US Grant for Technical Support for NACO

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Fund Number: 3825

Fund Title: Technical Assistance to the National AIDS Control Organization

(NACO) of India for HIV/AIDS Care and Support, Surveillance, Laboratory Systems,

Human Capacity Development, and Monitoring and Evaluation under the President's

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Fund Category:

HIV/AIDS

Description:

Grant Amounts: Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding: $2,000,000; Approximate

Total Project Period Funding: $ 10,000,000 (This amount is a five year estimate,

and is subject to availability of funds.)

The purpose of this announcement is to expand and strengthen technical

assistance and collaboration at national, state, and district levels to more

effectively design, implement, and monitor HIV/AIDS programs through the

strengthening of government-initiated care and support, surveillance, laboratory

systems, human capacity development, and monitoring and evaluation in India.

Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the following

performance goal(s) for the Emergency Plan:

(1) Strategic Information Management and Planning: (a) Conduct at least 2 follow

up triangulation workshops 6 months apart.

(2) Laboratory Strengthening: (a) Conduct 5 assessments of STATE Reference

Laboratories (SRLs) affiliated with National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) in

Tamil Nadu (TN) or Andhra Pradesh (AP) states; ( Conduct a 3 day quality

systems management Training for NRL managers; © Conduct 25 bench trainings of

lab scientists on opportunistic infections (OIs); (d) Perform proficiency

testing (PT), data entry, and analysis at 50 Integrated Counseling and Testing

Center (ICTCs); (e) Conduct 4 laboratory medical information systems (LMIS)

training for select reference labs.

(3) Human Capacity Development (HCD): (a) Provide accelerated assistance in 2

states e.g. Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Tamil Nadu (TN); ( Develop and have NACO

clear ARTC (ART Center) and CCC (Community Care Center) nurses training in 1

state to include curriculum development support & QA for pre-service training;

© Implement training for 25 ARTC nurses in Andhra Pradesh.

Sponsor(s):

US Department of Health and Human Services

Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Funder's Fund ID: CDC-RFA-PS09-994

Application Due Date: 05/29/2009

Award Date: 09/30/2009

Fund Duration: Five years.

Application Process:

HHS/CDC strongly encourages applicants to submit applications electronically by

utilizing the forms and instructions posted for this announcement on

www.Grants.gov. Only applicants who apply online may forego submitting paper

copies of all application forms. Foreign organizations must include a NATO

Commercial and Governmental Entity (NCAGE) Code to complete their Grants.gov

registration. Instructions for obtaining an NCAGE Code may be found at:

http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/NATO_Commercial_and_Governmental_Entity_12-18-\

06.doc. If technical difficulties are encountered in Grants.gov, customer

service may be reached by email at support@..., or by phone

1-800-518-4726 (1-800-518-GRANTS). The Customer Support Center is open from 7:00

a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Application forms and

instructions are available on the HHS/CDC Web site, at the following Internet

address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grants/app_and_forms.shtm. If access to the

Internet is not available, or if there is difficulty in accessing the

application forms online, contact the HHS/CDC Procurement and Grants Office

Technical Information Management Section (PGOTIM) staff at 770-488-2700, and the

application forms can be mailed.

Number of Awards: 1 award

Award Notes:

Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding: $2,000,000; Approximate Total Project

Period Funding: $ 10,000,000 (This amount is a five year estimate, and is

subject to availability of funds.)

Eligible Locations:

- National

- International

Fund Notes:

For program synopsis and guidance, visit the website:

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Application Contact Name:

Annie Curry

Title: Grants Management Specialist

Application Contact Address:

Procurement & Grants Ofc

CDC/DHHS

2920 wine Rd, MS: K-75

Atlanta, GA 30341

United States

Email: Acurry@...

Phone: 770-488-2823

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Technical Contact Name:

Technical Contact Address:

US Embassy

CDC/GAP

9000 New Delhi Place

Washington, DC 205219000

United States

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Fax: -

Contact Note:

Technical Contact Telephone: 9 011 2419 8000 ext. 8385

Support Types:

- ative Agreements

Subject Areas:

- Health Care Programs/Services

- HIV/AIDS Prevention

- International ation

- Program Development

- Program Evaluation

- Program Management

- Surveillance

- Technical Assistance

Audiences:

- Developing Nations

- Persons with HIV/AIDS

Eligibility:

- City Agencies

- Colleges/Universities

- Commercial Organizations

- Community Based Organizations

- County Agencies

- Health Care Service Organizations

- Hospitals

- International Agencies

- Minority Owned Organizations

- Nonprofit Organizations

- Religious Organizations

- Research Institutions

- State Agencies

- Tribal Organizations

- Woman Owned Organizations

Eligibility Notes:

Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity include: Public

nonprofit organizations; Private nonprofit organizations; For profit

organizations; Small, minority, women-owned business; Universities; Colleges;

Research institutions; Hospitals; Community-based organizations; Faith-based

organizations; Alaska Native Health Corporations, Indian/Alaska tribal

organizations; State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this

includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin

Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern nna Islands, American Samoa,

Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,

and the Republic of Palau); Political subdivisions of States (in consultation

with States); Tribal Epidemiology Centers, Urban Health Organization,

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entity; Political subdivisions of states (in

consultation with States); Tribal Epidemiology Centers; Urban Health

Organization; Non-domestic (non-US) entity; Other (specify).

A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible

to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state

application. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a

letter from the state or local government as documentation of the status is

required.

http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp).