Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH18 1845
The grant opportunity titled "Supporting Ghana AIDs Commission (GAC) for Coordination of a Multi-sectoral Response to HIV/AIDS in Ghana in Areas of Strategic Information, Key Population (KP) Interventions, and Data Management under PEPFAR" is a U.S. government funding announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under PEPFAR. It is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the CDC would expect to remain actively involved with the recipient in planning, implementation support, and oversight. The overall goal is to strengthen Ghana's national coordination and leadership for the HIV response by supporting the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), which serves as the country’s top policy and coordinating body for HIV/AIDS. The award is designed to help GAC sustain and build on progress previously achieved under an earlier cooperative agreement (GH000088), rather than starting an entirely new program from scratch.
At its core, the opportunity focuses on improving how Ghana plans, measures, and manages its HIV response across sectors. The work is aligned with Ghana’s 2016-2020 National Strategic Plan to Control the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, with an emphasis on driving better decision-making through stronger monitoring, evaluation, and strategic information systems. A major theme throughout the announcement is that better data, better data quality, and better use of data should translate into more effective programming, especially for key populations (KP) who often face higher HIV risk and barriers to services.
The activities supported fall into several connected categories. First is strengthening monitoring and evaluation capacity at all levels, with particular attention to community and health facility settings where services are delivered and where reporting challenges commonly arise. This includes building skills and systems so that HIV program data is collected consistently, reported accurately, and used routinely to track performance and improve implementation. Second is strategic information focused on key population issues. In practice, this means ensuring that the national HIV information system can capture KP-relevant indicators, analyze KP program performance, and generate actionable insights about coverage gaps, service quality, and outcomes among these populations.
A third major area is data management, with a focus on data analysis and use for impact. The announcement emphasizes strengthening data systems and institutionalizing data quality assurance mechanisms, reflecting a push to make data quality improvement an ongoing, built-in function rather than a one-time exercise. This can include standardizing data flow and reporting, improving tools and procedures, conducting routine data quality audits or assessments, and strengthening feedback loops so that findings lead to corrections and program improvements. The intent is to improve both the reliability of national reporting and the practical use of data by implementers and decision-makers.
The opportunity also supports surveys and surveillance activities, including a KP integrated bio-behavioral surveillance survey (IBBSS) related to KP programs. Such surveys are typically used to better understand HIV prevalence and risk behaviors within key populations and to assess service uptake and program reach. Including IBBSS signals that the CDC and GAC are prioritizing stronger epidemiological and programmatic evidence to guide targeting, resource allocation, and evaluation, especially in populations where routine data may be incomplete or harder to collect due to stigma, criminalization, or mobility.
Geographically and programmatically, the NOFO aims to help build a model key population program in five PEPFAR priority regions in Ghana, with the expectation that lessons learned, tools developed, and systems strengthened can later be scaled up nationally. The longer-term outcomes described in the announcement include improved quality of program results, stronger capacity for program impact evaluation, and better quality of service delivery and reporting. In other words, the grant is not only about collecting more data, but about improving the full chain from data generation to data use, so that national coordination is stronger and interventions are more responsive and effective.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted on September 19, 2017, with an application closing date of November 20, 2017 (11:59 p.m. Eastern Time for electronic submissions). The award ceiling listed is $500,000, with one expected award. It is associated with CFDA number 93.067. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, suggesting it may be targeted or restricted to specific entities (commonly government-affiliated bodies or designated partners), consistent with the purpose of directly supporting GAC’s national coordination role.Apply for CDC RFA GH18 1845
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Supporting Ghana AIDs Commission (GAC) for Coordination of a Multi-sectoral Response to HIV/AIDS in Ghana in Areas of Strategic Information, Key Population (KP) Interventions, and Data Management under 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 Sep 19, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 20, 2017 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Supporting Ghana AIDs Commission (GAC) for Coordination of a Multi-sectoral Response to HIV/AIDS in Ghana in Areas of Strategic Information, Key Population (KP) Interventions, and Data Management under PEPFAR."
2) Which U.S. agency is offering this funding?
The funding announcement is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under PEPFAR.
3) What type of funding mechanism is being used?
This is offered as a cooperative agreement. Under a cooperative agreement, CDC expects to remain actively involved with the recipient in planning, implementation support, and oversight.
4) What is the overall goal of this award?
The overall goal is to strengthen Ghana's national coordination and leadership for the HIV response by supporting the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), which serves as Ghana's top policy and coordinating body for HIV/AIDS.
5) Is this meant to fund a brand-new program, or build on existing work?
