# Building Resilience Against Climate Effects: Implementing and Evaluating Adaptation Strategies that Protect and Promote Human Health

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cdc-rfa-eh21-2101-building-resilience-against-climate-effects-implementing/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/329199

> Centers for Disease Control - NCEH offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $300,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 15 awards worth $20.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 2, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CDC-RFA-EH21-2101 |
| Agency | Centers for Disease Control - NCEH |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 2, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $300,000 |
| Expected awards | 15 |
| Total funding | $20.0 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
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Applicants are required to submit all of the following items to meet responsiveness requirements of this NOFO: Signed letter from the applicant organization’s director that states their commitment for this program throughout the organization or agency. Name the file Responsiveness-Director and upload it in Grants.gov. Signed letters of commitment from partners who will be directly implementing adaptation actions (Strategy C: Compile Evidence and Best Practices to Develop Adaptation Plans). The letters should include information on the activities that the partners will be contributing to achieve the goals of this NOFO. Combine the letters into one file, name the file Responsiveness-Partnerships and upload it in Grants.gov. Signed letter from the principal investigator documenting implementation of the five areas of the Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework: Activities to anticipate climate impacts and assess vulnerabilities; Projected disease burden from climate change; Assessment of public health interventions; Existing climate and health adaptation plan; and Evaluation of climate and health activities. Name the file Responsiveness-BRACE and upload it in Grants.gov. An Evaluation Plan that has been updated within the last 3 years. Name the file Responsiveness-EvalPlan A signed letter from the applicant that documents the jurisdiction’s population (based on US Census data - 2018 estimates or other appropriate document if the Census data is not available). Name the file Responsiveness-Population and upload it in Grants.gov. Applications that include request for funding at a higher award amount for the Core Component, based upon population listed in the table in Funding Strategy section will be considered non-responsive and will receive no further review. If the application is non-responsive to any of the requirements listed in this section, it will not be entered into the review process. The applicant will be notified that the application did not meet submission requirements and will not advance for further review.

## What the grant funds

Climate change intensifies existing climate-sensitive health threats and creates new challenges by exposing more people in more places to hazardous weather and climate conditions (National Climate Assessment). Increasing temperatures, frequency and intensity of heat waves, heavy precipitation and flooding affects health in a number of ways. Each region of the United States experiences climate change and its impacts on health differently, due to the regions’ location-specific climate exposures The changing climate also interacts with demographic and social determinants of health to influence the extent of consequences; that is, not everyone is affected equally. Examples of populations at high risk of exposure to adverse climate related heart threats include communities of color, older adults, groups that have been economically and socially marginalized and children (NCA). This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) describes a systematic approach for health agencies to identify their climate-related challenges and subsequent opportunities to facilitate social system reorganization, changes, and learning, e.g. implementing and evaluation adaptation actions (Cutter, 2008). In implementing and evaluating adaptation actions, this NOFO intends to develop health department and community resilience and generate evidence for use in larger-scale and more frequent adaptation for health. adaptation actions designed to protect health from climate-related

## Questions people ask

### Is CDC-RFA-EH21-2101 still open?

No. It closed on July 2, 2021. A newer notice is open: PA-27-100, due dates in the notice, expires April 5, 2027.

### Who can apply for Building Resilience Against Climate Effects: Implementing and Evaluating Adaptation Strategies that Protect and Promote Human Health?

Centers for Disease Control - NCEH accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Building Resilience Against Climate Effects: Implementing and Evaluating Adaptation Strategies that Protect and Promote Human Health?

Closed July 2, 2021. 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 $500,000 each. About $20.0 million in total across about 15 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.