Enhancement of Palliative Care Tuberculosis (TB)/Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Collaboration in the United Republic of Tanzania Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; Notice of Intent To Fund Single Eligibility Award, 48720-48721 [05-16431]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Request for Application AA213]
Building and Strengthening Haiti’s
National Plan for the Prevention and
Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Including
Support for the Coordination of a
National HIV/AIDS Service Delivery
Protocol and New HIV/AIDS Training
Initiatives; Notice of Intent To Fund
Single Eligibility Award
A. Purpose
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) announces the intent
to fund fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds for
a cooperative agreement program to
provide a funding mechanism for joint
activities between CDC and the Haitian
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Ministry of Health-Ministere de la Sante
Publique et de la Population (MSPP) in
the area of HIV/AIDS prevention, care
and treatment. Joint activities during the
project period will focus on
strengthening the MSPP’s capacity to
lead, coordinate and oversee the
monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of
HIV/AIDS-related health activities,
including diagnostic laboratories and
programs such as VCT, prevention of
mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT),
and other care and treatment
interventions. These goals will be
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accomplished through collaboration
between the MSPP, CDC Haiti and its
partners including, but not limited to,
the National Association of State and
Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD),
American Public Health Laboratories
(APHL), University Technical
Assistance Program (UTAP),
International Training and Education
Center for HIV/AIDS (ITECH) and local
partners. Collaborative activities
between CDC and the MSPP are
intended to produce measurable
improvements in the delivery of publicsector HIV/AIDS services in Haiti.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance number for this program is
93.067.
For financial, grants management, or
budget assistance, contact: Vivian
Walker, Grants Management Specialist,
CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA
30341, Telephone: 770–488–2724, Email: vew4@cdc.gov.
B. Eligible Applicant
This is a single eligibility request for
application (RFA) from the Haitian
MSPP. No other applicants are solicited.
The national public health system in
Haiti remains the primary source of care
for the majority of the Haitian
Population. This system is directly
managed by the Haitian Ministry of
Health as it is an inherently
governmental role to provide a basic
level of health care to ensure that a
minimum standard of public health is
achieved. The MSPP is responsible for
the National Strategic Plan for HIV/
AIDS in Haiti. This responsibility
includes updating the national protocols
for care and treatment and as well as
national coordination of HIV/AIDS
service delivery and training.
It would be inefficient and
unsustainable to develop a parallel
system outside of the public health
system to provide prevention, treatment,
and other service delivery solely for
HIV/AIDS.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
C. Funding
Approximately $11,620,000 is
available over a five year project period.
$2,324,000 will be available in FY 2005
for a 12-month budget period. The
approximate date for the award is
September 15, 2005. Funding estimates
may change.
D. Where To Obtain Additional
Information
For general comments or questions
about this announcement, contact:
Technical Information Management,
CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA
30341–4146, Telephone: 770–488–2700.
For program technical assistance,
contact: Kathy Grooms, CDC Global
AIDS Program, 1600 Clifton Road, NE.,
Mailstop E–04, Atlanta, GA 30333,
Telephone: 404–639–8394, E-mail:
Kgrooms@cdc.gov.
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Dated: August 12, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Program Announcement AA083]
Enhancement of Palliative Care
Tuberculosis (TB)/Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Collaboration in the United Republic of
Tanzania Under the President’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief;
Notice of Intent To Fund Single
Eligibility Award
A. Purpose
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) announces the intent
to fund fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds for
a cooperative agreement program to
increase and build the capacity of health
care workers in Tanzania that are in the
early diagnosis and treatment stage of
TB and/or HIV in co-infected patients.
The purpose of the announcement is
to support the efforts to increase and
build the capacity of health care
workers in Tanzania and Zanzibar in the
early diagnosis and treatment of TB
and/or HIV in co-infected patients by
building upon the existing framework of
health policy and programming the
NTLP has itself initiated. The
Government of the United Republic of
Tanzania has mandated the NTLP to
coordinate and implement activities
necessary for the control of TB and
leprosy, including HIV/AIDS among TB
patients. The NTLP also has the
technical ability to oversee the project,
by ensuring the activities implemented
are integrated into the national strategy
for TB and leprosy in Tanzania.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance number for this program is
93.067.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will only be provided to
the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy
Program (NTLP) for this project.
