[Federal Register: March 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 50)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement 04074]
Achieve and Sustain Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella
Syndrome (CRS) Elimination in the Americas 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 achieve and sustain measles, rubella, and congenital rubella
syndrome (CRS) elimination in the Americas. The Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance number for this program is 93.185.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO). PAHO is the most appropriate and qualified agency
to conduct the activities under this cooperative agreement because:
1. PAHO has the lead responsibility among the United Nations
organizations for implementing activities to achieve the Pan American
Sanitary Conference resolution of 1994 calling for the regional
elimination of measles, and the year 2003 resolution calling for the
elimination of rubella and CRS by year 2010. PAHO is the only
organization in the Americas with a regional mandate for the control
and prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD).
2. The proposed program is strongly supportive of, and directly
related to, the achievement of PAHO and CDC/National Immunization
Program objectives for the control and prevention of VPDs with emphasis
on CDC's objectives.
3. PAHO, in collaboration with the Governments of Brazil, Canada,
Netherlands, Spain, USAID, March of Dimes, Sabin Institute, American
Red Cross and CDC, are partners in an international effort to increase
support and visibility for both the measles and rubella elimination
initiatives.
C. Funding
Approximately $6,000,000 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 five years. Funding estimates may change.
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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: Leo F.
Weakland, Project Officer, Global Immunization Division, National
Immunization Program,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Mailstop E-05, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone: 404-639-8252, E-mail
Address: lfwo@cdc.gov.
Dated: March 9, 2004.
Sandra R. Manning,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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