Improving regional capacity to respond to HIV, TB, and other global health priorities in Central America

The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $20,000,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds. You will advance progress towards achieving the 95-95-95 targets and continue to transition site-level support to local governments in Central America (CA) for: El Salvador. Guatemala. Honduras. Nicaragua. Panama. To achieve the goals of this NOFO, you will address gaps in: HIV prevention. Diagnosis. Life-saving treatment. Proposed activities should facilitate country ownership while improving local capacity to: Make sure HIV prevention is available for populations most at risk, through the Sentinel Surveillance of STI and HIV Strategy (VICITS). Provide testing that leads to active linkage to HIV treatment and prevention services. Improve early HIV diagnosis through active case-finding strategies, including: Testing as outreach for populations most at risk for HIV. Index, provider-initiated, and community testing. Social network strategy. Self-testing. Support the integration of comprehensive care and treatment services, including for HIV, TB, and other opportunistic infections. Build capacity of healthcare workers to provide high-quality health services led by the country, and through continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives. Make sure adequate data systems are used to monitor progress toward 95-95-95 targets and other global health priorities. Support sustainable health systems that improve: Efficiency. Country ownership of the program. Global health security to fight priority infectious diseases and other public health threats.