Strengthening the national HIV care and treatment program in Sierra Leone (SL) to accelerate the response to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic as a public health threat by 2030, under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $7,500,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds.The NOFO will support the government of Sierra Leone (SL) in speeding up progress to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic as a public health threat by 2030 through direct service delivery (DSD) and technical assistance (TA), including:Carrying out a sustainable HIV care and treatment program and quality improvement projects.Building local capacity, human resources for health, and partnerships to strengthen sustainable public health systems.This NOFO has several objectives, including to:Carry out sustainable, high-quality HIV care and treatment services and reach the 95-95-95 treatment targets for people living with HIV by age, gender, and population group.Close equity gaps for key and priority populations, including adolescent girls, young women, and children.Improve and sustain monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems to build capacity for high-quality data collection, analysis, and use of data for decision-making at the community and facility levels.Support national policies, guidelines, materials, and procurement for a full package of HIV prevention, care, and treatment.Optimize quality improvement and quality assurance (QI/QA) and related support services at the facility level.Collaborate with the government of SL to strengthen the technical and managerial capacity of national and district health management teams (DHMT) and civil society organizations (CSO) to carry out service delivery models that are customized for country ownership of the HIV response.