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Opportunity Summary:

The "Establishment of Centers of Excellence in Refugee Health" funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: CDC RFA CK15-150302CONT16) is a continuation cooperative agreement issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS-CDC), specifically under the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID). It is categorized as a health-related funding activity and is associated with CFDA number 93.283, which aligns with CDC programs that support public health capacity and applied public health work. The opportunity was posted on May 12, 2016, created the same day, and carried a single application due date of June 10, 2016 (the original and current closing dates are the same), indicating a defined and time-limited continuation funding cycle rather than an open-ended competition.

The core purpose of the opportunity is to support and formalize "Centers of Excellence" focused on refugee health. While the brief description provided does not lay out detailed program requirements, the title and CDC/NCEZID context strongly indicate an emphasis on strengthening public health systems and specialized expertise that address the health needs of refugee populations. In practice, Centers of Excellence in this space are typically designed to consolidate technical knowledge, improve evidence-based practices, and enhance coordination across clinical providers, public health agencies, resettlement partners, and community organizations. Such centers often serve as hubs for developing, refining, and disseminating best practices in areas like refugee health screening, communicable disease prevention and control, immunizations, culturally and linguistically appropriate care, and the broader public health challenges that arise during resettlement and integration.

This announcement is explicitly labeled as a continuation opportunity, which generally means it is intended to extend or continue an existing funded project or program rather than launch a brand-new set of awards for new applicants. The "Opportunity Category: Continuation" label usually implies that eligible applicants are limited to current recipients (or a defined subset) who have already been funded under a prior related announcement and are seeking continued support to sustain or expand established work. The eligibility field lists "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which signals that eligibility rules are further constrained or clarified in the full notice. In many continuation CDC cooperative agreements, eligibility may be limited to specific organizations with an established relationship to the program, such as previously funded institutions, designated partners, or entities meeting particular technical or geographic requirements.

The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which is important because it typically involves substantial programmatic involvement from CDC compared to a standard grant. Under a cooperative agreement, CDC commonly plays an active role in shaping technical direction, providing subject matter expertise, participating in planning or evaluation discussions, and supporting coordination across sites and partners. For a Centers of Excellence model, that cooperative structure often supports alignment across multiple centers, standardization of approaches where appropriate, and rapid dissemination of guidance or lessons learned, especially when the topic intersects with emerging infectious disease concerns and population health needs.

Several fields in the summary indicate that the public-facing dataset is incomplete. The Award Ceiling is listed as 0, and the number of Expected Awards is blank, which usually reflects missing or unpopulated fields in the source record rather than a literal absence of funding. In many government listings, a zero ceiling can appear when the system record does not carry financial details, when funding depends on appropriations, or when the amount is specified elsewhere in the full announcement document. Similarly, an empty expected awards field suggests the number of awards was not provided in this snippet or was not captured in the dataset.

In short, this CDC continuation cooperative agreement opportunity is aimed at sustaining or reinforcing Centers of Excellence dedicated to refugee health, administered by CDC's NCEZID and tied to CFDA 93.283. It was posted in mid-May 2016 with a June 10, 2016 deadline, and it likely supported ongoing, specialized capacity to improve public health practice, coordination, and outcomes for refugee populations, with CDC maintaining an active collaborative role consistent with the cooperative agreement mechanism.

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