amendment 09 - dhapp-baa-13-002 (pepfar funded).pdf

AMENDMENT 0009

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)

Number DHAPP-BAA-13-002

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

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

Funded Countries”

The purpose of this Amendment 0009 is to incorporate the following:

NHRC/DHAPP is accepting “Concept Papers” for Burundi as described below through 21 October 2013 for first round consideration.

Eligible Applicants are requested to submit Concept Papers following the guidelines and format provided in the DHAPP BAA-13-002, Section IV.

Burundi:

MTCT: $300,000

MTCT-Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission ($300,000) – for an implementing partner to:

1) Support the continued implementation of PMTCT activities in alignment with the Burundi national strategic plan document.

2) Build the capacity of BDF facility healthcare workers to provide quality clinical and community promotion of PMTCT services within the military base and surrounding local area.

3) Provide ongoing supportive supervision and mentoring to enhance provision of quality services including conducting periodic PMTCT program and data quality assessment including monitoring and evaluation.

Amendment #0009, DHAPP BAA-13-002 (FY13 – FY14 DHAPP: Military Specific HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program for PEPFAR Funded Countries)

4) Support the BDF to intensify testing and counseling among adults, including promotion of couple testing and counseling and increased male involvement in PMTCT services.

5) Integrate antenatal, safe delivery and postnatal care, child health/infant feeding including referral for early infant diagnosis, family planning (FP), and PMTCT services as outlined by the national strategic plan.

6) Strengthen referral networks and collaboration between BDF health facilities and current prevention partner.

7) Train health care workers in PMTCT and other core areas of maternal and child health, reproductive health and family planning.

8) Clean and straighten up (bleach, paint, updated filing system) new four-room PMTCT/HTC/ART space at the BDF Central Military Hospital.