Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Global Health Security in Kenya

For more than four decades, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has partnered with the Government of Kenya to improve health outcomes, protect against epidemics, and strengthen the country’s health systems. The United States remains the largest single investor in Kenya’s health sector, supporting areas such as HIV/AIDS under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, global health security, malaria prevention, tuberculosis control, immunization programs, and influenza response. This funding opportunity continues that longstanding collaboration by expanding activities under the Global Health Security program to ensure sustainable progress in protecting populations and strengthening Kenya’s public health infrastructure. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to support implementation of public health programs that prevent, detect, and respond to threats of epidemic and pandemic potential. The program’s outcomes include improving the prevention of avoidable epidemics such as naturally occurring outbreaks and accidental or intentional pathogen releases, strengthening the capacity to detect and report emerging biological threats, enhancing rapid response to public health emergencies of international concern, and supporting implementation science platforms that generate evidence-based improvements in public health practice. Funding will be provided through cooperative agreements, allowing close collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and funded partners in Kenya. The total estimated program funding is thirty-five million dollars, with an anticipated four awards. While the award floor and ceiling are not specified, the scope of work suggests significant resources will be allocated to each recipient to build and sustain critical health security functions. Matching funds are not required, making the opportunity accessible to a broad range of eligible organizations. Eligibility for this program is extensive and includes U.S. and non-U.S. entities across government, nonprofit, educational, and for-profit sectors. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, county and township governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities, small businesses, for-profit entities other than small businesses, special district governments, nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and private institutions of higher education. Applications from these groups are unrestricted, provided they meet the programmatic requirements. The forecasted timeline indicates that the funding opportunity will be posted by January 19, 2026, with an application due date of March 20, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET Questions about the opportunity may be directed to the program contact, Broderick Yoerg, by phone at 404-234-0666 or by email at DGHPNOFOs@cdc.gov. Interested applicants should monitor Grants.gov for updates, as this is a forecasted opportunity and details may be finalized closer to the estimated posting date. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will evaluate applications based on their ability to achieve the stated outcomes of epidemic prevention, early detection of threats, rapid response to emergencies, and effective implementation of science-driven public health strategies.