Supporting the Implementation and Expansion of High Quality, Sustainable and Comprehensive HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Programs in the Eastern South Region and Nairobi County of the Republic of Kenya under the President’s Emergency Plan | CDC RFA GH16 170102CONT17

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This funding opportunity is a CDC cooperative agreement tied to PEPFAR that supports the ongoing implementation and expansion of HIV prevention, care, and treatment services in Kenya, specifically in the Eastern South Region and Nairobi County. The core intent is to sustain and strengthen high-quality, comprehensive HIV programming, with an emphasis on durability and long-term performance rather than short-term, stand-alone projects. Because it is structured as a cooperative agreement, the CDC is expected to remain substantively involved in the work, which typically means close collaboration on planning, technical direction, monitoring, and performance improvement as the funded activities are carried out.

A key point about this announcement is that it is continuation funding only. It is explicitly reserved for organizations that were already funded under the earlier award CDC-RFA-GH16-1701, meaning it is not an open competition for new applicants. The purpose is to extend and maintain momentum from existing, previously supported programs rather than launch new grantees or start entirely new initiatives. In practice, continuation awards like this generally focus on keeping proven service delivery platforms running, scaling what is working, addressing gaps identified during earlier phases, and ensuring programs remain aligned with evolving national and PEPFAR priorities.

The program area is public health (CFDA 93.067), and the activities implied by the title and description cover the full HIV service continuum. That typically includes a mix of prevention interventions (such as targeted outreach and risk reduction approaches), HIV testing services and linkage to care, antiretroviral treatment initiation and retention support, clinical and community-based care, and viral load suppression efforts. The language about "high quality" and "comprehensive" signals expectations around adherence to evidence-based guidelines, strong quality assurance and quality improvement systems, reliable supply chain and laboratory linkages where relevant, and coordinated referral networks so clients can move smoothly from diagnosis to sustained treatment.

Geographically, the focus is limited to the Eastern South Region and Nairobi County in Kenya, indicating a defined service footprint where implementers are expected to coordinate closely with local and national stakeholders. PEPFAR-funded work in these settings commonly emphasizes strengthening routine service delivery within health facilities while also reinforcing community-level systems that support retention, adherence, and re-engagement for people who fall out of care. The repeated emphasis on "sustainable" programming usually points to capacity building, local ownership, integration with Kenya's health structures, and systems strengthening so that gains can be maintained over time.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health (CDC-CGH). The original closing date listed is April 7, 2017, and the creation date is January 30, 2017, situating it as a time-bound continuation action for an existing portfolio. The listing notes an expectation of around 10 awards, which reflects continuation support across multiple existing implementing partners rather than selection of brand-new awardees.

The financial fields in the source data show an award ceiling of 0, which in grant listings often indicates that a fixed maximum was not specified in the public synopsis or that funding levels were determined through internal continuation processes tied to prior awards, budgets, and annual PEPFAR planning decisions. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a mechanism for the CDC to keep previously funded Kenya HIV implementers operational and expanding impact in the targeted regions, while maintaining close CDC involvement to ensure technical quality, accountability, and alignment with PEPFAR goals.

• The Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Supporting the Implementation and Expansion of High Quality, Sustainable and Comprehensive HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Programs in the Eastern South Region and Nairobi County of the Republic of Kenya under the President’s Emergency Plan" 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 2017-01-30.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-04-07. (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.

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