Increasing Access to HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services for Key Populations in Mozambique under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief | CDC RFA GH15 156402CONT16

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The funding opportunity titled "Increasing Access to HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services for Key Populations in Mozambique under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief" is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant action under PEPFAR that focuses on expanding and sustaining HIV-related services for key populations in Mozambique. The emphasis is on improving access across the HIV service continuum, meaning prevention services to reduce new infections, care services to link and retain people in clinical support, and treatment services to ensure antiretroviral therapy is initiated and maintained. While the short public description does not list specific interventions, the framing strongly signals a program designed to reach populations that typically face higher HIV risk and substantial barriers to services, such as stigma, discrimination, legal constraints, mobility, and limited access to friendly, confidential care. In practice, programs under this theme commonly aim to strengthen outreach and referral pathways, improve linkage to testing and clinical services, support adherence and retention on treatment, and make services more accessible and acceptable for communities that are often underserved.

This particular notice is not an open competition. It is categorized as a "Continuation" and explicitly states that the award is a continuation of funds intended only for organizations that were previously awarded under the earlier announcement "CDC-RFA-GH15-1564." In other words, it functions as a continuation year action for an existing cooperative agreement rather than a new solicitation where new applicants can apply. The eligible applicants field is listed broadly as "Others," but the continuation-only language overrides that in practical terms: only the current grantee or grantees funded under the original award are meant to receive these funds, assuming they meet continuation requirements such as satisfactory performance and alignment with updated program priorities.

The instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which is important because it indicates substantial involvement by CDC in the implementation and oversight of the work. Unlike a simpler grant arrangement where the recipient has more unilateral control, cooperative agreements typically involve ongoing technical collaboration, shared planning, and performance monitoring with the federal agency. Given the topic area and PEPFAR context, that involvement often includes supporting alignment with national HIV strategies, ensuring adherence to PEPFAR technical guidance, strengthening monitoring and evaluation systems, and coordinating with government partners and other implementing organizations to avoid duplication and improve coverage.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is classified under the "Health" activity category and is associated with CFDA number 93.067, which is CDC's HIV-related assistance authority commonly used for domestic and international HIV program support. The funding opportunity number is "CDC RFA GH15 156402CONT16," which signals it is tied to the original GH15-1564 announcement but structured as a continuation action (often reflecting a specific budget period or continuation cycle). The listing shows an original closing date of 2015-12-05, which aligns with how continuation notices can still carry forward the original competition's timeline markers even though the continuation itself is not a new open deadline for outside submissions. The creation date is 2015-10-05, indicating when this continuation listing was posted.

The notice does not provide a stated award ceiling (it is listed as 0) and does not specify the expected number of awards. Those omissions are common in continuation postings because the funding level is typically determined by the existing cooperative agreement budget structure, annual PEPFAR planning and allocation decisions, and the recipient's approved continuation application or workplan for that budget period. In short, the posting serves primarily as a public record that CDC intends to continue funding an existing project focused on key populations in Mozambique under PEPFAR, rather than as a document inviting new organizations to compete for an award.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Increasing Access to HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services for Key Populations in Mozambique under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief" 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 2015-10-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-12-05. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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