[Federal Register: February 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 21)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Program To Build Capacity in Alaska Native Villages To Assess
Impact of Releases From Formerly Used Defense Sites; Notice of
Availability of Funds
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: 04081.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.202.
DATES: Pre-Application Conference Call Date: February 17, 2004.
Application Deadline: April 2, 2004.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized under section 104(i)(6),
(14), and (15) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended by the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 [42
U.S.C. 9604(i)(6), (14), and (15)].
Purpose: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2004 funds for
cooperative agreements for up to nine Alaska villages to determine the
possible impact of environmental contamination on local resources, and
provide health-related technical assistance and health education to
prevent contamination of local subsistence food supplies. Many Alaska
villages rely on local natural resources for subsistence. In instances
where environmental contamination and the potential for adverse health
effects prohibit the use of a local resource, the environmental
contamination would also result in an economic impact; villages would
no longer be able to sell their resources and would have to purchase
those resources from other sources. The purpose of the program is to:
(1) Improve the local economic conditions by determining the possible
impact of environmental contamination from Formerly Used Defense Sites
(FUDS) on the local resources by assessing the pathways of exposure to
contaminants from FUDS, with a special emphasis on the impact of these
contaminants on subsistence-related food supplies; (2) create capacity
within Alaska Native villages to assess public health issues related to
pathways of exposure and provide health-related technical assistance
and health education; and (3) develop the environmental health
education and health promotion capacity within the villages to provide
appropriate environmental health education and health promotion
activities that are designed to address potential exposures and
possible health effects. This program addresses the ``Healthy People
2010'' focus areas of educational and community-based programs,
environmental health, and maternal, infant, and child health.
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one
(or more) of the following performance goals for the ATSDR: Prevent
ongoing and future exposures and resultant health effects from
hazardous waste sites and releases. Build and enhance effective
partnerships.
Activities
Awardee activities for this program are as follows:
a. Attend the Health Assessment training course provided by ATSDR.
b. Prepare culturally relevant and sensitive environmental health
education materials, promotion materials, and activities that are
designed to address community concerns related to environmental
contamination from FUDS sites. This may include information regarding
potential health effects (both cancer and non-cancer), site-specific
chemicals, the possible impact on local food sources, and information
regarding exposures that are unique to each village.
c. Provide local knowledge of hazardous waste site conditions, site
history, and natural resource use, assist with data gathering, assist
with obtaining community concerns, etc.
d. With ATSDR, jointly develop public health assessments,
recommendations to reduce exposure, and identify areas for the needed
health education related to environmental contamination. Information on
ATSDR public health assessments can be found at the ATSDR Web page
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHA/.
e. Work in collaboration with federal, state, and local agency
staff, community and village members, and local health care providers
to develop and implement culturally relevant and sensitive
environmental health education and promotion activities and to enhance
outreach, communication and information exchange related to
contamination from FUDS sites. The materials are to be designed to
address community concerns related to environmental contamination,
including results of health assessments, cancer, chemicals, and
exposures unique to each village.
f. Distribute educational materials and develop and participate in
other relevant health education activities such as working with health
care providers, development of curriculum and working with students,
demonstration of food preparation methods to reduce exposures, etc.
g. Meet monthly, either telephonically or in person, with ATSDR and
other program participants to coordinate planned efforts and review
progress.
In a cooperative agreement, ATSDR staff is substantially involved
with the program activities, above and beyond routine grant monitoring.
ATSDR activities for this program are as follows:
a. ATSDR will provide a culturally appropriate Public Health
Assessment Training Course for staff from selected villages and other
interested Alaska Natives who work in environmental health. The course
will explain the process that ATSDR uses to assess environmental health
impacts from hazardous substances. Participants will also learn the
fundamentals to evaluate pathways of exposure and associated health
impacts of these exposures. This includes how to evaluate environmental
sampling data, steps for involving the community in the assessment
process, identifying potential and completed exposure pathways,
evaluating health implications and determining appropriate public
health actions. Participants will also learn methods to apply health
education, health promotion, and risk communication principles at
sites.
b. ATSDR and the funded villages will jointly develop public health
assessments and health consultations which identify pathways of
exposure, make recommendations to reduce exposures to environmental
contaminants, and identify areas needed for health education and health
promotion.
c. ATSDR will work in collaboration with other federal, state, and
local agency staff, community and village members, and local health
care providers to develop and implement environmental health education
and promotion activities and to enhance outreach, communication and
information exchange related to FUDS.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement.
