[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 22 (Thursday, February 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5678-5679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2042]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 05050]


A Cooperative Agreement to Strengthen Collaboration Between the 
Disciplines of Academic Medicine and Public Health; 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) 2005 funds for a cooperative agreement 
program to: (1) Strengthen the quality of medical education and 
training; (2) improve the nation's health by strengthening the 
collaborations between the disciplines of academic medicine and public 
health; (3) enhance the search for biomedical knowledge; and (4) 
integrate education into the provision of effective health care.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Association of American 
Medical Colleges (AAMC). AAMC is the appropriate and only qualified 
organization to address the activities described under this 
announcement.
    AAMC is the only non-profit association that represents all 125 
accredited medical schools in the United States and 17 accredited 
medical schools in Canada. These medical schools are accredited by the 
Liaison Committee on Medical Education and represent the primary 
educational system that provides the Nation's physicians with their 
undergraduate and medical education. In addition, AAMC represents 400 
major teaching hospitals, including more than 70 Veterans Affairs 
medical centers, 96 academic and scientific societies (representing 
105,000 faculty constituents), the nation's 66,000 medical students, 
and 97,000 residents.

C. Funding

    Approximately $14,000,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this 
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before September 
30, 2005, and will be made for a 12-month budget

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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 (Jack) 
Rogers, Technical Review Administrator, The Coordinating Center for 
Health Information and Services (CoChis), 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop 
K38, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-2516, E-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: January 28, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-2042 Filed 2-2-05; 8:45 am]
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