[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47325-47326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20234]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 03104]


Strengthening Infectious Disease Control in the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; 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 strengthen the capacities of national control programs and 
local nongovernmental organization partners to reduce the transmission 
and impact of HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), 
Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. The Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance number for this program is 93.947.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Kinshasa School of Public 
Health (KSPH). No other applications are being solicited. The KSPH 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 the DRC for the following reasons:
    [sbull] The KSPH is strategically placed to coordinate work with 
key departments of the Ministry of Health (MOH) and other DRC 
ministries as well as local and international partners.
    [sbull] The KSPH has a well-grounded base of understanding and 
working knowledge of basic public health principles, specifically in 
the areas of research, monitoring, evaluation, training and formal 
public health education. KSPH is the only institution of its caliber in 
Central Africa.
    [sbull] The KSPH has extensive experience in working on infectious 
disease control activities with U.S. Government agencies, including CDC 
and USAID, as well as collaborating partners such as Family Health 
International (FHI).
    [sbull] The KSPH has a transparent and flexible administrative and 
financial management capacity to conduct extensive public health and 
infectious disease control activities in active collaboration with CDC 
and the MOH.
    The KSPH is uniquely situated to operate as an independent, third 
party health institution that maintains a strategic separation 
administratively and organizationally from the official governmental 
structures.

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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 September 15, 
2003, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project 
period of up to five years. Funding estimate 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: Karen Hawkins-
Reed, Public Health Advisor, CDC/GAP/DRC, Unit 31550, APO AE 908282-
1550, Telephone: 243-997-0829, FAX: 243-880-3274, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: August 4, 2003.
Edward Schultz,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-20234 Filed 8-7-03; 8:45 am]
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