[Federal Register: June 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 105)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Request for Application (RFA) 05054]
Health Promotion and Non-Communicable Disease and Injury
Prevention Initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean; 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 prevent non-communicable diseases, adverse reproductive
outcomes, injuries, birth defects, developmental and physical
disabilities and adverse consequences resulting from hereditary
conditions in countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Through enhanced collaboration between the Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO) and CDC, member countries can: (a) Promote a
healthy, active lifestyle, disseminate information and provide
expertise to prevent and control non-communicable diseases for which
physical inactivity is a major risk factor, (including but not limited
to obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease); (b) enhance, develop,
implement, and evaluate community-based programs, including programs
addressing cardiovascular health, health care and aging, and conduct
behavioural risk factor surveillance and prevention research; (c)
improve measurement, monitoring, and assessment of maternal and infant
health, strengthen community-based maternal and perinatal health care
systems, and improve and use surveillance systems to monitor and
evaluate the quality of reproductive services; (d) strengthen their
capacity to conduct surveillance, develop interventions and information
technology tools, carry out access to care and economic impact studies,
and share information related to diabetes prevention and control; (e)
strengthen tobacco control through surveillance and evaluation,
training, networking, and information exchange relative to policy
approaches to implement smoke-free environments; (f) develop indicators
and systems to monitor injuries and violence, conduct training and
education, and to implement and evaluate comprehensive prevention
strategies. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this
program is 93.283.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to the Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO) for this project. PAHO is the oldest international
public health agency, with over 100 years of experience in working to
improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas.
It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-
American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas
of the World Health Organization (WHO) and enjoys international
recognition as part of the UN system.
Since its creation in 1902, PAHO has worked to advance policies,
plans and programs that improve health and human development. PAHO
consists of thirty-eight Member States, and by encouraging
collaboration among countries, PAHO aims to ensure that health
promotion and non-communicable disease prevention strategies are
incorporated both at the national and local level.
C. Funding
Approximately $989,900 is available in FY 2005 to fund this award.
It is expected that the award will begin on or before July 29, 2005,
and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period
of up to 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 programmatic questions about this program, contact: Angel Roca,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
4770 Buford Highway, NE., Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone: 770-488-5647.
E-mail: axr4@cdc.gov.
Dated: May 24, 2005.
Alan Kotch,
Acting Deputy Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-10945 Filed 6-1-05; 8:45 am]
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