Reducing the Effects Attributed to Commercial Tobacco use by Tribes (REACTT)
This funding opportunity offers
The NCCDPHP four domains consist of core focus areas that will transform the nation s health and provide Americans with equitable opportunities to take charge of their health and are as follows: (1) Epidemiology and Surveillance; (2) Environmental Approaches that Promote Health and Support and Reinforce Healthful Behaviors; (3) Health System Interventions; and (4) Community-Clinical Links.
The Department of Health and Human Services is the Federal government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially to those who are least able to help themselves.
Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Applicants must adhere to all CDC guidelines regarding allowable and unallowable expenses.
Restrictions that must be considered while planning the programs and writing the budget are:
- Awardees may not use funds for research.
- Awardees may not use funds for clinical care.
- Awardees my use funds only for reasonable program purposes, including personnel, travel, supplies, and services.
- Generally, awardees may not use funds to purchase furniture or equipment.
Any such proposed spending must be clearly identified in the budget.
- Reimbursement of pre-award costs is not allowed.
- Other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, no funds may be used for:
- publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any material designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before any legislative body
- the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before any legislative body
- Additional Requirement (AR) 12 pertaining to prohibition of lobbying for CDC awardees also applies to this FOA.
- The direct and primary recipient in a cooperative agreement program must perform a substantial role in carrying out project outcomes and not merely serve as a conduit for an award to another party or provider who is ineligible.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments, American Indian/Alaska Native tribally designated organizations, Alaska Native health corporations, Urban Indian health programs and Tribal Epidemiology Centers.
These entities have received direct funds to build capacity for tribes to conduct evidence-based tobacco control interventions for the past 14 years.
Prior to this, state public health programs were encouraged to collaborate with tribes and tribal organizations within their jurisdiction.
Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments, American Indian/Alaska Native tribally designated organizations, Alaska Native health corporations, Urban Indian health programs and Tribal Epidemiology Centers are uniquely qualified to build infrastructure and capacity for tribes to conduct evidence-based tobacco control interventions.
These entities are able to:
• Implement effective, culturally appropriate improvements in community environments, provide community-clinical linkages; and improve health care systems
• Integrate evidence-based practices to reduce commercial tobacco prevalence rates in tribal populations and are able to make a significant impact on individual and community health of American Indians and Alaska Natives
• Carry out the intent of the proposed project
Other organizations, including state and local health departments, do not have the capacity to reach multiple tribes, which is the intent of this cooperative agreement, nor do they have the capacity to inform, educate, and advocate on behalf of AI/AN populations.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government
Minority Group
Native American Organization
American Indian.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants should document the need for assistance, state the objectives of the project, outline the method of operation, describe the evaluation procedures, and provide a budget justification of funds. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedures
Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Award (NoA) from the CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NoA shall be the only binding, authorizing document between the recipient and CDC. The NoA will be signed by an authorized Grants Management Officer and e-mailed to the program director. A hard copy of the NoA will be mailed to the recipient fiscal officer identified in the application.
Any application awarded in response to this FOA will be subject to the DUNS, CCR Registration and Transparency Act requirements.
Unsuccessful applicants will receive notification of the results of the application review by mail.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
The Public Heallh Service Acl, Sections 307 and 317(k)(1) [42 U.S.C. 2421 and 247b(k)
(1)[, as amended.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 120 to 180 days.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
From 120 to 180 days. Project Period is 5 years with a 12 month budget period. Applications can be obtained from www,grants.gov.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
5-year project period with 12-month budget periods. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Awardee Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan:
Awardees must provide a more detailed evaluation and performance measurement plan within the first six months of the project.
This more detailed plan must be developed by awardees as part of first-year project activities, with support from CDC.
This more detailed plan must build on the elements stated in the initial plan, and must be no more than 25 pages.
Annual Performance Report: This report must not exceed 45 pages excluding administrative reporting; attachments are not allowed, but Web links are allowed.
The awardee must submit the Annual Performance Report via www.grants.gov 120 days before the end of the budget period.
In addition, the awardee must submit an annual Federal Financial Report within 90 days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the budget year ends.
Performance Measure Reporting:
As indicated in the previous section, awardees will submit annual performance reports based on their selected program strategies and activities.
These performance measures and the frequency of reporting will vary by project.
As indicated in the previous section, awardees will submit annual performance reports based on their selected program strategies and activities.
These performance measures and the frequency of reporting will vary by project.
Federal Financial Reporting (FFR): The annual FFR form (SF-425) is required and must be submitted through eRA Commons within 90 days after each budget period ends.
The report must include only those funds authorized and disbursed during the timeframe covered by the report.
The final report must indicate the exact balance of unobligated funds, and may not reflect any unliquidated obligations.
The final FFR expenditure data and the Payment Management System s (PMS) cash transaction data must correspond; no discrepancies between the data sets are permitted.
Failure to submit the required information by the due date may affect adversely the future funding of the project.
If the information cannot be provided by the due date, awardees are required to submit a letter of explanation and include the date by which the information will be provided.
Final Performance and Financial Report: At the end of the project period, awardees must submit a final report including a final financial and performance report.
This report is due 90 days after the project period ends.
The report should not exceed 40 pages.
At a minimum, this report must include:
• Performance Measures (including outcomes)-Awardees must report final performance data for all performance measures for the project period.
• Evaluation Results-Awardees must report final evaluation results for the project period.
• Impact/ Results-Awardees must describe the effects or results of the work completed over the project period, including success stories.
• Additional forms as described in the Notice of Award, including Equipment Inventory Report and Final Invention Statement.
Awardees must email the report to the CDC PO and the GMS listed in the "Agency Contacts" section of the FOA.
No cash reports are required.
See #2 description above.F.
Federal Financial Reports(FFR) are required 90 days after the end of the budget year.
Awardees will submit annual performance reports based on their selected program strategies and activities.
These performance measures and the frequency of reporting will vary by project.
As indicated in the previous section, awardees will submit annual performance reports based on their selected program strategies and activities.
These performance measures and the frequency of reporting will vary by project.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
There is a 3-year record retention requirement; records shall be retained beyond the 3-year period if final audit has not been done or findings resolved. Property records must be retained in accordance with PHS Grants Policy Statement requirements.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0943-0-1-550.
Obigations
(Cooperative Agreements) FY 13 $0; FY 14 est $0; and FY 15 est $1,865,340 - This is a new program and final amounts will be entered once FY15 funding is completed.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Fiscal year 2015 (proposed): $1, 865, 340.00.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Successful applicants must comply with the administrative requirements outlined in 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 74 or Part 92, as appropriate. The following additional requirements apply to this project:
Additional information on the requirements can be found on the CDC Web site at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/Addtl_Reqmnts.htm.
For more information on the Code of Federal Regulations, see the National Archives and Records Administration at the following Internet address: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Jacqueline Avery 4770 Buford Hwy, NE MS-F79, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 Email: hjn9@cdc.gov Phone: 7704885241
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
An objective review panel will be held to review applications based on criteria described in the Funding Opportunity Announcement.
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