CDC-RFA-OT13-13020401SUPP17.pdf

Centers for Disease Control

Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support

Building Capacity of the Public Health System to Improve Population Health through National, Nonprofit Organizations

CDC-RFA-OT13-13020401SUPP17

Application Due Date: 03/16/2017

Building Capacity of the Public Health System to Improve Population Health through National, Nonprofit Organizations

CDC-RFA-OT13-13020401SUPP17

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part 1. Overview Information Part 2. Full Text of the Announcement

Section I. Funding Opportunity Description Section II. Award Information Section III. Eligibility Information Section IV. Application and Submission Information Section V. Application Review Information Section VI. Award Administration Information Section VII. Agency Contacts Section VIII. Other Information

Part 1. Overview Information

Federal Agency Name:

Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Funding Opportunity Title:

Building Capacity of the Public Health System to Improve Population Health through National, Nonprofit Organizations

Announcement Type:

Revision - Type 3

Agency Funding Opportunity Number:

CDC-RFA-OT13-13020401SUPP17

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:

93.424

Key Dates:

Due Date for Application: 03/16/2017 Application must be successfully submitted to Grants.gov by 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time on the deadline date.

Additional Overview Content:

Executive Summary:

CDC announces a supplemental funding opportunity for the 26 national, nonprofit organizations that previously were awarded under the CDC-RFA-OT13-1302 FOA: "Building Capacity of the Public Health System to Improve Population Health through National, Nonprofit Organizations." These awardees are eligible to submit applications for new CIO Project Plans according to the Target Population Category (A, B, or C) for which they received initial funding in FY2013. It permits awardees to strengthen infrastructure and improve the performance of the public health system. Its overall purpose is to ensure provision of capacity building assistance (CBA) to optimize the quality and performance of public health systems, workforce, data and information systems, practice and services, partnerships, and resources. Specifically, the supplemental FOA permits awardees to:

a) improve systems for response to public health emergencies regarding the Zika virus; b) improve decision-making on evidenced-based health promotion and disease prevention; c) enhance communication, collaboration, outreach, and evaluation of the Zika virus response and its impact; d) enhance epidemiology surge capacity for case identification and vector surveillance; e) build leaders' strategic responses to public health emergencies; and f) increase quality improvement in laboratory and information systems.

In this supplemental FOA, the public health system refers to "activities undertaken within the formal structure of government and the associated efforts of private and voluntary organizations and individuals" (Institute of Medicine, 1988). Additionally, CBA is defined as the development and strengthening of human and organizational resources and systems. It involves enhancing the performance of functions, problem-solving, and achievement of objectives at individual, institutional and societal levels. It encompasses activities such as technical assistance, training, information sharing, technology transfer, materials development, or funding that enables an organization to better serve its population or to operate in a more comprehensive, responsive, and effective manner.

This supplemental FOA provides funding for CBA activities with target populations under three headings: Category A:

Governmental Public Health Departments; Category B: Workforce Segments across Governmental Public Health Departments; and Category C: Other Governmental and Nongovernmental Public Health Components. The applicant is expected to demonstrate measurable progress among governmental and/or nongovernmental components of the public health system towards two or more of the following outcomes: 1) increased adoption of new or proven business improvements leading to management and administrative efficiencies or cost savings; 2) increased availability and accessibility of continuing education and training focused on public health competencies and new skills, including the use of experience-based internships and fellowships; 3) increased incorporation of core public health competencies into employee position descriptions and performance evaluations; 4) increased integration of state-of-the-art technology into data collection and information systems; 5) increased implementation of evidence-based public health programs, policies, and services; 6) improved capacity to meet nationally established standards, such as those for health department accreditation; 7) establishment and maintenance of diverse public health partnerships for meaningful cooperation and achievement of evidence-based public health strategies and interventions, such as the CDC Winnable Battles; and

8) improved quality, availability, and accessibility of public health education materials, training, and evaluation tools and resources.

Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one (or more) of the following performance goal(s) for the

OSTLTS:

Increase state, tribal, local and territorial public health agencies' capacity to more efficiently and effectively manage and deliver high quality programs and services to protect the public's health Increase the infusion of public health knowledge across governmental and non-governmental components of the public health system

This announcement is only for non-research activities supported by CDC. If research is proposed, the application will not be reviewed. For the definition of research, please see the CDC Web site at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od /science/integrity/docs/cdc-policy-distinguishing-public-health-research-nonresearch.pdf .

Part 2. Full Text Section I. Funding Opportunity Description

Statutory Authority

This program is authorized under sections 307 and 317(k)(2) of the Public Health Service Act [42 USC 242(l) and 247(b)(k)(2), as amended]. In addition, this program is authorized under sections 311 and 1703 of Public Health Service Act [42 USC 243 and 300 u-2, as amended] and Section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.

Background

In 1988, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a landmark report, The Future of Public Health. It was the first national report to call attention to the need to address America's fragmented and seriously underfunded public health system. Although the report acknowledges the multiple stakeholders engaged in the public health enterprise, its recommendations focused on strengthening governmental public health departments as they represent the mainstay of the public health system.

The call for a transformed, invigorated public health system continues into the 21st century, as the challenges for governmental public health have not ceased (IOM, 2012a, 2011; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2012; Trust for America's Health, 2008).

Challenges such as economic recessions, persistently underfinanced and fragmented public health infrastructure, and the shifting public health needs threaten governmental public health's capacity to achieve the recommended transformation and address the broad health and safety needs of the American public. These challenges also weaken its capacity to: 1) meet the ambitious Healthy People 2020 and National Prevention Strategy goals; 2) effectively perform the ten essential public health services; and

3) address the nation's future health challenges, such as rising health care costs and the health needs of a growing older adult population). Such challenges demonstrates the urgency of improving performance, accountability, and value of America's governmental public health and the overall public health system. In addition, public health will benefit from effective integration with primary care in areas such as community engagement, aligned leadership that bridges disciplines and jurisdictions, sustainability by establishing a shared infrastructure, and sharing and collaborative use of data and analysis. A robust program that adequately invests in capacity building assistance will contribute significantly in transforming the public health system and its various components to cover a broad range of challenges and needs. In general, CBA activities are expected to result in an increase in the quality, quantity, efficiencies, and/or cost effectiveness of public health services and related outcomes, and ultimately in public health improvement.

For the purpose of this FOA, the public health system refers to "activities undertaken within the formal structure of government and the associated efforts of private and voluntary organizations and individuals" (IOM, 1988). Specifically, the purpose of this program is to ensure the provision of CBA to optimize the quality and performance of public health systems, the public health workforce, public health data and information systems, public health practice and services, public health partnerships, and public health resources. In addition, in this FOA, capacity building assistance is defined as the development and strengthening of human and organizational resources and systems. It involves enhancing the performance of functions, problem-solving, and achievement of objectives at individual, institutional and societal levels. CBA encompasses activities such as technical assistance, training, information sharing, technology transfer, materials development, or funding that enables an organization to better serve its population or to operate in a more comprehensive, responsive, and effective manner. Capacity building is expected to assist governmental and nongovernmental public health in fulfilling the mission of protecting and promoting health in their communities and effectively performing essential public health services.

This supplemental FOA provides funding for CBA activities with target populations under three headings: Category A:

Governmental Public Health Departments; Category B: Workforce Segments across Governmental Public Health Departments; and Category C: Other Governmental and Nongovernmental Public Health Components. The applicant's CBA program is expected to demonstrate measurable progress among governmental and nongovernmental components of the public health system towards two or more of the following outcomes: 1) increased adoption of new or proven business improvements leading to management and administrative efficiencies or cost savings; 2) increased availability and accessibility of continuing education and training focused on public health competencies and new skills, including the use of experience-based internships and fellowships; 3) increased 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 incorporation of core public health competencies into employee position descriptions and performance evaluations; 4) increased integration of state-of-the-art technology into data collection and information systems; 5) increased implementation of evidence-based public health programs, policies, and services; 6) improved capacity to meet nationally established standards, such as those for health department accreditation; 7) establishment and maintenance of diverse public health partnerships for meaningful cooperation and achievement of evidence-based public health strategies and interventions, such as the CDC Winnable Battles; and

8) improved quality, availability, and accessibility of public health education materials, training, and evaluation tools and resources.

