Thursday,

September 4, 2003

Part II

Department of 

Health and Human 

Services

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Availability of Funds Announced in the 

HRSA Preview; Notices

52632 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Availability of Funds Announced in the 

HRSA Preview

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) 

announces the availability of funds in 

the HRSA Preview for Summer 2003. 

This edition of the HRSA Preview is a 

comprehensive review of HRSA’s Fiscal 

Year 2004 competitive grant programs. 

The purpose of the HRSA Preview is 

to provide the general public with a 

single source of program and 

application information related to the 

Agency’s competitive grant offerings. 

The HRSA Preview is designed to 

replace the multiple Federal Register

notices that traditionally advertised the 

availability of HRSA’s discretionary 

funds for its various programs. It should 

be noted that additional program 

initiatives responsive to new or 

emerging issues in the health care area 

and unanticipated at the time of 

publication of the HRSA Preview may 

be announced through the Federal 

Register and the HRSA Web site,

http://www.hrsa.gov/grants. This notice 

does not change requirements appearing 

elsewhere in the Federal Register. 

This notice contains nearly all of the 

content of the HRSA Preview. The 

HRSA Preview contains a description of 

competitive and other grant programs 

scheduled for awards in Fiscal Year 

2004, and includes instructions on how 

to contact the Agency for information 

and receive application kits for all 

programs. Specifically, the following 

information is included in the HRSA 

Preview: (1) Program announcement 

number (2) program announcement title; 

(3) program announcement code; (4) 

legislative authority; (5) Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 

identification number; (6) purpose; (7) 

eligibility; (8) funding priorities and/or 

preferences; (9) estimated dollar amount 

of competition; (10) estimated number 

of awards; (11) estimated project period; 

(12) application availability date; (13) 

letter of intent deadline (if any); (14) 

application deadline; (15) projected 

award date; and (16) programmatic 

contact, with telephone and e-mail 

addresses. Certain other information, 

including how to obtain and use the 

HRSA Preview and grant terminology, 

can also be found in the HRSA Preview.

Dated: August 27, 2003. 

Elizabeth M. Duke, 

Administrator.

This notice describes funding for the 

following HRSA discretionary 

authorities and programs (receipt 

deadlines are also provided):

Health Professions Programs: 

HRSA–04–004 Centers Of Excellence (COES) ........................................................................................................................... 01/26/2004 

HRSA–04–009 Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) .................................................................................................. 02/20/2004 

HRSA–04–010 Advanced Education Nursing Grants (AENP) .................................................................................................. 11/25/2003 

HRSA–04–011 Nursing Workforce Diversity Grants (NWD) .................................................................................................... 12/05/2003 

HRSA–04–012 Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships (AENT) ....................................................................................... 11/14/2003 

HRSA–04–013 Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships (NATR) .......................................................................................................... 11/14/2003 

HRSA–04–014 Nursing Education, Practice and Retention Grants (NEPR) ............................................................................ 12/15/2003 

HRSA–04–015 Training In Primary Care Medicine And Dentistry (DRPC) ............................................................................ 11/06/2003 

HRSA–04–016 Podiatric Residency Training In Primary Care (PODPC) ................................................................................. 10/20/2003 

HRSA–04–017 Graduate Psychology Education Program (GPEP) ............................................................................................ 12/12/2003 

HRSA–04–018 Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers (BAHEC) ...................................................................................... 02/03/2004 

HRSA–04–019 Model State-Supported Area Health Education Centers (MAHEC) ................................................................ 02/03/2004 

HRSA–04–020 Grants To States For Loan Repayment Programs (SLRP) ................................................................................ 04/01/2004 

HRSA–04–021 Bioterrorism Training And Curriculum Development Program (BTCDP) ...................................................... 03/05/2004 

HRSA–04–022 Preventive Medicine Residency Program (PMRP) ........................................................................................... 10/16/2003 

HRSA–04–023 Geriatric Education Centers Program (GECS) ................................................................................................... 01/13/2004 

HRSA–04–024 Geriatric Academic Career Awards (GACA) .................................................................................................... 02/02/2004 

HRSA–04–025 Geriatric Training For Physicians, Dentists, And Behavioral And Mental Health Professionals (GTPD) ... 12/15/2003 

HRSA–04–026 Quentin N. Burdick Program For Rural Interdisciplinary Training (QBRH) ................................................. 01/13/2004 

HRSA–04–027 Allied Health Projects (AHPQ) .......................................................................................................................... 01/13/2004 

Special Programs—Loan Repayments and Scholarships: 

See individual announcements for Web sites and application materials. 

National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (NHSCL) ....................................................................................... 03/26/2004 

National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (NHSC) .................................................................................................. 03/26/2004 

Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP) .......................................................................................................................................... 05/31/2004 

Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP) ........................................................................................................... 02/18/2004 

Scholarships For Disadvantaged Students Program (SDS) ....................................................................................................... 12/17/2003 

Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP) ................................................................................................................................. 05/28/2004 

Primary Health Care Programs: 

HRSA–04–028 Radiation Exposure Screening And Education Program (RESEP) .................................................................. 04/05/2004 

HRSA–04–029 Integrated Services Development Initiative (ISDI) ........................................................................................... 04/05/2004 

HRSA–04–030 Community And Migrant Health Centers (CMHS) .......................................................................................... 12/01/2003 

05/03/2004 

HRSA–04–031 Health Care For The Homeless (HCH) .............................................................................................................. 12/01/2003 

05/03/2004 

HRSA–04–032 Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) ............................................................................................................... 12/01/2003 

05/03/2004 

HRSA–04–033 School Based Health Centers (SBHC) ............................................................................................................... 12/01/2003 

05/03/2004 

HRSA–04–034 New Delivery Sites And New Starts In Programs Funded Under The Health Centers Consolidation Act 

(NDSNS) ................................................................................................................................................................................... 12/01/2003 

05/17/2004 

HRSA–04–035 Increase In Medical Capacity In Programs Funded Under The Health Centers Consolidation Act Of 1996 

(IMCHC) .................................................................................................................................................................................... 02/02/2004 

HRSA–04–036 National Health Center Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements (NAT) ............................................ 04/05/2004 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52633

HRSA–04–037 Increase In Mental Health And Substance Abuse, Oral Health, And Care Management, In Programs 

Funded Under The Health Centers Consolidation Act Of 1996 (IMHSA) ........................................................................... 01/05/2004 

HRSA–04–038 Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP) ............................................................................................... 04/05/2004 

HRSA–04–039 Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP) ................................................................................................................. 03/01/2004 

HRSA–04–040 State Primary Care Associations Supplemental Funding For Managing Health Center Growth And Quality (PCA) ................................................................................................................................................................................... 01/05/2004 

HRSA–04–041 Operational Health Center Networks (OHCN) ................................................................................................. 03/08/2004 

HIV/AIDS Programs: 

HRSA–04–042 Special Projects Of National Significance (SPNS) ........................................................................................... 03/22/2004 

HRSA–04–043 Title III: Early Intervention Services Capacity Development Grants (EISCDG) ............................................. 03/05/2004 

HRSA–04–044 National HIV Training And Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements (NHIV) .................................... 12/19/2003 

HRSA–04–046 Telehealth Resource Centers Cooperative Agreement Program (TRCCP) ....................................................... 03/22/2004 

HRSA–04–047 Title IV: Grants For Coordinated HIV Services And Access To Research For Women, Infants, Children, 

And Youth (CSWICY) .............................................................................................................................................................. 01/05/2004 

HRSA–04–048 Title IV: Grants For Coordinated HIV Services And Access To Research For Women, Infants, Children, 

And Youth: Youth Services Initiative (CSWICY: YSI) .......................................................................................................... 04/01/2004 

HRSA–04–005 Title III: Categorical Grant Program To Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services With Respect To 

HIV Disease (EISEGA) ............................................................................................................................................................. 12/22/2003 

10/15/2004 

HRSA–04–049 Title III: Early Intervention Services Planning Grants (EISPG) ....................................................................... 03/05/2004 

HRSA–04–050 HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program For Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAS) .......................................... 10/01/2003 

HRSA–04–008 AETC National Evaluation Center (NECCA) .................................................................................................... 10/06/2003 

Maternal and Child Health Programs: 

HRSA–04–051 Maternal And Child Health Research Program (MCHR) ................................................................................. 03/01/2004 

08/15/2004 

HRSA–04–052 Maternal And Child Health Minority Research Infrastructure Support Program (RMIN) ............................ 03/26/2004 

HRSA–04–053 Long Term MCH Training (MCHLT) ................................................................................................................ 11/20/2003 

HRSA–04–054 Continuing Education And Development (CED) .............................................................................................. 01/15/2004 

HRSA–04–055 Genetic Services Projects (GSP) ........................................................................................................................ 01/09/2004 

HRSA–04–056 Medical Home For Children With Special Health Care Needs ....................................................................... 01/15/2004 

HRSA–04–057 Adolescent Health Resource (AHR) Cooperative Agreements ........................................................................ 01/05/2004 

HRSA–04–058 National Center On School-Based Health Care (NSBHC) ................................................................................ 01/05/2004 

HRSA–04–059 Integrated Health And Behavioral Health Care For Children, Adolescents And Their Families (IHBHP) .. 02/02/2004 

HRSA–04–060 Breastfeeding Promotion In Physician’s Office Practices (BPPOP) ................................................................ 04/01/2004 

HRSA–04–061 Partnership For Information And Communication (PIC) Cooperative Agreement Program ......................... 11/17/2003 

HRSA–04–062 Healthy Tomorrows Partnership For Children Program (HTPC) .................................................................... 10/29/2003 

HRSA–04–063 Women’s Health ................................................................................................................................................. 02/02/2004 

HRSA–05–001 Maternal And Child Health (MCH) Library Services ...................................................................................... 07/19/2004 

HRSA–04–006 Emergency Medical Services For Children (EMSC) Demonstration Grant Program ..................................... 10/31/2003 

HRSA–04–064 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program—State Grants ...................................................................................... 11/17/2003 

HRSA–04–065 Poison Control Centers Stabilization And Enhancement Grant Program, Financial Stabilization Grants 

(PCCFS) .................................................................................................................................................................................... 03/01/2004 

HRSA–04–066 Healthy Start Program: Eliminating Disparities In Perinatal Health .............................................................. 12/01/2003 

Rural Health Policy Programs: 

HRSA–04–001 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program (RHOGP) ...................................................................... 09/12/2003 

09/13/2004 

HRSA–04–002 Rural Health Network Development Grant Program (RHNGP) ....................................................................... 09/26/2003 

09/20/2004 

HRSA–04–003 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program (RHNPGP) ..................................................... 09/10/2003 

09/08/2004 

HRSA–04–067 Delta State Rural Development Network Grant Program (DELTA) ................................................................. 05/01/2004 

HRSA–04–068 Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) ....................................................................................... 04/28/2004 

HRSA–04–069 Grants For Policy-Oriented Rural Health Services Research (GPOR) ............................................................. 05/03/2004 

HRSA–04–070 Rural Health Research Grant Program—Cooperative Agreement (CARHR) ................................................... 03/15/2004 

Special Programs—Grants: 

HRSA–04–071 Regional Collaborative For The Pacific Basin (RCPB) ..................................................................................... 07/15/2004 

HRSA–04–072 Social And Behavioral Interventions To Increase Organ And Tissue Donation (SBITD) ............................. 03/05/2004 

HRSA–04–073 Clinical Interventions To Increase Organ Procurement (CIOP) ...................................................................... 03/05/2004 

HRSA–04–074 Best Practices To Increase Organ Donation (HIP) ............................................................................................ 04/01/2004 

How To Use and Obtain Copies of the 

HRSA Preview 

It is recommended that you read the 

introductory materials, terminology 

section, and individual program 

category descriptions before contacting 

the toll-free number: 1–877–HRSA–123 

(1–877–477–2123), M–F 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. EST. Likewise, we urge applicants 

to fully assess their eligibility for grants 

before beginning to apply for a grant online or requesting a grant application 

kit. As a general rule, no more than one 

kit per category will be mailed to 

applicants. 

To Obtain a Copy of the HRSA Preview 

This HRSA Preview will be available 

in booklet form in the near future. To 

have your name and address added to 

or deleted from the HRSA Preview 

mailing list, call the toll free number 

above or send a message by e-mail to 

hrsagac@hrsa.gov.

To Obtain Application Materials 

You may apply for HRSA grants online or on paper. HRSA encourages you 

to apply on-line. HRSA’s on-line 

application system is designed to 

maximize data accuracy and speed 

processing. Multiple individuals may 

register and collaborate on applications, 

and institutional data is stored for you 

to re-use on future applications. 

To apply on-line, go to http://

www.hrsa.gov/grants. On that Web page, 

you will find basic instructions and 

52634 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

links to the HRSA on-line application 

system, where you will be able to 

register, download application guidance 

for specific programs and submit your 

grant application. 

Please submit your application early. 

Applications submitted after program’s 

deadline will not be accepted. 

To obtain paper application materials, 

determine which kit(s) you wish to 

receive and call 1–877–477–2123 to be 

placed on the mailing list. Be sure to 

provide the information specialist with 

the Program Announcement Number, 

Program Announcement Code and the 

title of the grant program. You may also 

request application kits using the e-mail 

address above. Application kits are 

generally available 60 days prior to 

application deadline. If kits are 

available earlier, they will be mailed 

immediately. The guidance contained in 

the various kits contains detailed 

instructions, background on the grant 

program, and other essential 

information, such as the applicability of 

Executive Order 12372 and 45 CFR Part 

100, and additional information 

pertinent to the intergovernmental 

review process, as appropriate. 

Grant Terminology

Application Deadlines 

Applications will be considered on 

time if they are received on or before the 

established deadline. Applicants should 

check the application guidance material 

or the HRSA-GRANTS homepage for 

deadline changes. Applications sent to 

any address other than that specified in 

the application guidance are subject to 

being returned. 

Authorization 

The citation of the law authorizing the 

various grant programs is provided 

immediately following the title of the 

programs. 

CFDA Number 

The Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) is a Governmentwide compendium of Federal programs, 

projects, services, and activities that 

provide assistance. Programs listed 

therein are given a CFDA Number. 

Cooperative Agreement 

A financial assistance mechanism 

(grant) used when substantial Federal 

programmatic involvement with the 

recipient is anticipated by the funding 

agency during performance of the 

project. The nature of that involvement 

will always be specified in the offering 

or application guidance materials. 

DUNS Number—New Requirement 

Beginning October 1, 2003, applicants 

will be required to have a Dun and 

Bradstreet (DUNS) number to apply for 

a grant or cooperative agreement from 

the Federal Government. The DUNS 

number is a nine-digit identification 

number, which uniquely identifies 

business entities. Obtaining a DUNS 

number is easy and there is no charge. 

Although obtaining a DUNS number 

is not required for applications 

submitted in response to 

announcements with deadlines on or 

before September 30, 2003, regardless of 

when the award is made, or for other 

types of applications submitted before 

September 30 (e.g., unsolicited 

applications), applicants are encouraged 

to obtain a DUNS number now if you 

believe you will be submitting an 

application(s) to any Federal agency on 

or after October 1, 2003. Proactively 

obtaining a DUNS number at the current 

time will facilitate the receipt and 

acceptance of applications after 

September 2003. 

To obtain a DUNS number, access 

http://www.dunandbradstreet.com or 

call 1–866–705–5711. 

Eligibility 

The status an entity must possess to 

be considered for a grant. Authorizing 

legislation and programmatic 

regulations specify eligibility for 

individual grant programs, and 

eligibility may be further restricted for 

programmatic reasons. In general, 

assistance is provided to nonprofit 

organizations and institutions, 

including faith-based and communitybased entities, State and local 

governments, their agencies, including 

an Indian Tribe or tribal organization, 

and occasionally to individuals. Forprofit organizations are eligible to 

receive awards under financial 

assistance programs unless specifically 

excluded by legislation. 

Estimated Amount of Competition 

The funding level listed is provided 

only as an estimate, and is subject to the 

availability of funds, Congressional 

action, and changing program priorities. 

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences 

Funding preferences, priorities, and 

special considerations may come from 

legislation, regulations, or HRSA 

program leadership decisions. They are 

not the same as review criteria. Funding 

preferences are any objective factors that 

would be used to place a grant 

application ahead of others without the 

preference on a list of applicants 

recommended for funding by a review 

committee. Some programs give 

preference to organizations that have 

specific capabilities such as 

telemedicine networking, or have 

established relationships with managed 

care organizations. Funding priorities 

are factors that cause a grant application 

to receive a fixed amount of extra rating 

points—which may similarly affect the 

order of applicants on a funding list. 

Special considerations are other factors 

considered in making funding decisions 

that are neither review criteria, 

preferences, nor priorities, e.g., ensuring 

that there is an equitable geographic 

distribution of grant recipients, or 

meeting requirements for urban and 

rural proportions. 

Letter of Intent 

To help in planning the application 

review process, many HRSA programs 

request a letter of intent from the 

applicant in advance of the application 

deadline. Letters of intent are neither 

binding nor mandatory. Details on 

where to send letters can be found in 

the guidance materials contained in the 

application kit. 

Matching Requirements 

Several HRSA programs require a 

matching amount, or percentage of the 

total project support, to come from 

sources other than Federal funds. 

Matching requirements are generally 

mandated in the authorizing legislation 

for specific categories. Also, matching or 

other cost-sharing requirements may be 

administratively required by the 

awarding office. Such requirements are 

set forth in the application kit. 

Program Announcement Code 

The program announcement code is a 

unique identifier for each program 

funded by HRSA. The three-five 

character acronyms are located in 

parentheses immediately at the end of 

each program title and must be used to 

request application materials either 

from the HRSA Grants Application 

Center or online at hrsagac@hrsa.gov.

Be sure to use the program 

announcement number, program 

announcement code and the title of the 

grant program when requesting an 

application kit. 

Program Announcement Number 

A unique program announcement 

(HRSA) number is located at the 

beginning of each program 

announcement in the HRSA Preview 

and Federal Register notices and 

includes the Fiscal Year and sequence 

number for announcement; for example, 

HRSA 04–001. This number is used 

with the program title and program 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52635

announcement code to order application 

materials. 

Project Period 

The project period is the total time for 

which support of a discretionary project 

has been programmatically approved. 

The project period usually consists of a 

series of budget periods of one-year 

duration. Once approved through initial 

review, continuation of each successive 

budget period is subject to satisfactory 

performance, availability of funds, and 

program priorities. 

Review Criteria 

The following are generic review 

criteria applicable to HRSA programs: 

(1) Need—The extent to which the 

application describes the problem and 

associated contributing factors to the 

problem. 

(2) Response—The extent to which 

the proposed project responds to the 

‘‘Purpose’’ included in the program 

description. The clarity of the proposed 

goals and objectives and their 

relationship to the identified project. 

The extent to which the activities 

(scientific or other) described in the 

application are capable of addressing 

the problem and attaining the project 

objectives. 

(3) Evaluative Measures—The 

effectiveness of the method proposed to 

monitor and evaluate the project results. 

Evaluative measures must be able to 

assess (1) to what extent the program 

objectives have been met and (2) to what 

extent these can be attributed to the 

project. 

(4) Impact—The extent and 

effectiveness of plans for dissemination 

of project results, and/or the extent to 

which project results may be national in 

scope and/or the degree to which a 

community is impacted by delivery of 

health services, and/or the degree to 

which the project activities are 

replicable, and/or the sustainability of 

the program beyond Federal funding. 

(5) Resources/Capabilities—The 

extent to which project personnel are 

qualified by training and/or experience 

to implement and carry out the project. 

The capabilities of the applicant 

organization, and quality and 

availability of facilities and personnel to 

fulfill the needs and requirements of the 

proposed project. For competing 

continuations, past performance will 

also be considered. 

(6) Support Requested—The 

reasonableness of the proposed budget 

in relation to the objectives, the 

complexity of the activities, and the 

anticipated results. 

(7) Specific Program Criteria—

Additional specific program criteria, if 

any, are included in the program 

description and in the individual 

guidance material provided with the 

application kit. The specific review 

criteria used to review and rank 

applications are included in the 

individual guidance material provided 

with the application kits. Applicants 

should pay strict attention to addressing 

these criteria, as they are the basis upon 

which the reviewers will judge their 

applications. 

Technical Assistance 

A contact person is listed for each 

program and his/her e-mail address and 

telephone number provided. Some 

programs have scheduled workshops 

and conference calls. If you have 

questions concerning individual 

programs or the availability of technical 

assistance, please contact the person 

listed. Also check your application 

materials and the HRSA Web site at 

http://www.hrsa.gov/ for the latest 

technical assistance information. 

Frequently Asked Questions 

1. Where do I submit grant 

applications? 

The address for submitting your grant 

application will be shown in the 

guidance document included in the 

application kit. 

2. How do I learn more about a 

particular grant program? 

If you want to know more about a 

program before you request an 

application kit, an e-mail/telephone 

contact is listed. This contact person 

can provide information concerning the 

specific program’s purpose, scope and 

goals, and eligibility criteria. Usually, 

you will be encouraged to request the 

application kit so that you will have 

clear, comprehensive, and accurate 

information available to you. When 

requesting application materials, you 

must state the program announcement 

number, the program code and title of 

the program. The application kit lists 

telephone numbers for a program expert 

and a grants management specialist who 

will provide information about your 

program of interest if you are unable to 

find the information within the written 

materials provided. 

In general, the program contact person 

provides information about the specific 

grant offering and its purpose, and the 

grants management specialist provides 

information about the grant mechanism 

and business matters, though their 

responsibilities often overlap. 

Information specialists at the toll-free 

number provide only basic information 

and administer mailings. 

3. The dates listed in the HRSA 

Preview and the dates in the application 

kit do not agree. How do I know which 

is correct?

HRSA Preview dates for application 

kit availability and application receipt 

deadlines are based upon the best 

known information at the time of 

publication, often nine months in 

advance of the competitive cycle. 

Occasionally, the grant cycle does not 

begin as projected and dates must be 

adjusted. The deadline date stated in 

your application kit is generally correct. 

If the application kit has been made 

available and subsequently the date 

changes, notification of the change will 

be mailed to known recipients of the 

application kit, and also posted on the 

HRSA home page. 

4. Are programs announced in the 

HRSA Preview ever cancelled? 

Infrequently, announced programs 

may be withdrawn from competition. If 

this occurs, a cancellation notice will be 

provided through the HRSA Preview at 

the HRSA homepage at http://

www.hrsa.dhhs.gov. If practicable, an 

attempt will be made to notify those 

who have requested a kit for the 

cancelled program by mail. 

HRSA Progam Competitions 

Health Professions Programs

Note: Programs listed with an asterisk (*) 

are not included in the President’s budget for 

FY 2004. They are included for planning 

purposes only. Potential applicants should 

consider these announcements provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken.

HRSA–04–004 Centers of Excellence 

(COES) * 

CFDA: 93.157. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 736, 42 

U.S.C. 293. 

Purpose: The goal of the Centers of 

Excellence (COE) is to assist eligible 

schools in supporting programs of 

excellence in health professions 

education for underrepresented 

minority individuals. The grantee is 

required to use the funds awarded: (1) 

To establish, strengthen, or expand 

programs to enhance the academic 

performance of the underrepresented 

minority students attending the school; 

(2) to improve the capacity of such 

schools to train, recruit, and retain 

underrepresented minority faculty 

including the payment of stipends and 

fellowships; (3) to carry out activities to 

improve the information resources, 

clinical education, curricula, and 

cultural competence of the graduates of 

the schools as it relates to minority 

health issues; (4) to facilitate faculty and 

student research on health issues, 

52636 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

particularly affecting underrepresented 

minority groups; including research on 

issues relating to the delivery of health 

care; (5) to carry out a program to train 

students of the school in providing 

health services to a significant number 

of underrepresented minority 

individuals through training provided to 

such students at community based 

health facilities that provide such health 

services and are located at a site remote 

from the main site of the teaching 

facilities of the school; (6) to provide 

stipends as appropriate; and (7) to 

develop a large competitive applicant 

pool through linkages with institutions 

of higher education, local school 

districts, and other community based 

entities and establish an educational 

pipeline for health professions careers. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for 2004. Potential 

applicants for funds should consider 

this announcement provisional until 

final Congressional action is taken. 

Updated information will be available 

on the HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

accredited schools of allopathic 

medicine, osteopathic medicine, 

dentistry, pharmacy, graduate programs 

in behavioral or mental health, or other 

public and non profit health or 

educational entities, including faith 

based organizations, and community 

based organizations, that meet the 

requirements of section 736(c) of the 

Public Health Service Act. Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities, as 

described in section 736(c)(2)(A) of the 

Public Health Service Act and which 

received contracts under former section 

788B of the Public Health Service Act 

(Advanced Financial Distress 

Assistance) for fiscal year 1987 may 

apply for Centers of Excellence (COE) 

grants under section 736(c)(2) of the 

Public Health Service Act. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $6,118,398. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 10. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–004 Centers of Excellence 

(COE) * 

Application Availability Date:

September 12, 2003. 

Application Deadline: January 26, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Daniel Reed. 

Program Contact Phone: (301) 443–

2982. 

Program Contact E-mail:

dreed1@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–009 Health Careers 

Opportunity Program (HCOP) * 

CFDA: 93.822.

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 739, 42 

U.S.C. 293c. 

Purpose: The goal of the Health 

Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) is 

to assist individuals from disadvantaged 

backgrounds to undertake education to 

enter a health profession. The HCOP 

program works to build diversity in the 

health fields by providing students from 

disadvantaged backgrounds an 

opportunity to develop the skills needed 

to successfully compete, enter, and 

graduate from health professions 

schools. HCOP funds may be used for: 

(1) Identifying, recruiting, and selecting 

individuals from disadvantaged 

backgrounds for education and training 

in a health profession; (2) facilitating the 

entry of such individuals into such a 

school; (3) providing counseling, 

mentoring, or other services designed to 

assist such individuals to complete 

successfully their education at such a 

school; (4) providing, for a period prior 

to the entry of such individuals into the 

regular course of education of such a 

school, preliminary education and 

health research training designed to 

assist them to complete successfully 

such regular course of education at such 

a school, or referring such individuals to 

institutions providing such preliminary 

education; (5) publicizing existing 

sources of financial aid available to 

students in the education program of 

such a school or who are undertaking 

training necessary to qualify them to 

enroll in such a program; (6) paying 

scholarships, as the Secretary may 

determine, for such individuals for any 

period of health professions education 

at a health professions school; (7) 

paying such stipends for such 

individuals for any period of education 

in student-enhancement programs 

(other than regular courses), except that 

such a stipend may not be provided to 

an individual for more than 12 months; 

(8) carrying out programs under which 

such individuals gain experience 

regarding a career in a field of primary 

health care through working at facilities 

of public or private nonprofit 

community-based providers of primary 

health services; (9) conducting activities 

to develop a larger and more 

competitive applicant pool through 

partnerships with institutions of higher 

education, school districts, and other 

community-based entities. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants include 

schools of medicine, osteopathic 

medicine, public health, dentistry, 

veterinary medicine, optometry, 

pharmacy, allied health, chiropractic, 

podiatric medicine, public or non-profit 

private schools that offer graduate 

programs in behavioral and mental 

health, programs for the training of 

physician assistants, and other public or 

private nonprofit health or educational 

entities, including faith-based and 

community-based organizations. 

Review Ccriteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: Section 739(b) 

of the Public Health Service Act 

provides a funding preference for 

programs that involve a comprehensive 

approach by several public or nonprofit 

private health or educational entities to 

establish, enhance and expand 

educational programs that will result in 

the development of a competitive 

applicant pool of individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds who desire 

to pursue health professions careers. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $14,152,621. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 35. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–009 Health Careers 

Opportunity Program (HCOP) * 

Application Availability Date:

September 12, 2003. 

Application Deadline: February 20, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Karen L. 

Smith. 

Program Contact Phone: (301) 443–

1348. 

Program Contact E-mail: 

Ksmith1@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–010 Advanced Education 

Nursing Program (AENP) 

CFDA: 93.247. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VIII, Section 811, 42 

U.S.C. 296j. 

Purpose: Grants are awarded to 

eligible institutions for projects that 

support the enhancement of advanced 

nursing education and practice. For the 

purpose of this section, advanced 

education nurses means individuals 

trained in advanced degree programs 

including individuals in combined RN 

to Master’s degree programs, postnursing Master’s certificate programs, or 

in the case of nurse-midwives, in 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52637

certificate programs in existence on 

November 12, 1998, to serve as nurse 

practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, 

nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, 

nurse educators, nurse administrators or 

public health nurses.

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

schools of nursing, academic health 

centers, other appropriate public or 

private nonprofit entities, and for-profit 

entities capable of carrying out the 

legislative purpose. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: As provided by 

section 805 of the Public Health Service 

Act, preference will be given to 

applicants with projects that will 

substantially benefit rural or 

underserved populations, or help meet 

public health nursing needs in state or 

local health departments. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $2,091,892. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 8. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–010 Advanced Education 

Nursing Program (AENP) 

Application Availability Date:

September 15, 2003. 

Application Deadline: November 25, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Irene 

Sandvold. 

Program Contact Phone: (301) 443–

2295. 

Program Contact E-mail:

isandvold@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–011 Nursing Workforce 

Diversity Grants (NWD) 

CFDA: 93.178. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VIII, Section 821, 42 

U.S.C. 296m. 

Purpose: Grants are awarded to 

increase nursing education 

opportunities for individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds (including 

racial and ethnic minorities 

underrepresented among registered 

nurses) by providing student 

scholarships or stipends, pre-entry 

preparation, and retention activities. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

schools of nursing, nursing centers, 

academic health centers, State or local 

governments, an Indian Tribe or Tribal 

organization, other public or private 

nonprofit entities, including faith-based 

organizations and community-based 

organizations, and for-profit entities 

capable of carrying out the legislative 

purpose. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding preferences: As provided in 

section 805 of the Public Health Service 

Act, as amended, preference will be 

given to applicants with projects that 

will substantially benefit rural or 

underserved populations, or help meet 

public health nursing needs in State or 

local health departments. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $11,396,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 39. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–011 Nursing Workforce 

Diversity Grants (NWD) 

Application Availability Date:

September 15, 2003. 

Application Deadline: December 5, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Ernell 

Spratley. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

1915. 

Program Contact E-mail:

espratley@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–012 Advanced Education 

Nursing Traineeships (AENT) 

CFDA: 93.358. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VIII, Section 811, 42 

U.S.C. 296j. 

Purpose: Grants are awarded to 

eligible institutions to meet the cost of 

traineeships for individuals in advanced 

nursing education programs. 

Traineeships are awarded to individuals 

by participating educational institutions 

offering Master’s and doctoral degree 

programs, combined RN to Master’s 

degree programs, post-nursing Master’s 

certificate programs, or in the case of 

nurse midwives, certificate programs in 

existence on November 12, 1998 to 

serve as nurse practitioners, clinical 

nurse specialists, nurse midwives, nurse 

anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse 

administrators or public health nurses. 

The traineeship program is a formula 

program and all eligible schools will 

receive awards.

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

schools of nursing, academic health 

centers, other appropriate public or 

private nonprofit entities, and for-profit 

entities capable of carrying out the 

legislative purpose. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: As provided in 

section 805 of the Public Health Service 

Act, preference shall be given to 

applicants with projects that will 

substantially benefit rural or 

underserved populations or help meet 

public health nursing needs in State or 

local health departments. 

Special Consideration: A statutory 

special consideration, as provided for in 

section 811(f)(3) of the PHS Act, will be 

given to an eligible entity that agrees to 

expend the award to train advanced 

education nurses who will practice in 

health professional shortage areas 

designated under section 332 of the PHS 

Act. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $4,800,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 335. 

Estimated Project Period: 1 year. 

HRSA–04–012 Advanced Education 

Nursing Traineeships (AENT) 

Application Availability Date:

September 12, 2003. 

Application Deadline: November 14, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Karen D. 

Breeden. 

Program Contact Phone: (301) 443–

5787. 

Program Contact E-mail: 

kbreeden@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–013 Nurse Anesthetist 

Traineeships (NATR) 

CFDA: 93.124. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VIII, Section 811, 42 

U.S.C. 296j. 

