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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Procurement and Grants Office Instructions for Preparing an Annual Performance Report (APR) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA): 93.099 and 93.818 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: CDC-RFA-CK15-150505SUPP17 Addressing Ebola and other Highly Infectious Diseases Internationally, Grant Number 1U50GH001894-01

Eligibility:

This award will be a continuation of funds intended only for grantees previously awarded under CDC-RFA-CK15-1505, Addressing Ebola and other Highly Infectious Diseases Internationally, Grant Number 1U50GH001894-01

Application Submission: The due date for this Application is June 7, 2017, 11:59 p.m. U.S. EDT; on www.grants.gov

General Application Packet Tips:

· Properly label each item of the application packet

· Each section should use 1.5 spacing with one-inch margins

· Number all narrative pages only

· The application must not exceed 45 pages excluding administrative reporting; allowed, but web links are allowed

· Where the instructions on the forms conflict with these instructions, follow these instructions

1. CDC requires the use of PDF format for ALL attachments.

2. Use of file formats other than PDF may result in the file being unreadable by CDC staff.

3. Directions for creating PDF files can be found on www.Grants.gov

Checklist of required contents of application packet:

1. SF-424 Application for Federal Domestic Assistance-Short Organizational Form

2. SF-424A Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs

3. Budget Justification

4. Indirect Cost Rate Agreement

5. Project Narrative

Instructions for accessing and completing required contents of the application package:

a) Go to: www.Grants.gov

b) Select: “Apply for Grants”

c) Select: “Step 1: Download a Grant Application”

d) Insert the: CDC-RFA-CK15-150505SUPP17

e) Download application package and complete all sections.

1. SF-424 Application for Federal Domestic Assistance-Short Organizational Form:

Complete all sections:

A. In addition to inserting the legal name of your organization in Block #5a, insert the CDC Award Number provided in the CDC Notice of Award. Failure to provide your award number could cause delay in processing your application.

B. Please insert your organization’s Business Official information in Block #8.

SPECIAL NOTE: Items 2, 3, and 4 should be attached to the application through the “Mandatory Documents” section of the “Grant Application” page. Select “Other Attachments Form” and attach as a PDF file.

2. SF-424A Budget Information and Justification:

A. Download the form from www.grants.gov.

B. Complete all applicable sections.

C. The proposed budget should be based on the federal funding level stated in the letter from CDC.

D. In a separate narrative, provide a detailed, line-item budget justification of the funding amount requested to support the activities to be carried out with those funds. Attach in the “Mandatory Documents” box under “Budget Narrative Attachment Form.” Document needs to be in the PDF format.

E. The budget justification must be prepared in the general form, format, and to the level of detail as described in the CDC Budget Guidance. The sample budget guidance is provided on CDC’s internet at: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grants/foamain.shtm.

F. For any new proposed subcontracts provide the information specified in the Budget Guidance.

G. When non-federal matching is required, provide a line-item list of non-federal contributions including source, amount, and/or value of third party contributions proposed to meet a matching requirement.

3. Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (This is not applicable to grantees subject to OMB Guidance A-21 – Educational Institutions. The rates stay the same as the first year award.):

A. If indirect costs are requested, include a copy of the current negotiated federal indirect cost rate agreement or a cost allocation plan approval letter for those Grantees under such a plan.

B. Clearly describe the method used to calculate indirect costs. Make sure the method is consistent with the Indirect Cost Rate Agreement.

C. To be entitled to use indirect cost rates, a rate agreement must be in effect at the start of the budget period.

D. If an Indirect Cost Rate Agreement is not in effect, indirect costs may be charged as direct if (1) this practice is consist with the grantee’s/applicant’s approved accounting practices; and (2) if the costs are adequately supported and justified. Please see the Budget Guidelines (http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grants/foamain.shtm) for additional information.

E. If applicable, attach in the “Mandatory Documents” box under “Other Attachments Form”. Name document “Indirect Cost Rate.”

4. Projects/Activities Requested and Narrative Instructions:

The following projects and activities are requested under this solicitation:

Expected outcomes of the CDC-WHO joint support to the MSHP include revision of the National IDSR Guidelines to include SOPs for reporting, outbreak investigations and outbreak responses, regular reporting and data analyses at all levels of health system, syndromic surveillance, functional rapid response teams at district, regional and national levels, and the active engagement of communities in the detection and reporting of unusual health events. Expected Emergency Management Operations outcomes could include the implementation of functional exercises to test operational capacities of the national emergency operations program.

