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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health: National and State
Coalition Capacity Building
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA AA004.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.946, Safe
Motherhood/Infant Health.
Key Dates: Letter of Intent Deadline (LOI): April 22, 2005.
Application Deadline: May 23, 2005.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized under Section 317(k)(2)
[42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(2)] of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
Purpose: The purpose of this program is to improve reproductive
health through the application of science-based approaches by
supporting State and major urban public health agencies, national
organizations and State coalitions to improve reproductive and infant
health through the application of science-based approaches.
Reproductive and infant health needs to be addressed include the
prevention of adverse maternal and infant health outcomes, unintended
and teen pregnancy, HIV and STDs.
This cooperative agreement addresses the ``Healthy People 2010''
focus areas of Maternal, Infant and Child Health, Family Planning,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV), Substance Abuse, Injury and Violence Prevention, Community-Based
Programs, Physical Activity and Fitness, Nutrition and Overweight,
Tobacco, and Mental Health and Mental Disorders.
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one or
more of the following performance goals for the National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP):
Improve the health and well being of women, infants,
children, and families
Promote health and reduce chronic disease associated with
diet and weight.
Improve health, fitness, and quality of life through daily
physical activity.
Promote responsible sexual behaviors, strengthen community
capacity, and increase access to quality services to prevent STDs and
their complications.
Reduce illness, disability, and death related to tobacco
use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
Prevent abuse and neglect among pregnant women and
infants.
Prevent HIV infection and its related illness and death.
Improve the health and well being of minority women
before, during, and after pregnancy.
Reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health
outcomes.
Reduce the number of minority women who have adverse
reproductive outcomes.
Promote health, fitness, and quality of life through daily
physical activity.
Reduce maternal mortality among minority women.
Increase the number of minority women who have access to
and use preconception counseling and related services.
Increase the number of minority women who have access to
and use prenatal care services.
Increase the proportion of adolescents who abstain from
sexual intercourse or use condoms if currently sexually active.
Reduce pregnancies among adolescent females.
Reduce the number of cases of HIV infection among
adolescents.
Reduce the number of STD cases among adolescents.
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: http://www.cdc.gov/od/ads/opspoll1.htm
.
Activities: Awardees activities for this program are as follows:
Parts A and B will provide support for organizations to work
cooperatively with health departments and other Maternal and Child
Health Programs (MCH) to promote the Safe Motherhood and Infant Health
approach, enhance skill development for MCH-related public health
programs, strengthen systems of services for women across their
lifespan, including adolescents, assess and prevent birth defects and
developmental disabilities, and establish programs to prevent behaviors
that place young people, teens and those up to age 24, at risk for HIV
infection, other STDs, unintended pregnancy, and other important health
problems. Part A of this program targets activities for State public
health agencies nationwide and Part B of this program targets
activities for public health agencies in major urban areas nationwide.
Recipient activities for Part A and B are:
Develop work plans that include target organizations, collaborative
activities, evaluation plan and a logic model. The logic model should
contain program activities, short-term, intermediate, long-term and
impact outcomes (see Appendix B on the CDC Web site, Internet address:
http://www.cdc.gov. Click on ``Funding'' then ``Grants and Cooperative
Agreements).''
Develop training initiatives to promote the capability of
health departments to conduct epidemiology and surveillance and to use
relevant scientific information and health data to improve maternal and
child health policies and programs.
Develop educational initiatives to promote the awareness
and knowledge of the public health workforce to address current
reproductive and infant health issues.
Develop translation initiatives to translate and to
promote translation of effective public health policies and practices
in reproductive and infant health based on a systematic and scientific
review of the published literature and consensus of national experts.
Develop initiatives to assist federal Healthy Start
communities in assessing their fetal and infant mortality and
developing community action plans to address identified needs.
Develop initiatives to assess reproductive and infant
health needs and to assess the capabilities of public health agencies
to address those needs. Also, initiatives to evaluate related programs.
Develop partnership initiatives with other key national
groups and organizations to promote reproductive and infant health and
conduct these activities through communication, coordination and
collaboration.
Initiatives can include conferences, workshops,
newsletters, publications, expert panels, year-long learning training
institutes, web-casts, and distance-based offerings.
Part C will provide support for national organizations to promote
safe motherhood for minority women before, during, and after pregnancy;
eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes;
reduce adverse reproductive outcomes; build relationships with State
health departments or State coalitions and local affiliates; and
strengthen systems
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of services for minority women across their lifespan. Areas of interest
include preconception counseling and related services, prenatal care
services, maternal morbidity and mortality surveillance and prevention,
substance abuse prevention, violence prevention, promotion of adequate
birth intervals, pregnancy-related depression, and postpartum
morbidity. Recipient activities for Part C are:
Educational initiatives (e.g., health promotion campaigns)
to promote the awareness and knowledge of reproductive and health
issues among minority women.
