Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1601
Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1601
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Building Sustainable Capacity of the Ministry of Home Affairs to Address HIV and TB Prevention, Care and Treatment in Zambian Prisons and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Gender Based Violence in the Republic of Zambia under the Presidents Em" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.067 Global AIDS.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 3, 2014 and posted on Oct 3, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 1, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This Funding Opportunity Announcement is single sourced to the Ministry of Home Affairs as the only Ministry whose department (The Zambia Prison Services) has the mandate to effectively and efficiently provide and maintain human custodial and correctional services. Through another department the Zambia Police Service, the Ministry of Home Affairs also has a mandate to assist law enforcement officials identify offenders and assist in promoting successful prosecutions in court. A forensics lab at the under the auspices of this Ministry has been established to assist the law enforcement agencies as they conduct forensics investigations. The substantially under developed prison health system continues to put the health of prisoners and prison staff at risk. Through this mechanism, the Ministry of Home Affairs will provide HIV/AIDS health services, free from all forms of discrimination, for all Zambian prisoners, Zambia Prison Service and the Zambia Police Service. The Ministry of Home Affairs is the only institution that has the systems and mechanisms to reach all prisons to efficiently deliver interventions for prisoners and correctional staff.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Building Sustainable Capacity of the Ministry of Home Affairs to Address HIV and TB Prevention, Care and Treatment in Zambian Prisons and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Gender Based Violence in the Republic of Zambia" is a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding announcement issued under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). It is designed to strengthen and sustain the Zambian Ministry of Home Affairs ability to deliver public health and related justice-sector responses in settings that are typically hard to reach through standard health systems: prisons and law enforcement structures. The overall focus is on improving HIV and tuberculosis (TB) prevention, case finding, and quality treatment services for prison inmates as well as prison and police staff, while also improving the laboratory and clinical response for victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV/GBV), particularly through stronger forensic support that can be used in prosecutions.
The core program rationale is that Zambia's prison health system is described as substantially underdeveloped, creating elevated risks for prisoners and staff, and making prisons a key setting for controlling HIV and TB transmission. At the same time, the Ministry of Home Affairs also oversees the Zambia Police Service and a forensics laboratory, placing it in a unique position to connect health services for survivors of violence with evidence collection and justice processes. The CDC frames this as a capacity-building effort that works inside the Ministry systems that already have the legal mandate and operational reach to implement services across prisons nationwide, and to support law enforcement investigations and court processes where forensic evidence is needed.
The FOA outlines four headline objectives with target improvements by 2020. First, it aims to reduce new HIV infections among prison inmates and staff by 90 percent by 2020, signaling an emphasis on high-impact prevention, early detection, and sustained treatment as prevention in closed settings. Second, it seeks to increase coverage of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and psychosocial services for victims of sexual GBV and CSA from 49 percent to 95 percent by 2020, which points to strengthening timely access to emergency HIV prevention after exposure, along with mental health and supportive care. Third, it targets a major expansion in the number of legal cases of sexual GBV and CSA that are supported by forensic evidence, moving from fewer than 5 cases to at least 95 cases, indicating a strong intent to improve evidence collection, laboratory capacity, chain-of-custody practices, and coordination between health providers, police, and prosecutors so cases can be prosecuted more effectively and more quickly. Fourth, it aims to reduce new TB infections among prison inmates and staff by 90 percent by 2020, reflecting the well-known risk of TB transmission in overcrowded or poorly ventilated correctional facilities and the need for improved screening, diagnosis, infection control, and treatment adherence.
From an implementation standpoint, the announcement emphasizes strategies that increase HIV and TB case detection and improve the delivery of comprehensive, quality HIV and TB care for prisoners and for prison and police staff. It also emphasizes strengthening laboratory diagnosis and care for GBV and CSA victims, which in practice implies improving the ability to collect, preserve, test, and interpret forensic specimens, and to integrate those results into both clinical management and legal proceedings. The focus on both prisoners and staff suggests an approach that treats prisons as interconnected communities rather than isolating services solely to inmates, which is important for continuity of prevention and treatment and for reducing onward transmission when people enter and leave facilities.
Administratively, the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, meaning CDC would typically expect substantial involvement in oversight, technical assistance, performance monitoring, and collaboration during implementation rather than simply providing a grant with minimal federal engagement. The activity category is health, and the program is associated with CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS). The announcement lists an award ceiling of $2,500,000 and indicates no cost sharing or matching requirement. The posting date was October 3, 2014, with an original and current closing date of December 1, 2014, and an archive date of December 31, 2014.
Eligibility is explicitly limited: the FOA is single-sourced to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The justification provided is that the Ministry, through the Zambia Prison Service, is the only entity with the mandate and operational mechanisms to deliver custodial and correctional services nationwide, and therefore the only institution positioned to reach all prisons efficiently with consistent interventions for inmates and correctional staff. In addition, through the Zambia Police Service and the associated forensic laboratory, the Ministry is framed as uniquely capable of supporting the investigative and prosecutorial chain for sexual violence and child abuse cases by enabling forensic work that can stand up in court. The FOA also notes an expectation that services be provided free from discrimination for all Zambian prisoners and for members of the Zambia Prison Service and Zambia Police Service, reinforcing an equity and access principle within a high-stigma environment.
