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CDC-RFA-DP-23-0013: The High Obesity Program (HOP)

Closed Closed March 21, 2023 Opportunity CDC-RFA-DP-23-0013

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP notices from 2023.

Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP offered grants of up to $1.2 million (at least $500,000) to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 16 awards worth $57.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 21, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed January 18, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJanuary 18, 2023
DeadlineMarch 21, 2023
Archived by Grants.govApril 20, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

Additional Eligibility Category: Land Grant Universities located in states with eligible counties are eligible to apply for funding No more than one land grant university per state will receive funding. A table of states and the number of eligible counties, defined as "counties with over 40% adult obesity prevalence" which for this NOFO have been based on 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Systems Data and is provided below. A detailed table listing each eligible county can be found here. States are not listed in the table below if they donot have one or more counties with adult obesity prevalence over 40%. Counties with Adult Obesity Prevalence over 40%* State* Number of Counties (% of Counties in State) State* Number of Counties (% of Counties in State) Alabama 36 (54%) Missouri 22 (19%) Alaska 2 (7%) Nebraska 3 (3%) Arkansas 22 (29%) New Mexico 1 (3%) Florida 2 (3%) North Carolina 13 (13%) Georgia 54 (34%) North Dakota 3 (6%) Illinois 3 (3%) Ohio 16 (18%) Indiana 22 (24%) Oklahoma 28 (36%) Iowa 10 (10%) South Carolina 24 (52%) Kansas 12 (11%) South Dakota 7 (11%) Kentucky 47 (39%) Tennessee 10 (11%) Louisiana 35 (55%) Texas 40 (16%) Maryland 1 (4%) Virginia 24 (18%) Michigan 7 (8%) Washington 1 (3%) Minnesota 1 (1%) West Virginia 25 (45%) Mississippi 54 (66%) Wisconsin 2 (3%) *Source data in the table above is from CDC PLACES using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CDC, 2020 Small area estimates derived from methodology described in: Greenlund KJ, Lu H, Wang Y, Matthews KA, LeClercq JM, Lee B, et al. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. Prev Chronic Dis 2022;19:210459. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd19.210459.

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What the grant funds

CDC announces the availability of fiscal year 2023 funds to implement CDC-RFA-DP23-2313: The High Obesity Program (HOP). Poor nutrition and low levels of physical activity affect overall health and are significant risk factors for obesity and other chronic diseases. Obesity in the United States affects 78.6 million (35%) adults and 12.7 million (17%) children and accounts for approximately $147 billion in annual health care costs. HOP works at the county level to implement evidence-based strategies and leverage resources from stakeholders and sectors (e.g., agriculture, transportation, education, business, commerce, and housing) in their populations of focus related to poor nutrition and physical inactivity. This five-year program will fund land grant universities to leverage community extension services to implement evidence-based strategies that improve nutrition, safe and accessible physical activity, including family health weight and early care and education programs in counties with an adult obesity rate of over 40%. It will carry out activities that can inform future state and local level programmatic efforts and provides continued support to achieve optimal health for all Americans.

Category: Health.

Who has won Outreach Programs to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity in High Risk Rural Areas grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Outreach Programs to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity in High Risk Rural Areas (93.319) awarded $33.6 million across 31 grant awards, an average of $1.1 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Auburn UniversityAlabama2$3.2 million
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi2$3.2 million
Louisiana State University Agricultural CenterLouisiana2$3.0 million
Texas A&m Agrilife Extension ServiceTexas2$2.9 million
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.Georgia2$2.7 million

Top states: Alabama ($3.2 million), Mississippi ($3.2 million), Louisiana ($3.0 million), Texas ($2.9 million), Georgia ($2.7 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is CDC-RFA-DP-23-0013 still open?

No. It closed on March 21, 2023.

Who can apply for The High Obesity Program (HOP)?

Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for The High Obesity Program (HOP)?

Closed March 21, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.2 million each. About $57.0 million in total across about 16 awards.

Who has won Outreach Programs to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity in High Risk Rural Areas grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Auburn University, Mississippi State University, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. The program made 31 awards worth $33.6 million in that time.

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