Assistance Listing 93.323
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Department of Health and Human Services
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Worth applying, even as a first-time applicant. 100% of awards go to organizations new to this program, and nonprofits win 78% of them.
Based on 8 new awards in FY2022–24. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $15,631,907. Expect about 76 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 100%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 78%
- 17% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 0%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $16M
- $16M – $16M middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 1
- $16M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Feb
- irregular · 76-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Center for Farmworker Health, INC. | Nonprofit | TX | 1 | $24,190,454 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Other | CA | 1 | $18,514,512 |
| The Urban Institute | Nonprofit | DC | 1 | $16,247,721 |
| American Immunization Registry Association | Nonprofit | DC | 1 | $15,631,907 |
| Centro DE Los Derechos Del Migrante INC | Nonprofit | MD | 1 | $8,125,222 |
| Alianza Americas | Nonprofit | IL | 1 | $7,500,000 |
| National Hispanic Medical Association | Nonprofit | DC | 1 | $2,870,000 |
| Immunize.org | Nonprofit | MN | 1 | $2,550,000 |
| National Council of Urban Indian Health | Nonprofit | DC | 1 | $2,279,803 |
| American College of Physicians, INC. | Nonprofit | PA | 1 | $2,180,088 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | $68M | $2.9M | $2.3M – $8.1M |
| 2022 | 1 | $19M | $19M | $19M – $19M |
| 2023 | 7 | $5.4M | $400K | $400K – $947K |
| 2024 | 1 | $16M | $16M | $16M – $16M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-14 | 2024-04-30 | 76 d | CDC-RFA-CK-24-0002 · Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC) |
| 2019-02-28 | 2019-05-17 | 78 d | CDC-RFA-CK19-1904 · 2019 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC) |
| 2016-03-14 | 2016-05-27 | 74 d | CDC-RFA-CK14-1401CONTPPHF16 · PPHF 2016: Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Program for Infectious Diseases – Building and Strengthening Epidemiology, Laboratory and Health Information Systems Capacity in State and Local Health Departments – Financed in part by 2016 Prevention and P |
| 2015-01-20 | 2015-02-19 | 30 d | CK14-1401PPHFSUPP15 · Domestic Ebola Supplement to Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) - Building and Strengthening Epidemiology, Laboratory and Health Information Systems Capacity in State and Local Health Departments |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 93.323?
Worth applying, even as a first-time applicant. 100% of awards go to organizations new to this program, and nonprofits win 78% of them. Based on 8 new awards in FY2022–24. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $15,631,907. Expect about 76 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $16M; the middle half ran from $16M to $16M. 1 new awards were made, with $16M committed to them.
When does 93.323 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Feb with about 76 days to apply. The most recent round posted Feb 14, 2024.
Who runs this program?
Department of Health and Human Services (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Assistance Listing 93.323 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 100% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.