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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[CDC–RFA–TP10–1001]
Notice of Intent To Award Affordable
Care Act (ACA) Funding
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information
Notice of Intent to Award Affordable
Care Act (ACA) funding to 7
Preparedness and Emergency Response
Learning Centers (PERLC). This award
was proposed in the grantees’ Fiscal
Year (FY) 2011 non-Competing
Continuation applications under
Funding Opportunity Announcement
CDC–RFA–TP10–1001, ‘‘Preparedness
and Emergency Response Learning
Centers (PERLC).’’
SUMMARY: This notice provides public
announcement of CDC’s intent to award
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
appropriations to the following 7
grantees: Columbia University Mailman
School of Public Health, New York, NY;
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
MD, Texas A&M School of Rural Public
Health, College Station, TX; University
at Albany SUNY School of Public
Health, Albany, NY; University of
Oklahoma College of Public Health,
Oklahoma City, OK; University of South
Florida College of Public Health,
Tampa, FL.
The purpose of the PERLC program is
to develop, deliver, and evaluate core
competency-based training and
education that target the public health
workforce, address the public health
preparedness and response needs of
state, local, and tribal public health
authorities and emphasize essential
public health security strategies.
These activities are proposed by the
above mentioned grantees in their FY
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2011 application submitted under
Funding Opportunity Announcement
CDC–RFA–TP10–1001, ‘‘Preparedness
and Emergency Response Learning
Centers (PERLC),’’ Catalogue of Federal
Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA):
93.069.
Approximately $5,000,000 in ACA
funding will be awarded to the grantee
for sustaining approved program
activities. Funding is appropriated
under the Affordable Care Act (Pub. L.
111–148), Section 4002 (42 U.S.C.
300u–11) (Prevention and Public Health
Fund).
Accordingly, CDC adds the following
information to the previously published
Funding Opportunity Announcement of
CDC–RFA–TP10–1001:
Authority: Sections 311 and 317(k)(2) of
the Public Health Service Act, [42 U. S. C.
Section 243 and 247b(k)(2)] as amended,
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(ACA), Section 4002 (42 U.S.C. 300u–11).
CFDA #: 93.606 (Affordable Care Act—
Preparedness and Emergency Response
Learning Centers).
Award Information
Type of Award: Non-Competing
Continuation Cooperative Agreement.
Approximate Total Current Fiscal
Year ACA Funding: $5,000,000.
Anticipated Number of Awards: 7.
Fiscal Year Funds: 2011.
Anticipated Award Date: September
30, 2011.
Application Selection Process
Funding will be awarded to applicant
based on documentation and results
from successful past performance
review.
Funding Authority
CDC will add the ACA Authority to
that which is reflected in the published
Funding Opportunity Announcement
CDC–RFA–TP10–1001. The revised
funding authority language will read:
This program is authorized under the
Sections 311 and 317(k)(2) of the Public
Health Service Act, [42 U. S. C. 243 and
247b(k)(2)] as amended, Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section 4002
(42 U.S.C. 300u–11).
The effective date for this action
is the date of publication of this Notice
and remains in effect until the
expiration of the project period of the
ACA funded applications.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan
P. Cioffi, PhD, Associate Director,
Learning Office and Program Official for
Preparedness and Emergency Response
Learning Centers (PERLC), Office of
Public Health Preparedness and
Response, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, telephone 404–639–
0641. jcioffi@cdc.gov.
DATES:
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On March
23, 2010, the President signed into law
the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Public
Law 111–148. ACA is designed to
improve and expand the scope of health
care coverage for Americans. Cost
savings through disease prevention is an
important element of this legislation
and ACA has established a Prevention
and Public Health Fund (PPHF) for this
purpose. Specifically, the legislation
states in Section 4002 that the PPHF is
to ‘‘provide for expanded and sustained
national investment in prevention and
public health programs to improve
health and help restrain the rate of
growth in private and public sector
health care costs.’’ ACA and the
Prevention and Public Health Fund
make improving public health a priority
with investments to improve public
health.
The PPHF states that the Secretary
shall transfer amounts in the Fund to
accounts within the Department of
Health and Human Services to increase
funding, over the fiscal year 2008 level,
for programs authorized by the Public
Health Service Act, for prevention,
wellness and public health activities
including prevention research and
health screenings, such as the
Community Transformation Grant
Program, the Education and Outreach
Campaign for Preventative Benefits, and
Immunization Programs.
