EBOLA HEALTHCARE PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR SELECT CITIES WITH ENHANCED AIRPORT ENTRANCE SCREENINGS FROM AFFECTED COUNTRIES IN WEST AFRICA

Post Date

December 19th 2014

Application Due Date

February 3rd 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

EP-U3R-15-001

CFDA Number(s)

93.801

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

8

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants are state or city departments of public health serving the five major airports wherein DHS is conducting enhanced airport entrance screenings for Ebola. Eligible applicants include departments of public health in the following jurisdictions: ╔ Chicago ╔ Georgia ╔ Maryland ╔ New Jersey ╔ New York ╔ New York City ╔ Virginia ╔ Washington, DC

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1000000

• Award Range:

  $50000 - $1000000

Grant Description

On September 30, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first laboratory-confirmed case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States in a patient who had traveled to Dallas, TX from West Africa. CDC and the Department of Homeland Securityуs Customs and Border Protection announced on October 8, enhanced Ebola screening at five U.S. airports that receive over 94 percent of travelers from the Ebola-affected nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. These five airports are New Yorkуs JFK International Airport, Washington-Dulles, Newark, Chicago-OуHare, and Atlanta International. Updated CDC guidance, supported by ASPR, urges hospitals to limit the spread of the virus in order to protect and maintain their workforce, to prevent hospitals from being a disease amplifier, and to protect non-Ebola patients from infection. This grant will enable select public health departments serving the regions where enhanced airport screenings are occurring to procure equipment and supplies, train staff, retrofit facilities, and carry out other necessary Ebola-specific preparedness, response, and recovery activities.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  HHS - Office of the Secretary

• Agency Contact:

  Brenda Cox
  Grants Management Officer
  Phone 2028094144

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Business email

• Agency Email Address:

  brenda.cox@hhs.gov

• Location:

  Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response