Increasing Public Health Workforce Capacity to Implement and Deliver Laboratory Services and Public Health Interventions in the Dominican Republic Under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Post Date

February 25th 2010

Application Due Date

April 26th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-PS10-10141

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 funding opportunity are listed below: • Public nonprofit organizations • Private nonprofit organizations • For profit organizations • Small, minority, women-owned business • Universities • Colleges • Research institutions • Hospitals • Community-based organizations • Faith-based organizations • Federally recognized Indian tribal organizations • Alaska Native tribal governments • Indian tribes • Tribal epidemiology centers • Indian tribal organizations • 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 letter from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required. Attach with “Other Attachment Forms” when submitting via www.grants.gov.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3500000

• Award Range:

  $400000 - $500000

Grant Description

In an effort to ensure maximum cost efficiencies and program effectiveness, HHS/CDC also supports coordination with and among partners and integration of activities that promote Global Health Initiative principles. As such, grantees may be requested to participate in programmatic activities that include the following activities: • Implement a woman- and girl-centered approach; • Increase impact through strategic coordination and integration; • Strengthen and leverage key multilateral organizations, global health partnerships and private sector engagement; • Encourage country ownership and invest in country-led plans; • Build sustainability through investments in health systems; • Improve metrics, monitoring and evaluation; and • Promote research, development and innovation. The purpose of this program is to strengthen the capacity of the public health workforce in the Dominican Republic to: 1. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and use data in the planning and decision-making process of health care events and services; 2. Deliver high quality laboratory services for HIV/AIDS, STI and TB diagnosis; 3. Develop and implement active and passive national, regional and local surveillance activities for HIV/AIDS, STI and TB; 4. Translate existing data and available research into effective practices and sound policies to solve national, regional or local public health issues; and 5. Adapt and tailor science-based interventions to address public health issues.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  PGO TIMS
  grants
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  GENERAL EMAIL

• Agency Email Address:

  PGOTIM@CDC.gov

• More Information:

  Full Announcement Link is located at the top of the page.