
<= strong> Monday, August 20, 2007 The= following funding information has been recently added to the CDC National P= revention Information Network's (NPIN) Funding Database (http://www.cdcnpin.org/sc= ripts/locates/LocateFund.asp). For more information about HIV, Hepatitis= , STD, and TB funding opportunities, please contact the CDC NPIN at 1-800-45= 8-5231.

Fund Number: 3393 - Fund Title: Strengthening the Excellence in Monitoring and Evaluation of Health = Interventions in the Republic of Zimbabwe Under the President's Emergency Pl= an for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Fund Number: 33= 94 - Fund Title: Support for a Tertiary Health-Care Facility f= or the Inpatient Care of Persons with AIDS in the Republic of Guyana under t= he President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Fund Number: 3395 - Fund Title: Provision of Full-Access, H= ome-Based, Confidential HIV Counseling and Testing and Basic Care in Kalanga= la District and the Surrounding Fishing Communities in the Republic of Ugand= a under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Fund Number: 3396 - Fund Title: Developing and Imp= lementing a Package of Clinic Based and Community Based Palliative Care for = the Orphans and Vulnerable Children Interventions in Selected Sites and Depa= rtments and Reinforcing a Prevention Program with the Uniformed Service Men = and Women of the Republic of Haiti under the President's Emergency Plan for = AIDS Relief Fund Number: 3397 - Fund Ti= tle: Provision of Comprehensive Integrated HIV/AIDS/TB Prevention,= Care and Treatment Services among People Who Are Living with HIV/AIDS in th= e Republic of Uganda under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Fund Number: 3393 Fund Title: Strengthening the Excellence in Monitoring and Ev= aluation of Health Interventions in the Republic of Zimbabwe Under the Presi= dent's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Fund Category:= HIV/AIDS Description: Grant Amount= s: Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding: $175,000; Approximate Total Proj= ect Period Funding: $525,000 (This amount is an estimate, and is subject to = availability of funds.) The purpose of this announcement is to stre= ngthen the capacity of excellence in monitoring and evaluating the response = to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in a legally registered indigenous organization in = Zimbabwe. Consistent with the "Three Ones" Principles, the objective= s of this program are the following: (1) To build the knowledge and = skills in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe through t= raining; (2) To support an existing center of M&E excellence as the best= choice for organizations that are seeking resources and execution in M&E fo= r HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe; (3) To build an operational framework for organi= zing and storing information on past and on-going M&E processes and the resu= lts of HIV/AIDS activities in Zimbabwe; and (4) To work with such a cen= ter of M&E excellence to become sustainable without HHS support by the end o= f the project period, through expansion to a Southern African regional clien= tele and portfolio. The "Three Ones" is an internationally-endorsed = concept put forward by UNAIDS in 2004 to improve efficiency and effectivenes= s of resource use and to ensure management by results. The Three Ones Princ= iples are: One agreed HIV/AIDS Action Framework that provides the basis for = coordinating the work of all partners; One National AIDS Coordinating Author= ity, with a broad-based multi-sectoral mandate; and One agreed country-level= Monitoring and Evaluation System. The Three Ones are global principles for= all HIV/AIDS programs anywhere. More information about the Three Ones Prin= ciples can be found at http://www.unaids.org/en/Coordination/Initiatives/thr= ee_ones.asp . Sponsor(s): US Department of H= ealth and Human Services Public Health Service Centers for Disease C= ontrol and Prevention Funder's Fund ID: CDC-RFA-PS= 07-760 Web Page: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PS07-= 760.htm Application Due Date: 09/05/2007 = Award Date: 09/28/2007 Fund Duration: Three years. Application Process= : To apply for this funding opportunity use application for= m PHS 5161-1. Each applicant agency or organization must have a Dun and Brad= street Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or= cooperative agreement from the Federal Government. The DUNS number is a nin= e-digit identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities. = Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a DUNS num= ber, please go to the following Internet address: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webf= orm/displayHomePage.do;jsessionid=D12B99D19654F9B26C193B1EFDE3430B. From