Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 154702CONT16

This grant opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to support Lesotho's Ministry of Health (MOH) in scaling up and improving HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services nationwide. The overall aim is to strengthen and expand the MOH-led response to HIV by improving service delivery capacity, program quality, and health system performance so that more people can access effective prevention services, receive timely diagnosis, start and remain on treatment, and achieve better long-term health outcomes.

A key point of this notice is that it is not an open competition. It is labeled as "Continuation" funding and is explicitly intended only for organizations that were previously awarded under the earlier funding announcement referenced as CDC-RFA-GH15-1547 (Fiscal Year 2016). In other words, the CDC is providing additional funding to continue work already underway with existing grantees, rather than soliciting new applicants or launching a new program. The eligibility field is broadly listed as "Others," but the description makes clear that practical eligibility is restricted to prior recipients under the original award.

Administratively, the opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA GH15 154702CONT16 and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. A cooperative agreement typically indicates substantial involvement by the funding agency compared to a standard grant, meaning the CDC is likely to have an active role in technical guidance, collaboration on implementation approaches, monitoring, and performance improvement activities. The activity category is health, and it is associated with CFDA number 93.067, which corresponds to CDC global health assistance programming.

The notice includes an original closing date of November 30, 2015 and a creation date of September 29, 2015, reflecting the administrative timeline tied to the underlying original announcement and its continuation action. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which commonly signals that a specific maximum award amount is not being stated in the synopsis and that funding levels would be determined through internal allocation decisions, continuation budgeting, or the terms of the existing award rather than through a new competitive cap.

Programmatically, while the synopsis does not enumerate specific activities, the title and context indicate support across the HIV service continuum in Lesotho: prevention efforts to reduce new infections, clinical and community-based care to support people living with HIV, and treatment services to expand antiretroviral therapy access and improve retention and viral suppression. Because the recipient focus is the MOH, the work implied by this continuation award is likely centered on strengthening government systems and public sector service delivery, including efforts such as improving facility-level capacity, supporting national and district planning, enhancing monitoring and evaluation, improving supply and laboratory systems, and reinforcing quality improvement practices that help translate PEPFAR investments into measurable population-level impact.

In summary, this is a CDC/PEPFAR continuation cooperative agreement designed to keep ongoing HIV/AIDS scale-up and quality improvement work moving forward in Lesotho through previously funded partners supporting the Ministry of Health, with CDC remaining engaged as an active technical and programmatic collaborator.

  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Support the Ministry of Health (MOH) to Scale up and Improve HIV/ AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment Services in the Kingdom of Lesotho 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 2015-09-29.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-11-30. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is this funding opportunity?

This is a continuation cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). It supports Lesotho's Ministry of Health (MOH) to scale up and improve HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services nationwide.

What is the overall goal of the award?

The overall aim is to strengthen and expand the MOH-led response to HIV by improving service delivery capacity, program quality, and health system performance so that more people can access effective prevention services, receive timely diagnosis, start and remain on treatment, and achieve better long-term health outcomes.

Is this an open competitive grant where new applicants can apply?

No. This notice is explicitly described as continuation funding and is not an open competition. It is intended to provide additional funding to continue work already underway rather than soliciting new applicants.

Who is eligible to receive this continuation funding?

Practical eligibility is restricted to organizations that were previously awarded under the earlier CDC funding announcement referenced as CDC-RFA-GH15-1547 (Fiscal Year 2016). Even though the eligibility field is broadly listed as "Others," the description makes clear it is limited to prior recipients under the original award.

What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?

The Funding Opportunity Number is CDC RFA GH15 154702CONT16.

What type of funding instrument is used?

The opportunity uses a cooperative agreement.

What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?

A cooperative agreement typically indicates substantial involvement by the funding agency compared to a standard grant. In this case, CDC is likely to remain actively engaged through technical guidance, collaboration on implementation approaches, monitoring, and performance improvement activities.

What program area or activity category does this fall under?

The activity category is health, and it is associated with CDC global health assistance programming.

What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?

The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 93.067.

What country and national partner are the focus of this award?

The work is focused on Lesotho and is intended to support Lesotho's Ministry of Health (MOH) in improving nationwide HIV/AIDS services.

What parts of the HIV response does this continuation funding support?

While the synopsis does not list a detailed activity set, the title and context indicate support across the HIV service continuum in Lesotho, including prevention to reduce new infections, care to support people living with HIV, and treatment to expand antiretroviral therapy access, improve retention, and increase viral suppression.

Does the synopsis list specific required activities?

No. The synopsis does not enumerate specific activities, but it implies work related to HIV prevention, care, and treatment scale-up and quality improvement in support of the MOH-led response.

What types of health system strengthening work are implied by this continuation award?

Because the recipient focus is the MOH, the continuation award likely centers on strengthening government systems and public sector service delivery. The notice suggests areas such as improving facility-level capacity, supporting national and district planning, enhancing monitoring and evaluation, improving supply and laboratory systems, and reinforcing quality improvement practices.

Why does the notice show older dates like a 2015 creation date and 2015 closing date?

The notice includes an original creation date of September 29, 2015 and an original closing date of November 30, 2015. These dates reflect the administrative timeline tied to the underlying original announcement and its continuation action rather than a new open application cycle.

What is the listed award ceiling, and what does it mean?

The award ceiling is listed as 0. This commonly indicates that a specific maximum award amount is not stated in the synopsis and that funding levels would be determined through internal allocation decisions, continuation budgeting, or the terms of the existing award rather than through a new competitive cap.

How does this opportunity relate to PEPFAR?

The cooperative agreement is funded under PEPFAR and is intended to help translate PEPFAR investments into measurable service delivery improvements and population-level impact by strengthening the MOH-led HIV response.

What is the relationship between this continuation award and the earlier announcement CDC-RFA-GH15-1547?

This notice is a continuation action tied to the earlier funding announcement CDC-RFA-GH15-1547 (Fiscal Year 2016). It is meant to continue and support ongoing work by existing grantees originally funded under that announcement.

What outcomes is this continuation funding trying to improve?

The stated intent is to improve access to effective prevention services, support timely diagnosis, increase treatment initiation and retention, and support better long-term health outcomes, including improvements consistent with sustained treatment success (such as viral suppression) as implied by the service continuum focus.

Will CDC be involved after the award is made?

Yes. Because this is a cooperative agreement, CDC is expected to have an active role as a technical and programmatic collaborator, including involvement in implementation support, monitoring, and performance improvement.

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