Strengthening Global Health Security through local partnerships in Sierra Leone
The Centers for Disease Control-GHC has issued a funding opportunity, reference CDC-RFA-JG-26-0050, to support work strengthening public health systems in Sierra Leone. The notice falls under a Cooperative Agreement category and covers the health sector. According to the source's description, the goal is to build a more resilient public health system able to identify, respond to and mitigate health threats, with CDC continuing to work alongside multisectoral and multilateral partners in Sierra Leone. Emphasis areas named include data and surveillance, diagnostics, public health workforce and institutions, and prevention and response, with intended outcomes of preventing emerging threats, strengthening health security, and transferring assistance activities to the government and the National Public Health Agency. The notice was published on Grants.gov on 3 August 2026 with a closing date of 2 October 2026. No funding amount is stated, and eligibility is listed as not applicable in the source material. The notice does not specify the scope of work the awardee would carry out or the requirements applicants must meet, so those fields cannot be completed from the information provided.
Description
The purpose of this NOFO is to build and sustain a more resilient public health system in Sierra Leone in an effort to identify, respond and mitigate health threats. CDC, through this NOFO, will continue to leverage and complement the strengths and resources of multisectoral and multilateral partners in Sierra Leone to build and improve country capacity and leadership in the prevention, early detection, and response to infectious disease threats, with, a special emphasis on core capabilities in data and surveillance, diagnostics, public health workforce and institutions, and prevention and response. The outcomes include: to prevent emerging threats, strengthen health security and transfer assistance activities to the government and the National Public Health Agency.
Eligibility Criteria
N/A
Focus Sectors
Health
Target Countries
Sierra Leone