OpportunityTitle: Developing Strategies in Central America and Panama Region to Strengthen the Response to the HIV Epidemic  Under the President&#146;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:  &#149; Public nonprofit organizations  &#149; Private nonprofit organizations  &#149; For profit organizations  &#149; Small, minority, women-owned business  &#149; Universities  &#149; Colleges  &#149; Research institutions  &#149; Hospitals  &#149; Community-based organizations  &#149; Faith-based organizations  &#149; Federally recognized Indian tribal organizations  &#149; Alaska Native tribal governments  &#149; Indian tribes  &#149; Tribal Epidemiology centers  &#149; Indian tribal organizations   &#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 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 strengthen the HIV and Tuberculosis surveillance and control, currently the primary cause of morbidity and the second cause of mortality in infected patients with HIV worldwide. An uninfected person has a 10 % likelihood of acquiring tuberculosis during their lifetime while HIV-positive people have a 10% risk per year. In Central America HIV prevalence among TB patients varies from 12% in El Salvador to 20% in Central America and Panama Region.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)
GrantorContactText: PGO TIMS &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700