[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 14662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7181]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 03020]


Expansion of HIV/AIDS/STD Prevention, Care and Treatment, and 
Surveillance Activities in the People's Republic of China; 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 to expand and improve the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS prevention, 
care, and surveillance activities in China. No funding will be provided 
for research or programming in the area of family planning or 
reproductive health if the applicant includes coercive measures, 
abortion, or sterilization in its definition of those terms, or 
performs those activities directly or indirectly. The Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance Number for this program is 93.941.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the China Center for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CCDC) under the guidance of the Ministry of 
Health of the People's Republic of China. No funding will be provided 
to the State Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of 
China under the terms of this cooperative agreement, whether directly 
or indirectly. The National Intelligence Council's September 2002 
report, ``The Next Wave of HIV/AIDS: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Russia, India, 
and China,'' highlights the rising HIV/AIDS problem will be driven by 
the spread of the disease in these five populous countries, where the 
number of infected people will grow from around 14 to 23 million 
currently to an estimated number of 50 to 75 million by the year 2010. 
The Chinese Government has requested the assistance of the United 
States, and the U.S. Government has agreed to help them respond 
effectively to the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. On June 28, 2002, Tommy 
Thompson, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, 
pledged CDC to deliver financial and technical assistance to China 
under a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Minister of 
Health. The CCDC is the only governmental entity authorized by China to 
enter into an agreement with CDC.

C. Funding

    Approximately $2,000,000 is available in FY 2003 to fund this 
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before April 1, 
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: R.J. Simonds, 
M.D., Chief, HIV Prevention Branch, Global AIDS Program, National 
Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., Mail Stop E-04, Atlanta, GA 30333, e-mail 
address: [email protected].

    Dated: March 19, 2003.
Sandra R. Manning,
CGFM, Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-7181 Filed 3-25-03; 8:45 am]
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