and Human Services (HHS)
EXPIRED
Department of Health and Human Services
Participating Organizations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), (http://www.cdc.gov/)
Components of Participating Organizations
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh)
Title: National Mesothelioma Virtual Registry and Tissue Bank (U19)
The CDC policies, guidelines, terms, and conditions stated in this announcement may differ from those used by the NIH.
Authority: This program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance at http://www.cfda.gov/ and is not subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of Executive Order 12372 or Health Systems Agency review. Awards are made under the authorization of Sections 301 and 405 of the Public Health Service Act as amended (42 USC 241 and 284) and of Section 20 (a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 USC 669 (a)), and under Federal Regulations 42 CFR 52 and 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92. All awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. The NIH Grants Policy Statement can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/policy.htm.
Announcement Type: New
Request For Applications (RFA) Number: RFA-OH-06-005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number(s):
93.262 Occupational Safety and Health Program
Key Dates
Release Date: March 9, 2006
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: March
24, 2006
Application Receipt Date: April 24, 2006
Peer Review Date: June, 2006
Council Review Date: August,
2006
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 2006
Additional Information To Be Available Date
(URL Activation Date): N/A
Expiration Date: April
25, 2006
Due Date for E.O. 12372
Executive Order 12372 does not apply to this program.
Additional Overview Content
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Part I Overview
Information
Part II Full Text of Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity
Description
1. Research Objectives
Section II. Award Information
1. Mechanism(s) of Support
2. Funds Available
Section III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
A. Eligible Institutions
B. Eligible Individuals
2.Cost Sharing or Matching
3.Other - Special Eligibility Criteria
Section IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application Information
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
3. Submission Dates and Times
A. Receipt and Review
and Anticipated Start Dates
1. Letter
of Intent
B. Sending an Application
C. Application Processing
4. Intergovernmental Review
5. Funding Restrictions
6. Other Submission Requirements
Section V. Application Review
Information
1. Criteria
2. Review and Selection Process
A. Additional Review Criteria
B. Additional Review Considerations
C. Sharing Research Data
D. Sharing Research Resources
3. Anticipated Announcement and Award
Dates
Section VI. Award Administration
Information
1. Award Notices
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements
A. Cooperative Agreement
Terms and Conditions of Award
1. Principal
Investigator Rights and Responsibilities
2. CDC Responsibilities
3. Collaborative
Responsibilities
3. Reporting
Section VII. Agency Contact(s)
1. Scientific/Research Contact(s)
2. Peer Review Contact(s)
3. Financial/ Grants Management Contact(s)
4. General Questions Contact(s)
Section VIII. Other Information - Required Federal Citations
Part II - Full Text of Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
1. Research Objectives
The CDC and NIOSH are committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010" and to measuring program performance as stipulated by the Government Performance and Review Act (GPRA). This RFA addresses Healthy People 2010 priority area of occupational safety and health and is in alignment with NIOSH performance goal to conduct research to reduce work-related illnesses and injuries. For more information, see www.health.gov/healthypeople and www.whitehouse.gov/omb/mgmt-gpra/.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announces the availability of funds for fiscal year (FY) 2006 to support cooperative agreement (U19) applications for the establishment of a National Mesothelioma Virtual Registry and Tissue Bank. The purpose of the virtual registry and tissue bank is to maximize the effectiveness of data collection and serve as a resource that will allow researchers real time access to clinical data associated with tissue specimens from the registry, thus potentially expanding scientific discovery and effective treatments to benefit the mesothelioma research and the patient community.
A virtual registry and tissue bank is one in which participating institutions will make available their independent stores of mesothelioma tissue for public access and use through a centralized internet-based database or registry. This registry will be used for data recording and collection related to each tissue sample. Each participating institution will be responsible for the data entry and updates into the registry for each of their samples. The registry will be established and managed by the grantee of this cooperative agreement.
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that presents as a malignant growth in the sac lining of the chest (the pleura), or the abdominal cavity (the peritoneum) or the lining around the heart (the pericardium). Asbestos exposure through inhalation of asbestos fibers is the main cause of mesothelioma. For many years, American workers have been exposed to asbestos in the workplace, including workers in industrial and building trades and Navy personnel. Although the use of asbestos has been significantly reduced since the 1970s, mesothelioma is still a significant occupational health burden. Each year, in the United States, 2,500 to 4,000 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma. This is because the latency period for mesothelioma is 20-40 years, with the average patient age of 50 years at the time of diagnosis. Furthermore, the risk of asbestos exposure still continues today in many occupational settings, and in buildings such as homes, offices and schools, in which asbestos was previously used or installed and remains present. Thus, experts predict mesothelioma incidence in the U.S. will continue to increase for another 10-20 years.
