Laboratory Leadership, Workforce Training and Management Development, Improving Public Health Laboratory Infrastructure (93.065)
Program
93.065 Laboratory Leadership, Workforce Training and Management Development, Improving Public Health Laboratory Infrastructure
Federal Agency
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Authorization
Section 317(k)(3) of the Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. 247b (k)(3), as amended., Executive Order N/A, Title 42, Part 247b(k)(3), Section 317(k)(3).
Program Number
93.065
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To promote and maintain a collaborative relationship with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) that includes the National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN) and the National Laboratory Partnership (NLP) for the purpose of improving public health laboratory infrastructure, maintaining a competent and trained laboratory workforce, promoting laboratory leadership activities to ensure future laboratory leaders, ensure laboratory preparedness for emerging infectious diseases or other biologic and chemical public health threats, promote technology transfer to ensure up-to-date technologies for the testing laboratory, and to enhance communication linkages between state and local public health laboratories, and the clinical laboratory testing community.
Types of Assistance
Cooperative Agreements
Uses and Use Restrictions
Improvement of public health laboratory infrastructure, state-of-the-art training for the nation's laboratorians to be prepared in dealing with public health threats, improving laboratory leadership capabilities, enhancing inter-laboratory communications. There are no restrictions.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
State governments, specifically State public health laboratories, particularly any organization representing state public health laboratories and having an established training network.
Beneficiary Eligibility
This project represents the front line defense against health threats to the nation's public. The nation's public is the ultimate recipient of benefits from this program.
Credentials/Documentation
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. For all other nonprofit grantees, cost will be determined in accordance with HHS Regulations 45 CFR 74 Subpart Q. For-profit organizations' costs are determined in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations, 48 CFR 31. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. To apply for this funding opportunity use application form PHS 5161. Application forms and instructions are available on www.grants.gov and/or the CDC web site, at the following Internet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm. If you do not have access to the Internet, or if you have difficulty accessing the forms on-line, you may contact the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (PGO-TIM) staff at: 770-488-2700. Application forms can be mailed to you.
Award Procedure
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 mailed to the recipient fiscal officer identified in the application. 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.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From two to three months.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Throughout the project period, CDC's commitment to continuation of awards will be conditioned on 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.
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
Financial assistance is provided for a 12-month budget period with project periods of up to five years subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory progress of the grantee. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
No program reports are required. Cash reports are not applicable. Interim progress report, no less than 90 days before the end of the budget period. The progress report will serve as your non-competing continuation application, and must contain the following elements: current budget period activities objectives, current budget period financial progress, new budget period program proposed activity Objectives, budget, additional requested information, and measures of effectiveness;. Financial status report and annual progress report, no more than 90 days after the end of the budget period; and Final financial and performance reports, no more than 90 days after the end of the project period. Performance monitoring is not applicable.
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 Nonprofit Organizations, nonfederal entities that receive 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
Financial and personnel records including financial awards, financial status reports, interim reports, and final reports must be maintained for a period of seven years.
Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0943-0-1-550.
Obligations
(Salaries) FY 08 $15,275,629; FY 09 est $13,011,869; FY 10 est not reported.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
No Data Available.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Not Applicable.
Related Programs
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Samuel Taveras 1600 Clifton Road
Mailstop E-73
, Atlanta,, Georgia 30333 Email: STaveras@cdc.gov Phone: 404-498-1126
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Not Applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Proposed program, Methods, Proposal Adequacy, Evaluation, Program Personnel and Budget (not scored).
