This department is offering a grant to support the National Program and Combination Prevention Project in Botswana. The grant aims to provide technical assistance and capacity building for PEPFAR and Global Fund-supported activities, focusing on HIV/AIDS in areas such as PMTCT, HIV care, surveillance, and laboratory services. The grant does not involve direct program implementation but aims to enhance the countries’ capacity for service delivery and response to HIV epidemics.
Opportunity ID: 326916
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-GH15-15060501SUPP20 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | VOLUNTARY MEDICAL MALE CIRCUMCISION AS PART OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAM AND COMBINATION PREVENTION PROJECT IN BOTSWANA |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.067 — Global AIDS |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 08, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 08, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 06, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,600,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,600,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | A decision was taken in FY19 to delay the development of a follow on VMMC NOFO pending the results of the Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS) scheduled to end in 2020, which would inform future PEPFAR VMMC programming. Without current VMMC estimates, it would not be prudent to invest in a competitive NOFO for Botswana’s VMMC program until BAIS V data is available. This information will be critical in informing the development of the priorities and strategic direction of the follow-on VMMC NOFO based on current epidemiological data. A follow on NOFO will be developed to begin implementation in September 2021 at which point the supplement will be ending. An interim plan is needed to continue VMMC services for an additional year without disruption to service delivery as African Comprehensive HIV-AIDS Partnership (ACHAP) has consistently over the past years carried 80% of the annual VMMC targets with a greater than 80% success rate in the past year. ACHAP is the primary VMMC partner for PEPFAR, and more specifically CDC, in Botswana. ACHAP has been the primary PEPFAR, and specifically CDC, VMMC partner for the past four years. ACHAP is the only VMMC partner with the unique wealth of knowledge and experience to carry out this work successfully given their in-house expertise, extensive reach and infrastructure built over the past four years, and with a current presence in the required geographic locations. Additionally, ACHAP has built and maintained strong and trusting relationships with the Government of Botswana, national, district and local stakeholders, and the local communities in which they serve. All these attributes leave ACHAP as the only organization to successfully carry out the work proposed in the supplement and within the timeframe required. If the supplement cannot be awarded to ACHAP, CDC Botswana will have no other option but to forfeit the PEPFAR funds it has been allocated to carry out VMMC activities. More importantly, CDC would not meet its mandated targets of safe male circumcisions in Botswana which constitutes around 90% of the overall Operating Unit for VMMC targets. With the COP20 new guidance on age 15 years age pivot for VMMC, ACHAP is ready to identify this priority population quickly with existing resources and investments. ACHAP already has a dedicated staff trained and skilled to support demand creation, client-centered services, and community mobilization. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control – CGH |
| Description: | The goal and objectives of the program is to solicit comprehensive and cost-effective technical assistance, capacity building and program implementation expertise for PEPFAR and Global Fund-supported global health activities (with emphasis on but not limited to HIV/AIDS) in the five programmatic areas listed under the purpose section of this FOA. This announcement will also support Global Fund implementing partners in assessing HIV service delivery and will develop technical assistance plans and strategies. This FOA will not provide direct program implementation. Rather, it will provide technical assistance support to PEPFAR and Global Fund implementing partners engaged in program implementation and scale-up activities. This FOA will support HHS/CDC’s efforts to provide high-quality, targeted technical assistance to ensure that the PEPFAR and Global Fund-supported countries have the capacity and necessary technical expertise to assume responsibility for service delivery and adequately respond to their HIV epidemics. While this announcement will address several of the overall program goals and objectives, it will primarily focus on five critical PEPFAR-supported technical areas. Applicants are expected to respond to one or more of the following program areas: Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS (PMTCT); |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Erin Sexton
WUS0@cdc.gov Email:WUS0@cdc.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 326916 Full Announcement-FULL_ANNOUNCEMENT -> CDC-RFA-GH15-15060501SUPP20.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Erin Sexton WUS0@cdc.gov Email: WUS0@cdc.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.067 | CDC-RFA-GH15-15060501SUPP20 | VOLUNTARY MEDICAL MALE CIRCUMCISION AS PART OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAM AND COMBINATION PREVENTION PROJECT IN BOTSWANA | PKG00261497 | May 08, 2020 | Jul 07, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
326916 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
326916 SF424A-1.0.pdf
326916 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
326916 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
326916 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
326916 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
326916 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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