To date, there is no cure for mesothelioma and effective treatments are limited. Increased research efforts on mesothelioma will aid in the discovery of more effective treatments to combat this deadly disease.
The objectives of this research are to:
(1) Develop and maintain a virtual mesothelioma patient registry and tissue bank. The grantee will enroll a group of institutions seeing sufficient numbers of mesothelioma patients to become participants in the registry and tissue bank. Participating institutions will identify and enroll mesothelioma patients. They will collect patients clinical and demographic data, including data determined to be necessary for diagnosis and inclusion in the registry and tissue bank; and biological samples including (but not limited to) biopsy material (fixed or frozen), serum white blood cells and nucleic acids. The grantee will establish standards for participants to post clinical data, demographic data, and available samples in a distributed network allowing databases of individual participating institutions to be accessed together, forming a single virtual database.
(2) Establish the mesothelioma patient registry and tissue bank as a resource for the clinical science community. The grantee will, together with participating institutions, establish a process for qualified applicants to access information in the database and to request available samples for use in legitimate research. Together, with NIOSH, the grantee will publicize the availability of this resource to prospective users. To this end, applicants should propose a marketing plan.
(3) Document the usefulness of the mesothelioma virtual registry and tissue bank to the scientific community in the conduct of studies that address the etiology, mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of malignant mesothelioma. The grantee will maintain a record of requests for access to the database; requests for use of tissue samples; tissue samples distributed; scientific abstracts, presentations, and publications resulting from use of the registry and tissue bank; and patents or products resulting from use of the registry and tissue bank.
Applicants may include in their budgets funds for the support of research pilot projects to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of the mesothelioma database. These awards should not exceed $100,000. In addition, applicants may include funds to offset costs incurred by participants in the virtual registry and tissue bank program.
Organizations eligible to implement the tissue bank and registry should have a demonstrated history of collaborative mesothelioma research and experience working with, and access to, patient populations. Eligible applicants should share the goal of developing a cost-effective infrastructure and have a data-sharing plan that will ensure the registry and tissue bank will be used to expand scientific discovery and effective treatments to benefit the mesothelioma research and patient community.
See Section
VIII, Other Information - Required Federal Citations, for policies related
to this announcement.
Section II. Award Information
1. Mechanism(s) of Support
This funding opportunity will use the U19 award mechanism. The CDC U19 is a cooperative agreement award mechanism. In the cooperative agreement mechanism, the Principal Investigator retains the primary responsibility and dominant role for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project, with CDC staff being substantially involved as a partner with the Principal Investigator, as described under the Section VI. 2. Administrative Requirements, Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions of Award .
This funding opportunity uses the just-in-time concepts. It also uses the non-modular budget format described in the PHS 398 application instructions (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html). A detailed categorical budget for the Initial Budget Period and the Entire Proposed Period of Support is to be submitted with the application.
The RFA is a one-time solicitation.
2. Funds Available
NIOSH intends to commit approximately nine hundred and fifty thousand ($950,000) dollars for total costs in FY 2006 to fund one new cooperative agreement in response to this RFA. The average award amount will be nine hundred and fifty thousand ($950,000) dollars total costs (direct and indirect costs). An applicant may request a project period of up to two (2) years. An applicant may request a budget for total costs up to $925,000 in the first 12-month budget period, and a total cost up to $25,000 in the second 12-month budget period. The total costs requested for the two years cannot exceed $950,000. The anticipated start date for new awards is September 1, 2006.
All estimated funding amounts are subject to availability of funds.
If you request a funding amount greater than the ceiling of the award range, your application will be considered non-responsive, and will not be entered into the review process. You will be notified that your application did not meet the submission requirements.
Facilities and administrative costs
requested by consortium participants are not included in the direct cost limitation;
see NOT-OD-05-004.
Section III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
1.A. Eligible Institutions
You may submit (an) application(s) if your organization has any of the following characteristics:
A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application. If you are applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, you must provide a letter from the state or local government as documentation of your status. Place this documentation behind the first page of your application form.
Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply.
1.B. Eligible Individuals
Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research is invited to work with their institution to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for CDC programs.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Cost sharing, matching or cost participation are not required to be eligible
for funding under this RFA.
The most current Grants Policy
Statement can be found at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/gps/.
3. Other-Special Eligibility Criteria
Applicants may submit only one application in response to this announcement.
If your application is incomplete or non-responsive to the special requirements listed in this section, it will not be entered into the review process.
