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81 FR 85581 - Announcement of Requirements and Registration for “Storytelling About Health and Wellness in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities” Challenge

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 228 (November 28, 2016)

Page Range85581-85583
FR Document2016-28497

In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, the Tribal Health Research Office in the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, in the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces the ``Storytelling about Health and Wellness in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities'' Challenge. The goal of this Challenge is to develop a brief digital story (i.e., a video) that communicates how traditions and heritage promote health in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ AN).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Announcement of Requirements and Registration for ``Storytelling 
About Health and Wellness in American Indian and Alaska Native 
Communities'' Challenge

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 3719.
SUMMARY: In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, the Tribal 
Health Research Office in the Division of Program Coordination, 
Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, in the Office of the Director of 
the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces the ``Storytelling 
about Health and Wellness in American Indian and Alaska Native 
Communities'' Challenge. The goal of this Challenge is to develop a 
brief digital story (i.e., a video) that communicates how traditions 
and heritage promote health in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/
AN).

DATES: The Challenge begins November 28, 2016.

Submission Period: November 28, 2016 to January 31, 2017.
Judging Period: February 1, 2017 to February 24, 2017.
Winners announced: Week of March 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact NIH's Tribal Health 
Research Office at NIHTribalCommittee@od.nih.gov or 301-402-9852 with 
questions about this challenge.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Statutory Authority to Conduct the Challenge: This challenge is 
consistent with the statutory authority of the Division of Program 
Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, National Institutes 
of Health. The Division identifies research that represents important 
areas of emerging scientific opportunities, rising public

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health challenges, or knowledge gaps that deserve special emphasis and 
would benefit from conducting or supporting additional research that 
involves collaboration between two or more national research institutes 
or national centers, or would otherwise benefit from strategic 
coordination and planning. As part of this authority, the Division 
oversees the Tribal Health Research Office, whose function includes 
managing information dissemination related to tribal health research 
coordination. The winning videos submitted for this challenge will help 
communicate about health and wellness of AI/AN communities. The NIH is 
also conducting this challenge under the America COMPETES 
Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-358), codified at 15 U.S.C. 
3719.
    Subject of Challenge: Tribal communities are revered for preserving 
their culture and passing on their history, customs, and traditions 
through their use of vivid, verbal narratives. Storytelling is an 
enriching tradition that serves to entertain, educate, and inspire.
    To commemorate Native American Heritage Month, the NIH wishes to 
celebrate the use of storytelling to convey stories of health and 
wellness. The AI/AN population has long experienced a disparity in 
certain health conditions compared with other Americans. AI/AN 
communities have higher rates of diseases and disorders across several 
areas of health such as: diabetes, chronic liver disease, certain 
cancers, mental health, and substance use (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr65/nvsr65_05.pdf and http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/disparities/cancer-health-disparities). Factors known to 
contribute to health status and disparities are complex, and include 
social and historical factors, ethnicity, culture, historical trauma, 
socioeconomic status, gender/sex, age, geographical access to care, and 
levels of insurance as well as underlying biology, physiology, and 
genetics. The NIH hopes that this Challenge will incentivize the public 
to showcase the strengths and resilience of these communities, their 
heritage and traditions, and how their culture promotes their health 
and well-being.
    The NIH invites the public to participate in this challenge to 
share stories about: (1) How heritage and tradition leads to health and 
wellness in AI/AN communities; and (2) how future research can improve 
the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives. The videos will 
augment the agency's ongoing efforts to inform a strengthened research 
portfolio that advances AI/AN research needs. This challenge is also 
designed to attract more interest and attention to the research needs 
of these communities and communicate these needs in a culturally 
appropriate manner.
    Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Challenge; Official 
Rules: The Challenge is open to any ``Contestant.'' A ``Contestant'' 
may be (i) an entity, or (ii) an individual or group of individuals 
(i.e., a team), each of whom is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of 
the United States and 18 years of age or older. For example, 
Contestants may be communities or community members, schools, 
organizations, research participants, and others. Contestants may 
submit more than one entry.
