Opportunity Information: Apply for 674 09 0012
Apply for 674 09 0012
- The South Africa USAID Pretoria in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Peer Education Care and Support Program in South Africa" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 25, 2009 and posted on Jan 28, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 31, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Local South African Organizations
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Opportunity Summary:
The Peer Education Care and Support Program in South Africa was a USAID Pretoria discretionary funding opportunity designed to strengthen HIV prevention and HIV-and-AIDS impact mitigation within South Africa's education sector, working in direct support of the South African Department of Education (DoE). The core purpose of the program was to reduce new HIV infections and lessen the broader educational and social effects of HIV and AIDS among learners and educators. The grant framed schools and education systems not just as places where information is delivered, but as critical platforms for shifting day-to-day behavior, strengthening supportive environments, and improving the overall ability of the education sector to respond to HIV and AIDS in a sustained way.
The program's main objective focused on preventing new HIV infections and reducing the impact of HIV and AIDS among learners and educators by driving measurable changes in sexual behavior and health practices. This included encouraging safer sexual decision-making among those who are HIV-negative to prevent acquisition, and supporting people living with HIV to avoid transmission to others. Alongside this, the activity emphasized improving healthy living behaviors more broadly, reflecting a prevention approach that goes beyond awareness and targets practical, ongoing behavior change within school communities.
A secondary objective was to reinforce HIV prevention within the South African education system itself by institutionalizing stronger prevention education and building a reliable flow of high-quality information through peer education programs. The opportunity highlighted peer education as a central delivery model, with the idea that learners and educators can be trained and supported to educate and influence their peers more effectively than top-down messaging alone. Another key element was that the information and learning generated through these peer education efforts would be usable across multiple levels of the system, including national DoE leadership, and provincial, district, and school officials, to strengthen HIV and AIDS education policies, programming decisions, and implementation quality.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this opportunity was issued as a Cooperative Agreement, meaning the funder expected substantial involvement and coordination during implementation rather than a hands-off grant relationship. The activity category was Education, and it carried a cost-sharing or matching requirement, indicating applicants needed to contribute resources alongside USAID funds, whether through cash contributions or allowable in-kind support depending on the terms of the full announcement. The total estimated funding was USD 3,500,000, and notably the award ceiling and floor were both set at USD 3,500,000, which suggests the grant was structured as a single award at a fixed amount rather than multiple smaller awards.
Eligibility was limited to local South African organizations, and the listing noted "Others" with clarification in the full eligibility text field, but the key eligibility statement provided is that applicants needed to be South African entities. The opportunity was posted on January 28, 2009, with an original and final closing date of March 31, 2009, and it was archived on April 30, 2009. The funding opportunity number was 674 09 0012, under the title "Peer Education Care and Support Program in South Africa." For applicants who had difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, the contact listed was Martha Zhou (Mrs.), at USAID Pretoria, reachable by phone at 012 452 2176 or by email at mzhou@usaid.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Peer Education Care and Support Program in South Africa".
2) Who was the funder and issuing office?
The opportunity was a USAID Pretoria discretionary funding opportunity.
3) What sector does this program focus on?
The activity category is Education, with a focus on strengthening the education sector's response to HIV prevention and HIV-and-AIDS impact mitigation in South Africa.
4) What is the overall purpose of the program?
The core purpose was to reduce new HIV infections and lessen the educational and social effects of HIV and AIDS among learners and educators by using schools and education systems as platforms for sustained behavior change and supportive environments.
5) What is the main objective of the grant?
The main objective was to prevent new HIV infections and reduce the impact of HIV and AIDS among learners and educators by driving measurable changes in sexual behavior and health practices.
6) How does the program define prevention in practical terms?
The grant emphasized prevention as more than awareness. It aimed to promote safer sexual decision-making among HIV-negative individuals to prevent acquisition, support people living with HIV to avoid transmission, and strengthen broader healthy living behaviors within school communities.
7) What is the secondary objective?
A secondary objective was to reinforce HIV prevention inside the education system by institutionalizing stronger prevention education and building a reliable flow of high-quality information through peer education programs.
8) What delivery model is central to this opportunity?
Peer education was highlighted as the central delivery model. The opportunity stressed that learners and educators can be trained and supported to educate and influence their peers, complementing or improving on top-down messaging alone.
9) How is information from the peer education approach expected to be used?
The opportunity indicated that learning and information generated through peer education should be usable across multiple levels of the education system, including national Department of Education (DoE) leadership, and provincial, district, and school officials, to strengthen policies, program decisions, and implementation quality.
10) What South African government body is this program meant to support?
The program was designed to work in direct support of the South African Department of Education (DoE).
11) What type of award mechanism is this?
This opportunity was issued as a Cooperative Agreement, which means the funder expected substantial involvement and coordination during implementation rather than a hands-off relationship.
12) Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The opportunity included a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants needed to contribute resources alongside USAID funds (for example, cash or allowable in-kind support, depending on the full announcement terms).
13) What is the total estimated funding amount?
The total estimated funding was USD 3,500,000.
14) What are the award floor and ceiling?
Both the award ceiling and the award floor were listed as USD 3,500,000.
15) Does this appear to be a single award or multiple awards?
Because the floor and ceiling were both set at USD 3,500,000, it suggests the grant was structured as a single award at a fixed amount rather than multiple smaller awards.
16) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to local South African organizations. The listing also noted "Others" with clarification in the full eligibility text field, but the key eligibility statement provided is that applicants needed to be South African entities.
17) When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on January 28, 2009.
18) What were the opening and closing dates for applications?
The original and final closing date listed was March 31, 2009.
19) When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on April 30, 2009.
20) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is 674 09 0012.
21) Who is the contact person for applicants who cannot access the full announcement electronically?
The contact listed was Martha Zhou (Mrs.) at USAID Pretoria.
22) What are the contact details provided for the listed point of contact?
Phone: 012 452 2176
Email: mzhou@usaid.gov
23) What populations within the education sector does the program target?
The program specifically focused on learners and educators, aiming to reduce new infections and mitigate broader educational and social impacts of HIV and AIDS within school communities.
24) How does the program view schools in relation to HIV prevention?
The grant framed schools and education systems as more than places where information is delivered. They were positioned as critical platforms for changing day-to-day behavior, strengthening supportive environments, and improving the education sector's long-term capacity to respond to HIV and AIDS.
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