[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21158-21159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10480]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 01052]


Community Health Programs; Notice of Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds for grant programs for 
community health promotion. This announcement is related to the focus 
areas of Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Chronic Back Conditions, Cancer, 
Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Educational and Community-Based 
Programs, Heart Disease and Stroke, Nutrition and Overweight, Physical 
Activity and Fitness, and Tobacco Use.
    The purpose of the program is to improve and to promote health 
among specified populations and to reduce morbidity and disability 
associated with specified chronic diseases.

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. Roger Williams Medical Center Healthlink program in Providence, 
Rhode Island, to develop and implement a comprehensive health promotion 
initiative for senior retirees. ($666,303)
    2. Sisters of Charity Health Care System and Staten Island 
University Hospital's Heart Center to develop telecommunication 
teaching tools to enhance training. ($43,784)
    3. Michael DeBakey Institute for Comprehensive Cardiovascular 
Science to continue the development of information on the viability of 
artificial hearts. ($475,931)
    4. Kettering Medical Center to support the Medical Center Healthy 
Hearts 2001 Initiative. ($866,591)
    5. Jackson State University, Office of Research and Development to 
establish an epidemiological research institute. ($951,478)
    6. Baltimore City Health Department, Maryland, to establish a 
Center for Chronic Diseases. ($515,831)
    7. University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, to 
establish a National Training Program for the Comprehensive Care of 
Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis. ($839,506)

C. Availability of Funds

    Approximately $4,359,424 is available in FY 2001 to fund seven 
awards as described in paragraph ``B'' above. It is expected that the 
awards 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

    To obtain additional information, contact: Robert Hancock, Grants 
Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants 
Office, Announcement 01052, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, 
Telephone: (770) 488-2746, Email Address: [email protected].
    For overall program technical assistance, contact: Michael Waller, 
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 4770 Buford Highway, 
NE., MS K-45, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-5264, E-Mail 
Address: [email protected].
    Technical assistance for Roger Williams Medical Center will be 
provided by: David Elswick, Division of Adult and Community Health, 
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-30, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, 
Telephone: (770) 488-5506, E-Mail Address: [email protected].
    Technical assistance for Sisters of Charity Health Care System will 
be provided by: Mags Malone, Division of Adult and Community Health, 
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-47, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, 
Telephone: (770) 488-8055, E-Mail Address: [email protected].
    Technical assistance for Michael DeBakey Institute for 
Comprehensive Cardiovascular Science will be provided by: Mags Malone, 
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 4770 Buford Highway, 
NE, MS K-47, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-8055, E-Mail 
Address: [email protected].
    Technical assistance for the Kettering Medical Center Healthy 
Hearts 2001 Initiative will be provided by: Mags Malone, Division of 
Adult and Community Health, National Center for

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Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 4770 Buford 
Highway, NE, MS K-47 Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-8055, 
E-Mail Address: [email protected].
    Technical assistance for the Jackson State University, Office of 
Research and Development to establish an epidemiological research 
institute will be provided by: Mags Malone, Division of Adult and 
Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-47, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-8055, E-Mail Address: 
[email protected].
    Technical assistance for the Baltimore City Health Department, 
Maryland, to establish a Center for Chronic Diseases will be provided 
by: Catherine A. Hutsell, M.P.H., Division of Adult and Community 
Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-30, Atlanta, Georgia 
30341, Telephone: (770) 488-5438, E-Mail Address: [email protected].
    Technical assistance for the University of Texas, Dallas, for the 
Southwestern Medical Center, National Multiple Sclerosis Training 
center will be provided by: David Thurman, Division of Adult and 
Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-45, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-6090, E-Mail Address: 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 23, 2001.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 01-10480 Filed 4-26-01; 8:45 am]
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