94-15250. National Organ Transplant Act; Grants To Increase Organ Donation

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
RIN-0905-ZA69; PN 2247

 

National Organ Transplant Act; Grants To Increase Organ Donation

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of the availability of grant funds.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 
announces that fiscal year (FY) 1994 funds are available for grants for 
assistance to private nonprofit Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities (HBCUs) to develop and implement a plan to increase organ 
donations among African-Americans. The grants are authorized by 
Sections 371 and 374 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as 
amended. Funds are appropriated under Public Law 103-112.

DATES: To receive consideration, grant applications must be received by 
the close of business August 22, 1994.
    Applications will be considered as meeting the deadline if they are 
either: (1) received on or before the deadline date; or (2) postmarked 
on or before the deadline date and received in time for submission to 
the review committee. A legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier 
or U.S. Postal Service will be accepted in lieu of a postmark. Private 
metered postmarks will not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing. 
Hand delivered applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. August 22, 
1994. Applications received after the deadline will be returned to the 
applicant.

ADDRESSES: Grant applications and additional information regarding 
business, administrative or fiscal issues related to the awarding of 
grants under this Notice may be requested from the Grants Management 
Officer (GMO), Ms. Glenna Wilcom, Parklawn Building, Room 7-15, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, telephone [phone]. 
Applicants for grants will use Form PHS 5161-1, approved under OMB 
Control Number 0937-0189. Completed applications should be sent to the 
GMO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information relating to 
technical or program issues may be obtained from Mr. Remy Aronoff, 
Chief, Operations and Analysis Branch, Division of Organ 
Transplantation, Parklawn Building, Room 11A-22, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Objective

    Section 371 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act authorizes a 
program of grants and special projects for the purpose of increasing 
the number of organ donors. For FY 1994, only private nonprofit HBCUs 
are eligible to receive grant awards to increase organ donation.
    The PHS urges applicants to submit work plans that address specific 
objectives of Healthy People 2000. Potential applicants may obtain a 
copy of Healthy People 2000 (Full Report; Stock No. 017-001-00474-0) or 
Healthy People 2000 (Summary Report; Stock No. 017-001-00473-1) through 
the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, 
Washington, D.C. 20402-9325 (Telephone [phone]).
    The Public Health Service strongly encourages all grant recipients 
to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of all 
tobacco products. This is consistent with the PHS mission to protect 
and advance the physical and mental health of the American people.

Types of Projects

    The principal purpose of this grant program is to increase the 
availability of organ donors in this country. In past years, the 
program has attempted to further this objective primarily through 
support of public and professional education projects. This year, in an 
effort to continue to focus on increasing the minority organ donation 
rate, the grant program will be limited to Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities (HBCUs), and will only support projects which focus on 
educating African-American students about the professional 
opportunities in the field of organ donation and transplantation. The 
ultimate goal is to increase the number of African-American 
professionals in the field. Only one grant will be awarded, but the 
grantee will be required to implement the same professional education 
and recruitment project at 2-4 additional HBCUs. The FY 1994 focus 
primarily results from the relatively low organ donation rate from the 
African-American population in comparison to the number of African-
Americans on the transplant waiting list. In 1993, African-Americans 
were 11.5 percent of the donor population, but represented 30 percent 
of the patients waiting for a kidney transplant. Because of antigen and 
blood type similarities found between persons of the same race, more 
organs must be donated by the African-American community to increase 
African-American patients' chances of being transplanted with better 
matched organs, resulting in longer graft and patient survival. Recent 
studies conducted by various organ procurement organizations (OPOs) 
indicate that higher consent rates have been achieved from African-
American families when African-Americans have been involved in the 
organ donation process and have direct contact with the family, either 
as educators, procurement coordinators, physicians or surgeons. 
Projects which focus on recruiting African-Americans as organ donation/
transplant professionals must include the following components:

1. Involvement of 2-4 additional HBCUs.
2. Development of cooperative working relationships with college or 
university job/career counselors at the involved HBCUs.
3. Establishment of cooperative working relations with the local organ 
procurement organization (OPO), and with one or more other related 
organizations or professional associations; e.g., the North American 
Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO), the American Society of 
Minority Health and Transplant Professionals (ASMHTP), or the 
Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO).
4. Development of an organ donation/transplant training guide or school 
curriculum, or modification of an existing educational document to 
include appropriate and relevant information about the African-American 
population.
5. Provision of on-the-job training/internships for African-Americans 
interested in transplantation in cooperation with an identified organ 
donation/transplantation organization or professional association.

Availability of Funds

    Up to $100,000 is available for the grant award. Only 1 grant will 
be awarded. The grant period will be 12 months from the date of the 
award.

Eligible Applicants

    Any private nonprofit Historically Black College and University may 
apply for a grant. Joint applications of two or more eligible entities 
may be submitted. In such instances, one eligible entity must be 
designated as the grantee institution on the application. See Appendix 
for list of eligible applicants.

Technical Assistance

    Conference calls will be held to provide technical assistance to 
potential applicants. To participate in one of the conference calls, 
potential applicants should call Ms. Philomena Green at [phone] 
for information as to dates and times. Conference calls will be held 
within 3 weeks of the date of publication of this Notice. Individual 
person-to-person technical assistance sessions will be held upon 
request.

Application Evaluation Criteria

    Grant applications will be evaluated by an objective review 
committee according to the following criteria:
     Consistency with the program objective and the extent to 
which the program objective will be met through the proposed project;
     Appropriateness and adequacy of the method(s) proposed to 
carry out the project;
     Appropriateness of the work plan and schedule for 
organizing and completing the project;
     Capability of the organization to complete the project as 
proposed;
     Adequacy of supporting documentation justifying the 
proposal;
     Reasonableness of the budget; and
     Qualifications of the project director and staff.

