[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12965-12966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04824]


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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 
Machakos County Government, Makueni County Government, Kitui County 
Government, and Nairobi County Government (Represented by Nairobi 
Metropolitan Services), Kenya

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 $1,400,000 for Year 1 of, and an average 1 year 
award amount of $350,000, funding to the Machakos County Government, 
Makueni County Government, Kitui County Government, and Nairobi County 
Government (represented by Nairobi Metropolitan Services). The awards 
will advance current efforts to attain ownership, leadership, and 
implementation capacity for HIV services by the Nairobi, Machakos, 
Makueni and Kitui County governments, and to achieve and sustain HIV 
epidemic control through sustainable high-quality comprehensive HIV 
prevention and treatment services. 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: Dr. Lucy Nganga, Center for Global 
Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, KEMRI Campus, 
Mbagathi Road--off Mbagathi Way, P.O. Box 606, Village Market, 00621, 
Nairobi, Kenya. Telephone: 800-232-6348, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source awards will support 
Nairobi, Machakos, Makueni and Kitui County Governments to achieve two 
goals: (1) Implementation and expansion of comprehensive HIV services 
with the goal of achieving and maintaining epidemic control, and (2) 
Strengthening the capacity of Nairobi, Machakos, Makueni and Kitui 
county governments' Department of Health Services to progressively 
manage, sustain and transition to ownership of HIV service delivery.
    The 2010 Kenyan constitution (Chapter 11, article 174-176;189) 
https://www.klrc.go.ke/index.php/constitution-of-kenya; the Fourth 
Schedule, Part 2 https://www.klrc.go.ke/index.php/constitution-of-kenya/167-schedules-schedules/fourth-schedule-distribution-of-functions-between-national-and-the-county-governments and the Kenya 
Health Act (Act No. 21 2017) http://kenyalaw.org:8181/exist/kenyalex/actview.xql?actid=No.%2021%20of%202017 prescribed roles for the new 
county government, whereby each county is responsible for provision of 
health care services to its residents. Nairobi, Machakos, Makueni and 
Kitui County Governments' Departments of Health Services have the sole 
mandate to manage and implement Nairobi, Machakos, Makueni and Kitui 
Counties' public health response to HIV and implementing partners must 
work through these entities. CDC's support to Nairobi, Machakos, 
Makueni and Kitui County will directly increase the capacity of 
Department of Health Services to support long-term sustainable HIV 
service delivery response in Kenya.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Machakos County Government, Makueni County Government, 
Kitui County Government, and Nairobi County Government (represented by 
Nairobi Metropolitan Services).
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to advance 
current efforts to attain ownership, leadership, and implementation 
capacity for HIV services by the Nairobi, Machakos, Makueni and Kitui 
County governments, and to achieve and sustain HIV epidemic control 
through sustainable high-quality comprehensive HIV prevention and 
treatment services. This will be achieved through health system 
strengthening and increased coverage of high quality, client-centered 
comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment services, resulting in a

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decrease in HIV incidence and reduction in HIV associated morbidity and 
mortality.
    Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount in Federal 
Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 funds will be, subject to the availability of 
funds:
     Kitui County: Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is 
$300,000.
     Makueni County: Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is 
$300,000.
     Machakos County: Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is 
$300,000.
     Nairobi County: Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is 
$500,000.
    Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at continuation.
    Authority: 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: March 2, 2022.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-04824 Filed 3-7-22; 8:45 am]
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