Promote the use of services such as smoking cessation
programs, alcohol and substance abuse treatment programs, and domestic
violence intervention programs that provide services to pregnant
minority women.
Build capacity within local affiliates to select,
implement, and evaluate science-based approaches.
Disseminate science-based practices through a variety of
channels such as newsletters, workshops, conferences, and publications.
Collect and use standardized data to identify all high-
risk minority women and monitor the effectiveness of health
interventions serving these populations.
Develop partnerships and collaborations with State health
departments or State coalitions to provide educational and technical
support for health promotion programs.
Promote policy, program, and research efforts for the
improvement of health status of minority women.
Support providers in the delivery of quality reproductive
health care to minority women.
Increase access to and utilization of reproductive health
care.
Enhance or expand safe motherhood programs that target
high-risk minority women.
Part D will provide support to assist national teen pregnancy
prevention organizations to increase the capacity of State coalitions
and local organizations to use science-based principles to prevent teen
pregnancy and promote adolescent reproductive health, including
abstinence, and STD and HIV prevention (see Appendix A found on the CDC
Web site, Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov. Click on ``Funding''
then ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements.''). This will be accomplished
through training, technical assistance, capacity building, and program
evaluation. Recipient activities for Part D National Organizations are:
Develop a work plan that includes target organizations, collaborative
activities, evaluation plan, and a logic model. The logic model should
contain program activities, short-term, intermediate, long-term, and
impact outcomes (see Appendix B found on the CDC Web site, Internet
address: http://www.cdc.gov. Click on ``Funding'' then ``Grants and
Cooperative Agreements.'').
Provide training and technical assistance to State and local
organizations, especially the State coalitions funded in Part E and
regional training centers funded through the cooperative agreement
``Integrating HIV and Other Prevention Services into Reproductive
Health and Community Settings'', Program Announcement 04073, to
increase their capacity to promote the use of science-based approaches
(see Appendix C found on the CDC Web site, Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov.
Click on ``Funding'' then ``Grants and Cooperative
Agreements.'').
Disseminate science-based practices and findings through
meetings, publications, websites, conference calls, listservs,
technical assistance, and other innovative means.
Develop and implement an evaluation plan that measures the
applicant's impact of training and technical assistance on State
coalitions and organizations.
Collaborate with CDC on program development,
implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of the findings.
Share lessons learned with CDC and other grantees.
Part E will provide support to assist State teen pregnancy
prevention coalitions to increase the capacity of local organizations
to use science-based principles to prevent teen pregnancy and promote
adolescent reproductive health, including abstinence, and STD and HIV
prevention (see Appendix A found on the CDC Web site, Internet address:
http://www.cdc.gov. Click on ``Funding'' then ``Grants and Cooperative
Agreements.''). This will be accomplished through training, technical
assistance, capacity building, and program evaluation. Recipient
activities for Part E State Coalitions are as follows:
Develop a strategy and work plan to increase local organizations'
ability to adopt or modify current practices to include science-based
principles to prevent teen pregnancy. The work plan should include
target organizations, collaborative activities, evaluation plan, and
logic model. The logic model should contain program activities, short-
term, intermediate, long-term and impact outcomes, (see Appendix B
found on the CDC Web site, Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov. Click
on ``Funding'' then ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements.'').
Provide training and technical assistance to State and
local coalitions, State health departments, schools, health clinics,
youth serving community and faith-based organizations, or other
organizations to increase the organization's capacity to:
--Select science-based interventions or modify current practices to
include science-based principles to prevent teen pregnancy, HIV and
STDs, and promote adolescent reproductive health that meet the
identified needs of the community.
--Design and implement an evaluation plan that contributes to program
improvement and accountability.
--Translate and broadly disseminate evaluation findings and training
materials for publication and use through a variety of mechanisms such
as scientific journals, media, professional meetings, the internet,
training manuals, curricula, toolkits, or other innovative means.
Develop and implement an evaluation plan that measures the
impact of the applicant's training and technical assistance on local
organizations.
Share lessons learned with CDC and other grantees.
