Surveillance and Response to Avian and Pandemic Influenza by National Health Authorities Outside the United States

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-IP16-1603 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.318Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDC-NCIRDClosing Date: Jul 18, 2016Award Ceiling: $400,000Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: May 17, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this FOA is to support foreign governments through their Ministries of Health or other responsible Ministries for human health or public-health emergency preparedness in to improve their capacity to conduct routine influenza surveillance and detect and respond to pandemic influenza. Approximately $4,000,000 is available for approximately 10 awards under this announcement, with an average award of $400,000. Proposals should build upon infrastructure already in place. Preference will go to countries with limited resources, where influenza surveillance is not well-established, and which have identified needs to enhance pandemic preparedness and surveillance for influenza, including novel strains, in animals or humans, or are judged at-risk of such outbreaks by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Secretariat. The principal intent of this assistance is to support routine influenza surveillance and build capacity to res...
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