Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund the Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO), Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO), Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO), and Eastern Provincial Health Office (EPHO) in Zambia, 12966-12967 [2022-04827]

Download as PDF 12966 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 8, 2022 / Notices decrease in HIV incidence and reduction in HIV associated morbidity and mortality. Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 funds will be, subject to the availability of funds: • Kitui County: Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is $300,000. • Makueni County: Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is $300,000. • Machakos County: Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is $300,000. • Nairobi County: Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is $500,000. Funding amounts for years 2–5 will be set at continuation. Authority: Public Law 108–25 (the United States Leadership Against HIV AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003). Period of Performance: September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2027. Dated: March 2, 2022. Terrance Perry, Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2022–04824 Filed 3–7–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund Burkina Faso Ministry of Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the award of approximately $450,000 for Year 1 of funding to the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health. to build laboratory and SI capacity to improve the provision of HIV testing, treatment, retention in line with HIV epidemic control and 95–95–95 targets (95% of HIV-positive individuals knowing their status, 95% of those receiving ART [Antiretroviral therapy], and 95% of those achieving viral suppression). Funding amounts for years 2–5 will be set at continuation. DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2022, through September 29, 2027. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trong Ao, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Mar 07, 2022 Jkt 256001 Prevention, CDC Ghana Office, U.S. Embassy, 24 Fourth Circular Road, Cantonments, Accra Ghana, Telephone: 800–232–6348, Email: tfa8@cdc.gov. The single-source award will support the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health to implement HIV strategic information and laboratory strengthening activities in Burkina Faso. The National HIV/ AIDS control program is one of the specialized programs within the Ministry of Health. The Burkina Faso Ministry of Health is in a unique position to conduct this work, as it functions under the Directorate of Disease Prevention and control of the Ministry and is the mandated institution to provide HIV treatment clinical services and guidelines in Burkina Faso. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary of the Award Recipient: Burkina Faso Ministry of Health. Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to build laboratory and SI capacity to improve the provision of HIV testing, treatment, retention in line with HIV epidemic control and 95–95– 95 targets. This award strives to build and strengthen laboratories that are equipped with the appropriate diagnostic technologies, trained and skilled staff, and systems that can provide efficient services. It will also strengthen SI systems, data quality assurance, and staff capacity responsible for managing facility-based, survey and surveillance data operating at national and subnational levels. Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount will be $450,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2022 funds, subject to the availability of funds. Funding amounts for years 2–5 will be set at continuation. Authority: This program is authorized under Public Law 108–25 (the United States Leadership Against HIV AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003). Period of Performance: September 30, 2022, through September 29, 2027. Dated: March 2, 2022. Terrance Perry, Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2022–04814 Filed 3–7–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund the Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO), Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO), Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO), and Eastern Provincial Health Office (EPHO) in Zambia Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the award of approximately $57,500,000 for total year 1 of funding, and an average 1-year award amount of $14,375,000, to the Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO), Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO), Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO), and Eastern Provincial Health Office (EPHO)in Zambia. The awards will provide the Provincial Health Offices (PHOs) with CDC technical assistance and financial support to maintain and sustain the provinces’ overall leadership and oversight for implementing high-impact HIV combination prevention, treatment and support services, including clinical, surveillance, and laboratory services as well as to identify and mitigate emerging disease threats for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Funding amounts for years 2–5 will be set at continuation. DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2027. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolina Granados, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 351 Independence Ave., Lusaka, Zambia, Telephone: 800–232– 6348, Email: hsy7@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will support the Zambian Ministry of Health to achieve and sustain gains made in HIV epidemic control in four Zambian Provinces, SPHO, LPHO, WPHO, EPHO. The PHOs will provide programmatic oversight, coordination, and direct service delivery in the provision of comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, and support services, while strengthening health systems for sustainability. Broad areas of support include, but are not limited to: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 8, 2022 / Notices • HIV prevention services: Voluntary medical male circumcision; Cervical cancer prevention and treatment; Gender based violence Prevention and response; Condom programming; Preexposure prophylaxis; Elimination of mother-to-child transmission; Support for Key and vulnerable populations and Orphans and vulnerable children; • HIV treatment and support services for all age groups across the care continuum from case finding to viral load suppression. Support will include: Prevention and management of opportunistic infections and advanced HIV disease, as well as noncommunicable diseases (including support for mental health); • Health system strengthening including support to financial and administrative management systems, internal controls, human resources for health, health information systems, supply chain/commodities management, laboratory services, and continuous quality improvement. The Provincial Health Offices are the single entities eligible for this award since they are the sole government institutions with the mandate to support health service delivery through capacity building, systems strengthening, and oversight for HIV program implementation for the population of Zambia per the National Health Policy and Zambian National Health Strategic Plan. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Summary of the Award Recipient: Southern Provincial Health Office; Lusaka Provincial Health Office; Western Provincial Health Office; and Eastern Provincial Health Office in Zambia. Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to provide PHOs with CDC technical assistance and financial support to maintain and sustain the province’s overall leadership and oversight for implementing high-impact HIV combination prevention, treatment, and support services, including clinical, surveillance, and laboratory services as well as to identify and mitigate emerging disease threats for PLHIV. Specifically, it will serve to strengthen capacity development activities, while providing optimal health systems strengthening in support of continued and sustainable HIV epidemic control in Zambia. Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 funds will be, subject to the availability of funds: • Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO): Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is $14,500,000 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Mar 07, 2022 Jkt 256001 • Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO): Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is $19,000,000 • Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO): Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is $12,000,000 • Eastern Provincial Health Office (EPHO): Anticipated Year 1 Funding Amount is $12,000,000; Funding amounts for years 2–5 will be set at continuation. Authority:This program is authorized under Public Law 108–25 (the United States Leadership Against HIV AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003). Period of Performance: September 30, 2022, through September 29, 2027. Dated: March 2, 2022. Terrance Perry, Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2022–04827 Filed 3–7–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC), Cameroon Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the award of approximately $3,000,000 for Year 1 of funding to the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC), Cameroon. The award will strengthen national policies, build capacity, and define high-level high-impact interventions and key strategies for HIV/TB prevention, treatment and care in Cameroon. Funding amounts for years 2–5 will be set at continuation. DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2022, through September 29, 2027. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Esapa, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Standard Chartered Bank Building, Hippodrome, Telephone: 800–232– 6348, Email: hww5@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will implement HIV prevention, care and treatment in Cameroon through activities, including: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12967 Developing and implementing policies and strategies to optimize case finding, HIV treatment and retention, viral load coverage and suppression, and building workforce capacity to improve uptake and quality of these HIV/TB services; and enhancing the implementation of evidence-based prevention interventions for KPs (key populations) /PPs (priority populations) /GP (general populations. Implementation of this award will enhance scale up of services and improve quality of diagnostics, treatment, management, and clinical outcomes for HIV and TB infections in Cameroon. This award will build upon CDC’s initial successful partnerships to address these challenges and gaps and complement Global Fund efforts. NACC is in a unique position to conduct this work, as it is the organization mandated by the Government of Cameroon to coordinate HIV/AIDS activities in Cameroon. NACC is essential to building effective national-level coordination in HIV programs, as mandated in the 2000–2005 and 2006– 2010 National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plans. The mission of NACC is to coordinate a comprehensive and effective multi-sector and decentralized national response to HIV/AIDS, including coordination and support to the health sector response. Summary of the Award Recipient: National AIDS Control Committee (NACC), Cameroon. Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to strengthen national policies and define high-level highimpact interventions and key strategies for HIV/TB prevention, treatment and care; improve knowledge and prevent high risk behaviors associated with STIs/HIV; monitor and ensure the elimination of user fees for all HIV/TB services; develop national quality improvement policy and setup CQI management system; provide technical capacity to generate quality data; reduce HIV/TB related morbidity and mortality; and provide capacity to coordinate and monitor the national HIV response in Cameroon. Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount will be $ 3,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2022 funds, subject to the availability of funds. Funding amounts years 2–5 will be set at continuation. Authority: This program is authorized under Public Law 108–25 (the United States Leadership Against HIV AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003). Period of Performance: September 30, 2022, through September 29, 2027. E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
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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 
the Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO), Lusaka Provincial Health 
Office (LPHO), Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO), and Eastern 
Provincial Health Office (EPHO) in Zambia

