[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 15578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04399]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of Award of a Sole Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund 
Uganda National Health Laboratories and Diagnostic Services (NHLDS)

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 $10,000,000, for Year 1 funding to NHLDS. The 
award will strengthen laboratory systems in Uganda by contributing to 
the attainment of HIV epidemic control and establishing sustainable and 
integrated systems for quality assured disease diagnostics, monitoring, 
and surveillance. Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at 
continuation.

DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2024, through 
September 29, 2029.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Mwangi, Center for Global 
Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Embassy Kampala, 
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1577 Ggaba Road, 
Telephone: 256772139023, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sole source award will strengthen 
Uganda's access to quality laboratory services during the scale up of 
HIV prevention, care, and treatment by supporting implementation of the 
Uganda National Health Laboratory Services (UNHLS) Policy II (2016) and 
its Strategic Plan (2020-2025).
    NHLDS is in a unique position to conduct this work, as it is the 
primary stakeholder of laboratory-related policy development, strategic 
planning, and resources mobilization for the Ministry of Health (MOH). 
Additionally, NHLDS directly houses and manages the Central Public 
Health Reference Laboratory (CPHL) which is the national reference 
laboratory for HIV early infant diagnosis and viral load, national 
microbiology reference laboratory, national Tuberculosis (TB) reference 
laboratory, the national laboratory biorepository and national 
equipment calibration center. Furthermore, the NHLDS is the primary 
coordinator of the integrated national laboratory specimen 
transportation network that handles both HIV, TB and outbreak specimen 
referral across the country.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Uganda National Health Laboratories and Diagnostic 
Services (NHLDS).
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to strengthen 
laboratory systems in Uganda by contributing to the attainment of HIV 
epidemic control and establishing sustainable and integrated systems 
for quality assured disease diagnostics, monitoring, and surveillance.
    Amount of Award: For NHLDS, the approximate year 1 funding amount 
will be $10,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2024 funds, subject to 
the availability of funds. 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) [22 U.S.C. 7601, et seq.] and Public Law 110-293 (the Tom 
Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008), and 
Public Law 113-56 (PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013).
    Period of Performance: The period for this award will be September 
30, 2024, through September 29, 2029.

    Dated: February 26, 2024.
Jamie Legier,
Acting Director, Office of Grants Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-04399 Filed 3-1-24; 8:45 am]
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