Expanding global health security though local partnerships in Tanzania

The CDC Global Health Security (GHS) program is seeking up to three cooperative‑agreement partners to strengthen Tanzania’s ability to meet International Health Regulations. Work will focus on: • Building and linking biosurveillance systems to data‑sharing platforms, especially at points of entry. • Expanding national and sub‑national emergency operations centers. • Enhancing laboratory capacity, biosafety, and biosecurity for outbreak, antimicrobial‑resistance, and zoonotic disease detection. • Improving timely, transparent reporting to national and international authorities. • Developing a skilled biosurveillance workforce (disease detectives, laboratory scientists). Applicants may be state, local, tribal, nonprofit, higher‑education, or for‑profit entities. Funding is $5 million total (≈ $1.6 M per award) with a submission deadline of 2 Oct 2026. Awards are expected to be issued 31 Aug 2026 with project start 30 Sep 2026.