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 an award, grant, or loan.
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application
Information
The PHS 398 application instructions are available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html
in an interactive format. Applicants must use the currently approved version
of the PHS 398. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, Telephone (301)
710-0267, Email: GrantsInfo@nih.gov.
CDC Telecommunications for the
hearing impaired: TTY 770-488-2783.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
3. Submission Dates and Times
Applications must be received on
or before the receipt date described in Section IV.E.A. Submission times
are not applicable.
3.A. Receipt, Review and Anticipated
Start Dates
Letter of Intent Receipt Date:
March 24, 2006
Application Receipt Date(s):
April 24, 2006
Peer Review Date:
June, 2006
Council Review Date:
August, 2006
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 2006
3.A.1. Letter of Intent
Prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter
of intent that includes the following information:
Although a letter of intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application, the information that it contains allows CIO staff to estimate the potential review workload and plan the review.
The letter of intent is to be sent by the date listed in Section IV.3.A
The letter of intent should be sent to:
Charles Rafferty, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Review and Policy
Office of Extramural Programs/NIOSH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS E-74
Atlanta, GA 30333
Telephone: (404) 498-2582
FAX: (404) 498-2571
Email: cor9@cdc.gov
3.B. Sending an Application
Applications follow the PHS 398 application instructions for content and formatting of your applications. If the instructions in this announcement differ in any way from the PHS 398 instructions, follow the instructions in this announcement.
Applications must be prepared using the research grant applications found in the PHS 398 instructions for preparing a research grant application. Submit a signed, typewritten original of the application, including the checklist, and three signed photocopies in one package to:
Center for Scientific Review
National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1040, MSC 7710
Bethesda, MD 20892-7710 (U.S. Postal Service Express
or regular mail)
Bethesda, MD 20817 (for express/courier service; non-USPS
service)
Using the RFA Label: The RFA label available in the PHS 398 application instructions must be affixed to the bottom of the face page of the application. Type the RFA number on the label. Failure to use this label could result in delayed processing of the application such that it may not reach the review committee in time for review. In addition, the RFA title and number must be typed on line 2 of the face page of the application form and the YES box must be marked. The RFA label is also available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/labels.pdf.
Personal deliveries to CSR of applications are no longer permitted (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-040.html).
At the time of submission, two additional copies of the application and all copies of the appendix material must be sent to:
Charles Rafferty, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Review and Policy
Office of Extramural Programs/NIOSH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS E-74
Atlanta, GA 30333
Telephone: (404) 498-2582
FAX: (404) 498-2571
Email: cor9@cdc.gov
3.C. Application Processing
Applications must be received on or before the
application receipt date(s) described above (Section IV.3.A.). If an application
is received after that date, it will be returned to the applicant without
review. Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness and
responsiveness by NIOSH and PGO. Incomplete and non-responsive applications will not be reviewed.
CDC will not accept any application in response to this funding opportunity that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial review, unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. However, when a previously unfunded application, originally submitted as an investigator-initiated application, is to be submitted in response to a funding opportunity, it is to be prepared as a NEW application. That is, the application for the funding opportunity must not include an Introduction describing the changes and improvements made, and the text must not be marked to indicate the changes from the previous unfunded version of the application.
Although there is no immediate acknowledgement of the receipt of an application, applicants are generally notified of the review and funding assignment with eight (8) weeks.
4. Intergovernmental Review
This funding opportunity is not subject to intergovernmental
review. Executive Order 12372 does not apply to this program.
5. Funding Restrictions
All CDC awards are subject to the terms and conditions,
cost principles, and other considerations described in the PHS Grants Policy
Statement.
Additional guidance can be found at NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Restrictions, which must be taken into account while writing your budget, are as follows:
6. Other Submission Requirements
Awardees must agree to the "Cooperative Agreement
Terms and Conditions of Award" in Section VI. "Award Administration
Information".
If you are requesting indirect costs in your budget, you must include a copy of your indirect cost rate agreement. If your indirect cost rate is a provisional rate, the agreement should be less than 12 months of age.
Your research plan should address
activities to be conducted over the entire project period.
Plan for Sharing Research Data
The precise content of the data-sharing plan will
vary, depending on the data being collected and how the investigator is planning
to share the data. Applicants may wish to describe briefly the expected schedule
for data sharing, the format of the final dataset, the documentation to be
provided, whether or not any analytic tools also will be provided, whether
or not a data-sharing agreement will be required and, if so, a brief description
of such an agreement (including the criteria for deciding who can receive
the data and whether or not any conditions will be placed on their use), and
the mode of data sharing (e.g., under their own auspices by mailing a disk
or posting data on their institutional or personal website, through a data
archive or enclave). References to data sharing may also be appropriate in
other sections of the application.
