OpportunityTitle: Vector-Borne Disease Regional Centers of Excellence
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: &#160;                        The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for CDC support as Non-Profit Public or Non-profit Private Institutions of Higher Education:                  Hispanic-serving Institutions     Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)     Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)     Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions             &#160;              Nonprofits (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)     Private non-profit institutions of higher education     Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government     U.S. Territory or Possession     Faith-based or Community-based Organizations     Regional Organizations     Bona Fide Agents: 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 &quot;Other Attachment Forms&quot; when submitting via https://www.grants.gov     Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs): FFRDCs are operated, managed, and/or administered by a university or consortium of universities, other not-for-profit or nonprofit organization, or an industrial firm, as an autonomous organization or as an identifiable separate operating unit of a parent organization. A FFRDC meets some special long-term research or development need which cannot be met as effectively by an agency&apos;s existing in-house or contractor resources. FFRDC&apos;s enable agencies to use private sector resources to accomplish tasks that are integral to the mission and operation of the sponsoring agency. For more information on FFRDCs, go to https://ecfr.io or https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ffrdclist/                  &#160;        &#160;
Description: The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to improve national capacity to address the growing problem of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) via support for regional Centers of Excellence (COEs) for vector-borne diseases. The project objectives are threefold: 1) conduct applied research on approaches to prevent vector bites or suppress the populations of regionally important arthropod vectors and their associated human disease agents in the environment; 2) train a new generation of public health entomologists to serve as subject matter experts for arthropod pathogen vectors at state/local levels by involving graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in applied research; and 3) strengthen linkages and collaborative relationships between the academic community and state/territorial/tribal/local public health organizations, vector management programs and other potentially relevant stakeholder groups, as needed, to develop, evaluate and implement vector and vector-borne pathogen suppression strategies. The primary focus should be on applied research, with training and communities of practice elements designed to enhance applied research outcomes.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: vdz9@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: Amy Yang&lt;br/&gt;vdz9@cdc.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm ET on the listed application due date.