Announcement Type: New.

Funding Opportunity Number: PA 04053.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.136.

Key Dates: .

Letter of Intent Deadline: December 31, 2003.

Application Deadline: February 19, 2004.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Authority: This program is authorized under section 391 (a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b (a)), as amended. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2004 funds for a cooperative agreement program to conduct a systematic examination of the impact of home visitor training and factors related to the implementation (i.e., competency of visitors providing services, adequate coverage of content according to a prespecified protocol) of an existing efficacious or effective home visiting program on family outcomes of child maltreatment and risk behaviors for youth violence (e.g., poor parent child relations; harsh, lax, or inconsistent discipline ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-01-03-29788 Mon, Dec 1 2003 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-01-03-29894 Rapid Expansion of Antiretroviral Therapy Programs for HIV
Infected Persons in Selected Countries in Africa and the Caribbean Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Announcement Type: New.

Funding Opportunity Number: 04080.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.941. [[Page 67187]]

Key Dates: Application Deadline: December 31, 2003. I. Funding Opportunity Description

Authority: This program is authorized under section 301(a) and 307 of the Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. 241(a) and 242l] as amended and under Public Law 10825 (United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003) [22 U.S.C. 7601].

Purpose: President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has called for immediate action to turn the tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean. An important aspect of the President's bold vision is to treat at least two million HIVinfected persons with combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) within five years. This fundi ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-01-03-29894 Mon, Dec 1 2003 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-01-03-29891

Announcement Type: New, Cooperative Agreement.

Funding Opportunity Number: 04077.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.943.

Key Dates:

[sbull] Application Deadline: March 1, 2004.

Executive Summary: An important aspect of the President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is to provide assistance to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply. The focus of this initiative is 14 countries in Africa and the Caribbean heavily affected by HIV/AIDS: Botswana, C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Haiti, Guyana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. The purpose of this announcement is to rapidly provide support to the Ministries of Health or the Government's National Transfusion Services in the 14 targeted countries, with the goal of developing and implementing a national safe blood program with demonstrable results within the first year of the Emergency Plan. Specific activities include implementation of blood safety programs ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-01-03-29891 Mon, Dec 1 2003 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-01-03-29892

Announcement Type: New, Cooperative Agreement.

Funding Opportunity Number: 04078.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.943.

Key Dates

[sbull] Application Deadline: March 1, 2004.

Executive Summary: An important aspect of President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief plan is to provide
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assistance to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply. The focus of this initiative is 14 countries in Africa and the Caribbean that are heavily affected by HIV/AIDS: Botswana, C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Haiti, Guyana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. The purpose of this announcement is to provide expert guidance and technical assistance to the Ministries of Health or the National Transfusion Services in the 14 targeted countries as they rapidly develop and implement a national safe blood program with demonstrable results within the first year of the Emergency Plan. An additional intent is to develop susta ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-01-03-29892 Mon, Dec 1 2003 11:00:00 GMT