Support for the National Government Monitoring and Evaluation System, Surveillance and Laboratory Infrastructure in the Republic of Zambia under the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Support for the National Government Monitoring and Evaluation System, Surveillance and Laboratory Infrastructure in the Republic of Zambia 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-PS10-10105
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 29, 2009
	Creation Date:	Dec 29, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 01, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 01, 2010
	Archive Date:	Mar 31, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$6,100,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	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 TDRC, situated within the premises of the Ndola Central Hospital, has a mandate to conduct research, training and provide service for diseases of public health importance. The institution has been actively involved in antenatal clinic sentinel surveillance (ANC SS) for HIV and syphilis since the early 1990's, taking a lead role as a reference laboratory for the northern half of the country. TDRC is part of Zambia's reference laboratory system, functioning as both a regional laboratory and supporting important disease surveillance, such as the sentinel surveillance of HIV and the Demographic Health Survey.
Grant Description: The purpose of this announcement is to enhance Zambia's ability to respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis, opportunistic infections, and neglected tropical diseases. More specifically, this announcement seeks to strengthen the capacity of the Tropical Diseases Research Center (TDRC) to collect and use surveillance data and manage national HIV/AIDS programs by expanding HIV/STI/TB surveillance programs and strengthening laboratory support for surveillance, diagnosis, treatment, disease monitoring and HIV screening for blood safety. Additionally this announcement aims to support a program in the utilization of essential information from sentinel surveillance, national health surveys, clinical information systems, and targeted evaluations to improve quality of care.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: PGO TIMS grants Phone 770-488-2700

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