“Implementation of sustainable laboratory quality systems in the Republic of Kenya under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | CDC RFA GH15 154402CONT16

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This grant opportunity, titled "Implementation of sustainable laboratory quality systems in the Republic of Kenya under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)," is a continuation funding announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is designed to extend previously supported work focused on strengthening and sustaining laboratory quality systems in Kenya as part of PEPFAR-supported HIV/AIDS efforts. The opportunity is not a new open competition; it is explicitly limited to organizations that were already funded under the earlier related announcement, CDC-RFA-GH15-1544, meaning only prior awardees are intended to receive these continuation funds.

The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which signals that CDC anticipates having substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funds. In practical terms, this usually means CDC may collaborate with the recipient on technical direction, monitoring, performance expectations, and alignment with broader PEPFAR and public health priorities in Kenya. The activity category is health, and the associated CFDA number is 93.067, which corresponds to CDC-related public health assistance programming. The eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," but in this case eligibility is effectively restricted by the continuation-only nature of the award, so the relevant pool is the subset of previously funded grantees.

The purpose, as reflected in the title and description, centers on implementing sustainable laboratory quality systems. In the context of PEPFAR programming and national laboratory strengthening, this generally involves reinforcing systems that improve the accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of laboratory testing and results reporting, with a strong emphasis on quality management practices and long-term institutional capacity. While the notice does not list detailed program components, work of this type commonly supports quality management systems across lab networks, standard operating procedures, quality assurance and quality control practices, workforce training and mentorship, accreditation-oriented improvement efforts, corrective and preventive action systems, documentation and records management, and continuous quality improvement approaches that can be maintained by local institutions over time. In Kenya, these improvements are typically tied to ensuring high-quality HIV-related laboratory services, such as diagnostics and monitoring, and more broadly strengthening public health laboratory services that support patient care and surveillance.

Administratively, the opportunity is identified by the funding opportunity number "CDC RFA GH15 154402CONT16" and was created on 2015-10-02, with an original closing date of 2015-12-02. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which commonly indicates that a specific maximum amount was not stated in the public summary record or that the ceiling is handled through internal continuation budgeting rather than a competitively posted cap. The number of expected awards is not provided in the source data, which is also typical for continuation announcements where the recipients are already known based on prior awards and the primary decision is whether and how much to continue funding based on progress, performance, and available funds.

Overall, this announcement is best understood as a formal vehicle CDC used to continue funding an existing PEPFAR-supported effort in Kenya aimed at embedding durable laboratory quality systems. It is not intended for new applicants, but rather to maintain momentum and ensure ongoing implementation and sustainability of laboratory quality improvements by organizations already selected and funded under the earlier CDC-RFA-GH15-1544 award.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "“Implementation of sustainable laboratory quality systems in the Republic of Kenya 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 2015-10-02.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-12-02. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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