Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH16 1612
Building Sustainable Laboratory Quality Systems in Cote d'Ivoire under PEPFAR (CDC RFA GH16-1612) is a CDC cooperative agreement designed to strengthen the country's laboratory system so it can reliably support HIV care, treatment, and testing at scale. The core goal is to build a functional, connected laboratory network that helps the PEPFAR program reach "80 saturation" for care and treatment in selected districts, meaning that a very high share of people who need services can actually access them with dependable laboratory support. The emphasis is not only on expanding coverage, but on making laboratory services consistent, accurate, and sustainable so that clinical decisions and public health actions are based on trustworthy results.
A major focus of the opportunity is improving the quality of HIV testing services across a wide footprint. The program aims to certify roughly 2,000 HIV testing sites, which signals a push for standardized procedures, quality assurance, and documented competency rather than informal or uneven testing practices. In practical terms, this type of certification effort usually involves implementing and monitoring standard operating procedures, training and competency assessments, participation in external quality assessment or proficiency testing, corrective actions when problems are found, and supportive supervision to keep performance from slipping over time. By raising the baseline quality at the point of testing, the program supports accurate diagnosis and linkage to care, reduces false results, and increases confidence in the health system.
Another key deliverable is supply chain reliability, specifically reducing laboratory stock-outs to less than 2 percent. Stock-outs in HIV and general laboratory services can halt testing, delay treatment decisions, and undermine patient trust, so the FOA highlights inventory management and logistics as essential components of laboratory quality. While the notice does not list the exact interventions, efforts tied to this target typically include strengthening forecasting and quantification, improving stock management and reporting, coordinating distribution systems, setting minimum stock levels, and coaching facilities on timely ordering and data use so that reagents, consumables, and test kits are available when needed.
The opportunity also concentrates resources on the laboratories that carry the bulk of testing volume and clinical impact. It calls for extensive coaching to staff at key laboratories that provide about 80 percent of laboratory services in Cote d'Ivoire. This "high-volume lab" strategy generally reflects the reality that a relatively small number of reference or hub laboratories process most specimens or perform more complex testing, so improving these sites can quickly raise national performance. Coaching in this context implies hands-on, ongoing technical assistance to improve workflow, quality management systems, biosafety, equipment maintenance, documentation, turnaround times, data management, and continuous quality improvement practices rather than one-time classroom training.
Beyond HIV testing and routine laboratory strengthening, the FOA specifically targets three blood bank laboratories to ensure the quality and safety of blood and blood products. The intent is to improve quality systems in transfusion services and to work toward accreditation of these blood bank laboratories. Accreditation-oriented work typically involves implementing recognized quality management standards, strengthening screening and testing procedures, ensuring traceability and documentation, improving internal audits and corrective actions, and building a culture of compliance and continuous improvement to reduce transfusion-transmitted infection risks and improve patient safety.
From an administrative standpoint, this funding opportunity was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health (CGH), as a discretionary cooperative agreement under CFDA 93.067. The original closing date listed is 2016-02-10, with an award ceiling of $3,000,000 and an expectation of one award. The notice also includes an amendment that is explicitly informational: CDC is not accepting new applications for award. The purpose of the amendment is to add language related to HIV epidemic control under "Other National Public Health Priorities and Strategies," signaling that the laboratory network strengthening work is intended to directly contribute to broader epidemic control goals, not just general health system improvement.
Eligibility is described very broadly, spanning many types of organizations. Government entities at multiple levels (state, county, city/township, special districts, regional organizations, and U.S. territories/possessions) are listed, along with public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations (including small businesses), and individuals. The announcement also names specific categories such as Ministries of Health, tribal and urban Indian organizations, tribal epidemiology centers, research institutions performing non-research activities, colleges and universities, community-based and faith-based organizations, hospitals, and small, minority-, and women-owned businesses, as well as non-U.S. entities. In short, the eligibility language is expansive, though the current amendment clarifies that the listing is informational because the opportunity is not open for new applications.Apply for CDC RFA GH16 1612
- The Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Building Sustainable Laboratory Quality Systems in Cote d’Ivoire 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 2015-12-09.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-02-10. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is "Building Sustainable Laboratory Quality Systems in Cote d'Ivoire under PEPFAR (CDC RFA GH16-1612)"?
It is a CDC cooperative agreement focused on strengthening Cote d'Ivoire's national laboratory system so it can reliably support HIV care, treatment, and testing at scale under PEPFAR. The intent is to build laboratory services that are consistent, accurate, and sustainable, so clinical and public health decisions can be based on trustworthy results.
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health (CGH).
What type of funding mechanism is this?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial programmatic involvement from the funding agency compared to a standard grant.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.067.
