[Federal Register: May 10, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 90)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 04147]
First National Congress on Public Health Preparedness; 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) 2004 funds for a cooperative agreement
program for convening a meeting of leaders in medicine and public
health to exchange critical information and discuss successful programs
for ensuring public health readiness for terrorism events or other
emergencies. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this
program is 93.283.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to University of Georgia Center
for Leadership in Education and Applied Research in Mass Destruction
Defense (CLEARMADD). The University of Georgia (UGA) CLEARMADD is
currently working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), the Medical College of Georgia (MCG), the American Medical
Association (AMA), and other academic centers who are developing
curricula for health professionals regarding weapons of mass
destruction (WMD). This multi-organizational collaboration was
developed to ensure coordinated training for medical and public health
professionals. The original cooperative agreement number with UGA is
U90/CCU421862. The cooperative agreement was legislatively earmarked,
in FY2002, and the House of Representatives Conference Report
accompanying the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and related agencies Appropriations Bill ending September
30, 2002 recognized UGA's unique qualifications in conducting the
activities associated with this cooperative agreement. Consistent with
the activities of the congressionally earmarked cooperative agreement,
the UGA, is uniquely qualified for the proposed activity in convening a
forum of medical and public health professionals. The UGA has an
internationally recognized research program at Chernobyl and more than
50 years of continuous research experience at Georgia's Savannah River
site which has established UGA as a national academic leader in
environmental
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radioactivity. The UGA has already collaborated with the AMA through
the MCG and with other academic centers for public health preparedness
in developing national standards for frontline clinicians through the
Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) and the Advanced Disaster Life
Support (ADLS) training curricula. UGA has become a national leader in
coordinating efforts to upgrade medical readiness of medical and public
health professionals and is a CDC Specialty Center for Public Health
Preparedness. UGA has conducted extensive collaborations with other
academic medical centers, including the Medical College of Georgia, the
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas and the
University of Texas at Houston, as well as the American Medical
Association, in their ongoing work to develop programs to bridge public
health and clinical medicine. UGA has a recognized track record on
teaching and research in toxicology, the environmental effects of
radioactivity on human and ecosystem health, public policy regarding
terrorism preparedness and response, and related distance learning. The
past experience of UGA, ongoing association with AMA, its unique
collaborations in the past and for this activity, and the training
protocols already in development, make UGA unique in recommending UGA
for single eligibility for this award.
C. Funding
Approximately $1,000,000 is available in FY 2004 to fund this
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before March 15,
2004, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project
period of up to one year. 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: Lynn Steele,
Senior Advisor, Education and Training, CDC, Office of the Director,
Office of Terrorism, Preparedness and Emergency Response, 1600 Clifton
Road, Mailstop D-44, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: 404-639-7142.
Dated: May 4, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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