CDC Funds Rescue Committee: $1M Disease Dodge for Migrants Abroad
Published Date: 8/14/2026
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Summary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the award of approximately $1,000,000 for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 funding to International Rescue Committee (IRC), subject to availability of funds. Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at continuation. The award will allow CDC to support the implementation of strategies to reduce the transmission of communicable and emerging diseases in mobile populations in overseas settings.
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CDC $1M Award for Refugee Health
The CDC awarded approximately $1,000,000 for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 to the International Rescue Committee to support reducing transmission of communicable and emerging diseases in globally mobile populations overseas. The award period is September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031, and funding amounts for years 2–5 will be set at continuation. Activities include building diagnostic capacity, disease surveillance (including mental health and substance use), preparedness and control measures with partners, improving data systems, and creating training and multilingual mobile-phone communications.
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