Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1521
Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1521
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Increase Access to Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo under the Presidents 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 Aug 27, 2014 and posted on Aug 27, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 16, 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 $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- 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).
- Eligible applicants that can apply for this FOA are listed below Government Organizations National Ministries of Health State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) . American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state recognized) Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) Non government Organizations American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations Alaska Native health corporations Tribal epidemiology centers Urban Indian health organizations Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Research institutions (that will perform activities deemed as non research) Colleges and Universities Community based organizations Faith based organizations For profit organizations (other than small business) Hospitals Small, minority, and women owned businesses All Other eligible organizations
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity (CDC RFA GH15-1521) is a PEPFAR-funded cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focused on expanding access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The central goal is to reduce HIV-related illness and deaths and to support broader epidemic control, with a specific geographic emphasis on the two provinces where CDC’s support is concentrated: Kinshasa and Katanga. The announcement highlights the scale and complexity of the setting, noting that DRC is a very large country (about 2.3 million square kilometers) with roughly 70 million people and a generalized HIV epidemic with an estimated prevalence of 1.1%, but with limited access to HIV services.
The FOA is designed to build on five years of prior work supporting the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Kinshasa and Katanga, and it aims to accelerate progress by expanding both coverage and quality of HIV services. The proposed program is broad and integrated, spanning prevention, clinical care, laboratory systems, and performance improvement. On the prevention side, it calls for continued scale-up of existing interventions, particularly prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), including “PMTCT/B,” and targeted HIV prevention efforts for key populations. This focus signals an intent to reduce new infections by strengthening maternal and child health-linked services while also addressing groups at higher risk who may face barriers to access.
On the care and treatment side, the opportunity emphasizes comprehensive HIV clinical services, including strong integration with tuberculosis (TB) programming through TB/HIV activities. It also explicitly incorporates sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) services, reflecting an approach that links HIV outcomes with broader health and protection needs that can affect risk, testing, retention in care, and treatment adherence. In addition to facility-based services, the FOA prioritizes improvements in family-centered and community-based HIV service delivery, along with “user-friendly” approaches meant to make services easier to reach and navigate. Taken together, these components point to a model that not only expands clinical capacity but also works to reduce practical and social barriers that keep people from getting tested, starting treatment, and staying in care.
A major operational pillar of the FOA is strengthening HIV laboratory and diagnostic services, alongside robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and quality improvement. The announcement describes expected outcomes that include increased coverage of laboratory monitoring and better use of data for decision-making and policy development. In practice, this suggests investments in diagnostic access and routine monitoring, as well as systems to improve data quality, data flow, analysis, and feedback so that program managers and MOH counterparts can identify gaps, improve performance, and guide policy and resource allocation.
The FOA frames its expected impact in terms of closing priority gaps identified by the MOH across key HIV program areas: PMTCT/B, care and support, treatment, TB/HIV services, and prevention among key populations. By expanding coverage and improving service quality across these domains, the program is expected to reduce HIV/AIDS-related morbidity and mortality and decrease HIV transmission in DRC, especially in the targeted provinces. While the notice does not list a set dollar amount for total estimated funding, it provides an award ceiling of up to $10,000,000, with an expectation of one award, and it states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning CDC would typically anticipate substantial involvement in program guidance and oversight compared to a standard grant. The CFDA number is 93.067 (Global AIDS). The opportunity was posted on August 27, 2014, with an original and final closing date of October 16, 2014, and it was archived on November 15, 2014.
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of organizations. Government entities such as national ministries of health, state and local governments (and bona fide agents), U.S. territories and associated jurisdictions, and tribal governments are included. Nongovernmental eligible applicants include tribally designated organizations, Alaska Native health corporations, tribal epidemiology centers, urban Indian health organizations, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), research institutions conducting non-research activities, colleges and universities, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), hospitals, and small/minority/women-owned businesses, along with other eligible organizations as further clarified in the full announcement. For applicants needing access help, the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section is listed as the contact point (770-488-2700).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is CDC RFA GH15-1521?
CDC RFA GH15-1521 is a PEPFAR-funded cooperative agreement funding opportunity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It focuses on expanding access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
What is the main goal of this grant opportunity?
The central goal is to reduce HIV-related illness and deaths and to support broader HIV epidemic control in the DRC by expanding both the coverage and quality of HIV services.
Which geographic areas in the DRC are emphasized?
The opportunity has a specific geographic emphasis on the two provinces where CDC support is concentrated: Kinshasa and Katanga.
