Capacity building for ecological surveillance of viral hemorrhagic fevers in Sierra Leone

The summary for the Capacity building for ecological surveillance of viral hemorrhagic fevers in Sierra Leone grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Centers for Disease Control NCEZID, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Capacity building for ecological surveillance of viral hemorrhagic fevers in Sierra Leone: Detection and monitoring the burden of infections for high consequence pathogens in animal reservoirs represent a critical step to mitigate and control outbreaks. These activities require a well-developed in-country capacity to perform collection of appropriate samples, detection and differential diagnostic using established laboratory methods for VHF, and curation of samples in a sustainable and secure manner. This
FOA supports the establishment of such ecological surveillance program in forest-dwelling animals to
promote yearly monitoring of the burden of infections in these animals.
Federal Grant Title: Capacity building for ecological surveillance of viral hemorrhagic fevers in Sierra Leone
Federal Agency Name: Centers for Disease Control NCEZID
Grant Categories: Health
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-CK16-1605
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 320603
CFDA Descriptions: Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Securit
Current Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2016
Posted Date: Apr 3, 2016
Creation Date: Apr 3, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 1, 2016
Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $0
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligibility Category: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Eligibility Category:
2. Additional Information on Eligibility
The 2014 West Africa Ebola virus outbreak that overwhelmed Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia’s health systems is believed to have started from a single animal-to-human spillover event in the forest that links southeastern Guinea, eastern Sierra Leone and western Liberia. CDC is seeking a unique partner that is a public governmental institution of Sierra Leone (SL) that has:
established programs in wildlife management including programs to train new scientists on wildlife management expert knowledge of forested areas in Sierra Leone scientific expertise in animal sample collection and processing
expertise in molecular laboratory methods for EVD
sustainable access to critical field sites in forested areas where the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015 is believed to have started, including existing linked to and/or buy-in from the communities surrounding these sites existing track-record managing a collaborative agreement experience with a U.S government agency miliarity operating in Sierra Leone as it relates to local laws and traditions, and government entities
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