# Surveillance and Response to Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza by Regional Offices of the World Health Organization

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cdc-rfa-ip21-2102-surveillance-and-response-to-seasonal-and-pandemic-influenza/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333001

> Centers for Disease Control - NCIRD offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 6 awards worth $41.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 21, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CDC-RFA-IP21-2102 |
| Agency | Centers for Disease Control - NCIRD |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 21, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 6 |
| Total funding | $41.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.318 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Regional Offices of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa – AFR, Brazzaville, Congo; Regional Office for the Americas – PAHO, Washington, D.C.; Regional Office for South-East Asia – SEAR, New Delhi, India; Regional Office for Europe – EUR, Copenhagen, Denmark; Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean – EMR, Cairo, Egypt; and Regional Office for the Western Pacific – WPR, Manila, Philippines).

## What the grant funds

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will support the Regional Offices of the World Health Organization (WHO) to implement a coordinated plan to assist national governments and regional authorities to improve surveillance for influenza by enhancing capacity for laboratory and epidemiologic surveillance of seasonal and pandemic influenza; to assist in implementation of simple methods to determine burden of influenza disease in countries and regionally using surveillance data and other routinely collected information; to detect and respond to outbreaks of novel influenza viruses with pandemic potential, such as highly pathogenic avian influenza, swine viruses or other respiratory pathogens with similar pandemic potential; and, to assist countries to conduct activities that inform policies on introduction and increased use of influenza vaccines. Projects considered for this NOFO should build upon existing public health infrastructure focusing on country priorities, strengthen regional and national partnerships, public health capacity, leadership, and strategic collaboration and integrated health programming throughout the Region. Only one application per WHO Regional Office may be submitted. Activities identified should be complementary and not duplicative to the activities targeted through WHO’s Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework (PIP) or any other similar projects occurring within a region.

## Questions people ask

### Is CDC-RFA-IP21-2102 still open?

No. It closed on June 21, 2021. A newer notice is forecast: CDC-RFA-JG-27-0070, expected deadline February 12, 2027.

### Who can apply for Surveillance and Response to Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza by Regional Offices of the World Health Organization?

Centers for Disease Control - NCIRD accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Surveillance and Response to Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza by Regional Offices of the World Health Organization?

Closed June 21, 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 $41.0 million in total across about 6 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.