CDC-RFA-TS20-20010101SUPP20.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

ATSDR's Partnership to Promote Local Efforts To Reduce Environmental Exposure - COVID-

19 Supplement

CDC-RFA-TS20-20010101SUPP20

Application Due Date: 06/30/2020

ATSDR's Partnership to Promote Local Efforts To Reduce Environmental Exposure - COVID-

19 Supplement

CDC-RFA-TS20-20010101SUPP20

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I. Overview Information A. Federal Agency Name B. Funding Opportunity Title C. Announcement Type D. Agency Funding Opportunity Number E. Assistance Listings (CFDA) Number F. Dates G. Executive Summary

Part II. Full Text A. Funding Opportunity Description B. Award Information C. Eligibility Information D. Required Registrations E. Review and Selection Process F. Award Administration Information G. Agency Contacts H. Other Information I. Glossary

Part I. Overview Information Applicants must go to the synopsis page of this announcement at www.grants.gov and click on the "Subscribe" button link to ensure they receive notifications of any changes to CDC-RFA- TS20-20010101SUPP20. Applicants also must provide an e-mail address to www.grants.gov to receive notifications of changes.

A. Federal Agency Name:

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) B. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Title:

ATSDR's Partnership to Promote Local Efforts To Reduce Environmental Exposure - COVID- 19 Supplement C. Announcement Type: New - Type 1 This announcement is only for non-research activities supported by CDC. If research is proposed, the application will not be considered. For this purpose, research is defined at https ://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2007-title42-vol1/pdf/CFR-2007-title42-vol1-sec52-2.pdf.

Guidance on how CDC interprets the definition of research in the context of public health can be found at https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/45-cfr-46/index.html (See section 45 CFR 46.102(d)).

D. Agency Notice of Funding Opportunity Number:

CDC-RFA-TS20-20010101SUPP20

E. Assistance Listings (CFDA) Number:

93.240 F. Dates:

1. Due Date for Letter of Intent (LOI): N/A Is a LOI: Not Applicable

2. Due Date for Applications: 06/30/2020, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern

Standard Time, at www.grants.gov.

3. Date for Informational Conference Call: N/A

G. Executive Summary:

1. Summary Paragraph:

ATSDR seeks to build and sustain the capacity to evaluate exposures to hazardous waste across the country and engage communities to address inequities that contribute to health disparities.

Releases from hazardous waste sites are a major source of harmful exposures in homes, schools, workplaces, and communities. These exposures are often complex and may be difficult to identify and control. Hazardous waste sites may involve various toxic substances, exposure pathways, and health impacts. ATSDR’s primary goal is to keep communities safe from harmful exposures and related diseases. To accomplish this goal, the agency works closely with partnering agencies to evaluate exposures at hazardous waste sites, educate communities, and seek new ways to better protect public health and reduce health disparities.

The purpose of this funding announcement is to support state health departments in their https://www.grants.gov https://www.grants.gov https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2007-title42-vol1/pdf/CFR-2007-title42-vol1-sec52-2.pdf https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2007-title42-vol1/pdf/CFR-2007-title42-vol1-sec52-2.pdf https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/45-cfr-46/index.html https://www.grants.gov response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Potential COVID-19 related work under this supplemental funding opportunity may include providing guidance and community engagement on safe practices for disinfection for home, school and early learning education centers, and assist in COVID-19 response and prevention efforts by conducting environmental assessments, establishing and promoting plans and policies for addressing environmental impacts, and strengthening partnerships among the environmental, epidemiological, and laboratory responses. APPLETREE recipients could also help to prepare for hurricane season and sheltering with COVID-19 mitigations, evacuations due to wildfires while COVID-19 shelter-at-home is in place, and adapt guidance for chemical or radiologic emergencies in light of

COVID-19

a. Eligible Applicants: Open Competition

b. NOFO Type: Cooperative Agreement

c. Approximate Number of Awards: 28

d. Total Period of Performance Funding: $3,000,000

e. Average One Year Award Amount: $75,000

f. Number of Years of Award: 1

g. Estimated Award Date: 07/10/2020

h. Cost Sharing and / or Matching Requirements: N

Part II. Full Text A. Funding Opportunity Description

1. Background

a. Overview On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services declared that COVID-19 is a public health emergency under the PHS Act. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. On March 13, 2020, the President issued a Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak. As of March 16, 2020, all 50 states and several local and territorial jurisdictions have declared states of emergency.

