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HIV research in areas of high morbidity
(20 years for malaria and 10 years for
HIV/AIDS). These combined attributes
make them uniquely qualified as the
only organization in Kenya capable of
effectively conducting the research and
public health program activities
proposed for this cooperative
agreement.
2. A major operational unit of KEMRI
is located in an area of western Kenya
with intense and perennial malaria
transmission and where incidence and
prevalence is very high, and thus is
ideally located to evaluate approaches
to preventing and controlling these
public health problems.
3. KEMRI was established through the
Science and Technology Act of the
Republic of Kenya and has a Board of
Management appointed by the Minister
of Health which is responsible for
overseeing all research and which has a
well-developed secretariat to provide
administrative and technical support to
research services.
4. KEMRI has been collaborating with
health agencies on priority infectious
disease research for over 20 years on the
grounds of KEMRI facilities in Nairobi,
Kisumu and other locations in Kenya.
KEMRI has experienced staff,
equipment, and facilities to support the
collaboration.
C. Funding
Approximately $5,000,000 is available
in FY 2005 to fund this award. It is
expected that the award will begin on or
before August 15, 2005, and will be
made for a 12-month budget period
within a project period of up to five
years. Funding estimates may change.
D. Where To Obtain Additional
Information
For general comments or questions
about this announcement, contact:
Technical Information Management,
CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA
30341–4146. Telephone: 770–488–2700.
For program issues, contact: Ron
Stoddard, Division of Parasitic Diseases,
4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA
30341. Telephone: (770) 488–7707. Email: RStoddard@cdc.gov.
Dated: March 11, 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
Building Comprehensive Prevention
Program Planning and Evaluation
Capacity for Rape Prevention and
Education Funded Programs
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA 05037.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number: 93.136.
Key Dates:
Letter of Intent Deadline: April 18, 2005.
Application Deadline: May 16, 2005.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized
under section 393B of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. section 280b).
Purpose: The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the availability of a fiscal
year 2005 cooperative agreement to
build comprehensive prevention
program planning and evaluation
capacity among selected Rape
Prevention and Education (RPE) funded
sexual violence prevention programs
and to assess short-term and
intermediate capacity building
outcomes for each program. Prevention
program planning and evaluation will
be focused on the national Rape
Prevention and Education Program logic
model as well as comprehensive
primary prevention strategies. In May
2004 CDC completed an evaluability
assessment of the national RPE program.
One of the key recommendations of the
evaluability assessment is to build
capacity for prevention program
planning and evaluation among funded
recipients.
Specific purposes of this funding are
to:
1. Increase the capacity of selected
Rape Prevention and Education funded
programs to engage in comprehensive
prevention program planning for their
state Rape Prevention and Education
Program.
2. Increase the capacity of selected
Rape Prevention and Education funded
programs to develop and implement an
evaluation of their state Rape Prevention
and Education Program.
3. Increase the capacity of selected
Rape Prevention and Education funded
programs to sustain program planning
and evaluation efforts after this
cooperative agreement has ended.
4. Assess short-term and intermediate
program planning and evaluation
capacity building outcomes for each
program.
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5. Disseminate lessons learned to
assist sexual violence prevention
practitioners in programmatic decision
making and evaluation.
For the purposes of this program
announcement the following definition
applies:
Sexual Violence: Any sexual act,
attempt to obtain a sexual act, unwanted
sexual comments or advances, or acts to
traffic, or otherwise directed, against a
person’s sexuality using coercion, by
any person regardless of their
relationship to the victim, in any
setting, including but not limited to
home or work (Jewkes, R., Sen, P. and
Garcia-Moreno, C., 2002).
This program addresses the ‘‘Healthy
People 2010’’ focus area(s) of Injury and
Violence Prevention.
Measurable outcomes of the program
will be in alignment with the following
performance goal for the National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control
(NCIPC):
Increase the capacity of injury
prevention and control programs to
address the prevention of injuries and
violence.
