Building Sustainable Capacity of the Ministry of Home Affairs to Address HIV and TB Prevention, Care and Treatment in Zambian Prisons and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Gender-Based Violence in the Republic of Zambia under the President’s | CDC RFA GH15 160103CONT17

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This grant opportunity is a continuation funding announcement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health (CGH), under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Its focus is on strengthening long-term, sustainable capacity within Zambia's Ministry of Home Affairs to address two closely linked public health and protection priorities: (1) HIV and tuberculosis (TB) prevention, care, and treatment services within Zambian prisons, and (2) responses to child sexual abuse and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the Republic of Zambia. The overall intent is not to launch a brand-new competitive program, but to continue and support previously funded work in these areas, with an emphasis on strengthening systems and institutional capability rather than short-term, stand-alone activities.

The mechanism for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates that CDC expects to remain substantially involved during implementation compared to a standard grant. In practice, that usually means closer collaboration on planning, monitoring, technical guidance, and performance management, aligning the work with PEPFAR priorities and public health standards. The funding activity category is health, and the assistance listing (CFDA) associated with the opportunity is 93.067, which is commonly tied to global HIV/AIDS programming and related public health efforts. While a specific award ceiling is listed as 0 in the source data, that typically reflects how the opportunity was entered or displayed for continuation awards rather than implying that no funds are available; continuation announcements often do not publish a standard ceiling because funding levels are determined by prior awards, performance, and available appropriations.

Eligibility is restricted. This is continuation funding intended only for organizations that were already awarded under the earlier related funding opportunity, CDC-RFA-GH15-1601, with this announcement serving as a continuation action (noted by the "CONT" labeling in the opportunity number CDC RFA GH15 160103CONT17). As a result, new applicants that were not part of the original award cohort would not be able to apply. The original closing date shown for this continuation action is November 28, 2016, and the opportunity record indicates it was created on September 29, 2016. The expected number of awards is not specified in the provided data, which is common when the agency is continuing a defined set of existing awards rather than selecting from a new pool of applicants.

Programmatically, the prison component centers on improving HIV and TB services in a high-risk, high-burden environment where overcrowding, limited access to healthcare, and increased vulnerability can accelerate transmission and worsen outcomes. Work under this kind of award typically supports strengthening prevention activities, improving screening and diagnostic pathways, ensuring access to treatment and continuity of care, and reinforcing systems that help people remain in care during incarceration and after release. The explicit pairing of HIV and TB reflects the close relationship between the two diseases, especially in settings where TB risk is elevated and HIV can increase susceptibility to TB and worsen disease progression.

The child sexual abuse and SGBV component reflects a broader protection and public health objective: improving the capacity of the Ministry of Home Affairs to respond effectively to sexual violence and abuse, which has both immediate and long-term health consequences, including trauma, sexually transmitted infections (including HIV), and barriers to accessing care and justice. Capacity-building in this area commonly involves strengthening reporting and referral pathways, improving coordination between law enforcement and health services, and supporting survivor-centered approaches that reduce re-traumatization and improve access to timely medical care, psychosocial support, and other essential services.

Taken together, the opportunity is best understood as an extension of an ongoing CDC/PEPFAR investment aimed at institutional strengthening within a key Zambian government ministry that has influence over correctional settings and aspects of national response related to violence and protection. The continuation structure signals that CDC is maintaining support for established implementing partners to sustain progress, reinforce systems, and continue delivering and improving HIV/TB services in prisons while also advancing the capacity to respond to child sexual abuse and SGBV in Zambia.

• The Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Building Sustainable Capacity of the Ministry of Home Affairs to Address HIV and TB Prevention, Care and Treatment in Zambian Prisons and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Gender-Based Violence in the Republic of Zambia under the President’s" 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 2016-09-29.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-11-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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