Enhancing Global Health Security: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health Globally | CDC RFA GH20 2110

Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH20 2110

The grant opportunity titled "Enhancing Global Health Security: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health Globally" (Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA GH20-2110) is a CDC-led cooperative agreement designed to strengthen global health security capabilities through practical, on-the-ground implementation. The focus is on supporting programs that protect and improve health worldwide by working in close partnership with Ministries of Health and other government institutions. In plain terms, this funding is meant to help countries build stronger systems so they can stop outbreaks before they spread, spot dangerous health threats faster, and respond more effectively when major events occur. It builds on approximately five years of prior US Government investments in global health security systems and is positioned as a continuation and expansion of that work rather than a brand-new initiative.

The core purpose of the NOFO centers on advancing three connected strategies: prevention, detection, and response. On prevention, the opportunity emphasizes reducing the likelihood of avoidable epidemics, whether they arise naturally (like emerging infectious diseases) or result from accidental or intentional release of dangerous pathogens. On detection, it prioritizes improving the speed and quality of early threat identification, including the ability to detect, characterize, and report emerging biological threats in a timely way. On response, it targets the capacity to respond rapidly and effectively to public health threats that may be of international concern, which implies an emphasis on coordinated action, operational readiness, and systems that can scale during emergencies.

Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically through the Center for Global Health (CGH). The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means CDC expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply issuing funds, such as providing technical assistance, collaborating on strategy, and supporting performance monitoring. The activity category is health, and the CFDA (assistance listing) number is 93.318. The opportunity was originally posted on February 27, 2020, with an original application closing date of April 27, 2020, and electronically submitted applications were required to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.

Eligibility for applicants is broad and includes multiple types of public and private organizations. Eligible entities include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education where specified); for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other than small businesses); and additional eligible categories as clarified in the announcement text. The listing also notes "unrestricted" eligibility across the types of entities described, subject to any extra clarifications in the Additional Information on Eligibility section of the full notice.

In terms of anticipated scale, the NOFO indicates an expectation of five awards. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which generally signals that a specific maximum per award is not stated in the summary data and would need to be confirmed in the full announcement or related budget guidance. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at strengthening country and regional capacities to manage infectious disease and other biological threats by supporting partnerships, building systems, and improving readiness across the full cycle of outbreak risk: preventing outbreaks where possible, detecting them earlier when they occur, and responding quickly to limit harm and international spread.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Enhancing Global Health Security: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health Globally" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.318.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 27, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 27, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: 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, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification), Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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