CDC.RFA.MN17.1701.pdf

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-MN17-1701 Funding Opportunity Title: CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program (CUPS): A

Public Health Experience to Expose Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Minority Health, Public Health and Health Professions

Program Office: Office of the Director

Drafter: Glynnis Taylor FOA Analyst: Brownie Anderson-Rana Special Instructions:

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Summary:

System Generated Number: CDC-1042435 Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-MN17-1701 Funding Opportunity Title: CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars

Program (CUPS): A Public Health Experience to Expose Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Minority Health, Public Health and Health Professions

FOA FY Processing Year: 2017 Fiscal Year: 2017 Program Office: OD Program Funding Type: Discretionary Announcement Type: Discretionary - OD FY17 Domestic/International

Non-Research Announcement Template: FY17 Domestic/International Non-Research Funding Activity Category: Health Recovery Act: No Affordable Care Act (ACA): No Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Primary CFDA Number: 93.456

Award / Funding Information:

Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement: N Percentage of Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement: 0 Expected Number of Awards: 4 Estimated FY Funding: $2,750,067 Estimated Total Funding: $13,750,335 Estimated Award Ceiling: $850,000 Per Budget Period Estimated Award Floor: $550,000 Per Budget Period Project Period | Expected Duration in Months: 60

Project Type: Non-Research

Eligibility:

Eligibility Category:

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Additional Information on Eligibility (4,000 character limit):

Statutory Authority:

This program is authorized under Sections 207(f), 301 and 1704 of the Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C.

Sections 209(f), 241, and 300u-3], as amended.

Description (Grants.gov/Forecast) (18,000 character limit):

CDC seeks to fund organizations with the ability to reach undergraduate and graduate students, including sexual and gender, people with disabilities, low socioeconomic status (SES) and those from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority populations. The ultimate goal is to increase the diversity of the public health workforce, improve the representation of underrepresented populations in public health, and increase the quality of public health services nationally. For more information on the public health workforce, see the FOA resources guide: http://www.cdc.gov/features/studentopportunities/index.html

Administrative Policies Non-Competing: No Non-Competing Description:

Single Source Justification:

Limited Competition: No Additional Disqualification Factors: N

FOA History New Opportunity: Yes Previously Published Fiscal Year: 2011 Previously Published Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-CDC-MN11-1101

Information Collection Expected Number of Applications 4

Estimated Milestone Dates Submit Initial Draft: 11/01/2016 http://www.cdc.gov/features/studentopportunities/index.html

Submit Initial Draft: 11/01/2016 Estimated Post Date: 04/10/2017 Estimated Application Due Date: 06/09/2017 Application Due Date Explanation : Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Estimated Award Date: 08/25/2017 Estimated Project Start Date: 09/15/2017 Estimated Project End Date: 09/14/2022

Update Grants.gov Forecast Website No updates to Grants.gov Forecast Website

Part I. Overview Information Applicants must go to the synopsis page of this announcement at www.grants.gov and click on the "Send Me Change Notifications Emails" link to ensure they receive notifications of any changes to CDC-RFA-MN17-1701. Applicants also must provide an e-mail address to www.grants.gov to receive notifications of changes.

A. Federal Agency Name:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR)

B. Funding Opportunity Title:

CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program (CUPS): A Public Health Experience to Expose Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Minority Health, Public Health and Health Professions 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 http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/integrity /docs/cdc-policy-distinguishing-public-health-research-nonresearch.pdf.

D. Agency Funding Opportunity Number:

CDC-RFA-MN17-1701

E. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:

93.456 F. Dates:

1. Due Date for Letter of Intent (LOI): 05/19/2017

2. Due Date for Applications: 06/19/2017, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, at www.grants.gov.

3. Date for Informational Conference Call:

Informational conference call will be held on May 16, 2017 at 2:00pm EST. Prospective applicants wishing to participate should call 1-866-704-5034 (toll free), and enter passcode 4702291.

G. Executive Summary:

1. Summary Paragraph:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) announces the fiscal year (FY) 2017 availability of approximately $3 million per year for five (5) years. These funds will be used to enhance CDC's ability to eliminate health disparities by supporting national public health workforce development for up to four (4) cooperative agreement awards. These awards will support summer programs for undergraduate and graduate students in public health careers and other health professions, including those from under-represented and underserved populations and students from other vulnerable populations such as physical disability, low English proficiency, gender identity and sexual orientation.

