Request for Application To Develop Steps to Healthier Girls Program, 38931-38936 [05-13190]
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1. Associated Banc–Corp, Green Bay,
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Arizona, in reinsuring credit life and
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section 225.28(b)(11)(i) of Regulation Y.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Request for Application To Develop
Steps to Healthier Girls Program
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Funding Opportunity Title: Steps to
Healthier Girls Program.
Announcement Type: Sole source
cooperative agreement notice.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance: The Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance number is 93.290.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300u–2(a)(1),
300u–6(e).
DATES: To receive consideration, the
application must be received by the
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Office of Grants Management, Office of
Public Health and Science (OPHS),
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), no later than August
5, 2005. Mailed application will be
considered as meeting the deadline if it
is received by the Office of Grants
Management, OPHS, DHHS no later
than 5 p.m. e.d.t. on the application due
date. The application due date
requirement specified in this
announcement supersedes the
instructions in the OPHS–1.
SUMMARY: The Office on Women’s
Health (OWH) is the focal point for
women’s and girls’ health within the
OPHS, DHHS. Under the direction of
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Women’s Health, OWH works to
improve the health of women across the
life cycles and increase awareness and
understanding of women’s health
issues. In addition to its central office,
OWH has regional offices located
throughout the U.S. staffed by a
Regional Women’s Health Coordinator
(RWHC).
Chartered by the U.S. Congress in
1950, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA)
is a national nonprofit organization
dedicated to helping all girls build
character and gain skills for success in
the real world in an accepting and
nurturing environment. GSUSA
operates from its national headquarters
in New York City along with its 300
local Girl Scout councils or offices,
236,000 troops/groups, and 986,000
adult volunteers.
OWH in collaboration with GSUSA is
planning to provide grant support for a
Steps to Healthier Girls Program. The
purpose is to improve the health of
diverse girls ages 11 years to 17 years
through educational and experiential
activities related to physical activity/
fitness, good nutrition and healthy
lifestyles consistent with the Steps to a
HealthierUS initiative of the DHHS and
the Memorandum of Understanding
between DHHS and GSUSA. This
project is based on the premise that
motivating girls and adolescents to learn
about and participate in activities that
address these three subject areas can
have a significant effect on increasing
the quality and years of healthy life and
on eliminating health disparities.
The Steps to Healthier Girls Program
will be a collaborative effort among the
Regional Women’s Health Coordinators
(RWHC), GSUSA, and the selected Girl
Scout Councils in each of the eight (8)
Regions of the DHHS, OPHS, OWH.
The Women’s Health Coordinators
from two Regions (II and III) will
provide overall oversight for the grant,
and Region III will be the primary
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contact, while the RWHC’s will provide
the technical assistance and local
oversight of the project at the regional
level.
The Federal Government will:
a. Conduct an orientation meeting for
the grantee within the first month of
funding.
b. Review and resolve requested
project modifications.
c. Review the design of the Steps to
Healthier Girls programs.
d. Make site visits to Steps to
Healthier Girls program sites.
e. Review and resolve all initial, 3
month after award and final progress
reports.
f. Participate in meetings with grantee
and councils.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
This notice announces a sole source
cooperative agreement award that is
expected to be made, subject to
conditions set forth below, to the
GSUSA for a joint project to be known
as ‘‘Steps to Healthier Girls.’’
The primary purpose of Steps to
Healthier Girls is to educate, motivate,
and empower 75–100 diverse girls, ages
11–17, in each of eight (8) targeted
communities (one in each of 8
participating regions of the DHHS,
OWH) to engage in activities that
promote good health in the areas of
physical activity/fitness, good nutrition,
and healthy lifestyles.
Objectives
The DHHS is committed to achieving
health promotion and disease
prevention through its Healthy People
2010 Objectives and the Steps to a
HealthierUS Initiative. Steps to
Healthier Girls program activities and
evaluations are to be aligned with both
of these programs.
More information on the Healthy
People 2010 objectives may be found on
the Healthy People 2010 Web site:
https://www.health.gov/healthypeople.
Another reference is Healthy People
2000: Final Review. One free copy may
be obtained from the National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS), 6525 Belcrest
Road, Room 1064, Hyattsville, MD
20782 or telephone (301) 458–4636
[DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 99–1256].
This document may also be downloaded
from the NCHS Web site: https://
www.cdc.gov/nchs.
Steps to a HealthierUS is a DHHS
initiative that advances the President’s
goal of helping Americans live longer,
better, and healthier lives. It lays out
DHHS priorities and programs for Steps
to a HealthierUS, focusing attention on
promising approaches for promoting
health and preventing disease.
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Additional information can be found on
the Steps to a Healthier U.S. Web site:
https://www.healthierus.gov/steps.
The President’s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports Web site includes the
President’s Challenge to track physical
activity/fitness. This free interactive
Web site tool will be used to assess the
girls’ levels of physical activity/fitness
and will assist with the evaluation of
the Steps to Healthier Girls program.
The Web site is: https://
www.presidentschallenge.org.
The objectives of the Steps to
Healthier Girls Program are to:
Increase the number of girls who
engage regularly in moderate physical
activity, preferably daily, for at least 60
minutes per day.
Increase girls’ knowledge of healthy
nutrition and healthy weight and
promote strategies for accomplishing
these.
Increase girls’ knowledge about the ill
health effects of tobacco and promote
strategies for accomplishing these.
Increase girls’ knowledge of the
importance of a healthy environment
and strategies to accomplish this.
The proposed program in each region
must address girls’ health from a
gender-based, girl-centered, cultural and
community-based perspective.
Information provided must be
culturally, linguistically, and ageappropriate for the program
participants. The information for girls
and their parents and guardians must be
developed in accordance with health
literacy principles. This includes
assessing the capacity of the girls and
adults to obtain, process, understand
and apply the information and
designing information that matches
their capacities. It also includes
evaluating the impact of enhancing their
understanding and decision-making. In
addition, in Region VI, the program
must also address heart health and must
engage the participating girls’ mothers
and encourage multigenerational
physical activity.
The DHHS OWH is planning to award
grant funds to GSUSA to carry out the
following activities: (1) Identify and
justify the selection of eight (8)
programs to be implemented and
evaluated through the GSUSA councils;
one program shall be implemented in
each of the following eight Regions of
the OWH: Regions II, III, IV, V, VI, VII,
VIII & X; (2) provide a stipend of up to
$6,000.00 to each of the 8 selected
GSUSA councils to implement and
evaluate the program; and (3) facilitate
collaboration between GSUSA councils
and the corresponding DHHS Regional
OWH in the implementation and
evaluation of each program.
