Deadline: 1-Oct-20
The U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa / PEPFAR Ethiopia Coordination Office (PECO) is pleased to announce an open Notifications of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to submit applications that support Community led Monitoring (CLM) activities to be implemented in close collaboration with local civil society organizations (CSOs) and host country governments.
The PEPFAR Community led monitoring program is funded through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). One of the goals of PEPFAR in Ethiopia is to support efforts to achieve HIV epidemic control through implementation of evidence-based interventions to drive progress in HIV prevention, care and treatment and ultimately, save lives.
CLM is key to ensuring availability, access to, and delivery of quality HIV care and services. CLM will empower patients and communities to seek out this information, increase health literacy, expand engagement with health service delivery, support demand creation, and demand accountability from the health system to improve and deliver these services.
Objectives
The collective objective of CLM is to develop a shared understanding of the enablers and barriers to treatment retention in a manner that is productive, collaborative, respectful, and solutions-oriented.
The general criteria to be used for determining CLM projects include;
- Monitoring data should reflect an ‘added value’ and not duplicate collection of routine data already available to PEPFAR through MER. ‘Added value’ monitoring data includes: information from beneficiaries about their experience with the health facility, information about barriers and enablers to access and retention in services etc.
- CLM mechanisms must be routine to ensure follow up and continuous improvement for sustainability.
Funding Information
- Total Amount Available: $300,000
- Maximum for Each Award: $ 25,000
- Maximum Expected Number of Awards: 12
Project Deliverables
- Conduct routine monitoring and evaluation of the PEPFAR program in PEPFAR sites.
- Provide quarterly and annual program performance report to the PEPFAR coordination office.
Who can apply?
- CLM funds are meant for activities that are community driven and serve the community at large where they are being funded.
- Independent and local/community-based organizations, traditional community groups and faith based organizations (PEPFAR Implementing partners who currently work on service delivery at the site level are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://et.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/188/Call-for-Applications_CLM_PEPFAR_Final.pdf