[Federal Register: May 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 94)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

 
Preference for Healthy Start Grantees

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.

ACTION: General notice.

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BACKGROUND: This notice supplements the 2007 HRSA announcement (HRSA 
08-023/08-031) of the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2008 funding for 
new and competing continuation applications for Healthy Start. Healthy 
Start strengthens communities to effectively address the causes of 
infant mortality, low birth weight and other poor perinatal outcomes 
for women and infants. Recently, new guidance became available with 
regards to funding FY 2008 Healthy Start programs.
SUMMARY: The Conference Report (H.R. Rep. No. 110-107) accompanying the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act 2008 (Pub. L. 110-161), Division G--
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, indicates concurrence with 
the Senate report language regarding the recompetition of Healthy Start 
programs. Following the Senate Committee's recommendation, the Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will give funding 
preference during the FY 2008 competition to current Healthy Start 
grantees.
    Senate Report 110-107 urges ``HRSA to give preference to current 
and former grantees with expiring or recently expired project 
periods.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Maribeth Badura, Director, Division 
of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services, Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau, HRSA, Room 18-12, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857; telephone (301) 443-0543; e-mail 
MBadura@hrsa.gov.

    Dated: May 2, 2008.
Dennis Williams,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8-10684 Filed 5-13-08; 8:45 am]

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