[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 131 (Friday, July 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41490-41491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15601]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 04266]


Comprehensive Care for HIV-Infected Residents of the Kibera Slum, 
Nairobi, Kenya; 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) 2004 funds for a cooperative agreement 
program to provide a model program for comprehensive AIDS care in 
Kenya. This program should specifically facilitate the feasibility and 
acceptability of providing antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, using 
locally appropriate approaches, and should operate in close 
collaboration with the Kenyan Ministry of Health. The Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 93.941.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the African Medical and 
Research Foundation (AMREF). In 2002, AMREF was selected from among 
several

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potential collaborators as the implementing partner for a pilot program 
of antiretroviral treatment in Kibera slum. The organization was chosen 
based on technical capacity, the fact that the organization was already 
operating a community-based clinic in an appropriate area (safe, 
accessible, serving extremely poor clientele) of Kibera slum, and the 
willingness of this partner to work in very close collaboration with 
the Ministry of Health, in line with CDC goals. The program 
implementation has been successful, and AMREF is the only organization 
appropriately situated to continue to operate the program. In addition 
to the characteristics that resulted in the initial selection, AMREF 
has now acquired critical additional technical expertise related to 
provision of clinic based services for people with HIV including ARV 
therapy, as well as with implementation of community-based services 
related to this care.

C. Funding

    Approximately $500,000 is available in FY 2004 to fund this award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or before August 15, 2004, 
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: Barbara 
Marston, M.D., Project Officer, Global Aids Program (GAP), Kenya 
Country Team, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), PO Box 606 Village Market, 
Nairobi, Kenya, telephone: 256-20-271-3008, e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: July 2, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-15601 Filed 7-8-04; 8:45 am]
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