OpportunityTitle: Institutional Research Collaboration between the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants must demonstrate an ability to organize malaria-focused consortia to conduct malaria  epidemiologic and entomologic studies in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.  This should include a proven track record in organizing and managing large groups of diverse research institutions, international public health groups, and Ministries of Health for the purpose of identifying the malaria research agenda and implementing research studies across multiple sites and epidemiologic transmission zones.  Applicants must demonstrate previous malaria research or public health activities in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.  Applicants should document eligibility through manuscripts showing previous work in these regions or through reference letters from public health officials.
Description: The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to assist with the development of operational research, surveillance, and monitoring and evaluation activities in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 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 populations. CDC&apos;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: Grants Policy
GrantorContactText: Sharon Campolucci&lt;br/&gt;ssc1@cdc.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.