Grant and cooperative agreement awards: Minority Health Professions Foundation,
[Federal Register: September 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 178)]
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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.
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.
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