t= he home page, (1) click on "Begin DUNS Search/Request Process", (2) select c= ountry and submit the organization's information. A DUNS number should be cr= eated within one day. Please direct any questions to govt@dnb.com. For more = information, see the HHS/CDC Web site at the following Internet address: htt= p://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm. HHS strongly encourages the ap= plicant to submit the application electronically by utilizing the forms and = instructions posted for this announcement on www.Grants.gov, the official Fe= deral agency wide E-grant Web site. Only applicants who apply on-line are pe= rmitted to forego paper copy submission of all application forms. Paper Subm= ission: Application forms and instructions are available on the HHS/CDC Web = site, at the following Internet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm. If= access to the Internet is not available, or if you have difficulty in acces= sing the forms on-line, contact the HHS/CDC Procurement and Grants Office Te= chnical Information Management Section (PGO-TIM) staff at 770-488-2700, who = can mail the application forms to you. Number of Awards:= 1 award Average Award: $175,000.00 Award Notes: Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding:= $175,000; Approximate Total Project Period Funding: $525,000 (This amount i= s an estimate, and is subject to availability of funds.) Eligible Locations: - American Samoa - District = of Columbia - Federated States of Micronesia - Guam - Marshall I= slands - Northern Mariana Islands - Puerto Rico - Palau - US= Virgin Islands - National Application Contact Name:<= /strong> Teresa Belcher Title: Grants Management S= pecialist Application Contact Address: Procurement & Grants Offic= e CDC/DHHS 2920 Brandywine Road, MS: K-75 Atlanta, GA 30341 = United States Email: f= wx2@cdc.gov Phone: 770-488-2919 Fax: - Technical Contact Name: Virginia Bo= urassa Title: Project Officer Technical Contact Address: CDC/DHHS 38 Samora Machel= Avenue Nestle House Harare, Zimbabwe Email:<= /strong> bourassav@zw.cdc.gov Phone: - Fax: - Contact Note: For Technical Contact: Telephone: +263 4 7= 96040 Support Types: - Cooperative Agreemen= ts Subject Areas: - HIV/AIDS Prevention - I= nformation Dissemination - Program Evaluation - Program Management - Training Programs Audiences: - Developing = Nations Eligibility: - City Agencies - Coll= eges/Universities - Commercial Organizations - Community Based Organ= izations - County Agencies - Hospitals - Minority Owned Organiza= tions - Nonprofit Organizations - Religious Organizations - Rese= arch Institutions - State Agencies - Tribal Organizations - Woma= n Owned Organizations Eligibility Notes: Eligibl= e applicants include: Public, non-profit organizations; Legally registered o= rganizations in Zimbabwe; Private, non-profit organizations; For-profit orga= nizations; Small, minority, and women-owned businesses; Universities; Colleg= es; Research institutions; Hospitals; Community-based organizations; Fai= th-based organizations; Federally recognized Indian tribal Governments; = Indian tribes; Indian tribal organizations; U.S. State and local Governm= ents or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the = Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Nor= thern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Microne= sia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); Polit= ical subdivisions of U.S. States (in consultation with States). A Bona F= ide Agent is an agency/organization identified by a U.S. State as eligible t= o submit an application under the State's eligibility in lieu of a State app= lication. If applying as a bona fide agent of a U.S. State or local Governme= nt, a letter from the State or local Government as documentation of the stat= us is required. Place this documentation behind the first page of the applic= ation form. Back to Top Fund Number: 3394 Fund Title: Support for a Tertiary Health-Care Facility for th= e Inpatient Care of Persons with AIDS in the Republic of Guyana under the Pr= esident's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Fund Category: HIV/AIDS Description: Grant Amounts: App= roximate Current Fiscal Year Funding: $200,000; Approximate Total Project Pe= riod Funding: $1,000,000 (This amount is an estimate and is subject to avail= ability of funds.) The purpose of this announcement is to support t= he response to Guyana's national HIV/AIDS epidemic through the development o= f expertise at the national level to provide the highest level of care and t= reatment for persons with AIDS through the creation of a Center of Excellenc= e for in-patient care of persons with AIDS within a tertiary health-care set= ting. The