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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Office of Urban Indian Health
Programs; Announcement Type:
Targeted Solicitation
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS–
2008–JHS–UIHP–0001.
Catalogue of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 93.193.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline Date: May 21,
2008.
Review Date: June 13, 2008.
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: July 1,
2008.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Indian Health Service (IHS),
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs
(OUIHP) announces a targeted
solicitation for the 4-in-1 Title V grants
to make health care services more
accessible for American Indians and
Alaska Natives (AI/AN) residing in
urban areas. This program is authorized
under the authority of the Snyder Act
and 25 U.S.C. 1652 and 1653 and Title
V of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (IHCIA), Public Law
94–437, as amended. This program is
described at 93.193 in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).
Under this grant opportunity, the IHS
proposes to award grants to 34 Urban
Indian organizations that have existing
IHS contracts awarded in accordance
with 25 U.S.C. 1653(c)(d)(e)(f). This
grant announcement seeks to ensure the
highest possible health status for AI/
ANs. Funding will be used to continue
the 34 Urban Indian organizations’
successful implementation of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) priorities, GPRA
reporting, collaborative activities with
the Veterans Health Administration
(VA), and four health programs that
make health services more accessible to
AI/ANs living in urban areas. The four
health services programs are: (1) Health
Promotion/Disease Prevention (HP/DP)
services, (2) Immunizations, and
Behavioral Health Services consisting of
(3) Alcohol/Substance Abuse services,
and (4) Mental Health Prevention and
Treatment services. These programs are
integral components of the IHS chronic
care initiative and the strategic objective
focused on improving safety, quality,
affordability, and accessibility of health
care.
II. Award Information:
Type of Award: Targeted Solicitation
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Estimated Funds Available: The IHS
intends to commit approximately $8.5
million each year. The total project
period is 2 years and 9 months in
duration. The award that is issued
under this announcement is subject to
availability of funds.
Anticipated Number of Awards: 34
grants.
Project Period: July 1, 2008–March 31,
2011. The 2008–2009 budget period will
run nine months, July 1, 2008 through
March 31, 2009. The 2009–2010 and
2010–2011 budget periods will run 12
months each.
Award Amount: FY 2008 amounts for
the 9-month budget period July 1, 2008
through March 31, 2009 are identified in
the application transmittal letter. All
future support is subject to the
availability of funds.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Urban Indian
organizations, as defined by 25 U.S.C.
1603(h).
2. Cost Sharing or matching—This
program does not require matching
funds or cost sharing.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. An applicant package may be found
in Grants.gov (https://www.grants.gov) or
at: https://www.ihs.gov/
NonMedicalPrograms/gogp/
gogp_funding.asp.
Information regarding the electronic
application process may be directed to
Michelle G. Bulls, Chief Grants
Management Officer, Director, Division
of Grants Policy, at (301) 443–6290.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission
• Be single spaced.
• Be typewritten.
• Have consecutively numbered
pages.
• Use black type not smaller than 12
characters per one inch.
• Contain a narrative that does not
exceed 55 typed pages that includes the
other submission requirements below.
The 55 page narrative does not include
the work plan, standard forms, table of
contents, budget, budget justifications,
narratives, and/or other appendix items.
Public Policy Requirements: All
Federal-wide public policies apply to
IHS grants with the exception of the
Lobbying and Discrimination public
policy.
3. Submission Dates and Times
The application from each Urban
Indian Health Organization (UIHO)
must be submitted electronically
through Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m.
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Eastern Standard Time (EST) on May
21, 2008.
If technical challenges arise and the
UIHO is unable to successfully complete
the electronic application process, each
organization must contact Michelle G.
Bulls, Grants Policy Staff, fifteen days
prior to the application deadline and
advise of the difficulties that they are
experiencing. Each organization must
obtain prior approval, in writing (emails are acceptable), from Ms. Bulls
allowing the paper submission. If
submission of a paper application is
requested and approved, the original
and two copies must be sent to the
appropriate grants contact that is listed
in Section IV.1 above. Applications not
submitted through Grants.gov, without
an approved waiver, may be returned to
the organizations without review or
consideration.
