Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 4622
Country/Region: Namibia
Year: 2007
Main Partner: U.S. Department of Defense
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Other USG Agency
Funding Agency: USDOD
Total Funding: $275,000

Funding for Management and Operations (HVMS): $275,000

Per 07/07 reprogramming; Additional $105k is necessary to facilitate the smooth running of the DAO PEPFAR Program in Namibia, including the participation in critical national and international HIV/AIDS meetings and conferences and enhancing south-south collaboration in terms of sharing best practices in HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment.

This activity will pay the salaries, benefits, office operating costs, and transportation/travel costs for the DAO PEPFAR program manager and project coordinator who perform the daily oversight and management of the DoD's HIV/AIDS program in Namibia. This DAO PEPFAR staff will oversee the activities of the partners selected to support the MoD/NDF's MAPP prevention, care, and treatment programs. The DAO PEPFAR staff will coordinate as necessary with the MoD, NDF, USAID, CDC, and the MoHSS. The DAO PEPFAR program manager, under the supervision of the Defense Attache, will be the USG's primary interface for all DoD-related MAPP activities. The DAO PEPFAR office will be responsible for all strategic planning and coordination with the Namibian military and will perform all PEPFAR budgetary and performance reporting for the DoD. An estimated $19K of the $275K requested is needed for ICASS.