Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH20 2061
This funding opportunity is a CDC (HHS) cooperative agreement under PEPFAR focused on strengthening and using strategic information in South Africa to better track and respond to the HIV and TB epidemics. The overall purpose is to ensure that decision-makers have accurate, timely, and high-quality data to monitor progress toward epidemic control, understand program impact, and guide how limited resources are allocated across populations and geographic areas. In practical terms, the award is meant to keep South Africa’s HIV surveillance and related data systems producing reliable estimates over time, while also improving the government’s ability to collect, analyze, and actually use those data for planning and policy decisions.
The work emphasized in the notice centers on maintaining and improving proven surveillance and strategic information approaches that have been used previously in South Africa. The recipient is expected to support ongoing monitoring of the epidemic, deepen understanding of the factors that are driving transmission and outcomes, and generate evidence that can be used to adapt interventions and health policies. A key programmatic aim is to strengthen the South African government’s capacity to manage high-quality data, so that national and sub-national planners can evaluate interventions targeting HIV-affected populations, measure progress against national goals, and identify where program adjustments are needed to reduce illness and deaths from HIV and TB.
Several specific data uses are highlighted. The award supports collecting information to evaluate the South African National HIV, AIDS, and STI Strategic Plan (NSP) 2017-2022, which implies a strong focus on indicators and analyses that show whether national strategies are working as intended. It also supports collecting and compiling HIV indicators required for reporting to international bodies, meaning the work has both domestic value for South African planning and external value for standardized reporting obligations. By keeping surveillance and indicator reporting robust, the program aims to provide continuous, credible HIV estimates that can be compared over time, which is essential for tracking progress toward epidemic control.
An important structural feature is that CDC intends to rely on in-country expertise that is cost-effective and formally recognized by South Africa’s National Department of Health as an organization permitted to conduct this kind of strategic information gathering. This reflects an emphasis on leveraging existing local capacity and established authorities rather than building entirely new parallel systems. The cooperative agreement structure also signals that CDC expects substantial involvement in the work, typically through technical collaboration, shared monitoring expectations, and ongoing coordination rather than a hands-off grant.
On funding and administrative details, the opportunity is listed as CDC RFA GH20-2061, categorized as discretionary funding with a single expected award. The notice states an approximate total funding amount of USD 35,000,000 for Year 1, contingent on the availability of funds. At the same time, it lists an award ceiling for Year 1 as 0 (none), which generally indicates that no maximum cap is being set in the announcement even though an expected total amount is provided for planning purposes. The CFDA number is 93.067. The opportunity was created February 25, 2020, with an original closing date of April 25, 2020, and electronic applications due by 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing date. Eligibility is described as “Others,” with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full notice.Apply for CDC RFA GH20 2061
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Support the Strengthening and Utilization of Strategic Information Activities in the Republic of South Africa 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 25, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 25, 2020 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.)
- 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a CDC (HHS) cooperative agreement under PEPFAR focused on strengthening and using strategic information in South Africa to better track and respond to the HIV and TB epidemics.
2) What is the main purpose of the award?
The purpose is to ensure decision-makers have accurate, timely, and high-quality data to monitor progress toward epidemic control, understand program impact, and guide how limited resources are allocated across populations and geographic areas.
3) What does “strategic information” mean in the context of this award?
Based on the notice description, strategic information refers to HIV surveillance and related data systems and activities that produce reliable estimates over time, and the processes used to collect, analyze, and use those data for planning and policy decisions.
4) What diseases and program areas are in scope?
The opportunity is centered on HIV and TB, with an emphasis on HIV surveillance, HIV indicators, and related information needed to evaluate progress and reduce illness and deaths from HIV and TB.
5) Where is the work intended to take place?
The work is focused on South Africa, including strengthening national and sub-national capacity to manage and use high-quality data.
6) What outcomes is the program trying to achieve?
