[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3207]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Health Professions Preparatory, Pregraduate and Indian Health
Professions Scholarship Grant Programs
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Update of standing notice of availability of funds for Health
Professions Preparatory, Pregraduate and Indian Health Professions
Scholarship Grant Programs, published in 60 FR 8663, February 15, 1995.
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SUMMARY: For fiscal year (FY) 1996 the Indian Health Service (IHS)
announces there will be no funds available to award new scholarships
for the following IHS Scholarship Programs:
Health Professions Preparatory and Pregraduate Scholarship Grant
Programs, authorized by section 103 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (IHCIA), Public Law 94-437, as amended by Public Law
100-713 and by Public Law 102-573.
Health Professions Scholarship (Professions) Program, authorized by
section 104 of the IHCIA, Public Law 94-437, as amended by Public Law
100-713 and by Public Law 102-573.
Funding for these three scholarship programs will be limited to
continuation awards only based on availability of appropriations.
Continuation scholarships under the three programs will be awarded
utilizing the Notice of Grant Award, form PHS-5152-1 (Rev. 7/92). For
academic year 1996-1997, both full-time and part-time continuation
scholarships will be funded for each of the three scholarship programs.
The Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Grant Program is
listed as No. 93.123 in the Office of Management and Budget Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). The Health Professions Pregraduate
Scholarship Grant Program is listed as No. 93.971, and the Indian
Health Professions Scholarship Grant Program is listed as No. 93.972 in
the CFDA.
DATE: The application deadline for continuation applications is April
1, 1996. Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline if
they are received by the Headquarters Grants Management Branch on the
deadline date or postmarked on or before the deadline date. (Applicants
should request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain a
legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service.
Private metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely
mailing.)
Applications must be mailed to Ms. M. Kay Carpentier, Acting
Director, Division of Acquisition and Grants Management, Indian Health
Service, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 6-25, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
Programmatic inquiries may be addressed to Ms. Patricia Lee-McCoy,
Chief, Scholarship Branch, Indian Health Service, Twinbrook Metro
Plaza, Suite 100, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852;
Telephone 301-443-6197. (This is not a toll-free number.) For grants
information, contact Ms. M. Kay Carpentier, Grants Management Officer,
Grants Management Branch, Division of Acquisition and Grants
Operations, Indian Health Service, Room 300, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway,
Rockville, MD 20852; Telephone 301-443-0243. (This is not a toll-free
number.)
Dated: January 7, 1996.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General Director.
[FR Doc. 96-3207 Filed 2-13-96; 8:45 am]
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