This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,586,000.00 was granted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421). The award supports the establishment of a Region 5 Center for Public Health Preparedness and Response, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029. The primary awardee, the Regents of the...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $9,358,220.00, was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program. The award supports the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and its Local and Tribal Health Departments (L/THDs) in rapidly mobilizing and responding to significant public health emergencies in the state. Key activities funded include: Establishing an Incident...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $4,428,000.00 was granted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421). The award was made to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Health Sciences Division, to establish a Regional Center for Public Health Preparedness and Response in Region 2. The five-year...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $1,577,172 Cooperative Agreement under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health (CFDA 93.421) program to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to enhance public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities in Region 7. The project, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will focus on building public health...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,591,288.00 was issued on September 30, 2024 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421). The award was granted to Tulane University, a private non-profit research institution, to establish the Region 6 Center for Health Security and Response Readiness. The center will deliver...
This $5,358,220.00 federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued on January 17, 2025 by the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (CFDA 93.354 - Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response), aims to support state, local, territorial, and tribal public health departments in rapidly mobilizing and responding to significant public health emergencies. The primary objectives are to enhance public health emergency preparedness capabilities across...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $4,018,665.00 was provided by the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program. The award supports the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) in rapidly mobilizing and responding to...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,499,860.00, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the National Organizations for State and Local Officials (NOSLO) program (CFDA 93.011), is for an assessment and capacity building project focused on local-level public health workforce recruitment and retention. The prime awardee is the Regents of the University of Minnesota, who will conduct this work from August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2029. The project involves several...
This $19,786,074 Cooperative Agreement award was issued by the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) under CFDA 93.354 "Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response". The award will fund a 5-year prospective observational study on respiratory virus epidemiology in the Greater Boston area. Key research activities include: Planning and preparing to...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,499,856, granted by the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), is funded under the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.323) program. The award supports the "Trusted School Messengers Promoting Non-Mandated Vaccination" project at the University of Rochester, which aims to enhance public health infrastructure for detecting,...
REGIONAL EMERGING SPECIAL PATHOGENS TREATMENT CENTER (RESPTC) - PART A, HHS REGION V - THE JOINT CLINICAL ENTERPRISE KNOWN PUBLICLY AS M HEALTH FAIRVIEW INTEGRATES CLINICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL. UNDER THE BANNER OF M HEALTH FAIRVIEW, FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES OWNS AND OPERATES ITS FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL: THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER (UMMC). UMMC HAS WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (MDH) IN SPECIAL PATHOGEN PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SINCE 2014, AND, AS A SUBGRANTEE TO MDH, HAS OPERATED THE HHS REGION V REGIONAL EMERGING SPECIAL PATHOGENS TREATMENT CENTER (RESPTC) SINCE 2015-16. WITH PASS-THROUGH FEDERAL FUNDING, UMMC REMAINS PREPARED TO ACCEPT AND CARE FOR A PATIENT WITH A SPECIAL PATHOGEN OR EMERGING PATHOGEN IN ITS SPECIAL PATHOGENS UNIT (SPU): IT EXPANDED ITS SPU UNIT CAPACITY FROM ONE HIGH-LEVEL ISOLATION ROOM (2014) TO TWO HIGH-LEVEL ISOLATION ROOMS (2022), AND RENOVATED AN ADJACENT HOSPITAL UNIT INTO A 10-BED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) WITH EACH ROOM HAVING AIRBORNE ISOLATION WITH NEGATIVE PRESSURE AIRFLOW. AS ONE OF TEN EXISTING RESPTCS IN THE COUNTRY, THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS FOR UMMC TO ACT AS THE LEADING REGIONAL PROVIDER OF CARE AND TREATMENT FOR SPECIAL PATHOGEN PATIENTS IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (HHS) REGION V. PROJECT OUTCOMES AND ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED: (1) TO SUSTAIN AND IMPROVE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PREPAREDNESS FOR EMERGING SPECIAL PATHOGENS THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL SPECIAL PATHOGEN SYSTEM OF CARE STRATEGY (NSPS OF CARE STRATEGY), AND (2) TO EXPAND THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL NETWORK SERVING AS PART OF THE NSPS. AS THE REGION V DESIGNATED RESPTC THE UMMC SPECIAL PATHOGENS UNIT (SPU) WILL CONTINUE TO BE A RESOURCE FOR PATIENT CARE AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS AMONG THE REGION'S HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, AND FUNCTION TO MITIGATE SURGES OF PATIENTS AT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES THROUGH SUPPORTING PATIENT DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE REGION. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL DRIVE TOWARD ACHIEVING THE PROJECT OUTCOMES BELOW: - STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE: SERVE AS REGIONAL LEADER IN DEVELOPING, DISSEMINATING, AND MAINTAINING STANDARDS, GUIDANCE, AND PROMISING PRACTICES FOR HIGH-QUALITY, COORDINATED SPECIAL PATHOGEN CARE AND FOR DECISION-MAKING DURING A SPECIAL PATHOGEN OUTBREAK. - BUILDING RESEARCH CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY: BUILD CAPACITY FOR THE NSPS TO ACCELERATE SPECIAL PATHOGEN RESEARCH, SERVING AS A REGIONAL HUB TO CONDUCT, PARTICIPATE IN, AND SHARE INSIGHTS RELATED TO SPECIAL PATHOGEN AND CLINICAL TRIAL RESEARCH. - WORKFORCE AND TRAINING: MAINTAIN A TRAINED, DIVERSE, AND SPECIALIZED WORKFORCE ACROSS THE REGION AND THE NSPS, SERVE AS REGIONAL LEADERS IN PROVIDING SPECIAL PATHOGEN TRAININGS, EXPLORE INNOVATIVE AND FLEXIBLE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, AND SHARE RESOURCES AND PROMISING PRACTICE TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN WORKFORCE CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO SPECIAL PATHOGEN SURGE EVENTS. - SUPPORT FOR SAFE PATIENT CARE DELIVERY: ENABLE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, EQUITABLE CARE FOR PATIENTS INFECTED BY A SPECIAL PATHOGEN ACROSS THE REGION AND THE NSPS BY BUILDING EFFECTIVE CLINICAL, LOAD-BALANCING, AND PATIENT MOVEMENT CAPABILITIES THAT CAN FLEX TO MEET DEMANDS IN A SURGE EVENT. - COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION: BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH A MULTIPLICITY OF STAKEHOLDERS TO COORDINATE CARE DELIVERY, DISSEMINATE INFORMATION, EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND OTHER SUPPORT ACROSS THE NSPS, AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE REGION, THE NSPS, AND WITH THE PUBLIC. - MONITORING AND EVALUATION: CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR PERFORMANCE TO MAINTAIN HIGH-QUALITY AND SEAMLESS OPERATIONS, EVALUATE READINESS, AND DRIVE INFORMED DECISION-MAKING WITHIN THE REGION AND ACROSS THE NSPS.