US Ambassador’s Small Grants Program 2021 – PEPFAR Small Grants Program NOFO 2021

Charbens Benedict

2 years ago

US Ambassador’s Small Grants Program 2021 – PEPFAR Small Grants Program NOFO 2021

U.S. Embassy Nigeria/PEPFAR Coordination Office of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to apply to carry out a Community-Led Monitoring Program (CLM).
CLM is a community-initiated, client-centered, evidence-based approach to facilitate continuous and convenient access to HIV services for people living with HIV. The goal is to develop a shared understanding of the enablers and barriers to accessing and utilizing HIV services, in a manner that is productive, collaborative, respectful, and solutions-oriented, toward improved service delivery and client outcomes for end-users of services at the facility and community levels.

About PEPFAR Small Grants Program NOFO

This program is one of the programs listed under the United States Embassy in Nigeria Ambassador’s Small Grants Program 2021. The PEPFAR Coordination Office is accepting proposals for organizations to carry out a Community-Led Monitoring Program (CLM) program.

PEPFAR supports comprehensive HIV treatment services, more than 1,450 health facilities across the 36 States of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory. For the CLM program, PEPFAR has prioritized 230 of these facilities, spread across 10 states namely;

Akwa-Ibom,
Benue,
Cross River,
Enugu,
FCT Abuja,
Kaduna,
Lagos,
Nasarawa,
Plateau, and
Rivers.

The 230 health facilities were prioritized because of their FY21 status as “lower-performing, large volume” sites based on their MER outcomes. Organizations that geographically work in proximity to the prioritized 230 health facilities will be given preference for funding. Applicants should specify the project location (i.e., the geographic area) to be targeted, the number of facilities it can provide community-led monitoring, the sample size per facility, and the proposed health facilities in order of preference.
If there is an overlap in the choice of health facility, involving two or more successful grant
applicants, PEPFAR reserves the discretion to determine which organization should implement CLM at that facility. PEPFAR will exercise this discretion based on good judgment and in accordance with emerging program needs. As CLM is a community-led initiative, only organizations with an operational base in the geographic location of their proposed CLM program are eligible to apply.

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Eligible Applicants

The following organizations are eligible to apply:

Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental
organizations.
Public and private educational institutions.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible organizations must demonstrate prior experience in the conduct of facility-level
surveys and an understanding of the entry processes and the stakeholder engagement
required to succeed.
Eligible organizations must have the capability to collaborate on the national and sub-national levels with PEPFAR and key health stakeholders and at neighborhood levels
with clients receiving HIV services.
Eligible organizations must have the capability to implement a monitoring and advocacy
program to promote cooperation in addressing HIV, encourage constituency to share their experience, and facilitate joint actions that make a difference in the HIV response.
Eligible organizations must have established offices, at least 12 months prior to
application submission, in the geographic area for which they are applying to implement
the CLM program.
Eligible organizations must have a commitment to equal opportunity employment
practices and to non-discrimination practices with regard to beneficiaries, without regard
to race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.
4. Implementing partners, who currently work on service delivery at the site or facility level are not eligible to apply.
For-profit, commercial entities, or individuals are not eligible to apply

Other Eligibility Requirements

All organizations applying for grants must obtain the following registrations(All are free of
charge).

NCAGE (NATO Commercial and Government Entity) code application: Go to
application page: https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx –
Detailed instructions for the NCAGE application process:
https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/Docs/US%20Instructions%20for%20NSPA%2
0NCA GE.pdf – For help from outside the U.S., call +1-269-961-7766 or email
NCAGE@dlis.dla.mil
Obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS), if your organization does not have
one already, by visiting http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform
Register with System for Award Management (SAM) www.SAM.gov after receiving the
NCAGE Code and DUNS number. Please use the Chrome browser. Start by creating an
individual account, log in, and then proceed to register your entity. For SAM.gov
registration help, please visit the Help tab on the SAM.gov website – it includes FAQs,
user guides, and other resources or Federal Support Desk – call: +1-334-206-7828 from
outside the U.S. Web: www.fsd.gov. In addition, helpful tutorials on obtaining the UEI
and SAM.gov registration processes can be found on www.grants.gov
Register yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) and be authorized
as an AOR by your organization. For more information, go to www.grants.gov

How to Apply for US Ambassador’s Small Grants Program 2021

Please follow all instructions below carefully. Proposals that do not meet the requirements of this NOFO or fail to comply with the stated requirements will be ineligible.

Applicants must ensure:

The proposal clearly addresses the goals and objectives of this funding opportunity
All documents are in English
All budgets are in U.S. dollars and calculated at USD 1= N405
All pages are numbered
All documents are formatted to 8 ½ x 11 paper, and 1) All Microsoft Word documents are single-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, with complete applications must include the following required documents;

Mandatory application forms
SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance – organizations)
SF-424A (Budget Information for Non-Construction programs)
SF-424B (Assurances for Non-Construction programs) note: the SF-424B is only
required for individuals and for organizations not registered in SAM.gov
The mandatory application forms are available through this link:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424-family.html

More information and requirements are available here

Application Deadline

The application deadline is June 15th, 2021.

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