Building and Improving Integrated Laboratory Capacity and Quality Services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
ID: 350477Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Centers for Disease Control - CGH (HHS-CDC-CGH)

Award Range

$0 - $0

Eligible Applicants

Unrestricted

Funding Category

Health

Funding Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/350477
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
  2. 2
    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted Dec 5, 2023 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Feb 20, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Centers for Disease Control - CGH is offering a federal grant opportunity titled "Building and Improving Integrated Laboratory Capacity and Quality Services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)". This grant aims to access quality assured diagnostics and laboratory services critical for the effective diagnosis, treatment, and management of HIV and other HIV-related diseases, including TB. The grant focuses on building laboratory capacity and improving the provision of HIV testing activities in all PEPFAR-supported health zones in DRC. Activities include implementing the rapid test continuous quality improvement (RT-CQI) program, scaling up HIV VL and Infant Virologic Testing/Early Infant Diagnosis (IVT/EID) testing, and strengthening HIV/AIDS diagnostics capacity and quality management system (QMS). Applicants should have knowledge of PEPFAR regulations and the ability to work in the DRC context. The close date for electronically submitted applications is February 20, 2024, at 11:59 pm ET. For more information, contact Emily Dale at pepfarfoas@cdc.gov.

Point(s) of Contact
pepfarfoas@cdc.gov
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