OpportunityTitle: Providing Technical Assistance for the Development and Implementation of Government of Botswana Driven Multi-Component National HIV Prevention Campaigns under the President&#146;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are:     &#149; 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; 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; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entity  &#149; 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 &#147;Other Attachment Forms&#148; when submitting via www.grants.gov.
Description: The purpose of this program is to provide technical assistance to the Government of Botswana (GOB) to develop and implement strategic and multi-faceted HIV prevention communication campaigns. The campaigns will include the strategic use of advocacy, media, interpersonal and dialogue-based communication, and social mobilization to systematically accelerate change in the underlying drivers of HIV risk and vulnerability, as defined by the National Strategic Framework II (NSFII). The awardee will create at least one campaign focusing on a biomedical intervention and one on behavioral drivers. These campaigns may include an HIV testing and counseling initiative focused on knowing one&#146;s HIV status and the status of one&#146;s sexual partner(s), reducing alcohol abuse and raising awareness of gender-based violence. The awardee will also provide guidance on the improvement and evaluation of the on-going multiple concurrent partnerships (MCP) campaign. The applicant will be expected to work collaboratively with GOB to identify appropriate themes, conduct assessments, modify the campaign as needed and measure key behavioral outcomes pre- and post-campaigns. The result of the campaigns will contribute to a significant measurable: (a) increase in HIV knowledge and individual risk perception around campaign themes; (b) reduction of harmful societal norms; and (c) reduction of high-risk sexual behaviors.
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