Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 151803CONT17
This funding opportunity 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), Center for Global Health (CGH). It is focused on strengthening the institutional capacity of the Dominican Republic's Ministry of Health in several interlinked public health areas that are central to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): blood safety, monitoring and evaluation (M and E), epidemiology, and health information systems (HIS). In practical terms, the opportunity is aimed at improving the national systems that support HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and program oversight, rather than funding isolated one-off activities. The listing is associated with CFDA 93.067, which is commonly tied to global HIV and TB-related public health efforts supported by CDC.
Because this is structured as a cooperative agreement, the CDC is not simply providing funds and stepping back; it typically expects to have substantial involvement in technical direction, performance monitoring, and coordination. That usually means the recipient works closely with CDC staff on work planning, the selection of priority activities, alignment with national strategies, adherence to PEPFAR program requirements, and the use of standardized indicators and reporting approaches. The "continuation" category signals that this announcement is tied to an ongoing programmatic relationship or an existing award cycle where continued support depends on performance, continued need, and the availability of funds. The funding opportunity number for this announcement is CDC RFA GH15 151803CONT17, and it was originally created on October 16, 2016, with an original closing date of December 20, 2016.
The core programmatic intent centers on increasing the Ministry of Health's ability to manage and improve blood safety systems. In a PEPFAR context, blood safety is a critical component of HIV prevention, since unsafe blood transfusions can be a route of HIV transmission. Capacity-building in blood safety often includes strengthening national policies and standards for blood collection and transfusion services, improving screening practices for HIV and other transfusion-transmissible infections, ensuring quality assurance systems are in place, and supporting better oversight of blood banks and transfusion sites. The underlying goal is to improve patient safety while reducing the risk of HIV transmission through medical services.
A second major emphasis is monitoring and evaluation, which is the backbone of accountable HIV programming under PEPFAR. Support in this area typically involves improving the ability of the Ministry of Health to define, collect, validate, analyze, and use program data. That can include strengthening indicator definitions and reporting processes, building routines for data quality assessments, improving feedback loops so facilities and programs use their own performance information, and ensuring that reporting aligns with PEPFAR requirements. Strong M and E capacity helps decision makers understand what is working, where gaps exist in the HIV care continuum, and how to allocate resources based on evidence rather than assumptions.
The opportunity also highlights epidemiology, pointing to a need for stronger analytic and surveillance capabilities. Epidemiology capacity in an HIV program context often includes improving HIV case surveillance systems, analyzing trends in incidence and prevalence, identifying geographic or demographic hotspots, and linking surveillance findings to planning decisions. Strengthened epidemiologic capacity supports targeted interventions, helps measure progress toward epidemic control, and improves the Ministry of Health's ability to detect and respond to emerging issues, including outbreaks or changes in transmission patterns.
Health information systems are the fourth pillar of the announcement, reflecting how essential strong data infrastructure is to effective public health management. HIS work can involve strengthening electronic medical records or national patient monitoring systems, improving interoperability so data can move between programs and levels of the health system, and building governance structures for data security, confidentiality, and routine system maintenance. In an HIV program, a more capable HIS can enable better patient tracking across services, improve retention monitoring, reduce duplication, and support more accurate and timely reporting to both national leadership and PEPFAR stakeholders.
Administrative details in the source data suggest the opportunity anticipated multiple awards (expected awards listed as 10). The award ceiling is shown as 0, which commonly indicates that a specific maximum was not published in the summary field or that funding levels were determined through continuation funding decisions rather than a fixed competitive ceiling. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with a note to consult additional eligibility language, which usually means eligibility may be limited to specific organizations or categories referenced in the full announcement (for example, existing partners, organizations with country presence, or entities able to meet particular technical or compliance requirements).
Overall, the grant opportunity is about strengthening national-level systems and Ministry of Health capabilities that support HIV program delivery and oversight in the Dominican Republic under PEPFAR. By focusing on blood safety, M and E, epidemiology, and health information systems, the announcement targets the foundational capacities that improve service quality, reduce transmission risks, strengthen surveillance and decision-making, and ensure program results can be measured and sustained over time.Apply for CDC RFA GH15 151803CONT17
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Increasing capacity of the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Health in the areas of Blood Safety, Monitoring and Evaluation, Epidemiology and Heath Information Systems 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 Oct 16, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 20, 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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