[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33552-33553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13029]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 00093]


States Helping States Through The Association of Food And Drug 
Officials; Notice of Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2000 funds for a cooperative agreement 
program for States Helping States Through the Association of Food and 
Drug Officials.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Association of Food and 
Drug Officials (AFDO). No other applications are solicited.
    AFDO is the only organization qualified to conduct this work 
because:
    1. AFDO is the only organization that represents the state and 
local food protection regulatory agencies. Regular members are official 
heads of State or local regulatory agencies or personnel under their 
supervision. The Association's principle purpose is to act as a leader 
and resource to state and local regulatory agencies in developing 
strategies to resolve and promote public health and consumer protection 
related to the regulation of foods as well as drugs, medical devices 
and consumer products.
    2. AFDO focuses on the administration of the nation's food safety 
component of public health programs. AFDO has unique perspective on the 
infrastructure, capacity, strengths and needs of state and local food 
safety programs.
    3. AFDO has experience in carrying out national training efforts 
that focus on the needs of state and local regulatory agencies.

C. Availability of Funds

    Approximately $102,000 is available in FY 2000 to fund this 
Cooperative Agreement. It is expected that the award will begin on or 
about September 1, 2000, and will be made for a 12-month

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budget period within a project period of up to 5 years.

D. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    Program technical assistance may be obtained from: Chuck Higgins, 
Senior Environmental Health Officer, Environmental Health Services 
Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford 
Highway, NE, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, Telephone number: (770) 488-4180, 
Email address: [email protected]
    Business management technical assistance may be obtained from: 
Sonia V. Rowell, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management 
Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Room 3000, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, 
Telephone number: (770) 488-2724, Email address: [email protected]

    Dated: May 18, 2000.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-13029 Filed 5-23-00; 8:45 am]
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