The Department of Health Grant: Enhancing HIV Programs in Tajikistan

The Republican AIDS Center (RAC) will work in collaboration with the HHS/CDC-CAR office to improve the breadth, scale, and quality of HIV and co-infection services available throughout the country. In addition to program implementation, RAC will engage in building the capacity development of organization responsible for HIV and co-infection services in the country. The RAC will strengthen capacity and expand activities in the areas of: (1) HIV and co-infection prevention; (2) HIV and co-infection care, support, and treatment; and (3) capacity and infrastructure development. Awards will focus on one or more of the following activities: key populations (KP) and vulnerable population interventions for HIV/AIDS and other co-infections, including outreach services, needle syringe exchange program, counseling and testing and referral linkages; infection prevention and control practices of healthcare facilities; basic care and support for HIV/AIDS and co-infections; treatment services for HIV/AIDS and co-infections; strengthening strategic information, including data collection and analysis, surveillance, health information management system, and monitoring and evaluation; and capacity building and development of HIV/AIDS and other co-infections staff.

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is designed to begin on April 1, 2015 and replace FOA PS10-1016505 which ends March 31, 2015. The similar request was made for the Republican AIDS Center on January 20, 2010 while applying for FOA PS10-1016505. The request was approved.