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Program Parameters. Each GSUSA
council will plan a special event to
launch the Steps to Healthier Girls
program in their community. The Steps
to Healthier Girls community program
may consist of a health expo, a health
walk, a health symposium, or related
activity addressing physical activity/
fitness, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles
by and for girls. All participants will be
diverse Girl Scouts ages 11–17. This
will be followed by a commitment by
the Girl Scouts to engage in some
physical activity/fitness daily over a
period of 6 weeks, which they will track
on an activity log. The activity log can
be obtained from the President’s
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
under the existing President’s Challenge
program under ‘‘Kids’’ or ‘‘Teens’’
depending on the girls’ ages. The log
can be downloaded from the Web site:
https://www.presidentschallenge.org. In
addition, each GSUSA council will
establish a baseline for the participating
girls based on their pre-program
activity/fitness level and understanding
of and capacity to act on information
about nutrition, tobacco, and
environmental factors that promote
healthy lifestyles. At the conclusion of
the six weeks, the participating girls
will be evaluated for understanding
gained in the three areas of physical
activity/fitness, nutrition, and healthy
lifestyles as well as for an increase in
physical activity/fitness by evaluating
the logs and changes in healthy eating
habits to include more fruit, vegetables,
calcium and decrease in consumption of
sugar. Each GSUSA council will prepare
a final report on the activity carried out
in each community. Upon satisfactory
participation and completion of the
Steps to Healthier Girls program, each of
the girls will earn a Girl Scouts badge
or award.
The GSUSA and selected Girl Scout
Councils in collaboration with the eight
DHHS Regional Women’s Health Offices
must: (1) Identify the date and place for
a kick-off event that highlights the three
targeted health subject areas for a
minimum of 75 diverse girls ages 11 to
17 years; (2) put into place and track
follow up activities that address the
three targeted health areas for 6 weeks;
(3) At the end of the 6 weeks collect the
forms from the girls who have
completed the program (4) the forms
from each of the eight GSUSA councils
will be provided to their National Office
GSUSA in New York City, NY, which
will then provide these forms to the
primary project officer for evaluation of
the program.
The GSUSA and selected Girl Scout
Councils should use health literacy
principles to design gender-based,
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culturally appropriate, and sciencebased literature on each health topic.
The health literacy literature and
principles can be found in the Institute
of Medicine report, ‘‘Health Literacy: a
Prescription to End Confusion’’ (2004).
Other materials can be found in the
National Women’s Health Information
Center (NWHIC) Toll-Free Information
Line (1–800–994–WOMAN) and
NWHIC’s Web site at https://
www.4woman.gov and the https://
www.4girls.gov Web site, and The
President’s Council on Physical Fitness
and Sports https://www.fitness.gov and
https://www.presidentschallenge.org.
II. Award Information
Under this announcement, the Office
on Women’s Health Regions (OWHR)
anticipates making, through the
cooperative agreement grant
mechanism, to the GSUSA, a one (1)
year award in the amount of $60,000 for
a 12-month budget period to support a
jointly sponsored Steps to Healthier
Girls project. The anticipated grant
award project period under the
proposed cooperative agreement is
expected to be from September 1, 2005
through August 30, 2006.
Criteria for Selection
Basis for Sole Source Restriction on
the Planned Cooperative Agreement:
The Office of Grants Management,
OPHS, has determined in accordance
with AGAM 2.04 104A 1.e.(2) that this
project is an outgrowth of a current
ongoing collaboration between the OWH
and GSUSA that is part of the
Department’s Steps to HealthierUS. In
addition, responsible government
officials have determined that the
GSUSA:
(a) Is a well-established, trusted,
national organization that serves diverse
11 to 17 year old girls.
(b) Has demonstrated evidence of
commitment to girls’ health.
(c) Has shown interest in the health
promotion topics identified as priority
subject areas under its MOU with DHHS
which was the basis for an ongoing
collaborative relationship and this
particular project with OWH.
(d) Is able/willing to assist the local
councils and the RWHCs in the design
of the program.
(e) Is able/willing to implement the
program designed by the RWHCs and
the councils.
(f) Is able to support the evaluation
process.
(g) Has the organizational potential in
terms of an ongoing structure and
resources to sustain and expand health
promotion program activities for diverse
girls 11 to 17 years of age.
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Whether or not an award is actually
made will depend on the application
addressing the program components
described in section I. Funding
Opportunity Description and the
amount of funds available for the Steps
to Healthier Girls program (see Section
IV.2 ‘‘Application for Submission
Information’’). The government will not
be obligated to make any awards as a
result of this announcement.
III. Eligibility Information
Eligible Applicants. The GSUSA is the
eligible applicant for the Steps to
Healthier Girls program.
Cost Sharing or Matching Funds. Cost
sharing, matching funds, and cost
participation is not a requirement of this
grant.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: The application kit may be
requested by calling (240) 453–8822 or
writing to Ms. Karen Campbell, Director,
Office of Grants Management, OPHS,
DHHS, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
550, Rockville, MD 20852.
2. Content of and Form of Application
Submission: The applicant must use
Grant Application OPHS–1. Forms to be
completed include the Face Page/Cover
Page (SF424), Checklist, and Budget
Information Forms for Non-Construction
Programs (SF424A). The applicant is
required to submit an original inksigned and dated application and 2
photocopies. All pages must be
numbered clearly and sequentially
beginning with the Project Profile. The
application must be typed doublespaced on one side of plain 81⁄2″ x 11″
white paper, using at least a 12 point
font, and contain 1″ margins all around.
In addition to the application forms,
applicants must provide the following:
The application shall consist of the
Technical Proposal, which includes the
Project Narrative and Budget Narrative,
Appendices, and all required forms in
the Application Package.
Project Narrative: The Project
Narrative for this Steps to Healthier
Girls announcement must: (a) Address
the Application Review Factors (section
V) listed in this announcement; (b)
present a comprehensive Project Plan to
develop Steps to Healthier Girls in all
eight DHHS regions over a one-year
period, including identification of
project staff and a detailed time line for
executing the Steps to Healthier Girls
over the one year period; (c) reflect an
understanding of the public health
objectives and issues addressed in the
Steps to Healthier Girls Project; and (d)
include a Project Evaluation plan using
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the activity tracking forms from the Girl
Scout Councils in each of the eight
participating DHHS Regional Offices on
Women’s Health.
