Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1550
Apply for CDC RFA GH15 1550
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening the Delivery, Coordination, and Monitoring of HIV Services in Malawi through Faith based Institutions 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 Sep 13, 2014 and posted on Sep 13, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 20, 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 $2,100,000.00 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 Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM), Malawi
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Strengthening the Delivery, Coordination, and Monitoring of HIV Services in Malawi through Faith based Institutions under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)" is a CDC-funded cooperative agreement focused on improving HIV service delivery in Malawi through the country’s faith-based health network. It is designed as a single-eligibility competition, meaning only one specific faith-based applicant is permitted to apply. In this case, the eligible applicant named in the announcement is the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM), which represents a major portion of Malawi’s faith-based health service infrastructure. The overall intent is to strengthen HIV/AIDS services delivered at faith-based clinical sites while also building the health workforce pipeline through pre-service training support for nurses and other critical health cadres.
A central part of the award is ensuring that HIV services provided at faith-based facilities are consistently high quality and well coordinated. The awardee is expected to provide supervision and oversight across clinical sites managed by faith-based organizations, with an emphasis on monitoring service delivery and helping sites meet national standards. This includes promoting quality improvement activities, which typically means establishing or strengthening routine performance review processes, using data to identify service gaps, supporting corrective actions, and standardizing clinical and program management practices across sites. Because the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, the CDC is expected to have substantial involvement during implementation, often through technical collaboration, oversight, and shared responsibility for achieving program outcomes.
The FOA also places special emphasis on scaling up voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), a proven HIV prevention intervention in high-burden settings. Under this opportunity, the awardee would expand VMMC capacity by training VMMC providers, renovating facilities to make them suitable for safe and efficient service delivery, and providing essential equipment. The announcement also references "novel reimbursement models," suggesting an intention to pilot or implement alternative payment or compensation approaches that could increase service availability, improve provider participation, or reduce financial barriers to delivering VMMC at faith-based sites. In practical terms, this component is meant to move beyond small-scale service provision and toward a structured expansion that increases the number of trained providers and functional service points.
Another major focus is strengthening Malawi’s health workforce through support to pre-service training institutions. The awardee is expected to provide direct assistance to training institutions, which may include improving teaching capacity, supporting clinical practicums, strengthening curricula implementation, or filling resource gaps that limit student throughput and training quality. The FOA also includes bursary support to students, which is aimed at increasing enrollment and completion rates for nursing and other key cadres by reducing the financial burden on trainees. This reflects a broader PEPFAR health systems approach: improving HIV outcomes requires not only better site-level service delivery but also a steady pipeline of adequately trained health workers.
Finally, the opportunity includes a policy and systems component focused on scholarship administration and retention of graduates in public service. The awardee would support the review and revision of policies related to scholarship provision and bonding requirements, meaning the rules and mechanisms that ensure students who receive financial support serve in the public sector after graduation for a specified period. This element signals that the program is not only interested in financing training, but also in ensuring that investments translate into staffing gains where they are most needed, including in public and mission/faith-based facilities that deliver a significant share of HIV services.
Administratively, the FOA is listed under Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA GH15-1550, within the health category, and tied to CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS). It anticipated one award, with an award ceiling of $2,100,000 and no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on September 13, 2014, with an original and current closing date of November 20, 2014, and an archive date of December 20, 2014. The sponsoring agency is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For technical issues accessing the full announcement, the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section is listed as the contact point (pgotim@cdc.gov, 770-488-2700).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Strengthening the Delivery, Coordination, and Monitoring of HIV Services in Malawi through Faith based Institutions under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)."
2) Which federal agency is sponsoring and funding this award?
The sponsoring agency is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The award is described as a CDC-funded cooperative agreement.
3) What type of funding instrument is this?
This is a cooperative agreement. The announcement indicates CDC is expected to have substantial involvement during implementation, such as technical collaboration, oversight, and shared responsibility for achieving program outcomes.
4) What is the main purpose of the award?
The intent is to improve HIV service delivery in Malawi through the country’s faith-based health network, strengthen HIV/AIDS services at faith-based clinical sites, and build the health workforce pipeline through pre-service training support (including nurses and other critical health cadres).