Collaborate with CDC, the organizations funded through
this cooperative agreement and regional training centers funded through
the existing ``Integrating HIV and Other Prevention Services into
Reproductive Health and Community Settings'' Program Announcement
04073, cooperative agreement (see Appendix C found on the CDC Web site,
Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov. Click on ``Funding'' then
``Grants and Cooperative Agreements.'')
Collaborate with CDC on program development,
implementation, and evaluation, and disseminate lessons learned from
those activities.
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:
Parts A and B are as follows:
Assist with efforts to identify, prevent, and address
reproductive health issues in State and local health departments by
providing technical assistance and guidance on strategic planning,
policy and program development, and evaluation of MCH program
activities that focus on poor health outcomes.
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Provide a synthesis of known best practices and
interventions regarding promotion of reproductive and infant health and
development of MCH epidemiology and surveillance capacity.
Participate in defining the scope of reproductive and
infant health needs relevant to MCH populations and to provide
information and technical assistance in meeting those needs.
Provide technical assistance to State MCH programs that
develop or implement partnerships with other key State and national
partners related to reproductive and infant health.
Assist with efforts to identify, prevent, and address
birth defects and disabilities in State and local health departments by
providing technical assistance and guidance on strategic planning,
policy and program development, and evaluation of MCH and CSHCN program
activities that focus on these poor health outcomes.
Coordinate with national, State, and local education,
health and social service agencies, as well as other relevant
organizations, in planning and conducting national strategies designed
to strengthen programs for preventing HIV infection, STDs, unintended
pregnancy, and other important health risks and health problems among
young people.
Coordinate communication with other CDC programs, mainly
the Divisions of Reproductive Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity,
and the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities.
CDC Activities for Part C
Assist with efforts to identify, prevent, and address
reproductive health issues in minority women by providing technical
assistance and guidance on strategic planning, policy and program
development, and evaluation of MCH program activities that focus on
poor health outcomes.
Provide a synthesis of available data and interventions
regarding promotion of reproductive health.
Participate in defining the scope of reproductive health
needs relevant to minority women and to provide information and
technical assistance in meeting those needs.
Provide technical assistance to national minority
organizations that develop or implement partnerships with other key
State and national partners related to reproductive and infant health.
Provide scientific and programmatic consultation for
development and delivery of training, technical assistance, and
evaluation activities.
Work with grantees to develop evaluation strategies.
Coordinate communication with other CDC programs.
CDC activities for Part D National Organizations and Part E State
Coalitions are as follows:
Provide scientific and programmatic consultation for
development and delivery of training, technical assistance, and
evaluation activities.
Work with recipients to develop evaluation strategies.
Coordinate communication with other CDC programs, mainly
the Divisions of Reproductive Health and Adolescent and School Health.
Facilitate coordination of activities and communication
between recipients and the regional training centers funded through the
existing ``Integrating HIV and Other Prevention Services into
Reproductive Health and Community Settings'' cooperative agreement (see
Appendix C found on the CDC Web site, Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov.
Click on ``Funding'' then ``Grants and Cooperative
Agreements.'')
Translate and disseminate lessons learned through
publications, meetings, and other means on best practices to prevent
teen pregnancy, HIV and STDs.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement. CDC involvement in this
program is listed in the Activities Section above.
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2005.
Approximate Total Funding: $3,000,000; $600,000 in Part A; $450,000
in Part B; $200,000 in Part C; $600,000 in Part D; and $1,250,000 in
Part E. (These amounts are an estimate, and are subject to availability
of funds.)
Approximate Number of Awards: 12; 1 in Part A; 1 in Part B; 1-3 in
Part C; 1-3 in Part D; and 5-8 in Part E.
Approximate Average Award: $600,000 in Part A; $450,000 in Part B;
$100,000 in Part C; $300,000 in Part D; and $150,000 in Part E. (These
amounts are for the first 12-month budget period, and include both
direct and indirect costs)
Floor of Award Range: None.
Ceiling of Award Range: None.
Anticipated Award Date: August 1, 2005.
Budget Period Length: 12 months.
Project Period Length: five years.
Throughout the project period, CDC's commitment to continuation of
awards will be conditioned on the availability of funds, evidence of
satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required
reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best
interest of the Federal Government.
III. Eligibility Information
III.1. Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by public and private nonprofit
organizations and by governments and their agencies, such as:
Public nonprofit organizations
Private nonprofit organizations
National Minority Organizations
Small, minority, women-owned businesses
Universities
Colleges
Research institutions
Hospitals
Community-based organizations
Faith-based organizations
Federally recognized Indian tribal governments
Indian tribes
Indian tribal organizations
State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents
(this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna
Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau)
Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with
States)
A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the State
as eligible to submit an application under the State eligibility in
lieu of a State application. If you are applying as a bona fide agent
of a State or local government, you must provide a letter from the
State or local government as documentation of your status. Place this
documentation behind the first page of your application form.
