[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 33705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15822]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 01116]


Centers for Public Health Preparedness; 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 cooperative agreement 
program for a Center for Public Health Preparedness. This program 
addresses all the Healthy People 2010 focus areas, specifically Public 
Health Infrastructure and contributes to national goals to eliminate 
health disparities.
    The purpose of this program is to facilitate the development of an 
integrated national system of Centers for Public Health Preparedness, 
at the University of Findlay, focused on improving the capacity of the 
front-line public health worker to respond to current, new and emerging 
public health threats. This program is aimed at providing professional 
public health workforce development services to personnel at State and 
local health departments, community-based organizations and other 
entities charged to carry out CDC programs in general and bioterrorism 
and infectious disease control and prevention, in particular. The 
program is intended to develop model public health practice curricula 
to support preparedness for bioterrorism and disease outbreak 
investigation, and to support the National Public Health Workforce 
Development Strategic Plan's vision of a competent workforce able to 
deliver the essential public health services.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided only to the University of Findlay: 
National Center for Terrorism Preparedness. No other applications are 
solicited.
    Eligibility is limited to the University of Findlay because Fiscal 
year 2001 and Federal appropriations specifically directs CDC to award 
this applicant funds to conduct a project ``to train and prepare 
underserved populations and facilities to react to bioterrorism and 
related incidents''.

    Note: Title 2 of the U.S. 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 $862,705 is available in FY 2001 to fund this ward. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or about August 31, 2001, 
and will be made for a 12-month budget period. The funding estimate may 
change.

D. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    To obtain additional information, or business management technical 
assistance contact: Juanita Crowder, Grants Management Specialist, 
Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Announcement 
01116, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2920 
Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Mailstop K-75, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, 
Telephone: (770) 488-2734, Email address: [email protected].
    For program technical assistance, contact: Gail Williams, MPH, 
Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Hwy., NE., Mailstop K-38, Atlanta, GA 
30341-3717, Telephone: (770) 488-8166, Email address: [email protected].

    Dated: June 19, 2001.
John L. Williams,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 01-15822 Filed 6-22-01; 8:45 am]
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