[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 48155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16175]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Request for Application (RFA) AA112]


Implementation of Programs To Improve the Management of HIV/AIDS/
STI/TB Care in the Livingstone District of the Republic of Zambia; 
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) 2005 funds for a cooperative agreement 
program to provide high-quality clinical care to PLWHAs in the 
Livingstone District of Southern Province of the Republic of Zambia. 
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 
93.067.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Southern Province Health 
Office of the Republic of Zambia. No other applications are solicited. 
The current health system structure in Zambia consists of the MOH, 
which has the responsibility for policy guidance and strategic 
planning, and the Central Board of Health, which is responsible for the 
translation and implementation of government health policies. The 
country is administratively divided into nine Provinces and 72 
districts. In the health sector, the Provincial Health Office provides 
technical support to the districts in the areas of management of 
service delivery, planning of health programs, priority setting and 
resource utilization. Within this framework the Southern Province 
Health Office is the only entity in Zambia qualified to collaborate 
with HHS as part of the Emergency Plan in Livingstone because it has 
the legal authority, expertise, and capacity to perform the key public 
health activities that are part of this cooperative agreement.

C. Funding

    Approximately $200,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this award 
September 15, 2005 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: Marc Bulterys, Project 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-04, Atlanta, GA 30333, telephone: 
011 260 1 250 955, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: August 9, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-16175 Filed 8-15-05; 8:45 am]
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