The FOA strategies and related activities represent major national recommendations for CBA. The strategies are also based on the CDC Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support's priorities, program experiences, and evidence-based recommendations from national reports published by federal councils and national public health organizations: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2020, IOM, and the National Prevention Strategy. These capacity-building program strategies and related activities are designed to position components of the public health system to fulfill their mission in protecting and promoting population health in the United States, United States territories, and Tribal nations. Applicants may propose to address one or more of the six program strategies and identifying corresponding activities. The activities should be proposed on the basis of the priority needs of the target population: 1) Public Health Systems and Organizational Improvement; 2) Public Health Workforce; 3) Public Health Data and Information Systems; 4) Public Health Practice and Services; 5) Public Health Partnerships;

and 6) Public Health Resources, Communication and Evaluation.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to ensure the provision of CBA for governmental and nongovernmental components of the public health system to optimize the quality and performance of public health systems, the public health workforce, public health data and information systems, public health practice and services, public health partnerships, and public health resources. Specifically, the supplemental funding opportunity permits awardees to: a) improve systems for response to public health emergencies related to the Zika virus; b) improve decision-making on evidenced-based health promotion and disease prevention; c) enhance risk communication, collaboration, outreach, and evaluation of responses to the Zika virus and birth outcomes; d) enhance epidemiology surge capacity for case identification and vector surveillance; e) build capacity of leaders' strategic responses to public health emergencies; and f) increase quality improvement in laboratory and information systems.

This supplemental FOA addresses the "Healthy People 2020" focus area of Public Health Infrastructure. Infrastructure is the foundation for planning, delivering, and evaluating public health, which is why "Healthy People 2020" establishes goals to ensure that all governmental public health departments have the necessary infrastructure to provide essential public health services in an effective manner (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2011). It also addresses Topic Area Preparedness: To improve the Nation’s ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a major health incident.

Program Implementation

Recipient Activities The applicants’ capacity building activities are expected to demonstrate measurable progress among governmental and nongovernmental components of the public health system towards two or more of the following outcomes: 1) increased adoption of new or proven business improvements that lead to management and administrative efficiencies or cost savings; 2) increased availability and accessibility of continuing education and training focused on public health competencies and new skills, including the use of experience-based internships and fellowships; 3) increased incorporation of core public health competencies into employee position descriptions and performance evaluations; 4) increased integration of state-of-the-art technology into data collection and information systems; 5) Increased implementation of evidence-based public health programs, policies, and services;

6) improved capacity to meet nationally established standards, such as those for health department accreditation; 7) establishment and maintenance of diverse public health partnerships for meaningful cooperation and achievement of evidence-based public health strategies and interventions, such as the CDC Winnable Battles; and 8) improved quality, availability, and accessibility of public health education, training, and evaluation tools and resources.

Applicants may propose to address the FOA goals using the following activities. Aligned with the over FOA strategies, the activities listed below are not exhaustive and should be augmented on the basis of the priority needs of the target population.

Public Health Systems and Organizational Improvement - Activities to identify infrastructure and system needs and steps to make improvements may include:

1.

Conduct target population assessment and stakeholder analyses to identify infrastructure and system needs, information and data collection gaps, and public health workforce, and information technology capacities.

Assist target population in building new models that integrate clinical and population health. Assist target population in leveraging funding opportunities across the public health system.

Develop and implement strategies to strengthen target population's capacity for collaboration, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to ensure efficiencies and cooperation in public health service planning, delivery, and resource sharing across jurisdictions.

Assist target population with better ways to appropriately document the status of health disparities and health equity outcomes. Assist with the facilitation of a performance measurement system across governmental and private-sector organizations that have responsibilities for the public's health and safety to allow tracking of intermediate and long-term outcomes (IOM, 2012a).

Assist target population in implementing strategies that are critical for integrating surveillance and monitoring systems across the agency and other related agencies.

Assist target population with eliminating disparities in burdens of disease among racial and ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations.

Assist target population in implementing continuous quality improvement and conducting assessment studies to improve performance (quality and quantity).