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:
Awardee activities for this project are
as follows:
a. Maintain current or increased level
of program activities and staffing.
b. Convene a state prevention team
that includes agencies, organizations
and individuals who can inform the
program planning and evaluation
process.
c. Collaborate with CDC, CDC
identified consultant(s) and the state
prevention team in developing a
comprehensive prevention program and
evaluation plan for their state Rape
Prevention and Education Program.
d. Contract with an in-state evaluator
to assist the state prevention team in
comprehensive program planning and
evaluation efforts. The evaluator should
operate from an empowerment
evaluation framework to increase state
capacity regarding comprehensive
program planning and evaluation. The
evaluator is expected to attend program
planning and evaluation trainings
provided by CDC and CDC identified
consultant(s). The evaluator should be
hired, or an internal evaluator
identified, by March 2006.
e. Collaborate with CDC, the CDC
identified consultant(s), the in-state
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evaluator, and the state prevention team
on developing and/or implementing
planning and evaluation tools.
f. Participate in routine program
planning and evaluation training
provided by CDC and CDC identified
consultant(s) with other funded
programs in a centralized location. The
evaluation contractor, the health
department grantee and at least one
person from the state prevention team
should attend these trainings.
g. Participate in training and technical
assistance site visits with CDC and CDC
identified consultant(s).
h. Participate in ongoing technical
assistance and consultation with CDC
and CDC identified consultant(s).
i. Participate with other grantees,
CDC, and CDC identified consultant(s)
in monthly conference calls.
j. Participate in a baseline and followup assessment of grantee program
planning and evaluation capacity with
CDC and CDC identified consultant(s).
k. Collaborate with CDC and other
grantees on an ongoing basis by sharing
lessons learned, tools and progress.
l. Disseminate lessons learned to
local, state and national partners via
multiple mechanisms such as
conferences, meetings and reports.
m. Dedicate at least a .50 FTE to
coordinate and support the state
prevention team through planning and
evaluation efforts, supervise and
coordinator with staff and the
evaluation contractor, collaborate with
CDC and the CDC identified
consultant(s), participate in monthly
conference calls, travel to meetings, etc.
n. Submit reports to CDC as required.
In a cooperative agreement, CDC staff
is substantially involved in the program
activities, above and beyond routine
grant monitoring.
CDC activities for this program are as
follows:
a. Contract with relevant expert
consultant(s) to provide funded
programs with intensive comprehensive
prevention program planning and
evaluation training and technical
assistance, which may include any of
the following:
i. Making site visits to each program
for the purpose of ongoing technical
assistance.
ii. Training program staff in the use of
logic models, evidence-based program
planning, building comprehensive
prevention programs, evaluation
planning and implementation, etc.
iii. Assisting program staff with
planning and evaluation activities.
iv. Conducting baseline and follow-up
assessments of grantee program
planning and evaluation capacity.
b. Assist the CDC identified
consultant(s) in providing funded
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programs with intensive training and
technical assistance as noted above.
c. Provide guidance on how to hire an
evaluation contractor and approve the
hire of applicant’s evaluation contractor.
d. Coordinate information sharing
among relevant CDC grantees and
partners via multiple settings such as inperson meetings and regular conference
calls.
e. Disseminate lessons learned to
local, state and national partners via
multiple mechanisms such as
conferences, meetings and reports.
Submission Dates and Times’’ for more
information on deadlines.
• 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.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative
Agreement.
CDC involvement in this program is
listed in the Activities Section above.
Fiscal Year Funds: 2005.
Approximate Total Funding:
$400,000.
Approximate Number of Awards: 4.
Approximate Average Award:
$100,000.
Floor of Award Range: $100,000.
Ceiling of Award Range: $100,000
(This ceiling is for the first 12-month
budget period.)
Anticipated Award Date: September
1, 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.
To apply for this funding opportunity
use application form PHS 5161–1.
III. Eligibility Information
III.1. Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by the
health departments of states and
territories who are current recipients of
Rape Prevention and Education funding.
III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Matching funds are not required for
this program.
III.3. Other
CDC will accept and review
applications with budgets greater than
the ceiling of the award range.
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.
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IV. Application and Submission
Information
IV.1. Address To Request Application
Package
Electronic Submission
CDC strongly encourages you to
submit your application electronically
by utilizing the forms and instructions
posted for this announcement on
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.
Pre-Application Conference Call:
For interested applicants, one preapplication technical assistance call will
be conducted on March 31, 2005 from
2–3 pm EST. Please e-mail Karen Lang
at klang@cdc.gov by March 24, 2005 to
request the conference call number and
code. The conference call number and
code will be provided via e-mail.
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.
Your LOI must be written in the
following format:
• Maximum number of pages: one
• 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
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• Written in plain language, avoid
jargon
Your LOI must contain the following
information:
• Name of Organization
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
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 to all requirements for
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 program narrative
with your application forms. The
narrative must be submitted in the
following format:
• Maximum number of pages: 15. If
your narrative exceeds the page limit,
only the first pages, which are within
the page limit, will be reviewed. Budget
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justification does not count towards
page limit.
• Font size: 12 point unreduced
• Double spaced
• Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches
• Page margin size: One inch
• Printed only on one side of page
• Held together only by rubber bands
or 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:
• Background and need for planning
and evaluation assistance
• Program Description
• Capacity and Staffing
• Collaboration
• Measures of effectiveness
• Proposed budget and justification
(does not count towards page limit)
Additional information may be
included in the application appendices.
The appendices will not be counted
toward the narrative page limit. This
additional information includes:
• Logic model of program
• Relevant planning documents
• Curriculum Vitaes or Resumes
• Organizational Charts
• Memorandum of Understanding
from state prevention team members
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: April 18, 2005.
CDC requests that you send a LOI if
you intend to apply for this program.
Although the LOI is not required, not
binding, and does not enter into the
review of your subsequent application,
the LOI will be used to gauge the level
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of interest in this program, and to allow
CDC to plan the application review.
Application Deadline Date: May 16,
2005.
Explanation of Deadlines: LOI’s 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 and
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,
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.
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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.
• Budgets for the first period should
include travel costs for the health
department grantee, one person from the
state prevention team and the
evaluation contractor to attend up to
three 2-day training meetings in Atlanta,
Georgia with CDC staff, other
cooperative agreement grantees, and the
CDC identified consultant(s).
• Budgets for the first period should
include an evaluation contractor to be
identified (internal staff) and hired
(contractor) by March 2006.
• Funds for this project cannot be
used for construction.
• Funds for this project cannot be
used for renovation.
• Funds for this project cannot be
used for the lease of passenger vehicles.
• Funds for this project cannot be
used for the development of major
software applications.
• Funds for this project cannot be
used for supplanting current applicant
expenditures.
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 of age.
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: Karen Lang, National
Center for Injury Prevention and
Control, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE.,
Mailstop K–60, Atlanta, GA 30341;
Phone: 770/488–1118; FAX: 770/488–
1360; klang@cdc.gov.
Electronic Submission
LOIs may be submitted electronically
at this time to https://www.Grants.gov.
Fill out the required Grants.gov
information and attach a word
document with the necessary
information from IV.2. Content and
Form of Submission.
Application Submission Address
Electronic Submission
CDC strongly encourages applicants to
submit electronically at: https://
www.Grants.gov. You will be able to
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download a copy of the application
package from 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 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 05037,
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
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.
Your application will be evaluated
against the following criteria:
1. Program Description (35 Points)
a. Does the applicant provide a
description of their state Rape
Prevention and Education Program that
includes coordinated state-level
initiatives and partnerships, local
program components; program goals,
objectives and desired outcomes; and
staff capacity?
b. Does the applicant describe the
training and technical assistance
provided to RPE grantees and other
partners?
c. Does the applicant provide a
description of their RPE program
planning efforts to date? Are the
applicant’s planning efforts intended to
advance comprehensive prevention
programs in the state?
d. Does the applicant describe current
program evaluation activities (including
methods and tools) and any findings
that are available?
e. Does the applicant include relevant
supporting documents such as a logic
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model or other graphic depiction of
their program’s intended purpose and
projected outcomes, a state plan for the
RPE program, meeting summaries or
minutes from recent planning meetings,
or evaluation findings?
