including underrepresented
minorities.
Applications will be funded in order by score and rank determined
by the review panel. CDC/ASTDR will provide justification for any
decision to fund out of rank order.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
May 2, 2005.
VI. Award Administration Information
VI.1. Award Notices
Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Award (NoA) from the
CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NoA shall be the only binding,
authorizing document between the recipient and CDC. The NoA will be
signed by an authorized Grants Management Officer, and mailed to the
recipient fiscal officer identified in the application.
Unsuccessful applicants will receive notification of the results of
the application review by mail.
VI.2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
45 CFR parts 74 and 92.
For more information on the Code of Federal Regulations, see the
National Archives and Records Administration at the following Internet
address: https://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html.
An additional Certifications form from the PHS5161-1 application
needs to be included in your Grants.gov electronic submission only.
Refer to https://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PHS5161-1-Certificates.pdf.
Once the form is filled out attach it to your Grants.gov submission as
Other Attachments Form.
The following additional requirements apply to this project:
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements.
AR-11 Healthy People 2010.
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions.
AR-14 Accounting System Requirements.
AR-15 Proof of Non-Profit Status.
AR-16 Security Clearance Requirement.
AR-23 States and Faith-Based Organizations.
AR-25 Release and Sharing of Data.
Additional information on these requirements can be found on the
CDC Web site at the following Internet address: https://www.cdc.gov/od/
pgo/funding/ARs.htm.
VI.3. Reporting Requirements
You must provide CDC with an original, plus two hard copies of the
following reports:
1. Interim progress report, due no less than 90 days before the end
of the budget period. The progress report will serve as your non-
competing continuation application, and must contain the following
elements:
a. Current Budget Period Activities Objectives.
b. Current Budget Period Financial Progress.
c. New Budget Period Program Proposed Activity Objectives.
d. Budget.
e. Measures of Effectiveness.
f. Additional Requested Information.
2. Financial status report and annual progress report, due no more
than 90 days after the end of the budget period.
3. Final financial and performance reports, due no more than 90
days after the end of the project period.
These reports must be mailed to the Grants Management or Contract
Specialist listed in the ``Agency Contacts'' section of this
announcement.
VII. Agency Contacts
We encourage inquiries concerning this announcement.
For general questions, contact: Technical Information Management
Section, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road,
Atlanta, GA 30341.
Telephone: 770-488-2700.
For program technical assistance, contact: Ruth E. Harris, Project
Officer, Office of Workforce and Career Development, 4770 Buford
Highway, NE., MSK-38, Atlanta, GA 30341.
Telephone: 770-488-2522.
E-mail: reh6@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact:
Rick Jaeger, Grants Management Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
Telephone: 770-488-2727.
E-mail: ryj4@cdc.gov.
VIII. Other Information
This and other CDC funding opportunity announcements can be found
on the CDC Web site, Internet address: https://www.cdc.gov. Click on
``Funding'' then ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements.''
The Director, Procurement and Grants Office, CDC, has been
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to
the availability of grant and cooperative agreement funds.
Dated: February 9, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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