Vulnerable populations are social groups who have an increased susceptibility to adverse health outcomes (e.g., due to social position). Evidence of this differential in vulnerability or increased risk includes but is not limited to premature mortality, comparative morbidity, decreased functional status, and diminished quality of life.

a. Eligible Applicants: Open Competition 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 http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/integrity/docs/cdc-policy-distinguishing-public-health-research-nonresearch.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/integrity/docs/cdc-policy-distinguishing-public-health-research-nonresearch.pdf https://www.grants.gov

a. Eligible Applicants: Open Competition

b. FOA Type: Cooperative Agreement

c. Approximate Number of Awards: 4

d. Total Project Period Funding: $13,750,335

e. Average One Year Award Amount: $686,267

f. Total Project Period Length: 5

g. Estimated Award Date: 08/15/2017

h. Cost Sharing and / or Matching Requirements:

N

Cost sharing or matching funds are not required for this program. Although no statutory matching requirement for this FOA exists, leveraging other resources and related ongoing efforts to promote sustainability is strongly encouraged.

Consistent with the cited authority for this announcement and applicable grants regulations, sources for cost sharing or matching may include complementary foundation funding, other U.S. government funding sources including programs supported by HHS or other agencies (e.g., Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Park Service) and other funding sources. Applicants should coordinate with multiple sectors such as public health, transportation, education, health care delivery, and agriculture.

Part II. Full Text A. Funding Opportunity Description

Part II. Full Text

1. Background

a. Overview CDC’s mission involves collaborating to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.

Each of CDC′s component organizations undertakes these activities in conducting their specific programs.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports both the long-term investment in a well-trained public health and health care workforce and in the diversity and cultural competence of public health professionals. Data shows a need for a diverse public health workforce and greater representation of minority populations in key public health occupational categories. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, while African Americans and Hispanics are the largest minority population, they are also the most severely underrepresented minorities in medicine. Today, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans together make up 25% of the U.S. population. However, only 6% of practicing doctors come from these groups. According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), diversity among health professionals improves access to care among racial and ethnic minorities, in regards to patient choice and satisfaction, patient-clinician communication, health care quality, and certain other healthcare processes and outcomes. In its report, “In the Nation’s Compelling Interest, Ensuring Diversity in the Health Care Workforce,” the IOM suggests that a sustained emphasis on increasing access to health careers among historically underrepresented populations is critically important to support growth and increased diversity in the overall public health workforce. One-third of the current public health workforce will be eligible to retire within five years and 20% of the current public health workforce in local health departments will be eligible to retire within two years, creating a vacuum of adequately trained public health workers. Consequently, major within two years, creating a vacuum of adequately trained public health workers. Consequently, major shortfalls are anticipated among public health workers during the next decade. For more information on the public health workforce, see the FOA resources guide: www.cdc.gov/omhhe/.

For over thirty years, OMHHE has collaborated with educational institutions, including those serving underserved populations, to increase the knowledge, diversity, and skills of students in public health through internship and fellowship programs. The major outcome of this program is to increase awareness of preparation requirements and career opportunities for public health professionals among undergraduate and graduate students, particularly, but not limited to those from under-represented and underserved populations and students from other vulnerable populations such as physical disability, low English proficiency, gender identity and sexual orientation.

b. Statutory Authorities This program is authorized under Sections 207(f), 301 and 1704 of the Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C.

Sections 209(f), 241, and 300u-3], as amended.

c. Healthy People 2020 This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) addresses the "Healthy People 2020" (HP2020) overarching goal to achieve health equity, eliminate health disparities, and improve the health of all groups.

d. Other National Public Health Priorities and Strategies The performance goals of both CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity and the Department of Health and Human Services’ National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA), include:

1. Awareness: Increase awareness of the significance of health disparities, their impact on the Nation, and the actions necessary to improve health outcomes for racial, ethnic, and other disparate populations.

