The activities described in this FOA are designed to generate new data that will address longstanding gaps and issues in national STD surveillance. Additionally, this FOA will fund innovative and robust collaborations with private and public healthcare partners and model technological approaches to integrated STD surveillance that make sustainable use of advances in electronic health data. Awardees successfully conducting both Part A and Part B activities described in this FOA will significantly enhance core capacity for STD surveillance in the United States and better meet CDC’s overall surveillance...

Eligible Applicants: Limited competition. Part A and Part B: Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below: •State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents that are current recipients of funding for Comprehensive STD Prevention Systems Cooperative Agreements (this includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Baltimore City, City of Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and San Francisco) •American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized) Participation in the STD surveillance network requires the funded entity to have the legal and programmatic capacity to collect and monitor personally identified public health surveillance data within their jurisdiction, as well as the programmatic capacity to respond to emerging trends in disease and risk factors. 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 legal, binding agreement from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required. Attach with “Other Attachment Forms” when submitting via www.grants.gov. Applicants may apply for Part A alone, Part B alone or may apply for Part A and Part B.

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