| Opportunity ID: |
335261 |
| Opportunity Number: |
CDC-RFA-GH22-2233 |
| Opportunity Title: |
Strengthening Laboratory Systems to Improve a Sustainable Above Site HIV Service Delivery and Other Public Health Interventions in Nigeria under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) |
| Opportunity Category: |
Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: |
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| Funding Instrument Type: |
Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: |
Health |
| Category Explanation: |
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| CFDA Number(s): |
93.067 |
| Eligible Applicants: |
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
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| Agency Code: |
HHS-CDC-CGH |
| Agency Name: |
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control – CGH |
| Posted Date: |
Aug 11, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: |
Aug 11, 2021 |
| Estimated Synopsis Post Date: |
Nov 30, 2021 |
| Fiscal Year: |
2022 |
| Award Ceiling: |
$0 |
| Award Floor: |
$0 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: |
$0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: |
2 |
| Description: |
The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $10,000,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks to improve the quality of HIV/AIDS and TB service delivery at above site level through broad-based national Laboratory Systems Strengthening (LSS). It will support the strengthening of medical laboratory systems for diagnosis, management, and surveillance of HIV, TB, and other related opportunistic diseases. This laboratory system strengthening is for Viral Load (VL), Early Infant Diagnosis (EID), TB, Quality Management Systems (QMS), Accreditation, Test Kits Validation/Evaluation, Commodity Logistics, Equipment and Waste Management, other Public Health Interventions as well as the capacity-building of government institutions and personnel for sustainability through direct technical assistance. The Awardee(s), in addition to supporting the implementation of LSS at the above site will also provide support to the national and state governments in coordinating the National Laboratory Technical Working Group (NLTWG), National Medical Laboratory Policy, and National Medical Laboratory Strategic Plan activities. Awardee(s) will provide technical expertise and guidance in the expansion of access to quality laboratory services by strengthening Laboratory Information System (LIS), tiered laboratory networks, specimen referral system for CD4, HIV EID, HIV viral load, TB culture, HIV/TB drug resistance, strengthen biosafety, infection control, occupational health and safety, commodities logistics and medical waste management. |
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