    1. To be eligible to win a prize under this Challenge, the 
Contestant--
    a. Shall have registered to participate in the Challenge under the 
rules promulgated by the NIH as published in this notice;
    b. Shall have complied with all the requirements set forth in this 
notice;
    c. In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and 
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the 
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, 
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
    d. May not be a federal entity; Tribal governments and employees 
are eligible to submit;
    e. May not be a federal employee acting within the scope of the 
employee's employment and, further, in the case of Department of Health 
and Human Services employees, may not work on their submission(s) 
during assigned duty hours. Federal employees seeking to participate in 
this Challenge outside the scope of their employment should consult 
their ethics official prior to developing their submission;
    f. May not be an employee of the NIH, a member of the technical 
evaluation panel or judge of the Challenge, or any other party involved 
with the design, production, execution, or distribution of the 
Challenge or the immediate family of such a party (i.e., spouse, 
parent, step-parent, sibling, step-sibling, child, or step-child).
    2. Federal grantees may not use federal funds to develop their 
Challenge submissions.
    3. Federal contractors may not use federal funds from a contract to 
develop their Challenge submissions or to fund efforts in support of 
their Challenge submissions.
    4. Submissions must not infringe upon any copyright or any other 
rights of any third party.
    5. By participating in this Challenge, a Contestant agrees to 
assume any and all risks and waive claims against the federal 
government and its related entities (as defined in the COMPETES Act), 
except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, 
damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether direct, 
indirect, or consequential, arising from participation in this 
Challenge, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through 
negligence or otherwise.
    6. Based on the subject matter of the Challenge, the type of work 
that it will possibly require, as well as an analysis of the likelihood 
of any claims for death, bodily injury, property damage, or loss 
potentially resulting from Challenge participation, Contestants are not 
required to obtain liability insurance or demonstrate financial 
responsibility in order to participate in this Challenge.
    7. By participating in this Challenge, each Contestant agrees to 
indemnify the federal government against third-party claims for damages 
arising from or related to Challenge activities.
    8. A Contestant shall not be deemed ineligible because the 
individual or entity used federal facilities or consulted with federal 
employees during the Challenge if the facilities and employees are made 
available to all Contestants participating in the Challenge on an 
equitable basis.
    9. By participating in this Challenge, each Contestant grants to 
the NIH irrevocable, paid-up, royalty-free, nonexclusive worldwide 
license to post, link to, share, and display publicly on the web the 
submitted document. Each participant will retain all other intellectual 
property rights in their submissions, as applicable.
    10. The NIH reserves the right to (a) cancel, suspend, modify the 
Challenge, and/or (b) not award any prizes if no entries are deemed 
worthy.
    11. Each Contestant agrees to follow all applicable federal, state, 
and local laws, regulations, and policies.
    12. Each Contestant participating in this Challenge must comply 
with all terms and conditions of these rules, and participation in this 
Challenge constitutes each such participant's full and unconditional 
agreement to abide by these rules. Winning is contingent upon 
fulfilling all requirements herein.
    Registration and Submission Process for Participants: The 
registration and submission process for entering the Challenge can be 
found at: https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/thro/news and at https://www.challenge.gov/.
    Submission Requirements: The submission is a video that describes: 
(1) How heritage and tradition leads to

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health and wellness in AI/AN communities; and (2) how future research 
can improve the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
    Submissions are limited to a video that may not exceed five 
minutes. Winning entries may be posted on the NIH Web site. Submissions 
must be substantially free of scientific jargon and understandable by 
viewers without scientific/technical backgrounds. The video must 
include at least one member of a federally recognized tribe(s) and 
address the following:
     A brief historical background that puts the story in 
context. For example, what is the traditional or cultural practice? How 
does it contribute to health and wellness in AI/AN populations?
