[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27503-27504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12417]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 01157]


Public Health Disease Surveillance Initiative; 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 one year grant 
program for the State of Delaware, Department of Health and Social 
Services, Public Health Disease Surveillance Initiative. This program 
addresses the ``Healthy

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People 2010'' focus area of Immunization and Infectious Diseases.
    The purpose of the program is to build an integrated data 
management system that will allow the sharing of core data elements 
needed by the state to effectively fulfill their responsibilities for 
the surveillance and reporting of communicable diseases.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided only to the State of Delaware, 
Department of Health and Social Services, Public Health Disease 
Surveillance Initiative. No other applications are solicited. 
Eligibility is limited to the Delaware Department of Health and Social 
Services because fiscal year 2001 Federal appropriations specially 
directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award 
to the Department of Health funds to build an integrated disease 
surveillance system.

    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 other form.

C. Availability of Funds

    Approximately $1,843,000 is available in FY 2001 to fund the award. 
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 project period of 
one year.

D. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    To obtain additional information, contact: Juanita 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: 770-488-2734, Email 
address: [email protected].
    For program technical assistance, contact: Barbara W. Kilbourne, 
R.N., M.P.H., Deputy, Integrated Health Information Systems, Office of 
the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop D-
68, Atlanta, GA 30333, 404-639-7860 (main#) ext. 7243 (pvt. line), 404-
639-7770 (fax), Email address: [email protected].

    Dated: May 11, 2001.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 01-12417 Filed 5-16-01; 8:45 am]
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