Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 15460201SUPP16
Apply for CDC RFA GH15 15460201SUPP16
- 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: Supporting Laboratory Diagnosis and Monitoring to Scale up and Improve HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the Kingdom of Lesotho 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 Jul 27, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 25, 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 $425,204.00 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: Supporting Laboratory Diagnosis and Monitoring to Scale up and Improve HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the Kingdom of Lesotho under PEPFAR," is a CDC cooperative agreement designed to strengthen Lesotho's laboratory system so it can better support HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment at scale. The central aim is to build and expand laboratory capacity while improving the availability and quality of diagnostic testing and ongoing disease monitoring. In practical terms, the funding targets the laboratory backbone needed to identify HIV and related conditions promptly, track patient health over time, and ensure that clinical programs have reliable test results to guide treatment decisions.
A major emphasis of the opportunity is expanding and improving testing services for HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and sexually transmitted infections and opportunistic infections (STI/OI). These tests are essential for both diagnosing infections and monitoring how well patients are responding to treatment. By strengthening lab-based diagnosis and monitoring, the program is intended to directly support broader national goals under PEPFAR, including scaling up antiretroviral treatment services and improving patient outcomes through timely and accurate laboratory information.
The announcement makes clear that this work is not starting from scratch. It is framed as a continuation of progress achieved under a prior CDC cooperative agreement (CDC-RFA-PS09-923), meaning the supplement is meant to build on existing improvements in laboratory capacity rather than replace them. The expectation is that the awardee will extend and deepen prior gains, filling remaining gaps and pushing improvements further across the health system so that laboratory services can keep pace with the needs of expanding HIV care and treatment programs.
Coverage is expected to be nationwide across the full tiered laboratory network, including laboratories at national, regional, district, and health center levels. This matters because it signals a system-wide approach rather than a limited pilot: the awardee must work across multiple levels of the health system where patients receive services and where specimens are collected, transported, tested, and reported. The opportunity highlights decentralization as a key strategy, meaning expanding services closer to where patients live and receive care, rather than relying heavily on centralized testing alone. Decentralization is paired with the scale-up of cost-effective technologies, pointing to a focus on practical, sustainable tools and approaches that can be expanded broadly without driving costs beyond what the system can manage.
Alongside expanding access, the grant stresses overall quality improvement of laboratory services. That typically implies strengthening procedures and systems that improve the accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of results, as well as improving consistency across the laboratory network. The intended result is that clinicians and programs can depend on laboratory outputs for patient management and program monitoring, which in turn supports higher-quality HIV/AIDS care and treatment services nationally.
The awardee is expected to work in close collaboration with the HHS/CDC office in Lesotho to achieve program outcomes, reflecting the cooperative agreement structure where CDC remains actively involved in program direction and technical coordination rather than functioning only as a passive funder. All activities carried out under this award must align with Lesotho's national policies, national strategic plans, and official guidelines for laboratory monitoring of HIV care and treatment, and they must also fit within CDC/PEPFAR priorities for support in Lesotho. This requirement ties the project to country-led strategies and ensures that investments reinforce national systems and plans rather than creating parallel structures.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under CFDA 93.067, using a cooperative agreement funding instrument. The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH15 15460201SUPP16. The announcement anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) with an award ceiling of $425,204. The opportunity was created on July 27, 2016, with an original application closing date of September 25, 2016, and applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full announcement text.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Program Expansion Supplement: Supporting Laboratory Diagnosis and Monitoring to Scale up and Improve HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the Kingdom of Lesotho under PEPFAR."
2) What type of funding mechanism is this?
This is a CDC cooperative agreement, meaning CDC is expected to remain actively involved in program direction and technical coordination rather than acting only as a passive funder.
3) Which U.S. agency is offering the funding?
The funding is offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
4) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH15 15460201SUPP16.
5) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.067.
6) What is the main purpose of this supplement?
The central purpose is to strengthen Lesotho's laboratory system so it can better support HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment at scale by improving laboratory diagnosis and ongoing disease monitoring.
7) What does "strengthening laboratory diagnosis and monitoring" mean in practical terms?
It refers to building and expanding laboratory capacity and improving the availability and quality of diagnostic testing and monitoring so infections can be identified promptly, patient health can be tracked over time, and clinicians can rely on test results to guide treatment decisions.
8) Which diseases or conditions are emphasized for expanded and improved testing?
The opportunity emphasizes expanding and improving testing services for HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and sexually transmitted infections and opportunistic infections (STI/OI).
9) How does this work support PEPFAR goals in Lesotho?
By strengthening lab-based diagnosis and monitoring, the program directly supports broader PEPFAR goals, including scaling up antiretroviral treatment services and improving patient outcomes through timely and accurate laboratory information.
10) Is this project starting from scratch?
No. The announcement frames this as a continuation of progress achieved under a prior CDC cooperative agreement (CDC-RFA-PS09-923). The supplement is intended to build on existing improvements rather than replace them.
11) What is expected of the awardee in relation to prior improvements?
The awardee is expected to extend and deepen prior gains, address remaining gaps, and push improvements further across the health system so laboratory services can keep pace with expanding HIV care and treatment needs.
12) What geographic scope is expected for program activities?
Coverage is expected to be nationwide across Lesotho.
13) Which levels of the laboratory system are included?
The opportunity anticipates work across the full tiered laboratory network, including laboratories at national, regional, district, and health center levels.
14) Why does the opportunity emphasize a "tiered laboratory network"?
It signals a system-wide approach rather than a limited pilot, involving multiple points in the health system where specimens are collected, transported, tested, and results are reported.
15) What does decentralization mean in the context of this grant?
Decentralization is described as expanding services closer to where patients live and receive care, rather than relying heavily on centralized testing alone.
16) What kinds of technologies are expected to be used or scaled up?
The opportunity highlights the scale-up of cost-effective technologies, indicating an emphasis on practical and sustainable tools and approaches that can be expanded broadly without making costs unmanageable.
17) Is quality improvement part of the scope?
Yes. The grant stresses overall quality improvement of laboratory services, aiming to improve the accuracy, reliability, timeliness, and consistency of results across the laboratory network.
18) How are improved laboratory services expected to affect patient care?
The intended result is that clinicians and programs can depend on laboratory outputs for patient management and program monitoring, supporting higher-quality HIV/AIDS care and treatment nationally.
19) What role does the CDC office in Lesotho play?
The awardee is expected to work in close collaboration with the HHS/CDC office in Lesotho to achieve program outcomes, consistent with the cooperative agreement structure.
20) What policies and plans must the activities align with?
All activities must align with Lesotho's national policies, national strategic plans, and official guidelines for laboratory monitoring of HIV care and treatment, and they must also fit within CDC/PEPFAR priorities for support in Lesotho.
21) What does it mean that this is "discretionary" funding?
The announcement describes the opportunity as discretionary funding from CDC. (No additional detail is provided in the summary beyond that classification.)
22) How many awards were anticipated?
The announcement anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1).
23) What is the maximum funding amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $425,204.
24) When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on July 27, 2016.
25) What was the original application deadline?
The original application closing date was September 25, 2016.
26) How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications were required to be submitted electronically.
27) What time zone applied to the submission deadline?
Applications were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
28) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full announcement text.
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