All applicants must include a plan
for sharing research data in their application. The data sharing policy is
available at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm
under Additional Requirements 25 Release and Sharing of Data. All investigators
responding to this funding opportunity should include a description of how
final research data will be shared, or explain why data sharing is not possible.
The reasonableness of the data sharing plan or the
rationale for not sharing research data will be assessed by the reviewers.
However, reviewers will not factor the proposed data sharing plan into the
determination of scientific merit or the priority score.
Sharing Research Resources
PHS policy requires that grant award recipients make
unique research resources readily available for research purposes to qualified
individuals within the scientific community after publication (PHS Grants
Policy Statement http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/gps/8postnew.htm#phs).
Investigators responding to this funding opportunity should include a plan
for sharing research resources addressing how unique research resources will
be shared or explain why sharing is not possible.
The adequacy of the resources sharing plan and any related data sharing plans will be considered by Program staff of the funding organization when making recommendations about funding applications. The effectiveness of the resource sharing will be evaluated as part of the administrative review of each non-competing Grant Progress Report (PHS 2590, http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm). See Section VI.3. Reporting.
The reasonableness of the plan for sharing research resources or the rationale for not sharing will be assessed by the reviewers. However, reviewers will not factor the proposed plan for sharing resources into the determination of scientific merit or the priority score.
Section V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
The following will be considered in making funding
decisions:
2. Review and Selection Process
Applications that are complete and responsive to the
RFA will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by an appropriate
peer review group convened by NIOSH in accordance with the review criteria
stated below.
As part of the initial merit review, all applications
will:
The goals of CDC-supported research are to advance the understanding of health promotion and prevention of disease, injury, and disability, and enhance preparedness. In the written comments, reviewers will be asked to evaluate the application in order to judge the likelihood that the proposed research will have a substantial impact on the pursuit of these goals. Each of these criteria will be addressed and considered in assigning an overall score, weighting them as appropriate for each application. Note that an application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact and thus deserve a high priority score.
Significance: Does this study address an important problem? If the aims of
the application are achieved, how will scientific knowledge or clinical practice
be advanced? What will be the effect of these studies on the concepts, methods,
technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions in the mesothelioma
clinical and research fields? Will the implementation of the registry enhance
access of the clinical science community to mesothelioma data?
Approach: Are the conceptual or clinical framework, design, methods,
and analyses adequately developed, well integrated, well reasoned, and appropriate
to the aims of the project? Does the applicant acknowledge potential problem
areas and consider alternative tactics? Is
there a plan to obtain eligible participants in the mesothelioma virtual tissue
bank and registry program? Is there a plan to demonstrate the feasibility
and effectiveness of the registry? Does the proposed work have appropriate
collaborations with mesothelioma clinical research and patient populations?
Is the project fully described and does it include a plan for the dissemination
of results? Does the project have a well-developed and conceived evaluation
plan?
Innovation: Is the project original and innovative? For example: Does the
project challenge existing paradigms or clinical practice; address an innovative
hypothesis or critical barrier to progress in the field? Does the project
develop or employ novel concepts, approaches, methodologies, tools, or technologies
for this area?
Investigators: Are the investigators appropriately trained and well suited
to carry out this work? Is the work proposed appropriate to the experience
level of the principal investigator and other researchers? Does the investigative
team bring complementary and integrated expertise to the project (if applicable)?
Environment: Does the scientific environment in which the work will be done
contribute to the probability of success? Does the proposed project benefit
from unique features of the scientific environment, or subject populations,
or employ useful collaborative arrangements? Is there evidence of institutional
support as evidenced by provisions of appropriate resources, services,
technical support, and administrative and facilities arrangements? Is there
a description of how increased relationships with the mesothelioma clinical
research and patient communities will be established?
2.A. Additional Review Criteria:
In addition to the above criteria, the following items
will continue to be considered in the determination of scientific merit and
the priority score:
Because of the sensitive nature
of an internet-based registry, applicants need to specifically address how
confidentiality issues will be handled in the reporting and use of data from
the internet-based registry.
Protection of Human Subjects from Research Risk:
The involvement of human subjects and protections from research
risk relating to their participation in the proposed research will be assessed
(see the Research Plan, Section E on Human Subjects in the PHS Form 398).
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm.
Additional CDC Requirements under AR-1 Human Subjects Requirements can be
found on http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm.
