Increasing HIV/AIDS Program Capacity through Human Resources Capacity Building to Support the Transition of the Kenya HIV Program to Local Organizations under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | CDC RFA GH13 130903CONT16

Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH13 130903CONT16

This funding opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focused on strengthening HIV/AIDS program capacity in Kenya by building human resources capacity, specifically to support the transition of the Kenya HIV program to local organizations under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). In practical terms, the opportunity centers on developing and reinforcing the workforce and organizational capabilities needed for Kenyan entities to increasingly lead, manage, and sustain HIV program activities that have historically relied on external implementing partners. The activity falls under the health funding category and is tied to CFDA number 93.067.

A key point is that this is not an open, competitive solicitation for new applicants. It is explicitly labeled as continuation funding (Opportunity Category: Continuation; Funding Opportunity Number: CDC RFA GH13 130903CONT16) and is intended only for organizations that were previously awarded under the earlier related announcement, CDC-RFA-GH13-1309, which carried the same program title and focus. That means eligibility is effectively restricted to prior grantees, even though the general eligibility field is listed as "Others." The intent is to extend or continue ongoing work rather than start brand-new projects with new recipients.

The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency in the implementation of the project compared to a standard grant. While the specific technical activities are not detailed in the provided text, the title and framing make the emphasis clear: human resources capacity building for HIV programming in Kenya, aligned with PEPFAR goals and the broader shift toward local ownership and local implementation. This can reasonably be understood to include strengthening staffing, training systems, mentoring and supportive supervision structures, and management capacity so that local organizations are better positioned to run HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs effectively and sustainably.

Administrative details in the source data show an original closing date of December 2, 2015, and a creation date of September 30, 2015. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which often means the ceiling was not specified in the public summary or is managed internally for continuation actions rather than competed awards. The number of expected awards is not provided in the excerpt, which is consistent with continuation funding where the recipients are already known and the action is to extend support for existing awards rather than select new ones.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as CDC continuing funding for existing partners to keep advancing workforce and organizational capacity building that enables Kenya's HIV response to transition to local leadership under PEPFAR, rather than as a new funding round open to new applicants.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Increasing HIV/AIDS Program Capacity through Human Resources Capacity Building to Support the Transition of the Kenya HIV Program to Local Organizations 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 2015-09-30.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-12-02. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

Apply for CDC RFA GH13 130903CONT16

[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal: