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Applications will be reviewed by nonfederal consultants who make recommendations to the Secretary of the Department. The Secretary will approve projects that promote the purposes of the Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program. Review criteria: the following review criteria apply to the Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program. The review of applications will take into consideration the following criteria: (1) NEED The level of preparedness among the current or anticipated health workforce to respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies in the target area (e.g., the state); how the program will fill or address the identified health personnel training gaps/needs in a state; how the program will improve the health workforce, practice and education; how the program will affect the state or region?s (target area) bioterrorism and other public health emergency preparation and response; the extent to which the program identifies the competencies for bioterrorism preparedness already developed for the specific professions proposed to be trained; evidence of an enrollee/program participant pool, which may include underrepresented minorities/disadvantaged; and how the project identifies the geographical area that will be covered, as illustrated by a map to be included in the Appendices; (2) RESPONSE The purpose is consistent with the legislative purpose and is clearly described; the extent to which the proposed project responds to the ?Need? included in the program description; the clarity of the proposed goals and objectives and their relationship to the identified project; the extent to which the activities (scientific or other) described in the application addresses the problem and is focused on attaining the project objectives; and the extent to which the project addresses existing discipline-specific competencies on bioterrorism preparedness; (3) EVALUATIVE MEASURES The effectiveness of the method proposed to monitor and evaluate the project results. Evaluative measures must be able to assess: 1) to what extent the program objectives have been met, and 2) to what extent these can be attributed to the project; (4) IMPACT The extent and effectiveness of plans for dissemination of project results and/or the extent to which project results may be national in scope and/or degree to which the project activities are replicable, the potential effectiveness and usefulness of the data-sharing plan, and/or the sustainability of the program beyond the Federal funding; (5) RESOURCES/CAPABILITIES The extent to which project personnel are qualified by training and/or experience to implement and carry out the projects. The capabilities of the applicant organization, and quality and availability of facilities and personnel to fulfill the needs and requirements of the proposed project; (6) SUPPORT REQUESTED Effective use of funds and resources to carry out the project; a reasonable budget aligned with the objectives and the scope of the project and numbers of disciplines and trainees involved; and specific information that describes the extent and means by which the project plans to become self-sufficient including other sources of income, the nature of income, future funding initiatives and strategies; (7) SPECIFIC PROGRAM CRITERIA Related to the focus selected for the application; the degree to which the applicant describes a comprehensive, coordinated multidisciplinary approach to the training of health professionals; and a clear relationship between the program purpose and project objectives must be demonstrated throughout the application. |
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