Opportunity ID: 267912

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH15-1601
Funding Opportunity Title: Building Sustainable Capacity of the Ministry of Home Affairs to Address HIV and TB Prevention, Care and Treatment in Zambian Prisons and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Gender-Based Violence in the Republic of Zambia under the President¿s Emerge
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 0
Assistance Listings: 93.067 — Global AIDS
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Oct 03, 2014
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Dec 01, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 01, 2014
Archive Date: Dec 31, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding: $0
Award Ceiling: $2,500,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This Funding Opportunity Announcement is single sourced to the Ministry of Home Affairs as the only Ministry whose department (The Zambia Prison Services) has the mandate to effectively and efficiently provide and maintain human custodial and correctional services. Through another department – the Zambia Police Service, the Ministry of Home Affairs also has a mandate to assist law enforcement officials identify offenders and assist in promoting successful prosecutions in court. A forensics lab at the under the auspices of this Ministry has been established to assist the law enforcement agencies as they conduct forensics investigations.

The substantially under-developed prison health system continues to put the health of prisoners and prison staff at risk. Through this mechanism, the Ministry of Home Affairs
will provide HIV/AIDS health services, free from all forms of discrimination, for all Zambian prisoners, Zambia Prison Service and the Zambia Police Service. The Ministry of Home Affairs is the only institution that has the systems and mechanisms to reach all prisons to efficiently deliver interventions for prisoners and correctional staff.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Description: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) in Zambia is to implement strategies within Zambian prisons, for prisoners, prisons staff and police staff to increase HIV and TB case detection, and improve the delivery of quality comprehensive HIV and TB care offered to prisoners and prison and police staff and laboratory diagnosis and care offered to victims of sexual GBV and CSA. The purpose and objectives of each program area are listed below.

The objectives are:
• To reduce the number of new HIV infections among prison inmates and staff by 90% by 2020
• To increase coverage of PEP and psychosocial services for sexual GBV and CSA victims from 49% to 95 % by 2020
• To increase the number of legal cases of sexual GBV and CSA supported by forensic evidence to facilitate timely prosecution, from less than 5% to at least 95%
• To reduce number of new TB infections among prison inmates and staff by 90% at 2020

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

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 267912 Full Announcement-1 -> GH15-1601 Zambia SEJ FINAL Abstract.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-NR CGH-DGHA-NR PKG00208129 Oct 03, 2014 Dec 01, 2014 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

267912 SF424-2.0.pdf

267912 SF424A-1.0.pdf

267912 HHS_CheckList-1.1.pdf

267912 Project-1.1.pdf

267912 Budget-1.1.pdf

Optional forms

267912 Other-1.1.pdf

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