Emerging Infections Sentinel Network (EISN)

The summary for the Emerging Infections Sentinel Network (EISN) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Emerging Infections Sentinel Network (EISN)
	CFDA Number:	93.283
	CFDA Description:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention_Investigations and Technical Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-CK11-1102
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 01, 2011
	Creation Date:	Mar 01, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 18, 2011 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 18, 2011 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time
	Archive Date:	May 18, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	2
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	4,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
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.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) Technical Information and Management Section (TIMS) Phone 770-488-2700

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