Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH16 1640
This funding opportunity, CDC RFA GH16-1640, is a discretionary cooperative agreement issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health (CGH), under CFDA 93.067. It focuses on supporting Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) with the human resources for health needed to meet the goals of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and move the country toward HIV epidemic control. In practical terms, the award is meant to strengthen the MOHSS workforce by ensuring the ministry can identify, recruit, and retain suitably qualified staff and specialized short-term expertise, while also improving the ministry's internal capacity to manage its health workforce effectively.
The core purpose is twofold. First, the program provides critical HR services that help bring in experienced individuals, consultants, and organizations to fill urgent technical and operational gaps that affect HIV program delivery. This could include supporting recruitment processes, contracting mechanisms, placement, and other workforce-related functions needed to keep HIV services running at the scale and quality PEPFAR expects. Second, it aims to build MOHSS competencies in human resources policies and procedures, strengthening HR management and day-to-day practices so the ministry is better equipped to plan, deploy, supervise, and support the health workforce over time. The broader intent is that stronger HR systems and staffing translate into more reliable HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and related services, contributing directly to epidemic control outcomes.
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means CDC anticipates substantial involvement in implementation compared with a standard grant. While the notice does not spell out detailed activities beyond the HR focus, the emphasis is clearly on workforce strengthening as a key enabler for achieving HIV program targets, including ensuring appropriately skilled personnel are in place and that MOHSS has the management systems to support them.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S. and non-U.S. entities. Eligible applicants listed include state, county, city/township, special district, and regional governments; U.S. territories or possessions; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those categories); individuals; for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and specific institution types such as Hispanic-serving institutions, historically black colleges and universities, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. It also explicitly includes non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and additional categories such as Ministries of Health, tribal epidemiology centers, urban Indian health organizations, research institutions performing non-research activities, colleges and universities, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, hospitals, and small, minority-, and women-owned businesses, along with "all other eligible organizations." This broad eligibility suggests CDC intended to attract applicants with strong HR, health systems, and HIV program implementation capacity, including local and international partners able to work closely with MOHSS.
Key administrative details include an original closing date of February 3, 2016, a funding opportunity creation date of December 3, 2015, an anticipated single award (expected awards: 1), and an award ceiling of $8,867,471. The single-award structure signals CDC likely sought one lead organization to coordinate and deliver the HR support package in a unified way, rather than splitting responsibilities across multiple separate awards.Apply for CDC RFA GH16 1640
- The Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Assisting the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) in Providing Critical Human Resources for Health to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control in Namibia 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 2015-12-03.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-02-03. (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 $8,867,471.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is CDC RFA GH16-1640?
CDC RFA GH16-1640 is a discretionary cooperative agreement funding opportunity issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health (CGH), under CFDA 93.067.
What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The main goal is to support Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) with human resources for health needed to meet the goals of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and help move Namibia toward HIV epidemic control.
Who is intended to benefit from the award?
The award is intended to benefit Namibia's MOHSS by strengthening its workforce and improving the ministry's capacity to manage its health workforce effectively, which in turn supports HIV program delivery.
What does the program focus on in practical terms?
In practical terms, the program focuses on strengthening the MOHSS workforce by helping the ministry identify, recruit, and retain suitably qualified staff and obtain specialized short-term expertise, while also improving MOHSS internal capacity to manage human resources for health.
What are the two core purposes described for this opportunity?
The core purpose is twofold: (1) provide critical HR services that help bring in experienced individuals, consultants, and organizations to fill urgent technical and operational gaps affecting HIV program delivery; and (2) build MOHSS competencies in HR policies and procedures to strengthen HR management and day-to-day practices over time.
What types of HR services are envisioned under the award?
The opportunity emphasizes HR services that support bringing in experienced personnel and expertise to fill gaps affecting HIV program delivery. Examples mentioned include support for recruitment processes, contracting mechanisms, placement, and other workforce-related functions needed to keep HIV services running at the scale and quality expected under PEPFAR.
How does the opportunity connect to HIV epidemic control?
The intent is that stronger HR systems and staffing lead to more reliable HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and related services. These improvements are described as contributing directly to epidemic control outcomes.
What funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally means CDC anticipates substantial involvement in implementation compared with a standard grant. The opportunity notes this expectation, while emphasizing the HR and workforce-strengthening focus.
Which CDC office issued the opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health (CGH).
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.067.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many U.S. and non-U.S. entity types. The listed eligible applicants include various levels of government (state, county, city/township, special district, regional), U.S. territories or possessions, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories), individuals, and for-profit organizations (including small businesses).
Are non-U.S. organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly includes non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities as eligible applicants.
Are Ministries of Health eligible applicants?
Yes. Ministries of Health are explicitly listed among eligible applicant categories.
What other organization types are explicitly mentioned as eligible?
In addition to the broad government, academic, nonprofit, individual, and for-profit categories, the opportunity explicitly mentions eligibility for tribal epidemiology centers, urban Indian health organizations, research institutions performing non-research activities, colleges and universities, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, hospitals, and small, minority-, and women-owned businesses, along with "all other eligible organizations."
Are minority-serving institutions included in the eligibility list?
Yes. The eligibility list specifically includes institution types such as Hispanic-serving institutions, historically black colleges and universities, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.
How many awards did CDC expect to make?
The opportunity indicates an anticipated single award (expected awards: 1).
What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling is listed as $8,867,471.
What does the single-award structure suggest about implementation?
Based on the information provided, the single-award structure suggests CDC likely sought one lead organization to coordinate and deliver the HR support package in a unified way rather than splitting responsibilities across multiple separate awards.
When was the funding opportunity created?
The funding opportunity creation date is December 3, 2015.
What was the original closing date for applications?
The original closing date is February 3, 2016.
What kinds of gaps is this opportunity meant to address?
It is meant to address urgent technical and operational gaps that affect HIV program delivery, by enabling MOHSS to bring in experienced staff, consultants, and organizations and by strengthening internal HR management capacity.
Is the award focused on long-term staffing only, or also short-term expertise?
It includes both. The description emphasizes recruiting and retaining suitably qualified staff and also obtaining specialized short-term expertise.
How does the opportunity describe MOHSS capacity building?
Capacity building is described as strengthening MOHSS competencies in human resources policies and procedures and improving HR management and day-to-day practices so the ministry can plan, deploy, supervise, and support the health workforce more effectively over time.
Does the notice list detailed program activities?
The notice does not spell out detailed activities beyond the HR focus. The emphasis is on workforce strengthening as an enabler for achieving HIV program targets, including ensuring appropriately skilled personnel are in place and that MOHSS has management systems to support them.
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