ELC Enhancing Detection - Expansion 2.3 

CFDA#.

• 93.323 - Epidemiological and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC).

• Subrecipients shall comply with the requirements applicable to the federal program. This includes OMB Circular A-133 and/or Uniform Grant Guidance.

Who is this grant for?

• Local Public Health Agencies. 

• Personnel to perform critical containment activities, such as disease surveillance, case investigation, contact tracing, and testing, based on jurisdictional needs.

• The project also supports local responses to COVID-19 outbreaks, infection prevention efforts at health care and other settings, and promotes health equity aspects of the response.

What is the funding period?

• August 1, 2025 -April 30, 2026. 

The Standard Invoice Form will be used for ELC 2.3.  

• CDPHE standardized invoice form.

• Instructions on how to use the invoice form.

What are allowable costs? 

• Indirect costs will be approved based on the current approved negotiated indirect cost rate agreement. 

• Because  overtime costs are a very likely and reasonable expense during the response to COVID-19, CDC will allow recipients to include projected overtime in their budgets. Recipients should be careful to estimate costs based on current real-time needs and will still be required to follow federal rules and regulations in accounting for the employee's time and effort. 

What are unallowable costs? 

• Research.

• Clinical care except as provided above in connection with Domain 4 (testing) activities.

• Publicity and propaganda (lobbying) other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, no funds may be used for:

  • Publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any material designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before any legislative body. 

• All unallowable costs cited in CDC-RFA-CK19-1904 remain in effect, unless specifically amended in this guidance, in accordance with 45 CFR Part 75 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, And Audit Requirements for HHS Awards.

Can I purchase food and refreshments for staff?

• No, food purchases for staff are unallowable. 

Can additional pay be provided to staff retroactively based on new agency policy?

• No, per 2 CFR 200.430(f) and 45 CFR 75.430(f) compensation must be "pursuant to an agreement entered into in good faith between the non-Federal entity and the employees before the services were rendered". This means that the pay rate must be established prior to the work or services being done. New policies can only impact pay practices moving forward and must be consistently applied across all funding sources, Federal and non-Federal.