The application narrative will include
assurances signed by a GSUSA
representative authorized to bind the
organization that GSUSA will:
a. Work with the RWHC in each
region to identify a group of girls for the
implementation of the program in each
of the eight (8) DHHS regions.
b. Ascertain that the councils provide
a timeline and plan to conduct the kickoff event, which will focus on the three
areas of physical activity/fitness, good
nutrition, and healthy lifestyles.
c. Ascertain that the councils provide
a plan and timeline showing the
educational sessions and tracking of the
girls’ activities during the 6 week period
following the kick-off event.
d. Submit the required initial, 3month after the award, and final reports
by the due dates stated in this
announcement and the Notice of Grant
Award.
The Project Narrative must not exceed
a total of 25 double-spaced pages,
excluding the appendices. The original
and each copy must be stapled and/or
otherwise securely bound. The
applicant must pay particular attention
to structuring the narrative to respond
clearly and fully to each review factor
and associated criteria. If the
application does not adhere to these
guidelines, it may not be reviewed.
Appendices
A. Memorandums of Agreement/
Understanding/Partnership Letters.
B. Required Forms (Assurance of
Compliance Form, etc.).
C. Key Staff Resumes.
D. Organizational Chart reflecting Girl
Scouts of the U.S.A. Headquarters and
Councils.
E. Other attachments (per #6 below
‘‘Other Application Requirements’’).
3. Submission Date and Times:
Application Submission: The
application should be submitted to: Ms.
Karen Campbell, Director, Office of
Grants Management, OPHS, DHHS,
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 550,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Application Submission Date and
Time: To be considered for review, the
application must be received by the
Office of Grants Management, OPHS,
DHHS, by 5 p.m. e.d.t. on August 5,
2005. The application will be
considered as meeting the deadline if it
is received on or before the deadline
date. The application due date
requirement in this announcement
supersedes the instructions in the
OPHS–1.
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Electronic submission through the
Grants.gov Web site Portal provides for
the application to be submitted
electronically. Information about the
system is available on the Grants.gov
Web site, https://www.grants.gov. The
application submitted by facsimile
transmission (FAX) or any other
electronic format are ineligible for
review and will not be accepted. The
application that does not meet the
deadline will be considered ineligible
and will be returned to the applicant
unread.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
cooperative agreement is not a grant for
health services nor will it impact public
health systems. Therefore, no Public
Health System Impact Statement
(PHSIS) is required, and Executive
Order 12372 does not apply.
5. Funding Restrictions: The
application shall include a Project
Budget as part of the Technical
Proposal. Out of a budget of up to
$60,000.00, up to $48,000.00 may be
designated for use by the Girl Scout
Councils to implement the regional
programs at the local level. The amount
requested for the Councils is to be
divided equally for a total of up to
$6,000.00 for each of the eight selected.
Not more than 10% (or up to $6,000.00)
of the funds may be budgeted for
administrative overhead, such as office
supplies, mailing, and personnel to
carry out these functions. The remaining
part of the budget, up to $6,000.00, are
to be used to create a report by an
independent source that aggregates and
summarizes the reports received from
each of the Councils in the eight (8)
DHHS Regions and identifies program
outcomes. All budget requests must be
justified fully in terms of the proposed
Steps to Healthier Girls’ program goals
and objectives and include an itemized
computational explanation/breakout of
how costs were determined. Funds may
not be used for construction, building
alterations, equipment purchase,
medical treatment, renovations, or to
purchase food.
6. Other Application Requirements:
Data Universal Numbering System
(DUNS) number: Beginning October 1,
2003, all applicants are required to
obtain a Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number as preparation
for doing business electronically with
the Federal Government. The DUNS
number must be obtained prior to
applying for Office on Women’s Health
funds. The DUNS number is a ninecharacter identification code provided
by the commercial company Dun &
Bradstreet, and serves as a unique
identifier of business entities. There is
no charge for requesting a DUNS
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number, and you may register and
obtain a DUNS number by either of the
following methods:
Telephone: 1–866–705–5711.
Web site: https://www.dnb.com/
product/eupdate/requestOptions.html.
Be sure to click on the link that reads,
‘‘DUNS Number Only’’ at the right
hand, bottom corner of the screen to
access the free registration page. Please
note that registration via the Web site
may take up to 30 business days to
complete.
V. Application Review Information
Review Criteria: The technical review
of the application will consider the
following factors:
A. Technical Proposal (45 Points)
The completeness, practicality, and
feasibility of the applicant’s approach/
methodology in terms of its ability to
address the specific requirements of the
announcement, as well as evidence of
creativity and innovation. Consideration
shall be given for clarity, style, and
format of the application. Soundness of
evaluation objectives for measuring
program effectiveness and changes in
health outcomes.
B. Understanding Public Health Issues
(30 Points)
Awareness and understanding of the
complex issues in the area of girls’
health relevant to disease prevention
and health promotion; cultural,
economic, and health literacy obstacles
to achieving health goals; as well as
demonstrated understanding of health
literacy issues for target populations and
the impact on program design and
outcomes.
Familiarity with Healthy People 2010,
the Nation’s Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention Objectives and the
10 Leading Health Indicators; and with
Steps to a Healthier U.S. program.
Demonstrated understanding of the
target populations.
C. Personnel Capability and Experience
(10 Points)
Relatedness of the educational
background and relevant work
experience of proposed staff to their
designated responsibility on the project
and with the target population.
D. Offeror’s Past Experience (10 Points)
Previous experience of this
organization in managing similar or
related contracts or grants comparable
in technical complexity.
E. Facilities (05 Points)
Availability of, or access to, facilities
and compatible equipment (including
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appropriate computer hardware and
software capabilities) to be used
specifically for the proposed effort.
The application will be screened
upon receipt. If judged to be incomplete
or arrive after the deadline, it will be
returned without review or comment. If
the application exceeds the requested
amount of $60,000.00 for a twelvemonth budget period, it may also be
returned without review or comment. If
the applicant is judged to be in
compliance, it will be notified by the
Office of Grants Management. The
accepted application will be reviewed
for technical merit in accordance with
DHHS policies. The application will be
evaluated by a technical review panel
composed of experts in the fields of
program management, community
service delivery, community outreach,
health education, community-based
research, and community leadership
development and evaluation.
Consideration for award will be given to
the applicant demonstrating plans for
the development of a sustainable,
results-oriented, girl-centered program.
The applicant is advised to pay close
attention to the specific program
guidelines and general instructions in
the application kit that may be obtained
from Ms. Karen Campbell, Office of
Grants Management, OPHS, DHHS,
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 550,
Rockville, MD 20852 and to the
definitions provided in this notice.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: Within two weeks
of the review of the application, GSUSA
will receive a letter stating whether they
are likely to be or have not been
approved for funding. The letter is not
an authorization to begin performance
of grant activities. The applicant
selected for funding support will receive
a Notice of Grant Award signed by the
grants officer. This is the authorizing
document and it will be sent
electronically and followed up with a
mailed copy. Pre-award costs are not
supported.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: (1) Requests that require
prior approval from the awarding office
(See Chapter 8, PHS Grants Policy
Statement) must be submitted in writing
to the GMO. Only responses signed by
the GMO are to be considered valid.
Grantees who take action on the basis of
responses from other officials do so at
their own risk. Such responses will not
be considered binding by or upon the
OWH. (2) Responses to reporting
requirements, conditions, and requests
for post-award amendments must be
mailed to the attention and address of
the Grants Management Specialist
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indicated below in ‘‘Contacts.’’ All
correspondence requires the signature of
an authorized business official and/or
the project director. Failure to follow
this guidance will result in a delay in
responding to your correspondence. (3)
The DHHS Appropriations Act requires
that, to the greatest extent practicable,
all products purchased with funds made
available under this award should be
American-made. (4) The DHHS
Appropriations Act requires that, when
issuing statements, press releases,
requests for proposals, bid solicitations,
and other documents describing projects
or programs funded in whole or in part
with Federal money, the issuance shall
clearly state the percentage and dollar
amount of the total costs of the program
or project that will be financed with
Federal money and the percentage and
dollar amount of the total costs of the
project or program that will be financed
by nongovernmental sources. (5) A
notice in response to the President’s
Welfare-to-Work Initiative was
published in the Federal Register on
May 16, 1997. This initiative is designed
to facilitate and encourage grantees to
hire welfare recipients and to provide
additional training and/or mentoring as
needed. The text of the notice is
available electronically on the OMB
home page at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/wh/eop/omb.
3. Reporting: In addition to those
listed above, a successful applicant will
submit 3 reports: an initial, a threemonth after the award, and one final
report that includes a discussion of
steps taken to implement the Steps to
Healthier Girls program in each Region,
the impact of the program on the
targeted girls, an initial Financial Status
Report, a final Program Report, and a
final Financial Status Report. The
purpose of the initial and three month
reports is to provide accurate and timely
program information to program
managers and to respond to
Congressional, Departmental, and
public requests for information about
the Steps to Healthier Girls program. An
original and two copies of the initial
and three month progress report must be
submitted by November 1, 2005, and
December 1, 2005 (assuming a
September 1, 2005 start date). The last
final report will serve as the annual
progress report and must describe all
project activities for the entire year.
VII. Agency Contact(s)
For application kits and information
on budget and business aspects of the
application, please contact: the Office of
Grants Management, OPHS, DHHS,
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 550,
Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (240)
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453–8822. Questions regarding
programmatic information and/or
requests for technical assistance in the
preparation of the grant application
should be directed in writing to CAPT
Rosa Myers, Regional Women’s Health
Coordinator, DHHS Region III, at 150 S.
Independence Mall West, Suite 436,
Philadelphia, PA 19106, e-mail:
rmyers@osophs.dhhs.gov or to Sandra
Estepa, Regional Women’s Health
Coordinator, HHS Region II at 26
Federal Plaza, Room 3835, New York,
NY 10278, e-mail:
sestepa@osophs.dhhs.gov.
VII. Other Information
Information on girls’ wellness can be
found at the https://www.4girls.gov Web
site. Information on health can also be
found on the https://
www.healthfinder.gov Web site.
**The Government is not obligated to
make any awards as a result of this
announcement.
Definitions
For the purposes of this cooperative
agreement program, the following
definitions are provided:
Culturally competent: Information
and services provided at the educational
level and in the language and cultural
context that are most appropriate for the
individuals for whom the information
and services are intended. Additional
information on cultural competency is
available at the following Web site:
https://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/May2001/
factsheets/Cultural-Competency.html.
Cultural perspective: Recognizes that
culture, language, and country of origin
have an important and significant
impact on the health perceptions and
health behaviors that produce a variety
of health outcomes.
Gender-based Care: Highlights
inequalities between men and women in
access to resources to promote and
protect health, in responses from the
health sector, and in the ability to
exercise the right to quality health care.
Healthy People 2010: A set of national
health objectives that outlines the
prevention agenda for the Nation.
Healthy People 2010 identifies the most
significant preventable threats to health
and establishes national goals for the
first decade of the 21st century.
Individuals, groups, and organizations
are encouraged to integrate Healthy
People 2010 into current programs,
special events, publications, and
meetings. Businesses can use the
framework, for example, to guide
worksite health promotion activities as
well as community-based initiatives.
Schools, colleges, and civic and faithbased organizations can undertake
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activities to further the health of all
members of their community. Health
care providers can encourage their
patients to pursue healthier lifestyles
and to participate in community-based
programs. By selecting from among the
national objectives, individuals and
organizations can build an agenda for
community health improvement and
can monitor results over time. More
information on the Healthy People 2010
objectives may be found on the Healthy
People 2010 Web site: https://
www.health.gov/healthypeople.
Sustainability: An organization’s or
program’s staying power: the capacity to
maintain both the financial resources
and the partnerships/linkages needed to
provide the services.
Steps to HealthierUS: An initiative of
the U. S. Department of Health and
Human Services that advances the
President’s HealthierUS goal for helping
Americans live longer, better, and
healthier lives. The cornerstones of this
program are physical fitness,
prevention, nutrition, and making
healthy choices. More can be found on
the Web site: https://
www.healthierus.gov.
Health Literacy: Degree to which
individuals have the capacity to obtain,
process and understand basic health
information and services needed to
make appropriate health decisions. In
addition to the IOM report, information
on health literacy can be found at:
https://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/projects/
healthcomm/objective2.htm.
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Dalton G. Paxman,
Regional Health Administrator, Region III,
Philadelphia, PA.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Joint Meeting of the National Vaccine
Advisory Committee and the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice
that the National Vaccine Advisory
Committee (NVAC) and the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP) will hold a joint meeting. The
meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on July
19, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Department of Health and
Human Services, 5635 Fishers Lane,
Terrace Level Conference Room,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Emma English, Program Analyst,
National Vaccine Program Office,
Department of Health and Human
Services, Room 443–H, Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201;
telephone (202) 690–5566, or email
nvac@osophs.dhhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 2101 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300aa–1),
the Secretary of Health and Human
services was mandated to establish the
National Vaccine Program to achieve
optimal prevention of human infectious
diseases through immunization and to
achieve optimal prevention against
adverse reactions to vaccines. The
NVAC was established to provide
advice and make recommendations to
the Assistant Secretary for Health, as the
Director of the National Vaccine
Program, on matters related to the
program’s responsibilities.