2. Leadership: Strengthen and broaden leadership for addressing health disparities at all levels.

3. Health System and Life Experience: Improve health and healthcare outcomes for under-represented and underserved populations and students from other vulnerable populations such as physical disability, low English proficiency, gender identity and sexual orientation.

4. Cultural and Linguistic Competency: Improve cultural and linguistic competency and the diversity of the health-related workforce.

To obtain information on the NPA’s National Plan for Action, the following link has been provided: http ://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&;lvlid=11

e. Relevant Work Relevant work to support the development of emerging public health professionals by the OMHHE includes past funding initiatives for programs such as Star Lab, Association of Minority Health Professions Schools, and Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools as well as the current Millennial Health Leadership Institute. Please see FOA number CDC-RFA-MN11-1101.

2. CDC Project Description

a. Approach

Bold indicates project period outcome.

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CDC-RFA-MN17-1701 CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program (CUPS): A Public Health Experience to Expose Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Minority Health, Public Health and Health Professions

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i. Purpose The purpose of this FOA is to implement a national summer training program to introduce undergraduate and graduate students, including but not limited to those from under-represented and underserved populations and students from other vulnerable populations such as physical disability, low English proficiency, gender identity and sexual orientation to public health, public health professions and biomedical sciences. The CUPS/FERGUSON program is based on a common logic model developed to link distinct program and evaluation activities to common anticipated outcomes for the programs funded.

ii. Outcomes Short-Term Outcomes: Short-term outcomes as depicted in the logic model above will be measured through both recipient and student outcomes.

Recipients will demonstrate:

• Increased awareness of promising practices

• Increased implementation of promising practices

Students will demonstrate:

• Improved academic skills in public health

• Increased interest in public health

• Increased awareness of public health career opportunities

• Increased knowledge of public health concepts, including health disparities

• Improved understanding of professional and behavioral expectations for public health professionals

Intermediate Term Outcomes:

• Students undergraduate performance is improved

• Students obtain bachelor’s degree

• Students pursue other health training (e.g., internships, certificate programs)

The logic model presented above is a general model that describes the activities and intended outcomes of all three categories. Presented below are the recipient activities separately for each category. Note that while all three categories draw on the same logic model, not all activities in the logic model apply to all three categories.

iii. Strategies and Activities Applicants will need to submit separate applications for each Category in which they are applying. In order to apply for Category C, applicants must apply for Category A only. Applicants applying for Category B, must apply for Category A only.

Applicants have the option of applying as follows:

Category A only Category A and Category B or

Category A and C.

Recipient Activities Category A:

Engage in cross-site discussions

Participate in collaborative meetings and discussions with CDC and other recipients supported by this funding opportunity announcement.

Reach out to and support activities to recruit students

Recruit rising undergraduate juniors, seniors, and those who have just completed their undergraduate degree.

Review student applications and select students

Select undergraduate students (in total 200), including those from under-represented and underserved populations and students from other vulnerable populations such as physical disability, low English proficiency, gender identity and sexual orientation

Secure Internship sites, projects and mentors

Identify and secure signed written agreements (e.g., Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)) for student placements with public health agencies, community-based health organizations, research institutions, and/or other appropriate settings.

Train Mentors

Recruit, train, orient and support mentors/preceptors at the placement sites.

Place Students in internships

Orient, place, mentor and follow-up with those students selected.

Design and implement student orientation

Participate with CDC in developing an orientation agenda for students.

Provide transportation and lodging for selected students, training site counselors, coordinators and project directors to attend the orientation.

Implement 8-week summer program

The recipient will participate with CDC in developing a core set of internship competencies common to public health performance expectations as defined by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH). For more information on the ASPPH Undergraduate Competencies, please follow the link at: http://www.aspph.org/educate/models/undergraduate-learning-outcomes/.

Design and implement a summer public health experiential placement program for undergraduate students, including those from under-represented and underserved populations and students from other vulnerable populations such as physical disability, low English proficiency, gender identity and sexual orientation.

Provide a stipend to each student.

Track alumni

Utilize electronic systems for immediate tracking of students during the course of the program.

