Mrs. Martha L. Phillips August 2%, 1367
Chief, Grants Review Branch, DRMP

Mrs. Jessie F. Salazar
Public Health Advisor

Items of Follow-up Interest at August 28-29, 1967 Council

In the discussion of the status of on-going RMP grants, and particularly
those that are now in the -C2 year, the subject of carryover of funds
was mentioned. Dr. Marston indicated that it might be a good idea to
look into this with a view to ascertaining what factors contribute to
such unexpended sums.

The list below shows a range of $50,465, in the case of Albany, to
$864,000 for Texas in unobligated balances:

RM No. Region Unobligated Balance
C00] Hawaii $ 741,133

60002 Ransas 108,332

00003 No. New England 134,995

GOCC4& Albany 50,465

00006 North Carolina 209,151 (+ 75,000 supp.)
00007 Texas 864,000

00068 Connecticut 325,203

CG0G9 Missouri 86 ,843

00015 Utah (Intermountain) 211,324

00018 Tennessee Mid-South 65,900

Dr. Marston mentioned the difficulty encountered by most Regions in
staffing, and another factor is that local medical societies meet fairly
infrequently. Since the representation to the RMP must report back to
the parent organization, unavoidable delays are incurred.

I think that perhaps we should look at the new batch of continuations with
this in mind (and perhaps a quick glance backward to those already awarded
an -02) to see if any identifiable patterns emerge. In particular, it would
seem to be important to pay close attention to the regions (i.e., staffing,
expenditures, etc.) with unobligated balances in the early monthe of the

-02 year.

Jessie F. Salazar

tc: Mrs. Kyttle

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