OpportunityTitle: Improving Access to Laboratory Testing for HIV/AIDS Patient Monitoring in the Republic of Zimbabwe under the President&#146;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are:  &#239;&#191;&#189; Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)  &#239;&#191;&#189; Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)  &#239;&#191;&#189; For-profit organizations (other than small business)  &#239;&#191;&#189; Small, minority, and women-owned businesses  &#239;&#191;&#189; Universities  &#239;&#191;&#189; Colleges  &#239;&#191;&#189; Research institutions  &#239;&#191;&#189; Hospitals  &#239;&#191;&#189; Community-based organizations  &#239;&#191;&#189; Faith-based organizations  &#239;&#191;&#189; Federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments  &#239;&#191;&#189; 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)  &#239;&#191;&#189; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entity  &#239;&#191;&#189; 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 &#239;&#191;&#189;Other Attachment Forms&#239;&#191;&#189; when submitting via www.grants.gov.
Description: The purpose of this program is to support the HIV/AIDS national strategy and plan through the strengthening of laboratory services for implementation of the National Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) guidelines, in line with WHO ART recommendations, and improving the quality of care provided to HIV/AIDS patients. This is achieved through:&#239;&#191;&#189; Increasing access to CD4 testing for HIV positive patients to support the roll out of the ART program according to the new WHO guidelines.&#239;&#191;&#189; Increasing access to lab monitoring of patients on ART for early identification of treatment failure.&#239;&#191;&#189; Providing access to other laboratory tests essential to monitoring the health of people living with HIV/AIDS and the side effects of ART.&#239;&#191;&#189; Facilitating access to opportunistic infection diagnosis through establishment of a referral network from district hospitals and rural clinics to provincial labs with more advanced testing capacity.
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 770-488-2602