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)

The summary for the 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) 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.

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): 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.

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)
Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-PS10-10105
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.067
CFDA Descriptions:	Global AIDS
Current Application Deadline:	Mar 01, 2010
Original Application Deadline:	Mar 01, 2010
Posted Date:	Dec 29, 2009
Creation Date:	Dec 29, 2009
Archive Date:	Mar 31, 2010
Total Program Funding:	$6,100,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$0
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 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 Announcement Contact: PGO TIMS grants Phone 770-488-2700

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