Improving HIV prevention and treatment in the Dominican Republic with a focus on priority populations under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

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The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $5,600,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds.The goal of this NOFO is to provide high-quality, friendly HIV clinical services to people living with HIV, focusing on priority populations in the Dominican Republic (DR). Priority populations in DR include people who are living with HIV, particularly Haitian migrants and their descendants, hereafter referred to as the priority population. This includes improving access to HIV testing, providing HIV treatment and TB preventive therapy (TPT), and retaining people living with HIV on lifelong quality treatment to ensure they are virally suppressed.The work will include using the latest international standards for clinical services to reach this population, including: Same-day start on antiretroviral therapy [ART] and multi-month dispensing;Using optimal approaches to reach and provide for priority populations and their needs.