CDC-RFA-DP21-2105.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Promoting Population Health through Increased Capacity in Alcohol Epidemiology & the

Prevention of Excessive Alcohol Use

CDC-RFA-DP21-2105

Application Due Date: 04/26/2021

Promoting Population Health through Increased Capacity in Alcohol Epidemiology & the

Prevention of Excessive Alcohol Use

CDC-RFA-DP21-2105

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- DP21-2105. 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) B. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Title:

Promoting Population Health through Increased Capacity in Alcohol Epidemiology & the Prevention of Excessive Alcohol Use 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.govregs.com/regulations/title42_chapterI_part2_subpartD_section2.52.

D. Agency Notice of Funding Opportunity Number:

CDC-RFA-DP21-2105

E. Assistance Listings (CFDA) Number:

93.845 F. Dates:

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

2. Due Date for Applications: 04/26/2021, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, at www.grants.gov.

3. Date for Informational Conference Call: 03/10/2021 March 10, 2021, at 1 pm ET at (855) 644-0229, passcode 9357150#.

G. Executive Summary:

1. Summary Paragraph:

CDC announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2021 funds to implement CDC-RFA-DP21- 2105, Promoting Population Health through Increased Capacity in Alcohol Epidemiology and the Prevention of Excessive Alcohol Use. The purpose of this NOFO is to build state capacity in alcohol epidemiology and provide the tools and information needed to perform core public health functions related to excessive alcohol use prevention in states. This increased epidemiologic capacity will help build the public health infrastructure that is needed to reduce excessive alcohol use – a leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. The NOFO includes an additional component for the delivery of expert technical assistance and training on population-level evidence-based strategies for preventing excessive alcohol use and related harms in states and communities, such as those recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force. The period of performance is 5 years with a 12-month budget period and an anticipated https://www.grants.gov https://www.grants.gov https://www.govregs.com/regulations/title42_chapterI_part2_subpartD_section2.52 https://www.grants.gov start date of 9/30/2021.

a. Eligible Applicants: Open Competition

b. NOFO Type: Cooperative Agreement

c. Approximate Number of Awards: 9 Component 1: Approximately eight awards; Component 2: Approximately one award

d. Total Period of Performance Funding: $9,250,000

e. Average One Year Award Amount: $187,500 Component 1: $187,500; Component 2: $350,000

f. Number of Years of Award: 5

g. Estimated Award Date: 08/31/2021

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 NOFO exists, leveraging other resources and related ongoing efforts to promote sustainability is strongly encouraged.

Part II. Full Text A. Funding Opportunity Description

1. Background

a. Overview Excessive alcohol use is responsible for more than 95,000 deaths each year in the United States.

The lives of those who died from excessive drinking were shortened by about 29 years, totaling

2.8 million years of potential life lost each year. Excessive alcohol use contributes to 1 in 10 total deaths among working-age adults aged 20 to 64 years. In 2010, excessive alcohol use cost the US economy $249 billion, or $2.05 per drink. In the short term, excessive alcohol use is associated with motor vehicle crashes, violence, and injuries. Over time, excessive alcohol use can lead to various chronic conditions, including liver disease, high blood pressure, heart diseases, stroke, certain kinds of cancer, and alcohol use disorders.

Excessive alcohol use includes binge drinking (4 or more drinks on an occasion for a woman or 5 or more drinks on an occasion for a man), heavy drinking (8 or more drinks per week for a woman or 15 or more drinks per week for a man), and any alcohol use by pregnant women or anyone younger than age 21. Binge drinking is responsible for about half the deaths and three-quarters of the costs due to excessive alcohol use. CDC estimates that 37 million US adults—or 1 in 6—binge drink about once a week, consuming an average of 7 drinks per binge. As a result, US adults consume about 17 billion binge drinks annually, or about 470 binge drinks per binge drinker.

States and communities can address excessive alcohol use and related harms by supporting population-level evidence-based strategies, such as those recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force, an independent, nonfederal, volunteer body of public health and prevention experts that makes recommendations based on systematic reviews of the scientific literature on the effectiveness of programs, services, and policies in various populations and settings. However, effective population-level strategies for preventing excessive drinking are often underused.

