Public Health Emergency Response (PHER)

The summary for the Public Health Emergency Response (PHER) 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:	Public Health Emergency Response (PHER)
	CFDA Number:	93.069
	CFDA Description:	Public Heatlh Emergency Preparedness
	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-TP09-902-H1N109
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 09, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jul 09, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 24, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 24, 2009
	Archive Date:	Aug 23, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	62
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$260,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants Assistance will be provided only to the health departments of states or their bona fide agents, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the official public health agencies of New York City, New York; Los Angeles County, California; and Chicago, Illinois. A bona fide agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a letter from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required. Attach with "Other Attachment Forms" when submitting via www.grants.gov. Competition is limited based on Title VIII of the 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act. CDC will administer $260 million to support domestic disease surveillance, laboratory capacity, laboratory diagnostics, risk communication, rapid response, vaccination planning, and quarantine related to pandemic H1N1 influenza virus preparedness and response.
Grant Description: Purpose The purpose of the PHER grant is to support and enhance the state and local public health infrastructure that is critical to public health preparedness and response, such as strengthening and sustaining the public health workforce; increasing laboratory capacity and capability; strengthening disease surveillance activities; planning and implementing possible large scale mass vaccination activities; developing effective public and risk communication guidance; developing effective community mitigation guidance; purchasing and procuring personal protective equipment, antivirals, and other pandemic related purchases for protecting the public health workforce; training and education of the public health workforce; community and personal preparedness activities; and addressing gaps and other public health preparedness challenges related to public health preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic. Implementation of a vaccination program will be assessed in early September; therefore, flexibility should be built into the planning and mobilization process.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: CDC Procurement and Grants Office TIMS Phone 770-488-2700

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