Technical Assistance in Support of HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | CDC RFA GH13 135304CONT17

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This funding opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health (CGH), focused on providing technical assistance to strengthen HIV prevention, care, and treatment services in the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The opportunity is titled "Technical Assistance in Support of HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment in the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)" and is identified by Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA GH13 135304CONT17. As a continuation announcement, it is designed to sustain and build on an existing program of work rather than launch a brand-new initiative, which typically means the scope is aligned to ongoing PEPFAR country priorities and performance expectations already established in prior project periods.

The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial involvement from CDC during implementation. In practice, that structure usually means the recipient is expected to work closely with CDC staff on technical direction, monitoring, and refinement of activities, with CDC playing an active role beyond routine grant oversight. The primary activity category is health, and the associated CFDA number is 93.067, which corresponds to CDC's global HIV/AIDS efforts. The core intent is to improve the effectiveness, quality, and reach of HIV programming by providing specialized support that can include strengthening clinical service delivery systems, improving prevention strategies, enhancing linkage to and retention in care, supporting antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up and quality improvement, and reinforcing data systems and program monitoring so progress can be measured and managed.

The opportunity is positioned within PEPFAR, meaning it is expected to align with the broader U.S. government HIV strategy in the country, including evidence-based interventions, targets for testing and treatment, and efforts to reduce HIV-related morbidity and mortality. While the source text provided does not list specific technical areas, technical assistance under PEPFAR and CDC cooperative agreements commonly covers health systems strengthening, workforce capacity development, clinical mentoring and supervision models, laboratory and diagnostic support, supply chain and commodities management for HIV-related medicines and tests, quality assurance and continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches at facility and district levels, and strengthening surveillance, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and routine data quality processes. Technical assistance may also include support to the national HIV program and implementing partners to translate guidelines into practice, standardize protocols, and improve patient outcomes through better service integration and coordination.

The application timeline in the notice shows the opportunity was created on October 10, 2016, with an original closing date of December 13, 2016. The expected number of awards is 10, suggesting CDC anticipated multiple funded partners or continuation recipients contributing to the national response through complementary technical roles or geographic coverage. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which is often used in federal postings when an upper funding limit is not specified in the synopsis or is determined through later negotiations, continuation decisions, or budget allocations tied to annual appropriations and country operational planning processes under PEPFAR.

Eligibility is listed as "Others," with a note to consult the additional information on eligibility for clarification. That phrasing typically signals that eligibility may be limited to a defined set of organizations, such as current recipients under an existing cooperative agreement, specific categories of entities, or organizations meeting particular criteria stated elsewhere in the full announcement. Because the posting is explicitly labeled as continuation funding, it commonly means only existing awardees or a restricted pool of organizations can apply, but the summary provided does not include that detail, so the exact eligibility conditions would need to be confirmed in the full funding announcement text.

Overall, the grant opportunity is best understood as a CDC-supported, PEPFAR-aligned continuation effort to maintain and enhance technical assistance that strengthens Cote d'Ivoire's HIV program performance. The emphasis is not simply on delivering direct services, but on improving the systems, capacity, and technical quality that enable sustainable, high-impact HIV prevention, care, and treatment outcomes at scale, in coordination with national stakeholders and under close collaboration with CDC through the cooperative agreement structure.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Technical Assistance in Support of HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire 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 Oct 10, 2016.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 13, 2016. (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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