As part of CDC’s efforts to reduce excessive drinking, the CDC Alcohol Program (located in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion’s Division of Population Health) is releasing this NOFO with two components. Component 1 supports building state capacity in alcohol epidemiology. This component's activities will align with the key functions of Chronic Disease Epidemiologists, as specified in the 2004 CSTE Chronic Disease Epidemiology Essential Functions White Paper, available at: www.cste.org. This funding opportunity will build on the successes achieved through the prior cooperative agreement, DP16-1608 Promoting Population Health Through Increased Capacity in Alcohol Epidemiology, which provided funding to 5 states and demonstrated that investment in state alcohol epidemiology can lead to greater state and local capacity to prevent excessive drinking.

In addition, Component 2 of this NOFO will support the delivery of expert technical assistance and training on the implementation of population-level evidence-based strategies for preventing excessive alcohol use and related harms in states and communities, such as those recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force.

b. Statutory Authorities This program is authorized under the Public Health Service Act § 301(a) and 317(k)(2), 42 U.S.C. § 241(a) and 247b(k)(2), as amended.

c. Healthy People 2030 Healthy People 2030 Focus Area: Reduce misuse of drugs and alcohol

d. Other National Public Health Priorities and Strategies HHS Strategic Objective 2.1: Empower people to make informed choices for healthier living HHS Strategic Objective 4.1: Improve surveillance, epidemiology, and laboratory services

e. Relevant Work Component 1 of this NOFO builds upon CDC-RFA-DP16-1608: Promoting Population Health through Increased Capacity in Alcohol Epidemiology.

Component 2 is new to this NOFO and consolidates various partnership agreements under CDC-RFA-OT18-1802 to support the delivery of expert technical assistance on the prevention of excessive alcohol use in states and communities.

2. CDC Project Description

a. Approach

Bold indicates period of performance outcome.

CDC-RFA-DP21-2105 Logic Model: Promoting Population Health through Increased Capacity in Alcohol Epidemiology and the Prevention of Excessive Alcohol Use Bold indicates period of performance outcome https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/drug-and-alcohol-use https://www.hhs.gov/about/strategic-plan/strategic-goal-2/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/about/strategic-plan/strategic-goal-4/index.html

Strategies and Activities

Short-term Outcomes Intermediate Outcomes Long-term Outcomes

Component 1 Analyze and interpret surveillance data on excessive alcohol use and related harms and policies.

Disseminate scientific findings on excessive alcohol use and related harms to stakeholders* and the general public.

Develop partnerships with stakeholders and communities to provide scientific support and help plan and evaluate prevention strategies.

Respond to inquiries from and provide technical assistance to stakeholders and the public on excessive alcohol use and related harms.

Increase DP21-2105 recipients’ and other stakeholders’ knowledge and skills related to:

• public health impact of excessive alcohol use and related harms.

• how to translate evidence-based, population-level strategies into public health practice.

• status of policy and environmental strategies to prevent excessive drinking.

Increase the number of Essential Public Health Services provided by DP21- 2105 recipients related to excessive alcohol use.

Increase the number of stakeholders engaging with DP21- 2105 recipients on the prevention of excessive alcohol use.

Increase the dissemination of surveillance data on excessive alcohol use in states.

Component 2 Provide technical assistance to Component 1 recipients and other stakeholders on evidence-based, population-level prevention

Increase DP21-2105 recipients’ capacity to implement evidence-based, population-level strategies to prevent excessive alcohol use.

Increase the number of stakeholders with

Increase the number of DP21-2105 recipients and other stakeholders receiving specialized technical assistance related to effective prevention strategies and the

Increase the number of stakeholders working on implementing evidence-based, population-level strategies for preventing excessive alcohol use and related harms.

Increase the implementation of evidence-based strategies to prevent excessive drinking.

Increase the prevention of excessive drinking.

Reduce excessive alcohol use and related harms.

https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/publichealthservices/essentialhealthservices.html https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/publichealthservices/essentialhealthservices.html strategies.

