Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH15 16210401SUPP18
The grant opportunity titled "Global Health Security Partnership Engagement: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health Globally" is a CDC cooperative agreement (Funding Opportunity Number: CDC RFA GH15 16210401SUPP18; CFDA 93.318) designed to support practical, on-the-ground work that strengthens global health security through coordinated partnerships at regional, national, and local levels. The central aim is to protect and improve public health worldwide by helping countries build and use the core systems needed to manage infectious disease risks and other serious health threats, especially in situations that can escalate quickly across borders.
A major emphasis of the NOFO is immediate response capacity, with specific attention to the Ebola outbreak current at the time of release, as well as other infectious disease outbreaks, emerging health threats, and Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEICs). In plain terms, the funding is intended to help organizations and partners respond rapidly and effectively when an outbreak occurs, while also making sure that the response strengthens longer-term readiness rather than operating as a one-off emergency effort.
Alongside outbreak response, the opportunity strongly prioritizes systems-building activities that improve a country or region's ability to prevent, detect, respond to, and control health threats over time. The NOFO highlights several foundational capacity areas: public health surveillance (so threats are identified early and tracked accurately), laboratory systems (so pathogens can be confirmed and characterized quickly), emergency operations systems (so decision-making, coordination, and resource deployment are organized under incident management structures), workforce development (so trained epidemiologists, laboratorians, and emergency response staff are available and retained), and health communications (so accurate information reaches decision-makers, health workers, and the public in ways that support trust and behavior change). Taken together, these areas reflect the practical building blocks that allow countries to move from reactive crisis response to sustained preparedness.
Projects under this NOFO are expected to build on existing public health infrastructure rather than starting from scratch, and to align with country priorities that are of mutual interest to partners. The CDC signals that it is looking for efforts that strengthen regional and national partnerships, reinforce public health leadership and capacity, improve strategic collaboration, and support integrated health programming. That means applicants should be thinking not only about technical deliverables (like a surveillance platform or lab training) but also about how their work fits into existing institutions, coordination mechanisms, and national plans, with an eye toward durability and local ownership.
Another required component is monitoring and evaluation. The NOFO makes it clear that applicants need to track overall program performance and the progress of specific projects or activities. This typically implies setting measurable objectives, monitoring outputs and outcomes, and using performance information to adjust implementation. The goal is to show that the work is producing real improvements in readiness and response capacity, not just activity completion.
In terms of logistics and eligibility, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses a cooperative agreement instrument, which generally indicates substantial federal involvement or collaboration during implementation compared with a standard grant. Eligible applicants include a broad set of entities such as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and other eligible entities as described in the NOFO's additional eligibility language. The funding announcement was created June 29, 2018, with an original application deadline of July 28, 2018 (11:59 p.m. ET for electronic submissions). The listing indicates an expectation of one award, and the award ceiling is shown as 0, which typically signals that applicants must refer to the full NOFO for the actual funding amount, budgeting constraints, or award structure.
Overall, this NOFO is best understood as a global health security investment meant to support both urgent outbreak response and longer-term institutional strengthening. It focuses on improving the systems and partnerships that allow countries to detect threats early, confirm them through reliable labs, coordinate response through emergency operations, staff responses with trained personnel, and communicate effectively to reduce harm and prevent spread.Apply for CDC RFA GH15 16210401SUPP18
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Global Health Security Partnership Engagement: 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 Jun 29, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 28, 2018 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 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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