HIV Treatment for Research Subjects or by Researchers in Kenya

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HIV Treatment for Research Subjects or by Researchers in Kenya: PA04264 Summary FedBizOpps/Sec Forecast CDC's Procurement and Grants Office has published a program announcement entitled, HIV Treatment for Research Subjects or by Researchers in Kenya. The purpose of the program is to provide support for organizations conducting bio-medical research related to HIV in Kenya in order to provide treatment to HIV-infected research subjects. A number of research scientists, working independently or in collaboration with Kenyan institutions such as the University of Nairobi or the Kenya Medical Research Institute have, or will, identify research participants with HIV as part of their research work. Many of these scientists have technical capacity related to the treatment of HIV. Under PEPFAR, CDC Kenya plans to support treatment of HIV-infected individuals by providing funds and additional technical assistance as needed to allow the research groups to implement or expand HIV treatment programs. Applications may be submitted by U.S.-based or Kenya-based universities or other research organizations that meet the following criteria: 1. Have or will identify HIV-infected individuals through ongoing research work in Kenya. 2. Have technical expertise related to provision of treatment for individuals with HIV as evidenced by relevant training and/or experience. 3. Are able to provide treatment to HIV-infected individuals either through provision of services at the research site or an appropriate nearby site. 4. Propose activities that are consistent with the Kenya Country Operational Plan approved by the PEPFAR coordinator, and contribute to the achievement of PEPFAR targets for Kenya. Applications may be submitted by individual organization research projects or consortia consisting of one or more research projects. The estimated funding date is September 1, 2004.