Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH11 1159
Apply for CDC RFA GH11 1159
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Improving the Capacity of University Based Medical Education and Superior Training Institutions to Provide High Quality Education in the Republic of Mozambique under the President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)" 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 Feb 28, 2011 and posted on Feb 28, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 27, 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 $2,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are o Mozambican Universities o Mozambican Colleges o Mozambican Institutions of Superior Training and Medical Schools operating under Ministry of Education guidance
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity (CDC RFA GH11-1159) is a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement funded under PEPFAR (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) and aligned with the leadership of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. Its core aim is to strengthen Mozambique's health system by building sustainable, locally maintained capacity within the country's university-based medical education programs and other superior training institutions. The underlying idea is straightforward: improving the quality and output of health professional education is a practical, long-term way to expand and stabilize the health workforce needed to deliver HIV and broader health services.
The program focuses on supporting both government-supported and private institutions in Mozambique that are responsible for producing health sector graduates. Rather than concentrating on direct service delivery, the opportunity is centered on upstream investments that improve how health workers are trained. The expected result is a larger pipeline of well-prepared graduates who can enter Mozambique's health workforce with stronger clinical competence, better practical experience, and more consistent exposure to updated standards of care and teaching practices.
The types of activities described are largely capacity-building within training institutions. A major component is curriculum revision, which implies updating course content and structure to reflect current health priorities and evidence-based practice, potentially including HIV-related competencies and broader clinical and public health training needs. Another central component is faculty development, which covers both technical capacity (subject-matter expertise) and teaching ability (pedagogy, supervision skills, and effective instruction in classroom and clinical settings). The opportunity also allows for procurement of teaching and reference materials, which can include textbooks, learning aids, and other instructional resources needed to modernize and standardize training.
The announcement emphasizes strengthening the practical training environment, not just the classroom. It specifically mentions purchasing clinical equipment for practicums, which suggests outfitting skills labs or clinical teaching sites so students can develop hands-on competencies. It also includes support for paying salaries for part-time classroom and field supervisors, recognizing that high-quality training often depends on adequate supervision in both academic and clinical settings. To make clinical placements feasible and equitable, the program can support student transportation and accommodation for practicum sites, which is often a key barrier when placements are far from the main campus or in underserved areas.
Scholarships are also included as an allowable support area, indicating an interest in reducing financial barriers to enrollment and completion, which can directly affect the number of trained graduates entering the workforce. In parallel, the program highlights improving teaching skills of both classroom and field faculty, reinforcing the notion that consistent mentorship and supervision are essential to producing competent graduates, especially when clinical training is distributed across multiple sites.
In addition to direct educational strengthening, the opportunity allows for program-based evaluation projects and formative research focused on measuring capacity building. This means applicants can propose activities that assess whether institutional changes are actually improving teaching quality, training outcomes, supervisory capacity, or the overall performance of training systems. The emphasis on evaluation suggests CDC wanted grantees to generate evidence of institutional improvement over time, not merely implement activities without measuring results.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically implies substantial involvement from CDC in programmatic guidance, collaboration, and oversight compared to a standard grant. The activity category is health, and the CFDA number listed is 93.067 (Global AIDS). The estimated total funding was $2,500,000, with an expectation of up to four awards. The funding listing shows no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Award ceiling and floor are listed as zero in the source data, which usually indicates that specific award size parameters were either not set in that field or were to be detailed in the full announcement.
Eligibility was limited to Mozambican institutions: Mozambican universities, Mozambican colleges, and Mozambican institutions of superior training and medical schools operating under Ministry of Education guidance. That framing indicates the program was designed to directly build local institutional capacity within Mozambique rather than route funds primarily through foreign entities. The opportunity was posted on February 28, 2011, with an original and current closing date of April 27, 2011, and an archive date of May 27, 2011, meaning it is a historical funding opportunity rather than an active solicitation.
For applicants or researchers looking back at this opportunity, the practical takeaway is that CDC, through PEPFAR, sought to improve Mozambique's health workforce pipeline by investing in the quality, consistency, and capacity of medical and superior training institutions. The supported interventions span curriculum modernization, faculty and supervisor development, equipping teaching and clinical training environments, enabling student practicum participation, providing scholarships, and building an evaluation culture that can demonstrate measurable institutional capacity gains.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - CDC RFA GH11-1159 (Mozambique Health Training Capacity)
What is CDC RFA GH11-1159?
CDC RFA GH11-1159 is a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement funding opportunity supported under PEPFAR (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief). It was aligned with the leadership of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and focused on strengthening Mozambique's health system by building sustainable capacity in university-based medical education programs and other superior training institutions in Mozambique.
What is the main purpose of this opportunity?