Is this opportunity currently accepting new applications?
No. An amendment included with the notice states that CDC is not accepting new applications for award. The amendment is described as informational.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date listed is 2016-02-10.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling listed is $3,000,000.
How many awards were expected?
The notice indicates an expectation of one award.
What is the overall goal of the program?
The core goal is to build a functional, connected laboratory network that supports HIV services and helps the PEPFAR program reach "80 saturation" for care and treatment in selected districts, meaning a very high share of people who need services can access them with dependable laboratory support.
What does "80 saturation" mean in this context?
In this funding notice, "80 saturation" is described as reaching a very high share of people who need HIV care and treatment services in selected districts, supported by dependable laboratory services.
What are the main technical focus areas described?
The opportunity emphasizes: improving quality of HIV testing services; strengthening supply chain reliability to reduce laboratory stock-outs; providing extensive coaching to high-volume laboratories responsible for about 80 percent of services; and strengthening blood bank laboratories with a focus on quality, safety, and accreditation.
How many HIV testing sites were targeted for certification?
The program aims to certify roughly 2,000 HIV testing sites.
What is the purpose of certifying HIV testing sites?
The certification goal signals an emphasis on standardized procedures, quality assurance, and documented competency across a wide footprint, rather than uneven or informal testing practices. The intent is to support accurate diagnosis, appropriate linkage to care, fewer false results, and greater confidence in the health system.
What kinds of activities are associated with improving HIV testing quality in the notice?
The notice describes common elements typically involved in a certification-style quality improvement effort, including standard operating procedures, training and competency assessments, participation in external quality assessment or proficiency testing, corrective actions when issues are identified, and supportive supervision to sustain performance.
What supply chain performance target is identified?
The opportunity highlights a target of reducing laboratory stock-outs to less than 2 percent.
Why is reducing laboratory stock-outs important for HIV and laboratory services?
Stock-outs can stop testing, delay treatment decisions, and undermine patient trust. The notice frames inventory management and logistics as essential parts of laboratory quality.
Does the notice specify exactly how to achieve the stock-out target?
No. The notice does not list exact interventions, but it describes typical approaches linked to this kind of target, such as improving forecasting and quantification, strengthening stock management and reporting, coordinating distribution, setting minimum stock levels, and coaching facilities on timely ordering and data use.
Which laboratories are prioritized for intensive support?
The opportunity calls for extensive coaching to staff at key laboratories that provide about 80 percent of laboratory services in Cote d'Ivoire, reflecting a focus on high-volume or high-impact laboratories.
What does "coaching" mean in the context of this opportunity?
Coaching is described as hands-on, ongoing technical assistance rather than one-time classroom training. Areas referenced include workflow, quality management systems, biosafety, equipment maintenance, documentation, turnaround time, data management, and continuous quality improvement practices.
Does the opportunity address blood safety and transfusion services?
Yes. The FOA specifically targets three blood bank laboratories to strengthen the quality and safety of blood and blood products.
What is the goal for the blood bank laboratories?
The intent is to improve quality systems in transfusion services and work toward accreditation of the three targeted blood bank laboratories.
What types of accreditation-oriented activities are described?
The notice describes typical accreditation-oriented work such as implementing recognized quality management standards, strengthening screening and testing procedures, ensuring traceability and documentation, improving internal audits and corrective actions, and supporting a culture of compliance and continuous improvement.
How does this laboratory strengthening work relate to HIV epidemic control?
An informational amendment adds language related to HIV epidemic control under "Other National Public Health Priorities and Strategies," signaling that strengthening the laboratory network is intended to contribute directly to broader epidemic control goals, not only general health system improvement.
Who is eligible to apply, based on the eligibility language in the notice?
Eligibility is described very broadly and includes multiple government entity types; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and individuals. It also lists categories such as Ministries of Health, tribal and urban Indian organizations, tribal epidemiology centers, research institutions performing non-research activities, colleges and universities, community-based and faith-based organizations, hospitals, small/minority-/women-owned businesses, and non-U.S. entities.
If eligibility is broad, can an organization apply now?
No. Although eligibility is expansive, the amendment clarifies that CDC is not accepting new applications for award, so the eligibility listing is informational in the current context.
What country is the program focused on?
The work described is focused on Cote d'Ivoire.
What is the connection to PEPFAR?
The opportunity is designed to strengthen laboratory services specifically to support HIV care, treatment, and testing at scale under PEPFAR, including support for reaching "80 saturation" in selected districts.
What is the intended impact of strengthening laboratory quality systems?
The notice emphasizes that the goal is not only expanded coverage, but consistent, accurate, and sustainable laboratory services so that clinical decisions and public health actions rely on trustworthy results.
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