[Federal Register: February 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 22)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 05050]
A Cooperative Agreement to Strengthen Collaboration Between the
Disciplines of Academic Medicine and Public Health; 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: (1) Strengthen the quality of medical education and
training; (2) improve the nation's health by strengthening the
collaborations between the disciplines of academic medicine and public
health; (3) enhance the search for biomedical knowledge; and (4)
integrate education into the provision of effective health care.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to the Association of American
Medical Colleges (AAMC). AAMC is the appropriate and only qualified
organization to address the activities described under this
announcement.
AAMC is the only non-profit association that represents all 125
accredited medical schools in the United States and 17 accredited
medical schools in Canada. These medical schools are accredited by the
Liaison Committee on Medical Education and represent the primary
educational system that provides the Nation's physicians with their
undergraduate and medical education. In addition, AAMC represents 400
major teaching hospitals, including more than 70 Veterans Affairs
medical centers, 96 academic and scientific societies (representing
105,000 faculty constituents), the nation's 66,000 medical students,
and 97,000 residents.
C. Funding
Approximately $14,000,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before September
30, 2005, and will be made for a 12-month budget
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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 technical questions about this program, contact: John (Jack)
Rogers, Technical Review Administrator, The Coordinating Center for
Health Information and Services (CoChis), 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop
K38, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-2516, E-mail:
JJRogers@cdc.gov.
Dated: January 28, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-2042 Filed 2-2-05; 8:45 am]
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