[Federal Register: May 25, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 100)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Request for Application (RFA) 05047]
Environmental Health Academic Programs; 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 improve State, tribal and local environmental health
infrastructure by strengthening and diversifying accredited
environmental health programs; preparing future professionals to enter
the environmental public health workforce, and educating current
professionals in the core competencies of environmental health, along
with new and emerging environmental health technologies and
methodologies; increasing recruitment, enrollment, retention and
graduation rates at accredited environmental health programs; and
increasing the number of programs accredited by the National
Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council
(NEHSPAC). The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this
program is 93.283.
B. Eligible Applicant
Application may be submitted by the Association of Environmental
Health Academic Programs (AEHAP). No other applications are solicited.
AEHAP is the only organization eligible to conduct this program for
the following reasons:
1. AEHAP is the only organization representing all of the
undergraduate and graduate institutions with academic programs of
environmental health accredited by National Environmental Health
Science and Protection Accreditation Council (NEHSPAC) along with
programs that are seeking accreditation.
2. AEHAP, through its close association with NEHSPAC, has
established the critical framework for non-member institutions to gain
membership in NEHSPAC as accredited members so that the technical
competence, managerial capacity and leadership potential of accredited
undergraduate and graduate programs in environmental health are
increased.
3. AEHAP is uniquely positioned to frequently communicate and
consult with all of the accredited undergraduate and graduate programs
of environmental health, as well as those seeking accreditation because
those programs are part of AEHAP existing membership.
4. AEHAP has the documented ability to build effective partnerships
and collaborative relationships with federal health agencies and
appropriate national organizations to increase accredited environmental
health programs.
5. AEHAP provides the structure and experience for instituting
mentoring programs to universities that do not have accredited
environmental health programs, ultimately leading to strengthened
environmental health systems at the State, tribal and local levels. For
example AEHAP, through its existing affiliation with universities with
non-accredited environmental health programs, can recruit, mentor and
train new programs, and can encourage and promote growth of qualified
academic institutions whose goal is to provide qualified entry-level
environmental health practitioners.
6. AEHAP member programs have provided technical support and
consultation to State, tribal and local environmental public health
programs through partnerships that have existed for up to 35 years.
C. Funding
Approximately $164,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this award.
It is expected that the award will begin on or before August 31, 2005,
and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period
of up to 3 years. Funding estimates may change.
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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:
Dorothy Stephens, Project Officer, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA
30341, Telephone: 770-488-7099, Fax: 770-488-7310, E-mail:
dstephens@cdc.gov; or
Mike Herring, Technical Officer, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA
30341, Telephone: 770-488-7351, Fax: 770-488-7310, E-mail:
mherring@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact:
Edna Green, Grants Management Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-
2743, E-mail: egreen@cdc.gov.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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