     A description of how this tradition or culture affects 
people's lives. The impact could be lives saved, suffering reduced, 
fewer visits to health care facilities, adopting a healthier lifestyle, 
and similar such benefits. How is this practice promoted within tribal 
populations?
     Information about the unmet health and wellness needs of 
AI/AN communities. What is the unmet need? Is there an understanding of 
what interventions or actions may help address these needs?
     A discussion of how biomedical or behavioral research can 
further Tribal health and wellness. What are the current gaps in Tribal 
health research and opportunities for improving health in AI/AN 
communities? What are some of the barriers or challenges in closing 
these gaps? How would addressing them reduce mortality, improve quality 
of life, or otherwise positively affect Tribal communities? The video 
must convey the research question of interest as part of a holistic 
picture of Tribal health or AI/AN communities.
    Contestants may submit more than one entry. However, the cultural 
and traditional practices and research described in each submission 
must be distinct. If a Contestant enters substantially similar 
submissions, as determined by the NIH, the agency may disqualify the 
later entries or require the Contestant to choose one entry to enter 
into the Challenge.
    Contestants must include a link to a public or unlisted video on 
YouTube.com, Vimeo.com, or other internet accessible site. The 
submission may be disqualified if the video is commercially 
promotional, contains inappropriate material or language, or presents 
material unrelated to this challenge, as determined by the NIH. A video 
must:
     Be in English, if dialogue is present. Use of Native 
language is encouraged but must include an English caption or other 
method of translation to English.
     Be no longer than five minutes. The NIH recognizes that 
there may be a desire to prepare a longer video. However, any part of a 
video exceeding five minutes will be disregarded as part of the judging 
process.
     Not include copyrighted material, such as music or photos, 
unless the Contestant has obtained written permission to use such 
material.
     Not include proprietary information.
     Include captioning or submission of a written transcript 
in English for any video with dialogue, to ensure the video can be 
understood by viewers with disabilities.
    [cir] The video must remain posted at the URL submitted with the 
entry for at least one year after the Challenge closes. The video (or 
the link to it) may be displayed publicly on the NIH Web site.
    [cir] Before posting a video online, a Contestant must obtain 
consent from anyone appearing in the video. If a minor appears in the 
video, the contestant must obtain consent from the minor's parent or 
legal guardian.
    Amount of the Prize: The Challenge will have no more than five 
winning submissions. Winning submissions will receive an award and 
recognition on the NIH Tribal Health Research Office Web site and 
possibly other NIH outlets. The first place winner will receive $4,000; 
second place will receive $3,000; third place will receive $2,000; and 
two honorable mentions will each receive $500. The first place winner 
will also be invited to an upcoming meeting of the NIH Tribal 
Consultation Advisory Committee. Travel will be reimbursed for those 
invitees. If two or more submissions describe the same general advance 
and are judged to be equally meritorious, the prize will go to either 
the first submitted submission or the prize will be split between or 
among the Contestants at the discretion of the NIH. If a team submits a 
winning entry, a single prize will be awarded to that team to divide 
amongst the winners, as determined by that entrant. Winning is 
contingent upon fulfilling all requirements of the Challenge rules. The 
name, city, state, and submission of winning Contestants will be posted 
on the NIH Tribal Health Research Office Web site.
    The award-approving official will be the NIH Deputy Director for 
Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives. The winners 
will be notified by email, telephone, or mail after the date of the 
judging. Prizes awarded under this Challenge will be paid by electronic 
funds transfer and may be subject to federal income taxes. The NIH will 
comply with the Internal Revenue Service withholding and reporting 
requirements, where applicable.
