Achieving and Sustaining HIV/TB Epidemic Control in the Limpopo Province

Background
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified local organizations to implement a program titled “Achieving and Sustaining HIV/TB Epidemic Control in the Limpopo Province.” The goal of the program is to support long, healthy lives for the population of Limpopo Province by achieving and sustaining HIV/TB epidemic control. USAID aims to reach this goal by achieving strategic objectives such as closing the gaps to HIV epidemic control, sustaining health gains through strengthened, improved, and resilient health systems, and leveraging community, civil society, traditional structures, and private sector partnerships to improve and sustain service delivery and client outcomes. The estimated period of performance is five years, and the total estimated amount to be awarded is approximately US $80 million.

Grant Details
The Activity will consist of three objectives: (1) Close the gaps to HIV epidemic control through tailored approaches; (2) Sustain health gains through strengthened, improved, and resilient health systems; (3) Leverage community, civil society, and private sector partnerships to improve and sustain service delivery and client outcomes. Each objective has detailed intermediate results with expected outcomes. For example, Objective 1 aims to improve pediatric treatment outcomes through tailored approaches by achieving outcomes such as 95% of children knowing their HIV and TB status, 95% of children and adolescents living with HIV being on antiretroviral therapy (ART), 95% of children and adolescents living with HIV being virally suppressed, and 100% of children receiving social support services.

Objective 2 focuses on sustaining health gains through strengthening the public health system to maintain HIV epidemic control, eliminate TB, and control other infectious diseases. It includes areas such as human resources for health (HRH), essential medicines and commodities, health information systems, data use for decision making, implementation of policies, guidelines related to HIV epidemic control.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility for this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is limited to local entities. USAID strongly encourages effective, evidence-based approaches that are tailored specifically to address the development challenges of attaining HIV epidemic control and TB elimination in the Limpopo Province. Effective partnerships with communities, community-based organizations, private sector, and civil society that will result in services reaching the people most in need are encouraged.

Period of Performance
The estimated period of performance is five years.

Grant Value
The total estimated amount to be awarded is approximately US $80 million.

Place of Performance
The geographic focus is two districts in the Limpopo Province: Capricorn and Mopani Districts.