A late application will be returned to
the organization without review or
consideration.
4. Intergovernmental Review:
Executive Order 12372 requiring
intergovernmental review is not
applicable to this program.
5. Funding Restrictions:
A. Pre-award costs are allowable
pending prior approval from the
awarding agency. However, in
accordance with 45 CFR Part 74, all preaward costs are incurred at the
recipient’s risk. The awarding office is
under no obligation to reimburse such
costs if for any reason any of the UIHO
do not receive an award or if the award
to the recipient is less than anticipated.
B. The available funds are inclusive of
direct and appropriate indirect costs.
C. Only one grant supplement will be
awarded to each organization.
D. IHS will acknowledge receipt of
the application.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Electronic Submission—Each UIHO
must submit through Grants.gov.
However, should any technical
challenges arise regarding the
submission, please contact Grants.gov
Customer Support at 1–800–518–4726
or support@grants.gov. The Contact
Center hours of operation are Monday–
Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST. If you
require additional assistance please call
(301) 443–6290, and identify the need
for assistance regarding your Grants.gov
application. Your call will be
transferred to the appropriate grants
staff member. Each organization must
seek assistance at least fifteen days prior
to the application deadline. If each
organization doesn’t adhere to the
timelines for Central Contractor Registry
(CCR), Grants.gov registration and
request timely assistance with technical
issues, the paper application submission
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may not be granted. To submit an
application electronically, please use
the Grants.gov Web site. Download a
copy of the application package on the
Grants.gov Web site, complete it offline
and then upload and submit the
application via the Grants.gov site. You
may not e-mail an electronic copy of a
grant application to IHS.
Please be reminded of the following:
• Under the new IHS application
submission requirements, paper
applications are not the preferred
method. However, if any UIHO has
technical problems submitting the
application on-line, please contact
Grants.gov Customer Support directly
at: https://www.grants.gov/
CustomerSupport.
• Upon contacting Grants.gov, obtain
a Grants.gov tracking number as proof of
contact. The tracking number is helpful
if there are technical issues that cannot
be resolved and a waiver request from
Grants Policy Staff (GPS) must be
obtained. If any of the organizations are
still unable to successfully submit the
application on-line, please contact
Michelle G. Bulls, GPS, at (301) 443–
6290 at least fifteen days prior to the
application deadline to advise her of the
difficulties you have experienced.
• If it is determined that a formal
waiver is necessary, each organization
must submit a request, in writing (emails are acceptable), to
Michelle.Bulls@ihs.gov providing a
justification for the need to deviate from
the standard electronic submission
process. Upon receipt of approval, a
hard-copy application package must be
downloaded from Grants.gov, and sent
directly to the Division of Grants
Operations (DGO), 801 Thompson
Avenue, TMP 360, Rockville, MD 20852
by May 1,2008.
• Upon entering the Grants.gov Web
site, there is information available that
outlines the requirements to each UIHO
regarding electronic submission of
application and hours of operation. We
strongly encourage each organization to
not wait until the deadline date to begin
the application process as the
registration process for CCR and
Grants.gov could take up to fifteen
working days.
• To use Grants.gov, each UIHO must
obtain a Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) and register in the CCR.
Each organization should allow a
minimum often working days to
complete CCR registration. See below on
how to apply.
• Each organization must submit all
documents electronically, including all
information typically included on the
SF–424 and all necessary assurances
and certifications.
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• Please use the optional attachment
feature in Grants.gov to attach
additional documentation that may be
requested by IHS.
• Each organization must comply
with any page limitation requirements
described in the program
announcement.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgment from
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. The DGO will retrieve
your application from Grants.gov. The
DGO will notify each organization that
the application has been received.
• You may access the electronic
application for this program on
Grants.gov.
• You may search for the
downloadable application package
using either the CFDA number or the
Funding Opportunity Number. Both
numbers are identified in the heading of
this announcement.
• To receive an application package,
each UIHO must provide the Funding
Opportunity Number: HHS–2008–IHS–
UIHP–0001.
