Improving Public Health Practices and Service Delivery in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia with a Focus on HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Tuberculosis under the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Description
Funding Amount: The total amount of funding for this opportunity is $10,500,000.
The purpose of this FOA is to improve the local capacity related to the generation, dissemination, and utilization of strategic information to support evidence-based decision making in public health practice and service delivery related to HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Tuberculosis (TB)/HIV programs. This program will improve local organizational capacity to generate and disseminate HIV/AIDS, STI, and TB/HIV related Strategic Information (SI) through collaboration with local government health institutions and local universities in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Funding Organization
US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fund Category
HIV/AIDS
Support Types
Cooperative Agreements
Locations
International National
Eligible Organizations
Colleges/Universities Commercial Organizations Community Based Organizations Hospitals IRS 501 (c)(3) Organizations Minority Owned Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Religious Organizations Research Institutions State Agencies Tribal Organizations Woman Owned Organizations
Award Date
9/1/2013
Number of Awards Given
1
Award Amount
$10,500,000
Award Amount Notes
$2,500,000 is the ceiling awarded for the first 12 month budget period and includes direct costs for international organizations or direct and indirect costs for domestic grantees..
Application Due Date
4/8/2013
Application Contact
grants.gov Contact Center , Phone: (800) 518-4726
Technical Contact
Tesfaye Desta Project Officer DHHS CDCc/o US Embassy P.O. Box 1014 Entonto Road Addis Ababa,
Fund Duration
5 years.
Subjects
Developing Nations Disease Prevention Health Care Planning Health Care Policies Health Care Programs/Services Health Care Workers Health Education HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Development Program Evaluation Program Management STD Prevention Surveillance TB Prevention Technical Assistance
Audiences
Government Employees Health Facilities Administrators Health Planners Health Professionals Physicians Social Service Providers
Application Process
Applicants must download the SF424 application package associated with this funding opportunity from www.grants.gov. If access to the Internet is not available or if the applicant encounters difficulty in accessing the forms on-line, contact the HHS/CDC Procurement and Grant Office Technical Information Management Section (PGO TIMS) staff at (770) 488-2700 email:pgotim@cdc.gov Monday-Friday 7:00am – 4:30pm U.S. Eastern Standard Time for further instruction. CDC Telecommunications for the hearing impaired or disabled is available at: TTY 1-888-232-6348.
If the applicant encounters technical difficulties with www.grants.gov, the applicant should contact Grants.gov Customer Service. The Grants.gov Contact Center is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with the exception of all Federal Holidays. The Contact Center provides customer service to the applicant community. The extended hours will provide applicants support around the clock, ensuring the best possible customer service is received any time it’s needed. You can reach the Grants.gov Support Center at 1-800-518-4726 or by email at support@grants.gov. Submissions sent by e-mail, fax, CD’s or thumb drives of applications will not be accepted.
Submit the application electronically by using the forms and instructions posted for this funding opportunity on www.grants.gov (Grants.gov). Note: Application submission is not concluded until successful completion of the validation process.
After submission of the application package, applicants will receive a “submission receipt” e-mail generated by Grants.gov. Grants.gov will then generate a second e-mail message to applicants which will either validate or reject their submitted application package. This validation process may take as long as two (2) business days. Applicants are strongly encouraged check the status of their application to ensure submission of their application package is complete and no submission errors exists.
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