[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 7559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1282]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Healthy Start Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: General notice.

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Background: This notice supplements the 2005 HRSA announcement of the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2006 funding for new and competing 
continuation applications for Healthy Start. Healthy Start, authorized 
under section 330H of the Public Health Service Act, strengthens 
communities to effectively address the causes of infant mortality, low 
birth weight and other poor perinatal outcomes for women and infants. 
Recently, new guidance became available with regards to funding FY 2006 
Healthy Start programs.

SUMMARY: The Conference Report (H.R. Rep. No. 109-337) accompanying the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, indicates concurrence with 
the Senate report language regarding the recompetition of Healthy Start 
programs. Following the Senate Committee's recommendation in Senate 
Report 109-103, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 
will give preference during the FY 2006 competition ``to current and 
former grantees with expiring or recently expired project periods. This 
should include grantees whose grant applications were approved but not 
funded during fiscal year 2005.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribeth Badura, Director, Division of 
Healthy Start and Perinatal Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 
HRSA, Room 18-20, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857; telephone (301) 443-0543; e-mail [email protected].

    Dated: February 6, 2006.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 06-1282 Filed 2-10-06; 8:45 am]
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