[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 46659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22433]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Division of Nursing's Third Minority Congress; ``Caring for the
Emerging Majority: A Blueprint in Action''
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Request for team proposals.
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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),
Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Division of Nursing (DN),
announces plans for a Third Minority Congress and requests team
proposals that will be the basis for selection of attendees at the
Congress. The Third Congress, ``Caring for the Emerging Majority: A
Blueprint in Action,'' will bring together approximately 100 minority
nurses and community leaders from across the country to further the
development of an agenda for meeting the health care needs of the
emerging majority. This is a national invitational meeting. Attendees
will be invited participants selected from teams submitting the most
promising proposals to advance this agenda. Teams will receive advice
from experts in the field and receive assistance with writing a strong
proposal which may be submitted to other funding sources for funding
consideration. DN is soliciting proposals from teams composed of
minority nurse leaders and others who have entered into partnerships
with key community leaders committed to enhancing the health care of
minority and underserved populations. These proposals will be reviewed
and evaluated by a DN Selection Committee. Team members from selected
proposals will be invited to attend the Congress. Each proposal must
address one of the three themes of the Congress (see Supplementary
Information section).
DATES: Proposals must be submitted to the Division of Nursing, Bureau
of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration,
5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building, Room 9-36, Rockville, Maryland
20857, on or before October 18, 1996. FAXED proposals will not be
accepted. The Congress will be held in Denver, Colorado on May 28 to
30, 1997.
ADDRESSES: The review of proposals and actual selection of teams to be
invited to attend the Congress will occur on November 6, 1996 at the
Parklawn Building, Division of Nursing, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-36,
Rockville, Maryland 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain Audrey M. Koertvelyessy, Nurse
Consultant, Division of Nursing, at telephone number (301) 443-6333; or
E-mail address at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: One of the national strategic directions
identified by the Division of Nursing is to enhance racial and ethnic
diversity and cultural competence in the nursing workforce. Two
Minority Congresses held in 1992 and 1993 identified a series of
important recommendations in the areas of policy, legislation,
practice, research, and education. These recommendations revolved
around key issues of concern which affect the health of the emerging
majority and underserved populations in the country. The Third Minority
Congress will build on the two previous Congresses.
In preparation for the Third Minority Congress, a national planning
committee of minority nurse leaders was assembled to identify critical
issues and areas of concern in implementing a national agenda, and to
plan the design for the Third Minority Congress. The themes of the
Third Minority Congress are to increase the recruitment, retention, and
graduation of minority students in schools of nursing; to increase the
numbers of well prepared minority nurse leaders; and to develop the
cultural competency of all nurses to care for the emerging majority
populations in the Nation.
The participants selected to attend the Congress will consist of
teams composed of minority nurse leaders and identified key community
leaders. Community leaders should be identified as key stakeholders
committed to enhancing the health care of minority and underserved
populations. Teams may be composed of 3-5 members with five serving as
the maximum number per team. Each team roster should include at least
one minority nurse who is in the early phase of her/his career
development as a leader. Other team members should be those individuals
(this includes both nurses and non-nurses) who can contribute to the
successful implementation of the proposed action plan contained in the
proposal. A rationale for each member's presence on the team should be
provided in the narrative. A diverse team membership that is
appropriate to accomplishing the goals of the proposal is strongly
encouraged. All team members from each team selected must be able to
attend the entire Congress.
Each proposal should address an issue or problem and describe its
relationship to one of the three main themes of the Congress. The
proposal may be in a preliminary state when submitted to the Division
of Nursing for review since it is expected that the Congress workshops
will assist teams in refining their proposals. The originality of the
approach as described in the proposal will be considered in the final
evaluation and selection to attend the Congress.
The team proposals should be limited to 3-5 written pages in
length. Each proposal should contain the following: Title of the
proposal; identification with the name, title, address, phone, Internet
and FAX number of the primary contact person on the team;
identification of each team member and rationale for being on the team;
description of issue or problem to be addressed; objectives; outcome
measures; methodology; and an evaluation plan.
A Selection Committee within the Division of Nursing will review
and evaluate each proposal received. Criteria used to evaluate each
proposal and the weights assigned to each element are as follows:
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Points
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Presence of at least one minority nurse team member at
beginning of career........................................... 5
Diverse team membership appropriate to meeting goals described. 15
Objectives and methodology appropriate to the stated problem/
issue described............................................... 25
The proposal shows a relationship to one of the three main
themes of the Congress........................................ 5
Proposal problem/issue is described............................ 20
Outcome measures of success are described...................... 15
Originality of proposal problem/issue.......................... 15
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100
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The Selection Committee will meet to evaluate the proposals on
November 6, 1996. Selected teams will be notified by November 29, 1996.
Travel and per diem expenses to attend the Congress in May 1997
will be provided for selected teams. The team proposals will contribute
to the national agenda, which when implemented, will further the
national goal of caring for the emerging majority populations in the
Nation.
Dated: August 27, 1996.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-22433 Filed 9-3-96; 8:45 am]
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