The Ministry of Health is offering a grant to strengthen laboratory infrastructure and improve the quality of services in Ethiopia under PEPFAR. This program aims to enhance public health laboratory systems, surveillance, and TB/HIV programs by implementing quality assurance systems, accreditation processes, and expanding laboratory information systems. The focus is also on building regional laboratory capacity, developing specimen referral systems, and incorporating better diagnostic technologies. Additionally, the grant aims to enhance the capacity to detect multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Closing date for applications is March 27, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 141133
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | CDC-RFA-GH12-1219 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Strengthening Laboratory Infrastructure, Quality of Laboratory Services, and Strategic Information Capacity in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Health |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.067 — Global AIDS |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Apr 26, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 24,531,624 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $3,276,624 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This is a public notice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s intention to fund the described project activities without full and open competition. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Description:: | The purpose of this program is to support strengthening of integrated public health laboratory systems, surveys and surveillance, and TB/HIV programs in Ethiopia. Strengthening quality assurance system at all tiers of the laboratory network with decentralization of external quality assessment (EQA), accreditation of laboratories, an integrated specimen referral system for specialized testing, capacity building of regional laboratories, implementation of a comprehensive equipment maintenance strategy, systematic expansion of laboratory information systems, and evaluation and implementation of better diagnostic technologies are important objectives articulated in the national laboratory master plan. The program will also focus on the development of laboratory capacity to detect multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) at national and regional levels. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 93.067 |
| Competition ID: | CGH-GAP-NR |
| Competition Title: | CGH-GAP-NR |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00094930 |
| Opening Date: | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | CDC |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Project Abstract Summary [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] HHS CheckList Form PHS-5161 [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
| optional_forms | Other Attachments Form [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.067 | CGH-GAP-NR | CGH-GAP-NR | PKG00094930 | Jan 27, 2012 | Mar 27, 2012 | View | CDC | Organization Applicants |