NCHHSTP Grant: Accelerating Disease Prevention and Control in U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands

(2) Applicant must provide proof of ability to serve populations in one of the jurisdictions listed below:
(A) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
(B) American Samoa
(C) Guam
(D) Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
(E) Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)
(F) Republic of Palau

Evidence of ability may include documentation that applicant is a territorial government or a bona fide agent in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau. Documentation must be provided in attachment labeled EvidenceofAbility.

A bona fide agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a legal, binding agreement from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required. Attach with “Other Attachment Forms” when submitting via www.grants.gov

If applicant is other than a Department/Ministry of Health in the specified jurisdiction, the applicant must submit a memorandum of agreement/memorandum of understanding with the Department/Ministry of Health in the jurisdiction for which it is applying. The memorandum of agreement/memorandum of understanding should include the authority to collect and submit surveillance data. Documentation must be provided in attachment labeled MOUwith(insert name of Department/Ministry of Health). Attach with "Other Attachment Forms" when submitting via www.grants.gov. 

Applications that do not comply with these requirements will be determined non-responsive and will not receive further review.

The public health care systems in these remote islands require assistance to improve the infrastructure, capacity, and local expertise to prevent HIV in high-risk populations and to effectively address the high burden of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), tuberculosis (TB), and viral hepatitis (VH) in their jurisdictions.  

Additionally, laboratory capacity is limited, surveillance systems are fragmented, and provision of health care is challenging and costly due to the vast geographic distances and broadly dispersed population throughout islands across the Pacific Ocean. 

This integrated Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is supported by the National Center for  HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) and aims to:

Promote program collaboration and services integration to capitalize on the opportunity to prevent , diagnose, and treat HIV, STD, TB, and VH.
Improve collection, sharing, reporting, analysis, interpretation, and use of surveillance and other program data.
Assure implementation of policies and plans that will make effective use of resources to improve health outcomes.
Develop the public health care workforce through training and education. Improve public health laboratory capacity. Enhance prevention, care, follow-up and treatment for disease-specific activities.
Reduce administrative burdens of managing multiple cooperative agreements by consolidating the application and award process as well as streamlining the reporting requirements.