The purpose of this funding announcement is to support state health departments in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Potential COVID-19 related work under this supplemental funding opportunity may include providing guidance and community engagement on safe practices for disinfection for home, school and early learning education centers, and assist in COVID-19 response and prevention efforts by conducting environmental assessments, establishing and promoting plans and policies for addressing environmental impacts, and strengthening partnerships among the environmental, epidemiological, and laboratory responses. APPLETREE recipients could also help to prepare for hurricane season and sheltering with COVID-19 mitigations, evacuations due to wildfires while COVID-19 shelter-at-home is in place, and adapt guidance for chemical or radiologic emergencies in light of COVID-19.

b. Statutory Authorities Public Law 116-136, Title VII, Division B - The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act of 2020)

c. Healthy People 2030 This cooperative agreement addresses components of the “Healthy People 2020” focus area of Environmental Health (http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=12) and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). The goal of this topic area includes “promoting healthy physical environments” and emphasizes the impact of physical determinants, such as exposure to toxic substances and other physical hazards.(https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-of-health)

d. Other National Public Health Priorities and Strategies In addition to addressing the Healthy People 2020 focus area, the purpose and goals of the funding are consistent with the mission of ATSDR to serve the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances (http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/).

e. Relevant Work This funding is a supplement to CDC-RFA-TS20-2001 ATSDR's Partnership to Promote Local Efforts to Reduce Environmental Exposure (APPLETREE). It expands activities under this program to include work related to the response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

2. CDC Project Description

a. Approach

Bold indicates period of performance outcome.

Activities Short term outcomes Intermediate Outcomes Long term outcomes

Develop and strengthen, environmental, epidemiological, lab partnership and response

Conduct environmental assessments for schools and ECEs

Increased partnership collaboration on response activities

Increase in ECE and school stakeholder and decision-make knowledge on potential harmful exposures in their facilities

Increase in implementation of recommendations by stakeholders to reduce exposure

Increase in ECE and school stakeholder and decision-maker action on disinfection practices and safe re-

Improve ECE and school capability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from

COVID-19

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

Deliver timely and responsive technical assistance

Develop and implement coordinated outreach & education plan with multiple partners

Create and deliver audience-specific outreach and education material

Assess and address challenges to safe practices

Educate and assist homes, schools, and ECEs in developing policies and protocols on safe environmental practices

Create safe re-entry plans in coordination with partners. Provide TA in executing plans

Prepare homes, schools, and ECEs for emergencies with COVID-19 mitigations

Increase in ECE and school stakeholder and decision-make knowledge on safe disinfection and re-entry practices, protocols, and policies entry

Increase in the number of new policies or protocols on safe environmental practices established in ECEs and schools

Prevented, decreased, or eliminated harmful exposures

i. Purpose The purpose of this funding announcement is to support state health departments in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Potential COVID-19 related work under this supplemental funding opportunity may include providing guidance and community engagement on safe practices for disinfection for home, school and early learning education centers, and assist in COVID-19 response and prevention efforts by conducting environmental assessments, establishing and promoting plans and policies for addressing environmental impacts, and strengthening partnerships among the environmental, epidemiological, and laboratory responses. APPLETREE recipients could also help to prepare for hurricane season and sheltering with COVID-19 mitigations, evacuations due to wildfires while COVID-19 shelter-at-home is in place, and adapt guidance for chemical or radiologic emergencies in light of COVID-19.

ii. Outcomes Programs are expected to demonstrate measurable progress in short-, mid-term outcomes on the logic model. Because of the short performance period, recipients will not be expected to demonstrate progress on long-term outcomes. Expected outcomes are listed below:

Short-term Outcomes:

Increase in ECE and school stakeholder and decision-maker knowledge on potential harmful exposures in their facilities

Increase in ECE and school stakeholder and decision-maker knowledge on safe disinfection and re-entry practices, protocols, and policies.

Mid-term Outcomes:

Increased implementation of recommendations by stakeholders to reduce exposure Prevented, decreased, or eliminated harmful exposures.

Increase in the number of new policies or protocols on safe environmental practices establish in ECEs and schools

Long-term Outcomes:

Improve ECE and school capability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from COVID-

iii. Strategies and Activities Below is a list of activities and associated outcomes in which the recipient should engage, however applicants should propose activities based on the needs of their described target population. The types of activities proposed by the applicant should be in alignment with the activities below, but can be influenced by individual state or jurisdictional priorities. The primary goal of this project is to provide guidance and technical assistance in the safe disinfection of homes, schools, and early childhood education facilities. Applications should propose activities that support that goal.

Activities Outputs

Develop and implement a plan with new and existing local and statewide childcare, school, and environmental stakeholders and decision-makers to provide coordinated outreach and

Multi-stakeholder safe disinfection outreach and education plan.

Percent of ECE and school professionals reached communication/education to school and ECE professionals on safe practices for disinfection for home, schools, and daycare facilities.

through multi-stakeholder outreach and education.

