Strengthening HIV Clinical Care and Treatment through Faith Based Hospitals in Haiti under the President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | Apply Online

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1) What is this funding opportunity?

This is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discretionary funding opportunity issued as a PEPFAR-supported cooperative agreement. Its purpose is to strengthen HIV clinical care and treatment delivered through a network of faith-based hospitals and their satellite health centers across Haiti, pairing funding with hands-on technical assistance to expand reach, improve quality, and support long-term sustainability and local ownership.

2) Who is the funder and what larger program framework does it align with?

The funder is the CDC, and the award is described as PEPFAR-supported. The approach is intended to be consistent with the broader PEPFAR partnership framework, emphasizing sustainability, local ownership, and coordinated service delivery.

3) What type of award is it (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?

The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement. This typically means CDC expects substantial involvement beyond what is common in a standard grant, such as collaboration on technical direction, performance monitoring, and implementation support.

4) What is the main goal of the program?

The main goal is to strengthen and scale HIV clinical care and treatment in Haiti by supporting a coordinated network of faith-based hospitals and satellite health centers. The intent is to improve both frontline service delivery (clinical care) and the systems that make services reliable over time (quality improvement, mentoring, supply chain coordination, and data systems).

5) What geographic area is the program focused on?

The program is focused on Haiti, specifically through a network of faith-based hospitals and their satellites across the country.

6) What is meant by a "network" approach in this opportunity?

Applicants are expected to treat participating facilities as a coordinated health network rather than standalone sites. Proposed strategies should reinforce linkages among facilities, such as standardizing clinical protocols, coordinating training, sharing referral and counter-referral arrangements, and harmonizing reporting and monitoring approaches so services are consistent and scalable across the network.

7) Which facilities are specifically named as the backbone of the proposed network?

The opportunity highlights six faith-based facilities previously supported through AIDSRelief under PEPFAR. These institutions and their satellites are expected to serve as the backbone of the proposed network:

• Hopital Esperance de Pilate
• Hopital Sacre Coeur de Milot
• Hopital Saint Jean de Limbe
• Hopital Alma Mater de Gros Morne
• Hopital Saint Boniface de Fond des Blancs
• Clinique Bethel de Fond des Negres

8) What is the relationship to AIDSRelief?

The opportunity notes that the six named faith-based facilities were previously supported through AIDSRelief under PEPFAR. Applicants are expected to build on existing capacity at these locations while strengthening connections across the broader network, including their satellite health centers.

9) What HIV service areas does the program emphasize?

Program activities are focused on improving and scaling core HIV service areas, including:

• Counseling and Testing (CT) to identify people living with HIV earlier and link them to care
• Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) to reduce HIV transmission during pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding
• Integrated TB/HIV services to improve screening, diagnosis, and treatment for co-infected patients
• Comprehensive HIV care and treatment, including clinical management and antiretroviral therapy support

10) What does "comprehensive HIV care and treatment" include in this opportunity?

The notice describes comprehensive HIV care and treatment as typically including clinical management, antiretroviral therapy support, laboratory and monitoring systems, retention and adherence support, and referral pathways.

11) What types of health system strengthening activities are expected?

In addition to strengthening clinical delivery, the funding is intended to strengthen underlying systems that make services reliable. Examples mentioned include mentoring and supervision, quality improvement, staff capacity building, supply chain coordination, and data systems that allow sites to track outcomes and manage performance.

12) What does "pairing funding with hands-on technical assistance" mean here?

The opportunity emphasizes that funding will be paired with hands-on technical assistance so facilities can expand both the reach and the quality of HIV services, while also building longer-term sustainability and local ownership.

13) What kinds of coordination activities across sites are encouraged?

Examples provided include standardizing clinical protocols, coordinating training, sharing referral and counter-referral arrangements, and harmonizing reporting and monitoring approaches across facilities so that HIV services are consistent and scalable.

14) How much funding is available?

The estimated total funding amount listed is $35,000,000.

15) How many awards were expected to be made?

The opportunity indicates an expectation of up to three awards.

16) Is cost sharing or matching required?

No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated in the information provided.

17) What is the opportunity number and CFDA listing?

This funding opportunity is identified as CDC RFA GH11-1114 under CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS).

18) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?

Key dates listed include a posted date of February 12, 2011, an application closing date of April 13, 2011, and an archive date of May 13, 2011.

19) Is this opportunity currently open?

Based on the dates provided (including an archive date of May 13, 2011), this opportunity appears to be historical rather than currently open.

20) Who was eligible to apply?

Eligibility was broad. Applications were allowed from U.S. and non-U.S. entities, including nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status), faith-based and community-based organizations, hospitals, universities and research institutions, for-profit organizations (including small businesses and minority- and women-owned businesses), and government entities at the state and local level, including tribal governments.

21) Could for-profit organizations apply?

Yes. For-profit organizations were included as eligible entities, including small businesses and minority- and women-owned businesses.

22) Could non-U.S. entities apply?

Yes. The eligibility description explicitly includes both U.S. and non-U.S. entities.

23) Could faith-based organizations apply?

Yes. Faith-based organizations were explicitly included in the eligibility description, and the program itself is centered on strengthening HIV services through a network of faith-based hospitals and satellite health centers.

24) Could state or local governments apply through an agent?

Yes. The notice describes an option for state or local governments to apply through a bona fide agent, provided documentation is submitted.

25) What is the core implementation expectation for applicants?

Applicants were expected to propose strategies that strengthen HIV service delivery across a coordinated network, building on the existing capacity of the named faith-based facilities and improving linkages among sites through shared systems such as protocols, training, referrals, and harmonized monitoring and reporting.