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CDC-RFA-OE22-2203: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems

Closed Closed August 15, 2022 Opportunity CDC-RFA-OE22-2203 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$162 million
• Award floor$2.9 million
• Total funding$3.9 billion
• Expected awards116
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

Bona fide agents are eligible to apply. Webpage https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/grantsfunding/expediting.html#Q2. Component A State governments (including District of Columbia) Special district governments Local governments (includes county, city, and townships) serving a County population of 2,000,000 or more City population of 400,000 or more U.S. territories and freely associated-state governments Component B Open Additional Eligibility Information Strategy A1/Component B are open to entities eligible under 317(k)(2) (States, political subdivisions of States, and other public and nonprofit private entities). Strategies A2 and A3 are intended for states, political subdivisions of states, and other public entities as specified in section 317(a) of the Public Health Services Act (42 USC: 247(b)). It targets public health organizations which are constitutionally empowered to protect the health and welfare of their respective communities, through public health infrastructure, programs and services. To demonstrate existing capacity providing comprehensive public health services, applicants must submit documentation indicating legal authority to make hiring decisions on behalf of the public health agency in their jurisdiction. Documentation includes signed letter from agency leadership or designee on organizational letterhead. If not submitted, the application will be considered non-responsive and will receive no further review. Local government's public health agency or their bona fide agents must: Serve a county population of 2 million or more or serve a city population of 400,000 or more. Populations for county and city jurisdictions are based on the 2020 U.S. Census resources. Applicants must submit documentation providing accurate population size served by the public health authority based on the 2020 U.S. Census. Documentation includes a signed letter from public health agency leadership or their designee on organizational letterhead stating the population size served. If not submitted, the application will be considered non-responsive and will receive no further review.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health awards averaged $23.2 million; this notice allows up to $162 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (87% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the critical importance of a robust public health system. The pandemic also accentuated long-standing weaknesses and created new challenges to the U.S. public health infrastructure. Public health departments and other public health partners need to continue their work to respond to COVID-19 and prepare for other public health emergencies that arise in the future. Moreover, COVID-19 has affected nearly every aspect of healthcare and public health, laying bare disparities and gaps in some conditions and worsening others. Public health agencies need the capacity to regain their footing in these areas and then accelerate their efforts. This funding is a first of its kind, non-categorical and cross-cutting programs, intended to help meet critical infrastructure and workforce needs in the short-term; and it should also make possible strategic investments that will have lasting effects on public health agencies across the United States. To that end, it will support strategically strengthening public health capacity and systems related to the workforce, foundational capabilities, data modernization, and support from national public health partners. Component A of the grant focuses on public health infrastructure (i.e., workforce, foundational capabilities, and data modernization) while Component B focuses on National Public Health Partners that will provide technical assistance and evaluation support to Component A recipients. In the workforce area, infrastructure needs include adding new staff, retaining existing staff, better addressing staff wellness, providing more and better training and professional development opportunities, and improving systems and capacity related to workforce development and management. Maximum flexibility will be provided to the recipients to contract with any organization deemed appropriate to accomplish the goal of expanding the public health workforce in jurisdictions. There will be no restrictions on the types of positions that can be hired. Investments and improvements to data systems (I.e., Data Modernization) will serve to improve efficiency and effectiveness of those organizations’ operations and public health work, including their ability to partner in a complex health and health care environment. Similarly, other investments and improvements to foundational capabilities will help modernize public health agencies and position them to be even better service providers and partners.

Category: Health.

Applying now

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