E-mail applications will not be
accepted under this announcement.
DUNS Number
Applicants are required to have a
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. To obtain a DUNS
number, access https://
www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1–
866–705–5711. Interested parties may
wish to obtain their DUNS number by
phone to expedite the process.
Applications submitted electronically
must also be registered with the CCR. A
DUNS number is required before CCR
registration can be completed. Many
organizations may already have a DUNS
number. Please use the number listed
above to investigate whether or not your
organization has a DUNS number.
Registration with the CCR is free of
charge. Applicants may register by
calling 1–888–227–2423. Please review
and complete the CCR ‘‘Registration
Worksheet’’ located on https://
www.grants.gov/CCR_Register.
Sections V and VI which contain
more detailed information regarding
these registration processes can be
found at Grants.gov.
VII. Agency Contacts
For program-related information:
Phyllis S. Wolfe, Director, Office of
Urban Indian Health Programs, 801
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Thompson Avenue, Suite 200,
Rockville, Maryland 20852, (301) 443–
4680 or phyllis.wolfe@ihs.gov.
For general information regarding this
announcement: Danielle Steward,
Health Systems Specialist, Office of
Urban Indian Health Programs, 801
Thompson Avenue, Room 200,
Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 443–4680 or
danielle.steward@ihs.gov.
For specific grant-related and
business management information:
Pallop Chareonvootitam, Grants
Management Specialist, 801 Thompson
Avenue, TMP 360, Rockville, MD
20852, (301) 443–5204 or
pallop.chareonvootitam@ihs.gov.
Dated: May 1, 2008.
Robert G. McSwain,
Acting Director, Indian Health Service.
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Center for Scientific Review; Amended
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Notice is hereby given of a change in
the meeting of the Molecular and
Integrative Signal Transduction Study
Section, June 3, 2008, 8 a.m. to June 4,
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The meeting will be held one day
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552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel, Vector
Biology Member Conflicts.
Date: May 12, 2008.
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
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Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
(Telephone Conference Call.)
Contact Person: Rossana Berti, PhD,
Scientific Review Administrator, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3191,
MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–402–
6411, bertiroscsr.nih.gov.
This notice is being published less than 15
days prior to the meeting due to the timing
limitations imposed by the review and
funding cycle.
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Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine;
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93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,
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Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: April 30, 2008.
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is hereby given of the following
meeting.
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public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
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individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
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Name of Committee: National Center on
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Special Emphasis Panel; Loan Repayment
Program for Health Disparities ResearchPanel C.
Date: June 2, 2008.
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
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Place: National Institutes of Health, Two
Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy
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(Virtual Meeting).
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National Center on Minority Health and
Health Disparities, National Institutes of
Health, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800,
Bethesda, MD 20892–5465, (301) 402–1366,
watsonl@mail.nih.gov.
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is hereby given of the following
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Date: May 29, 2008.
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Contact Person: Holly Patton, PhD,
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Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room
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0280, pattonh@nhlbi.nih.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs; Announcement Type:
Targeted Solicitation
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2008-JHS-UIHP-0001.
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.193.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline Date: May 21, 2008.
Review Date: June 13, 2008.
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: July 1, 2008.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Indian Health Service (IHS), Office of Urban Indian Health
Programs (OUIHP) announces a targeted solicitation for the 4-in-1 Title
V grants to make health care services more accessible for American
Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) residing in urban areas. This
program is authorized under the authority of the Snyder Act and 25
U.S.C. 1652 and 1653 and Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act (IHCIA), Public Law 94-437, as amended. This program is described
at 93.193 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).
Under this grant opportunity, the IHS proposes to award grants to
34 Urban Indian organizations that have existing IHS contracts awarded
in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 1653(c)(d)(e)(f). This grant announcement
seeks to ensure the highest possible health status for AI/ANs. Funding
will be used to continue the 34 Urban Indian organizations' successful
implementation of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
priorities, GPRA reporting, collaborative activities with the Veterans
Health Administration (VA), and four health programs that make health
services more accessible to AI/ANs living in urban areas. The four
health services programs are: (1) Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
(HP/DP) services, (2) Immunizations, and Behavioral Health Services
consisting of (3) Alcohol/Substance Abuse services, and (4) Mental
Health Prevention and Treatment services. These programs are integral
components of the IHS chronic care initiative and the strategic
objective focused on improving safety, quality, affordability, and
accessibility of health care.
