[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 19596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05778]


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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 
Ministry of Health of Mozambique (MISAU)

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(s) of approximately $10,000,000, for Year 1 funding to MISAU. 
The(se) award(s) will support the GRM through MISAU to continue to 
address Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as a 
public health problem through the expansion of access to quality HIV 
prevention, care, and treatment services to reduce remaining gaps among 
children, adolescents, key populations (KP) and men. 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: Scott Salo, Center for Global Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Avenida Marginal nr 5467 
Sommerschield, Distrito Municipal de KaMpfumo Caixa Postal 783 CEP 
0101-11 Maputo, Mo[ccedil]ambique, Telephone: 404.553.7439, E-Mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sole source award(s) will strengthen 
technical, managerial, and institutional capacities at MISAU to 
optimize some of the following approaches: youth appropriate HIV 
testing services, HIV-related DREAMS services for Adolescent Girls and 
Young Women, pre-exposure prophylaxis services, voluntary medical male 
circumcision services, cervical cancer services, and gender-based 
violence services. Other approaches include maternal and child health 
services, differentiated HIV service delivery models, and HIV and TB 
services.
    MISAU is in a unique position to conduct this work, as it is the 
central institution of public sector, which according to the law of the 
Republic of Mozambique, is responsible for the implementation of health 
policy in the public, private, and community domains. MISAU, by law, 
has the authority to lead, provide oversight, monitor the 
implementation of healthcare programs and services at national level, 
and is mandated to develop policies and guidelines, and plan, manage, 
and coordinate all health-related activities including HIV/TB services.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Ministry of Health of Mozambique (MISAU).
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to to prepare 
MISAU to sustain the gains of the national HIV response through the 
development of a measurable roadmap for sustainability and support the 
Government of Mozambique through MISAU to continue to address HIV/TB as 
a public health problem through the expansion of access to quality HIV 
prevention, care, and treatment services to reduce remaining gaps among 
children, adolescents, KP, and men.
    Amount of Award: For MISAU, 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: March 13, 2024.
Jamie Legier,
Acting Director, Office of Grants Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-05778 Filed 3-18-24; 8:45 am]
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