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CDC-RFA-EH21-2101: Building Resilience Against Climate Effects: Implementing and Evaluating Adaptation Strategies that Protect and Promote Human Health

Closed Closed July 2, 2021 Opportunity CDC-RFA-EH21-2101

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional) (PA-27-100). Status: Due dates in the notice, expires April 5, 2027. It is in our archive of Centers for Disease Control - NCEH notices from 2021.

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.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 29, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedApril 19, 2021
DeadlineJuly 2, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

All 14 applicant types the notice lists

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.

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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

Category: Health.

Who has won Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response (93.070) awarded $213 million across 183 grant awards, an average of $1.2 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan6$11.9 million
Minnesota Department of HealthMinnesota6$7.8 million
Florida Department of HealthFlorida4$6.5 million
New Hampshire Department of Health & Human ServicesNew Hampshire4$6.2 million
State of Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsin5$6.0 million

Top states: New York ($15.9 million), California ($15.5 million), Michigan ($11.9 million), Massachusetts ($10.2 million), North Carolina ($10.1 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, PA-27-100, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

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.

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