2. Collaboration (30 Points)
a. Does the applicant describe the
roles and responsibilities of all members
of the state prevention team and provide
memoranda of understanding from all
team members?
b. Do the memoranda of
understanding indicate a commitment
to and understanding of the mission and
vision of the national RPE program?
c. Does the state prevention team
include the state sexual assault coalition
and other individuals, agencies and
organizations that can inform the
comprehensive program planning and
evaluation process for the state RPE
Program?
d. Does the applicant demonstrate a
successful history of collaborating
effectively with organizations at the
local and state levels?
3. Capacity and Staffing (25 Points)
a. Does the applicant dedicate at least
a .50 FTE to the prevention program
planning and evaluation project?
b. Does the applicant demonstrate an
existing capacity and infrastructure,
including the involvement of
management level staff, to carry out the
required activities in the cooperative
agreement?
c. Does the applicant describe the
relevant skills/expertise and
responsibilities of individual staff
members, levels of effort and allocation
of time?
d. Does the applicant indicate they
will be able to identify an internal
evaluator or contract with an in-state
evaluator within the specified
timeframe (March 2006)?
4. Background and Need for Planning
and Evaluation Assistance (10 Points)
a. Does the applicant describe
resident planning and evaluation
capacity and how this capacity building
project will develop program staff and
partner’s prevention program planning
and evaluation capacity and skills?
b. Does the applicant describe how
this program planning and evaluation
capacity building project will improve
their state Rape Prevention and
Education program?
5. Measures of Effectiveness (Not
Scored)
Does the applicant provide objective/
quantifiable measures regarding the
intended outcomes that will
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demonstrate the accomplishment of the
various identified objectives of the
cooperative agreement?
6. Budget (Not Scored)
Does the applicant provide a detailed
budget with complete line-item
justification of all proposed costs
consistent with the stated activities in
the program announcement? Details
must include a breakdown in the
categories of personnel (with time
allocations for each), staff travel,
communications and postage,
equipment, supplies, and any other
costs? Does the budget projection
include a narrative justification for all
requested costs? Any sources of
additional funding beyond the amount
stipulated in this cooperative agreement
should be indicated, including donated
time or services. For each expense
category, the budget should indicate
CDC share, the applicant share and any
other support. These funds should not
be used to supplant existing efforts.
V.2. Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for
completeness by the Procurement and
Grants Office (PGO) staff and for
responsiveness by the National Center
for Injury Prevention and Control
(NCIPC). 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 the ‘‘V.1. Criteria’’ section
above. The objective review panel will
be comprised of CDC employees from
inside and outside the National Center
for Injury Prevention and Control.
Applications will be funded in order
by score and rank determined by the
review panel. CDC will provide
justification for any decision to fund out
of rank order.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and
Award Dates
Anticipated Announcement Date:
May 15, 2005.
Anticipated Award Date: September
1, 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
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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 part 74 and part 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
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–13 Prohibition on Use of CDC
Funds for Certain Gun Control
Activities
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, 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.
These reports must be mailed to the
Grants Management or Contract
Specialist listed in the ‘‘Agency
Contacts’’ section of this announcement.
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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: Karen Lang, Project Officer,
National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE.,
Mailstop K–60, Atlanta, GA 30341;
Telephone: 770–488–1118; E-mail:
klang@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, or
budget assistance, contact: Brenda
Hayes, Grants Management Specialist,
CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA
30341; Telephone: 770–488–2741; Fax:
770/488–2670; E-mail: BHayes@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.’’
Dated: March 11, 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
Building Comprehensive Prevention Program Planning and Evaluation
Capacity for Rape Prevention and Education Funded Programs
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA 05037.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.136.
Key Dates:
Letter of Intent Deadline: April 18, 2005.
Application Deadline: May 16, 2005.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized under section 393B of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. section 280b).
Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the availability of a fiscal year 2005 cooperative agreement
to build comprehensive prevention program planning and evaluation
capacity among selected Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) funded
sexual violence prevention programs and to assess short-term and
intermediate capacity building outcomes for each program. Prevention
program planning and evaluation will be focused on the national Rape
Prevention and Education Program logic model as well as comprehensive
primary prevention strategies. In May 2004 CDC completed an
evaluability assessment of the national RPE program. One of the key
recommendations of the evaluability assessment is to build capacity for
prevention program planning and evaluation among funded recipients.
Specific purposes of this funding are to:
1. Increase the capacity of selected Rape Prevention and Education
funded programs to engage in comprehensive prevention program planning
for their state Rape Prevention and Education Program.
2. Increase the capacity of selected Rape Prevention and Education
funded programs to develop and implement an evaluation of their state
Rape Prevention and Education Program.
3. Increase the capacity of selected Rape Prevention and Education
funded programs to sustain program planning and evaluation efforts
after this cooperative agreement has ended.
4. Assess short-term and intermediate program planning and
evaluation capacity building outcomes for each program.
5. Disseminate lessons learned to assist sexual violence prevention
practitioners in programmatic decision making and evaluation.
For the purposes of this program announcement the following
definition applies:
Sexual Violence: Any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act,
unwanted sexual comments or advances, or acts to traffic, or otherwise
directed, against a person's sexuality using coercion, by any person
regardless of their relationship to the victim, in any setting,
including but not limited to home or work (Jewkes, R., Sen, P. and
Garcia-Moreno, C., 2002).
This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus area(s) of
Injury and Violence Prevention.
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the
following performance goal for the National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control (NCIPC):
Increase the capacity of injury prevention and control programs to
address the prevention of injuries and violence.
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:
Awardee activities for this project are as follows:
a. Maintain current or increased level of program activities and
staffing.
b. Convene a state prevention team that includes agencies,
organizations and individuals who can inform the program planning and
evaluation process.
c. Collaborate with CDC, CDC identified consultant(s) and the state
prevention team in developing a comprehensive prevention program and
evaluation plan for their state Rape Prevention and Education Program.
d. Contract with an in-state evaluator to assist the state
prevention team in comprehensive program planning and evaluation
efforts. The evaluator should operate from an empowerment evaluation
framework to increase state capacity regarding comprehensive program
planning and evaluation. The evaluator is expected to attend program
planning and evaluation trainings provided by CDC and CDC identified
consultant(s). The evaluator should be hired, or an internal evaluator
identified, by March 2006.
e. Collaborate with CDC, the CDC identified consultant(s), the in-
state
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evaluator, and the state prevention team on developing and/or
implementing planning and evaluation tools.
f. Participate in routine program planning and evaluation training
provided by CDC and CDC identified consultant(s) with other funded
programs in a centralized location. The evaluation contractor, the
health department grantee and at least one person from the state
prevention team should attend these trainings.
g. Participate in training and technical assistance site visits
with CDC and CDC identified consultant(s).
h. Participate in ongoing technical assistance and consultation
with CDC and CDC identified consultant(s).
i. Participate with other grantees, CDC, and CDC identified
consultant(s) in monthly conference calls.
j. Participate in a baseline and follow-up assessment of grantee
program planning and evaluation capacity with CDC and CDC identified
consultant(s).
k. Collaborate with CDC and other grantees on an ongoing basis by
sharing lessons learned, tools and progress.
l. Disseminate lessons learned to local, state and national
partners via multiple mechanisms such as conferences, meetings and
reports.
m. Dedicate at least a .50 FTE to coordinate and support the state
prevention team through planning and evaluation efforts, supervise and
coordinator with staff and the evaluation contractor, collaborate with
CDC and the CDC identified consultant(s), participate in monthly
conference calls, travel to meetings, etc.
n. Submit reports to CDC as required.
In a cooperative agreement, CDC staff is substantially involved in
the program activities, above and beyond routine grant monitoring.
