[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 43435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14786]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 05077]


Directors of Health Promotion and Education; Notice of Intent to 
Fund Single Eligibility Award

A. Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to establish, develop, and 
coordinate the training, and programs required to build health 
promotion and public health education capacity at the state and 
territorial level. This will include continuing the strategic planning 
process for the Association to strengthen the infrastructure for 
assessment of constituent needs to build health education capacity at 
the state and territorial level; coordinating capacity at the state and 
territorial level; coordinating the annual National Conference on 
Health Education and Health Promotion; strengthening collaborations 
with national and international level partners; implementing research 
to practice demonstration activities; developing continuing education 
and distance-based training; developing leadership and training 
opportunities; initiating effective communication systems to ensure 
translation of national initiatives and research to directors of health 
promotion and education; defining the science-base and skill set for 
public health practice of health education; and identifying and 
monitoring state and national trends impacting effective implementation 
of health promotion and education within state health agencies.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 93.945.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will only be provided to the Directors of Health 
Promotion and Education (DHPE). No other applications are solicited. 
DHPE is the only organization that can provide the services specified 
under this announcement. Eligibility is limited to DPHE because of its 
unique relationship with the Association of State and Territorial 
Health Officials (ASTHO) and other ASTHO affiliates. DHPE is the only 
national nonprofit health education organization of which program 
directors and staff representing all states and territories are 
members. As such, it is uniquely capable, and organized specifically to 
serve as a leader and a confer of activities relative to State health 
education programs. DHPE has developed unique knowledge and 
understanding of the needs and operations of State health agencies. 
This affiliation with ASTHO is extremely important for the purposes of 
this cooperative agreement. It enables close coordination of national 
initiatives, identification of state trends that may impact national 
programs, and enables partnering with other state health agency 
departments on cross cutting issues. DHPE is the only affiliate whose 
primary mission is to promote education and health promotion as core 
disciplines of public health practice and to advocate for quality 
health education and health promotion programs and strategies to 
address the nation's leading health problems. The organization 
represents both fields of health promotion and health education, as 
opposed to other public health organizations which have a primary focus 
on the profession of health education. Health promotion looks more 
broadly at public health systems, health policy, environmental change, 
and enhances traditional professional development in health education.

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 September 
30, 2005, and will be made for a 9 \1/2\-month budget period for the 
first year, but each subsequent budget period will be 12 months in 
length 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: John M. Korn/
Sue Darnell, Project Officer, Division of Adult and Community Health, 
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 
4770 Buford Highway, NE., MS K30, Telephone: 770-488-5427, 770-488-
5305, E-mail: [email protected], [email protected].

    Dated: July 21, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-14786 Filed 7-26-05; 8:45 am]
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