Facilitate networking and learning among alumni

Recipient Activities Category B: Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship http://www.aspph.org/educate/models/undergraduate-learning-outcomes/

Program (Ferguson)

One applicant will be funded to conduct the Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Graduate Fellowship Program to implement the following activities under this category:

Reach out to and support activities to recruit students

Announce the program to academic institutions, and public health organizations, including those serving under-represented and underserved populations and students from other vulnerable populations such as physical disability, low English proficiency, gender identity and sexual orientation, using a variety of targeted approaches and mechanisms.

Recruit graduate students, including those from under-represented and underserved populations and students from other vulnerable populations such as physical disability, low English proficiency, gender identity and sexual orientation, in medicine, public health, veterinary medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy (approximately 20 per year).

Review student applications and select students

Secure internship sites, projects and mentors

Train mentors

Place students in internships

Design and implement student orientation

Implement 8-week summer program

Provide a stipend to each student.

Work with CDC to orient, place, and track progress of the Ferguson students in 8-week assignments overseen by CDC mentors.

The recipient will participate with CDC in developing a core set of fellowship competencies common to infectious diseases fellowship training and assessment activities.

Design and facilitate in-service public health training activities for completion during the 8-week assignment.

Utilize electronic systems for immediate follow-up and tracking of students during the course of the program.

Track alumni

Maintain contact with students who have completed the fellowship and provide follow-up activities that sustain and support the students’ interest in public health after the fellowship has ended (e.g., facilitate knowledge of post-doctoral opportunities, identify career options, and as needed, assist with career planning).

Facilitate networking and learning among alumni

Recipient Activities Category C:

Engage in cross-site discussions

Provide logistical and administrative support for the planning and conduct of cross-site collaborative meetings, including written summaries of actions taken and planned during the meetings.

Utilize electronic means of communication to share information and link the activities of multi-state grantees.

Participate in a multi-site program monitoring and evaluation effort in collaboration with CDC and the Student Coordination Center (SCC).

Reach out to and support activities to recruit students

Develop informational materials (newsletter) to highlight the benefits and successes of the Program.

1. Collaborations

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

Recipients will participate in all CDC-sponsored meetings. Recipients are expected to cooperate with each of the other awardees funded under this award in the development of coordinated national activities of program promotion, student data collection and program data analysis.

b. With organizations not funded by CDC:

Recipients are encouraged to establish collaborative partnerships with academic and public health organizations where students would be placed to develop and implement the program at the state and local level. Recipients are expected to establish relationships with local academic institutions, public health agencies, civic organizations (e.g.: Parent Associations) and student organizations to ensure program service activities are available, accessible and found appropriate locally and for the intended audiences. Recipients are expected to establish mechanisms to allow for stakeholder involvement in the design and implementation of the program whenever possible.

2. Target Populations Students who have completed two-years of accredited undergraduate and graduate (Ferguson) study and are interested in minority health, including students from under-represented and underserved populations and students from other vulnerable populations such as physical disability, low English proficiency, gender identity and sexual orientation.

a. Health Disparities Recipients will contribute to the reduction in health disparities and improve social determinants of health through student training on health disparities and encouragement of future training and work in public health.

iv. Funding Strategy

b. Evaluation and Performance Measurement

i. CDC Evaluation and Performance Measurement Strategy Core to the evaluation and performance measurement strategy is a set of process and outcome measures that the recipients will report to track if activities have been implemented correctly and if the intended outcomes have been achieved. The measures presented below are general ones and placeholders. Post award, we will work with the awardees in each category to refine these general measures so they are relevant to their specific program.

PROCESS MEASURES: Note that the process measures for the general activities in the logic model are based on the outputs presented in the logic model.

Activity Placeholder Process Measure Engage in cross-site discussions A report of promising practices Reach out to and support activities to recruit students

Number of applications received from intended target audience

Review student applications and select students

Number of students meeting criteria accepted

Secure internship sites, projects and mentors

Existence of agreements with established sites (e.g., Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU))

Train mentors Number of mentor training sessions Place students in internships Number of internship projects and mentors Design and implement student orientation

Development of student orientation competencies and curriculum

Number of students who attend and complete orientation

Implement summer program Number of programs implementing summer program Track alumni Existence of up-to-date student database Facilitate networking and learning among alumni