Centralize and disseminate existing resources on the prevention of excessive alcohol use.

Develop and disseminate new research translation tools.

Provide training to Component 1 recipients and other stakeholders.

knowledge and skills about:

• effective prevention strategies.

• how to translate evidence-based strategies into public health practice.

• status of policy and environmental prevention strategies.

measurement of alcohol outlet density.

*Stakeholders include health departments, other public health partners and leaders, prevention specialists, professional organizations, key decision makers, policymakers, community coalitions, researchers, state government officials.

i. Purpose The purpose of Component 1 of this NOFO is to support the building of state capacity in alcohol epidemiology and provide the tools and information needed to perform core public health functions related to excessive alcohol use prevention in states, such as public health surveillance and stakeholder engagement. This increased epidemiologic capacity will help build the public health infrastructure that is needed to reduce excessive alcohol use – a leading preventable cause of death in the U.S.

The purpose of Component 2 of this NOFO is to support the delivery of expert technical assistance and training on population-level evidence-based strategies for preventing excessive alcohol use and related harms in states and communities, such as those recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force. The recipient may also develop and disseminate research translation tools and work to coordinate stakeholders and centralize resources related to the prevention of excessive drinking. This recipient may conduct proactive outreach to organizations (e.g. public health or preventive medicine professional organizations) in order to disseminate tools or provide training or other technical assistance. This delivery of expert technical assistance, training, coordination, and tools on the use of evidence-based strategies for preventing excessive drinking will help translate scientific information into public health practice to more effectively prevent excessive alcohol use and related harms in states across the country.

ii. Outcomes Component 1 recipients are expected to achieve the following short-term outcomes during the period of performance:

• Increase the number of Essential Public Health Services provided by DP21-2105 recipients related to excessive alcohol use.

• Increase the number of stakeholders engaging with DP21-2105 recipients on the prevention of excessive alcohol use.

• Increase the dissemination of surveillance data on excessive alcohol use in states.

Component 2 recipients are expected to achieve the following short-term outcomes during the period of performance:

• Increase the number of DP21-2105 recipients and other stakeholders receiving specialized technical assistance related to effective prevention strategies and the measurement of alcohol outlet density.

iii. Strategies and Activities Component 1 recipients will be expected to conduct the following strategies and activities during the period of performance:

• Analyze, and interpret surveillance data on excessive alcohol use and related harms and policies in your state, such as measures of excessive alcohol use from state surveys and estimates of alcohol-related deaths.

• Disseminate scientific findings on excessive alcohol use and related harms to stakeholders and the general public in your state. Dissemination channels may include meetings, conferences, webinars, factsheets, dashboards, policy briefs, reports, manuscripts, or earned media.

• Develop partnerships with stakeholders and communities in your state to help provide scientific support and plan and evaluate prevention strategies. Stakeholders include health departments, other public health partners and leaders, prevention specialists, professional organizations, key decision makers, policymakers, community coalitions, researchers, state government officials.

• Respond to inquiries from and provide technical assistance to stakeholders and the public in your state, including communities or groups that are disproportionately affected, on excessive alcohol use and related harms in a culturally competent manner.

Component 2 recipients will be expected to conduct the following strategies and activities during the period of performance:

• Assemble a team with substantial knowledge and expertise on the implementation of population-level evidence-based strategies for preventing excessive alcohol use and related harms, such as those recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force (e.g., regulating alcohol outlet density, enforcement of laws prohibiting sales to minors and intoxicated patrons, alcohol pricing strategies, and laws holding retailers accountable for harms resulting from illegal alcohol sales).

• Provide expert technical assistance to Component 1 recipients and other stakeholders on translating evidence-based, population-level prevention strategies for preventing excessive drinking into public health practice. In addition, technical assistance will include measuring alcohol outlet density and analyzing state or local alcohol control policy environments.

• Centralize and disseminate existing resources on the prevention of excessive alcohol use to connect recipients of technical assistance with appropriate partners, resources, or both.

