Improving regional capacity to respond to HIV, TB, and other global health priorities in Central America
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- CDC-RFA-JG-26-0130
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 93.067 Global AIDS
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Special District Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- County Governments
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- For Profit Organizations
- City/Township Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Independent School Districts
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Unrestricted
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Small Businesses
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is soliciting cooperative agreement applications to improve regional capacity for HIV, TB, and global health response in Central America, with an application deadline of August 31, 2026. CDC anticipates approximately $20 million in Year 1 funding and expects to make two awards; no award ceiling is specified for individual recipients. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, tribal governments (federally recognized and non-federally recognized), public and private higher education institutions, 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, special district governments, public housing authorities, city and township governments, independent school districts, for-profit organizations, small businesses, and unrestricted entities.
Work takes place in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The cooperative agreement provides a five-year period of performance in five 12-month budget periods, with expected award and start date of September 30, 2026. Recipients must address gaps in HIV prevention, diagnosis, and life-saving treatment while advancing toward 95-95-95 targets. Required activities include implementing the Sentinel Surveillance of STI and HIV Strategy (VICITS) for prevention targeting high-risk populations; expanding HIV testing through active case-finding strategies including index testing, provider-initiated testing, community testing, and self-testing; supporting early treatment initiation, retention, adherence, and management of TB and opportunistic infections; and building healthcare worker capacity through continuous quality improvement initiatives. Recipients must facilitate country ownership and transition site-level support to local governments while strengthening health data systems and supporting sustainable, efficient health systems aligned with global health security priorities.
Merit review employs a 100-point scale: approach (40 points), organizational capacity (30 points), and data/monitoring/evaluation (30 points). Applicants meeting the global HIV and TB local organization definition receive an additional 30 preference points. Recipients must allocate approximately 5–10 percent of project funding to monitoring and evaluation activities.
The opportunity is funded under CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS), the CDC's principal vehicle for implementing the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Synopsis
The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $20,000,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds.You will advance progress towards achieving the 95-95-95 targets and continue to transition site-level support to local governments in Central America (CA) for:El Salvador.Guatemala.Honduras.Nicaragua.Panama.To achieve the goals of this NOFO, you will address gaps in:HIV prevention.Diagnosis.Life-saving treatment.Proposed activities should facilitate country ownership while improving local capacity to:Make sure HIV prevention is available for populations most at risk, through the Sentinel Surveillance of STI and HIV Strategy (VICITS).Provide testing that leads to active linkage to HIV treatment and prevention services.Improve early HIV diagnosis through active case-finding strategies, including:Testing as outreach for populations most at risk for HIV.Index, provider-initiated, and community testing.Social network strategy.Self-testing.Support the integration of comprehensive care and treatment services, including for HIV, TB, and other opportunistic infections.Build capacity of healthcare workers to provide high-quality health services led by the country, and through continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives.Make sure adequate data systems are used to monitor progress toward 95-95-95 targets and other global health priorities.Support sustainable health systems that improve:Efficiency.Country ownership of the program.Global health security to fight priority infectious diseases and other public health threats.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| cdc-rfa-jg-26-0130_v2_Final for posting.pdf |
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