[Federal Register: February 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 22)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 05048]
A Cooperative Agreement to Improve the Interaction Between Public
Health Academicians and Public Health Practitioners; Notice of Intent
to Fund Single Eligibility Award
A. Purpose
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
intent to fund fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds for a cooperative agreement
program to assist the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) in
improving the practice of public health and strengthening the public
health system by: (1) Supporting public health programs and education
within the nation's accredited schools of public health; (2) supporting
information exchange with and among the nation's schools of public
health; (3) increasing the interaction between public health
academicians and practitioners; and (4) enhancing the preparation and
continuing education of public health workers.
B. Eligible Applicant
The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is uniquely
qualified to provide services specified under this cooperative
agreement for the following reasons: ASPH is the only national
organization representing the deans, faculty, and students of the
accredited member schools of public health and other programs seeking
accreditation as schools of public health. The 36 member schools are
fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH),
and represent the primary educational system that trains personnel to
operate the nation's public health agencies and administer disease
prevention and health promotion programs. ASPH has the institutional
knowledge required to address the needs of both the schools of public
health and public health agencies.
As the nation's only representative of accredited schools of public
health for over 50 years, and as liaison between the schools,
government, other professional bodies, and the public, ASPH is uniquely
qualified and positioned to: (a) Strengthen and support schools of
public health and (b) bring together the fields of academic public
health and practice. It works with various agencies of the federal
government on projects aimed at strengthening public health education
and research and the public health profession. It assists its member
schools in the development and coordination of national health
policies, and it serves as an information center for governmental and
private groups and individuals whose concerns overlap those of higher
education for public health. There is no other organization that
provides this level of support to the nation's schools of public health
for achievement of their education, service, and research missions.
C. Funding
Approximately $21,000,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before September
1, 2005, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project
period of up to 5 years. Funding estimates may change.
D. Where to Obtain Additional Information
For general comments or questions about this announcement, contact:
Technical Information Management, CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-2700.
For technical questions about this program, contact: John J.
Rogers, Technical Review Administrator, The Coordinating Center for
Health Information and Services (CoChis), 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop
K38, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-2516, E-mail:
JJRogers@cdc.gov.
Dated: January 28, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-2051 Filed 2-2-05; 8:45 am]
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