65FR37796 Native American Research Centers for Health; Intent to Fund Competitive Grants
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[Federal Register: June 16, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 117)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Native American Research Centers for Health; Intent to Fund
Competitive Grants
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of intent to fund competitive grants for Native American
research centers for health.
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SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service (IHS) in association with the
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National
Institutes of Health, announces the intent to fund competitive grants
to establish American Indian/Alaska Native research centers in fiscal
year (FY) 2001.
This new grant program is titled Native American Research Centers
for Health (NARCH). It is authorized under section 301(a) of the Public
Health Service Act and described at Catalog of Federal Assistance
#93.933.
Intent of Notice: The intent of this notice is to alert potential
tribal and area/national Indian health applicants of the program and to
encourage them to identify and to develop partnerships with academic
research centers and universities in preparation for applying for a
grant.
The IHS and NIGMS plan to hold technical assistance and information
sharing workshops about this grant program in July and August 2000. You
should contact Dr. William Freeman at the location below for
information on dates and locations of these workshops.
It is anticipated that the program announcement and application
guidelines will be available for distribution in mid-July 2000 with an
application receipt deadline of December 12, 2000. Application packets
will be distributed directly to eligible organizations, i.e., Tribal
Chairmen; Directors of tribal health departments, and Executive
Directors of Indian health organizations.
Purposes: The purposes of the centers are: to encourage competitive
research on well-defined diseases and health conditions of importance
for American Indians; to develop and evaluate interventions to reduce
health disparities and to enhance the strengths and resiliencies of
Native communities and individuals; to develop a cadre of American
Indian scientists and health professionals engaged in biomedical,
clinical, and behavioral research that is competitive for NIH funding;
and to increase the capacity of both the research intensive
organizations and the Indian organizations to work in partnership to
produce competitive research.
Eligibility: Federally recognized tribes, tribal consortia, and
area/national non-profit Indian health organizations that are
sanctioned by tribal governments are eligible to apply for this grant
award, with collaborations with academic research centers and
universities required. Each center shall have a governing board
predominately composed of tribal representatives that will be
responsible for determining the research priorities in consultation
with the tribal and Indian communities involved.
Funding Availability: It is anticipated the $1.5 million will be
available for award of up to five grants in FY 2001, with this amount
available for each succeeding year through FY 2004. Award of grants is
subject to the availability of funds. Awards will be issued with one-
year budget periods with total project periods of up to four years,
renewable annually.
Applicants under this program are encouraged to seek additional
funding from other sources (university, tribal, private foundation,
etc.) to augment monies available from the IHS.
Contacts for Information: If you have questions regarding this
program, you may contact the following:
Program Information
William L. Freeman, MD, MPH, Research Program, Indian Health Service,
Twinbrook Metro Plaza, Room 450, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville,
Maryland 29852, Telephone: (301) 443-0578, FAX: (301) 443-7538, Email:
wfre...@HQE.ihs.gov
Grants (Business) Information
Patricia SpottedHorse, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management
Branch, Twinbrook Metro Plaza, Suite 100, 123 Twinbrook Parkway,
Rockville, Maryland 20852, Telephone: (301) 443-5204, FAX: (301) 443-
9602
Dated: June 12, 2000.
Michel E. Lincoln,
Acting Director.
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