[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11903-11904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6159]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Health Professions Preparatory, Pregraduate and Indian Health 
Professions Scholarships Programs

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Update of Standing Notice of Availability of Funds for Health 
Professionals Preparatory, Pregraduate and Indian Health Professions 
Scholarship Programs published in 62 FR 5443, February 5, 1997.

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SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces the availability of 
approximately $3,578,200 to fund scholarships for the Health 
Professions Preparatory and Pregraduate Scholarship Programs for FY 
1998 awards. These programs are authorized by section 103 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), Pub.L. 94-437, as amended by 
Pub.L. 100-713, Pub.L. 102-573, and by Pub.L. 104-313. The Indian 
Health Scholarship (Professions), authorized by section 104 of the 
IHCIA, Pub. L. 94-437, as amended by Pub.L. 100-713, Pub.L. 102-573, 
and by Pub.L. 104-313, has approximately $7,636,100 available for FY 
1998 awards.
    Scholarships under the three programs will be awarded utilizing the

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Grant Application form PHS-5161-1 (OMB# 0937-0189, expires July 31, 
1998. For academic year 1998-1999, both full-time and part-time 
scholarships will be funded for each of the three scholarship programs.
    The Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Grant Program is 
listed as No. 93.123 in the Office of Management and Budget Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). The Health Professions Pregraduate 
Scholarship Grant Program is listed as No. 93.971, and the Indian 
Health Professions Scholarship Grant Program is listed as No. 93.972 in 
the CFDA.

DATE: The application deadline for new applicants is April 15, 1998. 
The application deadline for continuation applicants is April 1, 1998. 
Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline if they are 
received by the appropriate Scholarship Coordinator on the deadline 
date or postmarked on or before the deadline date. (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.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please address application inquiries 
to the appropriate Indian Health Service Area Scholarship Coordinator, 
as listed below.

IHS Area Office and States/Locality Served and Scholarship Coordinator/
Address

Aberdeen Area IHS: Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota--Ms. Lila 
Jean Topalian, Scholarship Coordinator, IHS Aberdeen Area, Federal 
Building, Rm. 309, 115 4th Avenue, SE., Aberdeen, SD 57401, Tele: 605-
226-7553
Alaska Area Native Health Service: Alaska--Ms. Rose Jerue, Scholarship 
Coordinator, IHS Alaska Area, 4141 Ambassador Drive, Rm. 349, 
Anchorage, Alaska 99508, Tele: 907-729-1332
Albuquerque Area IHS: Colorado, New Mexico--Ms. Alvina Waseta, 
Scholarship Coordinator, IHS Albuquerque Area, 5338 Montgomery Blvd., 
NE, Suite 123, Albuquerque, NM 87109-1311, Tele: 505-248-4513
Bemidji Area IHS: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin--
Ms. Barbara Fairbanks, Scholarship Coordinator, IHS Bemidji Area, 127 
Federal Building, Bemidji, MN 56601, Tele: 218-759-3415
Billings Area IHS: Montana, Wyoming--Mr. Sandy MacDonald, Scholarship 
Coordinator, IHS Billings Area, Area Personnel Office, P.O. Box 2143, 
2900 4th Avenue, North, Billings, MT 59103-6601, Tele: 406-247-7210
California Area IHS: California, Hawaii--Ms. Sara G. Cotterill, 
Scholarship Coordinator, IHS California Area, 1825 Bell Street--Suite 
200, Sacramento, CA 95825-1097, Tele: 916-566-7001
Nashville Area IHS: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, 
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 
Mississippi, District of Columbia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 
Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia--Mr. Jesse Thomas, 
Scholarship Coordinator, IHS Nashville Area, 711 Stewarts Ferry Pike, 
Nashville, TN 37214-2634, Tele: 615-736-2431
Navajo Area IHS: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah--Ms. Pamela Johnson, 
Scholarship Coordinator, IHS Navajo Area, P.O. Box 9020, Window Rock, 
AZ 86515, Tele: 520-871-1422
Oklahoma City Area IHS: Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma--Ms. Barbara Roy, 
Scholarship Coordinator, IHS Oklahoma City Area, Five Corporate Plaza, 
3625 N.W. 56th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112, Tele: 405-951-3939
Phoenix Area IHS: Arizona, Nevada, Utah--Ms. Lena Fast Horse, 
Scholarship Coordinator, IHS Phoenix Area, 3738 N. 16th Street--Suite 
A, Phoenix, AZ 85016-5981, Tele: 602-364-5227
Portland Area IHS: Idaho, Oregon, Washington--Mr. Gary Small, 
Scholarship Coordinator, IHS Portland Area, 1220 SW 3rd Street, Rm 440, 
Portland, OR 97204-2892, Tele: 503-326-6990
Tucson Area IHS: Arizona, Texas--Mr. Cecil Escalante, Scholarship 
Coordinator, IHS Tucson Area, Personnel Office, 7900 S.J. Stock Road, 
Tucson, AZ 85746, Tele: 520-295-2441

    Other programmatic inquiries may be addressed to Ms. Patricia Lee-
McCoy, Chief, Scholarship Branch, Indian Health Service, Twinbrook 
Metro Plaza, Suite 100, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 
20852; Telephone 301-443-6197. (This is not a toll-free number.) For 
grants information, contact Ms. Margaret Griffiths, Acting Grants 
Scholarship Coordinator, Grants Management Branch, Division of 
Acquisition and Grants Operations, Indian Health Service, Room 100, 
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852; Telephone 301-443-
0243. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An addition to the list of priority health 
professions for Indian Health Scholarships (Professions) that was 
published in 62 FR 5443, February 5, 1997, is Physician Assistants at 
the Master of Science degree level. X-ray/Ultrasonography replaces 
Sonography as a priority health profession on the list that was 
published in 62 FR 5443, February 5, 1997.

    Dated: February 25, 1998.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General, Director.
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