Notice of Award of a Single Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), San Carlos Apache Tribe (SCAT), Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Navajo Nation (NN), Hopi Tribe and Tohono O'odham Nation (TON)

• Published date: 25 March 2024
• Record Number: 2024-06234
• Citation: 89 FR 20656
• Court: Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
• Section: Notices

Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 58 (Monday, March 25, 2024)

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 2024)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 20656]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2024-06234]
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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
                White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), San Carlos Apache Tribe (SCAT),
                Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Navajo Nation (NN), Hopi Tribe and
                Tohono O'odham Nation (TON)
                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 6
                separate awards to fund White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), San Carlos
                Apache Tribe (SCAT), Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Navajo Nation
                (NN), Hopi Tribe and Tohono O'odham Nation (TON). Funding amounts will
                be determined on disease burden during 2010-2020. The total 5 year
                period amount for the (6) recipients is $1,800,000.00 The awards will
                address Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) prevention activities,
                including but not limited to vector control, outreach, and education,
                and RMSF prevention support services.
                DATES: The period for these awards will be September 1st, 2024, through
                August 31st, 2029.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Ficalora, (Division of
                Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
                Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3156
                Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO. Telephone: (970) 221-6425, Email:
                [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single source award will improve
                dissemination of proven RMSF prevention practices to AI communities in
                Arizona; Increase community understanding of RMSF and how it can be
                prevented; Conduct an evaluation of current RMSF programs; Increase the
                availability and utilization of public health resources such as vector
                control and animal control to support sustainable RMSF prevention.
                 White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), San Carlos Apache Tribe (SCAT),
                Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Navajo Nation (NN), Hopi Tribe and
                Tohono O'odham Nation (TON) are in a unique position to conduct this
                work, as they are experiencing epidemic levels of RMSF not seen
                anywhere else in the country, transmitted by the brown dog tick.
                Summary of the Award
                 Recipient: White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), San Carlos Apache
                Tribe (SCAT), Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Navajo Nation (NN),
                Hopi Tribe and Tohono O'odham Nation (TON)
                 Purpose of the Award: The purpose of these awards is to increase
                dissemination or process improvement of proven interventions for RMSF
                prevention efforts, develop and evaluate of locally minded RMSF
                communications plan, increase availability of RMSF support services
                such as vector control and animal control to strengthen sustainable
                RMSF prevention programs.
                 Amount of Award: Initial awards may be weighted based on
                disease burden during 2010-2020:
                --Tribes reporting zero cases are ineligible for this funding
                --Tribes reporting 1-10 cases of RMSF are eligible for $10,000-$30,000
                --Tribes reporting 11-30 cases of RMSF are eligible for $20,000-$60,000
                --Tribes reporting >30 cases are eligible for $50,000-$300,000''
                 Expected total funding of approximately $1,800,000 for 5-year
                period of performance, subject to availability of funds.
                 Authority: This program is authorized under the Public Health
                Service Act section 317(k)(2), as amended (42 U.S.C. 247(b)(k)(2)).
                 Period of Performance: September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2029.
                 Dated: March 19, 2024.
                Jamie Legier,
                Acting Director, Office of Grants Services, Centers for Disease Control
                and Prevention.
                [FR Doc. 2024-06234 Filed 3-22-24; 8:45 am]
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