Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA CK19 1901
The CDC Resident Postdoctoral Program in Microbiology is a cooperative agreement-funded fellowship initiative created to strengthen the public health laboratory workforce and improve the nations ability to detect, track, and control emerging infectious diseases. It traces back to a 1994 CDC effort, launched in response to the Institute of Medicine's 1993 report on emerging microbial threats, which pushed for stronger surveillance and prevention infrastructure across local, state, and federal levels. A central part of that strategy was advanced training for laboratory professionals and the creation of a structured fellowship pipeline to prepare microbiologists for public health practice, including diagnostics and molecular epidemiology. The program is administered within the CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), historically through its preparedness and emerging infections components, and is meant to support the CDC mission of protecting the United States from health threats by improving detection, response, and scientific innovation.
At its core, the opportunity funds the operation of a two-year, CDC-hosted resident postdoctoral fellowship program in infectious disease microbiology. The program is designed to increase the number of early-career scientists who are trained in practical, state-of-the-art microbiology applications that matter to public health, while also building a durable pipeline of professionals ready to work in public health laboratories in the US and globally. Although fellows are placed in CDC infectious disease laboratories and will participate in laboratory-based projects, the funding described in the notice is explicitly limited to non-research support. In practice, that means the cooperative agreement funds are used for fellow stipends and associated support costs (such as benefits-related support, travel, and professional development as allowed), plus the administrative and program management costs required for the recipient organization to recruit, select, place, and track fellows. The intent is workforce development and training infrastructure rather than direct financing of research experiments.
The program aligns with several NCEZID priorities: advancing the effectiveness of infectious disease laboratory science; translating and applying that science to improve prevention and control approaches; strengthening laboratory readiness for bioterrorism and other high-consequence threats through improved tools, tests, and validation practices; and supporting NCEZID workforce needs by attracting and developing a skilled and diverse cadre of scientists. Fellows gain experience that goes beyond bench techniques, emphasizing the public health context of microbiology, including how laboratory findings support surveillance, outbreak response, and real-world decision-making in prevention and control programs. The scientific scope is broad and can include work related to viral and rickettsial diseases, healthcare-associated infections, HIV/AIDS, vector-borne diseases, respiratory pathogens, enteric and foodborne diseases, sexually transmitted infections, parasitic diseases, and other conditions relevant to bacteriology, virology, parasitology, medical entomology, mycology, immunology, and pathology.
The target participants are recent doctoral graduates in scientific fields who are early in their postdoctoral trajectory. Eligibility is aimed at individuals who already have a doctorate or will have it before the fellowship begins, and who are within three years of receiving that degree or completing their first postdoctoral residency. Selection is described as highly competitive and is tied closely to CDC host laboratories: prospective fellows are typically recommended in connection with a CDC preceptor and host lab, and then evaluated through a formal application and selection process. The CDC setting is positioned as a distinctive training environment where fellows can build technical depth, learn public health laboratory approaches, and develop professionally through mentored work, presentations, and publications subject to CDC review and clearance processes.
Administration is split between the recipient organization funded under the cooperative agreement and CDC. The recipient is responsible for running the fellowship program operations in collaboration with CDC guidance, including marketing and recruitment, managing the application and selection process, setting up policies for stipend payment and health insurance enrollment, supporting travel and professional development activities, defining public health laboratory competencies, monitoring fellow progress, and evaluating overall program performance. CDC's role includes co-planning and oversight, identifying and supporting CDC preceptors and host laboratories, providing scientific and administrative support to fellows, coordinating review and clearance for publications and presentations, and monitoring progress to ensure the program meets workforce and preparedness goals.
From a grants mechanics perspective, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary award under a cooperative agreement mechanism (Funding Opportunity Number CDC-RFA-CK19-1901; CFDA 93.425) offered by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCEZID. Eligibility is described as unrestricted at the applicant-entity level (open to any type of entity, subject to any clarifications in the full notice). The original posting dates indicate it was created on November 5, 2018, with an original application due date of January 7, 2019 (with electronic submission due by 11:59 p.m. ET). The notice indicates one expected award, and the award ceiling is listed as 0 in the extracted data, which typically signals that the ceiling was not specified in the summary fields or was provided elsewhere in the full announcement.Apply for CDC RFA CK19 1901
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - NCEZID in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "CDC Resident Postdoctoral Program in Microbiology" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.425.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 05, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 07, 2019 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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