Purpose: Grants are awarded to 

eligible institutions for projects that 

support traineeships for licensed 

registered nurses enrolled as full-time 

students beyond the twelfth month of 

study in a Master’s nurse anesthesia 

program. The traineeship program is a 

formula program and all eligible entities 

will receive awards. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

schools of nursing, academic health 

centers, other public and private 

nonprofit institutions, and for-profit 

entities capable of carrying out the 

legislative purpose which provide 

registered nurses with full-time nurse 

anesthetist education programs that 

have pre-accreditation or accreditation 

status from the American Association of 

Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Council on 

Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia 

Educational Programs. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: As provided in 

section 805 of the Public Health Service 

Act, preference shall be given to 

applicants with projects that will 

substantially benefit rural or 

underserved populations or help meet 

public health nursing needs in State or 

local health departments. 

Special Consideration: A statutory 

special consideration, as provided for in 

section 811(f)(3) of the PHS Act, will be 

given to an eligible entity that agrees to 

expend the award to train advanced 

education nurses who will practice in 

52638 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

health professional shortage areas 

designated under section 332 of the PHS 

Act. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $500,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 69. 

Estimated Project Period: 1 year. 

HRSA–04–013 Nurse Anesthetist 

Traineeships (NATR) 

Application Availability Date:

September 12, 2003. 

Application Deadline: November 14, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Karen D. 

Breeden. 

Program Contact Phone: (301) 443–

5787. 

Program Contact E-mail: 

kbreeden@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–014 Nursing Education, 

Practice and Retention Grants (NEPR)

CFDA: 93.359. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VIII, Section 831, 42 

U.S.C. 296p. 

Purpose: Grants are awarded to 

eligible institutions for projects to 

strengthen and enhance the capacity for 

nurse education, practice and retention 

to address the nursing shortage. 

Education priority areas are: (1) 

Expanding enrollment in baccalaureate 

nursing programs; (2) developing and 

implementing internship and residency 

programs to encourage mentoring and 

the development of specialties; (3) 

providing education in new 

technologies, including distance 

learning methodologies. Practice 

priority areas are: (1) Establishing or 

expanding nursing proactive 

arrangements in non-institutional 

settings to demonstrate methods to 

improve access to primary health care in 

medically underserved communities; (2) 

providing care for underserved 

populations and other high-risk groups 

such as the elderly, individuals with 

HIV/AIDS, substance abusers, the 

homeless, and victims of domestic 

violence; (3) providing managed care, 

quality improvement, and other skills 

needed to practice in existing and 

emerging organized health care systems; 

(4) developing cultural competencies 

among nurses. Retention priority areas 

are: (1) Career ladder programs which: 

(A) Promote career advancement for 

nursing personnel in a variety of 

training settings, cross training or 

specialty training among diverse 

population groups, and the 

advancement of individuals to become 

professional nurses, advanced education 

nurses, licensed practical nurses, 

certified nurse assistants, and home 

health aides; and (B) assist individuals 

in obtaining education and training 

required to enter the nursing profession 

and advance within such profession, 

such as by providing career counseling 

and mentoring; or (2) enhancing patient 

care delivery systems through 

improving the retention of nurses and 

enhancing patient care that is directly 

related to nursing activities by 

enhancing collaboration and 

communication among nurses and other 

health care professionals, and by 

promoting nurse involvement in the 

organizational and clinical decision 

making processes of a health care 

facility. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants for the 

purpose to expand enrollment in 

baccalaureate nursing programs are 

collegiate schools of nursing. Eligible 

entities for all other purposes are: 

Schools of nursing, health care facilities, 

or a partnership of such a school and 

facility, nursing centers, academic 

health centers, State or local 

governments, an Indian Tribe or Tribal 

organization, other public or private 

non-profit entities including faith-based 

organizations and community-based 

organizations, and for-profit entities 

capable of carrying out the legislative 

purpose. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: As provided in 

Section 805 of the Public Health Service 

Act, as amended, preference will be 

given to applicants with projects that 

will substantially benefit rural or 

underserved populations, or help meet 

public health nursing needs in state or 

local health departments. For purposes 

of any amount of funds appropriated to 

carry out Section 831 for fiscal year 

2003, 2004, or 2005 that is in excess of 

the amount of funds appropriated to 

carry out this section for fiscal year 

2002, preference will be given to 

awarding grants under subsections (a)(2) 

Developing and implementing 

internship and residency programs to 

encourage mentoring and development 

of specialties, and (c) Retention Priority 

grants for Career Ladder Programs and 

for Enhancing Patient Care Delivery 

Systems.

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $3,058,400. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 11. 

Estimated Project Period: 2 to 5 years. 

HRSA–04–014 Nursing Education, 

Practice and Retention Grants (NEPR) 

Application Availability Date:

September 15, 2003. 

Application Deadline: December 15, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Madeline 

Turkeltaub. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

6193. 

Program Contact E-mail: 

mturkeltaub@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–015 Training in Primary 

Care Medicine and Dentistry (DRPC) * 

CFDA: 93.884. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 747, 42 

U.S.C. 293k. 

Purpose: Grants are awarded for any 

single purpose or combination of the 

following purposes: (1) Residency 

Training in Primary Care—to plan, 

develop, and operate or participate 

(including provision of financial 

assistance) in approved residency 

programs in family medicine, general 

internal medicine and/or general 

pediatrics; (2) Faculty Development in 

Primary Care—to plan, develop, and 

operate (including provision of financial 

assistance) programs for the training of 

physicians who plan to teach in family 

medicine (including geriatrics), general 

internal medicine and/or general 

pediatrics training programs; (3) 

Predoctoral Training in Primary Care—

to plan, develop, and operate or 

participate (including provision of 

financial assistance) in predoctoral 

programs in family medicine, general 

internal medicine and/or general 

pediatrics; (4) Academic Administrative 

Units—to meet the costs of projects to 

establish, maintain or improve academic 

administrative units to provide clinical 

instruction in family medicine, general 

internal medicine and/or general 

pediatrics; (5) Physician Assistant 

Training—to meet the costs of projects 

to plan, develop and operate or 

maintain approved programs, as defined 

in section 799B, for the training of 

physician assistants, and for the training 

of individuals who will teach in 

programs to provide such training; (6) 

General and Pediatric Dentistry—to 

meet the costs of planning, developing, 

or operating approved residency 

programs of general or pediatric 

dentistry, including providing financial 

assistance to the trainees in these 

programs. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: For program purposes (1), 

(2), and (5) public or nonprofit private 

hospitals, accredited schools of 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52639

medicine or osteopathic medicine, or 

public or private nonprofit entities are 

eligible to apply. 

For program purposes (3) and (4) 

public or nonprofit private accredited 

schools of allopathic or osteopathic 

medicine are eligible to apply. 

For program purpose (6) entities that 

have programs in accredited dental 

schools, approved residency programs 

in the pediatric or general practice of 

dentistry, approved advanced education 

programs in the pediatric or general 

practice of dentistry, or approved 

residency programs in pediatric 

dentistry are eligible to apply. 

For all grant program purposes (1) 

through (6), nonprofit entities, including 

faith-based organizations and 

community-based organizations, that 

meet other eligibility requirements are 

eligible to apply. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Priorities: In accordance with 

Section 747(c)(1) of the Public Health 

Service Act, for program purposes (1) 

through (6), a funding priority will be 

given to approved applicants that have 

a record of training the greatest 

percentage of providers or that have 

demonstrated significant improvements 

in the percentage of providers who enter 

and remain in primary care practice or 

general or pediatric dentistry. 

In accordance with Section 747(c)(2) 

of the Public Health Service Act, for 

program purposes (1) through (6), a 

funding priority will be given to 

approved applicants that have a record 

of training individuals who are from 

disadvantaged backgrounds (including 

racial and ethnic minorities 

underrepresented among primary care 

practice or general or pediatric 

dentistry). 

In accordance with Section 747(b)(3) 

of the Public Health Service Act, for 

program purpose (4), a funding priority 

will be given to approved applicants 

that propose a collaborative project 

between departments of primary care 

medicines.

Funding Preferences: As provided in 

section 791(a) of the Public Health 

Service Act, for purposes (1) through 

(6), preference will be given to any 

approved applicant that: (A) has a high 

rate for placing graduates in practice 

settings having the focus of serving 

residents of medically underserved 

communities or (B) during the two-year 

period preceding the fiscal year for 

which such an award is sought, has 

achieved a significant increase in the 

rate of placing graduates in such 

settings. This statutory general 

preference will be applied to only those 

applications that rank above the 20th 

percentile of the applications 

recommended for approval by the peer 

review group. So that new applicants 

may compete equitably, a preference 

will be given to those new programs that 

meet at least four of the criteria 

described in section 791(c)(3) of the 

Public Health Service Act concerning 

underserved communities and 

populations. 

Special Considerations: In accordance 

with Section 747(c)(3) of the Public 

Health Service Act, for grant program 

purposes (1) through (6), special 

consideration will be given to approved 

applicants proposing projects to prepare 

practitioners to care for underserved 

populations and other high risk groups 

such as the elderly, individuals with 

HIV–AIDS, substance abusers, homeless 

and victims of domestic violence. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $31,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 160. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–015 Training in Primary 

Care Medicine and Dentistry (DRPC) * 

Application Availability Date:

September 11, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: September 

22, 2003. 

Application Deadline: November 6, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Regional Contact Information for 

Training in Primary Care Medicine and 

Dentistry (DRPC) Grant Program 

Program Contact Person:

Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)—

Shane Rogers 

Region 2 (NY, NJ, PR, Virgin Islands)—

Brenda Williamson 

Region 3 (DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC)—

Elsie Quinones 

Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, 

TN)—Marcia Britt 

Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI, MN)—

Martha Evans 

Region 6 (AR, NM, OK, TX, LA)—Ellie 

Grant 

Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE)—Shelby 

Biedenkapp 

Region 8 (CO, MT, UT, ND, SD, WY)—

Shelby Biedenkapp 

Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific 

Basin)—Shane Rogers 

Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA)—Shelby 

Biedenkapp 

Phone Number: (301)–443–1467.

E-mail:

Shelby Biedenkapp—

sbiedenkapp@hrsa.gov

Marcia Britt—mbritt@hrsa.gov

Martha Evans—mevans@hrsa.gov

Ellie Grant—egrant@hrsa.gov

Elsie Quinones—equinones@hrsa.gov

Shane Rogers—srogers@hrsa.gov

Brenda Williamson—

bwilliamson@hrsa.gov

HRSA–04–016 Podiatric Residency 

Training in Primary Care (PODPC) * 

CFDA: 93.181.

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Part D, Section 

755(b)(2), 42 U.S.C. 294. 

Purpose: Grants are awarded to plan 

and implement projects in preventive 

and primary care training for podiatric 

physicians in approved or provisionally 

approved residency programs that shall 

provide financial assistance in the form 

of traineeships to residents who 

participate in such projects and who 

plan to specialize in primary care. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: Eligible entities are health 

professions schools, academic health 

centers, State or local governments, an 

Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, or 

other appropriate public or private 

nonprofit entities. To be eligible, the 

applicant shall propose a project which 

is collaborative among two or more 

disciplines. Nonprofit entities, 

including faith-based organizations and 

community-based organizations, that 

meet other eligibility requirements are 

eligible to apply. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: As provided in 

section 791(a) of the Public Health 

Service Act, preference will be given to 

any approved applicant that: (A) has a 

high rate for placing graduates in 

practice settings having the focus of 

serving residents of medically 

underserved communities or (B) during 

the two-year period preceding the fiscal 

year for which such an award is sought, 

has achieved a significant increase in 

the rate of placing graduates in such 

settings. This statutory general 

preference will be applied to only those 

applications that rank above the 20th 

percentile of the applications 

recommended for approval by the peer 

review group. So that new applicants 

may compete equitably, a preference 

will be given to those new programs that 

meet at least four of the criteria 

described in section 791(c)(3) of the 

Public Health Service Act concerning 

underserved communities and 

populations. 

52640 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $760,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 4. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–016 Podiatric Residency 

Training in Primary Care (PODPC) * 

Application Availability Date:

September 2, 2003. 

Application Deadline: October 20, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Rebecca 

Bunnell. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

6326. 

Program Contact E-mail:

rbunnell@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–017 Graduate Psychology 

Education Program (GPEP) * 

CFDA: 93.191. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 

755(b)(1)(J), 42 U.S.C. 294e. 

Purpose: The Graduate Psychology 

Education Program addresses the 

interrelatedness of behavior and health 

and the critical need for integrated 

health care services. 

Grants will be awarded to assist 

eligible entities in meeting the costs to 

plan, develop, operate, or maintain 

graduate psychology doctoral, doctoral 

internship, and doctoral residency 

programs, accredited by the American 

Psychological Association (APA). These 

programs must foster an integrated 

approach to health care services and 

address access for underserved 

populations by training psychologists to 

work: 

• With underserved populations 

including children, the elderly, victims 

of abuse, the chronically ill or disabled; 

and 

• In areas of emerging needs. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: Eligible entities are 

accredited health profession schools, 

universities, and other public or private 

nonprofit entities. As provided in 

section 750 of the Public Health Service 

Act, to be eligible to receive assistance, 

the applicant must propose to use the 

grant funds in collaboration with two or 

more disciplines. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit.

Funding Preferences: As provided in 

section 791(a) of the Public Health 

Service Act, preference will be given to 

any approved applicant that: (A) has a 

high rate for placing graduates in 

practice settings having the focus of 

serving residents of medically 

underserved communities or (B) during 

the two-year period preceding the fiscal 

year for which such an award is sought, 

has achieved a significant increase in 

the rate of placing graduates in such 

settings. This statutory general 

preference will be applied to only those 

applications that rank above the 20th 

percentile of the applications 

recommended for approval by the peer 

review group. So that new applicants 

may compete equitably, a preference 

will be given to those new programs that 

meet at least four of the criteria 

described in section 791(c)(3) of the 

Public Health Service Act concerning 

underserved communities and 

populations. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $3,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 20. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–017 Graduate Psychology 

Education Program (GPEP) * 

Application Availability Date:

October 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: December 12, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: May 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Roger Straw. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

6326. 

Program Contact E-mail: 

rstraw@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–018 Basic/Core Area Health 

Education Centers (BAHEC) * 

CFDA: 93.824. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 751(a)(1), 

42 U.S.C. 294a. 

Purpose: To improve the distribution, 

diversity, and quality of health 

personnel in the health services delivery 

system by encouraging the 

regionalization of health professions 

schools. Emphasis is placed on 

community-based training of primary 

care oriented students, residents, and 

providers, and health careers programs 

for K–12 students. The Area Health 

Education Centers (AHEC) program 

assists schools in the planning, 

development and operation of AHEC 

centers to initiate education systems 

incentives to attract and retain health 

care personnel in scarcity areas. By 

linking the academic resources of the 

university health science center with 

local planning, educational and clinical 

resources, the AHEC programs and 

AHEC centers establish a network of 

community-based training sites to 

provide educational services to 

students, faculty and practitioners in 

underserved areas, and ultimately to 

improve the delivery of health care in 

the service area. 

• This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Cost Sharing: Awardees must pay not 

less than 50 percent of the operating 

costs of the AHEC Program from nonFederal contributions in cash (directly 

through contributions from State, 

county or municipal government, an 

Indian Tribe or Tribal organization or 

the private sector). These funds must be 

for the express use of the AHEC 

Programs and Centers to address AHEC 

project goals and objectives and not 

funds designated for other categorical or 

specific purposes. However, the 

Secretary may grant a waiver for up to 

75 percent of the amount required in the 

first 3 years in which an awardee 

receives funds for this program. It is 

expected that the non-Federal 

contributions in cash should be equal to 

the Federal request—that is, a one-toone match. 

Eligibility: Public or private nonprofit, accredited schools of medicine 

and osteopathic medicine and 

incorporated consortia made up of such 

schools or the parent institutions of 

such schools. In States where no AHEC 

program is in operation (Iowa, Kansas, 

North Dakota, South Dakota, Rhode 

Island and Puerto Rico) accredited 

schools of nursing are eligible. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: All applicants 

have the option to request the general 

statutory funding preference found in 

Section 791(a) of the Public Health 

Service Act. Only data from the 

applicant/awardee school may be 

submitted. To be considered for this 

funding preference, an applicant must 

request it by either completing the 

appropriate table, or in the case of a new 

program, request and submit the 

appropriate narrative to support the 

request. For more information on 

funding preferences, see the Basic/Core 

AHEC Program Application Kit under 

General Statutory Funding Preference.

Special Considerations: In accordance 

with Section 751(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the 

Public Health Service Act, special 

consideration will be given to approved 

applicants who support the Kids Into 

Health Careers initiative by establishing 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52641

linkages with one or more elementary, 

middle, or high schools with a high 

percentage of minority and 

disadvantaged students to: (1) Inform 

students and parents about health 

careers and financial aid to encourage 

interest in health careers; (2) promote 

rigorous academic course work to 

prepare for health professions training; 

or (3) provide support services such as 

mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after 

school programs, summer enrichment, 

and college visits. For more information, 

see: http://www.bhpr.hrsa.gov.

In accordance with Section 

751(a)(1)(A)(vii) of the Public Health 

Service Act, special consideration will 

also be given to approved applicants 

who (a) develop new and innovative 

approaches to education and training 

using distance learning methodologies/

telehealth, or (b) enhance or expand 

existing distance learning educational 

programs to prepare health 

professionals and health professional 

students to deliver quality health care in 

medically underserved communities. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $8,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 10. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–018 Basic/Core Area Health 

Education Centers (BAHEC) * 

Application Availability Date:

September 19, 2003. 

Application Deadline: February 3, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Louis D. 

Coccodrilli.

Marion Aldrich: CT, DC, FL, ME, RI, VA 

Jan Clear: CA, CO, HI, IN, KS, MD, MN, 

NV, OK, OR, WI 

Susan Goodman: AZ, KY, MA, MO, NJ, 

NY, NC, PR, TN, UT 

David Hanny: AL, DE, GA, MS, OH, PA, 

SD, TX 

Armando Pollack: AR, IL, NH, ND, VT, 

WV 

Barry Stern: AK, ID, IA, LA, MI, MT, 

NE, NM, SC, WA, WY

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

6950. 

Program Contact E-mail:

lcoccodrilli@hrsa.gov

maldrich@hrsa.gov

jclear@hrsa.gov

sgoodman@hrsa.gov

dhanny@hrsa.gov

apollack@hrsa.gov

bstern@hrsa.gov

HRSA–04–019 Model State-Supported 

Area Health Education Centers 

(MAHEC) *

CFDA: 93.107. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 751(a)(2), 

U.S.C. 294a. 

Purpose: To improve the distribution, 

diversity, and quality of health 

personnel in the health services delivery 

system by encouraging the 

regionalization of health professions 

schools. Emphasis is placed on 

community-based training of primary 

care oriented students, residents, and 

providers, and health careers programs 

for K–12 students. The Area Health 

Education Centers (AHEC) program 

assists schools in the planning, 

development and operation of AHEC 

centers to initiate education systems 

incentives to attract and retain health 

care personnel in scarcity areas. By 

linking the academic resources of the 

university health science center with 

local planning, educational and clinical 

resources, the AHEC programs and 

AHEC centers establish a network of 

community-based training sites to 

provide educational services to 

students, faculty and practitioners in 

underserved areas, and ultimately to 

improve the delivery of health care in 

the service area. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Cost Sharing: To be eligible to apply 

for funding under this authority, an 

entity must make available (directly 

through contributions from State, 

county or municipal government, an 

Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, or 

the private sector) recurring non-Federal 

contributions in cash toward the costs of 

operating the model AHEC program in 

an amount not less than 50 percent of 

this cost. It is expected that the nonFederal contributions in cash should be 

equal to the Federal request—that is, a 

one-to-one match. These funds shall be 

for the express use of the AHEC 

Programs and Centers to address AHEC 

project goals and objectives, and not 

funds designated for other categorical or 

specific purposes. 

Eligibility: An entity that:

• Has previously received funding 

under Title VII of the Public Health 

Service Act for a Basic AHEC program; 

• Is currently operating an AHEC 

program; and 

• Is no longer receiving funds under 

the Title VII Basic AHEC authority. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: All applicants 

have the option to request the general 

statutory funding preference found in 

Section 791(a) of the Public Health 

Service Act. Only data from the 

applicant/awardee school may be 

submitted. To be considered for this 

funding preference, an applicant must 

request it by either completing the 

appropriate table, or in the case of a new 

program, request and submit the 

appropriate narrative to support the 

request. For more information on the 

funding preferences, see the Model State 

Supported AHEC Program Application 

Kit under General Statutory Funding 

Preference. 

Special Considerations: In accordance 

with Section 751(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the 

Public Health Service Act, special 

consideration will be given to approved 

applicants who support the Kids Into 

Health Careers initiative by establishing 

linkages with one or more elementary, 

middle, or high schools with a high 

percentage of minority and 

disadvantaged students to: (1) Inform 

students and parents about health 

careers and financial aid to encourage 

interest in health careers; (2) promote 

rigorous academic course work to 

prepare for health professions training; 

or (3) provide support services such as 

mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after 

school programs, summer enrichment, 

and college visits. For more information, 

see: http://www.bhpr.hrsa.gov.

In accordance with Section 

751(a)(1)(A)(vii) of the Public Health 

Service Act, special consideration will 

also be given to approved applicants 

who (a) develop new and innovative 

approaches to education and training 

using distance learning methodologies/

telehealth, or (b) enhance or expand 

existing distance learning educational 

programs to prepare health 

professionals and health professional 

students to deliver quality health care in 

medically underserved communities. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $8,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 15. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–019 Model State-Supported 

Area Health Education Centers 

(MAHEC) * 

Application Availability Date:

September 19, 2003. 

Application Deadline: February 3, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Louis D. 

Coccodrilli.

Marion Aldrich: CT, DC, FL, ME, RI, VA 

Jan Clear: CA, CO, HI, IN, KS, MD, MN, 

NV, OK, OR, WI 

52642 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

Susan Goodman: AZ, KY, MA, MO, NJ, 

NY, NC, PR, TN, UT 

David Hanny: AL, DE, GA, MS, OH, PA, 

SD, TX 

Armando Pollack: AR, IL, NH, ND, VT, 

WV 

Barry Stern: AK, ID, IA, LA, MI, MT, 

NE, NM, SC, WA, WY

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

6950.

Program Contact E-mail:

lcoccodrilli@hrsa.gov

maldrich@hrsa.gov

jclear@hrsa.gov

sgoodman@hrsa.gov

dhanny@hrsa.gov

apollack@hrsa.gov

bstern@hrsa.gov

HRSA–04–020 Grants to States for 

Loan Repayment Programs (SLRP) 

CFDA: 93.165. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title III, Section 338I, 42 

U.S.C. 254q–1. 

Purpose: The Program’s purpose is to 

assist States in operating programs for 

the repayment of health professionals’

educational loans in return for their 

practice in federally-designated health 

professional shortage areas. This 

Program strives to increase the 

availability of primary health services in 

underserved areas. Of the estimated 16 

awards, 13 are project period renewals 

and 3 are new awards. 

States seeking support must provide 

assurances that, with respect to costs of 

making loan repayments under 

contracts with health professionals, the 

State will make available (directly or 

through donations from public or 

private entities) non-Federal 

contributions in cash in an amount 

equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of 

Federal funds provided in grants. In 

determining the amount of non-Federal 

contributions in cash that a State has to 

provide, no Federal funds may be used 

in the State’s match. Further 

information about this Program is 

available in the application guidance 

and can be obtained from the contact 

person. 

Cost Sharing: Yes. 

Eligibility: All 50 States are eligible to 

apply for funding. The Program 

operated with the grant must be 

administered by a State agency. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $3,100,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 16 (13 

renewals, 3 new). 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–020 Grants to States for 

Loan Repayment Programs (SLRP) 

Application Availability Date: March 

2, 2004. 

Application Deadline: April 1, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Mildred 

Brooks-McDow. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

1648. 

Program Contact E-mail: mbrooksmcdow@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–021 Bioterrorism Training 

and Curriculum Development Program 

(BTCDP)

CFDA: 93.996. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title III, Section 319F(g), 42 

U.S.C. 247d–6. 

Purpose: The goal of this program is 

the development of a health care 

workforce with the knowledge, skills 

and ability to: (1) Recognize indications 

of a terrorist event; (2) meet the acute 

care needs of patients, including 

pediatric and other vulnerable 

populations, in a safe and appropriate 

manner; (3) participate in a coordinated, 

multidisciplinary response to terrorist 

events and other public health 

emergencies; and (4) rapidly and 

effectively alert the public health system 

of such an event at the community, 

State, and national level. Cooperative 

agreements will be awarded to assist 

entities to prepare a workforce of 

healthcare professionals to address the 

medical consequences of bio-terrorism 

and other public health emergency 

preparedness and response issues, 

including other forms of terrorism (such 

as use of chemical, explosive, 

incendiary, or nuclear agents against the 

civilian population) natural disasters 

and catastrophic accidents. Applicants 

may apply for funding to: (1) Provide 

continuing education for practicing 

providers; and/or (2) Enhance curricula 

in health professions schools. Each area 

requires a separate application for 

funds. To apply for funding in both 

areas, submit two separate applications. 

Federal Involvement: The scope of the 

Federal involvement is included in the 

application kit. 

Eligibility:

Eligible Applicants for Continuing 

Education: The entities eligible to apply 

for this program are academic health 

centers; other public or private 

nonprofit accredited or licensed health 

professions schools; other educational 

entities such as professional 

organizations and societies; private 

accrediting organizations; other 

nonprofit institutions or entities 

including faith-based organizations and 

community-based organizations; and 

multi-state or multi-institutional 

consortia of various combinations of 

these eligible entities. In selecting from 

among the most highly ranked 

applications, efforts will be made to 

balance awards to achieve broad 

professional and geographical 

distribution. 

Eligible Applicants for Curricular 

Enhancement: The entities eligible to 

apply for this program are public or 

private nonprofit accredited or licensed 

health professions schools; other 

educational entities such as professional 

organizations and societies; and other 

nonprofit institutions or entities 

including faith-based organizations and 

community-based organizations. 

To apply for funding for curricular 

enhancement, an entity that is not a 

health professions school must provide 

a written agreement with a health 

professions school to participate in 

carrying out the project. 

In funding approved applications, 

consideration will be given to balance 

the distribution of awards across the 

following types of health professions 

schools: Medicine, Nursing, Mental 

Health, Allied Health, and others. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Special Considerations: Under 

Section 319(g)(1)(D) of the Public Health 

Service Act, special consideration will 

be given to applicants who (a) develop 

new and innovative approaches to 

education and training using distance 

learning methodologies/telehealth, or 

(b) enhance or expand existing distance 

learning educational programs to 

prepare health professionals and health 

professional students to deliver quality 

health care in medically underserved 

communities. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $30,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 40. 

Estimated Project Period: 2 years. 

HRSA–04–021 Bio-Terrorism Training 

and Curriculum Development Program 

(BTTCD) 

Application Availability Date:

December 8, 2003. 

Application Deadline: March 5, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Persons:

Lynn Rothberg Wegman 

Lou Coccodrilli 

Marion Aldrich 

Susan Goodman 

Armando Pollack 

Barry Stern

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

1648. 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52643

Program Contact E-mail:

Lynn Rothberg Wegman—

lwegman@hrsa.gov

Lou Coccodrilli—lcoccodrilli@hrsa.gov

Marion Aldrich—maldrich@hrsa.gov

Susan Goodman—sgoodman@hrsa.gov

Armando Pollack—apollack@hrsa.gov

Barry Stern—bstern@hrsa.gov

HRSA–04–022 Preventive Medicine 

Residency Program (PMRP) * 

CFDA: 93.117. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 768, 42 

U.S.C.295c. 

Purpose: The Preventive Medicine 

Residency Grant Program is designed to 

promote postgraduate medical 

education in the field of preventive 

medicine and public health. Grants 

assist eligible entities to: plan and 

develop new residency training 

programs, maintain and improve 

existing residency training programs 

and provide financial support to 

residency trainees in these programs. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

schools of medicine, osteopathic 

medicine and public health (support for 

dental residencies will be offered 

through a separate announcement). An 

applicant must demonstrate that it has 

or will have available full-time faculty 

members trained in preventive medicine 

or dental public health and support 

from other faculty members trained in 

public health and other relevant 

specialties and disciplines. 

Preferences: Under Section 765(c) of 

the Public Health Service Act, a 

preference will be given to approved 

applicants: (1) Who demonstrate that at 

least 40 percent of the program enrollees 

meet the definition of disadvantaged 

and/or underrepresented minorities, 

and (2) who demonstrate that at least 40 

percent of their graduates have 

subsequently practiced in 

disadvantaged and/or underserved 

communities. An established program 

(one having graduated three or more 

classes), must submit supporting 

documentation to receive this 

preference. A new program (one having 

graduated three or fewer classes) must 

submit documentation evidencing that 

it meets at least four of the following 

criteria to qualify for the funding 

preference: (A) A specific purpose of the 

program is the preparation of health 

professionals to serve underserved 

populations; (B) The curriculum of the 

program includes content to prepare 

practitioners to serve underserved 

populations; (C) The program requires 

substantial clinical training experience 

in medically underserved communities; 

(D) A minimum of 20 percent of the 

clinical faculty of the program spends at 

least 50 percent of its time providing or 

supervising care in medically 

underserved communities; (E) The 

entire program or a substantial portion 

of the program is physically located in 

a medically underserved community; 

(F) Student assistance that is linked to 

service in medically underserved 

communities following graduation is 

available to the students in the program; 

(G) The program has a graduate 

placement program to find employment 

for graduates in medically underserved 

communities. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $1,800,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 12. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–022 Preventive Medicine 

Residency Program (PMRP) * 

Application Availability: September 

2, 2003. 

Application Deadline: October 16, 

2003. 

Estimated Project Award Date: July 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Name: Rochelle L. 

Rollins. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

5244. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

rrollins@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–023 Geriatric Education 

Centers Program (GECS) * 

CFDA: 93.969. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 753(a), 42 

U.S.C. 294c. 

Purpose: Grants are available to 

support the development of Geriatric 

Education Centers (GECs)—

collaborative arrangements involving 

several health professions schools and 

health care facilities—to train health 

professional faculty, students, and 

practitioners in the diagnosis, treatment, 

prevention of disease, disability, and 

other health problems of the aged. 

Applicants must propose to carry out 

all of the following statutory purposes: 

(1) Improve the training of health 

professionals in geriatrics, including 

geriatric residencies, traineeships or 

fellowships; (2) develop and 

disseminate curricula relating to the 

treatment of the health problems of 

elderly individuals; (3) support the 

training and retraining of faculty to 

provide instruction in geriatrics; (4) 

support continuing education of health 

professionals who provide geriatric care; 

and (5) provide students with clinical 

training in geriatrics in nursing homes, 

chronic and acute disease hospitals, 

ambulatory care centers, and senior 

centers.

This training must involve four or 

more health profession disciplines, one 

of which must be allopathic or 

osteopathic medicine. Other health 

professions may include allopathic 

physicians, osteopathic physicians, 

dentists, optometrists, podiatrists, 

pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, 

physician assistants, chiropractors, 

clinical psychologists, health 

administrators, and allied health 

professionals including professional 

counselors and social workers. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: Grants may be made to 

entities as defined by sections 799B(1), 

(3) and (4) and section 801(2) of The 

Public Health Service Act. These 

include, among others: schools of 

medicine; schools of dentistry; schools 

of osteopathic medicine; schools of 

pharmacy; schools of optometry; 

schools of podiatric medicine; schools 

of veterinary medicine; schools of 

public health; schools of chiropractic; 

graduate programs in clinical 

psychology, clinical social work, health 

administration, and behavioral health 

and mental health practice; programs for 

the training of physician assistants; 

schools of allied health; and schools of 

nursing. Applicants must be located in 

the United States, the District of 

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin 

Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 

Republic of Palau, the Republic of the 

Marshall Islands, or the Federated States 

of Micronesia. In selecting from among 

the most highly ranked applications, 

efforts will be made to balance awards 

to achieve broad geographical 

distribution. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: As provided in 

section 791(a) of the Public Health 

Service Act, as amended, preference 

will be given to any approved applicant 

that: (A) Has a high rate for placing 

graduates in practice settings having the 

focus of serving residents of medically 

52644 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

underserved communities or (B) during 

the two-year period preceding the fiscal 

year for which such an award is sought, 

has achieved a significant increase in 

the rate of placing graduates in such 

settings. This statutory general 

preference will be applied to only those 

applications that rank above the 20th 

percentile of the applications 

recommended for approval by the peer 

review group. So that new applicants 

may compete equitably, a preference 

will be given to those new programs that 

meet at least four of the criteria 

described in section 791(c)(3) of the 

Public Health Service Act concerning 

medically underserved communities 

and populations. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $3,600,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 9. 

