[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4602-4603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01800]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of Award of a Single-Source Grant To Fund Michigan State 
University (MSU)

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located 
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the 
award of approximately $3.6 million funding with an expected total 
funding of approximately $18 million over a 5-year period to Michigan 
State University. The award will support activities related to the 
Flint Registry, a comprehensive public health registry of residents who 
were exposed to lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan.

DATES: The period for this award will be August 1, 2022, through July 
31, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis Pullia, M.P.H., C.P.H, National 
Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-
3300, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will support 
activities related to the existing public health registry of residents 
who were exposed to lead-contaminated water from the Flint Water System 
during April 25, 2014, to October 15, 2015. In Fiscal Year 2022, the 
activities are expected to include continued community, tribal, and 
stakeholder outreach and training; registrant enrollment via targeted 
outreach to eligible individuals and high risk individuals; data 
collection; referral of registrants to services to reduce or control 
lead exposure effects; measurement of registrants' exposure, health, 
developmental milestones with their interventions, services, and 
enrichment activities; follow-up of enrolled registry participants; and 
evaluation and dissemination of findings to share best practices.
    Michigan State university is in a unique position to conduct this 
work, as it successfully collaborated with community partners to 
establish the registry through previous CDC grants and has an 
established relationship with the Flint community. Progress to date has 
been substantial since the registry's inception, and continued forward

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momentum depends on the continuity of the same team managing the 
registry.
    Summary of the award:
    Recipient: Michigan State University.
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to support 
activities related to the Flint Registry, a comprehensive public health 
registry of residents who were exposed to lead-contaminated water from 
the Flint water system during April 25, 2014, to October 15, 2015.
    Amount of Award: $3.6 million in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2022 
funds, with a total estimated $18 million over the 5-year period of 
performance, subject to availability of funds.
    Authority: This program is authorized under Section 2203(b) of 
Public Law 114-322, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the 
Nation (WIIN) Act of 2016; 42 U.S.C. Section 300j-27(b).
    Period of Performance: August 1, 2022, through July 27, 2027.

    Dated: January 25, 2022.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-01800 Filed 1-27-22; 8:45 am]
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