Federal Register #2026-15901

CDC Awards Cooperative Agreements to International Health Agencies for Influenza and Infectious Disease Surveillance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded cooperative agreements to international public health agencies to strengthen global influenza and infectious disease surveillance. - Government Buyer: - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Award Recipients (International Health Agencies): - Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud Dr. Carlos G. Malbran (Argentina) - Instituto de Salud Publica de Chile (Chile) - Ministerio de Salud Publica de Ecuador (Ecuador) - Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud (Panama) - Alter Vida Centro De Estudios Y Formacion Para Ecodesarrollo (Paraguay) - Caribbean Public Health Agency (Caribbean Region) - Services Requested: - Surveillance and response for pandemic and novel influenza, as well as other infectious disease threats - Activities include epidemiologic and virologic detection, data sharing, and capacity building - Funding Details: - Total estimated value for the first year: approximately $3,800,000 - Individual awards range from $600,000 to $800,000 per recipient - Period of Performance: - Five-year duration - Unique Requirements: - Sole source awards to national and regional public health institutions - Focus on enhancing health security and global disease surveillance networks - No commercial OEMs or vendors are involved; recipients are government or public health entities.

Description

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces six separate awards to fund international health agencies in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, and the Caribbean Region. The awards aim to enhance health security by strengthening global influenza and other priority pathogen surveillance networks to detect and respond to infectious disease threats. The total approximate funding for fiscal year 2026 is $3,800,000, with continuation funding for years 2 through 5. The award period is from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031.

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