[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 44009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16807]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 04284]


Strengthening and Expanding HIV/AIDS Surveillance, Prevention, 
Care and Support Services Targeting Vulnerable Populations in Ho Chi 
Minh City, Vietnam; 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 strengthen and expand HIV/AIDS surveillance, prevention, 
care and support services targeting vulnerable populations in Ho Chi 
Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
number for this program is 93.941.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the HCMC Provincial AIDS 
Committee (HCMC PAC).
    The award specifically aims to use existing capacity through the 
HCMC PAC to strengthen and expand HIV/AIDS surveillance, prevention, 
care and support activities in high prevalence districts of HCMC. 
Currently, the HCMC PAC is the single entity designated by the HCMC 
People's Committee to conduct this specific set of activities 
supportive of the CDC GAP. In addition,
    (1) The HCMC PAC is uniquely positioned, in terms of legal 
authority and credibility among Vietnamese health institutions, to 
implement HIV/AIDS surveillance, prevention, care and support 
activities in HCMC.
    (2) the HCMC PAC already has established mechanisms to access HIV/
AIDS, TB, STD and other public health information, enabling it to 
immediately become engaged in the activities listed in this 
announcement.
    (3) the purpose of this announcement is to build upon the existing 
framework of health information and activities that the HCMC PAC itself 
has collected or initiated.
    (4) the HCMC PAC is multi-sectoral organization, whose membership 
includes the HCMC People's Committee, Provincial Health Services, 
Preventive Medicine Center, Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social 
Affairs (MOLISA), Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs 
(DOLISA), the Police Department, the Youth Union, the Women's Union, 
and other governmental and non-governmental organizations and can 
effectively coordinate and implement HIV/AIDS surveillance, prevention, 
care and support activities throughout HCMC.

C. Funding

    Approximately $350,000 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 5 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: S. Patrick 
Chong, Deputy Director, Global AIDS Program [GAP], Vietnam, National 
Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention [CDC], US Embassy Hanoi, 7 Lang Ha, Hanoi, Vietnam. 
Telephone: +84 (4) 831-4580, ext. 215. E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: July 16, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-16807 Filed 7-22-04; 8:45 am]
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