Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA PS10 1042

  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening the Capacity of the National AIDS Control Committee to Ensure Prevention of HIV Infection in Health care Settings at National, Regional and District Levels in the Republic of Cameroon under the Presidents 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 Apr 11, 2013 and posted on Jan 15, 2010.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by May 11, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
  • 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).
  • No Applications are being Solicited
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Opportunity Summary:

This funding opportunity (CDC RFA PS10-1042) is a PEPFAR-supported cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focused on strengthening Cameroon's National AIDS Control Committee (NACC) so it can more effectively coordinate HIV prevention efforts within health care settings across national, regional, and district levels. The central idea is to reduce HIV transmission that can occur through medical care and to improve the systems that keep patients and health workers safe, by reinforcing national coordination, standard-setting, and implementation support in key technical areas.

A major program focus is blood safety. The project is intended to build Cameroon's capacity to ensure a safe blood supply, aligned with the WHO Aide Memoire on Blood Safety. In practical terms, this implies strengthening the policies, procedures, and oversight that govern blood collection, screening, processing, storage, and transfusion practices so that the risk of HIV transmission through transfusion is minimized. It also signals an emphasis on nationally consistent standards and quality systems rather than isolated improvements at individual facilities.

Another core component is laboratory system strengthening through the implementation of a National Strategic Laboratory Plan (NSLP). The opportunity highlights laboratories as a backbone of HIV prevention and care, suggesting support for organized, planned improvements in lab governance, quality assurance, testing capacity, and coordination. By anchoring work in the NSLP, the grant emphasizes a structured approach that can be scaled and sustained, rather than short-term, ad hoc upgrades.

The announcement also prioritizes expanding and improving PMTCT (prevention of mother-to-child transmission) services. The goal is not only to increase coverage but to improve quality, meaning stronger service delivery processes for HIV testing, counseling, antiretroviral interventions, follow-up, and integration into maternal and child health services. The intent is to reduce infant HIV infections by strengthening how PMTCT is delivered and monitored throughout the health system.

Strategic information is another key pillar. The grant aims to enhance the collection and practical use of data for program and policy development by supporting surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, and operational research. This indicates an interest in improving the quality, timeliness, and usefulness of HIV-related data so decision-makers can identify gaps, track outcomes, allocate resources more effectively, and adjust strategies based on evidence. Operational research is specifically mentioned, pointing to a desire to learn what works in real-world Cameroonian health care contexts and to feed those findings back into program design.

Finally, the opportunity targets reductions in HIV/TB coinfection burden and in medically related HIV transmission by supporting universal infection prevention and infection control (IP/IC) policies and practices. This component is aimed at health facility practices that prevent transmission of HIV and other infections, including TB, among patients and health workers. The wording suggests a broad, systemwide approach, focused on consistent policies, practical implementation, and routine adherence to safer clinical practices across facilities.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary CDC cooperative agreement under CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS). The expected number of awards is one, with an estimated total funding amount of $3,500,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed, and award ceiling and floor are shown as zero, which typically means amounts are not capped or defined in that particular field and should be interpreted alongside the full announcement details. The listing notes that no applications are being solicited, and the opportunity was originally posted January 15, 2010, with an original closing date of March 16, 2010; it later shows a current closing date of May 11, 2013, and an archive date of May 12, 2013, indicating it is no longer active. Eligible applicants are categorized as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," implying that eligibility details were contained in the full notice rather than in the summary fields.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a targeted health-systems and program-coordination investment under PEPFAR, designed to help the NACC lead and harmonize national efforts that prevent HIV infection in health care settings by improving blood safety, laboratories, PMTCT service quality and coverage, data systems for decision-making, and infection prevention and control practices, including attention to HIV/TB coinfection risks.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is CDC RFA PS10-1042?

CDC RFA PS10-1042 is a PEPFAR-supported CDC cooperative agreement focused on strengthening Cameroon's National AIDS Control Committee (NACC) so it can better coordinate HIV prevention efforts within health care settings at national, regional, and district levels.

What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?

The main goal is to reduce HIV transmission associated with medical care and to strengthen the systems that protect patients and health workers. The approach centers on stronger national coordination, standard-setting, and implementation support across key technical areas.

Which country and national body are the focus of the program?

The program is focused on Cameroon and is intended to strengthen the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC) as the national coordination body for HIV prevention efforts in health care settings.

What makes this a "cooperative agreement" rather than another type of grant?

It is described as a CDC cooperative agreement, which generally indicates a closer working relationship with CDC than some other funding mechanisms. In this opportunity, the emphasis is on strengthening national coordination and implementation support across the system.

What is the CFDA number and program area for this opportunity?

The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.067, identified as Global AIDS.

How many awards were expected under this announcement?

The expected number of awards is one.

What was the estimated total funding amount?

The estimated total funding amount is $3,500,000.

