[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 33560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12990]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


AIDS Education and Training Centers' National HIV/AIDS Clinical 
Consultation Center Grant

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) HIV/
AIDS Bureau (HAB) announces that applications will be accepted for 
fiscal year (FY) 2000 grants for a discretionary grant to support an 
AIDS Education and Training Centers' National Clinical Consultation 
Center. The Center will be responsible for assisting medical providers 
in the treatment of persons with HIV infection and in management of 
health care workers who may have sustained occupational exposure to HIV 
and other blood borne pathogens commonly occurring in persons living 
with HIV infection (including Hepatitis B and C) through prompt, 
individualized, expert consultation. The Center will also link service 
users to education and training opportunities available through 
regional AIDS Education and Training Centers and provide technical 
assistance to these regional centers. The authority for this program is 
2692 (a) of the Public Health Service Act as amended by Public Law 104-
146, the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
Amendments of 1996.

Availability of Funds

    It is anticipated that a single recipient will be selected for the 
National HIV/AIDS Clinical Consultation Center and the award is 
expected to be $1,500,000 of the initial budget period. Funding will be 
made available for 12 months, with a project period of up to three 
years. Continuation awards within the approved project period will be 
made on the basis of satisfactory progress and the availability of 
funds.

Eligible Applicants

    Eligible applicants are public and nonprofit entities and schools 
and academic health science centers.

DATES: A letter of intent to submit an application is requested by June 
14, 2000. Applications for this announced grant must be received in the 
HRSA Grants Application Center by the close of business July 10, 2000, 
to be considered for competition. Applications shall be considered as 
meeting the deadline if they are: (1) Received on or before the 
deadline date, or (2) postmarked on or before the deadline date and 
received in time for orderly processing and submission to the review 
committee. (Applicants should request a legibly dated receipt from a 
commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service postmark. Private metered 
postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.) 
Applications received after the deadline will be returned to the 
applicant.

ADDRESSES: Letters of intent to apply for funding should be mailed to 
Dr. Laura Cheever, HIV Education Branch, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Parklawn Building, Rm 7-16, Rockville, Maryland 20857. All applications 
should be mailed or delivered to: Grants Management Officer, HRSA 
Grants Application Center, 1815 N. Fort Meyer Drive, Suite 300, 
Arlington, VA 22209. Grant applications sent to any address other than 
that above are subject to being returned. Federal Register notices and 
application guidance for the HIV/AIDS Bureau program are available on 
the World Wide Web via the Internet. The web site for the HIV/AIDS 
Bureau is: http://www.hrsa.gov/hab/. Federal grant application kits are 
available at the following Internet address: http://forms.psc.gov/phsforms.htm. For those applicants who are unable to access application 
materials electronically, a hard copy of the official grant application 
kit (SF 5161) must be obtained from the HRSA Grants Application Center. 
The Center may be contacted by (telephone, 1-877-477-2123) FAX: (703-
477-2345) e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information may be obtained 
from Dr. Laura W. Cheever, Chief, HIV Education Branch, Division of 
Training and Technical Assistance, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources 
and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7-16, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857. Telephone number (301) 443-6364 and the FAX: (301) 443-
9887.

    Dated: May 17, 2000.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 00-12990 Filed 5-23-00; 8:45 am]
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