[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 57376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24115]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Center for Integrative Medicine in Primary Care

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

ACTION: Notice of Single-Award Deviation from Competition Requirements 
for the University of Arizona's Center for Integrative Medicine in 
Primary Care.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will 
be issuing a noncompetitive award for the Center for Integrative 
Medicine in Primary Care program. Approximately $330,000 will be made 
available in the form of a cooperative agreement to the University of 
Arizona, Center for Integrative Medicine in Primary Care program, 
Tucson, Arizona (HP 2771) during the current budget/project period of 
September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2017. This cooperative agreement 
was fully funded for a 3-year project period on September 1, 2014. The 
purpose of the Center for Integrative Medicine in Primary Care program 
is to incorporate competency based Integrative Medicine (IM) curricula 
and practices into existing primary care residencies and other health 
professions training programs. This center is expected to contribute to 
the evidence-base for IM, and to identify promising practices related 
to the integration of IM into primary care and interprofessional 
practice. The Center formally partners with existing primary care 
residency programs (pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine, 
preventive medicine) and other health professions training programs 
(nursing, physician assistant, public health, and behavioral health 
among others) to: (a) Pilot and implement the incorporation of IM into 
the curricula and training; (b) Provide faculty development; (c) Engage 
in interprofessional education and practice; (d) Develop practice-based 
IM rotations for residents and students; (e) Reach out to underserved 
populations through existing training sites to spread IM practice; (f) 
Identify promising IM practices through the work of the program; and 
(g) Evaluate students' and faculty members' knowledge gained and 
practice changes made through IM trainings and curriculum development.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal awardee of record and intended award 
amount is:

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                                                                     FY 2014 authorized     FY 2015 estimated
    Grantee/Organization name         Grant number         State       funding level          funding level
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University of Arizona Center for  UE1 HP 27710........  AZ          $1,699,998 fully     The program did not
 Integrative Medicine.                                               funded for a 3-      receive FY 2015
                                                                     year project         appropriated funds.
                                                                     period.              HRSA proposes to award
                                                                                          an additional $330,000
                                                                                          through a program
                                                                                          expansion supplement
                                                                                          in FY 2015.
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    Amount of the Award(s): Up to $330,000.
    CFDA Number: 93.117.
    Current Project Period: September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2017.
    Period of Supplemental Funding: September 1, 2014, through August 
31, 2017.
    Authority: Section 765 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
295 and 295a), as amended by Section 5206 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act.

Justification

    HRSA seeks to provide a program expansion supplement of $330,000 
for the Center for Integrative Medicine in Primary Care Program award 
for the purpose of increasing the number of pilot sites and disciplines 
that are reached with the initial offering of the Foundations in 
Integrative Healthcare online course. The program will be able to 
accomplish outreach to a broad range of disciplines, health 
professionals, types of programs, and underrepresented groups. They 
also will be able to provide outreach to consumers on integrative 
healthcare. This request is for a single-award deviation because there 
is only one currently funded cooperative agreement with the capacity to 
use the funding during the required time period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Sandvold, Medical Training and 
Geriatrics Branch, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health 
Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane Room 12 C 05, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857, Phone: 301-443-2295, [email protected].

    Dated: September 15, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-24115 Filed 9-22-15; 8:45 am]
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