Supporting the Ministry of Public Health to Integrate Comprehensive Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Activities into Maternal and Child Health Services in Cameroon by the Directorate of Family Health (DFH) Cameroon under PEPFAR. | CDC RFA GH11 115605CONT16

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This grant opportunity, titled "Supporting the Ministry of Public Health to Integrate Comprehensive Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Activities into Maternal and Child Health Services in Cameroon by the Directorate of Family Health (DFH) Cameroon under PEPFAR," is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding notice released under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The overall purpose is to strengthen and sustain Cameroun's national efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV by embedding comprehensive PMTCT activities directly into routine maternal and child health (MCH) services, working closely with the Ministry of Public Health and specifically the Directorate of Family Health (DFH). In practical terms, the opportunity is about making PMTCT a standard, well-functioning part of antenatal care, delivery services, postnatal care, and child health follow-up, rather than a parallel or stand-alone HIV program.

The notice is explicitly identified as continuation funding, meaning it is not a typical open competition for new organizations. The award is intended only for grantees that were previously funded under the earlier funding opportunity announcement (FOA) referenced as CDC-RFA-GH11-1156. This continuation framing matters because it signals that CDC is extending or maintaining an existing partnership and ongoing workplan rather than launching a new initiative. The opportunity number listed (CDC RFA GH11 115605CONT16) also reflects that continuation status. The eligible applicants field is described as "Others," but the description clarifies the true eligibility limitation: only prior awardees under the original FOA should expect to be considered.

From an administrative standpoint, the funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement. That implies substantial involvement by CDC in the funded activities compared with a standard grant. In cooperative agreements, CDC typically provides technical direction, oversight, and collaboration on planning, monitoring, and implementation, which fits an effort aimed at national health system integration. The activity category is Health, and the CFDA number provided is 93.067, which corresponds to CDC global HIV/AIDS-related assistance programs. The opportunity was created on 2015-09-23, with an original closing date of 2015-11-25, placing it in a defined funding cycle tied to ongoing PEPFAR country programming.

Programmatically, the core emphasis is integration of comprehensive PMTCT into MCH services. While the notice itself is brief, "comprehensive PMTCT" in PEPFAR-supported public health practice generally includes a full cascade of services: routine HIV testing and counseling for pregnant women; immediate linkage to antiretroviral therapy for women living with HIV; support for retention and adherence during pregnancy and breastfeeding; safer infant feeding counseling aligned with national and WHO guidance; early infant diagnosis and follow-up testing; prompt initiation of treatment for infants or children who test positive; and stronger referral systems between antenatal clinics, maternity wards, laboratories, and pediatric services. Integration typically also involves health worker training and mentorship, supportive supervision, strengthening of data systems to track mother-infant pairs, quality improvement activities, and coordination with national guidelines and commodity supply systems so that HIV test kits, antiretrovirals, and lab materials are reliably available where MCH services are delivered.

Because the award is routed through the Ministry of Public Health's Directorate of Family Health, the operational focus is likely to be national and subnational system strengthening: aligning PMTCT standards with routine reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health platforms; improving coverage and quality in facilities providing antenatal care and deliveries; and ensuring continuity of care from pregnancy through the postpartum period and into child health services. The integration approach is meant to reduce missed opportunities for prevention and treatment, improve health outcomes for mothers and infants, and help Cameroon sustain PMTCT gains through stronger public sector ownership and routine service delivery structures.

The notice lists an award ceiling of 0 and does not specify the expected number of awards. In government postings, a ceiling of 0 often indicates that a fixed ceiling is not being publicly stated in the synopsis, that the amount is determined elsewhere (for example, through an approved continuation budget), or that the listing is primarily administrative for continuation actions rather than a competitive solicitation. Taken together with the continuation-only eligibility, the funding details read more like a formal vehicle to extend an existing CDC-supported program rather than an invitation for new proposals.

In short, this opportunity is a CDC/PEPFAR continuation cooperative agreement designed to keep supporting Cameroon’s Ministry of Public Health, through the DFH, in fully integrating PMTCT services into standard maternal and child health care. It is aimed at sustaining and improving the full PMTCT service continuum within routine clinics and maternity settings, under close CDC collaboration, and is restricted to organizations that already held the earlier award under FOA CDC-RFA-GH11-1156.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Supporting the Ministry of Public Health to Integrate Comprehensive Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Activities into Maternal and Child Health Services in Cameroon by the Directorate of Family Health (DFH) Cameroon under 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 2015-09-23.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-11-25. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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