CDC’s Global Health Center is accepting applications for Strengthening Global Health Security in India to Contain Public Health Threats and Accelerate Outbreak Response, CDC-RFA-JG-26-0051. Applications are due October 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time through Grants.gov. The cooperative agreement supports public health workforce development, disease surveillance, laboratory systems including biosafety, biosecurity and diagnostics, emergency and disaster preparedness and response, and antimicrobial-resistance prevention and control in India.
The controlling NOFO states expected total Year 1 funding of $3,000,000 across 1 to 2 awards, with exact award amounts determined at award. Applicants must submit separate Year 1 budgets and work plans for all three required components. The Component 1 ceiling is $1,500,000, the Component 2 ceiling is $5,000,000, and the Component 3 ceiling is $10,000,000. Only Component 1 core activities are expected to be funded initially; Components 2 and 3 may be approved but unfunded pending future availability of funds. No cost sharing or matching is required.
Eligible applicants include U.S. governmental entities, institutions of higher education, tribal organizations, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, for-profit organizations, small businesses, and foreign or non-U.S. entities. The project must be conducted in India. Applicants must meet any applicable Government of India Health Ministry Screening Committee requirements, and local indigenous nongovernmental organizations must provide an active FCRA Registration Certificate. Applications proposing research, omitting any required component, exceeding the applicable Year 1 component ceilings, exceeding the 30-page project narrative limit, using a currency other than U.S. dollars, or arriving after the deadline are nonresponsive. Only one application may be submitted per organizational UEI.
A complete application includes a one-page project summary, a project narrative of up to 30 pages using the required headings and order, a budget narrative, required supporting attachments, SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-LLL if applicable. Applicants seeking the local-partner funding preference must document qualifying local-partner status. Use the current Grants.gov package and the controlling NOFO and indicator materials for final submission requirements.