CDC NCEZID US Travelers Health Research, Surveillance, Communication, and Outreach Network — RFA-CK-26-036

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Global Migration Health, is accepting applications for RFA-CK-26-036, a U01 cooperative agreement supporting a U.S. travelers health research, surveillance, communication, and outreach network. Applications are due November 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, and the NOFO requires a Letter of Intent by September 15, 2026.

The program will support one award for a five-year period, with $5,000,000 in total expected program funding and $750,000 to $1,000,000 per 12-month budget period. It is designed around a nationwide network of clinics providing pre-travel health services, collection of health information before, during, and after travel through electronic medical record, web, and mobile applications, prospective traveler cohorts, advanced diagnostics, and tools for primary care and travel-medicine providers. There is no required cost share.

Eligible applicant types include state and local governments, independent school districts, public and private higher education, federally recognized Tribes and other Tribal organizations, nonprofits, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The NOFO also expects a strong travel-medicine publication record, public-health research experience, prior research collaborations, nationwide collaboration with clinical sites, and a multidisciplinary team spanning epidemiology, laboratory, clinical, and health-economics expertise. Applicants are limited to one application per institution.

The Letter of Intent is sent to CDC and should identify the opportunity, applicant organization, contact information, project title, PD/PI and key personnel, and participating institutions. The application package uses current NIH/CDC research forms, including SF-424 (R&R), PHS 398 Research Plan components, budget forms, human-subjects information when applicable, and required attachments. The Research Strategy is limited to 12 pages. Electronic submission is through an approved Grants.gov/eRA submission pathway, and applicants should use the current federal package and amendment history for all submission controls.