[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24382-24383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12001]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 01068]


Texas-Mexico Border Infectious Disease Monitoring Program; 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 a grant program for a 
Texas-Mexico Border Infectious Disease Monitoring Program. This program 
addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus area of Immunization and 
Infectious Diseases.
    The purpose of the program is to initiate emerging infectious 
disease

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surveillance and related activities along the Texas-Mexico border, 
focusing on infectious diseases and conditions that are important in 
the region.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided to the University of Texas Medical 
Branch at Galveston (UTMB-G). No other applications are solicited. 
Eligibility is limited to UTMB-G because fiscal year 2001 Federal 
appropriations specifically directs CDC to award this applicant funds 
to conduct a project to monitor infectious diseases along the Texas-
Mexico border.

    Note: Title 2 of the United States Code, Chapter 26, Section 
1611 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 $961,000 is available in FY 2001 to fund the award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or about August 1, 2001, 
and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period 
of one year. The funding estimate 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: Merlin 
Williams, 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) 488-2765, Email address: [email protected].
    For program technical assistance, contact: Greg Jones, M.P.A., 
Office of the Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., 
Mailstop C-12, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone number: (404) 639-4180, 
Email address: [email protected].

    Dated: May 8, 2001.
Henry S. Cassell III,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
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