III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Matching funds are not required for this program.
III.3. Other
For Parts A, B, C, D and E applicants must meet the following
criteria to be eligible:
Have a documented five-year record of providing capacity-
building assistance in the areas identified in the parts for which
applicant is applying, including curriculum and material development,
training, and technical assistance on national level in multiple States
or on a State level with local organizations. Include documentation in
the appendix of application.
Documentation may include educational materials, curricula, and
evaluation results of trainings.
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For Part A and B National Organization applicants must also meet
the following criteria:
Select whether the national organization is competing
under Part A to target State public health agencies, Part B to target
public health agencies in major urban areas or both. If both, you must
submit a separate application for each Part.
Have the specific charge from its Articles of
Incorporation, Bylaws, or a resolution from its executive board or
governing body to operate nationally, in all 50 States, within the
United States or its territories. Include documentation in the appendix
of application.
For Part C applicants must meet the following criteria:
Have a currently valid Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Include documentation in the appendix of
application. Any of the following also constitutes acceptable proof of
such status:
--A reference to the applicant organization's listing in the Internal
Revenue Service's (IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt organizations
described in the IRS Code.
--A copy of a currently valid IRS tax exemption certificate.
--A statement from a State taxing body, State attorney general, or
other appropriate State official certifying that the applicant
organization has a non-profit status and that none of the net earnings
accrue to any private shareholders or individuals.
--A certified copy of the organization's certificate of incorporation
or similar document that clearly establishes non-profit status.
--Any of the items in the subparagraphs immediately above for a State
or national parent organization and a statement signed by the parent
organization that the applicant organization is a local non-profit
affiliate.''
Have a documented three-year record of providing health
services to racial and ethnic/minority populations, including capacity-
building assistance, curriculum and material development, training,
education, coalition building, strategy development, and technical
assistance to local affiliates in multiple States. Include
documentation in the appendix of application.
Have the specific charge from its Articles of
Incorporation, Bylaws, or a resolution (or other written documentation)
from its executive board or governing body to operate regionally, 10
more States, or nationally within the United States or its territories.
Include documentation in the appendix of application.
National organizations must be working with ethnic or
minority populations or tribal entities. Include documentation of
target population.
For Part D National Organizations applicants must meet the
following criteria:
Have a currently valid Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Include documentation in the appendix of
application.
Have the specific charge from its Articles of
Incorporation, Bylaws, or a resolution from its executive board or
governing body to operate regionally or nationally within the United
States or its territories. Include documentation in the appendix of
application.
For Part E State Coalitions applicants must meet the following
criteria:
Have a currently valid Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Include documentation in the appendix of
application. (See list of alternative documentation on page 20).
State or city coalitions must be working with populations
of 500,000 or more based on 2000 census figures. Include documentation
census figures in the appendix of application.
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. Application forms and instructions are available on the CDC Web
site, at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm
.
Electronic Submission: CDC strongly encourages you to submit your
application electronically by utilizing the forms and instructions
posted for this announcement at http://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: 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
Electronic Submission: You may submit your LOI electronically at
http://www.grants.gov by filling out the required Grants.gov
information and attach a word document.
Paper Submission: If submitting by paper copy, send the original
and two hard copies of your LOI by mail or express delivery service.
Your LOI must be written in the following format:
Maximum number of pages: three
Font size: 12-point unreduced
Double spaced
Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches, unbound
Page margin size: One inch
Printed only on one side of page
Written in plain language, avoid jargon
Your LOI must contain the following information:
Descriptive title of the proposed research
Name, address, E-mail address, and telephone number of the
Principal Investigator
Names of other key personnel
Participating institutions
Number and title of this Request for Applications
Application: Electronic Submission: You may submit your application
electronically at http://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 http://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
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file. Directions for creating PDF files can be found on the Grants.gov
Web site. Use of file formats other than Microsoft Office or PDF may
result in your file being unreadable by our staff.
CDC recommends that you submit your application to Grants.gov early
enough to resolve any unanticipated difficulties prior to the deadline.
You may also submit a back-up paper submission of your application. Any
such paper submission must be received in accordance with the
requirements for timely submission detailed in Section IV.3. of the
grant announcement. The paper submission must be clearly marked:
``BACK-UP FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.'' The paper submission must
conform with all requirements for non-electronic submissions. If both
electronic and back-up paper submissions are received by the deadline,
the electronic version will be considered the official submission.