The core aim is to strengthen Mozambique's health workforce pipeline by improving the quality and output of health professional education. The strategy is upstream capacity building within training institutions so that more graduates enter the workforce with stronger clinical competence, better practical experience, and more consistent exposure to updated standards of care and teaching practices, including HIV-related competencies and broader health needs.
Is this opportunity focused on direct health service delivery?
No. The opportunity is centered on upstream investments that improve how health workers are trained (for example, curriculum updates, faculty development, and improved practicum environments) rather than funding direct clinical service delivery.
Which country is the program designed to support?
The program is designed specifically to support Mozambique by strengthening locally maintained capacity within Mozambican medical education programs and other superior training institutions responsible for producing health sector graduates.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to Mozambican institutions, including Mozambican universities, Mozambican colleges, and Mozambican institutions of superior training and medical schools operating under Ministry of Education guidance.
Are non-Mozambican organizations eligible?
Based on the eligibility language provided, the opportunity was designed for Mozambican institutions, indicating it was intended to build local institutional capacity within Mozambique rather than route funds primarily through foreign entities.
What type of funding mechanism is this?
This was a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism. A cooperative agreement typically implies substantial CDC involvement in programmatic guidance, collaboration, and oversight compared to a standard grant.
What is the CFDA number and program area?
The CFDA number listed is 93.067 (Global AIDS). The activity category is health.
How much total funding was estimated under this opportunity?
The estimated total funding was $2,500,000.
How many awards were expected?
The opportunity anticipated up to four awards.
Was there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The funding listing indicates there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What were the award ceiling and award floor amounts?
The award ceiling and floor were listed as zero in the source data. This typically suggests that specific award size parameters were not set in that field or were expected to be detailed in the full announcement rather than summarized in the listing.
What types of institutions and programs were the focus?
The focus was on government-supported and private institutions in Mozambique that are responsible for producing health sector graduates, especially university-based medical education programs and other superior training institutions.
What kinds of activities were supported?
The supported activities were primarily capacity-building within training institutions. Examples described include curriculum revision, faculty development, procurement of teaching and reference materials, strengthening practical training environments, supporting supervision in classroom and field settings, enabling student participation in practicums, scholarships, and program-based evaluation and formative research focused on measuring capacity building.
What does "curriculum revision" mean in this context?
Curriculum revision refers to updating course content and structure to reflect current health priorities and evidence-based practice. This could include HIV-related competencies and broader clinical and public health training needs.
What is meant by "faculty development" under this opportunity?
Faculty development includes building both technical capacity (subject-matter expertise) and teaching ability (pedagogy, supervision skills, and effective instruction in classroom and clinical settings). It also emphasizes improving teaching skills of both classroom and field faculty.
Were teaching and reference materials allowed?
Yes. The opportunity allows procurement of teaching and reference materials such as textbooks, learning aids, and other instructional resources needed to modernize and standardize training.
Could funds be used to improve clinical or practicum training environments?
Yes. The announcement emphasizes strengthening the practical training environment and specifically mentions purchasing clinical equipment for practicums, which suggests equipping skills labs or clinical teaching sites to support hands-on competency development.
Could the program support supervision during training?
Yes. The opportunity includes support for paying salaries for part-time classroom and field supervisors, reflecting the importance of adequate supervision for high-quality training in academic and clinical settings.
Could funds support student transportation and accommodation for practicums?
Yes. The program can support student transportation and accommodation for practicum sites, helping address barriers when placements are far from campus or located in underserved areas.
Were scholarships an allowable use of funds?
Yes. Scholarships were included as an allowable support area, indicating an intent to reduce financial barriers that can affect enrollment, completion, and ultimately the number of trained graduates entering the health workforce.
Did the opportunity include evaluation or research components?
Yes. It allows program-based evaluation projects and formative research focused on measuring capacity building, including assessing whether institutional changes improve teaching quality, training outcomes, supervisory capacity, or overall training system performance.
What kinds of results was CDC aiming for?
The expected result was a larger pipeline of well-prepared graduates entering Mozambique's health workforce with stronger clinical competence, better practical experience, and more consistent exposure to updated standards of care and teaching practices, supported by sustainable institutional capacity improvements.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted on February 28, 2011. The original and current closing date was April 27, 2011. The archive date was May 27, 2011.
Is this an active funding opportunity today?
No. Based on the closing and archive dates provided, this was a historical funding opportunity rather than an active solicitation.
How does this opportunity relate to PEPFAR?
The cooperative agreement was funded under PEPFAR and aligned with U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator leadership. While it supports the HIV response through workforce strengthening and potential HIV-related competencies in training, it is primarily focused on education and training system capacity rather than direct service delivery.
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