OpportunityTitle: Enhancing Comprehensive Community-Based and Sustainable HIV/AIDS Key Population (KP) Prevention Services and Treatment Support for KP Living with HIV in the Republic of Zambia under PEPFAR
Description: The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $900,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds. This NOFO will support Zambia to achieve and sustain gains made in HIV epidemic control by supporting KP to access health services. KP, as defined by UNAIDS, includes 5 main groups- gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers, transgender people, people who inject drugs (PWID), and prisoners and other incarcerated people. These groups are particularly vulnerable to HIV and frequently lack adequate access to services. The NOFO aims to improve HIV-related outcomes for KP by engaging KP-led and competent organizations to provide critical HIV prevention interventions. The successful recipient will provide direct service delivery for comprehensive, quality, and integrated, person-centered HIV prevention services starting in Lusaka Province. The broad areas of support include, but are not limited to: HIV prevention services for KP including: Case finding with effective Linkage of positive KP to facility and community-based treatment services, ensuring they are retained in care and supported to achieve sustained viral load suppression (VLS) Linkage of HIV negative KP to biomedical HIV prevention services such as: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Cervical cancer prevention and treatment Condom programming Gender-based violence prevention and response (GBV) Harm reduction services for PWID.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: pepfarfoas@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: Emily Dale&lt;br/&gt;pepfarfoas@cdc.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.