result will be appropriate training of personnel (doctors, nurses= , counselors, testers, and social workers) to support the operation of the c= enter. The award recipient will institutionalize a system for training and = mentoring medical students, interns, and medical officers, and to guarantee = there will be no stock-outs of consumable medical supplies. <= BR>Sponsor(s): US Department of Health and Human Servic= es Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention = Funder's Fund ID: CDC-RFA-PS07-723 Web Page: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PS07-723.htm Application Due Date: 09/12/2007 Aw= ard Date: 09/28/2007 Fund Duration: Five years. Application Process: To ap= ply for this funding opportunity use application form PHS 5161-1. Each appli= cant agency or organization must have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Nu= mbering System (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative agreement f= rom the Federal Government. The DUNS number is a nine-digit identification n= umber, which uniquely identifies business entities. Obtaining a DUNS number = is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a DUNS number, please go to the fo= llowing Internet address: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do;j= sessionid=D12B99D19654F9B26C193B1EFDE3430B. From the home page, (1) click = on "Begin DUNS Search/Request Process", (2) select country and submit the or= ganization's information. A DUNS number should be created within one day. Pl= ease direct any questions to govt@dnb.com. For more information, see the HHS= /CDC Web site at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/f= unding/grantmain.htm. HHS strongly encourages the applicant to submit the ap= plication electronically by utilizing the forms and instructions posted for = this announcement on www.Grants.gov, the official Federal agency wide E-gran= t Web site. Only applicants who apply on-line are permitted to forego paper = copy submission of all application forms. Paper Submission: Application form= s and instructions are available on the HHS/CDC Web site, at the following I= nternet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm. If access to the Internet = is not available, or if you have difficulty in accessing the forms on-line, = contact the HHS/CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Mana= gement Section (PGO-TIM) staff at 770-488-2700, who can mail the application= forms to you. Number of Awards: 1 award Total Award: $200,000.00 Minimum Award: $150,000.00 Average Award: $200,000.00 = Award Notes: Approximate Current Fiscal Year Fundin= g: $200,000; Approximate Total Project Period Funding: $1,000,000 (This amou= nt is an estimate, and is subject to availability of funds.) Eligible Locations: - International <= strong>Application Contact Name: Larry Ware Title:<= /strong> Grants Management Specialist Application Contact Address: Procurement & Grants Offic= e CDC/DHHS 2920 Brandywine Road, MS: K-75 Atlanta, GA 30341 = United States Email: = fwu6@cdc.gov Phone: 770-488-4791 Fax:<= /strong> - Technical Contact Name: Amy DuBoi= s Title: Project Officer Technical Contact Address: CDC/DHHS Embassy of the U= nited States of America, Georgetown Lot 100 Duke & Young StreetsKingston, Georgetown, Guyana Email: duboisa@gy.cdc.gov Phone= : - Fax: - Contact Note: For Technical Contact: Telephone: 592-223-6502 Support Types: - Cooperative Agreements S= ubject Areas: - Health Care Programs - HIV/AIDS Prevention= - International Cooperation - Medical Treatments and Therapies = - Patient Care - Training Programs Audiences: - Developing Nations - Persons with HIV/AIDS Eligibili= ty: - Colleges/Universities - Hospitals - Nonprofit Or= ganizations Eligibility Notes: Eligible applican= ts include: Public nonprofit organizations; Private nonprofit organizations;= Universities; and Hospitals. The awardee must be a medical institution = in Guyana with the capacity to provide tertiary-level medical care for appro= ximately 75 percent of HIV/AIDS-infected persons who require hospitalization= , and the capacity to provide post-graduate medical education in the area of= HIV/AIDS. Back to Top Fund Number: 3395 = Fund Title: Provision of Full-Access, Home-Based, Confident= ial HIV Counseling and Testing and Basic Care in Kalangala District and the = Surrounding Fishing Communities in the Republic of Uganda under the Presiden= t's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Fund Category: HIV/AIDS Description: Grant Amounts: Approxima= te Current Fiscal Year Funding: $745,000; Approximate Total Project Period F= unding: $2,980,000 (This amount is an estimate, and is subject to availabili= ty of funds.) The purpose of this announcement is to provide 100 pe= rcent access for