Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Emerging Infections Sentinel Networks (93.860)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$25.0 million
• Grant awards5
• Typical award$3.1 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$619,017
• Size rank1,242 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $5.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $619,017 in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1242nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 5 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 3 states and territories.

What the program funds

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.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Eligibility for this program is open, however, only institutions/organizations that meet and can demonstrate the necessary qualifications described in the published NOFOs for this program should apply. Additional eligibility information is also described below: There are both research and non-research funding opportunities under this program. For the research opportunity, only organizations currently operating a nationwide provider-based sentinel network that link academically affiliated hospital emergency departments in monitoring a variety of infectious disease problems are eligible. For the non-research opportunity, only organizations currently operating provider-based sentinel networks that link groups of participating individuals or organizations organized around either infectious disease clinicians or travel medicine in monitoring a variety of infectious disease problems are eligible. Applicants should refer to the published NOFOs for more information regarding applicant eligibility.

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. More detailed information regarding use of funding for specific projects/activities will be included in the published NOFOs for this program. The full list of restrictions for this program are/will be included in the published Notice of Funding Opportunity for this program. General restrictions that apply are as follows: - Recipients may only expend funds for reasonable program purposes, including personnel, travel, supplies, and services, such as contractual. - 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 an 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. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Check Grants.gov for any relevant NOFO information regarding processes for applying for assistance.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Award Range: $250k–$5m Average Award: $500k

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 66% of the money, nonprofits 0.3%.

By state

2 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are California and Georgia.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.