Create outreach and education material when existing quality, science-based material is not already available to address safe practices using platform(s) most appropriate for audience:

• Disinfection practices for home, school, and ECEs facilities

• Safe re-entry and recommended practices for schools and ECEs that have been closed

• How to establish safe practices as policies and protocols to keep children’s environments clean regularly and increase future preparedness capacity and increase

Number of quality, science-based outreach and education materials created to address safe environmental practices.

Percent of ECE and school professionals reached through outreach materials.

Percent of ECE and school professionals reached through educational training.

Regularly collaborate among other recipients to share materials and optimize education response time to ECE and school stakeholders.

Number of quality, science-based materials available for adaptation and utilization on peer sharing platform.

Number of quality, science-based materials leveraged from other recipients that optimizes response time to ECE and school professionals.

Develop and deliver innovative remote training methods of engaging and educating ECE and school professionals, decision-makers, and stakeholders.

Number of ECE and school professionals, decisions-makers, and stakeholders educated through innovative remote training methods.

Percent of ECE and school professionals reached through innovative remote training methods.

Leverage existing continuing education platforms to deliver training to school and ECE staff.

Collaborate with partners to provide continuing education to school and ECE professionals.

Number of continuing education credits granted to school and ECE professionals from trainings on safe disinfection practices

Assess state and local school and ECE needs and challenges around safe practices and develop and deliver guidance to address challenges (e.g.

shortages of cleaning and sanitation supplies).

Local and state needs assessments leveraged or conducted to adequately assess needs and challenges.

Relevant community-based guidance developed and delivered to address challenges.

Number of ECE and school professionals receiving guidance to address needs.

Deliver timely and responsive technical assistance. Number of ECE and school professionals receiving timely and responsive technical assistance.

Create safe re-entry plans in coordination with applicable local and state partners to prepare schools and ECEs to re-open. Provide technical assistance in executing plans.

Multi-stakeholder safe re-entry plan created that is relevant to ECE and school context.

Number of technical assists in executing re-entry plans.

Develop and strengthen, environmental, epidemiological, lab partnership and response

Number of multi-sector partnerships formed to coordinate and further COVID-19 response activities

Conduct environmental assessments for schools and ECEs

Number of environmental assessments conducted

Educate and assist homes, schools, and ECEs in developing policies and protocols on safe environmental practices

Number of homes, schools, and ECEs assisted on developing policies and protocols for safe environmental practices

Prepare homes, schools, and ECEs for emergencies with COVID-19 mitigations

Number of preparedness plans developed with COVID-19 mitigations

Number of homes, schools, and ECEs assisted with preparedness with COVID-19 mitigations

1. Collaborations

a. With other CDC programs and CDC-funded organizations:

Recipients should strive to collaborate with other CDC and ATSDR Cooperative Agreement and/or Grant programs to identify common needs, promote resource and information sharing to assure review of documents in order to advance ATSDR goals, and facilitate public health actions to improve the health of communities. The applicant may find benefit in obtaining information on the following funded programs in their state on existing, or potential, areas of collaboration:

Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU), Safe Water for Community Health (Safe WATCH), National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, Childhood Lead Poiso ning Prevention Program, and ATSDR's PFAS Exposure Assessments and Multi-site Studies.

Other relevant CDC funded programs could also be used, including CDC Disability and Health Programs.

b. With organizations not funded by CDC:

2. Target Populations https://www.pehsu.net/ https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/safe-watch/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/safe-watch/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/tracking/default.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/about/program.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/about/program.htm https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/programs.html https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/programs.html

a. Health Disparities

iv. Funding Strategy (for multi-component NOFOs only)

b. Evaluation and Performance Measurement

i. CDC Evaluation and Performance Measurement Strategy

ii. Applicant Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan Applicants must provide an evaluation and performance measurement plan that demonstrates how the recipient will fulfill the requirements described in the CDC Evaluation and Performance Measurement and Project Description sections of this NOFO. At a minimum, the plan must describe:

How applicant will collect the performance measures, respond to the evaluation questions, and use evaluation findings for continuous program quality improvement.

How key program partners will participate in the evaluation and performance measurement planning processes.

Available data sources, feasibility of collecting appropriate evaluation and performance data, and other relevant data information (e.g., performance measures proposed by the applicant)

Plans for updating the Data Management Plan (DMP), if applicable, for accuracy throughout the lifecycle of the project. The DMP should provide a description of the data that will be produced using these NOFO funds; access to data; data standards ensuring released data have documentation describing methods of collection, what the data represent, and data limitations; and archival and long-term data preservation plans. For more information about CDC’s policy on the DMP, see https://www.cdc.gov/grants/additionalrequirements/ar-25.html.

Where the applicant chooses to, or is expected to, take on specific evaluation studies, they should be directed to:

Describe the type of evaluations (i.e., process, outcome, or both).

Describe key evaluation questions to be addressed by these evaluations.

Describe other information (e.g., measures, data sources).

Recipients will be required to submit a more detailed Evaluation and Performance Measurement plan, including a DMP, if applicable, within the first 6 months of award, as described in the Reporting Section of this NOFO.

Recipients are normally required to submit a more detailed Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan within the first 6 months of award. Given the expedited nature of this NOFO, https://www.cdc.gov/grants/additionalrequirements/ar-25.html this requirements is waived. However, recipients may receive requested revisions from ATSDR within the first three months of awards.

c. Organizational Capacity of Recipients to Implement the Approach

d. Work Plan Due to the urgency and the significant workload related to COVID-19 emergency response, the response to this NOFO only requires intital submission of a brief, high-level workplan using the following template. In addition, the recipient will have 45 days from the award date to submit revised workplans for all projects. The submitted workplan should indicate how performance measures are linked to the selected program outcomes.

Period of Performance Outcome:

[from Outcomes section and/or logic model]

Outcome Measure:

[from Evaluation and Performance Measurement section]

Strategies and Activities Process Measure [from Evaluation and Performance Measurement section]

Responsible Position / Party

Completion Date

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

e. CDC Monitoring and Accountability Approach Monitoring activities include routine and ongoing communication between CDC and recipients, site visits, and recipient reporting (including work plans, performance, and financial reporting).

Consistent with applicable grants regulations and policies, CDC expects the following to be included in post-award monitoring for grants and cooperative agreements:

Tracking recipient progress in achieving the desired outcomes.

Ensuring the adequacy of recipient systems that underlie and generate data reports.

Creating an environment that fosters integrity in program performance and results.

Monitoring may also include the following activities deemed necessary to monitor the award:

Ensuring that work plans are feasible based on the budget and consistent with the intent of the award.

Ensuring that recipients are performing at a sufficient level to achieve outcomes within stated timeframes.

Working with recipients on adjusting the work plan based on achievement of outcomes, evaluation results and changing budgets.

Monitoring performance measures (both programmatic and financial) to assure satisfactory performance levels.

Monitoring and reporting activities that assist grants management staff (e.g., grants management officers and specialists, and project officers) in the identification, notification, and management of high-risk recipients.

Applicants must include a detailed workplan for the activities selected. The workplan, at a minimum, should:

Define project period outcomes and describe strategies and activities to be conducted to meet each outcome.

Provide the specific process measure for the strategies and activities.

Describe possible barriers to, or facilitators for, reaching each objective.

Provide a timeline that identifies key activities and assigns approximate dates for inception and completion.

Describe the multi-sector collaboration that will be formed to assist in carrying out the proposed activities.

Describe staff and administrative roles and functions to support implementation of the award, including evaluation functions.

f. CDC Program Support to Recipients (THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS)

ATSDR will monitor how progress toward achieving specific objectives with respect to project outputs and outcomes is achieved through monthly Technical Project Team calls currently on-going as part of the APPLETREE cooperative agreement. APPLETREE Technical Project Officers will also be available to provide technical assistance, or to provide connections to CDC/ATSDR subject matter experts as requested or necessary.

B. Award Information

1. Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement CDC's substantial involvement in this program appears in the CDC Program Support to Recipients Section.

2. Award Mechanism: U61

Preventive Health Activities Regarding Hazardous Substances

3. Fiscal Year: 2020 Estimated Total Funding: $3,000,000

4. Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding: $3,000,000 This amount is subject to availability of funds and includes direct and indirect costs.

This amount is subject to the availability of funds.

5. Approximate Period of Performance Funding: $3,000,000 This amount is subject to availability of funds and includes direct and indirect costs.

6. Total Period of Performance Length: 1

7. Expected Number of Awards: 28

8. Approximate Average Award: $75,000 Per Project Period

This amount is subject to the availability of funds.

9. Award Ceiling: $150,000 Per Project Period

10. Award Floor: $50,000 Per Project Period

11. Estimated Award Date: 07/10/2020

Throughout the period of performance, CDC will continue the award based on the availability of funds, the 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. The total number of years for which federal support has been approved (period of performance) will be shown in the “Notice of Award.” This information does not constitute a commitment by the federal government to fund the entire period. The total period of performance comprises the initial competitive segment and any subsequent non-competitive continuation award(s).

12. Budget Period Length: 12 month(s)

13. Direct Assistance Direct Assistance (DA) is not available through this NOFO.

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants Eligibility Category: Others (see text field entitled "Additional

Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Eligibility Category:

2. Additional Information on Eligibility This supplemental funding opportunity is only available to recipients of CDC-RFA-TS20-2001 "ATSDR's Partnership to Promote Local Efforts to Reduce Environmental Exposures

(APPLETREE)".