Assist target population with public health policy assessment and development, identification and dissemination of best practices, and education.

Support public health services planning, delivery, and resource sharing to improve efficiency, collaboration, systems integration, and coordination.

Develop strategies and methods to ensure leaders of public health departments are informed of major activities and initiatives undertaken by professional constituencies and other components of the public health system.

Develop administrative procedures to move grant funding from state to local levels in a timely and effective manner and to include legal authorities for receiving, allocating, and spending funds.

2. Public Health Workforce - Activities to enable target population to improve work-force public health competencies and improve workforce retention, may include:

Identify competency needs of target population.

Assist target population in selecting and developing trainings, including cross-training, to build and sustain workforce competence.

Assist target population in identifying and implementing evidence-based strategies, including leadership institutes, and trainings to increase workforce diversity and retention.

Promote internships, fellowships, and post-graduate programs to recruit and strengthen the public health workforce, including an emphasis on underrepresented populations.

Select and/or develop and disseminate educational materials, training curricula, and program evaluation and assessment tools that help build workforce capacity.

Address target population's training needs in public health competencies and systems performance, including selecting and/or developing opportunities to engage in lifelong learning through short courses, certificate programs, distance learning, and other learning opportunities.

3. Public Health Data and Information Systems - Activities to increase the use of data and information systems, which utilize state-of-the-art technology and are better integrated across the public health system, may include:

Assist target population with improving the collection, interpretation, and dissemination of health data on populations.

Assist target population in achieving efficient and effective public health business practices supported by interoperable information systems.

Assist target population in using data to identify, evaluate, and educate about public health policy and program options and impact. Assist target population in adopting strategies to improve the exchange of electronic data across organizational and jurisdictional boundaries.

Provide competency-based training to increase the capacity of the public health informatics workforce.

Develop and implement strategies to promote informatics and health information exchange across public health constituencies and/or nongovernmental system components.

4. Public Health Practice and Services - Activities to strengthen the target population's ability to deliver essential public health services in a comprehensive manner may include:

Provide CBA to strengthen the ability of the target population to deliver essential services that provide or ensure comprehensive public health services.

Assist target population with identifying, prioritizing, and funding programs that efficiently maximize effectiveness in lowering disease rates, preventing injuries, and improving health (e.g., development of a standardized methodology).

Provide technical and consultation services to enhance the target population's capacity to integrate prevention strategies and actions across multiple settings to improve health and save lives.

Facilitate target population adoption of initiatives to develop, implement, and evaluate effective strategies that promote health and prevent disease and injury.

Translate and disseminate evidence-based public health science.

Assist the target population with identifying effective mechanisms for ensuring that the health care system is capable of assessing and responding to the public's health care needs, and measuring their effectiveness in meeting those needs.

Provide assistance to the target population with emerging or real-time priority needs that are justified by available evidence.

Facilitate program development and adoption of evidence-based interventions that impact the reduction of high burden diseases, such as those identified in CDC's Winnable Battles initiative.

5. Public Health Partnerships - Activities to improve the ability of the target population to develop and maintain diverse and results-driven partnerships, may include but are not limited to:

Assist target population in evaluating existing, emerging, or new models that promote collaboration among key stakeholders to address the health and safety of persons living with the leading causes of mortality, morbidity, and injuries.

Assist target population by identifying successful practices and developing new mechanisms to inform and mobilize the public and private sectors (e.g., academic institutions, law enforcement agencies, municipal governments, school systems, industry, hospitals, mass media organizations, & community-based organizations) in collaborative efforts to move toward a healthier population.

Provide leadership and facilitation in response to national public health initiatives, mobilization efforts, and emerging issues.

Increase participation in partnerships and collaborations with public health scientific communities, health care providers, federal departments, universities, and private sector organizations to pursue identified public health goals.

6. Public Health Resources, Communication and Evaluation - Activities designed to improve provision of public health resources that are readily available and accessible by the public:

Assist target population to develop and disseminate educational materials, training curricula, and program evaluation and assessment tools that build their capacity.

Assist target population in developing and implementing health communication and marketing activities as a multidisciplinary area of science, practice, and training.

