Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA GH 20 003
The grant opportunity titled "Conducting Public Health Research in Columbia" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA GH 20 003) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its central aim is to support applied public health research and surveillance work in Colombia that combines epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory approaches. The overall emphasis is on generating actionable evidence about priority diseases and public health threats, then using those findings to strengthen real-world detection, prevention, and response programs within the country while also building local capacity and sharing results broadly.
The funded work is expected to include the design, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of projects that track and investigate diseases of high public health importance in Colombia. The announcement highlights several focus areas as examples rather than an exhaustive list. These include acute febrile illness, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and hospital-acquired infections, respiratory infections including influenza, and enteric (gastrointestinal) illnesses. The scope also extends to other emerging or significant threats as they arise, reflecting an intent to maintain flexible, responsive public health research and surveillance capabilities rather than limiting activities to a single pathogen or condition.
A defining feature of this opportunity is the expectation that research outputs will not remain purely academic. Applicants are expected to translate study and surveillance results into practical improvements in operational systems for disease detection and control in Colombia. In practice, this means linking data and findings to public health decision-making, such as refining surveillance methods, improving outbreak response protocols, informing prevention strategies, and supporting control programs. The notice also places clear importance on strengthening the local public health workforce, which typically involves training, mentorship, and institutional capacity-building so that Colombian partners can sustain and expand these capabilities over time.
Dissemination is another core requirement. The program is framed to ensure that findings are shared not only within participating institutions but also across the region and with partners and global stakeholders. This can include reporting to public health authorities, contributing to regional networks, publishing or presenting results, and ensuring that lessons learned can be adapted in other settings. The intent is to make the work valuable beyond a single project site by contributing to broader public health knowledge and practice.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally implies substantial involvement from the CDC during the project period compared to a standard grant. The CFDA (assistance listing) number associated with the funding is 93.326, and the eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," with further clarification referenced in the original eligibility text. The funding opportunity was created on February 26, 2020, with an original closing date of March 26, 2020, and applications were required to be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
In terms of funding scale and competition, the notice lists an award ceiling of $2,000,000 and anticipates a single award. That structure suggests the CDC intended to support one primary recipient to lead or coordinate a comprehensive portfolio of epidemiologic, clinical, laboratory, and surveillance activities in Colombia, likely working through partnerships with national and local institutions to execute the program goals at scale.Apply for RFA GH 20 003
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conducting Public Health Research in Columbia" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.326.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 26, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 26, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 500 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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