[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 214 (Monday, November 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55944-55945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27646]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Maternal and Child Health Federal Set-Aside Program; Project 
Grants; Hana Health Initiative for Children and Adolescents

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of grant award.

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SUMMARY: The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources 
and Services Administration (HRSA), is awarding a grant for $1,000,000 
in fiscal year (FY) 2001 to the Hana Community Health Center in Hana, 
Hawaii. The grant supports expansion of health services to children and 
adolescents, with a focus on addressing special needs of Native 
Hawaiians in the community of Hana. The award was made from funds 
appropriated under Public Law 106-554 (HHS Appropriation Act for FY 
2001). This project is a Special Project of Regional and National 
Significance (SPRANS) authorized by section 501(a)(2) of the Social 
Security Act, the Maternal and Child Health Federal Set-Aside Program.
    Purpose: HRSA determined that it was necessary to provide funds to 
the community of Hana for expanded emergency, health and related 
services to children and adolescents in Hana, with services to have a 
Native Hawaiian focus. The primary source of health care for Hana is 
the Hana Community Health Center. To seek another source of health care 
residents must travel two and one-half to three hours, one way, to the 
main town of Wailuku.
    In FY 2001, community surveys indicated a continuing need for funds 
for the on-site health services supported through this project, which 
was initiated in 1999 through MCHB's Emergency Medical Services for 
Children program. Concerns were raised about the need for quality 
primary and related health care services and the maintenance of 24 hour 
coverage, especially emergency care. As this is an isolated community 
with limited health and human services there was a desire to expand the 
services of the Hana Community Health Center. Maternal and Child Health 
SPRANS funds were designated to continue to address these services. 
This project reflects input and participation from the State of Hawaii 
and the Hana-based community health center and service providers. It 
provides a comprehensive strategy for: (1)

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Addressing service delivery gaps and barriers; (2) expanding health 
care and related services to the children and adolescents of Hana; and 
(3) responding to the needs of the Native Hawaiian population in Hana.
    Availability of Funds: Approximately $1,000,000 was made available 
to support this project for the first year of a planned three-year 
project/budget period, beginning in FY 2001, and extending from 
September 27, 2001 through September 26, 2004, subject to the 
availability of appropriations.
    Other Award Information: This program is not subject to the 
provisions of Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of 
Federal programs (as implemented by 45 CFR part 100). The Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this project is 93.110M.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter S. Conway, Division of Child, 
Adolescent and Family Health, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18A-30, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-443-2250.

    Dated: October 29, 2001.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-27646 Filed 11-2-01; 8:45 am]
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