Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (93.945)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$453 million
• Grant awards437
• Typical award$900,000
• Awarded in FY 2025$202 million
• Size rank396 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements

Key findings

• Annual funding rose from $17.7 million in fiscal 2021 to $202 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 396th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 33% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 57 states and territories.

What the program funds

To work with State health agencies and other public and private nonprofit organizations in planning, developing, integrating, coordinating, or evaluating programs to prevent and control chronic diseases; and assist in monitoring the major behavioral risks associated with the 10 leading causes of premature death and disability in the United States including cardiovascular diseases.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Forecast opportunities

• Implementation Research on Multi-component Community-Clinical Linkage Approaches for Diabetes Prevention and Management
  Forecast · Expected deadline March 22, 2027 · up to $725,000
• Pilot Testing, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Cervical, Breast and Colorectal Cancer Clinical Decision Support Tools
  Forecast · Expected deadline March 23, 2027
• National Breastfeeding Support, Implementation, and Hospital Quality Improvement Initiative
  Forecast · Expected deadline March 26, 2027
• Chronic Disease Education and Awareness
  Forecast · Expected deadline April 30, 2027

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are the official State and territorial health agencies of the United States, the District of Columbia, tribal organizations, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and American Samoa. Other public and private nonprofit community based organizations are also eligible.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Grant funds may be used for costs associated with planning, implementing, and evaluating chronic disease prevention and control programs. Cooperative agreement funds may not be used for direct curative or rehabilitative services.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Check Grants.gov for any relevant NOFO information regarding processes for applying for assistance.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Low: $109,000 - High: $1,460,000. Average award: $290,213

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 45% of the money, nonprofits 25% and colleges and universities 19%.

By state

50 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.