Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH11 11520502SUPP16
Apply for CDC RFA GH11 11520502SUPP16
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Program Expansion Supplement for Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Comprehensive HIV Prevention Programs in South Africa under PEPFAR" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.067.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 02, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 01, 2016 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (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 $876,491.00 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).
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Program Expansion Supplement for Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Comprehensive HIV Prevention Programs in South Africa under PEPFAR" is a U.S. CDC cooperative agreement supplement (Funding Opportunity Number: CDC RFA GH11 11520502SUPP16; CFDA: 93.067) focused on sustaining and expanding a major HIV prevention research and implementation effort in South Africa. It is set in the context of South Africa carrying the worlds largest HIV epidemic, with an estimated 6.4 million people living with HIV in 2012, alongside a very high tuberculosis burden that is further complicated by growing multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB. Even with major national progress, the CDC frames the opportunity around the reality that reaching epidemic control requires continued improvement in day-to-day service delivery and broader health system capacity, especially as programs scale to serve more people with consistently high-quality prevention, care, and treatment.
The opportunity is specifically a supplemental award intended to provide additional funding and time to the University of Stellenbosch (award GH000320) so it can continue implementing the HPTN 071 PopART project (HIV Prevention Trials Network 071, "Population Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy to Reduce HIV Transmission"). PopART is designed to measure whether community-level combination prevention packages can reduce HIV incidence at the population level. In practical terms, this involves intensive community-facing activities tied to HIV testing, linkage to care, and prevention services, with outcomes assessed at community scale rather than only at the level of individual participants.
A key driver for the supplement is not a change in the scientific goals, but a change in the cost environment caused by national policy. South Africas Labor Relations Amendment Act of 2014, implemented in March 2015, increased minimum wage requirements. As a result, PopART had to raise salaries for its Community HIV Care Providers (CHiPs), the frontline workers delivering community services, and those increases also pushed up costs for supervisory staff. The supplement is therefore meant to cover these unplanned but mandatory personnel cost increases so that implementation can continue as designed, without reducing scope, staffing, or service intensity in the communities.
From an administrative standpoint, the funding mechanism is a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning the CDC is expected to have substantial involvement in how the work is carried out, not simply provide funds with minimal oversight. The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $876,491 and anticipates a single award, reflecting that this is a targeted continuation supplement rather than a broad, open competition for multiple new projects. The posting was created on Aug 02, 2016, with an original closing date of Oct 01, 2016, and required electronic submission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Overall, this supplement is best understood as a continuity and stabilization action within PEPFAR-supported HIV prevention efforts: South Africa has already achieved large-scale ART expansion (over 3,500 public facilities providing ART to more than 2.7 million people by the end of 2014), but persistent system and quality challenges remain, as highlighted by a 2013 national program review. By funding the added labor costs triggered by legal wage changes, the CDC aims to protect the integrity and completion of PopARTs community-based prevention strategy and its ability to generate reliable evidence about how combination prevention and ART-driven approaches can reduce HIV transmission at the population level.
FAQs: Program Expansion Supplement for Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Comprehensive HIV Prevention Programs in South Africa under PEPFAR
What is the official title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Program Expansion Supplement for Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Comprehensive HIV Prevention Programs in South Africa under PEPFAR."
Which U.S. agency is offering this funding?
This is a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement supplement.
What are the identifiers for this funding opportunity (FON and CFDA)?
Funding Opportunity Number (FON): CDC RFA GH11 11520502SUPP16. CFDA: 93.067.
What type of funding mechanism is this?
It is a discretionary cooperative agreement supplement, which means CDC is expected to have substantial involvement in how the work is carried out, not just provide funds with minimal oversight.
Is this a new, open competition or a continuation supplement?
This is a targeted continuation supplement rather than a broad open competition. It is intended to provide additional funding and time to an existing award.
Who is the intended recipient of the supplemental award?
The supplement is specifically intended for the University of Stellenbosch under award GH000320.
What program or project does this supplement support?
The supplement supports continued implementation of the HPTN 071 PopART project (HIV Prevention Trials Network 071, "Population Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy to Reduce HIV Transmission").
What is PopART trying to measure or demonstrate?
PopART is designed to measure whether community-level combination prevention packages can reduce HIV incidence at the population level, with outcomes assessed at community scale rather than only among individual participants.
What kinds of activities does PopART involve in practical terms?
The project includes intensive community-facing activities tied to HIV testing, linkage to care, and prevention services, delivered through frontline community staff.
Why is additional funding needed if the scientific goals have not changed?
The supplement is driven by a change in the cost environment, not a change in scientific goals. National labor policy changes increased required wages, creating unplanned but mandatory personnel cost increases that needed to be covered to keep implementation on track.
What policy change triggered the need for this supplement?
South Africa's Labor Relations Amendment Act of 2014, implemented in March 2015, increased minimum wage requirements.
Which staff roles were most directly affected by the wage increases?
PopART had to raise salaries for its Community HIV Care Providers (CHiPs), the frontline workers delivering community services. The increases also pushed up costs for supervisory staff.
What is the main purpose of the supplement funding?
The primary purpose is to cover the unplanned but mandatory personnel cost increases so implementation can continue as designed, without reducing scope, staffing, or service intensity in participating communities.
What is the maximum (ceiling) amount of this supplemental award?
The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $876,491.
How many awards does the CDC anticipate making under this supplement?
A single award is anticipated, consistent with the opportunity being a targeted continuation supplement.
When was the opportunity posted, and what was the original closing date?
The posting was created on Aug 02, 2016, and the original closing date was Oct 01, 2016.
How and when did applications need to be submitted?
The opportunity required electronic submission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
What is the geographic focus of the work supported by this supplement?
The work is focused on South Africa, in the context of PEPFAR-supported HIV prevention, care, and treatment efforts.
How does the CDC describe the public health context in South Africa?
The CDC frames the opportunity around South Africa having the world's largest HIV epidemic, with an estimated 6.4 million people living with HIV in 2012, and a very high tuberculosis burden complicated by multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB.
Why does the CDC emphasize health system capacity and service delivery quality in this opportunity?
Even with major national progress, the CDC states that reaching epidemic control requires continued improvement in day-to-day service delivery and broader health system capacity, especially as programs scale to serve more people with consistently high-quality prevention, care, and treatment.
How does this supplement relate to South Africa's progress on antiretroviral therapy (ART) expansion?
The opportunity notes large-scale ART expansion, including over 3,500 public facilities providing ART to more than 2.7 million people by the end of 2014, while also highlighting persistent system and quality challenges referenced by a 2013 national program review.
What is the broader goal of providing this supplement within PEPFAR-supported programming?
The supplement is described as a continuity and stabilization action intended to protect the integrity and completion of PopART's community-based prevention strategy and its ability to generate reliable evidence about how combination prevention and ART-driven approaches can reduce HIV transmission at the population level.
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