Building Capacity for a Sustainable, Country-led Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Guyana: A Technical Assistance Support Model to the Guyana Ministry of Health (MOH) under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH15-1525 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.067Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Jan 23, 2015Award Ceiling: $3,450,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Dec 01, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: Approach: Activities Outcomes Short Term Outcomes (1-2 Years) Intermediate Outcomes (3-4 Years) Long Term Outcomes (5+ Years) Conduct operational assessment of current key populations (KP) HIV programs Detail the level of adherence/compliance of MOH program managers and senior staff to key population program implementation requirements Identify operational gaps in key populations’ program delivery (stock-outs of materials, difficulty recruiting and retaining providers, inability to reach targeting populations using recommended strategy, etc.) Develop new and revised key populations’ programming addressing operational and uptake challenges identified by administrators and end-users Inform provider training agenda based on self-reported needs of HIV-infected key populations Conduct end-user assessment of current key populations HIV programs Identify barriers to access and uptake of clinical services by HIV-infected members of key populations Desc...
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