[Federal Register: April 12, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 69)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
[Program Announcement 05052]
Information Interchange and Technical Assistance for Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention; 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 support an information exchange program among mayors and
other local and state government officials concerning HIV prevention;
HIV prevention program and policy development; and the provision of
technical assistance to community-
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based organizations (CBOs), local and state health departments, and
other public and private sector organizations involved in health
promotion and disease prevention activities. The Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance number for this program is 93.939.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to the United States Conference of
Mayors (USCM). No other applications are solicited.
The proposed program is in alignment with the USCM mission, and the
organization's mission facilitates the successful and expedited
implementation of the program proposed under this announcement. The
USCM is the official nonpartisan organization of the nation's 1,183
U.S. cities with populations of 30,000 or more. Each city is
represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor.
The primary roles of the Conference of Mayors are to: (1) Promote the
development of effective national urban/suburban policy; (2) Strengthen
federal-city relationships; (3) Ensure that federal policy meets urban
needs; (4) Provide mayors with leadership and management tools; and (5)
Create a forum in which mayors can share ideas and information. The
USCM has 30 key programs, which include a HIV/AIDS program. The
Conference was one of the first national organizations to respond to
the HIV/AIDS epidemic and has worked closely with the CDC by offering
prevention grants, prevention publications, and technical assistance.
Market research findings indicate that the USCM is the only
umbrella organization exclusively for all mayors nationwide. USCM has
the access to, and long-standing relationships with, the mayors, and
the infrastructure to successfully conduct the proposed program
activities. The organization's existing relationships and access to
mayors facilitate immediate implementation of program activities
because the organization does not have to establish contacts and
develop relationships with the Mayors. In addition, through its
affiliate, The U.S. Conference of Local Health Officials, with a
membership comprised of approximately 2,000 local health officials, the
USCM has established networks with local health officials. The USCM was
created specifically to represent this wide variety of local
organizations and community officials to the Federal government and
other national organizations, and is unique in its role as a liaison
between these officials. The organization has served as a policy-
development and capacity-building organization in intergovernmental
affairs for more than 65 years and has, as one of its major objectives,
the sharing of information between local governments and federal
agencies.
The USCM is currently funded under RFA 00054, entitled,
``Information Interchange and Technical and Financial Assistance for
HIV Prevention.''
C. Funding
Approximately $1,300,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before June 1,
2005, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project
period of up to four 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 program technical assistance, contact:
Qairo Ali, Project Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E-35,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: 404-639-5224, e-mail: cda1@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact:
Roslyn Curington, Grants Management Specialist, CDC Procurement and
Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-
488-2767, e-mail: zlp8@cdc.gov.
Dated: April 6, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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