Notice of Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1998; Cooperative Agreement for Asthma Education

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Announcement Number 98062]

Notice of Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1998; Cooperative

Agreement for Asthma Education

A. Purpose

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

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1998 funds for a cooperative agreement

for the development, implementation, and evaluation of an asthma

education and management program for families enrolled in Welfare-to-

work programs.

The purpose of this project is to bring together public health

expertise and welfare reform to provide the asthma education and

management techniques necessary to enable families enrolled in the

Welfare-to-work program to finish job training and enter the work

force.

B. Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are State health departments or other State

agencies or departments deemed most appropriate to lead, coordinate,

and conduct this project. This eligibility includes health departments

or other official organizational authority (agency or instrumentality)

of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any

territory or possession of the United States.

If a State agency applying for funds is other than the official

State health department, written concurrence by the State health

department must be provided.

Only one application per State may enter the review process and be

considered for award under this program.

Eligible applicants may enter into contracts and consortia

agreements and understandings as necessary to meet the requirements of

the program and strengthen the overall application.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $100,000 will be available in FY 1998 to support one

award. It is expected that the award will begin on or about September

30, 1998, and will be made for a 12-month budget and project period.

Continued funding under this program will be based on grantee

performance and the availability of funding.

D. Cooperative Activities

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

under B. (CDC Activities).

A. Recipient Activities

1. Develop, implement, and evaluate in collaboration with other

organizations, an asthma education and management program for families

enrolled in the Welfare-to-work program.

2. Provide asthma education and management techniques to the target

population.

3. Evaluate and analyze surveillance data in terms of the impact of

asthma education and management on job training among the target

population.

4. Disseminate findings.

B. CDC Activities

1. Provide programmatic technical assistance in planning,

implementing, and evaluating program activities.

2. Provide up-to-date scientific information and activities of

other projects in the area.

E. Application Content

All applications must be developed in accordance with the

instructions for PHS Form 5161-1 (revised 5/96), information that is

contained in this program announcement, and the instructions outlined

in the following section headings. The narrative section of the

application should not exceed 25 pages. The application pages must be

clearly numbered, and a complete index to the application and its

appendices must be included. Please begin each section of the proposal

on a new page. The original and each copy of the application set must

be submitted UNSTAPLED and UNBOUND. All material must be typewritten,

double spaced, with un-reduced type on 8\1/2\'' by 11'' paper, with at

least 1'' margins, heading and footers, and printed on one side only.

All graphics, maps overlays, etc., should be in black and white and

meet the above criteria.

A. Description of Problem

Describe the issues related to requirements, problems, objectives,

complexities, and interactions required in developing and implementing

a project such as this. Include a discussion of past experiences with

similar projects.

B. Goals and Objectives

For each of the elements cited in the program plan (item C. of

Application Content), provide objectives that are realistic, time-

phased, measurable, and consistent with the applicant's proposed theme,

purpose, and objectives.

C. Program Plan

Submit a plan that describes how the project goals will be

achieved. The plan must address the following topics:

1. ``Study activities''--discuss the administrative and scientific

capacity critical to the development and implementation of the study.

2. ``Public Input and coordination of affected parties''--discuss

the administrative capacity and plans necessary to ensure that the

affected parties have ample input during all phases of this study.

3. ``State agency linkages''--describe the linkages and support

that will be used during the development, implementation and conclusion

of this study and the potential long-term sustainability of the

intervention.

D. Management and Staffing Plan

Submit a management and staffing plan that includes a list of key

Department staff and, if appropriate, key contractor staff, their role

in the study and their resume.

E. Evaluation

Describe how progress made toward meeting the demonstration

objectives will be evaluated.

F. Budget

A detailed budget and justification should be submitted for the

study. A brief budget projection should be submitted that clearly

separates and distinguishes direct and indirect costs.

F. Application Submission and Deadline

The original and 2 copies of the application PHS Form 5161-1

(revised 5/96) must be submitted to David Elswick, Grants Management

Specialist, 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, on or before

August 7, 1998.

Deadlines: Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline

above if they are either: (1) received on or before the deadline date;

or (2) sent on or before the deadline date and received in time for

submission to the independent review group. (Applicants should 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 shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)

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G. Evaluation Criteria

The application will be reviewed and evaluated according to the

following criteria:

1. Understanding the Problem (10 points)

Evidence of the applicant's understanding of the problem and the

purpose of the cooperative agreement.

2. Measurable Objectives (20 points)

The consistency of the measurable objectives with the stated

purpose of the cooperative agreement and the ability to meet the

objectives and timetable within the specified period.

3. Proposed Plan (20 points)

The adequacy of the applicant's plan to carry out the activities

proposed. Of particular interest is the potential long-term

sustainability of the intervention and the involvement of community

organizations.

4. Management and Staffing Plan (35 points)

The extent to which the proposal has described (a) the

qualifications and commitment of the applicant in terms of related

asthma projects, (b) allocations of time and effort of staff devoted to

the project, (c) information on how the applicant will implement and

administer the project, (d) the qualifications of the key project staff

in terms of asthma related programs and experience.

5. Proposed Evaluation Plan (15 points)

The adequacy of the applicant's plan to monitor progress toward

meeting the objectives of the project.

6. Budget (not scored)

The extent to which the budget is reasonable, adequately justified,

and consistent with the intended use of the cooperative agreement

funds.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with the original plus two copies of:

1. Semi-annual progress reports including the following for each

goal or activity involved in the study: (a) comparison of actual

accomplishments to the objectives established for the period; (b) the

reasons for slippage if objectives were not met; (c) other pertinent

information including, when appropriate, analysis and explanation of

unexpectedly high costs for performance.

2. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of

the budget period, and

3. Final financial status report and performance report no more

than 90 days after the end of the project period.

Send all reports to: David Elswick, Grants Management Specialist,

Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for

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

Room 300, Mailstop E13, Atlanta, GA 30305-2209.

The following additional requirements are applicable to this

program. For a complete description of each, see Addendum 1 included in

the application kit.

AR98-1--Human Subjects Requirements

AR98-2--Requirements for Inclusion of Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities in Research

AR98-9--Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements

AR98-10--Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements

AR98-11--Healthy People 2000

AR98-12--Lobbying Restrictions

AR98-7--Executive Order 12372

AR98-8--Public Health System Reporting Requirements

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under the Public Health Service Act,

section 301(a) [42 U.S.C. 241(a)], as amended. The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance number assigned to this project is 98.062.

J. Where To Obtain Additional Information

Please refer to Announcement Number 98062 and contact David

Elswick, Grants Management Officer, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Room 300, Mailstop

E-13, Atlanta, GA 30305-2209, telephone (404) 842-6521, for business

management technical assistance.

Programmatic technical assistance may be obtained from James

Rifenburg, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of

Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for

Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

Mailstop F-39, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30341-3724,

telephone (770) 488-7322.

Dated: June 15, 1998.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 98-16325 Filed 6-18-98; 8:45 am]

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