[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 01093]


Notice of Availability of Funds; Nutrition and Physical Fitness 
Programs

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds for grant programs for 
Nutrition and Physical Fitness Programs. This program addresses the 
``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas of Nutrition and Overweight, and 
Physical Activity and Fitness.
    The purpose of the program is to establish and strengthen nutrition 
and physical activity programs to prevent physical fitness and 
nutrition related health problems.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided only to the organizations listed below. 
No other applications are solicited. The Conference Report H.R. 4577, 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, specified these funds for the 
organizations listed below.
    1. Grenada Lake Medical Center in Grenada, Mississippi, to conduct 
a demonstration project on physical fitness to shift the community 
focus on healthcare from ``sickness'' to ``health'' becoming a 
prototype for health status improvement in small and rural communities. 
($430,013)
    2. Institutes for Health, Science, and Society, in Greensboro, 
North Carolina, for the Children's Healthy Life Skills initiative to 
coordinate, implement and assess the effectiveness of specific 
interventions designed to promote fitness and prevent obesity in 
children. ($277,969)
    3. National Youth Fitness and Obesity Institute at the University 
of Northern Iowa, to conduct a demonstration project on physical 
fitness in rural areas. ($233,196)

C. Availability of Funds

    Approximately $941,178 is available in FY 2001 to fund three 
awards. It is expected that the award will begin on or about July 15, 
2001, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a one-year 
project period. Funding estimates may change.

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. Click on Funding then Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements.
    To obtain business management technical assistance, contact: Robert 
Hancock, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, 
Procurement and Grants Office, Announcement 01093, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, 
GA 30341-4146, Telephone: (770) 488-2746, E-mail Address: [email protected].
    For program technical assistance, contact: Dan Sadler, CDC/National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, 
MS K-24, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3717, Telephone: (770) 488-6042, E-Mail 
Address: [email protected].

    Dated: April 17, 2001.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-9932 Filed 4-20-01; 8:45 am]
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