Network of Community Cohorts for Monitoring Changes in Respiratory Virus Epidemiology (Pandemic Preparedness Cohorts)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- RFA-IP-24-045
- Agency
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $937,500 to $5,750,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Independent School Districts
- State Governments
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- For Profit Organizations
- County Governments
- Special District Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks to establish a network of community cohorts for monitoring changes in respiratory virus epidemiology. Up to nine awards totaling $95.25 million over five years will be granted to higher education institutions, non-profits, independent school districts, state and local governments, and for-profit organizations to establish longitudinal community cohorts across diverse age groups and demographics in US regions. Cohorts will monitor respiratory illness incidence and virus epidemiology changes, and conduct case-ascertained household transmission studies to monitor virus transmissibility and intervention effectiveness. Applications will be evaluated based on the proposed study design, data collection and management plan, and organizational capacity. The application deadline is February 20, 2024.
The funding opportunity includes three components. Component A1 will provide up to five awards of $2.4 million annually to recruit at least 2,000 participants for weekly symptom screening and virus testing. Component A2 will provide two additional awards of $500,000 for selected A1 recipients to support immunologic testing. Component B will provide three awards of $1.6 million each for household transmission studies. Component C will provide one $1.25 million award for a data hub.
Synopsis
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, infrastructure for understanding the epidemiology of a rapidly evolving virus in real-time was limited. Given the long lead time required for the government to start new projects, the CDC harnessed a variety of studies and platforms designed for other purposes to begin collecting the specimen and survey data needed to understand COVID-19 risk, burden, severity, and immunity. While hospital-based platforms were key to understanding frequency and risk factors for severe disease, community-based platforms were important for understanding viral kinetics, risk factors for infection, transmission dynamics, long-term outcomes, and the impact of vaccination on each of these measures.This funding opportunity would build on the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and establish a network of community-based cohorts, including diverse age groups (target populations: younger than 5 years old, 5-17 years old, 18-64 years old, and older than 64 years old), demographic characteristics, and regions in the US, to allow ongoing monitoring of changes in respiratory virus epidemiology in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic. A consolidated network will be more efficient and cost savings than current disparate mechanism, strengthen communication/collaboration, and enhance CDC's preparedness to quickly obtain data on infection risk, transmission, and effectiveness of preventive measures in response to a novel virus or variant.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| NOFO FAQ for RFA-IP-24-045 Pandemic Cohort.pdf | ||
| Foa_Content_of_RFA-IP-24-045 Final.pdf |
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