[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5389]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 03052]


Building Capacity To Address Emerging Infectious Diseases in the 
Americas; Notice of Intent To Fund Single Eligibility Award

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
intent to fund fiscal year (FY) 2003 funds for a cooperative agreement 
program for Building Capacity to Address Emerging Infectious Diseases 
in the Americas. The purpose of the program is to implement a 
coordinated plan to assist national governments and regional 
authorities in the Americas to better address infectious diseases. 
Specific activities will focus on improving surveillance and response, 
building public health infrastructure, promoting applied research 
activities, and developing improved infectious disease prevention and 
control strategies. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 
for this program is 93.283.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Pan American Health 
Organization (PAHO).
    PAHO is the only international/intergovernmental agency qualified 
to conduct the activities (improve infectious disease surveillance and 
response, develop infectious disease prevention and control strategies, 
build public health infrastructure and promote applied research 
activities in the Americas) under this cooperative agreement for the 
following reasons:
    1. PAHO is the one single health organization that represents all 
countries in the Americas Region. It began as the International 
Sanitary Bureau, established in 1902 by the International Conference of 
American States to serve as ``a general convention of representatives 
of the health organizations of the different American republics.'' In 
1924, the 21 American republics assigned broader functions and 
responsibilities to the International Sanitary Bureau as the central 
coordinating agency for international health activities in the 
Americas. PAHO continues in this role for countries in North, Central, 
and South America, including the Caribbean nations.
    2. PAHO has access to national health promotion and disease 
prevention programs and potential research sites in the Americas 
through their 35 member governments, scientific and technical expert 
employees, 28 country offices, and 10 scientific centers. PAHO member 
countries are: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, 
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, 
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, 
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, 
Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, 
Uruguay, and Venezuela. PAHO maintains country offices in 28 of the 
above member states and is headquartered in Washington, DC.
    3. Because of its unique status representing and uniting all member 
country health agencies, PAHO is the only appropriate ``pinnacle'' 
organization to conduct the activities under this cooperative 
agreement.
    4. In its role as the central coordinating agency for health in the 
Americas, PAHO collaborates with Ministries of Health, social security 
agencies, other government institutions, non-governmental 
organizations, universities, community groups, and others in all member 
countries.
    5. PAHO has nearly 100 years of experience working to improve 
health and living standards of countries of the Americas.
    6. PAHO serves as the regional office for the Americas for the 
World Health Organization and is a component of the United Nations.

C. Funding

    Approximately $500,000 is available in FY 2003 to fund this award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or before May 16, 2003, and 
will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period of up 
to five years. Funding estimates may change.

D. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    For general comments or questions about this announcement, contact: 
Technical Information Management, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: (770) 488-
2700.
    For technical questions about this program, contact: Greg Jones, 
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: 
(404) 639-4180, E-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: February 28, 2003.
Sandra R. Manning,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-5389 Filed 3-6-03; 8:45 am]
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