CDC Announces Funding for Outbreak Response and Disease Modeling National Network

CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Analytics (CFA) has released 13 funding awards to establish a first-of-its-kind national Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling Network. The awards, totaling $262.5 million in funding over a five-year period, will support state and local decision-makers in developing and implementing new tools to detect, respond to, and mitigate public health emergencies more effectively. The program will support building and scaling needed capabilities best suited for their respective jurisdictions, based on the latest available information.

Read the full press release from the CDC.