Estimated Project Period: 5 years. 

HRSA–04–023 Geriatric Education 

Centers Program (GECS) * 

Application Availability Date:

October 3, 2003. 

Application Deadline: January 13, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Barbara 

Broome. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

6866. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

bbroome@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–024 Geriatric Academic 

Career Awards (GACA) *

CFDA: 93.250. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 753(c), 42 

U.S.C. 294c. 

Purpose: The purpose of this program 

is to increase the number of junior 

faculty in geriatrics at accredited 

schools of medicine and osteopathic 

medicine and to promote their careers 

as academic geriatricians. Award 

recipients must serve as members of the 

faculties of accredited schools of 

allopathic or osteopathic medicine 

providing teaching services, according 

to the service requirements under this 

award, for up to 5 years. Prior to 

submitting an application for the 

Geriatric Academic Career Award, 

individuals must have an agreement 

with an eligible school setting forth the 

terms and conditions of the award. The 

agreement with the school must permit 

the individual to serve as a full-time (as 

determined by the school) member of 

the faculty, for not less than the period 

of the award. As provided in Section 

753(c)(5) of the Public Health Service 

Act, as amended, an individual who 

receives an award shall provide training 

in clinical geriatrics, including the 

training of interdisciplinary teams of 

health care professionals. The provision 

of such training shall constitute at least 

75 percent of the obligations of the 

individual under this award. Geriatric 

Academic Career Awards are made 

directly to individuals, not institutions. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: Geriatric Academic Career 

Awards are provided for individuals 

who meet the following criteria: (1) Are 

board certified or board eligible in 

internal medicine, family practice, or 

psychiatry; (2) have completed an 

approved fellowship program in 

geriatrics; and (3) have a junior faculty 

appointment at an accredited school of 

medicine (allopathic or osteopathic). 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $1,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 20. 

Estimated Project Period: 5 years. 

HRSA–04–024 Geriatric Academic 

Career Awards (GACA) *

Application Availability Date:

October 10, 2003. 

Application Deadline: February 2, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Kathleen 

Bond. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

8681. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

kbond@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–025 Geriatric Training for 

Physicians, Dentists, and Behavioral 

and Mental Health Professionals 

(GTPD) *

CFDA: 93.156. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 753(b), 42 

U.S.C. 294c. 

Purpose: This program provides twoyear fellowship programs and/or oneyear retraining programs for physicians, 

dentists, and behavioral and mental 

health professionals who teach or plan 

to teach geriatric medicine, geriatric 

dentistry, or geriatric behavioral and 

mental health. Learning components for 

two-year fellows include clinical, 

research, administration, and teaching. 

A minimum of three fellows—one from 

each discipline—is required each year 

of the award. 

Funded projects will provide training 

in the physical and mental disabilities 

of elderly individuals through rotations 

such as geriatric consultation services, 

acute care services, dental services, 

geriatric behavioral and/or mental 

health units, day and home care 

programs, rehabilitation services, 

extended care facilities, geriatric 

ambulatory care and comprehensive 

evaluation units, and community care 

programs for elderly mentally retarded 

individuals. Programs emphasize the 

principles of primary care as 

demonstrated through continuity, 

ambulatory, preventive, and 

psychosocial aspects of the practice of 

geriatric medicine, geriatric dentistry, 

and geriatric behavioral and mental 

health. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site.

Eligibility: Schools of medicine, 

schools of osteopathic medicine, 

teaching hospitals, and graduate 

medical education programs. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: As provided in 

section 791(a) of the Public Health 

Service Act, as amended, preference 

will be given to any approved applicant 

that: (A) Has a high rate for placing 

graduates in practice settings having the 

focus of serving residents of medically 

underserved communities or (B) during 

the two-year period preceding the fiscal 

year for which such an award is sought, 

has achieved a significant increase in 

the rate of placing graduates in such 

settings. This statutory general 

preference will be applied to only those 

applications that rank above the 20th 

percentile of the applications 

recommended for approval by the peer 

review group. 

So that new applicants may compete 

equitably, a preference will be given to 

those new programs that meet at least 

four of the criteria described in section 

791(c)(3) of the Public Health Service 

Act, as amended, concerning medically 

underserved communities and 

populations. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $2,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 5. 

Estimated Project Period: 5 years. 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52645

HRSA–04–025 Geriatric Training for 

Physicians, Dentists, and Behavioral 

and Mental Health Professionals 

(GTPD) * 

Application Availability Date:

September 2, 2003. 

Application Deadline: December 15, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Kathleen 

Bond. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

8681. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

kbond@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–026 Quentin N. Burdick 

Program for Rural Interdisciplinary 

Training (QBRH) * 

CFDA: 93.192. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 754, 

U.S.C. 294d, Section 750(a), 42 U.S.C. 

294. 

Purpose: These grants support the 

education and training of health 

professions students in rural 

underserved communities and improve 

access to health care in rural areas. To 

address needs of the rural health 

professions workforce, this program 

funds student stipends and 

interdisciplinary training projects that: 

(1) Use new and innovative methods to 

train health care practitioners to provide 

services in rural areas; (2) demonstrate 

and evaluate innovative 

interdisciplinary methods and models 

designed to provide access to costeffective comprehensive health care; (3) 

deliver health care services to 

individuals residing in rural areas; (4) 

enhance the amount of relevant research 

conducted concerning health care issues 

in rural areas; and (5) increase the 

recruitment and retention of health care 

practitioners in rural areas and make 

rural practice a more attractive career 

choice for health care practitioners. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants include: 

health professions schools, academic 

health centers, State or local 

governments, an Indian Tribe or Tribal 

organization, or other appropriate 

public or private nonprofit entities, 

including faith-based organizations and 

community-based organizations. 

Applications must be jointly submitted 

by at least two eligible applicants with 

the express purpose of assisting 

individuals in academic institutions in 

establishing long-term collaborative 

relationships with health care providers 

in rural areas. Applicants must 

designate a rural health care agency or 

agencies for clinical treatment or 

training including hospitals, community 

health centers, migrant health centers, 

rural health clinics, community 

behavioral and mental health centers, 

long-term care facilities, Native 

Hawaiian health centers or facilities 

operated by the Indian Health Service or 

an Indian tribe or tribal organization or 

Indian organization under a contract 

with the Indian Health Service under 

the Indian Self-Determination Act. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: As provided in 

Section 791(a) of the Public Health 

Service Act, as amended, preference 

will be given to any approved applicant 

that: (A) has a high rate for placing 

graduates in practice settings having the 

principal focus of serving residents of 

medically underserved communities; or 

(B) during the 2-year period preceding 

the fiscal year for which such an award 

is sought, has achieved a significant 

increase in the rate of placing graduates 

in such settings. This statutory general 

preference will only be applied to 

applications that rank above the 20th 

percentile of applications recommended 

for approval by the peer review group. 

So that new applicants may compete 

equitably, a preference will be given to 

those new programs that meet at least 

four of the criteria described in Section 

791(c)(3) of the Public Health Service 

Act, as amended, concerning medically 

underserved communities and 

populations. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $1,500,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 6. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–026 Quentin N. Burdick 

Program for Rural Interdisciplinary 

Training (QBRH) * 

Application Availability Date:

September 29, 2003. 

Application Deadline: January 13, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Marcia 

Starbecker, Public Health Analyst. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

6867. 

Program Contact E-mail:

mstarbecker@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–027 Allied Health Projects 

(AHPG) * 

CFDA: 93.191.

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 755, 42 

U.S.C. 294e. 

Purpose: Grants are awarded to assist 

eligible entities in meeting the 

associated costs of expanding or 

establishing programs to increase the 

number of individuals trained in allied 

health professions. Projects include the 

following activities: (1) Expanding 

enrollment in allied health disciplines 

that are in short supply or whose 

services are most needed by the elderly; 

(2) providing rapid transition training 

programs in allied health fields to 

individuals who have baccalaureate 

degrees in health-related sciences; (3) 

establishing community-based training 

programs that link academic centers to 

rural clinical settings; (4) providing 

career advancement training for 

practicing allied health professionals; 

(5) expanding or establishing clinical 

training sites for allied health 

professionals in medically underserved 

or rural communities in order to 

increase the number of individuals 

trained; (6) developing curriculum that 

will emphasize knowledge and practice 

in the areas of prevention and health 

promotion, geriatrics, long-term care, 

home health and hospice care, and 

ethics; (7) expanding or establishing 

interdisciplinary training programs that 

promote the effectiveness of allied 

health practitioners in geriatric 

assessment and the rehabilitation of the 

elderly; (8) expanding or establishing 

demonstration centers to emphasize 

innovative models to link allied health, 

clinical practice, education, and 

research; and (9) meeting the costs of 

projects to plan, develop, and operate or 

maintain graduate programs in 

behavioral and mental health practice. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: Eligible entities are health 

professions schools, academic health 

centers, State or local governments, an 

Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, or 

other public or private nonprofit 

entities, including faith-based 

organizations and community-based 

organizations. Eligible academic 

institutions must use funds in 

collaboration with two or more 

disciplines. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding priorities: Based on 

President’s Executive Orders 12876, 

52646 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

12900, 13021, and 13125, a funding 

priority will be given to approved 

applicants who devote significant 

resources to provide community-based 

training experiences designed to 

improve access to health care services in 

underserved areas; these applicants 

include Asian-American and Pacific 

Islander Serving Institutions, Hispanic 

Serving Institutions, Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities, Tribal 

Colleges, and Universities serving 

American Indians and Alaska Natives, 

or an institution that collaborates with 

one or more of the above listed 

institutions. 

Based on House Report 107–229 and 

Senate Report 107–084, a funding 

priority will be given to approved 

applicants who educate and train allied 

health professionals experiencing 

shortage in the areas of medical 

technology, cytotechnology, genetic 

counseling and/or emergency 

preparedness. 

Funding Preferences: As provided in 

section 791(a) of the Public Health 

Service Act, preference will be given to 

any approved applicant that: (1) Has a 

high rate for placing graduates in 

practice settings having the focus of 

serving residents of medically 

underserved communities; or (2) during 

the 2-year period preceding the fiscal 

year for which such an award is sought, 

has achieved a significant increase in 

the rate of placing graduates in such 

settings. This statutory general 

preference will only be applied to 

applications that rank above the 20th 

percentile of applications recommended 

for approval by the peer review group. 

A preference will be given to those new 

programs that meet at least four of the 

criteria described in section 791(c)(3) of 

the Public Health Service Act 

concerning medically underserved 

communities and populations so that 

new applicants may also compete 

equitably. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $1,500,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 13. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–027 Allied Health Projects 

(AHPG) * 

Application Availability Date:

September 29, 2003. 

Application Deadline: January 13, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Young Song. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

3353. 

Program Contact E-mail:

ysong@hrsa.gov.

Special Programs—Loan Repayments 

and Scholarships

National Health Service Corps Loan 

Repayment Program (NHSCL) 

CFDA: 93.162. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title III, Sections 338B–E, 

42 U.S.C. 254l–1–254o. 

Purpose: The purpose of the National 

Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan 

Repayment Program (LRP) is to ensure 

an adequate supply of health 

professionals to provide primary health 

services (through a culturally 

competent, interdisciplinary team of 

clinicians) to populations located in 

health professional shortage areas 

(HPSAs) identified by the Secretary of 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services. HPSAs can be found in rural 

and urban communities across the 

Nation. The NHSC LRP recruits health 

professionals who agree to provide 

primary health services in approved 

NHSC community sites. In return, the 

NHSC LRP assists clinicians in their 

repayment of qualifying educational 

loans. The NHSC is seeking clinicians 

who demonstrate interest in serving the 

Nation’s medically underserved 

populations and remaining in HPSAs 

beyond their service commitment. 

Additional information on the NHSC 

may be found at http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa/

gov.htm.

Eligibility: An applicant for the NHSC 

LRP must be a citizen or national of the 

United States and must: (1)(A) have a 

degree in medicine, osteopathic 

medicine, dentistry, or other health 

profession, an appropriate degree from a 

graduate program in behavioral or 

mental health, or be certified as a nurse 

midwife, nurse practitioner, or 

physician assistant; (B) be enrolled in an 

approved graduate training program in 

medicine, osteopathic medicine, 

dentistry, behavioral and mental health, 

or other health profession; or (C) be 

enrolled as a full-time student in an 

accredited educational institution in a 

State, and in the final year of a course 

of study or program, offered by such 

institution and approved by the 

Secretary, leading to a degree in 

medicine, osteopathic medicine, 

dentistry, or other health profession; (2) 

be eligible for, or hold, an appointment 

as a commissioned officer in the Regular 

or Reserve Corps of the Public Health 

Service or be eligible for selection for 

civilian service in the NHSC; and (3) 

submit to the Secretary an application 

for a contract relating to the payment by 

the Secretary of the educational loans of 

the individual in consideration of the 

individual serving for an obligated 

period of time. Applicants should be in 

final negotiations or have secured 

employment at an eligible community 

site, and must not have any other 

service obligations, and must meet the 

other eligibility criteria set forth in the 

application kit. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Priorities: In accordance with 

Section 338B(d) of the Public Health 

Service Act, priority will be given to (A) 

applicants whose health professions 

training is needed by the NHSC (needed 

disciplines will be identified in the 

application kit), (B) applicants who 

have characteristics that increase the 

probability of their continuing to 

practice in HPSAs after they have 

completed service, and (C) subject to 

paragraph (B), applicants from 

disadvantaged backgrounds. 

Administrative Funding Preference:

An administrative funding preference 

will be given to applicants serving 

HPSAs of greatest need. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $111,500,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 1643. 

Estimated Project Period: 2 years. 

National Health Service Corps Loan 

Repayment Program (NHSCL) 

Application Availability Date:

November 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: March 26, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Kay Cook. 

Program Contact Phone: (301) 594–

4403. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

kcook@hrsa.gov.

National Health Service Corps 

Scholarship Program (NHSC) 

CFDA: 93.288. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title III, Section 338A, C–

H, 42 U.S.C. 254l, m-q. 

Purpose: The purpose of the National 

Health Service Corps (NHSC) 

Scholarship Program (SP) is to ensure 

an adequate supply of health 

professionals to provide primary health 

services (through a culturally 

competent, interdisciplinary team of 

clinicians) to populations located in 

health professional shortage areas 

(HPSAs) identified by the Secretary of 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services. HPSAs can be found in rural 

and urban communities across the 

Nation. The NHSC provides 

scholarships to full-time students of 

allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) 

medicine, dentistry, family nurse 

practitioner, nurse midwifery, and 

physician assistant education. The 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52647

scholarship covers the payment of 

tuition and required fees to the school 

(on behalf of the student), the payment 

of a monthly stipend for living 

expenses, and an annual payment for 

books, equipment, and supplies. In 

return, for each year of support 

received, students commit to providing 

primary health care services in a 

federally designated underserved 

community in the U.S. The minimum 

service commitment is two years; the 

maximum is four. Additional 

information on the NHSC may be found 

at http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa/gov.htm.

Application kits may be obtained by 

calling 1–800–221–9393. 

Eligibility: Applicants must: Be 

accepted for enrollment or enrolled fulltime in an accredited school in the U.S.; 

be pursuing one of the health 

professions programs set forth above; be 

a U.S. citizen or national; be eligible to 

hold an appointment as a commissioned 

officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps 

of the Public Health Service or eligible 

for a Federal civil service appointment; 

be free of Federal judgment liens; have 

no delinquent Federal debt; have no 

conflicting service obligation; and 

submit an application, a signed 

scholarship contract and an 

authorization to release school 

enrollment information. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Priorities: In accordance with 

Section 338A(d) of the Public Health 

Service Act, priority will be given (A) 

first, to applicants who are former 

recipients of NHSC scholarship support 

and to former recipients of the Federal 

Scholarship Program for Students of 

Exceptional Financial Need; (B) second, 

to applicants who have characteristics 

that increase the probability of their 

continuing to practice in HPSAs after 

they have completed service; and (C) 

third, subject to subparagraph (B), to 

applicants from disadvantaged 

backgrounds. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $32,600,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 345. 

Estimated Project Period: 2 to 4 years. 

National Health Service Corps 

Scholarship Program (NHSC) 

Application Availability Date:

November 30, 2003. 

Application Deadline: March 26, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Ellen Volpe. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4376. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

evolpe@hrsa.gov.

Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP) 

CFDA: 93.908. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VIII, Section 846(d), 

42 U.S.C. 297n(d). 

Purpose: The Nursing Scholarship 

Program authorizes scholarships to 

individuals for attendance at schools of 

nursing in exchange for service for a 

period of not less than two years at a 

health care facility with a critical 

shortage of nurses. Additional 

information may be found at: http://

bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/scholarship.htm.

Eligibility: An ‘‘eligible individual’’ is 

a U.S. citizen or national who is 

enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a 

professional program as a full-time or 

part-time student in an accredited 

school of nursing. A ‘‘school of nursing’’

is a collegiate, associate degree, or 

diploma school of nursing in a State. 

Other eligibility criteria are outlined in 

the application kit. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: Section 846(e) of 

the Public Health Service Act provides 

that a funding preference shall be given 

to qualified applicants with the greatest 

financial need. To evaluate financial 

need, the HRSA will use the Department 

of Education’s Expected Family 

Contribution (EFC) determination. The 

EFC measures a student’s family’s 

financial strength and is used to 

determine eligibility for federal student 

aid. First funding preference will be 

given to qualified applicants who have 

a zero EFC, have agreed to complete 

their nursing program as a full-time 

student, and are enrolled or accepted for 

enrollment in an undergraduate nursing 

program. 

Second funding preference will be 

given to the remaining qualified 

applicants who have a zero EFC. Third, 

qualified applicants who have an EFC 

that exceeds zero will be grouped 

according to their EFC in increments of 

$500 from highest to lowest need (i.e., 

applicants with EFC of $1–$500, 

applicants with EFC of $501–$1,000, 

etc.), and these groups will be funded, 

to the extent monies remain available, 

in order of decreasing need. Within each 

group, applicants who have agreed to 

complete their nursing program as a 

full-time student and are enrolled or 

accepted for enrollment in an 

undergraduate nursing program will be 

funded first, and then the remaining 

qualified applicants within that group 

will be funded. If there are insufficient 

funds to award a contract to all qualified 

applicants who meet a given funding 

preference, applicants will be randomly 

selected within that preference level 

until all funds are expended. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $6,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 120. 

Estimated Project Period: 1 to 4 years. 

Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP) 

Application Availability Date: April 

16, 2004. 

Application Deadline: May 31, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: July 30, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Bruce 

Baggett. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

5395. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

bbaggett@hrsa.gov.

Nursing Education Loan Repayment 

Program (NELRP) 

CFDA: 93.908. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VIII, Section 846, 42 

U.S.C. 297n.

Purpose: Under the Nursing 

Education Loan Repayment Program 

(NELRP), registered nurses are offered 

the opportunity to enter into a 

contractual agreement with the 

Secretary to receive loan repayment for 

up to 85 percent of their qualifying loan 

balance as follows—30 percent each 

year for the first two years and 25 

percent for the third year. In exchange, 

nurses agree to serve for a minimum of 

two years in a critical shortage facility 

(CSF). Application kits may be obtained 

by calling 1–866–813–3753. 

Eligibility: An individual is eligible to 

apply for NELRP if the individual: (1) 

Has received a baccalaureate or 

associate degree in nursing, a diploma 

in nursing, or a graduate degree in 

nursing; (2) has obtained one or more 

nursing student loans authorized under 

section 835(a) of the PHS Act, as 

amended, or any other educational loan 

for nurse training costs; (3) enters into 

an agreement to serve as a full-time 

registered nurse for a period of not less 

than two years in a CSF, which is 

defined as (a) an Indian Health Service 

health center, (b) a Native Hawaiian 

health center, (c) a hospital, (d) a 

federally-qualified community health 

center or look-alike, migrant health 

center or look-alike, health care for the 

homeless center or look-alike, (e) a rural 

health clinic, (f) a nursing home, (g) a 

home health agency, (h) a hospice 

program, (i) a State or local public 

health department including a public 

health clinic within the department, (j) 

a skilled nursing facility, and (k) an 

ambulatory surgical center; and (4) is a 

U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or a 

permanent legal resident of the United 

States. 

52648 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: As provided in 

section 846(e) of the PHS Act, as 

amended, a funding preference will be 

given to eligible applicants with the 

greatest financial need. Applicants 

whose total qualifying loans are 40% or 

greater than their annualized salary, will 

meet the greatest financial funding 

preference. Applicants are ranked based 

on their debt to salary ratio. Awards are 

made to applicants within each 

preference described below by 

decreasing debt to salary ratio until 

funds are expended. 

Among qualified applicants, contracts 

will be awarded according to the 

following preferences: 

First preference for funding will be 

given to NELRP applicants with greatest 

financial need working in a 

Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) 

for Medicare and Medicaid, nursing 

home, or State or local public health 

department including a public health 

clinic within these departments. 

Second preference for funding will be 

given to applicants with greatest 

financial need working in a community 

health center; migrant health center; 

health care for the homeless health 

center, rural health clinic, Indian Health 

Service health center, Native Hawaiian 

health center, or non-Federal non-DSH 

for Medicare and Medicaid. Second 

preference will also be given to 

qualified applicants with greatest 

financial need working in the following 

types of CSFs located in geographic 

areas identified as Nursing Shortage 

Counties: ambulatory surgical center, 

home health agency, hospice program, 

skilled nursing facility or Federal 

hospital. 

Third preference for funding will be 

given to applicants with greatest 

financial need working in the following 

types of CSFs regardless of geographic 

location: ambulatory surgical center, 

home health agency, hospice program, 

skilled nursing facility, federally 

qualified health center look-alike, or 

Federal hospital. 

Fourth preference for funding will be 

given to applicants without greatest 

financial need working in a DSH for 

Medicare and Medicaid, nursing home, 

or State or local public health 

department including a public health 

clinic within the department. 

Fifth preference for funding will be 

given to applicants without greatest 

financial need working a community 

health center, migrant health center, 

health care for the homeless health 

center, rural health clinic, Indian Health 

Service health center, Native Hawaiian 

health center, or non-Federal non-DSH 

for Medicare and Medicaid. Fifth 

preference will also be given to 

qualified applicants without greatest 

financial need working in the following 

types of CSFs located in geographic 

areas identified as Nursing Shortage 

Counties: ambulatory surgical center, 

home health agency, hospice program, 

skilled nursing facility, or Federal 

hospital. 

Sixth preference for funding will be 

given to applicants without greatest 

financial need working in the following 

types of CSFs regardless of geographic 

location: ambulatory surgical center, 

home health agency, hospice program, 

skilled nursing facility, federally 

qualified health center look-alike; or 

Federal hospital. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $15,460,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 900. 

Estimated Project Period: 2 years. 

Nursing Education Loan Repayment 

Program (NELRP) 

Application Availability Date:

December 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: February 18, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 15, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Jacqueline 

Brown. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

3232. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

jbrown1@hrsa.gov.

Scholarships for Disadvantaged 

Students Program (SDS) 

CFDA: 93.925. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, Section 737, 

U.S.C. 293a. 

Purpose: The Scholarships for 

Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program 

promotes diversity among health 

professions students and practitioners 

by providing scholarships for students 

from disadvantaged backgrounds. 

Eligible health professions and nursing 

schools apply for grants to make 

scholarships to students from 

disadvantaged backgrounds who have 

financial need for scholarships and are 

enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, as 

full-time students at the schools. 

Eligibility: Eligible entities must have 

a program for recruiting and retaining 

students from disadvantaged 

backgrounds and be a school of 

allopathic medicine, osteopathic 

medicine, dentistry, optometry, 

pharmacy, podiatric medicine, 

veterinary medicine, public health, 

nursing, chiropractic, or allied health, 

graduate program in behavioral and 

mental health practice, or an entity 

providing programs for the training of 

physician assistants.

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Priorities: In accordance with 

section 737(c) of the Public Health 

Service Act, health professions and 

nursing schools are eligible to receive a 

funding priority based on the proportion 

of graduating students going into 

primary care, the proportion of 

underrepresented minority students, 

and the proportion of graduates working 

in medically underserved communities. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $9,900,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 411. 

Estimated Project Period: 1 year. 

Scholarships for Disadvantaged 

Students Program (SDS) 

Application Availability Date:

November 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: December 17, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: March 31, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Andrea 

Castle. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

1701. 

Program Contact e-mail:

dpolicy@hrsa.gov. 

Faculty Loan Repayment Program 

(FLRP) * 

CFDA: 93.923. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title VII, section 738a, 42 

U.S.C. 293b. 

Purpose: The Faculty Loan 

Repayment Program (FLRP) is a loan 

repayment program for individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds who serve 

as faculty at eligible health professions 

schools for a minimum of two years. In 

return, the Federal Government agrees 

to pay up to $20,000 of the outstanding 

principal and interest on the 

individual’s education loans for each 

year of service. 

This program is designed to increase 

the number of faculty from 

disadvantaged backgrounds who act as 

role models and mentors for students 

from similar backgrounds. Hence, 

faculty, as used in this section, means 

a position that is primarily teach, rather 

than administrative or research. The 

employing school must also make 

payments of principal and interest to 

the faculty member in an amount equal 

to the amount of such quarterly 

payments made by the HHS Secretary 

for each year in which the recipient 

serves as a faculty member under 

contract with HHS. In addition, the 

school must pay the usual salary to the 

faculty member. The Secretary may 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52649

waive the school’s matching 

requirement if the Secretary determines 

it will impose an undue financial 

hardship on the school. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants for funds should 

consider this announcement provisional 

until final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: An individual is eligible to 

apply for loan repayment under FLRP if 

the individual is from a disadvantaged 

background and: 

• Has a degree in allopathic or 

osteopathic medicine, dentistry, 

nursing, or in another health profession; 

• Is enrolled in an approved health 

professions graduate program; or 

• Is enrolled as a full-time student in 

the final year of health professions 

training that leads to a degree in one of 

the following health professions: 

allopathic medicine, osteopathic 

medicine, podiatric medicine, 

veterinary medicine, dentistry, 

pharmacy, optometry, nursing, public 

health, dental hygiene, medical 

laboratory technology, occupational 

therapy, physical therapy, radiologic 

technology, speech pathology, 

audiology, medical nutrition therapy 

and graduate programs in behavioral 

health and mental health practice, 

clinical psychology, clinical social 

work, and marriage and family therapy. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $1,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 30. 

Estimated Project Period: 2 years. 

Faculty Loan Repayment Program 

(FLRP) * 

Application Availability Date: March 

1, 2004. 

Application Deadline: May 28, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: August 28, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Lorraine 

Evans. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

0785.

Program Contact E-mail:

flrpinfo@hrsa.gov.

Primary Health Care Programs 

HRSA–04–028 Radiation Exposure 

Screening and Education Program 

(RESEP) 

CFDA: 93.257. 

Legislative authority: Public Health 

Service Act, section 417C, 42 U.S.C. 

285a–9. 

Purpose: The mission of the Radiation 

Exposure Screening and Education 

Program (RESEP) is to aid the thousands 

of individuals adversely affected by the 

mining, transport and processing of 

uranium and the testing of nuclear 

weapons for the Nation’s weapons 

arsenal. This will be accomplished by 

carrying out programs designed for 

public education and information; 

screening eligible individuals for cancer 

and other related diseases; providing 

appropriate referrals for medical 

treatment; and facilitating 

documentation of claims under the 

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. 

Eligibility: The following entities are 

eligible to apply for funding: National 

Cancer Institute-designated cancer 

centers; Department of Veterans Affairs 

hospitals or medical centers; Federally 

Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), FQHC 

Look-A-Likes, Community Health 

Centers, hospitals, agencies of any State 

or local government that currently 

provide direct health care services; 

Indian Health Service (IHS) health care 

facilities; including programs provided 

through tribal contracts, compacts, 

grants, or cooperative agreements with 

the IHS which are determined 

appropriate to raising the health status 

of Indians; and nonprofit organizations. 

Among the nonprofit organizations 

eligible to apply are faith-based 

organizations and community-based 

organizations. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $2,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: 6. 

Estimated Project Period: 1–5 years. 

HRSA–04–028 Radiation Exposure 

Screening and Education Program 

(RESEP) 

Application Availability Date:

February 1, 2004. 

Application Deadline: April 5, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Barbara 

Bailey. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4420. 

Program Contact E-mail:

bbailey@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–029 Integrated Services 

Development Initiative (ISDI) 

CFDA: 93.224. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, section 330 42 U.S.C. 254b. 

Purpose: The purpose of the ISDI is to 

support the creation and further 

development of health center controlled 

networks to ensure access to health care 

for the medically underserved, 

including the uninsured and 

underinsured. Applications will be 

accepted for the following: 

1. Planning activities that will result 

in the establishment of a network to 

enhance the operations of collaborating 

health centers; 

2. Development of health center 

controlled networks to ensure access to 

health care for the underserved, 

including the uninsured and 

underinsured through enhancing the 

operations of the enhancement of the 

collaborating health centers through the 

integration of functions within a core 

area, e.g., administrative, clinical, 

managed care, etc. across business and 

clinical functions among network 

members; 

3. Development of shared integrated 

management systems (SIMIS) which 

will provide health centers across a 

State an opportunity to collaborate, 

share, and/or integrate functions or 

components of the systems to facilitate 

centralized data integration, e.g.,

common business rules/practices, data 

structure, practice management 

software, etc.; 

4. Development of information and 

communication technology (ICT) 

infrastructure that supports the health 

disparities collaborative care model and 

leads to a seamless health care delivery 

system that is more effective, efficient, 

patient-family centered and reduce 

errors; and 

5. Implement comprehensive 

pharmacy service in networks of health 

centers by adding pharmacy services 

that will improve clinical outcomes, 

increase medication safety and reduce 

health disparities.

Eligibility: Applications for ISDI 

Planning and Development of Managed 

Care Network funds are limited to 

currently funded health centers (section 

330(e)). Applications for Planning and 

Development of Practice Management 

Networks are limited to currently 

funded section 330 health centers. 

Applications for SIMIS and ICT funds 

are limited to section 330(e) health 

centers and section 330(m) primary care 

associations. Applications for 

implementing comprehensive pharmacy 

services are limited to current recipients 

of section 330 grant funds. 

Cost Sharing: A cost share of 5 or 10 

percent in cash is required for ISDI 

Planning and/or Development 

applications respectively. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: In selecting 

applications for funding, preference will 

be given to approvable applications 

52650 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

submitted from sparsely populated 

areas. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: ISDI Planning $1,000,000; 

ISDI Development $1,000,000; SIMIS 

$2,000,000; ICT $3,000,000; Pharmacy 

$1,500,000 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: ISDI Planning up to 6 awards; 

ISDI Development up to 6 awards; SIMS 

up to 4 awards; ICT up to 5 awards; 

Pharmacy up to 8 awards. 

Estimated Project Period: 1–5 years. 

HRSA–04–029 Integrated Services 

Development Initiative (ISDI) 

Application Availability Date:

December 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: April 5, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: August 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Susan 

Lumsden. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4488. 

Program Contact e-mail:

SLumsden@hrsa.gov. 

HRSA–04–030 Community and 

Migrant Health Centers (CMHS) 

CFDA: 93.224. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, section 330, 42 U.S.C. 254b. 

Purpose: The Community Health 

Center and Migrant Health Center (C/

MHC) programs are designed to promote 

the development and operation of 

community-based primary health care 

service systems in medically 

underserved areas for medically 

underserved populations. It is the intent 

of HRSA to continue to support health 

services in these areas, given the unmet 

need inherent in their provision of 

services to medically underserved 

populations. It is expected that each 

application submitted to serve one of 

these areas will present a clear focus on 

maintaining access to care and reducing 

health disparities identified in the target 

population. In FY 2004, HRSA will be 

implementing the third year of the 

President’s Initiative to Expand Health 

Centers to increase access to the 

Nation’s poor and underserved. HRSA 

will open competition for awards under 

section 330 of the Public Health Service 

Act to support health services in the 

areas served by these grants. One 

hundred sixty-three C/MHC grantees 

will reach the end of their project period 

during FY 2004. 

Eligibility: Applicants are limited to 

currently funded programs whose 

project periods expire during FY 2004 

and new organizations proposing to 

serve the same areas or populations 

being served by these existing programs. 

New organizations eligible to compete 

to serve one of these areas are public 

and nonprofit private entities, including 

faith-based organizations and 

community-based organizations. In the 

list of service areas that follows, those 

shown with an asterisk after the area 

description are currently being served 

through interim arrangements. The 

HRSA is interested in establishing a 

permanent grantee in each of these 

areas. Organizations interested in these 

competitive opportunities are 

encouraged to contact the listed 

program officials for more information.

COMMUNITY/MIGRANT HEALTH

CENTERS

City State Expiration 

date 

Contact: Jack Egan, 301–594–4339

East Boston .......... MA 11/30/2003 

Boston .................. MA 12/31/2003 

Roxbury ................ MA 1/31/2004 

Lynn ...................... MA 1/31/2004 

Boston .................. MA 2/29/2004 

Boston .................. MA 3/31/2004 

Dorchester ............ MA 3/31/2004 

Fitchburg .............. MA 3/31/2004 

Augusta ................ ME 3/31/2004 

Lowell ................... MA 3/31/2004 

Peabody ............... MA 3/31/2004 

East Hartford ........ CT 5/31/2004 

Richford ................ VT 5/31/2004 

New Bedford ........ MA 5/31/2004 

Littleton ................. CH 6/30/2004 

Franklin ................. NH 6/30/2004 

New York .............. NY 11/30/2003 

Cortland ................ NY 11/30/2003 

Rochester ............. NY 12/31/2003 

Ossining ............... NY 12/31/2003 

Rio Grande ........... PR 12/31/2003 

Brooklyn ............... NY 1/31/2004 

New York .............. NY 1/31/2004 

Perth Amboy ........ NJ 2/29/2004 

St. Croix ............... VI 2/29/2004 

St. Thomas ........... VI 2/29/2004 

Jersey City ........... NJ 3/31/2004 

Trenton ................. NJ 3/31/2004 

Patillas .................. PR 3/31/2004 

Barceloneta .......... PR 5/31/2004 

Plainfield ............... NJ 5/31/2004 

Loiza ..................... PR 5/31/2004 

Monsey ................. NY 6/30/2004 

Jersey City ........... NJ 6/30/2004 

New Brunswick ..... NJ 6/30/2004 

Spring Valley ........ NY 6/30/2004 

Elizabeth ............... WV 2/29/2004 

Hamlin .................. WV 2/29/2004 

Washington .......... DC 2/29/2004 

Dawes .................. WV 2/29/2004 

Scott Depot .......... WV 2/29/2004 

Blacksville ............. WV 5/31/2004 

St. Charles ........... VA 5/31/2004 

Danville ................. VA 6/30/2004 

Contact: Jerri Regan, 301–594–4283

Eutaw: 

Service Area 

1*.

AL 11/30/2003 

Service Area 

2*.

AL 11/30/2003 

COMMUNITY/MIGRANT HEALTH

CENTERS—Continued

City State Expiration 

date 

Service Area 

3*.

AL 11/30/2003 

Service Area 

4*.

AL 11/30/2003 

Service Area 

5*.

AL 11/30/2003 

Fairfax .................. SC 11/30/2003 

Chattanooga ......... TN 11/30/2003 

Manson ................. NC 11/30/2003 

Louisville ............... KY 11/30/2003 

Mantachie ............. MS 11/30/2003 

Savannah ............. GA 11/30/2003 

Stone Mountain .... GA 12/31/2003 

Savannah ............. TN 12/31/2003 

Wartburg ............... TN 12/31/2003 

Jacksonville .......... FL 12/31/2003 

Miami Springs ...... FL 1/31/2004 

Eutaw ................... AL 1/31/2004 

Wade .................... NC 1/31/2004 

Leakesville ............ MS 1/31/2004 

Lexington .............. KY 1/31/2004 

Tiptonville ............. TN 1/31/2004 

Johns Island ......... SC 1/31/2004 

Gastonia ............... NC 2/29/2004 

Jacksboro ............. TN 2/29/2004 

Immokalee ............ FL (2) 3/31/2004 

Tampa .................. FL 3/31/2004 

Windsor ................ NC 3/31/2004 

Byhalia .................. MS 3/31/2004 

Ashland ................ MS 3/31/2004 

Tuskegee Institute AL 3/31/2004 

Atlanta .................. GA (2) 5/31/2004 

Decatur ................. GA 5/31/2004 

Wadesboro ........... NC 5/31/2004 

McKee .................. KY 5/31/2004 

Ridgeland ............. SC (2) 5/31/2004 

Trenton ................. FL 5/31/2004 

Little River ............ SC 5/31/2004 

Memphis ............... TN 5/31/2004 

Spartanburg .......... SC 6/30/2004 

Waycross .............. GA 6/30/2004 

Wilson ................... NC 6/30/2004 

Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301–594–4317

Chicago ................ IL (2) 11/30/2003 

Waukegan ............ IL 11/30/2003 

East Chicago ........ IN 11/30/2003 

Cincinnati .............. OH 12/31/2003 

Oquawka .............. IL 12/31/2003 

Minneapolis .......... MN 12/31/2003 

Cincinnati .............. OH 12/31/2003 

Hillman ................. MI 1/31/2004 

Pontiac ................. MI 2/29/2004 

Madison ................ WI 2/29/2004 

Minneapolis .......... MN 2/29/2004 

Aurora ................... IL 2/29/2004 

Flint ....................... MI 3/31/2004 

Indianapolis .......... IN 5/31/2004 

Wausau ................ WI 6/30/2004 

Kenosha ............... WI 6/30/2004 

Springfield ............ IL 6/30/2004 

Chicago ................ IL 6/30/2004 

Elgin ..................... IL 6/30/2004 

Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301–594–

4423

West Memphis ..... AR 11/30/2003 

Dallas ................... TX 11/30/2003 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52651

COMMUNITY/MIGRANT HEALTH

CENTERS—Continued

City State Expiration 

date 

New Orleans ........ LA 11/30/2003 

Portales ................ NM 1/31/2004 

Alexandria ............ LA 2/29/2004 

Mena .................... AR 2/29/2004 

Tulsa ..................... OK 3/31/2004 

Battiest ................. OK 5/31/2004 

Richmond ............. TX 5/31/2004 

Lake Charles ........ LA 5/31/2004 

Espanola .............. NM 5/31/2004 

Bryan .................... TX 6/30/2004 

St. Gabriel ............ LA 6/30/2004 

Mora ..................... NM 6/30/2004 

Contact: Jerri Regan, 301–594–4283

St. Louis ............... MO 1/31/2004 

West Plains .......... MO 2/29/2004 

Wichita .................. KS 3/31/2004 

Springfield ............ MO 5/31/2004 

West Burlington .... IA 6/30/2004 

Council Bluffs ....... IA 6/30/2004 

Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301–594–4317

Denver .................. CO 12/31/2003 

St. George ............ UT 2/29/2004 

Glenwood Springs CO 5/31/2004 

Dove Creek .......... CO 5/31/2004 

Ashland ................ MT 6/30/2004 

Helena .................. MT 6/30/2004 

Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301–594–

4423

Los Angeles: 

Service Area 

1*.

CA 11/30/2003 

Service Area 

2*.

CA 11/30/2003 

Surprise ................ AZ (2) 11/30/2003 

San Ysidro ............ CA 12/31/2003 

Arcata ................... CA 12/31/2003 

Los Angeles ......... CA 12/31/2003 

Vista ..................... CA 02/29/2004 

Arboga .................. CA 2/29/2004 

Guerneville ........... CA 2/29/2004 

Tulare ................... CA 2/29/2004 

San Diego ............ CA 2/29/2004 

Redway ................ CA 2/29/2004 

Healdsburg ........... CA 2/29/2004 

San Bernardino .... CA 2/29/2004 

Long Beach .......... CA 5/31/2004 

Nogales ................ AZ 5/31/2004 

Los Angeles ......... CA 5/31/2004 

Bieber ................... CA 5/31/2004 

Santa Rosa .......... CA 5/31/2004 

Carson City .......... NV 5/31/2004 

Pago Pago ........... AS 5/31/2004 

Hana ..................... HI 6/30/2004 

Hilo ....................... HI 6/30/2004 

Honolulu ............... HI 6/30/2004 

Waimanalo ........... HI 6/30/2004 

West Covina ......... CA 6/30/2004 

Borrego Springs ... CA 6/30/2004 

Campo .................. CA 6/30/2004 

Gualala ................. CA 6/30/2004 

Escondido ............. CA 6/30/2004 

San Pablo ............. CA 6/30/2004 

COMMUNITY/MIGRANT HEALTH

CENTERS—Continued

City State Expiration 

date 

Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301–594–4317

Hood River ........... OR (2) 1/31/2004 

Bonners Ferry ...... ID 2/29/2004 

Astoria .................. OR 2/29/2004 

Prineville ............... OR 5/31/2004 

Everett .................. WA 6/30/2004 

Talkeetna .............. AK 6/30/2004 

Roseburg .............. OR 6/30/2004 

Nome .................... AK 8/31/2004 

Anchorage ............ AK (3) 8/31/2004 

Juneau .................. AK 8/31/2004 

Naknek ................. AK 8/31/2004 

Unalaska .............. AK 8/31/2004 

Fairbanks .............. AK 8/31/2004 

Seldovia ................ AK 8/31/2004 

Fort Yukon ............ AK 8/31/2004 

Bethel ................... AK 8/31/2004 

Kotzebue .............. AK 8/31/2004 

Dillingham ............. AK 8/31/2004 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Special Considerations:

Communication with program staff is 

essential for interested parties in 

deciding whether to pursue federal 

funding as a C/MHC. Technical 

assistance and detailed information 

about each service area, such as census 

tracts, can be obtained from the program 

staff shown for each geographical area. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $234,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: 180. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 to 5 years. 

HRSA–04–030 Community and 

Migrant Health Centers (CMHS) 

Application Availability Date:

September 2, 2003. 

Application Deadline: Applications 

for areas with expiring project period 

end dates of October 31, 2003, 

November 30, 2003, December 31, 2003, 

January 31, 2004, February 29, 2004, 

March 31, 2004, May 31, 2004, or June 

30, 2004 are due December 1, 2003. 

Applications for areas with expiring 

project period end date of August 31, 

2004, are due May 3, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: Varies. 

Program Contact Person: Preeti 

Kanodia. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4300. 

Program Contact E-mail:

pkanodia@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–031 Health Care for the 

Homeless (HCH) 

CFDA: 93.224. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 330, 42 U.S.C. 

254b. 

Purpose: The Health Care for the 

Homeless (HCH) program is designed to 

increase the access of homeless 

populations to cost-effective, case 

managed, and integrated primary care 

and substance abuse services provided 

by existing community-based programs/

providers. It is expected that each 

application submitted to serve an 

identified homeless population will 

present a clear focus on maintaining 

access to care and reducing health 

disparities identified in the target 

population by proposing a 

comprehensive health care and social 

services program. It is the intent of 

HRSA to continue to support health 

services to the homeless people in these 

areas/locations given the continued 

need for cost-effective, communitybased primary care services. Twentyfour HCH grantees will reach the end of 

their project period during FY 2004. 

Eligibility: Applicants are limited to 

currently funded programs whose 

project periods expire during FY 2004 

and new organizations proposing to 

serve the same areas or populations 

being served by these existing programs. 

New organizations eligible to compete 

to serve one of these areas are public 

and nonprofit private entities, including 

faith-based organizations and 

community-based organizations.

HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS

City State Expiration 

date 

Contact: Jack Egan, 301–594–4339

New York .............. NY 10/31/2003 

Rochester ............. NY 10/31/2003 

Manhattan ............ NY 10/31/2003 

White Plains ......... NY 11/30/2003 

Trenton ................. NJ 3/31/2004 

Jersey City ........... NJ 3/31/2004 

Contact: Jerri Regan, 301–594–4283

Orlando ................. FL 10/31/2003 

Hazard .................. KY 10/31/2003 

Ft. Lauderdale ...... FL 10/31/2003 

Clearwater ............ FL 10/31/2003 

Jacksonville .......... FL 10/31/2003 

Nashville ............... TN 10/31/2003 

Lexington .............. KY 1/31/2004 

Tampa .................. FL 3/31/2004 

Little River ............ SC 5/31/2004 

Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301–594–4317

Dayton .................. OH 10/31/2003 

Cincinnati .............. OH 12/31/2003 

Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301–594–

4423

Dallas ................... TX 10/31/2003 

New Orleans ........ LA 10/31/2003 

Tulsa ..................... OK 3/31/2004 

52652 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS—

Continued

City State Expiration 

date 

Contact: Jerri Regan, 301–594–4283

St. Louis ............... MO 1/31/2004

Wichita .................. KS 3/31/2004 

Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301–594–

4423

Carson City .......... NV 5/31/2004 

Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301–594–4317

Everett .................. WA 6/30/2004 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit.

Special Considerations:

Communication with program staff is 

essential for interested parties in 

deciding whether to pursue Federal 

funding as a HCH. Technical assistance 

and detailed information about each 

service area, such as census tracts, can 

be obtained by contacting the program 

staff shown for each geographical area. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $12,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: 24. 

Estimated Project Period: 1–5 years. 

HRSA–04–031 Health Care for the 

Homeless (HCH) 

Application Availability Date:

September 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: Applications 

for areas with expiring project period 

end dates of October 31, 2003, 

November 30, 2003, December 31, 2003, 

January 31, 2004, February 29, 2004, 

March 31, 2004, May 31, 2004, or June 

30, 2004, are due December 1, 2003. 

Applications for areas with expiring 

project period end date of August 31, 

2004, are due May 3, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: Varies. 

Program Contact Person: Preeti 

Kanodia. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4300. 

Program Contact E-mail:

pkanodia@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–032 Public Housing Primary 

Care (PHPC) 

CFDA: 93.224. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 330, 42 U.S.C. 

254b. 

Purpose: The mission of the Public 

Housing Primary Care (PHPC) program 

is to increase access to comprehensive 

primary and preventive health care and 

to improve the physical, mental, and 

economic well-being of public housing 

residents. The three priorities for 

promoting access to primary care and 

improving the well being of residents of 

public housing are: resident 

involvement and participation in 

program development and 

implementation; innovative service 

delivery systems that address the 

special health needs of public housing 

residents; and collaboration with other 

health, education and community-based 

organizations. It is expected that each 

application to serve an identified 

population of residents of public 

housing will present a clear focus on 

maintaining access to care and reducing 

health disparities identified in the target 

population. It is the intent of HRSA to 

continue to support health services to 

public housing residents in these areas/

locations given the continued need for 

cost-effective, community-based 

primary care services. Six PHPC 

grantees will reach the end of their 

project period during FY 2004. 

Eligibility: Applicants are limited to 

currently funded programs whose 

project periods expire in FY 2004 and 

new organizations proposing to serve 

the same areas or populations being 

served by these existing programs. New 

organizations eligible to compete to 

serve one of these areas are public and 

nonprofit private entities, including 

faith-based organizations and 

community-based organizations. In the 

list of service areas that follows, those 

shown with an asterisk after the area 

description are currently being served 

through interim arrangements. The 

HRSA is interested in establishing a 

permanent grantee in each of these 

areas. Organizations interested in these 

competitive opportunities are 

encouraged to contact the listed 

program officials for more information.

PUBLIC HOUSING PRIMARY CARE

City State Expiration 

date 

Contact: Jack Egan, 301–594–4339

Roxbury ................ MA 1/31/2004 

Pittsburgh ............. PA 8/31/2004 

Contact: Jerri Regan, 301–594–4283

Savannah ............. GA 11/30/2003

Marietta ................ GA 08/31/2004 

Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301–594–4317

Chicago ................ IL 11/30/2003

Chicago ................ IL 06/30/2004 

Contact: Jerri Regan, 301–594–4283

St. Louis ............... MO 01/31/2004 

PUBLIC HOUSING PRIMARY CARE—

Continued

City State Expiration 

date 

Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301–594–

4423

Los Angeles* ........ CA 11/30/2003 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Special Considerations:

Communication with program staff is 

essential for interested parties in 

deciding whether to pursue Federal 

funding as a PHPC. Technical assistance 

and detailed information about each 

service area, such as census tracts, can 

be obtained by contacting the program 

staff shown for each geographical area. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $2,700,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: 6. 

Estimated Project Period: 1–5 years. 

HRSA–04–032 Public Housing Primary 

Care (PHPC) 

Application Availability Date:

September 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: Applications 

for areas with expiring project period 

end dates of October 31, 2003, 

November 30, 2003, December 31, 2003, 

January 31, 2004, February 29, 2004, 

March 31, 2004, May 31, 2004, or June 

30, 2004 are due December 1, 2003. 

Applications for areas with expiring 

project period end date August 31, 2004, 

are due May 3, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: Varies. 

Program Contact Person: Preeti 

Kanodia. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4300.

Program Contact E-mail:

pkanodia@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–033 School Based Health 

Centers (SBHC) 

CFDA: 93.224 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 330, 42 U.S.C. 

254b. 

Purpose: The purpose of the School 

Based Health Centers (SBHC) is to 

increase access to comprehensive 

primary and preventive health care to 

underserved children, adolescents and 

families. The SBHC provide 

comprehensive primary and preventive 

health care services including mental 

health, oral health, ancillary, and 

enabling services in the school or on 

school grounds on a full-time basis. 

These services are culturally sensitive, 

family oriented, and tailored to meet the 

health care needs of youth, adolescents 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52653

and the community. The array of 

services provided on-site is determined 

locally by school principals, school 

boards, parents and providers, and 

referral arrangements are provided for 

services not available on-site. No SBHC 

services are provided without fully 

informed parental consent. Each SBHC 

supports educational efforts by making 

sure that children are ready to learn 

through an integrated system providing 

continuity of care, and assuring after 

hours and year-round coverage. It is 

expected that each application 

submitted to serve a school-based 

population presents a clear focus on 

maintaining access to care and reducing 

health disparities identified in the target 

population. It is the intent of HRSA to 

continue to support health services for 

these populations in the areas served by 

these grantees. Sixteen SBHC grantees 

will reach the end of their project period 

during FY 2004. 

Eligibility: Applicants are limited to 

currently funded programs whose 

project periods expire during FY 2004 

and new organizations proposing to 

serve the same areas or populations 

being served by these existing programs. 

New organizations eligible to compete 

to serve one of these areas are public 

and nonprofit private entities, including 

faith-based organizations and 

community-based organizations.

SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS

City State Expiration 

date 

Contact: Jack Egan, 301–594–4339

Lynn ...................... MA 1/31/2004

Lowell ................... MA 3/31/2004 

St. Croix ............... VI 2/29/2004

Plainfield ............... NJ 5/31/2004 

Baltimore .............. MD 6/30/2004 

Contact: Jerri Regan, 301–594–4283

Lexington .............. KY 1/31/2004

Ridgeland ............. SC 5/31/2004 

Atlanta .................. GA 6/30/2004 

Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301–594–4317

Chicago ................ IL 11/30/2003

Indianapolis .......... IN 6/30/2004 

Denver .................. CO 12/31/2003 

Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301–594–

4423

Surprise ................ AZ 11/30/2003 

Green Valley ........ AZ 1/31/2004 

Long Beach .......... CA 5/31/2004 

San Bernardino .... CA 6/30/2004 

SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS—

Continued

City State Expiration 

date 

San Jose .............. CA 6/30/2004 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Special Considerations:

Communication with program staff is 

essential for interested parties in 

deciding whether to pursue Federal 

funding as a HSHC. Technical 

assistance and detailed information 

about each service area, such as census 

tracts, can be obtained by contacting the 

program staff shown for each 

geographical area. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $4,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: 16. 

Estimated Project Period: 1–5 years. 

HRSA–04–033 School Based Health 

Centers (SBHC)

Application Availability Date:

September 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: Applications 

for areas with expiring project period 

end dates of October 31, 2003, 

November 30, 2003, December 31, 2003, 

January 31, 2004, February 29, 2004, 

March 31, 2004, May 31, 2004, or June 

30, 2004 are due December 1, 2003. 

Applications for areas with expiring 

project period end date of August 31, 

2004, are due May 3, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: Varies. 

Program Contact Person: Preeti 

Kanodia. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4300. 

Program Contact E-mail: 

pkanodia@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–034 New Delivery Sites and 

New Starts in Programs Funded Under 

the Health Centers Consolidation Act 

(NDSCS) 

CFDA: 93.224. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 330, 42 U.S.C. 

254b. 

Purpose: The purpose of this activity 

is to support the establishment of new 

service delivery sites in each of the 

Health Center programs funded under 

Section 330 of the Public Health Service 

Act. Each application for support to 

establish a new site must identify a 

population in need of primary health 

care services, and propose a specific 

plan to increase access to care and 

reduce disparities identified in the 

population or community to be served. 

This activity is the lead in fulfilling the 

President’s multi-year Initiative to 

Expand Health Centers to bring much 

needed primary health care services to 

the Nation’s neediest communities. In 

FY 2004, the establishment of new 

delivery sites under this program will be 

in the third year of a five-year initiative. 

The purpose of the Health Center 

program is to extend comprehensive 

primary and preventive health services 

(including mental health, substance 

abuse and oral health services) and 

supplemental services to populations 

currently without access to such 

services, and to improve their health 

status. The programs under this activity 

include: (1) Community Health Centers, 

section 330(e); (2) Migrant Health 

Centers, section 330(g); (3) Health Care 

for the Homeless program, section 330 

(h); (4) Public Housing Primary Care, 

section 330(i); and (5) School Based 

Health Centers, section 330. The 

population served by these programs 

are: (1) Medically underserved 

populations in urban and rural areas; (2) 

migratory and seasonal agricultural 

workers and their families; (3) homeless 

people, including children and families; 

(4) residents of publicly subsidized 

housing; and (5) medically underserved 

school students (K–12), their families, 

and medically underserved populations 

surrounding the school. 

Eligibility: Public and nonprofit 

private entities, including faith-based 

organizations and community-based 

organizations, are eligible to apply. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: In selecting 

applications for funding, preference will 

be given to approvable applications 

submitted from sparsely populated 

areas. 

Special Considerations: Communities 

seeking support are strongly encouraged 

to promote and seek outside funding 

and are required to maximize third 

party revenue to establish and maintain 

new service delivery areas. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $56,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: 94. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–034 New Delivery Sites and 

New Starts in Programs Funded Under 

the Health Centers Consolidation Act 

(NDSCS) 

Application Availability Date:

October 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: December 1, 

2003 and May 17, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: Varies. 

Program Contact Person: Tonya 

Bowers. 

52654 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4300. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

tbowers@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–035 Increase in Medical 

Capacity in Programs Funded Under the 

Health Care Consolidation Act of 1996 

(IMCHC) 

CFDA: 93.224. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 330, 42 U.S.C. 

254b. 

Purpose: FY 2004 marks the third year 

of the President’s multi-year plan to 

serve more of the Nation’s neediest 

communities through significantly 

expanded health center access points. 

The HRSA is committed to improving 

and expanding access to health care for 

the underserved and to pledging new 

funding to strengthen the health care 

safety net through each of the Health 

Center programs funded under section 

330 of the Public Health Service Act. 

Health centers extend preventive and 

primary health care services to 

populations currently without such 

services and improve the health status 

of medically underserved individuals. 

One way of achieving these goals and 

reaching new users of health centers is 

to approve funding increases for 

existing health center grantees that 

provide a plan for achieving increased 

medical capacity within their current 

service area. The programs included 

under this activity include: (1) 

Community Health Centers, section 

330(e); (2) Migrant Health Centers, 

section 330(g); (3) Health Care for the 

Homeless; section 330(h); (4) Public 

Housing Primary Care, section 330(i); 

and (5) School Based Health Centers, 

section 330. The populations served by 

these programs are: (1) Medically 

underserved populations in urban and 

rural areas; (2) migratory and seasonal 

agricultural workers and their families; 

(3) homeless people, including children 

and families; (4) residents of publicly 

subsidized housing, and (5) medically 

underserved students in grades K 

through 12, their families, and 

medically underserved populations 

surrounding the school. 

Eligibility: Applicants are limited to 

currently funded health center programs 

(i.e., those organizations funded under 

section 330). 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit.

Funding Preferences: In selecting 

applications for funding, preference will 

be given to approvable applications 

submitted from sparsely populated 

areas. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $42,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: 94. 

Estimated Project Period: 1–5 years. 

HRSA–04–035 Increase in Medical 

Capacity in Programs Funded Under the 

Health Care Consolidation Act of 1996 

(IMCHC) 

Application Availability Date:

December 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: February 2, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: June 30, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Joe 

Fitzmaurice. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4300. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

JFitzmaurice@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–036 National Health Center 

Technical Assistance Cooperative 

Agreement (NAT) 

CFDA: 93.224. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title III, Section 330(m), 42 

U.S.C. 254b(m). 

Purpose: The purpose of the funding 

for National Health Center Technical 

Assistance Cooperative Agreements is to 

support and expand Primary Care 

Association’s capacity to address the 

following three strategies: 

1. Strengthening and expanding 

existing health center grantees; 

2. Creating new access points; and 

3. Improving health status outcomes 

of persons served in BPHC-supported 

programs. 

Federal Involvement: The scope of 

Federal involvement is included in the 

application kit. 

Eligibility: Public and private 

nonprofit entities, including faith-based 

organizations and community-based 

organizations, as well as for-profit 

entities, are eligible to apply. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $8,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: 4. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–036 National Health Center 

Technical Assistance Cooperative 

Agreement (NAT) 

Application Availability Date:

February 1, 2004. 

Application Deadline: April 5, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: August 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Cephas 

Goldman. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4488. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

cgoldman@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–037 Increase in Mental 

Health and Substance Abuse, Oral 

Health, and Care Management, in 

Programs Funded Under the Health 

Centers Consolidation Act of 1996 

(IMHSA) 

CFDA: 93.224. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 330, 42 U.S.C. 

254b. 

Purpose: Access to mental health and 

substance abuse (MH/SA), and oral 

health is critical to ensuring the overall 

health and well being of the populations 

served by health centers and reducing 

disparities in health center populations 

being served. In addition, sustaining 

and spreading the care and 

improvement models implemented 

through the Health Disparities 

Collaborative is enhanced by expanded 

care management capacity. As part of 

the President’s multi-year plan to 

impact 1,200 of the Nation’s neediest 

communities, the HRSA will continue 

to expand access to essential health care 

services and to support practice 

improvement through a targeted 

approach to care management. 

The availability of MH/SA, oral health 

and care management services will 

enhance the ability of health centers to 

provide basic primary care result in an 

increase in users at existing grantee 

sites, and continue to improve the 

health status of persons served. 

Applicants for this funding opportunity 

are expected to: (1) Describe the target 

population and its need for MH/SA, oral 

health, or care management services; (2) 

present a service delivery plan that 

demonstrates responsiveness to the 

identified needs of the target 

population; and (3) present a sound 

business plan that links the goals and 

objectives from the service delivery plan 

to the budget. The programs included 

under this activity include: (1) 

Community Health Centers, section 

330(e); (2) Migrant Health Centers, 

section 330 (g); (3) Health Care for the 

Homeless, section 330(h); (4) Public 

Housing Primary Care, section 330(i); 

and (5) School Based Health Centers, 

section 330. The populations served by 

these programs are: (1) Medically 

underserved populations in urban and 

rural areas; (2) migratory and seasonal 

agricultural workers and their families; 

(3) homeless people, including children 

and families; (4) residents of publicly 

subsidized housing; and (5) medically 

underserved students in grades K 

through 12, their families, and 

medically underserved populations 

surrounding the school. 

Eligibility: Applicants are limited to 

currently funded health center programs 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52655

(i.e., those organizations funded under 

section 330). 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: In selecting 

applications for funding, preference will 

be given to approvable applications 

submitted from sparsely populated 

areas. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $19,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: 125.

Estimated Project Period: 1–5 years. 

HRSA–04–037 Increase in Mental 

Health and Substance Abuse, Oral 

Health, and Care Management, in 

Programs Funded Under the Health 

Centers Consolidation Act of 1996 

(IMHSA) 

Application Availability Date:

November 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: January 5, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: May 31, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Lisa DolanBranton. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4300. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

LDolan@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–038 Healthy Communities 

Access Program (HCAP) * 

CFDA: 93.252. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 340, 42 U.S.C. 256. 

Purpose: The purpose of the Healthy 

Community Access Program (HCAP) is 

to provide assistance to communities 

and consortia of health care providers 

and others to develop or strengthen 

integrated community health care 

delivery systems that coordinate health 

care services for individuals who are 

uninsured or underinsured, and to 

develop or strengthen activities related 

to providing coordinated care for 

individuals with chronic conditions 

who are uninsured or underinsured. 

* This program is not included in the 

President’s budget for FY 2004. 

Potential applicants should consider 

this announcement provisional until 

final Congressional action on 

appropriations is taken. Updated 

information on Congressional action on 

appropriations will be available on the 

HRSA Web site. 

Eligibility: Indian Tribes or Tribal 

organizations, faith-based and 

community-based organizations are 

encouraged to apply. For an entity to be 

eligible to receive a new HCAP award, 

the following requirements must be met: 

1. The applicant entity must represent 

a consortium whose principal purpose 

is to provide a broad range of 

coordinated health care services to their 

defined community’s uninsured and 

underinsured populations. 

2. The community-wide consortium 

represented by the applicant entity must 

include at least one of each of the 

following providers that serve the state 

community, unless such provider does 

not exist, declines or refuses to 

participate, or places unreasonable 

conditions on its participation: 

• A Federally qualified health center 

(as defined in section 186(aa) of the 

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

1395x(aa)); 

• A hospital with a low-income 

utilization rate (as defined in section 

1923(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 

U.S.C. 1396r–4(b)(3)), that is greater 

than 25 percent; 

• A public health department; and 

• An interested public or private 

sector health care provider or an 

organization that has traditionally 

served the medically uninsured or 

underserved. 

• 3. The applicant is neither a current 

nor former Community Access Program 

(CAP) grantee and is proposing to serve 

a community of uninsured or 

underinsured individuals that have 

never been served by a CAP grant. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: In selecting 

applications for funding, a preference 

will be given to applicants that 

demonstrate the extent of unmet need in 

the community involved for a more 

coordinated system of care as provided 

through evidence in their ‘‘Community 

System Needs Assessment’’. 

Estimated Amount of this 

Competition: $20,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards to be 

Made: 35. 

Estimated Project Period: Up to 3 

years. 

HRSA–04–038 Healthy Communities 

Access Program (HCAP) * 

Application Availability Date:

February 1, 2004. 

Application Deadline: April 5, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Susan 

Lumsden. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4420. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

SLumsden@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–039 Black Lung Clinics 

Program (BLCP) 

CFDA: 93.965. 

Legislative Authority: The Black Lung 

Benefits Reform Act of 1977, Section 

427(a), 30 U.S.C. 937(a) 

Purpose: The primary purpose of the 

Black Lung Clinics grant program is to 

provide treatment and rehabilitation for 

Black Lung patients and others with 

occupationally related pulmonary 

diseases. In addition, individual grantee 

programs are expected to include case 

finding and outreach, preventive and 

health promotion services, education for 

patients and their families, and testing 

to determine eligibility for Department 

of Labor or State benefits. Although the 

number of active coal miners has 

decreased substantially because of 

mechanization, there has been an 

increase in the number of retired coal 

miners with the disease and in the 

number of pulmonary patients from 

other occupations. A current objective 

of the program is to expand outreach so 

that more of the eligible population is 

made aware of the services offered by 

the grantee clinics. 

