USAID Espoir 2030 -Haut Katanga

UASID intends to award one fixed amount award cooperative agreement for Haut-Katanga province in three rural health zones. A Request for Information (660-RFI-23-000001) was issued on January 5, 2023 to share draft Program Description and understand the local capacity. USAID Espoir 2030-Haut-Katanga will scale up HIV/AIDS services, including prevention; testing services; pre-exposure prophylaxis for negative partners of people living with HIV, adolescent girls and young women, priority and key populations; enrollment in care and support services for HIV-positive patients; antiretroviral treatment of HIV-positive patients; and continuous engagement of patients on treatment and management of HIV advanced disease. USAID also seeks to finance activities that strengthen the integration of HIV/Tuberculosis services, family planning services, screening and management of co-occurring conditions including other opportunistic infectious and non-communicable diseases; and provide direct, comprehensive services for orphans and young children. USAID will fund local non-governmental organizations as defined in ADS 303.6 and encourages applicants to explore innovative partnership arrangements. The objectives for USAID Espoir 2030 Haut Katanga are: 1. Increase uptake of HIV and other prevention services for priority and key populations; 2. Increase uptake of HIV testing services at both facility and community levels; 3. Increase uptake and continued engagement in high quality of HIV treatment, OVC and laboratory services; 4. Strengthen DRC health data systems for the management and evaluation of the HIV response.