Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 12465
Country/Region: Nigeria
Year: 2010
Main Partner: Not Available
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Unknown
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $0

HHS/CDC will put out a bid to invite contractors to apply for funds to provide program monitoring and

management services in the Niger Delta region in FY 2010. Award recipients must place a clear

emphasis on developing local indigenous capacity to efficiently manage and deliver HIV/AIDS related

services to the Nigerian population. Since US mission personnel (including locally employed staff) are

prohibited from visiting the Niger Delta region on any official business, there is an urgent need to engage

the services of a contractor to monitor CDC implementing partner sites in that area. These funds will pay

for such services to ensure there is effective program management across the country. The contractor

will implement activities both directly and, where applicable, through sub-contracts; the contractor will,

however, retain overall financial and programmatic management under the oversight of HHS/CDC and

the strategic direction of the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $0

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: These funds are to be used by the award recipients of the FY10 HHS/CDC contract mechanism, with emphasis on local contractors, to provide supervisory program and administrative monitoring in the Niger Delta geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The Niger Delta zone is currently prohibited from visits by the Regional Security Office of the US Mission in Nigeria. All Mission staff are prohibited from conducting any business in that zone due to the heightened risk for hostage taking and violence currently endemic in the region. However, there are multiple PEPFAR implementing partners providing services there, who need to be monitored for adherence to PEPFAR priorities and goals, proper financial management, and program quality. This mechanism will allow CDC to contract with a firm who can conduct site visits on behalf of CDC and ensure programs are being implemented as intended by PEPFAR.

POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED: This activity targets implementing partners in the Niger Delta geopolitical zone of Nigeria.

EMPHASIS AREAS: Program monitoring and management.

COVERAGE AREAS: Niger Delta.

Mechanism Allocation by Budget Code for Selected Year
00OHSS
Planned Funding by Program Area over Known Duration of Mechanism
2010$0Governance and Systems