The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is offering a cooperative agreement opportunity titled "Continuing to Enhance Global Health Security: Sustain Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health Globally." This initiative aims to build upon previous funding to support Global Health Security (GHS) by implementing programs that enhance health protection and improvement globally, particularly through partnerships with Ministries of Health and other governmental institutions. The focus is on preventing avoidable epidemics, improving early detection of biological threats, and ensuring rapid response to public health emergencies. The estimated total program funding is $75 million, with eight awards expected, and applications must be submitted electronically by January 2, 2026. For further inquiries, interested applicants can contact Broderick Yoerg at 404.234.0666 or via email at DGHPNOFOs@cdc.gov.

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks to build upon activities funded by CDC to support Global Health Security (GHS) through implementation of programs and activities that focus on protecting and improving health globally through partnerships with Ministries of Health and other governmental institutions. This NOFO will build on lessons learned from the global COVID outbreak and other significant public health events. After ten years of implementing and strengthening global health security systems, the U.S. Government (USG) will continue to advance strategies to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats. This NOFO&apos;s main outcomes are to: 1) Improve prevention of avoidable epidemics including naturally occurring outbreaks and intentional or accidental releases of dangerous pathogens; 2) Improve ability to rapidly detect threats early, including detecting characterizing, and reporting emerging biological threats; 3) Responding rapidly and effectively to public health threats of international concern.

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