Strategically and proactively communicate public health information and evidence-based science and national recommendations to the target population.

Assist target population in developing effective measures to disseminate public health education and promotion materials, public health findings, and other information of interest.

In a cooperative agreement, CDC staff is substantially involved in the program activities, above and beyond routine grant monitoring.

CDC Activities CDC activities for this program are as follows:

Collaborate to ensure coordination and implementation of strategies to provide capacity building assistance to governmental and nongovernmental components of the public health system.

1.

Provide guidance and coordination to funded organizations to improve the quality and effectiveness of work plans, evaluation strategies, products and services, and collaborative activities with other organizations.

2.

Support ongoing opportunities to foster networking, communication, coordination, and collaboration, and serve as a conduit for information exchange, including fostering collaboration between funded organizations that would not normally interact with each other or collaborate on public health efforts.

3.

Collaborate to compile and publish accomplishments, best practices, performance criteria, and lessons learned during the project period.

4.

Collaborate, as appropriate, in assessing progress toward meeting strategic and operational goals and objectives and in establishing measurement and accountability systems for documenting outcomes, such as increased performance improvements and best or promising practices.

5.

Collaborate on strategies to ensure the provision of CBA to STLT health departments on an as needed request basis.6.

Section II. Award Information

Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement CDC substantial involvement in this program appears in the Activities Section above.

Award Mechanism: U38 Uniform National Health Program Reporting System

Fiscal Year Funds: 2017 Approximate Total $4,929,757

Approximate Total Supplemental Funding:

$4,929,757

This amount is subject to availability of funds. Includes direct and indirect costs.

This table lists the CIO Projects Plans for this FY 2017 supplemental FOA, which is year 4 of the intial CDC-RFA-OT13-1302 FOA, "Building Capacity of the Public Health System to Improve Population Health through National, Nonprofit Organizations" program. Please note that any activities involving information collection (i.e., surveys, questionnaires, etc.) from 10 or more non-Federal individuals/entities are subject to OMB/PRA requirements and may require the CDC to coordinate an OMB Information Collection Clearance

Applicants are eligible to submit applications for FY16 CIO Project Plans according to the Target Population Category (A, B, or C) for which they received initial funding in FY 2013.

Project Title Proposed Project Funding

Target Population Category

Target Population Description

1. Increasing State and Local Public Health Emergency Domestic Response Capacity to Zika: Zika Prevention Through Local Health Departments

$400,000 A 2,800 local health departments (LHD) across the US, including local health officials , chief executive officers and secondary audience of LHD employees.

2. Increasing State and Local Public Health Emergency Domestic Response Capacity to Zika: Zika Prevention Through Tribal

$250,000 A Tribes, urban Indian organizations, and infrastructure at greatest risk for Zika virus disease and transmission. Indian Health Service, Tribal epidemiology centers, and other key partners.

3. Increasing State and Local Public Health Emergency Domestic Response Capacity to Zika: Zika Prevention Through State Health Officials

$400,000 A State health officials and other agency leaders: senior deputies, state legislative liaisons, informatics directors, environmental health directors, public health preparedness directors, strategic national stockpile coordinators, etc.

4. Support for Vector-borne Disease Work in State and Territorial Health Departments

$250,000 A State and Territorial health departments to include State Health Officials (SHOs) and their staff; five Atlantic and Pacific territories and three freely associated states.

5. Support for Vector-borne Disease Work in Local Health Departments Across the US

$250,000 A Local health departments (LHDs) across the US, to include LHD leaders (i.e., local health officials or Chief Executive Officers) and other LHD employees.

6. Responder Wellbeing Summit:

Providing Strategic Leadership and Coordination for a Ready Global Workforce

$75,000 A Local health departments (LHDs) and partner organizations with knowledge and experience in staffing emergency responses, and supporting responder wellbeing across the deployment continuum.

7. Technical Assistance for Local, State, and Federal Communication During Public Health Emergencies – part 2

$500,000 A State health departments' public health communicators and health educators.

8. Increasing State and Local Public Health Emergency Domestic Response Capacity to Zika:

Zika Prevention Through Epidemiologists

$250,000 B Applied epidemiologists in State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Departments. Cadre of scientists who support the epidemiologic, informatics, and surveillance capacity of STLT agencies

9. Support for Vector-borne Disease Work

$250,000 B Applied epidemiologists-state and territorial

10. Assessing State-Level Decision Maker Support for Evidence-Based Approaches to Chronic Disease Prevention

$150,000 B Chronic Disease Prevention Workforce in Local and State Health Departments

11. International Laboratory Branch Public Private Partnership (PPP) Support Activities

$500,000 B Public health informatics professionals across State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) health departments.

12. Pediatric Emergency Response for Zika Virus

$740,000 C Pediatricians, OB-GYN physicians, and other health care professionals who care for pregnant women with Zika Virus and children born with Zika Virus.

13. Communication, Outreach, Collaboration, and Continual Prevention Activities in Ongoing Support Of CDC’s Response to the Zika Virus and Adverse Birth Outcomes

$914,757 C Clinicians who implement preconception and prenatal care; other maternal/child health staff that collect and analyze birth defects surveillance data and health messaging on preconception and prenatal care.

Approximate Number of Awards:

Approximate Average Award:

$4,929,757

This amount is for the budget period only and includes direct costs and indirect costs as applicable.

Floor of Individual Award Range:

$75,000

Ceiling of Individual Award Range:

$914,757

This ceiling is for a 12-month budget period.

Anticipated Award Date: 03/31/2017 Budget Period Length: 12 month(s) Project Period Length: 5 year(s)

Section III. Eligibility Information

Eligible Applicants The following recipients may submit an application:

Eligibility Category: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The following recipients may submit an application:

Eligibility Category: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status or nonprofit 501(c)(6) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to the 26 national, non-profit professional public health organizations that were awarded under CDC-RFA-OT13-1302 to provide capacity building assistance (CBA) to governmental and non-governmental components of the public health system. Applicants are eligible to submit applications for the Supplemental FY16 CIO Project Plans according to the Target Population Category (A, B, or C) for which they received initial funding in FY2013.

The eligible applicants must have nonprofit 501(c)(3) or nonprofit 501(c)(6) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education).

Required Registrations

System for Award Management and Universal Identifier Requirements 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.

http://www.grants.gov http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do

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 usually requires not more than five 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 through www.grants.gov, the official HHS E-grant website. Registration information is located at the "Get Registered" option at www.grants.gov. All applicant organizations must register with www.grants.gov. The one-time registration process usually takes not more than five days to complete. Applicants must start the registration process as early as possible.

Cost Sharing or Matching

Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement:

No

Other

Special Requirements

Note: Title 2 of the United States Code Section 1611 states that an organization described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engages in lobbying activities is not eligible to receive Federal funds constituting a grant, loan, or an award.

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

Section IV. Application and Submission Information

Address to Request Application Package Applicants must download the application package associated with this funding opportunity from Grants.gov. If access to the Internet is not available or if the applicant encounters difficulty accessing the forms on-line, contact the HHS/CDC Office of Grants Services (OGS) Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) staff at (770) 488-2700 for further instruction. CDC Telecommunications for the hearing impaired or disable is available at: TTY 1-888-232-6348.

If the applicant encounters technical difficulties with Grants.gov, the applicant should contact Grants.gov Customer Service. The Grants.gov Contact Center is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with the exception of all Federal Holidays. The Contact Center provides customer service to the applicant community. The extended hours will provide applicants support around the clock, ensuring the best possible customer service is received any time it is needed. You can reach the Grants.gov Support Center at 1-800-518-4726 or by email at support@grants.gov. Submissions sent by email, fax, CD’s or thumb drives of applications will not be accepted.

