Protecting and Improving Global Public Health: Strengthening and Sustaining Public Health Systems in Ghana
OpenCenters for Disease Control-GHC
Updated: Oct 30, 2025
Summary
The purpose of this grant is to enhance the resilience of Ghana's public health system by improving its capacity to identify, respond to, and mitigate infectious disease threats, building on previous CDC-funded activities. Eligible applicants include independent school districts, public and private higher education institutions, various levels of government, nonprofits, and businesses. To apply, interested parties should contact the CDC at DGHPNOFOs@cdc.gov for more information.
Full Description
Description
This NOFO seeks to build and sustain a more resilient public health system in Ghana capable of identifying, responding to and mitigating public health threats. CDC, through this NOFO, will continue to leverage and complement the strengths and resources of multi-sectoral and multilateral partners in Ghana to build and improve country capacity and leadership in the prevention, early detection and response to infectious disease threats. The NOFO builds upon laboratory, surveillance, emergency response, and workforce development activities previously funded by CDC to enhance Global Health Security. In addition, this NOFO has expanded to include support for surveillance and laboratory capacity strengthening in border districts and sequencing and bioinformatics. This NOFO’s outcomes aim to improve prevention of avoidable epidemics and improve early detection of disease threats and respond rapidly and effective to public health threats.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Independent school districts
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Government
- Special district governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- City or township governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- State governments
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Business
- Small businesses
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
DGHPNOFOs@cdc.gov
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