This department is offering this grant to provide technical assistance to Mali’s INRSP to enhance their laboratory activities, revise the STI-HIV algorithm, and prepare for laboratory accreditation. The grant also supports conducting a feasibility study for ANC surveillance, developing human resources capacity through trainings and sponsorships, and promoting public health research for HIV-STI prevention and care efforts under PEPFAR. Deadline for application is Dec 01, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 267954
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-GH15-1606 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Strengthen the Capacity of the Republic of Mali¿s National Institute for Public Health Research (INRSP) to Implement Laboratory-Based Activities and Research in Support of STI/HIV Prevention and Care Services under the President¿s Emergency Plan for AIDS |
| 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: | 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: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The National Institute for Public Health Research (INRSP) is the only national institute within the Government of Mali that has been established for the purpose of conducting clinical and biological public health research. Since its creation in 1981, the INRSP has had a long history as a national laboratory with well-established relations with local, regional, and international laboratories. The INRSP has the unique ability, responsibility, and experience to work with decentralized health centers throughout Mali; to further develop the capacity of these centers by sustaining them with training and supervision on a regional and national scale. Additionally, since 1996 the INRSP has had a long history of collaboration with various divisions at the CDC, such as the STD Division, the Meningitis Division, the Neglected Tropical Diseases Division, Malaria Division, in addition to the Division of DGHA under PEPFAR. The INRSP is also a current partner of the Government of Mali National HIV-AIDS Control Program (CSLS/MS) in implementing laboratory based STI-HIV-AIDS surveillance activities. Due to these factors, the INRSP is uniquely qualified to receive this award. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Description: | The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to provide technical assistance (TA) to the Government of Mali’s National Institute of Public Health Research (INRSP) in their effort to implement laboratory-based activities including quality control of laboratory services; revision of the National STI-HIV algorithm for the country; prepare for the process of laboratory accreditation in Mali; conduct, in collaboration with appropriate MOH partners, a feasibility study of utilizing PMTCT routine data for ANC surveillance; develop human resources capacity via appropriate trainings and sponsorship to international scientific conferences, symposiums, etc.; and public health research in support of national HIV-STI prevention and care efforts under PEPFAR. |
| 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 267954 Full Announcement-1 -> CDC-RFA-GH15-1606 MALI ABSTRACT 10 07 14 FINAL.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 | PKG00208188 | Oct 03, 2014 | Dec 01, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
267954 SF424-2.0.pdf
267954 SF424A-1.0.pdf
267954 HHS_CheckList-1.1.pdf
267954 Project-1.1.pdf
267954 Budget-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
267954 Other-1.1.pdf
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