EBOLA HEALTHCARE PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR SELECT CITIES WITH ENHANCED AIRPORT ENTRANCE SCREENINGS FROM AFFECTED COUNTRIES IN WEST AFRICA
On September 30, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first laboratory-confirmed case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States in a patient who had traveled to Dallas, TX from West Africa.
CDC and the Department of Homeland Securitys Customs and Border Protection announced on October 8, enhanced Ebola screening at five U. S. airports that receive over 94 percent of travelers from the Ebola-affected nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
These five airports are New Yorks JFK International Airport, Washington-Dulles, Newark, Chicago-OHare, and Atlanta International.
Updated CDC guidance, supported by ASPR, urges hospitals to limit the spread of the virus in order to protect and maintain their workforce, to prevent hospitals from being a disease amplifier, and to protect non-Ebola patients from infection.
This grant will enable select public health departments serving the regions where enhanced airport screenings are occurring to procure equipment and supplies, train staff, retrofit facilities, and carry out other necessary Ebola-specific preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
CDC and the Department of Homeland Securitys Customs and Border Protection announced on October 8, enhanced Ebola screening at five U. S. airports that receive over 94 percent of travelers from the Ebola-affected nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
These five airports are New Yorks JFK International Airport, Washington-Dulles, Newark, Chicago-OHare, and Atlanta International.
Updated CDC guidance, supported by ASPR, urges hospitals to limit the spread of the virus in order to protect and maintain their workforce, to prevent hospitals from being a disease amplifier, and to protect non-Ebola patients from infection.
This grant will enable select public health departments serving the regions where enhanced airport screenings are occurring to procure equipment and supplies, train staff, retrofit facilities, and carry out other necessary Ebola-specific preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: HHS - Office of the Secretary
Estimated Funding: $1,000,000
Office: HHS - Office of the Secretary
Estimated Funding: $1,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are state or city departments of public health serving the five major airports wherein DHS is conducting enhanced airport entrance screenings for Ebola.
Eligible applicants include departments of public health in the following jurisdictions: Chicago Georgia Maryland New Jersey New York New York City Virginia Washington, DC
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Brenda CoxGrants Management OfficerPhone 2028094144
Agency Email Description:
Business email
Agency Email:
brenda.cox@hhs.gov
Date Posted:
2014-12-19
Application Due Date:
2015-02-03
Archive Date:
2015-03-05
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