[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29576-29577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13616]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 01162]


Disability and Health Screening 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 entitled 
``Disability and Health Screening Programs.'' This program addresses 
the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas of Disability and Secondary 
Conditions, Environmental Health, and Maternal, Infant, and Child 
Health. The purpose of the programs is: (1) To establish and enhance 
screening, follow-up, and referral for Glaucoma and other visual acuity 
problems and diseases of the eye, and (2) to investigate intestinal 
motility disorders in children.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided only to the Congressional Glaucoma 
Caucus Foundation and to Children's Hospital of Buffalo. No other 
applications are solicited. Eligibility is limited to these applicants 
because FY 2001 Federal appropriations specifically directs CDC to 
award these grant funds for the following glaucoma screening and 
intestinal motility disorder programs:
    1. Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, Whitestone, NY. The 
Foundation is a non-partisan organization of members of the U.S. 
Congress whose purpose is to educate their communities about the risks 
of glaucoma and other blindness-causing eye diseases, and to provide 
diagnostic screening opportunities for high risk groups in their home 
districts across the nation.
    2. Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Established in 
1892, the Children's Hospital of Buffalo is a regional center for 
comprehensive, specialized pediatric and women's health services. They 
provide a variety of clinical services for children and see more than 
128,000 outpatients per year.

    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 $441,856 is available in FY 2001 to fund one award to 
the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation and approximately $176,592 
is available to fund one award to the Children's Hospital of Buffalo. 
It is expected that each award will begin on or about September 1, 
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

    For business management technical assistance, contact: Nancy B. 
Pillar, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, 
Procurement and Grants Office, Announcement Number 01162, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, 
MS E-13, Atlanta,

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GA 30341-4146, Telephone: (770) 488-2721, Email Address: [email protected].
    For program technical assistance for the Congressional Glaucoma 
Caucus Foundation, contact: Joseph B. Smith, National Center on Birth 
Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS F-
35, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-7082, Email Address: 
[email protected].
    For program technical assistance for the Children's Hospital of 
Buffalo, contact: William A. Paradies, National Center on Birth Defects 
and Developmental Disabilities, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS F-45, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-4704, Email Address: 
[email protected].

    Dated: May 24, 2001.
Henry S. Cassell III
Acting Director, Procurement and Grant Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 01-13616 Filed 5-30-01; 8:45 am]
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