Strengthening and Development of Sustainable Regional Public Health and Epidemiological Workforce Capacity through Collaboration, Program Development, and Implementation

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking applications to strengthen and develop sustainable regional public health and epidemiological workforce capacity through collaboration, program development, and implementation. The goal of this program is to improve surveillance systems, outbreak investigations, disease prevention and response, networking, communication, evaluation, and reporting. The awardees will work with the CDC and other partners to assess public health workforce needs at the regional and country levels and develop plans to fill gaps and strengthen existing programs. The focus will be on Ministries of Health and public health institutions at regional and country levels. Some key aspects of this opportunity include: • Strengthening Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETP) to detect and respond to disease outbreaks • Developing and implementing public health workforce development programs • Enhancing surveillance systems and outbreak investigations • Improving communication, evaluation, and reporting • Collaborating with regional and country-level public health institutions • Assessing public health workforce needs and developing plans to address gaps This opportunity is open to a wide range of applicants, including non-profits, public housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, and state and local governments.