[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53230-53231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17731]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


WERC: A Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology 
Development, Annual Environmental Design Contest; Availability of Sole 
Source Competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement; Request for 
Application: RFA-FDA-CFSAN-2005-3; Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance Number 93.103

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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I. Funding Opportunity Description

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its intent to 
accept and consider a single source competing continuation application 
for the award of a cooperative agreement to the Waste-Management 
Education and Research Consortium (WERC): A Consortium for 
Environmental Education and Technology Development to support the 
Annual Environmental Design Contest. FDA anticipates providing $106,000 
(direct and indirect costs combined) in fiscal year 2005 in support of 
this research project. Subject to the availability of Federal funds and 
successful performance, 4 additional years of support up to $106,000 
(direct and indirect costs combined) per year will be available. FDA 
will support the research covered by this notice under the authority of 
section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241). FDA's 
research program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance No. 93.103. Before entering into cooperative agreements,

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FDA carefully considers the benefits such agreements will provide to 
the public. The cooperative agreement ensures FDA's continued 
participation and support in the Annual Environmental Design Contest. 
Through a mix of science and engineering, it creates new resources and 
stimulates new and timely solutions to real world environmental 
problems.

II. Eligibility Information

    Competition is limited to WERC because it is a unique educational 
opportunity and is the only college level competition of its kind.
    WERC, a Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology 
Development, a program of the College of Engineering at New Mexico 
State University, was established in 1990 under a cooperative agreement 
with the U.S. Department of Energy. Starting in 1991, WERC has 
conducted an Annual Environmental Design Contest which is a unique 
educational experience for students from throughout the world. The 
contest provides an opportunity for students to address real world 
environmental and food safety related problems, experience a team 
developed project, publish research papers, and network with experts 
and potential employers. The contest is open to any 2-year, 4-year, or 
graduate degree institution. A high school-level competition has been 
held concurrently with the university contest since 1997. Many of the 
tasks deal with waste disposal, ground water contamination, nuclear 
waste treatment, and similar subjects; however in 2001, a food safety 
track was added and the contest was broadened to include disciplines 
such as microbiology and chemical contaminants in foods. The FDA has 
supported this program since Fiscal Year 2000. This notice confirms 
FDA's intent to fund for another 5-year project period.
    As of October 1, 2003, applicants are required to have a Dun and 
Bradstreet Number (DUNS) to apply for a grant or cooperative agreement 
from the Federal Government. The DUNS number is a 9-digit 
identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities. 
Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a 
DUNS number, call 1-866-705-5711. You should identify yourself as a 
Federal grant applicant when you contact Dun and Bradstreet, Inc.

III. Application and Submission

    For further information or a copy of the complete Request for 
Applications (RFA) contact Cynthia Polit, Grants Management Specialist, 
Division of Contracts and Grants Management (HFA-500), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-7180, 
e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]. This RFA can be 
viewed on Grants.gov under ``Grant Find.'' A copy of the complete RFA 
can also be viewed on the FDA/CFSAN website at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html. For issues regarding the programmatic 
aspects of this notice: Wendy Buckler, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 
301-436-1926, email: [email protected].

    Dated: September 1, 2005.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-17731 Filed 9-6-05; 8:45 am]
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