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.
Due Dates
- Next due date: February 24, 2025
Funding Amount
- Approximate total funding of $4,000,000 for Year 1, subject to availability of funds.
- Funding is provided as a cooperative agreement.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include a broad range of organizations and entities such as:
- State, county, city, and special district governments.
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
- Native American tribal governments and organizations.
- Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education).
- Private institutions of higher education.
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses.
- Small businesses.
- Unrestricted applicants.
Application Process
Applicants should prepare a proposal that:
- Aligns with the goals of the National AIDS Control Program Phase V.
- Demonstrates innovative, evidence-based, and person-centered approaches.
- Includes plans for collaboration with government bodies, communities, and private sector partners.
- Addresses gaps in testing, treatment, and equity.
- Details technical assistance activities to improve data use and program impact.
For detailed application instructions and resources, applicants are encouraged to visit the Grants.gov website and CDC resources.
Additional Information
- The grant focuses on priority geographic areas in India, with Andhra Pradesh specifically mentioned.
- Emphasis on sustaining epidemic control and accelerating progress toward ending HIV as a public health threat.
- Technical assistance may include closing gaps in testing and treatment, reinforcing collaborations, and expanding response capacity to emerging threats.
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