Deadline: 11 May 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Central for Disease Control (CDC) is inviting applications for Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health in Vietnam.
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks to build upon activities funded by CDC to support USG global health priorities in Vietnam through implementation of programs and activities that focus on strengthening public health programs.
Expected Outcomes
This NOFO’s main outcomes are to:
- Improve prevention of avoidable epidemics including naturally occurring outbreaks and intentional or accidental releases of dangerous pathogens.
- Improve ability to rapidly detect threats early, including detecting, characterizing, and reporting emerging biological threats.
- By responding rapidly and effectively to public health threats of international concern.
Components
- Component 1: Core Global Health Security Priorities
- Component 2: Disease-specific surveillance and laboratory activities and monitoring and evaluation
- Component 3: Rapid Response to Small Scale Infectious Disease Outbreaks or other Public Health Emergencies
- Component 4: Rapid Response to Large-Scale Infectious Disease Outbreaks or other Public Health Emergencies
Funding Information
- Average One Year Award Amount: $16,000,000
- Total Period of Performance Funding: $400,000,000
- Approximate Period of Performance Length: 5 year(s)
Target Populations
- The target populations for Vietnam in this NOFO include, but are not limited to, those individuals infected and affected by infectious diseases, are at risk for becoming infected by an infectious disease. The target population for this NOFO may also include at-risk population for noncommunicable diseases and/or other public health emergencies.
- The work under this NOFO will also target increased capacity at the national and sub-national level to implement and achieve outbreak/epidemic/pandemic control in line with USG and CDC strategy. The number and names of the sub-national districts at the time of the award may be changed depending on epidemiologic profile and disease burden.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=320995