Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH13 131105CONT17
This funding opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health, focused on supporting the Amhara Regional Health Bureau in Ethiopia to take stronger local ownership of comprehensive HIV/AIDS services under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). At its core, the opportunity is about moving HIV program leadership, management, and long-term service delivery capacity increasingly into regional and local systems so that prevention, testing, treatment, and related support services remain sustainable over time. The emphasis on "local ownership" signals that CDC is looking for a program model where regional institutions lead planning and implementation, strengthen routine systems, and reduce long-term dependence on external implementers, while still meeting PEPFAR expectations for quality, coverage, and accountability.
Administratively, the opportunity is identified as CDC RFA GH13 131105CONT17 and is categorized as continuation funding, meaning it is designed to extend or continue an existing line of work rather than launch an entirely new, open competition. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by CDC during implementation. In practice, that often means CDC does not just provide funds and step back; it stays engaged through technical guidance, performance monitoring, and collaborative planning to ensure activities align with PEPFAR strategies, national HIV priorities, and CDC program standards. The activity category is health, and the CFDA number listed is 93.067, which corresponds to CDC global health assistance programming that frequently includes PEPFAR-supported HIV activities.
Programmatically, the title points to support for "comprehensive HIV/AIDS services," which generally includes the full continuum of HIV work: prevention interventions, HIV testing services, linkage to care, antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and retention, viral load monitoring and suppression, and program components that strengthen patient outcomes and public health impact. In Ethiopia, comprehensive HIV services also commonly involve efforts to improve service quality at health facilities, strengthen community-facility linkage, improve supply chain and laboratory networks (especially for viral load testing), and enhance the data systems used to track patients and program performance. Because the award explicitly references the Amhara Regional Health Bureau, the intent is likely centered on building the bureau's operational capacity to manage these services across the region, coordinate partners, and embed HIV programming into routine health system functions.
A key theme implied by the opportunity is sustainability through systems strengthening. "Sustainable provision" usually means not only delivering services in the near term, but improving the management and technical foundations that allow services to continue reliably: training and mentoring of the health workforce; supportive supervision structures; strengthening monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and use of routine data for decision-making; improving quality improvement processes; and ensuring that planning and budgeting processes can support HIV services in the long run. Under PEPFAR, this often aligns with goals like improving treatment cascade performance (diagnosis, treatment, viral suppression), targeting interventions to the populations and geographies with the highest burden, and maintaining strong reporting and accountability.
The posting indicates an expected 10 awards, which suggests CDC anticipated multiple funded agreements under this continuation announcement, potentially covering different geographic areas, service delivery platforms, or complementary components of HIV programming. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which commonly appears in grants listings when a specific maximum is not publicly stated in the synopsis, is determined by allocation decisions, or is otherwise handled through internal budgeting rather than a fixed cap disclosed in the announcement summary. The opportunity was created on February 7, 2017, with an original closing date of April 7, 2017, establishing the timeframe in which the continuation application materials would have been due.
Eligibility is described as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which indicates the detailed eligibility requirements were provided elsewhere in the full announcement. In continuation notices like this, eligibility is often limited to current recipients or specific entities already involved in the ongoing program, rather than open eligibility to any applicant. Given the title naming the Amhara Regional Health Bureau, the primary recipient or central implementing entity would likely be the bureau itself, potentially with defined roles for subrecipients or implementing partners as permitted by the cooperative agreement structure and CDC policies.
Overall, this opportunity can be read as a PEPFAR-aligned continuation mechanism aimed at consolidating and strengthening HIV/AIDS service delivery in Amhara by reinforcing regional leadership, management capacity, and system performance so that comprehensive HIV services remain effective, accountable, and durable over time, with CDC playing an active technical and programmatic partnership role typical of a cooperative agreement.Apply for CDC RFA GH13 131105CONT17
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "“Strengthening Local Ownership for the Sustainable Provision of Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services by Amhara Regional Health Bureau of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia under the President’s 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.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 07, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 07, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a CDC continuation cooperative agreement (CDC RFA GH13 131105CONT17) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health. It is focused on supporting the Amhara Regional Health Bureau in Ethiopia to strengthen local ownership of comprehensive HIV/AIDS services under PEPFAR.
