[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50151-50152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21264]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 03110]


Enhancement of Laboratory Quality Assurance Programs for HIV/AIDS 
Testing in Countries Supported by the Global AIDS Program; 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 the enhancement of national laboratory quality assurance 
programs supporting HIV/AIDS testing for surveillance and prevention 
activities in countries supported by the Global AIDS Program (GAP). The 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 
93.939.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the National Serology Reference 
Laboratory (NRL) in the Country of Australia. This announcement is 
restricted to the Australia NRL because it is a unique agency charged 
by the World Health Organization (WHO) with providing External Quality 
Assessment Schemes (EQAS), training, and technical assistance for HIV/
AIDS laboratory testing to 100 national and regional reference 
laboratories in the Asia region and South Pacific.

C. Funding

    Approximately $150,000 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.

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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: Thomas L. 
Hearn, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Division of Laboratory Systems, PHPPO, 
4770 Buford Highway, MS-G25, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, Telephone: (770)-
488-8282.

    Dated: August 14, 2003.
Sandra R. Manning,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-21264 Filed 8-19-03; 8:45 am]
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