    Basis Upon Which Submissions Will Be Evaluated: This section 
describes judging criteria and the evaluation process. Submissions 
first will be assessed by a technical evaluation panel consisting of 
individuals who will review the relevance of the entry to the AI/AN 
communities, the accuracy of the advance and impact on AI/ANs, cultural 
sensitivity, and confirmation of the unmet research need(s) in AI/AN 
populations. The technical evaluation panel will forward its assessment 
of each submission to a qualified judging panel composed of NIH program 
directors and other federal employees involved in AI/AN research. The 
judging panel will evaluate all submissions and recommend winners based 
on the assessments from the technical evaluation panel and the 
following judging criteria:
     Quality, clarity, and historical accuracy. Is the 
information presented accurately and clearly?
     Impact. Is the story educational, inspiring, and 
persuasive? Does it clearly convey how the culture or tradition being 
practiced promotes health and wellness? Does it clearly convey where 
research could continue to improve health and well-being?
     Originality. The Challenge submission cannot have been 
previously published.
     Digital technology. Does the video effectively use 
lighting, sound, and editing to tell the story? Is the dialogue clear 
and easy to understand? Do visual effects (if any) contribute to the 
message or detract from it? Does the video convey the intended message 
in the five minute limit? Is the video of sufficient quality to be 
posted on the Web? Is captioning or English translation available?
    Additional Information: If Contestants choose to provide the NIH 
with personal information by providing a submission to this Challenge, 
that information will be used to respond to Contestants in matters 
regarding their submission, announcements of entry, finalists, and 
winners of the Challenge.

    Dated: November 19, 2016
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
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                                                  health challenges, or knowledge gaps                    research needs. This challenge is also                   5. By participating in this Challenge,
                                                  that deserve special emphasis and                       designed to attract more interest and                 a Contestant agrees to assume any and
                                                  would benefit from conducting or                        attention to the research needs of these              all risks and waive claims against the
                                                  supporting additional research that                     communities and communicate these                     federal government and its related
                                                  involves collaboration between two or                   needs in a culturally appropriate                     entities (as defined in the COMPETES
                                                  more national research institutes or                    manner.                                               Act), except in the case of willful
                                                  national centers, or would otherwise                       Eligibility Rules for Participating in             misconduct, for any injury, death,
                                                  benefit from strategic coordination and                 the Challenge; Official Rules: The                    damage, or loss of property, revenue, or
                                                  planning. As part of this authority, the                Challenge is open to any ‘‘Contestant.’’              profits, whether direct, indirect, or
                                                  Division oversees the Tribal Health                     A ‘‘Contestant’’ may be (i) an entity, or             consequential, arising from
                                                  Research Office, whose function                         (ii) an individual or group of                        participation in this Challenge, whether
                                                  includes managing information                           individuals (i.e., a team), each of whom              the injury, death, damage, or loss arises
                                                  dissemination related to tribal health                  is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident               through negligence or otherwise.
                                                  research coordination. The winning                      of the United States and 18 years of age                 6. Based on the subject matter of the
                                                  videos submitted for this challenge will                or older. For example, Contestants may                Challenge, the type of work that it will
                                                  help communicate about health and                       be communities or community                           possibly require, as well as an analysis
                                                  wellness of AI/AN communities. The                      members, schools, organizations,                      of the likelihood of any claims for death,
                                                  NIH is also conducting this challenge                   research participants, and others.                    bodily injury, property damage, or loss
                                                  under the America COMPETES                              Contestants may submit more than one                  potentially resulting from Challenge
                                                  Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L.                    entry.                                                participation, Contestants are not
                                                  111–358), codified at 15 U.S.C. 3719.                      1. To be eligible to win a prize under             required to obtain liability insurance or
                                                     Subject of Challenge: Tribal                         this Challenge, the Contestant—                       demonstrate financial responsibility in
                                                  communities are revered for preserving                     a. Shall have registered to participate            order to participate in this Challenge.
                                                  their culture and passing on their                      in the Challenge under the rules                         7. By participating in this Challenge,
                                                  history, customs, and traditions through                promulgated by the NIH as published in                each Contestant agrees to indemnify the
                                                  their use of vivid, verbal narratives.                  this notice;                                          federal government against third-party
                                                  Storytelling is an enriching tradition                     b. Shall have complied with all the                claims for damages arising from or
                                                  that serves to entertain, educate, and                  requirements set forth in this notice;                related to Challenge activities.
                                                  inspire.                                                   c. In the case of a private entity, shall             8. A Contestant shall not be deemed
                                                     To commemorate Native American                       be incorporated in and maintain a                     ineligible because the individual or
                                                  Heritage Month, the NIH wishes to                       primary place of business in the United               entity used federal facilities or
                                                  celebrate the use of storytelling to                    States, and in the case of an individual,             consulted with federal employees
                                                  convey stories of health and wellness.                  whether participating singly or in a                  during the Challenge if the facilities and
                                                  The AI/AN population has long                           group, shall be a citizen or permanent                employees are made available to all
                                                  experienced a disparity in certain health               resident of the United States;                        Contestants participating in the
                                                  conditions compared with other                             d. May not be a federal entity; Tribal             Challenge on an equitable basis.
                                                  Americans. AI/AN communities have                       governments and employees are eligible                   9. By participating in this Challenge,
                                                  higher rates of diseases and disorders                  to submit;                                            each Contestant grants to the NIH
                                                  across several areas of health such as:                    e. May not be a federal employee                   irrevocable, paid-up, royalty-free,
                                                  diabetes, chronic liver disease, certain                acting within the scope of the                        nonexclusive worldwide license to post,
                                                  cancers, mental health, and substance                   employee’s employment and, further, in                link to, share, and display publicly on
                                                  use (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/                      the case of Department of Health and                  the web the submitted document. Each
                                                  nvsr/nvsr65/nvsr65_05.pdf and http://                   Human Services employees, may not                     participant will retain all other
                                                  www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/                  work on their submission(s) during                    intellectual property rights in their
                                                  disparities/cancer-health-disparities).                 assigned duty hours. Federal employees                submissions, as applicable.
                                                  Factors known to contribute to health                   seeking to participate in this Challenge                 10. The NIH reserves the right to (a)
                                                  status and disparities are complex, and                 outside the scope of their employment                 cancel, suspend, modify the Challenge,
                                                  include social and historical factors,                  should consult their ethics official prior            and/or (b) not award any prizes if no
                                                  ethnicity, culture, historical trauma,                  to developing their submission;                       entries are deemed worthy.
                                                  socioeconomic status, gender/sex, age,                     f. May not be an employee of the NIH,                 11. Each Contestant agrees to follow
                                                  geographical access to care, and levels                 a member of the technical evaluation                  all applicable federal, state, and local
                                                  of insurance as well as underlying                      panel or judge of the Challenge, or any               laws, regulations, and policies.
                                                  biology, physiology, and genetics. The                  other party involved with the design,                    12. Each Contestant participating in
                                                  NIH hopes that this Challenge will                      production, execution, or distribution of             this Challenge must comply with all
                                                  incentivize the public to showcase the                  the Challenge or the immediate family                 terms and conditions of these rules, and
                                                  strengths and resilience of these                       of such a party (i.e., spouse, parent,                participation in this Challenge
                                                  communities, their heritage and                         step-parent, sibling, step-sibling, child,            constitutes each such participant’s full
                                                  traditions, and how their culture                       or step-child).                                       and unconditional agreement to abide
                                                  promotes their health and well-being.                      2. Federal grantees may not use                    by these rules. Winning is contingent
                                                     The NIH invites the public to                        federal funds to develop their Challenge              upon fulfilling all requirements herein.
                                                  participate in this challenge to share                  submissions.                                             Registration and Submission Process
                                                  stories about: (1) How heritage and                        3. Federal contractors may not use                 for Participants: The registration and
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                                                  tradition leads to health and wellness in               federal funds from a contract to develop              submission process for entering the
                                                  AI/AN communities; and (2) how future                   their Challenge submissions or to fund                Challenge can be found at: https://
                                                  research can improve the health of                      efforts in support of their Challenge                 dpcpsi.nih.gov/thro/news and at https://
                                                  American Indians and Alaska Natives.                    submissions.                                          www.challenge.gov/.