Number of social network sites

Number of distance learning sessions

Outcome Placeholder Process Measure Grantees have increased awareness of promising practices

A cross-site report of promising practices

Grantees have increased implementation of promising practices

Grantees demonstrate use of promising practices

Students have improved academic skills in public health

Pre-test/post-test performance on public health concepts

Students have increased interest in public health Feedback from both mentor and student mentees regarding interest in public health

Feedback from students regarding relationship of project experience and program activities to their interest in public health

Students have increased awareness of public health career opportunities

Feedback from students regarding awareness of public health public health career opportunities

Students have increased knowledge of public health concepts, including health disparities

Pre-test/post-test performance on public health concepts

Students have improved understanding of professional and behavioral expectations for public health professionals

Feedback from students regarding understanding of professional and behavioral expectations for public health professionals

Students undergraduate performance is improved Student’s transcript

Academic advisor report

Students obtain bachelor’s degree The percentage of students obtaining a bachelor’s degree post program participation

Students pursue other health training (e.g., internships, certificate programs)

Students join public health workforce

The percentage of students who are accepted into public health training programs post program completion

The percentage of students reporting enrollment in public health program at follow-up

ii. Applicant Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan Applicants must provide an evaluation and performance measurement plan that demonstrates how the awardee will fulfill the requirements described in the CDC Evaluation and Performance Measurement and Project Description sections of this FOA. 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 FOA 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).

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

c. Organizational Capacity of Awardees to Implement the Approach The narrative must include a description of the organizational infrastructure developed to support, implement and sustain the program. Included in the body of the narrative is an explanation of the relationship between the program, the proposed activities and the intent of the award. The description must outline the technical capacity of the existing or proposed staff to implement the proposed program. The description must also include the organizational capacity to collect, store, manage and make available the program data collected as a result of the execution of the award.

The applicant must document specialized technical expertise and demonstrated capacity to successfully support a national undergraduate public health internship program:

Specialized Technical Expertise:

• Capacity to address minority health and health disparity issues

• Public Health Competency Framework - in accordance with ASPPH benchmarks https://www.cdc.gov/grants/additionalrequirements/ar-25.html

• Public Health Competency Framework - in accordance with ASPPH benchmarks

• Program performance evaluation techniques

• Professional mentorship models

• Online public health education techniques

• Individual level data collection, management and analytical methods to track students during the project period.

Demonstrated Capacity:

• The applicants must have ongoing, established working relationships with local and state public health institutions, and community-based organizations (locally based as well as non-governmental organizations [NGO’s] supporting them) that specialize in implementing public health programs within their respective communities. These sites must be equipped and able to accept a student for an 8–10 week summer practicum in the summer of calendar year 2018

• The applicants must also have an existing database of program monitoring and outcome data for approximately 1,000 students that were compiled over the years of 2011 through 2016.

The applicants must also have successfully completed 5 years of experience in the following:

Promoting similarly situated programs to more than 30,000 students Program monitoring Program evaluation Student follow up communication.

d. Work Plan The work plan must describe four (4) components to meet this objective: 1) student recruitment/selection; 2) mentor selection/training; 3) student orientation/placement; and 4) student follow-up activities. The work plan must have goals, objectives, and timeline for accomplishment. Applicants should submit separate work plans for each category.

Component 1 Student Recruitment/Selection: The selected grantee(s) will recruit a total of approximately 200 undergraduate students interested in minority health and other allied health professions per year. The recruitment strategy should use a national (contiguous United States as well as US territories and Commonwealth) multidisciplinary and participatory process that includes the involvement of local academic and public health institutions and organizations, as well as minority associations and groups. The target audience for selection is: Junior and senior undergraduate students who have successfully completed a minimum of two (2) years (or equivalent) of undergraduate study and are currently enrolled in a four (4)-year accredited college or university. Recent college graduates having received their four (4)-year degree from an accredited college or university within twelve (12) months are also eligible. Note: Current or future enrollment in a graduate public health degree program is not a requirement for acceptance.

