[Federal Register: March 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 55)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement AA018]
Association of Public Health Laboratories; 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. The purpose of the program is to assist the Association of
Public Health Laboratories (APHL), which includes two primary
components, the National Laboratory Partnership (NLP) and the National
Laboratory Training Network (NLTN), in promoting quality public health
practice, improving the public health infrastructure, strengthening the
public health laboratory system, and developing a well-trained
competent laboratory work force in the United States by focusing on
several keys areas. These key areas include, maintaining, monitoring,
and sharing information about public health laboratories by serving as
a repository of public health laboratory information; enhance
communication linkages between State, local, private clinical, and
Federal laboratories that perform testing for diseases of public health
significance; determine the effect of public health policies on testing
practices to ensure the needs of the public are met and that public
health laboratories are providing essential services to meet public
needs; develop disease prevention strategies based on sound scientific
knowledge that will be contained in its repository of information that
can be shared and disseminated to other public health laboratories and
Federal agencies; develop forums, conferences, symposiums, and related
meetings to build leadership and technologic capabilities concerning
critical issues; and support a national training network that will
provide continuing education courses and training opportunities for
laboratorians performing testing for diseases of public health
significance. APHL, through the NLTN, will provide timely state of the
art ``hands-on'' training, training broadcasts, and develop appropriate
training materials to provide continuing education to the nation's
laboratorians that perform testing for diseases of health significance.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to the APHL. APHL is the
appropriate and only qualified organization to address the activities
described under this program announcement.
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is the only
organization that represents all public health laboratories, which is
part of their mission statement and a goal of their strategic plan. By
working through its own membership, the various APHL committees, and
other affiliate organizations, APHL has developed a unique knowledge of
the needs and operations of the public health laboratory practices. The
APHL membership includes all States including the state laboratory
director and three delegates. APHL represents public health laboratory
science practitioners and therefore, represents officials from
throughout the United States who have responsibility for all aspects of
public health laboratory science, training and education, laboratory
management, and policy development.
C. Funding
Approximately $4,600,000.00 is available in FY 2005 to fund this
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before July 1,
2005, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project
period of 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: William O.
Schalla, M.S., Project Officer, Division of Public Health Partnerships
Mail Stop K-36, National Center for Health Marketing, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE., Atlanta,
Georgia 30341-3717, Telephone: (770) 488-8098, E-mail:
WSchalla@cdc.gov.
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Dated: March 17, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-5706 Filed 3-22-05; 8:45 am]
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