Deadline: 13 December 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency of Department of Health and Human Services is seeking applications from eligible organisations for a program entitled “Epidemiology of Zika Virus as a Sexually Transmitted Disease” with an aim to address critical scientific questions necessary to bolster evidence-based responses to the ZIKV epidemic in the United States and globally.
The program will explore the duration and infectiousness of Zika virus shedding in semen, vaginal secretions, and other body fluids, determine the risk of sexual transmission in areas both with and without local vector transmission, and evaluate factors that may facilitate sexual transmission including behavioral factors.
Funding Information
- The estimated total program funding is $62,500,000.
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between $10,000,000 to $12,500,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- Special district governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit their applications electronically via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit grants.gov.