[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 90 (Monday, May 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25903-25904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10534]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 04147]


First National Congress on Public Health Preparedness; Notice of 
Intent To Fund Single Eligibility Award

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
intent to fund fiscal year (FY) 2004 funds for a cooperative agreement 
program for convening a meeting of leaders in medicine and public 
health to exchange critical information and discuss successful programs 
for ensuring public health readiness for terrorism events or other 
emergencies. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this 
program is 93.283.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to University of Georgia Center 
for Leadership in Education and Applied Research in Mass Destruction 
Defense (CLEARMADD). The University of Georgia (UGA) CLEARMADD is 
currently working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC), the Medical College of Georgia (MCG), the American Medical 
Association (AMA), and other academic centers who are developing 
curricula for health professionals regarding weapons of mass 
destruction (WMD). This multi-organizational collaboration was 
developed to ensure coordinated training for medical and public health 
professionals. The original cooperative agreement number with UGA is 
U90/CCU421862. The cooperative agreement was legislatively earmarked, 
in FY2002, and the House of Representatives Conference Report 
accompanying the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and related agencies Appropriations Bill ending September 
30, 2002 recognized UGA's unique qualifications in conducting the 
activities associated with this cooperative agreement. Consistent with 
the activities of the congressionally earmarked cooperative agreement, 
the UGA, is uniquely qualified for the proposed activity in convening a 
forum of medical and public health professionals. The UGA has an 
internationally recognized research program at Chernobyl and more than 
50 years of continuous research experience at Georgia's Savannah River 
site which has established UGA as a national academic leader in 
environmental

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radioactivity. The UGA has already collaborated with the AMA through 
the MCG and with other academic centers for public health preparedness 
in developing national standards for frontline clinicians through the 
Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) and the Advanced Disaster Life 
Support (ADLS) training curricula. UGA has become a national leader in 
coordinating efforts to upgrade medical readiness of medical and public 
health professionals and is a CDC Specialty Center for Public Health 
Preparedness. UGA has conducted extensive collaborations with other 
academic medical centers, including the Medical College of Georgia, the 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas and the 
University of Texas at Houston, as well as the American Medical 
Association, in their ongoing work to develop programs to bridge public 
health and clinical medicine. UGA has a recognized track record on 
teaching and research in toxicology, the environmental effects of 
radioactivity on human and ecosystem health, public policy regarding 
terrorism preparedness and response, and related distance learning. The 
past experience of UGA, ongoing association with AMA, its unique 
collaborations in the past and for this activity, and the training 
protocols already in development, make UGA unique in recommending UGA 
for single eligibility for this award.

C. Funding

    Approximately $1,000,000 is available in FY 2004 to fund this 
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before March 15, 
2004, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project 
period of up to one year. Funding estimates may change.

D. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    For general comments or questions about this announcement, contact: 
Technical Information Management, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-2700.
    For technical questions about this program, contact: Lynn Steele, 
Senior Advisor, Education and Training, CDC, Office of the Director, 
Office of Terrorism, Preparedness and Emergency Response, 1600 Clifton 
Road, Mailstop D-44, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: 404-639-7142.

    Dated: May 4, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-10534 Filed 5-7-04; 8:45 am]
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