Eligibility: Applicants are limited to 

currently funded programs whose 

project periods expire during FY 2004 

and new organizations proposing to 

serve the same areas or populations 

being served by these existing programs.

BLACK LUNG CLINICS PROGRAM

City State Expiration 

Date 

Contact: Jack Egan, 301–594–4339

Altoona ................. PA 6/30/2004

Washington .......... PA 6/30/2004 

Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301–594–4317

Denver .................. CO 6/30/2004 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: In selecting 

applications for funding, preference will 

be given to applicants that are State 

entities who meet the legislative 

requirements of the Federal Mine and 

Safety Act of 1977 as amended by the 

Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $1,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 3. 

Estimated Project Period: 1–5 years. 

HRSA–04–039 Black Lung Clinics 

Program (BLCP) 

Application Availability Date: January 

1, 2004. 

Application Deadline: March 1, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Jack Egan. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4420. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

jegan@hrsa.gov.

52656 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

HRSA–04–040 State Primary Care 

Associations Supplemental Funding for 

Managing Health Center Growth and 

Quality (PCA) * 

CFDA: 93.129. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title III, Section 330, 42 

U.S.C. 254b. 

Purpose: The HRSA announces an 

opportunity for existing Primary Care 

Associations (PCAs) to apply for 

supplemental funding to advance the 

goals of the President’s initiative to 

expand health centers. The purpose of 

the funding is to support and expand 

the PCAs capacity to address the 

following three strategies: (1) 

Strengthening and expanding existing 

health center grantees; (2) creating new 

access points; and (3) improving health 

status outcomes and reducing 

disparities through evidence-based 

quality care and quality improvement in 

all HRSA-supported programs. Each 

proposed activity must be clearly linked 

to strengthening health centers’ ability 

to contribute to the President’s 

Initiative. 

Eligibility: Applicants are limited to 

currently funded PCAs. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $3,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: 25. 

Estimated Project Period: 1–5 years. 

HRSA–04–040 State Primary Care 

Associations Supplemental Funding for 

Managing Health Center Growth and 

Quality (PCA)

Application Availability Date:

November 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: January 5, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: April 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Cephas 

Goldman. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4488. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

cgoldman@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–041 Operational Health 

Center Networks (OHCN) * 

CFDA: 93.224. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 330(e)(1)(C). 

Purpose: Operational Health Center 

Networks (OHCN) support health 

centers that receive assistance under 

section 330, or at the request of the 

health centers, directly to a managed 

care or practice management network or 

plan that is at least majority controlled 

and, as applicable, at least majority 

owned by such health centers receiving 

assistance under section 330 for the 

costs associated with the operation of 

such network or plan, including the 

purchase or lease of equipment 

(including the costs of amortizing the 

principal of, and paying the interest on, 

loans for equipment). Operational 

networks are defined as a group of three 

or more health centers that can 

demonstrate that an essential, missioncritical function is performed at the 

network level for the network members, 

enabling the member centers to perform 

their business and clinical operations 

more efficiently and effectively. 

Eligibility: The following entities are 

eligible to apply for funding under this 

announcement: 

(1) A health center, as defined and 

funded under section 330 of the Public 

Health Service Act, acting on behalf of 

the member health centers and the 

network; 

(a) A health center applying on behalf 

of a managed care network or plan must 

have received Federal grants under 

subsection (e)(1)(A) of section 330 for at 

least two consecutive preceding years; 

(b) A health center (Community 

Health Center, Migrant Health Center, 

Health Care for the Homeless, Public 

Housing Primary Care and School Based 

Health Centers) applying on behalf of a 

practice management network must 

have received Federal grants under 

section 330 for at least two consecutive 

years; 

(c) Eligibility is limited to public and 

non-profit organizations; or 

(2) Operational networks, controlled 

by and acting on behalf of the health 

center(s) as defined and funded under 

section 330 of the Public Health Service 

Act. At the request of all the member 

health centers, a network may apply for 

direct funds if it is at least majority 

controlled and, as applicable, at least 

majority owned, by such health centers. 

Matching or Cost Sharing 

Requirement: Grantees must provide at 

least 60 percent of the total approved 

cost of the project. The total approved 

cost of the project is the sum of the 

HRSA share and the non-Federal share. 

Applicants must demonstrate that at 

least 30 percent of the cost-sharing 

requirement is met through cash 

contributions. The remaining nonFederal share may be met by cash or in 

kind contributions. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the Application kit. 

Funding Preference: A funding 

preference will be given to applicants 

proposing to serve sparsely populated 

rural or frontier areas. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $2,100,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards To Be 

Made: 5–7 Awards. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–041 Operational Health 

Center Networks (OHCN) 

Application Availability Date:

November 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: March 8, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: August 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Susan 

Lumsden. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–594–

4472. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

Slumsden@hrsa.gov.

HIV/AIDS Programs 

HRSA–04–042 Special Projects of 

National Significance (SPNS) 

CFDA: 93.928.

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 2691; 42U.S.C. 

300ff–101. 

Purpose: The purpose of this program 

is to fund Demonstration Models of 

Outreach, Care, and Prevention 

Engaging Young HIV Seropositive Men 

of Color. In the United States, the 

predominant mode of transmission of 

HIV remains men who have sex with 

men (MSM). Over half of new AIDS 

cases reported among men who have sex 

with men occur in young men of color. 

This funding initiative will support 

4–5 projects targeting young (ages 13–

24), HIV seropositive MSM of color. The 

funding start date and duration of this 

initiative will be the same for both the 

Evaluation Center and the 

demonstration projects. 

The purpose of this initiative is to 

support the development and evaluation 

of innovative service models designed 

to reach young, HIV seropositive MSM 

of color not engaged in clinical care and 

link them to appropriate clinical, 

supportive, and preventive services. The 

specific objectives of this initiative are 

to: (1) Conduct outreach, (2) conduct 

HIV counseling and testing, (3) link 

HIV-infected persons with primary care 

services, and (4) prevent transmission of 

HIV infection from HIV positive men to 

others, among young MSM of color. The 

Evaluation Center will evaluate model 

effectiveness in reaching and engaging 

HIV seropositive young MSM in 

clinical, supportive, and preventive 

services. The Center will also support 

the replication of effective models. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

public and private nonprofit entities, 

including faith-based and communitybased organizations. Existing HIV 

clinical entities that collaborate with 

faith-based and community-based 

organizations are also eligible to apply. 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52657

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: In awarding 

these grants, preference will be given to 

applicants whose primary mission 

includes serving the target population 

for this initiative. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $2,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 5. 

Estimated Project Period: 5 years. 

HRSA–04–042 Special Projects of 

National Significance (SPNS) 

Application Availability Date: January 

16, 2004. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: February 13, 

2004. 

Application Deadline: March 22, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Pamela 

Belton. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

9976. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

pbelton@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–043 Title III: Early 

Intervention Services Capacity 

Development Grants (EISCDG) 

CFDA: 93.918. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 2654(c), 42 U.S.C. 

300ff–54(c). 

Purpose: The purpose of this grant 

program is to support eligible entities in 

their planning efforts to strengthen their 

organizational infrastructure and 

enhance their capacity to develop, 

enhance or expand high quality HIV 

primary health care services in (1) Rural 

or (2) urban underserved areas and (3) 

communities of color. The applicant 

must propose capacity building 

activities that develop, enhance, or 

expand a comprehensive continuum of 

outpatient HIV primary care services in 

their community through the applicant 

agency. Capacity building grant funds 

are intended for a fixed period of time 

(one to three years) and not for longterm activities. Grants will not exceed 

$150,000 per successful applicant. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be 

public or private non-profit agencies. 

Faith-based and community-based 

organizations are eligible to apply. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the Application kit. 

Funding Preferences: Congress has 

directed HRSA, in appropriating 

Minority AIDS Initiative funds, to 

provide Services to communities of 

color. Consequently, in Awarding these 

Grants, preference will be given to 

applicants seeking funds that are 

located in or near the community(ies) of 

color they are intending to serve. 

Estimated Amount of this 

Competition: $1,700,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 12. 

Estimated Project Period: Up to 3 

years. 

HRSA–04–043 Title III: Early 

Intervention Services Capacity 

Development Grants (EISCDG) 

Application Availability Date: January 

5, 2003. 

Application Deadline: March 5, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: August 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Wayne 

Sauseda. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

0493. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

wsauseda@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–044 National HIV Training 

and Technical Assistance Cooperative 

Agreements (NHIV) 

CFDA: 93.145. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 2692 of the [Title 

42, U.S.C. 300ff–III] as amended by Pub. 

L. 106–345 of the Ryan White CARE Act 

Amendments of 2000. 

Purpose: The goal of this Cooperative 

Agreement is to assist people working 

with Ryan White CARE Act funded 

programs, and other programs with an 

interest in HIV/AIDS, to understand and 

put into action the requirements of the 

CARE Act and research based best 

practices for high quality, 

comprehensive HIV primary care and 

support service delivery to people living 

with HIV/AIDS. The Cooperative 

Agreement will transfer knowledge and 

provide practical help to a diverse group 

of organizations and individuals, 

including administrative and direct 

service staff of State/local AIDS 

programs, State/local health 

departments, CARE Act grantees and 

their subcontractors, other AIDS service 

organizations, community based 

organizations and faith-based 

organizations; members of CARE Act 

planning bodies; and consumers. 

Cooperative Agreement recipients will 

build upon the lessons learned from 

other training, technical assistance and 

capacity building efforts sponsored by 

the HIV/AIDS Bureau and work to 

address needs not fulfilled by existing 

efforts. 

Federal Involvement: The scope of the 

federal involvement is included in the 

application kit. 

Eligibility: National, regional and local 

non-profit organizations involved in 

addressing HIV/AIDS related issues. 

Applicants must have a history of 

developing and disseminating 

informational materials and providing 

training and technical assistance, to 

HIV/AIDS related organizations within 

the past three years. Community-based 

and faith-based organizations are 

eligible to apply. 

Review Criteria: Review criteria 

include evaluating applicants whose 

staff assigned to the project have the 

following characteristics:—Experience 

managing large technical assistance 

programs;—Experience working with 

organizations providing HIV/AIDS 

primary care, treatment and support 

services and people living with HIV/

AIDS;—Knowledge of the challenges 

faced by organizations providing care, 

treatment and support services to 

people living with HIV/AIDS; 

—Knowledge of regulatory, financing, 

managerial and clinical aspects of the 

HIV service delivery system and the 

larger health care delivery system; and 

—An organizational mission that 

includes a commitment to addressing 

the needs of community based 

organizations providing HIV-related 

services in communities severely 

impacted by HIV. Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Priorities: Priority will be 

given to applicants who demonstrate 

significant experience working with 

populations targeted by this initiative. 

Estimated Amount of this 

Competition: $1,350,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 5. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–044 National HIV Training 

and Technical Assistance Cooperative 

Agreements (NHIV) 

Application Availability Date:

October 17, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: November 

15, 2003. 

Application Deadline: December 19, 

2003. 

projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Angela 

Powell. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

5761. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

apowell@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–046 Telehealth Resource 

Centers Cooperative Agreement Program 

(TRCCP) 

CFDA: 93.211. 

Legislative Authority: The Public 

Health Services Act, Section 330I. The 

Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 

2002 (Public Law 107–251) amended 

the Public Health Service Act by adding 

Section 330I. 

Purpose: The purpose of the 

Telehealth Resource Centers 

Cooperative Agreements Program is to 

52658 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

establish regional resource centers 

which will provide services to past and 

existing office for the Advancement of 

Telehealth (OAT) grantees and other 

institutions in need of Technical 

Assistance in order to refine or create 

new telehealth programs. Working in 

close collaboration with OAT, the 

Resource Centers will develop an array 

of services. Resource Center services 

will include: providing Technical 

assistance, training, and support for 

health care providers and a range of 

health care entities that currently 

provide or seeking to provide telehealth 

services; disseminating information, 

research findings and best practices 

related to the field of telehealth; 

promoting effective collaboration among 

telehealth care providers in their region; 

conducting evaluations to determine the 

best utilization of telehealth 

technologies to meet our nation’s health 

care needs; fostering the use of 

telehealth technologies to provide 

health care information and education 

for health care providers and consumers 

in a more effective manner; and 

implementing special projects or studies 

under the direction of the OAT. 

Federal Involvement: The scope of 

Federal involvement is included in the 

Application kit. 

Eligibility: Public or private non-profit 

agencies. Faith-based and communitybased organizations are eligible to 

apply.

Review Criteria: Final Review Criteria 

will be included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: As stated in the 

Legislative Authority, preference will be 

given to an eligible entity that meets at 

least 1 of the following requirements: 

A. Provision of services—The eligible 

entity has a record of success in the 

provision of telehealth services to 

medically underserved areas or 

medically underserved populations; B. 

Collaboration and sharing of expertise—

The eligible entity has a demonstrated 

record of collaborating and sharing 

expertise with providers of telehealth 

services at the national, regional, State, 

and local levels; C. Broad range of 

telehealth services—The eligible entity 

has a record of providing a broad range 

of telehealth services, which may 

include—(i) A variety of clinical 

specialty services; (ii) patient or family 

education; (iii) health care professional 

education; (iv) rural residency support 

programs; and (v) informatics. In 

addition to providing technical 

assistance in their region, each grant 

will serve as a national resource that 

brings together the lessons learned from 

throughout the nation in at least two of 

the following areas: (i) Telehealth 

program evaluation; (ii) technology 

assessment; (iii) training, marketing, and 

information dissemination; (iv) 

telehealth program operations. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $500,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 2. 

Estimated Project Period: up to three 

(3) years. 

HRSA–04–046 Telehealth Resource 

Centers Cooperative Agreement Program 

(TRCCP) 

Application Availability Date:

December 15, 2003. 

Application Deadline: March 22, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Luigi S. 

Procopio. 

Program Contact Phone: (301) 443–

0262. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

Lprocopio@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–047 Title IV: Grants for 

Coordinated HIV Services and Access to 

Research for Women, Infants, Children, 

and Youth (CSWICY) 

CFDA: 93.153. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 2671, 42 U.S.C. 

300ff–71. 

Purpose: The Purpose of the Title IV 

funding is to improve access to primary 

medical care, research, and support 

Services for HIV-infected women, 

infants, children and youth, and to 

provide support services for their 

affected family members. Funded 

projects will link clinical and other 

research with comprehensive care 

systems, and improve and expand the 

coordination of a system of 

comprehensive care for women, infants, 

children and youth who are HIVinfected. Funds will be used to support 

programs that: (1) Link established 

systems of care to coordinate service 

delivery, HIV prevention efforts, and 

clinical research and other research 

activities, and (2) address the intensity 

of service needs, high costs, and other 

complex barriers to comprehensive care 

and research experienced by medically 

underserved and hard-to-reach 

populations. Activities under these 

grants should address the goals of 

enrolling and maintaining clients in HIV 

primary care; increasing client access to 

research by linking development and 

support of comprehensive, communitybased and family-centered care 

infrastructures; and emphasizing 

prevention within the care system, 

particularly the prevention of perinatal 

HIV transmission. 

Eligibility: Eligible organizations are 

public or private nonprofit entities that 

provide or arrange for primary care. 

Current grantees and new organizations 

proposing to serve the same patients 

and populations currently being 

serviced by these existing Projects are 

eligible to apply. Faith-based and 

community-based organizations are 

eligible to apply. 

Limited Competition 

Applications are limited to the areas 

where Project Periods expire in FY 

2004. These areas are: 

AL—Baldwin; Mobile 

AR—Clay; Cleburne; Craighead; Fulton; 

Greene; Independence; Izard; Jackson; 

Lawrence; Marion; Poinsett; 

Randolph; Searcy; Sharp; White 

AZ—Maricopa 

CA—Los Angeles; Alameda; Contra 

Costa; San Francisco; Sonoma 

CO—Adams; Arapahoe; Boulder; 

Denver; Douglas; El Paso; Jefferson 

FL—Hillsborough; Pinellas; Pasco; 

Manatee; Sarasota; Duval; St. Johns; 

Clay; Nassau; Baker; Flagler; Volusia; 

GA—South East; Clayton; Dekalb; Cobb; 

Fulton; Gwinnett Appling; Atkinson; 

Bacon; Brantley; Bulloch; Candler; 

Charlton; Clinch; Coffee; Evans; Jeff 

Davis; Pierce; Tattnall; toombs; Ware; 

Wayne 

IL—Cook 

KY—Jefferson 

MA—Barnstable; Berkshire; Bristol; 

Dukes; Essex; Franklin; Hampden; 

Hampshire; Middlesex; Nantucket; 

Norfolk; Plymouth; Worcester 

MO—St. Louis City; St. Louis; St. Clair; 

Madison 

NC—Gates; Perquimans; Pasquotank; 

Chowan; Bertie; Martin; Pitt; Beaufort; 

Greene; Pamlico; Hyde; Washington; 

Tyrrell Alamance; Caswell; Guilford; 

Randolph; Rockingham 

NM—Bernalillo; Torrance; Valencia 

NV—State wide except Clark, Lincoln 

NY—Bronx; New York; Kings; 

Richmond; Queens; Albany; Clinton; 

Columbia; Delaware; Dutchess; Essex; 

Franklin; Fulton; Greene; Hamilton; 

Herkimer; Montgomery; Oneida; 

Otsego; Rensselaer; Saratoga; 

Schenectady; Schoharie; Sullivan; 

Ulster; Warren; Washington 

OK—State wide coverage 

PA—Butler; Armstrong; Beaver; 

Allegheny; Westmoreland; 

Washington; Somerset; Cambria; 

Fayette; Greene 

TN—Shelby; Fayette; Tipton; MS 

Desoto; AR Crittenden 

TX—Dallas; Tarrant; Denton; Ellis; 

Kaufman; Smith; Gregg; Anderson; 

Navarro; Collin; Parker; Johnson; 

Hood; Navarro; Somervell; Erath; Palo 

Pinto; Wise 

VA—Halifax; Charlotte; Prince Edward; 

Buckingham; Amelia; Powhatan; 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52659

Nottoway; Chesterfield; Dinwiddie; 

Sussex; Charles City; New Kent; 

Hanover 

VI—St. Thomas; St. Croix; St. John 

WI—State wide coverage 

Review Criteria: Final Review Criteria 

are included in the Application kit. 

Funding Preferences: Preference for 

Funding will be given to Projects that 

support a comprehensive, Coordinated 

system of HIV care serving HIV-infected 

Women, Infants, Children and Youth, 

and their families, and are linked with 

or have initiated activities to link with 

clinical trials or other Research 

Estimated Amount of this 

Competition: $22,276,300.

Estimated Number of Awards: 32. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–047 Title IV: Grants for 

Coordinated HIV Services and Access to 

Research for Women, Infants, Children, 

and Youth (CSWICY) 

Application Availability Date:

November 5, 2003. 

Application Deadline: January 5, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: August 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Wayne 

Sauseda. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

0493. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

wsauseda@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–048 Title IV: Grants for 

Coordinated HIV Services and Access to 

Research for Women, Infants, Children, 

and Youth: Youth Services Initiative 

(CSWICY: YSI) 

CFDA: 93.153. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 2671, 42 U.S.C. 

300ff–71. 

Purpose: The purpose of this initiative 

is to foster and expand systems of health 

care and social support services for 

youth (age 13–24) at risk for or infected 

with HIV in order to identify infected 

youth and enroll them in HIV primary 

care. Grantees will identify additional 

HIV infected youth and develop, 

coordinate and provide support services 

to enroll and maintain them in primary 

medical care. Adolescent clients should 

be enrolled into care early in the 

spectrum of disease and managed 

throughout the infection. In partnership 

with other Ryan White funded programs 

or other agencies, applicants will 

integrate youth services into existing 

systems of care to provide access to 

comprehensive, coordinated primary 

care, research and social support 

services. 

Eligibility: Eligible organizations are 

public or private nonprofit entities that 

provide or arrange for primary care. 

Current grantees and new organizations 

proposing to serve the same patients 

and populations currently being 

serviced by these existing projects are 

eligible to apply. Faith-based and 

community-based organizations are 

eligible to apply. 

Limited Competition 

Applications are limited to the areas 

where project periods expire in FY 

2004. These areas are:

CA—Alameda; San Francisco; Los 

Angeles 

DC—District of Columbia 

FL—Hillsborough; Pinellas 

IL—Cook; Dupage; Douglas; Lake 

MA—Norfolk; Suffolk; Middlesex 

MD—State Wide Coverage 

NY—New York; Manhattan 

PR—Island Wide 

TN—Shelby; Tipton; Fayette; AR 

Crittenden 

TX—Willacy; Cameron; Hidalgo; Dallas; 

Houston; Harrison

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Priorities: Priority will be 

given to applicants with a history of 

working with youth, especially youth 

infected with HIV. Priority will be given 

to projects proposed in geographic areas 

where epidemiologic data demonstrate 

high numbers of infected youth. This 

funding priority is consistent with 

Congressional direction to bridge 

targeted prevention and medical care 

and treatment services to youth and 

young adults. 

Funding Preferences: Preference will 

be given to currently funded adolescent 

programs that have enrolled significant 

numbers of HIV infected youth into a 

primary care system during the previous 

project period. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: 5,928,779. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 16. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–048 Title IV: Grants for 

Coordinated HIV Services and Access to 

Research for Women, Infants, Children, 

and Youth: Youth Services Initiative 

(CSWICY: YSI) 

Application Availability Date:

February 1, 2004. 

Application Deadline: April 1, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Wayne 

Sauseda. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

0493. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

wsauseda@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–005 Title III: Categorical 

Grant Program To Provide Outpatient 

Early Intervention Services With Respect 

to HIV Disease (EISEGA) 

CFDA: 93.918. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 2651, 42 U.S.C. 

300ff–51. 

Purpose: The purpose of this funding 

is to provide, on an ongoing outpatient 

basis, high quality early intervention 

services/primary care to individuals 

with HIV infection. This is 

accomplished by increasing the present 

capacity and capability of eligible 

ambulatory health service entities. 

These expanded services become part of 

a continuum of HIV prevention and care 

for individuals who are at risk for HIV 

infections or are HIV infected. All early 

intervention services (EIS) programs 

must provide: HIV counseling and 

testing; counseling and education on 

living with HIV; appropriate medical 

evaluation and clinical care; and other 

essential services such as oral health 

care, outpatient mental health services, 

outpatient substance abuse services and 

nutritional services, and appropriate 

referrals for specialty services.

For the EIS Grants, a major focus is on 

increasing access to HIV primary care 

and support services for communities of 

color. Funding available through the 

Minority AIDS Initiative has improved 

our ability to fund indigenous 

organizations and those serving 

communities of color to deliver and 

implement culturally/linguistically 

proficient primary care HIV services. 

Funding preferences have been 

established for organizations serving 

communities of color that are highly 

affected by HIV/AIDS in an effort to 

improve care, and reduce disparities in 

health outcomes. These preferences are 

consistent with Congressional direction 

to maximize the participation of 

minority community-based 

organizations in delivering Early 

Intervention Services. 

Eligibility: Applicants are limited to 

public or private nonprofit entities that 

are currently funded Title III programs 

whose project periods expire in FY 2004 

or FY 2005 and new organizations 

proposing to serve the same patients 

and populations currently being 

serviced by these existing projects. 

Grantees must be public or private nonprofit agencies. These may include but 

are not limited to: Consolidated Health 

Center Programs (Community Health 

Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health 

Care for the Homeless, Public Housing 

Primary Care and Healthy Schools, 

Healthy Communities) receiving 

support under Section 330 of the PHS 

52660 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

Act; Family planning agencies under 

Section 1001 of the PHS Act, other than 

States; Comprehensive Hemophilia 

Diagnostic and Treatment Centers; 

Federally qualified health centers as 

described in Title XIX, Section 1905 of 

the Social Security Act; Nonprofit 

private entities that currently provide 

comprehensive primary care services to 

populations at risk of HIV disease; Local 

health departments; University/Medical 

Center affiliated clinics. 

Faith-based and community-based 

organizations are eligible to apply. 

State and Service Area of Project 

Periods ending 6/30/04:

AK—Municipality of Anchorage 

AR—Arkansas; Ashley; Chicot; Desha; 

Drew; Jefferson; Lincoln; Pulaski; 

Lonoke; Prairie; Francis; Woodruff 

Crittenden; Cross; Lee; Mississippi; 

Monroe; St. 

CA—Kern; Los Angeles 

CT—Fairfield; New Haven 

FL—Broward; St. Lucie; Martin; Ft. 

Pierce; Indiantown; Collier 

IA—Dallas; Polk; Warren; Appanoose; 

Cedar; Clinton; Davis; Des Moines; 

Henry; Jackson; Jefferson; Johnson; 

Keokuk; Lee; Louisa; Mahaska; 

Monroe; Muscatine; Poweshiek; Scott; 

Van Buren; Wapello; Washington; 

Hancock; Henderson; Knox; 

McDonough; Mercer; Rock Is 

ID—Ada; Boise; Elmore; Valley; 

Owyhee; Canyon; Gem; Payette; 

Washington; Adams; Butte; Bingham; 

Power; Bannock; Caribou; Oneida; 

Franklin; Bear Lake 

KY—Pike 

MA—Barnstable; Plymouth; Suffolk; 

Worcester; Norfolk 

MI—Wayne 

MS—Bolivar; Sunflower; Washington 

MT—Beaverhead; Big Horn; Blaine; 

Broadwater; Carbon; Carter; Cascade; 

Chouteau; Custer; Daniels; Dawson; 

Deer Lodge; Fallon; Fergus; Flathead; 

Gallatin; Garfield; Glacier; Golden 

Valley; Granite; Hill; Judith Basin; 

Lake; Lewis and Clark; Liberty; 

Lincoln 

NC—Durham; Wake; Orange; Granville; 

Vance 

NJ—Union; Monmouth; Mercer; 

Middlesex; Somerset; Hunterdon 

NY—Westchester; Putnam; Dutchess; 

Columbia; Orange; Ulster 

NY—Bronx; Albany; Rensselaer 

PA—Philadelphia; York 

PR—Lares; Barranquitas; Camuy; Ciales; 

Cidra; Comerio; Corozal; Florida; 

Naranjito; Hatillo; Patillas; Orocovis 

Mayaguez; San Sebastian; Western 

Puerto Rico Gurabo; Caguas; San 

Lorenzo; Cidra; Cayey 

SC—Beaufort; Hampton; Jasper 

TX—Bexar 

VA Covington City; Clifton Forge City; 

Alleghany; Botetourt; Craig; Roanoke 

City; Salem City; Roanoke; Amherst; 

Appomattox; Bedford; Bedford City; 

Campbell; Lynchburg City; Buchanan; 

Dickenson; Russell; Tazewell; 

Danville City; Pittsylvania; Franklin; 

Henry 

VT—Addison; Bennington; Caledonia; 

Chittenden; Essex; Franklin; Grand 

Isle; Lamoille; Orange; Orleans; 

Rutland; Washington; Windham; 

Windsor 

WI—Dane; Adams; Buffalo; Crawford; 

Columbia; Dodge; Green; Fond Du 

Lac; Calumet; Pepin; Trempealeau; 

Jackson; La Crosse; Monroe; Vernon; 

Grant; Lafayette; Iowa; Jefferson; 

Sauk; Richland; Juneau; Marquette; 

Waushara; Waupaca; Winnebago; 

Sheboygan; Rock; Gree

State and Service Area of Project 

Periods ending 3/31/05:

AK—Anchorage Borough; Fairbanks 

North Star Borough; Juneau Borough 

AR—Baxter; Clay; Cleburne; Craighead; 

Fulton; Greene; Independence; Izard; 

Jackson; Lawrence; Marion; Poinsett; 

Randolph; Searcy; Sharp; Stone; Van 

Buren; White 

CA—Los Angeles; Sacramento; Fresno; 

San Diego 

CT—Middlesex; New London; New 

Haven; Hartford 

DC—District of Columbia 

FL—Franklin; Gadsden; Jefferson; Leon; 

Liberty; Madison; Taylor; Wakulla; 

Dade; Miami Beach; Miami Lake; 

Osceola; Orange; Brevard; Volusia; 

Polk; Seminole 

GA—Clarke; Elbert; Greene; Jackson; 

Madison; Morgan; Oconee; 

Oglethorpe; Walton; DeKalb 

IL—Cook 

IN—Lake 

KY—Anderson; Bourbon; Boyle; Bath; 

Boyd; Bracken; Clark; Estill; Fayette; 

Franklin; Garrard; Jessamine; Lincoln; 

Madison; Mercer; Nicholas; Powell; 

Scott; Woodford; Fleming; Lewis; 

Mason; Robertson; Menifee; 

Montgomery; Morgan; Rowan; Carter; 

Elliott; Greenu; Henderson; Daviess; 

Union; Webster 

LA—Allen; Avoyelles; Catahoula; 

Concordia; Grant; La Salle; Rapides; 

Vernon; Winn, Orleans 

LA—Caldwell; Franklin; Jackson; 

Lincoln; Morehouse; Ouachita; Union; 

West Carroll; Bossier; Caddo 

MA—Nantucket; Dukes; Barnstable; 

Worcester; Essex Middlesex; Norfolk; 

Suffolk; Plymouth 

ME—Washington; Hancock; Penobscot; 

Piscataquis; Aroostook 

MN—Beltrami; Clearwater; Pine; 

Sherburne; Anoka; Benton; Mille 

Lacs; Goodhue; Wabasha; Olmsted; 

Dodge; Mower; Lincoln; Lyon; Yellow 

Medicine; Renville; Lac Qui Parle; 

Chippewa; Redwood

MO—Andrew; Atchison; Buchanan; 

Caldwell; Carroll; Clinton; Daviess; 

DeKalb; Gentry; Grundy; Harrison; 

Holt; Livingston; Mercer; Nodaway; 

Worth 

MS—Yazoo; Madison; Sharkey; Warren; 

Claiborne; Hinds; Copiah; Simpson; 

Rankin; Issaquena 

NY—Warren; Washington; Hamilton; 

Essex; Saratoga; Bronx Kings; New 

York; Queens; Bronx; Staten Island 

OH—Medina; Summit; Portage; Stark; 

Carroll; Holmes; Wayne; Tuscarawas; 

Williams; Wood; Fulton; Lucas; 

Ottawa; Defiance; Henry; Sandusky 

PA—Philadelphia; Dauphin; Erie; 

Northampton 

PA—Cameron; Clarion; Clearfield; 

Crawford; Elk; Erie; Forest; Jefferson; 

Lawrence; McKean; Mercer; Venango; 

Warren 

RI—Providence 

SC—Chester; Lancaster; Chesterfield; 

Darlington; Marlboro 

SD—Union; Clay; Yankton; Bon 

Homme; Charles Mix; Lincoln; 

Turner; Hutchinson; Douglas; 

Minnehaha; McCook; Hanson; 

Davison; Aurora; Brule; Moody Lake; 

Miner; Sanborn; Buffalo; Brookings; 

Kingsbury; Beadle; Hand; Hyde; 

Hughes; Sully; Deuel; Hamlin; 

Codington 

TN—Shelby 

VA—Roanoke; Norton City; Wise; 

Dickenson; Russell; Scott; 

Washington; Tazewell; Smyth; 

Grayson; Carroll; Bland; Wythe; Galax 

City; Giles; Montgomery; Floyd; 

Patrick; Franklin; Henry; Craig; 

Alleghany; Covington City; Clifton 

Forge City; Botetourt; Bedford 

WA—Spokane; Whitman; Garfield; 

Asotin; Adams; Lincoln; Ferry; 

Okanogan; Stevens; Pend Oreille; 

Whatcom; Skagit 

WI—Milwaukee 

WV—Boone; Putnam; Clay; Kanawha; 

Raleigh; Summers; Monroe; 

Wyoming; McDowell; Mercer; 

Braxton; Webster; Nicholas; Fayette; 

Greenbrier; Pocahontas

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: Preference will 

be given to applicants in an area 

experiencing an increase in the burden 

of providing services regarding HIV 

disease, as described by AIDS cases, 

sexually transmitted diseases, 

tuberculosis, drug abuse, lack of 

availability of early intervention 

services, lack of primary health 

providers other than the applicant, and 

the distance patients have to travel for 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52661

care. Preference will be given to 

applicants that provide services in rural 

(outside urbanized areas and urban 

clusters as described by the U.S. Census 

Bureau) or underserved communities 

where the HIV epidemic is increasing 

and in areas that receive limited or no 

Ryan White CARE Act monies. 

