[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 131 (Friday, July 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 41491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15598]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 04125]


The Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program 
Directors; 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 to support the establishment of a national initiative to 
develop and implement systems and procedures that result in the 
inclusion of comprehensive chronic disease prevention and control 
concepts in the planning and delivery of health promotion and health 
care services at the state level. The Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance number for this program is 93.945.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Association of State and 
Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors (CDD). No other 
applications are solicited.
    The CDD is the officially designated organization to advise and 
represent the interest of state health officials in comprehensive 
chronic disease prevention and control and health promotion activities. 
Because of its relationship with ASTHO and all State and Territorial 
chronic disease prevention and health promotion programs, the CDD can 
provide state and national leadership for developing programs to 
prevent and control chronic disease, including behaviors and conditions 
that contribute to the development of chronic disease conditions. The 
CDD is uniquely capable of analyzing, advising, and fulfilling liaison 
responsibilities for comprehensive chronic disease prevention and 
control activities in such broad-based specialties as aging, arthritis, 
cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, diabetes health education, 
managed care, nutrition, osteoporosis, physical activity, risk 
reduction, and tobacco use. The CDD membership is multidisciplinary, 
including physicians, nurses, health educators, social workers, 
nutritionists, epidemiologists, administrators, and others. CDD has 
served as a policy development and capacity-building organization for 
state chronic disease matters since 1988 and has as one of its major 
objectives, the sharing of information within and between State health 
departments.
    The CDD is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating 
state-based chronic disease prevention and health promotion programs, 
therefore they are uniquely qualified to conduct and fulfill the 
national requirements and focus of this program announcement. The CDD 
accomplishes its mission by disseminating information on chronic 
disease program needs and services, as well as recommending and 
promoting improved policies and programs. The CDD also provides 
consultation and guidance to states in the establishment of statewide 
systems of coordinated population-based preventions. All of these 
activities are accomplished through cooperation and collaboration with 
national, state, and local partners in the public and private sectors.
    Through the work conducted under this Program Announcement, CDC 
will be in a position to promote and foster an even greater 
collaboration with public and private health care providers and state 
prevention programs.

C. Funding

    Approximately $2,200,000 is available in FY 2004 to fund this 
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before September 
1, 2004, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project 
period of up to 5 years. 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: John M. Korn, 
Project Officer, Division of Adult and Community Health, National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770 Buford 
Highway, NE., MS K30, Atlanta, GA 30341, telephone: 770-488-5427, e-
mail: [email protected].

    Dated: July 2, 2004.
Alan Kotch,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-15598 Filed 7-8-04; 8:45 am]
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