Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1585
Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1585
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening Regional and Community Health Systems through Support for Field Epidemiology in Tanzania under the Presidens 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 Global AIDS.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 26, 2014 and posted on Aug 26, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 10, 2014. (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 $450,000.00 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).
- Eligible applicants that can apply for this FOA are listed below Government Organizations National Ministries of Health State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) . American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state recognized) Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) Non government Organizations American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations Alaska Native health corporations Tribal epidemiology centers Urban Indian health organizations Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Research institutions (that will perform activities deemed as non research) Colleges and Universities Community based organizations Faith based organizations For profit organizations (other than small business) Hospitals Small, minority, and women owned businesses All Other eligible organizations
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Opportunity Summary:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), using PEPFAR funds, released a discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity titled "Strengthening Regional and Community Health Systems through Support for Field Epidemiology in Tanzania." The grant focuses on building Tanzania's field epidemiology workforce so the health system can better detect, investigate, analyze, and respond to health threats, with a strong emphasis on improving capacity beyond major urban centers where staffing and technical skills are often most limited. The central problem the opportunity addresses is a severe shortage of trained epidemiologists across the country, particularly at regional, district, facility, and community levels where cases are first identified, recorded, and reported.
The opportunity is rooted in Tanzania's documented human resources for health gap in epidemiology. The notice cites an estimated national need of about 225 epidemiologists (roughly one per 200,000 people), while fewer than 20 are currently available, with most concentrated at the national level. That imbalance leaves subnational health teams without enough specialists to manage routine surveillance, interpret disease trends, or run timely outbreak investigations. Because surveillance and response are foundational to public health decision-making, this shortage affects day-to-day program performance and longer-term planning across major disease areas.
A major rationale for the award is to help Tanzania meet its core surveillance and response obligations under the International Health Regulations (IHR). Meeting IHR expectations requires practical, on-the-ground skills such as collecting and validating data, analyzing and interpreting surveillance information, managing databases and reporting flows, and translating findings into actions. The announcement highlights that these capabilities are not only needed for outbreak detection and emergency response, but also for routine program management and evaluation. In practice, that includes strengthening the evidence base for planning and improving programs for HIV and AIDS (a key PEPFAR priority), tuberculosis, malaria, and a broader set of communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as risk factor monitoring.
The grant also builds on an existing national platform: the Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (TFELTP), launched in 2008. TFELTP is described as having already begun filling critical capacity gaps at national and regional levels and as having expanded with support from other donors and direct government assistance. The program includes two training tracks: a basic training course lasting about three months and an advanced training program lasting about two years. The cooperative agreement is designed to reinforce and extend the impact of this pipeline so that more trained field epidemiologists are available where they are most needed, especially at subnational levels where surveillance data originate and where rapid response is often required.
From an operational standpoint, the funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by CDC in implementation, technical direction, or program coordination. The opportunity was posted on August 26, 2014, with an original and final application deadline of October 10, 2014, and it was archived on November 9, 2014. CDC expected to make one award under this announcement. The award ceiling was listed at $450,000, with no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The activity category is health, and the CFDA number provided is 93.067 (Global AIDS), reflecting the connection to PEPFAR and HIV-related system strengthening even though the surveillance capacity supported is intended to benefit multiple disease programs.
Eligibility was broad and included a wide range of governmental and non-governmental entities. Eligible applicants included national ministries of health; state, local, and territorial governments or their bona fide agents; American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments and tribally designated organizations; Alaska Native health corporations; tribal epidemiology centers; urban Indian health organizations; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those specific nonprofit categories); research institutions when conducting non-research activities; colleges and universities; community-based and faith-based organizations; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); hospitals; small, minority-, and women-owned businesses; and other eligible organizations as allowed under the announcement.
Overall, the grant opportunity is essentially a workforce and systems-strengthening effort aimed at improving how Tanzania generates and uses health data at the point where services are delivered and cases are first captured. By supporting field epidemiology training and practical surveillance capacity, the award seeks to improve routine monitoring, program evaluation, and outbreak readiness across HIV, TB, malaria, and other priority health areas, while helping the country move closer to IHR-aligned surveillance and response standards.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the title of this CDC funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Strengthening Regional and Community Health Systems through Support for Field Epidemiology in Tanzania."
