[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27773-27774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12848]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; Notice on
Availability of Funds and Request for a Cooperative Agreement to
Prevent Cancer in Minority Populations
AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health, PHS, DHHS.
ACTION: Notice of extension of application deadline for request for
applications and eligibility clarification.
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The Notice of Availability of Funds published May 1, 1995, (60 FR
21366) had a due date for application receipt of May 31, 1995. This
notice extends the deadline date to June 26, 1995.
Eligible applicants were restricted to public and private non-
profit teaching hospitals in North Philadelphia. This notice clarifies
that the hospital itself does not have to be physically located in
North Philadelphia, however, the teaching hospital's catchment area
should be North Philadelphia.
ADDRESSES/CONTACTS: Applications must be prepared on Form PHS 5161-1
(Revised July 1992 and approved by OMB under Control Number 09370189).
Application kits and technical assistance on budget and business
aspects of the application may be obtained from Ms. Carolyn A.
Williams, Grants Management Officer, Office of Minority Health,
Rockwall II Building, Suite 1000, 5515 Security Lane, Rockville, MD,
20852, (telephone 301/594-0758) or by Internet E-mail
cwilliams@oash.ssw.dhhs.gov. Completed applications are to be submitted
to the same address.
Technical assistance on the programmatic content for the
Cooperative Agreement to Prevent Cancer in Minority Populations may be
obtained from Mr. John Walker, III, Project Officer. He can be reached
at the Office of Minority Health, Rockwall II Building, Suite 1000,
5515 Security Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, (telephone 301/594-0769) or by
Internet E-mail jwalker@oash.ssw.dhhs.gov.
In addition, OMH Regional Minority Health Consultants (RMHCc) are
available to provide technical assistance. A listing of the RMHCs and
how they may be contacted is provided in the grant application kit.
Applicants also can contact the OMH Resource Center at 1-800-444-6472
for health information and generic information on preparing grant
applications.
DEADLINE: To receive consideration, grant applications must be received
by [[Page 27774]] the Grants Management Officer by June 26, 1995.
Applications will be considered as meeting the deadline if they are
either:
(1) Received at the above address on or before the deadline date,
or (2) Sent to the above address on or before the deadline date and
received in time for orderly processing. 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 submitted by facsimile transmission will not be accepted.
Applications which do not meet the deadline will be considered late and
will be returned to the applicant unread.
Dated: May 19, 1995.
Clay E. Simpson, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health.
[FR Doc. 95-12848 Filed 5-25-95; 8:45 am]
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