At a glance
This CDC cooperative agreement will fund work to strengthen global laboratory systems, including safer management of biological risks, better diagnostics, pathogen sequencing, and faster detection and response to health threats. Eligible applicants include state, local, tribal, school district, higher education, nonprofit, for-profit, small business, and foreign or non-U.S.-based entities. The expected Year 1 total funding is $6,000,000, with 2 to 3 awards planned and ceilings of $2,000,000 for Component 1, $3,000,000 for Component 2, and $4,500,000 for Component 3. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Applicants must conduct the project in the listed focus countries and regions, and Component 1 must involve multiple countries or regions.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
Activities under this NOFO will focus on protecting and improving public health globally by: 1) strengthening public health laboratory systems; 2) improving public health laboratory workforce; 3) improving bio risk management; 4) reinforcing emergency laboratory preparedness in alignment with 7-1-7 outbreak response paradigm; 5) enhancing laboratory quality management systems and; 6) enhancing diagnostic capacity via rapid tests for low resource settings and genomic sequencing for pathogens of pandemic potential. Additionally, laboratory recipients previously funded under CDC-RFA-GH20-2109 may apply to expand efforts in additional countries with special consideration given to those countries.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments
- Unrestricted