confidential, home-based HIV counseling and testing through= out the District of Kalangala and the surrounding fishing communities of Lak= e Victoria in the Republic of Uganda. The program will ensure the entire adu= lt population and their family members of the targeted communities receive c= onfidential counseling and testing in their homes, as outlined in the Uganda= n national policy guidelines on HIV counseling and testing. The successful = applicant will establish a systematic approach to reach all households by us= ing outreach teams composed of counselors, laboratory assistants, and commun= ity mobilizers. Following the Ugandan national rapid-testing algorithm, thes= e teams will receive training to work throughout the targeted communities, b= y visiting each home to offer confidential testing. To ensure the accuracy o= f this home-based testing, the grantee will develop a laboratory quality-ass= urance process, in collaboration with the Ugandan national reference labora= tory. The recipient of this cooperative agreement must establish a consisten= t supply chain for essential HIV testing commodities, and maintain it for su= stainability after the end of the project period. In addition, the grantee w= ill collect routine data to inform the implementation and management of the = program, identify gaps in care, and address reporting requirements. A= ll clients who test HIV-positive will receive a Basic Preventive Care Packag= e that will include information on and provision of cotrimoxazole prophylaxi= s; a safe-water vessel and chlorine solution; long-lasting, insecticide-trea= ted bednets; condoms, as appropriate, and instruction in their correct and c= onsistent use; educational materials; and, "prevention-for-positives" counse= ling. In addition, the program must establish an effective referral system = for all HIV-positive individuals identified. The program will facilitate tec= hnical assistance as to ensure comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment and care is = readily available at nearby health facilities. Community structures for HIV-= prevention education, post-test clubs, and peer-support groups to assist and= follow-up on HIV-positive clients and their families must also be part of t= he program. Finally, the program must facilitate access to dedicated couples= -counseling or support the establishment of such counseling if it is not alr= eady available in the targeted communities. Sponsor(s): US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Servic= e Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Funder's Fu= nd ID: CDC-RFA-PS07-739 Web Page: www.cd= c.gov/od/pgo/funding/PS07-739.htm Application Due Date: 09/07/2007 Award Date: 09/2= 8/2007 Fund Duration: Four years. Application Process: To apply for this funding opport= unity use application form PHS 5161-1. Each applicant agency or organization= must have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) numbe= r to apply for a grant or cooperative agreement from the Federal Government.= The DUNS number is a nine-digit identification number, which uniquely ident= ifies business entities. Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no cha= rge. To obtain a DUNS number, please go to the following Internet address: h= ttp://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do;jsessionid=D12B99D19654F9B= 26C193B1EFDE3430B. From the home page, (1) click on "Begin DUNS Search/Reque= st Process", (2) select country and submit the organization's information. A= DUNS number should be created within one day. Please direct any questions t= o govt@dnb.com. For more information, see the HHS/CDC Web site at the follow= ing Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm. HHS s= trongly encourages the applicant to submit the application electronically by= utilizing the forms and instructions posted for this announcement on www.Gr= ants.gov, the official Federal agency wide E-grant Web site. Only applicants= who apply on-line are permitted to forego paper copy submission of all appl= ication forms. Paper Submission: Application forms and instructions are avai= lable on the HHS/CDC Web site, at the following Internet address: www.cdc.go= v/od/pgo/forminfo.htm. If access to the Internet is not available, or if you= have difficulty in accessing the forms on-line, contact the HHS/CDC Procure= ment and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (PGO-TIM) st= aff at 770-488-2700, who can mail the application forms to you. = Number of Awards: 1 award Award Notes: Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding: $745,000; Approximate Tota= l Project Period Funding: $2,980,000 (This amount is an estimate, and is sub= ject to availability of funds.) Eligible Locations:= - International Application Contact