# National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cdc-rfa-ot21-2103-national-initiative-to-address-covid-19-health-disparities/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332034

> Centers for Disease Control - OSTLTS offered grants of up to $50.0 million (at least $500,000) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 108 awards worth $2.3 billion in total. Applications closed on May 3, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CDC-RFA-OT21-2103 |
| Agency | Centers for Disease Control - OSTLTS |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 3, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $50.0 million |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 108 |
| Total funding | $2.3 billion |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.391 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Awards must be made to state, District of Columbia, local, US territorial, and/or freely associated state health departments (or their bona fide agents). Local (health departments) governments or their bona fide agents are eligible if they: Serve a county population of 2,000,000 or more; or serve a city population of 400,000 or more. Population for county and city jurisdictions are based on the following US Census 2019 resources: City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2019 (census.gov) U.S. Census -- Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2019 Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 County Population Totals: 2010-2019 (census.gov)- US Census – Annual Estimates for 2019 Bona fide agents are eligible to apply. For more information about bona fide agents, please see the CDC webpage on Expediting the Federal Grant Process with an Administrative Partner located at https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/grantsfunding/expediting.html#Q2

## What the grant funds

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), which contained the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260, Section 2, Division M) provided, in part, funding for strategies to improve testing capabilities and other COVID-19 response purposes in populations at high-risk and underserved, including racial and ethnic minority groups and people living in rural communities. Strategies also include those to develop or identify best practices for states and public health officials to use for contact tracing. To achieve these purposes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing a non-competitive grant CDC-RFA-OT21-2103 titled “National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities.” This grant will provide funding to state, local, US territorial and freely associated state health departments (or their bona fide agents) to address COVID-19-related health disparities and advance health equity by expanding state, local, US territorial and freely associated state health departments capacity and services to prevent and control COVID-19 infection (or transmission).

## Questions people ask

### Is CDC-RFA-OT21-2103 still open?

No. It closed on May 3, 2021.

### Who can apply for National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities?

Centers for Disease Control - OSTLTS accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities?

Closed May 3, 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 $50.0 million each. About $2.3 billion in total across about 108 awards.

### Who has won Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Florida Department of Health, Mississippi State Department of Health, Oklahoma State Department of Health. The program made 295 awards worth $2.2 billion in that time.