Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH17 1755
Apply for CDC RFA GH17 1755
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening Care and Support Services for Highly Vulnerable Populations, Orphans and Vulnerable Children and their Families, plus HIV Prevention for Youth in the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire 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 05, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 04, 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 $18,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and funded through PEPFAR, released this discretionary funding opportunity to strengthen HIV-related community care, support, and prevention services in the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. The grant is designed to continue and improve HIV community care and service activities that had previously been supported by CDC through multiple implementing partner agreements that were scheduled to end in March 2016. In practical terms, the opportunity focuses on sustaining and upgrading community-based platforms that support people living with HIV (PLHIV), orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), and other highly vulnerable or high-risk groups in areas with higher HIV prevalence.
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, meaning recipients should expect substantial involvement from CDC across planning, implementation, and monitoring rather than a hands-off grant structure. The program will support four awards in total, with an award ceiling listed at $18,000,000. While the notice does not provide every operational detail in the excerpt, the intent is clear: CDC wants partners that can deliver and coordinate a package of community-level services and ensure those services are tightly linked to facility-based HIV programs, especially for treatment and clinical follow-up.
A central goal of the opportunity is improving retention and adherence in HIV care and treatment among PLHIV, explicitly including children. This emphasizes the common challenge in HIV programs where people may test positive or start treatment but later disengage due to stigma, transportation costs, mobility, competing economic needs, or weak follow-up systems. The FOA points toward an "optimum linkage" approach, which generally means creating strong, routine connections between health facilities (where HIV testing, ART initiation, and clinical monitoring occur) and community systems (where ongoing psychosocial support, case management, home-based follow-up, and barrier reduction often happen). The expectation is that awardees will build referral loops that actually work in both directions: from community prevention and outreach into HIV testing and treatment services, and from clinics back into community support that keeps clients engaged.
The scope also prioritizes strengthening care and support services for highly vulnerable populations and families in high-prevalence areas. The target groups called out include OVC and their families, PLHIV, and populations described as most at risk, including adolescent girls, adult men, and mobile populations. Each of these groups often faces distinct barriers to prevention and care. For example, adolescent girls may have heightened vulnerability due to gender-based violence, transactional sex, early marriage, and limited access to youth-friendly health services; adult men are frequently harder to reach and may present later for care; and mobile populations can fall out of consistent treatment because they move for seasonal work, transport jobs, or cross-regional trade. The program is positioned to address these realities by expanding community and family capacity, not only clinical capacity, so that prevention messages, risk reduction, and long-term treatment support can be delivered in ways that match how people actually live.
Another major emphasis is building the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) and strengthening collaboration with NGOs and relevant government entities. This suggests CDC is looking for applicants that can both deliver services and strengthen local systems by training, mentoring, and establishing standard operating procedures for outreach workers, case managers, and community volunteers. It also implies coordination with national and local government structures responsible for HIV and social services, helping ensure services align with national strategies, reporting requirements, and referral networks. The FOA explicitly mentions enhancing CBO capacity to increase linkage from prevention activities to HIV services, which typically involves setting up structured referral systems, navigation support, follow-up mechanisms to confirm service uptake, and data processes to track whether referrals result in testing, enrollment in care, ART initiation, and ongoing retention.
Administratively, this opportunity is identified as CDC RFA GH17-1755 under CFDA 93.067, categorized under health. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement. The FOA was created on August 5, 2016, with an original application closing date of October 4, 2016, and electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a continuation-and-strengthening effort: it aims to maintain momentum from prior CDC-supported community HIV and OVC programs in Cote d'Ivoire while improving the quality of linkage, follow-up, and coordination needed to keep vulnerable people connected to prevention, care, and treatment services over time.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this CDC funding opportunity about?
This discretionary funding opportunity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and funded through PEPFAR, is intended to strengthen HIV-related community care, support, and prevention services in the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. It focuses on sustaining and improving community-based platforms that support people living with HIV (PLHIV), orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), and other highly vulnerable or high-risk groups in higher HIV prevalence areas.
What is the program trying to continue or replace?