The opportunity is administered by the CDC, and technical access issues related to the full announcement were directed to the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (pgotim@cdc.gov; 770-488-2700). Overall, the grant opportunity is best understood as an integrated health and justice capacity-building initiative that uses the Ministry of Home Affairs nationwide reach to reduce HIV and TB transmission in prisons and to dramatically strengthen survivor services and forensic case support for GBV and CSA, with ambitious numeric targets intended to measure system-wide improvement by 2020.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Building Sustainable Capacity of the Ministry of Home Affairs to Address HIV and TB Prevention, Care and Treatment in Zambian Prisons and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Gender Based Violence in the Republic of Zambia."
2) Which U.S. agency is administering this funding announcement?
The funding announcement is administered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
3) What larger initiative is this funding associated with?
This announcement is issued under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
4) What type of award is being offered?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically involves substantial CDC involvement in oversight, technical assistance, performance monitoring, and collaboration during implementation.
5) What is the program area or activity category?
The activity category is health.
6) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS).
7) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed is $2,500,000.
8) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated.
9) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posting date was October 3, 2014. The original and current closing date was December 1, 2014. The archive date was December 31, 2014.
10) Who is eligible to apply for this funding?
Eligibility is explicitly limited (single-sourced) to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
11) Why is the opportunity single-sourced to the Ministry of Home Affairs?
The justification provided is that the Ministry, through the Zambia Prison Service, is the only entity with the mandate and operational mechanisms to deliver custodial and correctional services nationwide and therefore is positioned to reach all prisons efficiently with consistent interventions for inmates and correctional staff. The Ministry also oversees the Zambia Police Service and a forensic laboratory, which is framed as uniquely enabling the investigative and prosecutorial chain for sexual violence and child abuse cases through forensic support that can stand up in court.
12) What is the overall purpose of the grant?
The purpose is to strengthen and sustain the Zambian Ministry of Home Affairs' capacity to deliver public health and related justice-sector responses in hard-to-reach settings, especially prisons and law enforcement structures, focusing on HIV and TB prevention/care/treatment and improved response for victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV/GBV) through stronger forensic support.
13) Which settings and systems are specifically targeted?
The announcement focuses on Zambian prisons and law enforcement structures, including the Zambia Prison Service, the Zambia Police Service, and an associated forensics laboratory.
14) Who are the intended beneficiaries or target populations?
The focus includes prison inmates as well as prison and police staff. It also targets victims/survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV/GBV), particularly in relation to clinical care and forensic evidence that supports legal cases.
15) Why are prisons emphasized in the program rationale?
The FOA describes Zambia's prison health system as substantially underdeveloped, with elevated risks for prisoners and staff. Prisons are framed as a key setting for controlling HIV and TB transmission due to the increased risk in custodial environments.
16) How does the Ministry of Home Affairs connect health services and justice processes in this program?
Because the Ministry oversees both the Zambia Police Service and a forensics laboratory, it is positioned to connect survivor health services (including clinical response) with evidence collection and justice processes, supporting investigations and prosecutions where forensic evidence is needed.
17) What are the headline objectives and targets described in the FOA?
The FOA outlines four headline objectives with target improvements by 2020: (1) reduce new HIV infections among prison inmates and staff by 90 percent; (2) increase coverage of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and psychosocial services for victims of sexual GBV and CSA from 49 percent to 95 percent; (3) expand the number of legal cases of sexual GBV and CSA supported by forensic evidence from fewer than 5 cases to at least 95 cases; and (4) reduce new TB infections among prison inmates and staff by 90 percent.
18) What does the FOA emphasize for HIV programming in prisons?
It emphasizes strategies to increase HIV case detection and improve delivery of comprehensive, quality HIV care for prisoners and for prison and police staff, with an overall intent to reduce new infections through prevention, early detection, and sustained treatment in closed settings.
19) What does the FOA emphasize for TB programming in prisons?
It emphasizes reducing TB transmission and new infections among inmates and staff by improving screening, diagnosis, infection control, and treatment adherence, reflecting TB risks in overcrowded or poorly ventilated correctional facilities.
20) What does the FOA mean by strengthening the response to GBV and CSA?
The announcement emphasizes strengthening laboratory diagnosis and care for GBV and CSA victims, including improved ability to collect, preserve, test, and interpret forensic specimens, and to integrate forensic results into both clinical management and legal proceedings.
21) What is the role of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in this opportunity?
PEP coverage is a specific target area: the FOA aims to increase access to PEP and psychosocial services for victims of sexual GBV and CSA from 49 percent to 95 percent by 2020, indicating a focus on timely emergency HIV prevention after exposure along with supportive care.
22) What does the FOA target regarding forensic evidence in legal cases?
It targets a major expansion in legal cases of sexual GBV and CSA that are supported by forensic evidence, moving from fewer than 5 cases to at least 95 cases. This implies strengthening evidence collection, laboratory capacity, chain-of-custody practices, and coordination among health providers, police, and prosecutors so cases can be prosecuted more effectively and quickly.
23) Does the FOA address services for staff as well as inmates?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly emphasizes services for prison inmates and for prison and police staff, framing prisons as interconnected communities rather than focusing only on inmates.
24) What equity or non-discrimination expectations are included?
The FOA notes an expectation that services be provided free from discrimination for all Zambian prisoners and for members of the Zambia Prison Service and Zambia Police Service.
25) Who should be contacted for technical access issues related to the full announcement?
Technical access issues were directed to the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section: pgotim@cdc.gov or 770-488-2700.
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