This federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health's John E. Fogarty International Center (CFDA 93.989 - International Research and Research Training) provides $962,344 to the Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC) in Ghana to strengthen capacity for policy-relevant life course epidemiological research. The award aims to develop a sustainable pipeline of African physician scientists and postdoctoral investigators dedicated to addressing the growing burden of non-communicable...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award NU66GH002182, titled "REINFORCING IMMUNIZATION SYSTEMS FOR CONSEQUENTIAL GEOGRAPHIES(RISE4CGS)IN DRC, ETHIOPIA AND NIGERIA", is funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283). The $8,536,000.00 award, with a period of performance from Sep 30, 2024 to Sep 29, 2029, will be implemented by the African Field Epidemiology Network LTD (AFENET), a non-profit...
This $582,959 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) aims to integrate a "Universal Test-and-Connect" (UTC) strategy for HIV prevention and treatment services into two high-volume emergency department (ED) settings in Cape Town, South Africa. The 3-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2027, has three key objectives: Integrate HIV assessment into...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361), provides $254,210 to Emory University to develop and execute an Advanced Research Training (ART) program in social determinants of health (SDOH). The primary goals are to increase the number of nurse scientists and investigators in aligned fields who are prepared to conduct research on how SDOH influence individual, family, and community health, as well as to...
The Task Force for Global Health, Inc. was awarded a $2,475,519.00 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.323) program. The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, supports the Task Force's work in enhancing public health infrastructure for detecting, responding to, preventing, and controlling infectious diseases globally. Key activities...
The National Science Foundation awarded Science Education Solutions, Inc. a $746,321 Project Grant under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to support the COVID-INSPIRED DATA SCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGH EPIDEMIOLOGY project. The two-year project, funded from March 2021 to February 2023, will develop epidemiology-focused data science curriculum and teacher professional development to advance STEM education. Leveraging insights from the COVID-19 pandemic, the awardee will...
This federal Project Grant award of $174,511 from the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center (CFDA 93.989 - International Research and Research Training) aims to develop an effective education strategy to increase provider proficiency with evidence-based interventions that can be scaled up worldwide. The key products and services to be delivered include: Determining if the addition of tailored skills training increases refresher knowledge assignment completion above 60% for...
This $5,900,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Global AIDS program (CFDA 93.067) supports the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), a non-profit organization based in South Africa. The funding will be used to strengthen infectious disease surveillance, laboratory capabilities, and public health research over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029. Key activities include establishing electronic case reporting...
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), a prominent non-profit organization in South Africa, was awarded a $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.318) "Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security." This five-year award, effective September 1, 2024, supports collaborative research on influenza and other...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421) to the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Inc. (ASPPH). The funding will support ASPPH's "Tribal Health Department Fellowship Program" to place 24 postgraduate public health fellows from ASPPH-member institutions in...