[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 97 (Friday, May 20, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-12366]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
RIN 0905-ZA44
[CDC-434]

 

Announcement of Cooperative Agreement for Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities

Summary

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of funds for fiscal year (FY) 1994 for a cooperative 
agreement program with a Historically Black College or University 
(HBCU) to support the education and training of undergraduate minority 
students in biostatistics, epidemiology, and occupational health/
safety. Approximately $109,000 is available in FY 1994 to fund one 
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or about September 
1, 1994, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project 
period of up to 5 years. Funding estimates may vary and are subject to 
change. Continuation awards within the project period will be made on 
the basis of satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.
    The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to assist a HBCU in:
    (1) Developing an undergraduate internship program for African-
Americans and other under-served population groups;
    (2) Increasing the knowledge and skills of undergraduate minority 
students in epidemiology, biostatistics, and occupational health/
safety; (3) Expanding the educational and research skills development 
opportunities and experiences in epidemiology, biostatistics, and 
occupational health and safety for under-represented minority students 
who are interested in pursuing public health careers; (4) Developing 
and implementing a public health sciences curriculum; (5) Fostering the 
linkages and collaboration among students and faculty in developing 
epidemiological and analytical knowledge bases for the health status of 
minority and under-served populations in America; and (6) Increasing 
the number of African-Americans and other under-represented minority 
populations with advanced degrees in epidemiology, biostatistics, and 
occupational health and safety.
    The CDC will: (1) Collaborate with the recipient in the selection 
of key project staff (i.e., the Project Director, the Education 
Coordinator, the Computer/Statistical Consultant, and the Occupational 
Safety and Health Consultant) by reviewing the qualifications; (2) 
Collaborate with the recipient on the criteria to select students for 
the summer internship program; (3) Participate in interviews and 
selection of prospective interns for the summer program; (4) 
Collaborate with the recipient institution to establish criteria for 
evaluating both short- and long-term success of this public health 
training program (including the summer internship program). For the 
Occupational Safety and Health interns, collaborate with the recipient 
to encourage the return of student interns for subsequent years based 
on recommendations of the Occupational Safety and Health Coordinator 
Associateship Research Program Committee; (5) Provide consultation and 
advice to the Program Director, Education Coordinator, Computer/
Statistical Consultant, and the Occupational Safety and Health 
Coordinator regarding administrative planning and program evaluation 
for program development in future years; (6) Provide computer access 
for the Computer/Statistical Consultant, as necessary; (7) Provide 
access to data sets, CDC mainframe computer, word processor, research 
activities and other facilities that would be beneficial to program 
participants and instruct them in the analysis of data sets; (8) 
Provide meeting space and office space to the summer participants, the 
coordinators, and the statistical/computer consultant for activities to 
be carried out at CDC; (9) Provide staff to give seminars to students 
who are potential program participants; (10) Provide technical support 
to assist the recipient in curriculum development and implementation of 
public health-related courses; (11) Collaborate in program planning and 
consultation with participants in the summer research program; and, 
(12) Provide clerical support, necessary equipment, and other resources 
required for student recruitment and administration of the summer 
internship program by the Occupational Safety and Health Coordinator in 
Cincinnati, Ohio.
    The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the 
health promotion and disease prevention objectives of ``Healthy People 
2000,'' a PHS-led national activity to reduce morbidity and mortality 
and improve the quality of life. This announcement is related to the 
priority areas of Educational and Community-Based Programs, Clinical 
Preventive Services and Surveillance and Data. (For ordering a copy of 
``Healthy People 2000,'' see the Section Where To Obtain Additional 
Information.)

Authority

    This program is authorized under Section 301(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 241(a), as amended.

Smoke-Free Workplace

    The Public Health Service strongly encourages all grant recipients 
to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of all 
tobacco products. This is consistent with the PHS mission to protect 
and advance the physical and mental health of the American people.

Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided only to historically black colleges or 
universities (HBCU) for this project. No other applications are 
solicited. The program announcement and application kits have been sent 
to all HBCUs.
    The HBCU is the most appropriate and qualified institution to 
provide the services specified under this cooperative agreement 
because:
    A. HBCUs traditionally have a black and other minority student 
enrollment of at least 51 percent and offer undergraduate courses in 
Community/Allied Health, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, and/or 
Biostatistics and Epidemiology in their curriculum.
    B. In May of 1988, CDC entered into a five-year cooperative 
agreement with Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, as a ``pilot 
project'' to develop and implement an educational support program to 
increase the knowledge and skills of African-American students in 
epidemiology and biostatistics. The pilot project attracted 
undergraduate students from several other HBCUs throughout the country. 
By all assessment, the program was a success--resulting in many former 
participants going on to obtain advanced degrees in epidemiology, 
biostatistics, and other public health disciplines. A number of the 
program graduates are currently employed at the CDC, in academia, in 
other Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and PHS agencies, 
as well as in the private sector.
    C. HBCUs are more aware of the critical shortage of both minority 
students and minority professional disciplines which plan, monitor, and 
evaluate the public health policies and programs that target the 
heterogeneous minority population groups in the United States. 
``Healthy People 2000'' objective 21.8 proposes to ``* * * increase the 
proportion of all degrees in the health professions and allied and 
associated health profession fields awarded to members of under-
represented racial and ethnic minority groups.''
    D. HBCUs can more readily assist in achieving the Year 2000 target 
for African-Americans of 8 percent of all such degrees from a 1985-86 
baseline of approximately 5 percent. The number and quality of African-
American and other minority students and professionals in disciplines 
such as biostatistics, epidemiology, and occupational health/safety 
must be increased if adequate personnel are to be available to 
characterize and alleviate the disproportionate burden of illness, risk 
factors, disabilities, and death plaguing minority populations in this 
nation.

Executive Order 12372 Review

    The application is not subject to review as governed by Executive 
Order 12372 review.

Public Health Systems Reporting Requirement

    This program is not subject to the Public Health System Reporting 
Requirements.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.283.

Where to Obtain Additional Information

    If you are interested in obtaining additional information regarding 
this project, please refer to Announcement 434 and contact Van Malone, 
Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and 
Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 
East Paces Ferry Road, NE., room 320, Mailstop E-15, Atlanta, GA 30305, 
telephone (404) 842-6872.
    A copy of ``Healthy People 2000'' (Full Report, Stock No. 017-001-
00474-0) or ``Healthy People 2000'' (Summary Report, Stock No. 017-001-
00473-1) referenced in the SUMMARY may be obtained through the 
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 
20402-9325, telephone (202) 783-3238.

    Dated: May 16, 1994.
Ladene H. Newton,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 94-12366 Filed 5-19-94; 8:45 am]
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