Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH16 169802CONT17
This funding opportunity, titled "Strengthening the Dominican Republic's National Health Services in the Areas of HIV and TB Information Systems and Delivery of HIV and TB Care and Treatment among Key Populations and Migrants under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)," is a continuation cooperative agreement issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically under CDC's Center for Global Health. It is designed to support ongoing work that improves how the Dominican Republic prevents, tracks, and treats HIV and tuberculosis (TB), with a particular emphasis on strengthening national systems and reaching groups that are often underserved or harder to reach, including key populations and migrants.
The main focus is twofold: improving information systems for HIV and TB and strengthening service delivery for HIV and TB care and treatment. On the information systems side, the opportunity points toward activities that typically include building or upgrading data systems, improving data quality, strengthening reporting and surveillance, and ensuring that information flows reliably from clinics and community programs into national decision-making structures. In practical terms, this kind of work often centers on making patient and program data more complete, timely, and usable so that health authorities can identify gaps, monitor performance, track outcomes along the HIV and TB care cascades, and allocate resources more effectively. Because HIV and TB programs frequently intersect (for example, HIV increases the risk of TB disease and complicates outcomes), the opportunity also implies efforts to improve integration or coordination of HIV and TB information where feasible, so that programs can better identify co-infection and manage treatment and follow-up.
On the service delivery side, the opportunity targets improvements in access to and quality of HIV and TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and retention in care. The title specifically highlights delivery of HIV and TB care and treatment among key populations and migrants, which signals a strong equity and public health impact orientation. Key populations in HIV programs commonly include groups at increased risk due to structural barriers and stigma, such as men who have sex with men, sex workers, people who inject drugs, and transgender people, while migrants may include cross-border populations or individuals who face language, documentation, or access barriers. The intent is generally to strengthen the health system and service models so these groups can be reached with effective, consistent services, including linkage to care, treatment initiation, adherence support, and ongoing follow-up. Since the award is under PEPFAR, the work is also typically expected to align with PEPFAR priorities like epidemic control, treatment scale-up, viral suppression, targeted testing strategies, and addressing gaps along the prevention and treatment continuum, while also supporting TB case finding, TB preventive treatment where appropriate, and treatment completion.
Administratively, this opportunity is listed as a continuation award, meaning it is not framed as a brand-new open competition so much as a mechanism to extend or expand existing work with established partners, subject to CDC approval, performance, and available funds. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which indicates substantial programmatic involvement by CDC compared with a standard grant. In a cooperative agreement, CDC typically collaborates with the recipient on technical direction, monitoring, and implementation approaches, often through ongoing coordination, planning, and performance review. The activity category is health, and the CFDA number is 93.067, which corresponds to CDC's global HIV/AIDS program work and is commonly used for PEPFAR-related awards.
The opportunity was created on February 6, 2017, with an original closing date of April 6, 2017. The expected number of awards is 10, suggesting CDC anticipated supporting multiple implementing partners or multiple components of a broader national response, potentially spanning data systems, clinical service delivery, community linkage, and targeted interventions. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which usually indicates that a specific maximum funding level was not published in the summary field or that funding amounts were determined through other program documents, budgets, or continuation negotiations rather than a single fixed cap in the public synopsis.
Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with clarification referenced in an additional eligibility text field that is not included in the provided excerpt. In similar CDC continuation cooperative agreements, eligible applicants often include existing recipients, local or international non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, or other entities with demonstrated capacity and a pre-existing relationship to the program. Because this is a continuation notice, eligibility is frequently constrained to current awardees or organizations specifically invited or otherwise positioned to continue a prior project period, although the exact rule would be defined in the full announcement.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as CDC, under PEPFAR, continuing to invest in the Dominican Republic's HIV and TB response by strengthening the underlying systems that make programs work at scale (especially information systems) and by improving the actual delivery of HIV and TB care for populations that carry a disproportionate burden or face outsized barriers to care. The combination of systems strengthening and targeted service delivery reflects a common PEPFAR approach: improve national capacity and data for better management and accountability while simultaneously ensuring that high-impact services reach the people most affected, including migrants and other key populations who may otherwise be missed by standard facility-based approaches.Apply for CDC RFA GH16 169802CONT17
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening the Dominican Republic’s National Health Services in the Areas of HIV and TB Information Systems and Delivery of HIV and TB Care and Treatment among Key Populations and Migrants under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (" 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 06, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 06, 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)
1) What is the title of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Strengthening the Dominican Republic's National Health Services in the Areas of HIV and TB Information Systems and Delivery of HIV and TB Care and Treatment among Key Populations and Migrants under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)."
2) Which U.S. agency is offering this award?
This is issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under CDC's Center for Global Health.
