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

Improving Protection against Influenza and Other Respiratory Pathogens: the US Flu VE Network

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In short: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA expects to make 6 awards of $1.4 million to $3.5 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

Deadline: Opens Oct 30, 2026 · due about Dec 31, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
Award size: $1.4M – $3.5M
Total available: $75.2M · about 6 awards
Match ?: Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply: Public college or university, School district, Tribal organization, City or town government, Private college or university, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), County government, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Tribal government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), State government, Larger business, and others named in the official notice
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

Available in Johnson County (nationwide program)
No match required
Past Tennessee awards on file: 6

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About this grant

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to continue the work of the US Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness (Flu VE) Network. Influenza and other respiratory pathogens are important causes of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare burden across the age spectrum. This network provides evidence needed to improve the effectiveness of influenza and other respiratory pathogen vaccines. You would propose work under this NOFO to include: 1) annual VE and correlates of protection surveillance from active enrollment and systematic respiratory pathogen testing of outpatients; 2) electronic acute respiratory illness and VE surveillance; 3) household transmission research studies; and 4) immunogenicity research studies. This is a multi-component NOFO of Component A, B, C and D. The anticipated award number for each component is: five for Component A (VE and correlates of protection), one for Component B (Coordination and surge capacity), two for Component C (Household transmission studies) and three for Component D (Immunogenicity studies). You are required to apply for either Component A (VE and correlates of protection) or B (Coordination and surge capacity) but not both. If you apply for Component A, you may also apply for optional Components C (Household transmission studies) or D (Immunogenicity studies) or both. If you apply for Component B, you may also apply for optional Component D. We expect to fund 5 sites for Component A up to $1,800,000 per site annually and 1 site for Component B up to $1,800,000 annually. Up to 2 sites selected for Component A may be awarded optional Component C to be funded up to $1,00,000 per site annually. Up to 3 sites selected for either Components A or B may be awarded optional Component D to be funded up to $750,000 per site annually.

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/41024895-69ca-49fb-9312-128fc5316777 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/f60eeb61-82cd-48e5-87d6-62fedeecbf21

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

2 awards to Tennessee groups in 1 county since 2017 · 0 in Johnson County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winner	Where	Amount	Fiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, Davidson County	$2.3M spent that year	2025
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, Davidson County	$2.2M	2017

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse; USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 4 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Johnson County. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winner	Where	Through	Amount	Fiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, Davidson County	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	$243K spent that year	2025
Oak Ridge Associated Universities Incorporated	Oak Ridge	Emory University	$178K spent that year	2023
Urban League of Middle Tennessee	Nashville, Davidson County	National Urban League	$26K spent that year	2024
Knoxville Area Urban League, Incorporated	Knoxville, Knox County	National Urban League	$20K spent that year	2024

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Immunization Research, Demonstration, Public Information and Education Training and Clinical Skills Improvement Projects
Program number 93.185 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)

How applications are judged

Applications will be evaluated on the review criteria described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements (NOFOs). In general, the review and selection process of complete and responsive applications to the NOFO consists of determination of the scientific and technical merit by objective or peer review, availability of funds, and relevance of program priorities and the priorities of CDC.

Match

Match: none required (federal program listing). This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details.

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