Strengthening Guyana's Regional Support Network through Partnership with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | CDC RFA GH15 152603CONT17

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This funding opportunity, titled "Strengthening Guyana's Regional Support Network through Partnership with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)," is a U.S. government health grant action focused on supporting HIV-related regional capacity and collaboration for Guyana through work linked to CARPHA. It is offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under its Center for Global Health (CGH). The listing is framed within PEPFAR, the long-running U.S. initiative that supports HIV prevention, treatment, and health systems strengthening internationally.

The opportunity is identified as a continuation notice (Funding Opportunity Number: CDC RFA GH15-152603CONT17), which indicates it is meant to continue or extend an existing project or cooperative effort rather than start a brand-new standalone program. The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, meaning the CDC is expected to have substantial involvement in the work beyond simply issuing funds. In practical terms, cooperative agreements commonly involve ongoing technical collaboration, shared planning, agreed-upon reporting, and CDC engagement in implementation, monitoring, and evaluation approaches.

The activity category is Health, and it is tied to CFDA number 93.067, which corresponds to CDC global HIV/AIDS-related assistance. While the short description provided does not spell out specific interventions, the title and PEPFAR context suggest an emphasis on strengthening regional support functions that help Guyana respond to HIV more effectively. That can reasonably include reinforcing cross-border and regional coordination mechanisms, improving access to specialized public health expertise, standardizing approaches for surveillance and laboratory systems, and supporting regional networks that enhance preparedness and response capabilities. The explicit partnership reference to CARPHA signals that regional public health infrastructure and shared services are central, such as leveraging CARPHA's regional platforms, technical assistance capacity, training systems, and coordination role among Caribbean states.

Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which implies that eligibility requirements are not fully captured in the brief excerpt and would typically be clarified in the full announcement. In many CDC continuation opportunities, eligibility may be limited to current awardees or specific partner organizations that are already engaged in the ongoing project; however, confirmation would require the full eligibility language from the complete notice.

Key administrative details include an announcement creation date of February 6, 2017, with an original closing date of April 6, 2017. The expected number of awards is 10, which suggests CDC anticipated multiple related continuation actions or multiple recipients under the broader effort. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0, which often indicates that the ceiling amount was not specified in the posted abstract, is determined through continuation funding levels rather than a competitive cap, or is otherwise defined in the full funding document or through the continuation process.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as CDC's mechanism, under PEPFAR, to continue collaborative work that strengthens Guyana's HIV-related public health response by deepening coordination and technical partnership with CARPHA and reinforcing regional support structures that can improve service quality, data and surveillance, and broader health system performance tied to HIV outcomes.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening Guyana's Regional Support Network through Partnership with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) 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 06, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 06, 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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