Capacity Building through Training and Mentoring for Treatment, Care and Support, Including PMTCT, TB/HIV, Laboratory, Informatics, and Cervical Cancer in Botswana | CDC RFA GH15 150403CONT17

Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 150403CONT17

This funding opportunity, titled "Capacity Building through Training and Mentoring for Treatment, Care and Support, Including PMTCT, TB/HIV, Laboratory, Informatics, and Cervical Cancer in Botswana," is a continuation cooperative agreement issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically CDCs Center for Global Health. The opportunity is focused on strengthening health systems and the health workforce in Botswana by supporting hands-on capacity building activities, with an emphasis on practical training, structured mentoring, and sustained technical assistance that improve service delivery and program performance across several major clinical and public health areas.

The program scope is broad but clearly centered on treatment, care, and support services, with targeted attention to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), the TB/HIV interface, laboratory systems, health informatics, and cervical cancer services. In practice, that means the CDC is seeking to reinforce the capability of Botswana-based programs and institutions to deliver higher-quality HIV clinical services and supportive care, improve integration and coordination between tuberculosis and HIV programs, expand and strengthen laboratory capacity that underpins diagnosis and monitoring, and improve the collection, use, and management of health data through informatics solutions. Cervical cancer is included as a dedicated focus area, reflecting the need to build sustainable screening, diagnosis, treatment referral, and program monitoring capacity, especially given the overlap between HIV and cervical cancer risk.

Because the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, the award structure implies substantial involvement from the CDC in the implementation approach. Cooperative agreements typically differ from standard grants in that the funder anticipates active collaboration, ongoing technical engagement, and shared responsibility for achieving results. For applicants, this usually translates into expectations for close coordination with CDC technical staff, alignment with national strategies and PEPFAR-supported priorities where applicable, and routine reporting and performance monitoring that supports continuous improvement rather than one-time project delivery.

Administratively, the opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number "CDC RFA GH15 150403CONT17" and is categorized as a continuation, signaling that it is intended to extend or continue work that has already been underway rather than launching an entirely new initiative from scratch. It sits within the Health funding activity category under CFDA number 93.067. The posting lists an expected 10 awards, suggesting multiple implementing partners or multiple streams of work could be supported under the continuation framework, potentially reflecting different technical areas, geographic coverage, or implementing modalities within Botswana.

The eligibility field is listed as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which indicates that eligibility is not restricted to a simple, standard set of applicant types in the abbreviated summary and would normally require review of the full announcement to confirm which organizations can apply. In many CDC global health cooperative agreements, eligible applicants may include a range of institutions such as non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and other entities with demonstrated capacity to operate in-country and deliver training and mentoring at scale, but the definitive eligibility requirements would be contained in the full funding announcement.

Key timing details include a creation date of January 9, 2017 and an original closing date of April 30, 2017. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which commonly indicates that a maximum funding amount is not specified in the summary record or is determined through other budgeting constraints and negotiations typical of continuation actions. In these cases, budgets are often shaped by the continuation portfolio, annual appropriations, technical priorities, and the scope of work agreed upon with the funder.

Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a CDC-led continuation effort to deepen and sustain Botswana’s clinical and public health capacity through workforce development and systems strengthening. The technical emphasis on PMTCT, TB/HIV integration, laboratory strengthening, informatics, and cervical cancer reflects a coordinated approach to improving the quality and continuity of care, enhancing diagnostic and monitoring capability, and ensuring that health programs are guided by reliable data, all delivered through structured training and mentoring rather than short-term, stand-alone interventions.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Capacity Building through Training and Mentoring for Treatment, Care and Support, Including PMTCT, TB/HIV, Laboratory, Informatics, and Cervical Cancer in Botswana" 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 09, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 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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