[Federal Register: May 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 84)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Request for Application (RFA) 05069]
Administrative and Technical Support for HIV Laboratory
Activities in Brazil and Other Lusophone-Speaking Countries; 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) 2005 funds for a cooperative agreement
program to: (1) provide administrative and technical support for HIV
laboratory activities to the Brazilian National AIDS Program; and (2)
to coordinate and implement new and ongoing laboratory activities
initiated through the South-to-South Regional Collaboration, through
which Brazil provides HIV technical assistance to Lusophone-speaking
African countries. The purpose of the program is to build the capacity
of the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Brazil in HIV laboratory technology
for improved diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS, and to provide
technical expertise from Brazil to other Lusophone-speaking countries.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is
93.067.
B. Eligible Applicant
Applications will only be solicited from the Funda[ccedil][atilde]o
Universataria Jose Bonifacio (FUJB) [The Jose Bonifacio University
Foundation of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro], a private,
non-profit foundation, dedicated to serving the interests of society in
the areas of education, research, and extension, insofar as the Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) performs these activities. The FUJB
is empowered to manage contracts and agreements drawn up for the
support of research projects and services executed by the University,
and to assist in the maintenance of University activities in the
National and international arenas.
UFRJ has state of the art research/clinical laboratory facilities
and has the only laboratory in Brazil with laboratory staff highly-
specialized in advanced molecular biology and HIV serology techniques
for HIV/AIDS diagnostics. UFRJ has longstanding experience and a
tradition of training technicians in these technologies, domestically,
regionally (Latin America and the Caribbean), and internationally. UFRJ
personnel have been subcontracted for the past year to serve as
laboratory consultants in both Mozambique and Angola through the CDC
Global AIDS Program (GAP) Brazil's cooperative agreement with
Funda[ccedil][atilde]o Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), as part of the USG
South-to-South Collaboration. Increased demand for trainings in these
specialized areas has prompted CDC GAP Brazil to develop an agreement
with the UFRJ's Foundation to formalize these trainings as USG South-
to-South Collaboration activities. As the management body for UFRJ, the
Funda[ccedil][atilde]o Universataria Jose Bonifacio is the only
organization with the capability to administer and manage UFRJ
laboratory research and training activities.
C. Funding
Approximately $75,000 is availble in FY 2005 to fund this award. It
is expected that the award will begin on or before July 1, 2005, 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 Bradywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-2700.
For program technical assistance, contact: William Brady, Project
Officer, CDC-AIDS, Unit 3500, APO AA, 34030, Telephone: 55-61-273-4851,
E-mail: web0@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact:
Shirley Wynn, Contract Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Bradywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 770-488-1515, E-
mail: zbx6@cdc.gov.
Dated: April 26, 2005.
William P. Nicols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-8754 Filed 5-2-05; 8:45 am]
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