Preference will be given to organizations 

serving communities of color that are 

highly impacted by HIV/AIDS, and are 

supported by the communities of color 

proposed to be served. This preference 

is consistent with Congressional 

direction to maximize the participation 

of minority community based 

organizations that have a history of 

serving communities of color. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $94,116,800. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 177. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–005 Title III: Categorical 

Grant Program To Provide Outpatient 

Early Intervention Services With Respect 

to HIV Disease (EISEGA) 

Application Availability Date:

October 22, 2003; August 15, 2004. 

Application Deadline: December 22, 

2003; October 15, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004; 

April 1, 2005. 

Program Contact Person: Wayne 

Sauseda. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

0493. 

Program Contact E-Mail: 

wsauseda@hrsa.gov.

Explanation: Application Availability 

Date is October 22, 2003 for project 

period ending June 30, 2004. 

Application Availability Date is August 

15, 2004 for project periods ending 

March 31, 2005. Application Deadline is 

December 22, 2003 for project period 

ending June 30, 2004. Application 

Deadline is October 15, 2004 for project 

period ending March 31, 2005. 

Competition for programs with project 

periods ending December 31, 2003 and 

March 30,2004 were announced in a 

previously published Federal Register

Notice. Contact Wayne Sauseda for 

further information. 

HRSA–04–049 Title III: Early 

Intervention Services Planning Grants 

(EISPG) 

CFDA: 93.918. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 2654(c), 42 U.S.C. 

300ff–54(c). 

Purpose: The purpose of this grant 

program is to support eligible entities in 

their efforts to plan for the provision of 

high quality comprehensive HIV 

primary health care services in rural or 

urban underserved areas and 

communities of color. Planning grants 

support the planning process and do not 

fund any service delivery or patient 

care. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be 

public or private nonprofit agencies. 

Faith-based and community-based 

organizations are eligible to apply. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit.

Funding References: In awarding 

grants, preference will be given to 

applicants seeking funds that are 

located in or near the community(ies) of 

color they are intending to serve. This 

preference is consistent with 

Congressional direction to maximize 

participation of minority communitybased organizations that have a history 

of serving communities of color. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $500,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 10. 

Estimated Project Period: 1 year. 

HRSA–04–049 Title III: Early 

Intervention Services Planning Grants 

(EISPG) 

Application Availability Date: January 

5, 2003. 

Application Deadline: March 5, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: August 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Wayne 

Sauseda. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

0493. 

Program Contact E-Mail: 

wsauseda@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–050 HIV Emergency Relief 

Grant Program for Eligible Metropolitan 

Areas (EMAS) 

CFDA: 93.914. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title XXVI, Pub. L. 106–

345, 42 U.S.C. 300ff–11 et seq.

Purpose: Part A (Title I) of the Ryan 

White CARE Act authorizes grants for 

outpatient and ambulatory health and 

support services to Eligible 

Metropolitan Areas (EMAs). These 

grants fund systems of communitybased care composed of approximately 

25 categories of medical and other 

health and social support services for 

individuals with HIV/AIDS in EMAs. 

These services are intended primarily 

for low income/under insured people 

living with HIV/AIDS. Fifty percent of 

the funds available are awarded 

according to a formula based on the 

estimated number of living cases of 

AIDS in the EMAs. The remaining 

funds, less any hold harmless amounts 

and amounts appropriated for the 

Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI), are 

awarded as discretionary supplemental 

grants based on the demonstration of 

additional need by the EMA. 

Eligibility: Limited to 51 Eligible 

Metropolitan Areas (EMAs). 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $247.2 million (amount 

excludes MAI award amounts). 

Estimated Number of Awards: 51. 

Estimated Project Period: March 1, 

2004 through February 28, 2005. 

HRSA–04–050 HIV Emergency Relief 

Grant Program for Eligible Metropolitan 

Areas (EMAS) 

Application Availability Date: July 15, 

2003. 

Application Deadline: October 1, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: No later than 

60 days post final FY 2004 

Appropriation. 

Program Contact Person: Douglas H. 

Morgan. 

Program Contact Number: (301) 443–

6745. 

Program Contact E-Mail: 

dmorgan@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–008 AETC National 

Evaluation Center (NECCA) 

CFDA: 93.15. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

300ff–111(a). 

Purpose: This cooperative agreement 

will be awarded to an eligible 0entity to 

develop, test, and disseminate methods 

and models for evaluating the impact of 

clinical education and training on 

provider behavior and clinical practice, 

with respect to changes in knowledge 

and skills, clinical practice behavior, 

and clinical outcomes. 

Federal Involvement: The scope of 

Federal involvement is included in the 

application kit. 

Eligibility: Funding will be directed to 

activities designed for documentation 

and data collection, outcome evaluation, 

technical assistance, writing and 

dissemination. Eligible entities include 

public or private non-profit entities, 

including schools and academic health 

sciences centers. Faith-based and 

community-based organizations are 

eligible to apply. 

Review Criteria: Applications will be 

reviewed by an objective review 

committee using the following criteria: 

Understanding of the Problem, 

Professional Qualifications and 

Expertise of Applicant, Organizational 

Capacity, Methods and Program Plan, 

and Appropriateness and Justification of 

the Budget. 

Estimated Amount for This 

Competition: $450,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 

Estimated Project Year: 3 years. 

52662 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

HRSA–04–008 AETC National 

Evaluation Center (NECCA) 

Application Availability Date: August 

15, 2003. 

Application Deadline: October 6, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: December 1, 

2003. 

Program Contact Person: Marisol M. 

Rodriguez. 

Program Contact Phone: (301) 443–

4082. 

Program Contact E-Mail: 

mrodriguez@hrsa.gov.

Maternal and Child Health Programs 

HRSA–04–051 Maternal and Child 

Health Research Program (MCHR) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2). 

Purpose: The Maternal and Child 

Health Research Program will award 

grants for the following purposes: (1) 

Extramural MCH Research Program to 

support applied research relating to 

maternal and child health services, 

which show promise of substantial 

contribution to the advancement of the 

current knowledge pool, and when used 

in States and communities should result 

in health and health services 

improvements; and (2) Pediatric 

Research Network Program to support a 

pediatric applied research network that 

promotes coordinated multi-centered 

research activities, focused on 

translating research to practice and that 

should result in health and health 

service improvements when applied 

directly into pediatric primary care and/

or service settings. 

Eligibility: For program purpose, only 

public or nonprofit institutions of 

higher learning and public or private 

nonprofit agencies engaged in research 

or in programs relating to maternal and 

child health and/or services for children 

with special health care needs may 

apply for grants for research in maternal 

and child health services or in services 

for children with special health care 

needs, as cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3 (b). 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition:

For program purpose—

(1) Extramural MCH Research 

Program: $2,800,000. 

(2) Pediatric Research Network 

Program: $400,000.

Estimated Number of Awards:

For program purpose—

(1) Extramural MCH Research 

Program: 10 awards. 

(2) Pediatric Research Network 

Program: 1 award.

Estimated Project Period:

For program purpose—

(1) Extramural MCH Research 

Program: Up to 4 years. 

(2) Pediatric Research Network 

Program: 5 years.

HRSA–04–051 Maternal and Child 

Health Research Program (MCHR) 

Application Availability Date:

For program purpose—

(1) Extramural MCH Research 

Program: Continuously. 

(2) Pediatric Research Network 

Program: December 15, 2003.

Application Deadline:

(1) Extramural MCH Research Program: 

March 1, 2004; and August 15, 2004. 

(2) Pediatric Research Network Program: 

March 1, 2004.

Projected Award Date:

(1) Extramural MCH Research Program: 

September 1, 2004, January 1, 2005. 

(2) Pediatric Research Network: 

September 1, 2004.

Program Contact Person:

(1) Extramural MCH Research Program: 

Rita Haggerty (e-mail: 

rhaggerty@hrsa.gov) or Hae Young 

Park (e-mail: hpark@hrsa.gov). 

(2) Pediatric Research Network Program: 

Rita Haggerty.

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

2207. 

HRSA–04–052 Maternal and Child 

Health Minority Research Infrastructure 

Support Program (RMIN) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2). 

Purpose: The purpose of this program 

is to increase the capacity of institutions 

and their faculty to conduct rigorous 

maternal and child health (MCH) 

applied research addressing issues 

relating to health disparities. The intent 

of the research infrastructure program is 

to strengthen the research environments 

of institutions through grant support to 

develop and/or expand existing 

capacities for conducting research in all 

areas of MCH care and services, which 

shows promise of substantial 

contribution to the advancement of 

current knowledge pool, and when used 

in States and communities should result 

in health and health services 

improvements. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 

51a.3(b), only public or nonprofit 

institutions of higher learning and 

public or private nonprofit agencies 

engaged in research or in programs 

relating to maternal and child health 

and/or services for children with special 

health care needs may apply for grants 

for research in maternal and child 

health services or in services for 

children with special health care needs. 

Funding Preferences: All eligible 

applications will be considered. 

However, the Surgeon General’s Healthy 

People 2010 Objectives, the Institute of 

Medicine’s report Unequal Treatment: 

Confronting Racial and Ethnic 

Disparities in Health Care, and the HHS 

Secretary’s initiative to eliminate racial 

and ethnic disparities in health all 

evidence a continuing—if not growing—

trend of inequities in the health status 

of racial, ethnic and low income groups. 

In order to enhance research outcomes 

on health disparities in areas of MCH 

care and services (e.g., prenatal care, 

low birth weight, immunizations, 

maternal and infant morality), the 

program is seeking applicants who 

demonstrate: geographic proximity, a 

history of established relationships and 

commitment to the well being of the 

proposed study population, trust of the 

community, availability of researchers 

with cultural and linguistic competence 

relative to the research population, and 

evidence of research experience in the 

area to be studied with resultant 

professional presentations and/or 

publications.

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application guidance 

material. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $250,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 2. 

Estimated or Average Size of Each 

Award: $125,000. 

Estimated Project Period: 5 years. 

HRSA–04–052 Maternal and Child 

Health Minority Research Infrastructure 

Support Program (RMIN) 

Application Availability Date:

December 1, 2003. 

Application Deadline: March 26, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Hae Young 

Park and/or Roscoe G. Dandy. 

Phone Number: (301) 443–2207 for 

Ms. Park or (301) 443–2964 for Dr. 

Dandy. 

E-Mail: hpark@hrsa.gov and 

rdandy@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–053 Long Term MCH 

Training (MCHLT) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, Section 501(a)(2), 42 U.S.C. 

702(b)(2). 

Purpose:

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52663

(1) Long Term Training in Leadership 

Education in Neurodevelopmental and 

Related Disabilities (LEND) (T73) 

The purpose of the Maternal and 

Child Health Interdisciplinary 

Leadership Education in 

Neurodevelopmental and Related 

Disabilities (LEND) program is to 

improve the health status of infants, 

children, and adolescents with, or at 

risk for, neurodevelopmental and 

related disabilities, including mental 

retardation, neurodegenerative and 

acquired neurological disorders, and 

multiple handicaps. The educational 

curricula emphasize the integration of 

services supported by State, local 

agencies, organizations, private 

providers and communities. The LEND 

programs will prepare health 

professionals to assist children and their 

families to achieve their developmental 

potentials by forging a communitybased partnership of health resources 

and community leadership. 

(2) Leadership Education Certificate in 

Public Health (T04) 

The purpose of this program is to 

strengthen the Nation’s Maternal and 

Child Health Public Health system by 

broadening the leadership base of the 

current and future MCH workforce. 

Emphasis will be placed on developing 

the public health workforce through 

innovative strategies that address the 

special education needs of health 

professionals who: live in isolated 

geographic communities; need to 

enhance or advance their skills while 

continuing to meet their daily on site 

work and family responsibilities; and/or 

are from underserved or 

underrepresented populations. These 

training programs could lead to a 

graduate degree (i.e., Masters in Public 

Health) and/or in-depth training which 

is tailored to the specific needs of public 

health students in improving their skills 

(i.e., certificate program). Institutions 

are encouraged to develop the certificate 

and degree programs for students who 

desire to build upon previous course 

work to continue their formal education. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 

51a.3(b), only public or private 

nonprofit institutions of higher learning 

may apply for training grants. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Special Considerations:

(1) In the interest of equitable 

geographic distribution, special 

consideration for funding may be given 

to projects from States or jurisdictions 

without a currently funded project in 

this category. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition:

(1) LEND $8,219,000. 

(2) Leadership Educ. Certificate in 

Public Health, $720,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards:

(1) LEND, 17. 

(2) Leadership Educ. Certificate in 

Public Health, 4. 

Estimated Project Period: 5 years. 

HRSA–04–053 Long Term MCH 

Training (MCHLT) 

Application Availability Date:

September 12, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: October 1, 

2003. 

Application Deadline: November 20, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date:

(1) LEND, July 1, 2004. 

(2) Leadership Education in Public 

Health, June 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person:

(1) LEND, Denise Sofka. 

(2) Leadership Education in Public 

Health, Nanette H. Pepper. 

Program Contact Phone:

(1) LEND, (301) 443–0344. 

(2) Leadership Education in Public 

Health, (301) 443–6445. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

(1) LEND, dsofka@hrsa.gov.

(2) Leadership Education in Public 

Health, npepper@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–054 Continuing Education 

and Development (CED) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, Section 501(a)(2), 42 U.S.C. 

701(a)(2). 

Purpose:

(1) Continuing Education and 

Development (General) (T02) 

Continuing Education and 

Development (CED) focuses on 

increasing the leadership skills of MCH 

professionals by facilitating the timely 

transfer of new information, research 

findings, and technology related to 

MCH; and updating and improving the 

knowledge and skills of health and 

related professionals in programs 

serving mothers and children. CED 

programs support the conduct of shortterm, non-degree related courses, 

workshops, conferences, symposia, 

institutes and distance learning 

strategies and/or development of 

curricula, guidelines, standards of 

practice, and educational tools/

strategies intended to assure quality 

health care for the MCH population. 

Programs must address a critical MCH 

training need, such as, but not limited 

to, oral health, behavioral health, 

cultural competency, core public health 

functions, asthma, early identification/

detection of children with special health 

care needs, suicide prevention, health 

education, nutrition, nursing, or interprofessional education. 

(2) Continuing Education/Distance 

Learning (T21) 

Alternative education methodologies 

provide effective and efficient means by 

which maternal and child health (MCH) 

professionals can enhance and advance 

their analytical, managerial, 

administrative and clinical skills while 

continuing to meet their daily on-site 

responsibilities. These functions 

include assessing need; utilizing data; 

developing policies and programs; 

addressing and resolving problems; 

monitoring progress and evaluating 

performance. This grant program 

supports the development, 

implementation, creative utilization, 

application and evaluation of distance 

education opportunities for maternal 

and child health (MCH) professionals. 

Projects will work collaboratively with 

each other and the MCH Bureau to 

provide technical assistance in distance 

education and technology to the MCH 

community. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 

51a.3(b), only public or private 

institutions of higher learning may 

apply for training grants. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit.

Special Considerations:

(1) Special consideration will be given 

to applicants serving underrepresented 

minority students. 

Estimated Amount of this 

Competition:

(1) Continuing Education and 

Development, $300,000; 

(2) CED/Distance Learning, $525,000 

Estimated Number of Awards:

(1) Continuing Education and 

Development, 10 

(2) CED/Distance Learning, 4 

Estimated Project Period:

(1) Continuing Education and 

Development, 1–3 years 

(2) CED/Distance Learning, 3 years 

HRSA–04–054 Continuing Education 

and Development (CED) 

Application Availability Date:

November 14, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: December 

15, 2003. 

Application Deadline: January 15, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: June 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person:

(1) Continuing Education and 

Development, Diana L. Rule 

(2) CED/Distance Learning, Aaron 

Favors 

Program Contact Phone:

(1) Continuing Education and 

Development, (301) 443–0233 

52664 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

(2) CED/Distance Learning, (301) 443–

0392 

Program Contact E-Mail:

(1) Continuing Education and 

Development, drule@hrsa.gov

(2) CED/Distance Learning, 

afavors@hrsa.gov

HRSA–04–055 Genetic Services 

Projects: Delivery of Genetic Services 

(GSGE) and Regional Newborn 

Screening and Genetics Collaboratives 

(GSRC) 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701. 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Purpose: The purpose of this grant 

activity is to fund two separate 

initiatives to establish demonstration 

projects to address issues confronting 

State newborn screening and State Title 

V genetics programs. These initiatives 

will provide models, best practices, and 

dissemination strategies for ensuring 

optimal follow-up and management for 

children identified with heritable 

conditions by helping to translate 

genetic technological advances into 

practice. 

Initiative 1—Regional Newborn 

Screening and Genetics Collaboratives 

The purpose of this grant activity is to 

establish demonstration projects that 

enhance and support the newborn 

screening and genetics service capacity 

of State Title V programs. The projects 

will reflect partnerships among State 

programs, medical homes, families, and 

tertiary care centers. The projects will 

focus on ensuring optimal follow-up 

and management for children identified 

with heritable conditions by helping to 

translate genetic technological advances 

into practice. They will also undertake 

a regional approach toward addressing 

the maldistribution of genetic resources. 

The initiative will establish 

Collaboratives to: Serve as regional 

focus of genetics expertise for the subspecialty care and treatment and 

management of children identified with 

heritable disorders by newborn 

screening; Demonstrate partnerships 

with multiple state newborn screening 

and Title V programs within a region, 

modeling a regional approach toward 

facilitating access to the genetics 

expertise that providers and families 

need to diagnose and manage children 

identified with heritable disorders; 

Provide information, educational 

resources, technical assistance, and 

support to the medical homes within 

the region in the treatment and 

management of children identified with 

heritable disorders by newborn 

screening, as well as to the families of 

the children identified with heritable 

disorders in the region. This will be 

done by: Utilizing innovations in 

communication and telehealth 

medicine; Demonstrating partnerships 

with existing comprehensive care 

programs to provide genetics expertise; 

Demonstrating the ability to offer 

technical assistance to State newborn 

screening and Title V programs served 

by the region; Assessing the long term 

health outcomes of children identified 

by newborn screening in this region and 

the clinical validity and utility of this 

regional approach; and Addressing 

issues related to the incidence of 

heritable conditions identified by 

newborn screening in the region. Funds 

available: $2,000,000 for 4 cooperative 

agreements. The cooperative agreements 

will be funded for five years, subject to 

the availability of funding for years 2 

through 5 and satisfactory grantee 

performance. 

Initiative 2—Delivery of Genetic 

Services 

The purpose of this grant activity is to 

establish 5 separate demonstration 

projects to examine genetic service 

issues such as service delivery and 

capacity, developing communities of 

practice for systems integration, quality 

of services, genetic literacy, education 

and awareness and the multiple social 

and ethical issues that have emerged 

from the use of new and evolving 

genetic technologies within these 

programs. All projects must consider the 

complexity of the public health and 

health care delivery systems. 

Applications may address Projects 1–5. 

Funds available: $1,000,000 for 5 

cooperative agreements. The 

cooperative agreements will be funded 

for two years, subject to the availability 

of funding for the second year and 

satisfactory grantee performance. 

• One project will identify strategies 

and develop materials and a model that 

identifies and measures quantifiable 

performance criteria for newborn 

genetic screening programs. Issues such 

as expanded newborn screening, missed 

infants, false positive results, and 

delayed diagnosis will be addressed—

Project 1. 

• One project will identify strategies 

and develop materials and a model that 

utilizes a consumer-based family history 

tool to increase awareness about 

genetics—Project 2. 

• One project will identify strategies 

and develop materials and a model to 

evaluate existing data and recommend 

and weight priorities on health and 

economic value of genetic services, 

including genetic testing, education and 

counseling to provide important cost, 

health outcomes, and quality of care 

data—Project 3. 

• One project will identify strategies 

and develop materials for addressing the 

ethical social issues surrounding the use 

of new and emerging technologies, the 

current models for delivering genetic 

tests and other genetic services—Project 

4. 

• One project will establish a 

resource center for developing a 

community of practice model for 

Genetic Service Branch’s Best Practices 

in the Integration of Newborn Metabolic 

Screening Programs with Other Public 

Health Programs. The purpose of this 

resource center is to develop and 

implement policy initiatives related to 

achieving policy that supports 

integrating newborn metabolic 

screening programs with other public 

health programs and the health care 

delivery system. Components of the 

policy include definitions of integration, 

core function specification, standards of 

practice, and indicators to monitor and 

measure progress and outcomes. Direct 

involvement from a variety of public 

health programs and support functions, 

health care providers, community 

members, and families will be necessary 

for success because of the multiple, 

critical roles they play in the health of 

a newborn—Project 5. 

Federal Involvement: The scope of 

federal involvement with respect to all 

of the cooperative agreements is 

included in the application kit. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42CFR Part 51 

a.3(a) any public or private entity, 

including an Indian Tribe or Tribal 

organization (as those terms are defined 

in 25 U.S.C. 450(b)) is eligible to apply 

for Federal Funding. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of this 

Competition: $3,200,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 9. 

Estimated Project Period: 5 years for 

Priority 1 projects (Regional Newborn 

Screening and Genetics CollaborativesGSRC) and 2 years for Priority 2 projects 

(Delivery of Genetic Services-GSGE). 

HRSA–04–055 Genetic Services 

Projects: Delivery of Genetic Services 

(GSGE) and Regional Newborn 

Screening and Genetics Collaboratives 

(GSRC) 

Application Availability: October 15, 

2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: December 1, 

2003. 

Application Deadline: January 9, 

2004. 

Estimated Project Start Date: July 1, 

2004.

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52665

Program Contact Name: Michele A. 

Lloyd-Puryear. 

Program Contact E-Mail: 

mpuryear@hrsa.gov.

Program Contact Telephone: 301–

443–1080. 

HRSA–04–056 Medical Home for 

Children With Special Health Care 

Needs (MHCSH) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701. 

Purpose: In February 2001, President 

Bush released the New Freedom 

Initiative, a comprehensive plan to tear 

down barriers facing people with 

disabilities and preventing them from 

participating fully in community life. 

This broad interagency initiative calls 

upon the Federal government to assist 

States and localities to implement the 

decision of the Supreme Court in 

Olmstead v L.C., which requires States 

to place qualified individuals with 

mental disabilities in community 

settings in certain circumstances. As 

part of this initiative, HRSA was 

charged with ‘‘developing and 

implementing a plan to achieve 

appropriate community-based service 

systems for children and youth with 

special health care needs (CYSHCN) and 

their families.’’ A core component of 

community systems is that every child 

with a special health care need must 

have access to a regular ongoing source 

of health care in the community, i.e., a 

medical home. The medical home is 

articulated through the Healthy People 

2010 Objectives and is a core 

performance measure for Title V 

Maternal and Child Health Programs. 

This initiative supports the medical 

home component of the President’s New 

Freedom Initiative through: (1) A 

national resource center; (2) state 

implementation grants; (3) targeted 

support to pediatric practices for service 

models; (4) grants to assure access to 

specialty services; and (5) a cooperative 

agreement using autism as a case 

example to improve early identification 

and clinical management and referrals. 

These priorities will provide models, 

best practices, and dissemination 

strategies for ensuring that all children 

and youth with special health care 

needs have the services and support 

necessary for full community inclusion. 

Priority 1 

National Resource Center on Medical 

Home Implementation. One cooperative 

agreement to: (1) Develop and 

implement policy initiatives related to 

achieving medical homes for children 

and youth with special health care 

needs; (2) establish and implement 

strategies for enhancing timely 

interactive communication, including 

telecommunication, among 

pediatricians, health care providers, 

community leaders, and policy-makers 

concerned with access, appropriateness, 

and coordination of primary care with 

specialty care and the array of other 

services required for this population of 

children and families; (3) promote 

activities that establish medical home as 

the standard of care for all communitybased primary care physicians caring for 

children with special needs; (4) expand 

and enhance the capacity to collect, 

analyze, and use quantitative and 

qualitative data to promote medical 

homes for children with special health 

care needs; (5) facilitate the 

development of resources that increase 

access and awareness of the medical 

home for families and children with 

special health care needs; (6) assist 

states in implementation, assessment, 

and evaluation of strategies to promote 

Healthy People 2010 Goals and the 

President’s New Freedom Initiative 

around community based systems of 

care for children with special health 

care needs; and (7) build upon the 

operational definition of a medical 

home, utilizing tools that have been 

developed, such as the medical home 

index and continuous quality 

improvement measures. Funds 

available: $700,000 for one cooperative 

agreement. The scope of Federal 

involvement with respect to all 

cooperative agreements is included in 

the Application Kit. The cooperative 

agreement has a 5 year project period. 

Funding for the 2–5 years is contingent 

upon the availability of funds and 

satisfactory performance of the grantee. 

Priority 2 

Integrating and Sustaining Medical 

Home through Statewide 

Implementation. Grants to States to 

improve and ensure the sustainability of 

statewide implementation of the 

medical home for CSHCN. Applicants 

must: (1) Conduct a medical home 

needs assessment based on the Statespecific findings of the National Survey 

of CSHCN and incorporate those 

findings into the Block Grant 

Application; (2) incorporate medical 

home into the ongoing budget for the 

State Title V program; (3) implement/

expand a plan for achieving statewide 

implementation of medical home; (4) 

participate in a continuous quality 

improvement strategy with primary care 

practices in the state; (5) develop and 

implement a structured plan for fiscal 

and programmatic sustainability; and (6) 

implement formative and summative 

evaluation activities. Funds available: 

$1,200,000 for 6–8 grants. Grants are for 

four years. 

Priority 3 

Medical Home Implementation 

through Community-Based, Primary 

Care Practices. Grants to primary care 

practices/networks to improve the 

ability of community primary care 

practices to become medical homes and 

to promote and support community 

inclusion for children and youth with 

special health care needs by better 

linking medical homes with early 

intervention, child care, Head Start, 

schools, and other community 

programs. Eligible applicants are: (a) 

networks of medical home providers 

including but not limited to State 

primary care professional organizations 

and other existing networks of primary 

care practices: and (b) individual 

primary care practices. Funds available: 

$800,000 for grants up to $50,000 for 

individual practices, or up to $250,000 

for Network applications supporting at 

least five pediatric primary care 

practices. Grants are for four years. 

Priority 4 

Subspecialty Capacity-Building. 

Grants to develop strategies for 

partnership between State Title V 

agencies, subspecialty networks, and the 

medical home to improve access and 

availability of health/medical services to 

support children and youth in their 

community. Funds will support: (a) 

Comprehensive Statewide, contiguous 

State, or national needs assessments of 

workforce capacity for specialists and 

sub-specialists serving CSHCN; (b) 

development and implementation of a 

plan to improve workforce capacity; and 

(c) strengthen subspecialty relationships 

with the medical home. The plan must 

define and articulate the role of 

subspecialty networks, the medical 

home, and Title V in improving access 

to and availability of appropriate health 

and related services to support 

inclusion of children and youth in their 

community. Funds available: $400,000 

for 2 grants up to $200,000. Grants are 

for four years.

Priority 5 

Early Identification and Intervention 

for Children with Autism. A cooperative 

agreement to improve the capacity of 

the medical home and the early 

intervention community to identify, 

appropriately serve, and integrate 

children with autism into their 

communities. The cooperative 

agreement will: (a) Work with MCHB, 

family leaders, and pediatric primary 

care providers to improve medical home 

capacity for early identification of 

52666 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

young children with autism; (b) support 

the work of HRSA on the Interagency 

Autism Coordinating Council; (c) 

collaborate with CDC’s national 

awareness campaign to ensure that 

medical homes are well-prepared to 

support identified children; and (d) 

implement community-based strategies 

to link the medical home with early 

intervention programs for children 

identified as having autism. Funds 

available: $300,000 for one cooperative 

agreement. The scope of Federal 

involvement with respect to all 

cooperative agreements is included in 

the Application Kit. The cooperative 

agreement is for four years. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 

51a.3 (a), any public or private entity, 

including an Indian tribe or tribal 

organization, faith based and 

community based organization (as those 

terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is 

eligible to apply for this Federal 

funding. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of this 

Competition: $3,400,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 18. 

Estimated Project Period: See 

purpose. 

HRSA–04–056 Medical Home for 

Children With Special Health Care 

Needs (MHCSH) 

Application Availability Date:

October 15, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: November 

17, 2003. 

Application Deadline: January 15, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Monique 

Fountain. 

Program Contact Phone: 301 443–

2370. 

Program Contact E-mail:

mfountain@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–057 Adolescent Health 

Resource Cooperative Agreements 

(AHR) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701. 

Purpose: The overall purpose of the 

Adolescent Health Resource (AHR) 

program is to promote the health, 

development, safety, and social and 

emotional well-being of all school-aged 

children, adolescents, and young adults 

in the United States, and their families. 

It includes efforts that address the needs 

of decision-makers and professionals at 

national, State and community levels. 

The AHR program is founded on two 

frameworks: Healthy People 2010 and 

the principles of healthy youth 

development. Three categories of AHR 

cooperative agreement funding 

opportunities are offered for FY 2004: 

the State Adolescent Health Resource 

Center for Maternal and Child Health 

Personnel (SAMCH); the National 

Adolescent Health Information Center 

(NAHIC); and, the Public Policy 

Analysis and Education Center for 

Middle Childhood, Adolescent and 

Young Adult Health (PAE/CAYAH). 

I. (SAMCH)—The specific purpose of 

this national technical assistance and 

resource center is to assist State Title V 

Maternal and Child Health Programs to 

promote core capacity in adolescent 

health and to improve measurable 

adolescent health status in such arenas 

as unintentional injury, interpersonal 

violence, mental health, substance use, 

reproductive health, nutrition and 

physical activity, and oral health. II. 

(NAHIC)—The specific purpose of the 

National Adolescent Health Information 

Center is to collect, synthesize, 

coordinate and disseminate information 

regarding the health, safety and wellbeing of school-aged children, 

adolescents, young adults, and their 

families. As part of this effort, this 

Center provides technical assistance, 

consultation and continuing education 

to States, communities, and groups of 

health professionals and decisionmakers. III. (PAE/CAYAH)—The 

specific purpose of this Center is to 

analyze the effects of public policies, 

regulations and practices at the 

community, State and Federal levels on 

the health, safety and well-being of 

school-aged children, adolescents, 

young adults, and their families. The 

intent is to enhance the knowledge of, 

and to inform, policy and decisionmakers as well as health professionals 

regarding the short- and long-term 

consequences of public policies on 

these population groups. 

Federal Involvement: The scope of 

Federal involvement is included in the 

application kit. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 

51a.3 (a), any public or private entity, 

including an Indian tribe or tribal 

organization (as those terms are defined 

at 25 U.S.C. 450b) is eligible to apply for 

this Federal funding. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of this 

Competition: $695,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 3. 

Estimated Project Period: 5 years. 

HRSA–04–057 Adolescent Health 

Resource Cooperative Agreements 

(AHR)

Application Availability Date:

October 29, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: December 

17, 2003. 

Application Deadline: January 5, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Trina 

Menden Anglin. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

4291. 

Program Contact E-mail:

tanglin@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–058 National Center on 

School-Based Health Care (NSBHC) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701. 

Purpose: The purpose of this national 

resource center is to provide current, 

evidence-based information and other 

resources to school-based and schoollinked health centers in order to 

improve and enhance their service 

capabilities and quality of care. As part 

of this effort, the Center will develop 

models of interagency and 

interdisciplinary collaboration for 

delivering health and mental health 

services in schools that involve school 

staff, school-based/linked health 

centers, and community agencies. The 

intent of Center activities will be to 

promote development of the school 

health infrastructure; foster the delivery 

of high quality services to students that 

integrate primary care, mental health, 

and substance abuse treatment services; 

contribute to positive health, social and 

educational outcomes; enhance 

collaboration between school-based/

linked health care services and other 

school health programs; encourage 

parental involvement in the health care 

of their children and adolescents as well 

as engage parents in programs that 

promote health and prevent health risk 

behaviors; and address issues of practice 

management, such as quality 

improvement and financing of schoolbased/linked health care. Because this 

Center is national in scope, the 

applicant should be prepared to interact 

with the approximately 1500 schoolbased/linked health centers in our 

Nation, as well as with communities 

interested in developing this model of 

health care. The Center will be expected 

to interact collaboratively with other 

HRSA/MCHB programs that promote 

school health and adolescent health. 

