Emerging Infections Programs

The purpose of the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) is to assist in local, state, and national efforts to prevent, control, and monitor the public health impact of infectious diseases. The EIP cooperative agreement was formed in 1995 as a key component of CDC�s national strategy to address and reduce emerging infectious disease (EID) threats. The EIP is a population-based network of state health agencies and their collaborators, including (but not limited to) academic institutions, local health departments, public health and clinical laboratories, infection control professionals, and healthcare providers. The unique strength of the EIP lies in the network�s ability to quickly translate surveillance and research activities into informed policy and public health practice.

Applications are reviewed against specific Evaluation Criteria published in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for this program. Evaluation Criteria in the most recently published NOFO include: (1) capacity to perform core functions of an EIP, (2) proposed operational plan for carrying out the specific objectives of the program, and (3) measures of effectiveness.

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

Fiscal year 2016: Activities for this program fall into the following general categories: (1) active surveillance; (2) applied public health epidemiologic and laboratory activities; (3) implementation and evaluation of pilot prevention/intervention projects; and (4) flexible response to public health emergencies. Activities: (1) address issues that the EIP network is particularly suited to investigate; (2) maintain sufficient flexibility for emergency response and new problems as they arise; (3) develop and evaluate public health interventions to inform public health policy and treatment guidelines; (4) incorporate training as a key function; and (5) prioritize projects that lead directly to the prevention of disease (http://wwwlink.cdc.gov/ncezid/dpei/eip). The EIPs have proved to be a national resource for conducting active, population-based surveillance and special studies for invasive bacterial diseases, foodborne pathogens, healthcare associated infections (HAIs), influenza, and many other infectious diseases. The network has been instrumental in measuring the impact of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, informing and evaluating treatment guidelines for Group B...