[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47032-47033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23753]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Cooperative Agreement With the National Foundation for the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

ACTION: Notice of cooperative agreement award.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 
announces its intent to award funds in fiscal year (FY) 1998 to provide 
support of a cooperative agreement with the National Foundation for the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Inc. (CDC Foundation), 
Atlanta, Georgia for the implementation of the Public Health Management 
Training Network.
    Multiple reports cite a widening gap in the U.S. between the 
challenges to improve the health of Americans and the capacity of the 
public health workforce to meet these challenges. Given the increasing 
challenges facing our State and local agencies, this cooperative 
agreement is intended to examine curriculum development and strengthen 
the public health training and education infrastructure needed to 
maintain basic agency management competencies needed for the 21st 
century. Public health leaders and managers, their colleagues in health 
care organizations, community leaders and others critical to the 
public's health now work in an environment of change for which most 
have had little formal preparation. Most have strong technical training 
in public health, but few have the management skills and resources 
essential in the new era of Government downsizing, shrinking resources, 
managed care proliferation and emerging new health risks. This project 
will be coordinated with the ``Turning Point'' initiative, a 
collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the W. K. Kellogg 
Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to 
address management development. The cooperative agreement award will 
implement the Public Health Training Network through (1) the design and 
implementation of a model for improving the management capacity of

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State, district, and local public health agencies; (2) the delivery of 
state-of-the-art, practical management training to State and local 
agency managers; (3) evaluation of the management training project; and 
(4) national dissemination of the findings.
    HRSA plans to award a cooperative agreement to the CDC Foundation 
because of its unique characteristics, skills, and superior 
qualifications in this area. The CDC Foundation is the only 
organization with this combination of purposes, goals and objectives 
needed to produce the variety of activities contemplated for the 
proposed cooperative agreement. The CDC Foundation is a Congressionally 
chartered private, not-for-profit corporation. The CDC Foundation's 
role is to seek support for purposes which include: (a) enhancing CDC 
Foundation's ability to attract talented scientists and leaders; (b) 
providing philanthropic investment for research and community programs; 
(c) encouraging sound health policies; and (d) securing special funds 
and endowments to provide enduring support for critical needs.
    HRSA will join with the members of the ``Turning Point'' initiative 
to implement the Public Health Management Training Network. HRSA will 
do the following:
    (1) Collaborate with the CDC Foundation in all stages of the 
project.
    (2) Provide programmatic and technical assistance.
    (3) Participate in improving program performance through 
consultation based on information and activities of other projects.
    (4) Participate in planning conferences, meetings, or workgroups 
conducted during the period of the cooperative agreement.
    (5) Maintain an ongoing dialogue with the partners concerning 
program plans, policies and other issues such as the role of primary 
care and managed care, which may have major implications for any 
activities undertaken by the applicant under the Cooperative Agreement.
    This cooperative agreement is authorized under Section 301 of the 
Public Health Service Act.

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: HRSA and CDC will make available approximately 
$250,000 each to support this cooperative agreement for a budget period 
of one year and a project period of four years beginning in FY 1998.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Contact: Ms. Laura M. Kruse, Center for Public 
Health Practice, Parklawn Building, Room 14-15, Rockville, MD 20857. 
(301) 443-0569. Grants Management inquires may be directed to Ms. Wilma 
Johnson, (301) 443-6880.

    Dated: August 27, 1998.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-23753 Filed 9-2-98; 8:45 am]
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