Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH19 1909
This grant opportunity, titled "To Support the Uganda Ministry of Health to Execute its Core Mandate for a Harmonized and Sustainable Health Sector Response to HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases in the Republic of Uganda under PEPFAR," is a CDC-funded cooperative agreement designed to strengthen the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) so it can lead a coordinated, long-term national response to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and other infectious diseases. The opportunity is framed around Uganda being one of 13 high HIV-burden countries that were expected to reach HIV epidemic control by 2020, and it emphasizes not only getting to epidemic control, but sustaining it through stronger national leadership, better governance, and improved capacity inside the MOH itself.
At its core, the award is meant to help the MOH carry out its central mandate: setting national direction and ensuring that the entire health sector response is aligned, consistent, and effective. The funding focuses on enabling the MOH to develop, update, and widely disseminate national policies and normative guidance related to HIV/TB and broader infectious disease control. In practical terms, this means supporting the ministry to produce standards, guidelines, and policy documents, and to ensure they are communicated and adopted across the health system so that regions and districts are implementing the same evidence-based approaches rather than operating in fragmented ways.
Another major pillar of the grant is improving the MOH's ability to lead and sustain HIV epidemic control programs over time. This is not limited to technical strategy; it also includes the management and oversight functions that keep programs functioning at scale. The opportunity explicitly includes strengthening the MOH's role in regulating and monitoring health sector performance at regional and district levels, reinforcing the idea that national leadership must translate into measurable improvements in how services are delivered and how results are tracked across the country. The goal is a more accountable system where performance can be assessed, gaps identified quickly, and corrective action taken based on data and agreed national expectations.
A key feature of this opportunity is capacity building around financial management of CDC funds. The grant recognizes that technical health leadership is not enough if the ministry cannot reliably manage the administrative and financial requirements tied to donor-supported programming. For that reason, the award plans to build MOH capacity to handle CDC funding compliance and financial oversight more successfully. The approach described includes the use of a contracted fiduciary agent, which typically means bringing in specialized financial management support to ensure strong controls, transparent reporting, and sound stewardship while MOH systems and staff capacity are strengthened for the long term.
The strategy for achieving sustainability is heavily oriented toward intentional transition and skills transfer. Rather than relying indefinitely on external expertise, the opportunity proposes structured knowledge transfer from PEPFAR-supported and CDC staff to MOH counterparts. It also mentions a staggered transition of technical advisors who are seconded to the MOH, suggesting that external advisors would not be removed all at once but phased out over time as ministry staff gain the skills and confidence to take on those responsibilities directly. The expectation is that by the end of the award period, MOH will have a sufficient number of technically strong, MOH-funded staff to provide lasting leadership across HIV/TB and other disease control priorities, reducing dependence on short-term external technical assistance.
The grant also aims to position the MOH to advocate more effectively for increased Government of Uganda (GOU) funding for the health sector. This reflects a long-term sustainability objective: epidemic control is more likely to hold if domestic resources increase and if the ministry can make a compelling case for budget allocations tied to measurable public health impact. In addition, the opportunity highlights the importance of the MOH being able to rapidly evaluate new guidance, adapt it to the Ugandan context, and disseminate it efficiently. That kind of agility matters in HIV/TB programming because recommendations, treatment regimens, and service delivery models evolve as evidence changes and as epidemic patterns shift.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the Center for Global Health (CGH). The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial involvement by the funder in program design, monitoring, or implementation support compared to a standard grant. The opportunity number is CDC RFA GH19-1909, and it falls under the health activity category with CFDA number 93.067. The expected award count is one, with an award ceiling of $4,000,000, indicating a single recipient would be selected to carry out the main scope of work in close coordination with CDC and the MOH. The original posting date is April 3, 2019, with an original closing date of June 3, 2019 (with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. ET on the deadline). Eligibility is listed as "Others," with further clarification referenced in the full eligibility text.
Overall, the ultimate goal described is straightforward but ambitious: achieving and sustaining HIV epidemic control in Uganda under the leadership of a strong central MOH that can independently coordinate, manage, and reduce the burden of HIV/TB and other infectious diseases. The opportunity is less about funding direct service delivery in isolation and more about building the national leadership, systems, workforce, and financial management capacity required to keep the health sector response harmonized, effective, and sustainable over time.Apply for CDC RFA GH19 1909
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "To Support the Uganda Ministry of Health to Execute its Core Mandate for a Harmonized and Sustainable Health Sector Response to HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases in the Republic of Uganda under 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 Apr 03, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 03, 2019 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 $4,000,000.00 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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1) What is the official title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "To Support the Uganda Ministry of Health to Execute its Core Mandate for a Harmonized and Sustainable Health Sector Response to HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases in the Republic of Uganda under PEPFAR."
2) What is the main purpose of this cooperative agreement?
The main purpose is to strengthen the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) so it can lead a coordinated, long-term national response to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and other infectious diseases, with a focus on achieving and sustaining HIV epidemic control through stronger national leadership, governance, and internal MOH capacity.
