Notice2024-31200

Notice of Award of a Sole Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund Burkina Faso Ministry of Health, Direction of Disease Control Epidemics and Pandemics (DLMEP), Pasteur Institute of Ivory Coast (ICPI), National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Senegal Ministry of Health and Social Action, and Sierra Leone Ministry of Health (MoH)

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December 30, 2024

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces seven separate awards to fund Burkina Faso Ministry of Health, Direction of Disease Control Epidemics and Pandemics in Cameroon, Pasteur Institute of Ivory Coast in Cote d'Ivoire, National Public Health Institute of Liberia in Liberia, Nigeria Center for Disease Control in Nigeria, Senegal Ministry of Health and Social Action in Senegal, and Ministry of Health in Sierra Leone. For Burkina Faso Ministry of Health, the award is for approximately $1,000,000, with an expected total funding of approximately $5,000,000. For Direction of Disease Control Epidemics and Pandemics, the award is for approximately $500,000, with an expected total funding of approximately $2,500,000. For Pasteur Institute of Ivory Coast (IPCI), the award is for approximately $2,000,000, with an expected total funding of approximately $10,000,000. For National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), the award is for approximately $1,000,000 with an expected total funding of approximately $5,000,000. For Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the award is for approximately $500,000 with an expected total funding of approximately $2,500,000. For Senegal Ministry of Health and Social Action, the award is for approximately $500,000 with an expected total funding of approximately $2,500,000. For Sierra Leone Ministry of Health (MoH), the award is for approximately $1,000,000, with an expected total funding of approximately $5,000,000. The total 5-year period amount for the seven recipients is $32,500,000, subject to the availability of funds. The awards will protect Americans and people worldwide from public health threats by building capacity within their respective countries to strengthen public health preparedness; early pathogen detection to mitigate the impact of global disease outbreaks and public health; and bolstering rapid response to global health emergencies.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106482-106483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31200]


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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 
Burkina Faso Ministry of Health, Direction of Disease Control Epidemics 
and Pandemics (DLMEP), Pasteur Institute of Ivory Coast (ICPI), 
National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Nigeria Center for 
Disease Control (NCDC), Senegal Ministry of Health and Social Action, 
and Sierra Leone Ministry of Health (MoH)

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 
seven separate awards to fund Burkina Faso Ministry of Health, 
Direction of Disease Control Epidemics and Pandemics in Cameroon, 
Pasteur Institute of Ivory Coast in Cote d'Ivoire, National Public 
Health Institute of Liberia in Liberia, Nigeria Center for Disease 
Control in Nigeria, Senegal Ministry of Health and Social Action in 
Senegal, and Ministry of Health in Sierra Leone. For Burkina Faso 
Ministry of Health, the award is for approximately $1,000,000, with an 
expected total funding of approximately $5,000,000. For Direction of 
Disease Control Epidemics and Pandemics, the award is for approximately 
$500,000, with an expected total funding of approximately $2,500,000. 
For Pasteur Institute of Ivory Coast (IPCI), the award is for 
approximately $2,000,000, with an expected total funding of 
approximately $10,000,000. For National Public Health Institute of 
Liberia (NPHIL), the award is for approximately $1,000,000 with an 
expected total funding of approximately $5,000,000. For Nigeria Center 
for Disease Control (NCDC), the award is for approximately $500,000 
with an expected total funding of approximately $2,500,000. For Senegal 
Ministry of Health and Social Action, the award is for approximately 
$500,000 with an expected total funding of approximately $2,500,000. 
For Sierra Leone Ministry of Health (MoH), the award is for 
approximately $1,000,000, with an expected total funding of 
approximately $5,000,000. The total 5-year period amount for the seven 
recipients is $32,500,000, subject to the availability of funds. The 
awards will protect Americans and people worldwide from public health 
threats by building capacity within their respective countries to 
strengthen public health preparedness; early pathogen detection to 
mitigate the impact of global disease outbreaks and public health; and 
bolstering rapid response to global health emergencies.

DATES: The period for these awards will be September 30, 2025 through 
September 29, 2030.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Broderick Yoerg, Division of Global 
Health Protection, Global Health Center, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30329, Telephone: (404) 
234-0666, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1652515e4658595059655675727538717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f0b08071f010009003c0f2c2b2c61282039">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sole source award will provide support 
around disease surveillance and outbreak response, including 
establishing routine surveillance and developing information technology 
tools and systems. Broad areas of support include, but are not limited 
to: emergency management, ensuring countries have the knowledge and 
resources they need, including emergency operations centers that can 
mount a fast, coordinated response when outbreaks happen; safe 
laboratory systems and diagnostics, building the capacity to identify 
disease threats close

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to the source and inform decision-making; and developing the workforce, 
training frontline responders, laboratorians, disease detectives, 
emergency managers, and other health professionals who are responsible 
for taking the lead when crisis strikes.
    These are the only entities that can carry out this work, as they 
are in a unique position to conduct this work as host government 
ministries of health. They have the authority to support health service 
delivery through capacity building and oversee the national 
coordination of surveillance, preparedness, prevention, and response 
activities to all forms of health threats and public health 
emergencies.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Burkina Faso Ministry of Health, Direction of Disease 
Control Epidemics and Pandemics, Pasteur Institute of Ivory Coast, 
National Public Health Institute of Liberia, Nigeria Center for Disease 
Control, Senegal Ministry of Health and Social Action, and Sierra Leone 
Ministry of Health.
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of these awards is to support 
disease surveillance and outbreak response, emergency management, safe 
laboratory systems and diagnostics and developing the public health 
workforce in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, 
Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
    Amount of Award: For Burkina Faso Ministry of Health, the award is 
for approximately $1,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025, with an 
expected total funding of approximately $5,000,000 for the 5-year 
period of performance, subject to availability of funds. For Direction 
of Disease Control Epidemics and Pandemics (DLMEP), the award is for 
approximately $500,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025, with an 
expected total funding of approximately $2,500,000 for the 5-year 
period of performance, subject to availability of funds. For Pasteur 
Institute of Ivory Coast (IPCI), the award is for approximately 
$2,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025, with an expected total 
funding of approximately $10,000,000 for the 5-year period of 
performance, subject to availability of funds. For National Public 
Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), the award is for approximately 
$1,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025, with an expected total 
funding of approximately $5,000,000 for the 5-year period of 
performance, subject to availability of funds. For Nigeria Center for 
Disease Control (NCDC), the award is for approximately $500,000 in 
Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025, with an expected total funding of 
approximately $2,500,000 for the 5-year period of performance, subject 
to availability of funds. For Senegal Ministry of Health and Social 
Action, the award is for approximately $500,000 in Federal Fiscal Year 
(FFY) 2025, with an expected total funding of approximately $2,500,000 
for the 5-year period of performance, subject to availability of funds. 
For Sierra Leone Ministry of Health (MoH), the award is for 
approximately $1,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025, with an 
expected total funding of approximately $5,000,000 for the 5-year 
period of performance, subject to availability of funds.
    Authority: This program is authorized under Section 307 of the 
Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 242l] and Section 301(a) [42 
U.S.C. 241(a)] of the Public Health Service Act.
    Period of Performance: September 20, 2025 through September 29, 
2030.

    Dated: December 17, 2024.
Terrance Perry,
Acting Director, Office of Grants Services. Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-31200 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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