Strengthening Capacity for Laboratory Systems, Strategic Information, and Technical Leadership in Public Health for the National HIV/AIDS Response in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ( | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS-CDC), focused on Ethiopia's national HIV/AIDS response under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The program is framed around strengthening public health capacity in three closely linked areas that are essential for an effective HIV program at national scale: laboratory systems, strategic information (the data and surveillance backbone used to guide decisions), and technical leadership in public health. In practical terms, the opportunity is aimed at supporting work that helps the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia run, improve, and sustain core systems that underpin HIV prevention, care, and treatment, rather than simply funding isolated service delivery activities.

The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically means CDC expects to have substantial involvement in the program's implementation, such as providing technical guidance, collaborating on work planning, and monitoring performance. The listing indicates this is "continuation" funding, suggesting it was intended to extend or continue an existing project or partnership rather than launch a brand-new competitive program. The opportunity falls under the health activity category and is associated with CFDA number 93.067, a number commonly used for CDC global HIV-related assistance under PEPFAR. Only one award was expected, reinforcing that this continuation announcement likely supported a single ongoing recipient organization carrying forward prior work with CDC in Ethiopia.

The substantive focus areas give a clear picture of what CDC wanted to maintain or expand. "Laboratory systems" in an HIV context usually includes improving the quality, coverage, and reliability of testing and diagnostic networks that support HIV clinical care and public health surveillance. This can include laboratory quality management systems, accreditation readiness, supply chain and commodities planning for test kits and reagents, specimen referral systems, equipment maintenance, standard operating procedures, biosafety and biosecurity practices, training and mentorship for lab personnel, and external quality assessment programs. It may also involve strengthening capacity for key HIV-related testing services such as HIV diagnosis, early infant diagnosis, viral load testing, and related diagnostic platforms that inform treatment decisions and monitor program performance.

"Strategic information" refers to the systems that generate, manage, analyze, and use data to run the national HIV program. In many PEPFAR-supported settings, that includes strengthening routine health information systems, ensuring data quality and completeness, building capacity for monitoring and evaluation, supporting analysis and visualization for decision-making, and improving the ability to track progress toward targets. Strategic information can also encompass surveillance and epidemiologic activities, including HIV case reporting (where applicable), sentinel surveillance approaches, population-based surveys, and integration of data across programs and sites. The phrase signals an emphasis on not just collecting data, but improving the ability of national stakeholders to interpret it and use it for planning, resource allocation, and continuous improvement.

The third emphasis, "technical leadership in public health," points to building and sustaining national and institutional expertise so Ethiopia can lead and coordinate its HIV response effectively. This can involve strengthening leadership and governance structures, developing technical guidelines and policies, improving coordination among national and regional bodies, and building a workforce capable of managing complex public health programs. It often includes mentoring and capacity-building for program managers, epidemiologists, laboratory leaders, and other technical staff, as well as supporting technical assistance that helps align program implementation with national strategies and international best practices. In a cooperative agreement context, this also commonly involves close collaboration between CDC technical staff and Ethiopian counterparts to ensure the program is aligned with national priorities and PEPFAR goals.

Key administrative details in the source data clarify the formal identity and timing of the opportunity. The funding opportunity title is "Strengthening Capacity for Laboratory Systems, Strategic Information, and Technical Leadership in Public Health for the National HIV/AIDS Response in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)." The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH13-131304CONT16, which indicates a CDC request for assistance tied to a global health project, with a continuation identifier. The opportunity was posted and created on February 2, 2016, with an original and current closing date of April 5, 2016. The agency listed is HHS-CDC. The expected number of awards is one.

Two fields in the listing deserve interpretation. The "Award Ceiling" is shown as 0, which in government grant postings often means the ceiling amount was not specified in the public synopsis or that the value was handled elsewhere in the full announcement; it does not necessarily mean no funding is provided. Likewise, the eligibility field says "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," indicating that eligibility was defined in more detail in the full funding announcement, and could have been limited to specific organizations, possibly including the current awardee, governmental partners, or a defined set of institutions depending on CDC's continuation requirements.

Overall, the opportunity can be summarized as CDC support, under PEPFAR, to sustain and deepen Ethiopia's national HIV/AIDS response by reinforcing the foundational systems that make HIV programs effective at scale: high-functioning laboratories, strong data and surveillance systems, and capable technical leadership and coordination. The structure, timing, and expected single award strongly suggest it was designed to continue an established partnership and maintain momentum in system strengthening rather than fund multiple new implementers.

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