[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44009-44010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16808]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 04267]


Assessment of Youth Interventions in Asembo and Gem, Nyanza 
Province, 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 pilot youth interventions in 
Asembo and Gem, Nyanza Province, Kenya, and for assessment of the 
impact of these interventions.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 93.941.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Institute of Tropical 
Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium.
    The ITM has a long history of research and effective interventions, 
in rural Africa, in the areas of HIV/AIDS and other STD. ITM was the 
first organization to document the extremely high rates of HIV 
infection in young people in Nyanza province. As a result of this 
study, ITM established a pilot intervention program, in Asembo, in 2002 
to assess in more detail the risk factors in young people, to develop 
pilot interventions to reduce this risk, and to study the impact of 
these interventions. ITM is already established in Asembo and enjoys 
the respect and support of the local community, and studies are 
currently underway to assess the Parents Matter curriculum. There is no 
other organization in Asembo and Gem, somewhat remote areas, with the 
capacity to implement this complex program.

C. Funding

    Approximately $2,000,000 is available in FY 2004 to fund this 
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or

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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: Elizabeth 
Marum, PhD., 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 16, 2004.
William P. Nichols, MPA,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-16808 Filed 7-22-04; 8:45 am]
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