Deadline Date: August 14, 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a funding opportunity to strengthen Uganda’s capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats through local partnerships and improved health security systems.
The opportunity focuses on strengthening Health Emergency Management, Human Resources, National Laboratory Systems, Surveillance, national border health programs, workforce development, the National Integrated Surveillance System (NISS), and advancing a One Health approach. It also supports rapid response to infectious disease outbreaks, emerging infectious disease threats, humanitarian emergencies, and activities aligned with Uganda’s National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS II).
The funding opportunity is designed to address gaps identified in Uganda’s 2023 Joint External Evaluation of Global Health Security capacities. It aims to strengthen the country’s preparedness, early detection, and response systems while enhancing its ability to manage disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. Estimated Total Program Funding: US$5 million available to support eligible projects under the program.
The program will provide support through a cooperative agreement with funding distributed across multiple components. Applicants are required to submit separate work plans and budgets for all components, covering core global health security priorities, responses to small- and large-scale infectious disease outbreaks, emerging infectious disease threats, and humanitarian emergencies. Initially, funding is expected to support core activities, while additional components may receive funding as resources become available.
Eligible applicants include government agencies, higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations, private institutions, for-profit organizations, small businesses, tribal organizations, and foreign entities. All funded activities must be implemented in Uganda.
The initiative also aligns with CDC’s global health priorities by strengthening disease surveillance, improving laboratory systems, enhancing emergency management, expanding workforce capacity, supporting timely public health communication, and improving outbreak detection and response to protect public health.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
