[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 22 (Thursday, February 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 5679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2051]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 05048]


A Cooperative Agreement to Improve the Interaction Between Public 
Health Academicians and Public Health Practitioners; 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 assist the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) in 
improving the practice of public health and strengthening the public 
health system by: (1) Supporting public health programs and education 
within the nation's accredited schools of public health; (2) supporting 
information exchange with and among the nation's schools of public 
health; (3) increasing the interaction between public health 
academicians and practitioners; and (4) enhancing the preparation and 
continuing education of public health workers.

B. Eligible Applicant

    The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is uniquely 
qualified to provide services specified under this cooperative 
agreement for the following reasons: ASPH is the only national 
organization representing the deans, faculty, and students of the 
accredited member schools of public health and other programs seeking 
accreditation as schools of public health. The 36 member schools are 
fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), 
and represent the primary educational system that trains personnel to 
operate the nation's public health agencies and administer disease 
prevention and health promotion programs. ASPH has the institutional 
knowledge required to address the needs of both the schools of public 
health and public health agencies.
    As the nation's only representative of accredited schools of public 
health for over 50 years, and as liaison between the schools, 
government, other professional bodies, and the public, ASPH is uniquely 
qualified and positioned to: (a) Strengthen and support schools of 
public health and (b) bring together the fields of academic public 
health and practice. It works with various agencies of the federal 
government on projects aimed at strengthening public health education 
and research and the public health profession. It assists its member 
schools in the development and coordination of national health 
policies, and it serves as an information center for governmental and 
private groups and individuals whose concerns overlap those of higher 
education for public health. There is no other organization that 
provides this level of support to the nation's schools of public health 
for achievement of their education, service, and research missions.

C. Funding

    Approximately $21,000,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this 
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before September 
1, 2005, 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 J. 
Rogers, Technical Review Administrator, The Coordinating Center for 
Health Information and Services (CoChis), 4770 Buford Hwy, 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. 05-2051 Filed 2-2-05; 8:45 am]
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