Scaling up Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision through improvements in the availability, integration and quality of HIV prevention, care and treatment services in Zimbabwe under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Description
Grant Amount: Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding: $12,000,000; Approximate Total Project Period Funding: $69,928,000.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide opportunities to implement evidence-based biomedical prevention interventions in Zimbabwe within the concept of “combination HIV prevention strategies”, including VMMC. In the first year the applicant will focus on adult male VMMC service delivery scale-up in districts and Provinces identified by the MOHCW VMMC TWG.
The goal and objectives of the program in Zimbabwe is to contribute to an 80% coverage in VMMC in the 15-49 adult males through improvements in the availability, integration and quality of HIV prevention, care and treatment services in Zimbabwe: Within six months of award, establish 10 operational facility based VMMC sites in five target provinces; Within Year One, establish 25 mobile or satellite VMMC sites; Within six months of award, create and train community outreach teams sufficient to create demand to meet the targets for VMMC among adult men 15-49; By the end of the project period, complete VMMC on 412,000 uncircumcised males 15-49 years of age; Ensure a comprehensive HIV prevention package consisting of HIV prevention education, risk reduction counseling, HTC, PwP in all VMMC sites; By 2018, introduce and scale-up other effective biomedical HIV prevention interventions (e.g., neonatal circumcision, more efficacious chemoprophylaxis regimens, etc.) to 30% of the affected Zimbabwean population as they become available.
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
American Samoa District of Columbia Federated States of Micronesia Guam International Marshall Islands National Northern Mariana Islands Palau Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands
Eligible Organizations
City Agencies Colleges/Universities Commercial Organizations Community Based Organizations County Agencies Hospitals International Agencies IRS 501 (c)(3) Organizations Minority Owned Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Religious Organizations Research Institutions State Agencies Tribal Organizations Woman Owned Organizations
Award Date
3/31/2013
Number of Awards Given
1 award
Award Amount Notes
Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding: $12,000,000. Approximate Total Project Period Funding: $69,928,000 (This amount is an estimate, and is subject to availability of funds and includes direct costs for international organizations or direct and indirect costs for domestic grantees for all years.)
Application Due Date
2/28/2013
Application Contact
Grants.gov Support Center , Phone: (800) 518-4726
Technical Contact
Paula Morgan Project Officer DHHS/CDC2nd Floor, Nestle House 38 Samora Machel Avenue Harare,
Subjects
HIV/AIDS Prevention International Cooperation Medical Treatments and Therapies
Audiences
Developing Nations Men
Application Process
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