Strengthening India's integrated HIV/STI tiered laboratory network through continuous quality improvement, surveillance, and laboratory data management under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- CDC-RFA-JG-25-0102
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 93.067 Global AIDS
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Special District Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Small Businesses
- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
- County Governments
- For Profit Organizations
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
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About this opportunity
This Federal Grant Opportunity is a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis to support the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) in India under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The program aims to strengthen India's integrated HIV/STI laboratory network through continuous quality improvement, surveillance, and laboratory data management. Key objectives include optimizing diagnostic networks, expanding viral load testing capacity, improving biosafety standards, achieving ISO accreditations, and enhancing proficiency testing programs. Eligible applicants include a wide range of organization types, with proposals due by February 25, 2025.
The anticipated funding amount for Year 1 is $1,000,000, subject to availability of funds. The program will operate through five 12-month budget periods over a five-year performance period, with 1-2 awards expected to be made by September 30, 2025. Recipients must comply with India's Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and submit documentation of active FCRA registration.
Synopsis
The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $1,000,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds. You will support the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) under the Ministry of Health (MoH) to strengthen the national HIV/STI laboratory systems and services in India. This NOFO aims to maintain gains and strengthen the delivery of high-quality, integrated HIV/STI diagnostic services across the country through the following:Optimizing diagnostic networks to ensure efficiencies and testing accessibility through innovative strategies.Saturating viral load coverage (VLC).Improving biosafety.Achieving and maintaining International Organization for Standardization (ISO) accreditation and national certifications.Expanding proficiency testing (PT) programs to multiple testing parameters.Prioritizing the scaling of patient-centered approaches and point-of-care testing (POCT) to address the following:Barriers to access.Integration of multi-disease tests.Quality improvement, certification, and validation.Incorporating molecular epidemiology to pinpoint transmission networks and emerging needs.Conducting HIV drug resistance testing.Using implementation science to incorporate innovative laboratory models to improve detection, coverage, and access to HIV/STI diagnostic services.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| India CDC-RFA-JG-25-0102 Final NOFO for Publication.pdf |
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