The ACIP is charged with advising the
Director, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), on the
appropriate uses of immunizing agents.
In addition, under 42 U.S.C. Section
1396s, the ACIP is mandated to
establish and periodically review and,
as appropriate, revise the list of vaccines
for administration to vaccine-eligible
children through the Vaccines for
Children (VFC) program, along with
schedules regarding the appropriate
periodicity, dosage, and
contraindications applicable to the
vaccines.
This is a special meeting of the NVAC
and the ACIP. Discussions will
surround the Department’s draft
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and
Response Plan. A tentative agenda will
be made available on or about July 5,
2005 for review on the NVAC Web site:
https://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac.
Public attendance at the meeting is
limited to space available. Individuals
must provide a photo ID for entry into
the building. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the designated contact person.
Members of the public will have the
opportunity to provide comments at the
meeting. Public comment will be
limited to five minutes per speaker. Any
members of the public who wish to have
printed material distributed to NVAC
and ACIP members should submit
materials to the Executive Secretary,
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NVAC, through the contact person listed
above prior to close of business July 15,
2005. Preregistration is required for both
public attendance and comment. Any
individual who wishes to attend the
meeting and/or participate in the public
comment session should email
nvac@osophs.dhhs.gov or call 202–690–
5566.
For this special meeting, remote
participation will be made available via
a toll-free call-in phone number. This
call-in number can be obtained from the
contact person identified above and will
be operator assisted to provide members
of the public the opportunity to provide
comments to the Committees.
Additionally, this meeting will be Web
cast at https://www.videocast.nih.gov.
Online participants will be able to email comments to the Committees.
However, Committee members may not
have the opportunity to read all written
statements submitted on the day of the
meeting and prior to any votes that may
be taken by the Committees. It is
recommended that written statements
be provided to the Executive Secretary,
NVAC, through the contact person listed
above prior to close of business July 15,
2005.
Dated: June 29, 2005.
Bruce Gellin,
Director, National Vaccine Program Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–05–05CG]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–371–5983 and
send comments to Seleda Perryman,
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Request for Application To Develop Steps to Healthier Girls
Program
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
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Funding Opportunity Title: Steps to Healthier Girls Program.
Announcement Type: Sole source cooperative agreement notice.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: The Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance number is 93.290.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300u-2(a)(1), 300u-6(e).
DATES: To receive consideration, the application must be received by
the
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Office of Grants Management, Office of Public Health and Science
(OPHS), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), no later than
August 5, 2005. Mailed application will be considered as meeting the
deadline if it is received by the Office of Grants Management, OPHS,
DHHS no later than 5 p.m. e.d.t. on the application due date. The
application due date requirement specified in this announcement
supersedes the instructions in the OPHS-1.
SUMMARY: The Office on Women's Health (OWH) is the focal point for
women's and girls' health within the OPHS, DHHS. Under the direction of
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health, OWH works to improve
the health of women across the life cycles and increase awareness and
understanding of women's health issues. In addition to its central
office, OWH has regional offices located throughout the U.S. staffed by
a Regional Women's Health Coordinator (RWHC).
Chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1950, Girl Scouts of the USA
(GSUSA) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping all
girls build character and gain skills for success in the real world in
an accepting and nurturing environment. GSUSA operates from its
national headquarters in New York City along with its 300 local Girl
Scout councils or offices, 236,000 troops/groups, and 986,000 adult
volunteers.
OWH in collaboration with GSUSA is planning to provide grant
support for a Steps to Healthier Girls Program. The purpose is to
improve the health of diverse girls ages 11 years to 17 years through
educational and experiential activities related to physical activity/
fitness, good nutrition and healthy lifestyles consistent with the
Steps to a HealthierUS initiative of the DHHS and the Memorandum of
Understanding between DHHS and GSUSA. This project is based on the
premise that motivating girls and adolescents to learn about and
participate in activities that address these three subject areas can
have a significant effect on increasing the quality and years of
healthy life and on eliminating health disparities.
The Steps to Healthier Girls Program will be a collaborative effort
among the Regional Women's Health Coordinators (RWHC), GSUSA, and the
selected Girl Scout Councils in each of the eight (8) Regions of the
DHHS, OPHS, OWH.
The Women's Health Coordinators from two Regions (II and III) will
provide overall oversight for the grant, and Region III will be the
primary contact, while the RWHC's will provide the technical assistance
and local oversight of the project at the regional level.
The Federal Government will:
a. Conduct an orientation meeting for the grantee within the first
month of funding.
b. Review and resolve requested project modifications.
c. Review the design of the Steps to Healthier Girls programs.
d. Make site visits to Steps to Healthier Girls program sites.
e. Review and resolve all initial, 3 month after award and final
progress reports.
f. Participate in meetings with grantee and councils.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
This notice announces a sole source cooperative agreement award
that is expected to be made, subject to conditions set forth below, to
the GSUSA for a joint project to be known as ``Steps to Healthier
Girls.''
The primary purpose of Steps to Healthier Girls is to educate,
motivate, and empower 75-100 diverse girls, ages 11-17, in each of
eight (8) targeted communities (one in each of 8 participating regions
of the DHHS, OWH) to engage in activities that promote good health in
the areas of physical activity/fitness, good nutrition, and healthy
lifestyles.
Objectives
The DHHS is committed to achieving health promotion and disease
prevention through its Healthy People 2010 Objectives and the Steps to
a HealthierUS Initiative. Steps to Healthier Girls program activities
and evaluations are to be aligned with both of these programs.
More information on the Healthy People 2010 objectives may be found
on the Healthy People 2010 Web site: https://www.health.gov/
healthypeople. Another reference is Healthy People 2000: Final Review.
One free copy may be obtained from the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS), 6525 Belcrest Road, Room 1064, Hyattsville, MD 20782
or telephone (301) 458-4636 [DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 99-1256]. This
document may also be downloaded from the NCHS Web site: https://
www.cdc.gov/nchs.
Steps to a HealthierUS is a DHHS initiative that advances the
President's goal of helping Americans live longer, better, and
healthier lives. It lays out DHHS priorities and programs for Steps to
a HealthierUS, focusing attention on promising approaches for promoting
health and preventing disease. Additional information can be found on
the Steps to a Healthier U.S. Web site: https://www.healthierus.gov/
steps.
The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Web site
includes the President's Challenge to track physical activity/fitness.
