Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH16 1718
Apply for CDC RFA GH16 1718
- The HHS-CDC-CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Partnering with Regional Institutes to Strengthen Essential Public Health Functions in Vietnam" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.318.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 30, 2016 and posted on May 30, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 30, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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).
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity, titled "Partnering with Regional Institutes to Strengthen Essential Public Health Functions in Vietnam" (CDC RFA GH16-1718), is a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement designed to build up the ability of four Regional Institutes in Vietnam to carry out essential public health functions more effectively. The overall intent is practical and systems-focused: strengthen core institutional capabilities so these regional bodies can better assess population health needs, provide reliable public health services, and respond to health threats in a timely, coordinated way. Rather than supporting a single disease project in isolation, the opportunity is framed around reinforcing the public health system functions that make multiple programs work better over the long term.
The FOA is explicitly aligned with major U.S. and global health policy frameworks, including Global Health Security efforts, the Global Health Initiative approach to strengthening health systems, and PEPFAR priorities around sustainability and country ownership. In plain terms, that means the CDC is looking for work that helps Vietnam maintain and run key public health capacities with increasing local leadership and durability, instead of relying indefinitely on external support. The emphasis on sustainability also implies attention to workforce development, institutional processes, and health policy and system improvements that persist after the award period.
The supported work is organized around three main components. First, it includes direct support for Global Health Security Agenda-style priorities: preventing avoidable epidemics, improving early detection of public health threats, and ensuring rapid and effective response when outbreaks or other emergencies occur. This typically points to strengthening surveillance systems, laboratory and diagnostic readiness, outbreak investigation capacity, emergency operations coordination, risk communication, and other preparedness and response building blocks that determine whether a threat is caught early and contained.
Second, the FOA supports priority disease control programs, specifically calling out HIV/AIDS, influenza, and other priority diseases. The intent here is not just service delivery, but improving the underlying public health capacities that allow these programs to be managed well at the regional institute level. That can include strengthening program planning and monitoring, improving data quality and use, enhancing coordination across levels of the health system, and supporting technical domains that affect disease control outcomes.
Third, the funding supports the institutes departments that perform cross-cutting public health functions through targeted technical assistance. Cross-cutting functions generally refer to capabilities that benefit many programs at once, such as epidemiology, surveillance and data systems, laboratory quality systems, workforce training, public health informatics, monitoring and evaluation, and management and operational systems. By investing in these shared functions, the FOA aims to increase each regional institutes ability to deliver essential public health services across multiple threat areas, rather than building separate parallel capacities for each disease.
Administratively, this opportunity is a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which usually means the CDC expects substantial involvement in the funded activities, such as joint planning, technical guidance, and ongoing collaboration during implementation. The funding activity category is health, the CFDA number listed is 93.318, and the sponsoring agency is HHS-CDC-CGH (CDC's Center for Global Health). The FOA anticipated making four awards, consistent with the focus on four Regional Institutes in Vietnam. The posting and creation dates were May 30, 2016, and the application deadline was July 30, 2016. The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data, which commonly indicates the ceiling was not specified in that particular listing record rather than implying there was no funding.
Eligibility is labeled broadly as "Others" with additional details referenced in the full announcement, suggesting applicants likely needed to fit particular criteria described outside the summary field. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a capacity-strengthening partnership: it seeks to reinforce Vietnams regional public health institutions so they can more effectively prevent, detect, and respond to health threats while also improving the performance and sustainability of major disease programs like HIV and influenza through stronger shared public health functions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Partnering with Regional Institutes to Strengthen Essential Public Health Functions in Vietnam" and is identified as CDC RFA GH16-1718.
What type of funding mechanism is used?
This is a CDC cooperative agreement. That typically means the CDC expects to be substantially involved during the project, such as through joint planning, technical guidance, and ongoing collaboration while activities are implemented.
What is the overall purpose of the award?
The purpose is to strengthen the ability of four Regional Institutes in Vietnam to carry out essential public health functions more effectively. The focus is practical and systems-oriented, aiming to improve how these institutes assess population health needs, provide reliable public health services, and respond to health threats in a coordinated and timely way.
Is this opportunity focused on a single disease or on broader public health systems?
It is framed around strengthening public health system functions rather than supporting a single disease project in isolation. While specific disease areas are referenced (for example, HIV/AIDS and influenza), the emphasis is on building shared, durable capacities that improve multiple programs over the long term.
