[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17901-17902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8226]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 01027]


Notice of Availability of Funds; Cooperative Agreement With the 
National Association of Local Boards of Health To Improve the Nation's 
Public Health Infrastructure With Local Boards of Health

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds for a cooperative agreement 
program entitled ``Improving the Nation's Public Health 
Infrastructure.'' This program addresses the ``Healthy

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People 2010'' priority focus area of Public Health Infrastructure. For 
a copy of ``Healthy People 2010,'' visit the web site--http://www.health.gov/healthypeople.
    The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to improve the 
Nation's public health infrastructure and improve the performance of 
public health agencies by:
    1. Developing and/or implementing strategies to encourage the 
development and use of standards for public health organizations, the 
public health workforce, and public health information systems;
    2. Developing and/or implementing strategies to inform the public 
health community about effective approaches to improving public health 
organizations, the public health workforce, and public health 
information systems; and
    3. Conducting activities to encourage the public health community 
to implement the most effective approaches to improving public health 
organizations, the public health workforce, and public health 
information systems.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the National Association of 
Local Boards of Health (NALBOH). No other applications are solicited. 
NALBOH is uniquely qualified to be the recipient organization for the 
following reasons:
    1. Local boards of health are at the core of the public health 
system. In some cases, they are responsible for developing public 
health policy for their jurisdictions and for governing the operations 
of local public health agencies. In other cases, they provide advice to 
elected officials or the public health agency regarding the development 
of local public health policy. NALBOH is the only organization that 
represents their interests and is committed to improving their ability 
to develop and implement effective public health policy (or facilitate 
its development and implementation).
    2. NALBOH collaborated with CDC in the conduct of the first-ever 
national survey of local boards of health and in the subsequent 
publication and dissemination of the ``National Profile of Local Boards 
of Health.''
    3. NALBOH maintains and updates the only comprehensive listing of 
local boards of health in the United States and communicates regularly 
with those boards of health via its ``NALBOH NewsBrief'' and periodic 
special issue mailings.
    4. NALBOH provides current public health information and 
opportunities for improving governance skills to key local board of 
health members at its annual educational conference and on a continuing 
basis via its web site.
    5. NALBOH has collaborated with CDC and other public health 
organizations to develop local public health system performance 
standards (including governance standards for local boards of health).
    6. NALBOH has a proven track record of collaborating with CDC and 
other public health organizations to successfully conduct projects to 
improve the development and implementation of public health policy in 
the areas of environmental and occupational health and tobacco control 
throughout the nation.

    Note: Public Law 104-65 states that an organization, described 
in section 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 $258,450 is available in FY 2001 to fund this award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or about June 1, 2001, and 
will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period of up 
to five years. Funding estimates may change.
    Continuation awards within an approved project period will be made 
on the basis of satisfactory progress as evidenced by required reports 
and the availability of funds.
    During the first year, funds are expected to be available to 
support the projects/activities listed in Part D.1. below as follows:

1. Core Activities $50,000
2. Special Projects 1, 4, 6, and 7 $95,950
3. Special Project 10 (environmental health) $10,000
4. Special Project 12 (tobacco prevention and control) $95,000
5. Special Project 13 (injury prevention and control) $7,500

Use of Funds

    Funds may be spent for reasonable program purposes, including 
personnel, travel, supplies, and services. Equipment may be purchased, 
with appropriate justification, including cost comparison of purchase 
with lease. Although contracts with other organizations are allowable, 
NALBOH must perform a substantial portion of activities for which funds 
are requested. NALBOH may provide funds to its affiliated organizations 
to accomplish the purposes of the cooperative agreement, if justified. 
Cooperative agreement funds may not supplant existing funds from any 
other public or private source. Funds may not be expended for 
construction, renovation of existing facilities, or relocation of 
headquarters, affiliates, or personnel.

D. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    To obtain additional business management information, contact: 
Juanita D. Crowder, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management 
Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, 
Telephone number: 770-488-2734, E-Mail Address: [email protected].
    To obtain additional programmatic information, contact: Anthony J. 
Santarsiero, Division of Public Health Systems Development and 
Research, Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E. (MailStop K-37), 
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, Telephone: 770-488-2444, E-Mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: March 29, 2001.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 01-8226 Filed 4-3-01; 8:45 am]
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