Program Data Sheet
538-008
USAID MISSION: Caribbean Regional
PROGRAM TITLE: HIV/AIDS (Pillar: Global Health)
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: Enhanced Caribbean Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis in Target Countries, 538-008
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $4,000,000 CSH; $ 2,000,000 ESF
PRIOR YEAR UNOBLIGATED AND FUNDING SOURCE: $0
PROPOSED FY 2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $5,750,000 DA; $ 2,000,000 ESF
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 2001 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2005
Summary: USAID's program on HIV/AIDS includes technical assistance and training to build:
- the managerial, technical, and administrative capacity of non-government organizations (NGOs);
- a public awareness and education campaign to reach youth;
- development and implementation of National AIDS strategic plans; and
- the capacity of Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) member countries to deliver clinical and diagnostic management services.
Inputs, Outputs and Activities: FY 2002 Program: USAID proposes to increase planned DA funding by more than 10% of the amount notified in the FY 2002 Congressional Budget Justification. Since this is a regional activity, the ESF funded activities will be notified separately for Congress. In FY 2002, USAID will use CSH funds to establish and provide assistance to NGO networks supporting programs to combat HIV/AIDS. Emphasis will be placed on "south-to-south" technical assistance, i.e., assistance to and from NGOs in the region. As participating Caribbean countries are phased in over the strategy period, in-country coordinators will be funded for St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. USAID will also conduct an assessment in Surinam this year for its possible inclusion in the NGO strengthening program.
Technical assistance will also be provided in HIV/AIDS-related areas such as peer counseling, media outreach, and people living with HIV/AIDS. USAID will coordinate its activities with a new Peace Corps small grants program. USAID will also continue to support the work of the Caribbean Epidemiology Center by providing technical assistance for drafting National Strategic Plans for HIV/AIDS in Eastern Caribbean countries. USAID will support the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in drafting an ethical, legal, and human rights brief on HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean.
FY 2002 ESF funds will be used to provide technical assistance to help establish a Regional Training Center. This is part of a Caribbean Regional initiative to develop a network of training centers that will help upgrade the region's ability to care for HIV/AIDS patients. This Center will also house a new USAID-funded initiative to train and mentor "master trainers" in voluntary counseling, testing, and referral for HIV/AIDS cases.
| SUBMISSION OF THIS PROGRAM DATA SHEET CONSTITUTES FORMAL RENOTIFICATION OF USAID'S INTENT TO OBLIGATE FY 2002 RESOURCES FOR THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE. |
Planned FY 2003 Program: USAID expects to provide FY 2003 funds to support:
1) phase-in of two new countries into the NGO strengthening program; 2) implementation of National Strategic Plans for HIV/AIDS in targeted countries; 3) initiation of behavior change and communication initiatives in targeted countries; and 4) implementation of "Edutainment" workshops with youths in targeted countries.
Performance and Results: As a result of USAID activities, steady progress has been made in training and start-up workshops held in St. Kitts, Nevis, the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Nearly 100 health professionals were trained in the psychosocial and clinical management of the HIV-infected patient. In addition, the Ashe Caribbean Arts Ensemble conducted a five-day workshop in the Bahamas aimed at training secondary school guidance counselors on how to teach reproductive health and sexuality to youth.
| Eight of 21 Caribbean countries have drafted or finalized a National Strategic Plan to combat HIV/AIDS. |
With successful completion of this program in 2005, regional and local NGOs will have expanded their capacity to create awareness of HIV/AIDS, increase prevention efforts, and deliver health care programs to HIV/AIDS patients. Another important outcome of this program will be greater capacity among the governments of target Caribbean countries to implement an effective response to HIV/AIDS. These results support USAID's goal of protecting human health and reducing the spread of infectious diseases.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: The Pan American Health Organization (primary grantee) and the Caribbean Epidemiology Center (subcontractor) work with USAID to increase the capacity of national governments to implement responses to HIV/AIDS. Family Health International (primary contractor) and Management Sciences for Health (subcontractor) work with the Peace Corps to implement the NGO strengthening program.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
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538-008 Enhanced Caribbean Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis in Target Countries | CSD | CSH | ESF | DA |
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Through September 30, 2000
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| Obligations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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| Expenditures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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| Unliquidated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Fiscal Year 2001
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| Obligations | 1,497 | 0 | 0 | 0
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| Expenditures | 980 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Through September 30, 2001
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| Obligations | 1,497 | 0 | 0 | 0
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| Expenditures | 980 | 0 | 0 | 0
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| Unliquidated | 517 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Prior Year Unobligated Funds
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| Obligations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA
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| Obligations | 0 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 0
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Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002
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| Obligations | 0 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 0
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Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA
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| Obligations | 0 | 0 | 2,000 | 5,750
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| Future Obligations | 0 | 0 | 2,000 | 753
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| Est. Total Cost | 1,497 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 6,503
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