RFA#02-A-1

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

Amendment to Community REACH RFA #02-A-1 Appendix 1

Change of Intensive Focus Countries

Please note that due to internal decisions at USAID, the specific Intensive focus countries and regions have been amended, effective immediately. The updated list of Intensive focus countries/regions is available in the RFA Appendix 1 located on the Pact Community REACH website (www.pactworld.org/reach) as of Monday, 14 January 2002. Please view the list as soon as possible in order to make any necessary changes to applications. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Questions may be addressed to reachgrants@pacthq.org.

Pact's Community REACH team is pleased to announce the release of Request for Applications (RFA) #02-A-1.

Community REACH is a five-year, USAID funded program designed to facilitate the efficient flow of grant funds to organizations playing valuable roles in the fight against HIV/AIDS, including PVOs, regional and local NGOs, universities and faith-based organizations. Funded activities will be consistent with USAID's goal of "increased use of improved, effective and sustainable responses to reduce HIV transmission and to mitigate the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic."

The purpose of the RFA is to disseminate information about Pact's Community REACH Project for the management of HIV/AIDS sub-grants to prospective PVO and NGO grant recipients in order to provide them with a fair opportunity to submit applications for funding. The RFA describes the project objectives, explains the technical area of focus, details the process and criteria for evaluating applications and provides information on funding, cost-share requirements, application format and other relevant information. Under the current RFA, Pact anticipates awarding on a competitive basis between five to seven sub-grants focused on community- and home-based care and support to those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. To be eligible, applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. Proposed activities must be implemented in one or more of the USAID-designated 24 Rapid Scale-up or Intensive Focus countries and sub-regions.
2. Organizations must have either a current presence in the country for which they are applying to conduct a project or partner with a local NGO in country.
3. A letter of endorsement from the USAID mission(s) in relevant countries must be submitted.

Applications will be accepted until 8 March 2002. For additional information, contact the Community REACH team at reachgrants@pacthq.org. Information will also be available at USAID Missions, Pact and, its partner, the Futures Group International field offices.

The Request for Application (RFA) can be obtained online here [MS Word document | 128k].

Applications should be submitted according to the RFA instructions to:

Polly Mott
Community REACH Program Director
Pact, Inc.
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 350
Washington, DC 20036
USA