Implementing Technical and Science Support Services (TSSS) in the Republic of Rwanda under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | CDC RFA GH15 157003CONT17

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This funding opportunity, titled "Implementing Technical and Science Support Services (TSSS) in the Republic of Rwanda under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)," is a U.S. government global health grant action administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically CDC's Center for Global Health. The opportunity is tied to PEPFAR, the long-running U.S. initiative focused on controlling and ultimately ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat. In practical terms, the award supports the provision of technical and scientific assistance services in Rwanda that strengthen HIV program delivery, improve the quality of services, and ensure that program decisions are guided by data and sound public health practice.

The opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA GH15-157003CONT17, and it is categorized as "Continuation" funding. That classification typically signals that the award is intended to continue an ongoing body of work rather than launch an entirely new, open-ended competition. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which is important because it generally involves substantial involvement by CDC in the funded activities. Unlike a standard grant where the recipient operates with more independence, a cooperative agreement usually means CDC will work closely with the recipient through technical direction, collaboration on work plans, participation in reviews, and alignment with CDC and PEPFAR technical standards and reporting expectations.

Programmatically, the activity sits within the "Health" category and is associated with CFDA number 93.067, a federal assistance listing commonly linked to CDC global HIV/AIDS and related international public health activities. The purpose implied by the title and structure is to provide the kinds of cross-cutting technical, scientific, and implementation support that national HIV programs often need to maintain high performance. This commonly includes support in areas like monitoring and evaluation, strategic information systems, data quality improvement, surveillance and routine reporting, program evaluation, quality improvement initiatives, and the translation of scientific guidance into implementable policies and standard operating procedures. In a PEPFAR context, it also often includes ensuring implementing partners and national stakeholders can track progress toward epidemic control targets, optimize testing and treatment cascades, improve retention in care and viral load suppression, and address service delivery bottlenecks using evidence.

Only one award was expected ("ExpectedAwards: 1"), which reinforces that this was likely designed to support a single implementing entity coordinating or delivering the TSSS function in-country, rather than distributing funds among many separate projects. The listing shows an "AwardCeiling" of 0, which generally indicates that a fixed maximum amount was not stated in the public summary, or that the ceiling was not captured in the dataset even though budget limits would typically be defined in the full announcement or negotiation. The opportunity was created on October 11, 2016, with an original closing date of December 8, 2016, giving a defined window for application submission consistent with federal funding timelines.

Eligibility is listed as "Others," with a note to consult an "Additional Information on Eligibility" text field for clarification. That wording usually means eligibility may be limited or specifically defined in the full notice, for example to a particular type of organization, existing partner, or entities meeting certain programmatic criteria, rather than being broadly open to all nonprofits, universities, or international organizations. Because it is labeled continuation funding and expects a single award, it is common for eligibility to be narrowly tailored, sometimes effectively aligning with an incumbent or a small pool of qualified applicants already engaged in related work.

Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a CDC/PEPFAR cooperative agreement intended to maintain and enhance Rwanda's HIV response by providing dedicated technical and scientific support services. The emphasis is not simply on delivering clinical services directly, but on strengthening the systems, data, guidance, and program management capabilities that allow prevention, testing, treatment, and care programs to run effectively, demonstrate results, and continuously improve based on evidence.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Implementing Technical and Science Support Services (TSSS) in the Republic of Rwanda 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 Oct 11, 2016.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 08, 2016. (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 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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