OpportunityTitle: Enhancing situational awareness, surveillance, detection, risk assessment and response activities using a mapping and visualization tool
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Government Organizations:  National Ministries of Health,  State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau),  American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized),  Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States).  Non-government Organizations:  American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations,  Alaska Native health corporations,  Tribal epidemiology centers,  Urban Indian health organizations,  Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education),  Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education),  Research institutions (that will perform activities deemed as non-research),  Colleges and Universities,  Community-based organizations,  Faith-based organizations,  For-profit organizations (other than small business),  Hospitals,  Small, minority, and women-owned businesses,  Other.
Description: The purpose of this FOA is to enhance situational awareness, global context, surveillance, detection, risk assessment, and response activities through the use of sophisticated mapping and visualization tools to reduce the importation, exportation, and spread of infectious diseases. Specifically, the purpose of the visualization and mapping tools will be to do the following: Help predict health threats by monitoring multiple data sources, including outbreaks, emerging diseases, events of public health significance, media reports, and/or other sources. Provide new insights about health risks by evaluating conditions influencing a public health event by layering information such as disease vectors, travel and migration patterns, environmental conditions, animal and human populations, and any changes from historical data in the area where a disease has been identified. Provide information that can be used for public health responses at entry points to the U.S. by evaluating transportation networks from an event source into the United States, including flight schedules, flight capacity, final passenger destinations, and other travel modalities. Map risk areas or areas where interventions should be targeted by visualizing distribution of foreign-born populations and performing demographic analysis (English proficiency, education level, etc.). Determine the best populations, locations, and timing for public health interventions through analysis of data layers and visualization. Build risk models and test public health hypotheses by layering, mapping, and visualizing information in novel ways.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SECTION (TIMS)
GrantorContactText: CDC  &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 770-488-2700 &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Letter of Intent Deadline Date: May 27, 2014.  Application Deadline Date: June 30, 2014, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, on www.grants.gov.