3. Justification for Less than Maximum Competition

4. Cost Sharing or Matching Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement: No

5. Maintenance of Effort

D. Required Registrations

Additional materials that may be helpful to applicants: http://www.cdc.gov/ od/ pgo/ funding/ docs/ Financial ReferenceGuide.pdf.

1. Required Registrations An organization must be registered at the three following locations before it can submit an application for funding at www.grants.gov.

a. Data Universal Numbering System: All applicant organizations must obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. A DUNS number is a unique nine-digit identification number provided by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). It will be used as the Universal Identifier when applying for federal awards or cooperative agreements.

The applicant organization may request a DUNS number by telephone at 1-866-705-5711 (toll free) or internet at http:// fedgov.dnb. com/ webform/ displayHomePage.do. The DUNS number will be provided at no charge.

If funds are awarded to an applicant organization that includes sub-recipients, those sub-recipients must provide their DUNS numbers before accepting any funds.

b. System for Award Management (SAM): The SAM is the primary registrant database for the federal government and the repository into which an entity must submit information required to conduct business as a recipient. All applicant organizations must register with SAM, and will be assigned a SAM number. All information relevant to the SAM number must be current at all times during which the applicant has an application under consideration for funding by CDC. If an award is made, the SAM information must be maintained until a final financial report is submitted or the final payment is received, whichever is later. The SAM http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/docs/FinancialReferenceGuide.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/docs/FinancialReferenceGuide.pdf https://www.grants.gov/ http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do registration process can require 10 or more business days, and registration must be renewed annually. Additional information about registration procedures may be found at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/.

c. Grants.gov: The first step in submitting an application online is registering your organization at www.grants.gov, the official HHS E-grant Web site. Registration information is located at the "Applicant Registration" option at www.grants.gov.

All applicant organizations must register at www.grants.gov. The one-time registration process usually takes not more than five days to complete. Applicants should start the registration process as early as possible.

Step System Requirements Duration Follow Up 1 Data

Universal Number System

(DUNS)

1. Click on http:// fedgov.dnb.com/ webform

2. Select Begin DUNS search/request process

3. Select your country or territory and follow instructions to obtain your DUNS 9-digit #

4. Request appropriate staff member(s) to obtain DUNS number, verify & update information under DUNS number

1-2 Business Days To confirm that you have been issues a new DUNS number check online at (http:// fedgov.dnb.

com/ webform) or call 1-866-705-

2 System for Award Management

(SAM)

formerly Central Contractor Registration

(CCR)

1. Retrieve organizations DUNS number

2. Go to https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ and designate an E-Biz POC (note CCR username will not work in SAM and you will need to have an active SAM account before you can register on grants.gov)

3-5 Business Days but up to 2 weeks and must be renewed once a year

For SAM Customer Service Contact https://fsd.gov/fsd-gov/home.do Calls: 866-606-

3 Grants.gov 1. Set up an individual account in Grants.gov using organization new DUNS number to become an authorized organization representative (AOR)

2. Once the Account is set up the E_BIZ POC will be notified via email

Same day but can take 8 weeks to be fully registered and approved in the system (note, applicants MUST obtain a DUNS number and SAM account before applying to grants.gov)

Register early! Log into Grants.gov and check AOR status until it shows you have been approved https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ https://grants.gov/ https://www.grants.gov/ http://www.grants.gov https://www.grants.gov/ http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ https://fsd.gov/fsd%20-gov/home.do https://fsd.gov/fsd%20-gov/home.do

3. Log into grants.gov using the password the E- BIZ POC received and create new password

4. This authorizes the AOR to submit the applications on behalf of the organization

2. Request Application Package Applicants may access the application package at www.grants.gov.

3. Application Package Applicants must download the SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance, package associated with this funding opportunity at www.grants.gov.

4. Submission Dates and Times If the application is not submitted by the deadline published in the NOFO, it will not be processed. Office of Grants Services (OGS) personnel will notify the applicant that their application did not meet the deadline. The applicant must receive pre-approval to submit a paper application (see Other Submission Requirements section for additional details). If the applicant is authorized to submit a paper application, it must be received by the deadline provided by

OGS.

a. Letter of Intent Deadline (must be emailed or postmarked by) Due Date for Letter of Intent: N/A

b. Application Deadline Due Date for Applications: 06/30/2020 , 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, at www.grants.gov. If Grants.gov is inoperable and cannot receive applications, and circumstances preclude advance notification of an extension, then applications must be submitted by the first business day on which grants.gov operations resume.

5. CDC Assurances and Certifications All applicants are required to sign and submit “Assurances and Certifications” documents indicated at http:// wwwn.cdc.gov/ grantassurances/ (S(mj444mxct51lnrv1hljjjmaa)) / Homepage.aspx.

