[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 56395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14963]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Funding Opportunity for Ending the HIV/HCV/Syphilis Epidemics in 
Indian Country II (ETHIC II): A Syndemic Elimination Program for 
American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities

    Announcement Type: New.
    Funding Announcement Number: HHS-2024-IHS-ETHIC-0001.
    Assistance Listing (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance or CFDA) 
Number: 93.933.

Key Dates

    Application Deadline Date: July 31, 2024.
    Earliest Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 2024.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Statutory Authority

    The Indian Health Service (IHS) is accepting applications for the 
second round of cooperative agreement for the Ending the Human 
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and Syphilis 
Epidemics (known as ``the Syndemic'') in Indian Country (ETHIC II) 
program. This program is authorized under the Snyder Act, 25 U.S.C. 13; 
the Transfer Act, 42 U.S.C. 2001(a); and the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act, 25 U.S.C. 1621q, 1660e. The Assistance Listings 
section of SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/content/home) describes this 
program under 93.933.

Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to support communities to directly 
increase the diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of HIV, HCV, and 
syphilis.
    The full Notice of Funding Opportunity and all application 
materials can be found on Grants.gov at https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355020.

II. Award Information

Funding Instrument--Cooperative Agreement

Estimated Funds Available
    The total funding identified for fiscal year (FY) 2024 is 
approximately $14 million. Individual award amounts are anticipated to 
be between $150,000 and $2,000,000.
Anticipated Number of Awards
    The IHS anticipates issuing approximately 26 awards under this 
program announcement.
Period of Performance
    The period of performance is for 5 years.

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligibility

    To be eligible for this funding opportunity an applicant must be 
one of the following, as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603:
     A federally recognized Indian Tribe as defined by 25 
U.S.C. 1603(14).
     A Tribal organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(26).
     An Urban Indian organization, as defined by 25 U.S.C. 
1603(29).

IV. Agency Contacts

    1. Questions on the program matters may be directed to:

Rick Haverkate, HIV/HCV/STI Branch, 5600 Fishers Lane, 08N07, MAIL 
STOP: 08N34-A, Rockville, MD 20857, Phone: 240-678-2873, Fax: 301-594-
6213, Email: [email protected].

    2. Questions on awards management and fiscal matters may be 
directed to:

Indian Health Service, Division of Grants Management, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Mail Stop: 09E70, Rockville, MD 20857, Email: [email protected].
    3. For technical assistance with Grants.gov, please contact the 
Grants.gov help desk at (800) 518-4726, or by email at 
[email protected].
    4. For technical assistance with GrantSolutions, please contact the 
GrantSolutions help desk at (866) 577-0771, or by email at 
[email protected].

V. Other Information

    The Public Health Service strongly encourages all grant, 
cooperative agreement, and contract recipients to provide a smoke-free 
workplace and promote the non-use of all tobacco products. In addition, 
Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in 
certain facilities (or in some cases, any portion of the facility) in 
which regular or routine education, library, day care, health care, or 
early childhood development services are provided to children. This is 
consistent with the HHS mission to protect and advance the physical and 
mental health of the American people.

Roselyn Tso,
Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-14963 Filed 7-8-24; 8:45 am]
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