The award is designed to help GAC sustain and build on progress previously achieved under an earlier cooperative agreement (GH000088), rather than starting an entirely new program from scratch.
6) How does this opportunity fit within Ghana's national HIV strategy?
The work is aligned with Ghana's 2016-2020 National Strategic Plan to Control the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, with an emphasis on improving decision-making through stronger monitoring, evaluation, and strategic information systems.
7) What are the main technical focus areas described in the announcement?
The opportunity focuses on strengthening: (1) monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity, (2) strategic information with an emphasis on key populations (KP), and (3) data management, including data analysis and use for impact.
8) What does the grant mean by strengthening monitoring and evaluation capacity "at all levels"?
It includes improving M&E capacity across levels of the HIV response, with particular attention to community and health facility settings where services are delivered and where reporting challenges commonly arise. The intent is more consistent data collection, more accurate reporting, and routine use of data to track performance and improve implementation.
9) What are "strategic information" activities in this opportunity?
Strategic information refers to strengthening how HIV-related information is captured, analyzed, and used for decision-making. In this opportunity, a major emphasis is ensuring the national HIV information system can capture KP-relevant indicators and generate actionable insights on KP program performance.
10) How are key populations (KP) reflected in the scope of work?
KP considerations are central to the announcement. It emphasizes KP-relevant indicators, analysis of KP program performance, and producing actionable insights on coverage gaps, service quality, and outcomes among key populations, recognizing that KP often face higher HIV risk and barriers to services.
11) What does the opportunity emphasize about data quality?
A recurring theme is that better data, better data quality, and better use of data should translate into more effective programming. The announcement emphasizes institutionalizing data quality assurance mechanisms so that data quality improvement becomes an ongoing, built-in function rather than a one-time effort.
12) What kinds of data management and data quality activities are mentioned?
The announcement points to strengthening data systems and making data quality assurance routine. Examples described include standardizing data flow and reporting, improving tools and procedures, conducting routine data quality audits or assessments, and strengthening feedback loops so findings lead to corrections and program improvements.
13) What is meant by "data analysis and use for impact"?
It refers to not only collecting and reporting HIV program data, but also analyzing it and using it to guide implementation and improve outcomes. The intent is stronger national reporting reliability and more practical use of data by implementers and decision-makers.
14) Does the opportunity include surveys or surveillance activities?
Yes. The opportunity supports surveys and surveillance activities, including a key population (KP) integrated bio-behavioral surveillance survey (IBBSS) related to KP programs.
15) What is the role of the KP Integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey (IBBSS) in this announcement?
The IBBSS is included to strengthen epidemiological and programmatic evidence for KP programming. Such surveys are typically used to better understand HIV prevalence and risk behaviors within key populations and to assess service uptake and program reach, especially where routine data may be incomplete or difficult to collect.
16) Why does the announcement highlight challenges with KP data?
The information provided notes that routine data can be incomplete or harder to collect for KP due to factors such as stigma, criminalization, or mobility. The announcement signals a priority to address these challenges with stronger systems and targeted evidence-generation efforts.
17) Where in Ghana is the work expected to be concentrated?
The announcement aims to help build a model key population program in five PEPFAR priority regions in Ghana, with the expectation that lessons learned, tools developed, and strengthened systems can later be scaled up nationally.
18) What are the longer-term outcomes the announcement is aiming for?
The described longer-term outcomes include improved quality of program results, stronger capacity for program impact evaluation, and better quality of service delivery and reporting. The emphasis is on improving the full chain from data generation to data use to strengthen national coordination and make interventions more responsive and effective.
19) What is the funding ceiling for this opportunity?
The award ceiling listed is $500,000.
20) How many awards are expected?
One award is expected.
21) When was the opportunity posted, and what was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted on September 19, 2017. The application closing date was November 20, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time for electronic submissions.
22) What is the CFDA number associated with this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 93.067.
23) Who is eligible to apply, based on the information provided?
Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. The description suggests it may be targeted or restricted to specific entities (commonly government-affiliated bodies or designated partners), consistent with the purpose of directly supporting GAC's national coordination role.
24) What does CDC involvement look like under this cooperative agreement?
Based on the description, CDC would expect active involvement with the recipient in planning, implementation support, and oversight, rather than providing funds with minimal engagement.
25) What is the core idea connecting the different activity areas (M&E, strategic information, and data management)?
The announcement centers on improving how Ghana plans, measures, and manages its HIV response across sectors. Across the activity areas, the unifying theme is strengthening data systems and routine data use so that decisions and programs, particularly for key populations, are better targeted and more effective.
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