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                           Mrs.   Martha   L.    Phillips                                          August   29,   1967
                           Chief, Grants Review Branch, DRMP


                           Mrs. Jessie F. Salazar
                           Public    Health    Advisor


                           Items of Follow-up Interest at August 28-29, 1967 Council


                           In  the  discussion  of   the   status   of   on-going   RMP   grants,   and   particularly
                           those that are now in the -02 year, the subject of carryover of funds
                           was mentioned.  Dr. Marston indicated that it might be a good idea to
                           look into this with a view to ascertaining what factors contribute to
                           such    unexpended     s=s.

                           The list below shows a range of $50,465, in the case of Albany, to
                           $864,000 for Texas in unobligated balances:

                               RM No..                  Region                  Unobligated Balance

                              00001                     Hawaii                  $     71,133
                              00002                     Kansas                    108,332
                              %-)0003                   No. New England           134,995
                              Cj'0004                   Albany                        50.465
                              00006                     North Carolina            209,151   (+ 75,000 supp.)
                              00007                     Texas                     864,000
                              00008                     Connecticut               325,203
                              CIOOO9                    Missouri                      86,843
                              00015                     Utah (Intermountain)      211,324
                              00018                     Tennessee Mid-South           65,000

                           Dr.    Marston    mentioned the difficulty encountered by most Regions in
                           staffing,    and    another factor  is   that   local   medical   societies   meet   fairly
                           infrequently.  Since the representation to the RMP must report back.to
                           the parent organization, unavoidable delays are incurred.

                           I think that perhaps we should look at the now batch of continuations with
                           this in mind (and perhaps a quick glance backward to those already awarded
                           an -02) to see if any identifiable patterns emerge.   In particular, it would
                           seem to be important to pay close attention to the regions (i.e., staffing,
                           expenditures,  etc.)   with   unobligated   balances   in   the   early   months   of   the
                           -02 year.




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