Inclusion of Women and Minorities in Research:
Does the application adequately address the CDC Policy requirements regarding the inclusion of women, ethnic, and racial groups in the proposed research? This includes: (1) The proposed plan for the inclusion of both sexes and racial and ethnic minority populations for appropriate representation; (2) The proposed justification when representation is limited or absent; (3) A statement as to whether the design of the study is adequate to measure differences when warranted; and (4) A statement as to whether the plans for recruitment and outreach for study participants include the process of establishing partnerships with community(ies) and recognition of mutual benefits.
Care and Use of Vertebrate Animals in Research:
If vertebrate animals are to be used in the project, the five
items described under Section F of the PHS Form 398 research grant application
instructions will be assessed. Additional CDC Requirements under AR-3 Animal Subjects Requirements
can be found on http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm.
Biohazards:
If materials or procedures are proposed that are potentially hazardous to
research personnel and/or the environment, determine if the proposed protection
is adequate.
2.B. Additional Review Considerations
Budget: The
reasonableness of the proposed budget and the requested period of support
in relation to the proposed research. The priority score should not be affected
by the evaluation of the budget.
2.C. Sharing Research Data
Data Sharing Plan:
The reasonableness of the data sharing plan or the rationale for not sharing
research data will be assessed by the reviewers. However, reviewers will not
factor the proposed data sharing plan into the determination of scientific
merit or the priority score. The presence of a data sharing plan will be part
of the terms and conditions of the award. The funding organization will be
responsible for monitoring the data sharing policy.
2.D. Sharing Research Resources
PHS policy requires that grant award recipients make
unique research resources readily available for research purposes to qualified
individuals within the scientific community after publication. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/gps/8postnew.htm#phs.
Investigators responding to this funding opportunity should include a sharing
research resources plan addressing how unique research resources will be shared
or explain why sharing is not possible.
Program staff will be responsible for the administrative
review of the plan for sharing research resources.
The adequacy of the resources sharing
plan will be considered by Program staff of the funding organization when
making recommendations about funding applications. Program staff may negotiate
modifications of the data and resource sharing plans with the awardee before
recommending funding of an application. The final version of the data and
resource sharing plans negotiated by both will become a condition of the award
of the grant. The effectiveness of the resource sharing will be evaluated
as part of the administrative review of each non-competing Grant Progress
Report (PHS 2590 http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm).
See Section VI.3. Reporting .
3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Not Applicable
Section VI. Award Administration
Information
1. Award Notices
After the peer review of the application is completed,
the Principal Investigator will also receive a written critique called a Summary
Statement.
Those applicants under consideration for funding will
be contacted by CDC for additional information.
A formal notification in the form of a Notice of Award (NoA) will be provided to the applicant organization. The NoA signed by the Grants Management Officer (GMO) is the authorizing document. This document will be mailed and/or emailed to the recipient fiscal officer identified in the application.
Selection of the application for award is not an authorization to begin performance. Any cost incurred before receipt of the NoA is at the recipient’s risk. These costs may be reimbursed only to the extent considered allowable pre-award costs. See also Section IV.5. Funding Restrictions.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
All NIOSH grant and cooperative agreement awards include the NIH Grants Policy Statement as part of the Notice of Award. For these terms of award, see the NIH Grants Policy Statement Part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart A: General (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_part4.htm) and Part II Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart B: Terms and Conditions for Specific Types of Grants, Grantees, and Activities (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_part9.htm).
2.A. Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions of Award
The following special terms of
award are in addition to, and not in lieu of, otherwise applicable OMB administrative
guidelines, HHS grant administration regulations at 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92
(Part 92 is applicable when State and local Governments are eligible to apply),
and other HHS, PHS, and CDC grant administration policies.
The administrative and funding instrument used for
this program will be the cooperative agreement U19 an "assistance"
mechanism (rather than an "acquisition" mechanism), in which substantial
CDC programmatic involvement with the awardees is anticipated during the performance
of the activities. Under the cooperative agreement, the CDC purpose is to
support and stimulate the recipients' activities by involvement in and otherwise
working jointly with the award recipients in a partnership role; it is not
to assume direction, prime responsibility, or a dominant role in the activities.
Consistent with this concept, the dominant role and prime responsibility resides
with the awardees for the project as a whole, although specific tasks and
activities may be shared among the awardees and the CDC as defined above.
2.A.1. Principal Investigator Rights and Responsibilities
The Principal Investigator will have the primary responsibility
for the implementation of the internet-based registry associated with the
tissue bank, coordination of project activities, scientifically and administratively
at the awardee institution and at the other sites that may be supported by
sub-contractors to this award. The applicant will have primary authority
and responsibility to define objectives and approaches, and establish criteria
for the conduct and management of the mesothelioma virtual tissue bank and
registry as part of terms and conditions of this cooperative agreement award.
