[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26111-26112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10619]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 04193]
Quality Assurance of HIV and HIV/AIDS-Related Testing; 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 for to improve the quality of laboratory testing services in
support of HIV prevention, surveillance, care and treatment programs in
Zimbabwe. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this
program is 93.939.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to the Zimbabwe National Quality
Assurance Program (ZINQAP). ZINQAP is uniquely qualified to be the
recipient organization for the following reasons:
a. ZINQAP is the only laboratory quality assurance body in Zimbabwe
and has been in existence since 1995 with the mission of assisting
laboratories to attain and maintain a high standard of performance.
ZINQAP has sole government authority by Zimbabwe's Health Professions
Authority (HPA) to certify laboratories.
b. ZINQAP coordinated the development of Zimbabwe's national
standards for medical laboratories and test sites. These standards
require laboratories and test sites to implement and maintain quality
assurance activities. Laboratories adhering to these standards will be
approved by ZINQAP. It is anticipated that laboratories and test sites
meeting these standards will be recognized by the HPA as meeting the
legal requirements for operating a medical laboratory service.
c. ZINQAP currently provides a limited proficiency-testing program
for approximately 90 laboratories and test sites within the country;
and, as such, has established relationships with district, provincial,
and regional laboratories within the country. This is the only existing
in-country quality assurance program and, with minimal time, it can
expand its capabilities.
d. ZINQAP has established relationships with U.S.-based scientists,
international quality assurance experts, and local governmental public
health officials. ZINQAP routinely interfaces with appropriate
officials on issues affecting the quality of Zimbabwe's laboratory test
results.
C. Funding
Approximately $200,000 is available in FY 2004 to fund this award.
It is expected that the award will begin on or before July 15, 2004,
and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period
of up to three 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 program technical assistance, contact: Shannon Hader, M.D.,
Director, CDC Zimbabwe, 38 Samora Machel Avenue, Harare ZIMBABWE,
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Telephone: 263-4 796040, E-mail: [email protected];
or
Stacy M. Howard, Health Scientist (Project Officer), Division of
Laboratory Systems, Public Health Practice Program Office, 4770 Buford
Hwy., MS A-16, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-8065, E-mail:
[email protected].
For budget assistance, contact: Shirley Wynn, Grants Management
Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road,
Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-2696, E-mail: [email protected].
Dated: May 5, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-10619 Filed 5-10-04; 8:45 am]
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