Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / Centers for Disease Control - NCEZID

CDC-RFA-CK22-2203: Strengthening Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control and Improving Patient Safety in the United States

Closed Closed February 11, 2022 Opportunity CDC-RFA-CK22-2203 ☆ Save

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• Total funding$100 million
• Expected awards12
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

Applicants can apply to one or both components. Within each component, an applicant may include a maximum of two strategies (as defined in the logic model). Applicants must clearly state the component(s) and strategy(ies) (as defined in the logic model) to which they are applying in the Project Abstract Summary. An application will be deemed non-responsive if an applicant includes more than two strategies (as defined in the logic model) for each component included in the application. The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for CDC support as Public or Private Non-profit Institutions of Higher Education: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native- and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions Hispanic-serving institutions

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Most of the program's money (50% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in infection prevention and control (IPC) knowledge and practice in U.S. healthcare settings. IPC in healthcare stops the spread of infections, preventing illness and death and protecting patients and healthcare personnel. There is a need to strengthen healthcare IPC practices, inform IPC recommendations, improve how healthcare personnel IPC competencies are assessed, and develop evidence-based approaches to IPC training and education. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides real-world implementation solutions for CDC’s evidence-based guidance, during both normal operations and during emergencies. Through this NOFO, CDC will continue to protect Americans by improving the safety and quality of healthcare. This NOFO supports the priorities of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, including the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases by enhancing healthcare infection prevention and control (IPC). This NOFO will engage organizations (e.g., academic institutions, healthcare systems, and non-governmental organizations) not currently or routinely engaged by existing programs. CDC will establish and expand partnerships with academic, healthcare, and other organizations to address common IPC failure modes; enhance correct implementation of IPC protocols and work processes; and strengthen healthcare worker training and competency assessment. This NOFO supports activities to assess and remove barriers to success, improve communication of IPC information and instructions to healthcare workers, and understand how to optimize the layout and functional flow of healthcare environments and processes. This NOFO will support organizations uniquely positioned and have the capacity to advance the design, delivery, and effectiveness of IPC training, education, and competency assessment to improve healthcare worker IPC practice and increase health department support of healthcare IPC and outbreak response. The work conducted supports public health and healthcare practice by informing development of guidance and recommendations; translating guidance and recommendations into practices implementable in diverse healthcare settings; and improving how healthcare and public health personnel are trained and how competencies are assessed. The recipients supported through this two-component NOFO will lead efforts to improve implementation of healthcare IPC.

Category: Health.

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