This free interactive Web site tool will be used to assess the girls'
levels of physical activity/fitness and will assist with the evaluation
of the Steps to Healthier Girls program. The Web site is: https://
www.presidentschallenge.org.
The objectives of the Steps to Healthier Girls Program are to:
Increase the number of girls who engage regularly in moderate
physical activity, preferably daily, for at least 60 minutes per day.
Increase girls' knowledge of healthy nutrition and healthy weight
and promote strategies for accomplishing these.
Increase girls' knowledge about the ill health effects of tobacco
and promote strategies for accomplishing these.
Increase girls' knowledge of the importance of a healthy
environment and strategies to accomplish this.
The proposed program in each region must address girls' health from
a gender-based, girl-centered, cultural and community-based
perspective. Information provided must be culturally, linguistically,
and age-appropriate for the program participants. The information for
girls and their parents and guardians must be developed in accordance
with health literacy principles. This includes assessing the capacity
of the girls and adults to obtain, process, understand and apply the
information and designing information that matches their capacities. It
also includes evaluating the impact of enhancing their understanding
and decision-making. In addition, in Region VI, the program must also
address heart health and must engage the participating girls' mothers
and encourage multigenerational physical activity.
The DHHS OWH is planning to award grant funds to GSUSA to carry out
the following activities: (1) Identify and justify the selection of
eight (8) programs to be implemented and evaluated through the GSUSA
councils; one program shall be implemented in each of the following
eight Regions of the OWH: Regions II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII & X;
(2) provide a stipend of up to $6,000.00 to each of the 8 selected
GSUSA councils to implement and evaluate the program; and (3)
facilitate collaboration between GSUSA councils and the corresponding
DHHS Regional OWH in the implementation and evaluation of each program.
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Program Parameters. Each GSUSA council will plan a special event to
launch the Steps to Healthier Girls program in their community. The
Steps to Healthier Girls community program may consist of a health
expo, a health walk, a health symposium, or related activity addressing
physical activity/fitness, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles by and for
girls. All participants will be diverse Girl Scouts ages 11-17. This
will be followed by a commitment by the Girl Scouts to engage in some
physical activity/fitness daily over a period of 6 weeks, which they
will track on an activity log. The activity log can be obtained from
the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under the
existing President's Challenge program under ``Kids'' or ``Teens''
depending on the girls' ages. The log can be downloaded from the Web
site: https://www.presidentschallenge.org. In addition, each GSUSA
council will establish a baseline for the participating girls based on
their pre-program activity/fitness level and understanding of and
capacity to act on information about nutrition, tobacco, and
environmental factors that promote healthy lifestyles. At the
conclusion of the six weeks, the participating girls will be evaluated
for understanding gained in the three areas of physical activity/
fitness, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles as well as for an increase
in physical activity/fitness by evaluating the logs and changes in
healthy eating habits to include more fruit, vegetables, calcium and
decrease in consumption of sugar. Each GSUSA council will prepare a
final report on the activity carried out in each community. Upon
satisfactory participation and completion of the Steps to Healthier
Girls program, each of the girls will earn a Girl Scouts badge or
award.
The GSUSA and selected Girl Scout Councils in collaboration with
the eight DHHS Regional Women's Health Offices must: (1) Identify the
date and place for a kick-off event that highlights the three targeted
health subject areas for a minimum of 75 diverse girls ages 11 to 17
years; (2) put into place and track follow up activities that address
the three targeted health areas for 6 weeks; (3) At the end of the 6
weeks collect the forms from the girls who have completed the program
(4) the forms from each of the eight GSUSA councils will be provided to
their National Office GSUSA in New York City, NY, which will then
provide these forms to the primary project officer for evaluation of
the program.
The GSUSA and selected Girl Scout Councils should use health
literacy principles to design gender-based, culturally appropriate, and
science-based literature on each health topic. The health literacy
literature and principles can be found in the Institute of Medicine
report, ``Health Literacy: a Prescription to End Confusion'' (2004).
Other materials can be found in the National Women's Health Information
Center (NWHIC) Toll-Free Information Line (1-800-994-WOMAN) and NWHIC's
Web site at https://www.4woman.gov and the https://www.4girls.gov Web
site, and The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports http:/
/www.fitness.gov and https://www.presidentschallenge.org.
II. Award Information
Under this announcement, the Office on Women's Health Regions
(OWHR) anticipates making, through the cooperative agreement grant
mechanism, to the GSUSA, a one (1) year award in the amount of $60,000
for a 12-month budget period to support a jointly sponsored Steps to
Healthier Girls project. The anticipated grant award project period
under the proposed cooperative agreement is expected to be from
September 1, 2005 through August 30, 2006.
Criteria for Selection
Basis for Sole Source Restriction on the Planned Cooperative
Agreement: The Office of Grants Management, OPHS, has determined in
accordance with AGAM 2.04 104A 1.e.(2) that this project is an
outgrowth of a current ongoing collaboration between the OWH and GSUSA
that is part of the Department's Steps to HealthierUS. In addition,
responsible government officials have determined that the GSUSA:
(a) Is a well-established, trusted, national organization that
serves diverse 11 to 17 year old girls.
(b) Has demonstrated evidence of commitment to girls' health.
(c) Has shown interest in the health promotion topics identified as
priority subject areas under its MOU with DHHS which was the basis for
an ongoing collaborative relationship and this particular project with
OWH.
(d) Is able/willing to assist the local councils and the RWHCs in
the design of the program.
(e) Is able/willing to implement the program designed by the RWHCs
and the councils.
(f) Is able to support the evaluation process.
(g) Has the organizational potential in terms of an ongoing
structure and resources to sustain and expand health promotion program
activities for diverse girls 11 to 17 years of age.
Whether or not an award is actually made will depend on the
application addressing the program components described in section I.
Funding Opportunity Description and the amount of funds available for
the Steps to Healthier Girls program (see Section IV.2 ``Application
for Submission Information''). The government will not be obligated to
make any awards as a result of this announcement.
III. Eligibility Information
Eligible Applicants. The GSUSA is the eligible applicant for the
Steps to Healthier Girls program.
Cost Sharing or Matching Funds. Cost sharing, matching funds, and
cost participation is not a requirement of this grant.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: The application kit may
be requested by calling (240) 453-8822 or writing to Ms. Karen
Campbell, Director, Office of Grants Management, OPHS, DHHS, 1101
Wootton Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20852.
2. Content of and Form of Application Submission: The applicant
must use Grant Application OPHS-1. Forms to be completed include the
Face Page/Cover Page (SF424), Checklist, and Budget Information Forms
for Non-Construction Programs (SF424A). The applicant is required to
submit an original ink-signed and dated application and 2 photocopies.
All pages must be numbered clearly and sequentially beginning with the
Project Profile. The application must be typed double-spaced on one
side of plain 8\1/2\ x 11 white paper, using at
least a 12 point font, and contain 1 margins all around. In
addition to the application forms, applicants must provide the
following:
The application shall consist of the Technical Proposal, which
includes the Project Narrative and Budget Narrative, Appendices, and
all required forms in the Application Package.
Project Narrative: The Project Narrative for this Steps to
Healthier Girls announcement must: (a) Address the Application Review
Factors (section V) listed in this announcement; (b) present a
comprehensive Project Plan to develop Steps to Healthier Girls in all
eight DHHS regions over a one-year period, including identification of
project staff and a detailed time line for executing the Steps to
Healthier Girls over the one year period; (c) reflect an understanding
of the public health objectives and issues addressed in the Steps to
Healthier Girls Project; and (d) include a Project Evaluation plan
using
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the activity tracking forms from the Girl Scout Councils in each of the
eight participating DHHS Regional Offices on Women's Health.
The application narrative will include assurances signed by a GSUSA
representative authorized to bind the organization that GSUSA will:
a. Work with the RWHC in each region to identify a group of girls
for the implementation of the program in each of the eight (8) DHHS
regions.
b. Ascertain that the councils provide a timeline and plan to
conduct the kick-off event, which will focus on the three areas of
physical activity/fitness, good nutrition, and healthy lifestyles.
c. Ascertain that the councils provide a plan and timeline showing
the educational sessions and tracking of the girls' activities during
the 6 week period following the kick-off event.
d. Submit the required initial, 3-month after the award, and final
reports by the due dates stated in this announcement and the Notice of
Grant Award.
The Project Narrative must not exceed a total of 25 double-spaced
pages, excluding the appendices. The original and each copy must be
stapled and/or otherwise securely bound. The applicant must pay
particular attention to structuring the narrative to respond clearly
and fully to each review factor and associated criteria. If the
application does not adhere to these guidelines, it may not be
reviewed.
Appendices
A. Memorandums of Agreement/Understanding/Partnership Letters.
B. Required Forms (Assurance of Compliance Form, etc.).
C. Key Staff Resumes.
D. Organizational Chart reflecting Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
Headquarters and Councils.
E. Other attachments (per 6 below ``Other Application
Requirements'').
3. Submission Date and Times: Application Submission: The
application should be submitted to: Ms. Karen Campbell, Director,
Office of Grants Management, OPHS, DHHS, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
550, Rockville, MD 20852.
Application Submission Date and Time: To be considered for review,
the application must be received by the Office of Grants Management,
OPHS, DHHS, by 5 p.m. e.d.t. on August 5, 2005. The application will be
considered as meeting the deadline if it is received on or before the
deadline date. The application due date requirement in this
announcement supersedes the instructions in the OPHS-1.
Electronic submission through the Grants.gov Web site Portal
provides for the application to be submitted electronically.
Information about the system is available on the Grants.gov Web site,
https://www.grants.gov. The application submitted by facsimile
transmission (FAX) or any other electronic format are ineligible for
review and will not be accepted. The application that does not meet the
deadline will be considered ineligible and will be returned to the
applicant unread.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This cooperative agreement is not a
grant for health services nor will it impact public health systems.
Therefore, no Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS) is
required, and Executive Order 12372 does not apply.
5. Funding Restrictions: The application shall include a Project
Budget as part of the Technical Proposal. Out of a budget of up to
$60,000.00, up to $48,000.00 may be designated for use by the Girl
Scout Councils to implement the regional programs at the local level.
The amount requested for the Councils is to be divided equally for a
total of up to $6,000.00 for each of the eight selected. Not more than
10% (or up to $6,000.00) of the funds may be budgeted for
administrative overhead, such as office supplies, mailing, and
personnel to carry out these functions. The remaining part of the
budget, up to $6,000.00, are to be used to create a report by an
independent source that aggregates and summarizes the reports received
from each of the Councils in the eight (8) DHHS Regions and identifies
program outcomes. All budget requests must be justified fully in terms
of the proposed Steps to Healthier Girls' program goals and objectives
and include an itemized computational explanation/breakout of how costs
were determined. Funds may not be used for construction, building
alterations, equipment purchase, medical treatment, renovations, or to
purchase food.
6. Other Application Requirements: Data Universal Numbering System
(DUNS) number: Beginning October 1, 2003, all applicants are required
to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number as
preparation for doing business electronically with the Federal
Government. The DUNS number must be obtained prior to applying for
Office on Women's Health funds. The DUNS number is a nine-character
identification code provided by the commercial company Dun &
Bradstreet, and serves as a unique identifier of business entities.
There is no charge for requesting a DUNS number, and you may register
and obtain a DUNS number by either of the following methods:
Telephone: 1-866-705-5711.
Web site: https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html.
Be sure to click on the link that reads, ``DUNS Number Only'' at
the right hand, bottom corner of the screen to access the free
registration page. Please note that registration via the Web site may
take up to 30 business days to complete.
V. Application Review Information
Review Criteria: The technical review of the application will
consider the following factors:
A. Technical Proposal (45 Points)
The completeness, practicality, and feasibility of the applicant's
approach/methodology in terms of its ability to address the specific
requirements of the announcement, as well as evidence of creativity and
innovation. Consideration shall be given for clarity, style, and format
of the application. Soundness of evaluation objectives for measuring
program effectiveness and changes in health outcomes.
B. Understanding Public Health Issues (30 Points)
Awareness and understanding of the complex issues in the area of
girls' health relevant to disease prevention and health promotion;
cultural, economic, and health literacy obstacles to achieving health
goals; as well as demonstrated understanding of health literacy issues
for target populations and the impact on program design and outcomes.
Familiarity with Healthy People 2010, the Nation's Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention Objectives and the 10 Leading Health Indicators;
and with Steps to a Healthier U.S. program.
Demonstrated understanding of the target populations.
C. Personnel Capability and Experience (10 Points)
Relatedness of the educational background and relevant work
experience of proposed staff to their designated responsibility on the
project and with the target population.
D. Offeror's Past Experience (10 Points)
Previous experience of this organization in managing similar or
related contracts or grants comparable in technical complexity.
E. Facilities (05 Points)
Availability of, or access to, facilities and compatible equipment
(including
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appropriate computer hardware and software capabilities) to be used
specifically for the proposed effort.
