[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27773-27774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12848]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; Notice on 
Availability of Funds and Request for a Cooperative Agreement to 
Prevent Cancer in Minority Populations

AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Health, PHS, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of extension of application deadline for request for 
applications and eligibility clarification.

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    The Notice of Availability of Funds published May 1, 1995, (60 FR 
21366) had a due date for application receipt of May 31, 1995. This 
notice extends the deadline date to June 26, 1995.
    Eligible applicants were restricted to public and private non-
profit teaching hospitals in North Philadelphia. This notice clarifies 
that the hospital itself does not have to be physically located in 
North Philadelphia, however, the teaching hospital's catchment area 
should be North Philadelphia.

ADDRESSES/CONTACTS: Applications must be prepared on Form PHS 5161-1 
(Revised July 1992 and approved by OMB under Control Number 09370189). 
Application kits and technical assistance on budget and business 
aspects of the application may be obtained from Ms. Carolyn A. 
Williams, Grants Management Officer, Office of Minority Health, 
Rockwall II Building, Suite 1000, 5515 Security Lane, Rockville, MD, 
20852, (telephone 301/594-0758) or by Internet E-mail 
[email protected]. Completed applications are to be submitted 
to the same address.
    Technical assistance on the programmatic content for the 
Cooperative Agreement to Prevent Cancer in Minority Populations may be 
obtained from Mr. John Walker, III, Project Officer. He can be reached 
at the Office of Minority Health, Rockwall II Building, Suite 1000, 
5515 Security Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, (telephone 301/594-0769) or by 
Internet E-mail [email protected].
    In addition, OMH Regional Minority Health Consultants (RMHCc) are 
available to provide technical assistance. A listing of the RMHCs and 
how they may be contacted is provided in the grant application kit. 
Applicants also can contact the OMH Resource Center at 1-800-444-6472 
for health information and generic information on preparing grant 
applications.

DEADLINE: To receive consideration, grant applications must be received 
by [[Page 27774]] the Grants Management Officer by June 26, 1995. 
Applications will be considered as meeting the deadline if they are 
either:
    (1) Received at the above address on or before the deadline date, 
or (2) Sent to the above address on or before the deadline date and 
received in time for orderly processing. Applicants should request a 
legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain a legibly dated 
receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private 
metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing. 
Applications submitted by facsimile transmission will not be accepted. 
Applications which do not meet the deadline will be considered late and 
will be returned to the applicant unread.

    Dated: May 19, 1995.
Clay E. Simpson, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health.
[FR Doc. 95-12848 Filed 5-25-95; 8:45 am]
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