Federal Involvement: The scope of 

Federal involvement is included in the 

application kit. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 

51a.3 (a), any public or private entity, 

including an Indian tribe or tribal 

organization (as those terms are defined 

at 25 U.S.C. 450b) is eligible to apply for 

this Federal funding. 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52667

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $200,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 

Estimated Project Period: 5 years. 

HRSA–04–058 National Center on 

School-Based Health Care (NSBHC) 

Application Availability Date:

October 29, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: December 

17, 2003. 

Application Deadline: January 5, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Isadora R. 

Hare. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

6392. 

Program Contact E-mail:

ihare@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–059 Integrated Health and 

Behavioral Health Care for Children, 

Adolescents and Their Families (IHBHP) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701. 

Purpose: The purpose of this set of 

planning grants is to assist community 

health care organizations to develop and 

formalize working relationships for 

planning a program of health service 

delivery for children, adolescents and 

their families that integrates physical 

and psychosocial primary care, 

comprehensive mental health services, 

and substance abuse prevention and 

treatment services. Plans for integration 

of services that are developed as part of 

grant activities need to address such 

issues as organizational structure, 

governance and executive leadership, 

staffing, education and training of 

personnel, facilities, information 

systems and protection of 

confidentiality, regulatory requirements, 

functioning in a managed care 

environment, fiscal arrangements, 

quality improvement and 

accountability, and involvement with 

the larger community. The ultimate goal 

of this initiative is to develop a set of 

integrated services models that meet the 

unique needs of different communities. 

This funding opportunity represents a 

third cycle for this initiative. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 

51a.3 (a), any public or private entity, 

including an Indian tribe or tribal 

organization, faith based and 

community based organization (as those 

terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is 

eligible to apply for this Federal 

funding. Organizations that have 

previously received funding under this 

initiative are not eligible to apply. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $400,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 8. 

Estimated Project Period: 2 years. 

HRSA–04–059 Integrated Health and 

Behavioral Health Care for Children, 

Adolescents and Their Families (IHBHP) 

Application Availability Date:

October 29, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: December 

17, 2003. 

Application Deadline: February 2, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Sharon 

Adamo. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

3972. 

Program Contact E-mail:

sadamo@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–060 Breastfeeding 

Promotion in Physician’s Office 

Practices (BPPOP) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701. 

Purpose: This grant program is 

designed to: (1) Facilitate preparation of 

providers of obstetrical, family practice, 

pediatric health care and other health 

disciplines in office settings to 

effectively promote and manage 

breastfeeding with the goal to move 

breastfeeding initiation and duration 

rates toward the Healthy People 2010 

national health objectives; (2) 

implement strategies to enroll health 

care providers working with 

underserved population in breastfeeding 

promotion, support, and technical 

assistance programs; and (3) encourage 

collaborations between obstetrical, 

pediatric, family health care, and other 

health providers at the local, state, and 

regional levels. Because this grant is 

national in scope, the applicant should 

be prepared to clearly demonstrate a 

national expertise and capacity for 

addressing breastfeeding promotion, 

support, and technical assistance issues 

related to providers of obstetrical, 

family practice and pediatric medical 

and health care to consumers and their 

families; and applicants building upon 

current breastfeeding promotion and 

support partnerships with professional 

organizations and federal agencies. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 

51a.3(a), any public or private entity, 

including an Indian tribe or tribal 

organization (as those terms are defined 

at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply 

for this Federal funding. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $200,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–060 Breastfeeding 

Promotion in Physician’s Office 

Practices (BPPOP) 

Application Availability Date: January 

27, 2004. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: March 17, 

2004. 

Application Deadline: April 1, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 30, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Denise 

Sofka. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

0344. 

Program Contact E-Mail: 

dsofka@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–061 Partnership for 

Information and Communication 

Cooperative Agreement Program (PICA) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701. 

Purpose: The general purpose of the 

Partnership for Information and 

Communication program is to 

collaborate with governmental, 

professional and private membership 

organizations representing community, 

state and private sector leaders to 

identify issues impacting maternal and 

child health, to share information about 

approaches to improving maternal and 

child health issues, and to clarify the 

particular perspectives of stakeholders 

in maternal and child health care. For 

FY 2004, two categories of PIC funding 

opportunities are offered: 

I. Family Partnerships in Maternal 

and Child Health (FPPIC): The specific 

purpose of this category is to assist 

organizations representing the interests 

of culturally diverse families to: (a) 

Identify the particular concerns of those 

families regarding health, mental health 

and welfare; (b) collaborate with the 

MCHB to increase the involvement of 

culturally diverse families in MCH and 

Children with Special Health Care 

Needs (CSHCN) issues; (c) communicate 

to families, in a culturally competent 

manner, important issues identified by 

the MCHB; (d) assist state and local 

MCH/CSHCN programs in obtaining 

family perspectives from culturally 

diverse populations; and, (e) work 

collaboratively with other family 

organizations to promote the concerns 

of all families and to address health, 

mental health and social issues 

impacting families. Organizations will 

be selected in a manner to assure family 

representation from the variety of racial, 

ethnic and culturally diverse groups 

that make up the MCH/CSHCN 

population as well as family/parent 

52668 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

organizations having a particular issue 

of concern (e.g., mental health, 

education, safety). The program will 

consider both well-established family 

organizations and family organizations 

which are not so well-established but 

demonstrate promise in supporting and 

representing families of currently under 

represented groups. 

II. MCH and Mental Health (MHPIC):

The specific purpose of this category is 

to support national organizations 

representing family/child health 

programs and mental health services 

programs in States to develop new ways 

for their State constituents to better 

understand each others’ roles and 

responsibilities, to identify areas of 

common concern, and to support new 

ways of facilitating State agencies to 

work together on behalf of the mental 

heath and well-being of women, 

children and families. The outcome of 

this effort will be the creation of a 

coherent system to promote the 

mentally healthy development of 

children and adolescents, support the 

emotional health of families, improve 

the ability of the health care system to 

identify mental health issues at the 

earliest possible stage, and improve the 

mental health system’s ability to 

intervene appropriately with the full 

range of emotional problems. 

Federal Involvement: The scope of 

Federal involvement is included in the 

application kit. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 

51a.3 (a), any public or private entity, 

including an Indian tribe or tribal 

organization, faith-based and 

community-based organization (as those 

terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is 

eligible to apply for this Federal 

funding. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: For the FPPIC 

category, national membership 

organizations representing parents will 

be considered for funding; for the 

MHPIC category, national membership 

organizations representing State health 

and mental health programs will be 

considered for funding. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $700,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 4—

Funding is available to make 2 awards 

under the FPPIC category and 2 awards 

under the MHPIC category.

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–061 Partnership for 

Information and Communication 

Cooperative Agreement Program (PICA) 

Application Availability Date: August 

29, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: September 

18, 2003. 

Application Deadline: November 17, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: April 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Isadora 

Hare. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

6392. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

IHare@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–062 Healthy Tomorrows 

Partnership for Children Program 

(HTPC) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701. 

Purpose: The purpose of this program 

is to stimulate innovative communitybased programs that employ prevention 

strategies to promote access to health 

care for mothers and children 

nationwide. This year, the HTPC will 

fund 2 separate initiatives, HTPCGeneral and HTPC-Targeted. It is 

anticipated that HTPC-General grants 

will be awarded to approximately 9 

recipients The intent of HTPC-General 

grants are: (1) To support the 

development of family-centered, 

community-based initiatives that plan 

and implement innovative and costeffective approaches for focusing 

resources to promote community 

defined preventive child health and 

developmental objectives for vulnerable 

children and their families, especially 

those with limited access to quality 

health services; (2) foster/promote 

collaboration among community 

organizations, individuals, agencies, 

businesses, and families; (3) involve 

pediatricians and other pediatric health 

professionals in community-based 

service programs; and (4) build 

community and statewide partnerships 

among professionals in health, 

education, social services, government, 

and business to achieve self-sustaining 

programs to assure healthy children and 

families. 

The HTPC-Targeted grants will focus 

on the following targeted areas: 

increased access to pediatric oral health 

services; enhancement of behavioral 

and/or psychosocial aspects of pediatric 

care; and developing and delivering 

clinical pediatric telemedicine services 

that enhance access to communitybased health care services for medically 

underserved areas, or for medically 

underserved populations. It is 

anticipated that approximately 10 grants 

will be awarded to organizations who 

address a community need in these 

critical targeted areas. 

Cost Sharing Flag: Yes. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 

51a.3 (a), any public or private entity, 

including an Indian tribe or tribal 

organization (as those terms are defined 

at 25 U.S.C. 450b) is eligible to apply for 

Federal funding. Community-based 

organizations, including faith-based 

organizations, are eligible to apply. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Special Considerations: In the interest 

of equitable geographic distribution, 

special consideration for funding may 

be given to projects from States without 

a currently funded project in this 

category. These States are: Alabama, 

Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, 

Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 

Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, 

Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, 

Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

North Carolina, North Dakota, 

Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, 

Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, 

Wisconsin, Wyoming, American Samoa, 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, 

Guam, Puerto Rico, Republic of Palau, 

Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 

the Virgin Islands. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $950,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 19. 

Estimated or Average Size of Each 

Award: $50,000. 

EStimated Project Period: 5 years. 

HRSA–04–064 Healthy Tomorrows 

Partnership for Children Program 

(HTPC) 

Application Availability Date:

September 2, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: September 

29, 2003. 

Application Deadline: October 29, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: March 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Jose H. 

Belardo.

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

0757. 

Program Contact E-Mail: 

jbelardo@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–063 Women’s Health (MCH–

WH) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701. 

Purpose: Under this program, grants 

will be awarded in three areas each 

addressing significant issues in 

women’s health: (1) Integrated 

Comprehensive Women’s Health 

Services In State MCH Programs 

(ICWHS) will focus on expanding 

capacity in State MCH programs to 

improve women’s health by providing a 

focal point for women’s health to 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52669

establish linkages and build 

partnerships with state and other 

organizations; this focal point will also 

identify gaps and facilitate the 

establishment of an infrastructure for 

comprehensive women’s health 

services; (2) Women’s Behavioral Health 

Systems Building: Innovative Ideas For 

Local And State Collaboration (WBHS–

LSC) will fund creative partnerships in 

the area of women’s health, specifically 

women of childbearing age, to develop 

horizontal networks of behavioral and 

health care service providers, 

policymakers and consumer and family 

groups; these networks will also foster 

systems coordination, policy 

development and coalition building 

among consumer and professional 

organizations and local and state 

agencies with local and state agencies 

with the ultimate goal of integrating and 

improving behavioral health services to 

women of childbearing age; and (3) 

Innovative Approaches To Promoting A 

Healthy Weight In Women (IPHWW) 

will fund projects to develop creative, 

innovative approaches that are effective 

in reducing the prevalence of 

overweight/obesity in women by 

increasing the number of women who 

adopt positive health lifestyles. The 

interventions must be substantive in 

nature and positively impact the 

woman’s knowledge, attitudes, and 

behaviors. These approaches should 

target women in communities who have 

limited access to preventive health 

services and be linked with Title V, 

Community Centers of Excellence in 

Women’s Health, Centers of Excellence 

in Women’s Health, and/or other 

relevant resources. Proposals must 

target: (1) Women who are members of 

racial and ethnic minority populations 

who are disproportionately affected by 

overweight/obesity; and, (2) women 

before (preconception) and after (postpartum) pregnancy. 

Eligibility: Any public or private 

entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal 

organization (as defined at 25 U.S.C. 

450b), and faith and community-based 

organizations are eligible to apply. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Special Considerations: For purpose 

(1) to (3), only 1 applicant per state will 

be funded. For the purposes of the 

Integrated Comprehensive Women’s 

Health Services in State MCH Programs 

(H74) only, in the interest of equitable 

geographic distribution, special 

consideration for funding may also be 

given to States or jurisdictions who have 

never received funding for this program 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: For program purposes (1) 

$600,000; (2) $450,000; and (3) 

$600,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: For 

program purposes (1) 6 awards, (2) 3 

awards; and (3) 4 awards. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–063 Women’s Health (MCH–

WH) 

Application Availability Date:

November 18, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: December 

16, 2003. 

Application Deadline: February 2, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: For program 

purpose (1) July 1, 2004, (2) May 1, 

2004; and (3) June 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: For program 

purposes (1) and (3) Lisa King. For 

program purpose (2) Juliann De Stefano. 

Program Contact Phone: Lisa King 

301–443–5720; Juliann De Stefano 301–

443–8783. 

Program Contact E-Mail: Lisa King 

lking@hrsa.gov; Juliann De Stefano 

jdestefano@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–05–001 Maternal and Child 

Health Library Services (MCHLS) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701. 

Purpose: The purpose of the MCH 

Library Services cooperative agreement 

is to support a national information and 

education resource library which 

provides the information needed by the 

MCH community to plan and carry out 

program and policy development and to 

improve service delivery. The overall 

goal is to use information sciences and 

information technology to identify, 

collect, and organize information from 

the MCH field that is not readily 

available from other information 

sources, such as Healthy Start, infant 

mortality, oral health, nutrition, mental 

health, health promotion, women’s 

health, MCH organizations, Medicaid, 

research, etc. The MCH Library is 

expected to conduct activities in the 

following areas: Collection and 

management of MCH information, and 

outreach for awareness and utilization 

of MCH information, including 

maintenance of databases, 

bibliographies, and other information 

resources on a website which provides 

national access to key MCH-related data 

and information. 

Federal Involvement: The scope of 

Federal involvement is included in the 

application kit. 

Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR part 

51a.3 (a), any public or private entity, 

including an Indian tribe or tribal 

organization (as those terms are defined 

at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply 

for this Federal funding. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $550,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 

Estimated Project Period: 5 years. 

HRSA–05–001 Maternal and Child 

Health Library Services (MCHLS)

Application Availability Date: April 

20, 2004. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: June 18, 

2004. 

Application Deadline: July 19, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: January 1, 

2005. 

Program Contact Person: James A. 

Resnick. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

2778. 

Program Contact E-Mail: 

JResnick@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–006 Emergency Medical 

Services for Children Demonstration 

Grant Program (EMSC) 

CFDA: 93.127. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 1910, 42 U.S.C. 

300w–9. 

Purpose: The goal of the EMSC 

program is the reduction of child and 

youth mortality and morbidity sustained 

as a result of severe illness or trauma. 

The EMSC program does not intend to 

promote the development of a separate 

EMS system for children, but rather to 

enhance the pediatric capability of EMS 

systems originally designed primarily 

for adults. The EMSC grants support 

activities in the following areas: Injury 

prevention, database studies, outcome 

measures, patient assessments, facility 

and equipment standards, procedure 

standards, protocols for treatment, 

triage, and transfer, model agreements, 

training courses, videotapes and books, 

and community programs for special 

populations. EMSC projects 

demonstrate how the outcomes of 

pediatric emergencies can be improved 

by strengthening or expanding the 

pediatric capabilities of an existing EMS 

system. 

For FY 2004, three categories of EMSC 

Demonstration Grant funding 

opportunities are offered: I. Funding is 

available for up to 9 EMSC State 

Partnership (EMSCP) demonstration 

grants to support activities that 

represent the steps to take in order to 

institutionalize EMSC within 

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and 

to continue to improve and refine 

EMSC. Proposed activities should be 

consistent with documented needs in 

the State and should reflect a logical 

progression in enhancing pediatric 

capabilities. For example, funding might 

52670 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

be used to: (a) Address problems 

identified in the course of a previous 

EMSC grant; (b) increase the 

involvement of families in EMSC; (c) 

improve linkages between local, 

regional, or State agencies; (d) 

promulgate standards developed for one 

region of the State under previous 

funding to include the entire State; or 

(e) assure effective triage of the child in 

physical or emotional crisis to 

appropriate facilities and/or other 

resources. II. To provide supplemental 

funds to approximately existing 8 EMSC 

State Partnership Demonstration 

grantees for Regional Symposium 

(EMSCS) round-table meetings that are 

convened for the explicit purpose of 

knowledge synthesis and dissemination. 

The primary goal of the EMSC 

program’s knowledge synthesis and 

dissemination activities is to improve 

the quality of care to children. In 

collaboration with schools of medicine, 

regional consortia of State EMS 

programs will meet annually to develop 

and evaluate improved procedures and 

protocols for children. Meetings will 

involve coordinating, exchanging, and 

demonstrating innovative activities of 

common interest to participating States, 

while facilitating a forum for knowledge 

transfer on EMSC related issues between 

individual care providers and care 

providing organizations. 

III. Funding is available for 

approximately 7 EMSC Targeted Issue 

Demonstration Grants (EMSCT) that are 

intended to address specific, focused 

issues related to the development of 

EMSC knowledge and capacity, with the 

intent of advancing the state-of-the-art 

tools, and creating tools or knowledge 

that will be helpful to the field. 

Proposals must have well-conceived 

methodology for analysis and 

evaluation. 

Eligibility: For State Partnerships and 

Regional Symposiums, the eligible 

applicant is the State EMS Agency, 

unless the State specifically requests 

and designates another State entity or an 

accredited school of medicine. For 

targeted Issues, the eligible applicants 

are State governments, and accredited 

schools of medicine (Targeted Issue 

applicants from accredited schools of 

medicine do not need to be endorsed by 

the State EMS Office.) 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $2,755,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 24. 

Estimated Project Period: 1 or 3 years. 

HRSA–04–006 Emergency Medical 

Services for Children Demonstration 

Grant Program (EMSC) 

Application Availability Date:

September 2, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: October 3, 

2003. 

Application Deadline: October 31, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: March 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Dan 

Kavanaugh.

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

1321. 

Program Contact E-mail: 

dkavanaugh@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–064 Traumatic Brain Injury 

(TBI) Program—State Grants 

CFDA: 93.234. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title XII, Section 1252, 42 

U.S.C. 300d–52. 

Purpose: The purpose of the 

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program is 

to improve access, availability, 

appropriateness and acceptability of 

health and other services for individuals 

with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and 

their families. State TBI systems should 

be culturally competent and services 

should be person and family directed. 

States applying under this 

announcement must address the four 

Core Capacity Components of a TBI 

service system: a lead Designated State 

Agency and State staff person 

responsible for State TBI activities, a 

Statewide TBI Advisory Board, a 

Statewide Resource/Needs Assessment, 

and a Statewide Action Plan that is a 

comprehensive, community-based 

system of cure that addresses the need 

of individuals with TBI and their 

families. For FY 2004, three categories 

of State TBI funding opportunities are 

offered: I. Funding for up to 7 State TBI 

Planning (TBIP) Grant awards is 

available to assist States and Territories 

to develop the infrastructure needed to 

implement a TBI program. States 

applying under this category MUST 

submit a plan for developing the Four 

Core Capacity Components. These 

components DO NOT have to be in 

place at the time of application. II. 

Funding for approximately 7 State TBI 

Implementation (TBII) Grants is 

available to help States move toward a 

Statewide system that will assure access 

to comprehensive and coordinated 

services for individuals with TBI and 

their families. III. Funding for 

approximately 2 State TBI Post 

Demonstration (TBIPD) Grants to 

address issues that will encompass 

specific State capacity building 

initiatives to contribute to sustainable 

change in the system of community 

services and supports that reflect the 

best practices in the field of TBI. 

Cost Sharing: Secretary may make a 

grant under such subsection only if the 

State agrees to make available nonFederal contributions toward such costs 

in an amount that is not less than $1 for 

each $2 of Federal funds provided 

under the grant. 

Eligibility: For all TBI State grants, 

State governments are the only eligible 

applicants for funding under the Federal 

TBI Program. Applicants for State TBI 

Post-Demonstration Grants may only 

come from the State agency designated 

as the Lead Agency for TBI services 

within the State. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $2,125,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 16. 

Estimated Project Period: 1, 2, or 3 

years. 

HRSA–04–064 Traumatic Brain Injury 

(TBI) State Grant Program 

Application Availability Date:

September 8, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: September 

18, 2003. 

Application Deadline: November 17, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: April 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Betty 

Hastings. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

5599. 

Program Contact E-mail: 

bhastings@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–065 Poison Control Centers 

Stabilization and Enhancement Grant 

Program, Financial Stabilization Grants 

(PCCFS) 

CFDA: 93.253. 

Legislative Authority: The Poison 

Control Center Enhancement and 

Awareness Act, Section 6(a) of Public 

Law 106–174. 

Purpose: The purpose of the Poison 

Control Program is to stabilize and 

improve poison control centers (PCCs) 

and promote a comprehensive system 

for the delivery of high quality poison 

control services nationwide. 

For FY 2004, two categories of PCC 

stabilization and enhancement grant 

opportunities are offered: 

I. Funds are available to be awarded 

to existing, certified PCCs or poison 

control systems, and 

II. Funds are available to be awarded 

to non-certified or newly established 

PCCs to obtain certification from the 

American Association of Poison Control 

Centers or a State with equivalent 

standards, as determined by the 

Secretary. 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52671

Eligibility: Eligibility for funding 

under Category I is limited to certified 

PCCs. Centers must be certified by the 

American Association of Poison Control 

Centers or a State with equivalent 

standards, as determined by the 

Secretary. Eligibility for Category II 

awards is limited to non-certified PCCs. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: I. $14,100,000; II. 

$2,100,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 50 and 

10. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years and 

2 years. 

HRSA–04–065 Poison Control Centers 

Stabilization and Enhancement Grant 

Program, Financial Stabilization Grants 

(PCCFS) 

Application Availability Date:

December 30, 2003. 

Application Deadline: March 1, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: I. Maxine 

Jones; II. Carol Delany. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

6192; 301–443–5848. 

Program Contact E-Mail: 

mjones@hrsa.gov, cdelany@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–066 Healthy Start Program: 

Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal 

Health (HSED)

CFDA: 93.926. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Title III, Section 330 H. 

Purpose: Under this program, grants 

will be awarded in two areas to address 

significant disparities in perinatal 

health indicators: (1) Eliminating 

Disparities In Perinatal Health focuses 

on disparities among Hispanics, 

Americans Indians, African Americans, 

Alaska Natives, Asian/Pacific Islanders, 

Immigrant Populations, or differences 

occurring by education, income, 

disability, or living in rural/isolated 

areas by enhancing a community’s 

service system; and (2) Eliminating 

Disparities In Perinatal Border Health 

focusing on enhancing a border 

community’s perinatal service system to 

address significant disparities and 

deficiencies in these communities. 

Under both grants, communities must 

provide a scope of project services that 

will cover pregnancy and 

interconceptional phases for women 

and infants residing in the proposed 

project area. Services are to be given to 

both mother and infant for two years 

following delivery to promote longer 

interconceptional periods and prevent 

relapses of unhealthy risk behaviors. 

Eligibility: For program purposes (1) 

and (2) Any public or private entity, 

including an Indian tribe or tribal 

organization (as defined at 25 U.S.C. 

450b) is eligible to apply. Funding 

would be made available to communitybased (and faith-based) projects which 

have: (1) Significant disparities in 

perinatal indicators which contribute to 

high infant mortality rates, among one 

or more subpopulations; (2) an existing 

active consortia of stakeholders which 

have underway a perinatal disparity 

reduction initiative for at least one year; 

and, (3) a feasible plan to reduce 

barriers, improve the local perinatal 

system of care, and work towards 

eliminating existing disparities in 

perinatal health. These sites must have 

or plan to implement/adapt Healthy 

Start strategies of consortium, case 

management, and outreach services in a 

culturally and linguistically sensitive 

manner. In addition, they must 

demonstrate existing/planned 

collaborations with key State and local 

services and resources systems. Such 

key State and local resources include 

Title V, Title X, Title XIX, Title XXI, 

WIC, Enterprise Communities/

Empowerment Zones, federally funded 

Community and Migrant Health Centers, 

federally funded Health Care for the 

Homeless projects, and Indian/Tribal 

Health Services. For program purpose 

(2) To apply programs must target a 

community/geographic area(s) with 

disparate perinatal indicators (such as 

inadequate prenatal care, anemia) that 

can contribute to infant mortality The 

selected communities must be within 62 

miles of the U.S.-Mexican border, or be 

in Alaska or Hawaii 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Priorities: In recognition of 

current efforts in high risk communities, 

a priority consideration will occur at the 

time of award. 

Special Considerations: For purpose 

(1) and (2), only 1 applicant per 

community/project area will be funded. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $6,100,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 7. 

Estimated Project Period: 4 years. 

HRSA–04–066 Healthy Start Program: 

Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal 

Health (HSED) 

Application Availability Date:

September 18, 2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: October 15, 

2003. 

Application Deadline: December 1, 

2003. 

Projected Award Date: June 1, 2004 . 

Program Contact person: Beverly 

Wright. 

Program Contact Phone: (301) 443–

8427. 

Program Contact E-Mail: 

BWright@HRSA.gov.

Rural Health Policy Programs 

HRSA–04–001 Rural Health Care 

Services Outreach Grant Program 

(RHOGP) 

CFDA: 93.912. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 330A, 42 U.S.C. 

254c. 

Purpose: The Rural Health Care 

Services Outreach Grant Program 

supports projects that demonstrate 

creative or effective models of outreach 

and service delivery in rural 

communities. Applicants may propose 

projects to address the health care needs 

of a wide range of population groups 

and to deliver many different types of 

health care and health care related 

services in rural communities. 

Eligibility:

(1) The applicant organization must 

be a public or nonprofit private entity 

located in a rural area or in a rural ZIP 

Code of an urban county (list included 

in application materials) and all services 

must be provided in a rural county or 

ZIP Code; or (2) The applicant 

organization exists exclusively to 

provide services to migrant and seasonal 

farm workers in rural areas and is 

supported under Section 330g of the 

Public Health Service Act or (3) The 

applicant is a federally recognized 

Native American Tribal or quasi-Tribal 

entity that will deliver services on 

Reservation or Federally recognized 

Tribal lands (documentation of status 

must be included). The entity must 

represent a consortium composed of 

members that include three or more 

health care providers and that may be 

nonprofit or for-profit entities. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: The authorizing 

legislation for Rural Health Care 

Services Outreach Grants provides a 

funding preference for some applicants. 

Applicants receiving a preference will 

be placed in a more competitive 

position among the applications that 

can be funded. A funding preference 

will be given to any qualified applicant 

that can demonstrate one of the 

following three criteria: 

(1) At least one of the consortium 

members is located in officially 

designated health professional shortage 

areas (HPSAs) OR medically 

underserved communities (MUCs) OR 

serve medically underserved 

populations (MUPs). To ascertain HPSA 

and MUP designation status, please 

refer to the following Web site: http://

bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/index.htm. To 

52672 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

qualify as a Medically Underserved 

Community (MUC) the project must 

include facilities that are federally 

designated as any of the following: 

Community Health Centers, Migrant 

Health Centers, Health Care for the 

Homeless Grantees, Public Housing 

Primary Care Grantees, Rural Health 

Clinics, National Health Service Corps 

sites, Indian Health Services Sites, 

Federally Qualified Health Centers, 

Primary Medical Care Health 

Professional Shortage Areas, Dental 

Health Professional Shortage Areas, 

Nurse Shortage Areas, State or Local 

Health Departments, and Ambulatory 

practice sites designated by State 

Governors as serving medically 

underserved communities. 

(2) Ambulatory practice sites 

designated by State Governors as 

serving medically underserved 

communities; OR 

(3) Propose to develop project with a 

focus on primary care and prevention 

and wellness. 

The applicant must request and 

identify the particular preference they 

are eligible for to receive a funding 

preference. 

Special Considerations: The Office of 

Rural Health Policy seeks to expand the 

outreach program into geographic areas 

not currently served by the program. 

Consequently, HRSA will consider 

geographic location when deciding 

which approved applications to fund. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $3,500,000. 

Estimated Number of awards: 20. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–001 Rural Health Care 

Services Outreach Grant Program 

(RHOGP) 

Application Availability Date: June 

16, 2003/June 15, 2004. 

Application Deadline: September 12, 

2003/September 13, 2004.

Projected Award Date: May 1, 2004/

May 1, 2005. 

Program Contact Person: Lilly 

Smetana. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

6884. 

Program Contact E-Mail: 

lsmetana@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–002 Health Network 

Development Grant Program (RHNGP) 

CFDA: 93.912. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section, 330A, 116 STAT. 

1621, Public Law 107–251, 42 U.S.C. 

254c. 

Purpose: The Rural Health Network 

Development Grant Program 330A(f) 

supports development of rural health 

networks. Grant funds are used to 

support activities that strengthen the 

organizational capabilities of these 

networks whose purpose is to overcome 

the fragmentation and vulnerability of 

providers in rural areas. This program is 

designed for organizations that wish to 

further ongoing collaborative 

relationships to integrate systems of care 

administratively, clinically, financially, 

and/or technologically. The goal of the 

Rural Health Network Development 

Program is to achieve efficiencies; 

expand access to, coordinate, and 

improve the quality of essential health 

care services; and strengthen the rural 

health care system as a whole. 

Cost Sharing Flag: Yes. 

Eligibility: The applicant must be a 

public or nonprofit entity that 

represents a network that includes at 

least three or more health care 

providers. In addition, the grantee must 

meet at least one of three following 

requirements: 

(1) The applicant organization must 

be located in a rural area or in a rural 

ZIP code of an urban county (list 

included in application materials and 

on program Web site) and all grantfunded activities must support rural 

areas; or (2) The applicant organization 

exists exclusively to provide services to 

migrant and seasonal farm workers in 

rural areas and is supported under 

Section 330(g) of the Public Health 

Service Act or (3) The applicant is a 

federally recognized Native American 

Tribal or quasi-Tribal entity that will 

deliver services on Reservation or 

Federally recognized Tribal lands 

(documentation status must be 

included.) 

Funding Preferences: The authorizing 

legislation for Network Development 

Grants provides a funding preference for 

some applicants. Applicants receiving 

the preference will be placed in a more 

competitive position among the 

applications that can be funded. A 

funding preference will be given to any 

qualified applicant that can demonstrate 

either of the following two criteria: 

A. Those applicants for which at least 

50% of the proposed rural health 

network’s service area is located in 

officially designated health professional 

shortage areas (HPSAs) OR medically 

underserved communities (MUCs) OR 

serve medically underserved 

populations (MUPs). 

To ascertain HPSA and MUP 

designation status, please refer to the 

following Web site: http://

bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/.

To qualify as a Medically 

Underserved Community (MUC), at 

least 50% of the network’s participation 

must include facilities that are federally 

designated as any of the following: 

(a) Community Health Centers 

(b) Migrant Health Centers 

(c) Health Care for the Homeless 

Grantees 

(d) Public Housing Primary Care 

Grantees 

(e) Rural Health Clinics 

(f) National Health Service Corps sites 

(g) Indian Health Service sites 

(h) Federally Qualified Health Centers 

(i) Primary Medical Care Health 

Professional Shortage Areas 

(j) Dental Health Professional 

Shortage Areas 

(k) Nurse Shortage Areas 

(l) State or Local Health Departments 

(m) Ambulatory practice sites 

designated by State Governors as 

serving medically underserved 

communities; or 

B. Those applicants whose projects 

focus on primary care, and wellness and 

prevention strategies. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Special Considerations: The Office of 

Rural Health Policy seeks to expand the 

Network Development grant program 

into geographic areas not currently 

supported by the program. 

Consequently, the Office will consider 

geographic location when deciding 

which approved applications to fund. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $2,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 10–15. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–002 Rural Health Network 

Development Grant Program (RHNGP) 

Application Availability Date: June 2, 

2003/June 11, 2004. 

Application Deadline: September 26, 

2003/September 20, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: May 1, 2004/

May 1, 2005. 

Program Contact Person: Katherine 

Bolus. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

7444 or 301–443–7320. 