The grant is designed to continue and improve HIV community care and service activities that were previously supported by CDC through multiple implementing partner agreements that were scheduled to end in March 2016.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement. That means recipients should expect substantial CDC involvement across planning, implementation, and monitoring, rather than a hands-off grant structure.
How many awards does CDC plan to make under this opportunity?
The program will support four awards in total.
What is the award ceiling amount?
The notice lists an award ceiling of $18,000,000.
Where will the funded work take place?
The opportunity is focused on the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, particularly in areas with higher HIV prevalence.
What populations are prioritized by this opportunity?
The scope prioritizes services for PLHIV, OVC and their families, and other populations described as highly vulnerable or most at risk. The groups specifically called out include adolescent girls, adult men, and mobile populations.
What is a central program goal for people living with HIV?
A central goal is improving retention and adherence in HIV care and treatment among PLHIV, explicitly including children. The intent is to reduce drop-off after diagnosis or treatment initiation by strengthening follow-up and support systems.
What does “optimum linkage” mean in the context of this FOA?
In this context, “optimum linkage” points to creating strong, routine connections between facility-based HIV services (such as testing, ART initiation, and clinical monitoring) and community systems (such as psychosocial support, case management, home-based follow-up, and support to reduce barriers). The expectation is that referral loops function in both directions: from community outreach into clinical services, and from clinics back into community support that helps keep clients engaged.
How is the program expected to connect community services with health facilities?
The opportunity emphasizes tight linkage to facility-based HIV programs, especially for treatment and clinical follow-up. Awardees are expected to create and maintain referral loops that confirm whether referrals lead to HIV testing, enrollment in care, ART initiation, and ongoing retention, while also supporting clinic-to-community follow-up for adherence and engagement.
What kinds of barriers to retention and adherence does the opportunity recognize?
The opportunity highlights common reasons people disengage from care, including stigma, transportation costs, mobility, competing economic needs, and weak follow-up systems. The program’s community-based approach is positioned to address these realities through ongoing support and better coordination.
How does the opportunity describe the needs of adolescent girls, adult men, and mobile populations?
The FOA notes that different groups face distinct barriers. Examples described include adolescent girls facing heightened vulnerability (including gender-based violence, transactional sex, early marriage, and limited access to youth-friendly services), adult men often being harder to reach and presenting later for care, and mobile populations falling out of consistent treatment due to movement for work or trade.
Does the opportunity include services beyond clinical care?
Yes. The focus is on community-level services and strengthening family and community capacity, not only clinical capacity. Community platforms are framed as essential for prevention messaging, risk reduction, psychosocial support, case management, and home-based follow-up, while maintaining strong links to clinical treatment services.
What role do community-based organizations (CBOs) play in this opportunity?
Building the capacity of CBOs is a major emphasis. The FOA suggests applicants should be able to strengthen local systems by training and mentoring community actors (such as outreach workers, case managers, and community volunteers) and by establishing standard operating procedures and coordination practices that improve service quality and continuity.
How does the opportunity address coordination with NGOs and government entities?
The scope emphasizes strengthening collaboration with NGOs and relevant government entities. This implies alignment with national strategies, reporting requirements, and referral networks, and coordination with structures responsible for HIV and social services at national and local levels.
What does the FOA say about linking prevention activities to HIV services?
The FOA explicitly mentions enhancing CBO capacity to increase linkage from prevention activities to HIV services. This generally involves structured referral systems, navigation support, follow-up mechanisms to confirm service uptake, and data processes to track whether referrals result in testing, enrollment in care, ART initiation, and retention.
What is the opportunity number and CFDA listing?
The opportunity is identified as CDC RFA GH17-1755 under CFDA 93.067, categorized under health.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement.
When was the funding opportunity created?
The FOA was created on August 5, 2016.
What was the original application deadline?
The original application closing date was October 4, 2016.
What time were electronic submissions due on the deadline date?
Electronic submissions were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
What is the overall purpose of the opportunity in plain terms?
Overall, the opportunity is a continuation-and-strengthening effort: it aims to maintain momentum from prior CDC-supported community HIV and OVC programs in Cote d'Ivoire while improving the quality of linkage, follow-up, and coordination needed to keep vulnerable people connected to prevention, care, and treatment services over time.
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