Strengthening Global Health Security by improving public health capacity to detect, notify, and respond to disease outbreaks globally
Agency: Centers for Disease Control-GHC
Assistance Listings: 93.318 -- Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security
Last Updated: July 14, 2026
Description
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'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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- State governments
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Private institutions of higher education
Business
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
Additional information
N/A
Grantor contact information
Description
Broderick Yoerg
DGHPNOFOs@cdc.gov
DGHPNOFOs@cdc.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| cdc-rfa-jg-26-0056-rev3_For_Publication.pdf | cdc-rfa-jg-26-0056-rev3_For Publication.pdf | Jul 14, 2026 02:45 PM UTC |
| DGHP_FY26_ME_Indicator_List_01_Standard.pdf | DGHP FY26 M&E Indicator List_01_Standard.pdf | Jul 15, 2026 12:46 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closing: August 14, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.
Award
$75,000,000
Program Funding
8
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$--
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
CDC-RFA-JG-26-0056
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
July 14, 2026
Archive date:
September 13, 2026