2. Which agency is offering this grant?
The funding opportunity is offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
3. What funding source supports this opportunity?
The opportunity is funded using PEPFAR funds (the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief).
4. What type of funding mechanism is used?
This opportunity uses a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally indicates substantial CDC involvement in implementation, technical direction, and/or program coordination.
5. What is the main goal of the award?
The main goal is to strengthen Tanzania's field epidemiology workforce so the health system can better detect, investigate, analyze, and respond to health threats, with a strong emphasis on improving capacity beyond major urban centers.
6. What core problem is this opportunity trying to address?
The opportunity targets a severe shortage of trained epidemiologists in Tanzania, especially at regional, district, facility, and community levels where cases are first identified, recorded, and reported.
7. How large is the epidemiology workforce gap described in the notice?
The notice cites an estimated national need of about 225 epidemiologists (approximately one per 200,000 people), while fewer than 20 are currently available, with most concentrated at the national level.
8. Why is subnational capacity (regional, district, facility, and community levels) emphasized?
Because surveillance data originate at these levels and rapid response is often needed there, yet staffing and technical skills are frequently most limited outside major urban centers.
9. How does this opportunity relate to the International Health Regulations (IHR)?
A major rationale is to help Tanzania meet core surveillance and response obligations under the IHR, which depend on practical, on-the-ground epidemiology and surveillance capabilities.
10. What kinds of capabilities does the opportunity aim to strengthen?
The announcement highlights skills such as collecting and validating data, analyzing and interpreting surveillance information, managing databases and reporting flows, and translating findings into public health actions.
11. Is this award focused only on outbreak response?
No. While outbreak detection and emergency response are emphasized, the strengthened capacity is also intended to support routine program management and evaluation.
12. Which disease areas are expected to benefit from the strengthened surveillance and epidemiology capacity?
The notice indicates benefits across HIV and AIDS (a key PEPFAR priority), tuberculosis, malaria, and a broader range of communicable and non-communicable diseases, including risk factor monitoring.
13. What existing national platform does this opportunity build upon?
It builds on the Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (TFELTP), which was launched in 2008.
14. What training tracks are described for TFELTP?
Two tracks are described: a basic training course lasting about three months and an advanced training program lasting about two years.
15. What is the intended impact of supporting TFELTP through this cooperative agreement?
The cooperative agreement is designed to reinforce and extend the training pipeline so that more trained field epidemiologists are available where they are most needed, particularly at subnational levels.
16. When was this funding opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on August 26, 2014.
17. What were the application deadlines?
The original and final application deadline was October 10, 2014.
18. Is this opportunity still open?
No. The announcement was archived on November 9, 2014.
19. How many awards did CDC expect to make?
CDC expected to make one award under this announcement.
20. What was the maximum funding amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed was $450,000.
21. Was cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated that there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
22. What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is health.
23. What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number provided is 93.067 (Global AIDS).
24. Why is the CFDA listing tied to Global AIDS if the activities cover multiple diseases?
The CFDA number reflects the connection to PEPFAR and HIV-related system strengthening, while the surveillance and response capacity supported is described as benefiting multiple disease programs.
25. Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included governmental and non-governmental entities, such as ministries of health; state, local, and territorial governments or their bona fide agents; tribal governments and tribally designated organizations; Alaska Native health corporations; tribal epidemiology centers; urban Indian health organizations; nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education in those specific nonprofit categories); research institutions when conducting non-research activities; colleges and universities; community-based and faith-based organizations; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); hospitals; small, minority-, and women-owned businesses; and other eligible organizations as allowed in the announcement.
26. Were institutions of higher education eligible?
Yes. Colleges and universities were included in the eligibility list, while certain nonprofit categories explicitly excluded institutions of higher education within those specific nonprofit classifications.
27. Could for-profit organizations apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations were listed as eligible, specifically "other than small businesses."
28. What does the opportunity ultimately aim to improve within Tanzania's health system?
It is a workforce and systems-strengthening effort aimed at improving how Tanzania generates and uses health data at the point where services are delivered and cases are first captured, strengthening routine monitoring, program evaluation, and outbreak readiness.
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