Supporting National Health Management Information Systems in the Republic of Uganda under the Presidentуs Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Post Date

February 24th 2011

Application Due Date

April 25th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-GH11-1160

CFDA Number(s)

93.067

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses
Other

Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are: ╔ Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) ╔ Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) ╔ For-profit organizations (other than small business) ╔ Small, minority, and women-owned businesses ╔ Universities ╔ Colleges ╔ Research institutions ╔ Hospitals ╔ Community-based organizations ╔ Faith-based organizations ╔ Federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments ╔ American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations ╔ Urban Indian health organizations ╔ Tribal epidemiology centers ╔ 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 Marianna 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) ╔ Non-domestic (non-U.S.) 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 legal binding agreement from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required. Attach with рOther Attachment Formsс when submitting via www.grants.gov.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $5500000

• Award Range:

  $400000 - $550000

Grant Description

The purpose of this program is to support PEPFARуs informatics activities in developing and supporting health information systems in the Republic of Uganda. This program is to build the capacity of organizations to operate optimally and to promote health systems strengthening by developing and implementing systems and strategies that are in alignment with the Ministry of Health and can help reduce and/or eliminate the burden of parallel systems. This will be accomplished by providing financial assistance via cooperative agreement(s) to non-governmental organizations to provide (1) database development and (2) technical assistance to implementing partners and the Ministry of Health in Uganda. Services developed and delivered under this program will be provided in the following two main categories: Category A: Database Development п Strengthening National Surveillance programs Category B: Technical Assistance п Strengthening Organizational Capacity to use and manage surveillance data.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  CDC
  Procurement and Grants Office (PGO)
  Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov

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