# Assisting the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) in Providing Critical Human Resources for Health for Emergency Preparedness and to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control in Namibia under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cdc-rfa-gh21-2152-assisting-the-ministry-of-health-and-social-services/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/329177

> Centers for Disease Control - CGH offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 2 awards. Applications closed on April 20, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CDC-RFA-GH21-2152 |
| Agency | Centers for Disease Control - CGH |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 20, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.067 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $16,500,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds. Through this NOFO, the successful applicant will provide services and support for human resources for health (HRH) in Namibia. These critical services for HRH will allow the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) to 1) meet the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) objectives and achieve HIV Epidemic Control (HEC) in Namibia and 2) address critical staffing needs for public health preparedness. The recipient(s) will align activities with Namibia’s National Strategic Framework goals for HIV and the MOHSS’ Infection Prevention Control Guidelines, including quality assurance and program monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities; working in close consultation with regional and district health management teams and administrative authorities. Namibia is faced with one of the most severe public health workforce shortages in the world. This NOFO aims to increase access to and the supply of qualified health professionals, technical specialists, and administrative support staff through the following human resources (HR) services and support: advertisement, recruitment, deployment, compensation, payroll administration, performance management, personnel support, procurement of project related equipment and supplies, and human resource management (HRM) for both public health preparedness and HEC.

## Questions people ask

### Is CDC-RFA-GH21-2152 still open?

No. It closed on April 20, 2021.

### Who can apply for Assisting the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) in Providing Critical Human Resources for Health for Emergency Preparedness and to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control in Namibia under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)?

Centers for Disease Control - CGH accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Assisting the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) in Providing Critical Human Resources for Health for Emergency Preparedness and to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control in Namibia under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)?

Closed April 20, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### Who has won Global AIDS grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Management and Development for Health. The program made 521 awards worth $7.6 billion in that time.