US Travelers Health Research, Surveillance, Communication, and Outreach Network
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- RFA-CK-26-036
- Agency
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $750,000 to $1,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Independent School Districts
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- For Profit Organizations
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Points of contact
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- Brian York ryork@cdc.gov (404) 639-7094
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to fund research, surveillance, and outreach activities that increase the proportion of international travelers receiving pre-travel health consultations with recommended preventative services and improve the quality of healthcare advice in those consultations, with applications due November 5, 2026. The CDC anticipates awarding one cooperative agreement totaling $5 million over five years, with annual funding of $1 million per budget period and a funding range of $750,000 to $1 million per 12-month budget period; no cost share is required.
Eligible applicants include state and local governments, institutions of higher education (public and private), 501(c)(3) nonprofits, non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, for-profit organizations, tribal governments (federally recognized), tribal organizations (not federally recognized), special district governments, public or Indian housing authorities, and independent school districts. Applicants must demonstrate expertise in travel medicine, successful track records in public health research, complementary multidisciplinary team composition with epidemiological, laboratory, clinical, and health economics expertise, and evidence of nationwide clinical site collaborations.
The project will improve access to high-quality travel preparation information for healthcare providers and travelers, collect health information before, during, and after travel through electronic medical record templates, web-based tools, and mobile applications, and conduct timely research on emerging health threats. Recipients must comply with CDC priorities including gold-standard science, transparency, global health leadership, vaccine safety research, and public health data sharing. A letter of intent is due September 15, 2026. Scientific review begins December 15, 2026, with an expected award date of September 1, 2027 and start date of September 30, 2027. The assistance listing number is 93.084.
Synopsis
The NOFO supports CDC"s efforts to protect U.S. residents traveling internationally. The goal is to help U.S. travelers with pre-travel preparation, access to timely health information while traveling, and timely research on health conditions.The project will:Improve access to high quality travel preparation information for both healthcare providers and travelers.Collect health information before, during, and after travel through innovative electronic medical record (EMR), web, and mobile phone applications.Build on this platform to conduct timely research on emerging health threats.This NOFO will also increase the awareness of travel medicine among primary care providers and provide them with appropriate tools in advising international travelers with up-to-date recommendations.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| rfa-ck-26-036_v7.pdf |
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