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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" citation="COMAR 10.14.05.13" title_num="10" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="05" heading="Application Process for Cancer Secondary Prevention Grants.">
  <text>An applicant for a cancer secondary prevention grant shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Submit a completed application to the CCPC by the due date stated in the application packet; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Include in the application packet the following information, as specified in the Department's application packet:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An executive summary describing:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>How the grant funds will be used;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>What persons will be involved in the application;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>What cancer secondary prevention activities will be conducted;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Whether the proposed activities are included in a recommendation in the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>What population groups will be served and in what jurisdiction groups will be served;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>What services will be offered, such as:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Outreach;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Screening;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Case management;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Quality assurance;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Data collection; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Partnership building;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>What the eligibility for services will be; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>What outcome is expected as a result of the grant funds;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A description of previous literature in the area documenting the effectiveness of the cancer secondary prevention activity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A description and justification of the need for the cancer secondary prevention activity in the population group to be served;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A description of the population to be served including, at a minimum, a description of the following for the individuals to be served:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Age;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Race;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Gender;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Residency;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Educational level;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Income level; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Health insurance requirements of persons to be served;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A description of the screening guidelines to be used for clinical services and the eligibility guidelines for these services, including age, symptoms, and, if appropriate, risk factors;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A description of the reimbursement levels to be used for clinical services provided with grant funds;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A proposed cancer secondary prevention plan describing:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The estimated number of individuals to be served;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The goals, objectives, and activities to be conducted with the grant funds;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Evaluation measures for each activity;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Who will be involved in the plan; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>What the expected results of the funded activity are;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>A description of how the proposed cancer secondary prevention activities will address the goal of eliminating disparities between racial and ethnic minorities and the white population;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>A list of key staff to be involved in the project, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If existing staff will be used in the project, a description of the experience of the key staff in carrying out similar cancer secondary prevention activities; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If new staff will be hired for this activity, a job description of the staff responsible for carrying out the project;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>A description of the previous experience of the applicant's organization in implementing similar cancer secondary prevention activities;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>A timeline showing the expected start date and completion date for each activity to be conducted with the grant funds;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>An organizational chart showing:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Where the cancer secondary prevention grant activities fall within the applicant's organizational structure; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The relationship of the applicant with other organizations involved in the project;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>A statement that the grant funds will not be used to supplant any existing funding for this cancer secondary prevention activity and, if an applicant receives funding for a similar cancer secondary prevention activity, a list of the funding:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Source;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Amount; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Period for the activity;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>A line item budget for the cancer secondary prevention grant; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>A written budget justification for each line item requested.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>