Technical Assistance for Strengthening of Blood Transfusion Services and Increasing Access to Safe Blood in India under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Christian Medical Association India | CDC RFA GH13 136003CONT16

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This funding opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focused on technical assistance to strengthen blood transfusion services and expand access to safe blood in India under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The intent is closely tied to public health and HIV prevention goals, since safer blood systems directly reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections, including HIV, and improve the overall quality and reliability of transfusion services. The named focus organization in the listing is the Christian Medical Association of India, indicating that the continuation funding is associated with an existing partner already engaged in this work.

The announcement is not an open competition. It is explicitly labeled as a continuation award and is restricted to recipients previously funded under the earlier CDC opportunity number CDC-RFA-GH13-1360. In practical terms, that means new applicants are not eligible to apply; the funding is meant to extend or continue an ongoing project with an established grantee that has already been implementing activities aligned with the original award. The opportunity lists "Expected Awards: 1," reinforcing that this is designed for a single continuation recipient rather than a new cohort of grantees.

Administratively, the opportunity number is CDC RFA GH13 136003CONT16, and the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement typically implies substantial programmatic involvement by the CDC compared with a standard grant, which often includes collaboration, technical input, and ongoing coordination between the recipient and the agency to meet project objectives. The activity category is health, and the CFDA number is 93.067, which is associated with CDC global health-related assistance and programming streams. The original closing date is listed as October 19, 2015, and the opportunity was created on September 20, 2015, placing it in the context of a time-limited continuation action tied to the prior award cycle.

In terms of what the work generally covers, the title and description point to technical assistance aimed at improving the systems that make blood transfusion safe and accessible. In a PEPFAR context, this commonly includes strengthening policies and standard operating procedures for blood collection and transfusion practices, supporting quality management systems in blood centers and transfusion services, improving screening and testing practices for transfusion-transmissible infections, building workforce capacity through training and mentorship, and improving coordination and oversight mechanisms that support safer blood supply chains. While the posting itself does not list detailed activities or deliverables, the emphasis on "strengthening" services and "increasing access" typically signals both quality improvement and broader availability, especially for settings where supply, screening capacity, and standardized practices can be uneven.

A few fields in the source data clarify the structure but also show limitations of the public listing. The award ceiling is shown as 0, which often indicates that a maximum amount is not being publicly specified in the announcement record or that the continuation amount is determined through internal budgeting tied to the existing award rather than through a competed ceiling. Eligibility is marked as "Others," but the accompanying language makes clear that eligibility is functionally limited to prior awardees under the specified predecessor funding opportunity. Overall, this is best understood as an administrative continuation of an existing CDC-PEPFAR partnership to sustain and advance ongoing technical assistance efforts to improve blood safety and transfusion service performance in India.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Technical Assistance for Strengthening of Blood Transfusion Services and Increasing Access to Safe Blood in India under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Christian Medical Association India" 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 2015-09-20.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-10-19. (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 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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