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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Procurement and Grants Office

Interim Progress Report Guidance

CFDA# 93.065

CDC-RFA-HM10-100102CONT11

Award Number: U60/HM-000803-02

APHL-CDC PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY LABORATORY MEDICINE

OSELS, DLPP

Eligibility:

This award will be a continuation of funds intended only for grantees previously awarded under CDC-RFA-HM10-100102CONT11: APHL-CDC Partnership for Quality Laboratory Medicine Application Submission:

CDC requires grantees to submit their Interim Progress Reports through www.Grants.gov. If you encounter any difficulties submitting your interim progress report through www.Grants.gov, please contact CDC’s Technical Information Management Section at (770) 488-2700 prior to the submission deadline. If you need further information regarding the application process, please contact Pamela Baker at (770) 488-2689. For programmatic information, please contact Angela Banks at 404-498-6461.

Reports must be submitted by April 15, 2011. Late or incomplete reports could result in an enforcement action such as a delay in the award/or a reduction in funds. CDC will accept requests for a deadline extension on rare occasions and after adequate justification has been provided.

General Application Packet Tips:

· Properly label each item of the application packet

· Each section should use 1.5 spacing with one-inch margins

· Number all narrative pages only

· Do not exceed 25 pages (Excluding appendices, excluding budget and support)

· Use a 12 point font

· Where the instructions on the forms conflict with these instructions, follow these instructions

1. CDC requires the use of PDF format for ALL attachments.

2. Use of file formats other than PDF may result in the file being unreadable by CDC staff.

3. Directions for creating PDF files can be found on www.Grants.gov.

Checklist of required contents of application packet:

1. Application for Federal Domestic Assistance-Short Organizational Form

2. SF-424A Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs

3. Budget Justification

4. Indirect Cost Rate Agreement

5. Project Narrative

Instructions for accessing and completing required contents of the application package:

a) Go to: www.Grants.gov

b) Select: “Apply for Grants”

c) Select: “Step 1: Download a Grant Application”

d) Insert the Funding Announcement Number only, formatted as:

[CDC-FRA- HM10-100102CONT11]

e) Download application package and complete all sections.

1. Application for Federal Domestic Assistance-Short Organizational Form:

A. Complete all sections.

i. In addition to inserting the legal name of your organization in Block #5a, insert the CDC Award Number provided in the CDC Notice of Award. Failure to provide your award number could cause delay in processing your application.

ii. Please insert your organization’s Business Official information in Block #8.

SPECIAL NOTE: Items 2, 3, and 4 should be attached to the application through the “Mandatory Documents” section of the “Grant Application” page. Select “Other Attachments Form” and attach as a PDF file.

2. SF424A Budget Information and Justification:

A. Download the form from www.grants.gov.

B. Complete all applicable sections.

C. Estimated Un-obligated

1. Provide an estimate of anticipated un-obligated funds at the end of the current budget period.

2. If use of estimated un-obligated funds is requested in addition to funding for the next year, complete all columns in Section A of 424A and submit an interim

Financial Status Report (FSR), Standard Form-269, available on the CDC internet at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm#closeout.

D. The estimated un-obligated balance should be realistic in order to be consistent with the annual FSR to be submitted following the end of the budget period.

E. Based on the current rate of obligation, if it appears there will be un-obligated funds at the end of the current budget period, provide detailed actions that will be taken to obligate this amount.

F. If it appears there will be insufficient funds, (1) provide detailed justification of the shortfall; and (2) list the actions taken to bring the obligations in line with the authorized funding level.

G. The proposed budget should be based on the federal funding level stated in the letter from CDC.

H. In a separate narrative, provide a detailed, line-item budget justification of the funding amount requested to support the activities to be carried out with those funds. Attach in the “Mandatory Documents” box under “Budget Narrative Attachment Form”. Document needs to be in the PDF format.

I. The budget justification must be prepared in the general form, format, and to the level of detail as described in the CDC Budget Guidance. The sample budget guidance is provided on CDC’s internet at: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grants/foamain.shtm.

