Community REACH Announces Release of New Request for Applications

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Announcement for Community REACH

Request for Applications (RFA) #03-C-1

Reducing Stigma and Discrimination through Innovative and Proven Effective

Approaches 15 January 2003

Pact's Community REACH team is pleased to announce the release of Request

for Applications (RFA) #03-C-1. Under this RFA, Pact anticipates awarding on

a competitive basis between five to seven sub-grants focusing on Reducing

Stigma and Discrimination through Innovative and Proven Effective Approaches

for a total of $750,000.

The purpose of the RFA is to disseminate information about Pact's Community

REACH Project for the management of HIV/AIDS sub-grants to prospective PVO

and NGO grant recipients in order to provide them with a fair opportunity to

submit applications for funding. The RFA describes the project objectives,

explains the technical area of focus, details the process and criteria for

evaluating applications and provides information on funding, cost-share

requirements, application format and other relevant information. To be

eligible, applicants must meet the following requirements: 1) Proposed

activities must be implemented in one or more of the 20 participating

USAID-designated Rapid Scale-up or Intensive Focus countries. 2)

Organizations must have either a current presence in the country for which

they are applying to conduct a project or partner with a local NGO

in-country.

To download the RFA, please refer to the Community REACH website at:

www.pactworld.org/reach <http://www.pactworld.org/reach> . If you encounter

troubles downloading the RFA, please contact the Community REACH team and a

copy of the RFA will be sent to you.

It is anticipated Executive Summary Applications will be accepted until 7

February 2003. For additional information, contact the Community REACH team

at reachgrants@... <mailto:reachgrants@...> . Information

will also be available at Pact and, its partner, the Futures Group

International field offices.

Community REACH is a five-year, USAID funded program designed to facilitate

the efficient flow of grant funds to organizations playing valuable roles in

the fight against HIV/AIDS, including PVOs, regional and local NGOs,

universities and faith-based organizations. Funded activities will be

consistent with USAID's goal of " increased use of improved, effective and

sustainable responses to reduce HIV transmission and to mitigate the impact

of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. "

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