OpportunityTitle: Monitoring and Evaluation of Malaria Control and Elimination Activities
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants    The following organizations are eligible to apply:    Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education    For- Profit Organizations  Small Businesses  For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)    Higher Education Institutions   Public/State Controlled Institutions of higher Education   Private Institutions of Higher Education    Other  &#149; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments  &#149;  Faith-based or Community-based Organizations  &#149; Regional Organizations  &#149; Foreign Organizations: a Foreign Organization is a public or private organization, whether non-profit or for-profit, located in a country other than the United States (U.S.) and its territories that is subject to the laws of the country in which it is located, irrespective of the citizenship of project staff or place of performance. 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.  &#149; 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&#146;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 http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&amp;sid=512ff78311f427c00454772dcf21523a&amp;rgn=div8&amp;view=text&amp;node=48:1.0.1.6.34.0.1.18&amp;idno=48.     2.  Foreign Organizations  Foreign Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.
Description: The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to assist with the development of operational research, surveillance, and monitoring and evaluation activities in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) and sub-Saharan Africa in conjunction with national malaria programs and other partners. Through this funding announcement, the Malaria Branch seeks to fund innovative research projects and evaluation activities with the potential to yield high impact public health findings or strategies that will decrease the overall burden of malaria and increase the health and well-being of the population. CDC&#146;s Malaria Branch is a partner of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) initiative, a partnership that seeks to support and coordinate global malaria program scale-up, surveillance, and evaluation efforts in malaria endemic countries.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: pgotim@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: CDC  &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information Management &lt;br/&gt;Telephone (770)488-2700 &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Amended the Close Date:  3/18/2013