ForecastedOpportunity RFA-IP-27-035

Expanded Surveillance for Pediatric Infectious Diseases

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

At a glance

Expanded Surveillance for Pediatric Infectious Diseases 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 December 31, 2026; forecast dates can change. Individual awards are listed as $850K – $1.14M, with about 7 awards expected and $40M 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 8 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.083 (Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death through Immunization and Control of Respiratory and Related Diseases).

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

Key facts

Jul 28, 2026Forecast posted
Oct 30, 2026 (est.)Full notice expectednext date
Dec 31, 2026 (est.)Application deadline
Jul 30, 2027 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Jul 28, 2026
Est. close date: Dec 31, 2026
Est. award date: Jul 30, 2027
Award floor: $850,000
Award ceiling: $1,140,000
Est. total funding: $40,000,000
Expected awards: 7
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)

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

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.

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support a network of U.S. institutions that will conduct standardized, prospective, active surveillance of pediatric acute respiratory illness (ARI) and acute gastroenteritis (AGE). The network will focus on respiratory and enteric viruses among pediatric patients seeking healthcare.

In addition, the network will generate robust estimates of the effectiveness of influenza, rotavirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other prevention products against respiratory and enteric viral illnesses in this population.

Recipients will identify AGE and ARI illnesses among patients seeking healthcare or diagnostic testing for acute illness among inpatient and emergency department populations. Recipients may also include patients seeking care in outpatient clinics, such as urgent care centers, as an optional activity.

This is a multi-component NOFO. You must apply for ComponentA (Core Component). You may also apply for one or more optional components.

Component A – Core Component (Required)

Support inpatient and emergency department pediatric surveillance
Follow the standardized protocol established by CDC

Optional Components

Component B: Support outpatient pediatric surveillance
Component C: Study immune response and infection
Component D: Study immune response and immunization

Recipients will enroll patients meeting standard symptom criteria and confirm viral infections using approved molecular assays. The network will use the data to estimate prevention product effectiveness, hospitalization rates, and information on the natural history of medically attended diseases.

Findings of this NOFO will:

Improve best practices for diagnosis and treatment protocols
Inform prevention product recommendations
Guide public health strategies
Reduce viral illness-associated hospitalizations and healthcare utilization among children

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Watch for the full noticeThe agency estimates posting it around October 30, 2026. Save this grant to track changes.
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyJamal Bankhead · JBankhead@cdc.gov Open ↗
Submit before December 31, 2026Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date. Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.083Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death through Immunization and Control of Respiratory and Related DiseasesProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.083

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$23.1M

FY25

$15.4M

FY26

$15.4M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.083. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Jamal Bankhead
JBankhead@cdc.gov
404-718-4108

Quick answers

Is “Expanded Surveillance for Pediatric Infectious Diseases” 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 “Expanded Surveillance for Pediatric Infectious Diseases”?

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 1 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Expanded Surveillance for Pediatric Infectious Diseases”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $850k – $1.14m, total estimated program funding is $40,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 7 awards.

How do I apply for “Expanded Surveillance for Pediatric Infectious Diseases”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity RFA-IP-27-035), 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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