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CSAT Action Alert: 8th Call for Proposals of the Global Fund - 8 Urgent Actions 
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CSAT Action Alert: 8th Call for Proposals of the Global Fund - 8 Urgent Actions 

 

(Download the full copy of the Action Alert at www.icaso.org/csat.html) 

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The latest CSAT* Action Alert (March 2008) provides important information on new funding opportunities for civil society organizations in the latest call for proposals from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund).  It provides practical guidance, suggesting eight urgent actions that you can take now. 


On 1 March 2008 the Global Fund launched its eighth funding round.  Round 8 is set to be the biggest in financial terms with around US$2 billion available for approved proposals.  The announcement, along with all of the relevant documentation for applicants, is posted at the following web address: http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/apply/call8/.


The Global Fund has made it clear that in order to make universal access a reality, proposals in Round 8 and beyond will need to be more ambitious than ever.  The Global Fund also recognises that one of the most promising ways of achieving this is to further promote the involvement of the civil society sector.  The Round 8 Call for Proposals therefore places a clearer emphasis than ever on civil society involvement in three interrelated ways: 

1.	Increasing the focus on key affected populations 
2.	Dual track financing (government and non-government Principal Recipients) 
3.	Community Systems Strengthening 

The changes made by the Global Fund to the Round 8 application process are designed to make it easier for the civil society sector to play an active, effective role in the design and implementation of Global Fund grants.  

Round 8 represents a major opportunity for ensuring that new Global Fund grants incorporate an enhanced role for civil society.  Civil society organisations are encouraged to seize this opportunity.  The deadline for proposal submission is 1 July 2008: this is not long away given the complexity of the proposal development process.  In order to make the most of the opportunities offered by Round 8, civil society organisations need to get involved now.

Here are eight key actions that civil society organisations should consider undertaking immediately:
1.	Find out more about the Global Fund and Round 8 
2.	Find out more about Global Fund projects in your country or region 
3.	Find out what the CCM is planning for Round 8 proposals.  
4.	Consult within the civil society sector.  
5.	Mobilize your civil society colleagues and partner organizations to advocate for greater attention to the civil society contribution and participation 
6.	Get involved in the process to develop the Round 8 proposal.     
7.	Get support.  
8.	Keep track of the process for Round 8.  

To access guidance on how to take these 8 actions for Round 8, and for further information on the new opportunities for civil society, download the full CSAT Action Alert at www.icaso.org/csat.html .

 

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* Civil Society Action Team (CSAT) 

www.icaso.org/csat.html

 

CSAT is a new civil society-led global initiative that coordinates, brokers, and advocates for technical support to civil society organizations implementing or seeking grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (Global Fund). CSAT's key priorities are: 

*	Mobilise a civil society response to under-performing grants; 
*	Improve availability of quality technical support for civil society organizations involved in implementation of the Global Fund grants; 
*	Improve the quality of Global Fund-related proposals prepared by civil society organizations. 

 

CSAT Host

Contacts

Global

Natalia Ciausova, nataliac@icaso.org <mailto:nataliac@icaso.org> 

ICASO, Canada

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

 

Gennady Roshchupkin, Gennady@harm-reduction.org

CEEHRN, Lithuania

Asia Pacific

 

Vince Crisostomo, coordinator@7sisters.org

APN+/7 Sisters, Thailand

Middle East and  Northern Africa

 

Nadia Rafif, alcsmarrakech@menara.ma

ALCS  Morocco

Western and Central Africa 

Kibibi Maia Thomas, tmkibibi@africaso.net 

AfriCASO, Senegal

Eastern and Southern Africa 

Tongayi Mangisi, tongayi@sanaso.na <mailto:tongayi@sanaso.na> 

SANASO, Namibia

Latin America and the Caribbean

Javier Pablo Anamaria Cardenas

Pablo.Anamaria@aidforaids.org <mailto:Pablo.Anamaria@aidforaids.org> , AidForAIDS - Peru