Pakistan FELTP-Human/Animal Disease Investigation and Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock

Post Date

May 19th 2010

Application Due Date

June 21st 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-GH10-1002

CFDA Number(s)

93.283

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible Applicant: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (No other applications are solicited.)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $10000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $1000000

Grant Description

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to strengthen the expertise of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) by supporting multiple Collaborative Programs with the United States Centers for Disease Control, to implement public health programs and strengthen the zoonotic public health systems including epidemiological surveillance of emerging infectious disease among animals that have the potential to transfer to the human population, veterinary laboratory diagnosis and response capacity for priority zoonotic diseases and animal health conditions throughout Pakistan, to provide training for students and Pakistani veterinary public health professionals in basic and applied epidemiology, disease surveillance, outbreak response, public health and program planning, to strengthen the PARC’s institutional capacity to conduct zoonotic health science to plan, implement and evaluate animal-human health programs, conduct surveillance, respond to disease outbreaks, and develop interventions, as well as to support existing national and regional disease prevention, detection and control efforts.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  CDC
  Procurement and Grants Office (PGO)
  Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov

• More Information:

  Please find the link to the full announcement at the top of this page.