[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24115]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Center for Integrative Medicine in Primary Care
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Single-Award Deviation from Competition Requirements
for the University of Arizona's Center for Integrative Medicine in
Primary Care.
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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will
be issuing a noncompetitive award for the Center for Integrative
Medicine in Primary Care program. Approximately $330,000 will be made
available in the form of a cooperative agreement to the University of
Arizona, Center for Integrative Medicine in Primary Care program,
Tucson, Arizona (HP 2771) during the current budget/project period of
September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2017. This cooperative agreement
was fully funded for a 3-year project period on September 1, 2014. The
purpose of the Center for Integrative Medicine in Primary Care program
is to incorporate competency based Integrative Medicine (IM) curricula
and practices into existing primary care residencies and other health
professions training programs. This center is expected to contribute to
the evidence-base for IM, and to identify promising practices related
to the integration of IM into primary care and interprofessional
practice. The Center formally partners with existing primary care
residency programs (pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine,
preventive medicine) and other health professions training programs
(nursing, physician assistant, public health, and behavioral health
among others) to: (a) Pilot and implement the incorporation of IM into
the curricula and training; (b) Provide faculty development; (c) Engage
in interprofessional education and practice; (d) Develop practice-based
IM rotations for residents and students; (e) Reach out to underserved
populations through existing training sites to spread IM practice; (f)
Identify promising IM practices through the work of the program; and
(g) Evaluate students' and faculty members' knowledge gained and
practice changes made through IM trainings and curriculum development.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal awardee of record and intended award
amount is:
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FY 2014 authorized FY 2015 estimated
Grantee/Organization name Grant number State funding level funding level
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University of Arizona Center for UE1 HP 27710........ AZ $1,699,998 fully The program did not
Integrative Medicine. funded for a 3- receive FY 2015
year project appropriated funds.
period. HRSA proposes to award
an additional $330,000
through a program
expansion supplement
in FY 2015.
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Amount of the Award(s): Up to $330,000.
CFDA Number: 93.117.
Current Project Period: September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2017.
Period of Supplemental Funding: September 1, 2014, through August
31, 2017.
Authority: Section 765 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
295 and 295a), as amended by Section 5206 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act.
Justification
HRSA seeks to provide a program expansion supplement of $330,000
for the Center for Integrative Medicine in Primary Care Program award
for the purpose of increasing the number of pilot sites and disciplines
that are reached with the initial offering of the Foundations in
Integrative Healthcare online course. The program will be able to
accomplish outreach to a broad range of disciplines, health
professionals, types of programs, and underrepresented groups. They
also will be able to provide outreach to consumers on integrative
healthcare. This request is for a single-award deviation because there
is only one currently funded cooperative agreement with the capacity to
use the funding during the required time period.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Sandvold, Medical Training and
Geriatrics Branch, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health
Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane Room 12 C 05, Rockville,
Maryland 20857, Phone: 301-443-2295, [email protected].
Dated: September 15, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-24115 Filed 9-22-15; 8:45 am]
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