FHI360
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GRANTS
Background
Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) – a five-year (2019-2024) global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – is dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. Epic is led by FHI 360 with core partners Population Services International, Palladium, Right to Care, and Gobee Group
Through the USAID-funded EpiC project, PEPFAR has committed resources from the Key Populations Investment Fund (KPIF) to expand HIV programming for key populations (KPs) in Bayelsa and Niger states in to provide technical assistance to six local implementing partners in the two states. The goal of KPIF is to scale up innovative, evidence-based strategies to achieve epidemic control for KPs while supporting greater involvement of KP-led and KP-competent local organizations at the community and national levels
This announcement is a call for expressions of interest (EOIs) from KP-led Nigerian civil society organizations (CSOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) to join the Epic/Nigeria project.
working in close collaboration with USAID/Nigeria, to implement interventions that address structural barriers that inhibit access of key populations to quality HIV prevention, care and treatment services for a one-year period beginning September 1, 2020. Through this competitive process, EpiC/Nigeria Intends to select and provide community engagement grants and technical assistance to Nigerian CSOs and CBOs that meet the criteria outlined in this document.
Eligibility Criteria and Selection
To Respond to this EOI, an organization must meet all the following minimum eligibility criteria:
• Must be registered as a CSO in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
• Must be KP led (eg, staff and board of organization primarily come from KP communities themselves) and demonstrate ability to reach out to KP communities and social networks in the targeted regions
• Work experience in the state of Bayelsa and Niger with a valid office space is an advantage
• Must be able to comply with all USG regulations as per https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/303mab.
• Must be up to date with taxes
• Must disclose any conflict of interest: the applicant’s relationships, associations, activities, and Interests should not create a conflict of interest that could prevent full impartiality in implementation of the grant activities
• Must have or be in the process of obtaining a DUNS number (https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform). This process is relatively quick and should not be a barrier to applications.
Any organization that does not meet these minimum eligibility criteria will not be considered.
Note that organizations based in or with experience working in the geographic areas stated above will be prioritized.
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