OpportunityTitle: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Program in Swaziland
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Qualified applicants may be U.S. or non-U.S. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private voluntary organizations (PVOs), for-profit companies willing to forego profit, and Public International Organizations. Faith-based and community organizations that fit the criteria above are also eligible to apply.  In support of the Agency&#146;s interest in fostering a larger assistance base and expanding the number and sustainability of development partners, USAID encourages applications from potential new partners.
Description: The United States Government, as represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Southern Africa, is seeking applications from organizations interested to implement a five-year Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV program in the Kingdom of Swaziland as fully described in this Request for Applications (RFA). The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to implement activities involving effective and tested approaches to providing comprehensive and integrated HIV/AIDS care and treatment, and including activities being provided under the current PEPFAR prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program which will contribute to the Government of Swaziland&#146;s (GKOS) goals of women, children and prevention being national priority for addressing the HIV epidemic in Swaziland. Please see RFA No. 674-10-00040 for full description of the program.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: AgedewH@bw.cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: Hossana Agedew &lt;br/&gt;Regional A&amp;A Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 00-267-367413
CloseDateExplanation: Applications should be received by July 20, 2010; 1600hrs[Pretoria Time].  Any questions concerning this RFA must be submitted in writing via email to Leona Sasinkova at lsasinkova@usaid.gov and Hossana Agedew at AgedewH@bw.cdc.gov on or before June 30, 2010.  If it is determined that the answers to any question(s) is of sufficient importance to warrant notification to all prospective recipients, a Questions and Answers document, and/or if needed, an amendment to the RFA, will be issued.