# Global Fungal Disease Surveillance and Capacity

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cdc-rfa-ck21-2106-global-fungal-disease-surveillance-and-capacity/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331731

> Centers for Disease Control - NCEZID offered grants of up to $300,000 (at least $25,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $2.5 million in total. Applications closed on July 27, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CDC-RFA-CK21-2106 |
| Agency | Centers for Disease Control - NCEZID |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 27, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $300,000 |
| Award floor | $25,000 |
| Expected awards | 10 |
| Total funding | $2.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.318 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Consideration will be given to teaching hospitals associated with academic institutions, other global governmental entitites, and other organizations that demonstrate a history and capacity of global work, preferably experience conducting fungal activities globally. Individuals are not eligible for this opportunity.

## What the grant funds

Fungal diseases pose a significant public health threat. Infections may be opportunistic, affecting those with weakened immune systems or living with HIV/AIDS, hospital or community acquired, and a growing number are multidrug-resistant. The outcome of this NOFO is to reduce illness and death due to fungal diseases and improve the clinical outcomes for patients with fungal disease. Some activities supporting this goal include monitoring trends in fungal disease burden, improving diagnostic capacity and treatment availability, and raising awareness among the public about the threat of fungal diseases. This NOFO addresses both known and emerging fungal pathogens. Strategies for this NOFO are four-fold: increase fungal surveillance by building epidemiology and laboratory capacity; support identification of known and emerging fungal pathogens for timely response; promote workforce development and provide training in the prevention and control of fungal diseases and increase awareness of fungal disease among the public; and monitor and evaluate the impact of these interventions and assess and refine performance metrics. These strategies are intended to promote health equity at the programmatic, infrastructural and policy levels. This NOFO recognizes that recipients may work to build the capacity to prevent and control specific fungal pathogens or may respond to emerging fungal pathogens or issues, such as antimicrobial resistance. As one of the only public health groups devoted to the prevention and control of fungal infections, MDB works with partners worldwide to understand who gets fungal infections, and why, by using epidemiologic, microbiologic, and bioinformatics approaches. MDB responds to emerging fungal threats, such as azole-resistant Aspergillus infections and COVID-19 associated aspergillosis. MDB partnered to identify and respond to an unknown pathogen in Pakistan in 2015, which turned out to be C. auris, a life-threatening, multidrug-resistant fungus that subsequently rapidly spread across the United States. MDB is responsive to emerging fungal needs across the globe. CDC’s Containment Strategy keeps new or rare forms of antibiotic resistance from spreading. Containment complements foundational CDC strategies, including improving antibiotic use and preventing infections, and builds on existing detection and response structure.

## Questions people ask

### Is CDC-RFA-CK21-2106 still open?

No. It closed on July 27, 2021. A newer notice is forecast: CDC-RFA-JG-27-0070, expected deadline February 12, 2027.

### Who can apply for Global Fungal Disease Surveillance and Capacity?

Centers for Disease Control - NCEZID accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Global Fungal Disease Surveillance and Capacity?

Closed July 27, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $300,000 each. About $2.5 million in total across about 10 awards.

### Who has won Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were African Field Epidemiology Network LTD, The Task Force for Global Health, Inc., World Health Organization, Somalia. The program made 306 awards worth $1.3 billion in that time.