3) What type of funding mechanism is this?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, meaning CDC is expected to have substantial programmatic involvement beyond what is typical in a standard grant.
4) What does "cooperative agreement" imply for how the project is managed?
In a cooperative agreement, CDC typically collaborates with the recipient on technical direction, monitoring, and implementation approaches. This often includes ongoing coordination, planning, and performance review during implementation.
5) Is this a new competitive opportunity or a continuation?
It is described as a continuation cooperative agreement. That generally indicates the funding is intended to extend or expand existing work with established partners, subject to CDC approval, performance, and available funds, rather than a fully open new competition.
6) What country and health areas does this opportunity focus on?
The work focuses on the Dominican Republic and targets national health services related to HIV and tuberculosis (TB), including both information systems and delivery of HIV and TB care and treatment.
7) What are the two main program focus areas?
The opportunity emphasizes (1) improving HIV and TB information systems and (2) strengthening service delivery for HIV and TB care and treatment, with special attention to key populations and migrants.
8) What kinds of activities are typically included under "HIV and TB information systems" strengthening?
Activities commonly include building or upgrading data systems, improving data quality, strengthening reporting and surveillance, and improving the reliability of information flow from clinics and community programs into national decision-making structures.
9) Why are information systems emphasized in this opportunity?
The intent is to make patient and program data more complete, timely, and usable so health authorities can identify gaps, monitor performance, track outcomes along HIV and TB care cascades, and allocate resources more effectively.
10) Does the opportunity suggest integration between HIV and TB data systems?
Yes. It implies improving integration or coordination of HIV and TB information where feasible, reflecting the overlap between HIV and TB (including co-infection) and the operational value of coordinated tracking, treatment management, and follow-up.
11) What kinds of service delivery improvements are targeted?
The opportunity targets improvements in access to and quality of HIV and TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and retention in care. It also points to strengthening models that support linkage to care, treatment initiation, adherence support, and ongoing follow-up.
12) Which populations are specifically highlighted?
The title highlights key populations and migrants, signaling an emphasis on reaching groups that are often underserved or harder to reach due to structural barriers and stigma, and improving equity and public health impact.
13) How does the opportunity describe "key populations"?
While the opportunity does not provide a formal definition in the excerpt, it notes that in HIV programs key populations commonly include men who have sex with men, sex workers, people who inject drugs, and transgender people.
14) How are migrants considered within this funding opportunity?
Migrants are highlighted as a priority group that may face barriers such as language, documentation, or access challenges, and the opportunity emphasizes strengthening service models so they can be reached with consistent and effective HIV and TB services.
15) How does PEPFAR relate to this award?
The award is under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The work is typically expected to align with PEPFAR priorities such as epidemic control, treatment scale-up, viral suppression, targeted testing strategies, and addressing gaps along the prevention and treatment continuum, while also supporting TB case finding, TB preventive treatment where appropriate, and treatment completion.
16) What is the CFDA number and what does it correspond to?
The CFDA number listed is 93.067, which corresponds to CDC's global HIV/AIDS program work and is commonly used for PEPFAR-related awards.
17) What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is health.
18) When was the opportunity created and what was the closing date?
The opportunity was created on February 6, 2017, and the original closing date was April 6, 2017.
19) How many awards were expected?
The expected number of awards is 10, suggesting CDC anticipated supporting multiple implementing partners or multiple components of a broader national HIV and TB response.
20) What is the award ceiling, and what does a ceiling of "0" mean here?
The award ceiling is listed as 0. In summaries like this, that usually indicates a specific maximum funding level was not published in the synopsis field, or that funding amounts were determined through other program documents, budgets, or continuation negotiations rather than a single fixed cap.
21) Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligibility is shown as "Others," with additional eligibility text referenced but not included in the excerpt. The summary notes that, for similar CDC continuation cooperative agreements, eligibility often includes existing recipients and organizations with demonstrated capacity and a pre-existing relationship to the program, and may be constrained to current awardees or organizations positioned to continue a prior project period.
22) Does this excerpt confirm whether new organizations can apply?
No. The excerpt suggests that continuation notices are frequently constrained to current awardees or specifically invited/positioned organizations, but the exact eligibility rule would be defined in the full announcement (which is not included here).
23) What is the overall purpose of this continuation award?
Overall, it is intended to continue strengthening the Dominican Republic's HIV and TB response by improving national systems (especially information systems) and improving the delivery of HIV and TB care and treatment, particularly for key populations and migrants who may be missed by standard approaches.
24) Why does the opportunity combine systems strengthening with targeted service delivery?
The summary frames this as a common PEPFAR approach: strengthen national capacity and data for better management and accountability while ensuring high-impact services reach people most affected, including migrants and other key populations facing outsized barriers to care.
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