Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health in Vietnam | CDC RFA GH20 2113

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The grant opportunity titled "Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health in Vietnam" is a U.S. CDC cooperative agreement designed to deepen and extend long-running collaboration with the Government of Vietnam (GVN) to strengthen the countrys public health systems. CDC notes that it has worked with Vietnam since 1998 across major U.S. government global health priorities, including PEPFAR (HIV/AIDS), the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), tuberculosis, and influenza. Building on that foundation, this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) focuses on reinforcing core public health functions and the national capacity needed to manage infectious disease threats and other health emergencies in a more coordinated, modern, and sustainable way.

At the center of the NOFO is a continuation of the "prevent, detect, and respond" approach that underpins global health security work. The prevention component emphasizes reducing the likelihood of avoidable epidemics, not only from naturally occurring outbreaks but also from accidental or intentional releases of dangerous pathogens. In practical terms, prevention in this context typically means strengthening preparedness planning, improving infection prevention and control practices, supporting vaccination and other risk-reduction strategies where relevant, and reinforcing systems that lower the chances that an emerging threat becomes a large-scale outbreak.

The detection component highlights faster and more reliable identification of public health threats, with an emphasis on early detection, characterization, and reporting of emerging biological risks. This implies support for stronger surveillance systems, more capable laboratory networks, and clearer pathways for timely data sharing between local, provincial, and national levels. The NOFO also explicitly points to integrated, real-time information technology systems across all levels and sectors of the health system, signaling an interest in modernizing how data are collected, analyzed, and used for decision-making. The intent is not only to gather more information, but to make it actionable quickly enough that it changes outcomes during an unfolding event.

The response component targets the ability to act rapidly and effectively when a significant public health threat occurs, including events that may be considered of international concern. That generally involves improving emergency operations and coordination mechanisms, strengthening workforce readiness, and ensuring response protocols and communication channels are clear before crises happen. The overall goal is to reduce the time between identifying a threat and implementing effective interventions, while improving coordination across agencies and sectors that play roles in outbreak control and public health emergency management.

Administratively, this opportunity is listed as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement funding instrument, meaning CDC is expected to have substantial involvement in the funded work rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal engagement. It is cataloged under CFDA number 93.318 and was released by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (specifically CGH). The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH20 2113, with an original application deadline of May 11, 2020 (applications due by 11:59 p.m. ET). The listing anticipates up to five awards. The posted award ceiling is shown as 0, which usually indicates the ceiling was not specified in the summary field and would need to be confirmed in the full announcement or related budget guidance.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of domestic applicants, such as state, county, and city governments; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); for-profit organizations (including small businesses); tribal governments and tribal organizations; and other entities as described in the NOFOs eligibility clarification text. In short, the program is positioned to fund organizations capable of implementing complex public health systems work in partnership with Vietnam, with an emphasis on strengthening national and subnational capabilities that improve preparedness, surveillance, and emergency response over time.

Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a multi-year investment in Vietnams public health infrastructure and operational capacity, aiming to make outbreaks less likely, detect dangers sooner when they arise, and respond in ways that limit impact within Vietnam and reduce the chance of regional or international spread.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health in Vietnam" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.318.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 10, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 11, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification), Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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