This grant from CDC and USAID aims to sustain and expand the progress of establishing a well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics system in Malawi. By providing unique identification numbers to registered individuals, the system will integrate with electronic medical record systems in health facilities, facilitating the identification and support of HIV-exposed individuals, particularly infants. The grant builds upon previous initiatives, focusing on rapid assessments, strategic planning, training, and capacity development in designated districts, and at the national level. The ultimate goal is to improve HIV/AIDS information systems, surveillance, and monitoring to enhance national planning and resource allocation for a healthier population in Malawi.
Opportunity ID: 286731
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-GH15-15540201SUPP16 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Program Expansion Supplement: Support of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Malawi Registration Bureau under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) |
| 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: | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 29, 2016 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: | Sep 29, 2016 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Oct 29, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $450,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $450,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible entities for this announcement are listed below: National Registration Bureau of Malawi |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control – CGH |
| Description: | Malawi continues to rely on surveys, censuses, and facility-based health information systems to produce vital statistics for national use and reporting to the United Nations and other programs. Civil registration and vital statistics systems have a dual but integral purpose. Foremost, civil registration upholds the rights of citizens through the production of legal certificates as proof of identity, legal status, and having other social benefits including proof of family relationships. Second, from the established certificate system, administrative data may be generated in an ongoing, systematic way and is the basis of population-based vital statistics. Accurate and timely information on births and deaths is essential to National planning, not only for reducing the burden of HIV/AIDS, but assuring appropriate resource allocation to improve health inequalities using population-based civil registration and vital statistics systems. In 2007, the Government of Malawi established the National Registration Bureau (NRB) to coordinate the implementation of its National registration and identification system. Subsequently, the old law inherited from colonial rule was amended resulting in the now National Registration Act of 2010. This Act makes the registration of births and deaths compulsory. It also revised administrative structures and created accessible registration offices by the rural community. Although NRB initiated the implementation of the new law, expected conventional standards of civil registration and vital statistics were not achieved. To advance Malawi’s progress, and as a means of improving HIV/AIDS information systems, including HIV surveillance, monitoring and evaluation and operational research, CDC and USAID supported CRVS development through a PEPFAR / Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) Strategic Information Central Initiative funding. Under the OGAC funded initiative (2012-present), the project targeted 3 Districts and the National level for the following achievements: (1) National and District rapid assessments, (2) a National strategic plan, (3) trainings and capacity development, and (4) process and tool improvements. This FOA aims to sustain gains made during this earlier phase and continue progress in establishing a well-functioning, civil registration and vital statistics system in Malawi. All people registered will be provided a unique number for identification. This is a benefit of the electronic version as it will be integrated with electronic medical record systems (EMRS) in health facilities. Integration of the two systems will help to identify, build family relationships and on HIV exposed people needing targeted services such as infants. For example, 8% of infants discharged from maternity services are identified as being exposed to HIV, and among these, only 63% infants are enrolled in exposed child follow-up. With the integration of CRVS and EMRS could improve case identification for the advancement of an AIDS-free generation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Priyanka Rathod
wnv9@cdc.gov Email:wnv9@cdc.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 286731 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Malawi CDC-RFA-GH15-15540201SUPP16.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Priyanka Rathod wnv9@cdc.gov Email: wnv9@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-GH15-15540201SUPP16 | Program Expansion Supplement: Support of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Malawi Registration Bureau under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | PKG00226231 | Jul 29, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
286731 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
286731 SF424A-1.0.pdf
286731 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
286731 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
286731 SF424D-1.1.pdf
286731 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
286731 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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