The United States Government, as represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Southern Africa is seeking applications from organizations interested in implementing a five-year Civil Society Strengthening Program in Botswana to assist local civil society organizations acquire the skills and resources to implement high quality programs for the delivery of a wide range of HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and care services. The main objectives of this five-year award are to: 1) strengthen capacity of national level non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and networks to support field offices, affiliates and member organizations to expand and strengthen delivery of HIV/AIDS services; 2) develop and implement a model or models to strengthen district level systems [civil society organizations (CSOs) and local government] to provide and coordinate HIV/AIDS services in hard-to-reach areas in Botswana; and 3) strengthen institutions and individuals to provide sustainable capacity building to Civil Society in Botswana. Please refer to Section I, the Funding Opportunity Description of this RFA for details on the program.If you decide to submit an application, it should be received by the closing date and time indicated in the RFA. Any questions concerning this RFA must be submitted in writing via email to Leona Sasinkova at
[email protected] and Hossana Agedew at
[email protected] on or before the deadline for receipt of questions stated on the cover letter of this RFA.