Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH11 11105
Apply for CDC RFA GH11 11105
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement with the Direction Nationale de lEau Potable et de lAssainissement (DINEPA)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.283 Centers for Disease Control and PreventionInvestigations and Technical Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 22, 2011 and posted on Mar 1, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 16, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $25,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Assistance will be provided only to Direction Nationale de lEau Potable et de lAssainissement (DINEPA). No other applications are solicited.
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Opportunity Summary:
The CDC grant opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement with the Direction Nationale de lEau Potable et de lAssainissement (DINEPA)" is a discretionary cooperative agreement designed to strengthen public health outcomes in Haiti by putting Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) at the center of disease prevention and health system improvement. The overall intent is to build DINEPA's ability to plan, run, and evaluate evidence-based WASH and public health actions, while also improving the data, laboratory capacity, and workforce needed to sustain these efforts long term. Because this is a cooperative agreement, it implies an active partnership model where CDC technical support and collaboration are expected as DINEPA carries out the work.
The program is built around several connected goals that together form a national-scale public health and WASH capacity-building agenda. A first priority is institutional strengthening: improving DINEPA's internal capability to plan, implement, and evaluate programs using evidence and public health best practices. Another major focus is surveillance and health information systems, including practical tools like mapping vulnerabilities of water sources. The opportunity emphasizes improving both the quality and usefulness of information collected so that the data can directly guide intervention planning, targeting, and resource allocation. In other words, it is not just collecting data for reporting purposes; it is about making the data actionable for decision-making.
A related objective is to support epidemiological research that can feed into national and regional disease prevention and control strategies. This research component is meant to generate findings that help Haiti and partners better understand disease patterns and risk factors, and then translate that knowledge into better policies and programs. Alongside surveillance and research, the opportunity places heavy emphasis on laboratory systems and diagnostic capacity, specifically to expand water quality monitoring nationwide and to initiate a structured drinking water quality monitoring program. This points to building the technical foundation needed to routinely test water, interpret results, identify contamination risks, and respond with improvements in water system safety.
On the program implementation side, the cooperative agreement supports evidence-based public health programming for infectious diseases that are water-borne and vector-borne, with explicit attention to malaria and to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, including cholera, as well as neglected tropical diseases. It also allows for work on other infectious threats with pandemic potential, which broadens the scope beyond a single disease to overall health security. The opportunity further references environmental health programs, non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health services, and emergency preparedness and response, signaling an integrated approach where WASH and public health systems improvements support multiple health priorities, especially during outbreaks and emergencies.
Workforce development is another core pillar. The agreement aims to create training opportunities for a wide range of personnel: public health professionals, laboratorians, technicians, DINEPA staff, and university or graduate-level students, as well as other implementers. Training topics include WASH, assessment and surveillance, evidence-based planning, program implementation, program evaluation, and data collection and analysis. A practical workforce distribution goal is also stated: training staff to ensure skilled workers are available in both urban and rural settings. In addition, selected personnel are to receive financial and administrative management training, which highlights the importance of strengthening grant and program management capacity so that technical progress is matched with strong operational control.
Finally, monitoring and evaluation (M and E) is treated as a continuous feedback loop rather than an afterthought. The opportunity calls for conducting M and E across supported programs, incorporating evaluation results into real operational disease prevention and control efforts, and sharing lessons learned at national, regional, and international levels. The intent is that findings do not stay in reports; they are used to improve implementation, inform science-based health policies and guidelines, and spread effective practices more broadly.
Administratively, this opportunity was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA GH11 11105, within CFDA 93.283 (CDC Investigations and Technical Assistance). The estimated total funding amount listed is 25,000,000, and the CDC expected to make one award. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is extremely limited: assistance is provided only to DINEPA, and no other applications are solicited. The opportunity was posted March 1, 2011, created April 22, 2011, with an original closing date of May 2, 2011, later extended to May 16, 2011, and archived June 15, 2011.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this CDC grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Cooperative Agreement with the Direction Nationale de lEau Potable et de lAssainissement (DINEPA)."
What type of funding opportunity is this?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement generally means CDC expects to have an active partnership role through technical support and collaboration while DINEPA carries out the work.
Who is the funding agency?
The funding agency is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
What is the primary purpose of the cooperative agreement?
The primary purpose is to strengthen public health outcomes in Haiti by placing Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) at the center of disease prevention and health system improvement, while building sustainable national capacity in planning, implementation, evaluation, data systems, laboratory capability, and workforce development.
