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This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This is a public notice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition

Amendment I made 2/2/2010: Total Project Period Funding

ABSTRACT Funding Opportunity Number PS10-10105 Title of Announcement Support for the National Government Monitoring and Evaluation System, Surveillance and Laboratory Infrastructure in the Republic of Zambia under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Grantee Name and Contact Information Tropical Diseases Research Center, P.O Box 71769, Ndola, Zambia

Approximate Total Project Period Funding $20,000,000

Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding $1,220,000

Award Ceiling 0 Award Floor 0 New Award or Continuation New Award Project Period Length Five Years Budget Period Length 12 Months Award Mechanism U2G – Global HIV/AIDS Non-Research Cooperative Agreements Statutory Authority This program is authorized under Public Law 108-25 (the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003) [22 U.S.C. 7601, et seq.], and Public Law 110-293 (the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008). CFDA # and Title 93.067 – Global AIDS Purpose of the Award The purpose of this announcement is to enhance Zambia's ability to respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis, opportunistic infections, and neglected tropical diseases. More specifically, this announcement seeks to strengthen the capacity of the Tropical Diseases Research Center (TDRC) to collect and use surveillance data and manage national HIV/AIDS programs by expanding HIV/STI/TB surveillance programs and strengthening laboratory support for surveillance, diagnosis, treatment, disease monitoring and HIV screening for blood safety. Additionally this announcement aims to support a program in the utilization of essential information from sentinel surveillance, national health surveys, clinical information systems, and targeted evaluations to improve quality of care. Single Source Justification Criteria Cited The TDRC, situated within the premises of the Ndola Central Hospital, has a mandate to conduct research, training and provide service for diseases of public health importance. The institution has been actively involved in antenatal clinic sentinel surveillance (ANC SS) for HIV and syphilis since the early 1990’s, taking a lead role as a reference laboratory for the northern half of the country. TDRC is part of Zambia’s reference laboratory system, functioning as both a regional laboratory and supporting important disease surveillance, such as the sentinel surveillance of HIV and the Demographic Health Survey.

Grants Management Office Contact Teresa Kidd information Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Procurement and Grants Office 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000 Atlanta, GA 30341-4146 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 770-488 2793 Program Office Contact Information Laurie Fuller Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Global AIDS Program (GAP) CDC GAP, Zambia US Embassy- Lusaka, Zambia P.O Box 31617 Lusaka, Zambia 10101