Support of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Malawi through the National Registration Bureau under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Post Date

September 15th 2014

Application Due Date

November 21st 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-GH15-1554

CFDA Number(s)

93.067

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants that can apply for this FOA are listed below: The National Registration Bureau

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $0

• Award Range:

  $0 - $3000000

Grant Description

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to build upon civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS), which is based on international standards, and being implemented in three Districts located in the Northern, Central and Southern regions of Malawi. The 3 District demonstration project was supported by funding from the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) under a Strategic Information Central Initiative. Under this initiative, the project targeted 3 Districts, and the National level, for the following baseline achievements: (1) National and District rapid assessments, (2) a National strategic plan, (3) trainings and capacity development, and (4) process and tool improvements. Building upon this baseline work, the FOA aims to strengthen the 3 District demonstration and further scale operations to 15 new Districts over a 5-year period. Achieving scale requires sustaining existing activities and introducing new ones aimed at strengthening Malawiуs CRVS organizational and governance infrastructure; improving facility and community based civil registration, vital statistics production using an electronic system; and advancing systems-wide advocacy and key partner collaborations. The expected outcomes of this FOA are: improved sustainability of CRVS operations, increased birth and death registrations, and the timely reporting and use of vital statistics.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  CDC Procurement and Grants Office
  Technical Information Management Section
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  PGO TIM

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov