[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3544-3545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01274]


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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 Vietnam Department of Animal Health

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 $1,000,000, with an expected total funding of 
approximately $5,000,000 over a five-year project period, to the 
Vietnam Department of Animal Health. The award will strengthen 
capabilities and maintain the government run laboratory-supported 
surveillance at the animal-human interface for avian and non-avian 
influenza viruses, other zoonotic diseases (e.g., rabies, African Swine 
Fever, etc.), and other respiratory zoonotic viruses (e.g., SARS-CoV-2) 
in Vietnam.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nga Vuong, National Center for 
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, MS H24-7, Atlanta, GA 30329, 
Telephone: 800-232-6348.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will strengthen 
capabilities and maintain the government run laboratory-supported 
surveillance at the animal-human interface for avian and non-avian 
zoonotic influenza viruses, other zoonotic diseases, and other 
respiratory zoonotic viruses in Vietnam.
    The Vietnam Department of Animal Health (DAH) is in a unique 
position to conduct this work because of their position as the sole 
official, authorized governmental agency with the legal and regulatory 
authority and ability to lead and manage animal health and pathogen 
surveillance. DAH provides technical management and oversight to its 
sub-departments across the country to implement animal surveillance and 
related activities such as outbreak investigation. DAH's 7 Regional 
Animal Health Offices (RAHOs) are strategically located throughout the 
country and have in-house lab testing capacity. DAH is at the center of 
a national network of

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collaborating animal health offices including the National Center for 
Veterinary Diagnosis. DAH possesses the high-quality lab and 
epidemiologic capacities to analyze influenza and other zoonotic and 
animal disease pathogens in the molecular, antigenic, diagnostic, and 
epidemiologic efforts. DAH has an established framework and systematic 
surveillance network to generate data on the occurrence of animal 
diseases and disease burden, to evaluate new diagnostic approaches, to 
develop standards for specimen collection and handling, and to 
communicate important new scientific development.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Vietnam Department of Animal Health (DAH).
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to strengthen 
capabilities and maintain the government run laboratory-supported 
surveillance at the animal-human interface for avian and non-avian 
influenza viruses, other zoonotic diseases, and other respiratory 
zoonotic viruses in Vietnam. Activities supported through this award 
will also enhance the capacity of the Vietnamese Government to 
identify, monitor, respond, and mitigate risk factors to outbreaks of 
avian and non-avian zoonotic influenza viruses to decrease prevalence, 
morbidity, and mortality of disease within Vietnam; improve 
participation of Vietnam in global WHO vaccine strain selection and 
development; enhance multi-sector collaboration in outbreak 
investigation across the animal-health interface; and increase use of 
surveillance data for decision making around prevention and control 
activities to protect human population.
    Amount of Award: $1,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 
funds, and an estimated total of approximately $5,000,000 over the 
five-year project period, subject to availability of funds.
    Authority: This program is authorized under Section 307 of the 
Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 242l).
    Period of Performance: September 30, 2022, through September 29, 
2027.

    Dated: January 19, 2022.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-01274 Filed 1-21-22; 8:45 am]
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