Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1611
Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1611
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (METS) to Strengthen Monitoring and Evaluation, Disease Surveillance and the Capabilities of District Health Teams in the Republic of Uganda 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 26, 2014 and posted on Aug 26, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 10, 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 $5,400,000.00 in funding.
- 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 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:
The Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (METS) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA GH15 1611) is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement funded under PEPFAR that focuses on building Uganda's long-term capacity to manage HIV program data and use it to improve services. The core idea is to strengthen the Ministry of Health (MOH) and District Health Teams (DHTs) so they can lead and sustain high-quality monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance activities as part of routine health system functions, rather than relying on parallel, donor-run reporting structures. In practical terms, this FOA is positioned as a systems-strengthening investment meant to embed HIV/AIDS monitoring and evaluation into Uganda's primary health care system and align it with the national HIV/AIDS M&E framework, with the goal of moving toward one national M&E system.
The FOA sets out four major areas of work that applicants are expected to support. First, it emphasizes monitoring and evaluation of HIV programs, including service quality assessment, meaning the funded work is not just about counting outputs but also checking how well services are being delivered and whether quality standards are being met. Second, it supports district-led HIV programming (DLP), which signals a shift toward empowering districts to plan, manage, and adapt HIV responses using their own data and local realities. Third, it calls for strengthening population case-based surveillance, which generally involves tracking individual cases through the system in a way that supports public health action, trend analysis, and more responsive programming. Fourth, it prioritizes strengthening the MOH-owned national Health Management Information System (HMIS) so that it produces data that is timely, valid, consistent, and complete, addressing common problems like late reporting, missing values, inconsistent definitions, and variable data quality across sites and districts.
A central theme throughout the announcement is sustainability and transition. METS is described as part of PEPFAR's broader sustainability plan, with explicit attention to transitioning HIV/AIDS M&E functions into government-led systems and routine structures. The opportunity also ties into PEPFAR investments in public health systems, quality improvement, and workforce development, which suggests that training, mentorship, supportive supervision, and institutional capacity building for MOH and DHT staff would be important parts of implementation. The intended end state is that districts and national MOH units increasingly generate and use their own information for evidence-based decision making, run HIV programming more effectively at district level, and maintain a well-functioning HMIS that supports both HIV and broader health sector needs.
The expected outcomes are framed around improved performance and use of data, not just data production. By the end of the project period, the FOA anticipates increased use of information for evidence-based decision making, stronger and more effective district health programming, and an HMIS that functions reliably enough to support program management and accountability. This implies improvements across the full data cycle: data collection, verification and quality checks, reporting timeliness, analysis, visualization, interpretation, and feedback loops where findings are translated into corrective actions and planning decisions.
The announcement also highlights confidentiality and data protection as core operational requirements. It states that all data collection and reporting should maintain patient and participant confidentiality by treating disclosed information as part of a trusted relationship. It specifically mentions secure storage with limited access (for example, locked rooms or drawers) and that analyses should be conducted on electronic datasets after personally identifying information has been removed. In other words, implementing partners are expected to build or reinforce practical safeguards for sensitive health information while still enabling analysis and reporting for public health purposes.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning CDC would typically have substantial involvement in program direction, technical oversight, and collaboration compared with a standard grant. It falls under the health activity category and is linked to CFDA number 93.067 (Global AIDS). The FOA anticipated up to four awards, with an award ceiling listed at $5,400,000, no cost-sharing or matching requirement, and an estimated total funding amount shown as $0 in the posting (a detail that sometimes reflects how funding is displayed in the archive rather than the practical intent to fund awards). The opportunity was posted on August 26, 2014, with an original and current closing date of October 10, 2014, and an archive date of November 9, 2014.
Eligibility is broad and includes government organizations (including national ministries of health, state and local governments or their bona fide agents, and political subdivisions), tribal governments and related entities, and a wide range of non-governmental organizations. Eligible non-government applicants include nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, colleges and universities, hospitals, research institutions (as long as proposed work is considered non-research), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and small, minority-, and women-owned businesses, among others. For those needing help accessing the full announcement, the contact listed is the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (PGO TIMS) at 770-488-2700.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (METS) - CDC RFA GH15-1611
What is the METS grant opportunity (CDC RFA GH15-1611)?
The Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (METS) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA GH15-1611) is a CDC cooperative agreement funded under PEPFAR. It focuses on building Uganda's long-term capacity to manage HIV program data and use it to improve services, with an emphasis on strengthening government-led systems rather than maintaining parallel donor-run reporting structures.
What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The main goal is systems strengthening: building the capacity of Uganda's Ministry of Health (MOH) and District Health Teams (DHTs) to lead and sustain high-quality monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance as part of routine health system functions. The intended direction is toward one national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system aligned with Uganda's national HIV/AIDS M&E framework.
Which country and government institutions are specifically emphasized?
The opportunity is oriented toward Uganda and emphasizes strengthening the Ministry of Health (MOH) and District Health Teams (DHTs) so they can manage HIV program data and use it for district-level and national decision making.
