CDC partners with Tanzania to strengthen disease surveillance, emergency response, and lab capacity to better detect, report, and manage public health threats under the Global Health Security Agenda.
Funder: Centers for Disease Control-GHC
Due Dates: October 2, 2026: Full application submission deadline (applications due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the listed application due date)
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding: $5,000,000 over five years; Year 1: up to $3,000,000 total; typical award: 2–3 awards; Component ceilings: $1M (core), $2M (rapid response components)
Summary: Supports partnerships to strengthen Tanzania’s biosurveillance, laboratory, emergency response, and workforce capacity to advance global health security.
Key Information: Projects must be implemented in Tanzania; no cost-sharing required; local partners eligible for funding preference.
This funding opportunity from the CDC Global Health Center aims to expand global health security in Tanzania by supporting local partnerships that strengthen surveillance, laboratory capacity, emergency operations, and workforce development. The program is designed to help Tanzania meet International Health Regulations and Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) targets, preventing and responding to infectious disease threats at their source and building sustainable public health systems. Activities include enhancing biosurveillance networks, improving laboratory diagnostics and biosafety, expanding emergency operation centers, developing a skilled biosurveillance workforce, and ensuring timely disease threat reporting.