Call for Funding Proposals on HIV/AIDS,Tuberculosis and Malaria, 08/06

Source: http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/

1. Background

HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria together account for nearly six million deaths per year and cause immeasurable suffering and damage to families, communities and economies.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was set up in January 2002 as a financial instrument, complementary to existing programs addressing these three diseases. The purpose of the Global Fund is to raise and invest large amounts of additional finance to support the rapid scale up of measures to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. As of April 2006, US$ 4.9 billion in 131 countries have been committed from five previous rounds of Global Fund financing.

The Global Fund now calls for proposals for its Sixth Round of funding.

2. Who can apply

The Global Fund expects proposal submission and development to the Global Fund to be coordinated through Coordinating Mechanisms (constituted either nationally, sub-nationally or regionally, together a ?CCM?). Only in exceptional circumstances can applications be made other than through a CCM. For detailed information on these and other eligibility criteria, please consult the Guidelines for Proposals, available on
http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/apply/call6/documents/.

3. Preparing an application

Applicants should submit a proposal using the Round 6 Proposal Form. This form can be downloaded from
http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/apply/call6/documents/. Applicants can also contact their local UNAIDS and/or WHO offices or the Global Fund Secretariat on the address below to obtain the Proposal Form.

Before filling out the Proposal Form applicants are strongly encouraged to carefully read the Guidelines for Proposals.

The Global Fund makes the application form available in Microsoft Word. Attachment 4 to the Guidelines for Proposals contains detailed information on how to use the form.

4. Deadline for submission

The deadline for proposals is 23h59 Geneva time, on 3 August 2006. Electronic copies must be delivered by this time and date. Applicants must also send an identical printed paper copy of the proposal, signed in line with the Guidelines. The paper version must have a post stamp dated not later than 3 August 2006.

Proposals should be submitted to the following address:

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 8 Chemin de Blandonnet
CH 1214 Vernier-Geneva
Switzerland

mailto:proposals@theglobalfund.org

Once received, the proposals will be screened by the Secretariat for completeness and eligibility. Eligible proposals will then be evaluated by the Technical Review Panel who will make recommendations to the Board. The results will be communicated to the applicants shortly thereafter.

The working language of the Technical Review Panel is English, so the Secretariat will translate all applications submitted in another language. Applicants are welcome to submit English translations, since it would greatly facilitate the work of the Secretariat. Proposals can however be submitted in any of the other official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish or Russian) and will be treated equally.

5. Further information

Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult:

a) The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), on http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/apply/call6/.

b) The Global Fund home page (www.theglobalfund.org) to access the complete directory of Global Fund documents. Information more specifically related to the Sixth Round can be found on: http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/apply/call6/documents/.

For further information or questions on any aspect of the proposal preparation process, please contact the Global Fund Secretariat on the address above.

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Brian Pazvakavambwa
WHO AFRO
Harare, Zimbabwe
mailto:pazvakavambwab@zw.afro.who.int

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