Strengthening the National Health Strategic Information System through Support for Surveillance and Laboratory Infrastructure in the Republic of Zambia under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | CDC RFA GH16 167102CONT17

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This funding opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically under CDCs Center for Global Health, and it sits within the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The program is titled "Strengthening the National Health Strategic Information System through Support for Surveillance and Laboratory Infrastructure in the Republic of Zambia," and its core purpose is to reinforce Zambias national health strategic information system by improving both public health surveillance capacity and laboratory infrastructure. In practical terms, the opportunity is designed to help ensure that Zambias health sector can consistently produce timely, reliable, and actionable data, and that laboratory services can effectively support disease detection, monitoring, and response, including HIV-related activities that align with PEPFAR priorities.

The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means that CDC anticipates having substantial programmatic involvement during implementation rather than acting only as a passive funder. This commonly includes technical collaboration, joint planning, performance monitoring, and alignment with national strategies and donor requirements. The opportunity is categorized as a continuation, indicating it is meant to extend or continue work that has already been initiated under prior funding rather than launching an entirely new standalone project. Because it is a continuation action, applicants are generally expected to demonstrate continuity of operations, progress toward previously established objectives, and a clear plan for sustaining and expanding improvements to surveillance and laboratory systems over the next project period.

The activity area is health, and the listed CFDA number is 93.067, which corresponds to CDC global HIV/AIDS-related assistance that often supports surveillance, laboratory systems, strategic information, monitoring and evaluation, and related public health infrastructure. While the title emphasizes HIV program support under PEPFAR, strengthening surveillance and laboratory infrastructure usually has broader spillover benefits for overall health security and routine public health functions, such as improved detection of outbreaks, better quality assurance and control in labs, and stronger reporting systems that can be used across multiple diseases and conditions. In a setting like Zambia, this kind of investment frequently targets improvements in data systems and governance, data quality and use, workforce development for surveillance and laboratory personnel, and the integration of laboratory and surveillance information flows so that decision-makers can respond faster and more accurately at national and subnational levels.

Administratively, the funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH16-167102CONT17. The opportunity was created on February 1, 2017, with an original closing date of March 3, 2017. CDC anticipated making up to 10 awards under this announcement, which suggests multiple implementing partners or institutions could be supported to cover different technical areas, geographic regions, or complementary roles within the national system. The posted award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically indicates that a specific maximum dollar amount was not provided in the public synopsis or that the ceiling depends on additional factors not shown in the summary (for example, availability of funds, final negotiations, or continuation-year budget determinations). This does not necessarily mean no funding is available; rather, it often means the public notice did not specify a numeric cap.

Eligibility is listed as "Others," with direction to consult additional eligibility language in the full announcement. In CDC continuation cooperative agreements, eligibility can be limited to current recipients or a defined set of entities that meet particular criteria, such as organizations already implementing related PEPFAR/CDC work in Zambia, partners with demonstrated technical capacity in surveillance and laboratory strengthening, or entities able to coordinate closely with the Zambian Ministry of Health and national reference laboratory structures. The continuation framing strongly implies that the intended applicant pool may be narrower than an open competition, though the exact determination depends on the eligibility clauses in the full notice.

Overall, this opportunity is aimed at reinforcing the foundations that make HIV and broader public health programs work: strong surveillance systems that capture and transmit high-quality data, and laboratory infrastructure that can accurately test, confirm, and monitor disease trends. By funding continued partner support in these areas under PEPFAR, CDCs intent is typically to help Zambia maintain and improve program accountability, target interventions based on evidence, monitor progress toward epidemic control goals, and strengthen the underlying public health architecture that supports both routine services and emergency response.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening the National Health Strategic Information System through Support for Surveillance and Laboratory Infrastructure in the Republic of Zambia 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 Feb 01, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 03, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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