Awardees will retain custody of
and have primary rights to the data and software developed under these awards,
subject to Government rights of access consistent with current HHS, PHS, and
CDC policies.
2.A.2. CDC Responsibilities
A CDC Project Scientist will have substantial programmatic
involvement that is above and beyond the normal stewardship role in awards,
as described below.
● Provide scientific collaboration, if requested.
● Assist in the reporting and disseminiation of research results and relevant health and safety and training information to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, health-care providers, the scientific community, health promotion and protection workers, management and union representatives, and other NIOSH Centers for Excellence, if requested.
Additionally, a NIOSH program director will be responsible for the normal scientific and programmatic stewardship of the award and will be named in the award notice.
2.A.3. Collaborative Responsibilities
Not Applicable
You must provide CDC with an original, plus two hard copies of the following reports:
These reports must be forward by U.S. Postal Service or Express Delivery to the Grants Management Specialist listed in the Agency Contacts section of this announcement.
Although the financial plans of the CIO(s) provide support for this program, awards pursuant to this funding opportunity are contingent upon the availability of funds, 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.
We encourage your inquiries concerning
this funding opportunity and welcome the opportunity to answer questions from
potential applicants. Inquiries may fall into three areas: scientific/research,
peer review, and financial or grants management issues:
1. Scientific/Research Contacts:
Bridgette E. Garrett, Ph.D.
Office of Extramural Programs/NIOSH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS E-74
Atlanta, GA 30333
Telephone: (404) 498-2508
FAX: (404) 498-2571
Email: bgarrett@cdc.gov
2. Peer Review Contacts:
Charles Rafferty, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Review and Policy
Office of Extramural Programs/NIOSH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS E-74
Atlanta, GA 30333
Telephone: (404) 498-2582
FAX: (404) 498-2571
Email: cor9@cdc.gov
3. Financial or Grants Management Contacts:
Peter Grandillo
Acquisition and Assistance Field Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
626 Cochrans Mill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0070
Telephone: (412) 386-6834
FAX: (412) 386- 6429
Email: pgrandillojr@cdc.gov
4. General Questions Contacts:
Technical Information Management Section
CDC Procurement and Grants Office
2920 Brandywine Road
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770-488-2700
Email: PGOTIM@cdc.gov
Section VIII. Other Information
Required Federal Citations
Human Subjects Protection:
Federal regulations (45CFR46) require that applications
and proposals involving human subjects must be evaluated with reference to
the risks to the subjects, the adequacy of protection against these risks,
the potential benefits of the research to the subjects and others, and the
importance of the knowledge gained or to be gained (http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm).
Additional CDC Requirements under AR-1 Human Subjects Requirements can be
found on http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm.
Requirements for Inclusion of Women and Racial
and Ethnic Minorities in Research
It is the policy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to ensure that individuals of both sexes and the various racial and ethnic groups will be included in CDC/ATSDR-supported research projects involving human subjects, whenever feasible and appropriate. Racial and ethnic groups are those defined in OMB Directive No. 15 and include American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Applicants shall ensure that women, racial and ethnic minority populations are appropriately represented in applications for research involving human subjects. Where clear and compelling rationale exist that inclusion is inappropriate or not feasible, this situation must be explained as part of the application. This policy does not apply to research studies when the investigator cannot control the race, ethnicity, and/or sex of subjects. Further guidance to this policy is contained in the Federal Register, Vol. 60, No. 179, pages 47947-47951, and dated Friday, September 15, 1995.
Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, projects that involve the collection of information from 10 or more individuals and funded by a grant or a cooperative agreement will be subject to review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
CDC strongly encourages all recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and to promote abstinence from all tobacco products. Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in certain facilities that receive Federal funds in which education, library, day care, health care, or early childhood development services are provided to children.
Healthy People 2010The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving
the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People
2010," a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. This PA
is related to one or more of the priority areas. Potential applicants may
obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2010" at http://www.health.gov/healthypeople.
Lobbying Restrictions
Applicants should be aware of restrictions on the use of HHS funds for lobbying of Federal or State legislative bodies. Under the provisions of 31 U.S.C. Section 1352, recipients (and their sub-tier contractors) are prohibited from using appropriated Federal funds (other than profits from a Federal contract) for lobbying congress or any Federal agency in connection with the award of a particular contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or loan. This includes grants/cooperative agreements that, in whole or in part, involve conferences for which Federal funds cannot be used directly or indirectly to encourage participants to lobby or to instruct participants on how to lobby.
