[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44929-44930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15410]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Request for Application (RFA) AA103]


Rapid Strengthening and Expansion of Integrated Social Services 
for People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Mozambique; Notice of Intent 
To Fund Single Eligibility Award

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
intent to award fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds for a cooperative agreement 
program to provide anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to 110,000 people, 
care and support to 550,000 people, and preventing 506,379 new 
infections over the five years of emergency plan implementation in 
Mozambique. Key strategies include strengthening the capacity of 
national institutions, such as the Ministry of Health (MOH), the 
National AIDS Council (NAC) and the Ministry of Women and Social 
Welfare (MMAS), in order for them to develop and update national HIV/
AIDS plans, strategies, guidelines, and training materials needed to 
institute services.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 93.067.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Applications may be submitted by the Ministry of Women and Social 
Welfare (Minist[eacute]rio da Mulher e Ac[ccedil][atilde]o Social) 
(MMAS) of the Republic of Mozambique. No other applications are 
solicited.
    The Government of Mozambique has assigned overall responsibility to 
MMAS for coordinating care for orphans and vulnerable children and home 
visits for psychosocial support to PLWHA. The MOH is tasked with 
coordinating home health-care programs. To fulfill its mission to 
assist persons infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS, MMAS will need to 
work with a variety of organizations that provide social services, and 
with the MOH, to ensure smooth integration, avoiding the duplication of 
services. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to enhance the 
ability of MMAS to coordinate these important HIV/AIDS mitigating 
activities.

C. Funding

    Approximately $800,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or before August 31, 2005, 
and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period 
of up to four 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: David Nelson, Project 
Officer, CDC/American Embassy, 2330 Maputo Place, Washington, DC 20521-
2330, Telephone: 258 131 4747, E-mail: [email protected].

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    For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact: 
Diane Flournoy, Grants Management Specialist, CDC Procurement and 
Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-
488-2072, E-mail: [email protected].

William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-15410 Filed 8-3-05; 8:45 am]
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