Quality Assurance for HIV Serology in the Republic of Uganda Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

The summary for the Quality Assurance for HIV Serology in the Republic of Uganda Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Quality Assurance for HIV Serology in the Republic of Uganda Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: Secretarys Forecast Summary CDC-RFA-PS06-617 CDCs Procurement and Grants Office has published a new funding opportunity entitled, "Quality Assurance for HIV Serology in the Republic of Uganda under the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief." $250,000 will be available in FY2006 to fund approximately one award to develop a national quality-assurance laboratory for HIV serologic testing to implement a comprehensive quality assurance program to ensure the accuracy of HIV serologic testing performed in Government, private, and non-governmental health facilities. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm. The estimated funding date is August 15, 2006.

Federal Grant Title:	Quality Assurance for HIV Serology in the Republic of Uganda Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-PS06-617
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.067
CFDA Descriptions:	GLOBAL AIDS
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Jul 17, 2006 Applications must be received in the
Posted Date:	Jun 16, 2006
Creation Date:	Jun 16, 2006
Archive Date:	Aug 16, 2006
Total Program Funding:	$250,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$170,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity appear below: . Public, non-profit organizations; . Private, non-profit organizations; . For-profit organizations; . Small, minority, and women-owned businesses; . Universities; . Colleges; . Hospitals; . Community-based organizations; and . Faith-based organizations. This funding opportunity announcement is limited to indigenous organizations located in The Republic of Uganda. An "indigenous organization" is any entity whose headquarters is in Uganda. As such, the majority of the entitys staff (senior, mid-level, support) is comprised of host-country and/or regional nationals. "Indigenous organizations" refers to both governmental and non-governmental (non-governmental, faith-based and community-based) organizations. Institutional capacity-building of indigenous organizations is a key strategy for achieving the prevention, care and treatment goals of the Emergency Plan and to ensure its long-term sustainability. In addition, the applicant should meet the following requirements: 1. Be an established, fully-functional laboratory in The Republic of Uganda with proven capacity to perform HIV serologic testing; 2. Have demonstrated capacity in the conduct of laboratory quality-assurance programs, the development of laboratory standards, and experience in project implementation with strong management and organizational skills; and 3. Have established linkages with existing Governmental and non-governmental HIV/AIDS organizations and programs that are currently providing laboratory services in Uganda.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: PGOTIM
Phone 770-488-2700 [email protected] CDC Procurement and Grants Office
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