Notice of Award of a Sole Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund Ministry of Health, Bhutan; National Influenza Center, Mongolia; Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines; Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces four separate awards to fund the Ministry of Health, Bhutan; National Influenza Center, Mongolia; Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines; Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand. For Ministry of Health, Bhutan, the award is for approximately $800,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For National Influenza Center, Mongolia, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand, the award is for approximately $900,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. The total FFY 2026 funding amount for the four recipients is $2,900,000. 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]
[Pages 50542-50543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15903]
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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
Ministry of Health, Bhutan; National Influenza Center, Mongolia;
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines; Bangkok
Metropolitan Administration, Thailand
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
four separate awards to fund the Ministry of Health, Bhutan; National
Influenza Center, Mongolia; Research Institute for Tropical Medicine,
Philippines; Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand. For
Ministry of Health, Bhutan, the award is for approximately $800,000 in
Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026, subject to the availability of funds.
For National Influenza Center, Mongolia, the award is for approximately
$600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines, the award is for
approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of
funds. For Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand, the award is
for approximately $900,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of
funds. The total FFY 2026 funding amount for the four recipients is
$2,900,000. 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, 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
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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 Awards
Recipients: Ministry of Health, Bhutan; National Influenza Center,
Mongolia; Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines;
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand.
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 Bhutan, Mongolia, Philippines, and
Thailand.
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. 2026-15903 Filed 8-4-26; 8:45 am]
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