Ending HIV as a public health threat by sustaining and accelerating a comprehensive HIV and TB response in India under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
This $4M grant supports India's HIV/TB program by improving prevention, case-finding, treatment, and data use to accelerate epidemic control and address public health threats.
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Funder: Centers for Disease Control-GHC
Due Dates: February 24, 2025 (next due date)
Funding Amounts: Approx. $4,000,000 for Year 1; cooperative agreement funding
Summary: Supports India's HIV and TB epidemic control by enhancing prevention, case-finding, treatment retention, viral load suppression, and data-driven program improvements.
Key Information: Focus on priority geographies in India, including Andhra Pradesh; aligns with National AIDS Control Program Phase V; requires collaboration with government, communities, and private sector.
Description
This funding opportunity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Global Health Center (CDC-GHC) aims to sustain and accelerate the control of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics in India under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The grant supports the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) to implement innovative, evidence-based, and person-centered strategies across the HIV and TB prevention-to-treatment cascade.
Key focus areas include:
- HIV and TB prevention efforts.
- Enhanced case-finding for HIV and TB, including improved tools for TB identification.
- Strengthening linkage to care and treatment retention.
- Achieving viral load suppression (VLS) among people living with HIV.
- Closing testing, treatment, and equity gaps.
- Reinforcing collaborations to complement NACP efforts.
- Improving data use for program impact.
- Expanding capacity to respond to emerging public health threats.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate an innovative plan to collaborate with district, state, and national teams, communities, private sector organizations, and other stakeholders to address program gaps and strengthen the HIV/TB response in priority geographies such as Andhra Pradesh.
