[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 52 (Friday, March 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 13198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5378]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


General Notice.

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: General notice.

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Background

    This notice supplements the summer 2004 HRSA Preview which 
announced the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2005 funding for new and 
competing continuation applications for Healthy Start. Healthy Start, 
authorized under section 330H of the Public Health Service Act, 
strengthens communities to effectively address the causes of infant 
mortality, low birth weight and other poor perinatal outcomes for women 
and infants. Recently, new guidance became available with regards to 
funding FY 2005 Healthy Start programs.

SUMMARY: Following the Senate Committee's recommendation, the Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will give funding 
preference during the FY 2005 competition to current and former Healthy 
Start grantees, including those whose Healthy Start grant application 
was approved but not funded in FY 2004.
    Senate Report 108-345 at 54 (2004) accompanying the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Pub. L. 108-447) states ``The Committee urges 
HRSA to give preference to current and former grantees with expiring or 
recently expired project periods. This should include grantees whose 
grant applications were approved but not funded during fiscal year 
2004.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribeth Badura, Director, Division of 
Healthy Start and Perinatal Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 
HRSA, Room 18-20, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857; telephone (301) 443-0543; e-mail [email protected].

    Dated: March 14, 2005.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-5378 Filed 3-17-05; 8:45 am]
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