[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12967-12968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04788]


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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 
the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC), Cameroon

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 $3,000,000 for Year 1 of funding to the National 
AIDS Control Committee (NACC), Cameroon. The award will strengthen 
national policies, build capacity, and define high-level high-impact 
interventions and key strategies for HIV/TB prevention, treatment and 
care in Cameroon. Funding 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: Lisa Esapa, Center for Global Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Standard Chartered Bank 
Building, Hippodrome, Telephone: 800-232-6348, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will implement HIV 
prevention, care and treatment in Cameroon through activities, 
including: Developing and implementing policies and strategies to 
optimize case finding, HIV treatment and retention, viral load coverage 
and suppression, and building workforce capacity to improve uptake and 
quality of these HIV/TB services; and enhancing the implementation of 
evidence-based prevention interventions for KPs (key populations) /PPs 
(priority populations) /GP (general populations. Implementation of this 
award will enhance scale up of services and improve quality of 
diagnostics, treatment, management, and clinical outcomes for HIV and 
TB infections in Cameroon. This award will build upon CDC's initial 
successful partnerships to address these challenges and gaps and 
complement Global Fund efforts. NACC is in a unique position to conduct 
this work, as it is the organization mandated by the Government of 
Cameroon to coordinate HIV/AIDS activities in Cameroon. NACC is 
essential to building effective national-level coordination in HIV 
programs, as mandated in the 2000-2005 and 2006-2010 National HIV/AIDS 
Strategic Plans. The mission of NACC is to coordinate a comprehensive 
and effective multi-sector and decentralized national response to HIV/
AIDS, including coordination and support to the health sector response.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: National AIDS Control Committee (NACC), Cameroon.
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to strengthen 
national policies and define high-level high-impact interventions and 
key strategies for HIV/TB prevention, treatment and care; improve 
knowledge and prevent high risk behaviors associated with STIs/HIV; 
monitor and ensure the elimination of user fees for all HIV/TB 
services; develop national quality improvement policy and setup CQI 
management system; provide technical capacity to generate quality data; 
reduce HIV/TB related morbidity and mortality; and provide capacity to 
coordinate and monitor the national HIV response in Cameroon.
    Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount will be $ 
3,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2022 funds, subject to the 
availability of funds. Funding amounts 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.


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    Dated: March 2, 2022.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-04788 Filed 3-7-22; 8:45 am]
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