CDC activities for this program are as follows:
a. Contract with relevant expert consultant(s) to provide funded
programs with intensive comprehensive prevention program planning and
evaluation training and technical assistance, which may include any of
the following:
i. Making site visits to each program for the purpose of ongoing
technical assistance.
ii. Training program staff in the use of logic models, evidence-
based program planning, building comprehensive prevention programs,
evaluation planning and implementation, etc.
iii. Assisting program staff with planning and evaluation
activities.
iv. Conducting baseline and follow-up assessments of grantee
program planning and evaluation capacity.
b. Assist the CDC identified consultant(s) in providing funded
programs with intensive training and technical assistance as noted
above.
c. Provide guidance on how to hire an evaluation contractor and
approve the hire of applicant's evaluation contractor.
d. Coordinate information sharing among relevant CDC grantees and
partners via multiple settings such as in-person meetings and regular
conference calls.
e. Disseminate lessons learned to local, state and national
partners via multiple mechanisms such as conferences, meetings and
reports.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement.
CDC involvement in this program is listed in the Activities Section
above.
Fiscal Year Funds: 2005.
Approximate Total Funding: $400,000.
Approximate Number of Awards: 4.
Approximate Average Award: $100,000.
Floor of Award Range: $100,000.
Ceiling of Award Range: $100,000 (This ceiling is for the first 12-
month budget period.)
Anticipated Award Date: September 1, 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 the health departments of states
and territories who are current recipients of Rape Prevention and
Education funding.
III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Matching funds are not required for this program.
III.3. Other
CDC will accept and review applications with budgets greater than
the ceiling of the award range.
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.
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 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.
Pre-Application Conference Call:
For interested applicants, one pre-application technical assistance
call will be conducted on March 31, 2005 from 2-3 pm EST. Please e-mail
Karen Lang at klang@cdc.gov by March 24, 2005 to request the conference
call number and code. The conference call number and code will be
provided via e-mail.
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.
Your LOI must be written in the following format:
Maximum number of pages: one
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
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Written in plain language, avoid jargon
Your LOI must contain the following information:
Name of Organization
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
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 to all requirements for 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 program narrative with your application forms.
The narrative must be submitted in the following format:
Maximum number of pages: 15. If your narrative exceeds the
page limit, only the first pages, which are within the page limit, will
be reviewed. Budget justification does not count towards page limit.
Font size: 12 point unreduced
Double spaced
Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches
Page margin size: One inch
Printed only on one side of page
Held together only by rubber bands or 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:
Background and need for planning and evaluation assistance
Program Description
Capacity and Staffing
Collaboration
Measures of effectiveness
Proposed budget and justification (does not count towards
page limit)
Additional information may be included in the application
appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the narrative
page limit. This additional information includes:
Logic model of program
Relevant planning documents
Curriculum Vitaes or Resumes
Organizational Charts
Memorandum of Understanding from state prevention team
members
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: April 18, 2005.
CDC requests that you send a LOI if you intend to apply for this
program. Although the LOI is not required, not binding, and does not
enter into the 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: May 16, 2005.
Explanation of Deadlines: LOI's 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 and 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, 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.
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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.
Budgets for the first period should include travel costs
for the health department grantee, one person from the state prevention
team and the evaluation contractor to attend up to three 2-day training
meetings in Atlanta, Georgia with CDC staff, other cooperative
agreement grantees, and the CDC identified consultant(s).
Budgets for the first period should include an evaluation
contractor to be identified (internal staff) and hired (contractor) by
March 2006.
Funds for this project cannot be used for construction.
Funds for this project cannot be used for renovation.
Funds for this project cannot be used for the lease of
passenger vehicles.
Funds for this project cannot be used for the development
of major software applications.
Funds for this project cannot be used for supplanting
current applicant expenditures.
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 of age.
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: Karen Lang, National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE., Mailstop K-60, Atlanta,
GA 30341; Phone: 770/488-1118; FAX: 770/488-1360; klang@cdc.gov.
Electronic Submission
LOIs may be submitted electronically at this time to https://
www.Grants.gov. Fill out the required Grants.gov information and attach
a word document with the necessary information from IV.2. Content and
Form of Submission.
