# PEPFAR Small Grants Program, Community-Led Monitoring 2024

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dos-msu-pepfarclm-fy24-pepfar-small-grants-program-community-led-monitoring-2024/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/346410

> U.S. Mission to Lesotho offered grants of up to $20,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 11 awards. Applications closed on May 26, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DOS-MSU-PEPFARCLM-FY24 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Lesotho |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 26, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $20,000 |
| Award floor | $10,000 |
| Expected awards | 11 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.029 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Community-based organizations and other civil society groups; networks of key populations, people living with HIV and other affected groups; or other entities that gather data and observations about components of HIV services, with a focus on getting input from recipients of HIV services. • All applicants must be legally registered and have been in operation for at least one year to be eligible for funding. • Being a community led or KP led group with primary mandate of HIV/Health will be an added advantage.• Organizations must be able to demonstrate that they have adequate internal controls and financial monitoring procedures in place. • Organizations should demonstrate strong ties and support in the local community and with local governmental authorities. Please note that organizations currently funded by PEPFAR to deliver health services either in the community or at health facilities are prohibited from applying for this grant.

## What the grant funds

PROJECT DESCRIPTION U.S. Embassy Maseru Special Projects Office announces an open competition for local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Community groups and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to submit applications to implement a Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) program with reference to the implementation guide (attached). CLM is a technique initiated and implemented by local community-based organizations and other civil society groups, networks of key populations (KP), people living with HIV (PLHIV), and other affected groups, or other community entities that gather quantitative and qualitative data about HIV services. The CLM focus remains on getting input from recipients of HIV services in a routine and systematic manner that intends to inform action and improvements. In alignment with PEPFAR Country Operational Plan, CLM activities are required to ensure explicit focus on Key Populations. This does not mean KPs are the only focus on CLM activities, but rather they must be included. Key Populations include men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, people who inject drugs, and people in prisons and other enclosed settings. The CLM program is funded through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in support of the Ministry of Health’s effort to achieve HIV epidemic control through the implementation of evidence-based and client-centered interventions to accelerate progress in HIV prevention, care, and treatment. The goal of the CLM program is to help PEPFAR programs and health institutions identify persistent problems, challenges, and barriers to effective service and client outcomes at the site level to formulate workable solutions that overcome these barriers and ensure beneficiaries have access to quality services. The objective of the CLM program is to facilitate participation of local CSO groups in the evaluation of HIV services, identify areas for improvement, advocate for change, guide the health care providers to incorporate monitoring as part of their routine activities, and sensitize the facility feedback tool among PLHIV groups. Each grant will implement the CLM activities at public health facilities (run by either Government of Lesotho and/or Christian Health Association of Lesotho) and communities, with specific guidance regarding district and health facility coverage.

## Questions people ask

### Is DOS-MSU-PEPFARCLM-FY24 still open?

No. It closed on May 26, 2023. A newer notice is open: DFOP0017890, closes February 14, 2027 (99 days left).

### Who can apply for PEPFAR Small Grants Program, Community-Led Monitoring 2024?

U.S. Mission to Lesotho accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for PEPFAR Small Grants Program, Community-Led Monitoring 2024?

Closed May 26, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $20,000 each.

### Who has won The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Ho Chi Minh City HIV/AIDS Association. The program made 794 awards worth $117 million in that time.