Emerging Infections Sentinel Network (EISN)

Post Date

March 1st 2011

Application Due Date

April 18th 2011

5:00pm Eastern Standard Time

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-CK11-1102

CFDA Number(s)

93.283

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $4500000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The purpose of the program is to assist awardees in operating provider-based sentinel networks, specifically networks organized around 1) infectious disease specialists and 2) travel medicine practitioners. These networks will contribute to surveillance for emerging infectious disease threats including drug-resistant, foodborne and waterborne, and vaccine-preventable or potentially vaccine-preventable diseases, and will enhance information exchange leading to early identification of and response to trends and outbreaks.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  Procurement and Grants Office (PGO)
  Technical Information and Management Section (TIMS)
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  General Email

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov

• More Information:

  Please click on the Full Announcement at the top of the synopsis page