[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 16018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05255]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of Award of Single-Source Cooperative Agreements To Fund 
Funda[ccedil][atilde]o para o Desenvolvimento Cient[iacute]fico e 
Tecnol[oacute]gico em Sa[uacute]de (FIOTEC), Brazil; The Lighthouse 
Trust, Malawi; and Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), West Africa Region 
(Ghana)

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), within 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the awards 
of approximately $6,000,000 for Year 1 funding to FIOTEC, Brazil; 
approximately $13,000,000 for Year 1 to the Lighthouse Trust, Malawi; 
and approximately $300,000 for Year 1 funding to GAC, Ghana. These 
awards will support implementation of a comprehensive combination of 
HIV prevention, monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment systems; emergency 
preparedness and response; and a reduction of infectious disease burden 
in Brazil, Malawi, and Ghana. Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set 
at continuation.

DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2023, through 
September 29, 2028.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Brazil: Angel Roca, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS US1-2 Atlanta, GA 30333, 
Telephone: (404) 639-6476, Email: [email protected].
    Malawi: Dr. Dumbani Kayira, Center for Global Health, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, Malawi Office, NICO House, P.O. Box 
30016 Lilongwe 3, Malawi, Telephone: +265888969870, Email: 
[email protected].
    West Africa Region (Ghana): Dr. Trong Ao, Center for Global Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Embassy, 24 Fourth 
Circular Rd. Cantonments, Accra, Telephone:: +233302741781, Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     FIOTEC, Brazil: The single-source award will provide 
opportunities to support the HIV response consistent with PEPFAR 
requirements and other public health initiatives that technically 
support enhancement of public health capacity. FIOTEC is in a unique 
position to conduct this work, as it is a private, endowed, non-profit 
foundation with administrative and financial autonomy. And no other 
national level foundation or non-governmental entity is able to receive 
and manage funds on behalf of the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH) 
while still meeting USG funding eligibility criteria.
     The Lighthouse Trust, Malawi: The single-source award will 
contribute to sustaining epidemic control through high quality client 
centered service delivery and national HIV program capacity 
strengthening.
    The Lighthouse Trust is in a unique position as the flagship public 
service provider and technical leader for and within Malawi's 
successful national HIV treatment and care program. It is the 
designated public HIV service provider in the capital city, Lilongwe, 
and central region's largest public hospitals, and it is the highest-
level referral center for HIV clinical services in the national HIV 
program, providing clinical oversight and care for complicated patients 
throughout Malawi.
     GAC, West Africa Region (Ghana): The single-source award 
will support GAC which is the mandated government agency providing 
leadership and coordination of HIV programs in Ghana through the UNAIDS 
three ones principle: one agreed HIV/AIDS action framework that 
provides the basis for coordinating the work of all partners, one 
national AIDS coordinating authority with a broad-based multi-sector 
mandate, and one agreed country level monitoring and evaluation system.
    GAC holds legal responsibility for formulating policies and 
designing strategies to respond to Ghana's HIV and AIDS epidemic, to 
provide for the management of the fund, to prevent and control the HIV 
and AIDS epidemic, and to promote and protect the rights of People 
Living with HIV (PLHIV) and to provide for related purposes.

Summary of the Awards

    Recipients: Funda[ccedil][atilde]o para o Desenvolvimento 
Cient[iacute]fico e Tecnol[oacute]gico em Sa[uacute]de (FIOTEC), 
Brazil; The Lighthouse Trust, Malawi; Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), West 
Africa Region (Ghana).
    Purpose of the Awards: The purpose of these awards is to support 
implementing a comprehensive combination of HIV prevention, monitoring, 
diagnosis, and treatment systems; emergency preparedness and response; 
and reduce infectious disease burden in Brazil, Malawi, and Ghana.
    Amount of the Awards: For FIOTEC the approximate year 1 award 
funding amount is $6,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2023, subject 
to the availability of funds. Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set 
at continuation. For The Lighthouse Trust the approximate year 1 award 
funding amount is $13,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2023, 
subject to the availability of funds. Funding amounts for years 2-5 
will be set at continuation. For GAC the approximate year 1 award 
funding amount is $300,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2023, subject 
to the availability of funds. Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set 
at continuation.
    Authority: These programs are authorized under Public Law 108-25 
(the United States Leadership Against HIV AIDS, Tuberculosis and 
Malaria Act of 2003).
    Period of Performance: September 30, 2023 through September 29, 
2028.

    Dated: March 9, 2023.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-05255 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
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