Component 2 Mentor Selection/Training: Applicants must describe in detail how learning opportunities are provided to students through identification of appropriate public health professional mentors. Areas may include those of: biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health education, health policy, health communication, nutrition, health promotion, microbiology, occupational safety and health, behavioral health, and public health practice. The applicant should describe how they will recruit a cadre of effective senior-level mentors to enhance students’ experience and ensure that students receive support throughout the assignment period. The applicant must describe the common performance expectations of the mentors and how these align with ASPPH public health competencies. The applicant must also describe the steps taken to ensure that mentors are appropriately prepared and supported to consistently adhere to performance expectations, and how they will assess and document adherence to these expectations. An instructionally sound and CDC-approved experiential program should result in measurable increases in skills, attitudes and knowledge. Learning objectives, instructional strategies, and assessment methods must be included in the proposal. References on the design of an appropriate orientation program appear in the application reference packet. To access the contents of the Application Reference Packet, link to the following website: CDC National Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program, http://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/programs.html

Component 3 Student Orientation/Placement: Applicants must describe how they will provide administrative and logistical oversight to the placement sites. The applicant must describe how they will place students in appropriate locations, such as, but not limited to; CDC, state and local health departments, community-based health organizations, research settings, as well as University-affiliated hospitals and community health centers. Placements must also involve the student in substantive public health projects or activities. The placement must allow an opportunity for the student to learn through structured educational presentations, seminars and workshops how public health work is conducted and the various requirements needed to begin and advance in a public health career. Note: Funded grantees are expected to establish formal written agreements with the locations where students are placed in order to ensure adherence to the components of the program plan and performance expectations. The applicant, however, must be the lead organization that provides direct and ongoing oversight and services at each of the locations of the proposed activities where such agreements are established.

Component 4 Student Follow Up Activities: The applicant should describe how communications with the students are sustained and enhanced during and after completion of the internship activities. Applicant should describe how they will establish an electronic system that maintains a database of students participating in the program to ensure the capacity to communicate with the student's post-completion of the summer program. Communication after completion of the program should continue beyond the graduation date.

Examples of post-graduate engagement are those that use a variety of communication technologies, peer-based and participatory networks.

e. CDC Monitoring and Accountability Approach Monitoring activities include routine and ongoing communication between CDC and awardees, site visits, and awardee 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 awardee progress in achieving the desired outcomes.

Ensuring the adequacy of awardee 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 awardees are performing at a sufficient level to achieve outcomes within stated timeframes.

Working with awardees 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 grantees.

CDC’s priority performance measures will be focused on the qualitative aspects of the grantees’ programs, http://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/programs.html

CDC’s priority performance measures will be focused on the qualitative aspects of the grantees’ programs, specifically the components of a high-quality internship and mentorship experience, and the business processes that support them, CDC will:

• Track learning competencies for student interns during the four years of program implementation.

• Track strategies employed by grantees to target a national, college-age audience.

• Monitor program implementation through tracking students’ learning and mentoring experiences.

• Collect data to identify potential challenges with staff, mentors and/or students, and how they might be overcome.

• Collect follow-up data from students who have completed the program at 6, 12, and 24 months.

• Collect program monitoring and evaluation data to track performance outcomes.

• Require grantees to submit cleaned and de-identified data to conduct monitoring activities on applicants, mentors and practicum sites to conduct monitoring activities. Grantees must also submit relevant documentation regarding data cleaning methods.

• Audit grantees’ data.

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

AGREEMENTS)

As part of the cooperative agreement, technical assistance is provided throughout the grant award cycle.

Technical assistance can be provided in a variety of forms including, but not limited to: technical consultation, training, and technology transfer. The intent of the technical assistance is to ensure the increase in the capacity of the grant awardee, appropriateness of the project strategies and successful completion of the awarded project.

Also in a cooperative agreement, CDC staff are substantially involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of program activities, above and beyond routine grant monitoring.

CDC Activities will include:

In collaboration with grantees, CDC participates in the development of learning competencies and placement requirements for each grantee.

CDC participates in the implementation of a one week orientation as part of the required intern activities for the students recruited across all sites and grantees funded under Category A and B.

Assists in identifying mentors at CDC.

Provides office space for the summer students and fellows placed at CDC.

Convenes annual meetings with grantees to facilitate collaboration and information sharing.

Provides guidance and technical assistance to grantees in carrying out this program.

