OpportunityTitle: Influenza and Other Respiratory Diseases in Southern Hemisphere
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants    Eligible Organizations  Higher Education Institutions:  &#149; Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education   &#149; Private Institutions of Higher Education     The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for CDC support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:   &#149; Hispanic-serving Institutions  &#149; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)  &#149; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)   &#149; Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions    Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education  &#149; Nonprofits (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)     Governments  &#149; State Governments   &#149; County Governments  &#149; City or Township Governments  &#149; Special District Governments  &#149; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)   &#149; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)  &#149; Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government  &#149; U.S. Territory or Possession    Other  &#149; Independent School Districts  &#149; Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities  &#149; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)  &#149; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations  &#149; Regional Organizations  &#149; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations)   &#149; 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 www.grants.gov.  Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are eligible to apply.
Description: The NCIRD Influenza Division (ID) is seeking cooperative agreements with organizations working in the southern hemisphere to conduct research studies on the disease burden, epidemiology, transmission, risk factors for severe illness, effectiveness of vaccination, and effectiveness of other prevention strategies for influenza and other respiratory diseases of public health importance. Countries in the southern hemisphere are likely to have a seasonality of influenza during the northern hemisphere summer, and compared with countries in the northern hemisphere, also may have different seasonality of other respiratory diseases. Therefore these countries can provide critical information on the epidemiology, burden, strains and effectiveness of prevention measures of influenza and other respiratory pathogens at a time when study sites in the northern hemisphere cannot. The recent influenza pandemic strain emerged in 2009 just before the southern hemisphere influenza season and highlighted the importance of having established systems in the southern hemisphere able to collect high quality critical data on virus impact and transmission of influenza and information on other respiratory diseases. In addition, understanding the epidemiology of influenza and the effectiveness of annual vaccines in the southern hemisphere will provide needed data for influenza control strategies in other parts of the world.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: PGOTIM@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office &lt;br/&gt;TIMS &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700
CloseDateExplanation: FOA Modified to Added Summary of Potential Applicant Conference Call held January 19, 2011.