[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1579-1580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00384]


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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 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): Building Capacity and 
Networks To Address Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Americas

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 $4,000,000, with an expected total funding of 
approximately $20,000,000 over a 5-year period, to the Pan American 
Health Organization (PAHO). The award will continue support to PAHO in 
developing and implementing coordinated national and regional public 
health programs in the Americas that are consistent with the World 
Health Organization's International Health Regulations (IHR) strategies 
and the CDC global health priorities for improving infectious disease 
surveillance and response, building public health infrastructure and 
systems, sharing knowledge, tools and other resources in support of 
applied epidemiology, and developing improved prevention and control 
strategies for infectious disease, such as arboviruses, coronaviruses, 
chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever, Zika, HIV, poxviruses, foodborne, 
antimicrobial resistant and healthcare facility-acquired infectious 
diseases.

DATES: The period for this award will be 09/03/2023 through 09/02/2028.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda (Amy) Pullman, National Center 
for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H24-11, 
Atlanta, GA 30033, Telephone: 404-718-5770 [verbar] TTY: (888) 232-
6348, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will assist Pan 
American Health Organization (PAHO) in the development and 
implementation of coordinated plans and networks that enable national 
governments and regional authorities in the Americas to implement IHR 
and better address infectious diseases, particularly emerging 
infections. Measurable

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outcomes of the program will be in alignment with CDC/NCEZID strategies 
to strengthen and enhance the national capacity of countries in the 
Americas to detect, verify, assess, and respond to outbreaks and other 
public health emergencies of national and international concern 
(PHEICs).
    The PAHO is in a unique position to conduct this work, as it was 
established in 1902 by President Theodore Roosevelt and more than three 
decades before the United Nations and the World Health Organization 
(WHO) as an international public health agency that works with the 
countries of the Americas to improve the health and quality of life of 
their populations. PAHO is the Regional Office for the Americas of the 
WHO as part of the United Nations system. PAHO's formal treaty 
relationships with all the ministries of health in the Americas make it 
the only organization that can carry out fully the proposed activities. 
WHO and its Regional Offices (including PAHO) are at the apex of global 
public health organizations and thus have an exclusive status as the 
United States government's key partners for global public health. The 
International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) is an international 
agreement that requires WHO Member States to prevent and respond to 
acute public health risks that have the potential to cross borders and 
threaten people worldwide.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to continue 
support to PAHO in developing and implementing coordinated national and 
regional public health programs in the Americas that are consistent 
with the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations 
(IHR) strategies and the CDC global health priorities, and better 
address infectious diseases, particularly emerging infections. 
Strategies and activities include strengthening and enhancing the 
national capacity of countries in the Americas to detect, verify, 
assess, and respond to outbreaks, including arboviruses, coronaviruses, 
chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever, Zika, HIV, poxviruses, foodborne, 
antimicrobial resistant and healthcare facility-acquired infectious 
diseases, and other public health emergencies of national and 
international concern (PHEICs).
    Amount of Award: $4,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 
funds, with a total estimated $20,000,000 for the 5-year period of 
performance, subject to availability of funds.
    Authority: This program is authorized under sections 301 and 307 of 
the Public Health Service Act, as amended [42 U.S.C. 241 and 2421].
    Period of Performance: 09/03/2023 through 09/02/2028.

    Dated: January 6, 2023.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-00384 Filed 1-10-23; 8:45 am]
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