[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 44010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16806]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 04230]


Promoting Extensive Implementation of Quality Prevention of 
Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Activities in the Republic of 
Uganda; 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: support the expansion of quality PMTCT program coverage 
throughout Uganda; conduct PMTCT training; identify gaps in the current 
national PMTCT program; and develop strategies to fill those gaps and 
to carry out other PMTCT promotion, policy and quality assurance 
activities. The overall aim of this program is to promote wide 
implementation of quality PMTCT programs throughout Uganda.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 93.941.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will only be provided to Protecting Families Against 
AIDS (PREFA). No other applications are solicited. PREFA is the only 
application being solicited because:
    1. CDC Uganda was tasked by President Bush's PMTCT Initiative 
Workstream in fiscal year 2003 with supporting the establishment of a 
Ugandan NGO focusing on PMTCT. This is a continuation of this activity.
    2. None of the other current stakeholders in PMTCT provision has 
PMTCT as its core activity and all are already overwhelmed with other 
HIV/AIDS activities.
    3. PREFA is the only national NGO specifically supporting Uganda's 
efforts to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment 
and support to families with emphasis on reducing MTCT.

C. Funding

    Approximately $520,000 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 program technical assistance, contact: Jonathan Mermin, MD, 
MPH, Global AIDS Program [GAP], Uganda Country Team, National Center 
for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention [CDC], P.O. Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda. Telephone: +256-
41320776. E-mail: [email protected].
    For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact: 
Shirley Wynn, Contract Specialist, Procurement and Grants Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Road, 
Atlanta, GA 30341-4146. Telephone: 770-488-1515. E-mail address: 
[email protected].

    Dated: July 16, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-16806 Filed 7-22-04; 8:45 am]
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