• A. Cross-Cutting Epi and Lab Capacity: assessments and training; enhance skills; build support and capacity; improve disease dashboards; conduct appropriate testing; improve efficiency; improve data quality; automate data export and analysis; collaborate with partners; lab landscape analysis.
• B. ELC Leadership, Management, and Administration: plan and coordinate activities; manage financial aspects; improve outcomes; report on progress.
• C. Health Information Systems Capacity: improve functionality; sustainability plan; evaluate data; address gaps; simplify review of data quality and compliance; identify best practices; improve data quality; collaborate for and streamline onboarding; modernize pipelines and reporting; support modernized infrastructure; migrate systems to cloud-based/hosted environments; implement scalable data management.
• D. Advanced Molecular Detection: AMD regional workforce development training lead; develop AMD bioinformatics resources.
• E. National Wastewater Surveillance System: data coordination, submission, timeliness, and quality; disseminate data; expand lab capacity; automate data transfer; coordinate and communicate data.
• F. Cross-Cutting Emerging Issues: coordinate with CDC if funded.
• G. Enteric, Foodborne, Waterborne, and Zoonotic Diseases: improve interview timeliness and lab coordination; training; use data to identify prevention opportunities; implement model practices; translate materials; begin collaboration on public dashboard; participate in strategic planning; enhance surveillance; create guidance for specimens; improve communication; promote awareness; build partnerships; improve metagenomics methods.
• H. Healthcare-associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Antibiotic Stewardship: implement responses; support case and outbreak investigations; prevent spread of MDROs; conduct on-site infection prevention and control assessments; address health disparities; improve antibiotic stewardship capacity; update SOPs; provide IPC training.
• I. Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network: maintain trained staff; monitor compliance; conduct sequencing; train and monitor competency; sustain and establish lab capacity; surveillance on specific organisms; colonization screening testing; support epi investigations; maintain AR Lab expert; provide outreach, develop protocols; maintain and sustain reporting.
• J. Enhanced Surveillance for Vaccine-Preventable Disease and Respiratory Diseases: maintain staff; collect case data; increase reporting; outbreak investigations; improve surveillance; support testing capacity; linkage of data; coordinate activities.
• K. Vector-borne Diseases and Tick-Associated Conditions: identify and report cases and blood donations; MMG onboarding; collect and report passive data; provide guidance; conduct pathogen testing; analyze and interpret data; maintain and enhance testing capacity; proficiency testing; outreach.
• L. Prion Surveillance: identify and investigate cases; use surveillance; support evidence-based and cost-effective policies; work collaboratively with partners; identify autopsy facilities; conduct outreach; disseminate information on prion disease; provide education.
• M. Mycotics. Detecting and Preventing Fungal Infections: use case definitions; conduct enhanced surveillance; report outbreaks; collaborate with CDC; participate in fungal outbreak investigations; establish fungal testing capacity; lab personnel training; disseminate materials and information; maintain partnerships; identify and implement interventions.
• R. Rabies Surveillance and Laboratory Capacity: sample collection and testing.
• S. Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Pregnant People and Infants Network: develop case ascertainment plan; develop data linkages; conduct case ascertainment and follow-up; specify data elements; modernize core surveillance capacity; work with partners; perform outreach; analyze and prepare data; specify new processes.