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local. Although matching funds are not 

required, preference will go to 

organizations that can leverage 

additional funds to contribute to 

program goals. 

Applications will be funded in order 

by score and rank determined by the 

review panel. HHS/CDC will provide 

justification for any decision to fund out 

of rank order. 

V.3. Anticipated Announcement and 

Award Dates 

October 25, 2005. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Notice of Award (NoA) from the HHS/ 

CDC Procurement and Grants Office. 

The NoA shall be the only binding, 

authorizing document between the 

recipient and HHS/CDC. An authorized 

Grants Management Officer will sign the 

NoA, and mail it to the recipient fiscal 

officer identified in the application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review by mail. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

45 CFR Part 74 and Part 92. 

For more information on the Code of 

Federal Regulations, see the National 

Archives and Records Administration at 

the following Internet address: http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-tablesearch.html. 

The following additional 

requirements apply to this project: 

• AR–4 HIV/AIDS Confidentiality 

Provisions 

• AR–5 HIV Program Review Panel 

Requirements 

• AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions 

• AR–14 Accounting System 

Requirements 

Applicants can find additional 

information on these requirements on 

the HHS/CDC Web site at the following 

Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/ 

od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm. 

You need to include an additional 

Certifications form from the PHS 5161–

1 application in your Grants.gov 

electronic submission only. Please refer 

to http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ 

PHS51611Certificates.pdf. Once you 

have filled out the form, attach it to your 

Grants.gov submission as Other 

Attachment Forms. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide HHS/CDC with an 

original, plus two hard copies, of the 

following reports: 

1. Interim progress report, due no less 

than 90 days before the end of the 

budget period. The progress report will 

serve as your non-competing 

continuation application, and must 

contain the following elements: 

a. Current Budget Period Activities 

Objectives. 

b. Current Budget Period Financial 

Progress. 

c. New Budget Period Program 

Proposed Activity Objectives. 

d. Budget. 

e. Measures of Effectiveness, 

including progress against the 

numerical goals of the President’s 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief for 

Brazil. 

f. Additional Requested Information. 

2. Financial status report, no more 

than 90 days after the end of the budget 

period. 

3. Final financial and performance 

reports, due no later than 90 days after 

the end of the project period. 

4. Annual progress report, due no 

later than 90 days after the end of the 

budget period. Reports should include 

progress against the numerical goals of 

the President’s Emergency Plan for 

AIDS Relief for Brazil. 

Recipients must mail these reports to 

the Grants Management or Contract 

Specialist listed in the ‘‘Agency 

Contacts’’ section of this announcement. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

We encourage inquiries concerning 

this announcement. 

For general questions, contact: 

Technical Information Management 

Section, CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, 2920 Brandywine 

Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 

770–488–2700 

For program technical assistance, 

contact: 

Brazil Contact. 

William Brady, Co-Project Officer, 

HHS/CDC, Global AIDS Program (GAP), 

Brazil, Unit 3500, APO AA 34030, 

Telephone: 55 (61) 273–4851, E-mail: 

web0@cdc.gov. 

Atlanta Contact. 

Eddas Bennett, Co-Project Officer, 

1600 Clifton Rd., MS E–04, Atlanta, GA 

30333, Telephone: 404–639–6305, Email: ebennett@cdc.gov. 

For financial, grants management, or 

budget assistance, contact: 

Vivian Walker, Grants Management 

Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, 2920 Brandywine 

Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: 

770–488–2724, E-mail: 

vwalker@cdc.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

Applicants can find this and other 

HHS/CDC funding opportunity 

announcements on the HHS/CDC Web 

site, Internet address: http:// 

www.cdc.gov (click on ‘‘Funding’’ then 

‘‘Grants and Cooperative Agreements’’), 

and on the Web site of the HHS Office 

of Global Health Affairs, Internet 

address: http://www.globalhealth.gov. 

Dated: August 31, 2005. 

William P. Nichols, 

Director, Procurement and Grants Office, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 05–17675 Filed 9–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Support for Programs Designed To 

Reduce the Impact of HIV in Southern 

Sudan, Under the President’s 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 

Announcement Type: New. 

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC–

RFA–AA211. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 93.067. 

Key Dates: Application Deadline: 

September 29, 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 a focus on 15 priority 

countries, including 12 in sub-Saharan 

Africa. The five-year strategy for the 

Emergency Plan is available at the 

following Internet address: http:// 

www.state.gov/s/gac/rl/or/c11652.htm. 

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 

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design a customized program of 

assistance that fits within the host 

nation’s strategic plan. 

The HHS Global AIDS Program (GAP) 

has established field operations to 

support national HIV/AIDS control 

programs in 25 countries and to build 

capacity to address the global AIDS 

pandemic. HHS/GAP provides financial 

and technical assistance through 

partnerships with governments, 

community- and faith-based 

organizations, the private sector and 

national and international entities. 

HHS/CDC/GAP works with the other 

offices within the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), Health 

Resources and Services Administration 

(HRSA), and the National Institutes of 

Health (NIH) within HHS; the U.S. 

Agency for International Development 

(USAID); Peace Corps; the U.S. 

Departments of State, Labor and 

Defense; and other agencies and 

organizations. These efforts complement 

multilateral efforts, including those of 

the Joint United Nations Programme on 

HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS); the Global Fund 

to Fight HIV, TB and Malaria (GFATM); 

World Bank funding; and other privatesector donation programs. 

The U.S. Government seeks to reduce 

the impact of HIV/AIDS in specific 

countries within sub-Saharan Africa, 

Asia, and the Americas through the 

President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS 

Relief (The Emergency Plan). Through 

this new initiative, HHS/ GAP will 

continue to work with host countries to 

strengthen capacity and expand 

activities in the areas of: (1) Primary 

HIV prevention; (2) HIV care, support, 

and treatment; and (3) capacity and 

infrastructure development, especially 

for surveillance and training. 

As Southern Sudan emerges from a 

long civil war, HIV prevention, care, 

and strategic information activities and 

programs remain quite limited. The 

President’s Emergency Plan has 

designated funds for HIV control in 

Southern Sudan through this 

announcement. 

The approach taken by HHS/GAP and 

USAID in Southern Sudan, is similar to 

that in countries with larger programs, 

emphasizing collaboration with other 

agencies. 