ATSDR involvement in this program is listed in the Activities
Section above.
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2004.
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Approximate Total Funding: $600,000.
Approximate Number of Awards: Six to Nine.
Approximate Average Award: $67,000 (This amount is for the whole
budget period, and includes both direct and indirect costs).
Floor of Award Range: $50,000.
Ceiling of Award Range: $100,000.
Anticipated Award Date: July 15, 2004.
Budget Period Length: 12 months.
Project Period Length: Two years.
Throughout the project period, ATSDR'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:
Federally recognized Alaska native tribal
governments
Alaska native tribal organizations
This program is directed only to federally recognized Alaska Native
Villages.
This announcement is limited to only those tribes with proximity to
FUDS in Alaska and with suspected impacts on economies and traditional
foods.
III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Matching funds are not required for this program.
III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements
If you request a funding amount greater than the ceiling of the
award range, your application will be considered non-responsive and
will not be entered into the review process. You will be notified that
your application did not meet the submission requirements.
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
A pre-application conference call will be held [INSERT DATE] at
[INSERT TIME]. Attendance at the conference call is not required,
however, during the call information about this program, guidance for
completing your application, will be discussed. To participate in the
conference call, dial [INSERT info about phone number, any access codes
or passwords]. If you experience technical difficulties accessing the
conference call, please call [INSERT number] and someone will be
available to assist you. If you are unable to participate in the
conference call, the information discussed will be available by [INSERT
DATE] on the ATSDR web page at the following Internet address: [INSERT
address].
To apply for this funding opportunity use application form PHS
5161. Application forms and instructions are available on the CDC Web
site, at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm
.
If you do not have access to the Internet, or if you have
difficulty accessing the forms on-line, you may contact the CDC
Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section
(PGO-TIM) staff at: 770-488-2700. Application forms can be mailed to
you.
IV.2. Content and Form of Submission
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 http://www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1-866-705-5711.
For more information, see the CDC Web site at: http://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.
You must submit a signed original and two copies of your
application forms.
You must include a project narrative with your application forms.
Your narrative must be submitted in the following format:
Maximum number of pages: 20. If your narrative
exceeds the page limit, only the first pages that are within the page
limit will be reviewed
Font size: 12 point unreduced
Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches
Single spaced
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:
a. Background information on the FUDS in your village: history,
known contamination, how the land was used before the FUDS existed.
b. Potential for exposure to hazardous substances originating from
a FUDS.
c. Potential impact of FUDS contamination from the FUDS on natural
resources that the village depends on both for subsistence and as an
economic resource, with a special emphasis on subsistence food sources.
d. Ability to provide staff that will complete the activities
required for this program.
e. Ability to develop health educational materials to address the
FUDS. Include a plan and timeline for developing health educational
materials.
f. Knowledge about how environmental contamination has impacted
health of your village members and how the contamination has impacted
the economic condition of the village. Include a plan and timeline for
data gathering, obtaining community concerns, developing health
assessments, identifying areas with the greatest need for health
education, and providing recommendations to reduce exposure.
Additional information may be included in the application
appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the narrative
page limit. This additional information includes:
Curriculum Vitaes, Resumes, Organizational
Charts, Letters of Support, etc.
IV.3. Submission Dates and Times
Application Deadline Date: April 2, 2004.
Explanation of Deadlines: Applications must be received in the CDC
Procurement and Grants Office by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline
date. If you send your application by the United States Postal Service
or commercial delivery service, you must ensure that the carrier will
be able to guarantee delivery of the application by the closing date
and time. If CDC receives your application 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
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application as having been received by the deadline.
