Deadline- 31 August 2012
Countries/Region- South Africa
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) offers funding opportunity for Tuberculosis Program in South Africa. Mainly the focus of the program is to provide assistance in strengthening TB-care initiatives at district and community levels, as well as strengthening the health system to manage the pressures exerted by the HIV and AIDS epidemic in South Africa. The program will be implemented in all nine provinces throughout the country, inclusive of the 18 priority districts.
As part of the USAID Tuberculosis Program South Africa, URC is managing a small grants program to fund innovative interventions to increase the availability and demand for TB and TB-HIV services. The grants will be given to local organisations to implement interventions that strengthen DOTS including TB case detection, active case finding, follow up of TB cases, expanding TB services for children, integration/expansion of TB into HIV services, PPM DOTS, improving access and quality of laboratory services and advocacy, communication and social mobilisation (ACSM) to increase demand and utilisation of TB services in South Africa. The grantees, in collaboration with NTCP, local health departments, TBSA and other local agencies, will work towards achieving the grant objectives.
Priority will be given to organizations that include activities looking at the priority areas (ie looking at the TB statistics and all the districts that are poor performing) in Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Northwest, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.
ELIGIBILITY-
- Legally registered entity in South Africa
- Demonstrated interest and/or experience in working in the areas of TB and TB/HIV
- Demonstrated capacity to manage grant funds
- Demonstrated ties with local communities or local presence
- Willingness to work collaboratively with the USAID TB PROGRAM SOUTH AFRICA
- Willingness to fulfill all expectations for participation in the program, including reporting and documentation of project activities and participation in organizational needs assessments, trainings, workshops, or other activities deemed desirable by the grantees and the project staff.
- Not currently receiving funds under the PEPFAR program for TB/HIV activities.
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