Name:<= /strong> Anella Higgins Title: Grants Management S= pecialist Application Contact Address: Procurement and Grants Off= ice CDC/DHHS 2920 Brandywine Road, MS: K-75 Atlanta, GA 30341 United States Email: aoh2@cdc.gov Phone: 770-488-2710 Fax= : - Technical Contact Name: Margaret= Achom Title: Project Officer Technical Contact Address: CDC/DHHS CDC-Uganda Ug= anda Virus Research Institute P.O BOX 49 Entebbe, Uganda<= BR>Email: Mho8@ug.cdc= .gov Phone: - Fax: - <= BR>Contact Note: For Technical Contact: Telephone: = 256-752-751034 Support Types: - Cooperative= Agreements Subject Areas: - Counseling - H= ealth Care Programs - HIV Testing - HIV/AIDS Prevention - Home S= ervices - Outreach Audiences: - Adults = - Developing Nations - Families Eligibility: - Community Based Organizations - Hospitals - International Agenci= es - Nonprofit Organizations - Religious Organizations Eligibility Notes: Eligible applicants include: Public, non-p= rofit organizations; Private, non-profit organizations; Hospitals; Commu= nity-based organizations; and Faith-based organizations. The applicant m= ust be a local indigenous Ugandan organization, public or private, located i= n Kalangala, Sembabule, Rakai or Masaka Districts, with demonstrated experie= nce in the provision of effective, confidential HIV counseling and testing i= n those Districts, and in the provision of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and sup= port and networking with other organizations/institutions. Back to Top Fund Number: 3396 Fund Title: De= veloping and Implementing a Package of Clinic Based and Community Based Pall= iative Care for the Orphans and Vulnerable Children Interventions in Selecte= d Sites and Departments and Reinforcing a Prevention Program with the Unifor= med Service Men and Women of the Republic of Haiti under the President's Eme= rgency Plan for AIDS Relief Fund Category: HIV/A= IDS Description: Grant Amounts: Approximate Curr= ent Fiscal Year Funding: $1,600,000; Approximate Total Project Period Fundin= g: $8,000,000 (This amount is an estimate, and is subject to availability of= funds.) The purpose of this announcement is to provide a funding m= echanism to (1) create in the South East Department of Haiti a network of co= mmunity based care around the sites supported by the President's Emergency P= lan for AIDS Relief to deliver a wide range of psychosocial and material sup= port to people who are living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), their dependants and th= eir families through a family centered approach, and in continuum with clini= c based care provided by the sites; (2) integrate clinical care at five exis= ting confidential counseling and testing sites; and (3) provide support to s= ustain an existing program with the Haitian National Police, while developin= g new activities with Haitian customs and immigration officers. <= BR>Sponsor(s): US Department of Health and Human Servic= es Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention = Funder's Fund ID: CDC-RFA-PS07-721 Web Page: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PS07-721.htm Application Due Date: 09/12/2007 Aw= ard Date: 09/28/2007 Application Proces= s: To apply for this funding opportunity use application fo= rm PHS 5161-1. Each applicant agency or organization must have a Dun and Bra= dstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to apply for a grant o= r cooperative agreement from the Federal Government. The DUNS number is a ni= ne-digit identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities.= Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a DUNS nu= mber, please go to the following Internet address: http://fedgov.dnb.com/web= form/displayHomePage.do;jsessionid=D12B99D19654F9B26C193B1EFDE3430B. From = the home page, (1) click on "Begin DUNS Search/Request Process", (2) select = country and submit the organization's information. A DUNS number should be c= reated within one day. Please direct any questions to govt@dnb.com. For more= information, see the HHS/CDC Web site at the following Internet address: ht= tp://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm. HHS strongly encourages the a= pplicant to submit the application electronically by utilizing the forms and= instructions posted for this announcement on www.Grants.gov, the official F= ederal agency wide E-grant Web site. Only applicants who apply on-line are p= ermitted to forego paper copy submission of all application forms. Paper Sub= mission: Application forms and instructions are available on the HHS/CDC Web= site, at the following Internet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm. I= f access to the Internet is not available, or if you have difficulty in acce= ssing the forms on-line, contact the HHS/CDC