Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH11 1166
Apply for CDC RFA GH11 1166
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening the Capacity of Institutions of Uniformed Services in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Deliver Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, Treatment, and Support Services under the President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief" 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 Mar 24, 2011 and posted on Feb 14, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 14, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $30,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,101,253.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Special district governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments County governments.
- Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) For profit organizations (other than small business) Small, minority, and women owned businesses Universities Colleges Research institutions Hospitals Community based organizations Faith based organizations Federally recognized or state recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments 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) Non domestic (non U.S.) entity Other (specify) A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a letter from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required. Attach with Other Attachment Forms when submitting via www.grants.gov.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity (CDC RFA GH11-1166) is a discretionary cooperative agreement run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS) and supported through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Its central aim is to strengthen Ethiopia's Uniformed Services of Ethiopia (USE) so they can deliver reliable, high-quality, and sustainable HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support services. The USE focus includes the National Defense Forces of Ethiopia, federal and regional police, and federal and regional prison administrations, along with the health systems that serve them: military and uniformed-service care and treatment facilities, health administrative bodies (such as the Ministry of Defense and Defense Health Department), police and prison health institutions, and associated health colleges or schools. The overall theme is long-term capacity building and institutional ownership, rather than short-term service delivery alone.
Programmatically, the opportunity emphasizes comprehensive HIV programming across the full continuum of care, meaning prevention activities, clinical treatment (including ongoing management of people living with HIV), and supportive services that help patients stay in care. A major component is the systematic development of both technical capacity (clinical know-how, service quality, laboratory systems) and administrative capacity (planning, management, resource allocation, and oversight) within the uniformed services health structures. The opportunity specifically highlights human resources for health as a priority, including strengthening pre-service education pipelines and expanding or improving clinical training, with explicit mention of obstetric and emergency training as well as better maternal and neonatal emergency services. This signals that the grant is designed not only to address HIV directly, but also to reinforce related clinical capabilities that affect outcomes for service members, families, and the broader communities they interact with.
Another core element is building and tightening functional linkages among uniformed services health programs and between those programs and nearby civilian health systems. The announcement points to civil-military collaboration to help ensure continuity, referrals, and consistent quality standards across settings. In practice, that kind of linkage usually involves coordinating policies and protocols, strengthening referral networks, aligning laboratory and supply chain systems where possible, and making sure patients do not fall out of care when they move between a military/police/prison facility and a civilian clinic or hospital. The intent is to reduce fragmentation and improve outcomes by treating the uniformed services health system as part of a broader health ecosystem.
The award also targets foundational systems that enable quality care at scale. It calls out improving infrastructure for clinical and laboratory services, which can include renovations, equipment needs, lab quality systems, and workflow improvements that support accurate diagnosis and effective monitoring. It also highlights strategic resource development, which typically covers planning for commodities, staffing, training investments, and the institutional budgeting and logistics needed to keep services functioning over time. Monitoring and evaluation is singled out as well, indicating a strong expectation for robust performance tracking, data quality, and the ability to use program data to improve service delivery and demonstrate results.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, CDC anticipated a single award, with an estimated total funding level of $30,500,000 and a stated award amount (both floor and ceiling) of $6,101,253 for the award parameters listed in the notice. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted February 14, 2011, created March 24, 2011, and had an application deadline of April 14, 2011, with an archive date of May 14, 2011. Because it is structured as a cooperative agreement, recipients should expect substantial involvement from the federal agency compared to a standard grant, often meaning closer technical collaboration, shared planning, and more frequent performance and compliance engagement.
Eligibility is broad and includes many categories of U.S. and non-U.S. organizations: nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit entities (including but not limited to small businesses, and specifically including small, minority-, and women-owned businesses), universities and colleges, research institutions, hospitals, community-based and faith-based organizations, federally or state recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments, and state and local governments (or bona fide agents of those governments, with required documentation). In short, the solicitation is designed to attract a capable implementing partner that can operate at scale, coordinate across multiple uniformed-service institutions, and deliver both technical assistance and systems-strengthening support for HIV and related health services within Ethiopia's defense, police, and prison health structures.
Funding Opportunity FAQs (CDC RFA GH11-1166)
What is CDC RFA GH11-1166?
CDC RFA GH11-1166 is a discretionary cooperative agreement funding opportunity run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS) and supported through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
What is the main purpose of this opportunity?
The central aim is to strengthen the Uniformed Services of Ethiopia (USE) so they can deliver reliable, high-quality, and sustainable HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support services, with an emphasis on long-term capacity building and institutional ownership.
Which parts of Ethiopia's uniformed services are included in the USE focus?
The USE focus includes the National Defense Forces of Ethiopia, federal and regional police, and federal and regional prison administrations.
Which health systems and institutions are included in the scope?
