Deadline: 21 February 2019
The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking applications for its Advancing Infectious Disease Detection and Response in Viet Nam.
Purpose
- Conduct and monitor epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory-based projects, surveillance, and research of important diseases in Vietnam including, but not limited to, activities to address acute febrile illness, antimicrobial resistance and hospital acquired infections, respiratory infections and influenza, enteric illnesses, and other public health threats.
- Incorporate the results of research activities into operational disease detection, prevention, and response or control programs in Vietnam and the strengthening of local workforce capacity and dissemination of findings across the region, with partners, and globally.
Objectives/Outcomes
- Applicants may propose a variety of projects that address these objectives. For each project, the applicant must submit a separate Research Plan and Budget. The Research Strategy component of the Research Plan is limited to 25 pages per project per component. Applicants applying for multiple components must provide a written plan indicating assurance of coordinated management and administrative support.
- For each project proposed, the focus should be on an identifiable public health concern or problem impacting health in Vietnam. Applicant may propose new projects, as well as continuation of existing projects (if applicable) that propose new objectives and activities to address emerging diseases as well as risk factors associated with the leading causes of death in Vietnam. This may include disease surveillance, data collection, epidemiologic studies, laboratory-based studies, and the evaluation of interventions and/or control methods including therapeutic and preventative treatments.
Disease Areas
Applicants may focus their application on one or more of the following eligible disease areas:
- Acute febrile illness (AFI)
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and/or healthcare-associated infections (HAI) (i.e. nosocomial or hospital acquired infections)
- Vaccine-preventable diseases
- Vector-borne diseases
- Respiratory illness and influenza
- Enteric illnesses
- Other public health issues of regional and local importance
Research Categories
- Characterize Public Health Threats
- Determine Most Effective Implementation Approaches
- Measuring Impact
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Target Population
The prospective applicant must identify the target populations to be addressed through this NOFO, including risk factors for disease and impact of increased diagnostics and surveillance by population type. The prospective applicant should use data generated under this NOFO to identify communities disproportionately affected by different infectious diseases, and propose activities/interventions to reduce or eliminate these disparities. The applicant should describe how the activities under this NOFO will be inclusive of all affected populations.
Eligibility Criteria
Only the application from the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam will be accepted.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=311489