Deadline: 12 May 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is seeking applications for funding for improving Health Security and Building International Health Regulations Core Capacities in the Republic of Uganda.
The purpose of this NOFO is to continue strengthening Uganda’s capacities for rapid detection and effective and efficient response to health threats, and evidence-based prevention for the spread of epidemic-prone human and zoonotic diseases nationally and across borders, in compliance with International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005).
The focus of this NOFO is based on those gaps outlined by the 2017 Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of Uganda’s Global Health Security (GHS) capacities that still need to be addressed despite subsequent progress, including but not limited to:
- Surveillance, laboratory, rapid response and countermeasures for priority human and zoonotic diseases including antimicrobial resistance, food safety, water and environmental health
- Multi-hazard multi-sectoral preparedness in connection with Uganda’s National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)
- National legislation for, and operationalization of functional, real-time funding for health emergencies
- Establishing a national border health program
- Rolling out a functional electronic platform linking surveillance, laboratory, notification, emergency responses, reporting, and workforce tracking data related to human and zoonotic priority diseases, including antimicrobial resistance.
Components
- Core Global Health Security Priorities
- Rapid Response to Small Scale Infectious Disease Outbreaks or other Public Health Emergencies
- Rapid Response to Large Scale Infectious Disease Outbreaks or other Public Health Emergencies
Funding Information
- Total Period of Performance Funding: $50,000,000
- Average One Year Award Amount: $2,300,000
- Estimated Award Date: 09/30/2020
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=321473
