Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH 23 0017
This funding opportunity (CDC RFA GH 23 0017) is a PEPFAR-supported cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), focused on scaling up sustainable voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in Zimbabwe as a core biomedical HIV prevention intervention. The overall purpose is to support Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) in moving toward HIV epidemic control by expanding high-quality, evidence-based VMMC services for males ages 15 to 49, while also strengthening the broader HIV prevention package that surrounds VMMC and ensuring men who test positive are linked to HIV care and treatment.
The program is designed around a combination prevention approach rather than circumcision alone. Implementers are expected to deliver or reinforce a comprehensive HIV prevention package that includes HIV testing and counseling, condom promotion, behavior change communication, VMMC service delivery, and strong linkage systems so that clients diagnosed with HIV are promptly connected to treatment services. In practical terms, this means VMMC activities should be integrated with testing, prevention counseling, and referral pathways, so clients receive consistent messaging and can move smoothly between prevention and treatment services depending on their needs.
A major performance aim in the notice is to "saturate and maintain" VMMC coverage above 80 percent in selected PEPFAR-supported districts to generate population-level HIV prevention impact. The NOFO emphasizes that scale-up should be driven by data and evidence, using differentiated service delivery models that fit local context and client needs while staying within existing PEPFAR and MoHCC guidelines. Service delivery can include both surgical circumcision and WHO- and PEPFAR-approved device-based methods, reflecting an intent to use the full toolkit of approved approaches to expand access, improve efficiency, and maintain quality and safety.
The opportunity also highlights the importance of demand creation, with a clear expectation that outreach and client recruitment strategies will be ethically sound and culturally sensitive. This signals that implementers should not only aim for high coverage, but do so in ways that respect community norms, protect voluntary informed consent, and avoid coercive or misleading tactics. Demand generation is therefore positioned as a structured component of the program, connected to accurate risk-reduction communication and supportive counseling.
Geographically, the NOFO anticipates work that links the sustainable VMMC program with other HIV prevention efforts in 14 PEPFAR/CDC-supported districts: Chitungwiza, Goromonzi, Marondera, Guruve, Mbire, Hurungwe, Chegutu, Sanyati, Mhondoro, Mberengwa, Gokwe South, Zaka, Matobo, and Lupane. The district list is described as subject to change over time based on shifts in disease burden, program gaps, priorities, and evolving PEPFAR guidance, meaning applicants should be prepared to adapt planning and resource allocation as targeting decisions are updated.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the award mechanism is a cooperative agreement (meaning CDC is expected to have substantial involvement in program direction and oversight compared with a standard grant). The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.067, categorized as a health funding activity. Eligibility is essentially open (unrestricted) to any entity type, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement. CDC anticipated a total of approximately $10,000,000 in Year 1 funding, dependent on availability of funds, and expected to make 2 awards. Although the notice states an "Award Ceiling for Year 1" of $0 (none), it simultaneously provides an anticipated Year 1 funding level, which typically indicates that a specific per-award cap is not being set in the announcement even though CDC expects to obligate funds.
Key dates provided include a creation date of January 12, 2023, and an original application closing date of March 13, 2023, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the due date. Overall, the NOFO is centered on rapidly expanding and sustaining high-coverage VMMC in priority areas, improving service quality and integration with testing and prevention counseling, and ensuring strong linkage to HIV treatment for those who test positive, all in close coordination with MoHCC and within PEPFAR policy and technical guidance.Apply for CDC RFA GH 23 0017
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Scaling-up Sustainable Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) through Improvements in the Availability, Integration, and Quality of HIV Prevention Services in Zimbabwe 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 Jan 12, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 13, 2023 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 2 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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