amendment 05- dhapp-baa-13-001 (non-pepfar funded).pdf

AMENDMENT 0005

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)

Number DHAPP-BAA-13-001

“FY13 – FY14 Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program:

Military Specific HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program for non-PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief)

Funded Countries”

The purpose of this Amendment 0005 is to incorporate the following:

1. NHRC/DHAPP is accepting “Concept Papers” for Peru as described below through 09 April 2014 for first round consideration.

Eligible Applicants are requested to submit Concept Papers following the guidelines and format provided in the DHAPP BAA-13-001, Section IV.

Full proposal shall be submitted through GRANTS.GOV. DO NOT SUBMIT FULL

PROPOSAL VIA EMAIL.

Peru :

HVOP - $100,000

HVCT - $ 50,000

TOTAL: $150,000

Proposals are requested to work with the Peruvian Armed Forces in the strategic and operational planning and implementation of HIV prevention activities with military members and their families. The overall goal is to focus on the drivers of the epidemic specific to the military and address knowledge, attitudes and practices related to HIV prevention. Activities for HIV prevention and risk reduction should target recruits, enlisted, officer groups and their dependents as well as the specific demands associated with their military service and outreach interventions.

Amendment #0005, DHAPP BAA-13-001 (FY13 – FY14 DHAPP: Military Specific HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program for non-PEPFAR Funded Countries)

The TBD partner will provide training and technical assistance using evidence-based and culturally appropriate biomedical and behavioral interventions. The main purpose of each intervention must be the reduction in risk of exposure or infection with HIV to the military population and/or individual military personnel.

Biomedical interventions include: Male condom provision, appropriate and accessible

HIV testing and counseling services, linkages and referrals to care.

Behavioral interventions include: HIV and STI risk reduction counseling, behavior change communication to promote partner reduction as well as correct and consistent condom usage, uptake of HIV/STI testing and counseling, HIV education, interpersonal communication including peer education, reducing gender-based discrimination and violence, and addressing the influence of mental health factors on risk behaviors and reducing stigma around HIV.

The TBD partner will incorporate a capacity building model of measurable increased military ownership and program sustainability over time, demonstrate program monitoring and evaluation (M&E) throughout implementation, and clearly align activities according to the Peruvian HIV/AIDS Multi-sector Strategic Plan. The TBD partner will be responsible for providing training in: peer counseling, education, HIV/STI testing and counseling, strategic planning, surveillance and program monitoring, and quality assurance.

The TBD partner will work with the PAF through COPRECOS-Peru and national health authorities to define the intervention and their implementation, in accordance with national guidelines to facilitate improvement in monitoring, collection and reporting of program data for continuous improvement and provision of healthcare services for military personnel.