Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 15210501SUPP20
The grant opportunity titled "Increase Access to Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment Services in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)" is a CDC-funded cooperative agreement designed to strengthen HIV-related services in the DRC by improving the technical capacity of organizations that are already implementing programs under PEPFAR and the Global Fund. Rather than paying for clinics to deliver services directly, the funding is aimed at high-impact technical assistance, capacity building, and expert support that helps implementing partners improve the quality, coverage, and sustainability of HIV prevention, care, and treatment activities. In practical terms, the CDC is looking for an applicant that can act as a technical partner to help systems and programs run better, scale faster, and align with global and national standards, so that the country can increasingly manage and sustain HIV service delivery with strong local ownership.
A central theme of the announcement is that it is support for implementation and scale-up, but not implementation itself. The awardee would be expected to work alongside PEPFAR- and Global Fund-supported partners who are doing on-the-ground service delivery, helping them diagnose bottlenecks, improve performance, strengthen clinical and programmatic practices, and build durable skills within local institutions. The opportunity also explicitly includes support for Global Fund implementing partners to assess HIV service delivery, then develop technical assistance plans and strategies based on those assessments. That means the work is not just providing one-off trainings, but creating structured improvement plans that can be followed, measured, and adapted over time.
The CDC indicates that the award will prioritize five critical technical areas commonly supported by PEPFAR, and applicants are expected to propose work in one or more of these domains. The first is Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT), which typically includes helping programs ensure pregnant and breastfeeding women are tested, linked to treatment, retained in care, and supported through viral suppression, while ensuring infants receive appropriate prophylaxis, testing, and follow-up. The second area is HIV care and treatment clinical services for adults and children, which generally covers improvements in clinical quality, adherence and retention strategies, differentiated service delivery approaches, monitoring of treatment outcomes, and strengthening facility-level systems that affect patient care. The third area is pediatric HIV care and treatment, often treated as a distinct focus because children require different diagnostic approaches, formulations, dosing, clinical monitoring, and active case finding to close pediatric treatment gaps. The fourth area is Surveillance and Strategic Information (SI), which focuses on the systems used to collect, analyze, and use data for decision-making, including monitoring program performance, improving data quality, strengthening reporting systems, and supporting evidence-based planning. The fifth area is laboratory systems, which can include support for HIV testing quality assurance, viral load testing systems, early infant diagnosis networks, specimen transport and results return, laboratory data systems, and broader lab capacity needed to sustain HIV programming.
Structurally, this is a discretionary grant using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically means the CDC expects substantial involvement in shaping or guiding the work through ongoing collaboration, technical direction, and shared stewardship of outcomes. The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH15 15210501SUPP20, and it is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health. It is listed under CFDA 93.067 (a public health assistance listing commonly associated with global HIV-related efforts). The award ceiling is up to $12,000,000, with one expected award, indicating the agency intends to fund a single lead organization to carry out the technical assistance mandate at scale.
Eligibility is described as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, which usually signals that a range of organization types may be considered but that applicants need to confirm they meet the specific criteria laid out in the formal eligibility section. The timeline provided shows the FOA was created May 1, 2020, with an original closing date of June 1, 2020, and applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. ET on the due date.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a high-level technical support platform intended to improve HIV outcomes indirectly by strengthening the organizations and systems delivering HIV services in the DRC. The CDC is seeking an applicant with strong technical credibility across key HIV program areas, demonstrated capacity to deliver cost-effective and targeted assistance, and the ability to translate assessments into practical improvement strategies for PEPFAR and Global Fund implementing partners. The underlying expectation is that, by improving service quality, data use, laboratory performance, and clinical systems through focused technical assistance, the DRC will be better positioned to manage its HIV response and sustain gains over time.Apply for CDC RFA GH15 15210501SUPP20
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Increase Access to Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment Services in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)" 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 May 01, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 01, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (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 $12,000,000.00 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).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the main goal of this grant opportunity?
The purpose of this CDC-funded cooperative agreement is to increase access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by strengthening the technical capacity of organizations already implementing HIV programs under PEPFAR and the Global Fund. The emphasis is on improving quality, coverage, and sustainability of HIV services through high-impact technical assistance and capacity building, rather than directly funding service delivery.
Is this funding meant to pay for direct clinic-based service delivery?
No. A central theme of the opportunity is support for implementation and scale-up, but not implementation itself. The award is intended to fund technical assistance, capacity building, and expert support that helps existing implementing partners improve how they deliver HIV services.
