Supporting Sustainable Implementation of Comprehensive HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs in Faith Based Organization Facilities in the Republic of Kenya under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | CDC RFA GH22 2210

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This grant opportunity, titled "Supporting Sustainable Implementation of Comprehensive HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs in Faith Based Organization Facilities in the Republic of Kenya under PEPFAR" (Funding Opportunity Number: CDC RFA GH22 2210), is a CDC cooperative agreement under CFDA 93.067 focused on strengthening and sustaining HIV services delivered through faith based organization (FBO) health facilities across a wide set of Kenyan counties. The program is designed to support comprehensive, high-quality HIV prevention and treatment services in FBO settings, recognizing that these facilities often have unique reach and trust within communities and can connect with people who may be less likely to access services through more traditional public health channels. The overall direction closely aligns with PEPFAR, UNAIDS, and Kenya's national objective to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, emphasizing reduced HIV incidence, reduced illness and deaths among people living with HIV, and elimination of mother-to-child transmission.

Geographically, the NOFO targets FBO-supported service delivery in numerous counties, including Nairobi, Kiambu, Nyandarua, Meru, Kitui, Tharaka Nithi, Machakos, Kilifi, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Laikipia, Makueni, Nakuru, Muranga, Embu, Mombasa, Kwale, Kajiado, Homabay, Siaya, Migori, Bungoma, Kisii, Kisumu, Kakamega, Vihiga, and Busia. The intent is not only to maintain service availability in these areas, but also to improve integration and coordination so that HIV programming is delivered as part of routine health care rather than as a stand-alone vertical effort. A key theme is sustainability and efficiency: activities are expected to be embedded within existing health systems, with strong operational linkages to county health structures and community platforms to improve continuity of care, referrals, follow-up, and local ownership over time.

Programmatically, the NOFO supports a full continuum of HIV services. This includes HIV testing services and linkage to care, pediatric and adult HIV treatment (including ongoing management to achieve and maintain viral suppression), and TB/HIV services covering prevention, diagnosis, and treatment given the importance of tuberculosis as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV. It also includes prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and the broader goal of eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT), along with voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as an evidence-based prevention intervention. The scope extends beyond clinical care to wraparound and population-specific support, including programming for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), and key populations (KP) such as female sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people, and people who inject drugs. Laboratory services and strategic information are explicitly included, reflecting the need for reliable diagnostics, monitoring (for example, to track treatment outcomes), and robust data systems to guide program decisions, measure performance, and demonstrate impact.

From a funding and award structure standpoint, CDC anticipated approximately $21,698,869 in total funding for Year 1, contingent on availability of funds, with an expected three awards. Notably, the published "Award Ceiling for Year 1" is listed as $0 (none), which typically signals that a maximum per-award cap was not specified in the public summary rather than indicating that no funds will be awarded. The opportunity was open to unrestricted eligible applicants (meaning it was broadly open to many entity types, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement). The NOFO was created on December 27, 2021, with an original application closing date of February 25, 2022, and required electronic submission by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the due date.

Overall, the opportunity is aimed at maintaining and improving comprehensive HIV service delivery through trusted FBO health platforms while tightening integration with county health systems and community structures. By combining prevention, treatment, TB/HIV services, PMTCT/EMTCT efforts, targeted programming for vulnerable and key populations, plus lab capacity and strong data/strategic information functions, the initiative is structured to drive the core PEPFAR outcomes: fewer new infections, healthier and longer lives for people living with HIV, and zero new HIV infections among infants.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Supporting Sustainable Implementation of Comprehensive HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs in Faith Based Organization Facilities in the Republic of Kenya 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 Dec 27, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 25, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm ET on the listed application due date.. (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 3 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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