[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 55272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14621]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of Award of a Single Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund 
Tuskegee University

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 $320,000.00, with an expected total funding of 
approximately $1,600,000.00 over a 5-year period, to Tuskegee 
University. The award will enhance ethical public health practice 
through educational activities geared towards professionals and 
students in schools of public health particularly from Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and other minority serving 
institutions such as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI), Tribal 
Colleges and Universities (TCU), and Asian American and Native American 
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI).

DATES: The period for this award will be January 1, 2025 through 
December 31, 2030.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norman A. Hayes, National Center for 
HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, (H24-4), Atlanta, 
GA 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-8991, email: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice of funding 
opportunity (hereafter referred to as program) is to enhance ethical 
public health practice through educational activities geared towards 
professionals and students in schools of public health particularly 
from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other 
minority serving institutions such as Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI); Hispanic-
Serving Institutions (HSI); Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU). CDC 
has supported public health ethics education (formerly known as the 
Bioethics program) since 1999 in response to the unethical syphilis 
study at Tuskegee and its implications to public health, and continuing 
needs for understanding complex ethical issues in public health. The 
program will require to implement the following integrated strategies/
components: Curriculum Development, Intensive Public Health Ethics 
(PHE) Training, Mentorship, Partnership Building, USPHS Study of 
Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee Commemoration, and Dissemination and 
geared towards populations who have been affected by unethical 
research.
    Tuskegee University is in a unique position to conduct this work, 
as its goals: (1) conduct research, scholarship, and training in public 
health ethics and bioethics for under-served populations; (2) educate 
students, faculty, scholars, and the general public about public health 
ethics issues to improve public health services to under-served 
populations; (3) promote racial/ethnic and geographic diversity in the 
field of public health ethics and bioethics; and (4) facilitate 
effective community partnerships to address inequities in health and 
health care and support health promotion for all Americans closely 
align with the purpose and goals of this program. Additionally, 
Tuskegee University's prior experience developing a public health 
ethics curriculum, facilitating a public health ethics intensive 
training, and make it the best suited institution to carry out the 
strategies and activities of this program.
    Summary of the award:
    Recipient: Tuskegee University
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to enhance 
ethical public health practice through educational activities geared 
towards professionals and students in schools of public health 
particularly from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 
and other minority serving institutions such as Asian American and 
Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI); 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI); Tribal Colleges and Universities 
(TCU). CDC has supported public health ethics education (formerly known 
as the Bioethics program) since 1999 in response to the unethical 
syphilis study at Tuskegee and its implications to public health, and 
continuing needs for understanding complex ethical issues in public 
health. The program will require to implement the following integrated 
strategies/components: Curriculum Development, Intensive Public Health 
Ethics (PHE) Training, Mentorship, Partnership Building, USPHS Study of 
Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee Commemoration, and Dissemination and 
geared towards populations who have been affected by unethical 
research.
    Amount of Award: $320,000.00 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025 
funds, with a total estimated $1,600,000.00 for the 5-year period of 
performance, subject to availability of funds.
    Authority: This program is authorized under section 301(a) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241(a)) and 318 (a)(b)(c) of the 
Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 247c (a)(b) and (c)] as amended. 
Regulations governing the implementation of this legislation are 
covered under 42 CFR part 51b, subpart A.
    Period of Performance: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2030.

    Dated: June 27, 2024.
Jamie Legier,
Acting Director, Office of Grants Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-14621 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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