# Emerging Infections Sentinel Networks (93.860)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-860-emerging-infections-sentinel-networks/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Emerging Infections Sentinel Networks is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $25.0 million in 5 grants, about $5.0 million per award.

## Objectives

In its 1994 monograph, Addressing Emerging Infectious Disease Threats – A Prevention Strategy for the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called for the establishment of provider-based Emerging Infections Sentinel Networks (EISNs) to monitor and evaluate conditions that are not covered by health department surveillance and that are likely to be seen by specific kinds of health providers.
Objectives for the provider-based sentinel networks include the following:
- To support linked groups of participating individuals or organizations in monitoring a variety of infectious disease problems and enhancing communication and collaboration among network members and the public health community;
- To serve as readily accessible mechanisms to address urgent public health infectious disease problems rapidly; and
- To improve understanding of specific public health issues, including, but not limited to, international travel, and enhance preparedness to meet new infectious disease threats among domestic and globally mobile populations.
Additional objectives for the "research" EISN include:
- To focus studies on the most important issues to be addressed by participating hospital EDs and CDC; and
- To estimate the community burden of diseases.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.2 million | 2 |
| 2022 | $16.0 million | 3 |
| 2023 | $3.1 million | 2 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $619,017 | 3 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $16.5 million |
| Olive View/UCLA Education and Research Institute, Inc. | California | $5.6 million |
| The International Society of Travel Medicine, Incorporated | Georgia | $2.8 million |
| Ministry of Health - Tanzania |  | $74,910 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $49,107 |