Improving Availability of Safe Blood Transfusion Services in the Republic of Mali under the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Improving Availability of Safe Blood Transfusion Services in the Republic of Mali under the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
	CFDA Number:	93.067
	CFDA Description:	Global AIDS
	Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-PS10-1091
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jan 13, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jan 13, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 15, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 15, 2010
	Archive Date:	Apr 14, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The CNTS is mandated by the government to coordinate national blood transfusion service and blood collection sites in each of Mali's eight geographic regions. There is no other blood collection or storage system outside of the CNTS, so improvement in the safety and availability of blood and blood products in Mali is fully dependent upon improvements to the CNTS.
Grant Description: The purpose of this announcement is to provide assistance to the National Blood Transfusion Center of Mali to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply in the Republic of Mali. Specifically, it is intended to strengthen CNTS capacity at the central and district levels to collect, process, and deliver quality safe blood and monitor quality and safety on an ongoing basis. The CNTS will work in collaboration with the PEPFAR Mali team and the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Mali to achieve program outcomes. All activities implemented under this program will follow national policies and guidelines for the delivery of blood safety interventions. The CNTS will work in collaboration with MOH and the PEPFAR Mali team to improve the breadth, scale, and quality of the blood safety program by: collecting blood at fixed donation sites; ensuring the storage and transport of blood and blood products under appropriate cold chain conditions; assuring quality laboratory screening of donated blood Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTI), including HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and syphilis; distributing blood and blood products to health facilities; and implementing a comprehensive quality system. In addition to program implementation, CNTS should develop methods to build its technical capacity (human resource, financial, administrative, and technical as necessary). A priority activity for this agreement should be implementation of a sustainability plan. The plan should outline the specific financial and technical responsibilities and contributions of each stakeholder, with a clear timeline for transition to increased autonomy of national blood safety services.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
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