[Federal Register: May 10, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 90)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 04181]
Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV and Improving
Access to Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Care for Mother, Family Members, and
Other Patients in the Republic of Namibia; 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) 2004 funds for a cooperative agreement
program to support the infrastructure in Namibia to increase their
capacity to prevent HIV transmission from mother-to-child and to
improve access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and support programs in
the public sector. 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 and
Social Services (MoHSS) of Namibia for support of the PMTCT and HIV/
AIDS care services. No other applications are solicited. In Namibia
this program will be implemented under the name ``Prevention of mother
to child transmission of HIV and improving access to comprehensive HIV/
AIDS care for mothers, family members, and other patients in the
Republic of Namibia''. The MoHSS is the only appropriate and qualified
organization to fulfill the requirements set forth in this announcement
because:
The MoHSS is uniquely positioned, in terms of support from the
Government of Republic of Namibia (GRN). The MoHSS has the ability
to financially and technically oversee the project, and to provide
implementation of a large-scale interpersonal communication project
as well as a mandate from the GRN.
The GRN has mandated the MoHSS to implement nationwide coverage of
PMTCT and HIV/AIDS care programs. The vast majority of such patients
are under the care of the MoHSS. For example, 84% of the deliveries to
HIV-positive women take place in government hospitals compared with 16%
in mission hospitals. The MoHSS has the ability to collect information,
train staff and advocate for the programs implemented in the National
AIDS Strategic Plan and disseminate personalized communication to
support
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the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Republic of Namibia.
The GRN assisted by the CDC Global AIDS Program conducted a mid-
term evaluation of the performance of the national HIV/AIDS program
activities in 2003. The results led the GRN to fund the MoHSS to expand
efforts to address HIV/AIDS, including PMTCT and ART programs. However,
funding for these vital services remains limited. Therefore, MoHSS is
the only available organization approved by the GRN to implement PMTCT
and comprehensive HIV/AIDS care in the public sector health facilities.
The specific services which the CDC-GAP/MOHSS project will deliver
are directly associated with the CDC prevention and care strategies
implemented under the Global AIDS Program in the Republic of Namibia
and integrated into the MoHSS project. [INSERT JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT
FOR SINGLE ELIGIBILITY. IF THE AWARD IS LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED, PLEASE
CITE LEGISLATION.]
C. Funding
Approximately $5,000,000 is available in FY 2004 to fund this
award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before May 1,
2004, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project
period of up to 3 years. Funding estimates 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: Dr. Tom
Kenyon, Global AIDS Program, c/o U.S. Embassy Windhoek, 2540 Windhoek
Place, Washington, DC 20521, Telephone: 264 61 203 2271, Fax number:
264 61 226 959, E-mail: Tkenyon@cdc.gov.
For budget assistance, contact: Shirley Wynn, Grants Management
Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road,
Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-1515, E-mail: zbx6@cdc.gov.
Dated: May 3, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-10532 Filed 5-7-04; 8:45 am]
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