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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Lab Based Influenza Surveillance/Food Vulnerability Assessments" (Funding Opportunity Number BAA 10 04 HPW) was issued by the Air Force Research Lab as a discretionary funding program using a cooperative agreement mechanism. It supports two closely related public health and force protection needs within the U.S. Department of Defense framework: global, laboratory-based surveillance of influenza and other respiratory pathogens, and rapid, on-the-ground Food Vulnerability Assessments (FVA) to strengthen food defense across military installations and supported units.

On the influenza surveillance side, the opportunity centers on the DoD Global Influenza Surveillance program at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM). The goal is to maintain an operationally relevant global surveillance system that relies on laboratory testing and sequencing to monitor respiratory pathogens with direct implications for force health protection. A key feature is a network of sentinel surveillance sites that provide baseline monitoring both within the continental United States and at overseas locations. The overseas footprint is especially important because it includes military bases and DoD research facilities situated in regions that are not well covered by the existing World Health Organization influenza surveillance network. The announcement specifically highlights deployed environments in Central Asia and the Middle East, where confirmed avian-to-human transmission events were being detected with increasing frequency at the time. The surveillance data generated through this network, including influenza virus sequencing results and broader situational awareness from global monitoring, is positioned as critical input to influenza vaccine strain selection for the following year. While the immediate purpose is protecting U.S. service members and allied forces, the program also emphasizes downstream benefits to civilian public health by improving the overall evidence base used for vaccine composition decisions.

The second focus area, Food Vulnerability Assessments, is managed through the USAFSAM Epidemiology Consult Service (USAFSAM/PHR). This component provides consultative services tied to food defense, meaning it aims to identify and reduce risks associated with intentional or accidental contamination and other threats to food systems supporting military operations. The FVA team supports a wide range of customers: active duty installations, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard bases, Major Commands, Headquarters Air Force, and also other service branches including Army, Navy, and Marine Corps units. The work is described as highly operational and time-sensitive, with priorities that include frequent travel to conduct in-person vulnerability assessments, rapid response to customer requests, and the timely release of accurate and practical assessment reports. The primary stakeholders are identified as all levels of the U.S. Air Force, reflecting that the outputs are meant to inform decisions from local installation leaders up through higher command structures.

Administratively, the opportunity was posted and created on April 12, 2010, with an original and current closing date of May 27, 2010, and an archive date of June 26, 2010. It falls under CFDA 12.800 (Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program), categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to any type of applicant entity, subject to any additional eligibility details that might have been included in the full announcement text. No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated. For access issues or assistance, the listed contact was Jonathan Fredrick, Contract/Grants Negotiator, at 937-255-5937.

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