• Develop and disseminate new research translation tools. Dissemination channels may include publishing factsheets, guides, or toolkits, leading trainings, presenting at conferences or meetings, or delivering webinars.

• Provide training to Component 1 recipients and other stakeholders on the implementation of effective population-level strategies for preventing excessive alcohol use and related harms.

This recipient may conduct proactive outreach to organizations (e.g., public health or preventive medicine professional organizations) to disseminate tools or provide training or other technical assistance.

1. Collaborations

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

Component 1 applicants are expected to demonstrate how they will develop and maintain collaborative relationships with other CDC-funded projects, when available within their states, to achieve the outcomes shown in the logic model. If the applicant is not a state public health agency, the applicant must describe how surveillance data will be obtained from the state public health agency and how data will be shared with the state public health agency. The applicant must also submit a description of previous and current collaborations with the state public health agency and, at a minimum, should outline the roles and responsibilities that the state public health agency has agreed to in writing, including level of access to specific public health data (beyond Vital Records) necessary to complete analyses, such as previous Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data to construct trend analyses, National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) data, school-based surveillance of youth risk behaviors (e.g., the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys) data, State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) data, or National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) data.

Component 1 applicants are required to demonstrate how they will obtain and analyze surveillance and outcome data related to excessive alcohol use (including BRFSS data). They should also demonstrate how they will collaborate with other CDC-funded programs related to excessive alcohol use (e.g., cancer, injury, violence, or overdose prevention) and how they will disseminate findings to local health partners and collaborate with them on the prevention of excessive drinking.

These collaborations are required by applicants and can greatly increase the quality and effectiveness of their work. Applicants are required to document how these collaborations will assist their implementation of activities, as well as file a copy of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandum of Agreement (MOAs), Data Use Agreements (DUAs), or letters of support with their application.

Applicants must file the MOU or MOA, Data Use Agreement, or letters of support as appropriate, name the file MOUs/MOAs, DUAs, or “letters of support” and upload it as a PDF file at www.grants.gov.

Component 2 recipients are required to collaborate with Component 1 recipients on the prevention of excessive drinking in states, and should keep Component 1 recipients apprised of any activities occurring in their state.

b. With organizations not funded by CDC:

If applicable, Component 1 applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how they will obtain and analyze surveillance and outcome data related to excessive alcohol use from non-CDC funded sources, such as emergency department or emergency medical services data, hospitalization data, or Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data.

Component 2 applicants should demonstrate how they will establish and maintain collaborations with national and state organizations, as well as other stakeholders, to best promote and disseminate resources related to the effective prevention of excessive alcohol use and related harms.

Component 2 applicants are encouraged to assemble a team with substantial demonstrated knowledge and expertise on the implementation of population-level evidence-based strategies for preventing excessive alcohol use and related harms, such as those recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force. To further complement the Component 2 applicant’s team, the applicants may choose to collaborate with other organizations.

All Component 1 and 2 applicants should demonstrate existing or proposed plans to collaborate with state and local public health partners on the prevention of excessive alcohol use and related harms. Other collaborations might include:

• Health and safety partners, in addition to those mentioned above, such as hospitals, first responders, or enforcement agencies;

• Alcohol licensing or alcoholic beverage control agencies;

• Prevention specialists, single state agencies, or State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroups

(SEOW);

• Professional organizations related to public health or substance misuse;

• Key decision makers, such as local leaders, tribal leadership, policymakers, or other state government officials;

• Community coalitions addressing alcohol and other substance misuse or neighborhood safety;

and

• Researchers and academic partners.

When relevant, applicants are encouraged to document how these collaborations will assist their implementation of activities, as well as file a copy of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandum of Agreement (MOAs), Data Use Agreements (DUAs), or letters of support with their application if available. Applicants should file the MOU or MOA, Data Use Agreement, or letters of support as appropriate, name the file MOUs/MOAs, DUAs, or “letters of support” and upload it as a PDF file at www.grants.gov.

2. Target Populations The work completed under this NOFO is intended to target populations who drink excessively in states. Component 1 applicants may choose to identify specific populations to work with or to study to reduce alcohol-related disparities and improve health equity in the state. However, due to the nature of excessive drinking and its potential to be associated with harms to drinkers and to others, this NOFO is intended to create safer and healthier states for everyone by addressing excessive drinking at a population level.

