Technical Assistance for the Transition of Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Programs and Medical Education to Ethiopia under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | CDC RFA GH13 131005CONT17

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This funding opportunity, titled "Technical Assistance for the Transition of Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Programs and Medical Education to Ethiopia 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. It is designed to support ongoing work that helps shift responsibility for comprehensive HIV/AIDS programming and related medical education activities increasingly to Ethiopian institutions and systems, consistent with PEPFAR's broader emphasis on sustainability, country ownership, and durable public health capacity.

The opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA GH13-131005CONT17 and falls under the health activity category, with CFDA number 93.067. As a continuation notice, it generally indicates support for previously funded or currently active efforts rather than a brand-new stand-alone program, and it is structured as a cooperative agreement. That instrument type matters because it typically involves substantial involvement from CDC in the implementation of the project, such as close technical collaboration, shared planning and oversight, performance monitoring, and alignment with U.S. Government and host-country priorities. In practice, recipients can usually expect an active partnership model rather than a fully independent grant relationship.

The central program focus is technical assistance for transitioning comprehensive HIV/AIDS programs along with medical education components in Ethiopia. "Comprehensive" HIV/AIDS programming under PEPFAR commonly encompasses a wide range of services and systems work, such as HIV testing and counseling, linkage to and retention in care, antiretroviral therapy scale-up and quality improvement, prevention interventions, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, laboratory strengthening, surveillance and strategic information, supply chain and commodity management, infection prevention and control, and workforce capacity development. The medical education aspect suggests a parallel emphasis on strengthening preservice and in-service training pipelines for healthcare workers, improving clinical mentoring and supervision, updating curricula and training materials, and building institutional capacity so that Ethiopian medical and public health institutions can sustain high-quality HIV service delivery and training over time.

Eligibility is listed as "Others," with a note to consult the additional eligibility information in the full announcement for clarification. That phrasing usually signals that eligibility may be limited to certain categories of organizations or to specific current recipients under the continuation mechanism, rather than broadly open competition. The notice also indicates an expected number of awards of 10, which suggests multiple implementing partners or a portfolio approach across different technical areas, regions, or institutions. The award ceiling is shown as 0, which in many federal postings is a placeholder meaning a specific ceiling is not provided in the synopsis and would need to be confirmed in the full funding announcement or associated continuation documentation.

Key administrative details include a creation date of February 9, 2017, and an original closing date of April 7, 2017. The sponsoring agency is the CDC under HHS, specifically the CDC Center for Global Health, reflecting the program's international health and health systems strengthening orientation within the context of U.S. global HIV/AIDS assistance. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as support for ongoing, CDC-collaborative technical assistance efforts aimed at ensuring that Ethiopia can increasingly lead, manage, and sustain both HIV program delivery and the medical education and workforce systems that underpin effective long-term HIV care and prevention.

• 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 for the Transition of Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Programs and Medical Education to Ethiopia 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 09, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 07, 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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