[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 164 (Thursday, August 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43374-43375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21399]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration


Cooperative Agreement With the George Mason University Center for 
Health Policy

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Health and 
Human Services (HHS).

SUMMARY: The Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP), Health Resources and 
Services Administration, announces its intent to award funds in FY 1996 
to support a grant to the George Mason University Center for Health 
Policy, in Fairfax, Virginia.
    The Office of Rural Health Policy works closely with numerous 
national organizations with rural health policy and program interests. 
Virtually all of these groups are either headquartered in the 
Washington, DC area, or locate their principal policy office here. The 
involvement of these associations, foundations and other organizations 
in addressing rural health concerns is limited by the lack of 
availability of readily available information on rural health policy 
and programs, by the lack of any educational forum for building common 
understanding of current directions in rural health policy, and by the 
lack of any facilitation of sharing among the rural health 
representatives of these organizations. The office intends, through 
this grant, to sponsor invitational meetings three or four times per 
year which would be high quality educational forums that would 
encourage the development and exchange of ideas and approaches to rural 
health problems solving, and would encourage the growth of expertise on 
rural health among the invited participants. The grant would also 
provide for ongoing communication on rural health issues meetings, 
conferences etc., as well as background papers as needed.
    HRSA plans to award this grant to the George Mason Center, because 
of its unique characteristics, skills and superior qualifications in 
the Washington area in rural health issues as well as its mandate and 
ability to conduct conferences and forums health policy leadership 
workshops, research and position papers, and collaboration with 
professional and community based organizations. Accordingly, HRSA has 
determined that there is adequate basis for awarding this grant to the 
George Mason Center without competition.

    Authority: This grant is authorized under Section 301 of the 
Public Health Service Act. With funds appropriated under Public Law 
103-112 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1996).


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AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: Approximately $150,000 will be made available to 
support the grant for a budget period of one year, beginning FY 1996. 
The project period will be four years at a total cost of approximately 
$600,000.

OTHER AWARD INFORMATION: This program is not subject to the provision 
of Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs 
(as implemented by 45 CFR Part 100).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Jeffrey Human, Director, Office of 
Rural Health Policy, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-05, Rockville, MD 20857, 
(301) 443-0835, [email protected].

    Dated: August 16, 1996.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-21399 Filed 8-21-96; 8:45 am]
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