Opportunity Information: Apply for EP IDS 17 002
The grant opportunity titled Developing Global Standards for Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (Funding Opportunity Number EP IDS 17 002) is a single-source, discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). It is designed as a three-year collaboration specifically with the World Health Organization (WHO) Public Health Emergency Operations Centres Network (EOC-NET), reflecting an ongoing U.S.-WHO partnership to strengthen global readiness for public health threats and support implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005).
At its core, the opportunity focuses on advancing and institutionalizing global standards for public health Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs). The intended outcomes include validating and promoting common approaches for EOC construction and operations, expanding and strengthening the partnership network across WHO Member States, and establishing a durable platform for international EOC exercises. The emphasis is not simply on producing guidance, but on ensuring those standards are practical, tested, and broadly adopted through structured international engagement and repeated use in real-world and simulated emergency settings.
The WHO EOC-NET is positioned as the central mechanism for this work because it already functions as a collaborative arrangement between WHO and its Member States to improve how EOCs operate. The network’s scope includes strengthening communication technology and infrastructure, improving shared data sets and standards, refining procedures and plans, and developing training and exercise programs. Prior accomplishments highlighted in the announcement include establishing membership terms of reference, creating a network website, setting a format for global meetings, and producing an initial overarching guidance document for developing and implementing a public health EOC.
A major technical foundation for the planned work is the Public Health EOC Framework, first published in 2015 following multilateral consultation and technical research. The announcement frames this framework as a starting point for producing additional practical standardization handbooks that countries can use to build and run EOCs more effectively, particularly in resource-constrained environments. The cooperative agreement is meant to help the EOC-NET further develop, refine, and validate these guidelines through organized international projects, systems research, exchanges between EOCs, and field-based activities that translate written standards into operational capability.
ASPR’s rationale for a single-source cooperative agreement is tied to WHO and EOC-NET’s unique convening authority and responsibilities in global health emergency management. The FOA explicitly recognizes their role in guiding and standardizing approaches, organizing and convening partners, and evaluating activities at regional and country levels, all within the political and legal realities that shape international public health work. In practical terms, the agreement anticipates close collaboration between ASPR and WHO EOC-NET across a broad range of activities intended to strengthen preparedness, response, and recovery worldwide.
Key administrative details include an expected single award with an award ceiling of $500,000. The listed activity categories are disaster prevention and relief and health (CFDA 93.019). The FOA was created on June 29, 2017, with an original closing date of August 29, 2017, and it anticipates one funded applicant given the single-source nature of the opportunity. Eligible applicants are described broadly in the source data (including for-profit organizations other than small businesses and "others"), but the narrative makes clear that the invitation is specifically directed to the WHO EOC-NET as the applicant and implementing partner.Apply for EP IDS 17 002
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the disaster prevention and relief, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Developing Global Standards for Public Health Emergency Operations Centers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.019.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 29, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 29, 2017 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Developing Global Standards for Public Health Emergency Operations Centers.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is EP IDS 17 002.
Which U.S. agency is offering this opportunity?
This is offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
What type of funding mechanism is this?
It is a single-source, discretionary cooperative agreement.
What does "single-source" mean in this announcement?
Based on the announcement narrative, "single-source" indicates the opportunity anticipates one funded applicant and is specifically directed to the World Health Organization (WHO) Public Health Emergency Operations Centres Network (EOC-NET) as the applicant and implementing partner.
Who is the intended applicant/implementing partner?
The narrative makes clear the invitation is specifically directed to the WHO Public Health Emergency Operations Centres Network (EOC-NET), reflecting an ongoing U.S.-WHO partnership.
How many awards are expected?
The opportunity anticipates a single award.
What is the award ceiling?
The listed award ceiling is $500,000.
How long is the project period?
The effort is designed as a three-year collaboration.
What is the overall purpose of the award?
The purpose is to advance and institutionalize global standards for public health Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs), with an emphasis on standards that are practical, tested, and broadly adopted through international engagement and use in real-world and simulated settings.
What outcomes is the opportunity trying to achieve?
Intended outcomes include:
- Validating and promoting common approaches for EOC construction and operations
- Expanding and strengthening the partnership network across WHO Member States
- Establishing a durable platform for international EOC exercises
Is the focus mainly on writing guidance documents?
No. While guidance and standards are part of the work, the announcement emphasizes that the standards should be practical, tested, and adopted through structured international engagement and repeated use in operational and exercise settings.
Why is WHO EOC-NET central to this project?
The announcement positions WHO EOC-NET as the central mechanism because it already serves as a collaborative arrangement between WHO and its Member States to improve how EOCs operate, and because WHO/EOC-NET have unique convening authority and responsibilities in global health emergency management.
What kinds of areas does the WHO EOC-NET work on, according to the announcement?
The network scope described includes:
- Strengthening communication technology and infrastructure
- Improving shared data sets and standards
- Refining procedures and plans
- Developing training and exercise programs
What prior accomplishments of WHO EOC-NET are mentioned?
Highlighted accomplishments include:
- Establishing membership terms of reference
- Creating a network website
- Setting a format for global meetings
- Producing an initial overarching guidance document for developing and implementing a public health EOC
What technical framework is referenced as a foundation for the work?
A major technical foundation is the Public Health EOC Framework, first published in 2015 following multilateral consultation and technical research.
How does the Public Health EOC Framework fit into the proposed work?
The framework is described as a starting point for producing additional practical standardization handbooks that countries can use to build and run EOCs more effectively, particularly in resource-constrained environments.
What kinds of activities are anticipated under the cooperative agreement?
The announcement describes work such as developing, refining, and validating guidelines through:
- Organized international projects
- Systems research
- Exchanges between EOCs
- Field-based activities that translate written standards into operational capability
What role does ASPR expect to play?
The agreement anticipates close collaboration between ASPR and WHO EOC-NET across a broad range of activities intended to strengthen preparedness, response, and recovery worldwide.
What rationale is given for using a single-source cooperative agreement?
The rationale is tied to WHO and EOC-NET's unique convening authority and responsibilities in global health emergency management, including their role in guiding and standardizing approaches, convening partners, and evaluating activities at regional and country levels within international political and legal realities.
How does this opportunity relate to international public health obligations?
The collaboration is described as supporting implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) and strengthening global readiness for public health threats.
What are the listed activity categories and CFDA number?
The listed activity categories are disaster prevention and relief and health, with CFDA 93.019.
When was the FOA created and when did it close?
The FOA was created on June 29, 2017, and the original closing date was August 29, 2017.
Who is eligible to apply according to the source data, and how does that compare to the narrative?
The source data describes eligibility broadly (including for-profit organizations other than small businesses and "others"). However, the narrative states the opportunity is specifically directed to WHO EOC-NET as the applicant and implementing partner, consistent with the single-source structure.
What is meant by creating a "durable platform" for international EOC exercises?
Based on the announcement language, this refers to establishing an ongoing, repeatable approach for conducting international EOC exercises so standards can be applied, tested, and reinforced through continued use over time.
Does the announcement mention work at regional and country levels?
Yes. It notes WHO/EOC-NET responsibilities that include organizing, convening, and evaluating activities at regional and country levels.
What is the central theme of the project beyond technical guidance?
The central theme is turning shared standards into operational capability by validating them through structured collaboration, exchanges, projects, and field-based efforts, and by promoting broad adoption across WHO Member States.
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