Community Initiative For Development Organization (Cido)

Community Initiative For Development Organization (Cido) is an international non-profit organization and community development corporation registered to receive awards from the U.S. federal government. Cido specializes in providing community-based HIV/AIDS services and supporting facility-based prevention, care, treatment, and retention services in developing countries, with a particular focus on South Sudan. The organization's work aligns closely with U.S. government international development and global health initiatives, particularly in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Cido implements and scales up continuum of care activities related to HIV/AIDS in specific geographic areas, contributing to increased access to vital health services in underserved communities.

As a sub-contractor, Cido has received multiple federal contract sub-awards through the prime contractor Intrahealth International, Inc. These sub-awards primarily involve implementing and scaling up community-based HIV/AIDS activities, as well as supporting facility-based services for prevention, care, treatment, and retention. One specific sub-award focused on interventions to increase access to community-based HIV/AIDS services and optimize HIV case finding, treatment, viral suppression, and retention services in five selected primary health care centers in Juba County, South Sudan. The scope of work includes continuing to implement and scale up the continuum of community-based activities, in addition to directly supporting the provision of facility-based prevention, care, treatment, and retention services. These contracts demonstrate Cido's expertise in delivering comprehensive HIV/AIDS services at both the community and facility levels in challenging environments.

In terms of federal grant awards, Cido has recently been awarded a prime grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. This $500,000 Project Grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, is designated for protection activities in South Sudan and will run until July 31, 2025. The grant supports Cido's efforts to implement and scale up community-based HIV/AIDS services, including prevention, care, treatment, and retention activities, in specific geographic areas of South Sudan. This prime grant award builds upon Cido's previous sub-award work and demonstrates the organization's growing capacity to manage larger, direct federal funding for critical health interventions in the region.