Therefore, increasing funding
available to applicants under this FOA
using the PPHF will allow them to
sustain their existing to provide for a
national investment in prevention and
public health programs. Further, The
Secretary allocated funds to CDC,
pursuant to the PPHF, for the types of
activities this FOA is designed to carry
out.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: August 16, 2011.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Authority: Sections 311 and 317 (k)(2) of
the Public Health Service Act, [42 U. S. C.
Section 243 and 247b(k)(2)] as amended,
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(ACA), Section 4002 (42 U.S.C. 300u–11).
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HUMAN SERVICES
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Notice of Intent To Award Affordable
Care Act (ACA) Funding, RFA–TP–08–
001
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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Overview Information
Notice of Intent to award Affordable
Care Act (ACA) funding to Preparedness
and Emergency Response Research
Centers (PERRCs). This award is
proposed for the grantees’ Fiscal Year
(FY) 2011 non-competing continuation
application under Funding Opportunity
Announcement RFA–TP–08–001,
‘‘Preparedness and Emergency Response
Research Centers: A Public Health
Systems Approach.’’
SUMMARY: This notice provides public
announcement of CDC’s intent to award
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
appropriations to the following 4
Preparedness and Emergency Response
Research Center (PERRCs) grantees: the
University of North Carolina in Chapel
Hill, NC; the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis, MN; the University of
California in Berkeley; and the
University of California in Los Angeles,
CA.
The purpose of the PERRC program is
to conduct public health systems
research to strengthen preparedness and
response capabilities at the national,
state, local, and tribal levels for
preventing morbidity and mortality
from threats to the public’s health such
as infectious disease outbreaks, and
man-made and natural disasters.
These activities are proposed by the
above mentioned grantees in their FY
2011 application for continuation
submitted under Funding Opportunity
Announcement RFA–TP–08–001,
‘‘Preparedness and Emergency Response
Research Centers: A Public Health
Systems Approach,’’ Catalogue of
Federal Domestic Assistance Number
(CFDA): 93.061 Approximately
$5,000,000 in ACA funding will be
awarded to these grantees for sustaining
approved program activities. Funding is
appropriated under the Affordable Care
Act (Pub. L. 111–148), Section 4002 (42
U.S.C. 300u–11) (Prevention and Public
Health Fund).
Accordingly, CDC adds the following
information to the previously published
Funding Opportunity Announcement of
RFA–TP–08–001:
CFDA #: 93.607 (Affordable Care Act—
Preparedness and Emergency Response
Research Centers: A Public Health Systems
Approach)
Award Information
Type of Award: Non-Competing
Continuation Cooperative Agreement.
Approximate Total Current Fiscal
Year ACA Funding: $5,000,000.
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Anticipated Number of Awards: 4.
Fiscal Year Funds: 2011 .
Anticipated Award Date: September
30, 2011.
Application Selection Process
Funding will be awarded to the
applicants based on the following
criteria from the funding opportunity
announcement:
• Accomplishments reflected in the
progress report of the continuation
application that indicate that the
applicant is meeting previously stated
objectives or milestones contained in
the project’s annual work plan and
satisfactory progress is being
demonstrated. The report should
contain progress in core activities,
including a report on advisory
committee meeting(s), activities, etc.,
and progress in individual research
projects.
• Objectives for the new budget
period are realistic, specific, and
measurable. Methods described will
clearly lead to achievement of these
objectives. An evaluation plan that will
allow management to monitor whether
the methods are effective.
• Any impediments to progress are
described, e.g., milestones that are
deficient or deferred are fully explained,
and the corrective action taken to
address the impediment is described
including specific information on
revised dates of completion of the
milestones impacted.
A budget request that is clearly
explained, adequately justified,
reasonable and consistent with the
intended use of program project grant
funds.
Funding Authority
CDC will add the ACA Authority to
that which is reflected in the published
Funding Opportunity Announcement
RFA–TP–08–001. The revised funding
authority language will read:
—This program is authorized under the
Sections 311 and 317 (k)(2) of the
Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C.
Section 243 and 247b(k)(2)] as
amended, Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section
4002 (42 U.S.C. 300u–11).
