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Provision of Comprehensive Care and Treatment Programs by Local Indigenous Entities in the United Republic of Tanzania under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Department of Health and Human Services

 
Synopsis
       


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Description of Modification

Program Office changed the application due date to April 16, 2013.

Document Type: Modification to Previous  Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH13-1322
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Feb 28, 2013
Creation Date: Mar 13, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 09, 2013   
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 16, 2013   
Archive Date: May 09, 2013
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Estimated Total Program Funding: $50,000,000
Award Ceiling: $10,000,000
Award Floor: $2
CFDA Number(s): 93.067  --  Global AIDS
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 

Additional Information on Eligibility:

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION Eligible Applicants Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below: • Local indigenous institutions of higher education • Local indigenous not-for-profit organizations • Local indigenous regional organizations • Local indigenous parastatal organizations • Local indigenous hospitals • Eligible Agencies of the local and union government • Local indigenous faith-based and community-based organizations • Consortiums whose memberships consists only of any of the above local indigenous applicants • Other-Special Eligibility Criteria: o At the time of submission the organizations must provide documentation proving success in comprehensive HIV prevention, care, and antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs. o The organizations must have an active comprehensive HIV prevention, care, and antiretroviral treatment (ART) program in place at time of submission. A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a legal, binding agreement from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required. Attach with “Other Attachment Forms” when submitting via www.grants.gov.

Agency Name

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Description

The goal of this program in Tanzania is to increase the number of local partner(s) with capacity to achieve expansion of activities to maximize coverage through quality comprehensive HIV services. The objectives include:• By 2018, the percentage of adults and children alive and on treatment 12 months after treatment initiation to increase from 67% to 85%.• By 2018, the percentage of HIV positive pregnant mothers initiated on ART through prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) to increase from 14 to 98% as a result of implementation of option B+. • By 2018, the percentage of TB/HIV co infected individuals tested and treated with ARVs to increase from 40% to 90% due to full adoption of WHO 2010 treatment guidelines.• By 2018 the retention of HIV positive patients in care and treatment to increase from 67% to 85% through improved adherence counseling and proper linkages, referrals and patient tracking.• By 2018, individuals confirmed with HIV positive test result from HIV testing and counseling sites and successfully linked to care and treatment services to increase from 60% to 80%.• By 2018, the District and Regional Health Management Teams have an improved ability to plan, implement, and manage a HIV program, as demonstrated by the ability to lead 100% of quarterly partner coordination meetings and to increase their annual URT budgets to absorb 25% PEPFAR supported staff.

Link to Additional Information

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CDC
Procurement and Grants Office
Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)
E-mail: pgotiml@cdc.gov
Phone: 770-488-2700
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Synopsis Modification History

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File Name Date
Original Synopsis Feb 28, 2013