Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Description

CDC’s Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, “HIV Prevention for Most-at-Risk Populations (MARPs), Republic of Mozambique, Under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).” Approximately $1,946,000 will be available in fiscal year 2010 to fund 2 awards. The purpose of this program is to improve HIV prevention activities among most-at-risk populations (MARPs).HIV prevalence in Mozambique is approximately 16%. Although the majority of new infections occur in the general population, some population sub-groups are at significantly elevated risk, including persons engaged in sex work; clients of persons engaged in sex work; drug-using populations; men who have sex with men (MSM); military/police and other uniformed services; men and women engaging in transactional sex; incarcerated persons; mobile populations (e.g. migrant workers, truck drivers); street youth; and persons who engage in alcohol-associated HIV sexual risk behaviors.For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the Grants.gov website at www.grants.gov.

Who can apply

• Unrestricted

Contact

PGO TIMS <br/>Phone 770-488-2700
pgotim@cdc.gov