What does "technical assistance" mean in the context of this opportunity?
In this announcement, technical assistance means acting as a technical partner to PEPFAR- and Global Fund-supported implementing partners. This includes diagnosing bottlenecks, improving performance, strengthening clinical and programmatic practices, aligning work with global and national standards, and building durable skills within local institutions so that HIV programming can be increasingly managed and sustained with strong local ownership.
Who is expected to benefit directly from the awardee's work?
The direct beneficiaries are the PEPFAR- and Global Fund-supported implementing partners in the DRC that are responsible for on-the-ground HIV service delivery. The awardee supports them through structured technical assistance designed to improve systems, quality, and scale-up of services.
Does the opportunity include work with Global Fund implementing partners specifically?
Yes. The announcement explicitly includes support for Global Fund implementing partners to assess HIV service delivery and then develop technical assistance plans and strategies based on those assessments.
Is the work limited to one-time trainings?
No. The opportunity describes work that goes beyond one-off trainings. It emphasizes structured assessments and the development of technical assistance plans and strategies that can be followed, measured, and adapted over time.
What are the priority technical areas for this cooperative agreement?
The CDC indicates the award will prioritize five critical technical areas commonly supported by PEPFAR. Applicants are expected to propose work in one or more of these domains: (1) Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT), (2) HIV care and treatment clinical services for adults and children, (3) pediatric HIV care and treatment, (4) Surveillance and Strategic Information (SI), and (5) laboratory systems.
What types of activities fall under PMTCT support in this announcement?
PMTCT support typically includes helping programs ensure pregnant and breastfeeding women are tested, linked to treatment, retained in care, and supported through viral suppression. It also includes ensuring infants receive appropriate prophylaxis, testing, and follow-up.
What is included under HIV care and treatment clinical services for adults and children?
This area generally covers improving clinical quality, strengthening adherence and retention strategies, supporting differentiated service delivery approaches, monitoring treatment outcomes, and strengthening facility-level systems that affect patient care.
Why is pediatric HIV called out as a separate technical area?
Pediatric HIV is often treated as a distinct focus because children require different diagnostic approaches, formulations, dosing, clinical monitoring, and active case finding to close pediatric treatment gaps.
What does "Surveillance and Strategic Information (SI)" refer to here?
SI focuses on the systems used to collect, analyze, and use data for decision-making. This includes monitoring program performance, improving data quality, strengthening reporting systems, and supporting evidence-based planning.
What laboratory-related work is contemplated under this opportunity?
Laboratory systems support can include HIV testing quality assurance, viral load testing systems, early infant diagnosis networks, specimen transport and results return, laboratory data systems, and broader laboratory capacity needed to sustain HIV programming.
What type of funding mechanism is being used?
This is a discretionary grant using a cooperative agreement mechanism. In general, a cooperative agreement indicates substantial involvement by the CDC in guiding or shaping the work through ongoing collaboration, technical direction, and shared stewardship of outcomes.
Which agency and office are administering the opportunity?
The opportunity is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health.
What is the funding opportunity number (FOA number)?
The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH15 15210501SUPP20.
What CFDA (assistance listing) is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.067, which is described as a public health assistance listing commonly associated with global HIV-related efforts.
How much funding is available?
The award ceiling is up to $12,000,000.
How many awards does the CDC expect to make?
One award is expected, indicating the agency intends to fund a single lead organization to carry out the technical assistance mandate at scale.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. This typically suggests a range of organization types may be considered, but applicants need to confirm they meet the specific criteria in the formal eligibility section of the FOA.
When was the FOA created and what was the application due date?
The FOA was created on May 1, 2020. The original closing date was June 1, 2020, and applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. ET on the due date.
Is the focus national, and where is the work intended to take place?
The work is intended to support HIV programming in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), working alongside existing PEPFAR- and Global Fund-supported partners.
What kind of organization is the CDC looking for as the applicant?
The CDC is looking for an applicant that can function as a technical partner with strong technical credibility across key HIV program areas, demonstrated capacity to deliver cost-effective and targeted assistance, and the ability to translate assessments into practical improvement strategies for implementing partners.
How should this opportunity be understood at a high level?
It is best understood as a high-level technical support platform intended to improve HIV outcomes indirectly by strengthening the organizations and systems delivering HIV services in the DRC. The expectation is that improvements in service quality, data use, laboratory performance, and clinical systems will help the DRC better manage its HIV response and sustain gains over time.
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