[Federal Register: September 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 178)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Notice of a Cooperative Agreement With Minority Health
Professions Foundation
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary
ACTION: Notice of a cooperative agreement with Minority Health
Professions Foundation.
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The Office of Minority Health (OMH), Office of Public Health and
Science (OPHS), announces its intent to continue support of the
umbrella cooperative agreement with the Minority Health Professions
Foundation (MHPF), the educational arm of the Association of Minority
Health Professions Schools (AMHPS). This cooperative agreement will
continue the broad programmatic framework in which specific projects
can be supported by various agencies during the project period.
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to: (1) Foster
cooperation and collaboration among the minority health professions
schools, and (2) to assist the AMHPS member institutions in expanding
and enhancing their educational and research opportunities, with the
ultimate goal of improving the health status of minorities and
disadvantaged people.
The OMH will provide technical assistance and oversight as
necessary for the implementation, conduct, and assessment of the
project activities. On an as-needed basis, OMH will assist in arranging
consultation from other government agencies and non-government
agencies.
Authority: This cooperative agreement is authorized under
Section 1707(e)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
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Background
Assistance will continue to be provided to the MHPF. During the
last 5 years, through the collective efforts of its member
institutions, the MHPF has successfully demonstrated the ability to
work with its academic institutions and official health agencies on
mutual education, service and research endeavors. The MHPF is uniquely
qualified to continue to accomplish the purposes of this cooperative
agreement because it has the following combination of factors:
<bullet> It is the only national organization whose member
institutions are all predominately minority health professions
institutions with excellent professional performance records;
<bullet> It has the ability to provide continuity for AMHPS
educational and research endeavors through its infrastructure and
expertise;
<bullet> It has an established comprehensive data base related to
teaching and other activities of all African-American medical, dental,
pharmacy and veterinary schools;
<bullet> It has an inventory of essential disease prevention and
health promotion activities for students and its member institutions;
<bullet> It has demonstrated leadership in attracting minority
students to health professions careers; and,
<bullet> It has an inventory of critical knowledge, skills and
abilities related to instruction in medical and health professional
preparation.
This cooperative agreement will be continued for an additional
five-year project period with 12-month budget periods. Depending upon
the types of projects and availability of funds, it is anticipated that
this cooperative agreement will received approximately $250,000 per
year. Continuation awards within the project period will be made on the
basis of satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.
Where To Obtain Additional Information
If you are interested in obtaining additional information regarding
this cooperative agreement, contact Ms. Cynthia Amis, Office of
Minority Health, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 1000, Rockville, Maryland
20852 or telephone (301) 594-0769.
OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for this
cooperative agreement is 93.004.
Dated: September 3, 1999.
Nathan Stinson, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health.
[FR Doc. 99-23987 Filed 9-14-99; 8:45 am]
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