Content and Form of Application Submission Unless specifically indicated, this announcement requires submission of the following information:

Submission of Work Plans in Response to CIO Project Plans

The CIO Project Plans are organized in this FY 2017 supplemental FOA by the Target Population Category (A, B, or C) for which the grantees competed and were awarded in FY 2013. See attachment for the Project Plans. The submitted Work Plans in response to CIO Project Plans must include the proposed objectives and accompanying activities, outputs, and outcomes for the final three-four months remaining in the Year 4 budget period. Each submitted Work Plan must also include a brief description (abstract) of the project, a description of approach to implementing the project, descriptions of applicant's organizational capacity and program experience as they relate to the CIO proposed project, a detailed work plan, and detailed budget narrative. The applicant must identify and develop annual performance measures for Year 4. In addition, the grantee must indicate how each objective's performance measure(s) is (are) linked to the selected program outcome(s). The Work Plans in Response to FY 2016 CIO Project Plans must be submitted via Grants.gov.

For each objective:

Indicate the proposed strategies accompanying activities for accomplishing the identified FOA Program Outcomes in the upcoming budget period.

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Identify a performance measure(s) and be linked to the FOA Program Outcomes that assess impact of the project. Provide a timeline for accomplishing proposed objectives/strategies/activities within the upcoming budget period. Identify and justify any redirection of activities.

Explain the methods you will use to implement the new, redirected activities.

Provide line item budgets and budget narratives for the categories indicated in the template and narratives for each work plan.

General instructions for submitting Work Plans:

Go to: Grants.gov.1.

Select: "Applicants."2.

Select: "Apply for Grants."3.

Select: "Get Application Package."4.

Insert the Funding Opportunity Number only, formatted as: CDC-RFA-OT13-13020401SUPP17.5.

Download application package.6.

Complete the Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF424A) form.7.

Complete the Application for Federal Domestic Assistance-Short Organizational Form (SF42).8.

Upload the master Project Narrative and master Budget Narrative document.9.

Upload the Indirect Cost Rate Agreement.10.

Follow instructions to submit the application package to Grants.gov.11.

Budget Summary Spreadsheet: Grantees must provide a budget summary spreadsheet as part of their Budget Narrative. The summary must be in excel format and should identify the budget line items per project. Grantees should use the spreadsheet template as provided by CDC. The completed document should be uploaded to Grants.gov under "Optional Attachments" in the "Mandatory Attachments" Section.

A Project Abstract must be completed in the Grants.gov application forms. The Project Abstract must contain a summary of the proposed activity suitable for dissemination to the public. It should be a self-contained description of the project and should contain a statement of objectives and methods to be employed. It should be informative to other persons working in the same or related fields and insofar as possible understandable to a technically literate lay reader. This abstract must not include any proprietary/confidential information.

A Project Narrative must be submitted with the application forms. The project narrative must be uploaded in a PDF file format when submitting via Grants.gov. The narrative must be submitted in the following format:

Maximum number of pages: 20. If your narrative exceeds the page limit, only the first pages which are within the page limit will be reviewed.

Font size: 12 point unreduced, Times New Roman Double spaced Page margin size: One inch Number all narrative pages; not to exceed the maximum number of pages.

To align with the structure of this supplemental FOA, the WORK PLAN represents the Project Narrative. Note that the maximum number of pages are 20 for each Work Plan (Project Narrative) submission. The applicants will use the OSTLTS/Partnership Support Unit's "WORK PLAN IN RESPONSE TO FY2016 CIO PROJECT PLAN" template to create their Work Plans. In addition, applicants will create and save one master merge of all individual Work Plans in Response to FY2016 CIO Project Plan PDFs as the "Project Narrative." Applicants will also create and save one master merge of all individual Budget Narratives as "Budget Narrative."

The Work Plans in response to CIO Project Plans should include the proposed objectives and their accompanying activities, outputs, and outcomes for the upcoming budget period. The Work Plans will include an abstract of the project approach, organizational capacity and program experience of the grantee organization as they relate to the CIO proposed project and a detailed work plan and budget. The grantee must identify and develop annual performance measures for Year 4. The APR for the status of Year 4's proposed performance measures, activities, outputs and outcomes will be submitted in spring 2017. The grantee must indicate how each objective's performance measure(s) is (are) linked to the selected program outcome(s). Work Plans in Response to FY 2016 CIO Project Plans must be submitted via SharePoint AND Grants.gov.