Program Contact E-mail: 

kbolus@hrsa.gov, mpray@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–003 Rural Health Network 

Development Planning Grant Program 

(RHNPGP) 

CFDA: 93.912. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 330A(f), 42 U.S.C. 

254c.

Purpose: The Rural Health Network 

Development Planning Grant Program 

supports one year of planning activities 

to develop integrated health care 

networks in rural areas. The Planning 

Grant Program provides support to rural 

entities that seek to develop a formal 

health care network and that do not 

have a significant history of 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52673

collaboration. Formative networks are 

those that are not sufficiently evolved to 

apply for a 3-year planning 

implementation grant and do not yet 

have a formalized structure. 

The program is designed to support 

organizations that wish to develop 

formal collaborative relationships 

among health care providers to integrate 

systems of care administratively, 

clinically, financially, and/or 

technologically. The goal of the Rural 

Health Network Development Program 

is to achieve efficiencies; expand access 

to, coordinate, and improve the quality 

of essential health care services; and 

strengthen the rural health care system 

as a whole. The Planning Grant Program 

supports this overall program goal by 

providing support to entities in the 

formative stages of planning and 

organizing a rural health network. 

Eligibility: The applicant must be a 

public or nonprofit entity that 

represents a network that includes at 

least three or more health care 

providers. In addition, the grantee must 

meet at least one of three following 

requirements: 

The applicant organization must be 

located in a rural area or in a rural ZIP 

code of an urban county (list included 

in application materials and on program 

Web site) and all grant-funded activities 

must support rural areas; OR the 

applicant organization exists 

exclusively to provide services to 

migrant and seasonal farm workers in 

rural areas and is supported under 

Section 330(g) of the Public Health 

Service Act; OR the applicant is a 

federally recognized Native American 

Tribal or quasi-Tribal entity that will 

deliver services on Reservation or 

Federally recognized Tribal lands 

(documentation status must be 

included.) 

Existing networks that seek to expand 

services or expand their service area are 

not eligible to apply to this program. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Funding Preferences: The authorizing 

legislation for Network Development 

Planning Grants provides a funding 

preference for some applicants. 

Applicants receiving the preference will 

be placed in a more competitive 

position among the applications that 

can be funded. A funding preference 

will be given to any qualified applicant 

that can demonstrate either of the 

following two criteria: 

A. Those applicants for which at least 

50% of the proposed rural health 

network’s service area is located in 

officially designated health professional 

shortage areas (HPSAs) OR medically 

underserved communities (MUCs) OR 

serve medically underserved 

populations (MUPs). 

To ascertain HPSA and MUP 

designation status, please refer to the 

following Web site: http://

bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/.

To qualify as a Medically 

Underserved Community (MUC), at 

least 50% of the network’s participation 

must include facilities that are federally 

designated as any of the following: 

(a) Community Health Centers 

(b) Migrant Health Centers 

(c) Health Care for the Homeless 

Grantees 

(d) Public Housing Primary Care 

Grantees 

(e) Rural Health Clinics 

(f) National Health Service Corps sites 

(g) Indian Health Service sites 

(h) Federally Qualified Health Centers 

(i) Primary Medical Care Health 

Professional Shortage Areas 

(j) Dental Health Professional 

Shortage Areas 

(k) Nurse Shortage Areas 

(l) State or Local Health Departments 

(m) Ambulatory practice sites 

designated by State Governors as 

serving medically underserved 

communities; OR 

B. Those applicants whose projects 

focus on primary care, and wellness and 

prevention strategies. 

Special Considerations: The Office 

will consider geographic location when 

deciding which approved applications 

to fund to ensure balanced distribution 

of grant funds to rural areas across the 

U.S. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $1,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 10–15. 

Estimated Project Period: 1 year. 

HRSA–04–003 Rural Health Network 

Development Planning Grant Program 

(RHNPGP) 

Application Availability Date: June 

16, 2003/June 11, 2004. 

Application Deadline: September 10, 

2003/September 8, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: December 1, 

2003/December 1, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Michele 

Pray-Gibson. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

7320. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

mpray@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–067 Delta State Rural 

Development Network Grant Program 

(DELTA) 

CFDA: 93.912. 

Legislative Authority: Public Law 

104–299, enacted in 1996, authorizes 

the Rural Health Outreach, Network 

Development, and Telemedicine Grant 

programs. The Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2001, Public Law 

106–554, includes in the Rural Health 

Outreach appropriation line, the section 

on Miscellaneous Appropriations, 

Division B, Title V, subtitle F the Delta 

Regional Authority and in Division B 

Title I Sec. 153 defined the States and 

counties considered as part of the 

Mississippi River Delta region. 

Purpose: The purpose of these grants 

is to provide support to the rural 

Mississippi Delta region to strengthen 

community-based organizations’

abilities to target the under- and 

uninsured. Specifically, the grants are 

used to fund statewide organizations 

having the capability to support 

development of community-based 

networks. The primary responsibility of 

the statewide networks is to help local 

Delta rural counties in their respective 

States identify greatest local health 

needs, identify potential funding for 

these projects, and develop and 

implement fundable health intervention 

projects to address local needs. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

limited to the eight designated Delta 

Region States: Alabama, Arkansas, 

Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $5,500,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 8. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–067 Delta State Rural 

Development Network Grant Program 

(DELTA) 

Application Avaialbility Date:

February 1, 2004 . 

Application Deadline: May 1, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Michele 

Pray-Gibson. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

7320.

Program Contact E-Mail:

mpray@hrsa.gov. 

HRSA–04–068 Small Rural Hospital 

Improvement Program (SHIP) 

CFDA: 93.301. 

Legislative Authority: Social Security 

Act, Section 1820(g)(3). 

Purpose: The Small Rural Hospital 

Improvement Program (SHIP) provides 

grants to small rural hospitals to help 

them do any or all of the following: (1) 

Pay for costs related to the 

implementation of PPS, (2) comply with 

provisions of HIPAA, and (3) reduce 

medical errors and support quality 

improvement. 

52674 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

Hospitals need to apply for these 

grants through their State’s Office of 

Rural Health. 

Eligibility: All small rural hospitals 

located in the fifty States and territories 

are eligible to apply for the SHIP Grant 

Program. Hospitals need to apply for 

these grants through their State’s Office 

of Rural Health. For the purpose of this 

program, (1) small is defined as 49 

available beds or less, (2) rural is 

defined as located outside a 

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA); or 

located in a rural census tract of a MSA 

as determined under the Goldsmith 

Modification or the Rural Urban 

Commuting Areas, and (3) hospital is 

defined as a non-federal, short-term, 

general acute care facility. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $15,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1,500. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–068 Small Rural Hospital 

Improvement Program (SHIP) 

Application Availability Date:

February 3, 2004. 

Application Deadline: Hospital 

application due to their State’s Office of 

Rural Health (SORH) by COB March 17, 

2004, State application due to HRSA by 

COB April 28, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004 . 

Program Contact Person: Jerry 

Coopey. 

Program Contact Phone: 301–443–

0835. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

jcoopey@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–069 Grants for PolicyOriented Rural Health Services 

Research (GPOR) 

CFDA: 93.155. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 301, 42 U.S.C. 241. 

Purpose: Awards are available for 

competitive grants for policy-oriented 

rural health services research. 

Individual research projects that address 

rural health services will be funded 

under this announcement. Policyoriented rural health services research is 

useful because it informs policy-makers 

concerned with rural health issues and 

it enhances knowledge about rural 

health and rural health services. These 

grants are designed to provide support 

both for entities established in the rural 

health services research field as well as 

those entering this field. These grants 

are also intended to advance specific 

areas of rural health services research in 

which a limited amount of research 

exists. 

Eligibility: Eligibility is open to 

public, private, and non-profit—

including faith-based and communitybased organizations. Institutions that 

received a Rural Health Research Center 

Award in 2004 and those with Fiscal 

Year 2000–2004 ORHP awards under 

special congressional initiatives are 

ineligible for this grant program. 

Although multiple applications may be 

submitted, only one award will be made 

to the same entity. 

In addition to the above criteria, 

applicants must be capable of receiving 

the grant funds directly and must have 

the capability to manage the project. 

Applicants must be able to exercise 

administrative and program direction 

over the grant project; must have the 

administrative and accounting 

capabilities to manage the grant funds; 

and must have some permanent 

research staff at the time the application 

is submitted. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Special Considerations: Research 

Areas: HRSA wants to fund a variety of 

research areas in making new awards 

under this announcement. Therefore, 

HRSA will consider the variety of 

research areas when selecting which 

applications recommended for approval 

to fund. See the list below. The research 

areas are: Mental Health; Substance 

Abuse; Oral Health, American Indian/

Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Health 

Issues; Integration of Native and NonNative Health Care; Special 

Populations—Children, Women, 

Homeless, Elderly; Chronic Disease 

(e.g., Asthma and Diabetes); Bioterrorism Preparedness; Frontier Issues; 

Medicaid; S-CHIP; End of Life Care; 

Continuum of Care; Public Health 

Issues; Quality of Life; Uninsured; 

Disabled/Disability; Low Income 

Populations; Quality of Care; EMS (for 

all populations, with a special interest 

in children); Dual Eligible. 

Geographic Coverage: Applications 

are sought for research that is national 

in scope. Research covering a single 

community, multiple communities, or a 

single state are not acceptable and will 

not be reviewed. HRSA wants to achieve 

a geographic balance among awardees in 

making new awards under this 

announcement. Therefore, HRSA will 

consider geographic distribution when 

selecting which applications 

recommended for approval to fund. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $900,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 6. 

Estimated Project Period: 1 year. 

HRSA–04–069 Grants for PolicyOriented Rural Health Services 

Research (GPOR) 

Application Availability Date: March 

30, 2004. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: April 30, 

2004. 

Application Deadline: May 3, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: August 15, 

2004.

Program Contact Person: Emily 

Costich. 

Program Contact Phone: (301) 443–

0502. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

ecostich@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–070 Rural Health Research 

Grant Program—Cooperative Agreement 

(CARHR) 

CFDA: 93.155. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 301, 42 U.S.C. 241. 

Purpose: Awards are available from 

the Office of Rural Health Policy for 

competitive cooperative agreements for 

Rural Health Research Centers. The 

Rural Health Research Centers are 

funded to conduct policy-oriented rural 

health services research with a specific 

area of concentration (e.g., Medicare, 

Medicaid, health disparities, health 

workforce.) The awards are for four 

years and 4–5 individual research 

projects are conducted per year, 

including several projects in the specific 

area of concentration. Policy-oriented 

rural health services research is useful 

because it informs policy-makers 

concerned with rural health issues and 

it enhances knowledge about rural 

health and rural health services. This 

program is designed to provide support 

for establishment of a Rural Health 

Research Center as an identifiable entity 

with a specific area of research 

concentration and an infrastructure to 

develop health services researchers 

entering the field into experts in the 

research complexities of rural health 

issues. 

Federal Involvement: The scope of the 

Federal Involvement is included in the 

application kit. 

Eligibility: Eligibility is open to 

public, private, and non-profit—

including faith-based and communitybased organizations. Although multiple 

applications may be submitted, only one 

award will be made to the same entity. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Special Considerations: Research 

Areas: HRSA wants to fund a variety of 

areas of research concentration among 

research centers in making new awards 

under this announcement. Therefore, 

HRSA will consider the variety of areas 

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52675

of concentration when selecting which 

applications recommended for approval 

to fund. 

Geographic Coverage: Applications 

are sought for research projects that are 

national in scope. Applications 

containing any research projects 

covering a single community, multiple 

communities, or a single state are not 

acceptable and will not be reviewed. 

HRSA wants to achieve a geographic 

balance among awardees in making new 

awards under this announcement. 

Therefore, HRSA will consider 

geographic distribution when selecting 

which applications recommended for 

approval to fund. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $4,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 8. 

Estimated Project Period: 4 years. 

HRSA–04–070 Rural Health Research 

Grant Program—Cooperative Agreement 

(CARHR) 

Application Availability Date: January 

15, 2004. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: February 5, 

2004. 

Application Deadline: March 15, 

2004. 

Projected Award Date: August 15, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Joan F. Van 

Nostrand. 

Program Contact Phone: (301) 443–

0613. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

jvan_nostrand@hrsa.gov.

Special Programs—Grants 

HRSA–04–071 Regional Collaborative 

for the Pacific Basin (RCPB) 

CFDA: 93.110. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act , Sections 301, 330(A), 

330(k), 761(b), 767, as amended, and the 

Social Security Act, Sections 509 and 

711 as amended. 

Purpose: The Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) 

announces the availability of fiscal year 

2004 funds for a grant program for a 

Regional Collaborative for the Pacific 

Basin to serve as a regional health 

policy body for the six Pacific Basin 

jurisdictions (American Samoa, Guam, 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, 

Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 

Republic of Palau). The Regional 

Collaborative is intended to serve as a 

formal mechanism to discuss common 

health interests, problems and concerns; 

to promote and enhance a regional 

approach for cost-effective sharing of 

resources, information, and human 

expertise to advance health care 

improvements in the Pacific Basin; and 

to provide technical assistance to the 

Pacific Basin jurisdictions. This project 

is intended to provide support to 

conduct activities to further the IOM 

strategic goals, such as addressing the 

needs of health care providers who 

serve vulnerable populations, 

strengthening the primary care delivery 

systems in the jurisdictions, supporting 

the efforts in the jurisdictions to 

develop and enhance their telehealth 

and distance education capacities, 

convening regional and jurisdictional 

policy meetings to address the health 

care needs of the underserved and 

vulnerable populations in the Pacific 

Basin. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

public or non-profit private entities, 

including faith-based and communitybased organizations, that are part of a 

network of the Pacific Basin 

jurisdictions (U.S. flag territories of 

American Samoa, Guam, and the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, and the three U.S.-associated 

jurisdictions of the Federated States of 

Micronesia, the Republic of the 

Marshall Islands, and the Republic of 

Palau) which support, or provide for, 

the delivery of health care services and 

will work together to complete the 

proposed project. 

Review Criteria: Final criteria are 

included in the application kit. 

Preference: Preference will be give to 

those projects which provide an 

implementation of recommendations in 

the 1998 Institute of Medicine (IOM) 

study of the Pacific Basin health care 

delivery system, Pacific Partnerships for 

Health: Charting a Course for the 21st 

Century.

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $125,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–071 Regional Collaborative 

for the Pacific Basin (RCPB) 

Application Avaialbility Date: June 1, 

2004. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: June 30, 

2004. 

Application Deadline: July 15, 2004. 

Projected Award Date: September 1, 

2004. 

Program Contact Person: Lynnette S. 

Araki. 

Program Contact Phone Number: 301–

443–6204. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

LAraki@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–072 Social and Behavioral 

Interventions To Increase Organ and 

Tissue Donation (SBITD) 

CFDA: 93.134. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 371(a)(3) as 

amended, U.S.C. 273(a)(3). 

Purpose: The goal of this grant 

program is to assist eligible entities in 

the evaluation of, or the implementation 

and evaluation of, highly promising 

strategies and approaches that can serve 

as model interventions for increasing 

organ and tissue donation. All projects 

must have rigorous methodology and 

evaluation components capable of 

ascertaining the effectiveness of the 

intervention(s). Applications may focus 

on pilot projects or replications of 

interventions already shown to be 

effective in a pilot study. Projects 

involving the use of information and 

communication technology to increase 

donation are also of interest. 

Eligibility: Applications must be 

submitted by a consortium of at least 

two types of organizations, a transplantrelated organization and a researchrelated organization. As specified in 

Section 371(a)(3) of the Public Health 

Service Act, the applicant organization 

must be a Federally designated organ 

procurement organization or another 

private not-for-profit entity. However, 

public and for-profit organizations may 

participate as consortium members or in 

other capacities, but may not serve as 

the applicant institution. 

Special Considerations: HRSA 

reserves the option to achieve a balance 

among funded projects with respect to 

various parameters, e.g., target 

populations, geography, and 

intervention diversity. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $1,250,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 7. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–072 Social and Behavioral 

Interventions To Increase Organ and 

Tissue Donation (SBITD) 

Application Availability: October 24, 

2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: January 5, 

2004. 

Application Deadline: March 5, 2004. 

Project Award Date: July 30, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Nancy B. 

Carothers. 

Program Contact Phone Number: 301–

443–3622. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

ncarothers@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–073 Clinical Interventions 

To Increase Organ Procurement (CIOP) 

CFDA: 93.134. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 371(a)(3) as 

amended, U.S.C. 273(a)(3). 

52676 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

Purpose: The goal of this grant 

program is to assist eligible entities in 

the implementation, evaluation, and 

dissemination of model interventions 

with the greatest potential for increasing 

the number of heart-beating and nonheart-beating deceased donors and/or 

the number of organs that are recovered 

from such donors. All projects must 

have rigorous methodology and 

evaluation components capable of 

ascertaining the effectiveness of the 

intervention(s). Projects can employ 

qualitative studies, quantative research, 

or empiric work. Eligible interventions 

could focus on new and/or improved 

methods to optimize hemodynamic 

stability after brain death; improve 

donor organ evaluation practices; 

investigate time-efficient technologies to 

match donor organs with compatible 

recipients; and identify appropriate 

non-heart-beating donation candidates. 

Interventions focusing on the use of 

information and communication 

technology to disseminate donor related 

information or to increase the efficiency 

of organ placements are encouraged. 

Eligibility: As specified in Section 

371(a)(3) of the Public Health Service 

Act, the applicant organization must be 

a Federally designated organ 

procurement organization or another 

private not-for-profit entity. However, 

public and for-profit organizations may 

participate in the project but may not 

serve as the applicant institution. 

Special Considerations: HRSA 

reserves the option to achieve a balance 

among funded projects with respect to 

various parameters, e.g., target 

populations, geography, and 

intervention diversity. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $2,250,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 12. 

Estimated Project Period: 3 years. 

HRSA–04–073 Clinical Interventions 

to Increase Organ Procurement (CIOP) 

Application Availability: October 24, 

2003. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: January 5, 

2004. 

Application Deadline: March 5, 2004. 

Project Award Date: July 30, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Jade K. 

Perdue. 

Program Contact Phone Number: 301–

443–3124. 

Program Contact E-Mail:

jperdue@hrsa.gov.

HRSA–04–074 Best Practices to 

Increase Organ Donation (HIP) 

CFDA: 93.134. 

Legislative Authority: Public Health 

Service Act, Section 371(a)(3) as 

amended, U.S.C. 273(a)(3).

Purpose: The purpose of this 

demonstration grant program is to 

provide support for organ procurement 

organizations and high donor potential 

hospitals to implement high impact 

practices for increasing organ donation 

rates in hospitals as identified through 

the HRSA’s Division of Transplantation 

Best Practices Initiative: Breakthrough 

Organ Donation Collaborative or its 

research grant program: Social and 

Behavioral Interventions to Increase 

Organ and Tissue Donation. 

Eligibility: Eligible organizations for 

this program are Federally designated 

organ procurement organizations and 

hospitals with high organ donor 

potential. As specified in Section 

371(a)(3) of the Public Health Service 

Act, the applicant organization must be 

a Federally designated organ 

procurement organization or another 

private non-profit organization. 

However, public and for-profit hospitals 

may participate as consortium members 

or in other capacities. Each application 

must be submitted by a consortium of at 

least one organ procurement 

organization and one hospital with high 

organ potential in the OPO’s service 

area. 

Special Considerations: HRSA 

reserves the option to achieve a balance 

among funded projects with respect to 

various parameters, e.g., target 

populations, geography, and 

intervention diversity. 

Review Criteria: Final review criteria 

are included in the application kit. 

Estimated Amount of This 

Competition: $1,250,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 10. 

Estimated Project Period: 2 years. 

HRSA–04–074 Best Practices to 

Increase Organ Donation (HIP) 

Application Availability: January 7, 

2004. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: February 16, 

2004. 

Application Deadline: April 1, 2004. 

Project Award Date: July 30, 2004. 

Program Contact Person: Mary 

Ganikos. 

Program Contact Phone Number: 301–

443–8665. 

Program Contact E-mail:

mganikos@hrsa.gov.

HRSA News—Additional Information 

Guidance and Policy Statement of 

Religious Nondiscrimination in Grant 

Eligibility and Service Delivery 

The Federal government does not 

discriminate against non-governmental 

organizations on the basis that such 

organizations have a religious character. 

Faith-based organizations are eligible to 

compete for grant funds on the same 

basis as all other non-governmental 

organizations. Decisions about grant 

applications and awards will be made 

based solely on the competence, 

capacity, and actions of the provider, 

not whether it is a secular or faith-based 

provider. 

To the extent permitted by law, faithbased organizations that receive federal 

financial assistance may—just as secular 

non-governmental organizations—use 

their facilities to provide federally 

funded services without removing or 

altering art, icons, literature, or other 

distinctive symbols from these facilities. 

In addition, faith-based organizations 

that apply for or participate in programs 

supported with federal financial 

assistance may retain their 

organizational identity including, but 

not limited to name, internal 

governance, and mission statements. 

No grantee may discriminate in its 

delivery of a federally-funded program 

against a client or potential client on the 

basis of religion or religious belief, a 

refusal to hold a religious belief, or a 

refusal to actively participate in a 

religious practice. Any specifically 

religious activity or service made 

available to clients by the grantee must 

be voluntary as well as separate in time 

and location from government funded 

activities and services.

Key Facts About the Grants.gov 

Program Spring 2003 

www.grants.gov Find. Apply. Succeed. 

Overview 

Grants.gov will simplify the grants 

management process, and create a 

centralized, online process to find and 

apply for over 600 grant programs from 

the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. 

Grants.gov will streamline the process 

of awarding $360+ billion annually to 

state and local governments, academia, 

not-for-profits and other organizations. 

This program is one of the 24 Federal 

cross-agency E-Government initiatives 

focused on improving access to services 

via the Internet. The vision for 

Grants.gov is to produce a simple, 

unified source to electronically find, 

apply, and manage grant opportunities. 

Additionally, the Grants.gov initiative 

will facilitate efficient operations for 

Federal grant agencies and the grant 

community.

Agencies will allow applicants for Federal 

grants to apply for and ultimately manage 

grant funds online through a common Web 

site, simplifying grants management and 

eliminating redundancies * * *’’

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 52677

(The President’s FY 2002 Management 

Agenda)

Standardizing Federal grant 

management activities is a priority for 

the Administration and Congress, as 

evidenced by Public Law 106–107, 

legislation that mandates streamlining 

and improved accountability for Federal 

grants, and related references in the 

President’s Management Agenda. 

Benefits 

Grants.gov will serve as the common 

face for Federal grant program 

information and applications. Key 

benefits include: 

• A single source for finding grant 

opportunities, helping applicants locate 

and learn more about funding 

opportunities in a standardized manner 

• A single, secure and reliable source 

for applying for Federal Grants online, 

simplifying the grant application 

process and reducing paperwork 

Grants.gov will provide a unified 

interface for all agencies to announce 

their grant opportunities, and for all 

potential grantees to find and apply for 

grants. Grants.gov simplifies the entire 

application process, while also creating 

avenues for consolidation and best 

practices within each grant-making 

agency. 

Progress and Next Steps 

The first stage of Grants.gov was a 

successful pilot that enabled 

participating grantors to post and grant 

seekers to search for grant opportunities. 

Each Federal grant-making agency will 

be posting all of their competitive grant 

opportunities to Grants.gov by October 

1, 2003. Also in October, the Grants.gov 

team will deploy a simple, unified 

application to enable applicants to 

apply for these grants online. Here’s 

how it works: a grant seeker from an 

organization, for instance, visits the 

Grants.gov Web site to search for grant 

opportunities. Once a match is found, 

the organization downloads an 

electronic application to apply for the 

grant. The organization would complete 

the application and then submit it 

through the Grants.gov site. The 

application is time stamped and the 

appropriate Federal agency has 

immediate access to it. The agency will 

receive the application, sending 

confirmation back to the applicant 

through Grants.gov. Processing will be 

accelerated by avoiding the handling of 

paper applications. 

In 2004, the focus will shift to rolling 

out the management and reporting 

functions of the Grants.gov system. 

Additional tools will be available to 

assist the grant community in moving 

through the grants life cycle, and will 

streamline and improve the grants 

application process. 

Participants 

All grant-making agencies will 

participate in Grants.gov over time. The 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, managing partner for the 

Grants.gov program, is supported by 10 

additional ‘‘partner’’ agencies. A list of 

these agencies can be found on the 

Grants.gov Web site, at http://

www.grants.gov.

The Grants.gov team is also working 

closely with the grant community and 

organizations that represent them, to 

facilitate delivery of a system that will 

meet their needs. We are in close 

contact with the Council of State 

Governments, the National Council for 

Nonprofit Associations, and the Federal 

Demonstration Partnership, to name just 

a few. 

Questions? 

Visit http://www.grants.gov to access 

past and current materials on the 

Grants.gov program or e-mail your 

questions to info@grants.gov.

New Office of Management & Budget 

Requirement—DUNS Number for all 

Federal Applicants 

In order to improve the statistical 

reporting of federal grants and 

cooperative agreements, the Office of 

Management and Budget has directed 

federal agencies to require all applicants 

to provide a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) number when applying for 

Federal grants or cooperative 

agreements on or after October 1, 2003. 

The DUNS number will be required 

whether an applicant is submitting a 

paper or an electronic application, and 

whether an applicant is applying for a 

new award or renewal of a current 

award. While the current directive does 

not cover non-competing continuations, 

Phase II of the project, which begins in 

FY 2004, will cover these continuations. 

Therefore, we encourage all grantees to 

obtain a DUNS number. 

Use of the DUNS number governmentwide will provide a cost-effective means 

to identify entities receiving those 

awards and their business relationships. 

The identifier will be used for tracking 

purposes, and to validate address and 

point of contact information. The DUNS 

number already is in use by the federal 

government to identify entities receiving 

federal contracts, and by some agencies 

in their grant and cooperative agreement 

processes. 

Organizations should verify that they 

have a DUNS number or take the steps 

needed to obtain one as soon as possible 

if there is a possibility that they will be 

applying for Federal grants or 

cooperative agreements on or after 

October 1, 2003. Organizations can 

receive a DUNS number at no cost by 

calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS 

Number request line at 1–866–705–

5711. Individuals who would personally 

receive a grant or cooperative agreement 

award from the federal government 

apart from any business or non-profit 

organization they may operate, and 

foreign entities are exempt from this 

requirement. 

If your organization does not have a 

DUNS number, and you anticipate that 

your organization will apply for a grant 

or cooperative agreement on or after 

October 1, 2003, you should take steps 

to obtain a DUNS number in advance of 

the application deadline. If your 

organization does not have a DUNS 

number, you may not be able to apply 

for Federal grants or cooperative 

agreements after that time. Future 

potential applicants should also 

consider requesting a DUNS number 

now if there is any intention of applying 

for a federal grant in the future. 

Further information can be found in 

the Federal Register, located at: http://

a257.gakamaitech.net/7/257/2422/

14mar20010800/

edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/pdf/03–

16356.pdf

Register in the Central Contract 

Registry (CCR) 

In order to help centralize information 

about grant recipients and provide a 

central location for grant recipients to 

change organizational information, the 

government will be using the Central 

Contractor Registry (CCR) for grant 

applicants and recipients. Use of the 

CCR is to provide one location for 

applicants and recipients to change 

information about their organization 

and enter information on where 

government payments should be made. 

The registry will enable recipients to 

make a change in one place and one 

time for all Federal agencies to use. 

General Information 

Organizations should register on how 

they want to do business. 

A separate registration in the CCR 

may be required if an organization 

wants to have a single unit conduct 

business and it has a direct payment 

flow to that organization, it would 

require a separate DUNS number 

specified for that unit (if a different 

address from the parent organization). If 

the same address, the organization 

could use the DUNS + 4 found in the 

CCR. For example, a university that 

wants to have its payment information 

52678 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2003 / Notices 

flow through one central point for grants 

should register as the entity doing 

business with the government. This 

registration would require a specific 

DUNS number for that business. 

Instructions for Registering 

Information for registering in the CCR 

and online documents can be found at 

http://www.ccr.gov. Before registering 

applicants and recipients should review 

the Central Contractor Registration 

Handbook (March 2003). In the 

handbook is a Registration Worksheet. It 

is recommended that registrants print 

this worksheet and gather the needed 

information prior to starting the online 

registration process. The fastest and 

easiest method to register is by 

computer. To register via the computer, 

click on ‘‘Start New Registration.’’

Registering in the CCR should be the 

first preparation step in the submission 

for a grant. Allow a minimum of 5 days 

to complete the CCR registration. 

Organizations can register 

independently of submitting a grant 

application. 

Registration Worksheet for Grant 

Applicants/Recipients 

General Information: Enter all 

information that has an M placed next 

to the line meaning Mandatory or 

Required. 

Prior to registering in the CCR, an 

applicant organization must receive a 

DUNS number. This can be done by 

telephone and the numbers are on the 

bottom of the worksheet. Many of the 

items are self-explanatory. Identified 

below are some items that may not be 

familiar to grant applicants and 

recipients. 

Cage Code: For U.S. applicants, do 

not enter a Cage Code, one will be 

assigned. For foreign applicants, follow 

the instructions in the CCR. 

Legal Business Name: Enter the name 

of the business or entity as it appears on 

legal documents. 

Business Name: Enter the name of the 

organization/entity under which it is 

applying for a grant. 

Annual Revenue: For some 

organizations/entities this can be an 

annual budget. 

Type of Organization: In this section, 

indicate whether the organization/entity 

is Tax Exempt or Not. Indicate what 

type or how the organization is 

recognized. Use ‘‘Other’’ if the 

organization does not fit in the 

designated categories. 

Owner Information: Fill-in if a sole 

proprietorship. 

Business Types: As indicated, check 

all that apply. Check the ones that are 

the closest description to your 

organization. Most grant applicants can 

use ‘‘Nonprofit Institution’’ plus any 

other type that may fit the description. 

(The listing is being revised to include 

grant applicants business types.) 

Party Performing Certification: Enter 

information only if the organization has 

a certification from SBA. Most grant 

recipients and applicants do not fall 

into this category. 

Goods and Services: This section is 

required. It will require the grant 

applicant/recipient to look up a code 

and enter the ones that best fit the type 

of services the organization provides. It 

is not required to fill-in all the spaces 

provided for the codes. 

NAICS Code: Is required. Follow the 

instructions. 

SIC Code: Is required. Follow the 

instructions. 

Financial Information: Follow the 

instructions found in the CCR 

Handbook on page 14. 

Registration Acknowledgement and 

Point of Contact Information 

This section is very important and 

needs to have names and telephone 

numbers put in for specific purposes. 

For grant applicants and recipients the 

M fields are required. 

CCR Point of Contact: Mandatory. 

Enter the name of the person that knows 

and acknowledges that the information 

in the CCR is current, accurate and 

complete. The person named here will 

be the only person within the registering 

organization to receive the Trading 

Partner Identification Number (TPIN) 

via e-mail or U.S. mail services. The 

registrant and the alternate are the only 

people authorized to share the 

information with the CCR Assistance 

Center personnel. An e-mail address is 

required. An alternate is also required 

for registration. 

Government Business Point of 

Contact: Not mandatory; review CCR 

Handbook. 

Electronic Business Point of Contact:

Mandatory. Grant applicants/recipients 

must provide a name of an individual 

who will be responsible for approving 

the Role Manager for the organization. 

The Role Manager will be required to 

approve individuals who are authorized 

to submit grant applications on behalf of 

the organization. E-mail and telephone 

number are required. An alternate is 

required. 

Past Performance Point of Contact:

Not required. 

Marketing Partner ID (MPIN):

Mandatory for Grants.gov submission. 

This is a self-defined access code that 

will be shared with authorized 

electronic partner applications. The 

MPIN will act as your password in other 

systems. The MPIN must be nine 

positions and contain at least one alpha 

character, one number and no spaces or 

special characters. 

Registration Notification: Once the 

registration is completed, a TPIN will be 

e-mailed or sent via the U.S. Postal 

Service to the organization’s point of 

contact. If registration is done 

electronically, notification will be sent 

via e-mail within five days of 

registration.

[FR Doc. 03–22427 Filed 9–3–03; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P