HHS/GAP and HHS/CDC Kenya 

support HIV-control efforts in Southern 

Sudan by providing technical 

assistance, directly and indirectly, to 

government bodies of the Sudan 

People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) 

and other partners, and by providing 

funding for program activities. HHS/ 

CDC is involved in developing protocols 

and guidelines for specific program 

areas including sentinel surveillance; 

PMTCT and HIV clinical care; 

supporting the implementation of 

PMTCT as part of a pilot Safe 

Motherhood program primarily 

supported by the United Nations 

Children’s Fund (UNICEF); working to 

implement sentinel surveillance in 

PMTCT sites; providing technical and 

material support towards the 

development of HIV public health 

laboratory capacity; initiating HIV/TB 

linkage activities in collaboration with 

the World Health Organization (WHO); 

working to implement HIV-control 

activities in the Sudan People’s 

Liberation Army (SPLA), in 

collaboration with military officials and 

United Nations and non-governmental 

organization (NGO) stakeholders; and 

implementing safe-water interventions. 

HHS/GAP’s mission in Southern 

Sudan is to work with Sudanese and 

international partners to develop, 

support, and evaluate the effective 

implementation of interventions to 

prevent HIV and related illnesses, and 

to improve care and support for persons 

with HIV/AIDS. The program aims to 

build local capacity and promote incountry leadership and ownership of 

activities; focus on national and local 

priorities; share experiences and 

technical information and coordinate 

activities with other programs; and use 

local expertise, whenever possible. 

Specifically, HHS/GAP’s mission in 

Southern Sudan is to accomplish the 

following, as part of the President’s 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: 

1. Provide support and training for 

HIV/AIDS prevention and care in health 

care facilities and in the community; 

2. Establish training expertise for 

confidential HIV/AIDS testing and 

counseling in Southern Sudan; and 

3. Strengthen the local and national 

responses to HIV/AIDS in Southern 

Sudan through support and 

collaboration with the National AIDS 

Council (NAC), private and NGO health 

sectors, and others. 

Purpose: The purpose of this program 

is to improve the capacity of 

organizations that provide clinical care 

and public health interventions to 

reduce the impact of HIV in Southern 

Sudan. The range of activities supported 

under this announcement include the 

following: (1) Prevention for the 

uniformed services of New Sudan 

(Southern Sudan); (2) confidential 

counseling and testing {e.g. voluntary 

counseling and testing (VCT)}; (3) 

prevention integrated with maternal and 

child health care and community-based 

programs; (4) strengthening laboratory 

capacity for HIV public health functions 

(sentinel surveillance and quality 

assurance testing); (5) care and 

treatment including both basic 

evidence-based care for persons with 

HIV and highly active anti-retroviral 

therapy (HAART); and (6) safe-water 

interventions. 

The support for implementing 

programs under this announcement will 

vary according to needs, but could 

include infrastructure modification to 

essential facilities, equipment 

procurement, hiring and training staff, 

and procurement of materials and 

supplies. 

Measurable outcomes of the program 

will be in alignment with the numerical 

goals of the President’s Emergency Plan 

and one (or more) of the following 

performance goal(s) for the National 

Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention 

(NCHSTP) within HHS/CDC: By 2010, 

work with other countries, international 

organizations, the Department of State, 

USAID, and other partners to achieve 

the United Nations General Assembly 

Special Session on HIV/AIDS goal of 

reducing prevalence among people 15 to 

24 years of age and to reduce HIV 

transmission and improve care of 

persons living with HIV. In addition, the 

measurable outcomes of the program 

will be in alignment with the goals of 

The Emergency Plan as outlined in this 

Program Announcement. 

Specific measurable outcomes from 

this program will include: (1) The 

numbers of persons trained in 

confidential HIV counseling and testing 

(VCT and healthcare provider-initiated 

models); (2) number of persons trained 

in PMTCT; (3) number of persons 

trained in strategic information 

(includes M&E, surveillance and/or 

HMIS); (4) number of individuals 

trained in the provision of laboratoryrelated activities; (5) number of 

individuals trained to provide HIV 

palliative care (including TB/HIV); (6) 

numbers of individuals reached through 

community outreach prevention 

services; (7) number of individuals 

received counseling and testing for HIV 

and received their result; (8) number of 

service outlets providing the minimum 

package of PMTCT services according to 

national and international standards; (9) 

number of pregnant women who 

received HIV counseling and testing and 

received their results; (10) number of 

pregnant women provided with a 

complete course of antiretroviral 

prophylaxis in a PMTCT setting. 

This announcement is only for nonresearch activities supported by HHS, 

including CDC. If an applicant proposes 

research activities, HHS will not review 

the application. For the definition of 

‘‘research,’’ please see the HHS/CDC 

Web site at the following Internet 

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address: http://www.HHS/CDC.gov/od/ 

ads/opspoll1.htm. 

Activities 

Applicant organizations may apply 

for one or more, or all activities 

described in this program 

announcement. Organizations that are 

implementing HIV control activities 

may receive direct funding through this 

program announcement or through subgrants from awardees. 

Specific activities could include one 

or more of the following: 

1. Provide prevention of mother to 

child transmission (PMTCT) services; 

2. Sentinel surveillance specimen 

collection; 

3. HIV laboratory services for sentinel 

surveillance, quality assessment, and 

care and treatment 

4. Confidential HIV counseling and 

testing; 

5. Development of a permanent HIV 

counseling and testing training program; 

6. Capacity development for 

government institutions and individuals 

involved in HIV strategic information 

and service provision in Southern 

Sudan; 

7. Capacity development for local 

organizations, including faith-based and 

other community-based and other nongovernmental organizations involved in 

HIV service provision; 

8. Care and treatment programs with 

and without HAART; and 

9. HIV prevention and control for 

SPLM/A uniformed services personnel 

and their families. 

Integrated approaches at the local 

level to confidential testing, prevention 

and care are necessary, and improving 

the overall quality of health care is 

essential to HIV control in conflictaffected Southern Sudan. 

1. Within the first three months from 

the date of this award, develop a 

strategic plan to include goals, 

objectives, a monitoring plan, and if 

applicable, an implementation strategy 

to identify recipients of sub-grants, their 

implementation activities, and their 

reporting requirements, consistent with 

strategic information guidance 

established by the Office of the U.S. 

Global AIDS Coordinator. 

