Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1572
Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1572
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening the Capacity to Scale up HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Programs in South Sudan under the Presidents 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 15, 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 $3,800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 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:
This CDC funding opportunity (CDC-RFA-GH15-1572) is a PEPFAR-supported cooperative agreement focused on strengthening and scaling up HIV prevention, care, and treatment services in South Sudan in close partnership with the Republic of South Sudan Ministry of Health (MOH). The grant is designed to help implement the country HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan and align with PEPFAR South Sudan's five-year strategy by concentrating resources in geographic areas with higher HIV prevalence. The overall program intent is to push the national response toward a "tipping point" in which treatment expansion and prevention gains reinforce each other, with specific targets cited in the announcement: adding a net 16,000 new patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and reducing annual new HIV infections to below 13,000 by 2017.
The core logic of the opportunity is that South Sudan can move faster toward those targets if HIV services become more available, more consistent in quality, and better organized around families and high-impact populations using a public health approach. Rather than funding isolated activities, the FOA emphasizes a package of interventions that strengthen the full continuum from identifying people with HIV, to initiating treatment quickly, to retaining patients in care, while also preventing transmission in key settings like pregnancy, breastfeeding, and within households. A major theme throughout the description is collaboration: awardees are expected to work alongside the MOH and complement existing efforts supported by the Global Fund and other partners, filling gaps and increasing capacity rather than duplicating parallel systems.
The FOA highlights four priority technical approaches. First, it calls for expansion of HIV testing and counseling (HTC) using "high-yield" strategies, meaning testing approaches that are more likely to find undiagnosed HIV infection compared with general, low-target screening. In practice, that typically points implementers toward targeted testing modalities (for example, focused testing in higher-prevalence locations, index testing linked to known positives where appropriate, and other strategies intended to improve the positivity rate and linkage to care). Second, it prioritizes improved access to ART for pregnant and breastfeeding women, their partners, and children, reflecting the central role of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and family-based service delivery. Third, it places specific emphasis on strengthening pediatric HIV testing, care, and treatment, framed as a family-centered approach so that children are not missed and households can be supported together. Fourth, it aims to advance sustainable infrastructure for South Sudan's health workforce, signaling that long-term progress depends on training, mentoring, and systems strengthening that remain in place beyond the life of a single project.
A distinguishing feature of this opportunity is the balance it seeks between capacity building and direct service delivery. The announcement explicitly solicits a combination of mentorship and capacity development for MOH counterparts at national, state, and local levels, alongside service delivery activities that directly contribute to prevention, testing, and treatment scale-up. In other words, recipients are expected to help build MOH capabilities (planning, supervision, program management, and implementation strength at different administrative tiers) while also delivering or supporting frontline services to accelerate coverage and quality. The cooperative agreement mechanism reinforces that CDC and PEPFAR will likely have substantial programmatic involvement during implementation, with recipients coordinating closely with government and other donors to stay aligned with national priorities.
Administratively, this is a discretionary health funding opportunity offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS). The instrument type is a cooperative agreement, with an anticipated three awards. The posted date was August 26, 2014, and the application deadline was October 15, 2014 (with an archive date of November 14, 2014). The listed award ceiling is $3,800,000, with no cost sharing or matching requirement indicated. While the "estimated total funding" field shows 0 in the provided source data, the ceiling and expected awards give a practical sense of the potential scale per award.
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of government and non-government entities. On the government side, eligible applicants include national ministries of health, state and local governments or bona fide agents, U.S. territorial governments, American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments, and political subdivisions of states. On the non-government side, eligible applicants include tribal organizations, Alaska Native health corporations, tribal epidemiology centers, urban Indian health organizations, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), community-based and faith-based organizations, hospitals, research institutions conducting non-research activities, colleges and universities, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and small/minority/women-owned businesses, along with other eligible organizations described in the FOA. This wide eligibility reflects the program's emphasis on implementation capacity, service delivery reach, and the ability to partner effectively with the MOH and existing health system structures.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a coordinated push to expand high-impact HIV services in South Sudan while simultaneously strengthening the underlying systems and workforce needed to sustain those gains. The key deliverables implied by the FOA are improved case finding through smarter testing, stronger PMTCT and family-centered ART access, better pediatric HIV outcomes through integrated identification and treatment of children, and durable capacity within the MOH and the health workforce at multiple levels of the system. For technical or access issues related to the full announcement, the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section is listed as the contact point (phone 770-488-2700).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the funding opportunity called?
This opportunity is the CDC funding opportunity CDC-RFA-GH15-1572. It is a PEPFAR-supported cooperative agreement focused on strengthening and scaling up HIV prevention, care, and treatment services in South Sudan in close partnership with the Republic of South Sudan Ministry of Health (MOH).
2) Which agency is offering this grant?
The opportunity is offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
3) What type of funding mechanism is this?
The instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial programmatic involvement by CDC/PEPFAR during implementation and close coordination with national priorities and partners.
4) What is the CFDA number and program area?
The CFDA number is 93.067, identified as Global AIDS.
5) What is the main purpose of the program?
The program is designed to help implement South Sudan's HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan and align with PEPFAR South Sudan's five-year strategy by concentrating resources in geographic areas with higher HIV prevalence. It emphasizes strengthening the full continuum of HIV services: identifying people with HIV, initiating treatment quickly, retaining patients in care, and preventing transmission in key settings.
6) What outcomes or targets are referenced in the announcement?
The announcement cites specific targets by 2017: adding a net 16,000 new patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and reducing annual new HIV infections to below 13,000.
7) What does the FOA mean by reaching a "tipping point"?
The intent is to push the national HIV response to a point where treatment expansion and prevention gains reinforce each other, accelerating progress toward controlling the epidemic.
8) Where will the work take place?
The focus is on South Sudan, concentrating resources in geographic areas with higher HIV prevalence.
9) What are the priority technical approaches highlighted in the FOA?
The FOA highlights four priority technical approaches: (1) expansion of HIV testing and counseling (HTC) using high-yield strategies; (2) improved access to ART for pregnant and breastfeeding women, their partners, and children (PMTCT and family-based services); (3) strengthening pediatric HIV testing, care, and treatment using a family-centered approach; and (4) advancing sustainable infrastructure for the health workforce through training, mentoring, and systems strengthening.
10) What is meant by "high-yield" HIV testing strategies?
High-yield testing refers to approaches more likely to identify undiagnosed HIV infections compared with broad, low-target screening. The description points toward more targeted testing modalities intended to improve positivity rates and linkage to care.
11) How does the opportunity address prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)?
The FOA prioritizes improving access to ART for pregnant and breastfeeding women, their partners, and children, reflecting the central role of PMTCT and family-based service delivery in reducing transmission during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
12) Why is pediatric HIV a specific focus?
The FOA places specific emphasis on strengthening pediatric HIV testing, care, and treatment, framed as a family-centered approach so that children are identified and supported and households can be served together.
13) What does "family-centered" service delivery mean in this context?
Based on the description, it means organizing services so that pregnant/breastfeeding women, partners, and children are addressed together, reducing missed opportunities for pediatric case finding and supporting treatment and prevention within households.
14) Does the FOA focus only on service delivery, or also on systems strengthening?
It explicitly seeks a balance. Recipients are expected to combine direct service delivery activities (that contribute to prevention, testing, and treatment scale-up) with mentorship and capacity development for MOH counterparts at national, state, and local levels.
15) What kinds of capacity building are expected for MOH counterparts?
The description indicates capacity building in areas such as planning, supervision, program management, and implementation strength across national, state, and local administrative tiers.
16) How important is collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH)?
Collaboration is a central theme. Awardees are expected to work closely with the Republic of South Sudan MOH and to strengthen MOH capabilities while supporting or delivering frontline services.
17) How should applicants coordinate with other donors and programs?
The FOA emphasizes complementing existing efforts supported by the Global Fund and other partners, filling gaps and increasing capacity rather than duplicating parallel systems.
18) How many awards does CDC anticipate making?
The opportunity anticipates three awards.
19) What is the maximum award amount?
The listed award ceiling is $3,800,000.
20) Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated in the provided information.
21) Why does the "estimated total funding" show 0?
The provided source data shows an estimated total funding value of 0, but the award ceiling ($3,800,000) and anticipated number of awards (three) provide context for the potential scale per award.
22) When was this opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The posted date was August 26, 2014. The application deadline was October 15, 2014. The archive date was November 14, 2014.
23) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many government and non-government entities, including ministries of health and other government bodies, tribal entities and organizations, nonprofits, community-based and faith-based organizations, hospitals, research institutions conducting non-research activities, colleges and universities, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and small/minority/women-owned businesses, as well as other eligible organizations described in the FOA.
24) Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. For-profit organizations are included in the eligibility list, specifically for-profit organizations other than small businesses, as described in the provided information.
25) Are nonprofits required to have 501(c)(3) status?
No. The eligibility description includes nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status.
26) Are U.S. governmental entities eligible?
Yes. The eligibility list includes U.S. territorial governments, American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments, political subdivisions of states, state and local governments or bona fide agents, and other government entities described in the FOA.
27) Does this opportunity involve workforce development?
Yes. One of the four priority technical approaches is advancing sustainable infrastructure for South Sudan's health workforce, including training, mentoring, and systems strengthening intended to last beyond a single project.
28) What is the overall approach to improving HIV outcomes under this FOA?
The FOA emphasizes a public health approach that makes services more available, more consistent in quality, and better organized around families and high-impact populations, strengthening the continuum from case finding to treatment initiation and retention, while preventing transmission in key settings such as pregnancy, breastfeeding, and households.
29) Who should be contacted for technical or access issues related to the full announcement?
The contact listed is the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section at 770-488-2700.
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