[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 47580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20356]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 03161]


Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 
(HIV/AIDS) Prevention Program Development and Technical Assistance 
Collaboration for Public Health Laboratory Science With Countries 
Targeted by CDC's Global AIDS Program (GAP); 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 HIV/AIDS prevention program development and technical 
assistance collaboration with countries targeted by the Global AIDS 
Program (GAP). The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for 
this program is 93.941.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Association of Public 
Health Laboratories (APHL). APHL is the appropriate and only qualified 
agency to provide the services specified under this cooperative 
agreement because:
    (1) APHL is the only officially established organization that 
represents public health laboratory science practitioners. As such, 
APHL represents officials from throughout the United States (U.S.) who 
have responsibility for all aspects of public health laboratory 
science, education, and management.
    (2) APHL is in a unique position to act as the liaison between U.S. 
state and territorial public health laboratorians and GAP country 
health officials.
    (3) APHL has wide experience in promoting the coordination of HIV/
AIDS and other public health laboratory efforts among the U.S. states 
and territories, U.S. Government agencies, and international agencies. 
Thus, the organization is uniquely positioned to collaborate with 
national AIDS control program officials in GAP countries, international 
agencies and other interested parties on policy and program issues from 
a U.S. -based, multi-stakeholder perspective.
    (4) The knowledge, skills and abilities that APHL represents 
through its members' expertise are of critical importance to improving 
the capacity of public health laboratories in GAP countries. Thus, APHL 
is uniquely positioned to provide CDC technical assistance by serving 
as a liaison between U.S. state and territorial public health 
laboratory officials and officials of national AIDS control programs in 
GAP countries. APHL possesses unique knowledge and insight that can be 
applied through technical assistance to strengthen the ability of GAP 
country national AIDS control programs to design, develop, implement 
and maintain HIV/AIDS public health laboratories based on the best 
practices of U.S. state and territorial public health laboratories.
    (5) APHL has already established mechanisms for communicating HIV/
AIDS laboratory practice information to the U.S. states and territories 
and their political subdivisions that carry out HIV/AIDS public health 
laboratory programs. They can use these mechanisms to exchange 
information between the U.S. states and territories and the public 
health officials in GAP countries to identify and develop effective 
public health laboratory information networks. This unique expertise 
also places APHL in the position to advise GAP country officials on 
developing their own national public health laboratory information 
networks.

C. Funding

    Approximately $1,000,000 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 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: Peter Crippen, 
Public Health Advisor, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, 
STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: 404-498-2712, E-
mail address: phc1@cdc.

    Dated: August 4, 2003.
Edward Schultz,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-20356 Filed 8-8-03; 8:45 am]
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