The opportunity includes the health systems that serve uniformed services, such as military and uniformed-service care and treatment facilities, health administrative bodies (including the Ministry of Defense and Defense Health Department), police and prison health institutions, and associated health colleges or schools.
Is this focused on short-term service delivery or long-term systems strengthening?
The overall theme is long-term capacity building and institutional ownership rather than short-term service delivery alone.
What kinds of HIV activities are emphasized?
The opportunity emphasizes comprehensive HIV programming across the full continuum of care, including prevention activities, clinical treatment (including ongoing management of people living with HIV), and supportive services that help patients stay in care.
What does "continuum of care" mean in this announcement?
Based on the notice, it refers to integrating prevention, treatment, and supportive services so that patients can be diagnosed, treated, and retained in care over time, including ongoing clinical management for people living with HIV.
What types of capacity building are expected?
The opportunity highlights systematic development of both technical capacity and administrative capacity within uniformed services health structures.
What is meant by technical capacity in this program?
Technical capacity includes clinical know-how, service quality, and laboratory systems that support accurate diagnosis and effective monitoring.
What is meant by administrative capacity in this program?
Administrative capacity includes planning, management, resource allocation, and oversight within the uniformed services health structures.
Is human resources for health a priority area?
Yes. Human resources for health is specifically highlighted as a priority, including strengthening pre-service education pipelines and expanding or improving clinical training.
What specific training areas are mentioned?
The notice explicitly mentions obstetric and emergency training and improving maternal and neonatal emergency services.
Does the opportunity address health areas beyond HIV?
While HIV/AIDS is central, the description signals an intent to reinforce related clinical capabilities (for example, obstetric and emergency training and maternal/neonatal emergency services) that can affect outcomes for service members, families, and surrounding communities.
What does the announcement say about linkages with civilian health systems?
A core element is building and tightening functional linkages among uniformed services health programs and between those programs and nearby civilian health systems, including civil-military collaboration to support continuity, referrals, and consistent quality standards.
Why are civil-military linkages important in this opportunity?
The intent is to reduce fragmentation and improve outcomes by ensuring patients do not fall out of care when they move between a military/police/prison facility and a civilian clinic or hospital.
What foundational systems does the award aim to strengthen?
The opportunity calls out improvements to infrastructure for clinical and laboratory services, strategic resource development, and monitoring and evaluation.
What types of clinical and laboratory infrastructure improvements are referenced?
The description includes renovations, equipment needs, lab quality systems, and workflow improvements that support accurate diagnosis and effective monitoring.
What is meant by strategic resource development in this context?
Strategic resource development typically covers planning for commodities, staffing, training investments, and the institutional budgeting and logistics needed to keep services functioning over time.
What are the expectations around monitoring and evaluation (M&E)?
Monitoring and evaluation is singled out, indicating a strong expectation for robust performance tracking, data quality, and the ability to use program data to improve service delivery and demonstrate results.
Is this award a grant or a cooperative agreement?
It is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
As described, recipients should expect substantial involvement from the federal agency compared to a standard grant, often including closer technical collaboration, shared planning, and more frequent performance and compliance engagement.
How many awards did CDC anticipate making?
CDC anticipated a single award.
What funding amounts are listed in the notice?
The opportunity lists an estimated total funding level of $30,500,000 and states an award amount (both floor and ceiling) of $6,101,253 for the award parameters included in the notice.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on February 14, 2011, created on March 24, 2011, and had an application deadline of April 14, 2011.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed is May 14, 2011.
What program and assistance listing is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS).
What is the role of PEPFAR in this opportunity?
The funding is supported through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, including nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit entities (including small businesses and small, minority-, and women-owned businesses), universities and colleges, research institutions, hospitals, community-based and faith-based organizations, federally or state recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments, and state and local governments (or bona fide agents of those governments, with required documentation).
Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. For-profit entities are included, including (but not limited to) small businesses and specifically small, minority-, and women-owned businesses.
Are nonprofit organizations required to have 501(c)(3) status to be eligible?
No. The eligibility list includes nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status.
Are universities, colleges, hospitals, and research institutions eligible?
Yes. Universities and colleges, hospitals, and research institutions are all included in the eligibility categories.
Are community-based or faith-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Community-based and faith-based organizations are included in the eligibility categories.
Are tribal governments eligible to apply?
Yes. Federally or state recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments are listed as eligible.
Are state and local governments eligible, and what about agents of those governments?
Yes. State and local governments are eligible, and bona fide agents of those governments are also eligible if they provide the required documentation.
What kind of implementing partner is this solicitation trying to attract?
The solicitation is designed to attract a capable implementing partner that can operate at scale, coordinate across multiple uniformed-service institutions, and deliver both technical assistance and systems-strengthening support for HIV and related health services within Ethiopia's defense, police, and prison health structures.
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