Infectious Respiratory Illness
- Infectious Respiratory Illness Home
- For Health Professionals
- Sentinel Surveillance for Outpatient Respiratory Disease Grant RFP
Related Topics
- 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
- Diphtheria
- Enterovirus D68
- Influenza (flu)
- Haemophilus influenzae type b
- Legionellosis (Legionella): Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever
- Measles (rubeola)
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
- Pertussis
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Rubella (German Measles)
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
- Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI)
- Tuberculosis
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
- Immunization
- Cover Your Cough
- Hand Hygiene
Contact Info
Sentinel Surveillance for Outpatient Respiratory Disease Grant Request for Proposal (RFP)
To respond to the need for complete and accurate acute respiratory illness (ARI) outpatient data, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is establishing Sentinel Surveillance for Outpatient Respiratory Disease (SSORD). The goal of SSORD is to conduct statewide sentinel surveillance for outpatient COVID-19, influenza, and other respiratory diseases to accurately describe ARI activity and circulating pathogens.
Participating health care systems and clinics will provide deidentified patient visit data and submit specimens for testing at the MDH Public Health Laboratory (PHL). MDH SSORD staff will aggregate and analyze data to describe respiratory disease activity and circulating pathogens. Aggregated data and summary reports will be shared with participating health systems and clinic providers. Results will be shared with local public health, affected communities, and the general public to provide situational awareness and inform prevention measures.
RFP
Sentinel Surveillance for Outpatient Respiratory Disease Grant Request for Proposal (PDF)
Deadlines
RFP published: August 10, 2023
Questions due: August 25, 2023
Applications due: September 12, 2023 (until 4:30 p.m. CDT)
Anticipated notice of award: September 20, 2023
Application forms
- Attachment A: Score Sheet and Evaluation Criteria (Word)
- Attachment B: Agency Information Cover Page and Checklist (Word)
- Attachment C: Project Narrative Form/Application form and detailed Instructions (Word)
- Attachment D: Project Budget (Word)
- Attachment E: Due Diligence Form (Word)
- Attachment F: Agency Certification (Word)
- Attachment G: Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (PDF)
Questions
All questions regarding this RFP must be submitted by email or phone to pam.gahr@state.mn.us. All answers will be responded to directly or posted within five business days. Questions must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on August 25, 2023. Final answers to questions will be posted no later than 5 p.m. on August 30, 2023.
Submitted questions and answers
Contact us
If you have questions or need assistance with application files, please send an email to pam.gahr@state.mn.us or call 651-201-5649.