The Health Department is offering a grant to construct a new Regional Reference Laboratory in Leribe, adjacent to Motebang Hospital. This grant aims to enhance laboratory infrastructure, expand testing services, and improve access to quality-assured diagnostic and patient monitoring tests under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The laboratory will focus on HIV/TB co-epidemics, ART services, microbial/TB culture and DST, patient monitoring, and specialized molecular testing. It will also serve as a regional reference center, improving testing quality, supporting research, and providing training opportunities in the adjoining districts. Closing date for applications is May 16, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 155633
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | CDC-RFA-GH12-1252 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Construction of a Regional Reference Laboratory in Leribe |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Health |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.067 — Global AIDS |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Mar 23, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | May 21, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | May 16, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 3,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | The only eligible applicant that can apply for this funding opportunity is the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW). The MOHSW is the governmental agency responsible for safeguarding public health in Lesotho. The MOHSW has been mandated by the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (GOL) with the responsibility for maintaining a national laboratory system and providing decentralized and integrated laboratory services throughout the country. This responsibility is carried out by the Directorate of Laboratory services of the MOHSW. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Description:: | Construction of New Regional Reference Laboratory adjacent to Motebang Hospital in Leribe, support laboratory infrastructure development and increase access to quality-assured diagnostic and patient monitoring tests under the PresidentÂ’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The demand for testing services has doubled in recent years due to the increased in burden of HIV/TB co-epidemics, the expansion of the ART services and the need for increased culture and drug-sensitivity testing (DST). The Regional Laboratory will provide a safe and appropriate work environment to increase its general testing capacity and expand the range of specialty testing including microbial/TB culture and DST, patient monitoring and specialized molecular testing (early infant diagnosis and viral load assays). The Regional Reference Laboratory will serve as a regional reference testing center in the adjoining districts. It will improve quality of testing services, support operational research and trainings. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | Closing date changed from May 21, 2012 to May 16, 2012. | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 93.067 |
| Competition ID: | CGH-GAP-NR |
| Competition Title: | CGH-GAP-NR |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00108130 |
| Opening Date: | Mar 23, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | May 16, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | CDC |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Project Abstract Summary [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] HHS CheckList Form PHS-5161 [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
| optional_forms | Other Attachments Form [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.067 | CGH-GAP-NR | CGH-GAP-NR | PKG00108130 | Mar 23, 2012 | May 16, 2012 | View | CDC | Organization Applicants |