Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH20 2125
The grant opportunity titled "Enhancing Global Health Security: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)" is a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding program designed to strengthen the DRC's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats and other public health emergencies. Issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), CDC (Center for Global Health), this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is meant to build directly on prior CDC investments and work already underway after roughly five years of global health security system strengthening. The overall idea is to continue expanding and improving core public health capacities in partnership with the DRC Ministry of Health and other government institutions, with the broader goal of protecting health in the DRC and reducing the risk that outbreaks spread regionally or internationally.
This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means CDC expects to have substantial involvement in the work beyond simply providing funds. In practice, that usually reflects a more hands-on partnership model: recipients implement programs, while CDC provides technical direction, coordination support, and oversight to help ensure activities align with global health security priorities and deliver measurable improvements in national and subnational systems. The program sits within the health funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 93.318.
The NOFO focuses on three central outcomes that map to the global health security framework of "prevent, detect, and respond." First, it aims to improve the prevention of avoidable epidemics, including not only naturally occurring outbreaks but also intentional or accidental releases of dangerous pathogens. This prevention focus is about reducing the likelihood that outbreaks start or grow due to gaps in systems such as infection prevention and control, biosafety and biosecurity practices, and other measures that limit exposure and transmission risks. Second, it seeks to strengthen early threat detection, emphasizing the ability to identify, characterize, and report emerging biological threats quickly. This detection outcome generally points to stronger surveillance systems, better laboratory capacity and networks, faster reporting and data flow, and improved ability to recognize unusual events early enough to intervene. Third, it aims to build the capacity to respond rapidly and effectively to infectious diseases and other public health threats of international concern, which usually entails improving emergency operations and coordination, workforce readiness, incident management, rapid response teams, and the operational ability to deploy interventions quickly during outbreaks.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of domestic U.S. entities and organizations, such as state, county, and city governments; special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions where specified); public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; for-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses); small businesses; and other entities as allowed under the announcement's additional eligibility language. The listing indicates the opportunity is essentially open to a wide range of entity types, subject to any clarifications included in the full NOFO text.
Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number CDC RFA GH20 2125, with a creation date of March 12, 2020, and an original application closing date of May 12, 2020. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The expected number of awards was five. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which commonly signals that a specific maximum was not stated in the summary field and that applicants would need to consult the full NOFO for budget guidance, limits, or negotiation expectations.
Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as a continuation and expansion effort: it is designed to help the DRC consolidate and extend earlier global health security gains by strengthening national systems and operational capacity across prevention, detection, and response. The emphasis on partnering with the Ministry of Health and other government institutions signals a strong focus on institutionalization and sustainability, meaning improvements should be embedded in government-led systems rather than remaining project-specific or temporary.Apply for CDC RFA GH20 2125
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Enhancing Global Health Security: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.318.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 12, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 12, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (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 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification), Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the purpose of this grant opportunity?
This CDC funding opportunity supports work to strengthen the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats and other public health emergencies. The broader goal is to protect health in the DRC while also reducing the risk that outbreaks spread regionally or internationally.
2) What is the official title of the opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Enhancing Global Health Security: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)."
3) Which agency is offering this funding?
The program is issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health.
4) What type of funding mechanism is used?
This opportunity is a cooperative agreement. That generally means CDC expects substantial involvement in the funded work beyond providing money, including technical direction, coordination support, and oversight to help keep activities aligned with global health security priorities and measurable system improvements.
5) What is the main program focus or framework?
The NOFO is organized around the global health security framework of "prevent, detect, and respond." The program aims to strengthen core public health capacities across these three areas.
6) What are the three central outcomes the program is trying to achieve?
The NOFO highlights three central outcomes:
- Improve the prevention of avoidable epidemics (including natural outbreaks and intentional or accidental releases of dangerous pathogens).
- Strengthen early detection of emerging biological threats (faster identification, characterization, and reporting).
- Build capacity for rapid and effective response to infectious diseases and other public health threats of international concern.
7) What kinds of activities are implied under the "prevent" outcome?
Prevention-related work is described as reducing the likelihood that outbreaks start or grow due to system gaps. Examples of system areas referenced include infection prevention and control, biosafety and biosecurity practices, and other measures that reduce exposure and transmission risks.
8) What kinds of activities are implied under the "detect" outcome?
Detection-related work emphasizes the ability to identify, characterize, and report threats quickly. The description points toward stronger surveillance systems, improved laboratory capacity and networks, faster reporting and data flow, and better recognition of unusual events early enough to intervene.
9) What kinds of activities are implied under the "respond" outcome?
Response-related work focuses on being able to act quickly and effectively during outbreaks and other public health events. The NOFO description references emergency operations and coordination, workforce readiness, incident management, rapid response teams, and the operational ability to deploy interventions quickly.
10) How does this opportunity relate to prior CDC work in the DRC?
This NOFO is intended to build directly on prior CDC investments and work already underway after roughly five years of global health security system strengthening. In practical terms, it is positioned as a continuation and expansion effort rather than a brand-new start.
11) Who are the expected partners in-country?
The opportunity emphasizes partnership with the DRC Ministry of Health and other DRC government institutions. The stated direction suggests improvements should be embedded in government-led systems for institutionalization and sustainability.
12) What does "global health security" mean in the context of this NOFO?
Based on the NOFO description, global health security here refers to strengthening systems that reduce the chance of outbreaks occurring, improve early detection and reporting, and ensure a rapid, coordinated response so that health threats are contained and less likely to spread beyond borders.
13) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH20 2125.
14) What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The program is associated with CFDA number 93.318.
15) When was this opportunity created and when were applications due?
The creation date is March 12, 2020, and the original application closing date was May 12, 2020.
16) What was the application submission deadline time and method?
Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
17) How many awards were expected to be made?
The expected number of awards was five.
18) Is there a maximum award amount listed?
The award ceiling is listed as 0 in the summary, which commonly indicates that a specific maximum was not stated in that summary field. Applicants would need to consult the full NOFO for budget guidance, limits, or negotiation expectations.
19) What kinds of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of domestic U.S. entities and organizations. The list provided includes:
- State, county, and city (or township) governments
- Special district governments
- Public and private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations
- Nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (with exclusions/notes as stated in the listing)
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- For-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses)
- Small businesses
- Other entities as allowed under the announcement's additional eligibility language
20) Does the eligibility language suggest any additional conditions?
Yes. While the listing indicates the opportunity is open to many entity types, it also notes eligibility is subject to clarifications included in the full NOFO text and any additional eligibility language in the announcement.
21) What is the funding activity category?
The program sits within the health funding activity category.
22) What is the overarching approach CDC is taking with recipients?
Because it is a cooperative agreement, the approach described is a more hands-on partnership model: recipients implement programs while CDC provides technical direction, coordination support, and oversight to support alignment with priorities and measurable improvements in national and subnational systems.
23) What is the geographic focus of the work described?
The described work focuses on strengthening public health systems in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including national and subnational system improvements.
24) What kinds of threats are included under this program?
The NOFO description includes naturally occurring outbreaks as well as intentional or accidental releases of dangerous pathogens, along with other public health emergencies and threats of international concern.
25) What is meant by "institutionalization and sustainability" in this NOFO?
Based on the description provided, it means improvements should be embedded in government-led systems (in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other government institutions) rather than remaining temporary, project-specific activities.
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