Allowable Costs

    The basis for determining the allowability and allocability of 
costs charged to PHS grants is set forth in 45 CFR part 74, subpart Q. 
The three separate sets of cost principles prescribed for recipients of 
grants for OPOs and other nonprofit entities are: OMB Circular A-21 for 
institutions of higher education; 45 CFR part 74, Appendix E for 
hospitals; and OMB Circular A-122 for nonprofit organizations.

Executive Order 12372

    Grants awarded under this Notice are subject to the provisions of 
Executive Order 12372, as implemented by 45 CFR part 100, which allows 
States the option of setting up a system for reviewing applications 
within their State for assistance under certain Federal programs. The 
application packages made available by HRSA will contain a listing of 
States which have chosen to set up such a review system and will 
provide a point of contact in the State for the review. Applicants 
(other than federally (recognized Indian tribes) should contact their 
State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) and follow the SPOC's instructions 
prior to the submission of an application. For proposed projects 
serving more than one State, the applicant is advised to contact the 
SPOC of each affected State. The SPOC has 60 days after the application 
deadline date to submit its review comments. The granting agency does 
not guarantee to ``accommodate or explain'' for State process 
recommendations it receives after that date.
    The OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for this 
program is 93.134.

    Dated: June 17, 1994.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator.

Appendix--Private Nonprofit Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities

Alabama

Miles College, P.O. Box 3800, Birmingham, AL 35208
Oakwood College, P.O. Box 107, Huntsville, AL 35896
Selma University, 1501 Lapsley Street, Selma, AL 36701
Stillman College, P.O. Box 1430, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403
Talladega College, 627 W. Battle Street, Talladega, AL 35160
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088

Arkansas

Arkansas Baptist College, 1600 Bishop, Little Rock, AR 72202
Philander Smith College, 812 W. 13th Street, Little Rock, AR 72202
Shorter College, 604 Locust Street, North Little Rock, AR 72114

California

Charles R. Drew, University of Medicine and Science, 1621 E. 120th 
Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059

District of Columbia

Howard University, 2400 6th Street NW., Washington, DC 20059

Florida

Bethune-Cookman College, 640 Second Avenue, Daytona, FL 32114
Edward Waters College, 1658 Kings Road, Jacksonville, FL 32209
Florida Memorial College, 15800 NW 42nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33054

Georgia

Clark Atlanta University,
James P. Brawley Drive at Fair Street SW., Atlanta, GA 30310
Interdenominational Theological Center, 671 Beckwith Street SW., 
Atlanta, GA 30314
Morehouse College, 830 Westview Drive SW., Atlanta, GA 30314
Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive SW., Atlanta, GA 
30314
Morris Brown College, 643 M.L. King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30314
Paine College, 1235 15th Street, Atlanta, GA 30910
Spelman College, 350 Spelman Lane, SW., Atlanta, GA 30314

Kentucky

Simmons University, Bible College, 1811 Dumensnil Street, 
Louisville, KY 40210

Louisiana

Dillard University, 2601 Gentily Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70122
Xavier University, 7325 Palmetto Street, New Orleans, LA 70125

Maryland

Sojourner-Douglass College, 500 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 
21205

Michigan

Lewis College of Business, 17370 Myers Road, Detroit, MI 48235

Mississippi

Mary Holmes College, P.O. Box 1257, West Point, MS 39773
Natchez Junior College, 1010 N. Union Street, Natchez, MS 39120
Prentiss Normal and Industrial Institute, Prentiss, MS 39174
Rust College, 150 Rust Avenue, Holly Springs, MS 38635
Tougaloo College, 500 E. County Line Road, Taugaloo, MS 39174

North Carolina

Barber-Scotia College, 145 Cabarrus Avenue W., Concord, NC 28025
Bennett College, 900 E. Washington Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Johnson C. Smith Unversity, 100 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 
28216
Livingston College, 701 North Monroe Street, Salisbury, NC 28144
Shaw University, 118 E. South Street, Raleigh, NC 27611
St. Augustine's College, 1315 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610

Ohio

Wilberforce University, 1055 N. Bickett Road, Wilberforce, OH 45384

South Carolina

Allen University, 1530 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204
Benedict College, Harden & Blanding Streets, Columbia, SC 29204
Claflin College, 700 College Avenue, Orangeburg, SC 29115
Clinton Junior College, P.O. Box 968, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Morris College, 100 W. College Street, Sumter, SC 29150
Vorhees College, Vorhees Road, Denmark, SC 29042

Tennessee

Fisk University, 1000 17th Avenue, North, Nashville, TN 37208
Knoxville College, 901 College Street, Knoxville, TN 37921
Lane College, 545 Lane Avenue, Jackson, TN 38301
LeMoyne-Owen College, 807 Walker Avenue, Memphis, TN 38126
Meharry Medical College, 1005 DB Todd Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208

Texas

Bishop College, Dallas, TX 75241
Huston-Tillotson College, 1820 E. 8th Street, Austin, TX 78702
Jarvis Christian College, P.O. Box G, Hawkins, TX 75765
Paul Quinn College, 3837 Simpson Stewart Road, Box 41066, Dallas, TX 
75241
Southwestern Christian College, P.O. Box 10, Terrell, TX 75160
Texas College, P.O. Box 4500, Tyler, TX 75702
Wiley College, 711 Wiley Avenue, Marshall, TX 75670

Virginia

Hampton University, East Queen Street, Hampton, VA 23668
St. Paul's College, 406 Windsor Avenue, Lawrenceville, VA 23868
Virginia Seminary and College, 2058 Garfield Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 
24501
Virginia Union University, 1500 N. Lombardy Street, Richmond, VA 
23220

[FR Doc. 94-15250 Filed 6-22-94; 8:45 am]
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