Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC)

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Benefit program

Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC)

Federal · CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION · #93.323

The purpose of this program is to protect the public health and safety of the American people by enhancing the capacity of public health agencies to effectively detect, respond, prevent and control known and emerging (or re-emerging) infectious diseases. This is accomplished by providing financial and technical resources to: (1) strengthen epidemiologic capacity; (2) enhance laboratory capacity; (3) improve health information systems; and (4) enhance collaboration among epidemiology, laboratory, and information systems components of public health departments.

Also known as

ELC Cooperative Agreement

About this program

The purpose of this program is to protect the public health and safety of the American people by enhancing the capacity of public health agencies to effectively detect, respond, prevent and control known and emerging (or re-emerging) infectious diseases. This is accomplished by providing financial and technical resources to: (1) strengthen epidemiologic capacity; (2) enhance laboratory capacity; (3) improve health information systems; and (4) enhance collaboration among epidemiology, laboratory, and information systems components of public health departments.

Who can apply

Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)

Categories

FinancialCooperative Agreement

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listings ↗ · 2026

Informational only — official eligibility is determined by the administering agency.

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