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 $57,500,000 for total year 1 of funding, and an 
average 1-year award amount of $14,375,000, to the Southern Provincial 
Health Office (SPHO), Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO), Western 
Provincial Health Office (WPHO), and Eastern Provincial Health Office 
(EPHO)in Zambia. The awards will provide the Provincial Health Offices 
(PHOs) with CDC technical assistance and financial support to maintain 
and sustain the provinces' overall leadership and oversight for 
implementing high-impact HIV combination prevention, treatment and 
support services, including clinical, surveillance, and laboratory 
services as well as to identify and mitigate emerging disease threats 
for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Funding amounts for years 2-5 will 
be set at continuation.

DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2022 through 
September 29, 2027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolina Granados, Center for Global 
Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 351 Independence 
Ave., Lusaka, Zambia, Telephone: 800-232-6348, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will support the 
Zambian Ministry of Health to achieve and sustain gains made in HIV 
epidemic control in four Zambian Provinces, SPHO, LPHO, WPHO, EPHO. The 
PHOs will provide programmatic oversight, coordination, and direct 
service delivery in the provision of comprehensive HIV prevention, 
treatment, and support services, while strengthening health systems for 
sustainability. Broad areas of support include, but are not limited to:

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     HIV prevention services: Voluntary medical male 
circumcision; Cervical cancer prevention and treatment; Gender based 
violence Prevention and response; Condom programming; Pre-exposure 
prophylaxis; Elimination of mother-to-child transmission; Support for 
Key and vulnerable populations and Orphans and vulnerable children;
     HIV treatment and support services for all age groups 
across the care continuum from case finding to viral load suppression. 
Support will include: Prevention and management of opportunistic 
infections and advanced HIV disease, as well as non-communicable 
diseases (including support for mental health);
     Health system strengthening including support to financial 
and administrative management systems, internal controls, human 
resources for health, health information systems, supply chain/
commodities management, laboratory services, and continuous quality 
improvement.
    The Provincial Health Offices are the single entities eligible for 
this award since they are the sole government institutions with the 
mandate to support health service delivery through capacity building, 
systems strengthening, and oversight for HIV program implementation for 
the population of Zambia per the National Health Policy and Zambian 
National Health Strategic Plan.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Southern Provincial Health Office; Lusaka Provincial 
Health Office; Western Provincial Health Office; and Eastern Provincial 
Health Office in Zambia.
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to provide PHOs 
with CDC technical assistance and financial support to maintain and 
sustain the province's overall leadership and oversight for 
implementing high-impact HIV combination prevention, treatment, and 
support services, including clinical, surveillance, and laboratory 
services as well as to identify and mitigate emerging disease threats 
for PLHIV. Specifically, it will serve to strengthen capacity 
development activities, while providing optimal health systems 
strengthening in support of continued and sustainable HIV epidemic 
control in Zambia.
    Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount in Federal 
Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 funds will be, subject to the availability of 
funds:

 Southern Provincial Health Office (SPHO): Anticipated Year 1 
Funding Amount is $14,500,000
 Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO): Anticipated Year 1 
Funding Amount is $19,000,000
 Western Provincial Health Office (WPHO): Anticipated Year 1 
Funding Amount is $12,000,000
 Eastern Provincial Health Office (EPHO): Anticipated Year 1 
Funding Amount is $12,000,000;

Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at continuation.
    Authority:This program is authorized under Public Law 108-25 (the 
United States Leadership Against HIV AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act 
of 2003).
    Period of Performance: September 30, 2022, through September 29, 
2027.

    Dated: March 2, 2022.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-04827 Filed 3-7-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P

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