[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3541-3542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01271]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund 
National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), South Africa

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located 
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the 
award of approximately $5,000,000 for Year 1 of funding to the National 
Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), South Africa. The award 
will provide accurate, timely, and high-quality strategic information 
to enable the South African Government (SAG) to track critical 
infectious disease pathogens, monitor interventions, and inform policy 
and programming to reduce disease transmission and burden. Annual award 
amounts for years 2-5 will be set at continuation.

DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2022, through 
September 29, 2027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Karidia Diallo, Center for Global 
Health, Centers for Disease Control and

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Prevention, 100 Totius Street, Groenkloof, Pretoria, South Africa, 
Telephone: 800-232-6348, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will support the SAG 
in four broad areas of public health surveillance and response: 
Communicable (e.g., HIV and TB) and non-communicable disease 
surveillance, public health laboratory capacity, public health 
workforce development, and global health security. The NICD, under the 
National Public Health Institute of South Africa (NAPHISA), is in a 
unique position to conduct this work, through an act of parliament 
mandating the organization to provide microbiology, virology, 
epidemiology, surveillance and public health research and training to 
support the government's response to communicable disease threats.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), 
South Africa.
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to provide 
accurate, timely, and high-quality strategic information to enable the 
SAG to track critical infectious disease pathogens, monitor 
interventions, and inform policy and programming to reduce disease 
transmission and burden.
    Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount will be 
$5,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 funds, subject to the 
availability of funds. Annual award amounts for years 2-5 will be set 
at continuation.
    Authority: This program is authorized under Public Law 108-25 (the 
United States Leadership Against HIV AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act 
of 2003).
    Period of Performance: September 30, 2022, through September 29, 
2027.

    Dated: January 19, 2022.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-01271 Filed 1-21-22; 8:45 am]
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