ForecastedOpportunity RFA-CK-27-106

Early Detection, Response, and Control of Global Rabies Outbreaks and Associated Threats to America's Dog-Rabies Free Status

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Early Detection, Response, and Control of Global Rabies Outbreaks and Associated Threats to America's Dog-Rabies Free Status is a forecasted federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency's forecast estimates an application due date of February 1, 2027; forecast dates can change. Individual awards are listed as $150K – $400K, with about 1 award expected and $2M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 9 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.084 (Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death by Infectious Diseases).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Jul 27, 2026
Est. close date: Feb 1, 2027
Est. award date: Jul 30, 2027
Award floor: $150,000
Award ceiling: $400,000
Est. total funding: $2,000,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Fiscal year: FY2027

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Foreign applicants or components are eligible

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports research to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate technology-driven and cost-effective tools that reduce the global human rabies burden. It also measures progress toward canine rabies elimination, with an emphasis on high-burden countries. Priority research areas include:

Electronic systems for tracking human and dog rabies vaccinations.
Managing human rabies exposure investigations.
Enhancing rabies laboratory information management systems.
Modeling the economic impact of dog-mediated rabies interventions.
Estimating rabies-susceptible dog populations.

The research is intended to generate data-driven strategies that help accelerate progress toward global canine rabies elimination and protect public health.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.084Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death by Infectious DiseasesProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.084

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$87.1M

FY25

$62.2M

FY26

$31.6M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.084. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Robert Brian York
RYork@cdc.gov
404-639-7094

Quick answers

Is this opportunity open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. The agency estimates posting the full notice around October 30, 2026. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and 2 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $150k – $400k, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity RFA-CK-27-106), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

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