Is cost sharing or matching required?

No cost-sharing or matching requirement is listed in the provided summary information.

Are there funding ceilings or floors stated for individual awards?

The award ceiling and floor are shown as zero in the listing. The summary notes this typically means amounts are not capped or defined in that particular field and should be interpreted alongside the full announcement details.

Is this opportunity currently open for applications?

No. The listing notes that no applications are being solicited and the archive date shown (May 12, 2013) indicates the opportunity is no longer active.

When was the opportunity originally posted and when did it close?

It was originally posted on January 15, 2010, with an original closing date of March 16, 2010. It later shows a current closing date of May 11, 2013, and an archive date of May 12, 2013.

Who was eligible to apply based on the summary fields?

Eligible applicants are categorized as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," meaning the specific eligibility details were contained in the full notice rather than in the summary.

What is the core program strategy described in the announcement?

The strategy is to reinforce national coordination, set consistent standards, and provide implementation support in multiple technical areas so improvements are systemwide and not limited to isolated facility-by-facility changes.

Why does the opportunity emphasize HIV prevention within health care settings?

Because HIV transmission can occur through medical care, the opportunity targets medically related transmission risks and aims to strengthen the systems and practices that keep care safer for patients and health workers.

What are the main technical focus areas covered by the opportunity?

The main focus areas described are blood safety, laboratory system strengthening through a National Strategic Laboratory Plan (NSLP), expansion and quality improvement of PMTCT services, strategic information (surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, and operational research), and infection prevention and infection control (IP/IC), including attention to HIV/TB coinfection.

What does the opportunity mean by strengthening "national coordination"?

It points to building the NACC's ability to coordinate HIV prevention efforts across national, regional, and district levels, including setting standards and ensuring consistent implementation support across the health system.

What does the blood safety component aim to improve?

The blood safety work is intended to build national capacity for a safe blood supply by strengthening policies, procedures, and oversight for blood collection, screening, processing, storage, and transfusion practices to minimize HIV transmission risk through transfusion.

How is WHO guidance incorporated into the blood safety focus?

The blood safety component is described as aligned with the WHO Aide Memoire on Blood Safety, signaling an emphasis on nationally consistent standards and quality systems.

Does the announcement suggest focusing on individual facilities or national systems for blood safety?

It emphasizes nationally consistent standards and quality systems rather than isolated improvements at individual facilities.

What is the National Strategic Laboratory Plan (NSLP) and how is it used here?

The NSLP is referenced as the organizing framework for laboratory system strengthening. The opportunity highlights laboratories as a backbone of HIV prevention and care and points to planned, structured improvements in lab governance, quality assurance, testing capacity, and coordination anchored in the NSLP.

What types of laboratory improvements are highlighted?

The announcement points to improvements in laboratory governance, quality assurance, testing capacity, and coordination, implemented in an organized way through the NSLP.

What is PMTCT and what is the grant trying to achieve for PMTCT?

PMTCT refers to prevention of mother-to-child transmission. The opportunity prioritizes expanding PMTCT services and improving their quality, including strengthening processes for HIV testing, counseling, antiretroviral interventions, follow-up, and integration into maternal and child health services to reduce infant HIV infections.

What does "improving PMTCT quality" imply in the description provided?

It implies stronger service delivery processes, including better testing and counseling, appropriate antiretroviral interventions, improved follow-up, and stronger integration within maternal and child health services, along with better monitoring of how services are delivered.

What is meant by "strategic information" in this opportunity?

Strategic information refers to strengthening the collection and practical use of data for program and policy development, including support for surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, and operational research.

How is data expected to be used under the strategic information component?

The description suggests data should be improved in quality, timeliness, and usefulness so decision-makers can identify gaps, track outcomes, allocate resources more effectively, and adjust strategies based on evidence.

What role does operational research play in the program?

Operational research is specifically mentioned as a way to learn what works in real-world Cameroonian health care contexts and to feed findings back into program design.

What does the infection prevention and infection control (IP/IC) component cover?

The IP/IC component targets reductions in medically related HIV transmission and the HIV/TB coinfection burden by supporting universal IP/IC policies and practices across health facilities, emphasizing consistent policies, practical implementation, and routine adherence to safer clinical practices.

How does the opportunity address HIV/TB coinfection?

It explicitly targets reductions in HIV/TB coinfection burden through support for universal infection prevention and infection control policies and practices in health facilities.

What overall outcomes is this opportunity designed to support?

It is designed to support safer medical care and stronger national coordination to prevent HIV infections in health care settings, including improved blood safety, stronger laboratory systems, better PMTCT coverage and quality, stronger data systems for decision-making, and better infection prevention and control practices.

How should someone interpret the note that "no applications are being solicited"?

Based on the provided information, it indicates that the listing is not inviting applications, which is consistent with the archive date showing the opportunity is no longer active.

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