Procurement and Grants Office T= echnical Information Management Section (PGO-TIM) staff at 770-488-2700, who= can mail the application forms to you. Average Award: $1,600,000.00 Award Notes: Approximate = Current Fiscal Year Funding: $1,600,000; Approximate Total Project Period Fu= nding: $8,000,000 (This amount is an estimate, and is subject to availabilit= y of funds.) Eligible Locations: = - International Location Notes: Only local, = indigenous public and private, non-profit organizations based in Haiti may s= ubmit applications. Application Contact Name: V= ivian Walker Title: Grants Management Specialist Application Contact Address: Procurement and Grants Off= ice CDC/DHHS 2920 Brandywine Road, MS: K-75 Atlanta, GA 30341 United States Email: vew4@cdc.gov Phone: 770-488-2724 Fax= : - Technical Contact Name: Patrice = Joseph Title: Project Officer Technical Contact Address: CDC/DHHS US Embassy CD= C Haiti 17 Harry Truman Blvd Port au Prince, Haiti Email: Pjoseph2@cdc.gov= Phone: - Fax: - <= strong>Contact Note: For Technical Contact: Telephone: 509-= 229-3132 Support Types: - Cooperative Agree= ments Subject Areas: - Community Health Service= s - HIV/AIDS Prevention - International Cooperation - Medical Tr= eatments and Therapies - Mental Health Services Audiences= : - Developing Nations - Families of Persons with HIV/AIDS= - Persons with HIV/AIDS Eligibility: - Col= leges/Universities - Commercial Organizations - Community Based Orga= nizations - Hospitals - Minority Owned Organizations - Nonprofit= Organizations - Religious Organizations - Research Institutions = - Woman Owned Organizations Eligibility Notes: = Eligible applicants include: Public, non-profit organizations; Private, non-= profit organizations; For profit organizations; Small, minority, and wom= en owned businesses; Universities; Colleges; Research institutions; Hosp= itals; Community based organizations; and Faith-based organizations. App= licants should have a history of implementing OVC, palliative care and preve= ntion programs. Applicants should be experienced in implementing community b= ased programs, and in dealing with community based organizations. Preferenc= e will go to applicants that can demonstrate (1) prior experience in working= in the South East Department of Haiti; (2) prior experience in local langua= ge training activities and the provision of hands on technical assistance; a= nd (3) an established relationship with the Ministry of Health of Haiti. = Back to Top = Fund Number: 3397 Fun= d Title: Provision of Comprehensive Integrated HIV/AIDS/TB Preventi= on, Care and Treatment Services among People Who Are Living with HIV/AIDS in= the Republic of Uganda under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief= Fund Category: HIV/AIDS Descript= ion: Grant Amounts: Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding: $1= 3,000,000; Approximate Total Project Period Funding: $65,000,000 (This amoun= t is an estimate, and is subject to availability of funds.) The pur= pose of this announcement is to support the provision of comprehensive HIV/A= IDS prevention, care, treatment, and related support to HIV-positive persons= and their families. These interventions must include anti-retroviral thera= py (ART); adherence counseling and support; TB screening and treatment; the = prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of opportunistic infections (OI); the p= rovision of a Basic Preventive Care Package (BCP), as defined by the US Pres= ident's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; "prevention-for-positives" intervent= ions; confidential HIV counseling and testing, including home-based and prov= ider-initiated testing; and psycho-social support. Program outcomes should = contribute to the Ugandan national HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment = strategic framework and to Emergency Plan targets for Uganda so as to reduce= HIV transmission, improving care, and expanding access to comprehensive tre= atment for people who are living with HIV/AIDS and their families. F= ollowing Ugandan national ART treatment guidelines and criteria, each health= center must have fully trained HIV clinical and ancillary health-care profe= ssionals, and establish systems to monitor patients in care for ART eligibil= ity and initiation. Those on ART should receive continuous adherence counsel= ing and support. The program should develop activities to integrate= prevention messages into all care and treatment for implementation by all s= taff. Depending on the location of each health center, service-delivery mode= ls should provide easy access to all in need of care, including facility-bas= ed, community-based, and home-based approaches, and outreach activities to e= nsure full coverage for targeted populations. This