Deadline: 31-May-21
The U.S. Embassy Lilongwe at the U.S. Department of State (DOS), announces Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for U.S. Ambassador’s PEPFAR Small Grants Program (PSGP), that seeks to support projects that will work directly with communities to promote HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, treatment, and adherence practices.
U.S. Ambassador’s President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is recognized widely for efficiently and effectively investing U.S. taxpayer dollars to save millions of lives and change the course of the HIV pandemic. Through implementation of PEPFAR strategies and the use of data, PEPFAR constantly innovates to generate greater efficiencies, drive down costs, and increase impact. PEPFAR is a key partner and investor in the GoM’s national response to combat HIV and AIDS.
Program Objectives
- Ensure Malawians, regardless of age and sex, are reached with appropriate messaging on testing, antiretroviral treatment, and those living with HIV/AIDS are virally suppressed.
Award Information
- Award Instrument: Grant
- Period of Performance: Twelve (12) months
- Type of Funding: FY 2021 PEPFAR funds
- Funding Amount: $150,000
- Number of Awards: Ten (10)
- Anticipated Award Date: September 2021
- Anticipated Project Completion Date: September 2022
Expected Results
- Promoting heath seeking behaviors and encourage back to care efforts for defaulters;
- Disseminating accurate and authentic HIV public messages;
- Providing solutions to stigma and discrimination;
- Increasing treatment literacy; and
- Enhancing HIV prevention, care, and support.
Main Activities
- Support accurate and authentic public messages on HIV to address misinformation and increase treatment literacy;
- Enhance community systems for the prevention of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) and stigma discrimination against victims of SGBV;
- Eliminate cultural and legal barriers that prevent equal access to health services;
- Promote HIV prevention and encourage healthy living among HIV positive recipients of care by encouraging adherence, retention, and back to care efforts; and
- Promote household and community nutrition activities such as herbal gardens, and nutritious crops.
Eligible Applicants
- Established, registered, and active grassroots community-based organizations (CBOs) and FBOs;
- Youth Networks registered with the National Youth Council and the District Social Welfare that are currently working within the community; and
- Non-profit organizations, including civil society/non-governmental organizations, which are working directly with communities to address the HIV pandemic in Malawi and that are registered with Council for Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGOMA) and the NGO Board.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332843
