CDC-RFA-GH21-2177: Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Systems, Capacity and Security - Advancing Regional Health Security for Prevention and Control of Communicable & Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Capacity Building for National Immunization Programs in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (CDC-RFA-JG-27-0070). Status: Expected deadline February 12, 2027. It is in our archive of Centers for Disease Control - CGH notices from 2021.
Centers for Disease Control - CGH offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $5.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 25, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 26, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Total funding$5.0 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | May 26, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | July 25, 2021 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | August 25, 2021 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Caribbean Public Health Agency
Is this a realistic fit?
- Most of the program's money (49% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The purpose of the NOFO is to strengthen CARPHA’s communicable disease surveillance mechanisms; diagnostic testing capacity, and preparedness and response capability in order to promote and enhance the systems of prevention, detection and response for public health events and events of significant health security. Achievement markers will be 1) National and regional capacity developed and strengthened to analyze and link data across surveillance systems to include epidemiological and laboratory data, to track disease introduction and spread; 2) Improved laboratory capacity for effective diagnosis to contain outbreaks of COVID-19 and other communicable and non-communicable diseases; 2) Strengthened outbreak resoponse capacity to coordinte an early response to PHEICs and enhanced ability of CARPHA to provide technical assistance including rapid response teams
Who has won Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security (93.318) awarded $1.3 billion across 306 grant awards, an average of $4.3 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Field Epidemiology Network LTD | 6 | $147 million | |
| The Task Force for Global Health, Inc. | Georgia | 7 | $138 million |
| World Health Organization, Somalia | 14 | $125 million | |
| Association of Public Health Laboratories, Inc. (the) | Maryland | 3 | $61.5 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 5 | $42.7 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, CDC-RFA-JG-27-0070, which is forecast.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is CDC-RFA-GH21-2177 still open?
No. It closed on July 25, 2021. A newer notice is forecast: CDC-RFA-JG-27-0070, expected deadline February 12, 2027.
Who can apply for Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Systems, Capacity and Security - Advancing Regional Health Security for Prevention and Control of Communicable & Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean?
Centers for Disease Control - CGH accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Systems, Capacity and Security - Advancing Regional Health Security for Prevention and Control of Communicable & Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean?
Closed July 25, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
About $5.0 million in total for one award.
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.
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