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The NTLP is currently the only
appropriate and qualified organization
in Tanzania to conduct a specific set of
activities to enhance palliative care TB/
HIV collaboration in the United
Republic of Tanzania. The NTLP has
implemented the DOTS strategy since
the early 1980’s. The DOTS program
currently provides national coverage
and is a well functioning TB control
program with high government and
international commitment to TB control
in the country, which allows the NTLP
to immediately become engaged in the
activities listed in this announcement.
The NTLP is uniquely positioned, in
terms of legal authority and support
from the Government of the Republic of
Tanzania, and has the ability and
credibility among Tanzanian citizens to
coordinate the implementation of
initiatives for TB, HIV/AIDS prevention,
care and treatment services in Tanzania.
C. Funding
Approximately $1.2 million is
available in FY 2005 to fund this award
on September 15, 2005, and will be
made for a 12-month budget period
within a project period of up to five
years. Funding estimates may change.
D. Where To Obtain Additional
Information
For general comments or questions
about this announcement, contact:
Technical Information Management,
CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA
30341–4146, Telephone: 770–488–2700.
For technical questions about this
program, contact: Cecil Threat, Project
Officer, Global AIDS Program, c/o
American Embassy, 2140 Dar es Salaam
Place, Washington, DC 20521–2140,
Telephone: 255 22 212 1407, Cell: 255
744 222986, Fax: 255 22 212 1462, Email: Cthreat@cdc.gov.
Dated: August 12, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Funding Opportunity CDC–RFA–AA216]
Strengthening HIV/AIDS Prevention,
Care, and Treatment Referral Services
to Targeting Populations Engaged in
High-Risk Behavior 1 in Haiti, as Part of
the President’s Emergency Plan for
AIDS Relief
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC–
RFA–AA216.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 93.067.
Key Dates: Application Deadline:
September 12, 2005.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized
under Sections 301(a) and 307 of the Public
Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. Sections 241
and 2421)], as amended, and under Public
Law 108–25 (United States Leadership
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Act of 2003) [22 U.S.C. 7601].
Background: President Bush’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has
called for immediate, comprehensive
and evidence-based action to turn the
tide of global HIV/AIDS. The initiative
aims to treat more than two million
HIV-infected people with effective
combination anti-retroviral therapy by
2008; care for ten million HIV-infected
and affected persons, including those
orphaned by HIV/AIDS, by 2008; and
prevent seven million infections by
2010, with focus on 15 priority
countries, including 12 in sub-Saharan
Africa. The 5-year strategy for the
Emergency Plan is available at the
following Internet address: https://
www.state.gov/s/gac/rl/or/c11652.htm.
Over the same time period, as part of
a collective national response, the
Emergency Plan goals specific to Haiti
are to treat at least 25,000 HIV-infected
individuals; care for 125,000 HIV
affected individuals, including orphans.
1 Behaviors that increase risk for HIV
transmission include engaging in casual sexual
encounters, engaging in sex in exchange for money
or favors, having sex with an HIV-positive partner
or one whose status is unknown, using drugs or
abusing alcohol in the context of sexual
interactions, and using intravenous drugs. Women,
even if faithful themselves, can still be at risk of
becoming infected by their spouse, regular male
partner, or someone using force against them. Other
high-risk persons or groups include men who have
sex with men and workers who are employed away
from home. Awardees may not implement condom
social marketing without also implementing
abstinence and faithfulness behavior-change
interventions.
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Purpose: An essential element of
preventing new cases of HIV infection
in Haiti is to ensure as much of the
population as possible has adequate
access to screening, treatment, and care
facilities. Haiti’s HIV prevalence rate in
adults is estimated as between 3.1 and
5.6 percent, according to the Haitian
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Ministry of Health-Ministere de la Sante
Publique et de la Population (MSPP)
and the 2004 Annual Report from the
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV
and AIDS (UNAIDS), respectively.