This program announcement is the definitive guide on submission
address and deadlines. It supersedes information provided in the
application instructions. If your application does not meet the
deadline above, it will not be eligible for review, and will be
discarded. You will be notified that your application did not meet the
submission requirements.
CDC will not notify you upon receipt of your application. If you
have a question about the receipt of your 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 application deadline. This will allow time for applications to be
processed and logged.
IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of Applications
Executive Order 12372 does not apply to this program.
IV.5. Funding Restrictions
Funding restrictions which must be taken into account while writing
your budget are as follows: None
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: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/budgetguide.htm
.
Application Submission Address: Submit the signed hard copy
original and two copies of your application by mail or express delivery
service to: Technical Information Management-PA04081, CDC
Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
Applications may not be submitted electronically at this time.
V. Application Review Information
V.1. Criteria
You 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. Ability to provide staff who will complete the activities
required for this program including: (50 percent total)
Attend the Health Assessment training course
provided by ATSDR in Alaska. (10 percent)
Prepare culturally relevant and sensitive
environmental health education and health promotion materials that are
designed to address community concerns such as health effects (both
cancer and non-cancer), exposure to environmental contaminants, and
exposures that are unique to each village. (10 percent)
Provide local knowledge of hazardous waste site
conditions, assist in data gathering, obtain community concerns, etc.
(10 percent)
Develop health assessments, recommendations to
reduce exposure, and identify areas with the greatest need for health
education. (10 percent)
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively
with tribal members, federal, state, and local agencies and health care
providers to address health concerns and identify areas with greatest
need for health education. (10 percent)
2. Potential impact of contamination from FUDS on natural resources
that the village uses and size range of potentially impacted
population. Does the village have a current substantial subsistence-
based activity where FUDS may impact the long-term economic viability
of the community; where subsistence activities impact the local
community; or where development of business activities go beyond the
local village community to markets outside the region. (30 percent)
3. Potential for exposure to hazardous substances originating from
a FUDS. Identify the FUDS, known hazardous substances present, known
contamination in the environment (e.g., soil, water, food, animals),
and use of land and/or resources affected by the FUDS. (20 percent)
V.2. Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement
and Grants Office (PGO), and for responsiveness by ATSDR. 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 your application according
to the criteria listed in the Criteria section above.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Award Date: July 15, 2004.
VI. Award Administration Information
VI.1. Award Notices
Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Grant Award (NGA)
from the CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NGA shall be the only
binding, authorizing document between the recipient and CDC. The NGA
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: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
The following additional requirements apply to this project:
AR-9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11 Healthy People 2010
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
AR-18 Cost Recovery--ATSDR
AR-19 Third Party Agreements--ATSDR
AR-25 Release and Sharing of Data
Additional information on these requirements can be found on the
CDC Web site at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm
.
VI.3. Reporting Requirements
You must provide CDC with a hard copy original, plus two copies of
the following reports:
1. Interim progress report, no less than 90 days before the end of
the budget period. The progress report will serve as your non-competing
continuation application, and must contain the following elements:
a. Current Budget Period Activities Objectives.
b. Current Budget Period Financial Progress.
c. New Budget Period Program Proposed Activity Objectives.
d. Detailed Line-Item Budget and Justification.
e. Additional Requested Information.
f. Measures of Effectiveness.
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2. Financial status report and annual progress 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 sent to the Grants Management Specialist
listed in the ``Agency Contacts'' section of this announcement.
VII. Agency Contacts
For general questions about this announcement, 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: Dean S. Seneca, MPH,
MCURP (E-32), Assistant Director, Office of Tribal Affairs, Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta,
GA 30333, Telephone: 404-498-0457, e-mail: DSeneca@cdc.gov.
For budget assistance, contact: Edna Green, Grants Management
Specialist (K-75), CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine
Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-2743, e-mail:
EGreen@cdc.gov.
Dated: January 27, 2004.
Sandra R. Manning,
CGFM,Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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