Cooperative Agreement With the United Nations Children's Fund; Notice of Intent To Fund Single Eligibility Award

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#  Cooperative Agreement With the United Nations Children's Fund; Notice of Intent To Fund Single Eligibility Award

**A. Purpose**

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the intent to fund fiscal year (FY) 2003 funds for a cooperative agreement program for polio eradication, measles mortality reduction and control, and reduction and control of other vaccine preventable diseases.

**B. Eligible Applicant**

Assistance will be provided only to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF is the only organization with a worldwide vaccine procurement and distribution network. UNICEF has established relationships with member governments and their immunization programs.

**C. Funding**

Approximately $60,000,000 is available in FY 2003 to fund this award. It is expected that the award will begin on or before April 1, 2003, and will be made for a 9-month budget period in year one, and 12-month budget periods for years two through five. The project period will be up to five years. Funding estimates may change.

**D. Where To Obtain Additional Information**

For general comments or questions about this announcement, contact: Technical Information Management, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: (770) 488-2700.

For technical questions about this program, contact: Denise Johnson, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop E-05, Atlanta, GA 30333, *Telephone:* (404) 639-8252, E-mail: *[email protected].*

Dated: February 26, 2003.

Sandra R. Manning,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.