Deadline: 9-Mar-21
The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control (CGH) is seeking applications for Supporting the Implementation and Expansion of High Quality, Sustainable and Comprehensive HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Programs in Nairobi County in the Republic of Kenya under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
The purpose of this NOFO is to prevent new HIV infections among adults and children and increase ART coverage and durable viral suppression among PLHIV, reduce HIV associated morbidity and mortality, and protect the rights and dignity of KP and other vulnerable populations in Nairobi County. In addition, this NOFO seeks to achieve sustained HIV epidemic control through capacity building and transition towards a county and NTRH-owned and funded program, in line with PEPFAR 3.0 and KASF II.
This NOFO will support the following strategies in Nairobi County:
- Enhance implementation of comprehensive prevention interventions all populations
- Facilitate elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
- Support OVC activities and linkage to comprehensive pediatric and adolescent HIV services
- Use evidence-based practices to provide efficient innovative high yield testing strategies
- Maintain the high coverage of TB/HIV prevention and treatment and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation among TB patients
- Optimize laboratory testing capacity and lab clinical interface
- Strengthened county health systems and NTRH as evidenced by increased resource allocation, enhanced leadership and implementation of the HIV program
Funding Information
- Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding: $ 20,800,000
- Total Period of Performance Length: 5
Eligibility Criteria
This is a fully competitive NOFO. The following entities are eligible to apply for this NOFO:
- Government Organizations:
- Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States)
- Non-government Organizations:
- Alaska Native health corporations
- Tribal epidemiology centers o Urban Indian health organizations
- Nonprofit with 501C3 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 (FBOs)
- For-profit organizations (other than small business)
- Hospitals
- Small, minority, and women-owned businesses
- All Other
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328937