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On April 19, the White House held an event announcing the new Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics under the CDC. The new center, which the CAP supports, will provide forecasting for infectious diseases. The CAP had urged the federal government to centralize resources to counter the current pandemic and prepare for future ones, especially those elements concerning diagnostic testing.
The Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics aims to improve outbreak and public health threat response by using infectious disease modeling and analytics to enable timely, effective decision-making by leaders at federal, state, and local levels. The CDC began planning to create the center in August 2021, with $200 million of initial funding coming from the American Rescue Plan Act. In addition, the agency has awarded $26 million to federal partners and academic institutions to improve modeling and forecasting methodologies.