“Technical Assistance to Host Country Public Health Institutions in Tanzania to Lead HIV Response and Develop and Sustain Systems Required to Achieve and Sustain HIV Epidemic Control under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)” | CDC RFA GH16 165002CONT17

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This funding opportunity, titled "Technical Assistance to Host Country Public Health Institutions in Tanzania to Lead HIV Response and Develop and Sustain Systems Required to Achieve and Sustain HIV Epidemic Control 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), Center for Global Health. The program sits within the public health and HIV portfolio supported by PEPFAR and is aimed at strengthening Tanzania's ability to manage and sustain an effective national HIV response by building the leadership, technical capacity, and core systems of host-country public health institutions. The underlying intent is not simply to deliver services in the short term, but to ensure Tanzania can direct, coordinate, and continuously improve HIV prevention, care, and treatment efforts with decreasing dependence on external implementing partners over time.

The opportunity is categorized as a cooperative agreement, which typically means CDC expects to have substantial involvement in program implementation, technical direction, and performance monitoring. In practical terms, this kind of mechanism usually emphasizes close collaboration with CDC subject matter experts, joint planning, and rigorous accountability for results. It is also listed as continuation funding, indicating it is designed to extend or build upon existing work rather than start an entirely new initiative from scratch. The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH16-165002CONT17, and the CFDA number associated with it is 93.067, which corresponds to CDC's global HIV and TB activities under broader public health assistance authorities.

The core focus is technical assistance to Tanzanian public health institutions to lead the HIV response and to develop, strengthen, and sustain the systems required to achieve and maintain HIV epidemic control. "Epidemic control" in the PEPFAR context generally refers to driving HIV incidence down and maintaining high levels of viral suppression among people living with HIV, which reduces onward transmission and improves health outcomes. Achieving that outcome depends heavily on strong national and subnational public health functions such as strategic planning, surveillance and data use, laboratory networks, supply chain and commodity security, quality improvement, workforce development, and program management and coordination. This opportunity is framed around enabling Tanzanian institutions to perform those functions effectively, consistently, and at scale.

The funding notice indicates an expected number of awards of 10, suggesting support could be distributed across multiple recipients or partner institutions with complementary roles. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which often signals that a specific maximum award amount is not provided in the public synopsis or that funding levels are determined through other documentation or negotiations tied to continuation awards. The opportunity was created on February 2, 2017, with an original closing date of March 31, 2017, placing it in a funding cycle aligned with ongoing PEPFAR planning and annual program refinements.

Eligibility is summarized as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which implies the detailed eligibility criteria were provided in the full announcement rather than the brief synopsis. In similar CDC cooperative agreements, eligibility can include a range of entities such as non-profit organizations, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and in some cases host-country institutions or other partners, depending on the program design and statutory requirements. Because the synopsis points to additional eligibility language, applicants would have been expected to consult the complete notice to confirm whether U.S.-based, Tanzania-based, or multinational entities were eligible and whether there were any restrictions tied to continuation status.

Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a PEPFAR-aligned capacity strengthening and systems development award intended to help Tanzania's public health institutions take the lead in the national HIV response. Rather than focusing only on direct clinical service delivery, it emphasizes the enabling environment and infrastructure that make sustained HIV epidemic control possible, including leadership and governance, data-driven decision-making, and the operational systems that keep HIV programs effective, resilient, and accountable over time.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "“Technical Assistance to Host Country Public Health Institutions in Tanzania to Lead HIV Response and Develop and Sustain Systems Required to Achieve and Sustain HIV Epidemic Control 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 02, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 31, 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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