PEPFAR NOFO: Enhancing Eswatini’s Ministry of Health for HIV/TB Sustainability

Deadline: 5-Mar-25

The United States Department of Health and Human Services is seeking grant applications to reduce HIV and TB incidence and mortality in global settings through data-driven programs and strengthened public health systems.

Purpose

• The purpose of this NOFO is to enhance the Eswatini MOH’s role and capacity to strengthen internal systems, structures, and processes toward a sustainable and resilient HIV/TB response. It focuses on improving leadership and governance, financial resource mobilization and management, and workforce planning and performance.

Focus Areas

• You should focus on building organizational capacity in three areas:
  • Leadership and governance.
  • Resource mobilization and financial management.
  • Workforce planning and performance management.
• Specifically, they expect you to use evidence-based approaches to help:
  • Strengthen the MOH’s governance structures, oversight functions, and operational processes to effectively lead and coordinate the strategic objectives of the HIV response.
  • Facilitate resource mobilization and use for the HIV response through improving financing, stewardship mechanisms, visibility, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Foster a responsive health sector workforce that is well-coordinated, trained, and equipped through data-driven planning and enhanced performance management.
• Robust capacity in these organizational domains will position the MOH to nimbly adapt to emerging issues in the HIV/TB response and address related public health threats.

Funding Information

• Expected total NOFO funding for Year 1: $2,000,000
• Expected number of awards: 1 to 2. The number of awards is subject to available funds and program priorities
• Duration: They plan to award projects for five 12-month budget periods for a five-year period of performance.

Eligible Activities

• Strengthen MOH leadership and governance to lead the response to HIV/TB and related public health threats focused on national and regional levels.
• Enhance MOH capacity to mobilize and effectively manage financial resources for sustaining the HIV/TB response.
• Optimize MOH HRH planning and performance management for HIV/TB and related service delivery.

Eligibility Criteria

• Any and all types of organizations are eligible and encouraged to apply, including but not limited to those listed below:
  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Independent school districts
  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
  • Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities
  • Native American tribal organizations, other than federally recognized tribal governments
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Small businesses
  • Foreign or non-U.S. based entities.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.