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Epistorm: Center for Advanced Epidemic Analytics and Predictive Modeling Technology

Award Number: NU38FT000013
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR FORECASTING AND OUTBREAK ANALYTICS
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2028

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Epistorm: Center for Advanced Epidemic Analytics and Predictive Modeling Technology - Project Abstract The proposed project, "Epistorm: Center for Advanced Epidemic Analytics and Predictive Modeling Technology," responds to the critical need for enhanced epidemic modeling and analytic tools, as underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite advances in epidemic modeling and analytics, issues persist around data and model quality, accessibility, and accurate representation of diverse population groups, potentially exacerbating health inequities. Addressing these challenges necessitates the transformation of high-quality data into meaningful insights for equitable decision-making and policy formulation. The Epistorm center aims to address these challenges by capitalizing and innovating on breakthroughs in machine learning, data access, and computational capacity. The center's work addresses the mandated Component 1: Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling Public Health Response and the Component 2 Centers for Innovation in Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling. In Component 1 the center targets the construction, calibration, and validation of disease-specific models contributing to actionable forecasts and scenario analyses, alongside the development of behavioral data collection tools for use during public health emergencies (Outcome 1.1). The second component focuses on a set of innovation activities that use advanced modeling and AI/ML to define a new generation of analytic tools and modeling platforms, ensuring comprehensive data integration from diverse sources such as wastewater, genomic data, and mobility data. The Component 2 outcomes are threefold: enhanced simulation-based analytics support for global health threats (Outcome 2.1), the creation of advanced tools for real-time situational awareness (Outcome 2.2), and the capability of simulation tools to consider behavioral data, small communities and diverse population groups to address health inequity (Outcome 2.3). Additionally, Epistorm places a strong emphasis on educational strategies, providing trainees with hands-on experiences (Co-op internships and collabathons) in public health responses and analytics projects, thereby fostering career pathways within public health systems (Outcome 2.4). In sum, the Epistorm project ambitiously tackles existing challenges in epidemic modeling and analytics, offering innovative, practical, and equitable solutions to enhance decision-making and policy formation during health emergencies.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $1,226,167 )
2025	2025	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Public Health Response, Forecasting, and Analytic Capacities Related to Disease Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics	00	2	9/24/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,226,167
2025	2024	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Public Health Response, Forecasting, and Analytic Capacities Related to Disease Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics	00	2	9/24/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2023	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Public Health Response, Forecasting, and Analytic Capacities Related to Disease Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics	00	2	9/24/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $1,226,167

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $2,800,000 )
2024	2024	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Public Health Response, Forecasting, and Analytic Capacities Related to Disease Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics	05	1	8/19/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$2,800,000
2024	2023	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Public Health Response, Forecasting, and Analytic Capacities Related to Disease Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics	05	1	8/19/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Public Health Response, Forecasting, and Analytic Capacities Related to Disease Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics	03	1	5/6/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Public Health Response, Forecasting, and Analytic Capacities Related to Disease Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics	01	1	12/13/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Public Health Response, Forecasting, and Analytic Capacities Related to Disease Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics	04	1	6/5/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Public Health Response, Forecasting, and Analytic Capacities Related to Disease Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics	02	1	12/20/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $2,800,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $6,962,898 )
2023	2023	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Public Health Response, Forecasting, and Analytic Capacities Related to Disease Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics	00	1	9/12/2023	NEW	$6,962,898
														Subtotal = $6,962,898

Grand Total All Awards = $10,989,065

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Epistorm: Center for Advanced Epidemic Analytics and Predictive Modeling Technology

Award Number: NU38FT000013

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR FORECASTING AND OUTBREAK ANALYTICS

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2028

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