Strengthening the Capacity of Local Indigenous Faith Based Partners in Zambia to Provide HIV and AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care Services in a Comprehensive and Sustainable Manner under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | CDC RFA GH11 112005CONT16

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This funding opportunity, titled "Strengthening the Capacity of Local Indigenous Faith Based Partners in Zambia to Provide HIV and AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care Services in a Comprehensive and Sustainable Manner under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)," is a continuation cooperative agreement administered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The core purpose is to continue supporting and strengthening the role of local, indigenous faith-based organizations in Zambia so they can deliver HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment, and care services in a way that is comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable over time. In practical terms, the emphasis is not just on providing services in the short term, but on building lasting organizational capacity so that local partners can maintain and improve HIV program delivery, management, and community reach.

The opportunity is explicitly limited to continuation funding for organizations that were already funded under the earlier CDC announcement CDC-RFA-GH11-1120. That means this is not an open competition for new applicants; it is intended only for existing grantees to extend or continue previously supported work. Because it is structured as a cooperative agreement, the CDC is expected to remain substantially involved in the program as it continues, typically through technical guidance, collaboration on implementation approaches, performance monitoring expectations, and alignment with broader PEPFAR priorities in Zambia.

From the source details provided, the opportunity number is CDC RFA GH11 112005CONT16, and it falls under the health funding activity category with CFDA number 93.067. The opportunity category is "Continuation," reflecting that it is meant to sustain an ongoing project rather than initiate a new one. The listing notes "Eligible Applicants: Others," but the description clarifies that eligibility is functionally restricted to prior awardees under the specified earlier funding announcement. The original closing date listed is 2015-10-23, and the creation date is 2015-09-16, placing this continuation action within the 2015 funding cycle.

In terms of what the continuation likely supports, the title and description point to integrated HIV programming delivered through local faith-based partners, which often includes community-based prevention activities, linkage to testing and treatment services, adherence and retention support, care for people living with HIV, and approaches that reduce stigma and improve community acceptance. The capacity-strengthening aspect typically involves improving governance and leadership, financial and grants management, monitoring and evaluation, data quality and reporting, staff training, and the development of systems that make service delivery dependable and scalable. The sustainability language signals a focus on strengthening local ownership and long-term functionality so that programs remain effective even as external funding landscapes change.

Several fields in the source data are either blank or listed as zero, including an award ceiling of 0 and expected awards not specified. That generally indicates the public listing is not providing a standard maximum award amount and may reflect that continuation amounts are determined based on previously negotiated budgets, performance, and availability of funds rather than a new competitive range. Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a targeted continuation mechanism within PEPFAR-supported HIV efforts in Zambia, designed to maintain momentum and deepen the institutional strength of local indigenous faith-based organizations already engaged in delivering HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment, and care services.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening the Capacity of Local Indigenous Faith Based Partners in Zambia to Provide HIV and AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care Services in a Comprehensive and Sustainable Manner 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 2015-09-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-10-23. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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