Deadline: 24 March 2017
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking applications for “Program Development and Research to Establish and Evaluate Innovative and Emerging Best Practices in Clinical and Community Services through the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)”.
The program will directly support investigators working at public and nonprofit private institutions and agencies in PEPFAR-supported countries for the evaluation and research activities essential for establishing and strengthening innovative, emerging best practices in clinical and community HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, care, and treatment services.
It will support optimal program implementation through identifying evaluation and research activities, including formative assessments, economic evaluations, program process, outcome, and impact evaluations, implementation science and research activities that will provide ministries of Health and other key stakeholders with the data and evidence to support strategies to maximize and sustain the population-level impact of HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, care, and treatment services provided in PEPFAR-supported countries.
Objectives
- Implementation of device-based Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC).
- Defining the optimal model of enhanced ART adherence counseling for patients with non-suppressed viral load
- Evaluation of HIV service delivery models for comprehensive care for key and priority populations in generalized epidemic settings in sub-Saharan Africa.
Funding Information
The estimated number of awards is up to two. The estimated funding (direct and indirect) for the first 12-month budget period will be $2,000,000 (1 per award) and the estimated total funding (direct and indirect) will be $10,000,000 for the project period.
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Per Budget Period
- Award Floor: $250,000 Per Budget Period
- Total Project Period Length: 5 year(s)
Eligibility Criteria
- HIV/AIDS activities must be conducted in PEPFAR supported countries. TB activities maybe conducted both in PEPFAR and non-PEFAR supported countries.
- Small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- State governments
- Special district governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
How to Apply
Interested applicants can download the application forms via given website.
Eligible Countries: United States
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