DREAMS Initiative (South Africa)

DREAMS Initiative (South Africa) is sponsored by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS. This initiative seeks to reduce new HIV infections in adolescent girls and young women in ten sub-Saharan African countries, including South Africa.

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gov Maintenance Calendar Support for Strengthening and Expanding HIV/AIDS Surveillance Activities in South Africa under PEPFAR Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:CDC-RFA-GH11-1154SUPP16 Funding Opportunity Title:Support for Strengthening and Expanding HIV/AIDS Surveillance Activities in South Africa under PEPFAR Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Health Expected Number of Awards:1 Assistance Listings:93.

067 -- Global AIDS Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Original Closing Date for Applications:Mar 08, 2016 Current Closing Date for Applications:Mar 08, 2016 Archive Date:Apr 07, 2016 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 2,644,922 Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:Eligible applicant/s that can apply for this FOA are listed below: Epicentre Risk Management ## Additional Information Agency Name:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Description:Eligible Applicants: Epicentre Risk Management This announcement seeks to provide funding to eligible and successful organizations to enable them to implement the (Determined, resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe) DREAMS initiative.

In 2015 PEPFAR, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Nike Foundation entered into a $210 million partnership – the DREAMS initiative. This initiative seeks to reduce new HIV infections in adolescent girls and young women in ten sub-Saharan African countries including South Africa.

DREAMS involves using multiple evidence-based interventions that go beyond the health sector, to address the structural drivers that directly and indirectly increase girls’ HIV risk, including poverty, gender inequality, sexual violence, and lack of education.

The identified five districts for the DREAMS Initiative are eThekwini, uMgungundlovu and uMkhanyakude in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN); and the City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni in Gauteng (GP). Within these 5 districts there are 31 sub-districts and DREAMS will focus in 19 high burden and high transmission sub-districts. The objectives of the DREAMS initiative are to: 1.

Empower Girls and Young Women 2. Mobilize Communities 3. Strengthen Families 4.

Provide Social Protection This FOA supports the goals and objectives of the DREAMS initiative to – reduce new HIV infections in 15-24 year old adolescent girls and young women by 25% by the end of 2016 and 40% by the end of 2017.

The objectives of the DREAMS initiative are related to improving the lives of adolescent girls and young women leading to decreased risk for HIV, increasing secondary school enrollment, attendance and completion, decreasing violence and unintended pregnancy. Link to Additional Information:[](https://www. grants.

gov/search-results-detail/280902) Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Kenya Anderson, Grants Management Specialist Department of Health and Human Services CDC Office of Grant Services, Global Health Services Branch 2920 Brandywine Road, MS K75 #### Health & Human Services * Frequently Asked Questions ## Your session will expire in 3 minutes.

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