J. For any new proposed subcontracts provide the information specified in the Budget Guidance.

K. When non-federal matching is required, provide a line-item list of non-Federal contributions including source, amount, and/or value of third party contributions proposed to meet a matching requirement.

3. Indirect Cost Rate Agreement: (This is not applicable to grantees subject to OMB Guidance A-21 – Educational Institutions. The rates stay the same as the first year award.)

A. If indirect costs are requested, include a copy of the current negotiated Federal indirect cost rate agreement or a cost allocation plan approval letter for those Grantees under such a plan.

B. Clearly describe the method used to calculate indirect costs. Make sure the method is consistent with the Indirect Cost Rate Agreement.

C. To be entitled to use indirect cost rates, a rate agreement must be in effect at the start of the budget period.

D. If an Indirect Cost Rate Agreement is not in effect, indirect costs may be charged as direct if (1) this practice is consist with the grantee’s/applicant’s approved accounting practices; and (2) if the costs are adequately supported and justified. Please see the Budget Guidelines (http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grants/foamain.shtm) for additional information.

E. If applicable, attach in the “Mandatory Documents” box under “Other Attachments Form”. Name document “Indirect Cost Rate”.

4. Project Narrative:

For existing special projects initiated (or continued from previous year) in the second year of this current cooperative agreement, the application with the interim progress report must contain (in detail) the programmatic and financial activities conducted during the current budget period, as well as proposed objectives and activities for the upcoming budget period. The following items should be included in the application with the interim progress report.

1. Current Budget Period Objectives and Activities

For each objective and activity, provide a brief report that reflects the current status, any barriers encountered, and how the barriers were addressed. If applicable, include the reasons that objectives/activities were not met, and a discussion of any assistance required to resolve the situation. Use the following format:

Status (Met, Ongoing, or Unmet)

Major findings, significance of those findings (a description of how the findings impact or contribute to the public health goal of prevention) Barriers encountered, and how the barriers were addressed

If applicable, include the reasons that goals were not met and a discussion of assistance needed to resolve the situation.

2. Current Budget Period Financial Progress

Provide an estimate of the overall obligations for the current budget period:

Based on the current rate of obligation, if you anticipate unobligated funds at the end of the current budget period, provide detailed actions to be taken to obligate that amount. If these funds will not be obligated, and they are still required to support the program, request that they be carried over to the new budget period.

If you anticipate insufficient funds, provide detailed justification of the shortfall, and list the actions to be taken to bring the obligations in line with the authorized funding level.

3. New Budget Period Proposed Program Objectives and Activities

List proposed objectives and activities for the upcoming budget period. These objectives/activities must support the intent of the original Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).

Each objective and activity must contain a performance and outcome (impact) measure(s) that assesses the effectiveness of the project.

For each objective:

1.

List activities that will be implemented;

2.

Provide a timeline for accomplishment;

3.

Identify and justify and redirection of objectives/activities; and

4.

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

In addition to this information, include comments pertaining to budgetary issues that might hamper the success or completion of the project as originally proposed and approved. Please utilize the work plan format in the original work plan, if applicable.

4. Detailed Line-Item Budget and Justification

Provide a detailed, line-item budget (utilize SF-424A) and justification of the funding amounts requested to support the program objectives/activities for the upcoming budget period.

5. Additional Information

Limited to 25 pages (within grants.gov) – an all inclusive narrative (Base and Special Projects) that reflect the current budget period progress and the new budget period proposed objectives and activities.

Progress report for your current budget period (cannot exceed the page limit stated above). Anything in excess of the page limit must be included in the “Appendices Section.”

Appendices Section o Upload the individual budgets, justifications, and narratives.

Any shortfalls and new requests should be included in this section.

Products (intervention or training manuals, curricula, publications, etc.). If applicable include manuscripts submitted for publication, published abstracts, etc), copy of presentations at meetings and other significant efforts to disseminate research results.