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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement AA146]
A Cooperative Agreement for the Alzheimer's Association To
Partner and Implement Public Health Strategies Related to Alzheimer's
Disease; 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 conduct Alzheimer's disease related strategies that promote
public awareness and partnership; provide Alzheimer's disease education
for the general public and for health professionals; and develop and
enhance communication channels to allow for improved interaction and
information sharing among those with Alzheimer's disease, researchers,
public health scientists, and the general public. The Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 93.283.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to the Alzheimer's Association
(ALZ), 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601-7533.
The 2005 funding authority for this activity comes from the
Congressional Conference Committee language specifically stating under
the Senate Committee language S-Rep. 108-345, ``* * * The Committee
strongly urges the CDC to work with the Alzheimer's Association to
design and launch an Alzheimer's specific-segment of the Healthy Aging
program, to aggressively educate the public and health professionals as
to ways to reduce the risks of developing Alzheimer's by maintaining a
healthy lifestyle.''
The Alzheimer's Association (ALZ), is the world leader in
Alzheimer research and support. It is a voluntary health organization
founded in 1980. It is dedicated to finding preventions, treatments and
eventually, a cure for Alzheimer dementia. The mission of ALZ is to
eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research and
to enhance care and support for individuals, their families and
caregivers. ALZ's extensive nationwide network includes the national
office in Chicago, the public policy office in Washington DC, 81
chapters and 300 local points of service across the United States,
making it highly probable that ALZ will successfully achieve the
activities outlined in section 1 of this RFA. Among some of ALZ's major
organizational accomplishments are:
The establishment of a nationwide toll-free ``Contact
Center'' available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to families and
health care professionals where staff provide information and put
people in touch with ALZ local chapters to address a variety of
dementia-related issues;
A peer-reviewed research grant program which has funded
more than 1,300 studies at approximately $165 million since it was
founded, into the science that may lead to the causes, treatment and
prevention of Alzheimer's disease;
The establishment of the Alzheimer's Association ``Safe
Return'' program which is a nationwide identification, support and
enrollment program that provides security for those who may wander; and
The operation of the Alzheimer's Association Green-Field
Library, the nation's largest library dedicated to Alzheimer's disease,
to name just a few.
These accomplishments are unmatched by any other public or private
Alzheimer's disease specific organization currently conducting similar
activities in the United States. As of fiscal year 2004, ALZ had total
assets of $98.6 million and is the largest voluntary private
organization funding Alzheimer's research in the United States. No
other public or private Alzheimer's disease specific organization can
claim a fiscal record as ALZ. For these reasons, the Alzheimer's
Association is the only organization being considered for this program
announcement.
C. Funding
Approximately $759,000 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 Five 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 technical questions about this program, contact: Lynda A.
Anderson, Project Officer, HCAS/DACH/NCCDPHP/CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy.,
NE., MS K-51,Telephone: (770) 488-5998, E-mail: laa0@cdc.gov.
Dated: June 16, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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