The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $78,980,821 to DAI Global LLC, doing business as DAI, to improve the capacity of countries in high-risk areas to respond to outbreaks of emergent zoonotic diseases in Uganda. The purpose of this agreement was to enhance Uganda's ability to detect and respond to zoonotic disease outbreaks from 2009 to 2014 through USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Global AIDS Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.067) provides $15,954,880.00 to the Ministry of Health Central Public Health Laboratories (CPHL) in Uganda. The funding supports strengthening national health laboratory services and partnerships in Uganda for quality HIV-related testing and other diagnostics through improved laboratory coordination and management under the President's Emergency Plan for...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $17,185,597.00 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Global AIDS program (CFDA 93.067) aims to strengthen the technical capacity of the Uganda Ministry of Health to standardize, harmonize, and provide oversight for a sustainable public health response to HIV/AIDS, TB, and related health efforts. The 5-year project, commencing on September 30, 2024, will focus on building the ministry's ability to lead and coordinate a...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) provides $615,891 to conduct a multi-year study on sepsis pathobiology in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The primary awardee, The Trustees of Columbia University, will lead a team to validate the presence of distinct sepsis "endotypes" in Uganda that reflect host-pathogen features unique to the region. They will...
The federal Project Grant award of $101,290 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.855 - Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research) aims to strengthen grants administration capacity at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Uganda. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Providing advanced training and mentorship to senior research administrators at Makerere University on best practices for pre- and post-award...
This Project Grant award from the John E. Fogarty International Center (CFDA 93.989 - International Research and Research Training) provides $108,237 to Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda to develop and assess the feasibility of a diagnostic tool for post-tuberculosis (TB) lung disease that can be deployed in primary healthcare settings. The key objectives are to: (1) create and validate a clinical diagnostic algorithm for post-TB lung disease, (2) conduct qualitative...
This Cooperative Agreement award for $251,712.00, issued by the U.S. 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), will improve awareness and detection of arthropods (e.g., ticks, mosquitoes, flies, and mites) and arthropod-borne diseases. The project aims to provide educational resources and training for animal health professionals to better recognize, collect, and submit...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with ID NU51CK000360, was provided by the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, a center within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The $231,336 award under CFDA 93.283 (CDC Investigations and Technical Assistance) supports the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in enhancing the state's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging infectious disease threats. Key products and services to be delivered include:...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under CFDA Program 98.001 - USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas, supports the strengthening of Tanzania's capacities to develop, validate, and implement interventions to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging infectious diseases. The $7,900,000 award, effective from January 6, 2025 to January 5, 2030, will be implemented by the Center for International Health, Education and...
The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) received a $683,697 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Zoonotic Disease Initiative (CFDA No. 15.069) program. The award will fund a 3-year project focused on four key areas: 1) Developing a fish and wildlife health database to enhance disease surveillance, monitoring, and forecasting; 2) Creating a wildlife health communication plan to improve information dissemination...