[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9664-9665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3792]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Funds for Leadership Training in Pediatric Dentistry's Current 
Grantees; One-Year Extension

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of a Non-competitive One-Year Extension with Funds for 
Leadership Training in Pediatric Dentistry's (T17) Current Grantees.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will 
be issuing a non-competitive one-year extension with funds for the 
Leadership Training in Pediatric Dentistry awards to Columbia 
University, The Regents of the University of California and the 
University of Washington. Up to $196,506 per grantee will be awarded 
over a one-year extended project period. The Leadership Training in 
Pediatric Dentistry program supports a national focus on leadership 
training in pediatric dentistry through the support of: (1) The 
postdoctoral training of dentists in the primary care specialty of 
pediatric dentistry for leadership roles in education, research, public 
health, advocacy, and public service related to oral health programs 
for populations of mothers and children (infants through adolescents), 
particularly children with special health care needs; (2) the 
development and dissemination of curricula, teaching models, and other 
educational resources to enhance maternal and child health (MCH) oral 
health programs; and (3) the continuing education, consultation, and 
technical assistance in pediatric oral health which address the needs 
of the MCH community. This extension with funds will allow HRSA's 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to align its leadership 
training initiatives in oral health with HRSA's other oral health 
training investments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grantees of record and intended award 
amounts are:

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                                                                                      FY2011          FY2012
        Grantee/organization name                Grant number            State      Authorized       Estimated
                                                                                   funding level   funding level
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Columbia University.....................  T17MC06359................         NY         $196,506        $196,506
The Regents of the University of          T17MC08055................           CA        196,506         196,506
 California, Los Angeles.
University of Washington................  T17MC00020................         WA          196,506         196,506
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    Amount of the Award(s): Up to $196,506 per grantee over a one-year 
project period.
    CFDA Number: 93.110.
    Current Project Period: 7/1/2007 through 6/30/2012.
    Period of Supplemental Funding: 7/1/2012 through 6/30/2013.

    Authority:  Title V of the Social Security Act, Section 
501(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2)).

Justification

    HRSA is extending funding for the Leadership Training in Pediatric 
Dentistry grants by one year for the following reason: MCHB has been 
working with leaders within HRSA involved in oral health, the Bureau of 
Health Professions (BHPr) on oral health training investments, and 
other oral health leaders in the field to align its leadership training 
in oral health with HRSA's other oral health training investments. With 
HRSA prioritizing oral health integration in primary care, MCHB is 
focusing on the best possible use of its funds to continue to promote 
oral health training in a coordinated way related to efforts and 
initiatives within HRSA and the field.
    HRSA's BHPr plans to hold a stakeholders meeting on oral health 
training in 2012 that would impact the scope and nature of all HRSA's 
oral health training initiatives. To ensure coordinated and non-
duplicative HRSA program planning and future oral health grant funding, 
it is crucial to fund MCHB's current training program for one year to 
sustain MCH oral health leadership training, while developing the next 
MCH oral health leadership training initiative in a systemically 
coordinated way with other HRSA oral health training initiatives.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Dykton, Health Resources 
and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Room 18A-55, Rockville, Maryland 20857 or email 
[email protected].

    Dated: February 10, 2012.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-3792 Filed 2-16-12; 8:45 am]
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