| Opportunity ID: | 329441 |
| Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-GH21-2170 |
| Opportunity Title: | Strengthening Public Health Capacity to Prevent, Detect, and Control the Spread of Epidemic-Prone Infectious Diseases in Liberia |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | |
| CFDA Number(s): | 93.318 |
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This an open competition NOFO |
| Agency Code: | HHS-CDC-CGH |
| Agency Name: | Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control – CGH |
| Posted Date: | Oct 15, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 15, 2020 |
| Estimated Synopsis Post Date: | Nov 30, 2020 |
| Fiscal Year: | 2021 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $12,500,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Description: | This NOFO supports programs/activities in the following areas: strengthening biosurveillance systems networked to information sharing platforms to predict and identify health threats, including at Points of Entry; expanding emergency response capacity through national and subnational EOCs; enhancing national laboratory capabilities and applying biosafety and biosecurity best practices for accurate, and reliable detection of outbreaks, antimicrobial resistance, and emerging zoonotic diseases; increasing timely and transparent reporting of disease emergencies and threats to relevant national and international authorities; and developing a functional biosurveillance workforce with trained disease detectives and laboratory scientists. Applicants must have an established office in-country. |
| Version: | 1 |