                                                  The videos will augment the agency’s                       4. Submissions must not infringe                      Submission Requirements: The
                                                  ongoing efforts to inform a strengthened                upon any copyright or any other rights                submission is a video that describes: (1)
                                                  research portfolio that advances AI/AN                  of any third party.                                   How heritage and tradition leads to


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                                                  health and wellness in AI/AN                               • Be in English, if dialogue is present.           under this Challenge will be paid by
                                                  communities; and (2) how future                         Use of Native language is encouraged                  electronic funds transfer and may be
                                                  research can improve the health of                      but must include an English caption or                subject to federal income taxes. The NIH
                                                  American Indians and Alaska Natives.                    other method of translation to English.               will comply with the Internal Revenue
                                                     Submissions are limited to a video                      • Be no longer than five minutes. The              Service withholding and reporting
                                                  that may not exceed five minutes.                       NIH recognizes that there may be a                    requirements, where applicable.
                                                  Winning entries may be posted on the                    desire to prepare a longer video.
                                                                                                                                                                   Basis Upon Which Submissions Will
                                                  NIH Web site. Submissions must be                       However, any part of a video exceeding
                                                                                                                                                                Be Evaluated: This section describes
                                                  substantially free of scientific jargon and             five minutes will be disregarded as part
                                                                                                                                                                judging criteria and the evaluation
                                                  understandable by viewers without                       of the judging process.
                                                                                                             • Not include copyrighted material,                process. Submissions first will be
                                                  scientific/technical backgrounds. The                                                                         assessed by a technical evaluation panel
                                                  video must include at least one member                  such as music or photos, unless the
                                                                                                          Contestant has obtained written                       consisting of individuals who will
                                                  of a federally recognized tribe(s) and                                                                        review the relevance of the entry to the
                                                  address the following:                                  permission to use such material.
                                                     • A brief historical background that                    • Not include proprietary                          AI/AN communities, the accuracy of the
                                                                                                          information.                                          advance and impact on AI/ANs, cultural
                                                  puts the story in context. For example,
                                                                                                             • Include captioning or submission of              sensitivity, and confirmation of the
                                                  what is the traditional or cultural                                                                           unmet research need(s) in AI/AN
                                                                                                          a written transcript in English for any
                                                  practice? How does it contribute to                                                                           populations. The technical evaluation
                                                                                                          video with dialogue, to ensure the video
                                                  health and wellness in AI/AN                                                                                  panel will forward its assessment of
                                                                                                          can be understood by viewers with
                                                  populations?                                                                                                  each submission to a qualified judging
                                                                                                          disabilities.
                                                     • A description of how this tradition                   Æ The video must remain posted at                  panel composed of NIH program
                                                  or culture affects people’s lives. The                  the URL submitted with the entry for at               directors and other federal employees
                                                  impact could be lives saved, suffering                  least one year after the Challenge closes.            involved in AI/AN research. The
                                                  reduced, fewer visits to health care                    The video (or the link to it) may be                  judging panel will evaluate all
                                                  facilities, adopting a healthier lifestyle,             displayed publicly on the NIH Web site.               submissions and recommend winners
                                                  and similar such benefits. How is this                     Æ Before posting a video online, a                 based on the assessments from the
                                                  practice promoted within tribal                         Contestant must obtain consent from                   technical evaluation panel and the
                                                  populations?                                            anyone appearing in the video. If a                   following judging criteria:
                                                     • Information about the unmet health                 minor appears in the video, the
                                                  and wellness needs of AI/AN                                                                                      • Quality, clarity, and historical
                                                                                                          contestant must obtain consent from the
                                                  communities. What is the unmet need?                                                                          accuracy. Is the information presented
                                                                                                          minor’s parent or legal guardian.
