Announcement for Community REACH
Request for Applications (RFA) #02-A-1
7 January 2002

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 and to download the RFA, please visit
www.pactworld.org/reach
or contact the Community REACH team
at
[email protected] . Information
will
also be available at USAID Missions, Pact and, its partner, the
Futures
Group International field offices.

Amendment to Community REACH RFA #02-A-1 Appendix 1
Change of Intensive Focus Countries

Please note that due to internal decisions at USAID, we have been
informed
today, Friday 11 January, that the specific Intensive focus countries
and
regions have been amended, effective immediately. The updated list of
Intensive focus countries/regions will be available in the RFA Appendix
1
located on the Pact Community REACH website (
www.pactworld.org/reach) on 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

[email protected].

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