5) Who is eligible to apply?
This is a single-eligibility competition. Only one specific faith-based applicant is permitted to apply: the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM), which is named as the eligible applicant in the announcement.
6) How many awards does the FOA anticipate making?
The FOA anticipated one award.
7) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $2,100,000.
8) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The FOA states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
9) What geographic area is the program focused on?
The program focus described in the announcement is Malawi, specifically strengthening HIV services delivered through faith-based institutions and sites in Malawi.
10) What kinds of organizations and sites are the focus of service delivery strengthening?
The focus is on faith-based clinical sites and the faith-based health network in Malawi. CHAM is described as representing a major portion of Malawi’s faith-based health service infrastructure.
11) What activities are expected to strengthen HIV service delivery quality and coordination?
The awardee is expected to provide supervision and oversight across clinical sites managed by faith-based organizations, emphasize monitoring of service delivery, and help sites meet national standards. The FOA also emphasizes quality improvement activities, including routine performance review processes, using data to identify service gaps, supporting corrective actions, and standardizing clinical and program management practices across sites.
12) What does "monitoring" and "oversight" mean in the context of this FOA?
Based on the description, monitoring and oversight include supervising faith-based clinical sites, tracking service delivery performance, promoting consistent adherence to national standards, and using data-driven quality improvement to identify gaps and implement corrective actions.
13) What HIV prevention intervention is specifically emphasized for scale-up?
The FOA places special emphasis on scaling up voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC).
14) What VMMC scale-up activities are included in the award description?
The announcement describes expanding VMMC capacity by training VMMC providers, renovating facilities to make them suitable for safe and efficient service delivery, and providing essential equipment.
15) What are "novel reimbursement models" in this FOA?
The FOA references "novel reimbursement models" as an intention to pilot or implement alternative payment or compensation approaches that could increase service availability, improve provider participation, or reduce financial barriers to delivering VMMC at faith-based sites. The announcement does not provide additional operational detail beyond that description.
16) Does the opportunity include health workforce development activities?
Yes. A major focus is strengthening Malawi’s health workforce through support to pre-service training institutions and bursary support to students.
17) What types of support can be provided to pre-service training institutions?
The awardee is expected to provide direct assistance that may include improving teaching capacity, supporting clinical practicums, strengthening curricula implementation, and filling resource gaps that limit student throughput and training quality.
18) Who benefits from bursary support mentioned in the FOA?
The FOA includes bursary support to students, aimed at increasing enrollment and completion rates for nursing and other key cadres by reducing the financial burden on trainees.
19) Does the FOA address scholarship administration and graduate retention?
Yes. The opportunity includes a policy and systems component focused on scholarship administration and retention of graduates in public service.
20) What does the FOA say about bonding requirements?
The awardee would support review and revision of policies related to scholarship provision and bonding requirements, described as rules and mechanisms intended to ensure students who receive financial support serve in the public sector after graduation for a specified period.
21) What broader approach does this reflect within PEPFAR programming?
The description frames it as a health systems approach: improving HIV outcomes requires strengthening site-level service delivery and maintaining a steady pipeline of adequately trained health workers.
22) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA number)?
The FOA is listed as CDC RFA GH15-1550.
23) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is tied to CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS).
24) What category is this funding opportunity listed under?
The FOA is listed under the health category.
25) When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on September 13, 2014.
26) What are the closing date(s) listed for the opportunity?
The original closing date and the current closing date are both listed as November 20, 2014.
27) When is the archive date for this opportunity?
The archive date is listed as December 20, 2014.
28) Who should be contacted for technical issues accessing the full announcement?
For technical issues accessing the full announcement, the contact listed is the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section at pgotim@cdc.gov or 770-488-2700.
29) Does the information provided specify any additional eligible applicants beyond CHAM?
No. The description states it is a single-eligibility competition and names only the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) as the permitted applicant.
30) Does the description provide additional submission or application instructions?
No additional submission steps are provided in the text shared here, beyond the closing dates and the technical contact for accessing the full announcement.
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