Type of Award:  Cooperative Agreement.  CDC involvement in this program is listed in the “Activities” section.
Award Mechanism: U65
Fiscal Year Funds: 2009
Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding: Approximately $22.5 million will be made available for the following categorical funding:
Category A: $11,340,000 
Category B: $4,860,000
Category C: $4,387,500
Category D: $1,215,000
Category E: $337,500

Approximate Total Project Period Funding: $107,000,000. This amount is an estimate, and is subject to availability of funds.  This amount includes both direct and indirect costs.
Approximate Number of Awards: Category A – twelve (12); Category B – nine (9);
Category C – five (5); Category D – one (1); and Category E – one (1).
Approximate Average Award: (These amounts are for a 12-month budget period, and include both direct and indirect costs.)
Category A: $945,000 
Category B: $540,000
Category C: $877,500
Category D: $1,215,000
Category E: $337,500

Floor of Individual Award Range: (This floor is for a 12-month budget period, and includes both direct and indirect costs.) 
Category A: $427,500
Category B: $427,500
Category C: $427,500
Category D: $855,000
Category E: $270,000

Ceiling of Individual Award Range: (This ceiling is for a 12-month budget period, and includes both direct and indirect costs.)   
Category A: $1,395,000
Category B: $625,500
Category C: $1,395,000
Category D: $1,462,500
Category E: $427,500

Anticipated Award Date: September 30, 2009
Budget Period Length: Budget Period 1 begins September 30, 2009 and ends March 31, 2010 (6 months).  Budget Periods 2 through 5 will begin April 1 and end March 31 of the following year (12 months).
Project Period Length: 4 years 6 months  

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 Awardee (as documented in required reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the U.S. Government.