# CDC's Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health Workforce Capacity

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cdc-rfa-oe17-17010502supp21-cdc-s-collaboration-with-academia-to-strengthen-public/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333156

> Centers for Disease Control - CSELS offered grants of up to $2.0 million (at least $300,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $300,000 in total. Applications closed on July 9, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CDC-RFA-OE17-17010502SUPP21 |
| Agency | Centers for Disease Control - CSELS |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 9, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $2.0 million |
| Award floor | $300,000 |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $300,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.967 |

## Who can apply

- 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"

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) contains four projects whose purpose is workforce improvement. Each Workforce Improvement Project has its own criteria for which an applicant is eligible to apply. Only recipients currently funded under NOFO CDC-RFA- OE17-1701 are eligible to apply for the projects in this NOFO. These recipients are as follows: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Association for Prevention Teaching and Research American Association of Colleges of Nursing Association of American Medical Colleges The intent of this FOA is to fund national organizations that represent domestic schools and programs for the education of public health professionals, physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals so that students and emerging health professionals in these target groups will be better prepared to improve the public's health. Eligible applicants are groups and organizations that are: A national voice and representative organization for their respective accredited academic constituency member schools or programs; able to demonstrate evidence of existing and prior collaboration with all or the majority of Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited schools or programs of public health, Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)-accredited medical colleges; and, Committee on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)-accredited colleges of nursing at the baccalaureate or higher level; National in scope in order to ensure the broadest coverage; Engaged in established liaison relationships with related accreditation agency for their respective professional target audience; Experienced in implementing community-based activities to improve health; Experienced in convening deans or representative faculty of respective academic constituency schools; Experienced with influencing curriculum standards or requirements of membership schools; Experienced in working across disciplines at the national, regional, state, and/or community level to improve health; and Possess the organizational and administrative capacity, skill, and expertise to perform the stated activities contained in the funding announcement.

## What the grant funds

Project 1 Title: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Applied Research and Practice Training Program Strategic Priority Area(s): Increase the capability of the existing workforce, strengthen systems and capacity to support the workforce. Eligibility: The applicant should have knowledge of and partnerships with public health education providers. Description: Formal training in public health occurs through the nations college and university system, is often expensive and can only reach small portions of the population at any given time because of enrollment limitations. Informal training or targeted training on specific practices like PPE use or contract tracing has increased to respond to demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Need for Project: Creating a structure around already available on-line, public courses is the first step towards ensuring appropriate knowledge is available for dissemination. Developing a certification training program as a next step can provide the education and preparation to help improve our nations understanding of PHEPR, perhaps leading to improved capacity to and engagement in response and shaping the future of the workforce to support response. Finally, making the public aware of the need for and availability of these trainings, and supporting the tracking of their use, is the final step in creating an innovative approach via a publicly available, multi-certificate public health emergency preparedness and response training program to merge academia and practice. Target Population: The target population is the general public, public health practitioners, healthcare professionals, laboratorians, epidemiologists, veterinarians, first responders, educators, and students. Key Activities: The recipient is expected to accomplish the following activities: • Develop at least five certificates with supporting curricula, as determined by subject matter experts (SMEs), in PHEPR specific areas (e.g. applied research and evaluation, policy, emergency management, community resilience), based on the adult education model with a focus on public health. • In close partnership with SMEs, determine the goal of each certification including the courses and the number of hours that can fulfill the goal (e.g. seven courses for fifteen hours to obtain the certificate). Each certification should include an introduction to PHEPR and at least one course on PHEPR science.

## Questions people ask

### Is CDC-RFA-OE17-17010502SUPP21 still open?

No. It closed on July 9, 2021.

### Who can apply for CDC's Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health Workforce Capacity?

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

### What is the deadline for CDC's Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health Workforce Capacity?

Closed July 9, 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 $2.0 million each. About $300,000 in total across about 3 awards.

### Who has won Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Florida Department of Health, Department of State Health Services, California Department of Public Health. The program made 202 awards worth $4.7 billion in that time.