Paper Submission: If you plan to submit your application by hard
copy, submit the original and two hard copies of your application by
mail or express delivery service. Refer to section IV.6. Other
Submission Requirements for submission address.
You must submit a project narrative with your application forms.
The narrative must be submitted in the following format:
Maximum number of pages: 20--If your narrative exceeds the
page limit, only the first pages which are within the page limit will
be reviewed.
Font size: 12 point unreduced
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:
Narrative for Parts A and B
1. Plan and Objectives
Define specific, measurable, achievable, and time-phased
objectives to support the program goal.
Identify and describe the activities to support the
objectives.
Explain how you will measure achievement of the
objectives.
Provide a logic model for the proposed plan. Include
activities, short-term, intermediate and long-term and impact outcomes.
Show how the proposed activities will aid in reaching the
organization's overall project goal.
Provide a realistic timeline for activities.
Describe how the project will be implemented.
Describe how the project will achieve the objectives of
the overall program.
Describe the training and technical assistance strategy
including the method of delivery, potential trainers, training
objectives, length of training, curriculum and materials, and
evaluation plan.
Describe any anticipated obstacles to accomplishing the
proposed activities.
Include letters of support and intention to collaborate
from the directors of at least five health departments. The letters
must clearly State their support and commitment to the proposed
activities and the specific collaboration they agree to bring during
the life of the cooperative agreement.
Describe the translation and dissemination plan for
materials, curricula, lessons learned and other information.
2. Experience
Describe your organization's experience in providing
training and technical assistance to public health agencies and their
partner organizations.
Describe any experience developing and using logic models
and training others to use logic models (See Appendix B found on the
CDC Web site, Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov. Click on
``Funding'' then ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements.'')
Describe any experience providing technical assistance to
health departments to identify, select, implement, and evaluate
science-based programs related to reproductive health, infant health,
or other maternal and child health issue.
Describe the results of similar efforts that used skills
to provide training and technical assistance to health departments and
their partner organizations.
Describe the training and technical assistance experience
of staff in science-based practices as it relates to the identified
needs and proposed plan.
Describe the experience of the staff working with the
proposed target organizations.
Provide resumes and job descriptions of key existing and
new staff.
Provide an organizational chart as an appendix that
identifies lines of authority, including who will have management
authority over the project.
3. Collaboration
Describe your organization's existing networks and
mechanisms to reach targeted public health agencies.
Describe the percentage of target health departments
participating in the networks and mechanisms, and the level of
participation.
Describe your organization's ability to recruit, utilize,
and collaborate with essential agencies, organizations and national
experts necessary to be successful in carrying out the proposal's
objectives.
Include letters of support and intent to collaborate from
the directors of target public health agencies, their membership
organizations, other national organizations. The letters must clearly
state their support and commitment to the proposed activities, and
where appropriate, the specific collaboration they agree to bring to
the four-year process. Include memoranda of agreement.
4. Statement of Need
Describe the specific public health needs to be targeted
by your proposal, especially as it relates to health departments.
Describe also the methodology for identifying the needs of targeted
public health agencies including surveys, focus groups, leadership
discussion, etc.
Describe activities that your organization currently
provides related to those identified needs and how your proposed
activities will relate to or complement these activities.
5. Evaluation Plan
Develop an evaluation plan that is consistent with CDC's
Evaluation Framework for Evaluating Public Health Programs. See http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework.htm
.
For each measurable objective, identify process and
outcome indicators.
Describe how the data findings and evaluation results will
be shared with stakeholders and how results will be used.
Identify the staff person who will take the lead on the
project's evaluation.
6. Budget and Justification (Does Not Count Against Narrative Page
Limit)
Provide a detailed budget and line item justification for
all operating expenses that are consistent with the proposed program
objectives and activities for each activity.
Narrative for Part C
1. Operational Plan
Provide a proposed plan. Include activities and plans for
collaboration. Show how the proposed activities will aid in reaching
the overall goal.
Provide a realistic timeline for activities.
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Describe how the project will be implemented.
Describe how the project will achieve the goal of the
overall program.
Describe specific activities to engage State health
departments or State coalitions, and local affiliates in this project.
Describe any anticipated obstacles to accomplishing the
proposed activities.
Include letters of support and intention to collaborate
from the directors of State health departments or State coalitions. The
letters must clearly state their support and commitment to the proposed
activities and the specific collaboration they agree to bring to the
project. Inclusion of memoranda of agreement is encouraged.
Include letters of support from local affiliates and other
stakeholders.
Describe the translation and dissemination plan for
materials, curricula, lessons learned and other information.
2. Experience
Describe your organization's experience in working on
health related issues that address minority women.
Describe any experience providing technical assistance to
other organizations to identify, select, implement, and evaluate
science-based programs that promote safe motherhood activities.
Describe the results of similar efforts that used skills
to provide training and technical assistance to other organizations
such as State and local coalitions, State health departments, schools,
health clinics, and faith-based organizations, and to disseminate
findings to a broader audience.
3. Collaboration
Describe prior and current collaborations with State
health departments or State coalitions, and local affiliates. Include
information on the purpose of the collaboration, activities conducted,
outcomes, and opportunities for future initiatives.
4. Objectives
Define specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and
time-phased objectives to support the program goal.
Identify and describe the activities to support the
objectives.
Explain how you will measure achievement of the
objectives.
5. Statement of Need
Describe the extent to which the applicant identifies
specific needs of minority women related to the purposes of the
program.
6. Evaluation Plan
Develop an evaluation plan that is consistent with CDC's
Evaluation Framework for Evaluating Public Health Programs. See http://www.cdc.gov/eval/frameword.htm
.
For each measurable objective, identify process and
outcome indicators.
Describe how the data findings and evaluation results will
be shared with stakeholders and how results will be used.
7. Budget and Justification (Does Not Count Against Narrative Page
Limit)
Provide a detailed budget and line item justification for
all operating expenses that are consistent with the proposed program
objectives and activities for each activity.
Narrative for Part D National Organization and Part E State Coalitions
1. Plan
Provide a logic model for the proposed plan. Include
activities, short-term, intermediate and long-term and impact outcomes.
Show how the proposed activities will aid in reaching the
organization's overall project goal. (See Appendix B)
Provide a realistic timeline for activities.
Describe how the project will be implemented.
Describe how the project will achieve the goal of the
overall program.
Describe the training and technical assistance strategy
including the method of delivery, potential trainers, training
objectives, length of training, curriculum and materials, and
evaluation plan.
Describe any anticipated obstacles to accomplishing the
proposed activities.
Include letters of support and intention to collaborate
from the directors of at least five coalitions or organizations. The
letters must clearly state their support and commitment to the proposed
activities and the specific collaboration they agree to bring to the
project. Include memoranda of agreement.
Describe the translation and dissemination plan for
materials, curricula, lessons learned and other information.
2. Experience
Describe your organization's experience in providing
training and technical assistance to State and local coalitions, State
health departments, schools, health clinics, youth serving community
and faith-based organizations, or other organizations in teen
pregnancy, STD, and HIV prevention.
Describe any experience developing logic models and
training others to use logic models.
Describe any experience providing technical assistance to
other organizations to identify, select, implement, and evaluate
science-based programs that prevent teen pregnancy, HIV and STDs, and
promote adolescent reproductive health.
Describe the results of similar efforts that used skills
to provide training and technical assistance to other organizations
such as State and local coalitions, State health departments, schools,
health clinics, youth serving community and faith-based organizations
and to disseminate findings to a broader audience.
3. Objectives
Define specific, measurable, achievable, and time-phased
objectives to support the program goal.
Identify and describe the activities to support the
objectives.
Explain how achievement of the objectives will be
measured.
4. Evaluation Plan
Develop an evaluation plan that is consistent with CDC's
Evaluation Framework for Evaluating Public Health Programs. See http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework.htm
For each measurable objective, identify process and
outcome indicators.
Describe how the data findings and evaluation results will
be shared with stakeholders and how results will be used.
5. Program Staff
Describe the training and technical assistance experience
of staff in science-based practices in teen pregnancy, STD, and HIV
prevention.
Describe the experience of the staff working with the
proposed target organizations.
Provide resumes and job descriptions of existing and newly
proposed staff, with prior experience in teen pregnancy, STD, and HIV
prevention, identifying their role and responsibilities.
Provide an organizational chart as an appendix that
identifies lines of authority, including who will have management
authority over the project.
Identify the staff person who will take the lead on the
project's evaluation.
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6. Budget and Justification (Does Not Count Against Narrative Page
Limit)
Provide a detailed budget and line item justification for
all operating expenses that are consistent with proposed program
objectives and activities for each activity.
Additional information may be included in the application
appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the narrative
page limit. This additional information may include:
501(3)(c)status application or any of the following
constitutes acceptable proof of such status:
--A reference to the applicant organization's listing in the Internal
Revenue Service's (IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt organizations
described in the IRS Code.
--A copy of a currently valid IRS tax exemption certificate.
--A statement from a State taxing body, State attorney general, or
other appropriate State official certifying that the applicant
organization has a non-profit status and that none of the net earnings
accrue to any private shareholders or individuals.
--A certified copy of the organization's certificate of incorporation
or similar document that clearly establishes non-profit status.
--Any of the items in the subparagraphs immediately above for a State
or national parent organization and a statement signed by the parent
organization that the applicant organization is a local non-profit
affiliate.
Training needs assessments
Surveys and survey findings
Epidemiological data
Training curricula or materials
Publications or products from similar experience
Logic models
Evaluation results from similar experience
Curriculum vitae/resumes
Organizational charts
Contact list of organizational network participants
Letters of support
Memoranda of agreement
Other pertinent information requested in the narrative
section of the program announcement or other relevant material and
documents you want to include.
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, 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 22, 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 23, 2005.
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 submit your 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.
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.
Funds may not be used for clinical or direct services.
Funds may not be used to purchase food.
Funds may not be used for construction.
Reimbursement of pre-award costs is not allowed.
If you are requesting indirect costs in your budget, you must
include a copy of your indirect cost rate agreement.
If your indirect cost rate is a provisional rate, the agreement
should be less than 12 months 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
.
IV.6. Other Submission Requirements
Paper Submission: LOI Submission Address: Submit your LOI by
express mail, delivery service, fax, or E-mail to: Seema Gupta, CDC,
NCCDPHP, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mail Stop K-20, Atlanta, GA 30341-
3717, Telephone: 770 488-5200, Fax: 770 488 6450, E-mail address:
SGupta@CDC.GOV.
Electronic Submission: LOIs may be submitted electronically at this
time to http://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: http://www.Grants.gov.
You will be able to download a copy of the application
package from http://www.Grants.gov, complete it offline,
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and then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov site. E-
mail submissions will not be accepted. If you are having technical
difficulties in Grants.gov they can be reached by E-mail at http:http://www.support@grants.gov">
//www.support@grants.gov or by phone at 1-800-518-4726 (1-800-518-
GRANTS). The Customer Support Center is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
Paper Submission: If you chose to submit a paper application,
submit the original and two hard copies of your application by mail or
express delivery service to: Technical Information Management-AA004,
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:
Parts A and B
1. Plan and Objectives (25 Points)
Does the applicant include logic models that show how the
activities will lead to reaching the overall goals?
Are the objectives specific, time-phased, measurable,
realistic, and related to the purposes of the program?
Does the plan describe how it will achieve the overall
program goals?
Is the proposed plan feasible and consistent with the
stated objectives in this proposal?
Does the timeline incorporate major activities and
milestones?
Does the applicant include dates, tasks, and persons
responsible for accomplishing tasks?
2. Experience (25 Points)
Does the applicant provide documentation of more than five
years of experience providing technical assistance for MCH programs in
public health agencies serving States or major cities?
Does the applicant provide information that specifically
addresses their experience providing technical assistance and training
in reproductive and infant health?
Does the applicant describe their experience in providing
training and technical assistance in science-based practices?
Does the applicant describe the results of similar efforts
using skills to provide training and technical assistance to
organizations and disseminate information to a broader audience?
Does the proposed staff have adequate training and
technical assistance experience in science-based practices to
successfully implement the project?
Does the applicant provide the organizational chart,
resumes and job descriptions of existing and newly proposed staff with
prior training and technical assistance experience as it relates to the
identified needs, proposed plan and lines of authority?
3. Collaboration (20 Points)
Does the applicant demonstrate existing relationships with
or membership that includes senior MCH public health staff from most
public health agencies serving States or major cities? Does this
relationship reach most public health agencies nationwide and is the
level of participation sufficient to accomplish program goals?
Does the applicant demonstrate the ability to collaborate
with the organizations and experts necessary to accomplish the process
and outcome objectives?
Does the applicant include sufficient letters of support
to demonstrate their ability to reach targeted health departments
nationwide and to collaborate as needed to accomplish stated objectives
and activities?
4. Statement of Need (20 Points)
Does the applicant credibly identify specific reproductive
and infant health needs of targeted public health agencies serving
States or major urban areas?
Do the activities that the organization currently provides
relate to identified needs and will the newly proposed activities be
complementary?
5. Evaluation Plan (10 Points)
Does the applicant provide an evaluation plan that
identifies measurable objectives, including process and outcome
objectives and timeframes?
Does the applicant clearly describe how the grantee will
use Performance Measures to track internal processes?
