[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19081-19082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7281]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;

[Program Announcement 05052]


Information Interchange and Technical Assistance for Human 
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention; 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 support an information exchange program among mayors and 
other local and state government officials concerning HIV prevention; 
HIV prevention program and policy development; and the provision of 
technical assistance to community-

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based organizations (CBOs), local and state health departments, and 
other public and private sector organizations involved in health 
promotion and disease prevention activities. The Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance number for this program is 93.939.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the United States Conference of 
Mayors (USCM). No other applications are solicited.
    The proposed program is in alignment with the USCM mission, and the 
organization's mission facilitates the successful and expedited 
implementation of the program proposed under this announcement. The 
USCM is the official nonpartisan organization of the nation's 1,183 
U.S. cities with populations of 30,000 or more. Each city is 
represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor. 
The primary roles of the Conference of Mayors are to: (1) Promote the 
development of effective national urban/suburban policy; (2) Strengthen 
federal-city relationships; (3) Ensure that federal policy meets urban 
needs; (4) Provide mayors with leadership and management tools; and (5) 
Create a forum in which mayors can share ideas and information. The 
USCM has 30 key programs, which include a HIV/AIDS program. The 
Conference was one of the first national organizations to respond to 
the HIV/AIDS epidemic and has worked closely with the CDC by offering 
prevention grants, prevention publications, and technical assistance.
    Market research findings indicate that the USCM is the only 
umbrella organization exclusively for all mayors nationwide. USCM has 
the access to, and long-standing relationships with, the mayors, and 
the infrastructure to successfully conduct the proposed program 
activities. The organization's existing relationships and access to 
mayors facilitate immediate implementation of program activities 
because the organization does not have to establish contacts and 
develop relationships with the Mayors. In addition, through its 
affiliate, The U.S. Conference of Local Health Officials, with a 
membership comprised of approximately 2,000 local health officials, the 
USCM has established networks with local health officials. The USCM was 
created specifically to represent this wide variety of local 
organizations and community officials to the Federal government and 
other national organizations, and is unique in its role as a liaison 
between these officials. The organization has served as a policy-
development and capacity-building organization in intergovernmental 
affairs for more than 65 years and has, as one of its major objectives, 
the sharing of information between local governments and federal 
agencies.
    The USCM is currently funded under RFA 00054, entitled, 
``Information Interchange and Technical and Financial Assistance for 
HIV Prevention.''

C. Funding

    Approximately $1,300,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this 
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before June 1, 
2005, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project 
period of up to four 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 program technical assistance, contact:
    Qairo Ali, Project Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E-35, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: 404-639-5224, e-mail: [email protected].
    For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact: 
Roslyn Curington, Grants Management Specialist, CDC Procurement and 
Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-
488-2767, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: April 6, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-7281 Filed 4-11-05; 8:45 am]
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