Ebola Healthcare Preparedness and Response for Select Cities with Enhanced Airport Entrance Screenings from Affected Countries in West Africa
Program Objective
To enable select public health departments serving regions where enhanced airport screenings are occurring to procure personal protective equipment and supplies, train staff, retrofit facilities, and carry out other necessary Ebola-specific preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- State
Eligible applicants are state or city departments of public health serving the five major airports wherein the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is conducting enhanced airport entrance screenings for Ebola.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
Notification is made in writing through a Notice of Grant Award issued from the program’s Grants Management Office.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 1 to 15 days
Program details & compliance
Description
To enable select public health departments serving regions where enhanced airport screenings are occurring to procure personal protective equipment and supplies, train staff, retrofit facilities, and carry out other necessary Ebola-specific preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
Mission Categories
Primary: General Health and Medical
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
The primary purpose of the funding is to improve the applicants’ abilities to prepare for, respond, to, and recover from an Ebola event by undertaking activities in any or all of the following priority areas:
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Procurement and Training
- Purchase Point of Care (POC) laboratory equipment and associated supplies
- Health/Medical
- Training
- Civil Defense/Disaster Prevention and Relief/Emergency Preparedness
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements