Coordinated Community Responses To Prevent Intimate Partner Violence; Notice of Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1996

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Announcement Number 621]

Coordinated Community Responses To Prevent Intimate Partner

Violence; Notice of Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1996

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996 funds for cooperative agreements

establishing community demonstration projects to: (1) establish and

enhance community coalitions and coordinated community responses for

addressing intimate partner violence; (2) establish and enhance

community programs directed at the primary prevention of intimate

partner violence; (3) enhance services directed at victims of intimate

partner abuse and their families; and (4) evaluate the process and

impact of the coordinated community response on reducing intimate

partner violence.

CDC is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease

prevention objectives described in ``Healthy People 2000,'' a national

activity to reduce morbidity and mortality and improve the quality of

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life. This announcement is related to the priority area of Violent and

Abusive Behavior. (For ordering a copy of ``Healthy People 2000,'' see

the Section, ``Where to Obtain Additional Information.'')

Authority

This program announcement is authorized under sections 393 and 394

of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1a and 280b-2) as

amended.

Smoke-Free Workplace

CDC strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-

free workplace and promote the non-use of all tobacco products, and

Public Law 103-227, the Pro Children Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in

certain facilities that receive Federal funds in which education,

library, day care, health care, and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided only to nonprofit private organizations

for projects in local communities focusing on the prevention of

intimate partner violence in towns, cities, and rural America

(communities which contain fewer than 25,000 people and are not part of

a standard metropolitan statistical area). Applicants may apply for

either Part 1 funding or Part 2 funding but not both. Applicants must

provide evidence of how various sectors of the community will be

participating (see Part 1 applications), or are presently participating

(see Part 2 applications) in a community coalition to prevent intimate

partner violence (see Definitions and Program Requirements sections).

(The eligible applicants are limited based upon language in Public Law

103-222--September 13, 1994, Chapter 6.)

Part 1: Funding under Part 1 is for applicants from rural

communities, American Indian populations, and tribes and tribal

councils.

Part 2: Funding under Part 2 is for applicants from towns,

cities, and rural communities. The applicants must provide evidence

of a functioning intimate partner violence prevention coalition that

is broad-based in the community, represents a cross-section of

community sectors and underserved populations including American

Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Blacks and

Hispanics, and whose participants' roles, responsibilities, and

activities are well-defined and documented. In addition, applicants

under Part 2 must address how an award under this program

announcement will enhance the community coalition and broaden the

existing prevention efforts, activities, and services.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $3,000,000 is available in FY 1996 to fund up to five

projects. Approximately 2 awards will be made under Part 1 and are

expected to range from $200,000 to $250,000 with an average award of

$225,000 for year 1. Approximately 3 awards will be made under Part 2

and are expected to range from $800,000 to $900,000 with an average

award of $850,000 for year 1. Projects are expected to begin on or

about September 30, 1996. Awards will be made for a 12-month budget

period within a project period of 3 years. Funding estimates may vary

and are subject to change. These projects will be awarded to

organizations in communities geographically dispersed throughout the

country. Noncompeting continuation awards for new budget periods within

the approved project period will be made on the basis of satisfactory

progress as evidenced by required reports and site visits and the

availability of funds.

Note: At the request of the applicant, Federal personnel may be

assigned to a project area in lieu of a portion of the financial

assistance.

Definitions

Intimate partner violence is threatened or actual use of physical

force against an intimate partner that either results in or has the

potential to result in injury or death. Violence of this type includes

the physical, sexual, or psychological assault by partners or

acquaintances. Some commonly used terms that are used to describe

intimate partner violence include domestic violence, spouse abuse,

woman battering, courtship violence, sexual assault, and date and

partner rape. In addition, child abuse is closely associated with

intimate partner violence.

Coordinated community responses incorporate various community

sectors (see definition of Community Coalition) and employ strategies

and interventions aimed at preventing the incidence of intimate partner

violence, delivering services to victims, and reducing resulting

injuries or death. Coordinated community responses should employ an

effective coalition-building component to create, refine, or expand

ongoing prevention strategies and services through increased

communication, cooperation, and coordination among all participating

sectors. Critical to the coalition-building process is: (1) clear

identification of roles and responsibilities for those sectors

represented in the coalition, (2) explicit commitments to fulfill those

responsibilities by providing services, conducting specific prevention

activities, and providing both human and financial resources, and (3)

clear and open communication among coalition working partners.

Primary Prevention: Successful primary prevention programs would

prevent intimate partner violence from occurring in the first place.

Primary prevention may work by modifying the events, conditions,

situations, or exposure to influences that result in the initiation of

intimate partner violence and associated injuries, disabilities, and

deaths. Examples of primary prevention could include: school-based

violence prevention curricula, programs aimed at mitigating the effects

on children of witnessing intimate partner violence, community

campaigns designed to alter norms and values conducive to intimate

partner violence, worksite prevention programs, and training and

education in parenting skills and self-esteem enhancement.

Community coalition is a working team of persons drawn from various

community sectors; the sectors may include (but are not limited to):

State and local health departments, representatives from the health

care community, the law enforcement and criminal justice system, State

and local domestic violence and rape prevention programs, State sexual

assault prevention coalitions, the education community (public and

private schools, colleges and universities), the religious community,

human service entities such as child welfare agencies, substance abuse

programs, mental health programs, business and civic leaders, and the

media. A female victim of intimate violence should also be included as

a full participating team member. The coalition will serve a community

leadership function, bringing together leaders from each sector of the

community to develop a coordinated response to the prevention of

intimate partner violence. The community coalition may also identify,

select, and oversee a steering committee consisting of representatives

of the various community sectors who will chair subcommittees of the

coalition focusing on specific intimate partner violence prevention and

service delivery strategies. See Application Content section of the

program announcement included in the application kit for greater

detail.

Comparison community is one that closely resembles the applicant's

community in the following areas: population size and community setting

(urban/suburban/rural), ethnic composition, socioeconomic

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characteristics, and reported rates of intimate partner violence

(number of reported cases per 1,000 women in the community ages 12-45).

Sources of data must be consistent between both the comparison and

applicant communities.

Purpose

The purposes of this program are to:

1. Establish and enhance community coalitions and coordinated

community responses for addressing intimate partner violence;

2. Establish and enhance community programs directed at the primary

prevention of intimate partner violence;

3. Enhance services directed at victims of intimate partner abuse

and their families; and

4. Evaluate the process and impact of the coordinated community

response on reducing intimate partner violence.

Part 1: The purpose of funding is to help designated communities

lacking intimate partner violence prevention coalitions, or whose

coalitions are in the early stages of development, build their

coalitions and begin to develop a coordinated community response to the

problem of intimate partner violence. Developing the coalition will

establish networking and communication that will enhance the funding

recipient community's ability to respond to intimate partner violence.

In addition, all recipients of this funding will collaborate with CDC

and co-recipients, throughout the entire 3-year program period to

evaluate the process of organizing intimate partner violence prevention

coalitions and the resulting coordinated community responses.

Part 2: The purpose of funding under Part 2 is to (1) enhance and

broaden in designated communities already existing community coalitions

and coordinated community responses aimed at reducing intimate partner

violence; (2) implement coalition-initiated primary prevention programs

to prevent intimate partner violence; and (3) evaluate the impact of

these activities on members of the applicant's community as compared to

persons in comparison communities lacking coordinated community

responses. This evaluation will be accomplished in part by means of a

cross-site survey among all recipients of Part 2 funding and requires

applicants to identify and assure the participation of a matched

comparison community (see Definitions, Program Requirements, and

Application Content (in the program announcement) sections). In

addition, applicants will conduct an inventory of new and existing

programs in both intervention and comparison sites.

Applicants receiving funding will be collaborating with CDC and the

other recipients throughout the entire program period (3 years) in

developing core process evaluation protocols and instruments (Parts 1

and 2 recipients), outcome protocols and instruments (Part 2

recipients), and the inventory data collection protocol (Parts 1 and 2

recipients). Efforts to address intimate partner violence should

effectively reach racial, cultural, ethnic and language minorities.

Comprehensive efforts may include, but are not limited to the

following strategies:

Primary Prevention Programs

1. Outreach, public awareness campaigns, and community education to

dispel misconceptions about intimate partner violence and change

knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that cause or promote

intimate partner violence.

2. School-based interventions designed to promote healthy

relationships and prevent dating violence.

3. School-based protocols to identify and assist school-age

children who witness partner violence in the home.

4. Strategies aimed at improving parenting skills, improving job

skills, increasing self-esteem, and bringing persons at risk for

intimate partner violence into community programs.

5. Worksite violence prevention education programs.

Service Provision

1. Expansion of emergency shelter and support services for victims.

2. Coordination of programs, services, and working relationships

among various community sectors.

3. Victim identification and referral protocols in settings such as

managed care facilities, hospitals, health departments, social services

facilities, and the workplace.

4. The application of community policing to the prevention of

intimate partner violence and rape (with enhanced arrest procedures).

Treatment

1. Expansion of court-ordered treatment programs for batterers and

rapists.

2. Therapeutic interventions for battered women, and for children

who witness intimate partner violence in the home.

Training, Education, and Information

1. Training about intimate partner violence and rape for justice

and law enforcement personnel, health care providers, social services

personnel, etc.

2. Media campaigns on the availability of and access to community

services for intimate partner violence.

Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program,

the recipient will be responsible for the activities under A.

(Recipient Activities), and CDC will be responsible for the activities

listed under B. (CDC Activities).

A. Recipient Activities

Recipient activities should include but are not limited to the

following:

1. Convene the community coalition composed of representatives of

the pertinent community sectors.

2. Develop protocols and data collection instruments for

implementing and evaluating the selected primary prevention programs

and activities comprising the program including the cross-site survey.

3. Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate a coordinated

community response for reducing intimate partner violence in the

community.

4. Conduct the evaluation of the overall project in collaboration

with the other funding recipients.

B. CDC Activities

1. Provide consultation in establishing baseline data, defining

target populations, designing program protocols, and evaluating the

cost, process(es), and outcomes of the program.

2. Provide consultation on developing standardized data collection

instruments and procedures for the cross-site survey.

3. Provide consultation in the management of the cross-site survey.

4. Provide consultation in establishing standardized reporting

systems to monitor program activities.

5. Provide up-to-date scientific and programmatic information about

intimate partner violence prevention.

6. Compile and disseminate results from the cross-site survey and

project evaluation.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be reviewed and evaluated according to the

following criteria (maximum 100 total points):

Part 1 Applications Will Be Scored According to Criteria A Through G:

A. Needs Assessment: (5 points)

1. The extent to which the applicant documents that the community

and target population are victims of or are at risk for intimate

partner violence and associated injuries and deaths.

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2. The extent to which the applicant provides statistical summaries

of the target population and community, including demographics.

3. The availability of existing intimate partner violence primary

prevention programs, and services, as well as gaps in their delivery.

B. Community Access: (15 points)

1. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated an

understanding of the target population.

2. The extent to which the applicant or coalition members have

access to the target population.

C. Collaboration: (20 points)

1. The extent to which the pertinent sectors of the community are

included on the coalition and have specific program responsibilities.

2. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of other

beneficial collaborative relationships between service providers and

researchers, and between government, health, and community-based

organizations who are or will be involved in the design,

implementation, and evaluation of the project.

3. Inclusion of letters of support from proposed coalition members

and delineation of specific responsibilities and commitment of time and

resources.

4. Inclusion of organizational charts of collaborating agencies and

institutions.

5. Establishment of culturally relevant and linguistically

appropriate linkages within the community.

D. Goals and Objectives: (10 points)

The extent to which the applicant's goals are clearly articulated

and objectives are time-phased, specific, measurable, and achievable;

the extent to which the outcome objectives will achieve the desired

program results.

E. Plan of Operations, Project Management, and Staffing: (30 points)

1. Specificity of the proposed program plan to establish the

community coalition as well as deliver prevention program interventions

and services to prevent injuries and deaths associated with intimate

partner violence.

2. A program planning time line should provide sufficient detail

about who will do what and when.

3. The applicant's chances of achieving the stated program

objectives and for successfully delivering prevention programs and

services at the community level should be realistic.

4. The proposed primary prevention programs and services should

meet the intended purposes of the funding.

5. The applicant indicates its willingness to collaborate with CDC

and other funding recipients in the design of evaluation protocols and

instruments and to collaborate in the publication of program findings.

6. The extent to which the management staff and their working

partners are clearly described, appropriately assigned, and have

appropriate skills and experiences.

7. The extent to which the applicant and working partners have the

capacity and facilities to design, implement, and evaluate the project.

8. The extent to which the applicant provides details regarding the

level of effort and allocation of time for each staff position.

9. The applicant should provide evidence that a full-time program

manager and a full-time evaluation specialist are or will be available.

10. The applicant should submit an organizational chart and

curriculum vitae for each proposed key staff member that indicates the

applicant's ability to manage this project.

11. The applicant should provide details of involving personnel who

reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the target group.

12. The applicant should include a chart of the proposed

coordination plan.

F. Evaluation Plan: (20 points)

1. The applicant's plan to (a) evaluate program processes such as

operational capacity of the coalition, and (b) conduct the inventory of

existing programs and services to identify the magnitude and scope of

primary prevention programs and services should be clear.

2. The applicant clearly describes its evaluation methods and

statistical techniques.

3. The applicant should address the coalition's capacity for data

collection, storage, and retrieval.

4. The applicant should address its willingness to collaborate with

CDC and fellow funding recipients.

G. Proposed Budget: (Not scored)

The extent to which the budget request is clearly explained,

adequately justified, reasonable, sufficient for the proposed project

activities, and consistent with the intended use of the cooperative

agreement funds.

Part 2 Applications Will Be Scored According to Criteria A Through G:

A. Needs Assessment: (5 points)

1. The extent to which the applicant documents that the community

and target population are victims of or are at risk for intimate

partner violence and associated injuries and deaths.

2. The extent to which the applicant provides statistical summaries

of the target population and community, including demographics.

3. The availability of existing intimate partner violence primary

prevention programs services, as well as gaps in their delivery.

B. Community Access: (10 points)

1. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated an

understanding of the target population.

2. The extent to which the applicant or coalition members have

access to the target population and experience in the management and

delivery of intimate partner violence primary prevention programs and

services at the community level.

C. Collaboration: (20 points)

1. The extent to which the applicant describes how funding under

this program announcement will enhance and strengthen existing

community intimate partner violence primary prevention efforts.

2. The extent to which the applicant provides details of the

community coalition as well as the design, implementation, and

evaluation of the project.

3. The extent to which the pertinent sectors of the community are

included on the coalition and have specific program responsibilities.

4. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence of other

beneficial collaborative relationships between service providers and

researchers, and between government, health, and community-based

organizations who are or will be involved in the design,

implementation, and evaluation of the project.

5. The applicant should include letters of support from proposed

coalition members and the letters mention specific responsibilities and

commitment of time and resources.

6. The applicant should submit organizational charts of

collaborating agencies and institutions.

7. The applicant should show evidence of having established

culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate linkages within the

community.

D. Goals and Objectives: (10 points)

1. The extent to which the applicant's goals are clearly

articulated and objectives are time-phased, specific, measurable, and

achievable; the extent to which the outcome objectives will achieve the

desired program results.

2. The objectives should reflect an enhancement of existing primary

prevention programs and services.

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E. Plan of Operations, Project Management, and Staffing: (30 points)

1. The extent to which the applicants program plan (1) to enhance

or expend the existing community coalition and, (2) deliver expanded

and enhanced primary prevention programs and services to prevent

injuries and deaths associated with intimate partner violence are

detailed and specific.

2. The extent to which the program planning time line provide

sufficient detail about who will do what and when.

3. The extent to which the applicant's chances of achieving the

stated program objectives and for successfully delivering services and

interventions at the community level.

4. The extent to which the proposed services and interventions meet

the intended purposes of the funding.

5. The extent the applicant indicates its willingness to

collaborate with CDC and other funding recipients in the design of

evaluation protocols and instruments and to collaborate in the

publication of program findings.

6. The extent to which the management staff and their working

partners are clearly described, appropriately assigned, and have

appropriate skills and experiences.

7. The extent to which the applicant and working partners have the

capacity and facilities to design, implement, and evaluate the project.

8. The extent to which the applicant provides details regarding the

level of effort and allocation of time for each staff position.

9. The extent to which the applicant provides evidence that a full-

time program manager and a full-time evaluation specialist are or will

be available.

10. The applicant should submit an organizational chart and

curriculum vitae for each proposed key staff member that indicates the

applicant's ability to manage this project.

11. The extent to which the applicant provides details of involving

personnel who reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the target

group.

12. The applicant should provide a chart of the proposed

coordination plan.

F. Evaluation Plan: (25 points)

1. The extent to which the applicant describes its methods for

identifying and selecting a comparison community. The extent to which

the methods and participation in the comparison community are assured.

2. The applicant should address its willingness to collaborate with

CDC and the other funded projects and participate in the community-wide

survey and post-project publications.

3. The applicant's plan to (a) evaluate program processes such as

operational capacity of the coalition, and (b) conduct the inventory of

existing programs and services within the community to identify the

magnitude and scope of primary prevention programs and services should

be clear.

4. The applicant should clearly describe its evaluation methods and

statistical techniques.

5. The applicant should address the coalition's capacity for data

collection, storage, and retrieval.

G. Proposed Budget: (Not scored)

The extent to which the budget request is clearly explained,

adequately justified, reasonable, sufficient for the proposed project

activities, and consistent with the intended use of the cooperative

agreement funds.

Funding Priorities

Funding priority under this announcement will be given to: (a)

those applicants whose primary interest is in preventing violence

against adolescent (12+ years of age) and adult women by persons known

to the victim rather than by strangers, (b) those applicants that will

undertake coalition-building activities, and (c) those applicants that

will enhance or expand existing coalitions and associated primary

prevention activities and services. Geographic distribution of awards

will also be considered.

Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed funding

priority. All comments received on or before July 3, 1996 will be

considered before the final funding priority is established. If the

funding priority should change as a result of any comments received, a

revised Announcement will be published in the Federal Register prior to

the final selection of awards.

Written comments should be addressed to: Ron Van Duyne, Grants

Management Officer, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants

Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300, Mailstop E-13, Atlanta, GA 30305.

Executive Order 12372 Review

Applications are subject to the Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs as governed by Executive Order (E.O.) 12372. E.O. 12372 sets

up a system for State and local government review of proposed Federal

assistance applications. Applicants, other than federally recognized

Indian tribal governments should contact their State Single Point of

Contact (SPOC) as early as possible to alert them to the prospective

applications and receive any necessary instructions on the State

process. For proposed projects serving more than one State, the

applicant is advised to contact the SPOC of each affected State. A

current list of SPOCs is included in the application kit. If SPOCs have

any State process recommendations on applications submitted to CDC,

they should forward them to Ron Van Duyne, Grants Management Officer,

Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE.,

Room 300, Mailstop E-13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, no later than 60 days

after the application deadline date. The granting agency does not

guarantee to ``accommodate or explain'' State process recommendations

it receives after that date.

Indian tribes are strongly encouraged to request tribal government

review of the proposed application. If tribal governments have any

tribal process recommendations on applications submitted to CDC, they

should forward them to Ron Van Duyne, Grants Management Officer, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300,

Mailstop E-13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, no later than 60 days after the

application deadline date. The granting agency does not guarantee to

``accommodate or explain'' tribal process recommendations it receives

after that date.

Public Health System Reporting Requirements

This program is subject to the Public Health System Reporting

Requirements. Under these requirements, all community-based

nongovernmental applicants must prepare and submit the items identified

below to the head of the appropriate State and/or local health

agency(s) in the program area(s) that may be impacted by the proposed

project no later than the receipt date of the Federal application. The

appropriate State and/or local health agency is determined by the

applicant. The following information must be provided:

A. A copy of the face page of the application (SF424).

B. A summary of the project that should be titled ``Public Health

System Impact Statement'' (PHSIS), not to

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exceed one page, and include the following:

1. A description of the population to be served;

2. A summary of the services to be provided; and

3. A description of the coordination plans with the appropriate

State and/or local health agencies.

If the State and/or local health official should desire a copy of the

entire application, it may be obtained from the State Single Point of

Contact (SPOC) or directly from the applicant.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this

project is 93.262.

Other Requirements

A. Paperwork Reduction Act

Projects that involve the collection of information from 10 or more

individuals and funded by this cooperative agreement program will be

subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under

the Paperwork Reduction Act.

B. Accounting System

The services of a certified public accountant licensed by the State

Board of Accountancy or equivalent must be retained throughout the

project period as a part of the recipient's staff or as a consultant to

the recipient's accounting personnel. These services may include the

design, implementation, and maintenance of an accounting system that

will record receipts and expenditures of Federal funds in accordance

with accounting principles, Federal regulations, and terms of the

cooperative agreement.

