“Both directly to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and as part of a team with Bechtel National, Inc. CRDF provides support to DTRA-funded research projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Georgia that primarily focus on the diagnostics, epidemiology, and surveillance of especially dangerous pathogens. CRDF’s project management support includes:- proposal development- project monitoring and execution- recruiting and contracting U.S. scientific collaborators- providing financial support to project participants- coordinating travel and training activities to support project activities, and equipment and material procurement.”