Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH 24 0073
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its Center for Global Health and under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement focused on strengthening and improving integrated laboratory capacity and quality diagnostic services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The opportunity is intended to support national and PEPFAR-supported efforts to reach the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets by making sure laboratory and diagnostic networks are not only in place but functional, reliable, and able to deliver quality-assured results that directly inform HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment initiation, and long-term management. A major theme of the announcement is that progress in HIV outcomes depends heavily on strong diagnostic systems, including the ability to monitor treatment effectiveness and detect HIV-related conditions such as tuberculosis (TB).
The program recognizes that PEPFAR-supported work in the DRC has already expanded access to diagnostic and client monitoring services, but it highlights persistent gaps that need targeted investment. In particular, it emphasizes the need to improve viral load testing coverage and viral suppression outcomes, while also increasing laboratory capacity overall. This aligns with PEPFAR DRC's broader strategy to use continuous quality improvement (CQI) and laboratory system strengthening to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. In practical terms, the notice signals that laboratory performance, turnaround times, reliability of results, and quality systems are central priorities, because they drive clinical decision-making and patient outcomes across the HIV care cascade.
Activities under this notice are aimed at all PEPFAR-supported health zones in the DRC and concentrate on both expanding testing access and improving the quality and consistency of testing services. Key program components include implementing the rapid test continuous quality improvement (RT-CQI) program to strengthen the quality of HIV rapid testing services; scaling up HIV viral load (VL) testing to better monitor treatment response and support viral suppression; and expanding Infant Virologic Testing/Early Infant Diagnosis (IVT/EID) to ensure timely identification and treatment of HIV in infants. In addition to scaling these diagnostic services, the opportunity places strong emphasis on strengthening HIV/AIDS diagnostic capacity through improved quality management systems (QMS), reflecting a focus on standardization, ongoing performance monitoring, and sustained improvements in laboratory operations.
This funding opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means CDC expects substantial involvement in technical direction and program collaboration during implementation. The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding under CFDA number 93.067. Eligibility is unrestricted, suggesting that a broad range of applicant organizations may apply, provided they can meet the technical and operational expectations. The notice also makes it clear that applicants should already understand PEPFAR rules and compliance requirements and must be able to operate effectively in the DRC context. Maintaining an in-country presence is explicitly called out as necessary to meet the program needs, which implies regular coordination with health facilities, laboratories, and national or subnational stakeholders, as well as hands-on support for implementation and quality improvement.
In terms of scale and logistics, CDC anticipates approximately $3,500,000 in total funding for Year 1, subject to availability of funds. The award ceiling for Year 1 is listed as $0 (none), which generally indicates that CDC is not setting a maximum cap per individual award in the notice, even though total available funding is estimated. CDC expects to make two awards. The funding opportunity number is CDC-RFA-GH-24-0073. The original closing date for applications was February 20, 2024, and the opportunity was created on December 5, 2023. Overall, the grant is designed to strengthen diagnostic networks, expand high-impact HIV testing services (especially VL and EID), and embed continuous quality improvement and quality management practices so that laboratory services are dependable, scalable, and able to support national HIV goals in the DRC.Apply for CDC RFA GH 24 0073
- The Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Building and Improving Integrated Laboratory Capacity and Quality Services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 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 2023-12-05.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-02-20. (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 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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