Notice of Funding Opportunity – PEPFAR Program 2024 (Ghana)

Program Areas

• Programs considered under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) should address one of the following priority areas:
  • Media Training for Journalists – The potential grantee is expected to train journalists on HIV issues, accurate reporting, creative ways of disseminating information, different approaches to capturing attention, the Test and Treat strategy, Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U), achieving the 95-95-95 goals, and advocacy to eliminate HIV as a public health threat by 2030.
  • Community Anti-Stigma Campaign – The potential grantee will organize public events in selected communities to sensitize residents on the need to stop stigma and discrimination against persons infected and affected by HIV. This should include collaboration with the traditional authorities, local government, and influencers such as the Ghana HIV Ambassadors.  The approach should be community centered and measurable. The potential grantee should include traditional media outreach, as well as in-person events as part of the public campaign.

Funding Information

• Total available funding: $75,000, pending funding availability
• Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $30,000 to a maximum of $45,000
• Length of performance period: 10 months to 1 year
• Number of awards anticipated: Two (2) – One award per program area
• Anticipated program start date(s):  October 2024

Participants and Audiences

• Media Training – Journalists, health reporters, Radio and TV Show hosts and hostesses, and social media influencers.
• Anti-Stigma Campaign – Local government representatives, traditional authorities, social network groups, students, representatives from the Commission for Human Rights and Justice (CHRAJ) non-governmental organizations, community members.  Participants may also include other PEPFAR Implementing Partners operating in the districts.

Priority Regions

• Western, Western North, and Ahafo Regions of Ghana.  (PEPFAR focuses activities in these three regions). At least three districts per region should be covered for the HIV Anti-Stigma campaign.

Eligibility Criteria

• The following organizations are eligible to apply:
  • Not-for-profit organizations, including non-governmental organizations that are focused on media related and health issues.
  • Please follow instructions below carefully. Proposals that do not meet the requirements of this announcement or fail to comply with the stated requirements will be ineligible.
  • Applicant should have knowledge and an understanding of PEPFAR programs.
  • Applicants may submit one proposal per organization.  If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.
  • If an organization applies for the Anti-Stigma campaign, it should be registered as a non-profit and should have at least two years of experience in community mobilization and outdoor campaigns.
  • For the media training applications, the organization should have training expertise in journalism and be familiar with issues related to public health and HIV and AIDS.
  • Applicant should be familiar with basic HIV and AIDS service delivery and adapt to include new research findings in training materials.
  • Applicant should be able to partner with stakeholders in the HIV field.
  • Applicant should be open to work with at risk populations and be flexible to include newly identified target populations, as needed.
  • Applicant must manage budgets effectively and will be accountable for expenditure management and reporting, including quarterly and end of project financial reports.
  • Applicant is expected to develop innovative media campaigns using behavior change communication (BCC) methods.
  • Applicant should develop training and campaign programs that are achievable and measurable.
  • Applicant must be able to submit quarterly reports, give updates on activities with milestone successes.
  • Applicant should involve the Grants Officer Representative (GOR) in all field activities.

For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Ghana.