Service Area Competition deadline extension - applicants in Alabama, LA, and Mississippi.

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FOR COMPETITIVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES [i.e. Service Area Competition but not

budget renewals]:

As a result of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, applicants located

in counties or parishes in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi that have been

designated by either FEMA or the state Governor as " designated counties " for the

purposes of disaster assistance are automatically granted a deadline extension

for competitive funding opportunities until November 30, 2005 at 5:00 PM ET.

Other applicants who believe they have been adversely affected by Katrina and

will be unable to complete and submit a timely application should send a request

for an extension to Gail Lipton at glipton@... <mailto:glipton@...>.

These requests, which will be handled on an individual basis, should include the

guidance number, the location of the applicant, and specific information which

indicates why the agency is unable to meet the published deadline.

Note that applications will need to be submitted on paper to the HRSA Grants

Application Center address indicated in the guidance; electronic applications

past the initial deadline will not be accepted.

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Gail Lipton, Director

Division of Grants Policy/OFAM

Health Resources and Services Administration

301-443-6509

Ruiz

Assistant Director, Systems Development and Policy Administration

Migrant Health Coordinator

National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

7200 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 210

Bethesda, MD 20814

(301) 347-0442

(301) 347-0459 FAX

(202) 365-0154 Cell Phone

jruiz@...

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