[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 48666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18778]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Demonstration Training Grants To Support Public Health 
Fellowships and Internships 93.249

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 
announces that Fiscal Year 2002 applications will be accepted to 
support one project under the Public Health Fellowship and Internship 
Demonstration Training Grant Program.
    Authorizing Legislation: Applications are solicited under the 
authority of title VII, section 765 of the Public Health Service (PHS) 
Act, as amended. Section 765 authorizes the award of grants to increase 
the number of individuals in the public health workforce, to enhance 
the quality of such workforce, and to enhance the ability of the 
workforce to meet national, State, and local health care needs.
    Purpose of Award: This Demonstration Training Grant is to support a 
program of innovative training and education opportunities to share 
expertise among public health faculty, fellow/interns, and health 
professionals at HRSA.
    Eligible Applicants: An applicant must be: a health professions 
school (including an accredited school or program of public health, 
health administration, preventive medicine, or dental public health or 
a school providing health management programs), an academic health 
center, a State or local government, and any other appropriate public 
or private non-profit entity, including a faith-based and community 
based organization.
    Review Criteria: The review criteria are: (1) Understanding of and 
approach to conducting a public health fellowship and internship 
program; (2) history of performance of applicant and its personnel; (3) 
adequacy of facilities and resources; (4) methods for achieving program 
objectives; (5) cost effectiveness; (6) national agency, and public 
health objectives, and (7) the ability to anticipate problems. 
Additional information pertaining to the review criteria will be listed 
in the supplement to instructions for application form HRSA 6025.
    Estimated Amount of Available Funds: It is anticipated that up to 
$525,000 will be available in fiscal year 2002 for this program.
    Estimated Number of Awards: It is estimated that 1 award will be 
made for fiscal year 2002.
    Application Requests, Availability, Dates and Addresses: The HRSA 
6025 application kit will be available on July 25, 2002 and may be 
downloaded via the web at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/grants2002. The 
instructions for preparing the Public Health Fellowship and Internship 
Training Grant Applications are contained within application form HRSA 
6025. Applicants may also request a hardcopy of the application 
material by contacting the HRSA Grants Application Center, 901 Russell 
Avenue, Suite 450, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879, by fax calling at 1-
877-477-2133, or by fax at 1-877-477-2345. In order to be considered 
for competition, applications must be received by mail or delivered to 
HRSA Grants Application Center by no later than August 26, 2002. 
Applications received after the deadline date may be returned to the 
applicant and not processed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Lloyd, M.D., Acting Director, 
CPH, DSCPH, Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA, Room 8-103, Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Land, Rockville, Maryland 20857, or e-mail 
address [email protected]. Dr. Lloyd's telephone number is 301-443-6853. 
Capt. Barry Stern, Sr., Environmental Health Advisor, CPH, Bureau of 
Health Professions, HRSA, Room 8-103, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; or e-mail address at [email protected]. Capt. 
Stern's telephone number is 301-443-6758.
    Paperwork Reduction Act: The Application for the Public Health 
Fellowship and Internship Training Grant has been approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act. The OMB clearance number is 0915-0060. The program is not subject 
to the provision of Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of 
Federal Programs (as implemented through 45 CFR part 100). This program 
is also not subject to the Public Health Systems Reporting 
Requirements.

    Dated: July 18, 2002.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-18778 Filed 7-24-02; 8:45 am]
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