Notice of Award of a Single Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund University of Oslo (UiO).
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the award of approximately $1,500,000, with an expected total funding of approximately $7,500,000 over a 5-year period, to the University of Oslo (UiO). This award 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 106484-106485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31201]
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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
University of Oslo (UiO).
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 $1,500,000, with an expected total funding of
approximately $7,500,000 over a 5-year period, to the University of
Oslo (UiO). This award 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
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public health; and bolstering rapid response to global health
emergencies.
DATES: The period for this award 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#2b6f6c637b65646d64586b484f48054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3b7b4bba3bdbcb5bc80b3909790dd949c85">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single source award will enhance public
health surveillance, outbreak detection and response for disease that
pose global health security risks by delivering high-quality,
effective, and timely informatics solutions to strengthen data and
health information systems. This award will strengthen the core
District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2) software, improve
interoperability with laboratory information systems, and enhance
electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response's functionality
in support Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response, National
Disease Surveillance, and other types of public health surveillance
systems.
University of Oslo is in a unique position to conduct this work, as
it is the only organization that can modify and share the core DHIS2
software therefore, CDC can only work with them to provide enhancements
that are then available to all countries, globally.
Summary of the Award
Recipient: University of Oslo.
Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to support and
further scale the DHIS2, an open-source software platform developed and
maintained by UiO. The global strategy seeks to leverage the Health
Information Systems Program (HISP) partnership network to collect,
validate, analyze, visualize, and implement public health data, while
building local capacity to strengthen health information systems in
countries worldwide. This effort is expected to significantly
strengthen global health surveillance systems, contribute to improved
public health outcomes and respond more effectively to global health
threats.
Amount of Award: $1,500,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025
funds, with a total estimated $7,500,000 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. 241l(a) of the Public Health Service Act.
Period of Performance: September 30, 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. 2024-31201 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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