                                                  Is there an understanding of what                          Amount of the Prize: The Challenge                 accurately and clearly?
                                                  interventions or actions may help                       will have no more than five winning                      • Impact. Is the story educational,
                                                  address these needs?                                    submissions. Winning submissions will                 inspiring, and persuasive? Does it
                                                     • A discussion of how biomedical or                  receive an award and recognition on the               clearly convey how the culture or
                                                  behavioral research can further Tribal                  NIH Tribal Health Research Office Web                 tradition being practiced promotes
                                                  health and wellness. What are the                       site and possibly other NIH outlets. The              health and wellness? Does it clearly
                                                  current gaps in Tribal health research                  first place winner will receive $4,000;               convey where research could continue
                                                  and opportunities for improving health                  second place will receive $3,000; third               to improve health and well-being?
                                                  in AI/AN communities? What are some                     place will receive $2,000; and two                       • Originality. The Challenge
                                                  of the barriers or challenges in closing                honorable mentions will each receive                  submission cannot have been previously
                                                  these gaps? How would addressing them                   $500. The first place winner will also be             published.
                                                  reduce mortality, improve quality of                    invited to an upcoming meeting of the
                                                  life, or otherwise positively affect Tribal             NIH Tribal Consultation Advisory                         • Digital technology. Does the video
                                                  communities? The video must convey                      Committee. Travel will be reimbursed                  effectively use lighting, sound, and
                                                  the research question of interest as part               for those invitees. If two or more                    editing to tell the story? Is the dialogue
                                                  of a holistic picture of Tribal health or               submissions describe the same general                 clear and easy to understand? Do visual
                                                  AI/AN communities.                                      advance and are judged to be equally                  effects (if any) contribute to the message
                                                     Contestants may submit more than                     meritorious, the prize will go to either              or detract from it? Does the video
                                                  one entry. However, the cultural and                    the first submitted submission or the                 convey the intended message in the five
                                                  traditional practices and research                      prize will be split between or among the              minute limit? Is the video of sufficient
                                                  described in each submission must be                    Contestants at the discretion of the NIH.             quality to be posted on the Web? Is
                                                  distinct. If a Contestant enters                        If a team submits a winning entry, a                  captioning or English translation
                                                  substantially similar submissions, as                   single prize will be awarded to that                  available?
                                                  determined by the NIH, the agency may                   team to divide amongst the winners, as                   Additional Information: If Contestants
                                                  disqualify the later entries or require the             determined by that entrant. Winning is                choose to provide the NIH with personal
                                                  Contestant to choose one entry to enter                 contingent upon fulfilling all                        information by providing a submission
                                                  into the Challenge.                                     requirements of the Challenge rules. The              to this Challenge, that information will
                                                     Contestants must include a link to a                 name, city, state, and submission of                  be used to respond to Contestants in
                                                  public or unlisted video on                             winning Contestants will be posted on                 matters regarding their submission,
                                                  YouTube.com, Vimeo.com, or other                        the NIH Tribal Health Research Office                 announcements of entry, finalists, and
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                                                  internet accessible site. The submission                Web site.                                             winners of the Challenge.
                                                  may be disqualified if the video is                        The award-approving official will be                 Dated: November 19, 2016
                                                  commercially promotional, contains                      the NIH Deputy Director for Program
                                                                                                                                                                Lawrence A. Tabak,
                                                  inappropriate material or language, or                  Coordination, Planning, and Strategic
                                                  presents material unrelated to this                     Initiatives. The winners will be notified             Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
                                                  challenge, as determined by the NIH. A                  by email, telephone, or mail after the                [FR Doc. 2016–28497 Filed 11–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  video must:                                             date of the judging. Prizes awarded                   BILLING CODE 4140–01–P




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesThe Challenge begins November 28, 2016.
ContactPlease contact NIH's Tribal Health Research Office at [email protected] or 301-402-9852 with questions about this challenge.
FR Citation81 FR 85581 

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