[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17418-17419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06420]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rural Health Information Technology Network Development Grant
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of non-competitive replacement award to Grace Community
Health Center.
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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is
issuing a non-competitive replacement award under the Rural Health
Information Technology Network Development Grant (RHITND) to Grace
Community Health Center in order to continue the effective use of grant
funds to achieve the original goals of the project. Grace Community
Health Center is familiar with the project activities and will continue
to follow the goals and objectives outlined in the grant. The project
director will remain the same, and Grace Community Health Center has
the facilities and resources necessary to support successful
performance of the project.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Former Grantee of Record: Knox Hospital Corporation.
Original Period of Grant Support: September 1, 2011, to August 31,
2014.
Replacement Awardee: Grace Community Health Center.
Amount of Replacement Award: $520,000.
Period of Replacement Award: The period of support for this award
is March 1, 2013, to August 31, 2014.
Authority: Section 330A (f) of the Public Health Service Act, as
amended, 42 U.S.C .254c (f).
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.912.
Justification for the Exception to Competition: Knox County
Hospital Corporation is relinquishing its fiduciary responsibilities
for the Rural Health Information Technology Network Development
(RHITND) Grant to the Grace Community Health Center, Inc. This is a
non-competitive replacement award. As a current network partner, Grace
Community Health Center is familiar and actively involved with the
project activities and will continue to follow the goals and objectives
outlined in the grant. Grace Community Health Center has the facilities
and resources to support the successful implementation of the RHITND
program, understands its responsibilities under the replacement award,
and agrees to administer the grant award consistent with the original
project scope.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia Green, Public Health Analyst,
Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services
Administration, Room 5A-05, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857; (301) 443-0076; email [email protected].
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Dated: March 14, 2013.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator .
[FR Doc. 2013-06420 Filed 3-20-13; 8:45 am]
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