Nevertheless, strategies and activities that directly involve populations that are disproportionately impacted by excessive alcohol use are critical for accelerating a reduction in the alcohol-related health, social, and economic burden experienced by some populations;

therefore, surveillance of excessive drinking and related harms among these populations is encouraged. Component 1 recipients will be expected to engage with disproportionately affected populations in their jurisdiction in a culturally competent manner. Alcohol-related disparities vary across jurisdictions and they are affected by characteristics of populations, social determinants of health, and the implementation of alcohol control policies.

a. Health Disparities In the context of excessive alcohol use, addressing social determinants of health and health equity could provide the opportunity for all people to live safe from alcohol-related harms regardless of their race or ethnicity, level of education, gender identity, sexual orientation, the job they have, or the neighborhood they live in. With the overarching goal of reducing excessive alcohol use and related harms, recipients will monitor excessive alcohol use and educate stakeholders about effective strategies for reducing excessive drinking across the population. In addition, because of alcohol-related health disparities across groups including race/ethnicity, education level, and income level, recipients can also propose additional activities to address alcohol-related disparities in the state and/or collaborate with local health partners, community coalitions, and organizations that have the potential to reach populations particularly affected by alcohol-related disparities, such as tribal populations or lower-income populations. By encouraging recipients to partner with local public health stakeholders, community groups, and other public health partners, this NOFO supports recipients in addressing alcohol-related health disparities in their state.

iv. Funding Strategy (for multi-component NOFOs only) Approximately $1,850,000 is available in year 1 to support approximately eight Component 1 recipients at approximately $187,500 each and approximately one Component 2 recipient at approximately $350,000. Only one Component 1 award will be made within a state or territory.

If multiple applicants are interested in applying for Component 1 of this NOFO within a state or territory, CDC encourages coordination on a single NOFO application. Funding availability is subject to change.

b. Evaluation and Performance Measurement

i. CDC Evaluation and Performance Measurement Strategy CDC will work with recipients to develop and implement jurisdiction-specific evaluation plans and ensure accurate evaluation and performance measurement reporting.

Component 1 recipients are expected to report on the following performance measures:

• Increase the number of Essential Public Health Services provided by DP21-2105 recipients related to excessive alcohol use.

• Increase the number of stakeholders engaging with DP21-2105 recipients on the prevention of excessive alcohol use.

• Increase the dissemination of surveillance data on excessive alcohol use in states.

Component 2 recipients are expected to report on the following performance measures:

• Increase the number of DP21-2105 recipients and other stakeholders receiving specialized technical assistance related to effective prevention strategies and the measurement of alcohol outlet density.

Applicants are required to submit a Data Management Plan (DMP) that is as complete as possible and includes:

• A description of the data to be collected or generated in the proposed project;

• The standards to be used for the collected or generated data;

• Mechanisms for, or limitations to, providing access to the data, including a description for the provisions for the protection of privacy, confidentiality, security, and intellectual property, or other rights;

• Statement of the use of data standards that ensure all documentation that describes the method of collection, what the data represent, and

• Plans for archiving and long-term preservation of the data, or explaining why long-term preservation and access are not justified; and,

• Other additional requirements based on the program.

The DMP may be submitted as a checklist, paragraph, or other format. Below are DMP examples to help guide applicants in the development of the DMP:

University of California: http://dmp.cdlib.org/ USGS: http://www.usgs.gov/datamanagement/plan/dmplans.php ICPSR: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/datamanagement/dmp/plan.html

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/additional-requirements/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.

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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.

c. Organizational Capacity of Recipients to Implement the Approach Component 1:

Applicant should provide a staffing plan, including an organizational chart, CVs, position descriptions and project management structure that demonstrate sufficient capacity to meet the goals of the proposed project and that clearly defines staff roles and reporting structure.

Applicant should demonstrate substantial history of working with CDC or other large, national organizations to analyze public health survey data.

Applicant should demonstrate substantial experience managing public health programs and resources ensuring the administrative, financial, and staff support necessary to sustain programmatic activities.

Applicant should demonstrate experience effectively acquiring and managing public health data on health risk behaviors, ensuring the administrative, financial, and staff support necessary to sustain surveillance activities.

Applicant should demonstrate substantial past experience using public health data to inform the prevention of health risk behaviors and disseminating surveillance findings to state and local partners, as well as other stakeholders. If applicant has experience in alcohol epidemiology this should be highlighted as well.

Applicant should demonstrate substantial experience engaging and collaborating with stakeholders on the prevention of health risk behaviors.

Applicant should demonstrate required skills including program planning, program evaluation, performance monitoring, financial reporting, budget management and administration, and personnel management. Applicant must demonstrate their ability to manage the required procurement efforts, including the ability to write and award contracts in accordance with grants regulations.

Applicant must have a financial management system that will allow for funds management and segregation of funds by program, and meet the requirements as stated in the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards. The financial system should permit the preparation of reports required by general and program-specific terms and conditions; and the tracing of funds to a level of expenditure adequate to establish that such funds have been used according to the federal statutes, regulations, and terms and conditions of the federal award.

If relevant, applicant may describe their current status in applying for public health department accreditation or evidence of accreditation. Information on accreditation may be found at http://www.phaboard.org.

All applicants should file the CVs/resumes, organizational chart, and staffing plan, as appropriate, and name the file CVs/resumes, organizational chart or staffing plan and upload it as a PDF file at www.grants.gov.

Component 2:

Applicant should provide a staffing plan, including an organizational chart, CVs, position descriptions and project management structure that demonstrate sufficient capacity to meet the goals of the proposed project and that clearly defines staff roles and reporting structure. Any planned consultancies or subcontracts should be included in the project management structure.

Applicant should demonstrate project team’s substantial experience addressing issues related to the implementation of effective population-level strategies to reduce excessive alcohol use, including those that address the availability, accessibility and affordability of alcohol, and experience providing technical assistance and training. The project team specifically must be able to provide consultation on a comprehensive approach for preventing excessive alcohol use, including topics such as the use of data to educate and inform about evidence-based population-level prevention strategies, the measurement of alcohol outlet density, preemption of local authority to regulate alcohol outlet density and alcohol sales, and alcohol pricing strategies. The project team should also have capacity to deliver technical assistance on measuring alcohol outlet density and analyzing state or local alcohol policy control environments (e.g. answering legal questions related to preemption of local authority).

Applicant should demonstrate project team’s experience developing tools, factsheets or other resources to assist with the translation of research into public health practice, and disseminating tools and resources to stakeholders.

Applicant should demonstrate required skills include program planning, program evaluation, performance monitoring, financial reporting, budget management and administration, and personnel management. Applicants must demonstrate their ability to manage the required procurement efforts, including the ability to write and award contracts in accordance with grants regulations. Applicants should demonstrate understanding of applicable anti lobbying provisions and the types of allowable activities under these restrictions (e.g., educate and inform but not engage in impermissible lobbying using CDC funds).

Applicant must have a financial management system that will allow for funds management and segregation of funds by program, and meet the requirements as stated in the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards. The financial system should permit the preparation of reports required by general and program-specific terms and conditions; and the tracing of funds to a level of expenditure adequate to establish that such funds have been used according to the federal statutes, regulations, and terms and conditions of the federal award.

All applicants should file the CVs/resumes, organizational chart, and staffing plan, as appropriate, and name the file CVs/resumes, organizational chart or staffing plan and upload it as a PDF file at www.grants.gov.

d. Work Plan Applicants should develop a work plan that provides a detailed plan for the first year of the period of performance and a high-level plan for the subsequent years. Applicants should clearly describe how the sections in their work plans crosswalk to the strategies, activities, outcomes, and evaluation and performance measures presented in the logic model and the narrative sections of the NOFO.

A sample work plan format is presented below. Applicants should complete the table for each period of performance outcome. If a particular activity leads to multiple outcomes, it should be described under each outcome measure.

