[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 42744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16169]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 04275]


Expansion of HIV/AIDS, STD and TB Laboratory Activities at the 
Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) in the Republic of Namibia; 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 improve national surveillance for HIV infection, sexually 
transmitted diseases (STDs), and Tuburculosis (TB); and the capacity of 
the Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) to provide services for 
diagnosing these diseases and others related to HIV infection and 
transmission in Namibia. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
number for this program is 93.941.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Namibia Institute of 
Pathology.
    The NIP is the only organization in Namibia qualified to 
collaborate with the Global AIDS Program (GAP) of CDC-Namibia because 
it has the legal authority, expertise and capacity to perform the key 
public health role of monitoring communicable diseases, such as AIDS, 
STD and TB. NIP has been charged by the Ministry of Health and Social 
Services (MOHSS) to serve as the national reference laboratory for HIV, 
STD and TB, and to develop, implement and evaluate laboratory 
diagnostic and quality assurance activities related to these diseases. 
NIP has mechanisms in place to access information for, and the 
scientific expertise to apply these factors to, the development of 
laboratory capacity at the national and regional levels that will 
assist the government in its HIV, STD, and TB prevention programs. The 
major purpose of this announcement is to build upon the existing public 
health laboratory framework in Namibia. No other institution in the 
country has the capacity, legal mandate and expertise to accomplish 
this task.

C. Funding

    Approximately $1,200,000 is available in FY 2004 to fund this 
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before September 
1, 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: Dr. Tom 
Kenyon, Project Officer, Global AIDS Program (GAP), c/o U.S. Embassy 
Windhoek, 2540 Windhoek Place, Washington, DC 20521, Telephone: 264 61 
203 2271, Fax number: 264 61 226 959, E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: July 12, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-16169 Filed 7-15-04; 8:45 am]
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