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CDC Solicitation for Research and Surveillance on Travel-Associated Infectious Diseases

This opportunity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, seeks applicants for a major research initiative on travel-associated infectious diseases. - Government Buyer: - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases - Division of Global Migration Health - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the solicitation. - Products/Services Requested: - Research and surveillance services focused on travel-associated infectious diseases - Component A: Develop and maintain a clinic-based sentinel surveillance network - Includes enhanced surveillance, research, data collection, and dissemination - Component B: Establish and operate a wastewater-based genomic surveillance network at international airports - Focus on detecting and characterizing emerging pathogens and variants in aircraft wastewater - Notable Requirements: - Applicants may apply for one or both components, but only one award per component is expected - Emphasis on genomic surveillance, outbreak detection, and development of patient care guidelines - Eligible applicants include government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofits, and certain for-profit organizations - No cost-sharing required - Total program funding is $30 million over five years, with $5 million for Component A and $25 million for Component B - Each component is funded annually ($1 million/year for A, $5 million/year for B)

Description

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to support research that produces insights into disease detection and prevention strategies, burden, severity, diagnostics, treatment, and outcomes of infectious diseases in international travelers. The research should address public health questions to improve outbreak detection speed, develop guidelines to improve patient care, enhance understanding of disease natural history, optimize genomic surveillance and treatment strategies, and advance U.S. global health security. The NOFO has two components: Component A focuses on a clinic-based sentinel network, and Component B focuses on sentinel detection in international transportation hubs. Applicants may apply for either or both components.

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