Enhance global health security and support International Health Regulations (2005) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This government grant opportunity, titled "Enhance global health security and support International Health Regulations (2005)," is a discretionary funding program run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). The goal is to strengthen global health security by helping Mexico better implement and sustain the core requirements of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), the international framework that guides countries in preventing, detecting, assessing, and responding to public health threats that can spread across borders.

The announcement focuses on building Mexico's national and regional capacity to prepare for, detect, and communicate about pandemic influenza and other emerging or reemerging infectious diseases. A central emphasis is improving the operational readiness of two IHR-related areas that are especially important during outbreaks: the IHR National Focal Point (NFP), which serves as the formal communication hub for reporting and coordinating IHR events, and Points of Entry (POE), such as airports, seaports, and ground crossings where countries need strong public health capacities to reduce cross-border spread. In practical terms, the supported work is meant to reinforce how information moves quickly and reliably from surveillance and laboratories to decision-makers, and how Mexico coordinates response actions domestically and with international partners.

Projects funded under this opportunity are expected to build on existing infectious disease surveillance and response systems rather than creating entirely new, disconnected structures. The FOA highlights several types of activities that could be supported: upgrades to laboratory capacity (such as diagnostic capability and related infrastructure), broader public health infrastructure improvements, workforce development and training programs, and strengthening public health policies and emergency preparedness plans. It also calls out the importance of communications and coordination, signaling that technical capacity alone is not sufficient; countries also need clear protocols, functioning networks, and practiced procedures for timely reporting, risk communication, and multi-agency collaboration during emergencies.

Accountability is built into the program design. Applicants are expected to include monitoring and evaluation components, with clear descriptions of anticipated outcomes. That implies recipients must define measurable results, track progress, and demonstrate how the funded activities contribute to stronger IHR implementation and better readiness for infectious disease threats, particularly in the contexts of the NFP and POEs.

From an administrative standpoint, this was offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means ASPR anticipated a more hands-on partnership with the recipient compared with a standard grant. The funding opportunity number is EP IDS 14 012, and it falls under CFDA 93.019, described as Technical Assistance and Provision for Foreign Hospitals and Health Organizations. The award amount listed ranges from a floor of $100,000 to a ceiling of $120,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on July 24, 2014, with an application deadline of August 15, 2014, by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern time, and it was archived on September 14, 2014.

Eligibility was narrowly defined. The eligible applicant identified in the announcement is the United States-Mexico Foundation for Science, indicating this was not a broadly open competition but instead targeted to a specific organization described in the eligibility section. For submission or technical access issues related to the full announcement, the listed support channel is the Grants.gov Contact Center.

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