Emerging Infections Programs (93.317)
Emerging Infections Programs (Assistance Listing 93.317) is run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $514 million in 202 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.5 million per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $1.0 million. Half of the 202 awards fell between $400,916 and $3.1 million, and they ranged from $10,000 to $25.8 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$514 million
- Grant awards202
- Typical award$1.0 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$46.3 million
- Size rank366 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $60.0 million in fiscal 2021 to $46.3 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 366th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 68% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 59 states and territories.
What the program funds
The purpose of the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) is to assist in local, state, and national efforts to prevent, control, and monitor the public health impact of infectious diseases. The EIP cooperative agreement was formed in 1995 as a key component of CDC’s national strategy to address and reduce emerging infectious disease (EID) threats. The EIP is a population-based network of state health agencies and their collaborators, including (but not limited to) academic institutions, local health departments, public health and clinical laboratories, infection control professionals, and healthcare providers. The unique strength of the EIP lies in the network’s ability to quickly translate surveillance and research activities into informed policy and public health practice.
Forecast opportunities
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Recipients may only expend funds for reasonable program purposes, including personnel, travel, supplies, and services, such as contractual. Funding under this program will support activities that fall within the following general activities: (1)active surveillance; (2) applied public health epidemiologic and laboratory activities; (3) implementation and evaluation of pilot prevention/intervention projects; and (4) flexible response to public health emergencies. Activities: (1) address issues that the EIP network is particularly suited to investigate; (2) maintain sufficient flexibility for emergency response and new problems as they arise; (3) develop and evaluate public health interventions to inform public health policy and treatment guidelines; (4) incorporate training as a key function; and (5) prioritize projects that lead directly to the prevention of disease (http://wwwlink.cdc.gov/ncezid/dpei/eip). The full list of restrictions for this program are included in the published Notice of Funding Opportunity for this program. General restrictions that apply are as follows: • Awardees may not generally use HHS/CDC/ATSDR funding for the purchase of furniture or equipment. Any such proposed spending must be identified in the budget. • The direct and primary recipient in a cooperative agreement program must perform a substantial role in carrying out project objectives and not merely serve as a conduit for an award to another party or provider who is ineligible.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Awards typically range between approx. $7M to 15M annually, with an average award of $10.4M.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2016: Activities for this program fall into the following general categories: (1) active surveillance; (2) applied public health epidemiologic and laboratory activities; (3) implementation and evaluation of pilot prevention/intervention projects; and (4) flexible response to public health emergencies. Activities: (1) address issues that the EIP network is particularly suited to investigate; (2) maintain sufficient flexibility for emergency response and new problems as they arise; (3) develop and evaluate public health interventions to inform public health policy and treatment guidelines; (4) incorporate training as a key function; and (5) prioritize projects that lead directly to the prevention of disease (http://wwwlink.cdc.gov/ncezid/dpei/eip). The EIPs have proved to be a national resource for conducting active, population-based surveillance and special studies for invasive bacterial diseases, foodborne pathogens, healthcare associated infections (HAIs), influenza, and many other infectious diseases.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Emerging Infections Programs (93.317) awarded $514 million across 202 grant awards, an average of $2.5 million per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 83% of the money, nonprofits 14% and colleges and universities 1.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 161 | $427 million | 83% |
| Nonprofits | 23 | $74.0 million | 14% |
| Colleges and universities | 7 | $7.3 million | 1.4% |
| Other | 8 | $3.5 million | 0.7% |
| Businesses | 3 | $2.4 million | 0.5% |
By state
55 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 6 | $40.5 million |
| New York | 10 | $39.9 million |
| Georgia | 10 | $38.5 million |
| Minnesota | 5 | $35.6 million |
| Tennessee | 6 | $32.2 million |
| Connecticut | 6 | $28.2 million |
| Colorado | 5 | $24.5 million |
| Oregon | 5 | $24.4 million |
| New Mexico | 4 | $20.7 million |
| Maryland | 6 | $17.2 million |
| Texas | 6 | $16.5 million |
| Washington | 7 | $13.4 million |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | $10.1 million |
| Arizona | 5 | $8.6 million |
| Illinois | 6 | $8.5 million |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $8.5 million |
| Michigan | 3 | $8.4 million |
| Ohio | 4 | $8.1 million |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $7.4 million |
| Florida | 2 | $7.1 million |
| New Jersey | 3 | $5.6 million |
| Missouri | 3 | $5.6 million |
| North Carolina | 3 | $5.6 million |
| Virginia | 2 | $4.2 million |
| Nevada | 3 | $4.1 million |
| Maine | 3 | $4.0 million |
| Mississippi | 3 | $3.9 million |
| Utah | 2 | $3.8 million |
| Indiana | 3 | $3.6 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $3.6 million |
| Louisiana | 2 | $3.4 million |
| Hawaii | 3 | $3.4 million |
| North Dakota | 3 | $3.4 million |
| Vermont | 3 | $3.3 million |
| Kentucky | 2 | $3.3 million |
| South Carolina | 2 | $3.3 million |
| Alabama | 2 | $3.3 million |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $3.2 million |
| Kansas | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Iowa | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Rhode Island | 3 | $3.0 million |
| New Hampshire | 2 | $2.8 million |
| Arkansas | 2 | $2.8 million |
| Delaware | 2 | $2.8 million |
| Nebraska | 2 | $2.8 million |
| West Virginia | 2 | $2.6 million |
| Montana | 2 | $2.4 million |
| South Dakota | 2 | $2.4 million |
| Wyoming | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Alaska | 2 | $2.3 million |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | $2.3 million |
| American Samoa | 3 | $1.8 million |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 3 | $1.6 million |
| Guam | 3 | $1.0 million |
| Palau | 2 | $826,570 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | $800,430 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | $759,446 |
| Idaho | 1 | $406,978 |