# Enhancing US Clinical Laboratory Workforce Capacity

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cdc-rfa-oe22-2202-enhancing-us-clinical-laboratory-workforce-capacity/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/336479

> Centers for Disease Control - CSELS offered grants of up to $15.0 million (at least $100,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $5.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 15, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CDC-RFA-OE22-2202 |
| Agency | Centers for Disease Control - CSELS |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 15, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $15.0 million |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $5.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.322 |

## 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
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- 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 should be entities that represent the interests of the clinical laboratory profession and/or the interest of clinical laboratory professionals across the US. The term “clinical laboratory professionals” is used here in a broad sense to encompass professionals who work in a hospital laboratory, physician office laboratory, or other types of clinical laboratories, in commercial laboratories conducting clinical testing, and persons who perform clinical point-of-care testing. For any additional information regarding eligibility, please visit the OE22-2202 website.

## What the grant funds

This Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) is to announce the availability of funding for a three-year cooperative agreement help CDC reach a larger proportion of clinical laboratory professionals and bridge, train, and sustain the laboratory community to support rapid, large-scale responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies. This NOFO aims to support the following three categories of strategies to help build the laboratory-preparedness competency of clinical laboratory professionals: Bridge - strengthen essential links between clinical and public health laboratory training professionals and CDC; Train - develop and evaluate education and training resources for clinical laboratory professionals to be ready, respond, and lead others; and Sustain - expand the reach of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC's) training and workforce development resources among the clinical laboratory community, including those who perform point-of-care testing, and promote awareness of the laboratory profession to broader audiences. This NOFO will be implemented through a cooperative agreement (CoAg). The three strategies will be implemented using a data-driven approach to enhance the clinical laboratory community's ability to combat emerging threats, learn evolving practices, and stay current with the newest standards and technologies. The goals of the NOFO are in accordance with the Healthy People 2030 goals. The overall CDC Evaluation and Performance Measurement Strategy will focus on both process and outcome evaluation. Strategies and activities that will lead to intended outcomes will be outlined in the Logic Model. Post-award, CDC will work with each recipient to develop and finalize a detailed Evaluation and Performance Management Plan (EPMP) which includes a Data Management Plan (DMP), in accordance with CDC program guidance. Monitoring activities will include but are not limited to discussions on work plans, progress reports, performance measures, financial data, conference calls and site visits. Data collection requirements during the project period will be subject to review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

## Questions people ask

### Is CDC-RFA-OE22-2202 still open?

No. It closed on March 15, 2023.

### Who can apply for Enhancing US Clinical Laboratory 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 Enhancing US Clinical Laboratory Workforce Capacity?

Closed March 15, 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 $15.0 million each. About $5.0 million in total across about 4 awards.

### Who has won CDC Partnership: Strengthening Public Health Laboratories grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Association of Public Health Laboratories, Inc. (the), American Society for Clinical Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore. The program made 7 awards worth $458 million in that time.