[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47324-47325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20229]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 03088]


Monitoring and Evaluation, and Information Systems Improvement to 
Implement Integrated Care and Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the Republic of 
Mozambique; 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 develop a five year strategic and operational plan, and 
monitoring and evaluation activities, in order to: respond to the HIV/
AIDS epidemic; establish an information system for monitoring and 
evaluating HIV/AIDS; and extend implementation of Prevention of Mother 
to Child Transmission activities in Mozambique. The Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance number for this program is 93.941.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Ministry of Health of 
Mozambique. No other applications are solicited.
    The MOH is the only appropriate and qualified organization to 
conduct a specific set of activities supportive of the CDC Global AIDS 
Program's technical assistance to Mozambique for the following reasons: 
(1) The MOH is uniquely positioned, in terms of legal authority, 
ability, and credibility among Mozambican citizens, to collect crucial 
data on HIV/AIDS as well as to provide care to HIV infected patients; 
(2) The MOH in Mozambique is mandated by the Mozambican government to 
implement care and treatment activities necessary for the control of 
epidemics, including HIV/AIDS; (3) The MOH already has an established 
network of health care facilities throughout Mozambique. They include 
treatment centers, maternal-child health clinics, and HIV/AIDS care 
sites. These facilities are accessible and provide health information 
and care for patients with HIV/AIDS, enabling the MOH to become 
immediately engaged in the activities listed in this announcement; and 
(4) The MOH has trained physicians, nurses, and social workers already 
working in their network of health care facilities around the country 
who can carry out the activities listed in this announcement.
    In April of 2002, the United States Department of Health and Human 
Services signed a memorandum of understanding with Mozambique's 
Ministry of Health to collaborate on research and program 
implementation related to HIV/AIDS.

C. Funding

    Approximately $900,000 is available in FY 2003 to fund this award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or before September 15, 
2003, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project 
period of up to three 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: Alfredo E. 
Vergara, Ph.D., Director, Global AIDS Program, Mozambique, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human 
Services, JAT Complex, Building 1, 420 Av. 25 de Setembro, Fourth Floor 
5, Maputo, Mozambique, Telephone: (258 1)31 47 47, Fax: 31 44 
60, E-mail: [email protected].


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    Dated: August 4, 2003.
Edward Schultz,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-20229 Filed 8-7-03; 8:45 am]
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