OpportunityTitle: Enhancement of Public, Private and Faith-Based Health Laboratory Capacity to Support HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment in the United Republic of Tanzania under the President&apos;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education),  &#149; Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education),  &#149; For-profit organizations (other than small business),  &#149; Small, minority, and women-owned businesses,  &#149; Universities,  &#149; Colleges,  &#149; Research institutions,  &#149; Hospitals,  &#149; Community-based organizations,  &#149; Faith-based organizations,  &#149; Federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments,  &#149; American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations,  &#149; Alaska Native health corporations,  &#149; Urban Indian health organizations,  &#149; Tribal epidemiology centers,  &#149; 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),  &#149; Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States),  &#149; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entity.    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 &#147;Other Attachment Forms&#148; when submitting via www.grants.gov.
Description: The purpose of this program is to progressively build an indigenous, sustainable response to the national HIV epidemic in Tanzania by supplementing laboratory capacity. The successful applicant will provide technical assistance to the MOHSW, district CHMTs and RHMTs in both Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar, in the following areas: &#149; Training local laboratory directors and managers to provide leadership and guidance on HIV/AIDS laboratory services; &#149; Train local laboratory specialists, scientists, technologists, and technicians to perform essential HIV-screening and confirmatory tests; &#149; Train Health Care Workers (HCWs) in CD4 tests for disease staging, and basic chemistry and hematology tests to monitor therapy; and &#149; Train non-laboratory staff involved in confidential HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT), the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), the treatment of Tuberculosis and HIV (TB/HIV) co-infection and, rapid HIV testing and screening for blood safety programs.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)
GrantorContactText: CDC &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700