This grant opportunity aims at strengthening the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC) in Cameroon to lead the HIV response and achieve the 90-90-90 goals. Funding will support capacity building for ART sites, reducing risky behaviors among young women, enhancing laboratory infrastructure, implementing quality management improvements, and generating strategic information for decision making. The grant also focuses on TB/HIV coinfection management, PMTCT/ART program quality, and overall epidemic control. The goal is to enhance national, regional, and facility-level capabilities to effectively respond to HIV, ultimately reducing the disease burden in Cameroon. Closing date for applications is October 25, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 288029
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-GH17-1717 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Strengthening the Capacity of the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC) to Lead the Cameroon HIV Response and Develop Systems Required to Achieve and Sustain HIV Epidemic Control 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 2 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 25, 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: | Oct 25, 2016 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Nov 24, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | National AIDS Control Committee (NACC), Cameroon |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control – CGH |
| Description: | Cameroon has agreed to implement the 2015 WHO guidelines on Test and Start as a strategy to reach the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals. Key decisions have been taken at policy level to enhance uptake of services and monitoring of patients to reach this goal. The present request for funding is therefore to provide NACC with the required capacity to lead the national response including to: 1) Build the capacity of the newly upgraded ART sites, 2) Improve knowledge and reduce risky behaviors associated with the transmission of HIV and STIs amongst adolescent girls and young women. 3) Strengthen laboratory policies and infrastructure to support capacity building for laboratory testing and monitoring across the health system, 4) Develop a national quality management improvement policy for Cameroon, 5) Strengthen NACC’s capacity to generate quality strategic information for decision making, 6) Reinforce infection control, diagnosis and case management of TB/HIV coinfection in TB and HIV clinics, 7) Improve Option B+ coverage and quality of services within the national PMTCT/ART program, 8) Reinforce NACC’s capacity to effectively implement the three OnesThe expected outcome is an improved capacity at national, regional, district and facility level capacity to provide an effective response to HIV in Cameroon, to reach epidemic control and reduce the disease burden. |
| Link to Additional Information: | |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Technical Information Management Section Department of Health and Human Services CDC Office of Financial Resources 44 of 51 Office of Grants Services 2920 Brandywine Road, MS E-14 Atlanta, GA 30341 Telephone: 770-488-2700 |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| The purpose of this revision is to correct the point of contact information. | Aug 26, 2016 | |
| Aug 26, 2016 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-GH17-1717 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Strengthening the Capacity of the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC) to Lead the Cameroon HIV Response and Develop Systems Required to Achieve and Sustain HIV Epidemic Control 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 2 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 25, 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: | Oct 25, 2016 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Nov 24, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | National AIDS Control Committee (NACC), Cameroon |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control – CGH |
| Description: | Cameroon has agreed to implement the 2015 WHO guidelines on Test and Start as a strategy to reach the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals. Key decisions have been taken at policy level to enhance uptake of services and monitoring of patients to reach this goal. The present request for funding is therefore to provide NACC with the required capacity to lead the national response including to: 1) Build the capacity of the newly upgraded ART sites, 2) Improve knowledge and reduce risky behaviors associated with the transmission of HIV and STIs amongst adolescent girls and young women. 3) Strengthen laboratory policies and infrastructure to support capacity building for laboratory testing and monitoring across the health system, 4) Develop a national quality management improvement policy for Cameroon, 5) Strengthen NACC’s capacity to generate quality strategic information for decision making, 6) Reinforce infection control, diagnosis and case management of TB/HIV coinfection in TB and HIV clinics, 7) Improve Option B+ coverage and quality of services within the national PMTCT/ART program, 8) Reinforce NACC’s capacity to effectively implement the three OnesThe expected outcome is an improved capacity at national, regional, district and facility level capacity to provide an effective response to HIV in Cameroon, to reach epidemic control and reduce the disease burden. |
| Link to Additional Information: | |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Technical Information Management Section Department of Health and Human Services CDC Office of Financial Resources 44 of 51 Office of Grants Services 2920 Brandywine Road, MS E-14 Atlanta, GA 30341 Telephone: 770-488-2700 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-GH17-1717 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Strengthening the Capacity of the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC) to Lead the Cameroon HIV Response and Develop Systems Required to Achieve and Sustain HIV Epidemic Control 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: | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 25, 2016 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Nov 24, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | National AIDS Control Committee (NACC), Cameroon |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control – CGH |
| Description: | Cameroon has agreed to implement the 2015 WHO guidelines on Test and Start as a strategy to reach the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals. Key decisions have been taken at policy level to enhance uptake of services and monitoring of patients to reach this goal. The present request for funding is therefore to provide NACC with the required capacity to lead the national response including to: 1) Build the capacity of the newly upgraded ART sites, 2) Improve knowledge and reduce risky behaviors associated with the transmission of HIV and STIs amongst adolescent girls and young women. 3) Strengthen laboratory policies and infrastructure to support capacity building for laboratory testing and monitoring across the health system, 4) Develop a national quality management improvement policy for Cameroon, 5) Strengthen NACC’s capacity to generate quality strategic information for decision making, 6) Reinforce infection control, diagnosis and case management of TB/HIV coinfection in TB and HIV clinics, 7) Improve Option B+ coverage and quality of services within the national PMTCT/ART program, 8) Reinforce NACC’s capacity to effectively implement the three OnesThe expected outcome is an improved capacity at national, regional, district and facility level capacity to provide an effective response to HIV in Cameroon, to reach epidemic control and reduce the disease burden. |
| Link to Additional Information: | |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Katie Sobush
GHK5@cdc.gov Email:GHK5@cdc.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 288029 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Cameroon CDC-RFA-GH17-1717.pdf
Folder 288029 Revised Full Announcement-REVISED-CDC-RFA-GH17-1717 EPI -> Revised -GH17-1717- Add EPI Language.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Technical Information Management Section Department of Health and Human Services CDC Office of Financial Resources 44 of 51 Office of Grants Services 2920 Brandywine Road, MS E-14 Atlanta, GA 30341 Telephone: 770-488-2700 |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.067 | CDC-RFA-GH17-1717 | Strengthening the Capacity of the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC) to Lead the Cameroon HIV Response and Develop Systems Required to Achieve and Sustain HIV Epidemic Control under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | PKG00227326 | Aug 26, 2016 | Oct 25, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
288029 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
288029 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
288029 SF424A-1.0.pdf
288029 HHS_CheckList_2_1-2.1.pdf
288029 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
288029 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
288029 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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