<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Dear All,</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Vietnam would like to call for application from local organizations and local institutions on <b>HIV/AIDS Strategic Information</b>. </div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The overall goal of the <b>USAID Strategic Information Capacity Strengthening Activity</b> is to strengthen in-country strategic information capacity for effective and sustainable HIV service delivery in Vietnam. The total estimated ceiling of this three-year activity is $1,500,000. USAID expects one award under this cooperative agreement. Competition for this activity is limited to local Vietnamese institutions, which include non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and research institutes. </font></div>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The project aims to achieve its goal by realizing the following objectives:</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">1. </span>Strengthen the production and quality of HIV and AIDS-related data from program monitoring and surveillance at community, provincial and national levels;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">2. </span>Foster a culture of data use to strengthen local HIV and AIDS responses ; and</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">3. </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:14.720000267028809px">Generate and utilize operational research and program evaluations for effective HIV and AIDS programming.</span></p>
</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The full USAID Request For Application (RFA) and other related documents can be found at these links below:</font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=256870" target="_blank">http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=256870</a><br>
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<div> <span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/USAIDVietnam" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/USAIDVietnam</a></span></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.usaid.gov/vietnam/work-with-us/partnership-opportunities" target="_blank">http://www.usaid.gov/vietnam/work-with-us/partnership-opportunities</a></div>
</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We would do appreciate to receive your application and/or if you can help widely spread this announcement to people, organizations, institutions that you think may interested in submitting the proposal to USAID Vietnam. </span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Also, please let us know if you cannot find the full announcement and its files in the links above. </div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Regards, </div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Randy Flay</div></div><div><div dir="ltr">
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<p><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Randolph B. Flay<br></span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Director, Program
Development Office<br></span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="arial">U.S. Agency for International Development in Vietnam<br></font></span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Office + 84 4 3935
1254<br></span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">15/F, Tung Shing Tower<br></span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">2 Ngo Quyen Hanoi, Vietnam<br></span></font></p><p><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-size:x-small"><b>USAID/Vietnam Project Map:</b> </span><font color="#1f497d" size="1"><a href="http://map.usaid.gov/?l=local&w=VN" target="_blank">http://map.usaid.gov/?l=local&w=VN</a> <br>
</font><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-size:x-small"><b>USAID/Vietnam Public Web Site: </b></span><a href="http://www.usaid.gov/vietnam" style="font-size:x-small" target="_blank">http://www.usaid.gov/vietnam</a><br>
<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-size:x-small"><b>Program Development Intranet:</b> </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/usaid.gov/vietnam/home/offices/pdo-website" style="font-size:x-small" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/a/usaid.gov/vietnam/home/offices/pdo-website</a><br>
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