Strengthening Epidemiology and Strategic Information in the Republic of Zimbabwe under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | CDC RFA GH16 167502CONT17

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The grant opportunity titled "Strengthening Epidemiology and Strategic Information in the Republic of Zimbabwe under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)" is a U.S. government funding announcement administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically under CDC's Center for Global Health (CGH). It is positioned within the health funding category and is tied to CFDA number 93.067, which is associated with global HIV/AIDS programming and related public health efforts supported by the U.S. government. The focus, as the title states, is on improving epidemiology and strategic information systems in Zimbabwe in support of PEPFAR objectives, which generally center on strengthening HIV prevention, care, and treatment outcomes through data-driven programming and stronger public health infrastructure.

This announcement is listed as a continuation opportunity and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. In practical terms, "continuation" typically signals that the funding is intended to extend or build upon existing work rather than launch an entirely new, unrelated project. A cooperative agreement also has a specific meaning in federal grantmaking: it is similar to a grant, but with an expectation of substantial involvement by the CDC during implementation. That often includes technical guidance, collaboration on work planning and monitoring, and alignment with national and PEPFAR reporting requirements. For an activity centered on epidemiology and strategic information, that CDC involvement commonly matters because it helps ensure that surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation approaches align with international standards and PEPFAR indicators, and that data are used in a way that supports both program management and accountability.

The core purpose implied by the opportunity is to strengthen Zimbabwe's capacity to generate, analyze, and use high-quality public health data related to HIV. "Epidemiology" in this context points to improving the ability to track and understand the HIV epidemic, including trends in incidence and prevalence, geographic and demographic patterns, and key factors that drive transmission and outcomes. "Strategic information" is a broad PEPFAR term that usually covers the systems and processes that turn raw data into actionable intelligence for decision-making. That can include routine program monitoring, evaluation studies, surveillance platforms, data quality improvement, supportive supervision, reporting systems, and translating findings into policy or program adjustments. Even though the brief source text does not list specific tasks, this type of award is commonly aimed at making HIV program decisions more evidence-based by improving data completeness, timeliness, and consistency across partners and across service delivery points.

The opportunity number is CDC RFA GH16-167502CONT17. It was created on February 6, 2017, with an original closing date of April 6, 2017. The announcement projects up to 10 expected awards. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which in federal listings often indicates that a specific maximum amount was not stated in the summary field or that the ceiling is defined elsewhere in the full announcement documentation. In those situations, applicants usually have to refer to the full funding opportunity announcement for budget guidance, expected funding ranges, and any caps by project year, cost category, or activity component.

Eligibility is summarized as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)." That phrasing generally means eligibility is not limited to a single standard category like state governments or universities, and that the detailed eligibility rules are provided in the full notice. In similar CDC global health cooperative agreements, eligible entities can include non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, universities, research institutions, and sometimes other types of organizations with demonstrated technical and operational capacity in public health surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, health information systems, and HIV programs. Because it is a continuation cooperative agreement under PEPFAR, the pool of realistic applicants often includes organizations already working in-country or already supporting Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care and national HIV response structures, but the definitive eligibility requirements would be contained in that additional eligibility text.

Overall, the opportunity is best understood as support for the data and analytics backbone of Zimbabwe's PEPFAR response. Rather than funding direct clinical services alone, it is oriented toward strengthening the systems that measure what is happening in the epidemic and in the response, so that resources can be targeted, gaps can be identified quickly, and progress can be demonstrated with credible evidence. The cooperative agreement structure suggests CDC would work closely with recipients to ensure methods, indicators, and reporting meet CDC and PEPFAR standards, and that the resulting epidemiologic and program data are reliable enough to guide national planning and improve HIV outcomes.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening Epidemiology and Strategic Information in the Republic of Zimbabwe 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 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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