[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37138-37139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14828]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 00079]


Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health 
Promotion and Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE); 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 
with the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health 
Promotion and Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE), an affiliate of the 
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO).
    CDC is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease 
prevention objectives of ``Healthy People 2010'' a national activity to 
reduce morbidity and mortality and improve the quality of life. For the 
conference copy of ``Healthy People 2010,'' reset the internet site: 
HTTP://www.health.gov/healthy people>.
    This announcement is related to the focus areas of Physical 
Activity and Fitness, Nutrition, Tobacco Use, Education and Community-
Based Programs, Oral Health, Arthritis, Cancer, Diabetes, Disability 
Conditions, and Heart Disease and Stroke.
    The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to address the 
training, research, and program implementation needs required to build 
health promotion and public health education capacity at the State and 
territorial level.
    This will include strategic planning for the Association to 
strengthen the infrastructure for assessment of constituent needs to 
build health education capacity at the state and territorial level; 
coordinating the annual National Conference on Health Education and 
Health Promotion; strengthening collaborations with national and 
international level partners; developing practice to research

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demonstration activities; developing continuing education and distance-
based training; and developing leadership and training opportunities.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to ASTDHPPHE. No other 
applications will be solicited. ASTDHPPHE is the only appropriate and 
qualified agency that can provide the services specified under this 
announcement.
    Eligibility is limited to ASTDHPPHE because of its unique 
relationship with the Association of State and Territorial Health 
Officials (ASTHO) and other ASTHO affiliates. ASTDHPPHE is the only 
national, nonprofit health education organization of which program 
directors and staff representing all States and territories are 
members. As such, it is uniquely capable, and organized specifically to 
serve as a leader and a conferee of activities relative to State Health 
education programs. ASTHO represents the chief public health official 
of each State and territory. Through its own membership, ASTHO has 
developed unique knowledge and understanding of the needs and 
operations of State Health agencies.
    ASTDHPPHE is the only affiliate whose primary mission is to promote 
health education and health promotion as core disciplines of public 
health practice and to advocate for quality health education and health 
promotion programs and strategies to address the nation's leading 
health problems. ASTDHPPHE has served as a health education and health 
promotion policy development and capacity building organization since 
1946, and over the years it has strengthened public health education 
goals and objectives. The membership is uniquely diverse and its 
members, who provide major leadership to State and Territorial 
categorical health areas, have strengthened health education and health 
promotion programs nationwide. ASTDHPPHE also provides consultation and 
technical assistance to numerous agencies and has liaison relationships 
with many national organizations. In this way, the Association is 
deeply involved in health education and health promotion program 
development and evaluation efforts that are conducted nationally.
    In collaboration with other national organizations, the association 
accomplishes its mission by disseminating information on state-of-the-
art health education and health promotion policies and strategies. The 
association has the established relationships and expertise necessary 
to carry-out this cooperative agreement. The unique information 
exchange among the ASTDHPPHE members and expert program knowledge 
provide it with special credibility with national, private, and 
voluntary agencies. In addition, for the last 16 years ASTDHPPHE has 
worked with National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion in co-sponsoring the annual Health education and Health 
promotion conference. Although other organizations may possess some of 
these abilities and/or perform some of these roles, no other 
organization has ASTDHPPHE's unique characteristics. ASTDPPHE is 
comprised of State health promotion/health education program directors, 
who are necessary to effectively carry out the activities entailed in 
this program.

    Note: Public Law 104-65 states that an organization described in 
selection 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that 
engages in lobbying activities is not eligible to receive Federal 
funds constituting an award, grant, cooperative agreement, contract, 
loan, or any other form.

C. Availability of Funds

    Approximately $735,000 is available in FY 2000 to fund this award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or about September 30, 
2000, and will be for a 12-month budget period within a project period 
of up to five years. This funding estimate may change. Continuation 
awards within an approved project period will be made on the basis of 
satisfactory progress as evidenced by required reports and availability 
of funds.

D. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    This and other CDC announcements can be found on the CDC home page 
internet address: http://www.cdc.gov. If you have questions business 
management technical assistance may be obtained from:

Barry Copeland, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, 
Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Room 300, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, 
Telephone: 770/488-2762, E-mail address: [email protected]

    For technical assistance, contact:

John M. Korn, Public Health Advisor, National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mailstop K-30, Atlanta, 
GA 30341-3717, Telephone: 770/488-5427, E-mail address: [email protected]

    Dated: June 6, 2000.
Henry S. Cassel, III,
Deputy Director, Procurement and Grants Office,, Center for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
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