3) Who is the funder and issuing agency for this opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the Center for Global Health (CGH).
4) What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means CDC is expected to have substantial involvement in program design, monitoring, and/or implementation support compared to a standard grant.
5) What is the opportunity number for this announcement?
The opportunity number is CDC RFA GH19-1909.
6) What is the CFDA number and activity category?
The activity category is health, and the CFDA number listed is 93.067.
7) How many awards are expected to be made?
One award is expected, meaning a single recipient would be selected to carry out the main scope of work in close coordination with CDC and the Uganda MOH.
8) What is the maximum funding amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $4,000,000.
9) When was the opportunity originally posted, and when was it originally due?
The original posting date is April 3, 2019. The original closing date is June 3, 2019, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. ET on the deadline.
10) Who is the intended primary beneficiary or counterpart of the award activities?
The opportunity is designed to support the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) as the central national leader responsible for setting direction and ensuring a harmonized, effective health sector response.
11) Which diseases and program areas does this opportunity emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB), and it also references other infectious diseases, with the overall intent of strengthening MOH leadership and systems across these areas.
12) Why does the opportunity emphasize "epidemic control" and sustaining it?
It frames Uganda as one of 13 high HIV-burden countries that were expected to reach HIV epidemic control by 2020, and it emphasizes not only reaching epidemic control but sustaining it through stronger leadership, governance, and capacity within the MOH.
13) Is this funding mainly for direct service delivery?
The emphasis is less on funding direct service delivery in isolation and more on building national leadership, systems, workforce, and financial management capacity so the overall health sector response is harmonized, consistent, and sustainable over time.
14) What does "harmonized health sector response" mean in this context?
It means aligning the broader health sector response so regions and districts are implementing the same evidence-based approaches rather than operating in fragmented ways, supported by consistent national policies, standards, and guidance.
15) What kinds of MOH functions are being strengthened through this award?
The award focuses on strengthening MOH core mandate functions such as setting national direction, developing and updating policies and normative guidance, disseminating guidance across the health system, and improving oversight, regulation, and performance monitoring at regional and district levels.
16) What specific policy and guidance outputs are mentioned?
The opportunity describes supporting the MOH to develop, update, and widely disseminate national policies and normative guidance related to HIV/TB and broader infectious disease control, including producing standards, guidelines, and policy documents and ensuring they are communicated and adopted across the health system.
17) How does the opportunity address governance and accountability?
It aims to improve MOH capacity to regulate and monitor health sector performance at regional and district levels so performance can be assessed, gaps identified quickly, and corrective action taken based on data and agreed national expectations.
18) What role does data or performance monitoring play in this opportunity?
The opportunity emphasizes an accountable system where performance can be measured across the country, gaps can be identified quickly, and corrective actions can be taken based on data and national expectations.
19) What does the opportunity say about financial management and CDC funds?
A key feature is capacity building around financial management of CDC funds, recognizing that MOH needs strong administrative and financial systems to meet donor compliance and oversight requirements reliably.
20) What is a contracted fiduciary agent, and why is it included?
The opportunity describes using a contracted fiduciary agent to provide specialized financial management support, strengthen controls, improve transparent reporting, and ensure sound stewardship while MOH systems and staff capacity are strengthened for the long term.
21) How does this opportunity approach sustainability and reduced reliance on external support?
The strategy centers on intentional transition and skills transfer, including structured knowledge transfer from PEPFAR-supported and CDC staff to MOH counterparts and a staggered (phased) transition of seconded technical advisors as MOH staff gain skills and confidence.
22) What does "staggered transition of technical advisors" mean?
It suggests external advisors seconded to the MOH would be phased out over time rather than removed all at once, with responsibilities gradually shifting to MOH staff as capacity is built.
23) What is the staffing end-state expected by the end of the award period?
The opportunity anticipates that by the end of the award period, the MOH will have a sufficient number of technically strong, MOH-funded staff to provide lasting leadership across HIV/TB and other disease control priorities, reducing dependence on short-term external technical assistance.
24) Does the opportunity include support for MOH advocacy for domestic financing?
Yes. It aims to position the MOH to advocate more effectively for increased Government of Uganda (GOU) funding for the health sector, supporting long-term sustainability of epidemic control.
25) How does the opportunity address adapting to changing technical guidance?
It highlights the importance of MOH being able to rapidly evaluate new guidance, adapt it to the Ugandan context, and disseminate it efficiently, recognizing that HIV/TB recommendations and service delivery models evolve as evidence and epidemic patterns change.
26) What program partnerships or coordination are implied by this funding structure?
The scope is framed around close coordination among the recipient, CDC (under a cooperative agreement model), and the Uganda MOH to strengthen national leadership and system-wide alignment.
27) What is listed for eligibility?
Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full eligibility text.
28) What is the overarching long-term goal of this opportunity?
The ultimate goal is achieving and sustaining HIV epidemic control in Uganda under the leadership of a strong central MOH that can independently coordinate, manage, and reduce the burden of HIV/TB and other infectious diseases through a harmonized and sustainable health sector response.
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