Develop, Implement, and Sustain High-Quality Comprehensive Facility and Community-Based HIV 95-95-95 Cascade Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Adults in Cameroon under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Background
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has called for immediate, comprehensive, and evidence-based action to turn the tide of global HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this NOFO is to fund activities to prevent or control disease or injury and improve health, or to improve a public health program or service. Cameroon is the second most affected country in West and Central African sub-region, with a generalized epidemic and an HIV prevalence of 2.7% in the general population. The estimated number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in 2022 was 480,228 among whom 29,169 were children <15 years of age.

Grant Details
This NOFO will build on HIV case finding and comprehensive clinical services and support the implementation of direct service delivery (DSD) and technical assistance (TA) to 10 regions in Cameroon. Activities will support strategies for improving HIV prevention, case identification, linkage, same-day ART initiation, ART adherence and retention, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), early infant diagnosis (EID), TB/HIV integration, viral load (VL) testing and suppression (VLS), HIV drug resistance testing, HIV surveillance, management of advanced HIV disease (AHD) and other HIV comorbidities including non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Recipient(s) will be expected to implement innovative strategies to achieve and sustain the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals across all subpopulations and provide TA, capacity building, and differentiated models of case identification, care, and treatment across the HIV and HIV/TB clinical cascade.

Eligibility Requirements
Open Competition

Period of Performance
The total period of performance funding is $0 for a 5-year project period.
The approximate average award amount for Year 1 is $60,000,000.
The expected number of awards is 1-4.
The estimated award date is September 30, 2024.

Grant Value
$60,000,000 for Year 1

Place of Performance
Activities will support strategies for improving HIV prevention and clinical services in Cameroon.