MALI

Support for Community Based Surveillance/Early Warning Systems:

Ghana Rapid Response Team Trainings, and Strategic Objectives for RRT training, in Ghana

1. Community Based Surveillance/Early Warning Systems:

Project Description: Community Based Surveillance is a component of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response system in Ghana. In order to better prepare for emerging public health threats and events, as well as to enhance the current system of CBS, a pilot is being conducted in two districts, Ketu South and Kassena-Nankana West. The pilot implementation in these two districts will be led by Ghana Health Services in collaboration with CDC, WHO and IOM. The pilot aims to expand surveillance of unusual health events at the community-level, and to improve the IDSR system to serve as an early warning and response system. The current proposal and funding will enable the scale up of the community events based surveillance nationally to include more districts in more regions in Ghana with possible support of response related to reported events.

1. Ghana Rapid Response Team Trainings:

In an effort to support Emergency Preparedness and Response efforts, a series of Rapid Response Trainings will be conducted to strengthen the capacities of rapid response teams (RRT) at all levels to effectively prepare, detect, report and respond to outbreaks. The country is divided into ten regions, therefore an RRT team will be composed for each region, and further cascaded to the districts and facility level with localized team members at every level. Based on the existing health emergency preparedness and response architecture in Ghana, each level will be supervised by the appropriate authority with direct oversight by Director Public Health (PH), and Director Institutional Care Division (ICD) at the national level.

The trainings will be structured to be conducted in a phased approach with priority given to district and facility level staff. The country will be stratified in two sectors (The Northern and Southern Sectors). Each sector team will receive a minimum of five (5) days in-person training containing both theoretical and practical aspects of the RRT training modules - with emphasis on the core country needs i.e. reporting, documentation, and scenario based modules. Semi-annual refresher/orientation trainings will be conducted to assure rapid response teams (RRTs) are up-to-date with current demands and requirements necessary for an efficient country response at all times.

Strategic Objectives for RRT training:

1. To train national, regional, district (including facilities) RRTs involved in outbreak investigation and deployment

1. To train national, regional, district (including facilities) RRTs to be able to act immediately and appropriately to any public health emergencies

1. the training should cover technical content around the RRT activities (e.g. case investigation, contact tracing, laboratory-related activities) AND procedures/protocols that will help coordinate RRT activities with the rest of the emergency response activities and (hopefully) make the RRT more efficient and effective

1. To create surge capacity through a rapid response team roster to serve as the core technical pool of individuals to be reached within each level of the rapid response structure

GHANA

EMRO

EMRO

As part of a collaboration with the Korean Organization for International Cooperation, CDC Cambodia would like to partner with WHO to implement activities within the GHSA workforce development and laboratory systems strengthening action packages. Specifically, this will include (1) support for the Cambodia Applied Epidemiology Training (AET) program including equipping trainees with outbreak detection and response skills, (2) support to implement an integrated laboratory and epidemiology training program, and (3) strengthening of the Cambodia Laboratory Information System (CamLIS).

CAMBODIA

INDIA

SEARO

Support GHSA on the following Action Packages: Surveillance, Immunization and Antimicrobial Resistance

Specific activities include but are not limited to:

Surveillance and Immunization

· Trainings for surveillance focal points at the sub-national level.

· Supervision and Monitoring of IDSR (Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response) at the sub-national level.

Laboratory Network and Antimicrobial Resistance

· Partner coordination and strategic planning at the national level.

· Development of the national strategic plan and national action plan.

As Senegal recently conducted a Joint External Evaluation (JEE), WHO activities in collaboration with CDC will work to raise the JEE levels in Surveillance from 3 and 4 to 4 and 5; Immunization from 3 and 4 to 4 and 5 , Laboratory network from 3 to 4 and Antimicrobial Resistance from 1 and 3 to 2 and 4.

SENEGAL

· This project allows CDC to provide technical expertise to WHO, FAO, OIE, and other partners (e.g. USAID) involved in updating this guide to support GHSA activities.

· CDC aims to support this project to promote a One Health approach to addressing emerging, endemic, and zoonotic infectious diseases in order to further global health security.

WHO HQ

Multiple Countries

WHO HQ

Multiple Countries

WHO HQ

Proposed Objectives and Activities:

A. List proposed objectives for the Round 5 proposals. These objectives must support the intent of the original Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) or Program Announcement (PA).

B. Each objective and activity must contain a performance or outcome measure that assesses the effectiveness of the project.

C. For each objective:

1. List activities that will be implemented;

2. Provide a timeline for accomplishment;

3. Identify and justify any redirection of activities; and

4. Explain the methods you will use to implement the new, redirected activities.

D. In addition to this information, include comments pertaining to budgetary issues that might hamper the success or completion of the project as originally proposed and approved. Please utilize the work plan format in the original work plan, if applicable.

5. Additional Program Requirements (If applicable)

Program should include guidance for any additional requirements of the recipient for the upcoming budget period. Changes in programmatic priorities must be within the scope of the approved funding opportunity announcement and Notice of Award.

Performance Measure Reporting: CDC programs must require awardees to submit performance measures annually as a minimum, and may require reporting more frequently. Performance measure reporting must be limited to data collection. When funding is awarded initially, CDC programs must specify required reporting frequency, data fields, and format.

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