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 Party Completion Date

1.

2.

3.

4.

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.

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

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS)

Technical assistance to Component 1 recipients will be provided in the form of trainings and presentations and access to expertise retained by the CDC Alcohol Program via Component 2 of this NOFO.

Technical assistance to Component 2 recipients will be provided in the form of trainings and presentations.

This support will allow CDC to:

- Provide resources, training, technical assistance, and consultation to recipients in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating surveillance data on the excessive alcohol use and related harms and policies.

- Provide resources, training, and technical assistance, and consultation to support collaborations on the prevention of excessive drinking and related harms.

- Serve as a convener and resource on the prevention of excessive alcohol use and related harms.

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: U58

3. Fiscal Year: 2021 Estimated Total Funding: $9,250,000

4. Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding: $1,850,000 $1,500,000 for Component 1 and $350,000 for Component 2 per fiscal year.

This amount is subject to the availability of funds.

5. Approximate Period of Performance Funding: $9,250,000 Component 1: $7,500,000; Component 2: $1,750,000

6. Total Period of Performance Length: 5

7. Expected Number of Awards: 9 Component 1: Approximately eight awards; Component 2: Approximately one award

8. Approximate Average Award: $187,500 Per Budget Period Component 1: $187,500; Component 2: $350,000

This amount is subject to the availability of funds.

9. Award Ceiling: $600,000 Per Budget Period Component 1: $200,000. Component 2: $400,000.

10. Award Floor: $200,000 Per Budget Period Component 1: $100,000. Component 2: $100,000.

11. Estimated Award Date: 08/31/2021 Start Date 9/30/2021

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: State governments

County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) 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:

Government Organizations:

State (includes the District of Columbia) Local governments or their bona fide agents Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in 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.

State controlled institutions of higher education

American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized)

Non-government Organizations:

American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated organizations

Other:

Private colleges and universities Community-based organizations Faith-based organizations

2. Additional Information on Eligibility

1. (Component 1 only) Applicants must be physically located and operate in the state or territory for which work is proposed. Applicants must specifically identify the state or territory in which they will work. Applicants with locations in multiple states or territories must select one state or territory, the state or territory in which that applicant is located. Applicants must provide a statement that identifies the state or territory in which the applicant will do the proposed work, evidence of operation in that state in the form of a mailing address, and must title this file “Operational Jurisdiction” and upload it as a PDF file at www.grants.gov. Applicants proposing to work in states or territories other than where the applicant is physically located and operates will be considered non-responsive and will not receive further review.

2. Applicants may apply for Component 1 or Component 2, but not both. Applicants should clearly state which component they are applying for in their project abstract (Component 1 or Component 2). Applicants who apply for both Component 1 and Component 2 will be considered non-responsive, and will not be entered into the review process.

3. CDC will not accept and review applications with budgets greater than the ceiling of the award range ($200,000 for Component 1 and $400,000 for Component 2). Applications with budgets that exceed the ceiling of the award, which includes both direct and indirect costs, will be considered non-responsive, and will not be entered into the review process.

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 NOFO exists, leveraging other resources and related ongoing efforts to promote sustainability is strongly encouraged.

5. Maintenance of Effort Maintenance of effort is not required for this program.

D. Required Registrations

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 https://www.grants.gov/ 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 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/index.html.

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.dn b.com/ webform) or call 1-866-705-

2 System for Award Management

(SAM)

formerly Central Contractor

1. Retrieve organizations DUNS number

2. Go to https://www.sam.gov/index.html and designate an E-Biz POC (note CCR username will not work in SAM and you will

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-http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do https://www.sam.gov/index.html 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/index.html https://fsd.gov/fsd%20-gov/home.do https://fsd.gov/fsd%20-gov/home.do

Registration

(CCR)

need to have an active SAM account before you can register on grants.gov)

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

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

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

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 N/A

b. Application Deadline Due Date for Applications: 04/26/2021 , 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.

Date for Informational Conference Call: 03/10/2021 March 10, 2021, at 1 pm ET at (855) 644-0229, passcode 9357150#.

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.

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