Cooperative Agreement NU50CK000569

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Center For Farmworker Health, Inc. (NCFH) under the CDC Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health program (CFDA 93.967). The award period is from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029. The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to support NCFH, a non-profit organization, in improving the health and safety of farmworker populations across the United States. NCFH will use the...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $731,250 Project Grant to the Fishing Partnership Health Plan Corporation, a non-profit organization, to train commercial fishermen in Maryland as first responders to the opioid epidemic. The 3-year grant, which runs from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026, is funded through the CDC's Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262). The goal of the program is to recognize new workplace...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $936,108 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) supports the "Commercial Fishing Vessel Stability and Primary Prevention Policy" project. The award, made on September 1, 2024, will run through August 31, 2027. The project is funded under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421). The primary objective is to...

This $389,782 Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), aims to develop highly specific and validated TaqMan assays for the simultaneous detection of two critical shrimp diseases: Hepatopancreatic Microsporidiosis (HPM) caused by Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) and Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) caused...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283), will fund the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) to detect, prevent, and respond to threats posed by infectious diseases. The $2,825,301 award supports CDPH's work across three core areas: surveillance, detection, and response; prevention and intervention; and communications, coordination, and partnerships. The...

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) was awarded a five-year, $734,538 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Emerging Infections Programs (CFDA 93.317) federal grant program. The purpose of this award is to support efforts to enhance infectious disease epidemiology, laboratory, and entomology capacity, enabling state, local, and territorial public health agencies to respond adeptly to both existing and emerging (or re-emerging)...

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $599,622 Project Grant under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421) to Redde, LLC, a for-profit S corporation located in Deer Isle, Maine. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, with a completion date of August 31, 2027, will fund the...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $200,000 under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) to the International Fresh Produce Association to develop a Spanish-language Listeria produce safety training and education cohort program. The program will target small and medium farms, packing and processing facilities, and other entities in the Southern U.S. produce supply chain. It aims to address language and financial barriers that have prevented...

This $471,994 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death by Infectious Diseases grant program (CFDA 93.084) supports the White Mountain Apache Tribe in strengthening Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) prevention and control efforts on Arizona tribal lands. The project aims to enhance public health capacity and implement targeted interventions to reduce the burden of this vector-borne infectious disease...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $619,367 Cooperative Agreement titled "Emerging Infections Programs (CFDA 93.317)" to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (MT DPHHS) on August 1, 2024. This 5-year award (through July 31, 2029) will support the state's efforts to prevent, control, and monitor the public health impact of emerging infectious diseases. Key products and services to be delivered under this Cooperative Agreement...