[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74961-74962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20790]


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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 
Northwestern Provincial Health Office in Zambia

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 $4,450,000, for Year 1 funding to Northwestern 
Provincial Health Office (NWPHO) in Zambia. The award will provide 
NWPHO with CDC Technical Assistance and financial support to maintain 
and sustain the province's overall oversight and quality assurance for 
the implementation of high-impact HIV combination prevention, 
treatment, and support services, including clinical, surveillance, and 
laboratory services as well as to identify and mitigate emerging 
disease threats for people

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living with HIV (PLHIV). Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at 
continuation.

DATES: The period for this award will be January 1, 2025, through 
September 29, 2029.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vance Brown, Global Health Center, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 351 Independence Avenue, 
P.O Box 320065, Lusaka, Zambia, Telephone: +260-761-428-720, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sole source award will support the 
Zambian Ministry of Health (MOH) to achieve and sustain HIV epidemic 
control gains by providing programmatic oversight, coordination, and 
direct service delivery in the provision of comprehensive HIV/TB 
prevention, treatment, and support services, while strengthening health 
systems for sustainability.
    NWPHO is the only entity that can carry out this work, as it is the 
sole government institution with the mandate to support the health 
service delivery through capacity building, systems strengthening and 
oversight for HIV program implementation for the population of the 
Northwestern Province (NWP) of Zambia by the National Public Health Act 
of Zambia. NWPHO has been actively implementing PEPFAR programs through 
support provided by USG-awarded implementing partners funded by USAID. 
The government-to-government award is only possible to be executed with 
NWPHO as the registered sub-national provincial health authority in NWP 
Zambia.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Northwestern Provincial Health Office (NWPHO).
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to provide NWPHO 
with CDC Technical Assistance and financial support to maintain and 
sustain the province's overall oversight and quality assurance for the 
implementation of high-impact HIV combination prevention, treatment, 
and support services, including clinical, surveillance, and laboratory 
services as well as to identify and mitigate emerging disease threats 
for PLHIV. The award aims to strengthen capacity development 
activities, while providing optimal health systems strengthening in 
support of continued and sustainable HIV epidemic control in Zambia.
    Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount will be 
$4,450,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2025 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: January 1, 2025, through September 29, 2029.

    Dated: September 4, 2024.
Terrance Perry,
Acting Director, Office of Grants Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-20790 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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