Domestic Laboratory Biosafety for Ebola and other Highly Infectious Diseases
The purpose is to support APHL to develop a laboratory safety program for public health and clinical laboratories that provides:
- Access to subject matter experts on clinical and public health laboratory safety for infectious agents, including highly infectious agents like Ebola.
- Coordination of sharing of best practices among laboratories on safe handling and testing of specimens.
- Assistance to laboratories for assessment of training, facilities, and equipment for safe handling and testing of specimens for highly infectious agents like Ebola.
- Training to laboratories on laboratory safety risk assessement and risk mitigation.
- Access to subject matter experts on clinical and public health laboratory safety for infectious agents, including highly infectious agents like Ebola.
- Coordination of sharing of best practices among laboratories on safe handling and testing of specimens.
- Assistance to laboratories for assessment of training, facilities, and equipment for safe handling and testing of specimens for highly infectious agents like Ebola.
- Training to laboratories on laboratory safety risk assessement and risk mitigation.
Related Programs
CSELS Partnerships: Enhancing Public Health laboratories
Department of Health and Human Services
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Estimated Funding: $2,200,000
Office: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Estimated Funding: $2,200,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Sole-Source to the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Greg JonesGJJ1@cdc.gov
Agency Email Description:
Grants Policy
Agency Email:
GJJ1@cdc.gov
Date Posted:
2015-03-31
Application Due Date:
2015-05-01
Archive Date:
2015-05-31
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