Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH21 2173
The grant opportunity titled "Capacity Building and Strengthening of Hospital Infection Control to detect, prevent and respond to antimicrobial resistance in India" is a U.S. government public health funding initiative designed to improve how hospitals in India detect and prevent hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and monitor antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR is framed as a major patient safety and public health threat, and HAIs are highlighted as a costly and harmful outcome that can be reduced through strong infection prevention and control (IPC) programs. The overall purpose is to strengthen hospital systems so they can generate reliable, standardized data and use that data to drive practical improvements in infection control and antibiotic use.
A central feature of this opportunity is its partnership model. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), operating under the direction of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is positioned as the leader of India s only standardized HAI surveillance network, which includes 32 nodal centers across 22 states. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), AIIMS is expected to work collaboratively with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ICMR. The intent is not just to expand activities quickly, but to implement a step wise, scalable approach that can be consistently applied across participating hospitals and sustained over time. The surveillance network aspect matters because standardized measurement is what allows trends to be compared across sites, problems to be detected early, and national level policy to be guided by evidence rather than isolated reports.
The grant emphasizes practical implementation in the first year. Participating sites are expected to conduct HAI surveillance using standardized methods, strengthen antimicrobial use practices (closely aligned with antimicrobial stewardship goals), and then actively use the resulting data to target IPC interventions. In other words, the program is not limited to data collection; it is built around a feedback loop where surveillance findings inform where to focus prevention efforts, such as improving hand hygiene compliance, device associated infection prevention bundles, environmental cleaning, isolation practices, and other hospital IPC priorities.
The expected short term outcomes are focused on building the foundation required for a durable surveillance and response system. These include developing and training a competent workforce, ensuring surveillance is standardized across sites (so definitions, reporting, and data quality are consistent), and strengthening IPC programs within hospitals so that surveillance results translate into operational improvements. Over the longer term, the stated objective is to create a sustainable national AMR and HAI surveillance network that routinely produces high quality data. That data is meant to inform the development and implementation of evidence based national policies and guidance related to infection prevention and control, antimicrobial stewardship, and HAI prevention strategies across India.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the CDC (Center for Global Health) as a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning the CDC anticipates substantial involvement during the project rather than operating purely as a pass through funder. The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA GH21 2173, tied to CFDA 93.318. The posting date is May 18, 2021, with an original application deadline of July 17, 2021 (11:59 p.m. ET for electronic submission). The listing indicates one expected award, and the award ceiling is shown as 0 in the provided source data, which typically signals that the public notice may not specify a maximum in that field rather than implying no funding will be provided. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full eligibility text.
Taken together, this grant opportunity is best understood as a targeted investment in hospital level capacity building and national level standardization. It aims to make HAI and AMR surveillance more accurate and comparable, strengthen the people and processes needed to run IPC and stewardship programs, and ensure that data gathered from hospitals is translated into action and ultimately into national policy improvements that reduce infections, improve patient outcomes, and slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance.Apply for CDC RFA GH21 2173
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Capacity Building and Strengthening of Hospital Infection Control to detect, prevent and respond to antimicrobial resistance in India" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.318.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 18, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 17, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 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.)
- 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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