[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 37101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12694]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement AA161]


LIVE STRONG Cancer Survivorship Resource Center 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 the development and the expansion of the Lance 
Armstrong Foundation's (LAF) ``LIVE STRONG'' Program by enhancing the 
``LIVE STRONG'' Cancer Survivorship Resource center to serve as a 
national resource for cancer patients, survivors, and their family and 
friends. The successful implementation of the program will result in 
the LAF developing, implementing and evaluating the LIVE STRONG Cancer 
Survivorship Resource Center. This initiative does not duplicate the 
National Cancer Institute's (NCI) efforts but is intended to complement 
NCI's LIVE STRONG efforts because of the strategies, channels, or other 
assets the LAF provides. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
number for this program is 93.283.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Lance Armstrong Foundation 
as cited in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education and Related Appropriations Bill, 2005, Senate Report No. 108-
345, September 15, 2004.
    Congressional language directs CDC to provide the funding to LAF. 
The specific language is as follows: ``The Committee applauds the 
partnership between CDC and the Lance Armstrong Foundation [LAF] to 
address the needs of the nearly 10 million cancer survivors by 
expanding the agency's State-based comprehensive cancer control program 
to include issues of survivorship, as outlined in the recently released 
National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship. The Committee supports 
the development and expansion of Live Strong to serve as a national 
resource for cancer patients, survivors, and their family and friends. 
Therefore, the Committee provides $1,000,000 to enhance the Live Strong 
cancer survivorship resource center.''
    In 2004 CDC and LAF joined forces to lead a public health effort to 
address the issues faced by the growing number of cancer survivors, 
caregivers, and their families. Through this collaboration A National 
Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship: Advancing Public Health Strategies 
was developed. LAF continues to serve as a cornerstone bridging cancer 
survivorship and public health. The FY 2005 Senate Report recognized 
the unique work of the LAF through its ``LIVE STRONG'' program and 
directed CDC to provide funding to the LAF to enhance their ``LIVE 
STRONG'' initiative in support of A National Action Plan for Cancer 
Survivorship: Advancing Public Health Strategies. The LAF is in a 
unique position to educate people living with cancer, their friends and 
family, and health care professionals about battling cancer. This 
funding assistance to LAF will enhance a previously established 
resource center that assists individuals' understanding of some of the 
physical, emotional and practical issues that may be part of dealing 
with the disease. Sharing knowledge and support through this unique 
resource will help people fighting cancer and their loved ones.

C. Funding

    Approximately $730,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this award 
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: Steven L. 
Reynolds, MPH, Project Officer, Associate Director for Program and 
Policy, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, 4770 Buford Highway, 
NE., Mailstop K-56, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-4260, E-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 22, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-12694 Filed 6-27-05; 8:45 am]
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