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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 04284]
Strengthening and Expanding HIV/AIDS Surveillance, Prevention,
Care and Support Services Targeting Vulnerable Populations in Ho Chi
Minh City, Vietnam; 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 strengthen and expand HIV/AIDS surveillance, prevention,
care and support services targeting vulnerable populations in Ho Chi
Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
number for this program is 93.941.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to the HCMC Provincial AIDS
Committee (HCMC PAC).
The award specifically aims to use existing capacity through the
HCMC PAC to strengthen and expand HIV/AIDS surveillance, prevention,
care and support activities in high prevalence districts of HCMC.
Currently, the HCMC PAC is the single entity designated by the HCMC
People's Committee to conduct this specific set of activities
supportive of the CDC GAP. In addition,
(1) The HCMC PAC is uniquely positioned, in terms of legal
authority and credibility among Vietnamese health institutions, to
implement HIV/AIDS surveillance, prevention, care and support
activities in HCMC.
(2) the HCMC PAC already has established mechanisms to access HIV/
AIDS, TB, STD and other public health information, enabling it to
immediately become engaged in the activities listed in this
announcement.
(3) the purpose of this announcement is to build upon the existing
framework of health information and activities that the HCMC PAC itself
has collected or initiated.
(4) the HCMC PAC is multi-sectoral organization, whose membership
includes the HCMC People's Committee, Provincial Health Services,
Preventive Medicine Center, Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social
Affairs (MOLISA), Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs
(DOLISA), the Police Department, the Youth Union, the Women's Union,
and other governmental and non-governmental organizations and can
effectively coordinate and implement HIV/AIDS surveillance, prevention,
care and support activities throughout HCMC.
C. Funding
Approximately $350,000 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 5 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: S. Patrick
Chong, Deputy Director, Global AIDS Program [GAP], Vietnam, National
Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention [CDC], US Embassy Hanoi, 7 Lang Ha, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Telephone: +84 (4) 831-4580, ext. 215. E-mail: pchong@cdc.gov.
Dated: July 16, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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