Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 15390201SUPP16
Apply for CDC RFA GH15 15390201SUPP16
- 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: Public-Private Partnerships in PEPFAR Countries under the President's 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.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 29, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 27, 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 $9,400,000.00 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).
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity, titled "Program Expansion Supplement: Public-Private Partnerships in PEPFAR Countries under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)," is a CDC cooperative agreement designed to strengthen how PEPFAR-supported public-private partnerships (PPPs) are managed, administered, and expanded across multiple countries and within specific country-led efforts. The central aim is not to directly deliver clinical services, but to improve the operational backbone that allows these partnerships to function well, remain accountable, and generate measurable public health results. It focuses on reinforcing management systems, financial stewardship, coordination structures, and the technical assistance that helps PPPs stay effective and aligned with PEPFAR goals and country priorities.
Under this supplement, the awardee would provide technical assistance and management oversight for several existing partnerships. This includes continued support to three country-led PPPs already under the current award, plus added responsibilities for specific, named collaborations: the Pink Ribbon / Red Ribbon PPP in Ethiopia, the Data for Accountability, Transparency and Impact (DATIM) partnership spanning more than 50 countries, and the MTV Shuga partnership in South Africa. These examples show the broad range of partnership types involved, from initiatives that connect HIV and cervical cancer programming (Pink Ribbon / Red Ribbon), to large-scale data systems used for monitoring and program management (DATIM), to entertainment-education approaches aimed at behavior change and HIV prevention messaging (MTV Shuga). The opportunity therefore emphasizes cross-sector coordination, since the PPPs may operate in very different environments and require different implementation models.
A key feature of this award is the expectation that the recipient will serve as the main entity responsible for managing, accounting for, and disbursing combined public and private sector resources tied to each PPP. In practice, that means the awardee acts as a financial and administrative hub, ensuring that funds and in-kind contributions from private partners and public sources are tracked, handled transparently, and used for the intended partnership activities. Because PPPs often involve multiple contributors, different types of contributions (cash, commodities, services, technology), and varying reporting requirements, the award is oriented around strong grants management, financial controls, compliance, and partner coordination.
Beyond administration, the awardee is also expected to help participating PEPFAR countries sustain and grow these partnerships over time. This includes supporting countries to maintain current collaborations, expand them where appropriate, and identify additional private sector partners that advance country ownership and shared responsibility. The private sector participants described in the announcement are intentionally broad, spanning both health-related industries (such as laboratory equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies) and non-health sectors that influence health outcomes (such as telecommunications, information systems, and entertainment). The ability to engage these sectors effectively is part of the intended value of the award, since PEPFAR PPPs often rely on private-sector strengths like supply chain capacity, technology platforms, data solutions, or mass media reach.
The opportunity also places emphasis on performance learning and accountability. The awardee will support reporting and evaluation of private sector engagement, with the explicit intent to assess impact and share lessons learned. This suggests the work is expected to go beyond routine reporting and include structured documentation of what the partnerships achieve, what approaches work best, and how private sector engagement contributes to HIV program outcomes. Depending on how complex a given PPP is, the awardee may need to maintain a limited in-country presence, implying occasional or targeted field-based coordination to support implementation, relationship management, troubleshooting, or monitoring.
From an administrative standpoint, the funding is offered by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under a discretionary cooperative agreement mechanism. The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH15-15390201SUPP16, and it falls under the Health funding activity category with CFDA number 93.067. The opportunity anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) with an award ceiling of $9,400,000. The posting date was July 29, 2016, with an original application deadline of September 27, 2016, and electronic submissions were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full announcement text.
Overall, this FOA is essentially an investment in the infrastructure and stewardship of PEPFAR PPPs: managing complex partner relationships, ensuring clean and defensible accounting of pooled public-private resources, helping countries strengthen and expand partnership models that fit their epidemic and health system context, and building a clear evidence base on what private-sector engagement is achieving across a diverse portfolio that includes service integration, global data systems, and mass-media prevention programming.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Program Expansion Supplement: Public-Private Partnerships in PEPFAR Countries under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)."
2) Who is the funding agency for this opportunity?
The funding agency is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
3) What type of funding mechanism is being used?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement. The cooperative agreement structure indicates substantial CDC involvement and an expectation of close coordination around implementation, oversight, and performance.
4) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH15-15390201SUPP16.
5) What is the CFDA number and funding activity category?
The CFDA number is 93.067, and the funding activity category is Health.
6) What is the main purpose of this supplement?
The central purpose is to strengthen how PEPFAR-supported public-private partnerships (PPPs) are managed, administered, and expanded across multiple countries and within specific country-led efforts. The emphasis is on improving the operational backbone of PPPs so they can function effectively, stay accountable, and produce measurable public health results.
7) Is this funding intended to directly deliver clinical services?
No. The opportunity is explicitly oriented toward improving operational and management systems rather than directly delivering clinical services. The focus is on stewardship, coordination, financial management, compliance, and technical assistance that enable PPPs to operate well and align with PEPFAR goals and country priorities.
8) What kinds of activities are emphasized under this award?
The opportunity emphasizes reinforcing management systems, strengthening financial stewardship, improving coordination structures, and providing technical assistance and management oversight to support PPP effectiveness and alignment with PEPFAR and country priorities.
9) What does the awardee do in relation to existing partnerships?
The awardee is expected to provide technical assistance and management oversight for several existing partnerships. This includes continued support to three country-led PPPs already under the current award, along with added responsibilities for specific named collaborations described in the announcement.
10) Which specific partnerships are named in the opportunity?
The announcement specifically names the Pink Ribbon / Red Ribbon PPP in Ethiopia, the Data for Accountability, Transparency and Impact (DATIM) partnership spanning more than 50 countries, and the MTV Shuga partnership in South Africa.
11) What does the Pink Ribbon / Red Ribbon PPP example illustrate?
It illustrates a partnership type that connects HIV and cervical cancer programming, showing that the PPP portfolio can include service integration approaches that bridge related public health priorities.
12) What does the DATIM partnership example illustrate?
DATIM illustrates a large-scale data system used for monitoring and program management across more than 50 countries, highlighting the need for strong data-related coordination and accountability in global, multi-country partnership efforts.
13) What does the MTV Shuga partnership example illustrate?
MTV Shuga illustrates an entertainment-education approach designed to support behavior change and HIV prevention messaging, showing that the PPP portfolio can include mass-media and communications-focused models.
14) Why does this opportunity emphasize cross-sector coordination?
The PPPs described can operate in very different environments and can require different implementation models. Because the partnerships range from health service integration to global data platforms to entertainment-education, the award expects strong cross-sector coordination to manage diverse partners, workflows, and reporting expectations.
15) What role does the awardee play in managing partnership resources?
A key expectation is that the recipient serves as the main entity responsible for managing, accounting for, and disbursing combined public and private sector resources tied to each PPP. In practice, the awardee acts as a financial and administrative hub for pooled contributions.
16) What kinds of resources may need to be tracked and managed?
The opportunity notes that PPPs often involve multiple contributors and different types of contributions, including cash, commodities, services, and technology. The awardee is expected to track and handle these contributions transparently and ensure they are used for intended partnership activities.
17) Why is financial and grants management a major focus of this FOA?
Because public-private partnerships can involve multiple funding sources, in-kind contributions, and varying reporting requirements, the award is oriented around strong grants management, financial controls, compliance, and partner coordination to ensure transparent and defensible stewardship of resources.
18) Is the awardee expected to help partnerships grow over time?
Yes. The opportunity states that the awardee is expected to help participating PEPFAR countries sustain and grow these partnerships over time, including maintaining current collaborations, expanding them where appropriate, and identifying additional private sector partners that advance country ownership and shared responsibility.
19) What types of private sector partners are contemplated?
The announcement describes private sector participants broadly. Examples include health-related industries (such as laboratory equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies) as well as non-health sectors that influence health outcomes (such as telecommunications, information systems, and entertainment).
20) What is meant by "performance learning and accountability" in this opportunity?
The FOA emphasizes that the awardee will support reporting and evaluation of private sector engagement with the intent to assess impact and share lessons learned. The expectation goes beyond routine reporting to include structured documentation of what partnerships achieve, what works best, and how private-sector engagement contributes to HIV program outcomes.
21) Does the opportunity mention any in-country presence requirements?
It notes that, depending on the complexity of a given PPP, the awardee may need to maintain a limited in-country presence. This implies occasional or targeted field-based coordination to support implementation, relationship management, troubleshooting, or monitoring.
22) How many awards were anticipated under this funding opportunity?
The opportunity anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1).
23) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling listed in the opportunity is $9,400,000.
24) When was the opportunity posted and when was the application due?
The posting date was July 29, 2016. The original application deadline was September 27, 2016, and electronic submissions were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.
25) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as "Others," and the opportunity indicates that additional eligibility clarification is provided in the full announcement text.
26) What is the overall idea of what CDC is investing in through this FOA?
Overall, the FOA is an investment in the infrastructure and stewardship of PEPFAR PPPs. It prioritizes managing complex partner relationships, ensuring transparent accounting of pooled public-private resources, supporting countries to strengthen and expand partnership models that fit their context, and building a clear evidence base on what private-sector engagement is achieving across a diverse partnership portfolio.
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