DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL AND
                           FUNDING OF COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATIONAL
                           ACTIVITIES FEASIBILITY STUDIES

                                    June 5-6, 1972


              The Council, recognizing the need for expeditious  action  and
              .flexibility in funding feasibility studies that would  permit
              RMP6 and local areas to assess the potential  and  feasibility
              of developing community based educational activities, delegates
              to the Director of RMPS authority to award  supplemental  grants
              to individual Regional Medical Programs for  such  purposes.  it
              is understood that (1) no local area shall receive  funds  for
              such feasibility study in excess of $50,000 (total  costs),  and
              the duration shall not exceed 12 months; (2) no single RMP shall
              receive funds in excess of $250,000 for such feasibility studies
              in any 12 month period; and (3) approval and funding  of  such
              feasibility studies by the Regions will be within  such  general
              guidelines as RMPS may establish.
              It is further understood that Regions will first utilize "free"
              Developmental Component funds, where available, and  that  the
              general policies and procedures of the individual Regional
              Medical Programs with respect to review, approval, and funding,
              including RAG concurrence, will apply.