The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act) authorizes Coordinated
These inter-related conditions share risk factors and intervention strategies that would benefit from coordinated, collaborative implementation with consolidated leadership and oversight to ensure achievement of outcomes, efficient use of resources, implementation of evidence-based interventions, and dissemination of best practices across programs.
The award recipients will be expected to establish or strengthen a Chronic disease Prevention Unit that provides leadership for chronic disease prevention and control, establishes cross cutting policy, communications, epidemiology and evaluation activities with the Chronic Disease Prevention Unit to support an array of categorical programs, foster collaboration and efficient use of resources across existing or new categorical programs addressing chronic diseases and their associated risk factors, best position programs and resources to achieve population level change in proposed chronic disease health and risk factor outcomes, and to identify specific population subgroups that suffer disproportionately from the conditions or risk factors being addresses and narrow the gaps in health status between these population subgroups and the population as a whole.
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
Funds may be used to support intensive approaches to chronic disease prevention and control described in Section "0.50" above.
The use of and use restrictions are as follows:
• Recipients may only expend funds for reasonable policies, systems and environmental program purposes, including personnel, travel, supplies, and services, such as contractual to reduce risk factors, prevent and delay chronic disease.
• Recipients may not use funds for research.
• Recipients may not use funds for clinical care.
• Recipients may not generally use funding for the purchase of furniture or equipment.
Any such proposed spending must be identified in the budget.
• The recipient must perform a substantial role in carrying out project objectives and not merely serve as a conduit for an award to another party or provider who is ineligible.
The use of and use restrictions are as follows:
• Recipients may only expend funds for reasonable policies, systems and environmental program purposes, including personnel, travel, supplies, and services, such as contractual to reduce risk factors, prevent and delay chronic disease.
• Recipients may not use funds for research.
• Recipients may not use funds for clinical care.
• Recipients may not generally use funding for the purchase of furniture or equipment.
Any such proposed spending must be identified in the budget.
• The recipient must perform a substantial role in carrying out project objectives and not merely serve as a conduit for an award to another party or provider who is ineligible.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
Grantees currently funded under D09-901 Collaborative Chronic Disease, Health Promotion, and Surveillance Program Announcement and DP09-902 Affiliated Pacific Island Collaborative Performance Agreement: Healthy Communities, Tobacco Control, Diabetes Prevention and Control, and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Beneficiary Eligibility
The general public will benefit from the objectives of this program.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants must 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 for funds requested. Costs for nonprofit recipients will be determined in accordance with HHS Regulations, 45 CFR Part 74, Subpart Q. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is eligible for coverage under E.O.
12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is eligible for coverage under E.O.
12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is eligible for coverage under E.O.
12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedures
OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program.
Award Procedures
All eligible applications will be initially reviewed for completeness by the Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) staff. Incomplete applications will not advance through the review process. Applicants will be notified the application did not meet eligibility and/or published submission requirements.
Selection
All approved applications will be funded based on the formula provided in appendix A.
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.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
This program is authorized under section 301(a) and 317(k) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 241(a) and 247b.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 120 to 180 days.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
> 180 Days. Renewals will be based upon the availability of funding and satisfactory programmatic progress. Project periods are for 1 to 3 years with 12 month budget periods. Applications must be obtained from Grants Management Officer, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Telephone: (770 488-2700.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Project periods are for 1 to 3 years with 12-month budget periods. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Notice of Award.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Annual and semiannual progress reports are required.
Final financial status and performance reports are required 90 days after the end of a budget period.
Cash reports are not applicable.
Annual and semiannual progress reports are required.
Final financial status and performance reports are required 90 days after the end of a budget period.
Final financial status and performance reports are required 90 days after the end of a budget period.
No performance monitoring is required.
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. 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. An organization that expends $500,000 or more in a year in Federal awards shall have a single or program-specific audit conducted for that year in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133, Audit of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.
Records
Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the grant program must be kept readily available for review by personnel authorized to examine PHS grant accounts. Financial records, supporting documentation, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to an award shall be retained for a minimum of 3 years, or until completion and resolution of any audit in process or pending resolution. In all cases records must be retained until resolution of any audit questions. Property records must be retained in accordance with 45 CFR 92.42 requirements.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0094-3-1-550.
Obigations
(Salaries) FY 10 $0; FY 11 $44,370,000; FY 12 $138,000,000
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$200,000 to 1,800,000.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Code of Federal Regulations 45 CFR Part 92
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
John R. Lehnherr, 4770 Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop K40 , Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Email: jrl5@cdc.gov Phone: (770) 488-5402 Fax: (770) 488-5971.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not Applicable.
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