Global Tuberculosis:Developing,Evaluating,Implementing Evidence-based and Innovative Approaches to Find, Cure, and Prevent Tuberculosis Globally

Objective

CDC’s global health priorities include efforts towards ending the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic by: expanding access to improved screening, contact tracing, and diagnostic tools to find the missing TB cases (FIND); optimizing treatment for TB and multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB, including identifying and evaluating better treatment regimens, and expanding access to care and treatment (CURE); breaking the cycle of TB transmission by strengthening infection control, identifying TB hotspots to target screening, and scaling-up treatment to prevent TB (PREVENT); and helping countries strengthen their surveillance and laboratory systems, and workforce and research capacity to support sustainable health systems including promoting the wider use and adoption of recommended TB strategies and guidelines (SUSTAIN).

Who Can Apply

• Unrestricted by Entity Type

Competition is open, limited, or single eligibility by authorizing legislation.

Who Benefits

• Federal
• Interstate
• State
• Local
• Sponsored organization
• U.S. Territories
• Individual/Family
• Minority group
• Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
• Small business
• Profit organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Quasi-public nonprofit organization
• Other private institution/organization
• Anyone/general public
• Health Professional
• Education Professional
• Student/Trainee
• Graduate Student
• Scientist/Researchers
• Artist/Humanist

This is only for non-research and research activities supported by CDC/ATSDR. For the definition of research, please see the CDC website at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/quality/resources

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

lek7@cdc.gov
404-639-7618