Strengthening HIV/TB Laboratory Quality Management Systems and Services in the Kingdom of Swaziland under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | CDC RFA GH15 158102CONT16

Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 158102CONT16

This grant opportunity, titled "Strengthening HIV/TB Laboratory Quality Management Systems and Services in the Kingdom of Swaziland under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)," is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding action focused on improving laboratory systems that support HIV and tuberculosis (TB) programs in Swaziland (now commonly referred to as Eswatini). The goal implied by the title and program framing is to reinforce laboratory quality management systems and service delivery so that HIV and TB testing and related laboratory services are reliable, accurate, and consistently performed to standard across the country, which is a core requirement for effective patient care, surveillance, and public health decision-making under PEPFAR-supported efforts.

The opportunity is issued as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the CDC anticipates having substantial involvement in the funded work rather than operating as a hands-off funder. In practical terms, cooperative agreements are typically used when the agency expects to collaborate on technical direction, performance monitoring, coordination with national strategies, and alignment with broader PEPFAR and Ministry of Health priorities. The funding activity category is listed as health, and the CFDA number is 93.067, indicating it falls under a CDC assistance listing tied to global health and related public health programming.

This specific notice is explicitly a continuation award action rather than an open, competitive solicitation. The description states the funds are intended only for grantees who were previously awarded under the earlier related funding opportunity number CDC-RFA-GH15-1581. In other words, it is not designed for new applicants to enter the program; it is designed to continue support for an existing implementing partner already funded under the prior award. The opportunity category is labeled "Continuation," reinforcing that it is essentially a follow-on or continuation of previously awarded work.

From the source data, the funding opportunity number is listed as CDC RFA GH15 158102CONT16, signaling it is a continuation (CONT) linked to the earlier GH15-1581 award and likely tied to a specific budget period or continuation year. The original closing date shown is 2015-11-30, and the creation date is 2015-09-30, which suggests the administrative posting window for this continuation action occurred in late 2015. The eligible applicants field is listed as "Others," but the narrative restriction to previously funded grantees effectively limits eligibility to the incumbent awardee(s) under the referenced prior announcement, regardless of how broad the category might look in isolation.

The award ceiling is shown as 0, which commonly appears in certain federal listings when a specific maximum amount is not publicly stated in the synopsis or is handled through continuation budgeting rather than a competitively set ceiling. The number of expected awards is not provided in the supplied data, but because this is continuation funding intended only for prior grantees, the practical expectation is typically one or a small number of awards corresponding to the incumbent recipient(s) continuing the work.

Overall, the opportunity represents CDC support under PEPFAR to maintain and further strengthen national HIV/TB laboratory quality management systems and services in Swaziland/Eswatini, using a cooperative agreement mechanism and limiting eligibility to organizations already funded under the original CDC-RFA-GH15-1581 program.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening HIV/TB Laboratory Quality Management Systems and Services in the Kingdom of Swaziland 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 2015-11-30. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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