Strengthening the technical capacity of the Ministry of Health to deliver a sustainable and resilient response to HIV/TB and related public health threats in the Kingdom of Eswatini under PEPFAR

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Opportunity number
CDC-RFA-JG-25-0073
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Not on record

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Health
Eligible applicants
  • Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • For Profit Organizations
  • Independent School Districts
  • Unrestricted
  • Public or Indian Housing Auth.
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • County Governments
  • City/Township Governments
  • Small Businesses
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • State Governments
  • Special District Governments
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This Federal Grant Opportunity seeks to provide technical assistance (TA) to the Eswatini Ministry of Health (MoH) to strengthen programmatic leadership and oversight capacities toward ending HIV as a public health threat in Eswatini by 2030. The key objectives include developing and implementing strategies, policies, and guidelines; facilitating a government-owned mentorship framework; advancing data-driven planning and evidence-based decision-making; aligning risk communication and community engagement strategies; and strengthening national quality management processes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the awarding agency, and the opportunity falls under the Global AIDS (93.067) and Global Tuberculosis (93.494) CFDA programs. Applications are due by March 5, 2025, with an expected award date of September 30, 2025.

The anticipated Year 1 funding is $2.5 million, with the potential for 1-2 awards over a 5-year period of performance. Eligibility is unrestricted and includes both U.S. and foreign organizations, with a local partner funding preference that provides 20 additional points during review for organizations meeting PEPFAR's local partner definition.

Synopsis

The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $3,500,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds.We expect you to provide technical assistance to the Eswatini Ministry of Health (MOH) national and regional structures to strengthen programmatic leadership and oversight capacities toward ending HIV as a public health threat in Eswatini by 2030. The technical assistance you provide should systematically increase MOH ownership, accountability, and capacity to provide quality services to maintain gains made in the HIV response and accelerate progress to close remaining gaps. You will be expected to support the MOH to:Conduct strategic planning and develop policies, guidelines, and implementation plans.Strengthen health workforce capacity through development and implementation of innovative training, data-driven clinical mentorship, and continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches, tools, and processes.Introduce evidence-based interventions.Foster innovation.Coordinate activities.Provide oversight and performance monitoring of HIV/TB and related programs.Additionally, you will be expected to strengthen organizational, financial, and technical capacity of select local entities. Emphasis should be placed on designing interventions that can be integrated into routine health delivery platforms, used across program areas, and eventually sustained through domestic funding.

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