How does METS relate to PEPFAR sustainability and transition priorities?
METS is described as part of PEPFAR's broader sustainability plan. A central theme is transitioning HIV/AIDS M&E functions into government-led systems and routine structures so that key M&E and surveillance activities are sustained by national and district institutions.
What type of award mechanism is used (grant vs cooperative agreement)?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism. That generally means CDC would have substantial involvement in program direction, technical oversight, and collaboration compared with a standard grant.
What are the major technical areas applicants are expected to support?
The announcement identifies four major areas of work:
- Monitoring and evaluation of HIV programs, including service quality assessment
- District-led HIV programming (DLP)
- Strengthening population case-based surveillance
- Strengthening the MOH-owned national Health Management Information System (HMIS)
What does "monitoring and evaluation of HIV programs" include in this FOA?
It includes standard M&E functions and explicitly includes service quality assessment. The emphasis is not only on counting outputs, but also on assessing how well services are being delivered and whether quality standards are being met.
What is meant by district-led HIV programming (DLP) in this opportunity?
District-led HIV programming signals a shift toward empowering districts to plan, manage, and adapt HIV responses based on their own data and local realities. The FOA frames DLP as a way for districts to increasingly generate and use information for evidence-based decision making.
What does the FOA mean by strengthening population case-based surveillance?
The FOA references population case-based surveillance as an area of work that generally involves tracking individual cases through the system to support public health action, trend analysis, and more responsive programming.
What does strengthening the national HMIS mean in practical terms?
The FOA prioritizes strengthening the MOH-owned national HMIS so it produces data that are timely, valid, consistent, and complete. The description highlights common problems to address, including late reporting, missing values, inconsistent definitions, and variable data quality across sites and districts.
Is the FOA focused only on producing data, or also on using data?
It is explicitly focused on improved performance and use of data, not only data production. Expected outcomes include increased use of information for evidence-based decision making and stronger district health programming supported by reliable HMIS outputs.
What kinds of improvements across the data cycle are implied by the FOA?
The FOA implies improvements across the full data cycle, including data collection, verification and quality checks, reporting timeliness, analysis, visualization, interpretation, and feedback loops where findings are translated into corrective actions and planning decisions.
Does the FOA indicate any workforce development or capacity-building approaches?
Yes. The opportunity is tied to PEPFAR investments in public health systems, quality improvement, and workforce development. This suggests that training, mentorship, supportive supervision, and broader institutional capacity building for MOH and DHT staff would be important elements of implementation.
What is the intended "end state" of the METS investment?
The intended end state is that districts and MOH units increasingly generate and use their own information for evidence-based decision making, run HIV programming more effectively at district level, and maintain a well-functioning HMIS that supports HIV and broader health sector needs.
How does the FOA address sustainability compared to parallel donor reporting?
A core idea is to embed HIV/AIDS monitoring and evaluation into Uganda's primary health care system and routine government functions, reducing reliance on parallel, donor-run reporting structures and aligning with the national HIV/AIDS M&E framework.
What are the confidentiality and data protection expectations?
The FOA highlights confidentiality and data protection as core operational requirements. It states that data collection and reporting should maintain patient and participant confidentiality, treating disclosed information as part of a trusted relationship.
What specific safeguards are mentioned for protecting sensitive information?
The FOA mentions practical safeguards such as secure storage with limited access (for example, locked rooms or drawers). It also specifies that analyses should be conducted on electronic datasets after personally identifying information has been removed.
How many awards were anticipated under this funding opportunity?
The FOA anticipated up to four awards.
What is the award ceiling listed for this opportunity?
The award ceiling is listed at $5,400,000.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated.
Why does the posting show an estimated total funding amount of $0?
The information provided notes that the estimated total funding amount is shown as $0 in the posting and suggests this can reflect how funding is displayed in the archive rather than the practical intent to fund awards.
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on August 26, 2014. The original and current closing date was October 10, 2014. The archive date is November 9, 2014.
What is the CFDA number and program area associated with this FOA?
The opportunity is linked to CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS) and is categorized as a health activity.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes government organizations (including national ministries of health, state and local governments or their bona fide agents, and political subdivisions), tribal governments and related entities, and a wide range of non-governmental organizations.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible (with or without 501(c)(3) status)?
Yes. Eligible applicants include nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status.
Are community-based and faith-based organizations eligible?
Yes. The eligibility list includes community-based organizations and faith-based organizations.
Are universities, hospitals, and research institutions eligible?
Yes. Colleges and universities, hospitals, and research institutions are listed as eligible, as long as the proposed work is considered non-research.
Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. For-profit organizations are included as eligible applicants (other than small businesses). The eligibility description also mentions small, minority-, and women-owned businesses, among others.
Where can applicants get help accessing the full announcement?
The contact listed for help accessing the full announcement is the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (PGO TIMS) at 770-488-2700.
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