The narrative should address activities to be conducted over the entire project period and must include the following items in the order listed:

Each Work Plan (Project Narrative) submission, as indicated in the "WORK PLAN IN RESPONSE TO CIO PROJECT PLAN" template, must include information related to the following areas:

PROJECT APPROACH: Describe your overall program strategy or approach to accomplishing the objectives of this project. (2,500 words maximum)

1.

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY: Describe your capacity as it relates to the project for which you are applying. Include2.

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY: Describe your capacity as it relates to the project for which you are applying. Include your capacity related to capacity building assistance (CBA) experience/expertise, staffing resources and relationships (1,500 words maximum)

2.

PROGRAM EXPERIENCE: Describe your experience as it relates to the project for which you're applying. Include products you have developed; services, training and technical assistance you have provided; relevant target populations you have supported; and other related experience. (1,500 words maximum)

3.

WORK PLAN: Include as many objectives and connecting activities, outputs and outcomes as needed. (5,000 words maximum)

4.

COLLABORATIVE WORK: Describe your plan for collaboration (as appropriate for accomplishing the outlined objectives). Include specific organizations or entities.

5.

SUB-CONTRACTURAL WORK: Describe your plan for sub-contractual work and recommend criteria for identifying and selecting subcontractors.(1,000 words maximum)

6.

BUDGET INFORMATION7.

ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENTS: Budget Justification Narrative; Indirect Cost Rate Agreement, Contractor Approval Request, Excel Budget Spreadsheet, etc.

8.

Additional information may be included in the application appendices. The appendices must be uploaded to the "Other Attachments Form" of application package in Grants.gov. Note: appendices will not be counted toward the narrative page limit.

This additional information includes: N/A.

The narrative should address activities to be conducted over the entire project period and must include the following items in the order listed.

The applicant must provide a clear and concise description of the strategies and activities they will use to achieve during the budget period outcomes. In addition, the applicant must select existing evidence-based strategies that meet their needs and describe how these strategies will be evaluated over the course of the budget period. See the Strategies and Activities section of the CDC Project Description.

Additional information may be included in the application appendices. The appendices must be uploaded to the "Other Attachments Form" of application package in Grants.gov. Note: appendices will not be counted toward the narrative page limit.

This additional information includes:

Project Abstract Summary Table of Contents for Entire Submission Budget Narrative (compile as one master pdf file) CDC Assurances and Certifications Work Plans (compiled as one master pdf file) Nonprofit organization IRS status forms, if applicable Indirect cost rate, if applicable Curriculum Vitas for key staff

Additional information submitted via Grants.gov must be uploaded in a PDF file format, and should be named:

No more than 10 electronic attachments should be uploaded per application.

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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Submission Dates and Times This announcement is the definitive guide on application content, submission, and deadline. It supersedes information provided in the application instructions. If the application submission does not meet the deadline published herein, it will not be eligible for review and the recipient will be notified the application did not meet the submission requirements.

This section provides applicants with submission dates and times. Applications that are submitted after the deadlines will not be processed.

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.

Application Deadline Date Due Date for Applications: 03/16/2017

Explanation of Deadlines: Application must be successfully submitted to Grants.gov by 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time on the deadline date.

Intergovernmental Review

Executive Order 12372 does not apply to this program.

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

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

The author's final, peer-reviewed manuscript is defined as the final version accepted for journal publication, and includes all modifications from the publishing peer review process, and all graphics and supplemental material associated with the article.

Recipient and its submitting authors working under this award are responsible for ensuring that any publishing or copyright agreements concerning submitted articles reserve adequate right to fully comply with this provision and the license reserved by CDC. The manuscript will be hosted in both PMC and the CDC Stacks institutional repository system. In progress reports for this award, recipient must identify publications subject to the CDC Public Access Policy by using the applicable NIHMS identification number for up to three (3) months after the publication date and the PubMed Central identification number (PMCID) thereafter.

Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), P.L. 109–282, as amended by section 6202 of P.L.

110–252 requires full disclosure of all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds including awards, contracts, loans, other assistance, and payments through a single publicly accessible Web site, www.USASpending.gov.

Compliance with this law is primarily the responsibility of the Federal agency. However, two elements of the law require information to be collected and reported by applicants: 1) information on executive compensation when not already reported through…