This award funds efforts to build stronger immunization systems in priority countries to prevent, detect, and respond to vaccine-preventable diseases like polio, measles, and rubella. Funded activities include improving immunization services, enhancing disease surveillance, outbreak management, targeting high-risk populations, promoting program sustainability through advisory groups, and managing national polio programs such as Pakistan's NSTOP. The award also supports broader global health priorities aligned with CDC goals.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and special district governments; tribal governments and organizations; public housing authorities; educational institutions; nonprofits; for-profit organizations; and small businesses. The competition is full and open to a wide range of entity types.
