NU2HGH000084
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
GH20-2023 Achieve and Maintain Epidemics Control through Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Control Prevention, Care and Treatment Services in the Kinshasa Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Kinshasa School of Public Health (KSPH) and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) are pleased to present the following proposal for achieving and maintaining epidemic control through comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services in the Kinshasa Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This proposal is in response to the funding opportunity announcement CDC-RFA-GH20-2023 and falls under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
The proposed activities build on KSPH's more than 30 years of experience and EGPAF's 18 years of experience in implementing comprehensive adult and pediatric HIV care and treatment services in DRC. As part of the University of Kinshasa, a leader in HIV care and treatment, KSPH is playing a key role in supporting the DRC Ministry of Health and local organizations to attain HIV epidemic control and set the trajectory towards the UNAIDS 95-95-95 elimination goals by 2030 through research, training, and technical assistance to the National AIDS Control Program (PNLS). This local expertise will be reinforced by EGPAF's international experience in implementing HIV projects in 14 countries, including DRC, in collaboration with PEPFAR.
In order to decrease HIV/AIDS associated morbidity and mortality, KSPH and EGPAF will increase population access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention and contribute to successful epidemic control in the Kinshasa Region of the DRC through close coordination with the PNLS and supported health zones. KSPH and EGPAF will build on best practices, lessons learned, and PEPFAR/CDC guidance to implement the following strategies under this project:
- Implement comprehensive facility-based HIV prevention and care and treatment along the clinical cascade for the general population, key populations (KP), adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), index-case, and TB-HIV patients.
- Implement and scale up evidence-based clinical, laboratory, and community practices to provide high-quality prevention, testing, and care and treatment services and improve clinical care for HIV/AIDS and opportunistic infections (OIs).
- Scale up Differentiated Service Delivery Models (DSDM) to ensure stable patients are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and being monitored.
- Provide mentorship and supportive supervision on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities to inform program planning, improve data quality, and service delivery.
- Implement Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) activities to support the clinical program through the 95-95-95 goals.
KSPH and EGPAF's proposed project will emphasize the use of targeted, proven approaches tailored to the supported health zone (HZ) context across all program areas. KSPH and EGPAF will build the capacity of healthcare providers to target testing in high-yield service delivery points and to implement effective models of differentiated service delivery to increase the number of HIV-infected adults and children who are identified, initiated on antiretroviral therapy, virally suppressed, and retained in care. In addition, the project will increase access to services and improve tracking and management of patients' health within the supported health zones by providing support for laboratory services and improved data systems and data use. Working closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH), PNLS, and health zone teams, the project will ensure that all patients, including those hardest to reach and those most vulnerable, receive the highest quality of care.
The Kinshasa School of Public Health (KSPH) and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) are pleased to present the following proposal for achieving and maintaining epidemic control through comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services in the Kinshasa Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This proposal is in response to the funding opportunity announcement CDC-RFA-GH20-2023 and falls under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
The proposed activities build on KSPH's more than 30 years of experience and EGPAF's 18 years of experience in implementing comprehensive adult and pediatric HIV care and treatment services in DRC. As part of the University of Kinshasa, a leader in HIV care and treatment, KSPH is playing a key role in supporting the DRC Ministry of Health and local organizations to attain HIV epidemic control and set the trajectory towards the UNAIDS 95-95-95 elimination goals by 2030 through research, training, and technical assistance to the National AIDS Control Program (PNLS). This local expertise will be reinforced by EGPAF's international experience in implementing HIV projects in 14 countries, including DRC, in collaboration with PEPFAR.
In order to decrease HIV/AIDS associated morbidity and mortality, KSPH and EGPAF will increase population access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention and contribute to successful epidemic control in the Kinshasa Region of the DRC through close coordination with the PNLS and supported health zones. KSPH and EGPAF will build on best practices, lessons learned, and PEPFAR/CDC guidance to implement the following strategies under this project:
- Implement comprehensive facility-based HIV prevention and care and treatment along the clinical cascade for the general population, key populations (KP), adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), index-case, and TB-HIV patients.
- Implement and scale up evidence-based clinical, laboratory, and community practices to provide high-quality prevention, testing, and care and treatment services and improve clinical care for HIV/AIDS and opportunistic infections (OIs).
- Scale up Differentiated Service Delivery Models (DSDM) to ensure stable patients are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and being monitored.
- Provide mentorship and supportive supervision on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities to inform program planning, improve data quality, and service delivery.
- Implement Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) activities to support the clinical program through the 95-95-95 goals.
KSPH and EGPAF's proposed project will emphasize the use of targeted, proven approaches tailored to the supported health zone (HZ) context across all program areas. KSPH and EGPAF will build the capacity of healthcare providers to target testing in high-yield service delivery points and to implement effective models of differentiated service delivery to increase the number of HIV-infected adults and children who are identified, initiated on antiretroviral therapy, virally suppressed, and retained in care. In addition, the project will increase access to services and improve tracking and management of patients' health within the supported health zones by providing support for laboratory services and improved data systems and data use. Working closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH), PNLS, and health zone teams, the project will ensure that all patients, including those hardest to reach and those most vulnerable, receive the highest quality of care.
Awardee
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Congo (Kinshasa)
Geographic Scope
Foreign
Analysis Notes
COVID-19 $245,960 (1%) percent of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by COVID-19 emergency acts including the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 1720% from $1,250,000 to $22,749,103.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 1720% from $1,250,000 to $22,749,103.
Kinshasa School Of Public Health was awarded
HIV/AIDS Control in Kinshasa, DRC - Achieving Epidemic Control
Cooperative Agreement NU2HGH000084
worth $22,749,103
from Center for Global Health in September 2021 with work to be completed primarily in Congo (Kinshasa).
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.067 Global AIDS.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Achieving and Maintaining Epidemic Control through Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment Services in the Kinshasa Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/26/25
Period of Performance
9/30/21
Start Date
9/29/26
End Date
Funding Split
$22.7M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$22.7M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to NU2HGH000084
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
NU2HGH000084
SAI Number
NU2HGH000084-1607881191
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
75CDC1 CDC Office of Financial Resources
Funding Office
75CW00 CDC CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
Awardee UEI
LFAJVDJB11J6
Awardee CAGE
SGG93
Performance District
Not Applicable
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Health Programs, State (019-1031) | International development and humanitarian assistance | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $11,823,715 | 92% |
| Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Human Services (075-0955) | Health care services | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $806,202 | 6% |
Modified: 9/26/25