II. Award Information:
Type of Award: Targeted Solicitation Grants.
Estimated Funds Available: The IHS intends to commit approximately
$8.5 million each year. The total project period is 2 years and 9
months in duration. The award that is issued under this announcement is
subject to availability of funds.
Anticipated Number of Awards: 34 grants.
Project Period: July 1, 2008-March 31, 2011. The 2008-2009 budget
period will run nine months, July 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009. The
2009-2010 and 2010-2011 budget periods will run 12 months each.
Award Amount: FY 2008 amounts for the 9-month budget period July 1,
2008 through March 31, 2009 are identified in the application
transmittal letter. All future support is subject to the availability
of funds.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Urban Indian organizations, as defined by
25 U.S.C. 1603(h).
2. Cost Sharing or matching--This program does not require matching
funds or cost sharing.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. An applicant package may be found in Grants.gov (https://
www.grants.gov) or at: https://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/gogp/
gogp_funding.asp.
Information regarding the electronic application process may be
directed to Michelle G. Bulls, Chief Grants Management Officer,
Director, Division of Grants Policy, at (301) 443-6290.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
Be single spaced.
Be typewritten.
Have consecutively numbered pages.
Use black type not smaller than 12 characters per one
inch.
Contain a narrative that does not exceed 55 typed pages
that includes the other submission requirements below. The 55 page
narrative does not include the work plan, standard forms, table of
contents, budget, budget justifications, narratives, and/or other
appendix items.
Public Policy Requirements: All Federal-wide public policies apply
to IHS grants with the exception of the Lobbying and Discrimination
public policy.
3. Submission Dates and Times
The application from each Urban Indian Health Organization (UIHO)
must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m.
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Eastern Standard Time (EST) on May 21, 2008.
If technical challenges arise and the UIHO is unable to
successfully complete the electronic application process, each
organization must contact Michelle G. Bulls, Grants Policy Staff,
fifteen days prior to the application deadline and advise of the
difficulties that they are experiencing. Each organization must obtain
prior approval, in writing (e-mails are acceptable), from Ms. Bulls
allowing the paper submission. If submission of a paper application is
requested and approved, the original and two copies must be sent to the
appropriate grants contact that is listed in Section IV.1 above.
Applications not submitted through Grants.gov, without an approved
waiver, may be returned to the organizations without review or
consideration.
A late application will be returned to the organization without
review or consideration.
4. Intergovernmental Review: Executive Order 12372 requiring
intergovernmental review is not applicable to this program.
5. Funding Restrictions:
A. Pre-award costs are allowable pending prior approval from the
awarding agency. However, in accordance with 45 CFR Part 74, all pre-
award costs are incurred at the recipient's risk. The awarding office
is under no obligation to reimburse such costs if for any reason any of
the UIHO do not receive an award or if the award to the recipient is
less than anticipated.
B. The available funds are inclusive of direct and appropriate
indirect costs.
C. Only one grant supplement will be awarded to each organization.
D. IHS will acknowledge receipt of the application.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Electronic Submission--Each UIHO must submit through Grants.gov.
However, should any technical challenges arise regarding the
submission, please contact Grants.gov Customer Support at 1-800-518-
4726 or support@grants.gov. The Contact Center hours of operation are
Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST. If you require additional
assistance please call (301) 443-6290, and identify the need for
assistance regarding your Grants.gov application. Your call will be
transferred to the appropriate grants staff member. Each organization
must seek assistance at least fifteen days prior to the application
deadline. If each organization doesn't adhere to the timelines for
Central Contractor Registry (CCR), Grants.gov registration and request
timely assistance with technical issues, the paper application
submission may not be granted. To submit an application electronically,
please use the Grants.gov Web site. Download a copy of the application
package on the Grants.gov Web site, complete it offline and then upload
and submit the application via the Grants.gov site. You may not e-mail
an electronic copy of a grant application to IHS.
