[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 36187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12291]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement AA146]


A Cooperative Agreement for the Alzheimer's Association To 
Partner and Implement Public Health Strategies Related to Alzheimer's 
Disease; 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 conduct Alzheimer's disease related strategies that promote 
public awareness and partnership; provide Alzheimer's disease education 
for the general public and for health professionals; and develop and 
enhance communication channels to allow for improved interaction and 
information sharing among those with Alzheimer's disease, researchers, 
public health scientists, and the general public. The Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 93.283.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Alzheimer's Association 
(ALZ), 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601-7533.
    The 2005 funding authority for this activity comes from the 
Congressional Conference Committee language specifically stating under 
the Senate Committee language S-Rep. 108-345, ``* * * The Committee 
strongly urges the CDC to work with the Alzheimer's Association to 
design and launch an Alzheimer's specific-segment of the Healthy Aging 
program, to aggressively educate the public and health professionals as 
to ways to reduce the risks of developing Alzheimer's by maintaining a 
healthy lifestyle.''
     The Alzheimer's Association (ALZ), is the world leader in 
Alzheimer research and support. It is a voluntary health organization 
founded in 1980. It is dedicated to finding preventions, treatments and 
eventually, a cure for Alzheimer dementia. The mission of ALZ is to 
eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research and 
to enhance care and support for individuals, their families and 
caregivers. ALZ's extensive nationwide network includes the national 
office in Chicago, the public policy office in Washington DC, 81 
chapters and 300 local points of service across the United States, 
making it highly probable that ALZ will successfully achieve the 
activities outlined in section 1 of this RFA. Among some of ALZ's major 
organizational accomplishments are:
     The establishment of a nationwide toll-free ``Contact 
Center'' available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to families and 
health care professionals where staff provide information and put 
people in touch with ALZ local chapters to address a variety of 
dementia-related issues;
     A peer-reviewed research grant program which has funded 
more than 1,300 studies at approximately $165 million since it was 
founded, into the science that may lead to the causes, treatment and 
prevention of Alzheimer's disease;
     The establishment of the Alzheimer's Association ``Safe 
Return'' program which is a nationwide identification, support and 
enrollment program that provides security for those who may wander; and
     The operation of the Alzheimer's Association Green-Field 
Library, the nation's largest library dedicated to Alzheimer's disease, 
to name just a few.
    These accomplishments are unmatched by any other public or private 
Alzheimer's disease specific organization currently conducting similar 
activities in the United States. As of fiscal year 2004, ALZ had total 
assets of $98.6 million and is the largest voluntary private 
organization funding Alzheimer's research in the United States. No 
other public or private Alzheimer's disease specific organization can 
claim a fiscal record as ALZ. For these reasons, the Alzheimer's 
Association is the only organization being considered for this program 
announcement.

C. Funding

    Approximately $759,000 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 Five 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: Lynda A. 
Anderson, Project Officer, HCAS/DACH/NCCDPHP/CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy., 
NE., MS K-51,Telephone: (770) 488-5998, E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: June 16, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-12291 Filed 6-21-05; 8:45 am]
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