Strengthening the Capacity of the Republican AIDS Center to Implement HIV Program in the Republic of Tajikistan under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

The summary for the Strengthening the Capacity of the Republican AIDS Center to Implement HIV Program in the Republic of Tajikistan under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 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.

Strengthening the Capacity of the Republican AIDS Center to Implement HIV Program in the Republic of Tajikistan under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): The purpose of this FOA in Tajikistan is to: • Increase coverage of quality comprehensive HIV prevention programs and improve access to the medical services for key populations (KPs), including people who inject drugs (PWID) and sex workers (SWs); • Integrate HIV testing, care and treatment into primary healthcare, TB, STIs, and narcology services to improve availability of these services for people living with HIV (PLWH), including KPs; • Support ongoing efforts to better understand trends in the HIV epidemic in KPs, including PWID, SWs, and men who have sex with men (MSM) and to collect information about estimated number of KPs to provide evidence for improved decision making.

Federal Grant Title:	Strengthening the Capacity of the Republican AIDS Center to Implement HIV Program in the Republic of Tajikistan under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-GH15-1514
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.067
CFDA Descriptions:	Global AIDS
Current Application Deadline:	Nov 8, 2014
Original Application Deadline:	Nov 8, 2014
Posted Date:	September 11th, 2014
Creation Date:	Sep 11, 2014
Archive Date:	Dec 8, 2014
Total Program Funding:	$0
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$400,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
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: The Republican AIDS Center is the only department within the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tajikistan that has the mandate to implement and/or coordinate HIV/AIDS activities as outlined below.

The Republican AIDS Center (RAC) will work in collaboration with the HHS/CDC-CAR office to improve the breadth, scale, and quality of HIV and co-infection services available throughout the country. In addition to program implementation, RAC will engage in building the capacity development of organization responsible for HIV and co-infection services in the country. The RAC will strengthen capacity and expand activities in the areas of: (1) HIV and co-infection prevention; (2) HIV and co-infection care, support, and treatment; and (3) capacity and infrastructure development. Awards will focus on one or more of the following activities: key populations (KP) and vulnerable population interventions for HIV/AIDS and other co-infections, including outreach services, needle syringe exchange program, counseling and testing and referral linkages; infection prevention and control practices of healthcare facilities; basic care and support for HIV/AIDS and co-infections; treatment services for HIV/AIDS and co-infections; strengthening strategic information, including data collection and analysis, surveillance, health information management system, and monitoring and evaluation; and capacity building and development of HIV/AIDS and other co-infections staff.

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is designed to begin on April 1, 2015 and replace FOA PS10-1016505 which ends March 31, 2015. The similar request was made for the Republican AIDS Center on January 20, 2010 while applying for FOA PS10-1016505. The request was approved.
Grant Announcement Contact: CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section Phone 770-488-2700
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