2. Support training of staff of 

government and non-governmental 

organizations in relevant program areas, 

possibly including confidential 

counseling and testing, PMTCT 

integrated into strengthened maternalchild health care, HIV/AIDS care and 

treatment, laboratory methods, and data 

management. 

3. Provide technical assistance to 

NAC and its staff and future HIV 

management programs that may be 

developed within the Ministry of Health 

of Southern Sudan to facilitate the 

development of program management 

capacity. Such activities should be 

undertaken in close consultation with 

HHS/CDC and other partners, especially 

USAID. 

4. Identify project staffing needs, 

including administrative, management 

and technical staff; hire and train staff. 

5. Identify furnishings, fittings, 

equipment and other fixed asset 

procurement needs of the project and 

implementing partners, and acquire 

from normal local, regional or 

international vendors, as appropriate, in 

a transparent and competitive process. 

6. Establish an acceptable reporting 

structure. Provide fiscal oversight and 

technical assistance to local partners in 

the areas of program and financial 

management, administration, personnel 

management, data management, and 

other aspects of institution 

strengthening. 

7. Develop mechanisms for sharing 

information, including sharing of 

lessons learned among local partners 

and including referral systems between 

partners when appropriate. 

8. Monitor, assess and report on the 

performance of the local partners. 

9. Assist the local partners to write 

reports describing their programs. 

10. Provide training and technical 

assistance to some local partners so they 

could develop the skills to apply for 

funds independently and manage funds 

effectively after the completion of the 

program. 

The recipient or recipients of these 

funds will be responsible for activities 

in multiple program areas designed to 

target underserved populations in 

Southern Sudan. Either the awardee (or 

awardees) will implement activities 

directly or will implement them through 

its subgrantees and/or subcontractors; 

the awardees will retain overall 

financial and programmatic 

management under the oversight of 

HHS/CDC and the strategic direction of 

the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator. The awardee is expected to 

work closely with HHS/CDC staff in the 

planning and implementation of 

program activities. The awardee must 

show a measurable progressive 

reinforcement of the capacity of 

indigenous organizations and local 

communities to respond to the national 

HIV epidemic, as well as progress 

towards the sustainability of activities. 

Applicants should describe activities 

in detail as part of a four-year action 

plan (U.S. Government Fiscal Years 

2005–2008 inclusive) that reflects the 

policies and goals outlined in the fiveyear strategy for the President’s 

Emergency Plan. 

The grantee will produce an annual 

operational plan in the context of this 

four-year plan, which the U.S. 

Government Emergency Plan team on 

the ground in Southern Sudan will 

review as part of the annual Emergency 

Plan for AIDS Relief Country 

Operational Plan review and approval 

process managed by the Office of the 

U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. The 

grantee may work on some of the 

activities listed below in the first year 

and in subsequent years, and then 

progressively add others from the list to 

achieve all of the Emergency Plan 

performance goals, as cited in the 

previous section. HHS/CDC, under the 

guidance of the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator, will approve funds for 

activities on an annual basis, based on 

documented performance toward 

achieving Emergency Plan goals, as part 

of the annual Emergency Plan for AIDS 

Relief Country Operational Plan review 

and approval process. 

Based on its competitive advantage 

and proven field experience, the 

winning applicant will undertake a 

broad range of activities to meet the 

numerical Emergency Plan targets 

outlined in the announcement. For each 

of these activities, the grantee will give 

priority to evidence-based, yet 

culturally adapted, innovative 

approaches, including: 

Confidential Counseling and Testing 

Services 

Develop a training program for 

confidential HIV counseling and testing 

that will meet expanding program needs 

including VCT, routine and diagnostic 

testing in clinical settings, and 

eventually care and treatment 

counseling. Confidential counseling and 

testing capacity in Southern Sudan 

should be increased through training in 

counseling, supervision, and laboratory 

quality assessment. Different curricula 

could be appropriate for personnel with 

varying backgrounds and roles, from 

full-time lay counselors to healthcare 

workers who will perform some 

counseling. 

Prevention Services 

This activity can include PMTCT 

integrated with basic HIV clinical care 

and evidence-based maternal and child 

health, community-based prevention, 

and strengthening of antenatal 

surveillance. For example, organizations 

that operate primary health care centers 

and hospital should be strengthened, 

enhancing their capacity to provide 

integrated HIV prevention and care 

services including appropriate 

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1Behaviors 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. 

2Behaviors 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. 

confidential testing and counseling; 

development of comprehensive 

antenatal and maternity care that 

include PMTCT of HIV; care and 

treatment for those infected (care and 

treatment programs that include 

HAART are not included under this 

activity); and prevention and voluntary, 

age and culturally-appropriate family 

planning. All facilities offering HIV care 

to pregnant mothers and their families 

should develop the capacity to provide 

basic HIV-related care to HIV-affected 

families and to effectively refer clients 

for more comprehensive care. Basic care 

(also known as palliative care) includes 

interventions to prevent opportunistic 

infections (OIs) as well as the treatment 

of OIs when they occur. 

Interventions should promote the 

ABC model. Methods and strategies 

must emphasize abstinence for youth 

and other unmarried persons, mutual 

faithfulness and partner reduction for 

sexually active adults, and correct and 

consistent use of condoms by those 

populations who are engaged in highrisk behaviors.1 Awardees may not 

implement condom social marketing 

without also implementing the 

abstinence and faithfulness behaviorchange interventions outlined in the 

preceding paragraph. 

Laboratory Support for Regional 

Sentinel Surveillance 

Support HIV public health laboratory 

services within Southern Sudan, at a 

facility designated by the National AIDS 

Council. ELISA equipment supplies will 

be procured separately, and it is 

anticipated that a GFATM-funded 

partner (identification pending) will 

play a substantial role in supporting 

logistic and data management needs 

related to HIV surveillance as well as 

program quality assurance. HHS/CDC 

laboratory staff will provide substantial 

technical support. The implementing 

partner for surveillance laboratory 

testing will require support for 

continuing activity, which is expected 

to include support for one laboratory 

technician and one data entry staff, with 

associated material costs. 