Access to prevention and treatment is
limited among the Haitian population
because of an underdeveloped public
health infrastructure and a lack of
clinical capacity.
Under the leadership of the U.S.
Global AIDS Coordinator, as part of the
President’s Emergency Plan, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) works with host
countries and other key partners to
assess the needs of each country and
design a customized program of
assistance that fits within the host
nation’s strategic plan.
HHS focuses on two or three major
program areas in each country. Goals
and priorities include the following:
• Achieving primary prevention of
HIV infection through activities such as
expanding confidential counseling and
testing programs, building programs to
reduce mother-to-child transmission,
and strengthening programs to reduce
transmission via blood transfusion and
medical injections.
• Improving the care and treatment of
HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs) and related opportunistic
infections by improving STD
management; enhancing care and
treatment of opportunistic infections,
including tuberculosis (TB); and
initiating programs to provide antiretroviral therapy (ART).
• Strengthening the capacity of
countries to collect and use surveillance
data and manage national HIV/AIDS
programs by expanding HIV/STD/TB
surveillance programs and
strengthening laboratory support for
surveillance, diagnosis, treatment,
disease-monitoring and HIV screening
for blood safety.
Measurable outcomes of the program
will be in alignment with the numerical
goals of the President’s Emergency Plan
for AIDS Relief and one (or more) of the
following performance goal(s) for the
National Center for HIV, Sexually
Transmitted Diseases and Tuberculosis
Prevention (NCHSTP) of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
within HHS: Increase the proportion of
HIV-infected people who are linked to
appropriate prevention, care and
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement AA083]
Enhancement of Palliative Care Tuberculosis (TB)/Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Collaboration in the United Republic of
Tanzania Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; Notice
of Intent To Fund Single Eligibility Award
A. Purpose
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
intent to fund fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds for a cooperative agreement
program to increase and build the capacity of health care workers in
Tanzania that are in the early diagnosis and treatment stage of TB and/
or HIV in co-infected patients.
The purpose of the announcement is to support the efforts to
increase and build the capacity of health care workers in Tanzania and
Zanzibar in the early diagnosis and treatment of TB and/or HIV in co-
infected patients by building upon the existing framework of health
policy and programming the NTLP has itself initiated. The Government of
the United Republic of Tanzania has mandated the NTLP to coordinate and
implement activities necessary for the control of TB and leprosy,
including HIV/AIDS among TB patients. The NTLP also has the technical
ability to oversee the project, by ensuring the activities implemented
are integrated into the national strategy for TB and leprosy in
Tanzania.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this
program is 93.067.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will only be provided to the National Tuberculosis and
Leprosy Program (NTLP) for this project.
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The NTLP is currently the only appropriate and qualified
organization in Tanzania to conduct a specific set of activities to
enhance palliative care TB/HIV collaboration in the United Republic of
Tanzania. The NTLP has implemented the DOTS strategy since the early
1980's. The DOTS program currently provides national coverage and is a
well functioning TB control program with high government and
international commitment to TB control in the country, which allows the
NTLP to immediately become engaged in the activities listed in this
announcement.
The NTLP is uniquely positioned, in terms of legal authority and
support from the Government of the Republic of Tanzania, and has the
ability and credibility among Tanzanian citizens to coordinate the
implementation of initiatives for TB, HIV/AIDS prevention, care and
treatment services in Tanzania.
C. Funding
Approximately $1.2 million is available in FY 2005 to fund this
award on September 15, 2005, and will be made for a 12-month budget
period within a project period of up to five years. Funding estimates
may change.
D. Where To Obtain Additional Information
For general comments or questions about this announcement, contact:
Technical Information Management, CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-2700.
For technical questions about this program, contact: Cecil Threat,
Project Officer, Global AIDS Program, c/o American Embassy, 2140 Dar es
Salaam Place, Washington, DC 20521-2140, Telephone: 255 22 212 1407,
Cell: 255 744 222986, Fax: 255 22 212 1462, E-mail: Cthreat@cdc.gov.
Dated: August 12, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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