Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA IP 17 004
This grant opportunity, titled "Research on the Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses in India" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA IP 17 004), is a discretionary U.S. government public health funding announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) Influenza Division. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which means the CDC expects to be substantially involved in the project’s technical direction and collaboration rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal interaction. The overall aim is to strengthen the evidence base on influenza burden in India by expanding research efforts with a key Indian partner institution in a way that directly supports decision-making on influenza prevention strategies, including vaccination policy.
At the center of the opportunity is a planned collaboration with the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, which already operates an active surveillance system for respiratory viruses among older adults. The CDC’s intent is to build on that existing platform and use it as a foundation for more detailed, larger-scale studies. While AIIMS has already used this surveillance system to improve understanding of factors linked to mild through severe influenza illness, the current cohort of older adults is too small to generate robust, precise estimates of influenza incidence and the economic burden associated with illness. This funding is designed to address that limitation by enabling expansion of the cohort and associated research activities so that the results are statistically stronger and more policy-relevant.
The research focus is practical and decision-oriented. The cooperative agreement supports studies that estimate how often influenza occurs (incidence), what it costs individuals and the health system (economic burden), and which characteristics or exposures increase the likelihood of illness or severe outcomes (risk factors). Importantly, the opportunity emphasizes older adults and "other priority groups for influenza immunization." Although the announcement does not list every priority group in the excerpt provided, the intent is to generate evidence for populations where vaccination could have outsized benefit, and to compare burden and risk patterns across these groups. Alongside measuring burden, the work is also expected to help identify effective strategies to reduce that burden, which could include improvements in prevention and control approaches, better targeting of immunization, and clearer understanding of when and where interventions would have the greatest effect.
A key outcome of the project is to inform vaccine policy in India. By producing stronger estimates of disease burden and costs, and by clarifying who is most at risk, the collaboration aims to provide data that can be used by policymakers to make more confident recommendations about influenza vaccination and other control measures. The fact that this is anchored in an existing active surveillance system matters because it increases feasibility, allows for continuity with prior findings, and makes it easier to scale the work into a deeper and more comprehensive assessment rather than starting from scratch.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted with a creation date of November 9, 2016, and an original application deadline of March 1, 2017, with electronic submissions due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number listed is 93.083, identifying the CDC program area associated with the award. The announcement anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1), with an award ceiling of $1,250,000, indicating a relatively focused, partner-specific effort rather than a broad multi-recipient competition. Eligibility is listed as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," and the description makes clear that the CDC is seeking to initiate the cooperative agreement with AIIMS, signaling that the partnership and project site are central to the funding rationale.
In plain terms, this funding opportunity is about expanding and strengthening influenza research capacity and outputs in India through a close CDC-AIIMS collaboration. It leverages an existing surveillance network to generate credible, larger-sample estimates of influenza incidence and economic impact among older adults and other immunization-priority groups, while also improving understanding of risk factors and identifying workable interventions. The intended payoff is better evidence for public health decision-making, especially around influenza vaccine policy and targeted prevention efforts in India.Apply for RFA IP 17 004
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Research on the Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses in India" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.083.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 09, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 01, 2017 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 500 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.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,250,000.00 in funding.
- 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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