Sustaining Influenza Surveillance Networks and Response to Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza by National Health Authorities outside the United States

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-IP13-1304 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.283Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Apr 29, 2013Award Ceiling: $500,000Expected Number of Awards: 7Creation Date: Feb 27, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this announcement is to provide support and assistance to the foreign governments of Egypt, Madagascar, Moldova, Nepal, Paraguay, Sri Lanka and Zambia to develop and implement sustainable influenza surveillance systems initiated as part of the current cooperative agreement IP09-902. The intent of this program is to provide additional support for countries that began and/or enhanced influenza surveillance networks and the systematic collection of virological and epidemiological influenza information with funding from the prior announcement. Countries are expected to develop and implement detailed plans to assume full responsibility and funding for a robust and timely routine surveillance system for seasonal, novel and pandemic influenza. The systems should have the ability for rapid detection of and response to potential pandemic influenza as well as for monitoring the occurrence and assessing the impact of seasonal influenza in the country. Countries are encouraged to focus on s...

Source: Grants.gov - February 27, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding