Deadline: 30 November 2018
The US Department of Defense is currently seeking proposals for its HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP) 2017-18 titled “Military Specific HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program for Non-PEPFAR Funded Countries”.
DHAPP’s goal is to maximize program impact by focusing on the drivers of the epidemic specific to the military, and to support the development of interventions and programs that address these issues.
Program Process
DHAPP works with militaries of foreign countries to devise plans based on the following process:
- Meet with key partners in country to determine provisional major program areas and other technical assistance needs.
- Adapt DHAPP support to a country’s need for prevention, care and/or treatment of their HIV/AIDS situation based on an assessment of the country’s epidemic, and more specifically, in that country’s military.
- Strengthen the military capacity for ownership and behavioral changes over the long term.
- Consider program design by leveraging assets with other country partners who have/had successful prevention, care, and/or treatment efforts.
- Focus on prevention, care and/or treatment impact aligned with national implementation plans.
- Implement and monitor programs to ensure accountability and sustainability.
Activities
DHAPP’s current priority activities include the following:
- Institutional capacity building and developing military specific HIV strategic and operational plans that incorporate effective monitoring and evaluation procedures.
- Capacity building for military members to increase the quantity or quality of HIV prevention, care and treatment programs in military settings.
- Implementation of a minimum package of HIV prevention interventions that meet PEPFAR Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting (MER 2.0) Indicators, guidance. Package should include condom promotion and distribution, information, education, and skills to reduce HIV risk and vulnerability, correctly identify HIV prevention methods and sustain positive change; promotion of gender equitable principles; and activities to address stigma and discrimination associated with HIV; referral or provision of HIV testing services and demand creation for other needed prevention services.
- Assessment of military and context specific HIV risk behaviors and identification of military sub-populations most at risk.
- Evaluating specific prevention interventions in military contexts.
- Developing systems (paper and/or electronic) to monitor linkages and referrals across prevention, care and treatment programs.
- Providing infrastructure and equipment to support HIV testing, care and/or treatment.
- Increasing testing of all military personnel with the intention of early diagnosis in a test and start model.
- Developing and maintaining commodity forecasting activities to avoid stockouts of key HIV commodities.
- Developing HIV laboratory diagnostic and monitoring capabilities.
- Increasing clinical capability and other human resources for health care of those infected with HIV.
- Increase HIV antiretroviral treatment coverage rates in keeping with UNAIDS 90:90:90 targets.
- Developing or revising military specific HIV policies that specifically address leadership roles, gender norms, gender based violence, stigma and discrimination and structural components necessary for access to care.
- Increasing circumcision coverage among military personnel through Voluntary Medical Reduction of Alcohol use/abuse and programs to reduce dependence.
- Package of interventions for people living with HIV including partner notification, family testing (including all children of an HIV positive mother), family planning, disclosure, adherence, alcohol reduction, STI screening and treatment, condom distribution and promotion and individual and group patient education on all the above programs including nutrition, TB, natural history of HIV, treatment options, risk assessment.
Eligibility Criteria
- All responsible sources from academia, industry, and non-governmental organizations may submit proposals under this FOA. No grants or cooperative agreements may be awarded directly to foreign military establishments. All respondents must demonstrate the active support of the in-country military and the DoD representative in the corresponding U.S. Embassy in the planning and execution of their proposals.
- Cost sharing is not expected and will not be used as a factor during the merit review of any proposal hereunder. However, the Government may consider voluntary cost sharing if proposed.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via email.
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.