What is the context or need that this opportunity addresses?
The announcement highlights that the DRC is a very large country (about 2.3 million square kilometers) with roughly 70 million people and a generalized HIV epidemic (estimated prevalence of 1.1%), but with limited access to HIV services. The program is intended to help address that gap by expanding access and improving service quality.
Is this program building on previous work?
Yes. The FOA is designed to build on five years of prior work supporting the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Kinshasa and Katanga, and aims to accelerate progress through expanded coverage and improved quality of services.
What types of activities are included in the program design?
The proposed program is described as broad and integrated, spanning HIV prevention, clinical care, laboratory systems, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and quality/performance improvement.
What prevention activities are highlighted?
The FOA calls for continued scale-up of existing prevention interventions, particularly prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), including PMTCT/B, and targeted HIV prevention efforts for key populations.
Does the opportunity include prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)?
Yes. PMTCT is a specific emphasis, including PMTCT/B, reflecting a focus on strengthening maternal and child health-linked HIV prevention services.
Does the FOA address key populations?
Yes. It includes targeted HIV prevention efforts for key populations, indicating a focus on populations at higher risk who may face barriers to accessing services.
What care and treatment services are emphasized?
The opportunity emphasizes comprehensive HIV clinical services and strong integration with tuberculosis (TB) programming through TB/HIV activities.
How does the FOA connect HIV and tuberculosis (TB) services?
It explicitly calls for strong integration with TB programming through TB/HIV activities, reflecting the importance of coordinated services for people affected by both conditions.
Does the FOA include sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) services?
Yes. The FOA explicitly incorporates sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) services, reflecting an approach that links HIV outcomes with broader health and protection needs that can affect risk, testing, retention in care, and treatment adherence.
Are community-based or family-centered services included?
Yes. In addition to facility-based services, the FOA prioritizes improvements in family-centered and community-based HIV service delivery.
What does the FOA mean by "user-friendly" approaches?
It prioritizes "user-friendly" approaches intended to make services easier to reach and navigate, helping reduce practical and social barriers to testing, treatment initiation, retention, and adherence.
What laboratory and diagnostic components are included?
A major operational pillar is strengthening HIV laboratory and diagnostic services, with expected outcomes including increased coverage of laboratory monitoring.
What monitoring and evaluation (M&E) expectations are described?
The FOA calls for robust M&E and quality improvement, including better use of data for decision-making and policy development. This implies attention to data quality, data flow, analysis, and feedback to help identify gaps and improve performance.
What program areas or gaps is the FOA trying to close?
The FOA frames expected impact around closing priority gaps identified by the MOH across key HIV program areas: PMTCT/B, care and support, treatment, TB/HIV services, and prevention among key populations.
What outcomes or impacts are expected?
By expanding coverage and improving quality across prevention, care, treatment, TB/HIV integration, and laboratory/M&E systems, the program is expected to reduce HIV/AIDS-related morbidity and mortality and decrease HIV transmission in the DRC, especially in Kinshasa and Katanga.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The notice provides an award ceiling of up to $10,000,000.
How many awards are expected?
The opportunity indicates an expectation of one award.
Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What funding mechanism is used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism. A cooperative agreement typically involves substantial CDC involvement in program guidance and oversight compared to a standard grant.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.067 (Global AIDS).
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on August 27, 2014. The original and final closing date was October 16, 2014.
What does it mean that the opportunity is archived?
The notice states the opportunity was archived on November 15, 2014.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations. Government entities include national ministries of health; state and local governments (and bona fide agents); U.S. territories and associated jurisdictions; and tribal governments. Nongovernmental eligible applicants include tribally designated organizations, Alaska Native health corporations, tribal epidemiology centers, urban Indian health organizations, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), research institutions conducting non-research activities, colleges and universities, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), hospitals, small/minority/women-owned businesses, and other eligible organizations as further clarified in the full announcement.
Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. For-profit organizations (other than small businesses) are listed among eligible applicants.
Are small businesses eligible?
The eligibility list includes small/minority/women-owned businesses, and separately notes for-profit organizations (other than small businesses). For any additional clarification beyond those statements, the full announcement would control.
Are universities and colleges eligible?
Yes. Colleges and universities are included among eligible applicants.
Are community-based and faith-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Community-based organizations and faith-based organizations are included among eligible applicants.
Is a Ministry of Health eligible?
Yes. National ministries of health are included among eligible applicants.
Who can applicants contact for access help?
For applicants needing access help, the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section is listed as the contact point at 770-488-2700.
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