[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 105 (Thursday, June 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 32342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10945]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Request for Application (RFA) 05054]


Health Promotion and Non-Communicable Disease and Injury 
Prevention Initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean; 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 prevent non-communicable diseases, adverse reproductive 
outcomes, injuries, birth defects, developmental and physical 
disabilities and adverse consequences resulting from hereditary 
conditions in countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region. 
Through enhanced collaboration between the Pan American Health 
Organization (PAHO) and CDC, member countries can: (a) Promote a 
healthy, active lifestyle, disseminate information and provide 
expertise to prevent and control non-communicable diseases for which 
physical inactivity is a major risk factor, (including but not limited 
to obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease); (b) enhance, develop, 
implement, and evaluate community-based programs, including programs 
addressing cardiovascular health, health care and aging, and conduct 
behavioural risk factor surveillance and prevention research; (c) 
improve measurement, monitoring, and assessment of maternal and infant 
health, strengthen community-based maternal and perinatal health care 
systems, and improve and use surveillance systems to monitor and 
evaluate the quality of reproductive services; (d) strengthen their 
capacity to conduct surveillance, develop interventions and information 
technology tools, carry out access to care and economic impact studies, 
and share information related to diabetes prevention and control; (e) 
strengthen tobacco control through surveillance and evaluation, 
training, networking, and information exchange relative to policy 
approaches to implement smoke-free environments; (f) develop indicators 
and systems to monitor injuries and violence, conduct training and 
education, and to implement and evaluate comprehensive prevention 
strategies. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this 
program is 93.283.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Pan American Health 
Organization (PAHO) for this project. PAHO is the oldest international 
public health agency, with over 100 years of experience in working to 
improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. 
It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-
American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas 
of the World Health Organization (WHO) and enjoys international 
recognition as part of the UN system.
    Since its creation in 1902, PAHO has worked to advance policies, 
plans and programs that improve health and human development. PAHO 
consists of thirty-eight Member States, and by encouraging 
collaboration among countries, PAHO aims to ensure that health 
promotion and non-communicable disease prevention strategies are 
incorporated both at the national and local level.

C. Funding

    Approximately $989,900 is available in FY 2005 to fund this award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or before July 29, 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 programmatic questions about this program, contact: Angel Roca, 
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 
4770 Buford Highway, NE., Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone: 770-488-5647. 
E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: May 24, 2005.
Alan Kotch,
Acting Deputy Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-10945 Filed 6-1-05; 8:45 am]
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