Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA GH 15 008
Apply for RFA GH 15 008
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conducting Operational Research to Identify Numbers and Rates, Determine Needs, and Integrate Services to Mitigate Morbidity and Mortality Among Internally Displaced Persons Affected by Emergencies" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.269 Complex Humanitarian Emergency and War Related Injury Public Health Activities.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 6, 2015 and posted on Feb 20, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 20, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Foreign Organizations a Foreign Organization is a public or private organization, whether non profit or for profit, located in a country other than the United States (U.S.) and its territories that is subject to the laws of the country in which it is located, irrespective of the citizenship of project staff or place of performance.
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Opportunity Summary:
This CDC grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA GH 15 008) supports operational research focused on internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by emergencies, with an emphasis on improving how humanitarian and public health actors measure IDP populations, understand their risks and needs, and design integrated service approaches that reduce illness and death. The central problem the announcement targets is that IDPs, especially those displaced into urban or non-camp settings, are often difficult to count and assess, and they may fall through gaps created by fragmented sector-by-sector programming. The research supported under this award is meant to produce practical, field-tested methods and evidence that can be applied during real emergency responses rather than purely academic findings.
A major research aim is improving methods to determine IDP population size and key vulnerability indicators. That includes developing or validating approaches to estimate how many displaced people are present in a given area and to quantify vulnerabilities such as mortality rates. In emergency settings, these basic figures are often uncertain, but they are critical for planning services, targeting the most at-risk groups, allocating supplies, and evaluating whether interventions are actually reducing harm. The opportunity highlights the need to pay special attention to urban displacement, where IDPs may be dispersed, mobile, and mixed in with host communities, making traditional camp-based registration or sampling methods less effective.
The second main aim is determining best practices for identifying the specific needs of displaced populations and then integrating services across traditionally separate sectors. The announcement stresses that many interventions are known to work when implemented on their own, so the point of this research is to examine the added value and practical impact of combining them in coordinated ways, including how these combinations can be implemented effectively in emergency contexts. Examples of cross-sector integration areas specifically mentioned include linking gender-based violence (GBV) and protection activities with mental health services; integrating access to safe potable water and improved sanitation with efforts that influence nutrition outcomes or reduce water-borne disease; and combining mental health services with primary health care delivery. The idea is to study the synergy of integrated programming, meaning the additional benefits (or operational efficiencies) that might occur when services are designed and delivered together rather than in isolation.
Mechanically, the funding is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement from CDC in the funded project compared with a standard grant. The funding activity category is health, and the program sits under CFDA 93.269 (Complex Humanitarian Emergency and War Related Injury Public Health Activities). CDC anticipated making about five awards, with an estimated total funding level of $2.5 million. Individual awards were expected to range from $150,000 to $500,000, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated.
Eligibility is directed to foreign organizations, defined in the notice as public or private entities (non-profit or for-profit) located outside the United States and its territories, operating under the laws of their host country, regardless of staff citizenship or where project activities occur. The opportunity was originally posted February 20, 2015, with an original closing date of March 23, 2015, later extended to April 20, 2015, and archived April 22, 2015. For applicants needing assistance accessing the full announcement, the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) is listed as the contact point (telephone 770-488-2700; email PGOTIM@cdc.gov), with availability during weekday business hours in U.S. Eastern Time.
FAQs: CDC Grant Opportunity RFA GH 15 008 (Operational Research on IDPs in Emergencies)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a CDC grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA GH 15 008) that supports operational research focused on internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by emergencies.
What is the main purpose of the award?
The award is intended to generate practical, field-tested research methods and evidence that can be applied during real emergency responses. The emphasis is on improving how humanitarian and public health actors measure IDP populations, understand risks and needs, and design integrated service approaches to reduce illness and death.
What problem is the announcement trying to solve?
The announcement targets the challenge that IDPs, especially those displaced into urban or non-camp settings, can be difficult to count and assess. As a result, they may be missed by services, and they may fall through gaps created by fragmented, sector-by-sector programming.
What type of research is CDC looking to fund?
The opportunity supports operational research, meaning research designed to be practical and usable during emergency response operations rather than producing purely academic findings.
What are the central research aims described in the opportunity?
Two main aims are highlighted: (1) improving methods to determine IDP population size and key vulnerability indicators; and (2) determining best practices for identifying needs and integrating services across traditionally separate sectors.
What does the opportunity mean by improving methods to determine IDP population size?
It refers to developing or validating approaches that estimate how many displaced people are present in a given area, particularly in emergency contexts where reliable counts are often uncertain but essential for planning and targeting services.
What vulnerability indicators are specifically mentioned?
The opportunity specifically mentions quantifying vulnerabilities such as mortality rates as an example of key vulnerability indicators that may need improved measurement in emergency settings.
Why is estimating IDP population size and vulnerabilities considered critical?
These figures are described as critical for planning services, targeting the most at-risk groups, allocating supplies, and evaluating whether interventions are actually reducing harm.
Does the opportunity place special emphasis on urban displacement?
Yes. The opportunity highlights the need to pay special attention to urban displacement, where IDPs may be dispersed, mobile, and mixed with host communities, making traditional camp-based registration or sampling methods less effective.
What is the second major research aim about integrated services?
The second aim focuses on best practices for identifying the specific needs of displaced populations and then integrating services across sectors that are often implemented separately.
Is the goal to prove that individual interventions work?
No. The announcement notes that many interventions are already known to work when implemented on their own. The research focus is on examining the added value and practical impact of combining interventions in coordinated ways, including how to implement those combinations effectively during emergencies.
What does the opportunity mean by "synergy" in integrated programming?
Synergy is described as the additional benefits (or operational efficiencies) that might occur when services are designed and delivered together rather than in isolation.
What examples of cross-sector integration are mentioned?
The opportunity provides examples, including: linking gender-based violence (GBV) and protection activities with mental health services; integrating safe potable water and improved sanitation with efforts that influence nutrition outcomes or reduce water-borne disease; and combining mental health services with primary health care delivery.
What is the funding mechanism?
The funding is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement from CDC in the funded project compared with a standard grant.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is health.
What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity sits under CFDA 93.269, titled Complex Humanitarian Emergency and War Related Injury Public Health Activities.
How many awards did CDC anticipate making?
CDC anticipated making about five awards.
What was the estimated total funding level?
The estimated total funding level was $2.5 million.
What was the expected size range for individual awards?
Individual awards were expected to range from $150,000 to $500,000.
Is cost sharing or a match required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated in the information provided.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is directed to foreign organizations, defined as public or private entities (non-profit or for-profit) located outside the United States and its territories, operating under the laws of their host country, regardless of staff citizenship or where project activities occur.
Does the opportunity limit eligibility based on whether an organization is non-profit or for-profit?
No. The notice defines eligible foreign organizations as including both non-profit and for-profit entities, as long as they are located outside the United States and its territories and operate under the laws of their host country.
Does staff citizenship affect eligibility?
No. The eligibility definition states that eligibility applies regardless of staff citizenship.
Does it matter where the project activities take place?
Not for the eligibility definition provided. The notice describes eligible foreign organizations as eligible regardless of where project activities occur.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was originally posted on February 20, 2015. The original closing date was March 23, 2015, and it was later extended to April 20, 2015.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was archived on April 22, 2015.
Who can applicants contact for help accessing the full announcement?
The CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) is listed as the contact point for assistance accessing the full announcement.
What are the TIMS contact details?
Telephone: 770-488-2700. Email: PGOTIM@cdc.gov.
When is the contact point available?
Availability is described as weekday business hours in U.S. Eastern Time.
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