In addition no part of CDC appropriated funds, shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress or any State or local legislature, except in presentation to the Congress or any State or local legislature itself. No part of the appropriated funds shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending before the Congress or any State or local legislature.
Any activity designed to influence action in regard to a particular piece of pending legislation would be considered "lobbying." That is lobbying for or against pending legislation, as well as indirect or "grass roots" lobbying efforts by award recipients that are directed at inducing members of the public to contact their elected representatives at the Federal or State levels to urge support of, or opposition to, pending legislative proposals is prohibited. As a matter of policy, CDC extends the prohibitions to lobbying with respect to local legislation and local legislative bodies.
The provisions are not intended to prohibit all interaction with the legislative branch, or to prohibit educational efforts pertaining to public health. Clearly there are circumstances when it is advisable and permissible to provide information to the legislative branch in order to foster implementation of prevention strategies to promote public health. However, it would not be permissible to influence, directly or indirectly, a specific piece of pending legislation
It remains permissible to use CDC funds to engage in activity to enhance prevention; collect and analyze data; publish and disseminate results of research and surveillance data; implement prevention strategies; conduct community outreach services; provide leadership and training, and foster safe and healthful environments.
Recipients of CDC grants and cooperative agreements need to be careful to prevent CDC funds from being used to influence or promote pending legislation. With respect to conferences, public events, publications, and "grassroots" activities that relate to specific legislation, recipients of CDC funds should give close attention to isolating and separating the appropriate use of CDC funds from non-CDC funds. CDC also cautions recipients of CDC funds to be careful not to give the appearance that CDC funds are being used to carry out activities in a manner that is prohibited under Federal law.
Prohibition on Use of CDC Funds for Certain Gun Control Activities
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act specifies that: "None of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control."
Anti-Lobbying Act requirements prohibit lobbying Congress with appropriated Federal monies. Specifically, this Act prohibits the use of Federal funds for direct or indirect communications intended or designed to influence a member of Congress with regard to specific Federal legislation. This prohibition includes the funding and assistance of public grassroots campaigns intended or designed to influence members of Congress with regard to specific legislation or appropriation by Congress.
In addition to the restrictions in the Anti-Lobbying Act, CDC interprets the language in the CDC's Appropriations Act to mean that CDC's funds may not be spent on political action or other activities designed to affect the passage of specific Federal, State, or local legislation intended to restrict or control the purchase or use of firearms.
Accounting System Requirements
The services of a certified public accountant licensed by the State Board of Accountancy or the equivalent must be retained throughout the project as a part of the recipient's staff or as a consultant to the recipient's accounting personnel. These services may include the design, implementation, and maintenance of an accounting system that will record receipts and expenditures of Federal funds in accordance with accounting principles, Federal regulations, and terms of the cooperative agreement or grant.
Capability Assessment
It may be necessary to conduct an on-site evaluation of some applicant organization's financial management capabilities prior to or immediately following the award of the grant or cooperative agreement. Independent audit statements from a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for the preceding two fiscal years may also be required.
Proof of Non-profit Status
Proof of nonprofit status must be submitted by private nonprofit organizations with the application. Any of the following is acceptable evidence of nonprofit status: (a) a reference to the applicant organization's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code; (b) a copy of a currently valid IRS tax exemption certificate; (c) a statement from a State taxing body, State Attorney General, or other appropriate State Official certifying that the applicant organization has a nonprofit status and that none of the net earnings accrue to any private shareholders or individuals; (d) a certified copy of the organization's certificate of incorporation or similar document that clearly establishes nonprofit status; (e) any of the above proof for a State or national parent organization and a statement signed by the parent organization that the applicant organization is a local nonprofit affiliate.
Security Clearance Requirement
All individuals who will be performing work under a grant or cooperative agreement in a CDC-owned or leased facility (on-site facility) must receive a favorable security clearance, and meet all security requirements. This means that all awardee employees, fellows, visiting researchers, interns, etc., no matter the duration of their stay at CDC must undergo a security clearance process.
Small, Minority, And Women-owned Business
It is a national policy to place a fair share of purchases with small, minority and women-owned business firms. The Department of Health and Human Services is strongly committed to the objective of this policy and encourages all recipients of its grants and cooperative agreements to take affirmative steps to ensure such fairness. In particular, recipients should:
1. Place small, minority, women-owned business firms on bidders mailing lists.
2. Solicit these firms whenever they are potential sources of supplies, equipment, construction, or services.
3. Where feasible, divide total requirements into smaller needs, and set delivery schedules that will encourage participation by these firms.
