Namibia Mechanism for Public Health and Medical Education (NAM-PHAME) under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Namibia Mechanism for Public Health and Medical Education (NAM-PHAME) is a U.S. government funding opportunity released under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically the Center for Global Health (CGH). It is presented as a continuation opportunity, meaning it is designed to extend or sustain an existing body of work rather than launch a brand-new program from scratch. The overall activity area is health, and the program aligns with PEPFAR's broader goals of strengthening HIV-related public health systems, building workforce capacity, and improving the quality and sustainability of prevention, care, and treatment services through improved training, education, and public health practice.

This opportunity is issued as a cooperative agreement, which is a funding mechanism used when the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project during implementation. In practical terms, that typically means the recipient is not just receiving funds and operating independently; instead, CDC staff may be actively engaged through technical guidance, collaborative planning, performance monitoring, and support with evaluation approaches. Cooperative agreements are commonly used for complex public health initiatives where the agency and recipient coordinate closely to meet program targets, ensure alignment with national and U.S. government strategies, and adjust activities based on data and evolving conditions.

The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH13-135804CONT17, and it was created on September 21, 2016, with an original closing date of November 22, 2016. It anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1), suggesting that the program is intended to be implemented by one primary recipient organization, often to ensure unified leadership, streamlined coordination with the Ministry of Health and other national partners, and consistent implementation across supported sites or institutions. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which generally indicates that a specific maximum dollar amount was not published in the summary field provided, rather than implying that no funding is available. In many federal postings, especially continuations, detailed budget expectations may be described elsewhere in the full announcement or be determined by negotiated continuation funding levels and availability of appropriations.

Eligibility is listed as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which signals that eligibility is not confined to a single standard category like state governments or universities. Instead, eligibility is defined more specifically in the full announcement text, which often includes details such as whether the competition is limited to an incumbent awardee, a narrow set of partners, or a broader range of organizations (for example, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, or other entities with demonstrated capacity in medical education, public health training, and HIV program implementation). Because it is explicitly labeled a continuation opportunity and only one award is expected, it is common for eligibility to be limited or targeted, such as being restricted to current implementers or organizations already positioned to carry forward the work without disruption.

Although the brief description provided is minimal, the title and context make the intended focus clear: NAM-PHAME is framed as a mechanism for public health and medical education in Namibia, tied directly to PEPFAR. That usually points to strengthening the health workforce and the institutions that train and support that workforce, which is a key pillar for sustaining HIV epidemic control efforts. In Namibia, as in many countries supported by PEPFAR, workforce development and clinical training systems are critical for maintaining quality HIV prevention and treatment services, ensuring appropriate use of guidelines, improving patient outcomes, and building long-term national capacity. Programs under this kind of mechanism often support training for clinicians, nurses, laboratory staff, public health practitioners, and program managers; reinforce pre-service and in-service education; and improve mentorship systems, clinical rotations, continuing professional development, and applied public health learning environments.

In summary, this is a CDC-led, PEPFAR-aligned, continuation cooperative agreement focused on Namibia, structured for close collaboration between the recipient and CDC, with the expectation of one awardee responsible for advancing public health and medical education activities that support HIV response goals. Key administrative details include the CDC opportunity number (GH13-135804CONT17), the posting date (September 21, 2016), the closing date (November 22, 2016), the activity category (health), and the CFDA listing (93.067), with eligibility defined in the full announcement under additional eligibility information.

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