Opportunity ID: 263229

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH15-1555
Funding Opportunity Title: Support to Increasing Access to Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Services 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: 2
Assistance Listings: 93.067 — Global AIDS
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Aug 27, 2014
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Oct 15, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 15, 2014
Archive Date: Nov 14, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,000,000
Award Ceiling: $4,000,000
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants that can apply for this FOA are listed below:

Government Organizations:
•National Ministries of Health
•State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) .
•American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized)
•Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States)

Non-government Organizations:
•American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations
•Alaska Native health corporations
•Tribal epidemiology centers
•Urban Indian health organizations
•Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)
•Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)
•Research institutions (that will perform activities deemed as non-research)

Colleges and Universities

Community-based organizations

Faith-based organizations

For-profit organizations (other than small business)

Hospitals

Small, minority, and women-owned businesses

All Other eligible organizations

PEPFAR Local Partner definition:
To be considered eligible as a local partner under this Funding Opportunity Announcement, the applicant must submit supporting documentation demonstrating how their organization meets one of the three criteria listed below under the “PEPFAR Local Partner definition.” The supporting documentation must be included in the Appendices of the application and must be labeled as “Eligibility Documentation for PEPFAR Local Partner Definition.” Applicants that do not provide and/or label the supporting documentation required to meet the PEPFAR Local Partner definition above will not be considered eligible for review.

Under PEPFAR, a “local partner” may be an individual or sole proprietorship, an entity, or a joint venture or other arrangement. However, to be considered a local partner in a given country served by PEPFAR, the partner must meet the criteria under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) below:

(1) an individual must be a citizen or lawfully admitted permanent resident of and have his/her principal place of business in the country served by the PEPFAR program with which the individual is or may become involved, and a sole proprietorship must be owned by such an individual; or

(2) an entity (e.g., a corporation or partnership):
a) must be incorporated or legally organized under the laws of, and have its principal place of business in, the country served by the PEPFAR program with which the entity is or may become involved;
b) must be at 75% for FY2015 beneficially owned by individuals who are citizens or lawfully admitted permanent residents of that same country, per sub-paragraph (2)(a), or by other corporations, partnerships or other arrangements that are local partners under this paragraph or paragraph (3);
c) at least 75% for FY 2015 of the entity’s staff (senior, mid-level, support) must be citizens or lawfully admitted permanent residents of that same country, per sub-paragraph (2)(a), and at least 75% for FY 2015 of the entity’s senior staff (i.e., managerial and professional personnel) must be citizens or lawfully admitted permanent residents of such country; and
d) where an entity has a Board of Directors, at least 51% of the members of the Board must also be citizens or lawfully admitted permanent residents of such country; or

(3) a joint venture, unincorporated association, consortium, or other arrangement in which at least 75% for FY 2015 of the funding under the PEPFAR award is or will be provided to members who are local partners under the criteria in paragraphs

Additional Information

Agency Name: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Description: Randomized controlled trials have shown that male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infection among heterosexual men by about 60 percent. Following this evidence, countries with high HIV prevalence and low male circumcision rates were encouraged to adopt male circumcision as part of an HIV prevention comprehensive package. Malawi is a country in Southern Africa with HIV prevalence at 10.6% among the population aged 15-49 and low male circumcision rates, as only 22% males aged 15-49 report being circumcised. The majority of new infections occur among heterosexual sero-discordant, monogamous couples and among people who have multiple partners. Since Malawi adopted voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as one component of the comprehensive package to HIV prevention, steady progress has been made in scaling up the services. To realize the 80% coverage and achieve maximum public health benefit, Malawi has a target of circumcising 2.1 million men in five years.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Procurement and Grants Office (PGO)

Phone: 770-488-2700

Email:pgotim@cdc.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 263229 Full Announcement-1 -> 6061-CDC-RFA-GH15-1555 Malawi Rev. FINAL FOA 8.27.14 A.pdf

Folder 263229 Full Announcement-2 -> GH15-1555 Malawi FINAL AMEND 1 9.23.14.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Procurement and Grants Office (PGO)
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-NR Support to Increasing Access to Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Services in Malawi under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) PKG00204383 Aug 27, 2014 Oct 15, 2014 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

263229 SF424-2.0.pdf

263229 SF424A-1.0.pdf

263229 HHS_CheckList-1.1.pdf

263229 Project-1.1.pdf

263229 Budget-1.1.pdf

Optional forms

263229 Other-1.1.pdf

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