§7655 Pilot Program on Family Survival Partnerships

Summary

Authorizes the President to set up a public-private program to give medical care and support to HIV-positive parents and their children found through programs that prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in countries with or at risk for severe HIV epidemics, especially low-resource countries. The President can award grants to eligible organizations so they can make subgrants to local or international groups to expand prevention and care services. Grant funds can be used to make subgrants, manage and run the grants, collect and report data, monitor and evaluate work, provide training and technical help, and support long-term sustainability. Subgrants must go to local health organizations, international organizations, or partnerships that already run proven mother-to-child prevention programs in the target countries, have government support, and can provide HIV care including antiretroviral (ARV) treatment when needed. A local health organization means public health systems, NGOs, schools, community groups, or nonprofit health systems that provide or link to primary care. An international organization means a nonprofit international group, international charity, private voluntary international group, or multilateral institution. Priority is given to groups already running family-centered, lifelong care programs with non-Federal funds. Subgrant money can pay for treatment and ARVs, hiring and training staff, lab tests and equipment, drugs, support services like counseling and adherence help, operations, outreach and awareness, advisory boards, and transportation. Grantees must file yearly reports on progress, benchmarks, and recommendations for after funding ends. Money may be appropriated as needed from amounts authorized under section 7671 for fiscal years 2004 through 2008. No more than 7 percent of a grant may be used for administrative costs.