Notice2024-20790
Notice of Award of a Sole Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund Northwestern Provincial Health Office in Zambia
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Published
September 13, 2024
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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 $4,450,000, for Year 1 funding to Northwestern Provincial Health Office (NWPHO) in Zambia. The award will provide NWPHO with CDC Technical Assistance and financial support to maintain and sustain the province's overall oversight and quality assurance for the implementation of 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 89, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74961-74962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20790]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notice of Award of a Sole Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund
Northwestern Provincial Health Office 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 $4,450,000, for Year 1 funding to Northwestern
Provincial Health Office (NWPHO) in Zambia. The award will provide
NWPHO with CDC Technical Assistance and financial support to maintain
and sustain the province's overall oversight and quality assurance for
the implementation of 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
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living with HIV (PLHIV). Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at
continuation.
DATES: The period for this award will be January 1, 2025, through
September 29, 2029.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vance Brown, Global Health Center,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 351 Independence Avenue,
P.O Box 320065, Lusaka, Zambia, Telephone: +260-761-428-720, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e78667b394e6d6a6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88fee0fdbfc8ebeceba6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sole source award will support the
Zambian Ministry of Health (MOH) to achieve and sustain HIV epidemic
control gains by providing programmatic oversight, coordination, and
direct service delivery in the provision of comprehensive HIV/TB
prevention, treatment, and support services, while strengthening health
systems for sustainability.
NWPHO is the only entity that can carry out this work, as it is the
sole government institution with the mandate to support the health
service delivery through capacity building, systems strengthening and
oversight for HIV program implementation for the population of the
Northwestern Province (NWP) of Zambia by the National Public Health Act
of Zambia. NWPHO has been actively implementing PEPFAR programs through
support provided by USG-awarded implementing partners funded by USAID.
The government-to-government award is only possible to be executed with
NWPHO as the registered sub-national provincial health authority in NWP
Zambia.
Summary of the Award
Recipient: Northwestern Provincial Health Office (NWPHO).
Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to provide NWPHO
with CDC Technical Assistance and financial support to maintain and
sustain the province's overall oversight and quality assurance for the
implementation of 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. The award aims 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 will be
$4,450,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2025 funds, subject to the
availability of funds. 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) [22 U.S.C. 7601, et seq.] and Public Law 110-293 (the Tom
Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008), and
Public Law 113-56 (PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013).
Period of Performance: January 1, 2025, through September 29, 2029.
Dated: September 4, 2024.
Terrance Perry,
Acting Director, Office of Grants Services, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-20790 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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