Where is the work intended to have impact?
The work is intended to improve public health outcomes in Haiti and strengthen national-scale WASH and public health capacity, including the ability to operate in both urban and rural settings.
What does it mean that this is a "cooperative agreement"?
Based on the description provided, it implies an active partnership model in which CDC technical support and collaboration are expected as DINEPA implements activities, rather than a fully hands-off grant relationship.
What are the main program goals or pillars described in the opportunity?
The opportunity describes several connected goals, including: institutional strengthening at DINEPA; improvements to surveillance and health information systems; support for epidemiological research; expansion of laboratory systems and diagnostic capacity for water quality; implementation of evidence-based infectious disease programming; workforce development and training; and continuous monitoring and evaluation with lessons learned shared broadly.
What is meant by "institutional strengthening" for DINEPA?
Institutional strengthening refers to improving DINEPA's internal capability to plan, implement, and evaluate programs using evidence and public health best practices.
What kinds of surveillance and health information system improvements are emphasized?
The opportunity emphasizes strengthening surveillance and health information systems and developing practical tools, including mapping vulnerabilities of water sources. It also highlights improving the quality and usefulness of information so data can directly guide intervention planning, targeting, and resource allocation.
Is the opportunity focused on reporting data, or on using data for decisions?
It emphasizes making data actionable for decision-making, not collecting data solely for reporting purposes.
Does the opportunity include epidemiological research?
Yes. It supports epidemiological research intended to inform national and regional disease prevention and control strategies by generating findings on disease patterns and risk factors and translating those findings into better policies and programs.
What laboratory and diagnostic capacity improvements are included?
The opportunity places heavy emphasis on laboratory systems and diagnostic capacity to expand water quality monitoring nationwide and to initiate a structured drinking water quality monitoring program. This includes building the technical foundation to routinely test water, interpret results, identify contamination risks, and respond with improvements in water system safety.
What diseases or health threats are specifically mentioned?
The opportunity supports evidence-based public health programming for water-borne and vector-borne infectious diseases, with explicit attention to malaria. It also references emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, including cholera, and neglected tropical diseases. It further allows work addressing other infectious threats with pandemic potential.
Is the scope limited to one disease area?
No. While malaria and cholera are explicitly mentioned, the description broadens the scope to multiple infectious threats (including those with pandemic potential) and also references other health areas tied to integrated WASH and public health system strengthening.
Does the opportunity connect WASH improvements to broader health programs?
Yes. It references environmental health programs, non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health services, and emergency preparedness and response, signaling an integrated approach where WASH and system improvements support multiple health priorities, including during outbreaks and emergencies.
What workforce development activities are supported?
The agreement aims to create training opportunities for public health professionals, laboratorians, technicians, DINEPA staff, university or graduate-level students, and other implementers. Training topics include WASH, assessment and surveillance, evidence-based planning, program implementation, program evaluation, and data collection and analysis.
Is there a stated goal for where trained staff should be available?
Yes. The opportunity states a practical workforce distribution goal of training staff so skilled workers are available in both urban and rural settings.
Does the opportunity include training in financial and administrative management?
Yes. Selected personnel are to receive financial and administrative management training, highlighting the intent to strengthen grant and program management capacity alongside technical work.
How is monitoring and evaluation (M and E) treated in this opportunity?
M and E is treated as a continuous feedback loop. The opportunity calls for conducting M and E across supported programs, incorporating evaluation results into real operational disease prevention and control efforts, and sharing lessons learned at national, regional, and international levels.
How are lessons learned expected to be used?
The intent is that findings are not limited to reports. They should be used to improve implementation, inform science-based health policies and guidelines, and spread effective practices more broadly through sharing at multiple levels.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is CDC RFA GH11 11105.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is within CFDA 93.283 (CDC Investigations and Technical Assistance).
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount listed is 25,000,000.
How many awards did CDC expect to make?
CDC expected to make one award.
Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is extremely limited. Assistance is provided only to DINEPA, and no other applications are solicited.
Can other organizations submit an application?
No. The opportunity specifies that assistance is provided only to DINEPA and that no other applications are solicited.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted March 1, 2011. The original closing date was May 2, 2011, and it was later extended to May 16, 2011.
When was the opportunity created and when was it archived?
The record shows it was created April 22, 2011, and archived June 15, 2011.
Is this opportunity still active?
No. Based on the provided information, it was archived on June 15, 2011.
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