This grant offered by CDC aims to support the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in Africa to combat polio, a critical Public Health Emergency. With a focus on Nigeria and other at-risk countries in the region, the program seeks to enhance local workforce capacity through the NSTOP initiative, in collaboration with AFENET. The initiative aims to provide expertise and conduct effective polio eradication and immunization activities to ultimately achieve a polio-free Africa. Applications accepted until March 28, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 271188
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-GH15-1612 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) initiative supporting polio eradication in Africa |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.318 — Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Securit |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 08, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 10, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 28, 2016 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $90,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Description: | Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease and is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) with a target of eradication by 2015 and polio free certification date of 2018. There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines. CDC Director Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, has designated polio eradication an agency-wide priority through activation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the last 32 months for global polio response activities. The US congress has included a significant increase in polio funding for fiscal year 2014 with a mandate to work with all government and non-government partners to eradicate polio (Congressional committee records, 2013). CDC is one of five spearheading partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) providing technical and financial support to implement polio eradication activities globally. GPEI has four strategies to meet this target for polio eradication: routine immunization, supplementary immunization, acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance, and targeted “mop-up” campaigns.Although the entire African region is at risk, polio remains endemic in Nigeria and ongoing outbreaks have occurred in central and east African countries. Until polio transmission is interrupted in these countries, polio will remain a risk throughout the region and the world. This program will support the US Government endorsed GPEI and the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy, 2006-2015.As evidenced by recent outbreaks and WHO/CDC risk assessments (‘Assessing the Risks for Poliovirus Outbreaks’, MMWR, September 2013), public health workers at the local and national level in polio endemic Nigeria, polio outbreak countries in east and central African countries and other at-risk countries in the African region do not have the adequate expertise to conduct polio activities effectively for urgent and sustained polio eradication. There is a critical need to expand National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP), a joint initiative with CDC and the Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) started in 2012. This program utilizes a field epidemiology training network to develop local workforce capacity to conduct polio eradication and immunization activities at the lowest level of government and within the community. The focus for these activities is Nigeria, east and central African countries and other at-risk countries in the African region. |
| Link to Additional Information: | |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Andrew Stein
vpd4@cdc.gov Email:vpd4@cdc.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Revise ceiling of FOA. | Mar 25, 2016 | |
| Mar 25, 2016 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-GH15-1612 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) initiative supporting polio eradication in Africa |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.318 — Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Securit |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 08, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 10, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 28, 2016 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $90,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Description: | Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease and is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) with a target of eradication by 2015 and polio free certification date of 2018. There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines. CDC Director Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, has designated polio eradication an agency-wide priority through activation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the last 32 months for global polio response activities. The US congress has included a significant increase in polio funding for fiscal year 2014 with a mandate to work with all government and non-government partners to eradicate polio (Congressional committee records, 2013). CDC is one of five spearheading partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) providing technical and financial support to implement polio eradication activities globally. GPEI has four strategies to meet this target for polio eradication: routine immunization, supplementary immunization, acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance, and targeted “mop-up” campaigns.Although the entire African region is at risk, polio remains endemic in Nigeria and ongoing outbreaks have occurred in central and east African countries. Until polio transmission is interrupted in these countries, polio will remain a risk throughout the region and the world. This program will support the US Government endorsed GPEI and the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy, 2006-2015.As evidenced by recent outbreaks and WHO/CDC risk assessments (‘Assessing the Risks for Poliovirus Outbreaks’, MMWR, September 2013), public health workers at the local and national level in polio endemic Nigeria, polio outbreak countries in east and central African countries and other at-risk countries in the African region do not have the adequate expertise to conduct polio activities effectively for urgent and sustained polio eradication. There is a critical need to expand National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP), a joint initiative with CDC and the Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) started in 2012. This program utilizes a field epidemiology training network to develop local workforce capacity to conduct polio eradication and immunization activities at the lowest level of government and within the community. The focus for these activities is Nigeria, east and central African countries and other at-risk countries in the African region. |
| Link to Additional Information: | |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Andrew Stein
vpd4@cdc.gov Email:vpd4@cdc.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-GH15-1612 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) initiative supporting polio eradication in Africa |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.318 — Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Securit |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 10, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Apr 09, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $90,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $18,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Description: | Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease and is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) with a target of eradication by 2015 and polio free certification date of 2018. There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines. CDC Director Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, has designated polio eradication an agency-wide priority through activation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the last 32 months for global polio response activities. The US congress has included a significant increase in polio funding for fiscal year 2014 with a mandate to work with all government and non-government partners to eradicate polio (Congressional committee records, 2013). CDC is one of five spearheading partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) providing technical and financial support to implement polio eradication activities globally. GPEI has four strategies to meet this target for polio eradication: routine immunization, supplementary immunization, acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance, and targeted “mop-up” campaigns. Although the entire African region is at risk, polio remains endemic in Nigeria and ongoing outbreaks have occurred in central and east African countries. Until polio transmission is interrupted in these countries, polio will remain a risk throughout the region and the world. This program will support the US Government endorsed GPEI and the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy, 2006-2015. As evidenced by recent outbreaks and WHO/CDC risk assessments (‘Assessing the Risks for Poliovirus Outbreaks’, MMWR, September 2013), public health workers at the local and national level in polio endemic Nigeria, polio outbreak countries in east and central African countries and other at-risk countries in the African region do not have the adequate expertise to conduct polio activities effectively for urgent and sustained polio eradication. There is a critical need to expand National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP), a joint initiative with CDC and the Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) started in 2012. This program utilizes a field epidemiology training network to develop local workforce capacity to conduct polio eradication and immunization activities at the lowest level of government and within the community. The focus for these activities is Nigeria, east and central African countries and other at-risk countries in the African region. |
| Link to Additional Information: | |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Andrew Stein
vpd4@cdc.gov Email:vpd4@cdc.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 271188 Full Announcement-1 -> CDC-RFA-GH15-1612.pdf
Folder 271188 Revised Full Announcement-CDC-RFA-GH15-1612 REV -> CDC-RFA-GH15-1612REV.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Andrew Stein vpd4@cdc.gov Email: vpd4@cdc.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.318 | CDC-RFA-GH15-1612 | National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) initiative supporting polio eradication in Africa | PKG00211475 | Jan 08, 2015 | Mar 28, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
271188 SF424-2.0.pdf
271188 SF424A-1.0.pdf
271188 HHS_CheckList-1.1.pdf
271188 Project-1.1.pdf
271188 Budget-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
271188 Other-1.1.pdf
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