This funding opportunity supports research to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate cost-effective, technology-driven tools aimed at reducing the global human rabies burden and accelerating canine rabies elimination. Priority areas include electronic vaccination tracking, exposure investigation management, laboratory information systems enhancement, economic impact modeling, and estimating susceptible dog populations, with a focus on high-burden countries to protect public health and America's dog-rabies free status.
Eligible applicants include various government entities, public and private educational institutions, Native American tribal governments and organizations, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations excluding small businesses, and foreign applicants or components.
