Notice of Award of a Sole Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud Dr. Carlos G. Malbran, Argentina; Instituto de Salud Publica de Chile, Chile; Ministerio de Salud Pública de Ecuador, Ecuador; Fondacioni Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama; Alter Vida Centro De Estudios Y Formación Para Ecodesarrollo, Paraguay; Caribbean Public Health Agency, Caribbean Region
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces six separate awards to fund the Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud Dr. Carlos G. Malbran, Argentina; Instituto de Salud Publica de Chile, Chile; Ministerio de Salud P[uacute]blica de Ecuador, Ecuador; Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama; Alter Vida Centro De Estudios Y Formaci[oacute]n Para Ecodesarrollo, Paraguay; Caribbean Public Health Agency, Caribbean Region. For Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud Dr. Carlos G. Malbran, Argentina, the award is for approximately $600,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Instituto de Salud Publica de Chile, Chile, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Ministerio de Salud P[uacute]blica de Ecuador, Ecuador, the award is for approximately $800,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Alter Vida Centro De Estudios Y Formaci[oacute]n Para Ecodesarrollo, Paraguay, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Caribbean Public Health Agency, Caribbean Region, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. The approximate total FFY 2026 funding amount for the six recipients is $3,800,000. Funding amounts for years 2-5 for each recipient will be set at continuation. The awards will enhance health security by strengthening global influenza and other priority pathogen surveillance networks to detect and respond to infectious disease threats.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 50543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15901]
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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
Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud Dr.
Carlos G. Malbran, Argentina; Instituto de Salud Publica de Chile,
Chile; Ministerio de Salud P[uacute]blica de Ecuador, Ecuador;
Fondacioni Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud,
Panama; Alter Vida Centro De Estudios Y Formaci[oacute]n Para
Ecodesarrollo, Paraguay; Caribbean Public Health Agency, Caribbean
Region
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 six
separate awards to fund the Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios e
Institutos de Salud Dr. Carlos G. Malbran, Argentina; Instituto de
Salud Publica de Chile, Chile; Ministerio de Salud P[uacute]blica de
Ecuador, Ecuador; Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la
Salud, Panama; Alter Vida Centro De Estudios Y Formaci[oacute]n Para
Ecodesarrollo, Paraguay; Caribbean Public Health Agency, Caribbean
Region. For Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de
Salud Dr. Carlos G. Malbran, Argentina, the award is for approximately
$600,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026, subject to the availability
of funds. For Instituto de Salud Publica de Chile, Chile, the award is
for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of
funds. For Ministerio de Salud P[uacute]blica de Ecuador, Ecuador, the
award is for approximately $800,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the
availability of funds. For Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios
de la Salud, Panama, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY
2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Alter Vida Centro De
Estudios Y Formaci[oacute]n Para Ecodesarrollo, Paraguay, the award is
for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of
funds. For Caribbean Public Health Agency, Caribbean Region, the award
is for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability
of funds. The approximate total FFY 2026 funding amount for the six
recipients is $3,800,000. Funding amounts for years 2-5 for each
recipient will be set at continuation. The awards will enhance health
security by strengthening global influenza and other priority pathogen
surveillance networks to detect and respond to infectious disease
threats.
DATES: The period for these awards will be September 30, 2026, through
September 29, 2031.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT E Azziz-Baumgartner, USPHS,
Global Influenza Branch Chief, Influenza Division, National Center for
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA, Global Influenza Branch,
Phone: 404-639-2555.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These sole source awards will support the
recipients to improve or maintain capacity to conduct seasonal
influenza surveillance and detect and respond to pandemic and novel
influenza. In addition, the activities funded under these awards will
enhance capacity to detect and respond to novel influenza viruses, such
as highly pathogenic avian influenza, as well as identify outbreaks of
severe respiratory illness syndrome and other infectious disease
threats through both epidemiologic and virologic detection. These
activities will strengthen connections between national institutions,
especially National Influenza Centers, to fully participate in data
sharing and maintain capacity to share specimens, as well as clinical
and epidemiologic data related to influenza circulation.
These entities are in a unique position to conduct this work, as
they are either subsidiaries of the host government ministries of
health or they are the designated entities responsible for leading
influenza surveillance. They have the expertise to support health
service delivery 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
Recipients: Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de
Salud Dr. Carlos G. Malbran, Argentina; Instituto de Salud Publica de
Chile, Chile; Ministerio de Salud P[uacute]blica de Ecuador, Ecuador;
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama;
Caribbean Public Health Agency, Caribbean Region.
Purpose of the awards: The purpose of these awards is to support
surveillance and response for pandemic and novel influenza and other
infectious disease threats in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Panama,
Paraguay, and the Caribbean Region.
Authority: This program is authorized under Sec. Sec. 307 and
317(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242l and 247b(k)).
Period of performance: September 30, 2026 through September 29,
2031.
Jamie Legier,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2026-15901 Filed 8-4-26; 8:45 am]
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