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Community REACH Announces Release of New Request for Applications
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Reducing Stigma and Discrimination through Innovative and Proven Ef-
fective Approaches

15 January 2003 

Pact's Community REACH team is pleased to announce the release of Re-
quest for Applications (RFA) #03-C-1. Under this RFA, Pact antici-
pates awarding on a competitive basis between five to seven sub-
grants focusing on Reducing Stigma and Discrimination through Innova-
tive and Proven Effective Approaches for a total of US$ 750,000. The 
purpose of the RFA is to disseminate information about Pact's Commu-
nity REACH Project for the management of HIV/AIDS sub-grants to pro-
spective PVO and NGO grant recipients in order to provide them with a 
fair opportunity to submit applications for funding. 

The RFA describes the project objectives, explains the technical area 
of focus, details the process and criteria for evaluating applica-
tions and provides information on funding, cost-share requirements, 
application format and other relevant information. 

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following requirements: 
1) Proposed activities must be implemented in one or more of the 20 
   participating USAID-designated Rapid Scale-up or Intensive Focus 
   countries. 
2) Organizations must have either a current presence in the country 
   for which they are applying to conduct a project or partner with a
   local NGO in-country. 

To download the RFA, please refer to the Community REACH website at: 
http://www.pactworld.org/reach

If you encounter troubles downloading the RFA, please contact the 
Community REACH team and a copy of the RFA will be sent to you. It is 
anticipated Executive Summary Applications will be accepted until 7 
February 2003. For additional information, contact the Community 
REACH team:
mailto:reachgrants@pacthq.org

Information will also be available at Pact and, its partner, the Fu-
tures Group International field offices. Community REACH is a five-
year, USAID funded program designed to facilitate the efficient flow 
of grant funds to organizations playing valuable roles in the fight 
against HIV/AIDS, including PVOs, regional and local NGOs, universi-
ties and faith-based organizations. Funded activities will be consis-
tent with USAID's goal of "increased use of improved, effective and 
sustainable responses to reduce HIV transmission and to mitigate the 
impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic."

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