Strengthening Sustainability of Global Health Security Objectives in Sierra Leone | CDC RFA GH20 2122

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The grant opportunity titled "Strengthening Sustainability of Global Health Security Objectives in Sierra Leone" (Funding Opportunity Number: CDC RFA GH20-2122) is a CDC cooperative agreement designed to help Sierra Leone build a stronger, more resilient health system by making Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) capacities more sustainable over time. The overall intent is to improve the country s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats nationwide, with the CDC continuing to work side by side with the Government of Sierra Leone, in country partners, and other United States Government agencies. Rather than focusing on a single disease, the opportunity is framed around strengthening the underlying systems that make it possible to manage a wide range of public health threats, including outbreaks and other events that could affect national and regional health security.

The work is organized around three core GHSA aligned objectives. First, it aims to prevent avoidable epidemics by strengthening the foundational public health functions that reduce the risk of outbreaks occurring or spreading. Second, it prioritizes early detection of threats by improving the country s ability to identify and confirm potential outbreaks quickly and accurately. Third, it emphasizes rapid and effective response, ensuring that when an event of public health concern occurs, the country can coordinate, manage, and control it efficiently. Across these three areas, CDC signals that progress depends on coordinated, multisectoral engagement, meaning the effort is expected to draw on and complement the capabilities of multiple ministries and sectors as well as multilateral and other implementing partners operating in Sierra Leone.

A key feature of the opportunity is its emphasis on four technical platforms that CDC describes as central to public health emergency readiness and health security. These include surveillance systems, which cover how data on diseases and unusual health events are collected, analyzed, and acted upon; laboratory systems, which focus on diagnostic capacity, quality assurance, and the ability to confirm priority pathogens; workforce development, which includes building and sustaining a trained public health workforce capable of surveillance, investigation, and response; and emergency response management, which covers coordination structures, operational readiness, and incident management functions needed during outbreaks and other emergencies. The opportunity is meant to build country capacity and leadership across these areas, not only by improving technical performance but also by increasing the ability of national institutions to plan, manage, and sustain these functions with decreasing reliance on external support over time.

The intended outcomes are tied to long term sustainability and national ownership. Specifically, CDC highlights the goal of reaching sustainable Joint External Evaluation (JEE) scores, which are commonly used to measure a country s capacities under the International Health Regulations and broader health security benchmarks. Another major outcome is the gradual transition of assistance activities to Sierra Leone s government structures, particularly to the National Public Health Agency, which is described as being under development and expected to assume a growing leadership role in emergencies and health security. In practical terms, the grant is structured to move beyond short term implementation and instead strengthen institutions so that planning, coordination, financing, and execution increasingly sit with national authorities.

Administratively, this opportunity falls under the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health, and is categorized as discretionary funding provided through a cooperative agreement, indicating substantial CDC involvement during implementation. The CFDA number listed is 93.318, and the activity category is Health. The posting was created on March 3, 2020, with an original application deadline of May 4, 2020 (applications due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time). The listing indicates an expectation of one award, and it provides a broad eligibility set that includes various levels of government, higher education institutions, nonprofits (including both 501(c)(3) and non 501(c)(3) organizations), for profit entities, small businesses, tribal governments and organizations, and other unrestricted entities as clarified in the full eligibility text. The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data, which typically means the ceiling was not specified in that summary field and would need to be confirmed in the full notice or related budget guidance.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening Sustainability of Global Health Security Objectives in Sierra Leone" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.318.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 03, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 04, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification), Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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