[Federal Register: July 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 141)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 04230]
Promoting Extensive Implementation of Quality Prevention of
Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Activities in the Republic of
Uganda; 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 expansion of quality PMTCT program coverage
throughout Uganda; conduct PMTCT training; identify gaps in the current
national PMTCT program; and develop strategies to fill those gaps and
to carry out other PMTCT promotion, policy and quality assurance
activities. The overall aim of this program is to promote wide
implementation of quality PMTCT programs throughout Uganda.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program
is 93.941.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will only be provided to Protecting Families Against
AIDS (PREFA). No other applications are solicited. PREFA is the only
application being solicited because:
1. CDC Uganda was tasked by President Bush's PMTCT Initiative
Workstream in fiscal year 2003 with supporting the establishment of a
Ugandan NGO focusing on PMTCT. This is a continuation of this activity.
2. None of the other current stakeholders in PMTCT provision has
PMTCT as its core activity and all are already overwhelmed with other
HIV/AIDS activities.
3. PREFA is the only national NGO specifically supporting Uganda's
efforts to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment
and support to families with emphasis on reducing MTCT.
C. Funding
Approximately $520,000 is available in FY 2004 to fund this award.
It is expected that the award will begin on or before September 1,
2004, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project
period of up to five 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: Jonathan Mermin, MD,
MPH, Global AIDS Program [GAP], Uganda Country Team, National Center
for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention [CDC], P.O. Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda. Telephone: +256-
41320776. E-mail: jhm@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact:
Shirley Wynn, Contract Specialist, Procurement and Grants Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Road,
Atlanta, GA 30341-4146. Telephone: 770-488-1515. E-mail address:
zbx6@cdc.gov.
Dated: July 16, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-16806 Filed 7-22-04; 8:45 am]
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