[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19596-19597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05771]


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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 
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

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 $500,000, for Year 1 funding to The Union. The 
award will continue developing and updating Tuberculosis (TB) 
scientific and programmatic resources, disseminating TB best practices, 
and building TB capacity. 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: Victoria Tully, Center for Global 
Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, 
MS US1-1 Atlanta, Georgia 30329, Telephone: 404.718.2549, E-Mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sole source award will focus on 
developing and updating scientific and programmatic resources, 
disseminating clinical and programmatic best practices, and building 
capacity. These activities are expected to equip health officials, 
health professionals, and health care and public health workers with 
skills and knowledge based on the latest TB recommendations.
    The Union is in a unique position to conduct this work, as it was 
given the mandate: (1) to establish a Federation amongst the national 
associations or organizations engaged in the campaign against TB, to 
coordinate their efforts throughout the world, and to work in 
collaboration with international organizations to end TB disease; (2) 
to organize scientific conferences and congresses regarding TB; (3) to 
compare national legislation in preventing and controlling TB; (4) to 
collect international TB statistics; (5) to stimulate scientific and 
social investigations regarding the distribution, spread, prevention, 
and treatment of TB in various countries; and (6) to collect and 
distribute

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information to national organizations included in The Union on all 
questions concerning scientific and sociological study on TB. The Union 
is uniquely qualified to combat TB and lung disease globally and to 
offer training and other capacity-building activities leading to health 
solutions for the poor in resource limited countries, the key 
activities under this NOFO, due to its WHO-recognized accomplishments 
and leadership role in the global TB fight since its founding in 1920.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung 
Disease (The Union).
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to continue 
developing and updating TB scientific and programmatic resources, 
disseminating TB best practices, and building TB capacity.
    Amount of Award: For The Union, the approximate year 1 funding 
amount will be $500,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2024 funds, 
subject to the availability of funds. Funding amounts for years 2-5 
will be set at continuation.
    Non-PEPFAR Authority: This program is authorized under section 307 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242l), as amended and 
section 301(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241(a)), as 
amended.
    Period of Performance: The period for this award will be September 
30, 2024, through September 29, 2029.

    Dated: March 13, 2024.
Jamie Legier,
Acting Director, Office of Grants Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-05771 Filed 3-18-24; 8:45 am]
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