DATES: The effective date for this action
is the date of publication of this Notice
and remains in effect until the
expiration of the project period of the
ACA funded applications.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mildred Williams-Johnson, PhD.,
Director, Extramural Research Program
Office, Office of Public Health
Preparedness and Response, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[CDC-RFA-TP10-1001]
Notice of Intent To Award Affordable Care Act (ACA) Funding
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information
Notice of Intent to Award Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding to 7
Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers (PERLC). This
award was proposed in the grantees' Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 non-Competing
Continuation applications under Funding Opportunity Announcement CDC-
RFA-TP10-1001, ``Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers
(PERLC).''
SUMMARY: This notice provides public announcement of CDC's intent to
award Affordable Care Act (ACA) appropriations to the following 7
grantees: Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New
York, NY; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Texas A&M School of
Rural Public Health, College Station, TX; University at Albany SUNY
School of Public Health, Albany, NY; University of Oklahoma College of
Public Health, Oklahoma City, OK; University of South Florida College
of Public Health, Tampa, FL.
The purpose of the PERLC program is to develop, deliver, and
evaluate core competency-based training and education that target the
public health workforce, address the public health preparedness and
response needs of state, local, and tribal public health authorities
and emphasize essential public health security strategies.
These activities are proposed by the above mentioned grantees in
their FY 2011 application submitted under Funding Opportunity
Announcement CDC-RFA-TP10-1001, ``Preparedness and Emergency Response
Learning Centers (PERLC),'' Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number (CFDA): 93.069.
Approximately $5,000,000 in ACA funding will be awarded to the
grantee for sustaining approved program activities. Funding is
appropriated under the Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148), Section
4002 (42 U.S.C. 300u-11) (Prevention and Public Health Fund).
Accordingly, CDC adds the following information to the previously
published Funding Opportunity Announcement of CDC-RFA-TP10-1001:
Authority: Sections 311 and 317(k)(2) of the Public Health
Service Act, [42 U. S. C. Section 243 and 247b(k)(2)] as amended,
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section 4002 (42
U.S.C. 300u-11). CFDA : 93.606 (Affordable Care Act--
Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers).
Award Information
Type of Award: Non-Competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement.
Approximate Total Current Fiscal Year ACA Funding: $5,000,000.
Anticipated Number of Awards: 7.
Fiscal Year Funds: 2011.
Anticipated Award Date: September 30, 2011.
Application Selection Process
Funding will be awarded to applicant based on documentation and
results from successful past performance review.
Funding Authority
CDC will add the ACA Authority to that which is reflected in the
published Funding Opportunity Announcement CDC-RFA-TP10-1001. The
revised funding authority language will read:
This program is authorized under the Sections 311 and 317(k)(2)
of the Public Health Service Act, [42 U. S. C. 243 and 247b(k)(2)]
as amended, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA),
Section 4002 (42 U.S.C. 300u-11).
DATES: The effective date for this action is the date of publication of
this Notice and remains in effect until the expiration of the project
period of the ACA funded applications.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan P. Cioffi, PhD, Associate
Director, Learning Office and Program Official for Preparedness and
Emergency Response Learning Centers (PERLC), Office of Public Health
Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
telephone 404-639-0641. jcioffi@cdc.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 23, 2010, the President signed into
law the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Public Law 111-148. ACA is designed
to improve and expand the scope of health care coverage for Americans.
Cost savings through disease prevention is an important element of this
legislation and ACA has established a Prevention and Public Health Fund
(PPHF) for this purpose. Specifically, the legislation states in
Section 4002 that the PPHF is to ``provide for expanded and sustained
national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve
health and help restrain the rate of growth in private and public
sector health care costs.'' ACA and the Prevention and Public Health
Fund make improving public health a priority with investments to
improve public health.
The PPHF states that the Secretary shall transfer amounts in the
Fund to accounts within the Department of Health and Human Services to
increase funding, over the fiscal year 2008 level, for programs
authorized by the Public Health Service Act, for prevention, wellness
and public health activities including prevention research and health
screenings, such as the Community Transformation Grant Program, the
Education and Outreach Campaign for Preventative Benefits, and
Immunization Programs.
Therefore, increasing funding available to applicants under this
FOA using the PPHF will allow them to sustain their existing to provide
for a national investment in prevention and public health programs.
Further, The Secretary allocated funds to CDC, pursuant to the PPHF,
for the types of activities this FOA is designed to carry out.
Dated: August 16, 2011.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-24750 Filed 9-26-11; 8:45 am]
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