OpportunityTitle: PPHF 2012 - Public Health Workforce - Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) - financed solely by 2012 Prevention and Public Health Funds
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Assistance will be provided only to the APHL.  This group is the appropriate and only qualified organization to address the activities described under this program announcement.
Description: The purpose of the program is to enhance the work of public health laboratories in the U.S. and abroad. The program aims to promote quality public health laboratory practice, improve public health laboratory infrastructure, strengthen the public health laboratory system, and to develop a well-trained public health laboratory workforce in the U.S. and globally. It also aims to ensure laboratory preparedness for emerging infectious diseases or other biologic and chemical public health threats, promote technology transfer to ensure up-to-date technologies for the testing laboratory, and enhance communication linkages between state and local public health laboratories and the clinical laboratory testing community.
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