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 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 https://
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 05037, 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 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.
Your application will be evaluated against the following criteria:
1. Program Description (35 Points)
a. Does the applicant provide a description of their state Rape
Prevention and Education Program that includes coordinated state-level
initiatives and partnerships, local program components; program goals,
objectives and desired outcomes; and staff capacity?
b. Does the applicant describe the training and technical
assistance provided to RPE grantees and other partners?
c. Does the applicant provide a description of their RPE program
planning efforts to date? Are the applicant's planning efforts intended
to advance comprehensive prevention programs in the state?
d. Does the applicant describe current program evaluation
activities (including methods and tools) and any findings that are
available?
e. Does the applicant include relevant supporting documents such as
a logic model or other graphic depiction of their program's intended
purpose and projected outcomes, a state plan for the RPE program,
meeting summaries or minutes from recent planning meetings, or
evaluation findings?
2. Collaboration (30 Points)
a. Does the applicant describe the roles and responsibilities of
all members of the state prevention team and provide memoranda of
understanding from all team members?
b. Do the memoranda of understanding indicate a commitment to and
understanding of the mission and vision of the national RPE program?
c. Does the state prevention team include the state sexual assault
coalition and other individuals, agencies and organizations that can
inform the comprehensive program planning and evaluation process for
the state RPE Program?
d. Does the applicant demonstrate a successful history of
collaborating effectively with organizations at the local and state
levels?
3. Capacity and Staffing (25 Points)
a. Does the applicant dedicate at least a .50 FTE to the prevention
program planning and evaluation project?
b. Does the applicant demonstrate an existing capacity and
infrastructure, including the involvement of management level staff, to
carry out the required activities in the cooperative agreement?
c. Does the applicant describe the relevant skills/expertise and
responsibilities of individual staff members, levels of effort and
allocation of time?
d. Does the applicant indicate they will be able to identify an
internal evaluator or contract with an in-state evaluator within the
specified timeframe (March 2006)?
4. Background and Need for Planning and Evaluation Assistance (10
Points)
a. Does the applicant describe resident planning and evaluation
capacity and how this capacity building project will develop program
staff and partner's prevention program planning and evaluation capacity
and skills?
b. Does the applicant describe how this program planning and
evaluation capacity building project will improve their state Rape
Prevention and Education program?
5. Measures of Effectiveness (Not Scored)
Does the applicant provide objective/quantifiable measures
regarding the intended outcomes that will
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demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified objectives of
the cooperative agreement?
6. Budget (Not Scored)
Does the applicant provide a detailed budget with complete line-
item justification of all proposed costs consistent with the stated
activities in the program announcement? Details must include a
breakdown in the categories of personnel (with time allocations for
each), staff travel, communications and postage, equipment, supplies,
and any other costs? Does the budget projection include a narrative
justification for all requested costs? Any sources of additional
funding beyond the amount stipulated in this cooperative agreement
should be indicated, including donated time or services. For each
expense category, the budget should indicate CDC share, the applicant
share and any other support. These funds should not be used to supplant
existing efforts.
V.2. Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement
and Grants Office (PGO) staff and for responsiveness by the National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). 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 the ``V.1. Criteria''
section above. The objective review panel will be comprised of CDC
employees from inside and outside the National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control.
Applications will be funded in order by score and rank determined
by the review panel. CDC will provide justification for any decision to
fund out of rank order.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Anticipated Announcement Date: May 15, 2005.
Anticipated Award Date: September 1, 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 part 74 and part 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-13 Prohibition on Use of CDC Funds for Certain Gun
Control Activities
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, 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.
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: Karen Lang, Project
Officer, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 4770 Buford
Hwy, NE., Mailstop K-60, Atlanta, GA 30341; Telephone: 770-488-1118; E-
mail: klang@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact:
Brenda Hayes, Grants Management Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341; Telephone: 770-488-
2741; Fax: 770/488-2670; E-mail: BHayes@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.''
Dated: March 11, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-5283 Filed 3-16-05; 8:45 am]
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