CDC: Demographic Surveillance System Support in the Republic of Mozambique under the President’s Emergency

Deadline: 25 January 2017

The Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC), an agency of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking applications for the program entitled “Demographic Surveillance System Support in the Republic of Mozambique under the President’s Emergency”.

The purpose of the program is to increase understanding of the public health context of the HIV epidemic in Mozambique, increase understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of public health program for prevention and control of HIV, and build public health capacity for surveillance.

In turn, this will result in improved targeting of public health interventions and improvement of public health programs which will ultimately result in decreased incidence of HIV in Mozambique.

Objectives

Achieving primary prevention of HIV infection through activities such as expanding confidential counseling and testing programs linked with evidence based behavioral change and building programs to reduce mother-to-child transmission;
Improving the care and treatment of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and related opportunistic infections by improving STI management; enhancing laboratory diagnostic capacity and the care and treatment of opportunistic infections; interventions for inter-current diseases impacting HIV infected patients including tuberculosis (TB); and initiating programs to provide anti-retroviral therapy (ART);
Strengthening the capacity of countries to collect and use surveillance data and manage national HIV/AIDS programs by expandig HIV/STI/TB surveillance programs and strengthening laboratory support for surveillance, diagnosis. treatment, disease monitoring and HIV screening for blood safety;
Developing, validating and/or evaluating public health programs to inform, improve and target appropriate interventions, as related to the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS, TB and opportunistic infections.

Funding Information

The approximate total fiscal year funding is $800,000

Approximate Average Award: $400,000 Per Budget Period
Award Ceiling: $800,000 Per Budget Period
Budget Period Length: 12 month(s)

Expected Outcomes

Increased understanding of public health context of HIV epidemic
Identify strengths and weaknesses of public health programs for prevention and control of HIV
Improved capacity for surveillance, public health program implementation and evaluation in Mozambique

Eligibility Criteria

Government Organizations: State governments or their bona fide agents (includes the District of Columbia) Local governments or their bona fide agents Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
State controlled institutions of higher education American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized)
Non-government Organizations: American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated organizations
Other: Ministries of Health
Government Organizations: Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States)
Non-government Organizations:-Alaska Native health corporations-Tribal epidemiology centers-Urban Indian health organizations-Nonprofit with 501C IRS status (other than institution of higher education)-Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)-Research institutions (that will perform activities deemed as non-research)-Colleges and Universities-Community-based organizations-Faith-based organizations-For-profit organizations (other than small business)-Hospitals Small, minority, and women-owned businesses.