Care and Treatment 

Contingent upon identification of a 

suitable site, develop excellence in 

providing HIV clinical care, including 

highly active HAART programs, through 

support to one or more facility-based 

programs. HIV care and treatment 

activities will be consistent with 

national guidelines which are HHS/GAP 

will provide significant technical 

assistance and support. Promote 

knowledge of current HIV care, and 

support the provision of non-HAART 

care through training of healthcare 

providers, technical assistance, and 

support for equipment and supplies in 

implementing facilities. 

Prevention Activities for the Uniformed 

Services 

Provide HIV prevention services to 

active and demobilizing SPLA 

personnel and their families. National 

health authorities have identified 

uniformed service personnel as a 

priority for U.S. Government-supported 

HIV control efforts. Such interventions 

should include prevention and 

confidential VCT, and should be 

planned in association with the NAC, 

appropriate SPLA authorities, and 

current efforts to develop plans and 

policies for HIV control in the SPLA. 

Interventions should promote the ABC 

model. Methods and strategies must 

emphasize abstinence for youth and 

other unmarried persons, mutual 

faithfulness and partner reduction for 

sexually active adults, and correct and 

consistent use of condoms by those 

populations who are engaged in highrisk behaviors.2 Awardees may not 

implement condom social marketing 

without also implementing the 

abstinence and faithfulness behaviorchange interventions outlined in the 

preceding paragraph. 

Safe Water Interventions 

Support a pilot program that makes 

safer water interventions available to 

one or more communities, conducted in 

association with HHS/CDC-supported 

activities described under the 

‘‘Prevention’’ (including PMTCT) or 

‘‘Care and Treatment’’ sections above. 

HIV-infected persons are at higher-thanaverage risk of diarrheal disease; 

therefore, the program should include 

such an intervention as part of a 

package of basic care for persons with 

HIV, and involve healthcare providers 

and facilities in the promotion of the 

intervention, although promotion 

should not be limited to the healthfacility level. Studies have shown that 

variety of interventions designed to 

improve water and hand hygiene reduce 

the incidence of diarrheal disease at the 

household level, including point-of-use 

water treatment combined with the use 

of safer household water vessels. 

Although most studies have focused on 

the benefits in other vulnerable groups, 

such as young children, successful 

efforts can have particular benefits for 

people with advanced HIV infection. 

Awardees activities for this program 

are as follows: 

Administer sub-grants and provide 

technical assistance to other 

organizations by developing a plan to 

support local or international 

organizations that provide a range of 

interventions including confidential 

VCT and other models of HIV testing 

and counseling, PMTCT, basic HIV care, 

HAART, and prevention education. 

Administration 

The successful applicant must comply 

with all HHS management requirements 

for meeting participation and progress 

and financial reporting for this 

cooperative agreement (See HHS 

Activities and Reporting sections below 

for details), and comply with all policy 

directives established by the Office of 

the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. 

In a cooperative agreement, HHS staff 

is substantially involved in the program 

activities, above and beyond routine 

grant monitoring. 

HHS Activities for this program are as 

follows: 

1. Organize an orientation meeting 

with the grantee to brief them on 

applicable U.S. Government, HHS, and 

Emergency Plan expectations, 

regulations and key management 

requirements, as well as report formats 

and contents. The orientation could 

include meetings with staff from HHS 

agencies and the Office of the U.S. 

Global AIDS Coordinator. 

2. Review and approve the process 

used by the grantee to select key 

personnel and/or post-award 

subcontractors and/or subgrantees to be 

involved in the activities performed 

under this agreement, as part of the 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Country 

Operational Plan review and approval 

process, managed by the Office of the 

U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. 

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3. Review and approve grantee’s 

annual work plan and detailed budget, 

as part of the Emergency Plan for AIDS 

Relief Country Operational Plan review 

and approval process, managed by the 

Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator. 

4. Review and approve grantee’s 

monitoring and evaluation plan, 

including for compliance with the 

strategic information guidance 

established by the Office of the U.S. 

Global AIDS Coordinator. 

5. Meet on a monthly basis with 

grantee to assess monthly expenditures 

in relation to approved work plan and 

modify plans as necessary. 

6. Meet on a quarterly basis with 

grantee to assess quarterly technical and 

financial progress reports and modify 

plans as necessary. 

7. Meet on an annual basis with 

grantee to review annual progress report 

for each U.S. Government Fiscal Year, 

and to review annual work plans and 

budgets for subsequent year, as part of 

the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 

review and approval process for 

Country Operational Plans, managed by 

the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator. 

8. Provide technical assistance, as 

mutually agreed upon, and revise 

annually during validation of the first 

and subsequent annual work plans. This 

could include expert technical 

assistance and targeted training 

activities in specialized areas, such as 

strategic information, project 

management, confidential counseling 

and testing, palliative care, treatment 

literacy, and adult learning techniques. 

9. Provide in-country administrative 

support to help grantee meet U.S. 

Government financial and reporting 

requirements. 

10. Assist awardees in identifying 

prospective local partners, and choosing 

them in a transparent and competitive 

process. 

11. Assist awardee in developing 

strategies and mechanisms to identify 

new partners for years two and three. 

12. Procure laboratory supplies 

including rapid, simple HIV and 

syphilis test kits and ELISA testing 

supplies. 

13. Procure some drugs (non-HAART) 

and other therapeutics for HIV care and 

treatment. 

14. Play an active role in the 

development of curricula and training 

courses, including provision of 

technical assistance. 

15. Provide technical assistance in 

clinical, counseling and laboratory 

issues, training, data management, and 

program monitoring and evaluation. 

16. Provide technical assistance with 

prevention, confidential counseling and 

testing and data-management issues. 

Such technical assistance can involve 

the identification of problems and 

challenges and collaborative efforts to 

find practical solutions. 

17. Work with other stakeholders to 

evaluate curriculum and training needs 

on a continuous basis, and adapt 

training as necessary to meet the 

program needs in Southern Sudan, 

particularly in local languages. 

18. Participate in providing support 

and supervision to implementing 

partners. 

19. Monitor project and budget 

performance to ensure satisfactory 

progress towards the goals of the 

project. 

Please note: Either HHS staff or staff 

from organizations that have 

successfully competed for funding 

under a separate HHS contract, 

cooperative agreement or grant will 

provide technical assistance and 

training. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. 

HHS involvement in this program is 

listed in the Activities Section above. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2006. 

Approximate Total Project Period 

Funding: $3,000,000. (This amount is an 

estimate, and is subject to availability of 

funds.) 

