Strengthening Global Capacity for Molecular Surveillance and Outbreak Response for Enteric Diseases

The purpose of this NOFO is to strengthen global capacity for molecular surveillance and outbreak response for enteric diseases. The Surveillance strategy will include the following activities: 1) Capacity building for enteric disease surveillance, including case confirmation. 2) Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance capacity building; 3) Regional capacity building for Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS), bioinformatics, lab diagnosis and outbreak preparedness; 4) Country-level WGS and lab diagnosis capacity building. The Outbreak Response strategy will include the following activities: 1) Regional enteric disease outbreak response technical assistance; 2) Country-level Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) program capacity building; and 3) Epidemiology and laboratory workforce development for enteric diseases. Locations of activities will vary geographically to include multiple regional and country-level locations, based on CDC priority.