The program aims to support ongoing monitoring of the epidemic, deepen understanding of factors driving transmission and outcomes, and generate evidence that can be used to adapt interventions and health policies. It also seeks to enable planners to measure progress against national goals and identify where program adjustments are needed.
7) What kinds of activities are emphasized?
The notice emphasizes maintaining and improving proven surveillance and strategic information approaches previously used in South Africa, keeping HIV surveillance and related data systems producing reliable estimates over time, and improving the government’s ability to collect, analyze, and use data for planning and policy decisions.
8) How will the data supported by this award be used?
Several uses are highlighted: monitoring progress toward epidemic control, understanding program impact, guiding allocation of limited resources, evaluating interventions targeting HIV-affected populations, and identifying needed program adjustments to reduce illness and deaths from HIV and TB.
9) Is evaluation of South Africa’s National Strategic Plan (NSP) included?
Yes. The award supports collecting information to evaluate the South African National HIV, AIDS, and STI Strategic Plan (NSP) 2017-2022, indicating an emphasis on indicators and analyses that show whether national strategies are working as intended.
10) Does the opportunity include reporting for international requirements?
Yes. The award supports collecting and compiling HIV indicators required for reporting to international bodies, so the strategic information produced has both domestic planning value and standardized external reporting value.
11) Why is maintaining consistent HIV estimates over time important here?
The notice highlights the need for continuous, credible HIV estimates that can be compared over time, which is essential for tracking progress toward epidemic control and understanding trends in the epidemic.
12) What is meant by strengthening government capacity?
The opportunity places a key aim on strengthening the South African government’s capacity to manage high-quality data so that decision-makers and planners can evaluate interventions, measure progress, and adjust programs and policies based on evidence.
13) Does the award favor building new systems or using existing approaches?
The notice emphasizes maintaining and improving proven approaches already used in South Africa and leveraging existing local capacity and established authorities, rather than creating entirely new parallel systems.
14) What role does in-country expertise play in this award?
CDC intends to rely on in-country expertise that is cost-effective and formally recognized by South Africa’s National Department of Health as an organization permitted to conduct strategic information gathering of this type.
15) What is the significance of this being a “cooperative agreement”?
The notice indicates that, as a cooperative agreement, CDC expects substantial involvement in the work, typically through technical collaboration, shared monitoring expectations, and ongoing coordination rather than a hands-off grant structure.
16) What is the funding opportunity number?
The opportunity is listed as CDC RFA GH20-2061.
17) What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 93.067.
18) What type of funding is this categorized as?
It is categorized as discretionary funding.
19) How many awards does CDC expect to make?
The notice states there is a single expected award.
20) How much funding is expected?
The notice lists an approximate total funding amount of USD 35,000,000 for Year 1, contingent on the availability of funds.
21) Is there an award ceiling (maximum) stated for Year 1?
The notice lists an award ceiling for Year 1 as 0 (none). This generally indicates no maximum cap is being set in the announcement, even though an expected total amount is provided for planning purposes.
22) Is the stated funding amount guaranteed?
No. The notice states the approximate Year 1 total is contingent on the availability of funds.
23) When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on February 25, 2020.
24) What was the original application closing date and time?
The original closing date was April 25, 2020, with electronic applications due by 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing date.
25) What is the eligibility category listed?
Eligibility is described as “Others,” with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full notice.
26) Does the notice indicate any special recognition or authorization requirements in South Africa?
Yes. CDC intends to rely on an in-country organization formally recognized by South Africa’s National Department of Health as permitted to conduct this type of strategic information gathering.
27) What planning levels are expected to benefit from the supported data?
The notice describes benefits for national and sub-national planners, enabling them to evaluate interventions, measure progress toward national goals, and identify where adjustments are needed.
28) What is the practical “on-the-ground” focus of the award?
In practical terms, it is meant to keep South Africa’s HIV surveillance and related data systems producing reliable estimates over time, while improving the government’s ability to collect, analyze, and use those data to drive planning and policy decisions.
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