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Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund the Ministry of Health Zanzibar

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the award of approximately $5,000,000, for Year...

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Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AGENCY:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the award of approximately $5,000,000, for Year 1 funding to the Ministry of Health Zanzibar (MOHZ). The award will ( printed page 16019) provide rapid and flexible support to Zanzibar to accelerate evidence-based, person-centered HIV prevention and treatment program implementation at both facility and community levels, align HSS strengthening activities towards epidemic control, and ensure a comprehensive, coordinated, and strategic approach to the HIV response by organizing policies and interventions supported by reliable epidemiologic and program data. Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at continuation.

DATES:

The period for this award will be September 30, 2023, through September 29, 2028.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela Schaad, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2448 Albert Luthuli Rd, NIMR Complex | P.O. Box 9123 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Telephone: 255 677 680 051, Email: kin7@cdc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The single-source award will enhance collaboration between PEPFAR and the MOHZ to scale up HIV/TB services and improve quality of service delivery by reducing barriers to access.

The MOHZ is in a unique position to conduct this work in terms of its mandate and existing infrastructure to address the HIV strategy throughout Zanzibar.

Summary of the Award

Recipient: Ministry of Health Zanzibar (MOHZ).

Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to provide rapid and flexible support to Zanzibar to accelerate evidence-based, person-centered HIV prevention and treatment program implementation at both facility and community levels, align HSS strengthening activities towards epidemic control, and ensure a comprehensive, coordinated, and strategic approach to the HIV response by organizing policies and interventions supported by reliable epidemiologic and program data.

Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount will be $5,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2023 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, 2023 through September 29, 2028.

Dated: March 9, 2023.

Terrance Perry,

Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 2023-05252 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]

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“Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund the Ministry of Health Zanzibar,” thefederalregister.org (March 15, 2023), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2023-05252/notice-of-award-of-a-single-source-cooperative-agreement-to-fund-the-ministry-of-health-zanzibar.