This funding opportunity supports a network conducting standardized, prospective surveillance of pediatric acute respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis in inpatient and emergency department settings, with optional outpatient surveillance. It includes studies on immune response and immunization, aiming to estimate prevention product effectiveness and inform public health strategies to reduce viral illness hospitalizations among children.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments and organizations; public housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; and for