Approximate Number of Awards: 

Three or more, contingent upon 

funding. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$250,000. (The amount will be higher in 

the first two years because of the need 

to develop curriculum and train 

trainers, etc. The amount is for the first 

12-month budget period and will 

include direct costs [and indirect costs 

in the case of domestic grantees.]) 

Floor of Individual Award Range: 

$50,000. 

Ceiling of Individual Award Range: 

$1,000,000. (This ceiling is for the first 

12-month budget period.) 

Anticipated Award Date: October 30, 

2005. 

Budget Period Length: 12 months. 

Project Period Length: Three years. 

Throughout the project period, HHS’

commitment to continuation of awards 

will be conditioned on the availability 

of funds, evidence of satisfactory 

progress by the recipient (as 

documented in required reports), and 

the determination that continued 

funding is in the best interest of the 

Federal Government, through the 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief review 

and approval process for Country 

Operational Plans, managed by the 

Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants 

This announcement is for limited 

competition. 

Eligible applicants that can apply for 

this funding opportunity are public and 

private non-profit organizations and 

governments and their agencies, such 

as: 

• U.S.-Based and International nonprofit organizations 

• Sudanese non-profit organizations 

• Universities 

• Colleges 

• Research institutions 

• Hospitals 

• Community-based organizations 

• Faith-based organizations 

U.S.-based and international 

organizations that meet the eligibility 

criteria are welcome to apply. 

Applicants must have at least two 

years of documented experience in 

conducting one of the following 

activities: 

(1) Building the capacity of local and 

indigenous organizations to conduct 

health-related activities in Southern 

Sudan, (2) managing sub-grants to local 

organizations in Southern Sudan; (3) 

providing health-related interventions 

in Southern Sudan; or (4) experience in 

developing similar HIV-related health 

programs, especially in other postconflict settings. 

III.2. Cost-Sharing or Matching Funds 

Matching funds are not required for 

this program. Although matching funds 

are not required, preference will go to 

organizations that can leverage 

additional funds to contribute to 

program goals. 

III.3. Other 

If applicants request a funding 

amount greater than the ceiling of the 

award range, HHS/CDC will consider 

the application non-responsive, and it 

will not enter into the review process. 

We will notify you that your application 

did not meet the submission 

requirements. 

Special Requirements: If your 

application is incomplete or nonresponsive to the special requirements 

listed in this section, it will not enter 

into the review process. We will notify 

you that your application did not meet 

submission requirements. 

• HHS/CDC will consider late 

applications non-responsive. See 

section ‘‘IV.3. Submission Dates and 

Times’’ for more information on 

deadlines. 

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• Applicant organizations meeting 

the criteria are eligible to apply for one 

or more, or all activities described in 

this program announcement. Applicants 

should indicate in the application, 

which activities they plan to implement. 

Applicants that are capable of providing 

management, administrative technical 

support for HHS/CDC/GAP-funded 

activities in Southern Sudan will be 

eligible to administer sub-grants to 

partner organizations. Applicants 

providing health-related services in 

Southern Sudan with capacity to 

implement HIV control activities may 

also apply for funding by responding 

directly to this program announcement. 

Note: Title 2 of the United States Code 

Section 1611 states that an organization 

described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 

Revenue Code that engages in lobbying 

activities is not eligible to receive Federal 

funds constituting an award, grant, or loan. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

IV.1. Address To Request Application 

Package 

To apply for this funding opportunity 

use application form PHS 5161–1. 

HHS strongly encourages you to 

submit your application electronically 

by using the forms and instructions 

posted for this announcement on 

www.grants.gov. 

Application forms and instructions 

are available on the HHS/CDC Web site, 

at the following Internet address: 

www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm. 

If you do not have access to the 

Internet, or if you have difficulty 

accessing the forms on-line, contact the 

HHS/CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office Technical Information 

Management Section (PGO–TIM) staff at 

770–488–2700. We can mail application 

forms to you. 

IV.2. Content and Form of Submission 

Application: You must submit a 

project narrative with your application 

forms. The narrative must be submitted 

in the following format: 

• Maximum number of pages: 30. If 

your narrative exceeds the page limit, 

we will only review the first pages 

within the page limit. 

• Font size: 12 point unreduced. 

• Double spaced 

• Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches. 

• Page margin size: One inch. 

• Number all pages of the application 

sequentially from page 1 (application 

Face Page) to the end of the application, 

including charts, figures, tables, and 

appendices. 

• Printed only on one side of the 

page. 

• Held together only by rubber bands 

or metal clips; not bound in any other 

way. 

• Submitted in English. 

• Numbered pages 

Your narrative should address 

activities to be conducted over the 

entire project period and must include 

the following items in the order listed: 

• Background—what are the 

underlying issues related to undertaking 

this project? 

• Objectives—What objectives will be 

achieved by undertaking this project? 

• Activities—What activities will be 

undertaken to achieve stated objectives? 

• Methods—What methods will be 

used to conduct activities? 

• Evaluation Framework—What 

evaluation procedures will be used to 

determine if the objectives of the project 

are being met? 

• Budget highlighting any supplies 

mentioned in the program requirements. 

• Any proposed capital expenditures. 

You may include additional 

information in the application 

appendices. The appendices will not 

count toward the narrative page limit. 

This additional information includes 

the following: 

• Organizational charts 

• Curriculum vitas 

• Letters of support, etc. 

The budget and budget justification 

will not count in the page limit stated 

above. 

Although the narrative addresses 

activities for the entire project, the 

applicant should provide a detailed 

budget only for the first year of 

activities, while addressing budgetary 

plans for subsequent years. 

You must have a Dun and Bradstreet 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) number to apply for a grant or 

cooperative agreement from the Federal 

government. The DUNS number is a 

nine-digit identification number, which 

uniquely identifies business entities. 

Obtaining a DUNS number is easy, and 

there is no charge. To obtain a DUNS 

number, access 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1–

866–705–5711. 

For more information, please see the 

HHS/CDC Web site at: http:// 

www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ 

pubcommt.pdf. 

If your application form does not have 

a DUNS number field, please write the 

DUNS number at the top of the first 

page of the application, and/or include 

your DUNS number in the application 

cover letter. 

Additional requirements that could 

require you to submit additional 

documentation with the application are 

listed in section ‘‘VI.2. Administrative 

and National Policy Requirements.’’

