Key points
- PS24-0028 was announced by CDC's NCHHSTP on February 5, 2024
- It will support approximately 2 awards to model disease dynamics and advanced data analytics to inform and improve HIV, viral hepatitis, STD, and TB epidemics, interventions, and programs.
- Applications are due: April 8th, 2024, at 11:59 U.S. EDT
Funding overview
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In Fiscal Year 2024, $2 million is anticipated to be awarded for Year 1 activities beginning September 30, 2024, with up to 2 applicants expected to be funded. The total projected estimated funding for the entire 5-year project period is $10 million.
NEEMA supports a wide range of modeling activities including the assessment of morbidity and mortality projections, the burden and costs of diseases, costs and cost-effectiveness of interventions, population-level program impact, and optimized resource allocation.
This NOFO will support the development of disease models and advanced data analytics to help inform and improve HIV, viral hepatitis, STD, and TB interventions and programs. It will expand (and build on) previous modeling activities by collecting needed epidemiologic and economic data, conducting additional analyses, developing new models and methodologies, standardizing methods across programs, and developing user-friendly tools. Examples of peer-reviewed publications supported by previous NEEMA NOFOs can be found in NEEMA Published Papers.
Common questions
There is no ideal mix of research and non-research activities in the NOFO. Applicants should consider the budget implications when proposing the mix of activities and clearly delineate the research from non-research line items in the budget, since this will have implications for the budget indirect cost rates. Keep in mind that the key purpose of the NOFO should be preserved when considering the types of activities to propose. Note that all costs associated with research will be restricted until all institutional review board and other applicable approvals have been received.
Applicants must address 3 of the 4 priority areas. Applicants may cover all 4 priority areas if desired within the 15-page limit.
The rationale for proposing research should be clearly tied to the NOFO strategies and priority areas. Applicants should refer to the definition of research in the CFR (see in 45 CFR 75.2, 42 CFR 52.2, and in 45 CFR 46.102(l)). There should be a justified need for why research is being proposed.
There are two potential approaches that would be relevant: assessment of quality or validity of models and quantitively outputs/outcomes. Note that the outputs and outcomes are not final and will be finalized with CDC after award.
Links are allowed for citations and references within the project narrative.
Applicants should use consistent font throughout the project narrative.
Applicants should follow requirements for consultants in CDC Budget Preparation Guidelines.
The CDC budget guidelines goes through each cost category and how to present the costs. Justifications need to be clear as to how it’s reasonable and necessary to achieve the project.
Applicants should use consistent font throughout the project narrative.
Please refer to the NOFO on the benefits of collaborating with a wide variety of partners. Conflict of interest guidelines must be followed. Please refer to the NOFO for guidance on collaborations and requirements for consultants in CDC Budget Preparation Guidelines.
Applicants may include collaboration with unfunded industry partners to meet the objectives of the award to the extent the collaboration is consistent with the terms in the NOFO and the notice of award. CDC defers to applicants to identify and establish collaborations that will aid in meeting the objectives of the award and describe those collaborations in their application for consideration.
Contacts
CDC encourages inquiries concerning this announcement.
- For Program Technical Assistance:
- Tamika Hoyte, Project Officer
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
- 1600 Clifton Rd
- Atlanta, GA 30329
- Telephone: 404-639-6029
- Email: THoyte@cdc.gov
- Tamika Hoyte, Project Officer
- For Financial, Grants Management, or Budget Assistance:
- Christie Wipperfurth, Grants Management Specialist
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Office of Grants Services
- Mail Stop: S102-14770 Buford Highway
- Atlanta, GA 30341
- Telephone: (770) 488-3946
- Email: LMH4@cdc.gov
- Christie Wipperfurth, Grants Management Specialist
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