# Strengthening Access to High Quality and Comprehensive Services Targeting Adolescent and Young People in Malawi through Determined, Resilient, AIDS-Free Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) Program under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cdc-rfa-gh22-2253-strengthening-access-to-high-quality-and-comprehensive/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/335099

> Centers for Disease Control - CGH offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 2 awards. Applications closed on February 22, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CDC-RFA-GH22-2253 |
| Agency | Centers for Disease Control - CGH |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 22, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.067 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $4,000,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds. The Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) initiative implemented in 15 countries including Malawi aims at reducing new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 10-24 years. AGYW face an increased vulnerability for HIV acquisition when compared to their peers. Globally, young women aged 15-24 are two to 14 times as likely to acquire HIV than males of the same age. In Malawi, HIV incidence is 8 times higher among females aged 15-24 years than their male counterparts. DREAMS is delivered through a comprehensive package of evidence-based strategies that go beyond the health sector, addressing structural drivers that fuel AGYW’s HIV risk, including poverty, gender inequality, sexual violence, social isolation, and limited schooling. DREAMS is based on evidence-based interventions and builds on the premise that multiple interventions targeting AGYW are more impactful than providing a single intervention when multiple factors of vulnerability are present. In addition, the DREAMS package also aims to strengthen families, prevent violence, reduce HIV risk for male sexual partners and mobilize communities for change. DREAMS program in Malawi is currently implemented in three districts of Zomba, Machinga and Blantyre. The recipient will provide a comprehensive package of DREAMS in Blantyre district and any additional districts based on Country Operational Plan (COP) scale up plans.

## Questions people ask

### Is CDC-RFA-GH22-2253 still open?

No. It closed on February 22, 2022.

### Who can apply for Strengthening Access to High Quality and Comprehensive Services Targeting Adolescent and Young People in Malawi through Determined, Resilient, AIDS-Free Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) Program under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)?

Centers for Disease Control - CGH accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Strengthening Access to High Quality and Comprehensive Services Targeting Adolescent and Young People in Malawi through Determined, Resilient, AIDS-Free Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) Program under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)?

Closed February 22, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### Who has won Global AIDS grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Management and Development for Health. The program made 521 awards worth $7.6 billion in that time.