The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is offering a cooperative agreement aimed at strengthening and modernizing sustainable public health systems and workforce in Uganda, specifically focusing on data science, informatics, implementation science, and surveillance under the PEPFAR initiative. The objective of this funding opportunity is to support the Ministry of Health's digital transformation vision, enhancing health data systems and infrastructure to provide timely epidemic intelligence for decision-making in HIV and related health programs. This initiative is crucial for addressing existing data and knowledge gaps through comprehensive data architecture, including clinical systems, disease surveillance, and community data management. Interested applicants can reach out to the grantor at pepfarfoas@cdc.gov, with an estimated total funding of $30 million for the first year, and applications are due by March 13, 2026, with awards expected to be announced by September 30, 2026.

The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $30,000,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds.This NOFO will focus on supporting the Ministry of Health (MOH)-led digital transformation vision to modernize health data systems and infrastructure, enhancing capacity to provide timely epidemic intelligence for critical decision-making in HIV and related health programs in Uganda. The data architecture will encompass general and targeted surveys and implementation science, clinical systems such as electronic medical records, digital registers, clinical indicator-based surveillance, disease surveillance, laboratory data, commodities/logistics/pharmacy management information systems, community data, human resource management and development, and other data collection activities to address existing data and knowledge gaps.The NOFO will also support efforts for solutions development, data warehousing and integration, as well as central integration and interoperability solutions to facilitate a sustainable digital ecosystem.&#8239; 

Strengthening and modernizing sustainable public health systems and workforce in Uganda for data science, informatics, implementation science and surveys, and surveillance for timely, accurate, and integrated data for action under PEPFAR

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