The Department of Health is offering a grant aimed at bolstering medical education in Malawi under PEPFAR. The grant seeks to enhance the production and quality of University of Malawi College of Medicine graduates, focusing on improving HIV care competencies and addressing healthcare worker shortages. Activities include curriculum enhancement, faculty development, and capacity building in implementation science. The grant aims to strengthen HIV service delivery, improve care quality, and inform national HIV policies. Application deadline is Nov 19, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 265268
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-GH15-1552 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Improving Medical Education in Malawi 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: | Sep 15, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 19, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 19, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 19, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The University of Malawi was established under the University of Malawi Act of Parliament of 1964. The University of Malawi’s College of Medicine is the only medical school in Malawi that trains doctors and is accredited to award medical degrees. The college offers four programs in the Faculty of Medicine: Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), BSc. Health Management, Masters of Public Health (MPH) and clinical specialization training (Masters of Medicine, MMed). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Description: | The purpose of this FOA in Malawi is to increase the production and quality of University of Malawi College of Medicine graduates with competencies to provide and manage high-impact integrated HIV care and treatment services and mitigate the chronic shortage of critical health workers, through 1) improving the quality of pre-service and post-graduate education, including continuing medical education through curriculum review and development, faculty development and provision of teaching materials, 2) strengthening integrated HIV service delivery at clinical practicum sites with a focus on improving linkage and retention in care, referral systems, and improving the quality of HIV treatment and care through direct support; 3) building capacity in implementation science to improve the translation of evidence-based approaches to inform the national HIV policy, clinical, and operational guideline development and revision. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
CDC Procurement and Grants Office
Technical Information Management Section E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov Phone: 770-488-2700 Email:pgotim@cdc.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 265268 Full Announcement-1 -> GH15-1552 Malawi FINAL SEJ Abstract 9.15.14.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov Phone: 770-488-2700 Email: pgotim@cdc.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.067 | CGH-DGHA | CGH-DGHA | PKG00205943 | Sep 15, 2014 | Nov 19, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
265268 SF424-2.0.pdf
265268 SF424A-1.0.pdf
265268 HHS_CheckList-1.1.pdf
265268 Project-1.1.pdf
265268 Budget-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
265268 Other-1.1.pdf
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