4. Use the assistance of the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce, the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DHHS, and similar state and local offices.
Research Integrity
The signature of the institution official on the face page of the application submitted under this Funding Opportunity Announcement is certifying compliance with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulations in Title 42 Part 93, Subparts A-E, entitled PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE POLICIES ON RESEARCH MISCONDUCT.
The regulation places requirements on institutions receiving or applying for funds under the PHS Act that are monitored by the DHHS Office of Research Integrity (http://ori.dhhs.gov/).
For example:
Section 93.301 Institutional assurances.(a) General policy. An institution with PHS supported biomedical or behavioral research, research training or activities related to that research or research training must provide PHS with an assurance of compliance with this part, satisfactory to the Secretary. PHS funding components may authorize [[Page 28389]] funds for biomedical and behavioral research, research training, or activities related to that research or research training only to institutions that have approved assurances and required renewals on file with ORI. (b) Institutional Assurance. The responsible institutional official must assure on behalf of the institution that the institution-- (1) Has written policies and procedures in compliance with this part for inquiring into and investigating allegations of research misconduct; and (2) Complies with its own policies and procedures and the requirements of this part.
An additional policy is added in the year 2000 that "requires research institutions to provide training in the responsible conduct of research to all staff engaged in research or research training with PHS funds.
Compliance with Executive Order 13279
Faith-based organization are eligible to receive federal financial
assistance, and their applications are evaluated in the same manner and using
the same criteria as those for non-faith-based organizations in accordance
with Executive Order 13279, Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and
Community Organizations. All applicants should, however, be aware of restrictions
on the use of direct financial assistance from the Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) for inherently religious activities. Under the provisions
of Title 45, Parts 74, 87, 92 and 96, organizations that receive direct financial
assistance from DHHS under any DHHS program may not engage in inherently religious
activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization as
a part of the programs or services funded with direct financial assistance
from DHHS. If an organization engages in such activities, it must offer them
separately, in time or location, from the programs or services funded with
direct DHHS assistance, and participation must be voluntary for the beneficiaries
of the programs or services funded with such assistance. A religious organization
that participates in the DHHS funded programs or services will retain its
independence from Federal, State, and local governments, and may continue
to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, and expression
of its religious beliefs, provided that it does not use direct financial assistance
from DHHS to support inherently religious activities such as those activities
described above. A faith-based organization may, however, use space in its
facilities to provide programs or services funded with financial assistance
from DHHS without removing religious art, icons, scriptures, or other religious
symbols. In addition, a religious organization that receives financial assistance
from DHHS retains its authority over its internal governance, and it may retain
religious terms in its organization=s name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include
religious references in its organization=s
mission statements and other governing documents in accordance with all program
requirements, statutes, and other applicable requirements governing the conduct
of DHHS funded activities. For further guidance on the use of DHHS direct
financial assistance see Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 87, Equal
Treatment for Faith-Based Organizations, and visit the internet site:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Requirements
Recipients of this grant award should note that pursuant to the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (45 CFR Parts 160 and 164) covered entities may disclose protected health information to public health authorities authorized by law to collect or receive such information for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including, but not limited to, the reporting of disease, injury, vital events such as birth or death, and the conduct of public health surveillance, public health investigations, and public health interventions. The definition of a public health authority includes a person or entity acting under a grant of authority from or contract with such public agency. CDC considers this project a public health activity consistent with the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information and CDC will provide successful recipients a specific grant of public health authority for the purposes of this project.
Release and Sharing of Data
The Data Release Plan is the Grantee's assurance that the dissemination of any and all data collected under the CDC data sharing agreement will be released as follows:
a. In a timely manner.
b. Completely, and as accurately as possible.
c. To facilitate the broader community.
d. Developed in accordance with CDC policy on Releasing and Sharing Data.
April 16, 2003, http://www.cdc.gov/od/foia/policies/sharing.htm, and in full compliance with the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA), (where applicable), The Office of Management and Budget Circular A110, (2000) revised 2003, www.whitehouse.gov/omb/query.html?col=omb&qt=Releasing+and+Sharing+of+Data and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) www.4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/5/5/552/html.
Applications must include a copy of the applicant's Data Release Plan. Applicants should provide CDC with appropriate documentation on the reliability of the data. Applications submitted without the required Plan may be ineligible for award. Award will be made when reviewing officials have approved an acceptable Plan. The successful applicant and the Program Manager will determine the documentation format. CDC recommends data is released in the form closest to micro data and one that will preserve confidentiality.
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