[Federal Register: August 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 153)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 03104]
Strengthening Infectious Disease Control in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo; Notice of Intent To Fund Single Eligibility
Award
A. Purpose
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
intent to fund fiscal year (FY) 2003 funds for a cooperative agreement
program to strengthen the capacities of national control programs and
local nongovernmental organization partners to reduce the transmission
and impact of HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs),
Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. The Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance number for this program is 93.947.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to the Kinshasa School of Public
Health (KSPH). No other applications are being solicited. The KSPH is
the only appropriate and qualified organization to conduct a specific
set of activities supportive of the CDC Global AIDS Program's technical
assistance to the DRC for the following reasons:
[sbull] The KSPH is strategically placed to coordinate work with
key departments of the Ministry of Health (MOH) and other DRC
ministries as well as local and international partners.
[sbull] The KSPH has a well-grounded base of understanding and
working knowledge of basic public health principles, specifically in
the areas of research, monitoring, evaluation, training and formal
public health education. KSPH is the only institution of its caliber in
Central Africa.
[sbull] The KSPH has extensive experience in working on infectious
disease control activities with U.S. Government agencies, including CDC
and USAID, as well as collaborating partners such as Family Health
International (FHI).
[sbull] The KSPH has a transparent and flexible administrative and
financial management capacity to conduct extensive public health and
infectious disease control activities in active collaboration with CDC
and the MOH.
The KSPH is uniquely situated to operate as an independent, third
party health institution that maintains a strategic separation
administratively and organizationally from the official governmental
structures.
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C. Funding
Approximately $500,000 is available in FY 2003 to fund this award.
It is expected that the award will begin on or before September 15,
2003, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project
period of up to five years. Funding estimate may change.
D. Where To Obtain Additional Information
For general comments or questions about this announcement, contact:
Technical Information Management, CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-2700.
For technical questions about this program, contact: Karen Hawkins-
Reed, Public Health Advisor, CDC/GAP/DRC, Unit 31550, APO AE 908282-
1550, Telephone: 243-997-0829, FAX: 243-880-3274, e-mail: kyh0@cdc.gov.
Dated: August 4, 2003.
Edward Schultz,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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