Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA PS19 1908
The grant opportunity titled "Systems-level Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for HIV-positive State Prison Inmates Released to the Community" (Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA PS19-1908) is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement focused on strengthening the transition from incarceration to community-based HIV care. The central aim is to develop program models that are effective in real-world settings, sustainable beyond the funding period, and replicable across other jurisdictions. The problem it targets is a well-known gap in continuity of care when people with HIV leave state prisons, which can lead to interruptions in treatment, reduced engagement with medical providers, and loss of viral suppression. This NOFO emphasizes building systems that consistently connect individuals to HIV medical services immediately after release and keep them engaged over time.
At its core, the opportunity is designed to improve health outcomes for people with HIV (PWH) reentering the community by prioritizing three closely linked results: timely linkage to community HIV medical care, strong retention in ongoing care, and improved adherence to antiretroviral therapy so that people can achieve and maintain HIV viral load suppression. Rather than focusing only on individual-level interventions, the NOFO calls for a systems-level approach, meaning applicants are expected to address the institutional and cross-agency processes that shape whether a person successfully transitions into care. This typically involves coordination between prison health services, state or local health departments, community clinics, case management or navigation programs, and other supports that influence healthcare access right after release.
The award is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the CDC, specifically under NCHHSTP (National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention), and it falls under the Health funding activity category. The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which generally means the CDC anticipates having substantial involvement in the work as it is carried out, such as providing technical assistance, participating in planning discussions, or collaborating on monitoring and evaluation. The CFDA number associated with this opportunity is 93.941.
Eligible applicants are government and public-sector entities positioned to influence correctional and community health systems: state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and public or state-controlled institutions of higher education. The focus on these entities reflects the fact that improving post-release HIV outcomes often requires policy-level coordination, data sharing agreements, and formal partnerships across agencies that are difficult to implement without government leadership or strong institutional authority.
In terms of scale and funding, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $485,000 and anticipates making three awards. The notice was created on February 12, 2019, with an original closing date of April 24, 2019. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Overall, the NOFO supports jurisdictions in building and testing practical models that can be maintained and reproduced, with the long-term goal of reducing care disruptions after release and increasing the proportion of individuals who remain in treatment and virally suppressed in the community.Apply for CDC RFA PS19 1908
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - NCHHSTP in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Systems-level Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for HIV-positive State Prison Inmates Released to the Community" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.941.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 12, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 24, 2019 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.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $485,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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1) What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Systems-level Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for HIV-positive State Prison Inmates Released to the Community."
2) What is the funding opportunity number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is CDC RFA PS19-1908.
3) What type of funding is this (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
This is a CDC cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement generally indicates CDC expects substantial involvement during the project, such as technical assistance, participation in planning discussions, and collaboration on monitoring and evaluation.
4) Which federal agency is administering this opportunity?
The award is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
5) Which CDC center is associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is associated with NCHHSTP, the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention.
6) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 93.941.
7) What is the main purpose of this NOFO?
The main purpose is to strengthen the transition from incarceration to community-based HIV care for people with HIV leaving state prisons, addressing the continuity-of-care gap that can occur after release.
8) What problem is this funding intended to address?
The NOFO targets the well-known gap in continuity of HIV care when people leave state prisons, which can lead to interruptions in treatment, reduced engagement with medical providers, and loss of viral suppression.
9) What outcomes does the NOFO prioritize?
The NOFO prioritizes three closely linked outcomes: timely linkage to community HIV medical care after release, strong retention in ongoing care, and improved adherence to antiretroviral therapy to achieve and maintain HIV viral load suppression.
10) What does "systems-level approach" mean in the context of this opportunity?
A systems-level approach means the project should focus on the institutional and cross-agency processes that shape whether a person successfully transitions into care, rather than relying only on individual-level interventions.
11) What kinds of coordination does this NOFO anticipate?
The NOFO anticipates coordination across correctional and community health systems, typically involving prison health services, state or local health departments, community clinics, case management or navigation programs, and other supports affecting access to care immediately after release and over time.
12) What is meant by "real-world settings" in this NOFO?
The NOFO emphasizes developing program models that work effectively in real-world settings, meaning approaches that are practical to implement within the constraints and workflows of correctional and community health systems.
13) Does the NOFO emphasize sustainability?
Yes. A central aim is to develop models that are sustainable beyond the funding period.
14) Does the NOFO emphasize replication across jurisdictions?
Yes. The NOFO highlights the goal of developing models that are replicable across other jurisdictions.
15) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and public or state-controlled institutions of higher education.
16) Why are government and public-sector entities the eligible applicants?
The eligibility focus reflects that improving post-release HIV outcomes often requires policy-level coordination, data sharing agreements, and formal partnerships across agencies, which are typically easier to establish with government leadership or strong institutional authority.
17) What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The opportunity falls under the Health funding activity category.
18) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The listed award ceiling is $485,000.
19) How many awards did CDC anticipate making?
The NOFO anticipated making three awards.
20) When was the notice created?
The notice was created on February 12, 2019.
21) What was the original application closing date?
The original closing date was April 24, 2019.
22) How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications were required to be submitted electronically.
23) What was the submission deadline time zone and cutoff time?
Applications were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
24) What population is the NOFO focused on?
The NOFO focuses on people with HIV (PWH) who are state prison inmates being released to the community.
25) What is the long-term goal of this NOFO?
The long-term goal is to reduce disruptions in HIV care after release and increase the proportion of individuals who remain in treatment and achieve or maintain viral suppression in the community.
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