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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 03190]

 
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the 
Cooperative Republic of Guyana; 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 for monitoring, evaluation, and information systems improvement 
to implement integrated care and prevention of HIV/AIDS in the 
Cooperative Republic of Guyana. The Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance number for this program is 93.941.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Ministry of Health (MOH) of 
Guyana. The MOH 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 Guyana for the following reasons: (1) 
The MOH is uniquely positioned, in terms of legal authority, ability, 
and credibility among Guyanese citizens, to collect crucial data on 
HIV/AIDS as well as to provide care to HIV infected patients; (2) The 
MOH is mandated by Guyanese laws to implement care and treatment 
activities necessary for the control of epidemics, including HIV/AIDS; 
(3) The MOH already has an established network of health care 
facilities throughout the country. These treatment facilities include 
treatment centers, maternal-child health clinics, and infectious 
disease centers which take care of a significant number of HIV/AIDS 
patients. These facilities are accessible and provide health 
information and care for patients with HIV/AIDS, enabling the Ministry 
to become immediately engaged in the activities listed in this 
announcement; and (4) The MOH has trained physicians, nurses, and 
social workers already working in their network of health care 
facilities around the country who can carry out the activities listed 
in this announcement. On April 4, 2003, the United States Department of 
Health and Human Services signed a memorandum of understanding with the 
Guyanese Ministry of Health to collaborate on program implementation 
related to HIV/AIDS, including operations research.

C. Funding

    Approximately $200,000 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: Okechukwu C. 
Nwanyanwu, Ph.D., Director, Global AIDS Program, Guyana, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human 
Services, c/o U.S. Embassy, 100 Young and Duke Streets, Georgetown, 
Guyana, South America, Telephone: (592) 223-6501 or (592) 223-6503, 
Fax: (592) 225-8497, e-mail: ocn1@cdc.gov.
    Dated: August 8, 2003.
Edward Schultz,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-20706 Filed 8-13-03; 8:45 am]

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