Expanding global health security through local partnerships in Indonesia | CDC RFA JG 26 0053

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The grant opportunity titled "Expanding global health security through local partnerships in Indonesia" (Funding Opportunity Number: CDC RFA JG 26 0053) is a CDC Global Health Center cooperative agreement designed to deepen and operationalize collaboration with Indonesias Ministry of Health. The overall purpose is to help Indonesia advance global health security priorities by strengthening the countrys ability to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats in line with the core capacities of the International Health Regulations (IHR). In practical terms, the NOFO is looking for partners that can work alongside the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders to improve systems and capabilities that support early warning, rapid confirmation, and effective response to outbreaks and other emergencies.

The work supported under this opportunity is organized around five technical focus areas that reflect major pillars of health security capacity building. First, Real-Time Surveillance and Reporting emphasizes improving the speed, quality, and usefulness of public health data for decision-making, including the ability to detect unusual events, report them quickly, and use information across levels of the health system. Second, Laboratory Systems focuses on strengthening diagnostic networks and laboratory quality so that priority pathogens and conditions can be reliably identified, results can be shared promptly, and laboratories are better integrated with surveillance and response operations. Third, Workforce Development targets building and sustaining a trained public health workforce, such as field epidemiology and related competencies, so the country has enough skilled personnel to run surveillance, investigations, laboratory operations, and emergency response functions. Fourth, Emergency Management and Response centers on readiness and incident management, including coordination structures, plans, exercises, and the ability to scale up response operations when an event occurs. Fifth, Health System Strengthening and Services Delivery ties health security improvements to the broader health system, aiming to ensure that routine services and surge functions can support preparedness and response without collapsing under pressure during crises.

A key feature of the NOFO is that proposed projects are expected to build on established investments and infrastructure from the prior CDC-funded effort CDC-RFA-GH20-2120, rather than starting from scratch. Applicants should treat existing platforms, partnerships, tools, and workflows as a foundation and propose sensible next steps that expand coverage, improve performance, and institutionalize gains. The NOFO also signals that projects should be guided by recognized national and external priorities, specifically the recommendations from the 2023 Joint External Evaluation, alignment with Ministry of Health strategic plans, and the gaps identified in Indonesias National Action Plan for Health Security. In other words, proposals should clearly connect planned activities to documented needs and demonstrate that the work fits Indonesias policy and operational direction.

Monitoring and evaluation is positioned as a central requirement, not an add-on. Applicants should plan for robust performance measurement and learning, showing how they will track progress, assess program effectiveness, and use findings to improve implementation over time. This implies attention to measurable outputs and outcomes, data quality, routine review processes, and the ability to demonstrate that investments are translating into stronger capacities across the five focus areas.

Administratively, the opportunity is a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning CDC is likely to have substantial involvement in program collaboration, technical direction, and oversight compared with a more hands-off grant. The CFDA number listed is 93.318, and the AgencyName is Centers for Disease Control-GHC. Eligibility is broad and includes various levels of government, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), for-profit organizations, small businesses, tribal governments and tribal organizations, and essentially unrestricted applicant types, suggesting CDC is open to a wide range of implementers as long as they can effectively support the objectives in Indonesia. The application closing date is 2026-10-02, and CDC anticipates making 2 awards. The posted AwardCeiling is listed as 0, which typically indicates the ceiling is not specified in the summary and applicants should rely on the full NOFO for detailed funding ranges, budgeting expectations, and any limits.

Taken together, this funding opportunity is best understood as a continuation-and-expansion platform for long-term health security capacity building in Indonesia, with an emphasis on practical system improvements, alignment with national plans and the 2023 JEE recommendations, and clear evidence of progress through strong monitoring and evaluation.

• The Centers for Disease Control-GHC in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Expanding global health security through local partnerships in Indonesia" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.318.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2026-08-03.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-10-02. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Unrestricted.

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