cooperative agre= ement opportunity will also finance training sessions for clinical and allie= d health-care professionals, to expand the number of qualified HIV providers= available to meet the needs of the Ugandan national HIV/AIDS programs. = Sponsor(s): US Department of He= alth and Human Services Public Health Service Centers for Disease Co= ntrol and Prevention Funder's Fund ID: CDC-RFA-PS0= 7-738 Web Page: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PS07-7= 38.htm Application Due Date: 09/07/2007 = Award Date: 09/28/2007 Fund Duration: Five years. Application Process:<= /strong> To apply for this funding opportunity use application form = PHS 5161-1. Each applicant agency or organization must have a Dun and Bradst= reet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or c= ooperative agreement from the Federal Government. The DUNS number is a nine-= digit identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities. Ob= taining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a DUNS numbe= r, please go to the following Internet address: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webfor= m/displayHomePage.do;jsessionid=D12B99D19654F9B26C193B1EFDE3430B. From the= home page, (1) click on "Begin DUNS Search/Request Process", (2) select cou= ntry and submit the organization's information. A DUNS number should be crea= ted within one day. Please direct any questions to govt@dnb.com. For more in= formation, see the HHS/CDC Web site at the following Internet address: http:= //www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm. HHS strongly encourages the appl= icant to submit the application electronically by utilizing the forms and in= structions posted for this announcement on www.Grants.gov, the official Fede= ral agency wide E-grant Web site. Only applicants who apply on-line are perm= itted to forego paper copy submission of all application forms. Paper Submis= sion: Application forms and instructions are available on the HHS/CDC Web si= te, at the following Internet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm. If a= ccess to the Internet is not available, or if you have difficulty in accessi= ng the forms on-line, contact the HHS/CDC Procurement and Grants Office Tech= nical Information Management Section (PGO-TIM) staff at 770-488-2700, who ca= n mail the application forms to you. Number of Awards: 1 award Average Award: $13,000,000.00 <= BR>Award Notes: Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding= : $13,000,000; Approximate Total Project Period Funding: $65,000,000 (This a= mount is an estimate, and is subject to availability of funds.) Eligible Locations: - International Location Notes: Applications are limited to local, indige= nous organizations in Uganda. Application Contact Name: Anelia Higgins Title: Grants Management Specia= list Application Contact Address: Procurement & Grants Offic= e CDC/DHHS 2920 Brandywine Road, MS: K-75 Atlanta, GA 30341 = United States Email: a= oh2@cdc.gov Phone: 770-488-2710 Fax: - Technical Contact Name: Flora Banag= e Title: Project Officer Technical Contact Address: CDC/DHHS CDC Uganda Ug= anda Virus Rsch Inst P.O. Box 49 Entebbe, Uganda Email: feb2@ug.cdc.gov Phone: - Fax: - Contact Note: For Technical Contact: Telephone: 256-752-= 320776 Support Types: - Cooperative Agreements<= BR> Subject Areas: - Antiretroviral Drugs - Cou= nseling - HIV Testing - HIV/AIDS Prevention - International Coop= eration - Medical Treatments and Therapies - Opportunistic Infection= s - Screening - TB Prevention Audiences: - Developing Nations - Families of Persons with HIV/AIDS - Persons= with HIV/AIDS Eligibility: - Community Based O= rganizations - Nonprofit Organizations - Religious Organizations = Eligibility Notes: Eligible applicants include: Pub= lic, non-profit organizations; Private, non-profit organizations; Community-= based organizations; and Faith-based organizations. Applications are lim= ited to local, indigenous organizations in Uganda that have the following ch= aracteristics: (1) Documented experience in the provision of comprehensi= ve HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment for adults and children; (2) = Established clinical systems including infrastructure, human resources, and = laboratory capacity to continue the provision of comprehensive basic care to= an existing pool of 60,000 clients and ART for 14,000 individuals; (3)= Capacity to provide high-quality HIV care and treatment in urban and rural = Districts throughout the country; and, (4) Demonstrated experience in ca= pacity-building for the provision of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment= through training clinical and allied health professionals. Back to Top
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