Strengthening strategic information, program implementation and capacity building in order to reduce morbidity and mortality in the Republic of South Africa under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH13-1340 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: Apr 19, 2013Award Ceiling: $10,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Feb 26, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this FOA is to provide support to MRC in contributing to the NDOH’s four Health Pillars which include the following: • Increasing life expectancy • Decreasing maternal and child mortality • Combating HIV and AIDS and decreasing the burden of disease from tuberculosis, and • Strengthening health system effectiveness. Government Act No. 58 (1991) established the continued existence of the MRC, stating that “the objects of the MRC are, through research, development and technology transfer, to promote the improvement of the health and the quality of life of the population of the Republic and to perform such other functions as may be assigned to the MRC by or under this Act.” The NDoH has identified the MRC as the organization to provide substantive research toward combatting the epidemics affecting the country’s health.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding