Availability of funds to provide health services in the Pacific Basin--HHS. Notice of availability of funds

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that up to $331,000 is available under section 301 of the Public Health Service (PHS) ACT 42 U.S.C. 241, for funding public and non-profit private entities for projects to build capacity and improve health services and systems, particularly preventive health services, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau and to provide technical assistance relative to such projects. In recognition of the extent of funding available, these funds will be available only to continue activities currently receiving funds under the section 301 Pacific Initiative grant authority. HRSA will entertain applications from current grantees for supplemental grants to modify project activities, and from eligible organizations for competing continuation grant awards to extend project activities.     

Availability of additional HRSA competitive grants. Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS. Notice of availability of funds

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces the availability of funds for several HRSA programs. This Notice lists several programs that are announcing competitions for fiscal year (FY) 1999 funds but were not published in the fall 1998 HRSA Preview. This Notice includes funding for HRSA discretionary authorities and programs as follows: (1) Special Projects of National Significance, HIV/AIDS Bureau; (2) Extramural Support Program for Projects to Increase Organ and Tissue Donation, HIV/AIDS Bureau; (3) Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Medical Services for Children and Quality Improvement Center, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; and (4) Basic Nurse Education and Practice: Baccalaureate Nursing Education Using Distance Learning Methodologies for Rural RNs, Bureau of Health Professions. These programs were not published in the fall 1998 HRSA Preview and will only appear in the Federal Register and on the HRSA Home Page at: http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/. The next edition of the HRSA Preview is scheduled to be published by early summer 1999. The purpose of the HRSA Preview is to provide the general public with a single source of program and application information related to the Agency's competitive grant reviews. The HRSA Preview is designed to replace multiple Federal Register notices which traditionally advertised the availability of HRSA's discretionary funds for its various programs.     

Announcement of anticipated availability of funds for family planning services grants. Office of Population Affairs, OPHS, HHS. Notice

The Office of Population Affairs announces the anticipated allocation of funds for FY 2000 family planning services grant projects under the authority of Title X of the Public Health Service Act and solicits applications for competing grant awards to serve the areas and/or populations set out below. Only applications which propose to serve the populations and/or areas listed in Table I will be accepted for review and possible funding. In addition, general program information is included to provide potential grantees with information about future funding opportunities.     

Immunotoxicity testing guidance; availability. Food and Drug Administration, HHS. Notice

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Immunotoxicity Testing Guidance." This guidance is intended to provide FDA reviewers and manufacturers with a coherent strategy for assessing whether testing for potential adverse effects involving medical devices or constituent materials and the immune system is needed. The guidance is also intended to aid in developing a systematic approach to such testing.     

Health financing research and demonstration grants; availability of funds for grants--HCFA. General notice

This notice announces the availability of HCFA funds for certain priority research and demonstration grants for fiscal year 1983. It contains information about the subject areas for grants that will be given priority, project requirements, application procedures, amounts and duration of grants, and waiver of state plan requirements for demonstration projects. HCFA makes funds available for activities that will help to resolve major health financing policy and program issues or to develop innovative methods for the administration of Medicare and Medicaid.     

Guidance for industry on Population Pharmacokinetics; availability. Food and Drug Administration, HHS. Notice

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Population Pharmacokinetics." This guidance provides recommendations to pharmaceutical industry scientists, who have long been interested in the application of population pharmacokinetics, during the new drug development, safety and efficacy evaluation, and approval processes.