IV.3. Submission Dates and Times 

Application Deadline Date: 

September 29, 2005. 

Explanation of Deadlines: 

Applications must be received in the 

HHS/CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office by 4 p.m. Eastern time on the 

deadline date. 

You may submit your application 

electronically at www.grants.gov. We 

consider applications completed on-line 

through Grants.gov as formally 

submitted when the applicant 

organization’s Authorizing Official 

electronically submits the application to 

www.grants.gov. We will consider 

electronic applications as having met 

the deadline if the applicant 

organization’s Authorizing Official has 

submitted the application electronically 

to Grants.gov on or before the deadline 

date and time. 

If you submit your application 

electronically through Grants.gov 

(http://www.grants.gov), your 

application will be electronically time/ 

date stamped, which will serve as 

receipt of submission. You will receive 

an e-mail notice of receipt when HHS/ 

CDC receives the application. 

If you submit your application by the 

United States Postal Service or 

commercial delivery service, you must 

ensure that the carrier will be able to 

guarantee delivery by the closing date 

and time. If HHS/CDC receives your 

submission after closing because: (1) 

Carrier error, when the carrier accepted 

the package with a guarantee for 

delivery by the closing date and time; or 

(2) significant weather delays or natural 

disasters, you will have the opportunity 

to submit documentation of the carrier’s 

guarantee. If the documentation verifies 

a carrier problem, HHS/CDC will 

consider the submission as having been 

received by the deadline. 

If you submit a hard copy application, 

HHS/CDC will not notify you upon 

receipt of the submission. If you have a 

question about the receipt of your 

application, first contact your courier. If 

you still have a question, contact the 

PGO–TIM staff at (770) 488–2700. 

Before calling, please wait two to three 

days after the submission deadline. This 

will allow time for us to process and log 

submissions. 

This announcement is the definitive 

guide on application content, 

submission address, and deadline. It 

supersedes information provided in the 

application instructions. If your 

submission does not meet the deadline 

above, it will not be eligible for review, 

and we will discard it. We will notify 

you that you did not meet the 

submission requirements. 

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IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications 

Executive Order 12372 does not apply 

to this program. 

IV.5. Funding Restrictions 

Restrictions, which you must take 

into account while writing your budget, 

are as follows: 

• Funds may not be used for research. 

• Funds may be used for: Hiring of 

staff needed to provide services; training 

service providers; coordination of the 

program; purchase of supplies, 

equipment, and commodities (including 

antiretroviral drugs) needed to provide 

the services; renovation of clinical 

facilities at site of program 

implementation; sensitization of the 

community on HIV control services; 

providing ground transportation 

services to HHS/CDC GAP staff in 

Southern Sudan, maintaining office and 

residential facilities for GAP staff. 

• Reimbursement of pre-award costs 

is not allowed. 

• Antiretroviral Drugs—The purchase 

of antiretrovirals, reagents, and 

laboratory equipment for antiretroviral 

treatment projects require pre-approval 

from the GAP headquarters. 

• Needle Exchange—No funds 

appropriated under this Act shall be 

used to carry out any program of 

distributing sterile needles or syringes 

for the hypodermic injection of any 

illegal drug. 

• Funds may be spent for reasonable 

program purposes, including personnel, 

training, travel, supplies and services. 

Equipment may be purchased and 

renovations completed if deemed 

necessary to accomplish program 

objectives; however, prior approval by 

HHS/CDC officials must be requested in 

writing. 

• All requests for funds contained in 

the budget shall be stated in U.S. 

dollars. Once an award is made, HHS/ 

CDC will not compensate foreign 

grantees for currency exchange 

fluctuations through the issuance of 

supplemental awards. 

• The costs that are generally 

allowable in grants to domestic 

organizations are allowable to foreign 

institutions and international 

organizations, with the following 

exception: With the exception of the 

American University, Beirut, and the 

World Health Organization, Indirect 

Costs will not be paid (either directly or 

through sub-award) to organizations 

located outside the territorial limits of 

the United States or to international 

organization, regardless of their 

location. 

• The applicant may contract with 

other organizations under this program; 

however, the applicant must perform a 

substantial portion of the activities 

(including program management and 

operations, and delivery of prevention 

and care services for which funds are 

required). 

• An annual audit of these funds is 

required and must be conducted by a 

U.S.-based audit firm with international 

branches and current licensure/ 

authority in-country, and in accordance 

with International Accounting 

Standards or equivalent standard(s) 

approved in writing by HHS/CDC. The 

audit should specify the use of funds 

and the appropriateness and 

reasonableness of expenditures. 

• A fiscal Recipient Capability 

Assessment may be required, prior to or 

post award, to review the applicant’s 

business management and fiscal 

capabilities regarding the handling of 

U.S. Federal funds. 

You may find guidance for 

completing your budget on the HHS/ 

CDC Web site, at the following Internet 

address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/ 

funding/budgetguide.htm. 

Prostitution and Related Activities 

The U.S. Government is opposed to 

prostitution and related activities, 

which are inherently harmful and 

dehumanizing, and contribute to the 

phenomenon of trafficking in persons. 

Any entity that receives, directly or 

indirectly, U.S. Government funds in 

connection with this document 

(‘‘recipient’’) cannot use such U.S. 

Government funds to promote or 

advocate the legalization or practice of 

prostitution or sex trafficking. Nothing 

in the preceding sentence shall be 

construed to preclude the provision to 

individuals of palliative care, treatment, 

or post-exposure pharmaceutical 

prophylaxis, and necessary 

pharmaceuticals and commodities, 

including test kits, condoms, and, when 

proven effective, microbicides. A 

recipient that is otherwise eligible to 

receive funds in connection with this 

document to prevent, treat, or monitor 

HIV/AIDS shall not be required to 

endorse or utilize a multisectoral 

approach to combating HIV/AIDS, or to 

endorse, utilize, or participate in a 

prevention method or treatment 

program to which the recipient has a 

religious or moral objection. Any 

information provided by recipients 

about the use of condoms as part of 

projects or activities that are funded in 

connection with this document shall be 

medically accurate and shall include the 

public health benefits and failure rates 

of such use. 