Please be reminded of the following:
Under the new IHS application submission requirements,
paper applications are not the preferred method. However, if any UIHO
has technical problems submitting the application on-line, please
contact Grants.gov Customer Support directly at: https://www.grants.gov/
CustomerSupport.
Upon contacting Grants.gov, obtain a Grants.gov tracking
number as proof of contact. The tracking number is helpful if there are
technical issues that cannot be resolved and a waiver request from
Grants Policy Staff (GPS) must be obtained. If any of the organizations
are still unable to successfully submit the application on-line, please
contact Michelle G. Bulls, GPS, at (301) 443-6290 at least fifteen days
prior to the application deadline to advise her of the difficulties you
have experienced.
If it is determined that a formal waiver is necessary,
each organization must submit a request, in writing (e-mails are
acceptable), to Michelle.Bulls@ihs.gov providing a justification for
the need to deviate from the standard electronic submission process.
Upon receipt of approval, a hard-copy application package must be
downloaded from Grants.gov, and sent directly to the Division of Grants
Operations (DGO), 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP 360, Rockville, MD 20852 by
May 1,2008.
Upon entering the Grants.gov Web site, there is
information available that outlines the requirements to each UIHO
regarding electronic submission of application and hours of operation.
We strongly encourage each organization to not wait until the deadline
date to begin the application process as the registration process for
CCR and Grants.gov could take up to fifteen working days.
To use Grants.gov, each UIHO must obtain a Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) and register in the CCR. Each organization
should allow a minimum often working days to complete CCR registration.
See below on how to apply.
Each organization must submit all documents
electronically, including all information typically included on the SF-
424 and all necessary assurances and certifications.
Please use the optional attachment feature in Grants.gov
to attach additional documentation that may be requested by IHS.
Each organization must comply with any page limitation
requirements described in the program announcement.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgment from Grants.gov that contains a
Grants.gov tracking number. The DGO will retrieve your application from
Grants.gov. The DGO will notify each organization that the application
has been received.
You may access the electronic application for this program
on Grants.gov.
You may search for the downloadable application package
using either the CFDA number or the Funding Opportunity Number. Both
numbers are identified in the heading of this announcement.
To receive an application package, each UIHO must provide
the Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2008-IHS-UIHP-0001.
E-mail applications will not be accepted under this announcement.
DUNS Number
Applicants are required to have a 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. To obtain a DUNS number, access https://www.dunandbradstreet.com
or call 1-866-705-5711. Interested parties may wish to obtain their
DUNS number by phone to expedite the process.
Applications submitted electronically must also be registered with
the CCR. A DUNS number is required before CCR registration can be
completed. Many organizations may already have a DUNS number. Please
use the number listed above to investigate whether or not your
organization has a DUNS number.
Registration with the CCR is free of charge. Applicants may
register by calling 1-888-227-2423. Please review and complete the CCR
``Registration Worksheet'' located on https://www.grants.gov/CCR_
Register.
Sections V and VI which contain more detailed information regarding
these registration processes can be found at Grants.gov.
VII. Agency Contacts
For program-related information: Phyllis S. Wolfe, Director, Office
of Urban Indian Health Programs, 801
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Thompson Avenue, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland 20852, (301) 443-4680
or phyllis.wolfe@ihs.gov.
For general information regarding this announcement: Danielle
Steward, Health Systems Specialist, Office of Urban Indian Health
Programs, 801 Thompson Avenue, Room 200, Rockville, MD 20852, (301)
443-4680 or danielle.steward@ihs.gov.
For specific grant-related and business management information:
Pallop Chareonvootitam, Grants Management Specialist, 801 Thompson
Avenue, TMP 360, Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 443-5204 or
pallop.chareonvootitam@ihs.gov.
Dated: May 1, 2008.
Robert G. McSwain,
Acting Director, Indian Health Service.
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