Request for Applications: Accelerating HIV and TB Response in India under PEPFAR

They seek to support the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) to sustain and accelerate HIV epidemic control in priority geographies (e.g. Andhra Pradesh and others as applicable) across the prevention to treatment cascade including viral load suppression (VLS). In alignment with the NACP Phase V, you will build on innovative, evidence-based, person-centered strategies to improve:

• HIV and TB prevention.
• HIV and TB case-finding.
• Improved tools for TB case identification.
• Linkage to care continuum.
• Treatment retention and viral load suppression.

Purpose

• The purpose of this NOFO is to provide impactful and evidence-based technical support to GOI in ending HIV as a public health threat by:
  • Accelerating the HIV/TB response within priority and emerging geographies with focus on priority populations.
  • Building sustainable and comprehensive, stigma-free HIV/TB services that leverage efficiencies across health systems.

Priority Areas

• Strategic priorities include:
  • Develop and implement comprehensive, stigma-free HIV/TB prevention services.
  • Implement innovative case-finding activities to ensure early diagnosis and linkage to appropriate comprehensive, stigma-free HIV/TB services for all priority populations.
  • Enhance adherence to, retention in, and reengagement with comprehensive, stigma-free HIV/TB care and treatment services through integration of person-centered approaches for HIV and associated comorbidities.
  • Expand collaborations and community partnerships at the national and sub-national levels to promote equitable access to HIV/TB services and enhance capacity to manage the HIV epidemic, sustain gains, and respond to emerging public health threats.

Funding Information

• Expected total NOFO funding for Year 1: $4,000,000
• They plan to award projects for five 12-month budget periods for a five-year period of performance.

Eligible Activities

• Technical assistance activities may include, but are not limited to:
  • Closing testing, treatment, and equity gaps.
  • Reinforcing collaborations to complement NACP.
  • Improving data use for impact.
  • Expanding ability to respond to emerging public health threats.

Expected Outcomes

• Some expected outcomes of this NOFO will include:
  • Increasing proportion of people living with HIV who know their HIV and TB status.
  • Increasing access to and use of comprehensive, stigma-free HIV/TB services.
  • Increasing national rates of VLS.

Eligibility Criteria

• Any and all types of organizations are eligible and encouraged to apply, including but not limited to those listed below:
  • State governments.
  • County governments.
  • City or township governments.
  • Special district governments.
  • Independent school districts.
  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
  • Native American tribal governments (federally recognized).
  • Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities.
  • Native American tribal organizations, other than federally recognized tribal governments.
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education.
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education.
  • Private institutions of higher education.
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses.
  • Small businesses.
  • Foreign or non-U.S. based entities.

Evaluation Criteria

• They will expect you to conduct a mid-term and/or end-term evaluation:
  • Facilitators/Barriers to implementation of innovative approaches for prevention, case-finding, care and treatment: process evaluation.
  • Effects of innovative, integrated service delivery models on reaching priority populations for HTS: outcome evaluation.

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