In addition, any recipient must have 

a policy explicitly opposing prostitution 

and sex trafficking. The preceding 

sentence shall not apply to any ‘‘exempt 

organizations’’ (defined as the Global 

Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and 

Malaria, the World Health Organization 

and its six Regional Offices, the 

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative or 

to any United Nations agency). 

The following definition applies for 

purposes of this clause: 

• Sex trafficking means the 

recruitment, harboring, transportation, 

provision, or obtaining of a person for 

the purpose of a commercial sex act. 22 

U.S.C. § 7102(9). 

All recipients must insert provisions 

implementing the applicable parts of 

this section, ‘‘Prostitution and Related 

Activities,’’ in all subagreements under 

this award. These provisions must be 

express terms and conditions of the 

subagreement, must acknowledge that 

compliance with this section, 

‘‘Prostitution and Related Activities,’’ is 

a prerequisite to receipt and 

expenditure of U.S. Government funds 

in connection with this document, and 

must acknowledge that any violation of 

the provisions shall be grounds for 

unilateral termination of the agreement 

prior to the end of its term. Recipients 

must agree that HHS may, at any 

reasonable time, inspect the documents 

and materials maintained or prepared 

by the recipient in the usual course of 

its operations that relate to the 

organization’s compliance with this 

section, ‘‘Prostitution and Related 

Activities.’’

All prime recipients that receive U.S. 

Government funds (‘‘prime recipients’’) 

in connection with this document must 

certify compliance prior to actual 

receipt of such funds in a written 

statement that makes reference to this 

document (e.g., ‘‘[Prime recipient’s 

name] certifies compliance with the 

section, ‘Prostitution and Related 

Activities.’ ’’) addressed to the agency’s 

grants officer. Such certifications by 

prime recipients are prerequisites to the 

payment of any U.S. Government funds 

in connection with this document. 

Recipients’ compliance with this 

section, ‘‘Prostitution and Related 

Activities,’’ is an express term and 

condition of receiving U.S. government 

funds in connection with this 

document, and any violation of it shall 

be grounds for unilateral termination by 

HHS of the agreement with HHS in 

connection with this document prior to 

the end of its term. The recipient shall 

refund to HHS the entire amount 

furnished in connection with this 

document in the event HHS determines 

the recipient has not complied with this 

section, ‘‘Prostitution and Related 

Activities.’’

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IV.6. Other Submission Requirements 

Application Submission Address 

HHS/CDC strongly encourages 

applicants to submit applications 

electronically at www.grants.gov. You 

will be able to download a copy of the 

application package from 

www.Grants.gov, complete it off-line, 

and then upload and submit the 

application via the Grants.gov site. We 

will not accept e-mail submissions. If 

you are having technical difficulties in 

Grants.gov, customer service can be 

reached by e-mail at 

support@grants.gov, or by phone at 1–

800–518–4726 (1–800–518–GRANTS). 

The Customer Support Center is open 

from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

HHS/CDC recommends that you 

submit your application to Grants.gov 

early enough to resolve any 

unanticipated difficulties prior to the 

deadline. You may also submit a backup paper submission of the application. 

We must receive any such paper 

submission in accordance with the 

requirements for timely submission 

detailed in Section IV.3. of the grant 

announcement. You must clearly mark 

the paper submission: ‘‘BACK–UP FOR 

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.’’

The paper submission must conform 

to all requirements for non-electronic 

submissions. If we receive both 

electronic and back-up paper 

submissions by the deadline, we will 

consider the electronic version the 

official submission. 

We strongly recommend that you 

submit your grant application by using 

Microsoft Office products (e.g., 

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, etc.). If 

you do not have access to Microsoft 

Office products, you may submit a PDF 

file. You may find directions for 

creating a PDF on the Grants.gov web 

site. Use of file formats other than 

Microsoft Office or PDF could make 

your file unreadable for our staff. 

or 

Submit the original and two hard 

copies of your application by mail or 

express delivery service to the following 

address: 

Technical Information Management—

AA211, CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, 2920 Brandywine 

Road, Atlanta, GA 30341. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Criteria 

Applicants must provide measures of 

effectiveness that will demonstrate the 

accomplishment of the various 

identified objectives of the cooperative 

agreement. Measures of effectiveness 

must relate to the performance goals 

stated in the ‘‘Purpose’’ section of this 

announcement. Measures must be 

objective and quantitative, and must 

measure the intended outcome. 

Applicants must submit these measures 

of effectiveness with the application, 

and they will be an element of 

evaluation. 

We will evaluate your application 

against the following criteria: 

1. Ability To Carry Out the Project (35 

Points) 

Does the applicant document 

demonstrated capability to achieve the 

purposes of the project? Does the 

applicant demonstrate an understanding 

of the issues and problems that face 

local and indigenous organizations in 

implementing HIV prevention and care 

in Sudan? Does the applicant have 

demonstrated and prior experience in 

providing capacity building and support 

to local and indigenous organizations in 

developing countries? Does the 

applicant demonstrate an understanding 

of the national cultural and political 

context and the technical and 

programmatic areas covered by the 

project? Does the applicant have 

demonstrated experience in HIV service 

delivery? Does the applicant display 

knowledge of the five-year strategy and 

goals of the President’s Emergency Plan, 

such that it can build on these to 

develop a comprehensive, collaborative 

project to reach underserved 

populations in Southern Sudan and 

meet the goals of the Emergency Plan? 

2. Plans for Administration and 

Management of the Project (25 Points) 

Are there adequate plans for 

administering the project? Does the 

applicant describe activities that are 

realistic, achievable, time-framed and 

appropriate to complete this program? 

Does the application include an overall 

design strategy, including measurable 

time lines, clear monitoring and 

evaluation procedures, and specific 

activities for meeting the proposed 

objectives? Does the applicant describe 

a plan to progressively build the 

capacity of local organizations and of 

target beneficiaries and communities to 

respond to the epidemic? 

3. Personnel (25 Points) 

Do the personnel have appropriate 

technical qualifications, and are they 

fluent in local languages spoken in 

Southern Sudan? Are the professional 

personnel involved in this project 

qualified, including prior experience 

with improving the capacity of local and 

indigenous organizations or delivering 

the specified services in Sudan or 

elsewhere in developing countries? 

4. Administrative, Evaluation and 

Accounting Plan (15 Points) 

Is there a plan to account for, prepare 

reports, monitoring and audit 

expenditures under this agreement, 

manage the resources of the program 

and produce, collect and analyze 

performance data? 

5. Budget (Not Scored) 

Is the budget itemized, well justified 

and consistent with the five-year 

strategy and goals for the President’s 

Emergency Plan and Emergency Plan 

activities in Southern Sudan? Does the 

budget reflect a commitment to ensure 

that local organizations receive an 

adequate percentage of the total award 

to ensure they can achieve their targets? 

Is the percentage of funds designated for 

administration and capacity building, 

including technical oversight from a 

head office, reasonable? 

V.2. Review and Selection Process 

The HHS/CDC Procurement and 

Grants Office (PGO) staff will review 

applications for completeness, and HHS 

Global AIDS program will review them 

for responsiveness. Incomplete 

applications and applications that are 

non-responsive to the eligibility criteria 

will not advance through the review 

process. Applicants will receive 

notification that their application did 

not meet submission requirements. 

An objective review panel will 

evaluate complete and responsive 

applications according to the criteria 

listed in the ‘‘V.1. Criteria’’ section 

above. All persons who serve on the 

panel will be external to the U.S. 

Government Country Program Office. 

The panel may include both Federal and 

non-Federal participants. 

In addition, the following factors 

could affect the funding decision: 

While U.S.-based organizations are 

eligible to apply, we will give 

preference to existing national/Southern 

Sudanese organizations. It is possible 

for one organization to apply as lead 

grantee with a plan that includes 

partnering with other organizations, 

preferably local. Although matching 

funds are not required, preference will 

be go to organizations that can leverage 

additional funds to contribute to 

program goals. 

Applications will be funded in order 

by score and rank determined by the 

review panel. HHS/CDC will provide 

justification for any decision to fund out 

of rank order. 

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V.3. Anticipated Announcement and 

Award Dates 

October 30, 2005. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Notice of Award (NoA) from the HHS/ 

CDC Procurement and Grants Office. 

The NoA shall be the only binding, 

authorizing document between the 

recipient and HHS/CDC. An authorized 

Grants Management Officer will sign the 

NoA, and mail it to the recipient fiscal 

officer identified in the application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review by mail. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

45 CFR Part 74 as Appropriate 

For more information on the Code of 

Federal Regulations, see the National 

Archives and Records Administration at 

the following Internet address: http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-tablesearch.html. 

The following additional 

requirements apply to this project: 

• AR–4 HIV/AIDS Confidentiality 

Provisions 

• AR–6 Patient Care 

• AR–8 Public Health System 

Reporting Requirements 

• AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions 

• AR–14 Accounting System 

Requirements 

• AR–15 Proof of Non-Profit Status 

• AR–23 States and Faith Based 

Organization 

Applicants can find additional 

information on these requirements on 

the HHS/CDC Web site at the following 

Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/ 

od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm. 

You need to include an additional 

Certifications form from the PHS 5161–

1 application in your Grants.gov 

electronic submission only. Please refer 

to http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ 

PHS5161–11Certificates.pdf. Once you 

have filled out the form, please attach it 

to the Grants.gov submission as Other 

Attachments Form. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide HHS/CDC with an 

original, plus two hard copies of the 

following reports: 

1. In year one, quarterly progress 

reports, due 30 days after the end of 

each quarter. In subsequent years, a 

semi-annual progress report is required 

no later than 30 days after the reporting 

period. 

2. Interim progress report, no less 

than 90 days before the end of the 

budget period. The progress report will 

serve as the non-competing 

continuation application, and must 

contain the following elements: 

a. Current Budget Period Activities 

Objectives. 

b. Current Budget Period Financial 

Progress. 

c. New Budget Period Program 

Proposed Activity Objectives. 

d. Budget. 

e. Measures of Effectiveness, 

including progress against the 

numerical goals of the President’s 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief for 

Southern Sudan. 

f. Additional Requested Information. 

3. Financial status report, no more 

than 90 days after the end of the budget 

period. 

4. Final financial and performance 

reports, no more than 90 days after the 

end of the project period. 

5. Annual progress report, due no 

more than 60 days after the end of the 

budget period. Reports should include 

progress against the numerical goals of 

the President’s Emergency Plan for 

AIDS Relief for Southern Sudan. 

Recipients must mail these reports to 

the Grants Management or Contract 

Specialist listed in the ‘‘Agency 

Contacts’’ section of this announcement. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

We encourage inquiries concerning 

this announcement. 

For general questions, contact: 

Technical Information Management 

Section, CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, 2920 Brandywine 

Road, Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone: 

770–488–2700. 

For program technical assistance, 

contact: Thomas Boo, Medical Officer, 

GAP, CDC-Kenya, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, HHS/CDC 

Global AIDS Program, P.O. Box 606 

Village Market, 00621 Nairobi, Kenya. 

Telephone: 254–20–271–3008, ext. 149 

or Mobile: +254–722–200–189. E-mail: 

tboo@ke.cdc.gov. 

For financial, grants management, or 

budget assistance, contact: Diane 

Flournoy, Grants Management 

Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants 

Office, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, 2920 Brandywine 

Road, Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone: 

770–488–2072. E-mail: dmf6@cdc.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

Applicants can find this and other 

HHS funding opportunity 

announcements on the HHS/CDC Web 

site, Internet address: www.cdc.gov 

(Click on ‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and 

Cooperative Agreements’’), and on the 

Web site of the HHS Office of Global 

Health Affairs, Internet address: 

www.globalhealth.gov. 

Dated: August 31, 2005. 

William P. Nichols, 

Director, Procurement and Grants Office, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 05–17678 Filed 9–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Enhancement of Laboratory Quality 

System Approach in Building the 

Capacity of Health Laboratories To 

Support HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care 

and Treatment Services in the United 

Republic of Tanzania 

Announcement Type: New. 

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC–

RFA–AA086. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 93.067. 

Key Date: Application Deadline: 

October 3, 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. 241 and 242l], 

as amended, and under Public Law 108–25 

(United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 

Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003) 

[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 a focus on 15 

priority countries, including 12 in subSaharan Africa. The five-year strategy 

for the Emergency Plan is available at 

the following Internet address: http:// 

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 

Tanzania are to treat at least 150,000 

HIV-infected individuals, and care for 

750,000 HIV-affected individuals, 

including orphans. 

Purpose: The purpose of this 

cooperative agreement is to collaborate