How many awards were anticipated?
The announcement anticipated making four awards, consistent with the focus on strengthening four Regional Institutes in Vietnam.
Which agency is sponsoring this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is HHS-CDC-CGH, which refers to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health (CGH).
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The listed CFDA number is 93.318.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is Health.
What are the main components or program areas supported by the FOA?
The supported work is organized around three main components:
- Global Health Security-style priorities (prevention of avoidable epidemics, early detection of public health threats, and rapid/effective response).
- Priority disease control programs, specifically including HIV/AIDS, influenza, and other priority diseases, with an emphasis on strengthening underlying public health capacity at the institute level.
- Cross-cutting essential public health functions supported through targeted technical assistance to institute departments that serve many programs at once.
What does the FOA mean by "essential public health functions" in this context?
Based on the summary, "essential public health functions" refers to core institutional capabilities that help regional bodies consistently assess health needs, deliver reliable public health services, and respond to threats effectively. The FOA emphasizes practical, system-strengthening improvements that support multiple programs.
What kinds of activities might fit under the Global Health Security-focused component?
The summary points to strengthening building blocks needed to prevent, detect, and respond to health threats. Examples mentioned or implied include surveillance systems, laboratory and diagnostic readiness, outbreak investigation capacity, emergency operations coordination, and risk communication.
How are HIV/AIDS and influenza included in the scope of work?
HIV/AIDS, influenza, and other priority diseases are included as priority disease control programs. The intent is not described as stand-alone service delivery; instead, it emphasizes improving the public health capacities needed to manage these programs well at the regional institute level.
What types of improvements are suggested for priority disease program performance?
The summary indicates improvements such as strengthening program planning and monitoring, improving data quality and data use, enhancing coordination across levels of the health system, and supporting technical domains that influence disease control outcomes.
What does "cross-cutting functions" mean here?
"Cross-cutting functions" refers to institute capabilities that benefit many public health programs at once, rather than being limited to one disease area. The summary highlights functions such as epidemiology, surveillance and data systems, laboratory quality systems, workforce training, public health informatics, monitoring and evaluation, and management and operational systems.
Why does the FOA emphasize cross-cutting investments instead of separate disease-specific capacities?
The FOA aims to improve each institute's ability to deliver essential public health services across multiple threats by strengthening shared functions, rather than building parallel systems for each disease. This is positioned as a way to improve long-term effectiveness and sustainability.
How is sustainability described in the opportunity summary?
The summary emphasizes sustainability, country ownership, and durability of key public health capacities. It suggests attention to areas like workforce development, institutional processes, and health policy and system improvements that can persist beyond the award period.
Which major policy frameworks is the FOA aligned with?
The FOA is explicitly aligned with Global Health Security efforts, the Global Health Initiative approach to strengthening health systems, and PEPFAR priorities related to sustainability and country ownership.
What does the alignment with Global Health Security imply for project design?
Based on the summary, it implies an emphasis on practical capacities that help prevent outbreaks, detect threats early, and respond rapidly and in a coordinated way, supported by systems like surveillance, laboratories, investigation capacity, emergency coordination, and risk communication.
What does it mean that the award is "discretionary"?
The opportunity is described as a discretionary award, meaning it is funded at the agency's discretion under the terms of the announcement and applicable criteria, rather than being an entitlement or formula-based award.
When was the opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
The posting and creation dates are listed as May 30, 2016, and the application deadline is listed as July 30, 2016.
What is the listed award ceiling?
The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source listing record. The summary notes this commonly indicates the ceiling was not specified in that particular listing record, rather than indicating that no funding was available.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is labeled broadly as "Others", with additional details referenced in the full announcement. Based on the summary alone, the specific eligible applicant types are not fully described and would depend on the detailed criteria contained in the complete FOA.
What does the phrase "partnering with Regional Institutes" suggest about how work will be carried out?
It suggests the work is intended as a capacity-strengthening partnership with Vietnam's regional public health institutions, focusing on reinforcing institutional capabilities so they can perform essential public health services more effectively over time.
What is the intended long-term outcome of this cooperative agreement?
The intended outcome is stronger, more sustainable regional public health institutions in Vietnam that can more effectively prevent, detect, and respond to health threats, while also improving the performance and sustainability of priority disease programs (such as HIV and influenza) through stronger shared public health functions.
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