# Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund the Ministry of Health Zanzibar
**AGENCY:**
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the award of approximately $5,000,000, for Year 1 funding to the Ministry of Health Zanzibar (MOHZ). The award will provide rapid and flexible support to Zanzibar to accelerate evidence-based, person-centered HIV prevention and treatment program implementation at both facility and community levels, align HSS strengthening activities towards epidemic control, and ensure a comprehensive, coordinated, and strategic approach to the HIV response by organizing policies and interventions supported by reliable epidemiologic and program data. Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at continuation.
**DATES:**
The period for this award will be September 30, 2023, through September 29, 2028.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Angela Schaad, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2448 Albert Luthuli Rd, NIMR Complex | P.O. Box 9123 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Telephone: 255 677 680 051, Email: *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The single-source award will enhance collaboration between PEPFAR and the MOHZ to scale up HIV/TB services and improve quality of service delivery by reducing barriers to access.
The MOHZ is in a unique position to conduct this work in terms of its mandate and existing infrastructure to address the HIV strategy throughout Zanzibar.
**Summary of the Award**
*Recipient:* Ministry of Health Zanzibar (MOHZ).
*Purpose of the Award:* The purpose of this award is to provide rapid and flexible support to Zanzibar to accelerate evidence-based, person-centered HIV prevention and treatment program implementation at both facility and community levels, align HSS strengthening activities towards epidemic control, and ensure a comprehensive, coordinated, and strategic approach to the HIV response by organizing policies and interventions supported by reliable epidemiologic and program data.
*Amount of Award:* The approximate year 1 funding amount will be $5,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2023 funds, subject to the availability of funds. Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at continuation.
*Authority:* This program is authorized under Public Law 108-25 (the United States Leadership Against HIV AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003).
*Period of Performance:* September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2028.
Dated: March 9, 2023.
Terrance Perry,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.