Applicants may follow either of the following processes:

Complete the applicable assurances and certifications with each application submission, name the file “Assurances and Certifications” and upload it as a PDF file with at www.grants.gov https://www.grants.gov https://www.grants.gov https://www.grants.gov http://wwwn.cdc.gov/grantassurances/(S(mj444mxct51lnrv1hljjjmaa))/Homepage.aspx http://wwwn.cdc.gov/grantassurances/(S(mj444mxct51lnrv1hljjjmaa))/Homepage.aspx

Complete the applicable assurances and certifications and submit them directly to CDC on an annual basis at http:// wwwn.cdc.gov/ grantassurances/ (S(mj444mxct51lnrv1hljjjmaa)) / Homepage.aspx

Assurances and certifications submitted directly to CDC will be kept on file for one year and will apply to all applications submitted to CDC by the applicant within one year of the submission date.

Risk Assessment Questionnaire Requirement CDC is required to conduct pre-award risk assessments to determine the risk an applicant poses to meeting federal programmatic and administrative requirements by taking into account issues such as financial instability, insufficient management systems, non-compliance with award conditions, the charging of unallowable costs, and inexperience. The risk assessment will include an evaluation of the applicant’s CDC Risk Questionnaire, located at https://www.cdc.gov/grants/documents/PPMR-G-CDC-Risk-Questionnaire.pdf, as well as a review of the applicant’s history in all available systems; including OMB-designated repositories of government-wide eligibility and financial integrity systems (see 45 CFR 75.205(a)), and other sources of historical information. These systems include, but are not limited to: FAPIIS (https://www.fapiis.gov/), including past performance on federal contracts as per Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act of 2009; Do Not Pay list; and System for Award Management (SAM) exclusions.

CDC requires all applicants to complete the Risk Questionnaire, OMB Control Number 0920- 1132 annually. This questionnaire, which is located at https://www.cdc.gov/grants/documents/PPMR-G-CDC-Risk-Questionnaire.pdf, along with supporting documentation must be submitted with your application by the closing date of the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement. If your organization has completed CDC’s Risk Questionnaire within the past 12 months of the closing date of this NOFO, then you must submit a copy of that questionnaire, or submit a letter signed by the authorized organization representative to include the original submission date, organization’s EIN and DUNS.

When uploading supporting documentation for the Risk Questionnaire into this application package, clearly label the documents for easy identification of the type of documentation. For example, a copy of Procurement policy submitted in response to the questionnaire may be labeled using the following format: Risk Questionnaire Supporting Documents _ Procurement Policy.

Duplication of Efforts Applicants are responsible for reporting if this application will result in programmatic, budgetary, or commitment overlap with another application or award (i.e. grant, cooperative agreement, or contract) submitted to another funding source in the same fiscal year.

Programmatic overlap occurs when (1) substantially the same project is proposed in more than one application or is submitted to two or more funding sources for review and funding consideration or (2) a specific objective and the project design for accomplishing the objective are the same or closely related in two or more applications or awards, regardless of the funding source. Budgetary overlap occurs when duplicate or equivalent budgetary items (e.g., equipment, salaries) are requested in an application but already are provided by another source.

http://wwwn.cdc.gov/grantassurances/(S(mj444mxct51lnrv1hljjjmaa))/Homepage.aspx http://wwwn.cdc.gov/grantassurances/(S(mj444mxct51lnrv1hljjjmaa))/Homepage.aspx https://www.cdc.gov/grants/documents/PPMR-G-CDC-Risk-Questionnaire.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/grants/documents/PPMR-G-CDC-Risk-Questionnaire.pdf

Commitment overlap occurs when an individual’s time commitment exceeds 100 percent, whether or not salary support is requested in the application. Overlap, whether programmatic, budgetary, or commitment of an individual’s effort greater than 100 percent, is not permitted.

Any overlap will be resolved by the CDC with the applicant and the PD/PI prior to award.

Report Submission: The applicant must upload the report in Grants.gov under “Other Attachment Forms.” The document should be labeled: "Report on Programmatic, Budgetary, and Commitment Overlap.”

6. Content and Form of Application Submission Applicants are required to include all of the following documents with their application package at www.grants.gov.

7. Letter of Intent Is a LOI: Not Applicable LOI is not requested or required as part of the application for this NOFO

8. Table of Contents (There is no page limit. The table of contents is not included in the project narrative page limit.): The applicant must provide, as a separate attachment, the “Table of Contents” for the entire submission package.

Provide a detailed table of contents for the entire submission package that includes all of the documents in the application and headings in the "Project Narrative" section. Name the file "Table of Contents" and upload it as a PDF file under "Other Attachment Forms" at www.grants.gov.

9. Project Abstract Summary A project abstract is included on the mandatory documents list and must be submitted at www.grants.gov. The project abstract must be a self-contained, brief summary of the proposed project including the purpose and outcomes. This summary must not include any proprietary or confidential information. Applicants must enter the summary in the "Project Abstract Summary" text box at www.grants.gov.

10. Project Narrative Multi-component NOFOs may have a maximum of 15 pages for the “base” (subsections of the Project Description that the components share with each other, which may include target population, inclusion, collaboration, etc.); and up to 4 additional pages per component for Project Narrative subsections that are specific to each component.

Text should be single spaced, 12 point font, 1-inch margins, and number all pages.

Page limits include work plan; content beyond specified limits may not be reviewed.

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Applicants should use the federal plain language guidelines and Clear Communication Index to respond to this Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement. Note that recipients should also use these tools when creating public communication materials supported by this NOFO. Failure to follow the guidance and format may negatively impact scoring of the application.

a. Background Applicants must provide a description of relevant background information that includes the context of the problem (See CDC Background).

b. Approach

i. Purpose Applicants must describe in 2-3 sentences specifically how their application will address the problem as described in the CDC Background section.

ii. Outcomes Applicants must clearly identify the outcomes they expect to achieve by the end of the period of performance. Outcomes are the results that the program intends to achieve. All outcomes must indicate the intended direction of change (e.g., increase, decrease, maintain). (See the logic model in the Approach section of the CDC Project Description.)

iii. Strategies and Activities Applicants must provide a clear and concise description of the strategies and activities they will use to achieve the period of performance outcomes. Applicants must select existing evidence-based strategies that meet their needs, or describe in the Applicant Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan how these strategies will be evaluated over the course of the period of performance. (See CDC Project Description: Strategies and Activities section.)

1. Collaborations Applicants must describe how they will collaborate with programs and organizations either internal or external to CDC. Applicants must address the Collaboration requirements as described in the CDC Project Description.

2. Target Populations and Health Disparities Applicants must describe the specific target population(s) in their jurisdiction and explain how such a target will achieve the goals of the award and/or alleviate health disparities. The applicants must also address how they will include specific populations that can benefit from the program that is described in the Approach section. Applicants must address the Target Populations and Health Disparities requirements as described in the CDC Project Description.

c. Applicant Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan Applicants must provide an evaluation and performance measurement plan that demonstrates how the recipient will fulfill the requirements described in the CDC Evaluation and

Performance Measurement and Project Description sections of this NOFO. At a minimum, the plan must describe:

How applicant will collect the performance measures, respond to the evaluation questions, and use evaluation findings for continuous program quality improvement. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA): Applicants are advised that any activities involving information collections (e.g., surveys, questionnaires, applications, audits, data requests, reporting, recordkeeping and disclosure requirements) from 10 or more individuals or non-Federal entities, including State and local governmental agencies, and funded or sponsored by the Federal Government are subject to review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget. For further information about CDC’s requirements under PRA see https://www.cdc.gov/od/science/integrity/reducePublicBurden/.

How key program partners will participate in the evaluation and performance measurement planning processes.

Available data sources, feasibility of collecting appropriate evaluation and performance data, data management plan (DMP), and other relevant data information (e.g., performance measures proposed by the applicant).

Where the applicant chooses to, or is expected to, take on specific evaluation studies, they should be directed to:

Describe the type of evaluations (i.e., process, outcome, or both).

Describe key evaluation questions to be addressed by these evaluations.

Describe other information (e.g., measures, data sources).

Recipients will be required to submit a more detailed Evaluation and Performance Measurement plan (including the DMP elements) within the first 6 months of award, as described in the Reporting Section of this NOFO.

d. Organizational Capacity of Applicants to Implement the Approach Applicants must address the organizational capacity requirements as described in the CDC Project Description.

11. Work Plan (Included in the Project Narrative’s page limit) Applicants must prepare a work plan consistent with the CDC Project Description Work Plan section. The work plan integrates and delineates more specifically how the recipient plans to carry out achieving the period of performance outcomes, strategies and activities, evaluation and performance measurement.

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12. Budget Narrative Applicants must submit an itemized budget narrative. When developing the budget narrative, applicants must consider whether the proposed budget is reasonable and consistent with the purpose, outcomes, and program strategy outlined in the project narrative. The budget must include:

Salaries and wages Fringe benefits Consultant costs Equipment Supplies Travel Other categories Contractual costs Total Direct costs Total Indirect costs

Indirect costs could include the cost of collecting, managing, sharing and preserving data.

Indirect costs on grants awarded to foreign organizations and foreign public entities and performed fully outside of the territorial limits of the U.S. may be paid to support the costs of compliance with federal requirements at a fixed rate of eight percent of MTDC exclusive of tuition and related fees, direct expenditures for equipment, and subawards in excess of $25,000.

