The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria CALL FOR PROPOSALS. Geneva, March 2005 1. Background HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria together account for nearly 6 million deaths per year and cause immeasurable suffering and damage to families, communities and economies. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was set up in January 2002 as a financial instrument, complementary to existing programs addressing these three diseases. The purpose of the Global Fund is to attract, manage and disburse additional resources through a new public-private partnership that will make a sustainable and significant contribution to the reduction of infections, illness and death, thereby mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in low-income, affected countries, and contributing to poverty reduction as part of the Millennium Development Goals. As of March 2005, US$ 3.1 billion have been committed from four previous rounds of Global Fund financing, and over US$ 920 million have been disbursed since the first grant agreements were signed. The Global Fund now calls for proposals for its Fifth Round of financing. 2. Who can apply For detailed information, please consult the Guidelines for Proposals, Section II, 'Who may apply'. 3. Developing the proposal and submitting an application 3.1. Developing the proposal Proposals must be received by the Global Fund Secretariat no later than 10 June 2005. The Global Fund makes the application form available in MS Word and PDF format. Applicants are, however, encouraged to submit proposals in PDF format, as described below. In addition to an electronic version of the proposal, a hard copy of the proposal, signed by all CCM members, is nonetheless required, and must be received by 10 June 2005. (If the proposal does not originate from a CCM, other requirements apply; see the Guidelines for Proposals for more information.) Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Guidelines for Proposals prior to completing the Proposal Form. Once received, the proposals will be screened and technically reviewed, and recommendations presented to the Board. The results will be communicated to the applicants shortly thereafter. 3.2. Application formats Applications have to be submitted as print-outs (hard-copy) and in electronic form, using either the MS-Word or a PDF format. For administrative reasons, applicants are encouraged to use the PDF form. This platform has been designed to work with Acrobat Reader (version 6 and above) and provides additional support for the creation of the proposal form. Further information on the MS-Word and PDF forms is available on the Global Fund website (www.theglobalfund.org). Applicants may request a CD-ROM (containing the form, all supporting material and Acrobat Reader installation files for multiple languages) from the Global Fund Secretariat by sending an e-mail to proposals@theglobalfund.org or online on the Global Fund website (www.theglobalfund.org). Forms in both formats can also be downloaded from (www.theglobalfund.org). The MS-Word application form, Guidelines for Proposals and support documents are available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish; the PDF application form is available in English, French, Russian and Spanish. Submission in English would greatly facilitate the work of the Secretariat and the Technical Review Panel in reviewing applications. If necessary, proposals can be submitted in any of the other official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish or Russian). 3.3. Address for proposal submission The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Centre Casa?53 Avenue Louis Casa?1216 Cointrin-Geneva Switzerland Fax number: +41 22 791 1701 E-mail: proposals@theglobalfund.org Further information For further information or questions, please contact the Global Fund Secretariat (phone number: +41 22 791 1700). All applicants are encouraged to consult the Global Fund home page (www.theglobalfund.org) to access the complete directory of Global Fund documents, particularly the Guidelines for Proposals for the Fifth Round.