Notice2022-04827
Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund the Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO), Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO), Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO), and Eastern Provincial Health Office (EPHO) in Zambia
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Published
March 8, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the award of approximately $57,500,000 for total year 1 of funding, and an average 1-year award amount of $14,375,000, to the Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO), Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO), Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO), and Eastern Provincial Health Office (EPHO)in Zambia. The awards will provide the Provincial Health Offices (PHOs) with CDC technical assistance and financial support to maintain and sustain the provinces' overall leadership and oversight for implementing high-impact HIV combination prevention, treatment and support services, including clinical, surveillance, and laboratory services as well as to identify and mitigate emerging disease threats for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at continuation.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12966-12967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04827]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund
the Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO), Lusaka Provincial Health
Office (LPHO), Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO), and Eastern
Provincial Health Office (EPHO) in Zambia
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the
award of approximately $57,500,000 for total year 1 of funding, and an
average 1-year award amount of $14,375,000, to the Southern Provincial
Health Office (SPHO), Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO), Western
Provincial Health Office (WPHO), and Eastern Provincial Health Office
(EPHO)in Zambia. The awards will provide the Provincial Health Offices
(PHOs) with CDC technical assistance and financial support to maintain
and sustain the provinces' overall leadership and oversight for
implementing high-impact HIV combination prevention, treatment and
support services, including clinical, surveillance, and laboratory
services as well as to identify and mitigate emerging disease threats
for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Funding amounts for years 2-5 will
be set at continuation.
DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2022 through
September 29, 2027.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolina Granados, Center for Global
Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 351 Independence
Ave., Lusaka, Zambia, Telephone: 800-232-6348, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#244c575d13644740470a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="08607b713f486b6c6b266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will support the
Zambian Ministry of Health to achieve and sustain gains made in HIV
epidemic control in four Zambian Provinces, SPHO, LPHO, WPHO, EPHO. The
PHOs will provide programmatic oversight, coordination, and direct
service delivery in the provision of comprehensive HIV prevention,
treatment, and support services, while strengthening health systems for
sustainability. Broad areas of support include, but are not limited to:
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<bullet> HIV prevention services: Voluntary medical male
circumcision; Cervical cancer prevention and treatment; Gender based
violence Prevention and response; Condom programming; Pre-exposure
prophylaxis; Elimination of mother-to-child transmission; Support for
Key and vulnerable populations and Orphans and vulnerable children;
<bullet> HIV treatment and support services for all age groups
across the care continuum from case finding to viral load suppression.
Support will include: Prevention and management of opportunistic
infections and advanced HIV disease, as well as non-communicable
diseases (including support for mental health);
<bullet> Health system strengthening including support to financial
and administrative management systems, internal controls, human
resources for health, health information systems, supply chain/
commodities management, laboratory services, and continuous quality
improvement.
The Provincial Health Offices are the single entities eligible for
this award since they are the sole government institutions with the
mandate to support health service delivery through capacity building,
systems strengthening, and oversight for HIV program implementation for
the population of Zambia per the National Health Policy and Zambian
National Health Strategic Plan.
Summary of the Award
Recipient: Southern Provincial Health Office; Lusaka Provincial
Health Office; Western Provincial Health Office; and Eastern Provincial
Health Office in Zambia.
Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to provide PHOs
with CDC technical assistance and financial support to maintain and
sustain the province's overall leadership and oversight for
implementing high-impact HIV combination prevention, treatment, and
support services, including clinical, surveillance, and laboratory
services as well as to identify and mitigate emerging disease threats
for PLHIV. Specifically, it will serve to strengthen capacity
development activities, while providing optimal health systems
strengthening in support of continued and sustainable HIV epidemic
control in Zambia.
Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount in Federal
Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 funds will be, subject to the availability of
funds:
<bullet> Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO): Anticipated Year 1
Funding Amount is $14,500,000
<bullet> Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO): Anticipated Year 1
Funding Amount is $19,000,000
<bullet> Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO): Anticipated Year 1
Funding Amount is $12,000,000
<bullet> Eastern Provincial Health Office (EPHO): Anticipated Year 1
Funding Amount is $12,000,000;
Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at continuation.
Authority:This program is authorized under Public Law 108-25 (the
United States Leadership Against HIV AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act
of 2003).
Period of Performance: September 30, 2022, through September 29,
2027.
Dated: March 2, 2022.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-04827 Filed 3-7-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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