Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA

Early Detection, Response, and Control of Global Rabies Outbreaks and Associated Threats to America's Dog-Rabies Free Status

Forecast Expected deadline February 1, 2027 Opportunity RFA-CK-27-106

• Award ceiling$400,000
• Award floor$150,000
• Expected awards1
• Total funding$2.0 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

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Who can apply

This opportunity is open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes and businesses.

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Foreign applicants or components are eligible

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Is this a realistic fit?

• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports research to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate technology-driven and cost-effective tools that reduce the global human rabies burden. It also measures progress toward canine rabies elimination, with an emphasis on high-burden countries. Priority research areas include: Electronic systems for tracking human and dog rabies vaccinations. Managing human rabies exposure investigations. Enhancing rabies laboratory information management systems. Modeling the economic impact of dog-mediated rabies interventions. Estimating rabies-susceptible dog populations. The research is intended to generate data-driven strategies that help accelerate progress toward global canine rabies elimination and protect public health.

Category: Health.

How to apply

1. Read the full notice and attachments on Grants.gov. The notice is the official source for deadlines and requirements.
2. Make sure your organization has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID; registration can take several weeks.
3. Register on Grants.gov and submit through Workspace before the deadline and time given in the notice. Our application guide walks through each step.

Questions go to Robert Brian York, RYork@cdc.gov, 404-639-7094.

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