AGENCY
FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES
AUTHORIZATION:
Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
of 1980, Sections 104(i)(1)(E), (4), (6), (7), (9), (14) and (15),
as amended; Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986,
42 U.S.C. 9604; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Section
3109(b) and (c), as amended; Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
of 1984, 42 U.S.C. 6939 (b) and (c).
To
fulfill the mandated objectives of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, as
amended, in coordination with Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR), by assisting public health agencies to build capacity
to conduct (1) Health consultations, (2) public health assessments,
(3) exposure investigations, (4) community involvement, (5) health
education, and (6) public health studies.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
The
uses are to strengthen State health agency environmental health
programs. Services include public health assessments, consultations,
exposure investigations, health education, and follow-up health
investigations/studies. Funds may be expended for reasonable program
purposes, such as personnel, travel, supplies and services. Funds
for contractual services may be requested. However, the awardee,
as the direct and primary recipient of PHS grant funds, must perform
a substantive role in carrying out project activities and not merely
serve as a conduit for an award to another party or provide funds
to an ineligible party. Equipment may be purchased with cooperative
agreement funds; however, the equipment must meet applicable Federal
requirements. These funds may not be used by the recipient to conduct
activities at any Federal site where the State is a party to litigation
at the site.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are the official
public health agencies of States or their bona fide agents or instrumentalities,
to include the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam, the Northern Marina Islands, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, and the Republic of Palau, and the Federally- recognized
Indian tribal governments.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Beneficiaries are individuals
and/or families living in communities near or in proximity of
Superfund sites.
Credentials/Documentation:
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87
for State and local governments.
Pre-application
Coordination: No preapplication is required.
This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental
Review of Federal Programs". An applicant should contact 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
Procedure: Applicants must use application
Form PHS 5161-1. Application packets are available from: Grants
Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Rd,. Room 3000,
Mailstop K-75, Atlanta, GA 30341. By formal agreement, the CDC
Procurement and Grants Office will act for and on behalf of ATSDR
on this matter.
Award
Procedure: The Assistant Administrator, ATSDR,
determines applications to be approved and the priorities for
funding. When an application is approved for funding, the Grants
Management Officer, CDC, acting as the agent for ATSDR, will prepare
a Notice of Award.
Deadlines:
Contact the Headquarters Office identified below for application
deadlines.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately
60 to 90 days.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
Awards are made for project periods from 1 to 5 years. Renewal
awards cannot be made beyond the project period without competition.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: This program has
no statutory formula.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: The annual
awards are for a 12 month budget period within a 3 or 5 year project
period. Noncompetitive continuation awards within the project
period are made on the basis of satisfactory progress and availability
of funds.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Annual progress and financial status reports are required no later
than 90 days after the end of each budget period. An original and
two copies of the final financial status and performance reports
are due no later than 90 days after the end of the project period.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised,
June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit
Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance
of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities
that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in Circular No. A-133.
Records:
Detailed and accurate records of travel expenditures, personnel
hours and all other costs will be retained for at least 10 years
in accordance with EPS's "Superfund Financial Management and Recordkeeping
Guidance for Federal Agencies". Such documents may be required
to provide the basis of cost recovery actions or other litigation.
Additionally, this documentation must be available for audit or
verification upon request of the office of Inspector General.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 75-8252-0-1-551.
Obligations:
FY 01 $11,100,000; FY 02 est $11,100,000; and FY 03 est $11,100,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
From $150,627 to $700,000; Average: $350,000.
In fiscal year 2001, there were a total of 33 new competitive awards.
It is anticipated that there will be 33 noncompetitive continuation
awards in fiscal year 2002 and 2003.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Regulations governing this program are set forth in 45 CFR 92 and
40 CFR 35, Subpart O. Guidelines are available in the application
kits. PHS Grants Policy Statement (Revised, April 1, 1994).
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: Ms. Sharon Conley, Funding Resource
Specialist, Program Support Branch, Office of Program Operations
and Management, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E-60, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Telephone: (404)498-0233 Fax: (404) 498-0041. E-mail address:
SAC7@cdc.gov. Grants Management Contact: Ms. Edna Green, Grants
Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000,
Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone: (770) 488-2743. Fax: (770) 488-2777.
Web
Site Address: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
States conduct public health evaluations on National Priorities
List (NPL) sites, sites that ATSDR have been petitioned to assess,
Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model (SACM) sites, and other Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information
System (CERCLIS) sites.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Applications for core activities only were reviewed and evaluated
based on the following criteria: (1) Proposed Program: (a) Merit
scientific and technical merit of the proposed project to perform
public health assessments, consultations, exposure investigations,
health education and public health studies consistent with ATSDR
guidance and in a timely manner. Applicant's ability to evaluate
the public health impact of hazardous waste sites using health,
environmental, and demographic data, and health-related concerns
from the local community. (b) Requirements Applicant's understanding
of the requirements, objectives, and complexities of the interactions
required for a successful program. c) Collaboration Applicant's
plan to collaborate with political and private subdivisions of Federal,
State, and local health and environmental agencies and community
groups to obtain information needed for evaluating the public health
impact of hazardous waste sites, disseminate results of findings,
and prevent exposure if identified. (2) Program Personnel: The principal
investigator or project director and his/her ability to devote time
and effort to provide effective leadership, and the qualifications
of the support staff. (3) Applicant Capability: Adequacy and commitment
of institutional resources, facilities, space, and equipment necessary
for conducting the project are available and sufficient. (4) Program
Budget: Extent to which the budget is reasonable, clearly justified,
and consistent with intended use of funds. The priority order for
funding cooperative agreements was as follows: (a) Number of proposed
and/or listed National Priority List (NPL) sites (Federal and nonfederal)
based on the most current EPA list, (b) number of Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information
System (CERCLIS) sites (Federal and nonfederal) based on the most
current EPA list; (c) applicants who applied for both Core Activities
and optional Activities; and (d) geographic distribution across
the United States. (5) Human Subjects: Applicant's plan for adequate
protection of human subjects. Applications for conducting Core Plus
Optional Activities were reviewed and evaluated based on the following
criteria: Proposed Program: In addition to the criteria outlined
above for Core Activities, the applicant had to indicate an understanding
of and capability for conducting human health studies as contained
in the proposed site-specific protocol which had to include: (a)
The approach, feasibility, adequacy, and rationale for the proposed
study design, (b) the technical merit of the proposed study, (c)
the proposed timeline, including measurable objectives, (d) proposed
method for disseminating the results of the study.
