OpportunityTitle: Spectrum of Respiratory Pathogens in Acute Respiratory Tract Infection Among Children and Adults in India
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility is limited to All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), an autonomous Institution within  the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Affairs, India. Please see the eligibility section of the announcement for further details.
Description: The HHS/CDC/NCIRD Influenza Division (ID) is seeking a cooperative agreement with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) within the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to strengthen capacity in India to detect and evaluate existing and emerging respiratory diseases; to estimate the burden of certain respiratory viral and bacterial pathogens; to evaluate the acceptability, efficacy and effectiveness of vaccines; and to evaluate other interventions that could reduce the burden of existing and emerging respiratory infectious diseases. Higher incidence of and susceptibility to respiratory infectious diseases in India provides an opportunity to learn more about the epidemiology and preventability of respiratory infectious diseases of emerging importance globally, as well as to detect new or re-emerging respiratory infectious diseases of potential global importance, including seasonal, pandemic and avian influenza.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: General Email
GrantorContactText: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information and Management Section (TIMS) &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700
CloseDateExplanation: On-time submission requires that electronic applications be error-free and made available to CDC for processing from eRA Commons on or before the deadline date. Applications must be submitted to and validated successfully by Grants.gov/eRA Commons no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Note:.HHS/CDC grant submission procedures do not provide a period of time beyond the application due date to correct any error or warning notices of noncompliance with application instructions that are identified by Grants.gov or eRA systems (i.e., error correction window).