[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67766-67767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21670]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Regional Pediatric Pandemic Network

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Announcing supplemental funding for Regional Pediatric Pandemic 
Network award recipients in Maryland and Ohio.

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SUMMARY: HRSA provided additional award funds to the two Regional 
Pediatric Pandemic Network (RPPN) Program recipients in Maryland and 
Ohio with periods of performance ending in fiscal year 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Kinsman, MD, Director, Division 
of Child, Adolescent and Family Health, Maternal and Child Bureau, 
Health Resources and Services Administration, at [email protected] and 
301-443-2250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended Recipient(s) of the Award: The two award recipients of the 
HRSA Regional Pediatric Pandemic Network Program are Children's 
National Medical Center in Maryland, and University Hospitals Cleveland 
Medical Center in Ohio, as listed in Table 1.

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                                Table 1--Recipients and Supplement Award Amounts
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                Grant No.                      Award recipient name            City, state         Award amount
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U1IMC45814...............................  Children's National Medical  MD                              $400,000
                                            Center.
U1IMC43532...............................  University Hospitals         OH                               400,000
                                            Cleveland Medical Center.
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    Amount of Non-Competitive Award(s): Two awards at $400,000 per 
grant recipient totaling $800,000.
    Project Period: September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024.
    Assistance Listing (CFDA) Number: 93.110.
    Award Instrument: Supplement for RPPN support services.
    Justification: Approximately $400,000 in supplemental funding has 
been awarded to each RPPN cooperative agreement recipient to increase 
activities to coordinate among the nation's pediatric hospitals and 
their communities to prepare for and respond to global health threats 
and coordinate research-informed responses to future pandemics. 
Projects approved by HRSA under this supplement are to be performed 
from the date of award through August 31, 2024.

Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-21670 Filed 9-29-23; 8:45 am]
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