Health Professions Preparatory, Pregraduate and Indian Health Professions Scholarship Grant Programs

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3207]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service


Health Professions Preparatory, Pregraduate and Indian Health 
Professions Scholarship Grant Programs

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Update of standing notice of availability of funds for Health 
Professions Preparatory, Pregraduate and Indian Health Professions 
Scholarship Grant Programs, published in 60 FR 8663, February 15, 1995.

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SUMMARY: For fiscal year (FY) 1996 the Indian Health Service (IHS) 
announces there will be no funds available to award new scholarships 
for the following IHS Scholarship Programs:

Health Professions Preparatory and Pregraduate Scholarship Grant 
Programs, authorized by section 103 of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (IHCIA), Public Law 94-437, as amended by Public Law 
100-713 and by Public Law 102-573.
Health Professions Scholarship (Professions) Program, authorized by 
section 104 of the IHCIA, Public Law 94-437, as amended by Public Law 
100-713 and by Public Law 102-573.

    Funding for these three scholarship programs will be limited to 
continuation awards only based on availability of appropriations. 
Continuation scholarships under the three programs will be awarded 
utilizing the Notice of Grant Award, form PHS-5152-1 (Rev. 7/92). For 
academic year 1996-1997, both full-time and part-time continuation 
scholarships will be funded for each of the three scholarship programs.
    The Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Grant Program is 
listed as No. 93.123 in the Office of Management and Budget Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). The Health Professions Pregraduate 
Scholarship Grant Program is listed as No. 93.971, and the Indian 
Health Professions Scholarship Grant Program is listed as No. 93.972 in 
the CFDA.

DATE: The application deadline for continuation applications is April 
1, 1996. Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline if 
they are received by the Headquarters Grants Management Branch on the 
deadline date or postmarked on or before the deadline date. (Applicants 
should request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain a 
legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service. 
Private metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely 
mailing.)
    Applications must be mailed to Ms. M. Kay Carpentier, Acting 
Director, Division of Acquisition and Grants Management, Indian Health 
Service, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 6-25, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    Programmatic inquiries may be addressed to Ms. Patricia Lee-McCoy, 
Chief, Scholarship Branch, Indian Health Service, Twinbrook Metro 
Plaza, Suite 100, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852; 
Telephone 301-443-6197. (This is not a toll-free number.) For grants 
information, contact Ms. M. Kay Carpentier, Grants Management Officer, 
Grants Management Branch, Division of Acquisition and Grants 
Operations, Indian Health Service, Room 300, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, 
Rockville, MD 20852; Telephone 301-443-0243. (This is not a toll-free 
number.)

    Dated: January 7, 1996.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General Director.
[FR Doc. 96-3207 Filed 2-13-96; 8:45 am]
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