Cooperative Agreement U3REP170552

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), operating through the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, received a $7.73 million cooperative agreement from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to serve as the lead organization operating the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) (CFDA 93.825). The award, effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2030,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai a Project Grant of $843,182 under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) effective April 16, 2026, with completion scheduled for March 31, 2031. This five-year research initiative investigates the determinants of viral assembly and infectivity within the Ebola virus VP24 protein, specifically examining how this multifunctional...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Mayo Clinic received a $441,100 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. The award supports research focused on developing in vivo Ebola virus (EBOV) life cycle modeling systems under biosafety level-2 (BSL-2) conditions. The research objectives include generating two murine models to...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) awarded the Association of Public Health Laboratories, Inc. (APHL) a $6.98 million Cooperative Agreement under the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP, CFDA 93.317) to enhance public health laboratory capabilities and capacities from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. This five-year award supports APHL's mission to strengthen laboratory infrastructure, surveillance systems, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Liberia College of Health Sciences (ULCHS) received a $119,116 Project Grant award from the Fogarty International Center under the International Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.989) on May 5, 2025, with a completion date of February 28, 2027. This grant funds the Advancing Clinical Trials on HIV (ACTONHIV) in Liberia initiative, a collaborative partnership between ULCHS and Yale University designed to develop a contextually...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Pennsylvania received a $480,249 Project Grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2027. This award supports research investigating the extracellular matrix (ECM) as a determinant of filovirus infectivity, specifically examining how ECM composition and stiffness influence Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) supports a faculty collaboration at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University to develop new approaches to undergraduate instruction connecting the humanities and health sciences. The project team representing five academic departments will participate in a summer workshop and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Emory University received a $108,384 Project Grant award effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030, from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286). The award supports the Advancement of Diagnostics by Joining User-Centered and Scalable Technologies Training Program (ADJUST TP), an interdisciplinary predoctoral training...

Federal Grant Award Summary Northwestern University received a $744,615 Project Grant from the John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC) under the International Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.989), effective September 9, 2025, through August 31, 2027. The award supports capacity building for the diagnosis and treatment of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) through development and implementation of point-of-care aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody testing in low- and middle-income settings. The...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Eye Institute (NEI), under its Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867), awarded $4,048,832 to Northern California Institute For Research And Education, Inc. (NCIRE) on August 1, 2025, for a five-year cooperative agreement extending through May 31, 2030. The award supports a comprehensive research initiative investigating long-term ocular sequelae and biological determinants of post-acute Ebola virus disease (EVD). The primary deliverables...