The application will be screened upon receipt. If judged to be
incomplete or arrive after the deadline, it will be returned without
review or comment. If the application exceeds the requested amount of
$60,000.00 for a twelve-month budget period, it may also be returned
without review or comment. If the applicant is judged to be in
compliance, it will be notified by the Office of Grants Management. The
accepted application will be reviewed for technical merit in accordance
with DHHS policies. The application will be evaluated by a technical
review panel composed of experts in the fields of program management,
community service delivery, community outreach, health education,
community-based research, and community leadership development and
evaluation. Consideration for award will be given to the applicant
demonstrating plans for the development of a sustainable, results-
oriented, girl-centered program. The applicant is advised to pay close
attention to the specific program guidelines and general instructions
in the application kit that may be obtained from Ms. Karen Campbell,
Office of Grants Management, OPHS, DHHS, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
550, Rockville, MD 20852 and to the definitions provided in this
notice.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: Within two weeks of the review of the
application, GSUSA will receive a letter stating whether they are
likely to be or have not been approved for funding. The letter is not
an authorization to begin performance of grant activities. The
applicant selected for funding support will receive a Notice of Grant
Award signed by the grants officer. This is the authorizing document
and it will be sent electronically and followed up with a mailed copy.
Pre-award costs are not supported.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: (1) Requests
that require prior approval from the awarding office (See Chapter 8,
PHS Grants Policy Statement) must be submitted in writing to the GMO.
Only responses signed by the GMO are to be considered valid. Grantees
who take action on the basis of responses from other officials do so at
their own risk. Such responses will not be considered binding by or
upon the OWH. (2) Responses to reporting requirements, conditions, and
requests for post-award amendments must be mailed to the attention and
address of the Grants Management Specialist indicated below in
``Contacts.'' All correspondence requires the signature of an
authorized business official and/or the project director. Failure to
follow this guidance will result in a delay in responding to your
correspondence. (3) The DHHS Appropriations Act requires that, to the
greatest extent practicable, all products purchased with funds made
available under this award should be American-made. (4) The DHHS
Appropriations Act requires that, when issuing statements, press
releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations, and other
documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part
with Federal money, the issuance shall clearly state the percentage and
dollar amount of the total costs of the program or project that will be
financed with Federal money and the percentage and dollar amount of the
total costs of the project or program that will be financed by
nongovernmental sources. (5) A notice in response to the President's
Welfare-to-Work Initiative was published in the Federal Register on May
16, 1997. This initiative is designed to facilitate and encourage
grantees to hire welfare recipients and to provide additional training
and/or mentoring as needed. The text of the notice is available
electronically on the OMB home page at https://www.whitehouse.gov/wh/
eop/omb.
3. Reporting: In addition to those listed above, a successful
applicant will submit 3 reports: an initial, a three-month after the
award, and one final report that includes a discussion of steps taken
to implement the Steps to Healthier Girls program in each Region, the
impact of the program on the targeted girls, an initial Financial
Status Report, a final Program Report, and a final Financial Status
Report. The purpose of the initial and three month reports is to
provide accurate and timely program information to program managers and
to respond to Congressional, Departmental, and public requests for
information about the Steps to Healthier Girls program. An original and
two copies of the initial and three month progress report must be
submitted by November 1, 2005, and December 1, 2005 (assuming a
September 1, 2005 start date). The last final report will serve as the
annual progress report and must describe all project activities for the
entire year.
VII. Agency Contact(s)
For application kits and information on budget and business aspects
of the application, please contact: the Office of Grants Management,
OPHS, DHHS, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20857.
Telephone: (240) 453-8822. Questions regarding programmatic information
and/or requests for technical assistance in the preparation of the
grant application should be directed in writing to CAPT Rosa Myers,
Regional Women's Health Coordinator, DHHS Region III, at 150 S.
Independence Mall West, Suite 436, Philadelphia, PA 19106, e-mail:
rmyers@osophs.dhhs.gov or to Sandra Estepa, Regional Women's Health
Coordinator, HHS Region II at 26 Federal Plaza, Room 3835, New York, NY
10278, e-mail: sestepa@osophs.dhhs.gov.
VII. Other Information
Information on girls' wellness can be found at the https://
www.4girls.gov Web site. Information on health can also be found on the
https://www.healthfinder.gov Web site.
**The Government is not obligated to make any awards as a result of
this announcement.
Definitions
For the purposes of this cooperative agreement program, the
following definitions are provided:
Culturally competent: Information and services provided at the
educational level and in the language and cultural context that are
most appropriate for the individuals for whom the information and
services are intended. Additional information on cultural competency is
available at the following Web site: https://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/May2001/
factsheets/Cultural-Competency.html.
Cultural perspective: Recognizes that culture, language, and
country of origin have an important and significant impact on the
health perceptions and health behaviors that produce a variety of
health outcomes.
Gender-based Care: Highlights inequalities between men and women in
access to resources to promote and protect health, in responses from
the health sector, and in the ability to exercise the right to quality
health care.
Healthy People 2010: A set of national health objectives that
outlines the prevention agenda for the Nation. Healthy People 2010
identifies the most significant preventable threats to health and
establishes national goals for the first decade of the 21st century.
Individuals, groups, and organizations are encouraged to integrate
Healthy People 2010 into current programs, special events,
publications, and meetings. Businesses can use the framework, for
example, to guide worksite health promotion activities as well as
community-based initiatives. Schools, colleges, and civic and faith-
based organizations can undertake
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activities to further the health of all members of their community.
Health care providers can encourage their patients to pursue healthier
lifestyles and to participate in community-based programs. By selecting
from among the national objectives, individuals and organizations can
build an agenda for community health improvement and can monitor
results over time. More information on the Healthy People 2010
objectives may be found on the Healthy People 2010 Web site: https://
www.health.gov/healthypeople.
Sustainability: An organization's or program's staying power: the
capacity to maintain both the financial resources and the partnerships/
linkages needed to provide the services.
Steps to HealthierUS: An initiative of the U. S. Department of
Health and Human Services that advances the President's HealthierUS
goal for helping Americans live longer, better, and healthier lives.
The cornerstones of this program are physical fitness, prevention,
nutrition, and making healthy choices. More can be found on the Web
site: https://www.healthierus.gov.
Health Literacy: Degree to which individuals have the capacity to
obtain, process and understand basic health information and services
needed to make appropriate health decisions. In addition to the IOM
report, information on health literacy can be found at: https://
odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/projects/healthcomm/objective2.htm.
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Dalton G. Paxman,
Regional Health Administrator, Region III, Philadelphia, PA.
[FR Doc. 05-13190 Filed 7-5-05; 8:45 am]
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