[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12966-12967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04827]


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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 Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO), Lusaka Provincial Health 
Office (LPHO), Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO), and Eastern 
Provincial Health Office (EPHO) in Zambia

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 $57,500,000 for total year 1 of funding, and an 
average 1-year award amount of $14,375,000, to the Southern Provincial 
Health Office (SPHO), Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO), Western 
Provincial Health Office (WPHO), and Eastern Provincial Health Office 
(EPHO)in Zambia. The awards will provide the Provincial Health Offices 
(PHOs) with CDC technical assistance and financial support to maintain 
and sustain the provinces' overall leadership and oversight for 
implementing high-impact HIV combination prevention, treatment and 
support services, including clinical, surveillance, and laboratory 
services as well as to identify and mitigate emerging disease threats 
for people living with HIV (PLHIV). 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: Carolina Granados, Center for Global 
Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 351 Independence 
Ave., Lusaka, Zambia, Telephone: 800-232-6348, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will support the 
Zambian Ministry of Health to achieve and sustain gains made in HIV 
epidemic control in four Zambian Provinces, SPHO, LPHO, WPHO, EPHO. The 
PHOs will provide programmatic oversight, coordination, and direct 
service delivery in the provision of comprehensive HIV prevention, 
treatment, and support services, while strengthening health systems for 
sustainability. Broad areas of support include, but are not limited to:

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     HIV prevention services: Voluntary medical male 
circumcision; Cervical cancer prevention and treatment; Gender based 
violence Prevention and response; Condom programming; Pre-exposure 
prophylaxis; Elimination of mother-to-child transmission; Support for 
Key and vulnerable populations and Orphans and vulnerable children;
     HIV treatment and support services for all age groups 
across the care continuum from case finding to viral load suppression. 
Support will include: Prevention and management of opportunistic 
infections and advanced HIV disease, as well as non-communicable 
diseases (including support for mental health);
     Health system strengthening including support to financial 
and administrative management systems, internal controls, human 
resources for health, health information systems, supply chain/
commodities management, laboratory services, and continuous quality 
improvement.
    The Provincial Health Offices are the single entities eligible for 
this award since they are the sole government institutions with the 
mandate to support health service delivery through capacity building, 
systems strengthening, and oversight for HIV program implementation for 
the population of Zambia per the National Health Policy and Zambian 
National Health Strategic Plan.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Southern Provincial Health Office; Lusaka Provincial 
Health Office; Western Provincial Health Office; and Eastern Provincial 
Health Office in Zambia.
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to provide PHOs 
with CDC technical assistance and financial support to maintain and 
sustain the province's overall leadership and oversight for 
implementing high-impact HIV combination prevention, treatment, and 
support services, including clinical, surveillance, and laboratory 
services as well as to identify and mitigate emerging disease threats 
for PLHIV. Specifically, it will serve to strengthen capacity 
development activities, while providing optimal health systems 
strengthening in support of continued and sustainable HIV epidemic 
control in Zambia.
    Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount in Federal 
Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 funds will be, subject to the availability of 
funds:

 Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO): Anticipated Year 1 
Funding Amount is $14,500,000
 Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO): Anticipated Year 1 
Funding Amount is $19,000,000
 Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO): Anticipated Year 1 
Funding Amount is $12,000,000
 Eastern Provincial Health Office (EPHO): Anticipated Year 1 
Funding Amount is $12,000,000;

Funding 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: March 2, 2022.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-04827 Filed 3-7-22; 8:45 am]
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