Notice of Award of a Sole Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund Ministry of Health, Bhutan; National Influenza Center, Mongolia; Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines; Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces four separate awards to fund the Ministry of He...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces four separate awards to fund the Ministry of Health, Bhutan; National Influenza Center
,
Mongolia; Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines; Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand. For Ministry of Health, Bhutan, the award is for approximately $800,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For National Influenza Center, Mongolia, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand, the award is for approximately $900,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. The total FFY 2026 funding amount for the four recipients is $2,900,000. Funding amounts for years 2-5 for each recipient will be set at continuation. The awards will enhance health security by strengthening global influenza and other priority pathogen surveillance networks to detect and respond to infectious disease threats.
DATES:
The period for these awards will be September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CAPT. E. Azziz-Baumgartner, USPHS, Global Influenza Branch Chief, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. Atlanta, GA, Global Influenza Branch, Phone: 404-639-2555.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
These sole source awards will support the recipients to improve or maintain capacity to conduct seasonal influenza surveillance and detect and respond to pandemic and novel influenza. In addition, these awards will enhance capacity to detect and respond to novel influenza viruses, such as highly pathogenic avian influenza, as well as identify outbreaks of severe respiratory illness syndrome and other infectious disease threats through both epidemiologic and virologic detection. These activities will strengthen connections between national institutions, especially National Influenza Centers, to fully participate in data sharing and maintain capacity to share specimens, as well as clinical and epidemiologic data related to influenza circulation.
These entities are in a unique position to conduct this work, as they are either subsidiaries of the host government ministries of health or they are the
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designated entities responsible for leading influenza surveillance. They have the expertise to support health service delivery and oversee the national coordination of surveillance, preparedness, prevention, and response activities to all forms of health threats and public health emergencies.
Summary of the Awards
Recipients:
Ministry of Health, Bhutan; National Influenza Center
,
Mongolia; Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines; Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand.
Purpose of the awards:
The purpose of these awards is to support surveillance and response for pandemic and novel influenza and other infectious disease threats in Bhutan, Mongolia, Philippines, and Thailand.
Authority:
This program is authorized under §§ 307 and 317(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
242l
and 247b(k)).
Period of performance:
September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031.
Jamie Legier,
Chief Grants Management Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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“Notice of Award of a Sole Source Cooperative Agreement To Fund Ministry of Health, Bhutan; National Influenza Center, Mongolia; Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines; Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand,” thefederalregister.org (August 5, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-15903/notice-of-award-of-a-sole-source-cooperative-agreement-to-fund-ministry-of-health-bhutan-national-influenza-center-mongo.