[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 193 (Thursday, October 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 58866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16322]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Discontinued Publication of Funding Opportunity Announcements

AGENCY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of New Procedure.

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    Important notice regarding: (1) Discontinued publication of Funding 
Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) in the Federal Register; and (2) FOA 
announcement and application submission via Grants.gov. CDC announces 
plans to publish all FOAs on http://www.grants.gov and accept 
electronic applications through this site. All application packages 
will be posted on Grants.gov, as well, utilizing the PHS5161-1 forms 
for non-research applications and the new form SF 424 Research and 
Related (R&R) application for research. Grants.gov will feed the form 
424 (R&R) packages directly into the Health and Human Services 
electronic Research Administration Commons for on-line receipt of 
research applications.
    As of October 1, 2005, CDC ceased publication of all FOAs in The 
Federal Register. CDC currently announces these FOAs, also known as 
Requests for Application (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PAs), via 
the Grants.gov on-line submission system. Applicants are able to find a 
synopsis and attachments of the complete text of all CDC grants and 
cooperative agreements, as well as apply electronically for 
opportunities, via http://www.Grants.gov. All FOAs will continue to be 
posted on the CDC Web site (http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm) 
and on the NIH Guide (http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html), 
for research.
    The provisions of the Federal Financial Assistance Management 
Improvement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-107) and the President's 
Management Agenda have led Federal Agencies to simplify Federal 
financial assistance application requirements and create a single Web 
site to apply for Federal assistance. Accordingly, Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/) has been designated by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) as the single access point for all grant programs offered 
by 26 Federal grant-making agencies. It provides a single interface for 
agencies to announce their grant opportunities, and for all grant 
applicants to find and apply for these opportunities.
    The PHS-5161-1 application package will be posted in Grants.gov for 
CDC non-research application submissions. A transition from the PHS 
Form 398 package to the SF 424 (R&R) forms will allow electronic 
submission of research applications through Grants.gov.

Getting Started--Grants.gov and HHS eRA Commons Registration

    To provide a secure environment, the submission of electronic 
applications to HHS and CDC will require organizations to register with 
Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicants.jsp), and, in 
addition, for Research Grants, the applicant will also have to register 
with HHS eRA Commons (https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/). Grants.gov 
registration provides the ability to submit applications electronically 
to at least 26 Federal grant-making agencies. HHS eRA Commons 
registration allows tracking of research application status for the 
potential grantee organization and Principal Investigator.

Additional Information

    Questions regarding this notice should be directed to the Technical 
Information Management Section (TIMS), Procurement and Grants Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Road, 
Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone 770-488-2700, or e-mail address: 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 26, 2006.
James D. Seligman,
Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-16322 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am]
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