What is the main goal of the award?
The main goal is to move HIV program leadership, management, and long-term service delivery capacity increasingly into regional and local systems in Amhara so that HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and related support services remain sustainable over time while meeting PEPFAR expectations for quality, coverage, and accountability.
What does "local ownership" mean in this context?
Local ownership refers to a program model where regional institutions (not external implementers) lead planning and implementation, strengthen routine systems, and reduce long-term dependence on outside implementers, while still delivering high-quality services and meeting reporting and accountability requirements associated with PEPFAR and CDC standards.
Who is the funder and which CDC unit is involved?
The funder is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The opportunity is associated with CDC's Center for Global Health.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically involves substantial CDC involvement during implementation through technical guidance, performance monitoring, and collaborative planning.
What does it mean that this is "continuation" funding?
Continuation funding is designed to extend or continue an existing line of work rather than start a brand-new, open competition. In practice, it generally supports ongoing activities and program structures already in place under the related award or program framework.
What is the CFDA number and what does it indicate?
The CFDA number listed is 93.067. This corresponds to CDC global health assistance programming and frequently includes PEPFAR-supported HIV activities.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is health.
What does "comprehensive HIV/AIDS services" generally include?
Comprehensive HIV/AIDS services generally include the full HIV continuum: prevention interventions, HIV testing services, linkage to care, antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and retention, viral load monitoring and viral suppression, and related support services that improve patient outcomes and public health impact.
What kinds of system-strengthening activities are implied by the award description?
The description emphasizes sustainability through systems strengthening, which commonly includes training and mentoring of the health workforce, supportive supervision, strengthening monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and use of routine data for decision-making, strengthening quality improvement processes, and improving planning and budgeting systems so HIV services can be maintained long-term.
How does this relate to PEPFAR priorities?
The opportunity is explicitly aligned with PEPFAR and is framed around maintaining quality, coverage, and accountability. It also aligns with common PEPFAR goals such as improving treatment cascade performance (diagnosis, treatment, viral suppression), targeting interventions to higher-burden areas and populations, and maintaining strong reporting and oversight.
What geographic or institutional focus does the award have?
The award is focused on Ethiopia, specifically supporting the Amhara Regional Health Bureau. The intent is centered on building the bureau's operational capacity to manage comprehensive HIV services across the region, coordinate partners, and integrate HIV programming into routine health system functions.
Does the opportunity mention improving laboratories, supply chains, or data systems?
Yes. While not presented as a definitive list of required activities, the description notes that comprehensive HIV services in Ethiopia commonly involve strengthening facility service quality, community-facility linkage, supply chain and laboratory networks (including viral load testing), and data systems used to track patients and program performance.
How many awards were expected?
The posting indicates an expected 10 awards.
What does it mean that the award ceiling is listed as 0?
An award ceiling listed as 0 commonly appears in listings when a specific maximum amount is not publicly stated in the synopsis, may be determined through allocation decisions, or is handled through internal budgeting rather than a fixed, publicly disclosed cap.
When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on February 7, 2017, and had an original closing date of April 7, 2017.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)." This indicates the detailed eligibility rules were provided in the full announcement rather than in the synopsis.
Is this opportunity likely open to any applicant?
Based on the continuation nature of the award, eligibility is often limited to current recipients or specific entities already involved in the ongoing program, rather than being broadly open. The synopsis also specifically references the Amhara Regional Health Bureau, suggesting it is a central intended implementing entity.
What role does CDC typically play during implementation under a cooperative agreement?
Under a cooperative agreement, CDC typically stays actively involved through technical guidance, performance monitoring, and collaborative planning to help ensure activities align with PEPFAR strategies, national HIV priorities, and CDC program standards.
What is the overall intended outcome of this continuation award?
The overall intended outcome is stronger regional leadership and management capacity in Amhara so comprehensive HIV services remain effective, accountable, and durable over time, with CDC acting as an engaged technical and programmatic partner consistent with the cooperative agreement model.
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