[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 50349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16993]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement AA095]


Pilot Projects to Expand Existing Birth Defects Surveillance 
Systems To Include All Fetal Death Data; 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:
    1. Evaluate the feasibility of expanding a population-based birth 
defects surveillance system to incorporate data from existing records 
on fetal deaths;
    2. Monitor and report, as feasible, on the occurrence of fetal 
deaths in the study population;
    3. Serve as a registry for etiologic studies of fetal deaths (note 
that no research studies are planned under this project); and
    4. Serve as a resource for education and evaluation of prevention 
programs that aim to reduce the occurrence of fetal deaths (note that 
no education or prevention programs are planned under this study).

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 93.283.

B. Eligible Applicant

    In 2004, the state of Iowa passed legislation to add stillbirths to 
the information that the state collects for its birth registries. The 
Iowa birth defects monitoring program is an active ascertainment system 
that was established in 1983. The monitoring program currently collects 
data on fetal deaths related to birth defects, and can be expanded to 
include all fetal death data. This model program is a center for 
excellence in birth defects surveillance, the largest case control 
study on birth defects in the United States.
    H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 108-792, at 1162 (2004), references the Iowa 
Department of Health. Applications may be submitted only by the Iowa 
Department of Health. No other applications are solicited.

C. Funding

    Approximately $400,000 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 one year. 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: Stephanie 
Henry, Project Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-86, Atlanta, GA 
30333, Telephone: (404) 498-3809, E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: August 22, 2005.
Alan A. Kotch,
Deputy Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-16993 Filed 8-25-05; 8:45 am]
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