(RFA) #02-B-1Announcement for Community REACH Request for Applications (RFA) #02-B-1 Pact's Community REACH team is pleased to announce the release of Request for Applications (RFA) #02-B-1. Under this RFA, Pact anticipates awarding on a competitive basis between five to seven sub-grants focusing on Youth VCT Linkage and Referral for a total of $2 Million. 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. To be eligible, applicants must meet the following requirements: 1) Proposed activities must be implemented in one or more of the participating USAID focus countries. 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. If you encounter troubles downloading the RFA, please contact the Community REACH team and a copy of the RFA will be sent to you. Executive Summary Applications will be accepted until 9 August 2002. For additional information, contact the Community REACH team at reachgrants@pacthq.org. Information will also be available at USAID Missions, Pact and, its primary contractor, the Futures Group International field offices. 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." RFA #02-B-1 Youth VCT Linkage and Referral Grants [MS Word document | 204k] You may also download a compressed version of the RFA here. Requires an unzip utility to open. [Zip file | 42k] Activity-based Budget Format [MS Excel document | 31k] Supplementary Reference Document [MS Word doc | 138k] |