Negotiated indirect costs may be paid to the American University, Beirut, and the World Health Organization.

If applicable and consistent with the cited statutory authority for this announcement, applicant entities may use funds for activities as they relate to the intent of this NOFO to meet national standards or seek health department accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (see: http://www.phaboard.org). Applicant entities to whom this provision applies include state, local, territorial governments (including 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), or their bona fide agents, political subdivisions of states (in consultation with states), federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments, and American Indian or Alaska Native tribally designated organizations. Activities include those that enable a public health organization to deliver public health services such as activities that ensure a capable and qualified workforce, up-to-date information systems, and the capability to assess and respond to public health needs. Use of these funds must focus on achieving a minimum of one national standard that supports the intent of the NOFO. Proposed activities must be included in the budget narrative and must indicate which standards will be addressed.

Vital records data, including births and deaths, are used to inform public health program and policy decisions. If applicable and consistent with the cited statutory authority for this NOFO, applicant entities are encouraged to collaborate with and support their jurisdiction’s vital records office (VRO) to improve vital records data timeliness, quality and access, and to advance public health goals. Recipients may, for example, use funds to support efforts to build http://www.phaboard.org

VRO capacity through partnerships; provide technical and/or financial assistance to improve vital records timeliness, quality or access; or support vital records improvement efforts, as approved by CDC.

Applicants must name this file “Budget Narrative” and upload it as a PDF file at www.grants.gov. If requesting indirect costs in the budget, a copy of the indirect cost-rate agreement is required. If the indirect costs are requested, include a copy of the current negotiated federal indirect cost rate agreement or a cost allocation plan approval letter for those Recipients under such a plan. Applicants must name this file “Indirect Cost Rate” and upload it at www.grants.gov.

Applications must be scalable and include a budget narrative. Proposed amounts are not guaranteed but they will be important factors in determining award levels. ATSDR and the recipient will work together to revise and further prioritize activities based on funding availability.

13. Intergovernmental Review Executive Order 12372 does not apply to this program.

14. Pilot Program for Enhancement of Employee Whistleblower Protections Pilot Program for Enhancement of Employee Whistleblower Protections: All applicants will be subject to a term and condition that applies the terms of 48 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section 3.908 to the award and requires that recipients inform their employees in writing (in the predominant native language of the workforce) of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712.

14a. Funds Tracking Proper fiscal oversight is critical to maintaining public trust in the stewardship of federal funds.

Effective October 1, 2013, a new HHS policy on subaccounts requires the CDC to set up payment subaccounts within the Payment Management System (PMS) for all new grant awards. Funds awarded in support of approved activities and drawdown instructions will be identified on the Notice of Award in a newly established PMS subaccount (P subaccount). Recipients will be required to draw down funds from award-specific accounts in the PMS. Ultimately, the subaccounts will provide recipients and CDC a more detailed and precise understanding of financial transactions. The successful applicant will be required to track funds by P-accounts/sub accounts for each project/cooperative agreement awarded.

Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate a record of fiscal responsibility and the ability to provide sufficient and effective oversight. Financial management systems must meet the requirements as described 2 CFR 200 which include, but are not limited to, the following:

Records that identify adequately the source and application of funds for federally-funded activities.

Effective control over, and accountability for, all funds, property, and other assets.

Comparison of expenditures with budget amounts for each Federal award.

Written procedures to implement payment requirements.

Written procedures for determining cost allowability.

Written procedures for financial reporting and monitoring.

14b. Copyright Interests Provisions This provision is intended to ensure that the public has access to the results and accomplishments of public health activities funded by CDC. Pursuant to applicable grant regulations and CDC’s Public Access Policy, Recipient agrees to submit into the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Manuscript Submission (NIHMS) system an electronic version of the final, peer-reviewed manuscript of any such work developed under this award upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication. Also at the time of submission, Recipient and/or the Recipient’s submitting author must specify the date the final manuscript will be publicly accessible through PubMed Central (PMC). Recipient and/or Recipient’s submitting author must also post the manuscript through PMC within twelve (12) months of the publisher's official date of final publication; however the author is strongly encouraged to make the subject manuscript available as soon as possible. The recipient must obtain prior approval from the CDC for any exception to this provision.

The author's final, peer-reviewed manuscript is defined as the final version accepted for journal publication, and includes all modifications from the publishing peer review process, and all graphics and supplemental material associated with the article. Recipient and its submitting authors working under this award are responsible for ensuring that any publishing or copyright agreements concerning submitted articles reserve adequate right to fully comply with this provision and the license reserved by CDC. The manuscript will be hosted in both PMC and the CDC Stacks institutional repository system.