[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 1582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00387]


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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 United Nations Children's Fund

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 $36,000,000 for Year 1 funding to the United 
Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The award will provide support and 
vaccines for supplemental immunization activities (SIAs) as well as 
support towards strengthening of routine immunization delivery systems 
and capacities in developing countries to achieve global targets for 
vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) eradication, elimination, and 
reduction. Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at continuation.

DATES: The period for this award will be 7/1/2023 through 6/30/2028.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary A. Mulholland, Center for Global 
Health, Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: 404-553-
7371, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will support UNICEF 
in collaboration with partners to sustain and strengthen global, 
regional and national immunization program capacity needed to achieve 
the globally agreed-upon goals of the Immunization Agenda 2030 
(IA2030), including polio eradication, elimination targets for measles, 
rubella and neonatal tetanus, and national and subnational vaccination 
targets; achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to end 
vaccine-preventable deaths among children under 5 years of age; reduce 
chronic disease and cancer deaths from VPDs; and prevent, detect and 
respond to VPD outbreaks.
    UNICEF is in a unique position to conduct this work, as it has a 
unique role in the global immunization partnership as the world's 
largest purchaser of childhood vaccines and has the primary 
responsibility for providing countries with access to high-quality, 
affordable vaccines through their procurement systems and distribution 
networks. UNICEF has additional roles, including a global mandate to 
lead on social mobilization, community engagement, and other health 
communication activities. This agreement will expand on collaborative 
work to detect and respond to vaccine hesitance and threats to 
resilience of demand for vaccines that contribute to the gap between 
current global achievements and global targets.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to support 
UNICEF's efforts to support polio eradication, maternal and neonatal 
tetanus elimination, and regional measles and rubella elimination; 
planning and implementation of, and demand for, supplemental 
immunization campaigns; and strengthening of immunization systems and 
capacity in developing countries, in line with CDC's Global 
Immunization Strategic Framework (GISF.)
    Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount will be 
$36,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2023 funds, subject to the 
availability of funds. Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at 
continuation.
    Authority: This program is authorized under Section 307 of the PHS 
Act (42 U.S.C. 242); section 317(k)(1) and (2) of the PHS Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b(k)(1) and (2).
    Period of Performance: 7/1/2023 through 6/30/2028.

    Dated: January 6, 2023.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-00387 Filed 1-10-23; 8:45 am]
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