6. Budget (Not Scored)
Does the applicant provide a budget that is detailed,
itemized, reasonable, clearly justified, and consistent with the
intended use of funds?
Part C: National Organizations
1. Operational Plan and Timetable (25 Points)
The extent to which the applicant's plan to carry out the
activities proposed is feasible and consistent with the stated
objectives in this proposal. The extent to which the timetable
incorporates major activities and milestones, and is specific,
measurable and realistic. Dates, tasks, and persons responsible for
accomplishing tasks should be included.
2. Experience (20 Points)
The extent to which the applicant documents experience in working
on health related issues that target minority women and providing
technical assistance to other organizations that promote safe
motherhood.
3. Collaboration (20 Points)
The extent to which the organization has existing relationships
with local affiliates, and State health departments and coalitions.
4. Objectives (15 Points)
The extent to which objectives are specific, time phased,
measurable, realistic, and related to the purposes of the program.
5. Statement of Need (10 Points)
The extent to which the applicant identifies specific needs of
minority women related to the purposes of the program.
6. Evaluation Plan (10 Points)
The extent to which the evaluation plan appears feasible for
monitoring progress toward meeting project objectives. In addition to
evaluating outcome-related project objectives, the plan should clearly
describe how the grantee will use Performance Measures to track
internal processes.
7. Budget (Not Scored)
The extent to which the budget is detailed, clear, justified,
provides in-kind or direct project support, and is consistent with the
proposed program activities.
Part D National Organizations and Part E State Coalitions
1. Plan (30 Points)
Does the applicant include a logic model that shows how
the activities will lead to reaching the overall goals?
Is the timeline for the proposed activities realistic?
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Does the plan describe the training and technical
assistance strategy to be used, including the method of delivery,
potential trainers, training objectives, length of training, curriculum
and materials, and evaluation plan?
Does the plan describe how it will achieve the overall
program goal?
Does the plan describe any anticipated obstacles to
providing training to the proposed organizations and personnel?
Does the applicant include five letters of support that
describe the intent to collaborate with the applicant?
Does the applicant describe a plan to translate and
disseminate materials, curricula, lessons learned and other
information?
2. Experience (20 Points)
Does the applicant provide information that specifically
addresses:
--Their experience providing technical assistance in the areas of teen
pregnancy, STD, and HIV prevention.
--Their experience providing technical assistance and training to State
and local coalitions, State health departments, schools, health
clinics, youth serving community and faith-based organizations, or
other organizations.
Does the applicant describe their experience in providing
training and technical assistance in science-based practices in teen
pregnancy, STD and HIV prevention?
Does the applicant describe the results of similar efforts
using skills to provide training and technical assistance to other
organizations and disseminate information to a broader audience?
3. Objectives (20 Points)
Does the applicant provide objectives that are specific,
measurable, achievable, and time-phased?
Does the applicant explain how objectives will be
measured?
Do the applicant's objectives and activities use the
organization's strengths to meet the program goal of building capacity
within communities to prevent teen pregnancy and promote adolescent
reproductive health?
4. Evaluation (20 Points)
Does the applicant provide an evaluation plan that
identifies measurable objectives, including process and outcome
objectives and timeframes?
Does the applicant clearly describe how the grantee will
use Performance Measures to track internal processes?
5. Program Staff (10 Points)
Does the proposed staff have adequate training and
technical assistance experience in science-based practices to
successfully implement the project?
Does the applicant provide resumes and job descriptions of
existing and newly proposed staff with prior training and technical
assistance experience in teen pregnancy, STD, and HIV prevention,
identifying their role and responsibilities?
Does the applicant provide an organizational chart that
identifies lines of authority including who will have management
authority over the project?
6. Budget and Justification (Not Scored)
Does the applicant provide a budget that is detailed,
itemized, reasonable, clearly justified, and consistent with the
intended use of funds?
V.2. Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement
and Grants Office (PGO) staff and for responsiveness by the NCCDPHP.
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. Applications will be funded in order by score and rank
determined by the review panel.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
August 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
Successful applicants must comply with the administrative
requirements outlined in 45 CFR Part 74 and Part 92 as appropriate. 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.
An additional Certifications form from the PHS 5161-1 application
needs to be included in your Grants.gov electronic submission only.
Refer to http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PHS5161-1Certificates.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-4 HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Provisions
AR-5 HIV Program Review Panel Requirements
AR-6 Patient Care
AR-8 Public Health System Reporting Requirements
AR-9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11 Healthy People 2010
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
AR-14 Accounting System Requirements