# Advancing Health Equity in Asthma Control through EXHALE Strategies

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cdc-rfa-eh-24-0016-advancing-health-equity-in-asthma-control-through-exhale/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/347606

> Centers for Disease Control - NCEH offered grants of up to $725,000 (at least $400,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 28 awards worth $64.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 19, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CDC-RFA-EH-24-0016 |
| Agency | Centers for Disease Control - NCEH |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 19, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $725,000 |
| Award floor | $400,000 |
| Expected awards | 28 |
| Total funding | $64.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.070 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The CDC National Asthma Control Program is announcing a new, FY24 non-research notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) designed to improve the health and quality of life for people living with asthma. This NOFO builds upon the work of state, local and territorial public health departments and their strategic partners supported by CDC through funding opportunity announcement CDC-RFA-EH19-1902.Asthma is a complex, highly prevalent chronic disease. It is consistently one of the top five most costly health conditions. According to 2021 asthma prevalence estimates, almost 25 million Americans have asthma, including about 4.7 million children and 20.3 million adults. There were 986,453 emergency department visits for asthma in 2020, 94,560 hospitalizations in 2020, 13.8 million missed school days in 2013, and 14.2 million missed workdays in 2018. In 2013, the estimated cost to the U.S. economy was $81.9 billion in medical expenses, missed school and workdays, and deaths. Despite available drugs and approaches to treat and control asthma, in the United States on average 10 people die of asthma each day. There are significant disparities in asthma outcomes by race, ethnicity, and income level. In the U.S., the burden of asthma falls disproportionately on non-Hispanic African American, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Disparities persist in asthma prevalence and outcomes in the United States. Non-Hispanic African American people are nearly three times as likely to die from asthma than white individuals. People from Puerto Rico have higher asthma prevalence compared to other people in the United States. Given evidence that a multi-component approach to controlling asthma is more effective than individual strategies applied in isolation, this NOFO is based on a technical package known as EXHALE (https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/pdfs/exhale_technical_package-508.pdf). EXHALE represents six evidence-based strategies selected for their potential of having the greatest collective impact on controlling asthma. These strategies include: Education on asthma self-management, eXtinguishing smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke; Home visits for trigger reduction and asthma self-management education (AS-ME); Achievement of guidelines-based medical management; Linkages and coordination of care; and Environmental policies or best practices to reduce indoor and outdoor asthma triggers.

## Questions people ask

### Is CDC-RFA-EH-24-0016 still open?

No. It closed on April 19, 2024. A newer notice is open: PA-27-100, due dates in the notice, expires April 5, 2027.

### Who can apply for Advancing Health Equity in Asthma Control through EXHALE Strategies?

Centers for Disease Control - NCEH accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Advancing Health Equity in Asthma Control through EXHALE Strategies?

Closed April 19, 2024. 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 $725,000 each. About $64.0 million in total across about 28 awards.

### Who has won Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Minnesota Department of Health, Florida Department of Health. The program made 183 awards worth $213 million in that time.