Capacity Strengthening to Support Provision of High Quality and Evidenced Based HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services to Staff and Family Members of the Kenya Prisons Services Staff, Family Members and Prisoners In Kenya and Program Transition To Go | CDC RFA GH13 130803CONT16

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This funding opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under PEPFAR that focuses on strengthening the capacity of the Kenya Prisons Service to deliver high-quality, evidence-based HIV prevention, care, and treatment services. The program is aimed at three closely connected populations: Kenya Prisons Service staff, their family members, and people who are incarcerated in Kenyan prisons. A central theme of the opportunity is not only maintaining and improving HIV service delivery in prison and related health settings, but also supporting a structured transition of the program to the Government of Kenya, specifically to the Prisons Service, so that these services can be sustained and managed domestically over time.

The award is explicitly labeled as a continuation, meaning it is not open competition for new applicants. Funding is intended only for organizations that were previously funded under the earlier CDC announcement CDC-RFA-GH13-1308, and this continuation action extends or supports ongoing work already underway through that prior award. In practical terms, this kind of continuation mechanism is typically used to preserve program momentum, retain trained staff and systems, and ensure continuity of clinical and prevention services for beneficiaries who depend on consistent access to HIV testing, treatment initiation, antiretroviral therapy adherence support, and related clinical monitoring. Because it is structured as a cooperative agreement, CDC would generally be expected to have substantial involvement in the work, such as collaborative planning, technical guidance, performance monitoring, and alignment with PEPFAR program priorities and reporting requirements.

The activity category is health, and the assistance listing is tied to CFDA 93.067, which is associated with CDC global HIV/AIDS efforts. While the notice does not provide detailed program components beyond the title and brief description, the stated focus on "high quality and evidence based" services signals expectations around using proven interventions and adhering to recognized clinical and public health standards. In a prison context, that often implies strengthening systems for HIV testing services, linkage to care, initiation and continuity of ART, prevention services, and supportive services that reduce transmission risk and improve treatment outcomes. It also suggests attention to quality improvement practices, data systems for patient and program monitoring, training and mentorship of health workers, and management systems that allow the Prisons Service to institutionalize these functions.

A major deliverable implied by the title is capacity strengthening alongside program transition to the Government of Kenya. That typically includes building local ownership and operational readiness: strengthening leadership and governance structures, improving supply chain and commodity management for HIV-related medications and diagnostics, integrating services into routine institutional health operations, and ensuring that policies, standard operating procedures, and workforce capabilities are in place for long-term sustainability. Transition language also usually points to a phased handover of responsibilities, budgeting, and oversight from donor-supported implementing partners to government entities, with a focus on minimizing service disruptions during the shift.

Administratively, the opportunity number is CDC RFA GH13 130803CONT16, the original closing date listed is 2015-11-30, and the record creation date is 2015-09-30. The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data, which commonly indicates that a specific maximum was not published in the summarized field or that the amount is determined through continuation increments rather than a competed ceiling. The eligibility field is listed as "Others," but the narrative makes clear that eligibility is functionally restricted to prior awardees under the referenced earlier funding announcement. Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a targeted continuation of an existing CDC/PEPFAR-supported HIV program in Kenya's prison system, emphasizing quality service delivery and a deliberate transition of program management and responsibility to the Kenya Prisons Service.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Capacity Strengthening to Support Provision of High Quality and Evidenced Based HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services to Staff and Family Members of the Kenya Prisons Services Staff, Family Members and Prisoners In Kenya and Program Transition To Go" 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 2015-09-30.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-11-30. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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