[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 20656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06234]


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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 
White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), San Carlos Apache Tribe (SCAT), 
Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Navajo Nation (NN), Hopi Tribe and 
Tohono O'odham Nation (TON)

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 6 
separate awards to fund White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), San Carlos 
Apache Tribe (SCAT), Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Navajo Nation 
(NN), Hopi Tribe and Tohono O'odham Nation (TON). Funding amounts will 
be determined on disease burden during 2010-2020. The total 5 year 
period amount for the (6) recipients is $1,800,000.00 The awards will 
address Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) prevention activities, 
including but not limited to vector control, outreach, and education, 
and RMSF prevention support services.

DATES: The period for these awards will be September 1st, 2024, through 
August 31st, 2029.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Ficalora, (Division of 
Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3156 
Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO. Telephone: (970) 221-6425, Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single source award will improve 
dissemination of proven RMSF prevention practices to AI communities in 
Arizona; Increase community understanding of RMSF and how it can be 
prevented; Conduct an evaluation of current RMSF programs; Increase the 
availability and utilization of public health resources such as vector 
control and animal control to support sustainable RMSF prevention.
    White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), San Carlos Apache Tribe (SCAT), 
Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Navajo Nation (NN), Hopi Tribe and 
Tohono O'odham Nation (TON) are in a unique position to conduct this 
work, as they are experiencing epidemic levels of RMSF not seen 
anywhere else in the country, transmitted by the brown dog tick.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), San Carlos Apache 
Tribe (SCAT), Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Navajo Nation (NN), 
Hopi Tribe and Tohono O'odham Nation (TON)
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of these awards is to increase 
dissemination or process improvement of proven interventions for RMSF 
prevention efforts, develop and evaluate of locally minded RMSF 
communications plan, increase availability of RMSF support services 
such as vector control and animal control to strengthen sustainable 
RMSF prevention programs.
     Amount of Award: Initial awards may be weighted based on 
disease burden during 2010-2020:

--Tribes reporting zero cases are ineligible for this funding
--Tribes reporting 1-10 cases of RMSF are eligible for $10,000-$30,000
--Tribes reporting 11-30 cases of RMSF are eligible for $20,000-$60,000
--Tribes reporting >30 cases are eligible for $50,000-$300,000''

    Expected total funding of approximately $1,800,000 for 5-year 
period of performance, subject to availability of funds.
    Authority: This program is authorized under the Public Health 
Service Act section 317(k)(2), as amended (42 U.S.C. 247(b)(k)(2)).
    Period of Performance: September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2029.

    Dated: March 19, 2024.
Jamie Legier,
Acting Director, Office of Grants Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-06234 Filed 3-22-24; 8:45 am]
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