[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31721-31722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13226]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Availability of Funds

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.

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ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice extends the deadline for fiscal year 2003 
applications for Chiropractic Demonstration Project (CHIRO) Grants 
(Sec. 755(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act) and expands the 
purpose of the Program. An August 9, 2002 Federal Register notice in 
the HRSA Preview (67 FR 52049) announced that the deadline for 
applications for the Chiropractic Demonstration Projects Program was 
March 31, 2003 and that the purpose of the Chiropractic Demonstration 
Projects Program is to carry out demonstration projects in which 
chiropractors and physicians collaborate to identify and provide 
effective treatment for spinal and lower-back conditions. The FY 2003 
Appropriations Act, Public Law 108-7, expanded the purpose of the 
program to add funding for training components. Therefore, the deadline 
for applications is extended to June 20, 2003. Please mail applications 
to HRSA Grants Application Center, 901 Russell Avenue, Suite 450, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20857, postmarked no later than June 20, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Hannah, Division of State, 
Community and Public Health, Bureau of Health Professions, Parklawn 
Building, Room 8-103, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 
(301) 443-0908 ([email protected]).

    Dated: May 20, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-13226 Filed 5-27-03; 8:45 am]
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