[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30118-30119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10404]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Request for Application (RFA) 05047]


Environmental Health Academic Programs; 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 improve State, tribal and local environmental health 
infrastructure by strengthening and diversifying accredited 
environmental health programs; preparing future professionals to enter 
the environmental public health workforce, and educating current 
professionals in the core competencies of environmental health, along 
with new and emerging environmental health technologies and 
methodologies; increasing recruitment, enrollment, retention and 
graduation rates at accredited environmental health programs; and 
increasing the number of programs accredited by the National 
Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council 
(NEHSPAC). The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this 
program is 93.283.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Application may be submitted by the Association of Environmental 
Health Academic Programs (AEHAP). No other applications are solicited.
    AEHAP is the only organization eligible to conduct this program for 
the following reasons:
    1. AEHAP is the only organization representing all of the 
undergraduate and graduate institutions with academic programs of 
environmental health accredited by National Environmental Health 
Science and Protection Accreditation Council (NEHSPAC) along with 
programs that are seeking accreditation.
    2. AEHAP, through its close association with NEHSPAC, has 
established the critical framework for non-member institutions to gain 
membership in NEHSPAC as accredited members so that the technical 
competence, managerial capacity and leadership potential of accredited 
undergraduate and graduate programs in environmental health are 
increased.
    3. AEHAP is uniquely positioned to frequently communicate and 
consult with all of the accredited undergraduate and graduate programs 
of environmental health, as well as those seeking accreditation because 
those programs are part of AEHAP existing membership.
    4. AEHAP has the documented ability to build effective partnerships 
and collaborative relationships with federal health agencies and 
appropriate national organizations to increase accredited environmental 
health programs.
    5. AEHAP provides the structure and experience for instituting 
mentoring programs to universities that do not have accredited 
environmental health programs, ultimately leading to strengthened 
environmental health systems at the State, tribal and local levels. For 
example AEHAP, through its existing affiliation with universities with 
non-accredited environmental health programs, can recruit, mentor and 
train new programs, and can encourage and promote growth of qualified 
academic institutions whose goal is to provide qualified entry-level 
environmental health practitioners.
    6. AEHAP member programs have provided technical support and 
consultation to State, tribal and local environmental public health 
programs through partnerships that have existed for up to 35 years.

C. Funding

    Approximately $164,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or before August 31, 2005, 
and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period 
of up to 3 years. Funding estimates may change.

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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:

Dorothy Stephens, Project Officer, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 
30341, Telephone: 770-488-7099, Fax: 770-488-7310, E-mail: 
[email protected]; or
Mike Herring, Technical Officer, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 
30341, Telephone: 770-488-7351, Fax: 770-488-7310, E-mail: 
[email protected].

    For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact: 
Edna Green, Grants Management Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants 
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-
2743, E-mail: [email protected].

William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-10404 Filed 5-24-05; 8:45 am]
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