Conducts on-site program monitoring visits to provide technical assistance to improve the design, implementation and performance evaluation of grantee activities.

Convenes regular grantee communication and collaborative program planning activities.

B. Award Information

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

Support to Awardees Section.

2. Award Mechanism: U50 Special Cooperative Investigations/Assessment of Control/Prevention Methods.

3. Fiscal Year: 2017

4. Approximate Total Fiscal $2,750,067

4. Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding:

$2,750,067

5. Approximate Project Period Funding:

$13,750,335

This amount is subject to the availability of funds.

Estimated Total Funding: $13,750,335

6. Total Project Period Length:

5 year(s)

7. Expected Number of Awards:

8. Approximate Average Award:

$686,267 Per Budget Period

9. Award Ceiling: $850,000 Per Budget Period

This amount is subject to the availability of funds.

10. Award Floor: $550,000 Per Budget Period

11. Estimated Award Date: 08/15/2017

12. Budget Period Length: 12 month(s)

Throughout the project period, CDC will continue the award based on the availability of funds, the evidence of satisfactory progress by the awardee (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 (project period) 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 project period comprises the initial competitive segment and any subsequent non-competitive continuation award(s).

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

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants Eligibility Category: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Additional Eligibility Category:

2. Additional Information on Eligibility

CDC will consider any application requesting an award higher than the ceiling as non-responsive and it will receive no further review.

3. Justification for Less than Maximum Competition N/A

4. Cost Sharing or Matching Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement:

No

Cost sharing or matching funds are not required for this program. Although no statutory matching requirement for this FOA exists, leveraging other resources and related ongoing efforts to promote sustainability is strongly encouraged.

Consistent with the cited authority for this announcement and applicable grants regulations, sources for cost sharing or matching may include complementary foundation funding, other U.S. government funding sources including programs supported by HHS or other agencies (e.g., Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Park Service) and other funding sources. Applicants should coordinate with multiple sectors such as public health, transportation, education, health care delivery, and agriculture.

5. Maintenance of Effort Maintenance of Effort (MOE) is not required for this program.

D. Application and Submission Information

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-awardees, those sub-awardees 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 an awardee. 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 registration process can require 10 or more business days, and registration must be renewed annually. Additional information about registration procedures may be found at www.SAM.gov.

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 “Get Registered” 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.

https://www.grants.gov/ http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ https://grants.gov/ https://www.grants.gov/ https://www.grants.gov/ https://www.grants.gov/

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 the 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 issued a new DUNS number check online at (http:// fedgov.dnb.com/ webform) or call 1-866-705-5711Image Description:

2 System for Award Management

(SAM)

formerly Central Contractor Registration

(CCR)

1. Retrieve organizations DUNS number

2. Go to www.sam.gov 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:

866-606-8220Image Description:

3 Grants.gov 1. Set up an individual account in Grants.gov using organization new DUNS

Same day but can take 8 weeks to be fully registered and

Register early! Log into grants.gov and check AOR status until it shows you have been approved http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://www.sam.gov https://fsd.gov/fsd-gov/home.do https://fsd.gov/fsd-gov/home.do number to become an authorized organization representative

(AOR)

2. Once the account is set up the E-BIZ POC will be notified via email

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

4. This authorizes the AOR to submit applications on behalf of the organization approved in the system (note, applicants

MUST

obtain a

DUNS

number and SAM account before applying on grants.gov)

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. If Internet access is not available, or if the online forms cannot be accessed, applicants may call the CDC OGS staff at 770-488-2700Image Description: or e-mail OGS ogstims@cdc.gov for assistance. Persons with hearing loss may access CDC telecommunications at TTY 1-888-232-6348Image Description: .

4. Submission Dates and Times If the application is not submitted by the deadline published in the FOA, 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: 05/19/2017

b. Application Deadline Due Date for Applications: 06/19/2017 , 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.

https://www.grants.gov https://www.grants.gov mailto:ogstims@cdc.gov

Date for Information Conference Call

Informational conference call will be held on May 16, 2017 at 2:00pm EST. Prospective applicants wishing to participate should call 1-866-704-5034 (toll free), and enter passcode 4702291.

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 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.

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.

Commitment overlap occurs when an…