[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 152 (Monday, August 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 48247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19865]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


National Native American Emergency Medical Services Association

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, IHS.

ACTION: Notice of single source cooperative agreement with the National 
Native American Emergency Medical Services Association.

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SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces the award of a 
cooperative agreement to the National Native American Emergency Medical 
Services Association (NNAEMSA) for a demonstration project to improve 
emergency medical services for Native American people by improving 
communications between the IHS and the Native American Emergency 
Medical Services providers and by supporting an Annual Educational 
Conference. The cooperative agreement is for a five-year project period 
effective July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2005. Total funding for the project 
is $280,000.
    The award is issued under the authority of the Public Health 
Service Act, Section 301(a), and is included under the Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance number 93.933.
    The specific objectives of the project are:
    1. The Association will publish, at least twice a year, a 
newsletter for members. The newsletter will be available in both hard 
copy and electronically.
    2. The Association will present an Annual Educational Conference 
which supports training and continuing education for Native American 
EMS providers.
    3. The Association will establish links with other national Indian 
organizations and with professional groups to serve as advocates for 
the EMS providers who work with Native American people nationwide.

Justification for Single Source

    This project has been awarded on a non-competitive single source 
basis. NNAEMSA is the only nationwide organization that specifically 
represents approximately 70 individual Native American EMS programs. 
These EMS programs provide care to over half-million Native American 
people who live on Indian reservations or who live in non-reservation 
areas with significant Native American populations. The population 
served by these programs is the same as IHS's user population.

Use of Cooperative Agreement

    A cooperative agreement has been awarded because of anticipated 
substantial programmatic involvement by IHS staff in the project. The 
substantial programmatic involvement is as follows:
    1. IHS staff will approve articles to be included in the 
newsletters and may, as requested by the Association, provide articles.
    2. Working with the Association, IHS staff will be involved in the 
development of the Annual Educational Conference to include topics of 
concern to the Agency and will be included in presentations as 
requested.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program information, contact W. 
Craig Vanderwagen, M.D., Director, Division of Clinical and Preventive 
Services, Office of Public Health, Indian Health Service, Room 6A-55, 
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, 
telephone (301) 443-3024. For grants information, contact Ms. M. Kay 
Carpentier, Grants Management Officer, Division of Acquisitions and 
Grants Management, Indian Health Service, Suite 100, 12300 Twinbrook 
Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852, telephone (301) 443-5204.

    Dated: July 21, 2000.
Michel E. Lincoln,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 00-19865 Filed 8-4-00; 8:45 am]
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