C. Audits

Funds claimed for reimbursement under this cooperative agreement

must be audited annually by an independent certified public accountant

(separate and independent of the consultant referenced above or

recipient's staff certified public accountant). This audit must be

performed within 60 days after the end of the budget period; or at the

close of an organization's fiscal year. The audit must be performed in

accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (established by

the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)),

governmental auditing standards (established by the General Accounting

Office (GAO)), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-

133.

D. State and Local Requirements

Recipients must comply with prevailing State and local regulations

and laws regarding the delivery of social and health services to the

public and mandatory reporting of sexual or physical abuse.

E. Confidentiality

All personal identifying information obtained in connection with

the delivery of services provided to any person in any program carried

out under this cooperative agreement cannot be disclosed unless

required by a law of a State or political subdivision or unless such a

person provides written, voluntary informed consent.

1. Nonpersonally identifying, unlinked information, which preserves

the individual's anonymity, derived from any such program may be

disclosed without consent:

a. In summary, statistical, or other similar form, or

b. For clinical or research purposes.

2. Personal identifying information: Recipients of CDC funds who

must obtain and retain personally identifying information as part of

their CDC-approved work plan must:

a. Maintain the physical security of such records and information

at all times;

b. Have procedures in place and staff trained to prevent

unauthorized disclosure of client-identifying information;

c. Obtain informed client consent by explaining the risks of

disclosure and the recipient's policies and procedures for preventing

unauthorized disclosure;

d. Provide written assurance to this effect including copies of

relevant policies; and

e. Obtain assurances of confidentiality by agencies to which

referrals are made.

Assurance of compliance with these and other processes to protect

the confidentiality of information will be required of all recipients.

A DHHS certificate of confidentiality may be required for some

projects.

F. Capability Audit

Some applicants may be required to participate in a fiscal

Recipient Capability Audit prior to the award of funds.

Application Submission and Deadline

The original and two copies of the application PHS Form 5161-1 (OMB

Number 0937-0189) must be submitted to Ron Van Duyne, Grants Management

Officer, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry

Road, NE., Room 300, Mailstop E-13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, on or

before August 2, 1996.

1. Deadline: Applications shall be considered as meeting the

deadline if they are either;

a. Received on or before the deadline date; or

b. Sent on or before the deadline date and received in time for

submission to the objective review committee. For proof of timely

mailing, applicants must request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service

postmark or obtain a legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or

the U.S. Postal Service. Private metered postmarks will not be

acceptable as proof of timely mailing.

2. Late Applications: Applications that do not meet the criteria in

1.a. or 1.b. above are considered late. Late applications will not be

considered in the current competition and will be returned to the

applicant.

Where To Obtain Additional Information

To receive additional written information call (404) 332-4561. You

will be asked your name, address, and phone number and will need to

refer to Announcement 621. In addition, this announcement is also

available through the CDC Home Page on the Internet. The address for

the CDC Home Page is

http://www.cdc.gov. A complete program description and information on

application procedures are contained in the application package.

Business management technical assistance and an application package may

be obtained from Georgia Jang, Grants Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Mailstop

E-13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, telephone (404) 842-6814, Internet:

[email protected].

Programmatic assistance may be obtained from Chester L. Pogostin,

D.V.M., M.P.A., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence

Prevention, Mailstop K-60, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (770) 488-

4410, Internet: [email protected].

Please refer to Announcement Number 621 when requesting information

and submitting an application.

There may be delays in mail delivery as well as difficulty in

reaching the CDC Atlanta offices during the 1996 Summer Olympics (July

19-August 4). Therefore, CDC suggests the following to get more timely

responses to any questions: using

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internet/email, following all instructions in this announcement, and

leaving messages on the contact person's voice mail.

Potential applicants may obtain a copy of ``Healthy People 2000''

(Full report; Stock No. 017-001-00474-0) or ``Healthy People 2000''

(Summary Report; Stock No. 017-001-00473-1) referenced in the

``Introduction'' through the Superintendent of Documents, Government

Printing Office, Washington DC 20402-9325, telephone (202) 512-1800.

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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